husband!jack abbot x pregnant!reader — running into your ex at the grocery store snippet.
"Mommy! Daddy said to come save you."
Nia rushes in like a glittery, pink bullet and crashes right into your thigh. You let out a quiet 'oof' but no harm done as you chuckle and run a hand through her hair. "Is that so?" You muse as you carefully bend down to lift her into your arms.
Steve watches you with a look you refuse to acknowledge. Before he can say a word, Jack saunters in with his hands full of ice cream options. You slide back into your usual countenance, a habit formed after raising Nia and the chaos that comes with the ED. "Absolutely not, we can't take all of that!"
You gently smooch your daughter's forehead to interrupt. "Nope. Only one flavor, Nini." Your little one takes on a frown that eerily looks like Jack's before your husband clears his throat and offers his hand to Steve. It feels like a cold hand is gripping your spine when the reality of the situation settles in for the second time.
"I'm Jack Abbot. You know my wife?"
The question is posed casually, his smile easygoing and lax but you hear the subtle weight in that last word. Jack isn't as a jealous man as Robby but there's a wild possessive streak that's been heightened ever since you took his last name.
"Jack, this is Steve. We went to high school together," you interrupt quickly. "Steve, this is my husband."
"And I'm Nini—!" Nia's quick to jump in, never one to be left behind as she gives Steve a toothy grin. "Momma's been eating funny foods because ni-crawly is hungry."
Steve smiles and plays along although confusion taints his features. "Oh yeah? Who's ni-crawly…?"
Jack steps in and the slight tension dissipates as he sets a hand on your growing belly before picking Nia up into his arms. "Nightcrawler. Little inside joke at the emergency department."
"Emergency department—" Steve's eyes widen and you see the conclusion he comes to.
"No, it's not that," you chuckle. "Jack's an attending at PTMC, he calls his night shift the nightcrawlers."
"Cuz they're the wildest weirdos, hoo-ah!" Nia cuts in again, imitating her father with a proud smile. You and Jack laugh fondly.