The Beast Within

Chapter Thirty-Six: Future Chapter Part One.

Jaxon punched the punching bag one last time and sighed, he threw his gloves off and looked at his branding that had stretched across his forearm "cool tat" he turned his head to see a brunette girl about his age admiring his arm "it's not- uh thanks" "I'm Alexandra, just call me Alex" "I'm Jaxon, but just call me Jax" they shook hands and she took a quick look over his body, she noticed deep and noticeable scars but she didn't want to pry when she had only just met him "battle scars?" "somethin' like that" she nodded and slipped off her gloves "you're pretty cute Jax" he smirked and pulled his medium dark red almost brown hair into a bun "you should see my brother then" "you have a brother?" "a twin" he looked past her and grinned "Jase!" Jason looked over and walked towards them "what's up?" Alex stared at them both.

They were carbon copies of each other only Jaxon had long ginger almost brown hair and Jason had spiky bright red hair "oh wow, you guys really are twins" they both chuckled and Jason patted Jaxon on the back "I guess we are" Jason looked past Alex and smirked "there's my que" Jaxon looked and playfully rolled his eyes, a short girl with bright blonde puffy hair walked up to them, she had black and gold pumps on and a short skirt with a crop top on and she was sporting bright red lipstick, Alex took in her appearance "hey Jase" she said smacking her red lips together "Quinn, this doesn't look like your scene" Jaxon said and she turned to him "it's not, I need to talk to him" she said pointing to Jason and cocked her head to the side slightly "what did I do now Quinn?" she snickered and dropped something in his hand "are you serious?" she shrugged and Jaxon looked over his shoulder "shit man, congrats?" "fuck up Jax" Jason snapped and Jax laughed "Jerome's gonna kill you bro" "I know that asshole!" Quinn rolled her eyes and took her positive test back from him "don't worry about it, I'm going to deal with it on my own" she turned away but he grabbed her wrist "wait a second" she pulled her hand away and glared at him "stay away from me Jase" she stormed out of the gym and ignored the looks and catcalls she got from the men.

Jason huffed and punched the punching bag hard "fuck!" "don't just stand here, go after her before dad makes you have a shotgun wedding" Jason rolled his eyes and ran outside, Alex looked to Jaxon and raised an eyebrow "your brother's girlfriend?" "uhh not so much" "she looked like a stripper" "that's cause she is" "your brother knocked up a stripper?" "trust me, this is nothing in my family" "you have a crazy family?" "you could say that" "really?" "you wanna see for yourself?" "meet your family?" "yeah, why not.. you got anything else going on?" "not really" "then come on, it'll be entertaining, that's a guarantee" she chuckled "okay, sure" he grabbed her hand gently and they walked outside.

Jason walked into the strip club called The Bronx, he walked past the stage and noticed one of the dancers on the stage "you shouldn't be here, Quinn's pissed at you" "she here Riot?" the dancer Riot shrugged and swung her leg around the pole and dropped to the ground and crawled up to him, she grabbed his collar and shook her breasts as she leaned back on her knees, she threw herself up and ran her hands down his chest and leaned into his ear "she's in the back" he nodded "thanks Riot" she sent him a wink and stood back up, he slipped a $100 note in her thong and walked backstage, he walked past many girls who sent him flirty winks or looks, her walked into the dressing room and leaned against the door frame and watched Quinn wipe her tears and re-apply her mascara.

He sighed as she fluffed her hair up and stood up "I like your hair better when it's wild and messy" she rolled her eyes and crossed her arms "so basically how it is after we've had sex?" "I guess so" "I'm working" "you have 10 minutes still" "memorizing my schedule you stalker?" "you're telling me you don't know exactly when I work?" she rolled her eyes "alright fine, what do you want?" "to talk.. you just dropped this bomb on me and tell me to stay out of it like I have no say" "you do have no say" "so you're getting rid of it?" "I- I don't know" "I'm not just some fucking flake Quinn, I'll help you through this" "don't please" "don't what?" "do that whole sweet act, I know you Jason, you aren't this nice guy you pretend to be to get laid" "do you really think I would have saved you if I wasn't a nice guy?" "that was a job and you know it, your father didn't give you a choice" "quit trying to turn me into some bad guy!" "you are the bad guy!" he grabbed her throat not too hard and pulled her close "I'm not the monster you want me to be so you can cut me out of your decision" "all you do is bring me pain Jason" "I'm sorry Quinn, I'm sorry for that but we made this baby together and I want us to go through this together" "he didn't deserve it" "I know, I know that" "I need to work" "dinner tonight" "what?" "it's family dinner tonight, please come, so we can talk some more after" "Jaso-" "Please" "fine, you know when my shift ends" he nodded and she ran out the door.

