Part 3
The day after having pizza with Jensen & JJ, your subconscious got the better of you. You decided to google Jensen & Daneel & see if any of the gossip sites had any details on their relationship as of late. It was of course on Perez Hilton's site you found a rumor of trouble for them. "I had a feeling this relationship was too supernaturally good to last. I had hoped it would, but latest resources say the couple have been having issues for about the past year between schedule conflicts. So sad. Let's hope this relationship doesn't become exorcised." You scoffed at his need to put puns in the article. You never would have thought they would have ended up splitting. Having just gone through one yourself you wished that they wouldn't. You knew how hard a separation can be, especially with a child involved. Scrolling down, you noticed the "Other Articles That Might Interest You" area and saw one just about Jensen titled "Play date for JJ or for Jensen?" You got a punch to the gut feeling and were afraid to find out what it was, but you clicked anyways.
There you saw a picture of you and Jensen laughing at your table at the pizzeria and the kids thankfully had their faces blurred out. "Who is this new mystery woman spotted with Jensen? It can be assumed that it was a play date for the kids, however there is quite an age difference between them. Merely a playdate for the children or was it one for the adults? Only time will tell…" There you were on a rumor mill site. You never thought you would actually end up on one. You tried not to, but you couldn't help but notice how happy the two of you looked. You hadn't seen yourself like that for some time now. You brought from your thoughts by your E-mail alert of a new job coming in. You decided to get lost in your work and not dwell on the "what ifs" running through your head.
It was Wednesday evening and you had received a text from a number you didn't recognize, "Do you need us to bring anything? Drinks or chips or anything?"
You smiled once you realized it was from Jensen. "Nope, we're all set. Just bring the two of you & we'll be good to go"
"Sounds good. What time did you want us to come over?"
"4:30 ok with you?"
"That works just fine."
"Ok, we'll see you then." You tried not to get too excited.
Friday evening you decided to go to the store to get the items you needed for the barbeque the next day. Upon arriving you noticed some paparazzi outside and wondered who they might be trying to follow. You want through the aisles and got the meat, buns, beans, lettuce, and mostly everything.
"You wanna pick out some chips for you and JJ?"
"Yeah, I think she'll like cheetos like I did at that age."
"I think you're right, can never go wrong with something cheesy for a kid."
Upon turning down the chip aisle, you almost had your cart collide with someone elses' s.
"I am so sorry!" You said. "We got a little too excited coming around the corner there." You held a smile as you apologized, but it immediately dropped once you realized who you almost ran right into.
"Rose!" A little voice squeeled.
"Hi JJ!" Your daughter beamed back.
You were mortified and didn't have a clue why. You had only had dinner with this woman's husbandand child, even though it was without her. It was just dinner...OH GAWD! Did she see the rumors?! Would she think you were trying to break apart their home?
You were torn from your thoughts as she broke the silence between you, "I'm sorry. Do I know you from somewhere?"
*maybe a tabloid with your husband* you thought. "Ummm...not really...no. I've ran jnto your husband a couple of times and the other day at the park. The kids hit off so well, we had dinner afterwards."
You could see her sizing you up. *shit*
"We're new to Texas and he showed us some if that "Texan hospitality" we've heard so much about. It was really a nice thing for him to do. Have a new favorite food joint now." You tried to stop yourself from rambling and digging yourself into an even bigger hole.
"Mom...JJ said 'yes' to cheetos, just like I told you she would." Rose smiled at you. "Can we get her some for tomorrow? "
Now Daneel seemed even more intrigued by you and a little caught off guard as if she didn't even know anything about the BBQ.
"Sure thing babe..." You tried to think of ANYTHING to say. The look of her shock gave you the feeling the rumors WERE true..."I think they'll go great with the burgers for you guys, but you HAVE to eat more than just chips...do you have a preference?"
This time you disturbed Daneel from her thoughts. "Hm?"
"Do you have a preference on type of chips? You're more than welcome tomorrow as well. I...I thought you were out of town filming or something, but that you're here, the more the merrier." You plastered the fakest smile you could muster HOPING she'd buy it.
"Oh! YOU'RE BBQ! I totally forgot! Jensen mentioned a bbq and it must have just slipped my mind. I was supposed to be out of this weekend, but plans changed, so...I'd love to come."
"O..ok. we'll see you tomorrow."
And with that you walked away as fast as you could. HOLY CRAP was tomorrow going to be interesting. As soon as you made it to the next aisle you debated on texting Jensen about the latest developments. If you did, that might let him know you knew about their marriage troubles, which meant you went snooping, or you could NOT tell him and let him be surprised tomorrow... Maybe he did tell her and plans changed to where they could BOTH come now?
You stared at your phone contemplating what to do...