[For Jason]

[illuxinated]

Never in Lux's life has she been so grateful to get her period. Even with as messy and inconvenient it is, she's been consistently glad for it ever since she became sexually active, but the jubilation from this particular period far outstrips them all. She'd really, genuinely thought for the past few weeks that she was pregnant

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[prodigaljaybird]

Jason's trips to the treehouse were near nightly before Lux's skipped period. Now she's lucky to spend ten minutes strung together without him checking in to make sure she's safe, comfortable, and not locked in her Dad's hut in a chastity belt.

He comes through the window in his usual silence, but he's quick to announce himself with a grin and a quiet, "Hey." Slipping onto the bed with her, he kisses her cheek, resisting the ever present urge to spread his hand across her stomach and say hello to the baby, too. It'd taken an angry smack to learn that she's a 'person and not a freaking incubator, Jason', but learn it he has, and contents himself with gathering Lux near, taking care not to wrinkle the newspaper. "Talking to your mom?"

[illuxinated]

"Something like that."

Ignoring the twist in her gut, Lux takes one brief moment more to contemplate the picture of Cate and Ryan in her hand, and then sets the clipping carefully upon the nightstand. Never could she have imagined that telling Jason she isn't pregnant would be as difficult as telling him she was. This is the best thing for them right now, she's absolutely certain of that, but she hates disappointing him. He'd been so happy.

"I, um," she begins, and pauses to swallow hard against a swell of emotion, finding it difficult to meet Jason's eyes. "I need to tell you something."

[prodigaljaybird]

"Okay," he says, and it's strange to think that he had to be told to comfort her when she's upset, for the sound of her voice now has his arm bolstering her as easy as breathing.

"What's wrong?"

[illuxinated]

If it's possible, Jason's attentiveness makes Lux more reluctant to simply have out with it, but lying to him is never really an option. Even if she didn't feel so awful anytime she tried, she's horrible at it.

"Jason, I-" she begins, gaze flicking briefly over to his face, brow deeply furrowing with worry. "I'm sorry, but. I started my period."