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Chapter 10
Problems Not Over
Jaden cuddled the newborn baby into his chest, stroking her feathery wisps of hair. He was just waiting for Jesse or the nurse to come back into the room. Kasumi was calm for now, but she'd soon start crying for food again.
The brunette was happy just cuddling the baby for a while. He didn't really know what to do. Jesse was back, and that made Jaden happy, but the brunette hadn't completely forgiven the bluenette.
Jesse had left him when he really needed him. He had done it for a good reason, though. Jaden couldn't hold it against his lover that Jesse had wanted to protect him and their daughter, but couldn't he have told him why before he left?
Never mind. He would talk it over with the bluenette in more detail once they were back at the Obelisk dorm.
The door opened and Miss Fontaine come in, carrying a bottle of warm milk formula in one hand. She sat down on the bed next to the brunette, gently so as not to disturb the peaceful baby girl he held.
"Jaden, how are you feeling now?"
"I'm okay" the brunette shrugged.
How did he feel?
Well, his body hurt all over from bringing Kasumi into the world. He was tired and very confused. And because of the recent heartbreak and the hormonal trouble of birth, he was emotionally troubled. There were so many different emotions running through him that he didn't know how to act.
"I don't think you should have any physical trouble, Jaden, but it's my opinion that you remain here for a few days."
"Sure" the brunette shrugged again, not wanting to argue with anybody.
"Here, Jaden, you can give the baby her first feed" Miss Fontaine smiled, handing the bottle to the brunette. He hesitated. "Jaden, do you know how to feed a baby?"
"Eh … no?"
"Here."
Miss Fontaine showed the brunette how to hold the baby properly so that she could drink at her own pace. Once he had the hang of it, Jaden found it remarkably easy.
He only wished that talking about everything with Jesse was going to be as easy.
Meanwhile, Jesse wasn't having as easy a time as Jaden.
"Zane! Zane, I'm losing you!" Jesse shouted into the phone. "Zane!"
The signal was either being lost or Zane was getting further away from the phone. Or maybe it was damaged from a fight. Unfortunately, Jesse was betting on the last one.
"Jesse, we're … not much more … too many of them …"
"Damn it!" Jesse growled, hitting the end call button.
He turned around to see Aster and Alexis behind him.
"Guys, they're in trouble. I've lost all contact!" Jesse said to them.
"You're second in command, Jesse" Alexis said quietly. "You have to decide what we do now."
Jesse closed his eyes and thought for a moment.
"I'm going to go help them" Jesse said evenly. "I can't just let them get beaten out there. It's my fault they're out there in the first place."
"How is that?"
"I should have dealt with this myself, without them needing to be there" Jesse said, and then he added another bit in a whisper they couldn't hear. "And I should never have left Jaden to go through all he did on his own."
"Jesse, we can't let you go alone" Aster argued. "It goes against everything the SODMP stands for!"
"You two have to stay here."
"We're coming with you" Alexis said simply, and she climbed onto a small speedboat, and started its engine. "Well, are you two coming or what?"
With that, the blonde sped off into the distance.
Aster and Jesse looked at each other.
"Well, don't think I'm being left behind" Aster shrugged, jumping onto another boat and speeding off after Alexis.
Jesse slapped himself in the face. Damn it!
But there was no way he was letting everyone else fight for him while he did nothing. The bluenette jumped onto another boat and followed after the two of them, quickly catching up so that the three could travel together towards Zane and Chazz.
Jesse pulled out his phone and made a call to the infirmary.
"Miss Fontaine, tell Jaden I have to take care of some business, and that I'll be back as soon as I can. Tell him I love him" the bluenette said, and he hung up before the nurse could reply.
Jesse would just have to hope that Jaden trusted him enough not to think he was leaving him again.
And hope that they got to Zane and Chazz before the Lords could overpower them, because Jesse wasn't about to let them get to the island.
The Lords would be mad now. They'd be ruthless and take whatever they could to make Jesse trade his deck to them. Jaden and Kasumi included.
No way was he putting them in any more danger.
Please R&R
