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jess remembers it like yesterday - thirty six weeks pregnant and in an intergalactic maternity ward taken over by skrull. she’d been there on carol’s recommendation, and while the technology was up to par to the captain’s description, it wasn’t exactly how she’d imagined bringing her son into the world. but now, a little over a year later, gerry is a happy and healthy child with an affinity for toy car keys and drenching his mother in drool. but there isn’t a single thing on this earth and any other planet that she wouldn’t do for him - and even though she still says, to this day, that she never wanted to be a mother, jess’ll pat herself on the back for that. dark hues watch in the dimly lit room as he drifts off into sleep, the sight of him cuddling up against one of the plush spock toys that carol got him truly warming the spider’s heart. it takes her a few lingering seconds to peel herself away from the crack in the door she’d left to monitor him, but once she does, she’s headed toward the kitchen to pour her and carol each a heaping glass of wine. jess hasn’t even sat before she’s knocking back a sip, a groan of satisfaction leaving her. “i’d die for that kid. really, a horrible death on par with alien or jaws, or whatever the fuck — but god am i glad i can put him to bed at 8 and have him be none the wiser.” jess knows this won’t last forever. eventually he’ll grow up and drive her crazy until he tires out, but for now, she’ll revel in what she can get. “oh, i almost forgot - cheers, care,” she knocks her glass gently against carol’s before taking another sip. @itscaptaindanvers
if she had to pick carol would definitely say that kids were her favorite kind of humans. and yes, part of it had more or less to do with the fact that she herself related a lot more to kids than she did adults. then again maybe it had more to do with the fact that she wasn’t around them nearly as much as adults. honestly before gerry she hadn’t been around many kids so she feared the kid wouldn’t like her or that she wouldn’t know how to even interact with him properly. but the second she layed her eyes on that face of his her maternal instincts had definitely kicked themselves into gear. she loved the kid, as much as she loved jess. how could she not when he was basically another part of her? “you know, i gotta say jess. that kid might possibly be your greatest work yet.” the blonde remarked proudly as she took the glass of wine from jessica. it was still odd sometimes that jess was an actual parent. it wasn’t so long ago that both of them were still galavanting around town still acting like young adults without a care in the world and here she was now responsible for a life. “that’s not to cheapen the rest of your achievements or anything. come on, you know you’re one badass hero. the best of the avengers if you ask me. but come on. the little one barely mutter a full sentence yet and he’s got hundreds of people who would literally lay their lives on the line for him. me especially.” carol said with a smirk. “ so sorry but all of those horrible scenarios aren’t happening cause anyone who tried to hurt you guys would have to go through me first. and between us i think i can take on a xenomorph queen. “ she winked before taking a sip from the cup. “ cheers. to us getting a much needed break. we deserve this.“
