I don't own Kyle XY but I should. I would take care of this show far better then the damn ABC Family.
Jessi stood a little uncertain as she and Kyle were bombarded with questions. She really wished that the rest of the family would have come a few minutes later so they could finish their conversation. But at the same time she felt a little relieved. She already suspected what Kyle would prefer. His silence itself said quite a lot and until now he always chose her. Luckily the chaos was soon interrupted by the baby's cries as she got cranky from the commotion
"I think it will be better if we do this somewhere else. Nicole do you mind if put her on the couch in your office until we get all of this sorted out? I think she needs to rest for a bit"
After a quick nod from a still stunned Nicole Jessi quickly went into her office and gently put the baby on the soft couch. In the background she could hear Kyle starting to explain the story. She knew she should join him but she had a hard time tearing herself away from the baby. The way she looked at her with those big eyes was captivating. Deciding that Kyle can wait a bit she took her in the arms and with a bit of concentration so that her vocal cords can give their maximum performance she started humming the old family song " She could be you". After only a few minutes the baby fell asleep. Jessi carefully put her on the couch again and spent a few more moments marveling at how amazing it was to see her asleep
. Making sure to tune her hearing so that she could detect the slightest signs of distress with the baby she joined Kyle who was just finishing the story
"…and then we destroyed the lab and came back here" finished Kyle nervously. She had been listening in and he summed it up quite nicely.
"So who's baby is this? Is it your little sister or something "asked a rather bewildered Josh who was silently praying that he wouldn't have to share his room with a baby as well. Or worse get kicked out of his room. He didn't mind Kyle and Jessi was fun but babies were wet and sticky. And loud and smelled bad . If Baylin had another semi clone running around he should step up and take some responsibility. Hey maybe he could buy them a bigger house
"Well we found some documents that point out that it's…" the hesitation in Kyle's voice felt almost like a dagger in Jessi's heart. What was she expecting really? That Kyle would suddenly change his feelings for Amanda and want to be with her instead? That he would want to be part of a family that was forced on him?
And that's when Jessi took a decision. Despite how much she wanted this she would not allow Kyle to sacrifice his happy life just out of guilt and doing the "right thing" She was not a whiny Amanda. She could be strong
"Mine" said Jessi with fake confidence" From the documents we determined that he was using one of my eggs, probably extracted somehow while I was in the pod"
The whole family was stunned by the news. When they saw Jessi breastfeeding a baby in the kitchen they were all freaked out but they thought that breastfeeding was a rather small feat for someone with their abilities so they just dismissed it as one of Jessi's unusual solutions to a problem.
"Holy shit you got a kid?" asked a stunned Lori. They had a Jessi Jr now? Lori hoped that the baby didn't suddenly start to fly around the room or something. Knowing how unpredictable Jessi was who knew how the baby would turn out
"The office is a great place to put a nursery" quickly added Josh laying down some early groundwork to securing his room
"Lori don't use such language" said Nicole but her heart wasn't in it. She really couldn't think about bad language right now. Now when they had something like that. Nicole hadn't felt so "freaked out" as Lori would put it since they discovered the whole truth about Kyle but still she was a mom and a counselor so first things first "Jessi this must be a terrible shock for you. Are you ok?"
It was actually a terrible shock for Stephen. Jessi had only been here for a while and he wasn't as close to her as to Kyle not to mention his own children but she had become part of the family. And your teenage daughter getting pregnant was every father's nightmare. A nightmare that has become even more vivid lately as Lori had begun dating his damn assistant and Josh was having sex offering the equally vivid nightmare of his son getting a girl pregnant
The only one he had felt confident about was Kyle. Good old responsible Kyle. And this had extended to Jessi as well because while the girl was a bit on the wild side it was rather obvious to everybody except maybe Kyle that she was completely and utterly infatuated with him. So this came as a complete surprise. And it was somehow even worse then his normal nightmare since 1) the baby was already here 2) he couldn't strangle the boy who got her into this situation. Deciding to concentrate himself on just what he was going to do on Brian Taylor if he ever caught him he turned his attention back on the conversation
"Don't worry I am fine" finished Jessi a bit shakily. She couldn't completely mask the pain from her voice. It was her choice after all not to burden Kyle with this. Not to tear him away from his own life but she still felt miserable about it.
Nicole misreading her and thinking that Jessi was overwhelmed because of the baby decided that she needed to have a private talk with her. She was dreading it a bit. It was one thing to counsel teens you have never met in your life, it was a whole other thing to deal with your own family.
"Jessi? Why don't we go in the office for a while? We can check on your daughter as well" Jessi smiled. Her daughter, it felt good hearing something like this
Meanwhile Kyle was left with the rest of the family in the kitchen thinking about the last few minutes. He was just about to make the decision, he was just about to take responsibility and proclaim that this was indeed his daughter but Jessi took the choice away from him. She quite clearly said that this was her daughter and didn't even mention him. Had Jessi decided to push him away .But why? Didn't she say that the decision was up to him?
He was feeling hurt and confused. But this wasn't half as bad as the guilt he suddenly felt, because a tiny part of him was relieved. He was relieved that his life hasn't changed even after the family saw the baby, he was relieved that he was not the center of awkward attention, he was relieved because maybe she would not….
