Code Zulu Alpha: Nerd in the Apocalypse!

Chapter 1120: Talking Like Adults, Kinda

But yeah, Jennifer took a huge breath before expelling it all and doing the same thing over and over until the color on her face returned to normal while Rachel never looked so sorry for what she had done. The group was just at a loss from what they witnessed but Rachel inched closer to Jennifer before she opened her mouth:

"I-I'm sorry for hitting you…"

"..."

"I-It doesn't excuse what— Nevermind that, I'm sorry for hitting you, that's not okay."

Jennifer replied with a dismissive tone, "Nah, just tell everyone here that I used to hit you. It's fair. Bare it all. Bare everything. I'mma be honest, I really wanted to hit you that moment but I didn't. Holding myself now doesn't excuse what I did to you before but it's a step."

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"..."

Then Jennifer turned to me, "Look, I dunno how you managed to get between us in record time but your big sister's a piece of shit. I deserve the looks you're giving me—"

I had to poke a little bit, "Tell me, how long have you two been together?"

Rachel and Jennifer answered at the same time, "Five Years—/ Four— Five… Fuck…"

"..."

"..."

Jennifer fucking up made things a lot more tense and awkward but I moved on and just gave her a small slip:

"Since when did you open up the relationship?"

Jennifer answered, "A month— No, a month and a week ago…" then she turned to Rachel, "Right?"

Rachel was looking away as she answered, "Hmm."

I continued, "Okay, can you tell us the reason why?"

"That's…"

"No judgment here— Well, there's a little bit since we're human but I'm gonna try my best not to show it. You also mentioned it was a stupid thing to do, why is that?"

Rachel quipped, "Yeah, can you 'please' tell us the reason. I'm still thinking about it to this day and I only came up with shit…"

"F-Fine…" Jennifer looked down as she scratched her head and loosened her tight ponytail, "I… I thought the colonel— my dad, would be the same piece of fucking shit he was before but surprisingly enough, he wasn't," then she turned to me, "I guess I have to thank you for that?"

"Me? Why— Oh…"

Not to make a generalization of a common stereotype, an old military vet from Texas had certain values they were brought upon from generation to generation—and it could be different for a small percentage of them—but Oscar used to be one of those people.

What we were tackling right now was almost the same thing as the situation between JP and Seb before but this time, Oscar was already accepting of the fact—albeit slightly—of his daughter's orientation but he was adamant for her to have an offspring one way or another.

'That's a conversation for another day…'

But yeah, Jennifer who assumed shit on their way to this country jumped the fucking gun and made the stupidest mistake possible by putting her father's wants over her own happiness.

In some cases, it wasn't bad to put your parents first but in this case, especially in one's personal relationship with another person, the parents or anyone else's opinion shouldn't fucking matter in the first place.

With that said, we eventually landed at the root of the issue but we were still left with a couple(?) who seemed to still want to be together but doing every single fucking mistake they could in record time.

It's just that Kaley and I—and the rest of the people in our circle got involved with them so let's just say that this was our way to resolve the situation.

But then again, how many times where things could've been solved if the persons involved in the relationship just talked like normal fucking adults and didn't act like fucking children? We wouldn't be having this conversation right now in the middle of the fucking night, on top of a fucking roof, and with this freezing temperature!

Rachel bellowed, "WHY. ARE YOU. SO STUPID?!"

"I'M SORRY, ALRIGHT?! IT WAS ALL ON ME! I SHOULD'VE HAVE— FUCK! I MESSED UP FUCKING BIG TIME! I'LL DO EVERYTHING TO—"

Rachel cut her off, "No. We're not getting back."

"What— WHY?!"

"At least not for now…"

"WAS THE DICK THAT GOOD?! WHY— I CAN BUY BIGGER TOYS—"

"IT'S NOT ABOUT THAT, JENN! This is so ironic but we need an actual break with each other… I think that's the best way to move forward—"

"How?! How can we fix it if we're gonna be apart—"

"I-I don't know. I need some time, a lot of it—"

"But you're gonna stay here, right?! You can have all the time you have but I need you to be here… Please, that's all I ask…"

"That's…" Rachel looked at each of us before turning to Jennifer, "I-I'll… We're a mess, you know that… right?"

"Yeah— I mean… I'm the mess, you're perfect."

"No, I've done my fair share of fucking up too, but…"

"But what? Look, I swear if I hit you again I'll chop my arms off—"

Rachel shook her head, "That's a bit much… I just need a bit of time, alright? I don't need long actually… Just a bit before the Admiral decides to anchor up."

"W-Wait, you're cutting it that close?"

"D'you want me to tell you what I want now? You won't like it, I promise you—"

"N-No, t-take your time…"

"But yeah… the notion of staying as friends for now is cool with me. Are you okay with that?"

"Just before they leave?"

"Yep. Or before I leave with them, whichever…"

"..."

"So?"

Jennifer took a huge breath once again before she answered, "Alright… Whatever works— N-No, I'll wait for your decision and I'm okay with being friends… for now… Wait…"

"Hmm?"

"What about him?"

'Huh?'

"What about him what?"

"You still fuckin' my little brother while we're—"

"Jenn! That's none of your business! And who you do while we're friends doesn't matter too! Just know that it'll affect my decision! It could end in a lot of ways but do know that it's not the end of everything—"

"FINE! You can fuck him if you want!"

"JENN!"

I had to cut in, "Hold up—"

Jennifer cut in as she completely ignored me, "I'LL LET HIM FUCK ME TOO IF IT IMPROVES THE CHANCES OF—"

"JENN!" Kaley and Rachel exclaimed as Quinn was already dying-laughing from the back with Tatiana.

"WHAT?!"

"LISTEN— Listen to me, it's not about who's f-fuckin' who but it's what both of us think at that time about our relationship. We may or may not like the outcome but that's just how it is."

"Doesn't sound too promising…"

"So, you're giving up already?"

"Fuck, no! I'm not giving up! I— We've been through a lot, we can get through this, alright? A-And we'll do it the right way this time… I promise."

"..."

"Rache'?"

"That's what I like to hear, thank you," Rachel smiled as she gave Jennifer a peck on the cheek.

At that point, everything seemed to be going well but seeing Jennifer's guns a.k.a her biceps since she was just wearing a tank top made me curious:

"Yo, big sis."

"W-What?" she got a little taken aback from the casual-ness.

"I had to ask…"

"Hmm?"

"You on the juice?"