Disclaimer: I do not own JE's characters, just my own.
A/N: This story is very AU and the characters are different and it is based in Miami. Steph left the Burg behind and changed her name. She is mostly called Isis but she has other nicknames. The rating is earned in this chapter so beware!
Thank you for your patience and your reviews. Thanks for reading.
July 4th Fifi and Alex POV
"Mami said people are coming to our house but they will all be outside. She even got them bathrooms that are outside, Alex." We are playing connect four.
"I know, Fi. I want to stay in shorts so we can carry our weapons. Mami said do not take off our panic chains or to get into the water." I think I might win this time.
"I know, Alex. We are defending our home. Game over." Ha! He always thinks he can beat me.
"Good job, Fi. Let's go see what Gram and the other granny ladies are doing." She smiles. I let her win.
"They like us. Maybe Emmett and his sister and Sonya are here." I love my brother.
"Yes. We like them." Now to go and find the grown ups.
July 4th Isis POV
"Fuck! Carlos, come on, we have to get dressed." He said it would be a quickie and he is taking his time.
"Jefa, give me this pussy and tell daddy who it belongs to." He rubs my clit and bites my neck.
"Carlosssssss!"
"Hell yes, girl." He sounds so smug as he stares at me.
"Now go put on that pretty shit that will make them all jealous of me all day long." Wow.
"O-o-ok." Damn, am I stuttering?
"Heh heh. That is my move. You have yours and I have mine. I love you, Jefa and I am proud of you." He is so sexy.
"You better wear a fucking shirt Carlos."
"Of course I will, angel. I am your man. I have my ring and my necklace that you put the infinity symbol onto. I am only yours, my love." He kissed me.
"I love you, too, Ricky. Now get out of this shower and let me get dressed." He saunters out of the shower and I slid onto the shower seat. He was phenominal.
I put on my bright blue bikini with my white sundress that has a corset tie-up top and ruffles at the bottom at mid thigh and wedges that tie in bows behind my ankles that are white. I grab my bag, my sunglasses and my phone and put my hat on my head.
I hit the outside and see an oasis. There is volley ball set up down the beach, the barbeque pit and the tables are close to the house and kitchen areas. Miss Tessa and the ladies are thrilled to be in my kitchen. There are tents set up where someone can relax and later to sleep off the booze if they go too far.
I see the kids playing in the bounce house and I wave at them. I set my things down and take off my hat and dress and sit on a chaise lounge. I wonder how long it will take for Carlos to come over here. I relax with my iced tea next to Lourdes in her red bikini, Summer in her white bikini, Sienna in her gold bikini, and Evie and Sonya who are wearing red and white striped bikinis and listen to music.
Portia and Raven arrive with a pitcher of iced tea and a bowl of grapes on ice. They are in bikinis with white stars on red and white stars on blue. They look adorable and they both have micro braids that they have pulled into buns with chopsticks that look like knives.
July 4th Carlos POV
We were tossing horse shoes and the guys started to lose interest. Heh heh. I turn to see my baby strut outside and set down her things and take off her dress. The rest of the girls did the same thing.
Have mercy Jefa. They were all gorgeous. "Which one is your wife, Carlos?" I smile and gesture towards my baby.
"Coop, my wife is wearing blue with the white shoes that have bows on them. You can say hello, but be careful. She is armed." He walks away to talk to the ladies. I speak to the rest of the guys.
"Since you gentlemen do not want to play anymore, maybe I should challenge you to volley ball against the girls." Lester speaks up.
"They have eight. They need another player." I just smile a secret smile.
"They will get another player." Gram would love to play.
July 4th Isis POV
"Ahem." I look away from my book and upwards to see a tall Shemar Moore looking man.
"Yes?" He smiles at me.
"I am Cooper, Sassy." I get up and hug him.
"Oh! Hello, Cooper. This is my best friend, Lourdes and she dates Tank. This is Summer, Sienna, Evie, Sonya, Portia and Raven. The last two ladies work for the Miami branch."
He looks us all up and down. "Well hello ladies. I am here to challenge you to volleyball." We nod at him.
"Ahem." I look away and at Fifi. "Yes, baby?" She looks so serious.
"You are needed in the kitchen."
"Okay, I am coming." I turn back to Cooper. "Sure thing, Coop. Give me twenty minutes for the game."
I walk into the kitchen to see a potential brawl. Why are they aiming rolling pins and large spoons at each other?
"What is wrong, ladies?"
Miss Marion answers me. "I need the oven next to do my cake and I am willing to knock Tessa down to do it." I sigh.
"Ladies, trust me. You all have plenty of time in here." They looked at me.
