Hey! thanks to my reviewers. Sorry it took so long to update. I was going to do it last Friday but my mom decided to get dial-up internet instead of our high speed to save money. I have been without a computer with internet until now, which was hell. I should have the next chapter up in a day or 2. Hope you enjoy this one. I don't own Sky High and all that other crap. REVIEW!
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Sunday/At the Woods Mansion
"Burn, we're here." I said pushing Warren's head off my shoulder. He had fallen asleep in the car during the 45 minute trip to my grandparent's place in Lake Elmo from the airport. Before Spencer could even shut off the car I was getting out of the car pulling groggy Warren out behind me. The front door opened and a plump brunette middle-aged women came out.
"Robyn, your finally here." She grabbed me up in a big hug.
"Hi Riva. I've missed you." I said with a smile hugging her.
"I've missed you too darling." She finally let go of me and saw Warren."You must be her beau Warren." She hugged him too."I'm Riva, Spencer's wife and the house keeper."
"Uh, Hi." was all Warren could come up with in his half sleep state.
"Riva let them be, they are tired." Spencer told her as he walked in the house past us carrying our bags."Robyn, I'll have your bags upstairs soon. Now go, I'm coming to wake you at 8, the lawyers are coming at 10 and the trial is at 3 so we have to leave at 2." So that's the schedule. I'm not going back to sleep but Warren is still really tired.
"Breakfast at 8:20." Riva added as I took Warren by the hand leading him through the front room and down a hallway turning and going down another one. I didn't even bother turning on the lights I knew my way around so well.
"Where are we going?" He asked yawning and lighting his hand on fire to see as we got to the stairway.
"My room, it's a bit of walk to get there. Put out your hand, not everything in this place is fire proof." I said pulling him up the stairs behind me."I've learned that to many times over." Walking down another hallway I opened the first door on the right. We entered the sitting room Tishonna, Debbie, Jake and I shared. I flipped on the light to reveal 2 large couches and a huge entertainment center. There was also pictures all over the walls of Tishonna, Me, Debbie, My mom and other family members in the pictures with us. "I bet you can't figure out which of these 5 doors is the one to my room." I said. There were 5, one on the left and 4 against the back wall.
"This one, with scorch marks on it." He said going to the first one on the right and trying to open the door. Lucky guess.
"Can't get it open, huh?"I said standing next to Warren as he looked at me confused.
"Hand scanner in the handle. It only opens for me, Riva and Spencer." I put my hand on the handle and the door unlocked. Before I opened the door I shut off the lights of the sitting room."I've got a project going on in here that I don't want anyone to see until it's done. I'll put you in tomorrow though."
Opening the door I shot 4 little flames at the candles on my nightstand, lighting them all. Good thing Riva didn't move my candles. I'm not letting him see the wall til I'm done. The only thing visible by the candlelight was my king sized canopy bed with dark blue velvet drapes around it. Warren collapsed onto the bed and kicked off his boots.
"That tired?" I asked shutting the door and taking a seat on the edge off the bed kicking off my own shoes.
"Yes."He said pulling off his shirt throwing it at me. He took me by surprise grabbing me around the waist and pulling me onto the bed more, kissing my neck from behind making me laugh. I rolled over looking him in the eyes seeing the flicker of the candle flames in them I took his face in my hands and plunged into a deep kiss. We laid on the bed kissing for a few minutes when I heard someone talking outside the door. "I really don't want you to stop but you have to Spencer is here." I whispered to Warren who was nibbling on my collarbone. He pulled away as the door opened.
Spencer and his 18 year old son Alex came in with our bags."Leave them by the door." I told them.Spencer put the bags down and left. Alex looked at me and then Warren who was behind me, his eyes got wide and he smirked. I already know what that look means."Alex,this is Warren my boyfriend. Warren this is Alex, Riva and Spencer's son and my oldest friend. Alex, I'll talk to you outside in the sitting room." I said getting out of bed. Alex left the room and I turned to Warren giving him a quick peck."I gotta talk to him really quick. I love you, go to sleep."
