Wow, this place is… dull! I must do something about that and get it well…. Almost active again. So lemme see what I can do.
UM….
Shalimar takes the two drinks she has just made and watches Lexa get up to stop the search for a while. She waits patiently until the brunette has left the room and leaves the warm mug on the table. She slowly walks off towards her room to plan her next move on how to handle Lexa.
She falls into her round chair and sighs. "God this is harder than it should be!" Picking up a pillow, she begins to play with the tassels and plan aloud, "Well, I could come right out. She's not exactly the most… emotional and that could be problematic, although it would lay all my cards out and the ball would be in her court." She groans, "But that leaves a very definite 'NO' chance. Definitely don't want that."
A knock on the door startles the conflicted feral. She jumps, "oh! It's open!"
Lexa walks in, "Hey… just wanted to thank you for the tea. I needed it. And um… yea. Gotta get back to searching."
"Hey, take your own advice. It can wait another day. Can't find this creep if we're too tired. Right?" Shal puts a friendly hand on Lexa's arm.
Lexa gives the hint of a smile and a slight laugh, "Yea. Right."
Shalimar says, "Hey, since you're the only one who doesn't know now. Jess is pregnant."
Lexa's jaw drops, "Since when!"
"A few days now, I guess. Most likely a week or so. He just told me." Shalimar smiles, happy to finally have a baby around.
"That's amazing. So Brennan knows too?" Lexa walks further into the room.
Shalimar leads her to the bed for some girl talk.
"Yep. This'll be so fun." She begins counting off the things they will need, "We'll need a crib and a room, and a lot of diapers, and we need to clean house at the toy store. Oh and some cute onesies. I wonder if they sell little Armani onesies!"
Lexa laughs, "This baby will be quite spoiled with you as an aunt."
"And you too!" Shalimar adds.
"Not quite," Lexa says. "I'm not really part of the family."
"Haven't you noticed? Of course you are. You're just a long- lost- but- now- found- sister."
"That's quite a mouthful," Lexa responds.
"Mhmm. Just go with it. You are part of this family, even if I have to drag your size 3 butt into it."
"Size 5." Lexa states.
Shocked, Shal says,"Really?"
"Yep."
"Huh. I had you as a 3." Shalimar contemplates.
"No way. Too much jello for that." Lexa laughs. She yawns, "I think I'm going to take my advice and go to sleep."
"Alright," Shal says, "Goodnight."
"Night Shal."
Brennan yawns and tries to move from his slightly uncomfortable place. He finds a heavy weight holding him back and remembers falling asleep with the man he loves and the baby they have been blessed with. Opening his eyes, he watches his lover sleep.
Brennan finally begins to notice movement, "Hey Jess. In a minute, I was gonna declare you dead."
"Ha ha." Jesse growls. "Is it morning yet?"
"Close enough. I've lost track of time. Can't just look out from a mountain."
"What does the clock say?" Jesse asks, agitated.
"7 am. Come on, let's go get some breakfast or something."
"Coming. Coming."
