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Hi everyone! I'm back with the next chapter. Chapter 4 will be posted in the weekend, I'm aiming for Sunday :) I know all the new characters are a lot to take in, believe me it was confusing me when I was writing it but don't worry, you'll get used to it. And I'm making sure to show what the rest of the gang are up to :)
CHAPTER 3:
ARIANA POV
"I want chocolate cake," comments Dean, walking into our locker room, me and Roman just casually sitting around, taking a good old break.
"Dean, I am not driving around till we find a shop that serves chocolate cake the way you love it," says Roman and I nod my head in agreement. The last thing I need is to be taken for a spin with Dean eating chocolate cake from nearly all the shops that are close by. I want to go back to the hotel and take a nice bubble bath.
"No, for the wedding," corrects Dean, me and Roman looking up from the magazines we were reading.
"I'm sorry, did you just say wedding?" I ask Dean and he nods his head, looking kind of serious.
"Yeah, chocolate cake with vanilla frosting," answers Dean, coming over and sitting on the table in the middle. "Yum," he adds on and I can tell he's gone into dreamland so I click my fingers in front of his face.
"I think it's a great idea!" I state, leaning forward and pressing a kiss on his lips. "I'll put it in the list I'm gonna give Iris," I say, sitting back and putting my feet in Dean's lap.
"Why would you give it to Iris?" asks Dean with a confused look.
"Dude, she's my Maid of Honour so she's planning the whole thing. I don't even need to make any input because my best friend knows what we both like, dislike etcetera," I explain, looking through the magazine once more.
"I ran into Kane," Roman announces out of the blue, successful in getting both mine and Dean's attention.
"You better have punched the fucker Roman or I don't want to hear the rest of the story," says Dean, his hands in the air.
"All we did was walk past each other, hardly a story," says Roman. We all knew this was going to happen though. Iris didn't want to go through the stress of pressing charges and the company couldn't keep him suspended any longer. It's a good thing Iris isn't here though. We can test the waters and see if he's planning or plotting anything against any of us.
"You think he's going to be scheming again?" I ask Roman serious.
"Maybe, I don't know," answers Roman, shrugging his shoulders. "I still can't believe they let him keep his job," he comments but of course they have. Maybe they wouldn't have if Iris did press charges but she had her reasons and we can't argue with her on that.
"Believe me, people have done a whole lot worse and are still walking around thinking they own the building," says Dean, shaking his head. "Does this mean we have to hide another thing from her?" he then asks and lets out a sigh when I nod my head.
"That is if no one's already blabbed to her about the other thing," I say. That's not so much a huge issue as Kane. "Dean, is there any way you can make sure we have eyes on Kane at all times?" I ask my fiance because this is what we're gonna need right now.
"I already do, I texted my gang just after Roman told us," says Dean, being the sneaky fucker he is.
"Gang?" asks Roman and Dean nods his head, going on his phone once again. Roman looks to me as if needed some sort of an explanation but I just shake my head. Even I don't know how many people Dean knows or who he's on the phone to but as long as it can get our job done who cares right?
IRIS POV
I wake up the next morning and smile when I see Seth is still asleep. I look over at Evan and see he's awake but just playing by himself. I pull back the covers and get out of bed, changing into a yellow dress and combing my hair. I pick up Evan from his cot and hold him close. It's actually Seth's. We haven't opened all of the boxes but Rose did point out to us which one the cot was in so we could use that straight away. I pick up the baby seat that we unwrapped too and I head downstairs and don't see anybody around, they must still be asleep.
"You hungry baby boy?" I ask Evan as I make my way to the kitchen. Seth showed me around very briefly yesterday, he showed me all the basics knowing that if he showed me every single room then I'd be too overwhelmed and not remember where anything is. I place the seat on the counter and tie Evan up in it. Seth said he'd put together one of the high chairs today so Evan can sit comfortably during breakfast.
"Oh, sorry," I hear a voice and notice someone standing at the door.
"Oh, um, hi I'm Iris," I say, smiling over at the girl who can't be much older than me. She has short hair like me too.
"Hi, I'm Lucy," she says and I nod my head. "I actually do everything around here, breakfast, cleaning and all that. Did you want something?" she then asks me but I shake my head.
"No thank you, I was just making breakfast for us both," I say and then go over to the kettle, putting some water in there and leaving it to boil. I then grab the box of powdered milk and put a couple of spoons into Evan's bottle. "So how long have you worked here?" I ask her.