"I love you too, night." He yawned laying back down down.
All blonde 6 feet of Alex was leaning against the wall when I came out shutting the door behind me and turned on sitting room light. "What is that little sister?" He asked with a sheepish grin.
"That is me sleeping with my boyfriend on my bed." I told him taking a seat on the couch and Alex sat down next to me. "He's totally straight and mine so don't even think about hitting on him." I joked with him.
"Rob, I would never do that. But he is delicious."Alex laughed and I smacked him in the arm. "Joking, I just didn't think I'd see the day you actually let a guy sleep in your bed. You were making out before we came in huh?" I blushed biting my lip and Alex pulled me into a hug. "My little sister has grown up so much. I see the bite mark, now dish." What is with gay guys and gossiping like girls?
"Remember me telling you about the first kiss, they got way better and Tish said we should probably keep the bite marks less visible." Alex's eyebrows raised at my statement.
"She always was the smart one. Where's your dog tag and what's that?" He asked pointing to my locket.
"Warren's wearing the dog tag and he gave me this last night. He had our nicknames for each other inscribed on it." I showed it to him with a smile.
"That's sweet. Well how about you get back to him and I go get some more sleep." He gave me a kiss on the forehead. "I'll see you in the morning, night Trick."
"Night, Treat." I said as he left the room and I went back to my room. Warren was asleep, so I closed the drapes around the bed and turned on my bedroom light. I looked around my room. It's nice to be back. It was slightly bigger than the one I had at home and set up the same way except for a few things like a mini fridge, dressing table and bigger bookshelf. All the walls were painted purple except for one, that wall was my mural in progress. On my desk Riva had left my painting supplies, she and Spencer were the only ones I ever let see what I was doing because I knew they wouldn't tell anyone. Alex was only let in to my room when it was dark and he couldn't see.
I took a few steps back and looked at the wall.It was 10 ft high and 30 ft wide, the wall was painted with my family and closest friends except I hadn't painted the middle and top part of the left side. I knew I was going to paint Fiammetta in the middle but I didn't know until a few days ago what was going to be in the empty space on the left. I went to one of my bags and took out my laptop. I set it up and plugged it into my projector, setting it to project on the wall where I wanted the pictures so I could trace them. Perfect with a little adjustment there is just enough space for the 6.
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Finally finished with everyone but Fiammetta, I've gotta borrow that portrait from Grandpa. I climbed off off the stepladder and turned around, Warren was right in front of me. I pulled off my headphone."You weren't supposed to wake up yet."
"I couldn't sleep very well without you and it's 7:45 anyway." He pouted putting his hands on my hips and turned his attention back to the wall. He was looking at the part I had just painted. It was Ethan,Layla, Will,Zack, Magenta and him from the shoulders up."This is amazing. Did you just paint the gang today?" He can probably tell it's fresh paint. He looks so good when he just wakes up and his hair is pulled back.
"Yea. I couldn't go back to sleep, and I want to finish it before going home." I said setting my paint pallet and brush on the step ladder. I wrapped my arms around his neck."You are one hard person to paint, good thing I know what you look like up close." Lightly kissing him.
"So you haven't slept, are you going to be OK today?"
"Fine, I'm just really nervous about the trial." I said as there was a buzz.
"Robyn, get your ass to breakfast in 30 minutes. I want to see you and meet this boyfriend of yours." Luke's voice came from the intercom on the wall. I went over and hit the button to Luke's room.
"Hi, Luke. I wouldn't worried about us getting to breakfast if I was you, I'd be worried about me kicking your ass tomorrow in the gym." I teased and there was no response.
"You need to take a shower before going, you have paint all over you." Warren said looking at me. I looked down, the sweatpants and beater I had on were speckled with paint as were my arms and probably my face and hair too. I looked at him and saw I had gotten paint on him. Ha well he has paint on him too.
"You need one too. I got brown and purple paint all over your neck." I said with a laugh."You can use Jake's shower."
"My brother has a room here?" He asked wiping his neck with his hand smearing the paint more.It looks like a weird bruise now.
