A Little Sane

Chapter 14

Abbe set on the couch staring at Mercedes and Jerome. She took a small breath.

"So how did you two meet..?"

Mercedes tilted her head.

"That's a long story, but... Jerome kidnapped me."

Abbe kept her face from showing her true emotions. She immediately saw a billion red flags. Jerome put his hands up in defense.

"Okay in my defense, we were just robbing her house. Usually if I find people I kill them. So I searched the house, and I found her sleeping in her room. When I saw her face and her entire self laying sleeping so peacefully..."

Abbe looked at him questioningly. Jerome looked at Mercedes completely blown away.

"She was the most beautiful girl I have ever seen... I couldn't hurt her... but something else also told me I couldn't leave her.. So I just.. took her.."

Mercedes laughed and Abbe looked at her confused. 

"Jerome that sounds slightly creepy. Look Abbe believe me it was weird for the first few days, but I'll tell you something. Me and Jerome knew each other when were small kids. I'd go to the circus every year and play with him in the petting zoo."

Abbe nodded her head. She could feel the love between them, but she could also tell that there had to be some scary parts of their relationship. She was afraid there was abuse at one point. Abbe couldn't help herself constantly looking at Jerome out the corner of her eye. He was being calm and very nice, but it was creeping Abbe out. He was being too calm and nice for her. She had lived in Gotham her whole life and knew the whole timeline of Jerome's time in her hometown. Mercedes sighed.

"There's a lot to my life Abbe. A lot of shit as happened to me. Jerome helped me through all of it. I know it doesn't make sense, but here we are."

The sound of two small babies comes down the hallway. Mercedes looks at the time.

"It's really been two hours. Well, Abbe here's the remote. Please feel free to turn on whatever you like."

Abbe looked at her shocked as her and Jerome stood up.

"The babies are real... you actually slept with..."

Mercedes laughed.

"Close to a hundred times I'm sure. It's a wonder we don't have more than just two kids."

Mercedes's smile faded. She set back down.

"Jerome let them be for a minute. They aren't fussing."

She looked at Abbe with a heavy heart.

"We actually did almost have more than two kids..."

Mercedes showed Abbe her wrist.

"You're tattoo is so pretty!! A baby with... angel... wings..."

Abbe gave Mercedes a sympathectic look. Mercedes nodded.

"Yes. I lost the first one.. It was a horrifying experience... I literally stayed in bed for three days.. I didn't talk, eat or drink.. I barely had to use the bathroom.."

Mercedes looked at Jerome and smiled.

"But.. this man.. he bugged me everyday trying to get me out of bed, because he couldn't stand seeing me like that.. On the fourth day he finally pressed the right buttons on my nerves and I got out of bed screaming.. I was so angry about it.. I threw things, I hit the wall.. and I just cried.. Jerome let me.. he stood there and let me scream it out.. and then... he just held me."