Joke's On You (Jerome Valeska)

Chapter 21: I'm sane

*THIS CHAPTER CONTAINS SMUT*

I made my way to my room weakly and shut the door, June or Jeremiah must have the boys, I locked my bedroom door and stepped into the bathroom, I closed the door and stepped in front of the mirror, I looked at my cut up shirt and my eyes traveled to what he carved into me, 'daddy's little monster' I teared up and covered my mouth letting out muffled sobs, I ran the water and stripped off, I stepped in and the blood dripping from my body washed down and the shower floor looked like a crime scene, the water stung my chest and I whimpered from it, once I felt clean I turned the water off and slipped a patch on my chest, I laid in my bed and flicked the TV on and Jerome was on the screen, what the hell? "as you can see behind me the infamous murderer and leader of the gang the 'MANIAX' is in police custody and in critical condition from an almost fatal wound, we have no answers to why he turned himself in but police are happy there's one less murderer out there" the reporter spoke more about it but I tuned out, what the hell? Jerome turned himself in? he's going to prison and he did it willingly, what the fuck!?? the next day the news reporter said more about his case, he's being taken back to Arkam, he's been stitched up and going to live but he isn't allowed visitors for a few weeks while he undergoes 'treatment' I know they study illegal and inhumane methods in there but I can't interfere or they might try and arrest me too, besides Jerome's made it perfectly clear that he wants to stay and wait out his sentence, however long it takes.

