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Nice Day for a White Wedding

While the flight was fucking long to get from Seattle to Germany, everyone had agreed that at least this destination wedding came with sweet travel accommodations. Just about everyone had gotten some sleep during their flight except for Beth who seemed to be in full control-freak mode and kept connected to the wedding planner at almost all times.  Once they arrived, Skylar and Gerald took their own car to the palace while the other two couples took a large SUV. “Well shit.” Alex commented as they entered the gates and started pulling down the long drive. “Ready to get lost in this place?” He chucked at Jessica and slid out of the car once they stopped, holding her hand as she got out. Everyone was talking as they walked in the front doors and it all drowned out into static in Alex’s brain as he just detached from the group and started walking through the different rooms, Jess still in tow. “Are these unlocked?” He asked moreso to himself as he tried out a couple large double doors and opened them out to the massive back courtyard which was full of people testing lights and setting up the decorations, tables and more. “Did you want this? Well, maybe not this, but the big wedding scene- I know we acted fast and kept it small, but jesus, this is a lot..”

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I have no idea

“This place is sick!” Alex hollered out once he and Jessica walked into their room. “Sucks that the first night all the girls have to have their own room though. You’re going to leave me all alone in here.” He pouted at her. “And I don’t even have the twins, what am I going to do?” When Alex didn’t have the twins, he always had Jessica around to fill the time or work or something to do with Cam, almost a week away left him wondering if he’d be bored or completely blasted the entire time. “Think you can sneak away tonight?” Beth had mentioned giving Skylar a chance to see Gerald and after all the joking the girls had done, even Gerald’s own brother had some fun teasing him, the bride had wanted it to be a little hushed that they were in fact not going to be playing by regular wedding rules. Especially if the soon to be mother in law found out. “So I know I got three new suits, but.. Do I have to wear them all week for the parties? Like legit?”

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I’m giving you two weeks. I don’t think so. 

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jessicaroseshepherd​:

“I missed you too and you did such a great job as a house husband while I was gone.” She patted his chest before laying her head down and letting out a small yawn. “I’m thinking we might finally have enough room and setting to finally do the Thinking Out Loud dance. We have a week so we can definitely do more than just that I’m just excited to do that dance.” She paused realizing it will have been the first time she had danced in nearly a year. “I haven’t danced in so long, I didn’t even realize.” She looked up at him with a small pout and he kissed her causing it to turn into a smile, “I’m going to say something but I’m only going to say it once otherwise it’s going to go to your head but you were right. Getting pregnant wasn’t the end of my life, it was the start of ours. The routine changed but I didn’t feel like I was missing out on anything. It was harder when I was just a walking balloon but when you’re gone they really make it a lot easier. They stress me out sometimes but when they laugh or smile up at me it just makes everything worth it. So even on my bad days, just remember that I’m happy and there’s no where else I’d rather be in my life, okay?” Her tired eyes gazed up at him and the freckles on his skin, there would never be a better man for her in her entire lifetime. 

“Damn, I’m sure it’ll be perfect for Thinking Out Loud, hell with how over the top the place is we could probably recreate the music video.” He chuckled, kissing her when she mentioned not dancing in a long time. “You’ll be back into it soon, we can find a baby sitter a couple nights a week I’m sure. I haven’t been in ages too, think the guys at the station will have a field day with that one.” His eyebrows perked up in curiosity as she said mentioned only telling him something once. Listening to her, it was everything he’d hope to one day hear from her and he truly wanted to believe it. “I’m sorry we didn’t  plan things out like we probably should have, but I’m really happy you don’t just hate me for putting some twins in you. Sammy and Ethan are great, a lot of work, but yeah.. when you were gone they definitely make the alone time a lot more bearable. And I think we’ve figured out a great schedule with them, they love you so much. Having you back here though is my favorite, I like knowing where you all are and knowing everyone is okay and safe. It’s the one big downfall of my job right now, I get off a call and I just have to know that you are all okay even though I know you weren’t in the specific danger we were taking care of.” He hummed out, rand rubbing up and down her arm. “Get some sleep, I’ll wake you before I leave in the morning.”

