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JC smiled, bringing Simon´s hand to kiss their knuckles. Simon was so understanding, he knew he could talk to them about anything and he wouldn’t feel judged. Still, this wasn’t an easy subject to bring out and he was glad he had someone like Simon by his side. “One dinner, I promise. If you don’t like it, then it’s not for us. We can even have a q&a, so it works out for the three of us, leave it all in the open. Nothing works without communication”. He would have to do some research, it was the first time he had voiced this out loud and he wanted this to work, without hurting anyone’s feelings. “I can give her a call after breakfast. Now, the real question is, what kind of pet are we having?”

Simon did their best to let it go. JC was going to call her over and if Simon didn’t like her, then they could back out, no questions asked. JC had given them his word, and they trusted him more than anyone else. “Uh, babe,” they whined, taking the plate for breakfast and dropping it on the table. “I don’t know. What about--here, look at these?” They held up their phone to show him pictures of Sugar Gliders. “They don’t live super long so if we hate it, we don’t have to care for it forever.”

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“I want to invite her for dinner, babe“. Jesus wasn’t even sure she would agree to sex, or the fact that he was married and he wanted his partner there as well. “Of course I want you there”, he grabbed Simon’s hand, looking up at them. “We are married and whatever decision I make is going to affect both of our lives. The fact is that even though right now I’m feeling things, you’ve never been out of the equation. I am not doing this behind your back and I’m not doing this without you being on board, I don’t want an open marriage, I want you there. I don’t know what that means but that’s how I feel. If you’re not comfortable with it, I understand and I won’t bring up the subject ever again”. 

SImon had heard of some wild shit in their life. Heck, they were becoming what they used to consider “wild shit”--exploring their identity and how they wanted to present themself and getting a potential pet? But they’d never been asked something like this. It wasn’t that they were opposed to it or anything, definitely not. It was just new and different, and Simon was slow to adjust. They squeezed JC’s hand and smiled, swallowing hard because he was always so goddamn sincere and it made their heart swell a little bit. “No, babe, I don’t want you to feel like you can’t bring this stuff up. I just--” Well, what was their problem, exactly? “I guess, I don’t know her and I’m not sure how this would work. I think you should invite her over and then we’ll figure it out from there?” They didn’t know what that meant, but they trusted JC at the end of the day. If he thought they could figure this out and make it work so they were both comfortable, then they could.

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“Of course we can’t, I was just teasing. Plus, I don’t think people like it if you say a child is a pet“, Jesus would love to teach fútbol to someone and help them build things and… that was a subject for another day. “Anything for you, amor”, he smiled brightly, taking another bite of his food. He rubbed his forehead, he wasn’t good at communicating feelings or expressing himself correctly, he felt like he was tanking this conversation. 

 He could feel Simon’s stare and was probably figuring out what was going on. This was one of the things he loved so much about them, they knew him so well and viceversa, a perfect fit, Mamá said. “I don´t know how to explain it, I can’t say it’s more than lust right now because we kept the chat very casual. But I’m not doing anything if you’re not on board with this, I just think she would be good for us, as a friend or something more”. 

Simon looked up, almost surprised that JC had been joking. That was dumb though--of course he was. He’d just been so focused on really finding a pet that it hadn’t occurred to him that there would be jokes. “Right, right, yeah, sure,” he agreed, heading to the coffee maker and setting it up for his bae. “Thanks honey,” he answered.

So there was lust. That definitely got Si’s full attention. He wasn’t imagining exactly, more like worrying about the idea. Well, okay, now he was imagining it: JC and some lady, both of them shirtless and gorgeous and sweaty... “Okay, wait, hold on. So. You met this girl and you want to invite her over for dinner or sex but you aren’t sure? Do you want me there or...” He just had so many questions.

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“What’s so wrong with a k– no, I’m not going there. We are not ready for a child“, Jesus laughed and continued cooking. “Do you have any idea of what do you want? I would be happy with a dog, or a cat, maybe a rabbit? I saw a video once about rabbits and you have to make a special house for them so they can be active”, he always gave comments but when Simon had an idea, Simon had the last word. “Salty it is, mi amor”, he nodded and laid out some ingredients, Philadelphia cheese, turkey, mushrooms, ham, cheese and tomatoes. He assembled the crepes and put them in a plate, setting them in front of Simon, grabbing one and taking a small bite. 

The hair on the back of his neck rose as he heard Simon’s question. Yes, he knew Simon was too much but that didn’t mean that he didn’t want their too much-ness or that there was any doubt in his heart that marrying them had been a mistake. “She’s charming, and like I said more single friends. We could be potential matchmakers”, he didn’t really want to match Ellie with anybody else that wasn’t him and Simon, but still, it was too selfish. “well, the store has one of the best fruit I’ve seen or felt. She didn’t buy nothing too wild or crazy, uh… she’s blonde, she’s tiny and you’re taller than me so she’s tinier for you. Oh, and she has one of those smiles that just… it’s contagious”. 

