Disclaimer. I dont own rights to these characters.
*also author's note- this is my first jane the virgin fan fiction. i hope i can capture the drama, twists and turns that is our beloved telenovella. this is completely michael and jane ship if your team rafael well this may not be the best one for you. ps i hated the way they killed off Michael. so in mine. he doesnt die! ( or does he?) you'll have to read this to find out!
Jane picked up the phone to call Michael to see how his test went. Mateo fussed in her arms. She bounced around her
kitchen trying to calm him down. She got his voicemail. He must not be finished yet. She tried to distract herself. She tried not to
worry, it's not like this test was important or anything. It only represented the next phase in their life together. She was so
proud of Michael for choosing his next career, and it was much safer than being a detective. She thought back to the
terrifying moment when she found Michael in the hallway shot, she thought she had lost him. It was one of the worst days of
her life. She had a lot of competition for those days, the day her son was kidnapped by Sin Rosetro. The day she found out
her mother had lied to her about knowing who her father was. She had forgiven her mother but it was still hard. Thinking
about all those years she had lost. Her phone began to ring, she looked at the caller I.d. It was Michael.
"Baby, how'd it go?" She asked him sweetly.
"I think I crushed it!" Michael said enthusiastically.
"I knew you would, let's go out to celebrate."
"Can we do that when we actually find out the results, I don't want to celebrate prematurely."
"That sounds fair, hey are you okay? You sound a little funny."
"I'm okay. Just tired. How did turning in your coverage go?"
"I got the job." Jane said as nonchalant as she could, despite her inner self doing happy dances.
"Babe! That's amazing! Why didn't you tell me?"
"I just did! That Chloe is a piece of work though. Jane laughed.
"Why didn't you tell me sooner?"
"I was going to tell you over dinner."
"Oh. Dinner. I'm starving."
"I'll start cooking" Jane told him.
"You're going to cook?"
"Hey I can cook!" Jane tried to make her self sound hurt.
"Grilled cheese doesn't count" Michael joked.
"Abuela has been showing me some recipes. I can do it!"
"I look forward to it. I'll be home in twenty minutes."
Jane was cooking while Mateo played quietly with his toys. Her phone rang again she glanced at the time and noticed
Michael was late. It was her mom. She decided to let it go to voicemail. She was about to call Michael to see what was
keeping him when he walked in the door.
"You're late." She teased.
"I know, there was traffic."
"So what happens now? When do you find out the results?"
"It's pretty quick I think, 24 hours? It's all graded electronically"
"Are you nervous?"
"A little, more just relieved it's over. I did the best I could. Just got to have faith."
"That's right. And I do Michael. I have faith in you, in us."
"I love you Jane."
"I love you too Michael."
They began to kiss and were swept up in their own happy little bubble. They were only taken out of it when a loud alarm was
going off. The smoke alarm! Jane had forgotten all about dinner! The meal she was preparing, tacos were ruined.
"Cubanos?" Michael asked.
"I'll drive. you look exhausted."
"I thought you said you could cook.." Michael teased her.
"Oh stop, I was doing just fine until you distracted me!" They laughed together.
Meanwhile ten miles away in the Marbella Rafael thought about what he was going to do. His life was in a downward spiral.
He was still reeling over finding out he was not a Solano. He thought about how he hid his father's criminal activity. He had
thought about all the wrong he had done in his life. He just wanted a clean slate. He came to the conclusion. He knew he had
to turn himself in. He thought about leaving Mateo, his two beautiful little girls. It was going to be hard away from them,
and Jane.. he hated to admit it but he still loved her. He would always love her. Maybe this time apart would be good for him.
He needed to talk to Petra. She was in the other room feeding the babies. He stood in the doorway. Watching the mother of
his children he felt a bit of sadness. Although he was not in love with Petra, a part of him loved her, at least in the way that
you can love your ex wife who cheated on you with your college room mate, stole your last sperm sample in a fatal attempt to try and trap you into being
with her again. He laughed to himself. Petra was crazy. But she was determined. Petra looked up and caught Rafael staring at her.
"What is it?" Petra asked slightly annoyed.
"We need to talk." Raf stated calmly.
"If this about your father's will I'm sorry but I did what I had to do"
"It's not about that. I've thought about it. I'm going to turn myself into the police."
"You're what? Turn yourself in for what?" Petra demanded.
"There are some things, my dad er, Emilio was up to that I found out about, and I hid it."
"What kind of things?" Petra had softened a little.
"It's nothing big like pushing someone down the stairs."