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jessicaroseshepherd​:

She smiled back at him before looking back at the nachos feeling herself blush. She took a few more bites before turning back to him. Tilting her head, she pouted at him, “You’re not a seven. If I’m a twenty, you’re a twenty.” Jessica couldn’t help but smile at him as he shook his head, “You’re too cute to ever be mad at and I hate you for it. It’s that fucking smile.” She poked her finger into his chest while saying the last part before grabbing the Gatorade bottle. “A man ten years older than me that idolizes my father? Please.” She rolled her eyes with a laugh, “Wanna put this away and meet me upstairs?” As he nodded, she kissed his cheek before going to the living room to carry her suitcase upstairs. She pulled the hoodie and hot sauce she got him out of her suitcase before kicking her suitcase to the side to deal with it later. She felt really bad for just wanting to lay and hug onto him in bed knowing he had to go back to work in the morning but she was tired from that wild last night. She turned on the LED lights and the lofi music before grabbing her comfy pajamas and taking a quick shower. It felt like she had finally made peace with everything in her soul. When she got out, he was already laying on the bed scrolling through his phone. Jessica happily skipped over and jumped onto the bed next to him.  “Alexander.” A smirk grew on her face as he turned to look at her surprised, “I love you.” She let out a small laugh before cuddling up to him, “I talked to Skylar about the trip and where we’re staying and there’s a ballroom that will be vacant the first two days we’re there and you know what I’m thinking?” 

Alex couldn’t help but smile wider as she said it was the reason she couldn’t be mad at him. “Now you know my issue with you.” He gave a little laugh and nod before she left to head upstairs while he put away the rest of dinner and washed up the remaining dishes. Heading upstairs, Alex shucked his shirt and short off before plopping back in bed in his boxers and looked through his phone, head bobbing just slightly to the lofi playing in the background. As she stepped out of the bathroom and called him, he looked up, ready to be getting in trouble. “Oh no, what did I do? I cleaned the bathroom, don’t tell me I missed a clob of toothpaste.” Though the mild concern was wiped away as she bounced onto the bed. “I love you too, beautiful.” He reached out to grab her hand and tug her over to him. “And I missed you, so get over here.” He listened and kissed the top of her head as she settled in against him. “Oh are we going to get some sick dance videos? We should absolutely do castle or whatever that mansion videos. There’s gotta be incredible views.”

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jessicaroseshepherd​:

Jessica smiled and continued to hold onto him. “I love you. I do. I really love  you.” As he patted her butt she looked up at him, “I don’t know why I’m so scared. It was almost like I could go out and perform whether it be at dance class or a party or at school, everyone’s eyes were on me. They adored me or hated me, I was always perfect and ready for anything.  Then we would go home and it would be us and baths and Cheeto fingers and burps. You were my safe space, you always have been. That’s why I don’t feel like I’m that girl for you because you’re the only one who has seen me in my comfort zone. Even with Chung I would go to bed with makeup on, wake up early and fix it. Well, I guess Andrew has seen it but that wasn’t… That was loneliness not love. I don’t know why you would choose me after you’ve seen me at my worst. And it hurts me that you do because I know as much as you hurt me I hurt you more and you still love me.” She leaned back to caress his cheek, “And everyone saw me the way I see Beth and Skylar; desirable, strong, gorgeous women. So for you to come back to me after being with her. I can’t figure it out, I can’t wrap my brain around it.”

“I love you too.” He hummed out before moving to rest back against the counter. “Jess I know you don’t realize this, but you are still that girl. You’re still adored, when it comes to dancing you are loved or hated, you’re just not a total threat to everyone’s relationship anymore.. I mean apparently not to the guys at least.” He shot her a cheeky little grin. “I chose you because.. do you know how annoying it is to feel like you have to just come across better than you actually are to be around someone like Beth? She’s always dressed up, she’s annoyingly ladylike - especially around any form of public - and even when things were just chill, she wasn’t the one I could fart or burp around. That was you and you were gone because I ruined us when I thought I wanted to try something new. I’m not going to lie and say things were terrible with us because.. I had fun, I tried healing and moving on and it was an experience, but I couldn’t let you go. And I’ll keep choosing you because I missed you.. all the fucking time, even when I didn’t want to. You’re still the girl everyone wants, but I never felt like I needed to be any different to be around you. Sure on a scale of 1-10 I’m like a 7 and you’re a 20, but I’ve always just been lucky to have you. So now that I do have you again, like actually finally fucking have you, what in the hell makes you think I’d give that up?” He shook his head, still smiling at her like it was the most obvious thing in the world. “If anything you could have chose a hot Italian doctor over me, you’re obviously the crazy one.”

