so here it finally is, the sequel to Fated. After a few weeks of debate, I decided to give it a go. If you read fated, that's good but if you haven't I suggest that you do. Although you won't be too lost if you just jump right in to this story... So here it is, a fluffy first chapter.
November 12, 2011
Brianna Hohrykova moved through her Oakland home, her two year old son Javier perched on her hip as she tried her best to get him to go down for a much needed nap. She had just finished a nearly twelve hour shift at the hospital and the last thing she wanted to be doing is fighting with a two year old who was sleepy and grumpy but kept insisting that he wasn't. "Come on Javi, go to sleep please. I need sleep. This isn't fun baby." She kissed his forehead as she moved into the living room and laid down on the large beanbag chair that Monica had bought. "We can nap and cuddle, when we wake up it'll be fun, we can eat some food."
"No." Javier rubbed his eyes and shook his head. "No naps."
"You're sleepy though my love." She adjusted him so that his head was on her chest and she could rub his back slowly. "You need a nap baby, it'll be good for you."
"No! No naps!" He yawned and shook his head lazily. "I'm not sleepy."
"That's the biggest lie I've heard in my whole live." She rolled her eyes before watching the arch way as she heard the front door open. "Maybe that's your dad and you'll go to sleep for him."
"No, no." The two year old yawned again as he tried his hardest to fight sleep. "No daddy."
"Hey babe." Juice walked into the living room and dropped down on the floor next to Bri and Javi. "You need help putting him to sleep?"
The brunette shrugged. "He doesn't wanna fall asleep, he wants to stay awake and be nosy but I need some sleep. I'm fresh off work and was looking forward to pouring myself in bed and cuddling with my little man but he's not having it."
"Come here man." He took his son in his arms and moved from the floor to his recliner and stretched out. "We're gonna go to sleep, you're gonna wake up and you can love on your mama then but for now, you gotta nap. Just like you usually do Javi."
"Ok." Javi rested on Juice's chest and slowly nodded his head. "Nap time."
"Well ain't that some shit." Bri glared at Juice before smiling and settling into the bean bag chair. "This thing is so comfortable, no wonder Moni wanted it so damn badly." She closed her eyes and inhaled slowly before releasing the breath. "I'm getting that nap in. I deserve it."
"We'll all be napping." Juice smiled at the beauty. "I think you really do deserve it. When's the next day off?"
"I have the next two weeks off." She shrugged her shoulders. "Let's go to sleep, I don't wanna waste my nap time. I love you babe."
"I love you too." He smiled at her. "Sweet dreams. Sleep tight. Don't let the bedbugs bite."
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Monica stopped and looked up at the Bat Cave, her green eyes scanning every inch of the house before she glanced back and smiled at Elijah. It had been two years since she had stepped foot on the property and into the house she had considered her second home. It made her sad to think that Happy wasn't around for her anymore but it also made her happy that Elijah had stepped up and been around for her a little more. "Lijah, can we go to the ice cream shoppe later?"
Elijah looked at the tiny brunette and nodded slowly. "Of course we can go and get some ice cream. Has anyone told you that you look like a shrunken down version of your mom." He tugged on her top knot and crop top before chuckling at her absurd neon orange basketball shorts. "You dress exactly like her."
She giggled and shrugged her shoulders as she tightened her hair. "I think I look so gorgeous. I'm a little kukla." She smiled up at him as she started walking past the house. "You think they'll ever come back?"
He shrugged his shoulders. "Yeah, they'll come back home eventually. You've visited them right? Was it fun?"
"It was alright, I mean it just made me cry the whole way home because I didn't know I missed Happy that much. I didn't wanna leave." She shook her head and frowned. "I'm okay now, I think we're gonna visit again for Christmas."
"That's good that you get to go visit them again." He nodded as they made their way through the neighborhood on their usual evening walks. "I'll miss you when you're gone."
"I'll miss you too." She grabbed his hand and swung his arm back and forth slowly. "Can we have a sleepover one night? Pizza, ice cream, movies and games!"
"Well, of course." He smiled down at her. "We can do it next weekend… Are you enjoying these walks that we have when I'm in town?"
"Yes, I love the walks. The doctor says it's helping with my ADHD. I don't even know what that is really but I guess it's helping me be less hyper." Monica nodded. "The doctor told mom that I have it, mom yelled at her when she suggested medicine. You should have seen it."