"Too long," says Lucy which makes me chuckle. "My Mom was working here and a few years ago she couldn't so I took over. It's actually the ideal job because of how nice everyone is, they make me feel like family and not a worker," she explains and I nod my head. I put the boiled water into Evan's bottle and mix with a spoon. I put the top back on and then run the bottle underneath cold water. "Um, how long have you been with Seth if you don't mind my asking," she says curiously and I know the answer will sound bonkers.
"Uh, two days," I say and she looks at me as if I'm mad.
"Are you pulling my leg? We all know Evan is a lot more older," comments Lucy which makes me laugh. She hovers over Evan and starts to play with him as I stop the tap and check if the milk is cool enough. I hand the bottle to Lucy who looks ecstatic that I'm allowing her to feed him.
"Actually we first got together about over a year ago," I start, thinking back to it. "We dated, became a couple instantly and everything was fine. Then, we uh, we broke up. After that I found out I was pregnant with Evan and very recently we both came to the conclusion that we wanted to be together again so here we are," I say, shrugging my shoulders.
"So it's like rediscovering love?" questions Lucy and I chuckle.
"Something like that," I say with a smile.
"He's all done," announces Lucy with a big smile. "Oops, I better get started on my jobs. I know no one will be mad but it doesn't mean I should be sloppy," she says and quickly leaves from there.
"Ok, let's get a burp out of you big guy," I say and pick Evan up. After getting a burp out of him I put him back into his seat and start looking through the cupboards, wondering what I could make today for breakfast. I probably shouldn't be getting too comfortable but I can't help it. I don't think anyone will mind. "Hmm," I say, opening the fridge and jump when I feel arms around me. "I thought you were sleeping," I say, turning my head to look at Seth.
"I was," says Seth, pecking my lips in a good morning kiss. "And then I woke up," he says, acting like a wise ass. I continue looking and then get an idea.
"How do pancakes sound this morning to you?" I ask him.
"They sound amazing," says Seth, placing a soft kiss on my shoulder. "What do you need me to do?" he asks, letting me know he won't be just sitting back and watching the show.
"I'll handle the batter and you handle the pan?" I suggest, turning around in his arms.
"Sounds like a plan," says Seth and kisses me before going over to Evan and tickling him. Seth helps me in finding everything we need to make the pancakes. I find an apron and put it on, not wanting my dress to get spoilt. I start getting the batter together and mix it with a wooden spoon. "You're going to love this Iris, today is the day you shall be impressed," he says as I pour some batter onto the pan.
"Just don't screw it up," I tell him. As the pancake cooks, he turns it around and I stand there watching him, hoping he doesn't decide to do the flip because whenever he's done it in the past it never ends nicely.
"Ok, watch this," says Seth and throws it in the air, only for it to come back down and miss the pan, ending up all over the cooker.
"When you can't do it why do you try? Now I'll have to clean all this up," I say, shaking my head. One of the worst times was when he and Dean made up an excuse and got me out of the kitchen, when I came back there was pancake batter everywhere. Including on both of them!
"No, Lucy can do it," says Seth so I slap the back of his head. "Ow, that was that for?" he asks.
"Lucy is not your servant," I reprimand him. "Move over, I'll clean it. Take a good look at your Father Evan, don't ever act stupid like he does," I say, looking over at my son before I start cleaning the cooker. Once it gets all done Seth puts the batter into the pan and I cook the pancakes, laughing when he curses that I could flip it and get it in the pan. Once the pancakes are made, I put the dirty dishes into the dishwasher. I sit on the counter next to Evan and Seth leans against me.
"Are there any strawberries?" asks Seth and I nod my head, pointing over to the fridge. I'm sure I saw some in there earlier when I was getting the milk.
"Bring the blueberries as well," I say and finish off the pancake I was eating. He hands them to me and leans back against me as we continue eating and chatting.
"I have another idea what we could do with this honey," says Seth, wiggling his eyebrows.
"Mister Rollins, ever since I've become your girlfriend you are throwing out these comments left, right and centre," I say, eating some of the blueberries I ask him to get me.
"Well stop looking so damn hot all the time," says Seth which makes me red and laugh. It makes me wonder what thoughts were running through his mind during my pregnancy.
"Um, so I think its safe to say that your family is incredible," I say to Seth. "They're all so welcoming and have been lovely. And you were right about Rose, we're going shopping today," I then tell him.
"So that means I won't see you for a whole two days?" asks Seth with a horrified look on his face but I hit him on his back.