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jessicaroseshepherd​:

“I’m not unhappy…” Jessica sighed before taking another drink and setting it down on the counter. “I’m just scared. I’m always scared and if it’s not about one thing it’s about the other and I just wanted to let go of all it. I wanted to leave everything there, I didn’t want to carry that baggage back with me, but I can’t help but feel like I ruined you. I made you only want me and when you didn’t I overreacted and ruined the only relationship you had outside of me. I just worry you’ll be like my dad and be like happy ten year anniversary, here are the divorce papers. I’m trying to not be scared.” She reached out and grabbed his hand. When it came down to it that’s what they were, two scared kids trying to find their own place in the world. Her ears perked up as he said he didn’t tell her something causing him to look from her plate of nachos back over at him, “You did?” She let go of his hand and quickly hugged him, “You big idiot, you didn’t have to do that.” She let out a little laugh hugging onto him a little tighter, “You’re too good to me.”

Alex sighed and gave Jessica a little mouth shrug. “So you’re going to be scared for the next ten years? I don’t know what I’m supposed to do to ease that fear for you. All I can say is.. could I have stayed with Beth? Maybe, I don’t know, we were pretty solid, but we hadn’t planned for a future together. What I do know is she’s happy and getting married and I married the woman I love and we have kids and I know we’re young and still figuring this all out, but I hate seeing you stress over holding me back from something. If anything we both could have moved on and we didn’t. We’re here because we chose each other.” As she hugged him, he wrapped his arms around her lower back and chuckled. “Yeah, well, you’ve been stressed about this and I thought if I could just get it over with and not make you go through more medical shit then I should at least do that.” Kissing the top of her head, he swayed back and forth a bit before patting her bum. “Okay finish eating.”

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jessicaroseshepherd​:

“Oh, I could definitely eat.” She smiled at him as he stepped back before hauling in her suitcase to behind the couch. She walked into the kitchen and sat at the island and started to eat, “That first night was rough with the tarot readings but then we got tattoos and our nails done and hit up the malls. Uhm, I may have made out with a woman at a gay club, it’s kind of a blur.” She said the last part quickly before shoveling another loaded chip into her mouth. “These are really good by the way, a lot better than that waffle I had this morning.” She leaned against him before reaching for the Gatorade and taking a drink. “I think Sky is just excited to actually be married to him and have all this stressful stuff of planning done and over with. She got to hear her music played in public for the first time this weekend too. There was a lot of emotions thrown into the mess that is New Orleans.” She took a deep breath before taking another bite. “I’m just happy to be home. I kept reaching out to you in my sleep that second night because normally you’re back after a day but my drunk brain couldn’t comprehend that…How are you? How was your weekend with the twins? I know you said they were good when we talked but I didn’t know if that was to keep me from stressing out or whatever.” 

“How are you feeling since that whole tarot card reading?” He knew there was going to be a conversation ahead for the two of them, especially with Jessica still not really trusting him. Alex knew to an extent that there was only so much he could do, he had broken her trust and it was up to her to decide to truly and fully forgive him and he couldn’t blame her for being unsure and wary. His eyes went wide when she mentioned that she ‘may have’ made out with a woman. “Should I.. okay I just have to ask, I know how you are when you’re going all out and I love you and trust you, but should I have a reason to worry? Are you happy with us? Because I know with the tarot thing... just.. are you unhappy?” He rested on the counter in front of her on his forearms as he spoke. Jess had mentioned in the past kind of missing being chased and wanted and being more free and he didn’t know if kissing a chick was the result of that or that and the tarot reading. “Well at least she enjoyed herself it sounds like.” He couldn’t help but smile as she mentioned her drunk brain missing him, at least that was somewhat reassuring. “I’m good, the twins are good, everything was pretty smooth, well.. okay so I didn’t tell you this, but I know you’re stressed about the kids and getting your tubes tied and all of that.. so I got a vasectomy on Friday. I’m officially shooting blanks.” He joked, hoping she’d be glad. “So I’m a bit sore, but the babies love the swings and Cam and Tristan and your dad and mine came by over the weekend, so I had an extra set of hands here and there which was nice.”

