Ruin Your Night

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don't you ever tame your demons

"You make me want to punch you in that smug ass face," She rolled her eyes and in spite of her irritation, she smiled at him. He really was the biggest pain in her ass that she'd ever known. But it was one of the reasons she loved him as much as she did. He wasn't afraid to make her mad and he was damn good at it.

He pushed the bottle of water towards her and she frowned, so pushy. Her hands wrapped around the bottle and she uncapped it before taking a drink. With her mouth full of water, she listened to him and remained thoughtful. When she finally swallowed she shrugged. What was she supposed to say? That she hadn't thought about it? Of course she thought about it, they all knew it. And although she loved that he was perfectly fine with taking on her burdens, she couldn't wrap her mind about being that for them. It always made her regret dragging Patch into her life. If she'd just stayed away from him, he wouldn't have had to deal with her.

But he was right, she didn't want to upset his parents. His mother had done so much more for her than her own ever bothered to. It wouldn't be fair to turn around and act ungrateful for it. She sighed and stared at the bottle, "I'll never understand your family and how I fit into it, Patch."

but always keep them on a leash

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don't you ever tame your demons

Layla found it really hard to accept that she was part of his family. She didn't quite feel like she fit in any of the families she was given. There was so much wrong with her. And she definitely didn't think they had any reason to feel grateful towards her for being part of his life. If anything, he was doing all the saving. But she didn't say so, she remained quiet and just took it as he said it.

With the bottle still in her hands, she brought it back to her lips and took another drink, her mind reeling over what she was going to say to her own parents. She breathed a sigh and shook her head, "How much do you want to bet that my parents lose it? I wouldn't put it past my mother to push me down the stairs or something just to get rid of it." Her fingers tapped her stomach lightly and she frowned as she looked down at it. She was going to get fat, she was going to have to eat.

Her eyes lifted back up to his in an attempt to distract from the other branch of thoughts she was having.

but always keep them on a leash

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don't you ever tame your demons

Letting out a short laugh, she nodded. He always was there to catch her, that was probably the strangest part. He'd never let her fall on her face the way that her parents seemed to let her. It took all she had not to just start crying again. He was too good to her.

His hand took hers and she lifted her eyes up to him. Patch was right. She had to laugh at his other suggestion though. "I'm not sure which is going to be worse. The heinous bitch telling me to get rid of it and kicking me out or..." She laughed again and pressed her other hand to her forehead, "Or Gerty being excited as hell and making a place for the little thing at the restaurant so I can bring it with me to work."

It would be so like her to demand babysitting opportunities. Layla was sure she wouldn't even charge for it.

but always keep them on a leash

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don't you ever tame your demons

Layla placed her palm to her forehead and shook her head. She would take telling Gerty over her mother, too. Still, she wasn't sure she was quite in the place to be as excited as Gerty would be. Especially if she didn't plan on keeping the baby. Gerty would insist that she does and, well, Layla would probably go with it because she couldn't say no to the older woman. She'd done everything for her the last few years.

When he stood up, she watched him come over to her and her eyes closed as his arms wrapped around her. His words made her smile and she figured that he was probably right. She wanted to believe that he was, anyway. There was an art to the way he always made her feel less miserable. It was the biggest reason she clung to him as tightly as she did. He was the only person in the world that she loved without hesitation.

Layla stood up so that she could properly hug him, her arms wrapping around his waist as her face buried in his shoulder. She was pretty sure that he was the only thing that kept her on her feet. She hugged him tight and sighed, "You're pretty much the best person I know, Patchy. And I think I should apologize ahead of time for the inevitable crazy that is going to come from the hormonal imbalance." She peeked up at him and smiled, "But you have to love me regardless."

but always keep them on a leash

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don't you ever tame your demons

Layla looked up at him when he looked down at her and her eyes narrowed. "You're an ass, Patrick," She stated although she couldn't help but smile when his lips touched her forehead. It honestly didn't matter what he said to her, one kiss on the forehead and any anger or frustration she held for him just dripped away.

Gripping his t-shirt, she nuzzled his chest and squeezed back, "I think you mean that you are stuck with me for life, Adams. And I can tell you right now, I'm a stage five clinger. Good luck getting my leech ass off of you." She peeked back up at him and grinned.

"You know, I feel bad for this kid getting stuck with us for nine months. It's gonna be hella ready to be taken away when it pops out."

but always keep them on a leash

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don't you ever tame your demons

Her eyes rolled back in her head and she rested her head on his chest, "My best friend is mental." It was said quietly, more to herself than it was meant for him, but she also hoped he'd hear it. Layla loved that he could be goofy and never took himself to seriously even when the world was crumbling.

She looked back up at him and swatted at his face when he threatened to bite her, "Keep your mouth to yourself, Patchy. I don't want your cooties." (Big fat lie.)

When he began to describe a very vivid and very grotesque image of a bloody baby her face contorted and she put a hand over her mouth, shaking her head back and forth. Her stomach was not strong enough for that image, but she figured it was only because she already felt sick about being pregnant. She pushed away from him for some space and grabbed the bottle of water that was sitting on the table still. After a few breaths and a long drink, she settled her queasy stomach and shot a glare at him, "That's fucking deranged, Patch. No way in Hell are you going to be in the room now."

but always keep them on a leash

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Layla was not as amused by his comment, but she wasn't surprised by it either. He was a nutcase, just as much as she was just in a different way. She took a few more moments to make sure she wasn't going to throw up before she walked over to him in a few strides and poked his stomach, "You fucking dork." And while she disregarded his weird take on what was going to happen when her baby was born, she couldn't help but linger on the fact that he didn't seem bothered by not being in the room.

It actually made her sort of panic at the thought of not having him there to hold her hand to get her through it.

She turned away again and wrapped her arms around her stomach as she went back to the table to sit down. Layla didn't want him to know what she was thinking, not by a long shot, but the way her hormones were already starting to flare up, she wasn't sure how long she'd be able to remain indifferent. "What do you think it'll be? A boy or a girl?"

but always keep them on a leash