Si rolled his eyes, not even wanting to get into it. “We can’t have a child as a pet. That’s totally missing the point.” They shook their head, fidgeting with the edge of the tablet. Rabbit wasn’t a terrible idea. Or a sugar glider. Sugar gliders were cute. They would be happy with a sugar glider. They’d have to remember that for when this weird breakfast was over. “Thank you, babe,” they answered, grabbing the coffee mugs to try and make something for them to drink.

Everything JC was saying made sense, but something still seemed off. He wasn’t exactly a good liar, at least not with them, so they could tell something was off. With a sigh, Simon put both their hands on JC’s elbows, stilling him. Then, they turned him around and gave him their most serious stare. “I promise not to freak out or panic,” they said slowly. “What’s this really about? Is she your ex? Are you missing--you know, lady-sex-parts? What?”

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Jesus noticed that Simon was looking at his phone, he rolled his eyes with a smile, he loved how random they were and that there was always something interesting happening thanks to their impulses. “What are we looking at today?”, he asked, before moving around the kitchen to grab all the ingredients. “Do we want something sweet or salty?”, talking about something else helped him think about bringing up the subject of Ellie, his mind was still a bit overwhelmed about what he was going to say. “Why would it be a crime thing? You know that if I had a body to bury, I would call you first and Father Esteban second, and then maybe Ma”, he laughed and looked at Simon, “put down your phone for a second”. 

He mixed the batter and turned on the machine, taking a deep breath. “There’s this girl I met, her name is Ellie. I helped her carry her groceries to her house and–”, this was not a good way to lay the scene, “I wanted to ask you if we could invite her over, you might like her. We need more friends, single friends, you know? Uhm”, he shrugged, not really sure how to continue the conversation. “What do you think?”

“We’re adopting. A pet, not a child, God,” they answered, switching from pigs to ferrets. Pigs got big really fast. How big were ferrets? Were they even legal pets? They really needed to do some research but they wanted to adopt the stupid thing right now. They didn’t want to have to wait. “Mm, salty, like me,” they added, still focused more on their phones than on the words. They’d already switched from ferrets to guinea pigs when JC asked them to put down their phone. More than anything else, the words themselves shocked them into following the direction. He never asked them to put down their phone unless it was serious.

Of course, stupid stupid Simon’s brain had to do the panic thing when JC said he met a girl. They knew that getting married had been serious but with the whole gender thing, sometimes they worried that it was just too much for JC, that he wanted someone more normal. It was a stupid thought, and Simon knew that, but they did have it. “A girl you want to come over because you helped her with groceries?” they repeated back, just to make sure they understood. “Yeah, I mean, I guess. What’s she like? What groceries did she buy? Anything interesting?”

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“Honey, I’m home!“, Jesus yelled the second he opened the front door, carrying the grocery bags. He had probably taken up way too much time while shopping but he didn’t mind, and hopefully neither would them. “You know there’s this store not that far that has great fruit? I think the green juice will have a good taste now”, he commented as he walked into the kitchen, unable to wipe the stupid grin off his face. The problem now was how to talk to their spouse about the subject without it being rude or making it seem like they weren’t enough for him, because it wasn’t an issue, Jesus was a thousand percent in love with Simon, it was something that wasn’t going to change, no matter what. 

“Do you want me to cook us some breakfast? Or should I say brunch?“, he began unpacking the items, making sure to put the fresh ones in the refrigerator, more than once things had gone rotten because of Jesus forgetfulness. “I met someone today”, he blurted out, “she’s pretty cool to hang out with, I was thinking that she could be our friend”, was this how couples made new friends? Or was he coming off as too weird? “You know I’m in the mood for pancakes, or maybe some crepes”. 

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When Jesus went out for too long, things happened. Not, like, Simon-couldn’t-survive-without-their-man things. They were a goddamn adult, after all. They’d lived on their own for years. They didn’t need their husband. More like, Simon had gotten so used to sharing space and never asked for me-time, so when they had me-time, they tended to do stupid shit with it. This morning, they had already impulse-bought a dress online, gotten bored and began fussing with their stock portfolio, decided against any impulse day-trading, and decided to adopt a pet.

They had been in the middle of choosing what kind of pet when Jesus came home, so they were only half-listening to what he said. “That’s nice, baby,” they muttered, scrolling through pictures of baby pigs on their phone. Was a baby pig a bad pet? They had no idea. “Crepes are nice.” They sat down in the chair, and had switched to pictures of chinchillas when the words that he said hit them. “Wait, what? Who’d you meet? What kind of friend? Is this a crime thing?” They weren’t generally the suspicious type, but they’d been so focused on pet pictures, they were worried they’d missed something else.

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