It was…an interesting experience. He'd never really dated a mom before. Sure, he'd slept with a few women with children, but they didn't really count. A woman you were sleeping with who happened to have kids was not the same as being in a relationship with someone who was raising a couple of kids.
An interesting fact, one that Marcus had taken complete advantage of as often as possible with Bell-mère, about stopping time and letting potential energy and force build up was that when applied correctly during sex it makes a woman experience an orgasm that she could never experience on her own. Let alone with a ripped 6"8' Fishman who could stop time.
And, while it did nothing more for Marcus than earn him more sex and give him a good feeling about fully satisfying his girlfriend in the bedroom, Bell-mère found herself wanting more and more mind-blowing sex as time went on.
Something Marcus had no issues with providing.
Nojiko and Nami were easy to get along with. If you worked past Nami's habit of stealing and Nojiko's habit of getting into it with boys, they were good kids.
Nojiko had taken a liking to Marcus from the moment the two had met, despite the initial paralyzing fear she felt towards him as he walked into their home unannounced with their seemingly hurt mother in his arms.
He was this large, weird looking man with a friendly smile on his face. He told funny jokes and even indulged her time after time by playing games with her when no one else wanted to.
As she got older, she realized that his relationship with Bell-mère was more than just being a 'special friend', as her mother liked to say. It wasn't like she hadn't seen them share a kiss or walk out of Bell-mère's bedroom together in the mornings.
But even when she did have that realization, nothing really changed between her and Marcus. He was still the cool guy he always was. He might have been even cooler now.
Nami, on the other hand, hated Marcus from the very beginning. The first time the two had met, Nami managed to overcome her initial fear of the tall man that was holding her mother in his arms and attack him.
And even though he'd given her reason enough to not suspect him of being a bad person, she still held onto the belief that he was no one to be trusted. But that distrust she held against him didn't last long.
A year after Marcus had appeared in their lives, Nami and Bell-mère had a very large argument over him. With Bell-mère working in the tangerine orchard, taking care of her daughters' needs, and spending time with Marcus, she had very little time to spend with just the girls.
Nami argued that if he hadn't ever shown up, she could spend more time with them than with him. While Bell-mère was trying to get Nami to understand that she worked hard to provide for Nami and her sister, and that she was spending time with Marcus because she loved him just like she loved them.
Marcus inwardly smiled as Bell-mère unknowingly let slip that her feelings for him had turned from affection to love. He was happy she felt that way, he knew he did after spending so many months spending time with them,
But Nami wouldn't have it and stormed off to her room after yelling "I hate you!"
Bell-mère, stunned from hearing that from her daughter, stood still for a few seconds before stalking over to the couch. She sat down slowly, before putting her head in her hands and slowly rocking her body. Poor Nojiko didn't know who to comfort and looked to Marcus for help.
He gave her one of his 'everything'll be fine' smiles. "Would you mind talking to Nami for me, honey? I'm sure she could use her big sister to make her feel better." Nojiko nodded her head determinedly and hurried off to the room she shared with Nami.
Marcus, on the other hand, walked over to Nojiko and sat on the floor in front of her, crossing his legs as he did. The couch was too small for him to sit down comfortably with another person on it.
"So…you ok?" Immediate response. "No, I'm not fucking ok!" She gets up and tries punch him in the arm, directing her anger at the nearest outlet. But Marcus catches her fist and brings her into him.
She tries to struggle out of his grip, but only succeeds in tiring herself out. As she stops struggling, a choked sob comes out and she curls up into Marcus. "It's okay. It's okay. Everything's gonna be just fine."
He whispers assurances in her ear, trying to get her to calm down.
"No…no…she hates me…she said that…she hates me!" Several more minutes of inconsolable crying passed before she calmed down enough to only have the occasional sniffle.
He grabbed her by the chin and raised it so that her eyes met his. "She doesn't hate you. No child ever really hates their mom. I know I didn't and I bet you didn't either. Nami loves you, Nojiko loves you, and I love you."
Marcus let go of her chin and stood with Bell-mère still in his arms. "How about we talk in the bedroom?" He could hear that Nojiko and Nami were nearby and had listened to him comforting Bell-mère.
He hoped hearing how distraught Bell-mère was would serve as a lesson to Nami as to just how much Nami meant to her.
Once the two were in the room, Marcus placed Bell-mère on their bed. "Bell-mère, I think I have a plan to get Nami to warm up to me. But I'm going to need you to go along with it. It might not work otherwise."
Bell-mère gave him a questioning look before nodding her head. After his little speech, how could she possibly say no to him.