"Don't be so mean, I'm looking forward to it," I say, putting my plate down and wrapping my arms around Seth. "You know, I've always wanted a family like yours. Big, joyful and full of laughter".
"Which is why we should get started on baby number 2," comments Seth, putting his empty plate down and turning around, placing his hands on my waist.
"Not so fast, we have time," I tell him, reminding him that we're taking it slow. "Now come on, lets wash up," I say, pushing him away and picking up the plates.
"Just put them in the dishwasher," says Seth casually bit I grab his hand and take him to the sink.
"No, it's just a couple of plates and we have hands," I convince him and grab the sponge on the side along with the washing up liquid. "I never realized how lazy you are Mister Rollins," I then say.
"Only when one of my options is to spend time alone with you," says Seth as I turn on the tap and use the sponge to wash the plates. "I, uh, I heard what you said to Lucy," he then admits. "You know, about us," he says.
"Alright," I say, acknowledging what he said. "And why were you eavesdropping?" I question. I don't feel nervous at all about having to explain anything to Seth. He just makes me feel so comfortable that I can share things easily with him.
"I didn't want to interrupt you guys," says Seth, shrugging his shoulders as I hand him one of the plates and he starts to dry it with the dishcloth. "So we've discovered love again?" he asks.
"I think so," I say and yelp when Seth grabs me from behind. "Seth, stop it! Someone will come," I say, giggling when he starts placing kisses on my neck.
"Who cares, you're mine right? I can do whatever I want whenever I want," says Seth, nibbling on my ear.
"Seth, Evan is right there!" I exclaim but that doesn't seem to do much.
"So? You want your Dad to be happy, don't you Evan?" Seth says, stopping his attack on me for a second as he glances at Evan. "See? He wants us to be happy," he comments.
"Yes but I don't want anyone coming in here and seeing me like this? You know how embarrassing that would be?" I question but Seth doesn't really seem to care.
"So?" says Seth, continuing his attack with his lips.
"Seth, if you don't stop it then I swear to god this sponge will hit your face," I warn him and he spins me around, holding me close and a smirk on his face.
"You see, I don't think you will," says Seth and I give him a challenging look. "See? All threats and no action," he comments, leaning down and nuzzling my neck, his beard tickling my skin. Without warning I then use the sponge and hit it on his head, soap trickling down his face. "What the hell?" squeals Seth and jumps as I drop the sponge and hold my stomach in laughter. "Oh, you think that's funny do you?" he asks me and all of a sudden lifts me off my feet bridal style.
"Seth!" I say, hitting my hand on his chest. "Someone will come," I then say.
"I don't care, you need to be taught a lesson," says Seth, holding me closer to him as I place my arms around his neck. I'm about to say something when I look to the entrance and notice Rose, Angie and Anne standing there, amusement on Rose and Anne's faces.
"Seth put me down," I order him, any smile disappearing from my face.
"Why? So you can hit me with the sponge again? I think not," says Seth and leans down to nibble on my ear.
"Seth, your mother is right there!" I whisper yell, hitting him and pulling my head away from him.
"Yeah right, my mother (!)" Seth says loudly enough for them all to hear. "My Mother can't do anything. She doesn't even know half the stuff I get up to," he goes on as I close my eyes for a second. "She's so innocent you know but lets forget about her, I want to focus on you right now Cutie Pie," he goes on and I sigh, putting a hand on my face.
"Then I think we should leave, don't you Mom," says Rose which amazingly doesn't snap Seth out of it.
"Great, now I can hear them too (!)" says Seth, rolling his eyes. "As if their nagging isn't enough," he says and I swear I couldn't be more embarrassed right now.
"Seth, your Mom," I say, grabbing his chin and turning his face so he can see his Mother and sisters. After looking in that direction he looks straight back at me and his smile disappears as he looks back at the door to see his family.
"Ma," says Seth, putting me down instantly, my face as red as a tomato.
"It's about time you listened to that girl and put her down," says Anne as I place a hand over my mouth and try not to laugh at the horrified look on Seth's face. Well, this should be interesting. "What are you two doing in here anyway?" she then asks us.
"Oh, we were having breakfast," says Seth and then bends down to pick up the sponge. "We were washing up when Iris thought it would be fun to play about and you know once someone gets started with me I can't stop. But really Iris, we should finish washing up," he says the last part turning to me and I shake my head at him. Seth then turns around and starts to wash the dishes when I quickly stop him.
