Authors note: Natalia's first meeting with Rick's family as the weekend starts.
DISCALIMER: I don't own CSI Miami and i don't make any money from it
Chapter 4
Chapter 4.
The next Thursday Natalia sat in her black bikini by the Stetler family's pool enjoying her self reading a book, her dark hair was spread down her back and pearls of water was drying of her back as she had just come up of the water.
She let out a sigh of satisfaction as she turned the page when she felt water splash over her body, she looked up and saw two girls she bet was at age seven playing in the water and smiled thinking "I want a couple of those".
One of the girls swam over and asked: You the new girl.
"I am yes" said Natalia.
"Cool, we been in the family since we were born and it's pretty boring" said the other.
"Oh really how so?" asked Natalia curiously.
"Firstly we hardly see mum and dad except dinner that is cause they work lots, not that it's anything wrong with that, but we only wish they were more with us" said the first girl.
"And then when we are with them we gotto dress and behave like little ladies should, so dull, which also mean we can both dance ballroom dancing and such and ride horses, not cause we wanna because we have to" said the second girl.
"Yeah and we know like four languages to, but really what we wanna do is have fun and play like other kids, oh my name is Courtney and this is my sister Brittany by the way" said Courtney.
"I'm Natalia and you guys seem nice" said Natalia.
"Oh no there is mum, that means no splashing, just boring swimming and Natalia watch out for her she's fierce" said Brittany as they swam over to the other end of the pool to escape their mother.
Natalia wagly turned her head and saw a lady that had to be Rick's older sister Cassandra, she was wearing a golden bikini, a pair of Dior sunglasses and was carrying a book and a towel.
Natalia just turned another side in her book and didn't really care about Cassandra until she said: So you must be Rick's girl.
"I am yes" said Natalia and looked at her, even though she was only wearing her bathing suit you could tell she was upper class it was something about her attitude.
"Hope my children didn't bother you" said Cassandra.
"No, not at all, they are darling little angels" said Natalia.
"Little trouble makers are what they are, I'm Cassandra Stetler McCain" she said and shook Natalia's hand.
"Natalia Boa Vista" said Natalia and smiled wagly at her.
"It's a pleasure, so how long have you been with my little brother?" she asked.
"About two weeks or so, but known him for way longer" said Natalia.
"Do you have any siblings?" she asked.
"Two sisters and also have two nieces" said Natalia.
"And you worked as a csi as I got it" said Cassandra in a demeanor tone.
"Yes I find it very fulfilling" said Natalia.
"Hmm" said Cassandra.
"I better go and see what's taking Rick so long" said Natalia.
"He probably hanged him self or hiding that idiot" said Cassandra.
"You better take that back because it's not true" said Natalia annoyed.
"If it isn't why is he in the jobs he's in, if he was really smart he could have gotten a better one" said Cassandra.
"It's because he likes it and money and prestige is not that important to him, money isn't everything you know" said Natalia.
"It sure is, money and reputation" said Cassandra with a smile of satisfaction.
"There are other things that are more important, now if you will excuse me" said Natalia and went inside to find Rick.
Natalia found Rick in their room, he was sitting on the bed looking out the window, Natalia smiled at him and said: So here you are.
"Having fun?" he asked with not looking back.
"I am, kinda, Brittany and Courtney seems nice, but your sister" said Natalia with a sigh.
"I don't like her very much" he said.
"Rick what is wrong?" she asked and sat down on the bed next to him, taking his hand in hers.
"It's just I don't belong in this world, I'm not a snob like them and I don't have the same values" he said.
"And I love you for that and everything you are" she said and kissed him deeply when she heard Courtney say: Ewww what good is that gonna do.
"Hey uncle Rick you gotto smile cause you're much more fun when you do" said Brittany and smiled brightly at him.
"Yeah we totally missed ya, wanna do something with us, please say you will" said Courtney with hopeful eyes.
"I dunno" said Rick, he really wanted to be alone.
"Oh come on we haven't had fun with you in ages" said Brittany.
"Please, please, please" Courtney begged.
"Please Rick, come one let's have fun" said Natalia in a girlish tone.
"Alright I give, so what do my girls want to do?" he asked.
