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Asha: I'm only owned by LA! The plot was kinda stolen from tumblr AUs, but still...

Chapter 7

I was sitting in an extra little sitting room, and I had just finished checking up on all of my college classes, and making sure I had completed all of the homework, when my mother let out a shrill call, "Asha- phone!"

"Make sure you don't listen in this time, "I call back a I reach over to the still-operable landline that my mother refuses to get rid of with my free hand. I pick it up and press the button, "Hello, Asha McDonald speaking."

"Hey."

I immediately stop typing on my laptop and set it aside on the couch, "Jason! How are you, I saw a little bit of the situation on the TV - are you okay?"

He seemed taken aback for a moment, but cleared his throat and said, "Yeah, Yeah, a little bruised up, but I'm fine."

I let out the breath I didn't know that I was holding, "Good, good, I'm glad, I knew you could probably take care of yourself, but still."

Jason was silent for a moment, and I didn't know wether to break the silence or wait until he felt like talking, and before I could make my decision he spoke, "So, I, uh, found your cellphone today."

I blinked in surprise, "Really? You did? I ah, mean Thank you, but, uh, when in the world did you find time to find it?"

Jason was smirking, I could tell by his tone, "Oh, just found a little time, no big deal. When can I get it too you, I figured you need it."

I nodded, "yeah, say I've got work in the morning, would you like to come with me to-"

The phone started ringing and I muttered under my breath when I noticed it was my boss, 'hey it's my boss, I should really take this… could I put you on hold real quick?"

"Sure."

"Thanks I'l make it quick, I promise."

I quickly put Jason on hold before accepting the call from my boss, Steph who is quick to ask, "Oh, my gosh I saw on the news about your Uncle's party- are you okay?"

I laugh, "Yeah Steph, I'm fine, just surprised you haven't asked yet."

Steph squealed, "Oh- M-Gee, about Jason Wayne meeting his soul mate, I was gonna, do you know who the mystery woman is?"

I giggled, "Yep."

"Who?!"

"Guess."

"Nuh-huh!"

"Got his first words right on my ankle!"

"Congrats girl! and here I thought you'd be working for us for eternity."

"HEY! I have no intention to leave the Nursery just yet, da babies would be crushed and that wouldn't be fair to you. Speaking of, why did you call?"

"Just making sure you know that you need to be at work at eight, also the evening activities have been canceled, so you're free."

"Thanks for the check up. I gotta go, but I'll give you all the details on the soul mate thing tomorrow, but you're not allowed to tell a tabloid or something."

"My lips are sealed, I promise! bye!"

"Bye," Steph hung up on me and I quickly took Jason off of hold, "Sorry abut that, but I'm back."

"It's no trouble," Jason told me, "So you were asking?"

I took a breath to steady myself, but lost the nerve to invite him to my church. what if he got uncomfortable? I don't want to make him feel uncomfortable, "Right, So I work at the church down on 60th and Main, but I'm sure you know that, and I was wondering if you'd just like to come by and drop the phone off. I work from eight to noon usually."

"I'll be there."

"Great," I pipe back enthusiastically, and almost cringe at myself, 'I'll see you then!"

"See you then."

I almost forget, but remember right before I say good bye, "OH! I was wondering.. do you do… after hours every night?"

"Mostly. Why?"

I gulp, but take the phone away from my ear to muffle the sound, "Are you gonna go out tonight?"

"Probably."

"Okay. Break a leg, but not your own, okay? The would put a damper on tomorrow."

"Got it, I'll do my best," Jason tells me, a smile creeping into his voice, "See you then."

With that we both hang up.


Jason set his cellphone down at the table. Mrs. Wayne look up, "How is she?"

Jason look up at his adoptive mother- okay she was basically his mother- and smiled, "Good. I'm dropping her phone of for her and then we'll probably do lunch."

Mrs. Wayne smiled, "She seems like a really nice young woman. I like her."

Jason smiled, "I'm glad you do Ma."

Mrs. Wayne raised an eyebrow at her son, "Something the matter?"

Jason shrugged, "She just seems… normal. I'd hate to take that from her."

Mrs. Wayne stood and hugged her son, "Trust me Jason, she's your soul mate, she's going to somehow be far from normal. I can tell." Jason frowned at his mother's words, but before he could ask her what she meant, she was up and leaving the room saying, "I have to go into town. I'll be back later!"