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jessicaroseshepherd​:

“I don’t know, we’re really weird about that stuff. I’m one hundred percent not ready to go home and be a wife or a mother, my head is killing me.” With a deep breathe, she sat back in her chair before thanking the waiter for bringing her coffee along with a tray of add ins. She started to mix together her coffee before it was her turn to order, “Just get me like waffles, whatever the best waffle is here but also like a good sized side of bacon and sausage.” She said with a small smile before lifting her mug up to her mouth and taking a sip. The warm coffee felt like a warm hug around her body and brain causing her to let out a relieved sigh until she was called a light weight causing her to pout. “I haven’t had alcohol like that in over a year.” They had a great breakfast causing her to feel better before their final shopping trip before the jet. Sitting on the floor, she continued to rearrange her suitcase to make all the things she bought fit as they talked about the wedding until she was asked a question. “Uhm, yup! Shoes got there last week but we actually found out that Alex’s suit doesn’t fit so my dad took it to the tailor to have them fix it and he promised me it would be ready in time.” Jessica gave her a thumbs up before going back to making a list on her phone of what her and Alex needed to pack and bring. It mostly involved their passports, wedding outfits, and cards against humanity. “Oh, also, are we allowed to like roam this castle or should be and Alex bring enough things to keep us busy in our room? Another thing, are drugs allowed on the private jet?” They continued to talk about the upcoming trip. They would fly down to LA on Sunday because Gerald had an important meeting before flying over to Russia the next day to stay for five days before they would fly home and the happy couple would go to their honeymoon. She finally got everything in her suitcase and it zipped before sitting in her chair and buckling in for the final stretch and landing. Once they landed, she took turns hugging both of them before thanking Skylar for an amazing trip.  She asked Beth to set up a hair appointment so she could maybe get some highlights in her hair or something before the wedding. Jessica had a great time but she was ready to get home and she would see them again soon. They would likely all probably start texting each other the next morning. Getting into the car assigned to her, she made sure to text Alex that she was on her way home. He told her that he would keep an eye out for the car and the kids were sleeping.  Upon arriving home she was antsy. Jessica quickly got out and grabbed her suitcase out of the trunk before rushing up the stairs to the door. Alex opened the door to greet her and she wrapped her arms around him tightly. “I’ve missed you so much.” 

Alex was a little bummed that he was going to have to leave for work not even a full day after Jessica got home from her trip, but that was the way of the job. She was supposed to be landing just after the twins went to bed and after she’d told him just how much she’d drank, he made sure to have some easy food ready and a gatorade to help rehydrate her. Meanwhile, he was balancing the babies pretty damn well - the swing seats his father in law and Sloan installed made getting meals and just average around the home things done a lot easier because they seemed mostly entertained by them and if one wasn’t, it wasn’t difficult to carry them around, it’s when both of them demanded to be held that things got trickier, but he managed with some help. He’d had his surgery on Friday morning and while things were a little sore still, it really wasn’t too bad and he hoped that would ease Jess’ mind when she got back. “Hey little mamas.” Alex smiled at Jess, arms wrapping around her as she walked right into his chest. “Still feeling that good, huh?” His voice had a tone of amusement to it, knowing the girls probably drank way too much and got little to no sleep and would all be going home to crash. “I made some nachos and smoked pulled pork if you think you could eat.” Stepping back, he moved her with him and closed the door behind her back. “How was your weekend? Skylar have a good time?” 

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The Get Down (TV Series 2016– )

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Jessica: I'll call you if I'm not blacked out... If anything I'll call you in the morning. I love you.

Alex: I understand, I love you too. Have fun baby.

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Jessica: I miss them too...(small laughter) It's been a lot of champagne and cocktails... I had a 48 ounce daiquiri in the span of like 30 minutes so I'm sure I'll be throwing up shortly... Skylar and Beth are getting their stuff read right now before we continue the walk home.

Alex: Well it sounds like you're having a blast then, just be safe babe. Have fun and if you remember let me know you got back safe.

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Jessica: I love you too... How are they doing? Are they okay without me there?

Alex: They're good, they miss you, but we had some cousin play time today. Well.. Micah did the most talking but- (chuckles) We're all just missing you. How's it going with the girls?

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Jessica: You sure?

Alex: Jessica, I love you. I have never been more sure of anything in my life.

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Jessica: Of course I am... I'm just afraid one morning you're going to regret letting me in your house that night. That there will be this amazing girl at work that will make you wish you just waited it out and lived without all my bullshit.

Alex: If there's ever an amazing girl at work, it'll be because you're there. I don't regret anything, Jess. Well - I regret fucking up your trust, but you..me..the twins. You've given me everything I ever wanted.