Ice and Fire
Chapter 10
AMY POV
I got out of work fairly early. It gives me time to sort of arrange what I have planed. I head to Lauren's house and walk in. "How are you holding up?" I asked Lauren as I walked in. She looked exhausted. "Only a few more days and all the kids go back to school. It's bittersweet." She said, while sipping on her water bottle. "What are you doing here?" "I can't come over and just say 'hi' to you?" "I know you raudenfeld, what do you want?" I sigh. "Fine, I was wondering if I could take Rachel to her moms today. See her mom and I.." I was cut off by Lauren. "By all means take her. It's one less kid to worry about. Please." "Well that was easier than I thought," I mumbled to myself.
I walked out into the backyard where the kids were playing today and I spotted a little red headed girl running towards me. I knelt down and braced myself for the impact. She ran into me and small 'oof' escaped my mouth. "How are you, kiddo? I haven't seen you in a while!" "I'm tired but I'm having fun," she said out of breath. "That's good. What do you say we surprise your mom a work today?" Her smile grew big and simply nodded. "Okay then. Grab your stuff and we can head out okay?" She ran off and did as I said. I turn around and see Lauren staring at me.
"So are you going to tell me what's going on?" Lauren has a way at staring at you. It's like she's staring into your soul. You want her to break the eye contact just so she doesn't steal your it. I gave in. I had to tell her. "Well, obviously I like her mom," I said shyly. Lauren squealed so loud. I think my ears almost bled. "Oh my gosh Amy! I'm so happy for you! You're moving on from you-know-who and it's just great seeing you smile all the time when you're near that little girl and her mother!" She was way too excited for this. But who can blame her. I was excited as well. "Well as much as fun as this was, I gotta run," I said trying to get out as soon as possible before I got bombarded with questions. "Amy, please let's hang out soon okay? I feel like I haven't been able to see you since I opened this day care but next week, since they're heading back to school, we will be catching up, you hear me?" I nodded silently and I heard Rachel running up to me. "I'm ready Amy!" "Okay let's go!" I grabbed her hand and head to the door. We get in my car and drive off.
"Amy can we play a game?" She asked from her backseat. I looked at her through the rear view mirror. "Sure, you want to play iSpy?" She fiercely nodded. "Okay then, I spy something..umm…pink!" She looked around and tried to name everything pink until she looked down at her shoes. She wore Dora the explorer sneakers that lit up. She quickly yelled, "my shoes!" I smiled at her and nodded. "Nice going! Okay now it's your turn," I said to her and she looked around in my car. We played s few more rounds and we both laughed because most of the time the items were right in our faces. We finally got to her moms office and hoped out the car.
KARMA POV
"Shane, I'm really starting to like this girl," I said while twirling in my chair. Shane is sitting in front of my desk with his legs crossed and hands intertwined like he knew this was going to happen. He throws me a small chuckle. "I'm so happy for you. I haven't seen you this happy in a while. She must be something special." "She is," I stopped spinning in my chair and leaned towards him, "she's amazing. She has this way of talking to me like I'm the only one that exists. And she also gets along with Rachel which is a huge plus. Shane, you've fallen in love right? How does it feel?" Honey, if it's anything like the way you've been describing this girl for the past week then I want it. I haven't experienced that before," he said pointing at me. I leaned back in my desk and sigh.
All of the sudden I hear Tasha, my secretary, announcing that my appointment for two is here. "Wait, I don't have a two o'clock today," I said through the speaker. "Maybe I just forgot to put them in my schedule," I said to myself. "Hmm, give me about five minutes and then buzz them in."
"Well Shane, it was nice talking to you. Let's get back to work okay?" "Okay but promise me you'll keep me updated!" He shouted from the doorway. "Bye Shane!"
I'm looking down and reading my schedule and all of the sudden I hear, "mommy!" My face looks up and I see Rachel running towards me. I've missed my little one so much. I get up from my chair and go to pick her up. "Hey sweetie! I've missed you so much!" I said giving her a kiss and squeezing her. "Did daddy bring you?" She shook her head and she turned around and I followed her gaze to see Amy talking to Shane and saying 'thanks' to him. What's that about? She's wearing a hoodie and jeans. Very simple but also, it's Amy, so it's still very sexy. Soon She's walking towards me and I let Rachel down and whisper to her that my tablet is on my desk. "Only fifteen minutes on it you hear me?" "Yes mommy," she said running to my desk.
Amy walks up and wraps me in a tight embrace. I could smell her slight coconut scent on her. I breathed her in and it's like taking a breath of fresh air. "Hey you," she pulled away smiling down at me. "Hey you too," I reply in a whisper. "Are you ready to go?" "Yeah but let me just get my stuff and change into something comfy." I walked towards the bathroom door and quickly change. I come back out and Amy is just staring. The way she looks at me, makes me feel like I'm the only person in the world. "Did you take my hoodie?" She asked and I blushed. "Yeah..I…I hope that's okay? I mean if you don't want me to wear it.." She cut me off, "No it's okay. It looks better on you anyway and now we match a little," she said with a chuckle that made my heart skip a beat. "Alright then, let's go to wherever it is that you're taking me," I said and we all go up and walked to her car. She started her car and just looked at me. "What," I said blushing under her stare. She shook her head and held my hand. "Nothing," she said with a smile and we drove off.