"Stop rubbing, it just smears more." He stopped."Jake comes here a lot with us so the guest room next door is unofficially his. Come wash your hands first though, Riva will kill you getting paint everywhere. Only I get away with that." I said going into my bathroom.
"Wow, you had fun decorating." Warren looked at my bathroom. It was large and decorated with black and white skulls and crossbones on anything fabric and the tub, sink, floor and toilet was black while the walls and else was white. There was a treasure chest on the counter that was actually a stereo.
"Yep, I got to redecorate after my accident because I lived here to recuperate until we moved to Maxville."I turned on the faucet and rinsed my hands off. "Wash your hands now and get out so I can shower, before the paint dries and dyes my skin again."
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When I got out of the shower, I wrapped a towel around myself and towel dried my hair. I had forgotten to bring clothes in the bathroom with me so I opened the door. Warren looked at me, he was standing by my desk with one of my pictures in his hand. It was the picture of me, Shasta, Jewel, Kasmeria and Bug in covered mud with big smiles. Shit, I'm standing in nothing but a towel in front of him. How did he get back in here to begin with?
"How'd you get in here?" I asked grabbing my black robe from the coat rack next to the bathroom putting it on.
"Riva and she set out some dress clothes for you on the dresser. Said something about the meeting with the lawyers" Should have known the curtains are open and our clothes are put away.
"I love that woman but I swear she thinks I can't dress myself in nice clothes." I went over to the dresser and grabbed the clothes going behind my dressing screen in the corner."Your holding one my favorite pictures. It was 3 years ago at Aunt Jacqui's wedding day and it rained. After the ceremony the kids got in the mud and when I told them to get out they threw it at me."
"I wouldn't put it past them." He paused."So besides your meeting and the trial what are we doing today?"
"I don't know. But I have a feeling my grandpa is going to take me to get ready for the lawyers right after breakfast. So you can either hang out in here or with Alex. But Alex can't come in here, he can't see the painting yet." I told him coming out from behind the screen buttoning up my purple long sleeved shirt.
"No offense but is Alex gay?" He inquired looking at me again. Wow he figured it out.
"That he is. How'd you figure it out?" I confirmed and started brushing out my hair at my dressing table.
"That look he gave me last night. I've seen that look from a lot of girls, it's creepy." I started laughing. That is priceless.
"That look was his approval look actually. He never thought he'd see me in bed with a guy." Warren came up behind me and kissed my head putting his arms around my shoulders. "He's like my brother, we were raised that way. I guess it surprised him."
"Hmm. How big is this house anyway?" He asked as I buttoned the cuffs on my sleeves.I hate this list.
"3 floors, 19 bedrooms, 24 bathrooms, library, big kitchen, living room, 2 offices, game room, and dining room." I rattled off."On the grounds there is the gym, the stable, a garden with a large pond, a garage for my grandparent's cars and a smaller one for my grandparent's employees cars."
"You're going to give me a tour right?"
"Yea when I have the time, which probably won't be til after dinner." I looked at the clock and it was 8:15."Fuck, we're going to be late." Instead of going to the door I went to the window and opened it.
"What are you doing?" He asked as I climbed up on the ledge. OK this isn't the most conventional method of getting to the Dining room but it is the fastest.
"Fastest way to breakfast is flying to the kitchen. I do it all the time." I informed him and jumped powering up my wings. I landed at the kitchen door and a second later so did Warren. I opened the door to the kitchen and music hit my ears. Gizi the cook was at the stove dancing and singing with the music while making pancakes. She's never going to change.
"Gizi, your gonna hurt yourself dancing like that one day." I said with a smile, Gizi flipped the pancake high in the air, spun around and caught it on a plate already filled with pancakes.
"Never, Missy." She responded handing me the plate and looked at Warren."You must be Missy's boyfriend. I'm Gizi the cook."
"Warren, nice to meet you." He said offering his hand and Gizi shook it.