Nyssa sighed and downed another glass of wine "mom, are you okay?" she turned her head and saw Crimson "I'm fine honey" Crimson sighed and poured herself a scotch "Jeremiah is here" Nyssa nodded and looked to the kitchen doorway where Jeremiah stood "hi Miah" he sighed and took her glass from her "this isn't healthy darling, it's been a year now" she wiped her cheeks and sighed "Jerome will be here soon" Jeremiah nodded and looked around the room "where's Poppy and Scarlett?" "upstairs" Crimson said downing her drink "Poppy, Scar, you're dad's here!" Nyssa called out, suddenly both girls ran downstairs and hugged him tightly "hi daddy" Poppy said "hi dad" Scarlett said "how are my girls?" "I got an A in my English exam" "that's very good" "I dissected a cows heart" Scarlett said "sounds like fun" the front door opened and closed then in walked Jerome.

Nyssa poured another drink and Crimson finished hers "hi daddy" he turned around and smiled widely "there's my princess" he pulled Crimson into a tight hug and she wrapped her arms around his torso "I've missed you dad" "I know princess, I've been busy" "dad has work to do, right Jerome?" "don't start Nyssa" Nyssa rolled her eyes "drunk already? that's gotta be a new record" "fuck you Jerome" "real mature as always" "shut up, both of you!" Crimson snapped "we get it, you hate each other, just act like adults for fucking once" she said storming out of the kitchen.

Jason and Quinn walked inside and walked to the kitchen, he saw Nyssa with tears in her eyes and a drink in her hand "mom, how many of these have you had?" "just leave me alone" he sighed and took her drink "where's dad?" "outside somewhere, who cares" "let's go" he helped her up and laid her on the couch, then walked outside where Jerome was having a smoke "she's a mess in there" "that hasn't been my problem for a year and it's been the best year of my life" "you can't just pretend like she doesn't exist dad, it doesn't work that way, she's your wife" "we're separated" "you're still married" "only to keep you all safe from our enemies" "or the fact that you're not ready to not call her your wife" "you don't know what you're talking about" "I know that I don't want my kid to be in a family as fucked up as ours".

"You're what?" "I'm gonna be a dad, Jerome" "to who?" "Quinn, she's pregnant" "you fucked with the girl that you saved from a trafficking ring?" "it's not as bad as you make it sound" "have you told your mother?" "I'm gonna wait till she's sober" "you'll be waiting a while for that then son" "what even happened between you two? one day you were in love and the next you left and she was drinking all the time" "she did something I can't forgive, not again" "what?" "ask your uncle Jeremiah" "she didn't-" "she told me there was nothing going on, until there was" "dad-" "I don't need you to give me mouthful on how I should just get over it, because I've tried, I tried for years but she always found a way to bring him back into our lives, even if she didn't mean to she still did" "here I thought all this time, you had done something" "she's drinking her guilt away, it's eating at her like a parasite and she deserves it" "don't you still love her?" "of course I do, but I want her to suffer like she made me for years" "that's pretty deep" "I forgave a lot from her, but some time's there's just something's that just can't be forgiven and forgotten" "at this rate, she's going to drink herself to death" "don't worry, I won't ever let that happen" "I miss my mom, you know" "I miss my wife too, but she's done this all to herself by herself" Jason nodded and walked back inside.

Jaxon opened the front door and sighed "um, who is that?" Alex asked looking at Nyssa passed out drunk on the couch "that's my mom" "oh" he nudged Nyssa's shoulder but she didn't budge "is she de-" "no, she's just drunk" "is she like this a lot?" "she only drinks hard like this when Jerome's around" "Jerome?" "my dad" he walked into the kitchen and saw Quinn in the kitchen finishing off dinner with Crimson "hey Crim" "hey Jax, who's your friend?" "Crim this is Alex, Alex this is my sister Crimson" "nice to meet ya" "you too" Alex said shyly which made Jaxon chuckle "don't worry, she's harmless as long as you stay on her good side" Crimson rolled her eyes and shook Alex's hand over the counter "ignore him, he's an idiot" Jax rolled his eyes and Alex chuckled "good to know" the back door slid open and Alex's blood ran cold, she stood back and latched into Jax's arm, he looked to her and cocked an eyebrow "t-that's Jerome Valeska.. your dad is Jerome Valeska?" "yeah, sorry I probably should have mentioned that" "you think?" "don't worry, he isn't as violent as he used to be" she loosened her grip on him but still held onto his arm which he didn't mind "believe me now that my family is crazy?" "just a little bit" he chuckled and walked to the counter and sat on one of the stools and she sat next to him "welcome to my family Alex, I hope you don't like your sanity, cause you'll definitely lose it" she chuckled and placed her hand over his and he smiled back at her.