Co-written by RatedrKjErIcHo.

Mike pulled up to the building and started to get his equipment out. John had called the day after they'd brought Elena home from the hospital. He'd brought Ron with him as he was one of the best installers he had. John smiled at the two men as he walked outside the building and greeted them.

"Mike, I'm glad you could come." John said to him. "I was hoping to have a complete new system installed."

"Great." Mike replied as they walked to the office.

John had made sure to put the photo of Marisol and Max away and only leave the picture of Max on his desk. He knew it was dangerous to have Mike there but Marisol never came to the apartment complex. If there was anything she had to do, he would email her or take it to her.

"The new system should be an upgrade. This system was installed years ago when my father bought the place."

Mike looked around and wondered what exactly John's business was but he wasn't going to ask. The money on this job would help with Elena's future.

"Yeah, this system is pretty ancient. Tell ya what, since we are doing a complete overhaul, how about I give you a discount? 30% off the regular price?"

"That's awesome thanks. What kind of warranty comes with it?"

"Mechanical, power or act of nature clause with a lifetime guarantee. Regular service maintenance every 6 months."

"Sounds great. And since you guys have your work cut out for you, lunch is on me."

"Thanks. That's awfully generous of you." Mike said. "So how's your son? Max wasn't that his name?" John smiled.

"Yeah, he's perfect. Absolutely perfect. He's such a good baby."

"Good. Elena is too. Sometimes I just sit and hold her and can't believe how lucky I am. And I dread the days when she gets big enough to discover boys." John laughed.

"I'll let you guys get to work." John headed back to the office. He called Marisol to check on her and Max.

Marisol sat in the living room with Max in the pack n play. She had finally gotten him down. He had been a little fussy. This was the first time since he was born that John wasn't home to help with Max. She sighed with contentment as she drank some chamomile tea. She was loving her life with John and Max despite being away from her family. She heard her cell phone vibrating. She smiled when she saw it was John.

"Hey, I wasn't expecting this call until later." She said when she picked up.

"I just was thinking about you and Max and wanted to call." He said as he looked out the window and saw Mike and the tech looking over the complex.

"We are good. Max is sleeping but I think he misses daddy." She laughed a little.

"Really? And here I thought he was a mommy's baby." John laughed back.

"He is but he loves daddy too."

"I love you both and miss you. I shouldn't be late tonight."

"Great. I will have dinner ready for you. See you went you get home. I love you.

"See you then. I love you too." He said just as Mike walked in.

"The wife?" Mike asked

"Yes. This is the first day since Max was born that I'm not home to help." He said. "So I just wanted to make sure they were good."

"I'm sure Kate appreciates that." Mike said. "Her name is Kate right?"

"Yeah it is." John replied. "I guess you call Elena and Christy, right?" Mike nodded. "I guess you call them a lot."

"I do. New fathers right?" Mike laughed. "Well I wanted to let you know we will need access to every apartment to wire the new system."

"Alright. I will have one of my employees take you to each one. The residents won't have a problem."

Christy walked out of the nursery and closed the door softly making sure the baby monitor was on her hip and walked into the living room. She knew she'd be up in a few hours to feed Elena but she still let her eyes close for a moment. Closing her eyes lately had been bittersweet. Because her dreams seemed to be the only place she could still connect with Marisol. And for the few short hours she was asleep, she could be in a world where her best friend was there and everything was happy and carefree. She hadn't mentioned anything to Mike about these dreams. She knew he'd only say she was obsessing over it. She sighed to herself. Maybe everyone was right. Maybe it was time to put it behind her and move on with her life. She smiled a little as the reason for moving on cooed softly through the monitor. Her daughter deserved to have her full attention. So she took a breath, wiped the tears that fell silently down her face and whispered "Goodbye Marisol. May you find happiness and peace wherever you are."

John arrived home after a long day at work. Mike and Ron had installed most of the system but were coming back the next day to finish up. The girls had moved to share apartments until everything was done. He pulled into the garage and headed in. He saw where Marisol had dinner on the table.

"This looks wonderful." He said walking in.

"I'm glad you like it." She smiled before kissing him hello.

He smiled when he saw Max in the pack n play nearby sleeping. "I see Max had a good day."

"He did. He played, ate, pooped and slept." She laughed.

"Sounds like a good day." He laughed as he sat down. "This does look really good."

"Thanks. I decided to try a new recipe." She smiled before taking a bite. "So, how was work?"

"Same old, same old." He replied. "We are putting in a new security system."

"That's good."

"Yep. It was time." He replied. He made sure to not tell her what company or Mike's name.

They continued dinner and just made small talk. After dinner and Max was in his room, they headed to their bedroom.

"John, I love you and Max and I love our life." She said suddenly.

"Okay." He said wondering what was going on.

"I just got to thinking today and it's time I really put old life behind me. I'm going to stop thinking about the people in my past."

John breathed a breath of relief. That was what he was waiting for her to do. "I'm glad. I want you to be happy."

"I am happy. That is in the past, and I want to be here in the present and future with you and Max." He smiled before kissing her. He knew now that he didn't have to worry about her trying to contact her previous life. That put his mind at ease. Now he just had to make sure once Mike was done with the system that was it. No more overlapping with her past life.

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