Mr. Firefighter
Summary: Anna is a single mom with a three year old son Ivan. She's divorced and her only concern is her and her little one's well-being. Even though she's very young and appears naïve this has made her a bit stand offish towards men and isn't looking for a relationship. So what happens when there's fire at Ivan's pre-school and she meets a handsome fire fighter rescuer.
A/N: this is a Kristanna fan fiction
Chapter 1 – Mother & Son
Anna Devereaux sighed as she ran a hand through her strawberry blonde hair. Her bun just wasn't cooperating this morning; if she didn't hurry up she was going to be late for her first day as a secretary to one of the most powerful and prominent companies in New York. Lately things were sort of on the fence when it came to her personal and professional life. She divorced from her ex-husband of four years, won custody of their only son and the house the two used to live in. There were conditions however that allowed her former spouse visitation rights the 1st of every month being that he was the father of her child. This stage in her life was a very big step for her ever since the marriage didn't work out and now she was free to do whatever she wanted.
She knitted her brow and gave up letting her hair tumble down to her shoulders.
"I guess this will have to do" she thought to herself, running her fingers through her hair
"Mama mama! I'm all ready" a hyper voice of a boy shouted as he ran into his mother's bedroom. He was wearing a pair of blue overalls with a white shirt and had a Mickey Mouse backpack on
Anna smiled and turned towards the voice bending down to the level of her three year old Ivan, she took this time to pat down his hair fixing the wrinkles in his clothes "Ok baby we better head out then or we'll be late"
Ivan nodded "Mama you look bootiful" he beamed his identical blue eyes mirroring hers. He was just like her in every way seeing as he inherited most of her qualities.
"Why thank you my little soldier" Anna kissed his forehead and grabbed her purse and keys. "Shall we go?" she said holding out her hand for him to take.
"Yes mama, I'm going to make new fwends!" his smile literally could light up a dark alleyway
She laughed as she locked the door behind her as they walked down the sidewalk, into the town square.
Anna didn't own a car because she never felt the need for one since her work and Ivan's school were located in the city where taking the subway seemed more appropriate. Every morning the two would go to Oaken's Coffee Shop and Sauna so Anna could get her morning coffee for the day. Truth be told she never knew why the owner anointed his café with 'sauna'. It could have to do with the fact that he was European and came from the cold climates of Norway or Sweden.
The auburn haired woman pushed the door open for her son first before entering. The quaint little bistro was filled with people ready to start their day already drinking coffee and eating their breakfast before heading to work.
Anna felt a tug on her skirt
"Mama may I have a doughnut pwease?" Ivan asked his eyes twinkling
How could she say no to that face she loved him so much and he was such a good little boy, he had already had his porridge this morning and she remembered packing him a snack for later when he got to school.
"Of course precious, let's go sit down first" he said as she found a nearby booth instantly and walked over holding his hand planting him beside her so that he was on the inside looking out the window.
A middle aged waitress came up to their table ready to serve them "Can I get ya anything?" she asked
Anna ordered herself a tall double cream coffee with sugar and asked the waitress for a small chocolate doughnut.
"Alright be back in a jiffy" the waitress said as she left and went up to the front
"Mama why is that man looking at us?" Ivan pointed as he noticed there was a stranger sitting on a stool looking in their direction.
Five footsteps away from their booth a tall greasy haired man with a smug smirk as if he owned the place was leering at Anna from across the shop.
Anna gently took his hand lowering it "Sweetheart it's rude to point and don't look at him" she said trying to hide the disgust in she could tell he was a lecher, she could smell his male macho from across the room. It wasn't a rare occurrence she knew she was attractive and would regularly get hit on by men. She never let it get to her head because she didn't really have the same charm she could execute on the opposite sex. Plus she was a divorcee and a hard working parent and kept in mind that she wasn't looking for a relationship.
"But mama-"Ivan started again before he was cut off
"Hey baby you come around here often?" the man had managed to make his way out of his seat and was now standing in front of them. His eyes roamed over her lithe figure.
Anna inwardly grimaced but managed to give a fake smile "Why yes, long enough for a certain someone such as yourself to realize I travel here often with my son" she said putting heavy emphasis on 'son'
He smiled a cheesy smile enough for her to see the black junk of nicotine and tobacco jammed between his gums. Yuck!
"Well I'm only assuming you can leave the kid with his daddy and you and I can get to know each other a little better" he winked the atmosphere in the room getting all the more awkward and inappropriate.
Her fake smile vanished instantly replaced with a blank stare "What kind of sick creep prays on single mothers?" were her thoughts instantly
Before she had a chance to tell him off they were interrupted by the waitress who cleared her throat, she had Anna's coffee and Ivan's doughnut on a tray in her hands.
"Excuse me sir but I believe this young based on her expression she's not interested and you're in my way" she said tapping her foot impatiently
The male predator frowned obvious annoyed at being cock blocked and scoffed trudging away with a half assed "whatever …bitch" under his breath.
"Get help" Anna muttered lowly making that he heard her even if she sounded a tad inconspicuous.
Ivan stared as he watched the strange man walk away trying to nurse his hurt ego. He just wanted his doughnut now.
The waitress smile returned to her face as she placed their orders on the table "If you need anything else don't hesitate to ask hun" she said
The auburn haired woman nodded "I will and thank you for your help" to which the waitress winked.
By the time they had finished with their food Ivan had chocolate all over his face, to which Anna reached into her purse and pulled out a wet napkin and cleaned him up.
"Mama why doesn't papa live with us anymore?" he asked looking up at her.
The woman sighed remembering that Ivan had asked her that question late last night when she tucked him in bed. He was still young and didn't understand why his parents weren't together. Ever since Ivan was born her ex-husband never really saw him as his son but rather an heir to fulfill his legacy. Anna married him because of both their parent's wishes. She was young back then and believed that with time they would fall in love and stay that way. Of course that didn't last long when he started his drinking and demanded things of her like the respectable wife she were to be once it became official. There were fights there were disagreements, there was also infidelity on his part. Until one day he hurt her so badly she just couldn't take it anymore.
…He hit her baby
That was the last straw before she called her sister and packed her things and was off into the night.
She never saw Hans Westerguard since the court hearing the very next month. She remembered the nonchalant look on his face when the judge asked him if he were to take part time custody of Ivan.
Snapping back to reality Anna gently explained "Ivan papa doesn't live with us anymore because mama and him are too different"
"Don't you love papa?" the preschooler asked again.
Anna swallowed. She really didn't want to be telling her three year old this it was far too awkward. So she fibbed.
"Yes, and papa loves you to munchkin" she said
"Ok" he chirped already forgetting about the conversation at hand.
Anna checked her watch "Oh c'mon my little soldier we better get going" as they headed out the door.
A/N: Hi all, so I had this idea for a story floating around on my computer and I've been kind of skeptical for some Frozen fans to read. Let me know what you think :)