Here's the next chappie.
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On I go...
(December- First Week)
It was a yet another typically bright and sunny early Saturday morning in California. Things were fairly quiet in the Scott household... that is, until Kimberly decided to let loose a loud, excited squeal. She felt like a kid on Christmas morning. The petite woman hurried into her bedroom and up to her bed. She began shaking her peacefully sleeping husband.
"Jase, wake up! Wake up! C'mon, Jase! Jase!"
Jason's eyes flew open, he quickly sat straight up in the bed and did some sort of a formation with his arms. "Tyrannosaurus!" he yelled.
Kim's eyebrows shot up. 'Okayyy.' Evidently, he'd been having a dream. She bit back a laugh and just looked at him. "Power down, Scott," she joked.
Jason blinked, then, slowly straightened his arms. He yawned and stretched. "I was dreaming."
"No kidding," she said with a grin.
He smiled a little sheepishly. "It was a great dream, though. You woke me up just as I was getting to the best part. What's up with that, Hart?"
Her grin widened. "I took a pregnancy test and the results were positive."
Jason's sleepiness and grogginess quickly faded. He became totally alert. "Seriously?" She nodded and he grinned happily. "That's great, Pinky," he said before hugging her.
"I know," she said happily. "I'm not gonna get too happy yet, though. After all, pregnancy tests aren't one hundred percent accurate." But it was pretty hard not to get crazy with excitement. She could very well be pregnant right now. A life could be growing inside of her right now. It was just- for lack of a better term- awesome.
He nodded. "True story. But I'm gonna just hope for the best."
"Same here, Rex. We can go to the doctor's sometime next week," she said. Then, she looked down at her flat belly and placed her hand on it. Jason smiled and placed his hand on her belly as well. She looked up and smiled, then, she laughed.
"What's up?" he asked.
"I was just thinking of our moms. They're gonna be psyched if I am pregnant," she said.
"And spoil the kid before it even gets here," he said with a laugh.
"Tell me about it," she said. Then, she sighed. "I better get started on breakfast. What are you in the mood for, Red Dragon?"
"You know what? Why don't we go out for breakfast?" he suggested.
She cocked her head and flashed a radiant smile. "Sure. I'm all for that." They looked at her belly once again, a bunch of different emotions coursing through them now. The couple locked eyes once again and smiled simultaneously.
"Wow. Talk about overboard," Rocky said, shaking his head. "Tan, you've got enough baby clothes here for everybody's kids."
Kat laughed. "He's got a great point."
It was noon and Rocky and Kat had come over to Adam and Tanya's for lunch. The two couples were sitting in the den. Anyway, Aisha and Kim had dragged Tanya to the mall the day before and she was showing Rocky and Kat the clothes for little AJ.
"Well, you two know Kim and Ishe. When it comes to shopping, it's overboard or nothin' at all," Tanya said. Her friends and husband laughed in agreement.
"Did they get any Christmas shopping in?" Adam asked.
"Some," Tanya replied.
"What'd ya buy that kick-ass guy named Rocky?" Rocky asked with a grin.
Tanya laughed. "Nothing yet, Rocko. We were only shopping for the hubbies and parents."
"These clothes are adorable, though, Tanya," Kat said.
"Yeah. I think so, too, girl," Tanya said with a smile.
Adam looked at his wife's pregnant belly and, as usual, a smile lit his face. In two months, his son would making his entrance into the world and he could not wait. Two months. Adam's eyebrows shot up, then.
"Something wrong, sweetie?" Tanya asked, touching his shoulder.
"No. I just realized that you're gonna be having the baby in February- when Rocky and Kat's getting married," he said.
"Oh, yeah! I never even thought about that," Rocky said.
"Yeah. Your water could break at the ceremony," Kat said.
"A leaking matron-of-honor. That'd be a sight," Rocky said with a laugh.
Kat looked at her fiance. "You know, Rocky, we could always move it to a later date," she said.
