A/N: I actually don't have a timeline for this chapter- the only thing I actually know is that it probably happens during the middle of S4, maybe in Toil and Troubles 'verse, but since we don't have any mention of Duke & Jennifer and/or Nathan & Audrey having children, I guess I'll have to opt for S4. As you can see, some of the things I got from S5. Happy reading! Reviews are always appreciated!
"Can you, please, stop touching my boobs like that?"
A Trouble was making people switch bodies and watching the results of it were pretty hilarious. Dwight and Gloria's case was the funniest of all of them, Jennifer decided. But then a few hours later, the same thing happened to both of them and suddenly, it wasn't all the funny anymore.
Duke (Duchess? Dukette, maybe?) was spread out on the couch and Jennifer had been watching him for the past half hour and the fact he clearly was having more fun than her and more fun than he should was starting to piss her off. They had been stuck at each other's body for hours and part of Jennifer was starting to believe they'd be stuck like that for the rest of their lives or, at least, until the Troubles ended. And the thought of that was stating to really scared her.
He finally stopped playing with her boobs to look at Jennifer, unable to stop the smug smile from spreading across his face and reaching his eyes.
"Technically, they're my boobs for now and, well, they're kind of awesome so I'm afraid I can't."
Duke's smile faded away when he stopped to take a moment and look at her. She wasn't amused and there wasn't even a hint of a smile on her face. He was used to the Troubles; Duke grew up with them and they had been around since he came back to Haven, on his early 30s. He was used to them, used to hearing terrifying stories about them, hell, Duke had even been hit with a Trouble once or twice. Could have been worse and this one was harmless. Duke sure as hell wasn't going to complain about that.
Duke was trying to light up the room, trying to make her feel better about the whole situation but it wasn't working and it was obvious he was failing. She decided to treat him with silence, which Duke'd agree he kind of deserved it- Jennifer wasn't used to being one of the victims of the Troubles, she was scared and there he was, making jokes.
"I'm sorry. I know how scared you are, Short Stack but we're not going to stay like this forever, alright? Audrey will... do her thing, whatever that is, and fix us. I promise." He paused before beaming at her, "Besides, I thought you'd enjoy switching bodies with me y'know? Being able to reach things and all that."
Jennifer raised one single eyebrow at him and opened her mouth, trying to find something to say but failing to find the right words. When Jennifer was able to say something, she started rambling, "You know I'm not that short- and okay, yeah, being able to reach things does come very handy most of the times but that doesn't mean I enjoy having to walk with these things between my legs."
"Excuse you but you weren't complaining the last time these things were between your legs."
"Well, last time I wasn't being forced to walk around with them."
Her words managed to get a laughter out of him. There were two things Duke Crocker was sure he'd never get about Jennifer Mason: her sense of humor and where all that sass came from. No matter what they were discussing about, it always seemed like she knew exactly what to say and how to sass him back. It was almost impossible to win an argument with her, Jennifer was just too good. Whenever they had one of their silly, stupid and not so serious arguments Duke started wonder how many times that mouth of hers got her into trouble.
"Alright, fair enough." Duke said, throwing his arms up in surrender. He waved at Jennifer, asking her to come closer to him. He made some room for her just to have her pulling him to sit on her lap. Duke often had to remind himself he was the small one that time around and Jennifer was definitely taking advantage of that. Not that he minded that, anyways. They'd be fine as long as they could stay together.
Jennifer and Duke stared at each other for a moment before she leaned a few inches down to give him a quick peck on his lips. It was awkward kissing himself, even though Duke knew it was Jennifer inside him and the thought of turning that peck into something else didn't cross their minds because she was pulling away from him as fast as possible, laughing and hiding her face in the crook of his neck.
"How about we don't do this until we're back to normal, huh?" Jennifer laughed against the crook of his neck.
"Let's just say I agree with you on this one."
