A/N:Super glad you all liked the last chapter, and yes Babs is a bitch and I hate her too.
Disclaimer:I'm tired of writing a disclaimer
Chapter 13-Overprotected
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Babs gasped at what she'd just done, she hadn't meant to hurt Kori, or her babies. Richard ran over to Kori, and helped her up, "What are you thinking Babs? She's pregnant, you could've hurt her." Said Richard, stepping in front of Kori.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hurt her, really." Said Babs, trying to push the door open that Richard was beginning to close.
"Whatever, just get out of here." Said Richard, slamming the door in Babs face.
Babs stood facing the door, then knocked on it again, Kori once again answering it. "Please let me talk to him." Said Babs, in a pleading voice.
Kori shook her head, and smirked. She grabbed her fruit juice that she'd sat by the door in Babs' face, "That is for knocking me over and putting me and my unborn children in danger." She then bitch slapped Babs as hard as she could, then taking Babs' chin in her hand, and glaring at her, "And that was for trying to seduce my husband." Kori let go of Babs' chin, and shoved her out the door, slamming the door in her face.
Babs stared at the door, and put a hand up to face which stung a lot, she'd just gotten her ass kicked by a pregnant girl half her size. She turn and ran down the hallway and then down the steps. Richard turned to Kori, and wrapped his arms around her, "Are you alright?"
Kori nodded, "Yea I'm fine, we're all going to be just fine." She said, leaning her head on his chest.
Richard held her close for a few minutes, the pulled away slightly, and looked into her eyes. "We should take a vacation, just get away for a few weeks."
Kori laughed, "Yea, right, we have jobs Richard, thats not going to happen." She walked over to the couch, and sat down.
Richard sat down beside her, "I'm serious Kori, you working all the time and always being stressed isn't good for the babies."
Kori thought about this, vacation would be nice. She opened her mouth to answer, when there was another knock on the door. "I'm getting it this time." Said Richard, walking to the door and opening it.
Brianna stood infront of Richard her eyes all red and puffy. "Is Kori here?" She asked, weeping at the same time.
Richard let his mother-in-law in, even though she had made him and Kori angry. "Mom, whats wrong?" Asked Kori, getting up from the couch, and wrapping her arms around her mom.
Brianna sobbed into Kori's shoulder, holding her daughter close. "I...found...out...about...your...father...and...Babs..." Said Brianna between her sobs.
"Wha...What?" Asked Kori, unwrapping her arms from her mother. She led her mom into the kitchen, and began making some tea as her mom told her what had happened.
Richard followed them in, and hopped up on the counter as he listened to what Brianna had to say.
"Well after the five of us had a talk, and you'd stormed out of the restaurant, I felt horrible. Your father had told me to say those things and payed Bruce to say those things too. Anyway, I had gone back to Miami for the past two months, then decided to come back and visit you. I thought your father was still here, so I went to his hotel to visit him. He answered the door, but then I saw her come out of the bedroom, only wearing one of his shirts. Then he told me what had been going on." Brianna's eyes welled up with tears. "So now I'm going back to Miami and we're going to finalize the divorce, but I want to know if you could come with me. I don't think I can handle this on my own."
Kori looked at Richard, this was the kind of thing they needed for them to be able to get away. "Richard, do you want to go? You did say we needed to take some time off from work, and you could help a lot." Said Kori, handing Brianna her tea, and giving Richard his as she took a sip of her own.
Richard nodded, "You're not going anywhere without me Kori Grayson." He chuckled slightly, "But Mrs. Anders, I'll be happy to help out, and Kori needs some time to relax."
Brianna smiled, "Thank you both so much. I guess I should be getting back to my hotel, but I'll see you two at ten o'clock tomorrow morning, you need to be at the airport by then."
Kori and Richard nodded, and said their goodbyes to Brianna. Making their way into their room, they began to pack, wondering what adventures lay before them in Miami.
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Two days later, Kori stood on the back deck of her parents mansion, facing the ocean. Teens were there on spring break, having a great time with partying. Her mother was inside with her lawyer discussing the divorce. The lawyer had told Kori there was no need for her there at the moment, and that she should just go and have fun, and party. Party? Was she crazy? She was pregnant, she couldn't party, well she could, but she chose not to. Plus all these kids were teens, and she was an adult. Her and Richard's birthday's had just passed, she was now twenty four and he was now twenty five, though they could pass for eighteen.
