NOTE: ah, I know a lot of reviewers were unhappy that I kept making poor
Jubilee and Bobby so miserable, but take heart.I'm a great believer in
happy endings, so there will be some fluff coming up later! For now.on with
the angst! P.S. keep the reviews coming please! Thanks..(
"So, are you trying to say that Dana Scully never had suggestive thoughts about Mulder?" Bobby challenged Jubilee, as the two lay sprawled on a futon in the den, discussing the finer points of the X-files.
Jubilee flushed. This was heading into a territory that she didn't really want to deal with now..or ever. Not when Bobby and her were bonding so well, for the first time in weeks ever since Samantha had come into the picture. How long could she keep Bobby from the truth? Jubilee thought, as she turned away from her best friend. Their friendship meant everything to her and she knew she could easily ruin everything. I won't let that happen, Jubilee vowed, swallowing. Turning back to Bobby, she gave him a forced smile. "Never."
"That is such a lie, Jubes. I mean, they've known each other for years AND they're constantly working together. It's inevitable that they'll end up together," Bobby countered.
"Mulder's too dense to initiate anything and Scully's way too professional. It's doomed," Jubilee argued.
"If Mulder's dragging his feet than why doesn't Scully make the first move? We're in the 21st century for god's sake!" Bobby protested.
Jubilee looked at him, blue eyes flashing. "There's more at stake here than some casual fling! If Scully does initiate something she takes the chance of getting rejected!" Jubilee countered hotly, chiding herself for getting so worked up over such a silly discussion. Maybe it was just a little too close to home for her to regard it as just another random conversation with Bobby. Fortunately, Bobby was so used to seeing her get fired up during their discussions that he wouldn't think call her on it.
"Are you crazy? Have you seen Scully, she's a babe! No man alive would reject her," Bobby argued, with a little twinkle in his eye as he saw Jubilee flush angrily.
"What a typically male point of view! So what if Scully were a total hag? I suppose Mulder wouldn't be very inclined to start a relationship with her then, huh?" Jubilee retorted hotly, crossing her arms. Bobby smiled at her.
"Come on, Jubes. You know that isn't what I meant. Scully's his best friend, she knows him better than anyone, and he has to realize it sooner or later," Bobby said confidently. The irony wasn't lost on Jubilee who turned away, horrified to find tears pricking her eyes.
"And if he doesn't?" Jubilee asked quietly. Bobby's keen blue eyes narrowed at her change in tone, concern filling them.
"Then maybe he doesn't deserve her," Bobby said slowly. He took her chin in his hands and made her face him. "You've been acting like your dog got ran over all week. I didn't want to drill you because I thought you'd tell me when you were ready. But I'm worried," Bobby said, and his blue eyes scanned her face anxiously.
"It's noth-," Jubilee began.
"And don't tell me it's nothing, either," Bobby said tersely, cutting her off. "Is this about that jerk Duncan? Did he do something to you?"
Jubilee stared down and was surprised to see Bobby's knuckles turning white as he clenched them into fists. "I'm shocked you even care," Jubilee blurted. The words were out before she could take them back. Bobby's face drained of color as Jubilee frantically searched for something to say.
"What the hell is that supposed to mean?" Bobby said, his voice hoarse with hurt.
"I don't want to talk about this, I really don't," Jubilee said, and got up to flee before she was forced to say more. But Bobby grabbed her wrists firmly and sat her down, pinning her with his eyes. "It's none of your business," Jubilee said angrily, fighting tears.
"It has something to do with me and it's hurting you, which makes it my business," Bobby said grimly, his eyes blazing with an intensity that made Jubilee feel lightheaded.
"It just slipped out," Jubilee tried to explain, stumbling over the words.
"Slipped out, huh? Which means you've been bottling this in for weeks, without any intention of telling me...do you not trust me? Why couldn't you tell me?" Bobby asked softly, and his voice was so wounded that Jubilee's heart broke.
"I wanted to so badly but I didn't know how you would take it!" Jubilee cried, feeling her stomach tighten with apprehension. There was no backing out. Bobby face reflected a mixture of anger and hurt.
"How can you say that? Jubes, there isn't anything in the world you could do that would make me hate you!" Bobby said earnestly.
"I just can't tell you!"
"I never figured you for a coward, Jubes. Guess I was wro-," Bobby began, in a deliberate attempt to goad her into talking. It worked. Jubilee turned to him, furious that he knew her so well.
"Fine, you want to know why I've been miserable for weeks? Because I couldn't do this," Jubilee cried, then leaned forward and kissed him. It had happened so quickly that Jubilee only realized what she had done when Bobby hooked his arms around her waist and kissed her back fervently. Jubilee was dazed when it was finally over, pulling back, her blue eyes shimmering with confusion. Bobby looked equally stunned, his hands dropping from her waist.
Jubilee struggled to catch her breath, feeling her cheeks grow a fiery pink. Oh.my.god. What the hell did I just do? Jubilee thought. A long silence followed. The air practically crackled with the tension between them.
"Jubilee," Bobby began, his voice gruff. At that second, Jean popped her head in.
"Bobby, phone for you. It's Samantha."
Jubilee's heart twisted as she saw Bobby's eyes flicker.
"Talk to her," Jubilee said, her voice breaking. Bobby's eyes radiated intensity as he stared at her without moving. Closing his eyes, he sighed.