"Gizi is the only one besides my mom that is ever aloud to call me Missy. Gizi, did you make me my pancakes?." I whined at Gizi, she went to the oven and pulled out a plate of blue chocolate chip pancakes."I love you Gizi! Mom won't make them for me at home."
"For these you have to help with the family dinner tomorrow." She out the plate on my empty hand. "I'm making spaghetti and need your help with the sauce. I can't seem to get it like you and your great uncle Nunico notices. "
"She cooks?" Warren questioned Gizi. Gizi looked at me in disbelief.
"Your telling me, you haven't cooked for him yet?" I shook my head."Missy here cooks almost better than me."
"Gizi, we have to get out to the dining room." I said heading to the door to the Dining room holding the plates. When we walked in both of my grandparents, Riva, Spencer, Alex, Sara and Luke were sitting down at the large table.
"There you two are. Bobbyn, I love your hair." My grandmother said as I set down the plate of regular pancakes on the table. I took a seat at the place next to my grandfather where there was chopsticks and no plate. Warren sat between Alex and I.
"Thank you, Grandma. I hear it was your idea." I said grabbing the syrup, Warren was sitting in his chair not making a move to get any food. What is with him?"Warren want some of my pancakes?" He nodded snapping out of whatever thought he was having. I grabbed his plate and gave him 2 of my pancakes. He pulled it back and started eating.
"Angel, introduce your friend to your cousins." My grandfather said putting down his morning paper.
"Luke, Sara this is my boyfriend Warren. Warren these are 2 of the Elements, Luke and Sara." I said pointing to the 2 brunettes across from us. Sara was starring at Warren like he was a piece of meat and I felt a foot hit mine. She's trying to hit on him right in front of me by playing footsie. "Sara, stop it or I singe another 2 inches off your hair." She glared at me from across the table fixing her medium length hair.
"Angel no threats at the table and Sara stop what she's talking about." My grandfather demanded then turned his attention to both Warren and I."Did you like your gifts?"
"Grandpa they are amazing! Thank you so much, I love my symbol." I said leaning over and hugging him.
"Thank you Mr. and Mrs. Woods." Warren added. Gizi came in with another plate of pancakes and bacon.
"Do they fit alright? Warren I got your measurements from AIR, so I wasn't sure." My grandmother asked.
"It fits perfect. Thank you." He responded taking another bite of his pancakes.
"So Warren, Grandpa says your a pyro too." Warren put up his hand lighting it on fire. Luke gave an approving nod and Warren put his hand out.
"Luke if your wanting a fight I'd advise not looking to him for one. He was running champion of Save the Citizen with Will Stronghold until Jake and I showed up." I told him.
"Well since you left Lake High, I've become the champion with Tyler." He bragged.
"Took you long enough. Jewel and I are one of the top teams at Sky High."
"Robyn Elaine what were you thinking letting her in that game!" My grandmother exclaimed dropping her fork.
"It was against Jake and his girlfriend so there was no threat." I retorted stabbing my pancake with my chopstick.
"Jewel was great and is more agile than most people. She got the citizen." Warren added.
"What was your strategy?" My grandfather questioned me with a smile. Grandpa knows I'd never let her get hurt.
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"Angel, you need calm down. Your not going to loose Kasmeria and Shasta." My grandfather reassured me after the meeting with the lawyers.
There had already been a pretrial the Friday before to hand in all evidence (the pictures and video) and the notes from before of the court giving me custody of the kids to the judge. During the meeting I got to read all the notes from the pretrial, Tom's reasoning for wanting the girls was he wanted to raise his daughters and teach them to use their powers. I knew that was a crock of shit and voiced my option which was he wanted them to spite us, especially me because I got him put in jail for assault. The lawyers told me that today was the day for everyone to give their sides of who should get the girls. My grandfather, grandmother, Warren and I all were to be called up for my side. My grandfather was the one that asked Warren to take the stand and tell the judge what he'd seen since the kids moved in. The last piece of new business was that Justice wanted to see Kasmeria and Shasta so we had to set up a video conference with my mom.
