Never Felt This Way
Summary: This is just a bunch of one shots centering on the romantic relationships of Natalia/Horatio, CarWash, Alex and her husband OC Tony, Eric/Valera
A/N: I want to change the title of this story but am having trouble coming up with a name Any suggestions? If I can't think of one and no one suggests one then I'll leave it as is. Drop your suggestions in a review or leave me a PM
Disclaimer: None of these characters is mine except Tony
Chapter 14- I Find It!
Eric came home to find his entire home demolished. Crossing the living room in two strides, he stood in shock at the scene that lay before him. Every draw in the kitchen was opened, dishrags lay everywhere, the laundry lay on the floor in the living room, couch cushions thrown array, and the plants were thrown hilter skilter. It looked as if the place had been broken into to. He drew his weapon and stood still, training his ear for signs of his wife and son as he moved towards the stairs.
"Max?" He said quietly. He once again stood still waiting for a response. He heard her swearing loudly and Jordan squealing. Eric popped his head into his son's room and saw the same sight as the living room recreated.
"Maxine what's going on?" He said moving into the room, picking up his son, and tickling him.
"Daddy! Como exsta?" He tried to ask him.
"Esta mi hijo. Como Esta?" Jordan laid his head on Eric's shoulder.
"Como esta daddy?" He asked him perfectly.
"Bien." Eric cradled his two-year-old son and looked at Maxine.
"Max what have you been doing?" Maxine stood up and look at Eric, a look of guilty sprawling over her features.
"I lost my mother's ring, the garnet one." She said as she started to clean up their son's room.
"Where was the last place you had it?"
"I don't know," She answered guilt stabbing at her heart.
"You don't know?" He asked her, getting angry at her irresponsibility.
"No Eric, I said I don't know!" Maxine shouted stalking angrily into their bedroom. Eric followed suit, leaving Jordan in the room alone.
"Maxine, you never take that ring off, how can you not know where you last had it? It's like our wedding… Dios mio! Maxine where is your wedding ring?" Eric asked crossing his arms over his chest. In all their shouting, she didn't realize she'd thrown her hands into the air, leaving her finger exposed.
"I, uh, I…" She stammered looking for the right way to say it.
"Well what is it Maxine? Where is you wedding ring?" He asked her venomously, his nostrils flaring.
"Eric I can't find it. I'm so sorry. God, I'm so sorry." She cried. Eric's countenance softened and his heart went out to her.
"Baby I don't care that you lost your wedding ring." Maxine raised her perfectly arched eyebrows at Eric and he threw his hands up in capitulation as he hugged her close and dried her tears.
"Okay so I do. But what bothers me the most is that you felt you had to hide it from me." He said as he kissed the top of her forehead.
"Eric, I lost my wedding ring. I can't believe I lost it, it was so expensive." She said trailing off, looking as if she would cry again.
"Max…" Eric gently began.
"Look! Look!" Jordan squealed as he ran into the room and collided with Eric's leg, causing his black plastic framed glasses to fall to the floor. Eric chuckled as he bent down to put his son's glasses back on.
"Gracias daddy." The two year old said as opened his hand and displayed Maxine's wedding ring.
"Pwetty ring. Mommy's ring?" He asked Eric as he handed him the ring. Eric slipped the ring back onto Maxine's left finger and winked at her.
"Yup, this is mommy's ring."
"I find it, I find it!" He sang as he climbed onto their bed and jumped up and down.
"You sure did, you found mommy's ring. And because you found it we get to celebrate by making cookies!" Maxine told him holding Eric's hand.
"Yay! Cookies, I like cookies!" Jordan screamed jumping off the bed onto the floor, running into the hallway. He stopped and turned around.
"Mommy?"
"Yes baby." Maxine said going over to him, picking him up, and nuzzling noses with him.
"Daddy make cookies too?" Eric walked up behind Maxine and kissed her cheek.
"Yes mi hijo, daddy will cookies too."
"Cookie! Cookie! Cookie!" Jordan chanted as the three of them made their way to the kitchen.
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A/N: Okay so how many of you can so see Maxine losing her wedding ring? She is so spacey!! Anyway, how cute was that! And for the record, Eric decided he wanted Jordan to learn Spanish, that will come back later I promise. Now on to the next chapter! Review please and thank you! LOL!