Petra gave Raf a sharp look. "What did he do?"
"He had some art, I just recently found out it was stolen, I had my suspicions they were but they were confirmed."
"That's not that big of a deal, why don't you just let that go? He's um, passed now."
"I can't let it go. I want to be honest. I am a father of three now. It's time to come clean and own up to my mistakes."
"What about the babies? I can't do this by myself."
"You can Petra." He assured her.
"I can't! I'm not Built for motherhood! You've seen the mother I have!"
"I'm sorry Petra, but I've made up my mind. I have to do this." Rafael stands up. He still had two more people to talk to. If he thought Petra took it bad he knew he
was in for real trouble. Jane was not going to react well. And he had to tell his
sister that she wasn't actually his sister.
The next day after Rafael talked to Luisa who surprisingly took it a lot better than he thought. He remembered her words to
him. "You're my brother. DNA doesn't change that." He really needed to hear that. It gave him the strength to call Jane.
Petra fretted over what she was going to do. She didn't know how to be a mother. She was really starting to regret stealing Rafael's sperm. If she had known this was
going to be her life well just maybe she wouldn't have done it. She wasn't thinking. She just wanted to be with Rafael. And not even having his twins could keep him
so what had she really accomplished? She looked over at her precious sleeping babies and felt a surge of confidence. I can do this she told herself. i can do it. Over
and over she chanted.
Jane's POV
Rafael stopped by he said he had something to tell her. Mateo was napping.
"JAIL?! Raf are you serious right now?" Jane tried to keep her voice down because of Mateo.
"I talked to my lawyers, there was a plea deal set, but it's off the table now."
"Why is it off the table? What else did you do?"
"Nothing! The mayor is cracking down on things like this, wants to make an example of me."
"An example?"
"Yeah, rich people getting to go free."
"How long?"
"A year. Maybe less with good behavior."
"A year? You want to spend one year away from Mateo?"
"It's not just Mateo. I have Elsa and Anna too."
"Which is an even bigger reason not to do this Raf."
"You said so yourself the other night Mateo is beginning to copy everything. I don't want my kids growing up with a criminal father like I did.
"You're not a criminal."
"In the eyes of the law, I am. Jane, it's done. I turn myself in tonight. I'm not letting this hang over my head anymore."
I'm going to go spend some time with Mateo while I can."
Jane sat there unsure of what to think. How to process. She knew she could handle things, but how was this going to affect
Mateo? At two years old. His father absent. She assured herself it would be Okay. He was too young to have memories
right? And Michael would be here for the male figure. Would Mateo confuse the two and think he was his father? She thought how that would hurt Raf. But that wasn't her fault. She wasn't sending him away. Her phone was ringing again. Her mom. Shoot she never called her back. She answered.
"I've been calling you why didn't you answer?" Xo pestered her daughter
"I'm sorry Ma I've just been busy, with my new job, with Michael taking his test.
"Right, how did that go?"
"I don't know yet. We're waiting to look it up together."
"I need to ask you a favor" Her mom changed the subject.
"Uh oh." Jane sighed.
"It's not that bad I think."
"What is it ma?"
"Have dinner with Bruce, me and Tess?"
"I'm not going to lie that sounds pretty bad."
"Yeah but you'll do it for me"
"Oh really? Jane asked knowing her mom was right.
"Yep. because last time I watched Mateo he was sick, and threw up on me twice"
"Alright fine I'll do it. But I can't tomorrow night."
"That's okay. Tess has to work. I was hoping for this Thursday?"
"I think that works for me."
"Thank you Jane, it means a lot. Especially since I know you are not team Bruce."
"That's not true mom.."
"It's completely true, but I get it. We went through a lot together, and you were there every time."
"I just don't want to see you get your heart broken again."
"I know hun."
"Listen mom I have to go. But call me soon."
The next evening. Michael and Jane had just finished dinner. Jane had successfully managed to make some pasta without
burning the place down. They had agreed to wait until now to check the results of his LSATS. The two of them sat together in
front of Jane's laptop. Jane sent one final silent prayer up, not knowing that Michael had just done the same. He logged
onto his account. scrolled down to find the link of where to find test results. They were up. This was going to change their life
he thought. If he didn't pass he wondered what he was going to do. Stay at home dad wasn't really what he had in mind, at
least not yet. He found his ID number. The results were posted that way to keep things confidential. They held hands. The
looked together...
**so i know. not the most exciting, but I'm laying the ground work i hope you've enjoyed and continue to stick with me. please review leave me suggestions!
