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Day 2 - Favorite Parallel
9x03/9x07
"Babe?"
Jackson's attention diverted from shooting a death stare at a group of 20 something year old, possibly frat boys, back to his gorgeous newly married wife. It was a week after their elopement, the not so planned, except maybe by the cosmos, or God according to April, wedding. She'd insisted they go back home, deal with the mess, but Jackson wanted a little bit more time with her, away from whatever mess awaited them when they returned. He finds out that day that when it comes to him, April just can't say no.
So here they were, on their honeymoon, in a beautiful beach in Maui. He should've insisted on a private tent, and a private beach. He should've definitely insisted on the latter. April in a bikini was a sight he'd long wanted to see, and although she preferred racerback swimsuits, she'd worn this just for him. Him, not stupid rich boys vacationing off their rich dad's bank accounts.
"Honey, what are you looking at?" She turns her head around, to get a better view of him.
He smiles at her, running a hand up her bare thigh, "Stupid boys were gawking at you. I had to give them the husband glare."
She laughs, a sound he's starting to reacquaint himself with.
"Possessive much." She teases him, and turns her body over, resting on her back.
He shrugs, not really denying it.
April sits up, and he goes to sit on the lounge chair next to her, kicking his legs out, and stretching his body. He watches her, her gorgeous skin contrasting against the green of her bikini pair, and her fiery red hair loose, tumbling down her shoulders. If she wasn't the sexiest woman he knew.
She takes a few sips from her daiquiri, and grins at him, as she lowers herself on to his lap. He holds her closer to him, running his hands freely all over her body.
"You're so frisky." She giggles against his neck, and he chuckles in agreement.
"You're so sexy." He tells her, as if it wasn't obvious why he can't keep himself from touching her.
"Thank you." She blushes.
They sit still for some time, listening to the low chatter of people around them, and the sound of consistent waves.
"Jackson?"
"Hm?"
She looks up at him, running her fingertip across his bare side.
"Remember when I came back from Ohio, and we were working on that case together on my first day?" She asks, and he takes a sip from his drink before nodding.
"Do you remember how, we... um-" April stammers towards the end, and he grins at her knowing what she's hinting at.
"Had amazing sex on an office room desk?"
He sees a flicker of a grin, before she nods against his chest.
"You said something-"
"I said a lot of things." He winks.
She gasps at his insinuation, poking his chest.
"Jackson!"
"Sorry, babe, go on." He laughs.
She shakes her head, willing herself not to laugh. She stops after some time, and a curiosity settles across her features.
"You... you said that you weren't ready to be anybody's husband. Do you remember that?"
"I do."
She smiles brightly at him, always impressed by the slightest thing he does. Like, remembering an old conversation. It simultaneously made him so happy and broke his heart.
"But then, only about 3 months later, when we thought I was pregnant, you... proposed." She reminds him of a time he'd rather not remember.
"April-"
"No, no," She shakes her head, vehemently, "It's not about that, I promise. It's just... you said you weren't ready, but then you were all in the moment you found out."
"I was all in," He agrees, "For you. With or without a baby."
"I know that now." She smiles regretfully, and she slightly pouts.
"Are you asking me why I changed my mind?" He guesses.
"Yes."
He takes her hand in his, placing a kiss on the finger where her engagement ring lay. He loved seeing it on her, it was a reminder that finally, finally, she was his.
"The thing about marriage I was the most scared of, was the forever part. This is the person you spend the rest of your life with. That's really scary." He pauses, to run his thumb along her jaw, "When I asked you to marry me that day, for the first time in my life, the only thing I was scared about is that you'd say no."
She smiles, warmly, and he sees tears in her eyes. She was a crier, always so emotional. It was endearing.
He drops a kiss to a wet eyelid, and she snuggles closer to him.
"So, turns out, I was right. I wasn't ready to be just anybody's husband," He grins at her, and she kisses him deeply before her lips part enough for him to finish, "I was ready to be yours."
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