"But Grandpa, Mr.Dixie and Mr.Richmond both said that there is a 50/50 chance because I'm only 18, still going to school, live with my mother, have the other 3 kids and killed someone." I fretted sitting on the couch in my grandfather's office with my knees pulled to my chest. I can't loose my girls, not like this. They can't be taken from me.
"But they also said that courts don't like splitting up families, there is a lot of evidence of Tom's abuse, they are going to a school helping them with their powers, you were protecting them when you kill Pit bull and your power bond all make it more likely that you will keep them. The courts go for the best interest of the children and that is you. Now, I'm going to call your mother now so we can set up the conference." He got up from behind his desk, coming over and hugging me."And you need to go get Warren and get ready."I gave my grandfather a hug and getting up.
"Angel, your sleeves dear. One of these times your Grandmother is going to notice." My grandfather pointed out to me as I went to leave the office. I had my sleeves rolled up and my tattooed wrists and forearms were showing. I rolled down my sleeves and buttoned the wrists.
"Thank you Grandpa. I don't know what I'd do without you and she won't notice yet." He smiled at me as I closed the door. I went upstairs to my area of the house and it was empty, so I texted Alex. Where are you guys? I got a reply a minute later. My room. Probably avoiding Luke and Sara.
I headed down the hallway and up the stairway that led to the 3rd floor where Gizi, Alex, Riva and Spencer's rooms where. Getting to Alex's door and put my ear up to it.
"..we where 7 she refused to wear anything but her Snow White costume for a week. It took my mom, Tishonna and her mom holding her down to get it off of her." Alex was laughing and Warren joined in.Not that story, I hate that story. I opened the door and leaped on Alex who was sitting on his bed.
"Alexander Quincy Cadet, I'm gonna hurt you!" I yelled beating on him and started laughing at his ill attempts at stopping me."Besides for that whole week you wouldn't get out of your Peter Pan costume either. Then again you always were a pansy."
"A little help here." Alex groaned from under me as Warren grabbed me around the waist and pulled me off of Alex."Don't let her go yet or she'll do it again." He sat back up. He's being a pansy ass.
"Shut up, Treat. Burn if you don't let up on your hold you can sleep in Jake's room tonight." Warren loosened his arms and I turned around to face him."Thank you." I paused looking into his eyes wrapping my arms around his neck pulling him into a kiss.
"Oh come on. My room is not the place for that, go to your own room." Alex threw a pillow at us. I pulled out of the kiss and Warren's arms taking the pillow from the floor and jumping on Alex again beating him with the pillow. Warren came to his rescue again by picking me up and throwing me over his shoulder. "Ha Trick finalmente alcuno lancio ti dentro tuo carica(Ha Trick finally someone to put you in your place (in Italian))." With that comment from Alex, I started hitting Warren in the back.No one can put my in my place, especially a guy that I've beat up.
"Put me down so I can hurt him. No one can put me in my place." I growled. Warren started laughing."If you don't put me down by the count of 3 you're seriously sleeping in Jake's room for the night. 1..2.."Warren set me down and I jumped on Alex again.
"Sorry, I like sleeping with her." Warren told Alex who was using his pillow to avoid my blows. God he's a sissy sometimes.
"Lui sbilanciare fare a meno di sesso-(He can't go without sex-)" I slapped my hand over Alex's mouth before he could finish what he was saying in Italian. Thank god Warren has no clue what he was saying.
"Trick porta conclusione che condanna, noi sono ambedue vegines(Trick don't finish that sentence, we are both virgins). Adesso tenere la bocca chiusa(Now keep your mouth shut)." I growled at Alex in Italian so Warren didn't know what I was saying. Alex licked my hand."EWWW! I have no idea who's mouth your tongue has been in."
"Hmm lately Josh Flux's. But little sister I'm proud of you." Alex said with a grin giving me a hug and speaking Italian again. "A me volli avvitata lui cvicino adesso (I would have screwed him by now)." I really didn't need to know that.
I rolled my eyes at Alex wiping my hand on his shirt."Don't ever repeat that sentence ever again."