"Oh oh can you make ice cream to us like last time" said Brittany.
"And tell funny stories" said Courtney.
"And oh can we ride on you" said Brittany.
"Jump on" said Rick and sat down so both girls could climb on his back.
"Oh and I wanted to ride to" said Natalia with a giggle.
"Later sweetheart" said Rick and kissed her.
"To the kitchen" said Brittany and giggled happily.
"Race ya" said Natalia and giggled to.
"You don't even know where it is" he said and smiled at her.
"Who cares, let's go" she said and started running and he quickly followed.
"Oh God what a mess" said Rick not long after as the kitchen was a total mess everywhere.
"But so much fun, this tastes yummy" said Brittany and ate of the ice he had made.
"Mmmmm, you gotto taste this" said Natalia and feed some to him.
"Taste good, but I guess we have to clean this mess up" he said looking at banana skin, chocolate, whipped cream and different sauces all over.
"Naha, let the other do and let's lock us up in the bar and play pool and darts and eat yummy ice cream" said Courtney.
"Oh lets do that and let's get hammered while we're at it" said Natalia.
"Race ya Nat" said Brittany and run of.
"Hey wait up" said Courtney and run after.
"But, but, but" sad Rick and looked at the messy kitchen and though "To hell with it" before he ran after to catch up.
"MUM" Cassandra yelled when she saw the messy kitchen.
"Yes angel what is it" asked Annabelle as she entered the kitchen.
"What is going on, who made this mess and left it?" asked Cassandra as she just came in to have some more water.
"I would guess your brother, his girl and your kids" said Annabelle amused.
"And who's gonna clean it up" said Cassandra annoyed.
"You, me, whoever feels like it, Cass it's not the end of the world that it stays that way for a little while, it's vacation, you gotto learn to live a little you are way to tense" said Annabelle with a giggle as she ate some of the chocolate on the counter.
"When I found those little devils I'm gonna" Cassandra snarled.
"You're gonna do what, don't tell me you're gonna start beating then, speaking of I though Dustin was gonna be here to or is he with his mistress again" said Annabelle.
"What on earth are you talking about" said Cassandra shocked.
"I'm your mother you don't need to talk for me to find out, so did he leave you?" she asked.
"I never hit them" said Cassandra avoiding it.
"Who did he leave you for and I know you did plenty" said Annabelle.
"Not anymore, just yell at them and a young blond bimbo I suppose not as I care I do well alone" said Cassandra.
"Cass get of your high horse for once and take a good look at your family, you are lonely, you rule those kids with an iron hand and all three of you are miserable" said Annabelle.
"Ok I'm lost and dunno what to do is that what you gonna hear" said Cassandra frustrated.
"No, but it's a start, so wanna talk" said Annabelle.
"Dunno where to start, I miss him mum and is there any left of that ice cream?" she asked.
Annabelle handed here the box and the spoon and for the first time since she was a kid Cassandra started to eat right from the box as she said: Mum, I'm lost, I'm a stranger to my kids, I miss Dustin, but I know it's to late and that is only the tip of the iceberg.
"Now we are getting somewhere" Annabelle though as for the first time in ages her daughter finally started to talk.
In the bar Rick where sleeping with the two girls on top of him while Natalia were behind the counter when Jonathan entered and said: Open bar.
"Yeah just be quiet" said Natalia and pointed over at the sleeping Rick and the girls.
"Cute, they always liked him, but then again he's more of children's guy then I am" he said with a sigh.
"Jonathan right, older brother" said Natalia and smiled at him, he looked like Rick only older and a bit bigger.
"Guilty, whisky tonic" he said.
"Coming up, so you are a coop I think I've seen you round, but didn't know you were his bro" said Natalia.
"Nah, not many people do, so you're the new member of the family, you met Cass yet?" he asked.
"I had the pleasure" she said.
"You know we had big plans for him" said Jonathan.
"That I can imagine" said Natalia.
"But he had to go blow it, IAB" he said with a snort.
"He does a good job there you know" said Natalia.
"Stand by your man, he's more of a mouse taking that job and why aren't you with someone your own league" said Jonathan.
"What on earth is your problem, we love each other and it's as easy as that" said Natalia.