3 years later. It's been three years since I've seen Jerome, he always refused to see me and requested someone else took Leo to visit him, not wanting to push him and not wanting to stop him from seeing his son I allowed it, it's the boys birthday today and Jeremiah and I are laying in bed waiting for them to come in like usual, shortly after the whole Jerome incident he and I got closer and a few months later we were dating, and a year later we moved out with the boys, Leo knows Jeremiah is not his dad, but he's still very close with him, our door was pushed open and I saw the smiling face of Cade followed by Leo, they tugged on our bed sheets and Miah lifted them up next to us "happy birthday my little princes" I said snuggling them, they giggled adorably and Miah smiled "happy birthday little ones" he said ruffling their hairs and they giggled again "where's daddy?" Leo asked "my daddy's here" Cade said in a mocking tone and Leo started to tear up, Cade is like this a lot "Cade that's not nice, apologize to your brother" I said sternly "sorry Leo" he said looking down "mommy, when's daddy gonna be here?" I took a deep breath and Miah shifted uncomfortably "I don't know baby" I said brushing his red locks out of his face "I miss daddy" he looked down and started tearing up again, damn you Jerome, Jeremiah looked at me and noticed my expression as a silent plea to let us have a moment and nodded "Cade, let's go get you some breakfast, choose whatever you want for your special day" he said slipping out of bed and pulling some pants on over his boxers "pancakes!" Cade said excitedly, Miah picked him up "I want pancakes!" Leo said equally excited "one second baby, mommy needs to talk to you" he nodded and sat down in my lap "is it about daddy?" "yeah it's about daddy" "why won't you come and see him with me?" I took a breath going back to that day "because, daddy hurt mommy baby, badly" I said bringing my hand to my chest "how?" "he just, he did, it doesn't matter how, but because of it, mommy has a hard time seeing daddy" "mommy, daddy said you're a whore when he found out uncle Miah lives with us, what does whore mean?" that motherfucker "it means that daddy is mad at mommy" "so when I'm mad at Cade I can call him a whore?" fuck you Jerome! "no! you can't say that word ever again, promise you won't?" "I promise mommy" "good boy, now let's go get some pancakes" we walked down the steps and walked into the kitchen I picked up a plate but dropped it smashing it all over the ground when I saw who was sitting at my table "daddy!" Leo cheered loudly and ran into his arms "hey buddy!" he said, I death stared Jeremiah telling him he better have a good fucking explanation "Jerome decided to, drop by" he said knowing he's in big fucking trouble "Jerome I swear to god, if you cause the police to come here to arrest you with my children here-" "relax monster, I'm actually out and I'm sane" "don't call me that, and I'll believe that bullshit when I see it" he shrugged and dug through his pocket and pulled out a piece of paper handing it to me while holding Leo in his arms, it was a certificate 'verifying' his 'sanity' I don't know how he did it, but he's insane and always will be "I'm an upstanding citizen in the eyes of the law, and they can't touch me for any of my past crimes that were committed while I was insane, I have a certificate that says so" so that's his angle, he must've bribed someone, he's not better, in fact, he's gotten worse just less angry and agitated but still completely fucking insane, "you can't just fake sanity Jerome" "watch me" he said snatching the paper from me and sitting Leo down on a chair "boys, banana or strawberry topping?" Jeremiah called from behind the counter "banana" Leo called "strawberry!" Cade called louder "okay, breakfast is served" he said crunching over the broken glass, shit I forgot about that, I walked over to the cleaning cupboard and took out the broom and shovel and started to sweep. making sure to get every last piece so my sons don't get glass in their feet, "why are you here Jerome?" I asked walking behind the counter to my coffee that Miah made me "came to see my son, and see how my brother's treating you" this son of a bitch "better than you ever did" I spat at him, he let out a slight chuckle and I can see the same Jerome I knew years ago, he hasn't changed, he's just good at hiding it "I don't doubt that" "daddy will you play with Cade and I?" "please uncle Jerome!?" the boys asked excitedly tugging on Jerome's shirt "boys, why don't I take you to the park, let mommy and daddy uncle Jerome talk hm?" Miah said putting their plates in the sink "yay!" they cheered and ran to the door "thank you" I said turning towards him and Jerome rolled his eyes "we'll be back soon, join us when you've talked" he said grabbing my face and planting a passionate kiss on my lips, clearly as a sign of dominance to Jerome, saying she's mine, I reciprocated the kiss and the boys complained "ewww" we broke our kiss and laughed at their reaction, he walked out the door with the boys and I sipped my coffee "look at that, little domestic bitch" he said darkly, and there's the Jerome I know, the only reason Jeremiah left me alone with him is because he knows I can kick Jerome's ass easy now, "why are you really here?" "heard you've been playing house with my brother, had to see for myself" "I don't buy that for a second" "fine, I'm here to take my son" "what?" "you heard me" "are you high? you're not taking my son Jerome" "he's mine, and yes I am, I'll fight you for him if I have to" "no judge in their right mind would give a child to you! you're a maniac!" "maybe, but it's hard for a judge to disagree with their tongue ripped out" my stomach dropped, he's deadly serious "people respond better with limbs removed and a gun pointed at their head" he said cackling, I'm gonna be sick, he's completely lost his mind "you're fucking sick!" "that may be true, but you still want me, cause you're just as fucked up as me" "I don't want you Jerome" "oh really?" "yeah, really" he shrugged his shoulders and walked around the counter, I backed up till I hit the bench "you want me, I can see it" he whispered, fuck, why is he right? "I don-" "shhh, tell me what you want" suddenly my reality snapped and nothing else made sense "you" was all that came out of my mouth and that's all the confirmation he needed, he pulled down my shorts and pushed me into the wall connected to the dining room, I reached down and pulled the belt out of his pants and threw it on the floor, his member sprung out and he wasted no time, he lined himself to my entrance and pushed all the way in, I moaned out and he started thrusting into me, we both reached our climax and released each other, suddenly I snapped back and just realized what I had done, I climbed off him and stepped away "no, no, no" I whispered to myself, I ran into the kitchen where my shorts were and pulled them on tears brimming in my eyes "oh come on, you can't tell me this is the first time you've cheated on Miah" suddenly the reality of this slapped me in the face "oh my god, what have I done? I cheated on Jeremiah" I covered my mouth as tears spilled and I tried to control my breathing "yeah, that's kinda what happens when you have sex with someone else" he said stepping closer "you stay away from me! oh my god" I felt sick to my stomach "you're being dramatic" he said picking up my now cold coffee and sipping it "shut up Jerome!" suddenly his face contorted into anger and he pushed me against the wall "do I need to remind you about what happens when you raise your voice at me" his fingers trailed over my shirt where my scars are "don't touch me" I said sternly and I saw the shock in his eyes "ooh, you're a fighter now huh?" "I won't say it again, get your hands off me" I could see he wanted to challenge me, but he didn't know what I was capable of and for that reason he released me and stepped a good distance back "this new attitude is hot, little monster" I fought back my anger I had for that nickname because of him "I'm going to meet my children and boyfriend at the park" I said and stepped outside slamming the door.