What do I do?

[Jasper Magonus]

Jasper apparated to an adress that he knew only too well. He visited this place often enough that it had almost become a home for him. Of course he loved his own home. He loved Abby and he loved his children. But he honestly did not think he could handle having another baby in the house. Why did she want another baby anyway? This was just ridiculous! Jasper was so confused. He didn't know what he was supposed to do about this. Was he supposed to say yes? Was he supposed to allow this? For the love of Merlin, Jasper didn't even want the first two. Of course now, he would regret not having them. But, another one... really? Jasper rapped on the door. It was not long after lunch, afterall he had only just left Abby moments ago. He realised that his indecision was not going to make his waife happy, but they both had to want this. It would not be good for either, if one forced a decision on the other. Jasper just did not know, if this would be the best thing for him. Or for them. He really wanted to talk to Austiin about all of this. Maybe he would know what Jasper should do, or what he shouldn't do. Cameron was bound to want to have his two cents in the conversation as well.
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[Austiin Hayes]

It was just after lunch and Austiin was currently in a limbo. What to do now? Tommy was upstairs writing to his little girlfriend, no matter how much he denied it. He was smitten. Never did Tommy write to people unless he liked them, and some girl he met a while ago certainly made him a very happy boy indeed. Cameron was in the kitchen with Mai-ling, doing something. Austiin had not really paid himmuch attention when he decided to explain what he was doing. Austiin did not really see why he had to know what he was doing all the time. It was just the kitchen, what could possibly happen in there? It wasn't like Cameron had a history of destroying kitchens.

Twirling his wand between his fingers unsafely, Austiin seriously considered apparating to another country for something to do. Cameron could watch Tommy, the house was very quiet when those two were left to their own devices. However, his plans stopped churning within his mind when he heard someone knocking on the door. Who knocked these days? Most people he knew just walked in or spontaneously apparated into his lounge room. Knocking was almost a foreign thing for him. Lethargically, Austiin sat up and rested his back against the arm and his feet on the couch, he waved his wand and opened the door. However, he jumped when he saw Jinxx standing there. How peculiar. Austiin tilted his head. "Jinxx?" he gestured to the couch and returned his feet to the ground. "Hey, what are you doing here? Did you bring Abby?" If Abby was here, Austiin would probably have to drag Tommy from his room so he could say hello, otherwise they would both verbally attack him for weeks. "Are the kids here also?" In all honesty, he hoped they were not. While Emily and Nate were loved kids, they did not get on well with Tommy, and it was just easier to not expose Tommy to things he did not like.​

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[Jasper Magonus]

Jasper waited patiently outside as he knocked on the door only a couple of more times. He wasn't really sure what he was going to say to Austiin, all he knew was that he had to talk to some-one. Maybe that Andrew Jaymes guy would have been his better choice, but he didn't know the guy all that well, except for those few occasions they'd met a birthdays and family outings, the latter of which was normally only attended by the girls anyway. So his best friend was the safest bet, the added bonus being that it was also his wife's brother. If need be he was sure that Austiin could punch him in the face and tell him he was being ridiculous, he hoped it wouldn't come to that, but maybe that was what he needed. It was true, when he agreed to marry Abby, he had promised to make her happy, but she had made the same promise and he was positive that having another child would not make him happy. It was usually left to him to look after the kids anyway when Abby was away. He just didn't understand what was going through her head at all. Maybe that was a bad thing, but it was just so sudden. He was sure she was content only weeks ago. So what had brought this behaviour on? He was sure that he had not said anything, but maybe it had something to do with some of the Professor's at Hogwarts having children. Some for the first time. Why would she want to go through that again? The pregnancy with Nathaniel and Emily hadn't gone as normal and they had almost lost them, why risk that when they have beautiful healthy kids already who need their mother to spend time with them and not another baby.