"Fine, but we are going to have to talk about this whether you want to or not," Bobby told her, his voice brooking no disagreement. But Jubilee just shook her head wordlessly. In her eyes, she could see this was the beginning of the end of their friendship. And it was all her fault. Tears blinding her, Jubilee fled.
"So, are you trying to say that Dana Scully never had suggestive thoughts about Mulder?" Bobby challenged Jubilee, as the two lay sprawled on a futon in the den, discussing the finer points of the X-files.
Jubilee flushed. This was heading into a territory that she didn't really want to deal with now..or ever. Not when Bobby and her were bonding so well, for the first time in weeks ever since Samantha had come into the picture. How long could she keep Bobby from the truth? Jubilee thought, as she turned away from her best friend. Their friendship meant everything to her and she knew she could easily ruin everything. I won't let that happen, Jubilee vowed, swallowing. Turning back to Bobby, she gave him a forced smile. "Never."
"That is such a lie, Jubes. I mean, they've known each other for years AND they're constantly working together. It's inevitable that they'll end up together," Bobby countered.
"Mulder's too dense to initiate anything and Scully's way too professional. It's doomed," Jubilee argued.
"If Mulder's dragging his feet than why doesn't Scully make the first move? We're in the 21st century for god's sake!" Bobby protested.
Jubilee looked at him, blue eyes flashing. "There's more at stake here than some casual fling! If Scully does initiate something she takes the chance of getting rejected!" Jubilee countered hotly, chiding herself for getting so worked up over such a silly discussion. Maybe it was just a little too close to home for her to regard it as just another random conversation with Bobby. Fortunately, Bobby was so used to seeing her get fired up during their discussions that he wouldn't think call her on it.
"Are you crazy? Have you seen Scully, she's a babe! No man alive would reject her," Bobby argued, with a little twinkle in his eye as he saw Jubilee flush angrily.
"What a typically male point of view! So what if Scully were a total hag? I suppose Mulder wouldn't be very inclined to start a relationship with her then, huh?" Jubilee retorted hotly, crossing her arms. Bobby smiled at her.
"Come on, Jubes. You know that isn't what I meant. Scully's his best friend, she knows him better than anyone, and he has to realize it sooner or later," Bobby said confidently. The irony wasn't lost on Jubilee who turned away, horrified to find tears pricking her eyes.
"And if he doesn't?" Jubilee asked quietly. Bobby's keen blue eyes narrowed at her change in tone, concern filling them.
"Then maybe he doesn't deserve her," Bobby said slowly. He took her chin in his hands and made her face him. "You've been acting like your dog got ran over all week. I didn't want to drill you because I thought you'd tell me when you were ready. But I'm worried," Bobby said, and his blue eyes scanned her face anxiously.
"It's noth-," Jubilee began.
"And don't tell me it's nothing, either," Bobby said tersely, cutting her off. "Is this about that jerk Duncan? Did he do something to you?"
Jubilee stared down and was surprised to see Bobby's knuckles turning white as he clenched them into fists. "I'm shocked you even care," Jubilee blurted. The words were out before she could take them back. Bobby's face drained of color as Jubilee frantically searched for something to say.
"What the hell is that supposed to mean?" Bobby said, his voice hoarse with hurt.
"I don't want to talk about this, I really don't," Jubilee said, and got up to flee before she was forced to say more. But Bobby grabbed her wrists firmly and sat her down, pinning her with his eyes. "It's none of your business," Jubilee said angrily, fighting tears.
"It has something to do with me and it's hurting you, which makes it my business," Bobby said grimly, his eyes blazing with an intensity that made Jubilee feel lightheaded.
"It just slipped out," Jubilee tried to explain, stumbling over the words.
"Slipped out, huh? Which means you've been bottling this in for weeks, without any intention of telling me...do you not trust me? Why couldn't you tell me?" Bobby asked softly, and his voice was so wounded that Jubilee's heart broke.
"I wanted to so badly but I didn't know how you would take it!" Jubilee cried, feeling her stomach tighten with apprehension. There was no backing out. Bobby face reflected a mixture of anger and hurt.
"How can you say that? Jubes, there isn't anything in the world you could do that would make me hate you!" Bobby said earnestly.
"I just can't tell you!"
"I never figured you for a coward, Jubes. Guess I was wro-," Bobby began, in a deliberate attempt to goad her into talking. It worked. Jubilee turned to him, furious that he knew her so well.
"Fine, you want to know why I've been miserable for weeks? Because I couldn't do this," Jubilee cried, then leaned forward and kissed him. It had happened so quickly that Jubilee only realized what she had done when Bobby hooked his arms around her waist and kissed her back fervently. Jubilee was dazed when it was finally over, pulling back, her blue eyes shimmering with confusion. Bobby looked equally stunned, his hands dropping from her waist.
Jubilee struggled to catch her breath, feeling her cheeks grow a fiery pink. Oh.my.god. What the hell did I just do? Jubilee thought. A long silence followed. The air practically crackled with the tension between them.
"Jubilee," Bobby began, his voice gruff. At that second, Jean popped her head in.
"Bobby, phone for you. It's Samantha."
Jubilee's heart twisted as she saw Bobby's eyes flicker.
"Talk to her," Jubilee said, her voice breaking. Bobby's eyes radiated intensity as he stared at her without moving. Closing his eyes, he sighed.
"Fine, but we are going to have to talk about this whether you want to or not," Bobby told her, his voice brooking no disagreement. But Jubilee just shook her head wordlessly. In her eyes, she could see this was the beginning of the end of their friendship. And it was all her fault. Tears blinding her, Jubilee fled.