Chapter 59 — Another One pt2

​◽ In JJ's Study ◽
​JJ sitting awkwardly on the couch, rubbing his neck.「Um, so... Akira?」​Hinata with her hands folded tightly, matching his awkwardness.「Y-yah. He's your son.」​JJ let's out a nervous chuckle.「Um, so how old is he?」​Hinata: 「Five years old. Although the birth was premature.」She manages a small, nervous smile, glancing quickly at JJ. 「He’s a fighter, like his dad.」​JJ gives a dry, nervous laugh.「Of course he's a fighter. People have tried and failed to kill his dad a lot of times in the past.」​Hinata agreed nervously.「Y-yah, you're right about that.」​JJ: 「Err, yah.」They look at each other, then immediately break eye contact.​Hinata: 「S-say, JJ.」​JJ: 「Yah? You need anything?」​Hinata: 「You and Mio, are you two still in contact?」​The awkwardness receding slightly with the familiar topic.「Yah. We even met up a few days before my trial.」He chuckled. 「I'm sure you can guess what we did.」​Hinata relaxed, a knowing look in her eye.「Yah, you two probably had a lot of sex, didn't you?」​JJ: 「Um, yes, we did.」He looks at Hinata, and an older, familiar tension rises between them.「Um...」He clears his throat forcefully.「Akira, does he have any favorite sports or anything like that?」​Hinata met his gaze, then letting out a deliberate sigh.「JJ, we are both adults, and I know you don't actually care about his favorite sport right now. Just strip and f*ck me already.」​JJ with a sudden, sharp chuckle, snapping back to his usual confident self.「Ssshhiiiiiiiit, for real?!」​Hinata: 「Yah! Now! Now, usually I’m not like this, but given it’s been five years, I hope you OOOOOOUUUU—」JJ is already on her, pinning her beneath him. She starts panting, completely winded. 「What’s... wr-wrong? Are you trying to give me a heart attack?!」​JJ smirked confidently, brushing her hair from her face.「C'mon now, Mama, you know you're too young for those.」Hinata is flustered, and he captures her mouth in a deep kiss.​Hinata took several quick, ragged breaths after the kiss.【 Wow, he's still as good a kisser as he was back then! 】「Before we start, just know I'm on BBs.」​JJ looks at her, confused.「Birth Blockers? Why did you get the implant?」​Hinata scoffed at his assumption.「Considering your swimmers don't require multiple tries to complete their objective, I'd suggest you allow me to make my own risk assessment.」She smirks, challenging him.​JJ chuckled.「Alright. Anything else I need to know?」​Hinata leaned in close to his ear, her voice husky.「My safe word is 'easy.'」She lies back down, looking up at him seductively.​JJ's ears perking up, excited by the new dynamic.「Oh, we have safe words now?」They begin urgently undressing each other.​Hinata: 「Mmm, yes, but you only get fifteen minutes since there’s a party going on.」​JJ: 「Alright, say less.」
​◽ 30 Minutes Later ◽
​Hinata: 「Wow, that was...」She giggles.「...way different than before.」She checks her appearance in the study's mirror.「JJ, be serious.」 She does a slow twirl. 「Do I look exactly how I did when I came to the party?」​JJ liking what he sees, a warm affection in his eyes. 「Of course.」He goes to her and hugs her from behind.「But I'd like you better in something different.」​Hinata giggles, placing her hands over his.「Oh? And what might that be?」​JJ: 「A wedding dress.」​Hinata gasped softly, turning serious. 「But what about the women your mother selected for you?」​JJ smiling reassuringly. 「Some of my lost memories came back recently. It was always planned to be this way. But, there is no need for us to hold a formal ceremony.」​Hinata turned and looking at him seriously, sounding slightly unsure. 「Are you certain about this?」​JJ reassurance deep in his voice.「Yes. The women I'm currently involved with who I cannot marry either prefer not to due to their careers, or they feel I'm too young, or they've already moved past that type of relationship structure. But you haven't.」​Hinata hugged JJ tightly, genuinely happy.「So, as long as the wedding dress isn't white, then we can do it!」​JJ chuckled affectionately.「I mean, we don't have to have a white wedding, but yes, no white dress.」
