SHOTS
BY: Sage360
Disclaimer: M-X, don't own them. Enjoy!
This chapter is dedicated to KOALARED and GOLDSTRANGER-my two biggest motivators. So, strap in- its about to get thick!
THAT WHOLE KISS THING
Jesse watched Brennen for the moment, pondering if he should dig into the most held back questions. He knew that if he opened doors, the elemental would as well and that made him question wanting the answers. With another dose of liquid courage (Mexican Tequila) he spoke.
"Does Shalimar know Lexa kissed you?"
Brennen's head snatched from the new dancer, brow cursed in disbelief. "I didn't know YOU knew."
"Knew? I SAW it." Jesse knew his teammate didn't miss the sarcasm in his voice. I had the cameras activated at the casino, remember (Wages of Sin, Season Three)?"
The elemental had always wondered what Jesse would think if he had been standing there. And even though Lexa initiated the kiss as a power play, the molecular knew how Brennen would react-just as he always did, with his ego and his dick. "Jess, you know it didn't mean anything, right?"
"I know." The blonde grinned. Brennen sometimes wondered just how good a liar his 'brother' could be. "Like you were all that happy when Shalimar kissed me. (No Exit, Season Three)"
Brennen thought they didn't see him coming from the hall that day. Lexa was standing right there when the feral kissed her own 'brother' on the lips. All of him pushed down the strain of jealousy that exploded in him, but he knew better. "It did throw me off. " He admitted. "But you and Shal didn't mean anything by it. And it's not like you two ever dated, right?" Brennen's 'right' was rhetorical, but Jesse's non-answer jerked his nerves. "Right?"
The molecular finally broke down. "Dude, you might as well know, it was before you and Emma ever set foot in Sanctuary."
Motherfucker! Brennen's mind screamed. Externally, he nodded calmly.
"We 'dated' for like a week, and it didn't work at all! We realized we were better at being family. Now that I think about it, it felt wrong. Like we were being incestuous."
"How incestuous were you?" The elemental asked, sounding angrier than he should have.
"Not that incestuous, we barely kissed." Jesse's face frowned at the memory. "And I promise you, it won't EVER happen again."
Brennen actually laughed at that. Realistically, he'd been jealous of their closeness. The secret understandings, and shared jokes. The things that close people -no matter what the relationship, take both as understanding and for granted. His first times at Sanctuary were odd. Especially when seeing how tight the initial three (Adam, Shalimar and Jesse) were. Then Emma slid right in with them, like a long missed sibling. Those first weeks found the man more so watching than interacting with his team, the notion of family not yet near to his thoughts.
"But," Jesse added, interrupting his thoughts. "It's not like anyone is here to interrupt you and Shal. You do that yourselves."
"I wouldn't say that,,,"
Jesse looked back at the man. Whenever Brennen reclined back, he was thinking. Seriously addressing something internally. "Why? Who would get in your way?"
With a look, the elemental cast the most obvious onto Jesse. "Adam."
"Adam? He didn't have a problem with you two."
"In the end, he accepted the possibility. You do remember Lorna."
"How could I forget, you almost died (Season One, Deadly Desire)."
Brennen took another shot, before returning to his pose. Jesse readied himself for yet another story. "A few days after the toxin got out of my system, Adam had me in the lab to run some tests, right. Anyway, the man starts out talking recovery shit, but it eventually turned to how much he cares about his team."
"That's understandable, Shal's nearly a daughter to him."
"And I get that. But In his way, he starts saying he doesn't know what he'd do if anything happened to her. I'm thinking he's referring to when I was under Lorna's influence and zapped Emma."
"Wrong?"
"Very. He's talking about my 'choices' in the opposite sex and how every relationship has boundaries."
"But he knew you and Shal were getting close. He sent you on missions together-all the time." Jesse added.
"Right." Brennen continued. "And he kept talking around it, till I finally asked if he thought I was a threat to Shalimar."
"And."
"He said 'a hindrance is more like it.' That's when it all came out. He flat out said I should watch how I treat her. I would have understood where he was coming from if he included Emma, but the man specifically meant Shalimar. Said he didn't know what he'd do if someone hurt her. Someone obviously being me."
"So basically," Jesse paced himself, wanting to get his words right. "Adam threatened you over Shalimar."
"That's when I though maybe something's going on with them."
"No way! Shal saw him as NOTHING but a father figure." Jesse replied. "Still, that's fuckin' creepy."
Brennen poured another line of drinks for them, still pondering the conversation. "It makes me wonder if he was like that with Shal, then how the hell was he with Lexa?" That kept Jesse quiet. The facts were that she was at Sanctuary for two years- before he and Shalimar. And they had only been with Adam for roughly ten (Wastelands, Season three).
"What does it make you think?" Jesse asked, already knowing the answer.
"That Lex IS his fuckin' daughter." Finally hearing it seemed to ease the paranoia between them. "She and her brother Leo are his kids."
"Remember when the whole thing with Naxcon started? (Season Two, Lest He Become)" Jesse asked. "Adam said that Eckhart got the blueprint for drafting new mutants from him. Adam, himself was one of three people whose DNA he specifically pulled from."
"And you think Lex and her brother were his first 'experiments'."
"Wouldn't surprise me."
Brennnen exhaled before leaning on the countertop. "Me either."
"Anyway, it would make since, Lexa's the daughter he sacrificed, and Shalimar got him redemption."
"But what about Emma?" The elemental butted in. "How was he about you two getting together?"
"Oh he was great." The molecular grinned. "And that's cause he never freakin' knew."