"What are you two saying?"Warren asked sitting back down in a chair.
I got off of Alex's bed and sat on Warren's lap."Sorry, when we fight tend to slip into Italian, like when you swear or go off in Chinese and Greek. By the way don't do that around my grandparents, they know both languages." I paused."See we both learned English and Italian since birth, part of Grandpa's rules. I can speak Italian as fluently." I said playing with his hair.
"OK well what were you 2 talking about?" Warren asked as the alarm on my cell phone rang with a normal ring. Who's calling me?
"I'll explain later."I answered my phone. "Hello?"
"Hi Robyn!" a little 4 year old's voice answered. Desiree, why is she calling?
"Hi, Desiree. How are you chica?" I asked twirling my fingers in Warren's hair, while he ran his finger down my back.
"Good. Robyn can you pick me up from daycare tomorrow and Monique from the bus stop. We miss you and Jake said you were at your grandparents house. PLEASE!" She begged. Gosh she knows how to pull on my heart strings.
"Just a second sweetie." I put the phone on mute."Burn, you wanna meet your kind of step-sisters tomorrow? Desi is begging, she gets to me like Kasmeria does." I whined.
"Those little girls are spoiled by you." Alex chimed in. I grabbed the pillow next to the chair and threw it at his head.
"Yea, sure." Warren answered.
I took the phone off of mute."Desi, give the phone to Monique." I heard the phone switch hands. Monique put Desiree up to this.
"Hello?" Monquie said.
"Hi Mo, you know Jake has a brother right?"
"Yea, his name is Warren. He's kinda hot from the picture Jake set us." I love Monique for being only 15 she's got taste.I tried not to laugh but couldn't help it. Warren looked at me like I was crazy and I laughed harder.
"Yea, let's keep that between us." I calmed down." Well he's with me and is going to come too. Tell your mom I'm picking you both up, we'll go to Mickey's Diner and Tanner's lake."
"Ok Robyn. Bye."
"Bye." I hung up the phone. I looked at the time, it was 1:43 pm."Burn we gotta go and get ready for the trial. Alex we'll see you later."
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At the trial Tom and his lawyer tried to make him seem more fit to raise the girls and me just an irresponsible teenager with a temper. They used my history of fighting and suspensions from Lake High to their advantage. When I was on the stand I answered question after question from Tom's lawyer about the fights I got into and what I did during my suspensions. It shut them up when I told them that when I was suspended I stayed with Jacqui and helped her with the kids.
When Mr.Dixie questioned me, he stuck to how I am with the kids, you know the reason we were at the trial. He also asked about the last time I had seen Tom, I almost lost my temper remembering that night. I told them about finding Jacqui who was 5 month pregnant with Kasmeria on the floor cowering away from Tom and that I attacked him. For being only 13 at the time I ended up knocking him out and dragging him out of the house. I left him out there while Jacqui call the police and I calmed down Shasta, who unfortunately had seen everything. That was the night Jacqui left him for good, taking a scared 2 year old Shasta. His abuse of Jacqui was the cause of most of Shasta's nightmares her whole life, because she had witnessed it.
When Warren went up Tom's lawyer tried to bring up Baron Battle and Warren said the only thing he could without getting mad."My father has nothing to do with this trial. This trial is about Robyn keeping Shasta and Kasmeria with Jewel, Jesse and Maxn." Mr.Dixie objected to anymore questions about Baron Battle and Justice agreed. After that there was no more mention of Warren's family and all the questions were about how I took care of the kids and how they were doing.