"So this is where your from." Said Richard, walking up behind her, and wrapping his arms around her shoulders.
Kori nodded, "Yea, its not all that its cracked up to be." She leaned back against him.
Richard smiled, "I find that hard to believe, but I believe you. And I got some news, I don't know if you'll take it as good or bad news so I'm just calling it news."
Kori turned to face him, "What is it?"
Richard unwrapped his arms from her shoulders, and put his hands on her shoulders. "Babs, they found her passed out on the floor of her living room. She overdosed on medications, and they don't know if she's going to die or not."
Kori froze, this was probably her fault, she wouldn't let Babs talk to Richard, but who could blame her? Babs was a bitch skank whore who deserved to have the door slammed in her face, and everything else that Kori had done to her two days ago. "Oh, wow..." Said Kori, looking away from Richard.
Ricard tucked his hand under her chin, and made her face him. "Kori, don't blame yourself for this, I saw this comming even after I turned her down the first time. We can't blame ourselves, plus the whole thing between your dad and her then with your mom, its all so complicated, so don't blame yourself."
Kori smiled, "Alright, but I can't help but feel guilty, but I shouldn't. Not after what she's tried these past few months.
Richard laughed, and pulled her into a hug. "Your right, you shouldn't. So why don't you and I take a day to just have some time to ourselves? It'd be good for us."
Kori hugged him back, "Alright, lets go. I need to get out and walk around, besides I havn't been here in almost two years. A lot of things have probably changed."
Richard took her hand, and the two of them headed back into the house to get ready. Kori slipped on a purple dress like top that had short sleeves, and white leggings with purple flip flops that matched her dress. After straightening her hair, she put on some bronze eyeshadow, along with black eyeliner and black mascara. Richard ran a comb through his hair, letting his jet black hair fall slightly into his dark blue eyes. He put on khaki cargo shorts, a white hollister t-shirt, and white Nike tennis shoes. Richard took Kori's hand after they'd slipped on their sunglasss, and headed out the door.
"So where to first?" Asked Kori, climbing into the white covertable Mercedes that they'd rented while in Miami.
Richard laughed as he climbed in, starting the car, and pulling out of the driveway. "I don't know, we could go to the boardwalk and look through the shops, then maybe go and get some dinner."
Kori smiled, taking his hand, "Sounds good to me."
Ten minutes later, after finding a parking spot, Richard and Kori walked down the boardwalk hand in hand. Something caught Kori's eye in a certain store, and she pulled Richard into the store with her. She recognized the girl with black hair that had a purple tint to it, she was slightly taller than Kori and a couple years old as well. Kori tapped on the girls shoulder, and the girl spun around, and came face to face with Kori.
"Hello Maya..." Said Kori, holding onto Richard's hand, giving it a small squeeze.
"Kori, what are you doing here?" Asked Maya, throwing her arms around her little sister.
Kori let go of Richard's hand, and embraced her sister in a hug. She wasn't mad at Maya anymore, after being away from her for two years, and getting married, it made her realize it'd only taken Maya's mistake for her to be happy again. Kori pulled back, and smiled at her sister, "I came back because mom and dad are getting a divorce, its a long story."
Maya was shocked, their parents were getting divorced? She listened as Kori told her the short version of the story, then noticed Richard behind her. "Kori, you know Richard Grayson?" Asked Maya, pointing to Richard.
Richard and Kori laughed as Richard put his left arm around Kori's shoulders. "Of course she knows me, she's my wife." Said Richard, his hand rubbing Kori's left shoulder.
Maya smacked her forehead, "Oh, that's right, I'd forgotten you two had gotten married. Congrats though, but you two should come over tonight. But I have to warn you, Connor is quite a handful when I have guests over."
"Whose Connor?" Asked Kori, raisng an eyebrow.
"Oh, I guess I'd better tell you huh?" Said Maya, as the three of them walked out of the store together.
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Yea so, I don't know what to think about that chapter, I did like the last part of the chapter, and the beginning was so much fun to write, especially the part between Babs and Kori. Well I'm off to work on the next chapter and the other stories. Review! Sorry this chapter was short, I just couldn't think of anything else to write.
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