"Love, don't make me laugh, that kinda things is only in fairy tales" he said.
"So you are saying you don't love your wife?" Natalia asked.
"We are only in it for show and our parents practically made the match" he said.
"How can you live like that?" she asked shocked.
"It's easy we go together and both are married to our work" he said.
"Still it's wrong" she said.
"No what is wrong is you trying to get a man from a high stand" he said.
"I need air" she said and left the bar wondering how they could be like this.
Natalia sat down on one of the sun beds by the pool and let out a huff as angry tears fall from her eyes.
"It's not fair" she let out in frustration.
"What isn't?" she heard a male voice say, she startled and turned and looked right at Rick Sr.
"You're Rick's dad" she said.
"I am, welcome to the family" he said and shook her hand.
"You are welcoming me, I though you like the rest didn't want me in it" she said confused.
"Well I haven't made up my mind yet, I don't judge before I've have gotten the chance to know a person better and seen all sides, so what are your negative sides Miss Boa Vista" he said.
"I can like Rick be and angerball" he said.
"That don't only go for Rick, but all my children, anything else?" he asked.
"I can be a bit overemotional and also overprotective when it comes to people I love" she said honest.
"I see, so how are you liking this place?" he asked.
"I love it, really I do, I was thinking about riding one of the horses tomorrow" she said and smiled at him.
"Good and my children aren't giving you too much trouble I hope" he said.
"Not more than I can handle so far, so you are not going to talk me out of being with your son at all" she said.
"Dunno yet, if I feel I'm right about my view I will, but if I'm wrong I may leave it be" he said.
"So you really don't want me here, good to know" she said and looked the water in the pool.
"Maybe not, but you still deserve a hearing, but I'm a bit tired so I need to relax so I'll talk to you later" he said and left her.
"Great, why couldn't you have a normal family, this is starting to get to hard" she though as she looked at the water with sad eyes.
Annabelle Stetler watched her youngest son and two grandchildren sleep peacefully and smiled, at least the children had someone that loved them dearly when their parents seemed to fail in doing so.
And after what she could see from the newcomer she loved Rick and not only that she had spoken back to both her husband and her two other children which she admired in a way as it was not many that dared to d so.
Annabelle stroke some of her long and dark red hair away from her face, it also have some shades of grey in it, but that you can hardly see as she wondered how her children had come to be so different over the years.
Well her two oldest were more or less the same driven by the need to have high powered jobs that gave them money, they were both married more for prestige than anything else which caused their marriage to fail brutally, and while Cassandra got her two girls, it had in time shown that Jonathan's wife could not have children which had crushed her a while back, him on the other hand couldn't care less as he never really liked children.
As for whether Cassandra really liked her children or not Annabelle was in fact not sure, but she had a feeling that since her girls was a reminder of their father that over and over again disappointed them she took her anger out on the girls in the way she could when she could. And as other kids that were high up they had to deal with the boring stuff their mother wanted them to do instead of playing.
Rick on the other hand was a sensitive boy on the inside, but seldom showed it, Annabelle knew he a while back wanted to be head of the Miami Dade crime lab, but had settled for the job at IAB instead which he came to love quit a lot.
She also knew he had been brutal to one of his exes a girl named Yelina, but that didn't come as a surprise as it was in his blood.
When he on the other hand had dated Rebekka Nevins he seemed to have calmed down a little and it was then Annabelle learned he would marry for love, not money and he would probably not fail in his marriage like his siblings have done.
But Rebekka and him had as she knew find it best to become friends as their feelings for each other wasn't as high as they first though and now he was with Natalia.
Rick let out a grunt and slowly opened his eyes, before he removed him self from the girls and walked over to his mother looking a bit tired.
"How long have you been here?" he asked a tad annoyed, he didn't like that people watched him when he slept.
"Not long, so this girl of yours, do you really love her" said Annabelle.
"I do, never felt like this before and I tend to stick with her hopefully for life" he said and smiled.
"I see and you don't care about what your dad and siblings think of her?" Annabelle asked knowing it could be a long road for Natalia to be accepted.
"No, not really, I know you expected me to marry someone like Nevins mum, but really I love Natalia and I'm not saying we are getting married yet, but maybe in time we will" he said.