The door opened and Jasper looked up at Austiin, sighing rather loudly. He nodded to Austiin and took a seat on the couch next to Austiin. By now Austiin's question would have answered itself, so he chose to leave it there. As everyone knew, Jasper didn't speak much, least of all about personal matters, sometimes this lead him to wonder why Abby loved him, but she did and he loved her, so he usually just left it at that. But today, things were a little different. Today he would speak of private matters with his friends. "She wants another one." He spoke quietly, wondering if he had even been heard. But it was just so shocking to him, what else was he to do?
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[Austiin Hayes]

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<FONT font="Georgia">Austiin rarely had the privilege to see Jinxx, since he had a horrible tendency to work too much, become crabby and sleep too much. People like that were hard to hang around with. Admittedly, Austiin had found himself pressed for free time with Tommy, Cameron and Mae-ling allow calling for his attention, and then there was traveling. He had to travel regularly. Being tied to one place was hard for him. In fact, he had just finished planning a vacation to Fiji. He loved Fiji - it was such a beautiful island if one went to the right places. Fresh pineapple cut from the tree...coconut drinks with little purple umbrellas in them on the beach... dancing and having parties in the sand once day had turned to night. Such a beautiful place, Fiji. Like Hawaii - but better. He sighed as he thought about his amazing vacation plans. He wasn't allowed to go alone, since Cameron had little trust in him now - especially around alcohol. But Austiin wasn't bothered. If Cameron failed to be strict on his movements then he probably would wander off at Fiji, get wasted and do something else stupid. Besides, he was happy to bring Cameron along, he did not travel enough and Fiji was only fun with he had someone else with him. His eye then snapped back to Jinxx as he spoke. "Wait, what?"Was that woman crazy? Who would want more than two children with Jasper? Not that Jinxx was a horrible father or person or anything, but he was not exactly the warmest, most caring person the universe had to offer. Merlin knew the man would use a fun streak or two.

"Do you want to come with me to Fiji?" he finally asked. Fiji was pretty far and Abby didn't like Fiji, it'd be the best place to hide. Why the Hell was Jasper coming here for relationship advice? Did Austiin look like a relationship advice giving person? He managed to screw up nearly all of his relationships - unless Jasper wanted a list of what not to do - then he was in the right place. "Have you tried telling her... no?" That usually worked. "Look Jinxx, you're my friend and I love you - and she's my sister and I love her. You guys are great together, you've gone and gotten married, had a couple of kids, stable jobs and boring lives. You're half-way through your happily ever after. Don't screw it up because she wants more and you don't. Tell her you love her, buy her some flowers and then say 'I think our life is perfect the way it is'. It'll work, trust me. Or, it'll at least leave her open for reason."
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[Jasper Magonus]

Jasper was seriously at a loss of what to do. All of this was just such a ridiculous notion, he didn't know why he didn't just smash his face against a window, tell himself to man up and make his decision final. After all, Abby could hardly have a baby without him. She wasn't the type to go at it alone. She would need someone to care for the baby for a start. Seeing as she lived at the Castle for the majority of the year. Not that he was complaining of course. Jasper turned to his friend, his eyebrow raised, curiosity etched on his face. Fiji? At a time like this, Austiin was suggesting that Jasper follow him to Fiji? That was it? Was that all he was going to get? Fiji? Jasper didn't even like sand. Why would he want to go to Fiji? He looked to the heavens and shook his head. "I don't like sand." It was some of the truest words he had spoken in his life. His home country had no sand. None what so ever. He had moved away from there, the coldest of all places, to Egypt, the hottest of all places and still he did not like sand. He had lived in Egypt for a couple of years as a witch doctor, but it had not lasted long. He just could not get over how much sand there was in that damn country. They rode camels for Merlin's sake! They spit, Camel's spit in people's faces and they actually rode them, like horses. Jasper physically cringed whilst thinking about it. Jasper did not like things that spat. It was part of the reason why he disliked children so much. In fact, he was rather surprised he had consented to have a child with Abby. Of course she had fallen pregnant with twins, like that helped anything.

