Enjoy the chapter. This is the sequel To Warm a Bowl of Love, is set a month after the end of the last story.
A seventeen year old girl on her front porch sitting in a rocking chair, the one she used most when she was pregnant. She had long gently curling hair, and olive toned skin and amber eyes, her husband said they were honey colored though.
"Mrs. Maddy Reynolds?" turning her head she smiled at Dr. Malcolm Wallace, her mentor she was training under in the science labs. "I mean, Dr. Maddy Reynolds."
Jumping up she flung herself into his arms, "Really?" Practically jumping up and down with excitement after waiting for this information all day.
He nodded with a huge smile on his face. "You passed the test, one of my tests too, with flying colors. Congratulations."
Her husband of almost a year stepped out of the house holding her infant daughter, "So you woke the baby." He passed Marina off to her, but stayed outside, even after she sent him back to bed.
"You Mr. Reynolds," She started as he smiled at his little wife. "Have been working an eighteen hour night shift. Go to be-." He swooped in and kissed her. Her fingers tangling into his dark hair as his large hands wrapped around her.
Pulling back, she laughed and met his shining blue eyes. Well, grey, green, blue, but mostly blue, eyes.
Tall, well built, he was a soldier after all, and tanned skin made him very easy on the eyes. And he loved her. That was her favorite part, he loved her.
A tug at her hair brought her from her thoughts and she turned to see her two month old daughter sticking a lump of the silken strands into her mouth.
Maddy had to coax her daughter to take the pacifier and relinquish her hair as Dr. Wallace and Mark talked.
Sitting back down, she rocked her daughter, and watched the infant fall asleep once more. A smile lit her face. Everything was perfect.
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"Come on Maddy, you'll look so hot." Skye, her friend and Josh's, her brother, girlfriend, held up a dress for her to wear. Surrendering, she slipped into the soft lavender dress. It was a spaghetti strap, hugged her svelte body comfortably, and stopped at her mid-thigh in a fan like skirt. Skye was right, she did look wonderful in it.
"It's too short," She said quickly, but her friend rolled her eyes and threw her black flip flops at her. As soon as she got them on, Skye started on her makeup.
"You need to look nice for you date tonight." Her husband made this a ritual, to court her one night a week. Court, it's what they did when they were first forced to marry.
Though they did fall in love quickly, he was always as gentle with her as possible as she adjusted to married life.
"Now go get your groceries, I'm sure Mark will see you and think you are absolutely prettiful." Skye said and before Maddy could correct her, she added, "I made up the word, so don't you chastise me."
Smiling, Maddy huffed and brushed her hair giving it it's wonderful curl. "Don't deck the place out to much." She grabbed her basket off the table and the list next to it. Knowing just like every week she'll do something magnificent.
Walking to the Market was much longer than normal, getting stopped by several of her friends and family before finally getting to the vending tables.
"Well, Why don't I help you. A pretty lady always needs help." She felt her bag get taken from her, but this was not her husband, she already knew that. As she turned she felt her heart stop. Oh No. This can't be happening.
"I'm fine, thank you." Taking her bag back form Robert "Robby" Barwick, one of her tormentor from 2149.
All the horrible memories, all the people who seemed to hate her simple because she was a young genius, flooded back to her.
Paying for the fruits she moved to the next vender keeping her head down. She felt the warmth of a person behind her and twirled to meet Robby's brown, almost black eyes.
"Why would a pretty lady run from me," His smile, he wasn't sneering at her, not like he did just a year ago. Leaning in he added, "Does she want to be chased?"
"You don't remember me?"
"I would remember you." He placed his hands on the table to trap her between him and the vender products.
"Madelyn Shannon." She used her maiden name, knowing he would recognize that name. And he did.
Pulling back, he looked over her, his eyes lingering to long on her legs. "I need to finish shopping." She ducked from him and retreated further into the Market.
He called out to her, but she kept walking, until she felt his hand clutch her elbow.
"Listen, Maddy, I'm sorry, for everything," He wasn't sorry, he would never be able to makeup to her what he did. "Look," he stepped around to look at her, and she met his black orbs.
"No let me go." Just wanting to get away, she caught the eyes of her husband, clocking out. He saw the look and quickly jogged down the steps.
"Maddy, I didn't mean to hurt you." Lies.
"Get away from me." Demanding with a shaky voice as Mark strode to them.
"Can I help you two?" Mark asking, his back straight but glaring at the man that had a hand on his Maddy. That was one thing you never do, touch his Maddy or his Marina. "Or, would you like to keep groping my wife."
The shocked look she got from Robby almost made her laugh. Stepping from him she snuggled into Mark's side. "Can you walk me home sweet heart?" His arms swung protectively around her. Nodding he took her hand, "I need to pick up one last thing." She whispered and he followed her as she walked passed Robby, still staring at them.
She collected a bottle of Juice, Apple, Mark's favorite, and took his hand. "Now."
He kissed her quickly before walking her back home, tense and almost angry. "Did he hurt you?" It was the first thing he asked when she stepped in the door.
She called out for Skye, the woman usually left after decorating the living room, dining room and bedroom.
Maddy shook her head and started outing the food away, before starting diner. Standing at the stove Mark walked up behind her and wrapped his arms around her stomach.
"What are you up to?" The tenseness of his body seemed to flow away as he rested his head on her shoulder.
She twisted to see his face. Mark was smiling, and damn it he was up to something. "I was thinking…how would baby blue look in one of the rooms."
"Well, if you really want it painted that color, I guess you can, I'll go find furniture tomorrow." Turning back to diner, feeling him begin to lick and lave at her neck.
She heard a great sigh before his big warm hand gently crawled up her body towards her breasts, "Not what I meant."
Staring ahead, it took her a moment to understand. "No." Perplexed he begged to know why not. "Are you serious?"
"I want a son, Maddy, I mean, hell we have a baby sitter that would not have a problem watching over Mari," their daughter's nickname given by Lucas, "It would be nice."
"Oh so you like having a little person be entirely dependent on you, poop eat and sleep. She raised her eyebrows. "Get a condom, because I am not having another baby for a good year or so." She was serious, she actually wanted to pursue a career, not be a house wife. And though it may be selfish, she was adamant. Maddy loved her daughter, and one day would like another child, but she had her life to do, plus she was only seventeen as of next week
He sighed and turned off the stove. "Diner can wait." He turned her around and knelt before lifting her over his shoulder. He was afraid to hurt her and as he carried her to the bed, she decided to spank him.
"If I get pregnant again in the next six months than you have to do the dishes and cook for the whole time I'm pregnant." She snapped, as he threw her on the bed, the way she bounced made him growl. Leaving a heated gaze on her.
"That dress is pretty." He commented, crawling over to her. "But it would look better," Kissing her shoulder and nosing off her strap. "On the floor."
She couldn't suppress the giggle, and the moan that followed as he pushed the skirt up. Dragging his shirt off, she ran her hands over the hard plains of muscle.
A loud knock came at the door and the jerked apart. "Ignore it." He whispered, but she shook her head.
"It might be Lucas and Mari." She fixed her appearance and put her hands on her hips to look at him expectantly.
He huffed and followed her, but left his shirt, Lucas has seen him without a shirt, it would kill him.
"Can't be her." The high voice of Jade Barwick, Robby's twin sister and another tormentor stood next to her brother on the porch.
Maddy stepped back as Mark, took her place and let her hide behind him. "Oh, No."
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