Darkest Shadows

5) Tomorrow

"Please darling."--Jaxin

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When Ambrose wakes up Jaxin is asleep in his arms, clinging to him tightly and snoring. He had the hardest time falling asleep last night and he knows if he gets out of bed like he needs to Jax will wake and he wants him to sleep a little longer. His phone beeps beside him and he gently turns back to grab it without waking Jax, the screen lights up and he smiles. He and Jax took the picture at Gemini and Rhea's wedding, the two of them in each other's arms with huge smiles on their faces their hands interlocked on their chests. Maezie was the one to take it and sent it to Ambrose, she had finally gotten over her anger at him, turns out she got so defensive because the same thing happened to her best friend who then committed suicide because of it, and she didn't want that for Jax.

When he opens the phone the picture on his home screen makes his smile brighten, this picture being of only Jax, he took it when they were on a date at the river for his twenty-third birthday. Jax was looking across the river and Ambrose got out his phone to take a picture, his head thrown back in laughter, and his eyes crinkled. That was about four months after the first picture from Gemini and Rhea's wedding was taken and it's been his screen saver ever since. He opens his messages and sees a text from Gemini.

9:04 a.m. Don't worry about fighting today, we've got it covered. Be careful Brose.

9:06 a.m. Okay thanks. Txt me if u need anythg

Jax starts to stir in Ambrose's arms, and he sets his phone back on the nightstand and curls back over Jax, brushing his hair back and rubbing circles on his hip. He relishes the way he snuggles back and nuzzles the arm under his head, he settles down for a few minutes before turning around, now facing Ambrose. He drops his head on Jax's and kisses him gently before those gorgeous grey eyes turn up to look at him stunning him as they do every time he sees them, a hint of a smile forms on Jax's lips as his hand reaches out to brush Ambrose's hair out of his face. "Hey," he whispers, kissing his boyfriend sweetly. There is nothing more he loves than being lazy in bed with Jax, just staying in bed all day, cuddling, kissing, and forgetting the world outside their door. "How are you feeling?"

"Perfect. Just fine Amby. What time is it?"

He checks his phone and says, "Nine fifteen."

"Don't you have to be up for work?" Jax asks gently, brushing his foot against Ambrose's leg, his hand resting on his cheek as his fingers make lazy patterns in his hair.

"No, Gemini said they have it covered so I get to stay home today with you. Why are you crying?"

Jax shakes his head and pulls Ambrose's lips to his, kissing him reverently. "I was scared I wouldn't get a today with you, I'm truly sorry Ambrose, I would take it back if I could."

"I know and I forgive you so stop beating yourself up about it. We've got the whole day for just you and me, what do you want to do?"

He wipes the tears off Jax's face and smiles at him, when Jax smiles back at him the pounding on the door begins. "What?" Jax shouts, annoyed.

"Jaxin, you need to come out here. Now," Gemini growls, serious the only way to describe his voice. Ambrose starts to get out of bed, but Jax kisses him and pushes him back down.

"You wait here, I'll be right back. Find a movie we can watch." Ambrose nods and Jax is out the door, he picks up the TelaPad and scrolls through the movies trying to find one that he thinks is interesting, he sees that Chevolure movie that Ro and Ashely love to watch but after reading the description he scrolls on. Lesbian romcoms are not his type. The Abyss is a horror movie he had watched with Gemini a couple of years back before Jax came into his life, he likes horror movies about zombies and aliens and dogs, but those about creepy men and super evil entities make him squeamish, it reminds him of the Scorpion Man who haunts him. The man didn't have a name, Ambrose only called him the Scorpion Man because of those hundreds of venomous scorpions he carried in his tailcoat.