After everyone else went up and was questioned it was time for the video conference, I took off my mask so the girls could see me. Before we even turned on the camera I begged Justice to not have the camera show Tom, because of Shasta. He agreed and a panel in the wall moved to reveal a large TV with my mom and the girls on the screen. When Tom seen them he started to talk and Shasta ran off screen. Justice ordered Tom to be quiet and asked my mom to please bring Shasta back. While my mom went to get Shasta, Tishonna sat with Kasmeria who was showing us a picture she drew. She said it was her big family. She had drawn in stick figures of her, Shasta, Maxn, Jewel, Bug, my Mom, Debbie, Tishonna, Me, Jake, Warren, Raven and Banished in front of our house. Then she told me to tell Warren he had to come home because she needed help riding her bike without her training wheels, I told her I bet Jake or Debbie would help her until we got back. My mom and Shasta came back on the screen, I could see Shasta had been crying. I knew I wasn't supposed to talk but I couldn't sit and watch her be afraid so I talked to her like I would if I was there. I told her I'd be home soon and that she should help Jake take Banished and Raven for a walk. She smiled and told me that she would but she wanted to hold Banished by herself.
Justice then asked the girls a few questions how they liked school, did they like living with me and things like that. Then he asked the one question that bugged me, he asked if they knew who their dad was. Shasta buried her head in my mom's shoulder and Kasmeria started talking. "Big Jesse was my dad but he wasn't my real dad." Shasta put her head up a little bit."My real dad is a meanie that hurt my mom, I heard him there earlier. But big Jesse was my daddy too." That's my girls, Jesse was their dad in every way but biologically. I had the biggest smile and Tom was pissed. We said goodbye to the girls and the panel moved back in place.
Justice spoke."We will recess until Wednesday, I will have my decision then." I have to wait to know if I keep my girls or not. This is so stressful.
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"Have you ever been around horses?" I asked as we got to the stable doors. I was showing Warren around my grandparents place after dinner, I had already gave him a tour of the house and now we were going into the stables.
"No. Not unless you count a pony ride when I was 4." He disclosed. Maggie showed me a picture from that, he looked so cute on that pony with his little cowboy hat on.
"I liked that picture, you made an adorable cowboy."I smiled at him trying not to laugh. His eyes got wide and his cheeks turned red.
"Oh god my mom showed you that."He sighed as I opened the stable door.
"Yep, don't worry I'm not telling anyone."I paused."Well since you've never been around horses then take this." I handed him a carrot and opened the stable door going in to the first stall."This is Tishonna's horse Sunshine, she's the one that started the stable and there are 7 horses in all now." I told him petting the blonde horse on the nose. Warren was a little hesitant to get near her."Give her the carrot flat on your palm and she'll let you pet her. It will feel funny when her tongue touches your hand, kinda like sandpaper." He held the carrot out in front of him for Sunshine, who took it.
"She's nice."He petted her on the head. I'm getting tired got to make this tour short.
"She's the gentlest of them all. Sunshine is the only one we ride with Shasta, Meria and Maxn. Come on I want to get to my baby, but she's last." I said pushing him to the next stall with a brown and white horse."This is Cheshire Cat, Debbie's horse. He's a sweetheart." I gave Cheshire his carrot, patted him and going to the next stall.
"Sara,Katie and Tyler didn't have time for their horses so now they are Jewel, Bug and Alex's." I went to the next 2 stalls."These are Butterfly and Naruto, Jewel and Bug's horses." I yawned and handed Warren 2 carrots to feed to them going to the next stall and gave the light brown horse an apple."This is Apollo, Luke's horse." There was a loud neigh from the last stall."Cool it, Wild Child." I told my horse.
"She's edgy, so don't get to close. The next one is Knight, Alex's horse." I explained and gave Warren an apple for Knight so I could get to Wild Child. I set the basket down next to the door and took out 2 apples. Wild Child put her white nose to the bars of her stall. I rubbed her nose."Hi baby. I missed you." I put my hand through the bars and gave her an apple. "That's my girl." Warren came up next to me and Wild Child stomped. Hormonal horse. "Wild stop it. He's not going to hurt you." I told her giving her the other apple.
"She's pretty." He commented looking at Wild Child. She was all white with black legs, mane and tail. "Why is she the only one in a stall with a full door?"