BY: Sage360
Disclaimer: M-X, don't own them. Enjoy!
This chapter is dedicated to KOALARED and GOLDSTRANGER-my two biggest motivators. So, strap in- its about to get thick!
THAT WHOLE KISS THING
Jesse watched Brennen for the moment, pondering if he should dig into the most held back questions. He knew that if he opened doors, the elemental would as well and that made him question wanting the answers. With another dose of liquid courage (Mexican Tequila) he spoke.
"Does Shalimar know Lexa kissed you?"
Brennen's head snatched from the new dancer, brow cursed in disbelief. "I didn't know YOU knew."
"Knew? I SAW it." Jesse knew his teammate didn't miss the sarcasm in his voice. I had the cameras activated at the casino, remember (Wages of Sin, Season Three)?"
The elemental had always wondered what Jesse would think if he had been standing there. And even though Lexa initiated the kiss as a power play, the molecular knew how Brennen would react-just as he always did, with his ego and his dick. "Jess, you know it didn't mean anything, right?"
"I know." The blonde grinned. Brennen sometimes wondered just how good a liar his 'brother' could be. "Like you were all that happy when Shalimar kissed me. (No Exit, Season Three)"
Brennen thought they didn't see him coming from the hall that day. Lexa was standing right there when the feral kissed her own 'brother' on the lips. All of him pushed down the strain of jealousy that exploded in him, but he knew better. "It did throw me off. " He admitted. "But you and Shal didn't mean anything by it. And it's not like you two ever dated, right?" Brennen's 'right' was rhetorical, but Jesse's non-answer jerked his nerves. "Right?"
The molecular finally broke down. "Dude, you might as well know, it was before you and Emma ever set foot in Sanctuary."
Motherfucker! Brennen's mind screamed. Externally, he nodded calmly.
"We 'dated' for like a week, and it didn't work at all! We realized we were better at being family. Now that I think about it, it felt wrong. Like we were being incestuous."
"How incestuous were you?" The elemental asked, sounding angrier than he should have.
"Not that incestuous, we barely kissed." Jesse's face frowned at the memory. "And I promise you, it won't EVER happen again."
Brennen actually laughed at that. Realistically, he'd been jealous of their closeness. The secret understandings, and shared jokes. The things that close people -no matter what the relationship, take both as understanding and for granted. His first times at Sanctuary were odd. Especially when seeing how tight the initial three (Adam, Shalimar and Jesse) were. Then Emma slid right in with them, like a long missed sibling. Those first weeks found the man more so watching than interacting with his team, the notion of family not yet near to his thoughts.
"But," Jesse added, interrupting his thoughts. "It's not like anyone is here to interrupt you and Shal. You do that yourselves."
"I wouldn't say that,,,"
Jesse looked back at the man. Whenever Brennen reclined back, he was thinking. Seriously addressing something internally. "Why? Who would get in your way?"
With a look, the elemental cast the most obvious onto Jesse. "Adam."
"Adam? He didn't have a problem with you two."
"In the end, he accepted the possibility. You do remember Lorna."
"How could I forget, you almost died (Season One, Deadly Desire)."
Brennen took another shot, before returning to his pose. Jesse readied himself for yet another story. "A few days after the toxin got out of my system, Adam had me in the lab to run some tests, right. Anyway, the man starts out talking recovery shit, but it eventually turned to how much he cares about his team."
"That's understandable, Shal's nearly a daughter to him."
"And I get that. But In his way, he starts saying he doesn't know what he'd do if anything happened to her. I'm thinking he's referring to when I was under Lorna's influence and zapped Emma."
"Wrong?"
"Very. He's talking about my 'choices' in the opposite sex and how every relationship has boundaries."
"But he knew you and Shal were getting close. He sent you on missions together-all the time." Jesse added.
"Right." Brennen continued. "And he kept talking around it, till I finally asked if he thought I was a threat to Shalimar."
"And."
"He said 'a hindrance is more like it.' That's when it all came out. He flat out said I should watch how I treat her. I would have understood where he was coming from if he included Emma, but the man specifically meant Shalimar. Said he didn't know what he'd do if someone hurt her. Someone obviously being me."
"So basically," Jesse paced himself, wanting to get his words right. "Adam threatened you over Shalimar."
"That's when I though maybe something's going on with them."
"No way! Shal saw him as NOTHING but a father figure." Jesse replied. "Still, that's fuckin' creepy."
Brennen poured another line of drinks for them, still pondering the conversation. "It makes me wonder if he was like that with Shal, then how the hell was he with Lexa?" That kept Jesse quiet. The facts were that she was at Sanctuary for two years- before he and Shalimar. And they had only been with Adam for roughly ten (Wastelands, Season three).
"What does it make you think?" Jesse asked, already knowing the answer.
"That Lex IS his fuckin' daughter." Finally hearing it seemed to ease the paranoia between them. "She and her brother Leo are his kids."
"Remember when the whole thing with Naxcon started? (Season Two, Lest He Become)" Jesse asked. "Adam said that Eckhart got the blueprint for drafting new mutants from him. Adam, himself was one of three people whose DNA he specifically pulled from."
"And you think Lex and her brother were his first 'experiments'."
"Wouldn't surprise me."
Brennnen exhaled before leaning on the countertop. "Me either."
"Anyway, it would make since, Lexa's the daughter he sacrificed, and Shalimar got him redemption."
"But what about Emma?" The elemental butted in. "How was he about you two getting together?"
"Oh he was great." The molecular grinned. "And that's cause he never freakin' knew."