Resistant • Jonathan Kent

iii. Closer

Tiana managed to avoid all of the people in the area for the twins birthday party and she was zipping up the stairs, shutting the door to Jon's room quickly and she sighed with relief. "Sorry I'm late." She said as she turned around and saw that Jon was sitting at his desk. "Please tell me that you aren't angry--"

"I'm not angry at you, Tiana." Jon reassured her quickly as he was standing up and giving her a hug as she was very clearly relieved that he wasn't angry at her for missing almost a third of the birthday celebrations, because of her disappearing in a flash to help out someone all the way across the states. "I just hope that you aren't pushing yourself too hard for your body to take it on, especially considering how much overtime that you have been putting in, ever since Cameron went to Bizarro World with his dad." That was a touchy subject for her and everybody knew it.

Although, they didn't necessarily know the full reason why, they knew that she was bothered by the mention of it to an unusual degree. "I'm okay, Jon. I promise." Tiana said and then, Jon was smiling at her quickly. "And absolutely, I would tell you or your dad if I felt like I was pushing myself too hard. Please believe me on this, I won't drive myself into the ground. I promise." She said and he was nodding, before he grabbed a pair of jeans, a tank top and a hoodie. "Thanks."

"No problem. We're using the barn as a party spot of sorts, so your room is once again out of order." Jon stated and Tiana laughed at the words, before she was ducking into Jordan's room to change and she was coming back out in the borrowed clothes. "Come on, let's go back downstairs to the entirely organized chaos." He said and he was offering her a hand which she gladly took and she was gripping his hand.

Frankly not wanting to let go, even if everybody else thought that it was weird and they didn't really care.

They walked out of the house and honestly to Tiana, it seemed like the entire town had turned up to the party and then, she was steeling her nerves.

Reminding herself, that no one that was here today, was here for her. These people, they were all coming here for the twins.

"You don't have to stay." Jon reminded her quietly and she could feel her other hand in her pocket, as it was vibrating. "Tiana, don't force yourself to stay. You can come back to the house later, after all of the chaos is over and done with."

"I'm gonna be sick." Tiana said with a choked tone, before she was running up the porch steps and she was racing into the bathroom, slamming the door behind her.

Tiana made it to the toilet just in time, before she dropped down onto her knees as she retched. Everything in the whole day that she had eaten earlier, it all came back up and she was shaking.

"Tiana?" Lois was knocking on the door and Tiana groaned quietly. "Are you okay, in there? Jon said that you were feeling a little rough."

"I just need-" Tiana didn't have time to answer, before she was leaning over the toilet bowl and then, she was retching into the toilet bowl again.

"Okay, I'm coming in." Lois said and she was opening the door quickly, before Tiana was staring into the toilet bowl with a stunned look in her eyes. "Oh, sweetheart. What's wrong?" Lois asked and Tiana was shaking her head.

"I-I don't remotely know what the hell is wrong with me, right now." She admitted quietly and then, Lois was swiftly closing the door, in between them and the rest of the house, plus the party and the chaos.

"Jordan seemed to hit a nerve with you about that comment, about it... Well, not eating for only one." Lois said hesitantly and silently, Tiana was looking at her. "But, Tiana... I mean, is there any way that you could be?"