Thanks to itsnotafashionstatement I decided I should write this sequel to my one shot if ever . This story focuses primarily around Jal and Jacob, their lives after Chris and what happens to them, how they grow up and how they survive. I'm contemplating bringing in ideals from some of my other Chris/Jal work but not sure yet. Obviously this story will feature some angst, but mostly its a story about family, about the growth of achild and about how the relationship between a woman and her son can grow and develop. This first section is just short because it's only a prelude, but I wont post the first chapter until i get at least two reviews. This can be read on its own or with the original piece.
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FOR WHEN TOMORROW COMES
PRELUDE
Looking down at the beautiful son nestled in her arms, Jal Miles couldn't believe that he was really hers, that he had really been created from her seed. It was unbelievable, in a way, that something so amazing could have come from her. But then, she thought, he had come from Chris too, and that was what really made him so special. Even at only a few days old she could see his father in him, in the way he cried when he wanted some attention and in the way he reacted when people entered the room. He was truly her fathers son, and she was grateful for that, because it meant she had that one extra thing to remember him by. She had changed her name when she was filling in Jacob's birth certificate, as it had felt like the right thing to do at the time. Instead of putting down Jal Fraiser in the place of mothers name she had simply and without thinking written down Jal Miles. And she was glad, too, that she'd made that choice. Although her name wasn't changed on the official records she felt like she was truly Jal Miles, because she'd always hated her own family. And after all, Chris was truly her family, the best thing to have happened to her. Well, apart from Jacob, and she was seeing that more and more as she spent more time with her son. He truly was a beauty, though that could have just been her mothering instincts pulling through.
She smiled down at the young boy as he reached up and grabbed her long hair in his fist. He was already so full of life and knew exactly what he wanted and she was lucky for that. She was lucky too, that she had such good friends sharing her flat, at least temporarily, because after they had heard about the birth of Jacob Cassie and Sid had chosen to come home to her, and were now sharing her flat with her. They were taking a lot of the strain off her, and she found it was nice to have the company again, to have someone who she could share her past with but without it taking over her life. She found that Sid and Cassie were better company now than they had been before, the break had really done Cassie some good, being away for a while, and the fact that it was her living in Chris's flat, and that Jacob was there with her, seemed to make it easier for her to return, to face her demons head on. It seemed to Jal almost as if they had created their own little family, with everyone around them but no-one really taking over, and she was grateful for that.
Sighing softly, she placed the now sleeping baby back into his crib, and got back into her own bed. The one thing she didn't love about being a mother was the five am feeds.
Okay so that was just the intro, a little first snippet of it. I don't know how fast this is going to move, but we'll just have to see. It could travel fast through Jacobs life, or it could take its time.
Remember, reviews make me write faster, especially if your bugging me for updates :)