"You are not going to break all of Anne's plates, don't think I don't remember what you did at Roman's house," I remind him and push him away as I wash the second plate myself.
"Hey, now that was an accident," says Seth but I shake my head in disbelief.
"What was an accident?" I hear Rose ask and she appears next to Seth.
"I highly doubt breaking nine plates is an accident," I retort. "We were up at Roman's for Christmas last year and his Mother got gifted some new china, very expensive from what I could tell. And Mister Rollins here decided to wreck them," I explain with a smile.
"Yeah well Dean pushed me and they got knocked over from the table," defends Seth.
"That's because you were drunk, normally you wouldn't have even moved a muscle," I say.
"That sounds like him I tell you," says Anne and I look to the side to see her and Angie giving all their attention to Evan which makes me smile. My son is surely going to be loved by many.
"Hmm, we are so going to share stories on our shopping trip!" exclaims Rose which makes me laugh. "I bet between us we have hundreds," she comments.
"No, no, no, no one's sharing stories," says Seth, shaking his finger in the air.
"Why? Worried Iris might find out something that'll make her run away?" questions Rose.
"Then she won't be much of a girlfriend, will she?" says Angie and I can see Seth roll his eyes. I can tell Angie not liking me is affecting him, despite him saying it doesn't matter. But I love Seth so if that means taking snide remarks then so be it. Nothing can drive me away at this point,
"I doubt anything like that would come out, I already know he hoards things in the back of his cupboard, most disgusting moment of my life," I say and we both laugh.
"I know! Ma once found a huge dust bunny back there once, it was traumatic to say the least," jokes Rose and I can't help but laugh, Seth's red face makes it even more hilarious.
"Don't worry, I haven't run away yet," I say to Seth, pinching his cheek.
"I doubt he will let you if what he was doing moments before is anything to go by," comments Rose with a wink.
"You girls are mean," says Seth, pouting and walking off. He jumps onto the counter and sits next to Evan, "Me and Evan are going to be talking about your faults all day," he says, pointing to us as I switch off the tap and dry my hands.
"I have faults?" I ask him with an innocent look on my face.
"Um, no?" asks Seth at which Angie scoffs but I just ignore her. It's not the first time I've experienced hostility and I'm pretty sure I can win her over. I have two weeks after all.
"Right answer," whispers Rose.
"You know, I'd much rather my boyfriend have a backbone," I then tell him. "I'll tell you my faults before Seth deceives you into thinking I'm perfect. I get way too excited about the little things," I say but Seth decides to give his two cents.
"I like that about you, it means you're looking forward to anything," comments Seth.
"I'm a bit of a clean freak," I tell her and again Seth gives his input.
"But that means I can eat off the floor," says Seth and I shake my head with a chuckle.
"I'll sometimes make the wrong decisions and bang on about me being right," I list off.
"Yeah but they're right in your opinion and your reasoning always shows you care about others," says Seth, biting into an apple as I sigh. He isn't helping, if anything he's showing Angie how I have him wrapped around my finger.
"Talk about whipped," says Rose with a laugh and I smile at her. I know she won't think what Angie's thinking which I can tell from her facial expression is nothing nice.
"A-and I shop way too much for Ariana's liking," I comment the last thing.
"No lady can ever shop too much," says Anne, obviously not knowing Ariana.
"Oh yeah, Ariana, how is she?" asks Rose which confuses me. How would she know Ariana? We've never come to their house. The only family we've ever met is Roman's.
"She's, uh, she's fine," I say and glance at Seth to see his whole face has fallen. He's hiding something from me, isn't he?
"Oh, good, I haven't seen or heard from her in a long time," says Rose and I smile at her, although it's fake. When did Ariana meet these guys? "Is she still with Dean?" she asks me.
"Yeah, they're engaged," I tell her and she squeals in delight.
"Oh my gosh, that is so great!" exclaims Rose. "Oh, it's about time too, I could tell they were going to get married one day," she then says and I nod my head. "That week we met her in the Summer was awesome, you wouldn't believe the amount of fun we had. It's a shame you couldn't come back then, would have been even more amazing," she says and I nod my head in agreement.
"Yeah," I say as I think about it. I'd broken my leg one Summer and was bed bound. But I know Ariana was working, except for when she went with Dean, Roman and Seth to Roman's house to visit his Mom. But as I think about it I realize that they didn't go to meet Roman's Mother, they came to meet Seth's Mother Anne. They all lied to me.
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