AMY POV
We arrived at our destination near Santa Monica and I hear booth girl squeal. Like mother like daughter. I laughed a little. "Amy! I'm so excited," Rachel beamed. "Well let's get going before it gets dark," I said getting out the car.
We arrived at the 'End of Summer Grand Carnival'. It was extravagant and God knows that these people go all out for the end of summer. There were rides, food, booze and lots of people walking around. The sky was sunny but there was a chill in the air coming from the ocean. I'm glad we are all wearing hoodies. It was perfect. We quickly started on some rides. "I want to ride with Amy!" Rachel said pulling my hand. "How are you so good with children?" Karma asked me. All I could do is shrug and said, "it's s gift." We rode a few rides and ate some food. We rode all the rides and decided to just sit on the beach and watch the sunset. Rachel and I played tag for a little bit until we both fell down exhausted. Karma was sitting down watching us and taking picture of the sky. It felt normal. It felt right.
KARMA POV
We sat down on the beach and watched the sunset. Rachel was getting tired so she laid her head on my lap. "Did you have fun, sweetie?" "She nodded. Too tired to speak I guess. I looked over at Amy who was already looking at me. "Why aren't you watching the beautiful sunset?" "Because something more beautiful is sitting next to me," she said in a whisper. I smiled and she put her arm around me. I leaned my head onto her shoulder and watched the sunset until the sun completely disappeared.
"I guess it's time to get out of here," Amy said getting up. I looked at her still sitting down. Rachel had fallen asleep. Amy gave me a look that said, 'I got her' and went to Rachel and picked her up. She rested Rachel's head on her shoulder and wrapped her legs around herself. She held Rachel up with one hand and held my other. I felt something churn in my stomach. It felt good.
We made our way home and Amy put Rachel in her bed. "Thank you, Amy," I said in a whisper. We head downstairs and sit on the couch. "Did you have fun?" She asked scooting closer to me. "Tons. And thanks for bringing Rachel. That was the best date ever." I said leaning towards her. "I'm glad," she said leaning away from me. "What's wrong?" I asked confused. "I..I just have to ask you something." She said, a little hesitant. I simply nod and she reaches for her neck and rubs it. "Wow I didn't think this was actually going to be this hard," she said with a nervous laugh. "Come on Amy, you can ask me anything." She breaths and with one breath she says, "do you want to be my girlfriend?" I'm surprised I caught it all. I gave her a toothy smile and held her hand. "Yes, Amy Raudenfeld, I would love to be your girlfriend." She released a breath and leaned closer to me. She held my face and said, "I like you so much," and connected our lips in a slow but passionate kiss. We stayed on the couch making out. Until we fell asleep.
A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER
AMY POV
Karma and I have been inseparable since we finally became a couple. She comes over to my house with Rachel or I go over to her house whenever we can. We are both very busy and sometimes I work a forty-eight hour shift. On those days, she comes and visits me for lunch. And when I'm off I'll go see her for lunch. It's a weird schedule but it works.
It was Monday and it was Rachel's first day of school. I had spent the night at karma's. When I wake up, I see karma getting Rachel ready. Once she was ready, we heard the bus honk for Rachel. Karma had tears of happiness running down her face as she said goodbye to Rachel. "Moommm, I have to go," Rachel said trying to get away from Karma's grip. "Okay baby, I will see you later. Have fun!" She said trying to contain her tears from falling. I hugged Rachel and said good luck. We both watch the bus as it drove away with a waving Rachel sitting by the window. I turned to karma and hugged her. "Hey, it's okay. She'll be fine." "I know I'm just very emotional. She's my only child and she's growing up so fast," she said trying to smile. we head inside and she has calmed down. Soon we both have to go to work. "I have to get going and you should get going too. You don't want to be late for work," I said kissing her. "I'll see you later, Sweetie," I said waving at her. She wiped her tears and nodded.
I have this uneasy feeling at the pit of my stomach as I get to the hospital. I see a lot of nurses running around and I'm confused as to what's happening. I pulled a nurse to the side and asked what's going on. "There was an accident with a school bus. About fifteen kids are in critical condition." I let go of her arm and start running to the charts. I look threw them and my worst fear has come to life. I read the name out loud. "Rachel Ashcroft."
A/N: thanks for reading. Finally some drama am I right? Anyway, next chapter is going to be intense. Hopefully, because I haven't written it yet. Also, I didn't get a chance to proof read this one so sorry for any mistakes. Let me know what you think! :)