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All characters belong to Ms. Charlaine Harris. Story is mine; based loosely off of True Blood and The Sookie Stackhouse series
Quinn's POV
Chapter 25
"Come and get it!" I yell to Crystal. I've done a very good job even though I say so myself. I've poured my brunch companion a tall glass of milk. I, myself, will have Heineken with a 3 Bufferin. The table is set elegantly with Super Save-a-Bunch paper plates and plastic ware. And I even found some Wendy's napkins. We are set for a fancy brunch at home.
I hear struggling in the living room. Has someone beat me to it? "Uh Quinn, would you please help me up? I'm getting so big that I can't even get up on my own," she says. She's always talking about her weight. She doesn't realize how lucky she and Jason really are.
"All pregnant women are beautiful and you are no exception. On three, you push and I'll pull. Ready?" She nods and on the count of three, she's off of the couch.
"Thanks Quinn." As we walk to the kitchen she says, "Everything smells great." As she sits in her seat and I slide her up to the table. After she takes a bite, she looks at me as if it's the best meal she's ever eaten. "This is delicious Quinn. Sookie is a very lucky woman to have a man that can cook. Jason can work the hell out of a grill but he can't work a stove at all." We both laugh. He's stupid and useless. A panther's dream I guess. I laugh some more. Dumb panther laughs at her husband right along with me.
After a moment of silence I ask, "How have things been since you've left Hot Shot? Sookie was telling me that you two live in Jason's house now."
For a split second she looks sad. "I love being with Jason in our own home. It's great when we don't have this cousin knocking to borrow this or that. But I do miss home sometimes. Uncle Calvin calls once a week to be sure that me and the baby have all that we need. But we're not as close as we used to be. I miss that. They don't want us around since we've moved away. In Hot Shot, if you can't live there, why visit. They rarely invite us on the runs anymore." She takes another bite. I hate it when a woman eats with her mouth full. "But that's how it is with some families I guess." Bitch, if you don't swallow that food!
"Is he still upset that you left? You and Jason have been married for almost 9 months now."
"Yeah but they don't seem to realize that Jason's my family now. I love him. And you know Uncle Calvin's not crazy about him. We already have 2 strikes against us. I am not a strong shifter and Jason's a bitten panther. We really didn't fit in anyway." She puts her fork down and looks at me. "Jason's all I really have I guess."
I really don't care. "Let's not talk about all this sad stuff anymore. We'll only talk about the weather, work, and July 4th. Sunny holidays and paychecks make everyone happy." I wink at her and she laughs.
After an hour of talking and laughing, I realize Crystal's not a bad girl. "Well Quinn, I want to thank you for a great meal. Everything was delicious and the company was outstanding." She comes over and kisses me on the cheek. She has pity in her eyes when she does it. "Will you tell Sookie that I came by and that I will call her tomorrow before I come?"
"Sure. I'll tell her." As Crystal is walking towards the door I say, "Crystal wait, I have something for you." I punch her in the face.
I guess she decided to stay after all.