A Little Sane

Chapter 154

The silence in their bedroom was piercing. They stood standing across the room from each other. No one spoke. Mercedes stood by the bedroom door and watched Jerome who was watching her from the other side of the bed. Jerome had discolored her face that was now back to its normal color and yet; he still somehow found his way back into her life again. Jerome was lucky he had never broken a bone on her though he came close multiple times. Mercedes had finally started really using her powers against him, but she still would never hurt him to the magnitude most people would probably feel he deserved. Jerome gently rubber the back of his neck. Mercedes looked away. but when she blinked, one single tear ran down her cheek. Jerome stared at her feeling guilty. He was shocked when she spoke.

"I thought you were going to die.."

Tears welled in her eyes as she finally looked at him.

"And you can't die.."

He took a step forward.

"Mercedes I'm sor..."

"Stop. Please don't tell me again that you're sorry."

Jerome slowly nodded and set on the edge of their bed. He let out a slight gasp as she straddled his leg. She cupped his face.

"Goddamn it! You have go to stop trying to die on me..."

Mercedes put her face in his shoulder and started to sob. Jerome cautiously placed his hands on her hips. Mercedes let go of his face and wrapped her arms tightly around him. Jerome gently placed one of his hands in the middle of her back to keep her supported. He let out a small sigh. Mercedes set up and smack him in the shoulder. She spoke through tears and he voice had a slight growly anger to it. 

"You fucker!"

She shook her head. She gently cupped his face and leaned in gently kissing him. Jerome gladly excepted her kisses even though he felt he didn't deserve them. She leaned her forehead against his and continued to cry. Jerome gently wiped away her tears. She tensed when Jerome started slowly inching his hand towards her stomach. He gently laid it flat against her belly. He stared at it for a moment before looking back up.

"Are you positive it's mine?"

Mercedes set back and sniffled. She nodded her head.

"Around the time I conceived I wasn't having sex with Jeremiah... just you.. it was an entire two month period.. It has to be yours."

Jerome closed his eyes and sighed as he gathered himself. He gently placed his hand on her belly underneath her shirt. He started rubbing soothing circles. 

"Mercedes.. this thing.."

"Baby."

Jerome's eyes locked with hers.

"It's a baby Jerome.."

He slowly nodded his head.

"This.... baby... could kill you."

Mercedes shook her head. She gently cupped his cheek.

"I promise you that it won't.."

"You're going based off of a vision that you know is something you'd want to see anyways.. How do you know it's the true future..?"

Mercedes took in a deep breath. 

"I just- I just have faith and I just feel that it is the truth.. please believe me when I tell you I tried to go to Lee several times."

Jerome looked at her shocked. She nodded.

"I did, but every time I would mention it.. I would get the horrible headache and the visions would just race through my brain so powerfully. I don't believe that it would be this bad if it wasn't the truth."