Consequential Actions

By Miss Willow

A/N: Thought I'd update. Thanks to Gryffindor Girl, anna42hmr, Kellorne, popz-attitude-angel, halo, Digital Damita and Xxstar-girl-17xX for reviewing the 1st chapter.

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Jess

I checked my watch and sighed heavily. Zoe was twenty minutes late. She was always doing this to me and it wasn't fair as there were plenty of better things I could think of doing than waiting around in the freezing cold outside the Loft.

"Jess!" I spun around, smiling. Finally! Zoe was rushing toward me, a huge grin on her face and half a dozen shopping bags in her arms. My smile faded when I saw who was walking behind her.

"Kris… I didn't know you were coming," I said coldly. Kris glowered at me.

"Do I look like I wanted to come?" I glared back at him and folded my arms. Zoe hovered uncertainly in between us, clearly unsure of whether to try and stop us arguing or to run for cover before things turned nasty. She seemed to make up her mind.

"Let's go inside?" It sounded like a suggestion but I knew the look on Zoe's face and the way that she was steering me into the loft told me that she wasn't going to take no for an answer.

She forced me into a stool by the bar. "Two glasses of Chardonnay and-"

"A martini please." Said Kris, as he pulled back the stool next to me. "So Jess, is it you or Zoe who's on her period?"

"What?!" I asked, giving him a disgusted look. How did he know these things?

"You or Zoe left some of your… used… pads in the toothbrush cabinet." Kris said. I snorted with laughter.

"It must be Zoe," I said, still laughing, "I haven't had the time of month since… well, before we- erm- we… were together." Kris smirked at me… suggestively? I coughed awkwardly and leant forward across the bar, trying to catch a glimpse of the barman returning with our drinks.

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Kris

"Zo? Are you alright in there?" I asked, trying my hardest to not stop too impatient, even though I was about to piss myself at any second.

A choked voice, that vaguely resembled Zoe's, drifted back through the door, "Erm… of course, I'm fine… why wouldn't I be…"

"Oh, good, there's good," I said, now crossing my legs, "But nature is calling me and, well, you've been in the bathroom seemingly doing nothing for the past twenty minutes."

"You've been spying on me?" A crack in the door appeared and Zoe peered out at me from behind the bathroom door. I seized my chance and pushed at the door hard.

"KRIS! GET OUT!" Zoe yelled, deafening me. I stumbled backwards and the door was shut again and the distinctive sound of a key being turned in a lock could be heard.

"Dammit, Zoe! Let me in! You're not even on the toilet for frigging sakes!"

"I can't… erm… I have… a few things to… er… sort… out…"

"Zo, are you sure you're ok?" I asked through the door; even I couldn't miss the trace of hurt in her voice.

"I'm fine. Actually, Kris, could you tell Jess to come and see me when she gets back?"

"What am I?! A fricking postman? Do it yourself!" I snapped angrily, losing all patience. I gave the door one last kick and returned to my bedroom with a slam of the door.

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Zoe

I wasn't seeing things; I was definitely not colour blind and I certainly wasn't dreaming. The blue lines were as clear as anything… who'd have thought I could find such a thing when clearing out the bathroom trash… but there was no denying it: Pregnant. Jess was pregnant.

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