Ninjago - One-shots and short Stories

Weekend for Four / Part 3 (*)

This part mainly focuses on Jay and Nya. As usual, rated T for language and suggestive themes.

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Our Future

Nya's eyes fluttered open. The sound of a door closing had woken her from her sleep.

It must have been quite late in the day, for the morning sun was already peeking through the blinds, lighting up the unfamiliar surroundings.

It took Nya a few moments to realise where she was. The young woman turned onto her left side, expecting her boyfriend to be lying next to her, but she found the other side of the double bed to be empty. When she heard cheerful laughter coming from behind her, she rolled over again and saw Jay standing next to her side of the bed, already fully dressed and fondly smiling down at her.

"Good morning sleepyhead." He said. Nya could feel the bed dip as he sat down next to her, before placing a gentle kiss on her bare shoulder.

"Where were you?" She mumbled. "I missed you."

"I don't think so." He chuckled. "You were so fast asleep that you didn't even move when I got up. I woke up early and couldn't go back to sleep, so I went for a run along the beach."

Only then Nya noticed that he was wearing his running gear. "But it's our day off, we don't have to train." She complained. "And, how can you be so full of energy that early in the morning, especially after last night..."

"I guess I've had a few more years of Sunrise Exercise than you, so I'm kinda used to waking up early. And you should know by now that, thanks to my element, my energy levels recharge a lot faster than most other people's, including yours."

Nya sat up and stretched her arms. "Yeah, I do. And I guess that means, you're gonna be the one to do the night shifts when we'll have kids." She stated.

"Wha-what's that supposed to mean?" Her boyfriend spluttered, blushing madly and his eyes fixed on the empty champagne bottle on the floor next to the bed. "A-Are y-you trying to tell m-me you-you're ..."

"Don't worry, I am not pregnant." Nya reassured him. "Believe me, otherwise I wouldn't have touched a single drop of alcohol last night."

She gave him a careful smile. "It's just... during our dinner, when Kai and Skylor mentioned future nieces and nephews, I realised that I actually wouldn't mind if that happened. And maybe not too far in the future either... what do you think?"

His mouth agape, Jay looked at her silently for what felt like an eternity – although, in reality, it was not more than a minute.

"I-I think I would like that." He finally answered, smiling back. "I mean, from the moment I first met you I've dreamt of having a family with you one day. But I guess it would be nice if that one day arrived sooner rather than later." He cupped her face with his hands and planted a gentle kiss on her ruby lips. "I love you, Nya Smith. And yes, I would love to have a baby with you."

"I love you too, Jay Walker." She replied, running his hand through his slightly damp auburn locks. "Or, should I call you Mr Gordon this weekend?"

"You can call me whatever you like, Mrs Gordon." He winked at her. "But if we don't want to be late for breakfast with Mr and Mrs Chen, I should better go get a shower now."

As Jay stood up and walked into the small en-suite bathroom. Nya happily snuggled back against her pillow until she could hear her boyfriend's steps in their hotel room again. He had a white bath towel wrapped around his waist and was drying his hair with a second, smaller one. "I really hate to interrupt your pleasant dreams, but you need to get up now as well." He told her. "We are supposed to meet Kai and Skylor in twenty minutes."