Soulbound (Final Space. Jackspeed fic)

Ch 4: More Shorts

Dress Up

"Look, I'm Jack!"

The two adults immediately looked up from their cyber chess game, only to stare in wonder at the little boy standing in the doorway. He had managed to get into the Greytrexian's dresser, and had pulled out his favorite purple robe. Of course, being unable to properly zip it up, the fabric hung open in the front, and one of the sleeves was falling down his shoulder.

"Gary," John tried to sold, but Jack only shook his head at him.

"Come here, and I'll zip it up for you," the little man insisted. Once he'd fixed up the outfit, he stepped back to survey his handiwork.

"Don't you make an adorable Greytrexian," Jaxx said, giving the boy a broad smile. "You are still wearing underwear, aren't you?"

"Yep!"

"Good. It's always best to wear underwear," Jaxx told him. "You know, I think blue might be a better color for you. What do you think, John?"

"Hmmm... I do think purple looks better on you," the captain agreed, looking directly at the Greytrexian when he said it. He turned back to look over his son, clearly missing the blush that spread across Jaxx's face. "Blue or green would go better with your blonde hair, Gary."

"Why don't we go see if I have a smaller robe in my dresser. This one is too big for you," Jaxx suggested, trying to hide his pink cheeks as he led the boy out of the room.

***

Her

"Gary, I have a gift for you," Jaxx said, after coming back from his latest mission.

"Jack, you're back!" The little blonde raced to greet him, throwing his arms around the pilot in excitement.

"My, what a warm welcome," the Greytrexian laughed, hugging his practically-adopted son back.

"What did you bring me?" the boy asked, his blue eyes sparkling with curiosity.

"Why don't you open it and see," Jaxx suggested, handing the boy the gift bag.

Gary reached in, pulling out a nicely folded blue robe. "It's beautiful." The boy's eyes suddenly widened as he remembered his important news. "Daddy has a lady friend over, but I like YOU better."

"Oh... thank you, Gary," Jaxx said, patting the boy on the back.

"I'm going to go try this on right now!" Gary yelled, racing upstairs to his bedroom.

"Jack, is that you? We're on the patio!" John called from the back yard.

"I'll be right out," Jaxx answered, setting his bags by the foot of the stairs. He took a moment to steel himself, but he could feel his stomach churning. This was the first time John had brought a woman home. It might finally be time to let his soulmate move on.

***

"Jack, you're back from your mission early," John said, smiling from ear to ear. He and the red haired woman next to him stood up from the patio table. "This is my girlfriend, Vanessa."

"It's nice to meet you," Jaxx said, shaking her hand.

"John's told me all about you. In fact, he won't stop talking about you," the woman said, throwing the captain an amused look.

"Sorry, I do talk about you and Gary a lot," John admitted bashfully.

"It's fine," Jaxx assured him. John's new love interest seemed... nice.

"Up until this point, I wondered if there was something more than just friendship between you," Vanessa commented offhand, causing Jaxx to gawk at her. "But now I can see that there obviously isn't."