By the age of twenty-five, Jackson Jekyll was now called Dr. Jackson Jekyll and had been working as a scientist for nearly three years. He had been given the right to have a special work schedule, meaning he was working three to four days a week instead of five to six like the other scientists did. He lived in the tropical area but worked in the human part of Salem.
Holt Hyde, at the same age, had become a DJ and had been working in the same club for the last couple of years. He had had to share equally his time with his alter ego, and he had been asked to be nicer to him by someone he couldn't refuse anything to.
At twenty-seven, Nefera Jekyll-Hyde was a professional dancing teacher. She had quit her job in Monster High a few years after Jake's graduation and had decided to open a dance school, she was successful in her job and in her love life, for once.
When Jake arrived at his best friend's house, he was surprised to see that Deuce was having company, and even more surprised to see who said-company was.
"Hey, guys. Am I stuck in 2017?" He joked while the two exes glared at him. He watched his sister-in-law throw her hair back. "Very funny. How is she?" Jackson winced. "Hormonal."
Deuce laughed. "Hormonal like she's insatiable, or hormonal like she's crying for shit?" His best friend sighed. "I won't tell you about my wife's sexual appetite. She's both crying and yelling. Yesterday, she couldn't stop crying because she'd found a girl's number in Holt's pocket." Cleo rolled her eyes. "This bastard needs to keep it in his pants."
"Oh, he is. He just tries to make her jealous, that's it." Jake sighed. The situation was as complicated for him as for his alter-ego. Nefera had quickly trapped them both into a dilemma: it was either both or none of them. Of course, both Jake and Holt being in love with her had chosen the first option.
Not many people understood them, Deuce first. He had cheated on Cleo five years ago and she had broken up as soon as she had found out. Nefera had interfered and during a fight between Jake's then-girlfriend and best friend, Deuce yelled at her than in a matter of cheating, she was the queen.
Jake didn't feel like Nefera was cheating. Sure, it wasn't pleasant to know that the woman you love is also in love with someone else, but it was with his own body like Holt had once said 'In the end, it's the same cock.'... Jackson managed to live with it, most of the time he ignored the fact that she was also in a relationship with Holt.
But Holt, on the other hand, hated it. He was jealous and struggled to ignore that his - their- wife was shagging someone else. Jake didn't care about it, that is until the motherfucker was making their pregnant wife cry on purpose.
"So whose' turn is it tonight?" Asked Deuce while offering a beer to his friend. "His', I have to turn into him for 9 PM. Then he'll go to work and come home. I'm glad I won't hear her screaming at him. She's been unbearable, lately… I told her I was making extra hours tonight." The three of them laughed. "But, enough about her. How about you two?"
They both looked uneasy. Jake understood quickly that they didn't even know themselves, but they had been on and off for around five years, now, sleeping together every now and then. Jake didn't give two months to them before they'll get back together.
It was past 6 AM when Holt arrived home, he was tired, or at least, his body was. He tried to be silent but when he closed the door carefully and turned around, she was already in front of him. The slap she gave him woke him up.
"Who the hell is that Melissa?" Yelled his wife. Ignoring her screams, he made his way to the main bedroom and started to undress to go to bed. "Answer me!" He winced, he hadn't played smart this time. Melissa had been flirting with him for about three weeks and she had given him her number a few days ago. Drunk Holt had thought it would be funny to see Nefera's reaction when she saw this, sober Holt didn't think so.
Fortunately for him, Jake was the one in control when she had found out. According to the message Jackson left him, she had been furious when she saw the number. "It's some girl from the club." Oh, boy… Nefera became red with rage. "So, you're telling me that you picked some girl's number when you're married and expecting?!" Holt sighed and put himself to bed. "I didn't pick it up, she slid it in my pocket when we were snogging." He said with a wink and a grin.
Jealous Nefera, Gods, how he loved her. Whenever she got jealous, she would remind him how great she was. Holt shut his eyes and put an arm over them, he was drifting to sleep. Or at least, he would be if his wife wasn't screaming at him continuously. "Love, I'm too tired to shut you up by fucking you, d'you think a hug would be enough?" He said, raising his arm and opening an eye to see her reaction.
He watched as she exhaled, he could see she was tired too, most of the time, she didn't sleep until he got home, but now that she was pregnant, she was even more exhausted.
He opened his arms to her and within seconds she joined him in bed. "You'll fuck me when we'll wake up, huh?" He chuckled and kissed her forehead.
"How are they?" He asked as he was caressing her seven months pregnant bump. "Lapis has been kicking all night long and Seth has had a hiccup for a good three hours today. But other than that, they're good."
He smiled at her and pulled her against him, holding her tightly as he drifted to sleep, the music and his wife's soft snores being the only sounds he needed to hear to feel at home.
That's a wrap for The Yin, the Eye, and the Yang! I hope you liked it!
My next project is a series of one-shots, Eyeing Their Future, starring the same three characters.
Thank u for everything!
Lohu.