"Wild Child lives up to her name, she tends to get wild and knows how to unlock the door when there aren't any bars. She's getting more use to people, her last owners didn't have much contact with her. It took me, Tish, Alex and Spencer a couple of months to get her to trust us and almost a year for her to let me ride her without getting tossed off. Take a few steps back please, I want to go in." Warren stepped back and I opened the door and slipped in. Wild Child nudged me with her head as I shut the door. Good she OK with me. Wow her belly got big. "Oh yea and she's pregnant, she's due soon. Grab a carrot maybe with me in here she'll take it." I ran my hand down her black mane. Warren grabbed a carrot and put his hand through the bars. Wild Child and I went over and she took the carrot and Warren petted her nose. Good she's going to be alright with him.
"Good girl. See I told you he's not going to hurt you." I kissed her on the head."Now you rest so you can have your baby before I leave." I yawned again getting out of the stall, shutting the door.
"Tired?" Warren asked giving Wild Child the last carrot.
"Yea, let's get to the gym and garage." I yawned again picking up the empty basket.
"You can show me tomorrow, you should go to bed. Come on." He took my hand.
"Fine." I yawned again and we walked out of the stables. He stopped and let go of my hand and turning his back to me.
"Get on." What is he talking about?
"What?"
"Get on my back, I'm going to carry you." He can't carry me, I weigh to much.
"You can't carry me all the way back to the house, I'm heavy."
"You are not, I carried you before." This is going no where and I am exhausted. I jumped on his back wrapping my arms and legs around his warm body as he grabbed my legs to hold me up. I pulled his hair back and put my head on his shoulder.
"Thank you." I said kissing him on the neck and bit down as he started walking, he let out a small moan.
"You do that anymore and I may drop you." He warned me with a smile. He likes it. I put my head down on his shoulder and closed my eyes as he walked to the house. I gotta let him do this more often it's nice. I can't wait to get to bed.
"Is she OK?" Alex asked and I popped up my head and opening my eyes. We were in the house in the hallway right before the stairs.Must have fallen asleep.
"Fine, just tired." I yawned putting my head back down.
"What she said." Warren told Alex. "Flame there is no way I can get you up the stairs."
"You did it before." I whined.
"You were sick then, now just exhausted." He countered my remark.
"Trick how can you be tired it's only 9." Alex said poking my side making me squirm and almost fall off Warren's back. Fuck that hurts when he does that.
"Treat don't poke me. You know I hate that and I didn't go back to sleep last night when we got here." I told him."Burn, you can let me down." He let go of my legs and I slid off his back. He's comfy but I want my bed.
"What is with Trick and Treat?" Warren asked. How did I know that was going to be asked at some point.
"Our love for Halloween, our moms called us it all the time as kids." Alex explained."She's Trick because well she is tricky and I'm Treat because I love candy".
"Exactly, now I'm going to bed." I said starting up the stairs.
Warren grabbed me by the hips when I was halfway up almost knocking me down. "Going without me?"
"Maybe." I said with a smile and kept going up the stairs with Warren holding me by the waist. When we got to the top of the stairs I jumped on Warren's back again."To my bed please." I yawned.
"Only because you look cute when your tired." Warren said opening the door to the sitting room.
"If I can't call you cute, you can't call me cute. Cute is for little kids and animals." I mumbled. When we got to my door Warren opened it. What the hell? I didn't set it for him yet.
"How'd you do that? I didn't reprogram it for you." I pondered flipping the light switch.
"Riva did it while you were in the meeting with your lawyers."He said as I slid off his back and going to my dresser, pulled out a tank top and shorts.
"Good. Now I don't have to do it."I said going behind my changing screen and changing my clothes as Warren went into the bathroom. When I was done, I climbed onto the bed and crawled over to my side slipping under the covers.
Warren laid down pulling me to him and kissed me. "S' agapo(Greek)" What did he say?
"What?" I asked taking off my glasses and putting them on the nightstand.
"I said I love you in Greek." I snuggled up to him putting my head right over his heart.
"Lo ti amo." I said in Italian.
"I love you in Italian?" He asked kissing the top of my head.
"Mmhmm. Now time for sleep" I yawned. I closed my eyes listening to him breath and his heartbeat falling asleep wrapped in his arms.
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