Dummy
Josie was really hoping that Jade and Hope made peace but there was no progress. Josie had been living alone in her apartment with the three kids as the vampire and tribrid continued to be at each other's throats.
In the past two weeks Josie had fallen into a routine, she would wake up get the kids ready. Hope and Jade would wait outside to walk the kids to school. After school, Josie would pick the kids up and take them to Hope apartment. They would have lunch and dinner there until the bickering became too much for the kids and Josie and they would go to Josie's apartment. Friday night the three kids would stay with Hope and Jade.
Josie was hoping that their time with the kids together would get some sort of peace between the two but when the kids would return to her Niklaus and Andrea would complain about how their mother and the vampire were at odds with every other choice that had to be made.
Josie decided that enough was enough she was going to be putting both the tribrid and vampire in their place even if she had to magically bind them with a spell or she had to get her twin's help.
After dropping off Niklaus and Andrea at school, and Mason off with Lizzie who assured Josie was excited to bond with her nephew. Josie made the wise choice of getting coffee before going to deal with the two children she had at back at Hope's apartment.
"Josie?" Josie turned around to see a Maya. She had not seen Maya since the football game the schools had against each other.
"Maya hey," Josie grabbed her cold brew and got closer to the woman. "How have you been."
"I've been good." Maya quietly checked out the woman in front of her. She had had a crush on Josie since she was in high school. "What about you? You just disappeared, what were you hiding a secret love child."
"Actually yes." Josie chuckled. Her chuckled broke into full laughter when she saw the horrified look on Maya's face. "Would you like to sit and catch up, I have about an hour or so."
"Sure."
Josie decided to give her two stubborn supernatural friends time to make peace before she arrived. If Josie was lucky Jade even had breakfast made.
Jade sighed as she looked for coffee around Hope's apartment. She missed her and Josie's place but when she tried to sneak in two nights ago Josie caught her and kicked her out right away. She even threaten to change the name on the apartment's deed to make sure Jade could not enter until she and Hope made peace.
"Find it?" Hope asked. They had finally reached the peace talk stage of their relationship last night. Hope and Jade spent most of the night talking about their desire to keep the brunette Saltzman safe.
"No, you're out of coffee." Jade opened the cabinet as proof.
"Let's go get some." Hope grabbed her phone and wallet. "After coffee, we can face the beast."
"Ironic isn't it? You're an all might tribrid and I am a terrifying ripper yet we are both scared of a tiny five-foot-something siphon witch."
"I don't think she's only a witch anymore." Hope sighed at the memory. Whether they liked it or not Josie had died. "All I am saying if Josie Saltzman has a wolf I petty the sucker that is tied to her."
"Isn't that you?"
"Oh shit. You're right." Hope sighed, she was definitely in for an interesting ride. The only thing that left Hope calm was that no supernatural being would ever try and date Josie because she was marked and Hope's alpha side was thrilled.
The woman headed out to the coffee shop. They decided since they were both lazy it would be best if had breakfast there as well. When they arrived at the coffee shop both women placed their ordered and in honor of trying to be friends Hope didn't put up a fight when Jade paid. Hope allowed it under the condition that she would be paying next time.
Both the vampire and tribrid turned their attention when they heard a laugh they knew too well. They were surprised to see Josie talking with a girl, seated not too far from the register. The girl was holding Josie's and Hope could not help but feel the hint of jealousy.
Josie was enjoying the conversation with Maya. Someway along the conversation, Maya took ahold of her hand and Josie didn't pull away. It had been a while since some flirted with her and it gave Josie a warm feeling that someone found her cute enough to shamelessly flirt with her.
Josie could not help the shock she felt when two chairs dropped next to her. She looked on either side of her and was surprised to see the two stubborn adults she was supposed to be checking on.
"Josie?" Maya asked a little concerned.
"Hope, Jade," Josie said a little scared, not for herself of course but for the human girl sitting in front of her that wouldn't understand why these two idiots were overprotective of her.
"Hey, baby." Hope looked over at Jade who gave her a nod. They had come up with the perfect plan for the girl in front of Josie to understand that the brunette girl was not interested in dating. Hope gently pulled Josie's head to face her and kissed her. Hope smiled into the kiss when Josie didn't put up a fight and melted into it. Hope pulled away and gave the vampire a nod.
Jade getting the hint did the same, and pulled Josie into a kiss. She could feel the shock of the kiss but Josie didn't fight her.
"We missed you," Jade said once she pulled away.
"I think I'm going to go." Maya stood up. "It was nice seeing you again Josie."
"What. The. Hell. Was that?!?" Josie asked once the shock wore off her.
"She was flirting with you," Hope said with a pout.
"And?"
"It's not fair to Hope." Jade decided to say. "You know she loves you. She's your soulmate."
Josie took the words Jade said to heart she was aware of that. She knew her and Hope were soulmate but neither of them had sat down to address that conversation.
"I know that." Josie couldn't help the anger in her voice. "I am marked as hers no supernatural will ever date me because Hope literally marked me as hers. Did you both stop and think that the reason I haven't talked with either of you about the relationship we have is that I don't want to lose either of you?"
"Josie that will never happen," Hope assured the witch.
"Are you sure because last I check both of you were at each other's throats not even the kids want to spend the night with you two."
"Josie we're sorry," Jade said. "We are getting along now we promise."
"So why was it needed for both of you to kiss me?"
"We figure if one of us kissed you the other should since you haven't made a choice between us?" Jade shrugged her shoulders.
"I didn't know there was a choice to make?" Josie confessed.
"There isn't?" Hope felt her stomach begin to twist and turn. She was sure this is where Josie tells her that she and the ripper had been dating for the past couple of years and that Hope is long out of the running to fight for her heart.
"She means she picks you, dummy," Jade answered for Josie. She looked at Josie who offered her a sympathetic smile. Jade wasn't upset she knew long before that as much as Josie acted to be out of love with Hope Mikaelson the girl never truly stopping loving the girl. Josie Saltzman's heart beat for Hope and that was no secret. Du