"I see" she replied.
"Mum I know the others don't, but do you approve of her?" he asked hopefully, his brown eyes were sparkling and he looked just like he did when he was a little boy and wanted something which made her smile.
"I do my little bug" she said and gave him a peck on the check.
"Aw mum do you have to do that, I'm a big boy" he said with a sigh.
"You will still always be my little bug" she said.
"Umf, you seen my darling sweetheart?" he asked.
"Last I saw she was out by the pool talking to your father" said Annabelle.
"Hmmm, I better go find her, will you look after the girls in the mean time" he said.
"Of course" she said and smiled at him as he left.
Rick found Natalia by the pool, her head in her hands looking frustrated out over the water that moved in small waves.
"Sweetheart what's wrong?" he asked concerned.
"Your family, you were right I shouldn't have come" she said with a sigh.
"Don't care bout them, they are just jerks" he said and sat down next to her and let his fingers gently caress her back.
"I know, but still why do they have to be that way, it hurts" she said sadly.
"I know it does sweetheart and I dunno why" he said with a sigh.
"Just frustrating maybe we should just" she stopped.
"No don't say it" he said, bent down and gently kissed her shoulder blade a little.
"It would be easier, then you could be with someone like Nevins I'm sure they wouldn't mind that" she said.
"But I would mind it a lot since I just want to be with you, no matter how hard it's gonna be" he said and kissed his way down her spine.
"Mmmmm" she let out and added: You're right and I love you to handsome.
Rick kissed his way up her spine before he turned her over and gave her a long deep kiss before he retracted and she said: Stop you're arousing me.
"And the problem with that would be?" he asked with a sly smile as the sun made her snake skin like bikini sparkle.
"That we are at your family's pool and I don't wanto be caught here" she said as he started to kiss her neck a bit playfully.
"They are all bizzy inside and I want you now" he said and kept going on her neck as she started to moan, soft, low, lust filled moans to make him go on.
Rick went up and gave her a sequence of long deep kisses while she dragged him closer before she had to let him go to let out a gasp for air and said: Will you please get inside me, I can tell you are ready to do so and I can't wait any longer.
"So I finally managed to convince you" he said and gently stroke some hair away from her face.
"Ohhhh yes, please Rick" she begged him and managed to lift her self up just enough to nibble on his neck.
Rick returned the favor as he removed the bottom of her bikini then his trunks and got inside her warm silky softness and started to work his way into her center before he relased him self with a heavy sight while she was shaking beneath him.
When she had managed to gather her self she said: Thank you I really needed that, to feel you and to have you right now.
"And I you" he said and kissed her gently.
Natalia yawed and closed her eyes, Rich kissed her eyelids, nose and lips before her said: Want me to get of so you can rest.
"No to have you close so I can hold on to you my Rick bear" she said and drifted of.
Not long after Annabelle, Britney and Courtney came outside and saw the sleeping couple, Annabelle shook her head and thought "You just couldn't wait to you were in your room".
"Grandma, why are they sleeping together like that?" Brittany asked as she found it odd.
"Because they love each other" said Annabelle and smiled at her.
"Mummy and daddy don't love each other do they" said Brittany as she couldn't remember her parents sleeping together at least not holding on to each other like that as her parents usually slept on different side of the bed if they slept together at all and they for sure didn't sleep together at a place where people could see them.
"I'm sure they do" said Annabelle calmly.
"No they don't they don't sleep together as uncle Rick and Natalia and they are hardly even together, grandma were they ever like that" said Courtney.
"I'm sure they were at some point" said Annabelle with a sigh.
"Oh come on mum, Cass never loved Dustin and you know that" said Jonathan that just came outside.
"John" said Annabelle in a firm tone and gave him a look that said: Not in front of her children.
"I'm sad" said Brittney as small tears started to fall from her eyes.
"Why don't mummy and daddy love each other" said Courtney confused as she never quit got that.
"I don't know" said Annabelle.
"Because they never did and they never will, they don't know what love is" said Jonathan.
"John enough" said Annabelle angrily.
"You're mean" Brittney cried.
"I don't like you" said Courtney that also was crying now.
