Confessional [For Jesse]

[Fifi Hart]

Fiona had been able to be around the institute now and again since her pregnancy, reconnecting with old friends and taking advantage of the library to finish her book, which was still going well. The twins, as she'd learned they were, were exhausting. Even just four months into the pregnancy Fifi's thin frame was already round like she'd been expecting. Originally it had been a source of worry...so big so fast!...but the trip to the doctor that had revealed her boys had put everything at ease. Well, almost everything. There was the whole matter of a bit of pregnancy madness still. Bless Brendan for dealing with her mood swings, her exhaustion, and the strange things that had started to tick her off.

To give him a break, she'd decided to visit Jesse, whom she hadn't seen in some time. Though they texted and chatted online often, she couldn't believe they didn't just see each other more. It was painful sometimes, given what they'd been through together...but no matter how much Jesse tried not to like her Fifi was bound and determined to be there for him.

And goddamit he could be there for her too.

She knocked on his dorm door, hoping he and not one of his roommates would answer.

[Jesse Adams]

Though he was off probation, Jesse hadn't actually left his dorm this weekend. He'd spent a bit of time trying to bond with his skittish new friend. No, not his roommates, but a small black rabbit he'd adopted the other weekend. As such, he was currently sitting on the floor with the cage door open, trying to hand feed it some hay. Much as he was trying, he didn't seem to be getting anywhere. The moment the little animal poked his head out, something invariably scared it back into it's little plastic igloo.

He was determined to make this work. He had all day. Homework was more or less caught up on, and he didn't have another session with Dr. Neville until later in the week. He was going to make friends with his nameless pet.

Right. And maybe name it. Maybe that would help.

He wasn't expecting company when the knock on the door came. Sadly, he was the only one in the dorm at the time. His roommates were out and he was glad for the quiet. Of course, that meant he had to get up and see who it was. Hopefully he could just tell them that no one was around, and to come back.

He hadn't put much effort into his appearance, being that he hadn't planned to go anywhere. His jeans were worn in the knees, and his grey t-shirt had definitely seen better days. His hair was a mess, and half of his studs were on his desk.

Of course, when he opened the door, he wished he didn't look so... normal. "Fiona? What are you doing here?" They'd talked a lot recently, but he'd never expected her to just show up. Try as he might, he couldn't quite make his usual antagonistic mask fall into place. "You're okay, right?" Just because he pretended he didn't care didn't mean he didn't actually. In a small, microscopic way.

[Fifi Hart]

"Visiting my douchebag friend so that I don't drive my boyfriends crazy. Duh." She shot back, determined to continue to refer to Jesse as a friend no matter how he tried to play tough. And she knew he was only playing at it. She rested her hand on her belly almost instinctively now, and the tank-top she'd opted to wear did nothing to hide it. She wasn't trying to hide anymore.

"I'm totally fine. Pregnant with twins, but fine." She chirped, chuckling a bit nervously. "I actually just came to check on you. And it's nice to walk around campus a bit. I mean...I was around and stuff."

[Jesse Adams]

Oh, so that was hiw she wanted to play it. Jesse snorted and stepped back, letting her in. "So you're here to drive me crazy instead. Perfect. You're lucky my roommates are out." That meant he could lower his guard just a sliver. "You might as well come in then. Or we can go out. I'm, uh... off probation. Sort of." He shrugged like it wasn't a big deal. "Thank God for that, too. Those electronic cigs you brought me sucked ass." Yes, be was going to complain about something nice she'd done for him. He just wanted to be difficult.

"Right. Just around. You just wanted to make sure I was behaving myself." Mother hen. He wanted to scoff and make her leave, but even he couldn't be that mean to a pregnant lady. Especially one of his former comrades. Even if he did dislike her. ... Less than he was willing to admit. "Do you need anything? Drink? Uh..." He was terrible at playing host. "... Want to see my rabbit?" Hell, he didn't know what girls liked. Especially pregnant girls. "Or we could leave. Get coffee, or... fuck, Fi. What do you want?" Her unexpected arrival had him slightly rattled.