This is short, the history of Ivy and Mitch. It's from high school up until the last time they saw each other. Let me know if you have any ideas/suggestions. I don't plan on featuring the kids heavily in this, but they will be there.
FLASHBACK – October 1995
"M-Mitch, I know we've only been dating for a few months, but there's something really important that I need to tell you." Alyssa whispered over the phone.
"Yeah, babe?" He sounded distracted, probably playing video games with his friends.
"I need you to focus. This is life changing." She grew less sure of herself.
"Uh-huh. Sure. I am focused. Totally focused on you." Still distracted. Should I even tell him? I mean, he obviously doesn't care that much. No- no you have to tell him. It's his life too.
"Mitch, I-I'm pregnant." Tears overwhelmed her and Alyssa let out a racking sob.
"I'll be over in two minutes and fourteen seconds." Mitch had timed the distance it took from him to get to one house or another. "Dude, I gotta go. Some real important stuff just happened with Alyssa, I've gotta go take care of it. Don't wait up for me. Kay? I'll see you Monday." It took him two minutes and three seconds this time. Why am I not in track? I would rock. NO. ALYSSA. BABY. Jesus fucking Christ I'm sixteen… Damnit. There goes everything. She flung the door open before he had a chance to knock. "We can do this Alyssa. We can do this. I swear. I swear."
July 1996
"I swear to god you are never touching me again!" Alyssa screamed as she was wheeled into the hospital. The concerned boyfriend was looking almost as panicked as she was. That was when her father, an imposing mob-type pulled him aside.
"Now, I haven't felt the need to have this talk with you yet because you seem like a nice enough kid. But 'nice enough' is not going to cover everything my daughter and grandchildren will need. Because I swear to god, if you walk out that door a day before those two are in college I will personally hunt you down and cut off six of your fingers. And then I will put a price on your head. Capieche?" Aleksandr Conroy was a very scary man. He had certain 'connections' with the Ruskis in various cities around the globe. Though the threats were not the reason Mitch was planning on sticking around.
"Yes sir. I understand. And I promise you, I will stick by your daughter until she gets so sick of me she wants me dead." Aleksandr just nodded his head in approval before gesturing for the boy to go back to her room where the sounds of a very angry female could be heard. "If she's anything like her mother you'll never want to touch her again. Lest you face the wrath of her again." They both chuckled nervously.
May 1998
"What dress do you want Addy in?" Mitch called across the hallway of the large house that belonged to Alyssa's parents.
"The blue and yellow one." She called back, her hands were occupied with trying to slip an almost two-year old boy into a button up and some khakis.
"No!" shrieked the voice of a small child. "Pink!"
"Sweetie," he said through gritted teeth, "Mommy wants you to wear the blue and yellow one."
"No."
"I'll give you a cookie."
"No."
"Two cookies?"
"No."
"A pony?" He tried, getting desperate, normally dressing was Alyssa's forte.
"Pony!" she screamed and begun attempting to get herself in the dress. Today Mitch and Alyssa graduated from high school. They had one more month together before they would be forced to let the babies grandparent's take care of them for the next few years with visits from their parents intermingled. He would be attending UCLA on a full ride baseball scholarship and she was headed to New York City, NYADA offered her a similar deal. Full rides, full time parents, and as wildly in love as two high schoolers could possibly be. He was even planning on giving her a promise ring that night. Right after they graduated.
College flew by for her. Alyssa's junior year she changed her name to Ivy. It took a little getting used to, but she liked it. That December she got an offer with the touring company of Chicago. Of course she accepted, and that would be the last time she saw Alexander and Addison for the next 18 months. Of course it's only the chorus, but give me a year and I'll be Roxy. Lying to herself was getting easier.
It didn't fly by as quickly for Mitch. He hated UCLA, but they loved him. He was hands down the best player on the team, scouts seemed to notice that too. Straight out of college he had a $6 million deal with the Kansas City Royals, that would mean that he could take the kids. Alys-Ivy had no objections to the new arrangement. They agreed that when the other would be in their town the children were to be there as well. Ivy made it to Kansas City once and he never seemed to be in cities the same time she was in them. It was rather unfortunate.
Mitch signed another 5 year contract with the Royals when the kids turned ten. He would be making $23 million this time around.
Ivy saw them when the Royals visited New York. Sometimes she made it out for a game, money was tight though. They never came up during off season.
When the kids turned eleven Ivy took off her promise ring. She put it in a drawer and forgot about it. It was a simple silver band with the words 'There's only us, there's only this' etched into the inside.
He still wore his.
Ivy lived with a guy for a year when the kids were thirteen. She didn't tell him about her kids, and she didn't tell her kids about him. He left her after she cheated.
Mitchel was engaged for a while, he called it off after he called Ivy to tell her and she cried.
They haven't seen each other since the beginning of the year. Mitch came out to New York with Addison and Alex for Christmas and New Year, they celebrated it with their families like usual. It was a huge gathering and there were no tears. She told him about Marilyn and he asked if she wanted to call him DiMaggio. Ivy laughed, though she considered it. For those two minutes everything seemed good. He tried to kiss her. She wouldn't let him. But they had sex anyway. Because that's what everyone does in their parents' house with their kids down the hall after they haven't seen each other in six months. Yep, perfectly normal. Tell a guy you don't love him, but you fuck him anyway. Way to go hot shot. He wasn't better than Derek, that was disapointing.
Sorry this was a little short, but I needed to catch everyone up with the history behind Ivy and Mitch. This was the easiest way to do it. Expect an update in the next couple of days. Remember, reviews make my day. Thanks!
