Hey guys! I can't wait for you all to read this and next chapter. Now, most of you will probably jump the gun and think that this is my solution for the cheating thing that triggered people. It is not. This is just more story. This is not my solution to the cheating problem. That solution is in the next chapter. Anyway, enjoy.
"Jaune, are you and your family able to come over for dinner tonight?" Summer asked suddenly as Ruby, Zwei, Sun, Jaune and herself sat on a large sofa in different positions, all of them watching some animated movie that Ruby likes. Jaune looked at her with a raised eyebrow from his spot next to her.
"Sure. I'll ask. What's up?" Jaune asked, wondering why Summer had asked. Normally, Summer only asked things from him after his reassurance, of when she was nervous.
"Well. Tai-Yang has invited his daughter and Ex wife to come for dinner, and I asked if I could ask your family to join us." Summer said, Jaune nodding in understanding. Summer had talked about Tai-Yang's previous marriage a couple of times, the woman only mentioning about how Tai-Yang's Ex apparently disappeared, leaving him to raise their daughter, only to return suddenly seventeen years later.
"Of course. I'll go and ask when Ruby falls asleep." Jaune said, pointing to Ruby as her eyes continued drooping, the little girl barely staying awake. Summer smiled and nodded, the woman shooting forward and hugging Jaune.
"Thank you." She whispered as she hugged him, Jaune smiling back at her. As much as the two liked hugging each other every moment, they had to limit themselves, especially when Tai-Yang was in the house, and even more so when Ruby was around.
Not even an hour later, Jaune went and asked his parents about them having dinner at the Rose house that evening. Luckily, they had no objections and we're happy that they were invited. Jaune smiled and hugged his parents, saying a quick thanks before running back over to Summer's house. He walked straight in and walked back to where the movie was playing, Jaune stopping stock still when he heard something.
He heard a cry
A cry of and by what, he had no clue, but it was a cry none the less. Panicked, Jaune quickly turned to the sound and ran towards it, his eyes widening when he turned a corner and saw that Ruby was laying face first on the ground, Sun laying next to her. Jaune immediately ran up to Ruby, the blonde kneeling down to her level instantly. He looked over to Zwei, who was laying next to Sun protectively, the dog baring his teeth slightly at Jaune. Jaune ignored the dog and gently put his hands on Ruby's shoulders, pulling the girl up a second later. Jaune gasped in shock when he saw her tear stained face and a scratch that was on her chin and forehead, Jaune looking to the ground instantly, the blonde hoping to god that the little girl hadn't fallen and hurt herself on the rough carpet.
Shit.
Jaune picked her up gently, pulling her up to his chest and holding her tightly. Jaune quickly walked one of the house's bathrooms, the blonde walking in and putting Ruby down next to the sink. He quickly turned to a large cabinet next to the sink, Jaune quickly flinging it open. He quickly searched through the whole thing for band aids, before finding them. He hurried to open them up and put them over Ruby's grazes, the wound's starting to bleed a bit. He finally got them open after he had decided to just rip them open, Jaune immediately sticking the required amount onto Ruby's face. Jaune sighed as he stuck the last band aid to Ruby's face, the girl touching them gingerly.
"What happened Ruby?" Jaune asked the little girl, the blonde looking at her.
"Dada and Mama." She answered, Jaune only imagining what it meant.
"What does that mean?" Jaune asked, knowing that the two parents were involved. Ruby gently reached out, Jaune raising his hand to her's. She took it and guided it to her face, the little girl hitting herself gently with Jaune's hand.
"O-Oh God." Jaune said as his eyes widened, her meaning clear to Jaune. He pulled Ruby close to him and hugged her, the little girl wrapping her small arms around Jaune's neck. Jaune stood up and walked out to where Sun and Zwei were, finding the two in the same positions. Jaune smiled and walked over to Zwei and Sun, petting the dog on the head.
"Good boy Zwei." Jaune said, the dog softening and nudging his head into Jaune's hand, the blonde chuckling as he started to scratch the dog's head.
"J-Jaune?" He heard from behind him, the blonde turning around at the voice. He turned and gasped at what he saw, the blonde immediately holding Ruby's head down into his shoulder. In front of him, was Summer. The woman was leaning on the door frame and was clutching her stomach. But that wasn't all. On her face, her beautiful, perfect face, was a black eye.
"Jesus Christ!" He said as he shot forward, the blonde hugging the woman immediately. She wrapped her arms around him and leaned on him, Jaune hugging her tightly.
"W-What happened?" Jaune asked, the blonde somewhat scared to hear the answer to his question. Summer just sighed into his body, the blonde knowing that she was hurting just telling him.
"He hit me. Dragged me off the sofa while Ruby was in my lap." Summer answered, Jaune holding her tighter.
"T-That… That…" Jaune muttered, unable to finish his sentence twice. Summer just nodded into his chest, the small action calming Jaune down.
"When did he start hurting you?" Jaune asked, Summer looking up at him.
"J-Jaune. I…" She started, Jaune knowing that she was going to avoid his question.
"How long." He asked again, Summer looking into his eyes. With a sigh, her head dropped back down into his chest.
"A Year." She answered. Jaune's eyes widened significantly. He then held her closer to his body, both of them loving the feeling of the other's body.
"I could use some help making dinner?" Summer suggested, Jaune smiling at her. He kissed the top of her head and let go of her reluctantly, handing Ruby over to her mother. The pair walked into the kitchen and started cooking, the pair working in perfect harmony to cook the dinner. After an hour, they had both cooked enough pasta to feed a small army, Jaune recommending the amount due to his family's ability to eat a large amount of food. Soon, his family showed up and Tai-Yang appeared with his Ex wife and daughter, both of them looking the exact same age.
"So, how did you and Raven meet?" Jaune's father asked Tai-Yang as they had all finished their dinners. Tai-Yang looked up at him with a raised eyebrow.
"We met through friends." Tai-Yang answered, Jaune's father nodding his head in understanding. Jaune sat there quietly throughout most of the dinner, the blonde's mind in overdrive.
"Red! Stop taking my pasta!" Roman cried in mock anger, the little girl having taken a couple of strands of his pasta. Everyone else laughed at their antics.
"So, Yang, how old are you?" Jaune's mother asked, the blonde girl looking up from the table.
"Twenty." She answered, Jaune's mother nodding in return.
"And what about you Raven? You and your daughter look exactly the same age!" She gushed, Raven smiling at the compliment.
"Thank you. I am nearly forty. I have gotten that a lot." Raven answered, Jaune's mother smiling with a nod. Jaune looked over wearily to Summer, the woman sitting across the table from him. As much as they both wanted to sit next to each other, they sadly couldn't. Jaune was at least a bit happy that he could sit next to Sun and feed the baby some food.
"Mrs Rose, what happened to you're face?" Jane asked innocently, making Jaune and Summer nearly spit out what they had in their mouths. Summer coughed nervously for a second, before looking at Jane.
"Well Jane, I-I tripped and hit my eye on the corner of the bathroom sink. When I did that I was holding Ruby and she grazed her face." Summer explained, Jane nodding. As Summer turned back to her plate, she looked forward and saw a frustrated glance that Jaune was giving her. While he did understand that it wasn't the correct time to say why she had really gotten a black eye, he was still frustrated that she had lied about it, making the blonde wonder if she had lied before. Summer just shrugged meekly at his glance, the woman turning back to the conversation that was going on.