Happy Quinn
Happy woke up and realized that she wasn't on her bed. She looked on her side and saw a man. Slowly the night before came back to her memories. Happy went out last night with Nathan, a guy her friend and co-worker Paige had introduced her three months ago. He was nice, always texting her and saying he wants to see her. But the truth is that Happy thinks he is so boring and medium in bed. But a girl has her needs. So sometimes, she goes out with him and end up on his bed. He doesn't give her a full satisfaction, however it's better than nothing.
The next step is to leave while he is still sleeping and texting saying she had an important appointment and didn't want wake him up. The problem is that Nathan for the first time since they started going out, woke up when she is about to leave.
"Why you always do this?" Nathan asked looking sad, but also angry.
"What do you mean?" Happy pretended she didn't know what he was talking about.
"You always leave in the middle of the night. I'm the one that has to running after you for weeks until you decide give me a call. Am I just a booty call to you?" He said like he was serious offended.
"Well... I already told you that I don't do relationships. You're a really nice guy, but I can't give to you what you want. I'm sorry." Happy knows he likes her and wants more, but she doesn't feel the same way and she thinks she will never really like anyone. She doesn't trust in men. Her father abandoned her when she was only 2 years old. If a father does that to his own daughter, other men can do even worst. "I need to go now. Take care of yourself, Nathan."
" You too, Happy." Happy heard him saying as she closed the door.
She went straight to her apartment, took a shower and went to the garage she owned with Paige and Sly. After Happy left the orphanage she started working in a car workshop because she liked mechanical stuff. After putting together some money, she enroll herself in mechanical classes in a community college and there she met Sly. He is 5 years younger than her and very intelligent but also very shy. He didn't talk with anyone and the other students always made fun of him. Once Happy got so irritated with the comments that she gave a black eye to the guy who was bothering Sly.
He was so grateful that he went to talk to Happy and since then they're good friends. Sly is the only man Happy knows she can trust, he is like a little brother to her. Once she went to his house for them to do a homework together and there she met Paige, Sly's cousin. Happy never had a girl friend before, but Paige was different. She had a son when she was very young and the father didn't want anything to do with the kid. So the scar of abandonment in their heart made Happy and Paige get along pretty fast.
So after Happy and Sly graduated from the community college they decided to rent a garage and open a business. They test some products and tell the company if their invention is working well. If it isn't, they figure out what the defect is and find a solution. They invited Paige to be the responsible for finances. They make a good team.
Another member of the team is Paige's son, Ralph. He is a smart nine years old boy. Happy really likes the kid and spend time with him made her realize that she was ready to adopt a kid. So six months ago, she went to the social service and started her application. But she was getting really impatient, the process was taking forever.
Happy was thinking about the adoption process when she came into the garage and was received with a question from Paige.
"So how was with Nathan last night?" Paige looked hopefully.
"As usual." Happy wasn't in the mood to share the little fight.
"Oh My God, Happy! Your face says that it was terrible! You need to stop pushing people away. Nathan is a nice guy and he likes you." Paige couldn't handle Happy lack of interest anymore.
"I know! But..I ..I just don't feel the same way." Happy said a little annoyed.
"Maybe that's the problem. Someday , when you find a man who makes you fall in love, you'll put your defenses down." Paige is a woman of faith, so she knows there is someone out there for her stubborn friend.
"That won't happen. Never." The mechanical said.
"Well...life is unpredictable..." Paige was interrupted when Happy's cell phone rang.
"Hello." Happy answered the number she didn't recognize. But when the person spoke, her heart started to beat really fast. "Ok, I'll be there in 30 minutes. Bye"
"Paige! It's the lady from the orphanage! She and the social worker has a kid for me!" Happy was so glad, but suddenly she is also very scared.
Paige realized that and said.
"That's awesome, Happy! You'll give the life this child deserve. I'm sure! Sly went to pick Ralph from school. When I tell them, they will be so glad with the news!"
"I know! I'm going there now. Wish me luck!" Happy said and went to see her kid. Her kid.
Toby Curtis
Toby and his girlfriend, Amy, were eating breakfast after spent the night together in his apartment. They were dating for 2 years and she was a doctor too, but a surgeon. They met in a medical conference. Amy was a elegant blonde woman, had a long bob haircut and worked in the biggest and best hospital in Los Angeles. She knew that hospital was with a job opportunite for a psychiatrist, so she was insisting that Toby apply to the position.
"Come on, Toby! You're a great psychiatrist, who studied in Harvard. You deserve to be in an amazing hospital!"
"I don't want it. I already worked in a hospital in NYC and didn't like it. I'm happy working with my friends ." When Toby came to LA, he saw an annoucement in the internet that searched for a doctor who wanted to be one of the buyers of a small complex with three offices.
The ad owners were Walter, a neurologist and Cabe, a pediatrician. Nowadays, Walter is a handsome man with the same age as Toby, 35 years old. Cabe is older, he is 60 years old. But in that time, Walter was only with 26 years old and didn't like receive orders. So he decided to open his own clinic complex. Cabe was his professor in the university and also a doctor in a hospital. But he was getting old and this routine was making him tired, so when Walter invited him to be his partner, he accepted. However, they would need one more partner to complete the necessary amount to buy a office complex in LA. So they posted an online ad.
Toby contacted them , they met, got along pretty well and closed the deal. Beyond to work in the complex, Toby and Walter also assistance the government making mental evaluation of adults and teenagers who have conflicts with the law. He really loves his job. He doesn't feel suffocated like when he worked in the hospital, but Amy doesn't understand it.
She is a controller. Likes to control everything. What they eat, the places they go, his apartment decoration and also the sex "I won't do it. I won't do that.". Sometimes it's frustrating and boring. On the other hand, Amy is very beautiful, nice and intelligent. Also it's a stable relationship and Toby thinks that's how it's suppose to be, not the rollercoaster his parents had. Although, in times like this, he wish he could mute his girlfriend.
"Really?! How can you be glad knowing you could be so much more?!" Amy was mad, but decided they should talk more about it later. "Look, think about it. Just think. I have to go now. I'll made a surgery at noon and need to get prepare. See you at night. Ok?"
"Ok." He was still annoyed by her hospital job talk so he just gave her a short answer. Amy kissed him and then leave.
Toby likes his life. He has real friends , a job he loves and soon he'll have a kid. Toby hasn't told Amy yet, but he applied to the adoption process six months ago. The assistance he provides to the government, raised his desire to give a better life to the children that didn't have a good family. Suddenly his cell phone rang, interrupting his thoughts about the adoption.
"Hello. Doctor Curtis." He couldn't believe when he heard the lady from the orphanage saying that finally his time to adopt a child has come. He need to go there to meet the kid.
Toby is so excited. He really feels ready to have a child. He hopes Amy feels the same away, but he'll handle with her later. Right now, he''ll meet his kid. His kid.