"Now look what you did" said Annabelle annoyed holding one crying girl in each hand.
Natalia had now woken up by the girls soft sobs, nudged Rick a little and said: Handsome wake up trouble.
"Uhmm" he said, slowly got of her, got his trunks back on and gave her the bottom of the bikini so they both could get dressed more or less unnoticed.
"My little angels what's the matter?" Rick asked as the girls now were facing his mother and Jonathan.
"Uncle Rick, uncle John is saying mean thing about mum and dad" said Brittany and ran over to him. Rick lifted her up on his lap to comfort her while Natalia walked over to the three others and asked: What did you say?
"He said mum and dad don't love each other and they never did and they dunno how to love" said Courtney as she broke down in tears.
Natalia lifted her up so she had her on her him and carried her over to Rick and sat down with her and said: I'm sure that's not true, they probably just forgotten how to love each other.
"Can you do that?" asked Brittany.
"Yes, and sometimes you have to learn it all over again, isn't that right handsome" said Natalia.
"Yes I had to learn it all over again when I meet Natalia and so did she" said Rick and dried her tears.
"So how long does it take then" said Courtney.
"It can take a long time or a short time, pends on the situation" said Rick calmly.
"Oh but mummy don't seem to like us either" said Brittany and look down.
"I'm sure she loves you, she just don't know how to show it" said Natalia.
"So there you are I've been looking all over for you two" they heard Cassandra say in an annoyed tone.
"So if we show we love her then it may strike back in time" said Courtney.
"Yes I would think so" said Natalia.
"Would you guys get over here, it's time for bed" said Cassandra.
"Ok follow my lead" said Courtney to Brittney, run over to Cassandra and said: Mum can you like come down to my level cause there is something I need to tell you.
Cassandra looked confused at her but still did as she asked, Courtney looked a bit insecure before she got a bit closer, put her arms around her neck and said: I love you mummy.
Then she let go and Brittany quickly did the same before she broke free and both waited for their mother's reaction.
A tear ran down Cassandra's check before she said: I love you to my little ones, now let's go to bed since it's really late.
"Ok" they said and followed her upstairs.
Rick looked at Natalia and said: I think you just gave my sister the greatest gift even if she doesn't deserve it.
"Baby steps, I'm freezing let's get dressed and go to the bar" said Natalia, gave him a soft kiss before she started to walk inside, he quickly got up and followed her.
Rick senior and Annabelle were in their bedroom, it was about 10 Pm and they were both sitting on the bed with a book each as they listened to the low sounds of Natalia and Rick from the hallway as they walked towards their bedroom only to a minute later walk back the same was assumingly to head for the bar.
Rick let out a sigh and turned a page, Annabelle looked over and said: My darling judge what's the matter?
"Our children, they are messed up aren't they?" he asked.
"At least the two oldest, take after you" she said.
"How nice of you to say" he said, but there was no anger in his voice.
"I only speak the truth" she said and smiled at him, her hand was now in his tight.
"I know you always did, remember how we first meet" he said thoughtfully.
"How could I forget, criminal case I was trying to get a killer to walk free when I saw the handsome judge before me and I forgot what I was there for" she said with a giggle.
"Yes same thing on my end, I knew you reputation, but not you" he said with a chuckle.
"You do now" she said and gave him a peck on the check.
"That I do, but I also wish I knew what went inside our children's mind, John married to his work neglecting his wife, Cass with a cheating husband I don't know if she ever loved and two children she should never have gotten the way she treats them and Rick dating this simple girl and not taking a real job" he said with a sigh.
"I know, but Natalia may manage to change your children" said Annabelle.
"How so?" he asked a bit surprises and she explained about Cassidy and her children before she added: Would it be so wrong if he is with someone he loves and respects, it worked for us.
"Yes but we were both" he stopped.
"Rick you gotto get of your high horse and see that what you think is best for them and what actually is can be two very different things" she said.
"I dunno, maybe you are right I mean the other marriages failed, but still" he said with a sigh.
"I know, just give it time my darling judge and we'll take it from there" she said and smiled at him.
"What did I ever do to deserve you?" he asked.
"You let me win the case and gave me your heart" she said and gave him a deep kiss before she returned to her book and he to his.