Maddy smiled and stretched, the warm body of her love next to her. "Mark, wake up." She kissed his cheek.
"Imma wake." It was out of his mouth in a slur as he sat up and rubbed his eyes.
"I'm sure." She laughed and started to sit up, but his arms restricted her. Rubbing up and down his powerful biceps, she enjoyed the sinewy muscles, but also trying to remove them. "I need up."
"I don't want to let you go ever again." He whispered and she felt goose bumps run up her spine. A cry startled them both, but Maddy smiled after a second.
"Now you have to let me up." He grudgingly did so, as she grabbed for her dress and left for her son;s room, she blew a kiss to him. Mark made a show of catching it which had her giggling.
"It's alright Jak." She found her son, so upset over his hungry stomach, screaming out. She lifted him up, being careful to support his head as she lifted him up and pulled away her strap.
She had him drinking from her as soon as he was close enough. Though now, he was pressed as tightly against her as possible. He was still very small, but growing with how much he drinks. She was lucky she produced enough milk for her son, Lucas had even mentioned getting formula for when she was gone and he was with the little one.
"How is he?" Lucas stood in the doorway of the nursery, watching them both.
"Fine, just hungry, what are you doing today?"
"Spending time with my father," this surprised her, but he then added. "In Meetings." She smiled and nodded.
"Good Luck." Maddy and Alicia had both walked out of the Commander's house more than once because of their screaming matches. "When are you coming home?"
"Probably flourish, I don't know. Oh, and next time Mark's here, you two should try to be more quiet." He smirked as she blushed such a deep pink that she feared her cheeks would burst into flames.
"Alright, I will see you both later." He kissed Maddy's forehead, sure they were friends, but very close now, he actually enjoyed having intelligent conversations with her without boring her like he would anyone else. He then leaned a little further down to kiss his son's downy head.
"Have a good day." She whispered as he left, and silence as Maddy listened to their front door open and close.
She looked back down and tried very hard not to laugh at her son, asleep with her nipple still in his mouth. She eased him into his bed and fixed her dress, looking at the most important man in her life.
Arms wrapped around her and she was walked out of the room. "Mark," Sighing his name had the wanted effect on the soldier. "Not now, I have to see my mother later today anyways, so, you go home." She giggled as he huffed, but kissed her.
"How about dinner tonight?" He kept her tightly against his body. "At anytime, just call me when you want me to pick you up." Pecking at her soft lips, he felt her hands glide against the skin of his back and arms.
"After five, I will call you when I am ready." She agreed and enjoyed the the shiver when he smiled at her.
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Maddy held Jak to her while stepping up the stairs to her parents home, they were slowly healing from everything that had happened, and she found that it was easy after they calmed down.
Her brother was better too, and she was happy to see Skye around as often as possible. And Zoe was always trying to help Maddy with something.
As she sat with them for lunch, listening to their days, she wondered what Mark would have set up for their evening together….what would she wear?
Shaking her head, she stood up, her son in her father's arms, and walked to Skye. "Hey."
"Hey Maddy, what's up?" The young doctor passed Maddy a plate to be dried, "Are you working at the labs again?"
"Everything is fine, but I won't start at the labs again until Jak is close to six months old." She took a deep breath. "Uh, I have a date with Mark tonight, what should I wear?" Skye smiled wide.
"He was always so wrapped around you finger, I'm glad you two are back together." She turned off the water at the sink and leaned against the counter. "So a date, I would go with simple black dress, but with your skin tones, you should do something like orange or red." Maddy nodded, thinking about what dresses she had that had those colors.
"Alright, thanks," She smiled at her friend, "So, how are you and Josh?"
"He's better." She whispered, "I was in the next room with Zoe, she was crying for you when I heard a thud…and-and-" Maddy encircled Skye in her arms, the woman was shaking. "I was so scared when I found him bleeding all over the place."
"It's alright, everything is better now." Maddy whispered softly as Skye just nodded.
"Alright, so, when is this date?" Skye asked, trying to get her mind off the tragic events.
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Maddy tucked her son in his cradle, singing him to sleep, before slipping out quietly and grabbing her comm. unit. She dialed for Mark, and waited, a smiled on her lips.
