Can I request a drabble about Jackson’s reaction to his gf being pregnant with their first baby? Thank you 😊
(a/n: I still don’t think I’m very good at writing these, but I hope you like it nonetheless.)
Jackson was set to return home today, and you were prepared (well, as prepared as anyone could be) to tell him the news that would put your entire relationship to the ultimate test. Today you were going to tell him you were pregnant. You’d found out only days before he was set to leave for America, and he’d been so happy about the trip that you you couldn’t bare to ruin it for him, so you kept the information to yourself and made a silent vow to tell him as soon as he stepped through the door again. Keeping your secret was far from easy, though.
There had been so many times over the past couple weeks where you were tempted to just call him and tell him everything, especially when you saw him in countless interviews talking about his future plans and, most recently, about tattooing his child’s birthdate on his back. Somehow you managed to hold it together and waited until his return.
Jackson had been texting you updates during his trip home; the closer he got the more frequently he was sending them. Though you were beyond excited to see him again, each ‘ding’ of your phone made you feel more and more nervous, almost to the point where you felt sick. It only got worse once he was on the ground and en route to your shared apartment. Never had so many negative thoughts run through your mind at one time. You knew your boyfriend loved you and you’d talked about your future together: marriage, kids, the whole nine yards, however, that was the future. You knew how stressed Jackson was now; how hard he was having to work to keep up with not one, but two schedules and how deprived of rest he was because of it. You honestly didn’t want to do anything to add on to that stress and you certainly didn’t want him to leave you, but you had to realize that those were real possibilities, no matter how unlike Jackson they seemed to be.
The sound of the front door being unlocked quickly brought you away from those thoughts. You wandered to the entry way and, in your typical quiet nature, you stood and watched as your boyfriend walked through the door, dragging his luggage and several bags behind him. He looked utterly exhausted, but the life quickly returned to his eyes once they landed on you. He wasted no time as he abandoned his belongings in the foyer to greet you, wrapping his arms around you and kissing you as if he had been gone years in instead of a couple weeks. It felt bittersweet, like it was the last time you would ever feel him this close with his muscular body pressed tightly against yours and his lips engulfing your own in a deep kiss filled with love, lust, and hunger. You cherished it like it as such and whined our slightly while chasing his lips as he pulled away.
You let him take his time and get settled in before telling him the news. You both were on the bed. Jackson was sprawled out across the sheets and procrastinating unpacking his suitcases as he shared all kinds of stories, photos, and videos from his trip with you. You were sitting next to him listening intently to every word he was saying. He sat up a little as he finished speaking, turning the floor over to you.
“So what about you? What’s been going on since I left?” He asked with more enthusiasm than any single person should’ve had when asking such a simple question, but it was Jackson so such behavior wasn’t exactly atypical. Now was your chance to tell him.
“Well, I actually got some interesting news right before you left, but I wanted to wait until you got back to tell you.” Your voice came out a little shakier than you would have liked. When you looked back at your boyfriend he had an oddly wide grin on his face. As he shifted closer to you, it was like he was vibrating with anticipation. Now you were definitely a little suspicious.
“Really? Tell me everything.” Jackson grinned up at you. It should’ve made you feel a bit better, but for some odd reason it only made you more nervous and suspicious of him. You took in a deep breath and braced yourself for the reaction to come.
“Well... I’m pregnant.” You blurred out. You didn’t exactly know how to go about saying it without taking a million years to retell the whole story of how you found out, so you just threw the information at him instead.
Jackson’s happy, high-pitched squeal erupted from him before you’d even finished your sentence. It made you jump, your head jerking to look at him in confusion as your suspiciouns were confirmed.
“Wait, did you already know?” You asked and he nodded in response.
“Kind of. I got a call from your doctor’s office about confirming an appointment for a sonogram. I kind of put two and two together.” He admitted, “But hearing it from you was definitely better, even if I knew it was coming.”
“So you knew this whole time and just chose not to let me know that?” You were slightly irritated that he made you panic for nothing, but you didn’t stay mad for long.
“I wanted you to be comfortable with telling me.” Jackson sat all the way up and moved to sit behind you so he could wrap his arms around you and rest his hands on the very subtle curve of your forming bump. “I figured you’d tell me when you were ready.”
You tilted your head back to look at him as his hands moved under your shirt and his fingers started to rub soothing patterns into your skin. His chocolate eyes seemed to be glittering, and you weren’t sure if it was because he was close to crying, or if it was just from excitement.
A soft silence temporarily fell over the two of you as you sat there together. You were the first to break it.
“So you’re really not angry? I know you’re under a lot of stress already. A baby is only go-“
Jackson cut you off by bringing one of his hands to cover your mouth gently. He would’ve kissed the hell out of you, he really wanted to kiss the hell out of you, but your current position made it a little difficult. However, it didn’t stop him from shutting down your negative thoughts.
“Baby girl, I promise I’m the happiest I’ve ever been.”
A little over 6 months later, Jackson was proudly showing off his adorable baby boy and his newest tattoo to anyone who gave him the slightest bit of attention.