The man shook his head and hid a smirk. "So, ADHD huh? It just means you can't pay attention and have a lot of energy." He tried his best to explain it in a way a nine year old would completely understand. "It's good that you're not on medicine, it'll make you sluggish and sleepy. Then you'll never be able to dance like you do now."
She nodded. "I got the lead in Swan Lake! I get to do a costume change and everything. Will you be there to see me? It's in December, it's like a week or so before Christmas."
"Of course I'll be there to see you." Elijah lifted her up and kissed her forehead. "I'm always going to be around to see you perform. Let's head back to get a car then we can go grab ice cream. Does that sound good?"
"It sounds perfect." Monica wrapped her arms around his neck and smiled widely. "I'm gonna get a banana split, or maybe one of those ice cream shake things in a cup." She rested her forehead against his and kissed the tip of his nose. "Moni and 'Lijah time!"
November 13, 2011
Bri looked at her daughter who was splayed across her glass desk, her attention focused on the open sketchbook in front of her. "What're you drawing my love?"
Monica looked at her mom and shrugged. "I'm drawing Happy a picture, he told me to keep practicing my art every day so I'll be good like him." She ran her hands through her long brown hair and sat up slowly to stare at her mom. "I'm drawing a snake."
"That's really good baby." She smiled and looked at the sketch. "You should draw him a picture on a canvas and we can send it to him. We have their address, maybe he'll love having a piece of artwork from you hanging in his house there."
"I can send him my art?" The nine year old smiled even wider. "I gotta get a canvas and make him something so good! Like the art I did for Elijah's room!" She slid off the desk and looked around the office. "Can I paint in here? Or do I have to take it to my room or the art room?"
"Babe, paint wherever you wanna paint. I know you're responsible, if you paint in here, just lay some newspaper under your easel." Bri looked back at her laptop. "You wanna still cut your hair? Or did you change your mind? I'm booking my hair appointment right now."
"No, I don't wanna cut it anymore." Monica shook her head and trailed her fingers through her hair and smiled. "You think that they like it more in Tacoma than here? I looked at the Bat Cave yesterday when I went for the walk with Elijah. I miss hanging out over there, I miss my room over there."
"They'll be back babe. They just needed a break." Bri smiled at her daughter. "You wanna go to the craft store later for more painting supplies? I think you're old enough for a can of spray paint. Maybe you can learn how to graffiti or something."
"I think that'd be good." She nodded. "I am gonna paint the Bat Cave and send it to him, maybe it'll make him come home faster."
"Maybe." The brunette nodded slowly. "If not, you're gonna see him next month."
"Yeah." Monica sighed. "I know.
Bri stood up and moved towards her daughter, wrapping her into a tight hug. "I love you Monica… I just wanna cuddle and love on you all day. When are you free?"
"For you? Any day." She chuckled and hugged her mom back. "I love you too."
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"Javi is asleep, Monica is taking a bubble bath after a long day of making art." Bri looked at Juice and smiled as he pulled her into a hug. "I'm beat and cannot wait to sleep… I feel like I'm in my fifties. I'm not even thirty yet."
Juice laughed. "You're dramatic. I love it." He hooked his hands behind her knees and lifted her up onto the counter. "You can sleep in tomorrow, I don't need to be at the club so I'll be able to get up and take Monica to school and get Javi situated with breakfast and all that."
"I'm thinking of quitting and just trying to find a 9-5. I love working in the ER but it's taking a toll on my body, my sanity and taking away time from my loves." She hugged him and sighed. "We need to get the wedding plans finalized though. I need a set date. I need an exact date, have you given it any more thought?"
"I was thinking that if we don't want anything big we can load up the cars and head to Vegas. We were gonna do it in Vegas the first time around babe… We can do it if you don't wanna stress over the plans." He rubbed his thumbs over her exposed collarbones and studied her gorgeous face intently. "You can shut this idea down if you want to."
"No, no. I think I wanna do it in Vegas. It can be something small, not like we have a whole bunch of family to begin with. We can find a venue that's child friendly and get it done. It'll be simple and to the point." She smiled as she tapped on his chest, her nail tracing over her name. "I don't need anything extravagant. I just want it to be married to you."