Jasper nodded when Austiin asked if he had tried saying no. Of course he had, but he had to justify why as well. He couldn't just say no and be done with it, he wasn't that kind of person. He sighed and rubbed his face with his hand. This entire day had been tiring and he didn't know what to do next. Go home and face Abby. Wait for Cameron to make an appearance. Or wait for Austiin to explain to him all the reasons why he was a shitty husband. He knew that bring Abby flowers would appease her, but he didn't want to appease her. He wanted her to understand. If he brought her flowers at this point, she would probably just accuse him of being condescending. Maybe he was, just a little, but damn her for knowing him so well. He wished that sometimes, she would ignore him. It would make his life easier in the long run.
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[Austiin Hayes]

Austiin's jaw fell open. He had never been so offended in his life, well, that was a lie. He had never been so offended today than by what Jinxx said about Fiji. Fiji was beautiful, near-perfect. All it needed was less children, less people and better drinking laws - it'd be set. He'd have to move there permanently. He folded his arms across his chest stubborn. "Jinxx, don't ever say that." Austiin shook his head. "I'll be the first to put my hand up against the creation of sand - but beaches are great. Beaches are made of sand and for the sake of Merlin, you lived in Egypt! I'm not an expert or anything, but I'm pretty sure they've got a hell of a lot of sand over there." How could a friend of his not want to come to Fiji? It was wrong - unnatural. Fiji was the perfect place to take someone if they were made at you. He dragged Cameron there and they were still together, even after he cheated on him and threw him out of his house. Cameron still came back. Fiji was virtually a magical island when it came to romance. "Come on, Fiji's a great place, and I know that Abby hates Fiji, but once she's there she'd be hooked. They've got these beautiful pineapples - straight from the tree. Freshly cut. The best tasting thing ever, better than pumpkin pasties and the whole bit." He was rather determined to make hi friend go, even if he had to forcibly apparate him there. If there was something Jinxx needed to do, it was unwind. He looked about ready to snap and go bonkers - in Austiin's house. He loved his house. Let the beaches of Fiji deal with Jinxx, not his new carpet.

In true Jinxx form, he simply nodded instead of replying like the average person. He was lucky Austiin actually looked people in the eyes when they spoke, otherwise they'd have major communicative issues. He sighed. "Look, you're welcome to stay the night and think this entire thing over, or come with me to Fiji - have fun and be better prepared to face Abby. You've got to talk to her, I can only make sarcastic quips for so long, my curly-haired friend. I'm running out of stuff here." He conjured a warm mug of black coffee and took a sip. "As I said. The more you communicate, the better it will get. Even if that means screaming at each other, and we all know Abby will certainly throw things, it makes things better. Taking a break and having an argument are so much different to calling it quits forever. Don't be worried with putting your foot down and deciding that you don't want to do something. She'll wisen up and agree with you - or you will suddenly decide you want to be a father again." He shrugged. "Just give yourself a chance. Please."
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[Jasper Magonus]

Jasper sat quietly and listened as the man he considered his best friend talked to him. Jasper didn't really understand what Austiin was upset about. Sure, he had lived in Egypt for a number of years, but Austiin knew why he lived there, he also thought he would know why he moved. It appeared he was going to have to remind his friend of the reason. "Why do you think I moved?" There, surely that would do it. The only problem here, was that Jasper was never really all that sure of his friendship with Austiin. It was clear that the pair were friends, but he often wondered what would happen if his marriage did breakdown badly. Austiin would be forced to choose sides and Jasper was pretty sure, that he would not be the victor. Of course that was to go without saying. He would never expect Austiin to choose his side, when he should be siding with family, but Austiin was weird like that. Jasper could never tell where he was supposed to stand on such matters. Either way, it often brought Jasper to a kind of wall. He couldn't risk hurting Abby for many reason, most of all, was that he loved her and would never want to hurt her anyway, but another pretty decent reason was that he didn't want to lose the close circle of friends he had made. Breaking away from his family had been a tough decision, but he had made it with his future in mind.

"I will not go with you to Fiji. But I will heed your advice." Maybe he was just thinking too much. Abby was not dumb, obviously as she was a teacher up at the school. He should be able just to sit Abby down and talk to her properly, but he chickened out, he always chickened out.
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