So this is longer, but I am a little under the weather and may not post tomorrow. Enjoy the chapter.
Maddy watched Jade and Robby try to examine her, her makeup still on as she pressed into her husband's back.
"No way." Jade started, trying to step around Mark. Looking at him she smiled and batted her eye lashes, but Mark looked confused and repealed more than anything else. "Well, big boy, I need to talk to her-"
"Little girl." Mark growled, "Maddy is my wife, right now we are very tired and would like to rest." They stood their careening around to look at the frightened woman. Like she was some freak.
"Always thought Robby here would cherry pick you, but I guess not." Mark may not know many things, but he didn't like the way it sounded or how Maddy tensed even more. If that was possible.
Growling he snapped out," Go, NOW!" they stepped back at his tone and he slammed the door shut, locking it soundly after words.
When he turned around he caught sight of Maddy as she ran into their room, hands covering her face.
"Maddy, sweetheart," He followed her. She needs to tell him about them, "What was that?"
She shook her head and stared at Mark, "Can you get Marina?" He wanted to press her about it, but he nodded.
"I want to hear about this when I get back." He stated, putting his shirt on this time and leaving to do as she asked. He made sure to lock the door before his wife cried herself to sleep.
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Maddy was grateful when a few days had passed without any visits or sightings of the Barwick twins. She worked at the lab, went to her parent's house after her shift, stopped by Lucas' place and collected her daughter, before heading home. Her usual day.
Maddy was usually joined by Mark at that point, but for today and the next several days he was otg to outpost seven.
Getting home she cooked herself dinner when someone knocked on the door. Standing, she grabbed her daughter, trying desperately to get a spoon of food into the baby's mouth.
She opened the door, becoming an expert at holding a baby, a spoon, and opening things.
"Oh," It was all she could say as Robby looked over her.
"I wanted to come by and apologize about, well, everything, and Jade the other day. We shouldn't of come by your place on a whim. I'm sorry." She just stared at him, as if he were speaking a different language.
"Thank you," she started, and they stared at each other awkwardly, "I'll be out in a minute if you want to sit on the porch." As the words came from her mouth, all she could think was 'I have to get away'.
But she would be polite and speak with him, she already knew that. He did walk all over her in high school. Why should it change now?
Nodding his head he made his way towards the table and sat down before she returned inside and found a baby blanket.
Throwing it over a shoulder, she placed Marina beneath it as soon as she had her strap down to feed this tiny person.
Stepping out again, she locked the door, before sitting in her rocking chair near the table. He moved and dragged his chair closer to her.
"I was wondering if," he changed his position and leaned forward a little. "Well, if you would let me buy you dinner one of these days?"
She sighed, "I'm married, I don't think that will go over well." Moving beneath the blanket she fixed her clothes and removed the blanket. Her daughter had fallen asleep. She does that often when nursing, especially early in the morning.
Rocking in the chair, Maddy looked back at Robby, his eyes on her child. Shifting around, she placed Marina on the side furthest from him.
"Than how about a walk?," he asked and stood up, waiting for her to follow. She was hesitant, but ended up standing too. Offering Maddy his arm, she shook her head and stepped onto a path.
Maybe he has changed, but there was no such thing as trust when it came to Either of the Barwick twins.
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Waking up at four in the morning Maddy tended to her upset daughter, pulling down one side of her nightgown to free her breast. Her daughter so anxious for food, her cries became louder just before Maddy got the milk to her.
She grimaced as the bright red Power Ranger Marina held dug into her mother's side
As Marina suckled, she wished she could get the rocking chair and bring it inside. It was always calming to them both.
She continued to sway, her daughter's suckling slowing. Thinking about the time she spent with Robby the day before.
He called her Mrs. Reynolds, and dutifully walked her around all of Terra Nova, even smiling at the tiny baby she held. He even bought her lunch, though she insisted on paying.
And when he walked her back to her home, he hugged her. Or tried to, since there was still a child between them.
She entered her house quickly and sighed. What the hell just happened?
She was pulled from her thoughts and burped Marina before settling into bed. Whenever Mark was gone, Maddy would put her child on his side of the bed to watch over her.
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Maddy had just had a run in with Robby. He was nice to her, so she wondered what was wrong with him.
Entering her house, she noted someone else was here.
"Hey honey." Mark stepped from the kitchen, dirty and sweaty. He must of just come home. "So do want to put Marina down, while I get the shower ready?" He kissed her, his arms coming around her as she melted into him.
"Yeah." It was all she could say as he moved to her neck, hands roaming her. He pulled away suddenly and even with so much heat in her cheeks, she felt the loss of his warm body. He was grinning like an idiot. Slapping his chest she scolded, "You meant to do that, you…You-"
Pressing his lips to hers he took Marina already passed out once more, and left his wife fuming in the hallways.
He whispered to his daughter quickly, knowing Maddy could hear. "When you wake up your mother and I would have made you a brother."
"Mark!" The hiss that came from behind him made him jump. "My threat still stands, I don't want another baby. Why do you?" But she already knew the answer.
As much as he loved Marina, he had told her he wanted as many children as he could. He was adored by children at the daycare when he walked by, all seemed so comfortable around him. He wanted a family, wife, daughter, and a son apparently.
But Maddy was content with just him and her daughter. "I will be with child by next week if you keep this up."
He turned around and grabbed her hips, dragging her tiny body to him, "So I can't be intimate with my wife after so many days alone, and besides, I hear having sex three times a week is healthy."
He kissed her, but she pulled away. "Well, we are very healthy. And you need to go get some rest, besides I have to go to the labs. I have some veritable projects to finish." When he pouted she put her hands on her hips and pointed at their bedroom door.
Kissing her one last time, he watched her leave before going to bed himself.
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Robby watched Maddy Sha- no, no. Maddy Reynolds leave her home and walk towards the labs and Infirmary buildings.
Wondering when she would get home. He needed to start getting her schedule down if this was going to work.
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"I got it," held up the test subject for Malcolm to see, studying it for a moment. He laughed out and pulled her into a crushing hug.
"You're the daughter I never had!...You delightful girl." He kissed the top of her hair as she blushed deeply, she just found the cure to a particular plague they have been worried would break out in Terra Nova.
"Thank you, I just need to finish the other labs." Meaning to return to her station when Malcolm waved his hand.
"Nah, go home, it's starting to get late." Smiling she said good night to him and left, wrapping a shawl over her shoulders.
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Robby watched her come down the street, graceful and beautiful. When had she become so…so wanted? Then again she didn't look pale, and she had the glitter in her eyes that he wouldn't mind staring at forever.
She just seemed to be…glowing.
She was like a caterpillar turned beautiful butterfly. And now he wanted to finish what he started.
Now more than ever.
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Maddy quietly entered her home, locking the door before shuffling to the kitchen.
She stopped halfway to her destination to see her husband asleep on the couch, Marina sitting next to him, but cuddled to his side.
Gently picking up his tags of the table, she took a picture, walking forward and slipping them over his head.
She kissed him, careful not to wake him, and lifted Marina into her arms before taking her place.
Soon Mark had his arms around her and his child cradled between them. "Glad you made it home." He mumbled against her hair, he felt her smile into his chest before pulling back and kissing him one more time.
"Goodnight Mr. Reynolds."
"Goodnight Mrs. Reynolds." The words flowing as easy as their own breath, and soon they were both deeply asleep.
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