​◽ Back at The Party ◽
​Jasmine sees JJ and Hinata return, her eyes narrowing mischievously.「Nephew, you and her, you know...?」​JJ looks at her, feigning confusion.「Know what?」​Jasmine getting flustered, chuckling nervously.「Oh, sorry, I jumped to conclusions again!」​Hinata blushing profusely.​JJ chuckling.「Yah, well, Aunt Jas, maybe next time you'll jump to the correct conclusion. I'm predictable like that, you know.」​Jasmine laughing, patting JJ on the back.「Yah, that’s right, you are.」 Jasmine leaves to mingle with others.​JJ and Hinata find a quiet table to sit at.​JJ: 「Phew, that was close, right?」​Hinata nodding in agreement, still slightly embarrassed. 「But she wasn't wrong, you know.」​JJ giving her a soft, warm smile.「I know, but I don't want to die at my thirteen-year-old cousin's birthday. That's not a cool way to go out.」Hinata laughed, and JJ sarcastically replied. 「Good to see my dilemma makes you laugh.」Hinata smiles and kisses him lightly on the cheek. ​Hinata: 「Well, I wouldn't be laughing if it wasn't!」Shizuko, Akira, and Sora approach the table.
​Shizuko shifts her identity to Susie, her hair and pupils rapidly changing from Sepia to a Royal Blue. When JJ sees this, he immediately shifts to Solomon, whose hair and pupils also turn Royal Blue.
​Susie looking directly at Solomon with calm, analytical confidence. 「Father.」​Solomon: 「Daughter.」​Susie taking a few controlled breaths, preparing her formal request.「Akira Ezekiel Samuels, as confirmed, is your son, and my biological brother. The request is whether my brother and his mother may reside with us indefinitely. This arrangement would secure a younger sibling for us and, for you, an additional partner.」​Solomon looking at her with a calm, approving smirk.「I am pleased that you bypassed superfluous formalities and proceeded directly to the core objective.」He strokes his chin, a classic gesture of contemplation. 「Hmm... I should recommence growing my beard. But, Susie and Sora...」
​Susie and her siblings look at Solomon with focused anticipation.
​Solomon with a reassuring smirk on his face.「You must ensure that you provide comprehensive protection and support for him, understood?」Susie and Sora jump into his lap, hugging him happily. 「Okay, okay, I understand the positive confirmation. Now, disembark before Hana and the others conclude you are monopolizing my attention.」Susie & Sora (simultaneously): 「What's wrong with that? You're our Papa before you are their partner!」​Solomon looking over at Hinata with a smile 「Women, am I correct?」​Hinata laughing gently.「Yah. That's why I'm happy we have a son and not a daughter.」
​Solomon shifts back to JJ, and his hair and pupils return to Cognac.
​JJ looking at her with a knowing smirk.「Are you afraid of competition over my attention, or is it pure jealousy?」​Hinata returning the look, unflustered.「A bit of both.」​JJ: 「Good to know. Alright, girls, let go now. Showing Akira what his new room looks like is very important.」Susie and Sora quickly dismount. 「Oh, yes. You have a budget of 1 million yen. Make the expenditure count, okay, Mellow?」​Susie maintaining her composure, giving a small, sharp nod.「Thank you for extending this opportunity, Father.」She leaves with her siblings.​Hinata surprised and a bit worried.「A million yen in the hands of a six-year-old? Are you sure about that, JJ?」​JJ looking at her with a mischievous gaze. 「I mean, that's like, 400 Militian Rands. It is nothing to be concerned about.」
​When Hinata remembers Militia's incredible economic stronghold over the global economy, she bursts into laughter.
​Hinata composed. herself 「I keep forgetting that detail.」