[For Jess]

[unchosen_son]

Sam had been tossing and turning a lot in the night again, which he figured was bound to get him kicked by Jess in a couple minutes. He couldn't help a quiet little private smile to himself about how she really was signing herself up for this considering that she'd agreed to marry him and be with him forever and all that. Still, he was restless as

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[off_the_ceiling]

"Sam, quit it," said Jess, giving him an elbow in the side as she tried to snuggle down into the bed. But even as she did it she could sense that something was wrong, and not just because of the uncertainty in Sam's voice that she became aware of just a couple of beats too late. "Wait...."

[unchosen_son]

"Yeah," Sam agreed with a heavy nod, giving the man in their bed a long look and waiting for Jess to fully wake up and process at about the same speed that he was doing. "Yeah, you're uh, well," he managed, scratching a hand through his hair. "Um."

[off_the_ceiling]

It didn't take her long, after that.

"Oh holy shit," she said, sitting up and looking down at herself, above the covers and underneath. "Sam, what the hell?"

[unchosen_son]

"So remember how I told you that last year, I kinda woke up a girl?" Sam floated the topic conversationally, voice a bit strained as he was trying both not to boggle in horror or to end up wheezing with amused laughter. "I kinda think you're experiencing that a little bit firsthand, now."