It rang a couple of times, but instead of hearing Mark's Honey voice, she heard one very different.
"Hello?" She swallowed her shock and asked for Mark, stating her name as well. "Oh, the whore." The voice sounded annoyed and bored.
"I'm sorry." Maddy was a little ticked and greatly offended. She leaned against the wall and as she talked to the rude woman on the communicator. "Who is this?"
"Anna Church, Mark Reynolds' Girlfriend." Maddy felt her stomach drop and she slid down the wall to sit in the floor. "And I would appreciate it if you would stop calling or seeing him."
"I'm sorry." She choked out before swallowing. "I wasn't aware he was with someone, It won't happen again."
And she was serious.
"Thank you, Bye." The woman on the other end hung up after speaking, before Maddy could respond.
Mark expected her to fall right into his arms, he asked her to marry him, but he was two timing her.
Curling up, she was only able to get out a few short breaths before the first sobs choked her. She went to the door and locked it, only Lucas will be able to get in with his house key.
She tried to stifle her cries with her hands, but ran to her room to bury her head in her pillow, what the hell had he done to her? Why would he do this?
Trying to understand Mark's actions, Maddy ended up crying herself to sleep, but her dreams where filled with betrayal as well.
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Maddy woke up to her baby crying, but when she sat up she saw Lucas sitting on the window seat, trying to hush him. "It's gonna be all good little guy, how bout some milk? Ya hungry?"
She watched him carefully juggle the baby as he bad a bottle of formula. "I can feed him." She offered, him cussing as he turned around, staring at her.
"I didn't mean to wake you." He said sheepishly, but gratefully gave their son over for her to quell the little ones cries.
"It's better than being asleep." She pulled at her clothes, baring her upper body shamelessly to him, then again, Lucas has seen and touch all parts of her.
"Why aren't you with Mark, I heard something about a date from Skye-"
"You talked to Skye?" This was a surprised considering Skye was extremely uncomfortable around him.
"Yes, uh, I ran into her at the market, but she said you would have a date tonight and offered to watch Jak." He rubbed the back of his head, "But I didn't want to make things more….uh….weird."
"Oh," All she could say. "No, Mark is…he's not important anymore."
"Maddy Shannon, the girl who fell in love with a soldier, has thrown her soldier to the si-"
"Look, I don't want to talk about it." She hissed, before sighing. "I'm sorry, just a long day." She rocked from side to side as Jak fell asleep. "Have you ever noticed that he really does is sleep eat and poop?"
He laughed. "Yes, we have a boring baby." She let out a smile, but it faded quickly. "Well, I brought home some groceries, so, uh, I'll make something." He left her, the door open so he could see them from the little stove top and oven and fridge cell they called a kitchen.
They got these items after Maddy came home with her child, the appliances were actually very light, but it wouldn't matter because their home was almost two thirds on the main tree than jus branches.
She didn't bother to cover up her body, even after her long nap she felt exhausted. She felt numb, and she hated it. This was worse than him not coming for her when they learned of her first pregnancy.
And what was worse, she still loved him.
She was pulled from her thoughts when Lucas brought her a plate of food, "Eat up it's a special." He smiled. But she didn't return it, just took a bite of the fish. "How's it?" He did notice her unusual demeanor, how she would just stare at the wall. She was deep in though and it wasn't a good thought.
She nodded her head, placing the plate down to put Jak in bed.
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Maddy had just said goodnight to Lucas when she stared at her bed like it was a hundred miles away. And then she climbed in and curled up. And cried softly.
Preview for next chapter:
Lucas was awakened by a sound, he had heard this before, but why now?
Sitting up, he walked into the main room and gently opened Maddy's door, so quiet that she didn't hear him. But he heard her.
"Please, I don't want to anymore." At first he thought she was being hurt, "I don't want to love him anymore, God, or whoever's out there. Please make me stop loving him. Because I can't, I can't keep hurting like this….Please." She hiccupped, tears still flowing down her face as he stepped in and walked to her.
She was startled by his sudden appearance, "L-Lucas?"
"Maddy, who is hurting you." He cupped her face and wiped her tears. She gave up and told him all about meeting Anna Church and Mark and how he lied to her.
"And the worst part is…"