Page 113 of Jester

“Well, I want a boy.”

“Hey, maybe you’ll both have boys,” Dire suggests before stepping off HQ’s porch. “And they’ll date, and you’ll be in-laws. And I won’t have to see any of that garbage since I’ll be in town away from you whipped fucks.”

Unwilling to let her flee without getting in the last word, I yell, “We’ll bring them to your apartment where they can make out while we complain!”

Sister Sass nods. “You’ll never be free of us Dire. Never!”

We all frown at how loud she gets, but Thorn suggests, “It’s the lady hormones.”

Sister Sass takes a swipe at his hair. He does the same to her. They descend into play-fighting while Apex and I slowly step away.

“Want to walk around?” he asks like he’s been doing since we joined the Born Villains Motorcycle Club. We might have old ladies now and live in fancy houses. A lot has changed over the years, but Apex and I still feed the best parts of each other.

SISTER SASS

I’m fully aware ofhow babies are made. Yet, I’m absolutely shocked when I get knocked up during my first month with Jester.

As soon as I’m late, I buy a test and tell him. Jester surprises me by seeming grumpy over how I didn’t find out before involving him.

“I guess I could have asked Dire or Aqua to sit with me while I waited for the result.”

Jester’s hard expression breaks immediately. “No, it should be me. I just don’t want to be disappointed, but it needs to be me.”

We look at the pregnancy test still in its box. I’m a little nervous to learn the news.

“Do I hold your hand while you piss?” Jester asks when I don’t move to the bathroom. “How complicated is this thing?”

Twenty minutes later, we stare at the negative result.

“I’m sorry,” I say, feeling guilty for getting his hopes up.

Jester hugs me against him. “Maybe it can’t happen that fast.”

“Jelly Bean got pregnant right away with Smoke’s cup-jizz,” I mumble and shrug. “I’m probably just late because I’ve been so stressed. That’s a thing, right?”

“Sure. I mean, no one knows a lady’s cycle like me. As an expert, I’d say it’s just delayed out of excitement.”

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