"Uh-uh. Kat, y'all don't have to do that," Tanya said.
"But I really want you to be in my wedding, Tanya. You're like a sister to me," Kat said- causing Tanya to smile warmly.
"And I really wanna be a part of it. But-" Tanya began.
"Tanya, it really is okay. Besides, I want you in it, too. We can't take any chances while you're pregnant- even though it'd be kinda cool to have a baby born on our wedding day. Kat's right. We can move the date," Rocky said. Then, he looked at Kat. "How about the beginning of April? Second Saturday?"
Kat thought for a few moments, then, smiled and nodded. "That'd be great, sweetheart."
"I honestly think we have to face cold and extremely hard facts," Billy said as Trini followed him into his apartment that evening.
"What do you mean?" Trini asked.
Billy started to reply until he realized what she'd just said. He laughed and shook his head. "What do you mean? You can't possibly imagine how hilarious it is to hear those words come out of your mouth- especially where I'm concerned." She'd rarely had to ask Billy what he meant about anything... one of the many things he'd always liked about her.
Trini laughed as well. "You know, you're absolutely right."
"Well, when I said we have to face the facts, I was referring to the fact that a truly good movie will most likely never be produced ever again," he said as they sat on his couch.
"Oh, how I love that wonderful optimism of yours," she quipped and he smirked a little. She laughed once again. "I agree, though. That movie was pretty bad. I don't even understand how it made it to the big screen." They'd just come from the movies, needless to say.
"That one baffles me as well," he said with a chuckle. "I can't believe it was a such a tremendous box office success."
"Wonders'll never cease," Trini said.
"I concur," he said, nodding. "So... we haven't eaten yet. Are you hungry? There's still quite a bit more of that pasta salad you made when you came over a few days ago."
"That'd certainly hit the spot," she said.
"I'll get it for us, then," he said, standing. They shared a smile before he headed for the kitchen. Trini sat back and a sigh of contentment escaped her lips.
"Oh, come on, chief! You can't be serious!" Steve exclaimed that Sunday afternoon. He'd been called into Robert Wilkins' office to receive what he felt was totally ridiculous news.
The police chief glared at the detective. "I'm rarely ever not serious. You know that by now, Knight. You haven't been showing up for hardly any of your shifts lately and when you do, you're usually late and in a sour mood."
"But you don't under-"
"I'm sticking by my decision. You are suspended until further notice," Wilkins said coolly.
"This is un-fucking-belivable!" Steve exploded.
"One more outburst and the suspension will become a nice, swift firing," the other man said simply. "You can go now. Have a nice vacation."
Later that night, Steve was in his bedroom in his apartment, drinking his second beer. Suspended. Suspended! He couldn't believe it.Wilkins. That damn asshole. Steve wanted to kill the guy right now. 'Power hungry sonuvabitch.' But, then, Wilkins wasn't totally to blame. There was also Trini. If she'd have just taken him back like she should've, there wouldn't have been any need for any suspension.
'Dammit, Trini. You're ruining my life and you don't even give a shit. I don't even know why I want you back. Wait, that's not true. Even though everything's a nightmare right now, I still love you and we do belong together,' he thought, nodding.
He had yet to come up with a way to get her back where she knew, deep down, she belonged. He howled and hurled his beer bottle towards the wall. The crash hadn't thrilled his neighbor- whom chose to bang on the wall.
"Tone it down over there, you freak!" she said- her voice coming in loud and clear. "God, you're so weird!"
"Shut up, witch!" he yelled back. He didn't have time for any crap right now. He had work to do. He needed to figure out how to get and keep Billy away from Trini. There just had to something. There had to be. Maybe he could make the guy... disappear. Or Steve could take Trini and run off with her. Steve sat back and smiled evilly as ideas began floating into his brain.
That's all for now. Kind of a filler chpater. Sorry. Cya.