"You can just get a sexy as hell white dress… One that accentuates the hips, ass, and your breasts." He ran his fingers over the fleshy tops over her breasts and smirked. "The wedding night can be wild, we can hit up the casino, the strip club then end it with a lot of sex in the pool or the tub."
"Oh yeah? I'm loving the sound of this dress, I do love showing off my curves." Bri sucked on his bottom lip and smirked when she released it. "I'm gonna look at dresses when we are laying in bed, you can help me pick one out… Doesn't have to be too expensive. I'm only wearing it once and I know you're gonna try to rip it off me. Sexy, not too expensive but still says wedding."
"You can do something with sleeves, and have the whole back out, and it'll show off your ass nicely." He rubbed over her ass and smirked against the side of her neck. "It'll be like the red dress you wore to that banquet we went to a few weeks ago. You looked killer and all of the men were checking your ass out."
"I think you tore that dress to shreds though as soon as we got to the hotel room." She rubbed his back and chuckled softly. "It didn't stand a chance against you babe."
"I loved that dress though." He laughed as he lifted her off the counter and started walking out of the kitchen. "I'm glad we're getting married, we've been good for two years now and I've loved every single minute of it."
Bri wrapped her legs around his waist and smirked. "I got another dress just like the red one, it's black and it's perfect. We need to have a date night soon so I can wear it."
He nodded as he started up the stairs slowly. "I'll take you to dinner, I'll take you for ice cream afterwards. I just love showing your sexy ass off." He moved into their master suite and shut the door behind them. "Let's get you to sleep though. I'm gonna need you to have all your energy for tomorrow. I'm gonna take us all out for a family thing."
"Oh yeah? To think I was thinking you were carrying me up here to fuck me into a coma." She laughed as he laid on the bed gently, her on top of him securely. "My mind was in the gutter from the time you lifted me off the counter."
Juice laughed as he pulled the soft velour blanket over their bodies. "I was thinking about it but I wanna save up for tomorrow. I mean we are trying for another kid and you need to be in that weird position afterwards and if you fall into a coma, it can't be too good for getting you all knocked up."
Bri shook her head. "Yes, another little Ortiz raising hell on society. I can't wait for that. I can't believe getting pregnant when you want to is so damn difficult. It's like bam, here's Javi but this second pregnancy is being stubborn as fuck." She slid down his body a little bit, resting her right ear on his chest as she listened for his heartbeat. "I really need to find an easier job. I'm thinking about applying at Planned Parenthood, I have credentials to work there. I can help young women prevent unwanted pregnancies and STIs."
"Do whatever is going to make you happy babe." He rubbed her back in small circles. "We'll end up pregnant when we least expect it to happen. We just gotta stop stressing about it and just let it happen."
"True. I'm also happy that I turned down the job in Orange County, can you imagine uprooting and moving down there? No friends no family, you'd have to be nomad or SAMDINO. It would have been a mess plus Monica is loving her life here and I couldn't imagine taking all that away from her and forcing her to start over. I'm in love with happy Monica. She's finally not taking Happy being gone so hard. Although, she gets bad after visits. She cried nearly the whole ride back. It fucking broke my heart, all I could do was hold her." She sighed. "I'm good with our life right now. It's perfect."
He nodded and smiled as he saw Bri's breathing slow down to a steady pace. "I'm glad we're staying up here too. It's our home and I couldn't see us being happy anywhere else. I think it'll be a good idea to look into a job where you'd be happy, where you could have a normal schedule so when we do get pregnant again you're not stressing out about an insane long ass shift. I support you either way Brianna. I love you."
"I love you too." Bri yawned and nodded. "More than you'll ever know."
"I know you do." Juice looked down at his fiance, pushing the hair out of her face as he watched her start drifting off to sleep. "I can't wait to see how the rest of our years together treat us. The last two have been amazing and I can't wait to see how our fiftieth will be treating us." He rubbed the pads of his fingers up and down her back, cohercing himself into a slow and much needed slumber.
AN: Just keep in mind, that I'm doing this because a lot of readers wanted a sequel but if the story doesn't get any type of solid feedback, I will not hesitate to throw this on an indefinite hiatus like Burn and Follow Me Down are on. So, if you want this story to continue, then take the extra 30 seconds or so to leave a much appreciated review.