When Push Comes to Shove,
or Where Romana and Jackson push and shove each other into friendship and romance
Disclaimer: I don't own Fuller House.
The first time the kids met they were just two years old. Romana and Jackson were placed on the soft puzzle pieces to interact with each other as the adults talked. The two okay with sharing toys until Romana grabbed his teddy bear. Jackson squawked angrily and threw a block at her head. Romana screamed and the adults were quick to break up the fight.
When Romana and Jackson were four they were playing in the sandbox. Jackosn stoled Romana's shovel and in anger, she dumped a pail on his head. Cue the yelling and the running adults.
That was pretty much how their meetings went. The two always seemed at odds. However, Stef was sure they would work it out. Then again as she was the aunt, she only had second-hand information.
When they were six, she ruined his birthday party. She was the only girl there dressed in a bright pink hat which he could not stand. She beat him at musical chairs and at pin the tail on the pony. When it came time for cake, she stood next to him and blew out the candles on his cake because he was taking too long. He was mad because he wanted to wish that she would leave forever. When it came time to go, Romana wanted one last pony ride, and oddly enough it was time for the pony to go. So Jackson watched as Romana rode the pony to the trailer where the groom was waiting to take it back to the farm.
When they were eight, they were running around the park. One boy cornered Jackson and Romana charges at him. She is the only one allowed to tease Jackson. The bully shoved Jackson to the floor as Romana punched him. The bully roared and smacked her hard enough that she fell to the ground. As soon as Jackson saw Romana hit the ground he felt fury in his veins, he was eight years but it had been drilled into him that boys don't hit girls. He launched himself at the older boy with a yell and managed to jump on his back. Romana screamed until several teenagers came to see what the commotion was about. Romana, Jackson, and the bully were taken to their parents. Kimmy and DJ examined their kids as the two looked each other and they nodded both coming to the same conclusion. Only they could tease each other.
They returned home and Jackson let Romana pick the movie and she shared the popcorn. DJ giggled with glee and Kimmy snapped pictures for proof that they could become friends.
When they were eleven, he yelled at her to leave him alone. Romana stood there in her black dress and simply took his hand as he cried. She talked to him reminding him about funny things involving his dad. She told him about her life and how she wished her parents wouldn't fight, she talked to him about how much she wished she had a big family. She simply talked. He let her fill the silence with words because it soothed him.
Eventually, however, she stopped speaking and simply rested her head against his shoulder. He tightened his grip on her hand and they sat like that for a while. Remembering a brave man and father who died so soon.
When Max finds them he shoves her off and she pushed him gently into the wall. She smiled at him, however, and he smiles back. Truce for a day.
When they are twelve, they move in together, it's against their wishes, of course. Thier sweet moment at the funeral all but forgotten. She moves in with them shoving herself into his life, his school, and his room. He pushes her buttons the only way he can by teasing her.
However, they learn to adapt.
They try to make the best of the situation after they realize fighting it would be no help. He helps her escape out the window but instead of letting him take the fall alone she pushes herself under the bus too.
She shoves herself into Lola's life for his sake and he pushes her to make more friends and do what she loves, she pushes him to do better in school. He knows how to help her make the best of a situation and she knows how to motivate him.
A school, they surprisingly become good friends who can be seen shoving each other and during lunch, they giggle over the packed lunches DJ makes for them both.
When they are sixteen, Jackson shoves a guy into a locker for slapping Romana's butt. She pushes him off the guy and calms Jackson down. That year a few months later at a party, she pushes him into a wall and kisses him. He kisses her back before they realize what happened and she takes off. He breaks up with Lola the next day, guilt eating him up.
When they are seventeen they both push themselves into their schoolwork and avoid what happened at that party. They tutor each other and study together wanting to succeed. It's also during this age that Jackson pushes Romana into the janitor closet where they make out, after a debate in class that took a wrong turn. Mr. Matthews sure did have a way of causing drama. The night of prom they follow the stereotypical tradition of cheesy pictures and going to a hotel. Romana pushes him against the hotel door and Jackson shoves her onto the bed.
They are 21 and in Vegas when Romana pushes Jackson into a little chapel, they are drunk, laughing, and madly in love with each other and the world, in way alcohol can make people happy.
Afterward, they are at the hotel laughing and pushing each other against every surface available. When they wake up the next morning and see the rings, Romana pushes Jackson out of bed and shoves him out the door. Jackson spends half an hour trying to get back in.
The drive back late that day is silent.
He drops her off at the apartment with a sad smile and a "Please don't push me out."
He drives back to him mom's place where he sleeps in his old room, with Tommy.
They are 25 when Romana pushing out a screaming baby. He's beautiful with his mother's hair and his father's eyes.
Poor Jackson almost gets shoved out of the way as the family crowds around the mother and child.
Thye are 27 when they finally take the walk down the aisle. It took a lot of pushing and shoving for them to reach it. They get married in the backyard of the Fuller house where they first met.
They are 30 and hard working people when the next kids come along. Two beautiful girls. He pushes the stroller proudly as she shoves the kids into the car. He laughs and always makes sure to kiss her. When they are alone he makes sure to push her against the wall and steal kiss because he loves her.
And that's their love story, it has a lot of pushing and shoving but that's Romana and Jackson.
Let me know what you think Wallflowers!
Also did anyone spot my GMW reference?