The alarm went off,and Jay's fist slammed down on the snooze button before he picked it up and threw it. Looking up,he sighed.
The right side of the bed was empty.
The smaller dresser was untouched and dusty.
The windows were shut. The house was quiet. Quiet and lonely.
Danny watched Genesis sift through the produce. The redhead had planned on going to the market alone,but the blond had insisted he come along since he'd refused to cover himself and hide his figure.
Several looks of curiosity had been thrown in Genesis' general direction.
''Why did you want to come here alone,anyway?''Danny asked.
''I don't like drawing attention to myself. I wanted to come alone so I could learn my way around.''
''You know what everyone's calling you,right?''
''The Rose of the South. I'm well aware. They can call me whatever they want. I promised my loyalty to Jay,so no one is allowed to touch me in such manners.''
Danny sighed. ''You know that won't stop a person from scoping you.''
''No,I suppose it won't. When does Mac get home?''
''Around five o'clock. Are you intending to have dinner ready by then?''
''If not ready,at the very least I want to have it cooking.''
''Well,you better hurry up. The schools dismiss in thirty minutes,and Don's pretty eager to get away from your little monsters.''
''They're not that bad,''Genesis smiled.
''They've buried him in snow.''
''Oh,he'll get used to them. At least he's getting paid.''
''You sure you know what to look for?''
''Hey,Athos,relax. It's kind of hard to miss the Rose of the South.''
''That may be,but make sure you get a good shot in...say,the left lung?''
''I thought you didn't want me to kill him.''
''I don't. It all depends on how fast the Ambulance gets there. Don't worry. I'll deal with Jay.''
''Are you sure this is a good idea? Shooting a Fallen Angel's lover?''
''Oh,they're more than lovers. They're married. How they fooled the priest is beyond me,though. Just don't hit that blond detective. I don't want to get dragged all the way up to New York. I hear Taylor has a nasty temper.''
''Shoulda thought of that before you told me to shoot the son of the Miami Fox.''
Athos chuckled. ''Remember,Jake,if you miss,you'll never see the ten thousand dollars.''
''I know.''
Jay's eyes scanned the room for a minute. His head ached from sleeping in the wrong position;he'd been tossing and turning constantly.
Horatio had more than once walked in to check on the young man and found him grabbing at the blankets on Genesis's side of the bed. Admittedly,it was quite strange to see someone so strong crumble just because of a few days of absence.
Footsteps sounded,and Jay's hand slowly slipped under his pillow for his gun. They drew closer towards the door to his room,and everything seemed to slow down as his ears went deaf.
A gunshot echoed through the house,and the Angel was suddenly aware that someone was holding his wrist. He looked up at the ceiling and discovered a hole. When had that gotten there?
''If you're going to shoot everyone that comes into your room,then I can only imagine how long my son will last when he gets home.''
Jay jerked. ''...Horatio...?''
''You need to go to a doctor.''
''Wha...No,I don't!''
''You are hallucinating on top of running a 103 degree fever.''
''I-I'm fi-mmf!''Horatio glared at him as he shoved a thermometer in his mouth. It took a few seconds to beep,but when it did,Jay spat the device out onto the bed. He read the numbers and then looked at Horatio,who did not at all look pleased.
''...103.2...''
''Get dressed.''
The Angel grumbled as he climbed out of bed and discovered that everything from head to foot hurt. His head hurt so much that he dropped the moment he stood up and fell into Horatio's arms.
''Yeah,you're going. Come on.''
Jay pushed himself away from the older male to try and stand up on his own. He made it to the doorway of his room,and he collapsed to the floor clutching his stomach.
''Ugh...nauseous...''
''You haven't eaten anything in the last few hours. If you do hurl,it'll just be stomach acid.''
Jay's eyes rolled into the back of his head for a minute,and he released a heavy sigh. ''Are you tryin' to make me feel better?''
Horatio smirked. ''Not really.'' He tried to get the Angel up off the floor,but Jay jerked free.
''I'm happier on the floor.''
''Why?''
''It's colder.''
''Jay,you need to see a doctor.''
''I'm not gettin' up,''he spat.
''Jay,''Horatio warned.
''Just leave me here. I'll be fine.''
''Leave you on the floor?'' Horatio quirked a brow.
''Yup.''
Horatio crossed his arms and watched for a few minutes. Jay went still against the floor,and then Horatio became aware that he was asleep.
''Wow.'' He retrieved a clean blanket from the laundry room and threw it over the body for warmth. Then,smiling,he took a picture of the scene with his phone to show to Genesis.
He was not going to let the Angel live this down.
The school bell rang,and children came pouring out onto the streets to parents and older siblings.
Genesis watched from the car as two young blond boys ran straight for Danny. It was a pleasant sight. As the redhead looked more closely,he saw that the boys were in fact twins. Instinctively,his hand strayed to his stomach.
Strange. Why was he desiring another child? He had two already,and the second pregnancy earned a brick wall against Jay's back.
But,it couldn't be helped. The twin blonds came running to the car,and when they both blasted him with their one question,the redhead nearly fell over.
''Are you Genesis?!'' The redhead jumped,and then chuckled as he composed himself.
''Yes... You two certainly have a lot of energy.''
''Sorry. They've been eager to meet you,''Danny stated.
The adults managed to get the eager and wild twins into the car,and when Genesis sat up front in the passenger's seat,something clicked in his head.
''You have the same ability,too,don't you?''
Danny nodded. ''Male pregnancy is a little more common than you realize,''he whispered.
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