I got up early the next morning and quickly dressed and applied a small amount of make-up like normal. I wore my work uniform, a pair of jeans-and a bright yellow polo shirt- while throwing a sundress into my bag. Throwing my hair into a high pony tail to protect it from getting pulled on or getting food or glue in it, I waved to mom and raced to work. The church itself was one of the smaller ones. It had beautiful stain glass windows though, each depictions a cross, one backed with red flames and a contrasting blue back ground, the other one with a white dove flying across the cross and a green background, and the last with a purple butterfly resting on a brown cross with a clear background.

I walked in, smiling and waving at the greeters and a few early birds. Before making my way to the nursery area. The nursery was a section of four rooms, one was an entry, with the babies and toddlers separated (most of the time but if we didn't have enough workers we had to group them together) into one room on the left and right. Across the hall was for evening Sunday School or Wednesday night activities, most of the time. Then down the long ball past the Sanctuary and Chapel there was the Preschool area. Everyone in Kindergarten and up were in another section in the building.

The rules were simple, two adults for every room, and one person was gate-keeper. Safe Sanctuary was taken very seriously.

Steph, a mom of two, probably in her late twenties. She had dirty blonde hair and green eyes and was only a few inches shorter than me. She smiled and handed me a coffee, and we talked before any kiddos arrived,"Ben is on his way, as is Sara."

I nodded and sipped the coffee,"Awesome! So details?"

"Give em, please!"

I sighed,"Well, I was at the back of the yard, and my mother was talking with the Waynes. When they guys came streaming in, Jason and his brothers grabbed me and booked it through the back."

"Nice, Nice- what were your first words to each other?"

"He asked if I was okay. But it was really, really rude. So... I told him I was but I called him a jackass."

Steph threw her head back and laughed and laughed,"I knew you'd take after me!"

I laughed,"Yeah, you wish. How are you're kiddos?"

"Good. Good."

I heard someone clear their throat behind me and turned, fully expecting a parent with a toddler but turned to see Jason standing there with a smile on his face,"Good Morning Ladies."

I blushed,"Good Morning Jason." I noticed that he had on a nice buttoned up shirt and some slacks and black leather shoes. But from his tense body language I could tell that he was uncomfortable, maybe churches weren't his thing.

I opened the door for him and he smiled down at me, I blanked for a second but turned to Steph,"Steph this is Jason. Jason this is Steph."

Jason held his hand and Steph happily shook it,"Nice to meet you."

"You, too,"She smiled, and then her phone rang,"Op, it's Ben, I have to take this."

She went out into the hallway and Jason pulled my phone out of his jacket pocket,"Here you go."

I smiled and took the familiar piece of tech with a teal metallic phone case,"Thank you!"

I powered it on and Jason pointed out,"I found it while taking a walk through the woods yesterday after the dealing with an emergency at the office when I dropped you off."

I smiled as the screensaver of my mother and me popped up, and unlocking it revealed a picture of the bat signal in the sky that I had taken one night just cause. Then I noticed all the missed calls, text and emails. Jason ran a hand through his hair,"Tim may have taken it from me and done some security upgrades and such."

I did notice that it seemed to run fast and smiled up at him,"Oh, I'll have to thank him. But really thank you for getting it to me. I've got basically my life on it, and now it won't be a huge headache."

"I may have taken the liberty to program my number into it."

"I would have thought you had."

Jason reached over and swiped the screen and clicked on my social media folder. A normal looking app that looked like a photo editing software with an icon that was a spotlight and a shape that reminded me of a bat, that I had never seen before and also didn't download, was there. He pointed to it but refrained from tapping it,"That's to call me when I'm at the office late. In case you need me."

Getting the meaning, I reached for his arm and squeezed,"That... Means a lot, I-"

Steph came stoping back in, madder than the time one of the parents snapped at her for not letting their kids steal a toy from another, and roughly opened the door. I released Jason and we both turned to her,"Ben is sick. Just called."

Realizing how much of a headache this was gonna be, I groaned,"Crap, this is bad. Ben never gets sick, it must be horrible. Should we spray doesn't the rooms again."

Steph shook her head,"No, no, he says he got it while at his other job, a sick co-worker or something. But now we're a man down."

"Maybe Joslin's mom? She's always volunteering."

Steph shook her head,"Nope. They're gone for the week."

I brought my thumb up to my mouth, chewing on the nail as I thought. Surely there were other parents that might be willing. Anyone in this church would. It would just be who, and who would NOT be the most inconvenienced.

"I'll do it."

We both turned to Jason,"What," I asked, completely shocked.

Jason shrugged,"I'll do it, I'll help."

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