… No he was not going to think about this anymore, he would talk to Jessi, try to understand why she did this and then…. Then he would do the right thing
Back in the office Jessi was feeling uncomfortable. Partly because Nicole seemed to be very nervous, her heartbeat was elevated, she was sweating and every few sentences she would stutter slightly
. The other part that made her nervous was the way Nicole was talking. It sounded strange. Almost like she was reading from a book . She talked about the hardships of raising a child, about family support, some strange statistics and then when she started talking about adoption Jessi finally understood
She didn't know she could have been so stupid. She knew this wasn't her home, she knew she was only imposing on the Tragers no matter how nice they were about it. Why was she so stupid to believe that they would just accept a baby into their home as well? A small voice in her head whispered that they would gladly accept Kyle's baby but Jessi crushed it. She was not going down that road again, she was not going to think only about herself anymore.
But the pain was still here. Almost as sharp as when she realized that Sarah had left, that her own mother hated her. Just a few minutes ago she told Kyle that she could do it herself. And now she was going to have to prove it. She concentrated on holding her tears back but she couldn't keep her thoughts away. She had hoped to raise her daughter here. Around the warmth of the Tragers and with Kyle nearby, even if he had gone back to Amanda his mere presence would have been reassuring. But now she would have to raise her all alone. Steeling herself she stood up.
"I understand Nicole" keeping her voice steady required supreme effort but she couldn't allow herself to be weak anymore. She was not going to end up like Sarah and Brian." I will start packing my things. Don't worry I still have the key to Sarah's apartment"
Nicole sat rather stunned. How the hell did it come to this? She knew she shouldn't have given her the clichéd speech she gave to other teenagers but with the shock of suddenly becoming a grandmother still strong in her mind she had reverted back to professional mode. But what on Earth made Jessi decide to move out?
"What? Jessi why? " said Nicole voicing her confused thoughts. Ten years of counseling experience and yet Jessi still managed to surprise her
"Nicole I really appreciate your hospitality, you helped me a lot but I can't and I won't abandoned her"
Nicole almost felt like slapping herself. She should have taken in account Jessi's insecurities about her place in the house. The speech must have sounded as if they didn't want the baby here
"Jessi you misunderstood me. I was just making sure you understand all of your options. Don't think for a second that we would ever abandon you or your daughter. You are part of this family now and so is your daughter. And we will never leave you" seeing Jessi's expression switch from devastated to euphoric in almost no time made Nicole feel truly good. It's been a while since she truly helped someone. And it could be especially hard to reach Jessi sometimes but she would never give up on her
" Now wipe those tears off and let me hold her. It's been a while since I held a baby but for a change maybe I can teach you something"
Nicole would always remember the next few minutes. When the baby awoke it was slightly cranky at first but she quickly warmed up to the new company of Nicole and was happily trying to reach for her hair seemingly fascinated by the color. Holding her first grandchild felt wonderful. It reminded her of the days when Josh and Lori were still babies.
It was not how she imagined it. In her plans it had been Lori. They would have many months to prepare everything for the baby's arrival and the first time they saw them together at the hospital everything would be perfect. She certainly would have never expected to come back one day from her parents and find Jessi breastfeeding her grown up baby. It was strange and unexpected but that was her family now. It was weird and uncharted territory but she wouldn't change it for anything in the world
As she bonded both with Jessi and the baby Nicole completely forgot her anger at Brian Taylor. What he did was completely immoral and downright criminal but looking at the baby Nicole knew that the end result of his machinations and lack of ethics has strangely turned up something wonderful. She almost felt sad that this was only Jessi's child. It would have been good if Kyle could also share this. And thinking of the rest of the family Nicole decided that with Jessi now relaxed and the baby in the good mood it was finally time to officially introduce the newest Trager
Opening the door for Jessi and the baby she saw the rest of the family eagerly awaiting them
"There is someone we want you to meet guys" said Nicole
"Hey there cutie" Lori was the first to take a step forward but soon the others followed as well ,all wanting to take a closer look at the newest addition to the family .They all started congratulating Jessi on her baby daughter and showering them both with compliments.
"Can I hold her?" asked Stephen remembering the good old days when his kids were still babies
Jessi gently handed her to Stephen. She smiled as she saw everyone crowding around him, still feeling the warmth from the reception they had given her. She felt some tears slipping through as she realized that this was how a real family felt. And she vowed that her daughter would have this
All her senses suddenly spiked, she could hear her heart pounding in her chest as she felt Kyle taking her hand. She turned and saw him smiling. It was defiantly the most perfect moment in Jessi's life
"So what's her name|" asked Josh who was grinning widely as the baby was tryint to squeeze his finger
"You know Lori is a really great name" added Lori quickly
"And Stephanie is a classic "said a still smiling Stephen while holding what he hoped to be little Stephanie
Amused from her family Nicole turned to Jessi and said
"Have you considered a name for her Jessi?"
"Well I did have an idea" said an excited Jessi "I read that the most successful formula for a name is something that shows positive qualities and has a deeper emaning . So I thought about something that would combine beauty, intelligence and strength. I was thinking of calling her…… Tigress Newton Lion"
I bet nobody expected that name : ) Don't worry though the family will do everything in their power to change Jessi's mind. And yeah still no Kessi. Sorry to disappoint you guys but I am trying to make it more realistically and we all know how blind Kyle can be to some things. But don't worry. The boy will start opening his eyes.
Anyway I am not really happy with this chapter. I don't know why but I was having some trouble writing these scenes. Sorry about that. I'll try to do better with the next one. And to update faster
Is life at school easy for a teenage mother? And did Kyle just do something extremely painful to Charlie? Next on Unexpected Consequences
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