"Cricket, are you saying you have a time turner?" They are hilarious.
"Not exactly, but yes in the kitchen. Hello, Miss Bernadette." She smiles warmly at me.
"Hey Isoceles." She puts down her large slotted spoon and hugs me.
"Did you like your surprise?" She grins.
"Yup and they are lookin to adopt. Go find me a little child cute like yours on the side of the road or whatever." I laugh.
"I am going outside. Be nice to each other. Maybe I will send my kitchen guys to your homes if you ever move." They start shoving me back out of the kitchen now that the crisis is averted.
"Fine, Icy, now go away."
"Yes, Miss Marion."
I gesture to Gram and walk back outside. I walk into Casper at the doorway.
"Babygirl, you look heavenly." I smile at Cas and mouth that he is my heaven. He kisses my hand and I walk back to the girls.
"Let's kick some Rangeman butt, girls!"
"Okay!" I take my smallest gun and go over to the volley ball game. Of course a half hour later, we won and I used the outdoor shower and dried off and put my dress and shoes back on with my sunglasses. We sat at the picnic tables and ate.
"Girl this is so good." Evie loves the potato salad.
"I know, right." Lourdes is eating ribs. I am eating a mini mac n cheese that is a great idea for single servings. I have to ask Miss Tessa about her moulds.
"Incoming." Sienna said that as she reached for the sangria.
A tall rangeman that I do not know is giving me the eye.
"Hello sexy." Is he serious. Well, none of us are single.
"Me?" He nods.
"Yes, you. I am Hook." I just wave at him.
"Really? That is nice." I turn back to my food. This chicken is so tender.
"Come and dance with me babydoll." The girls gasp at his use of endearment.
"No, Hook, but thank you anyway." He grabs my arm and he is shot with red and white paint pellets to the heart and groin.
"Let Mami go and step back three steps. Our next shots will be at a closer and more painful range." I love my kids.
"What?" He spins around and Fifi and Alex have him at gunpoint.
"Go away you brats and find your mother." Fifi steps closer to him.
"So, you are deaf, Rook?" He looks at us and back at the kids.
July 4th Fifi and Alex POV
"The woman you just touched is our Mami." He looks scared now.
"But the only person with kids here is Ranger." Now he gets it.
"Si, you now realise you are in danger of being mailed to see the sandman. Back away and apologize."
"I apologize, Miss Isis." Alex hands him juice.
"Now here are some pills to take and some juice to drink." He is not a bad guy, he just drank too many beers or something.
"Thank you." We nod at him.
"What is your name, Cook?" It is fun trying to call him a different name.
"I am Dwayne Hillman."
"Why not use the name Hill?" He smiles at us.
"I will do that." He seems nice and not like a creep.
"Do you want us to shoot the guy who dared you to come over here?" He looks surprised. I don't know why. Alex and I are smart. Plus the other guys are staring but not helping.
"How did you know?" I point over there.
"They are laughing, but do not worry. Mami, hug Hill." She hugs him and we walk away.
"Maybe a good homie is what you need. Emmett is nice."
"Yes, he is cool. I am new and they gave me that name."
"Well, just tell them that Mami gave you the name Hill." We have walked to the tent.
"Sit down and drink this." He needs to rest or something.
"Thanks. That was tingly."
"Si, Mami says it will make you feel better by tomorrow."
"Okay." What else does Mami do?
"Did you eat?"
"No, not yet." I make a call on my phone.
"Hello, Miss Tessa? This is Fifi. There is a guy out here that the other guys picked on and he is hungry. Can you send Miss Bernadette? He wants to make friends with Emmett and he is in the tent. Okay. They are coming to hug you and give you food." He smiles at me. Alex is watching the doorway in case the other guys come to the tent.
"Thanks! I do miss being home in Virginia." I think of what else Mami would say.
"How do you feel, Hill?"
"I feel better. Your Mami is really pretty. They did dare me to say that stuff to her. I am not really like that."
Alex walks over to us. "We understand. You look like Theo Huxtable."
He looks shy now or something. "I know."
"It is a good thing, Hill. Do not be sad. Papi hired you so you must be good." Miss Bernadette comes inside carrying food.
"Where is the poor baby!?" She hugs Hill.
"Miss Bernadette the other guys were mean to Dwayne. We gave him a drink that mami said is to make him feel better."
"Good. You go on and have fun and I will make little Wayne comfortable. Now, taste this bread pudding, Wayne."
He eats it and licks his lips. "It is delicious!"
"Good answer. Now taste this pie." He looks at her face.
"It is too sweet." She hugs him again.
"I love you. Isoceles made that pie. She thinks she is all that. You can eat it all on up anyhow." She gives him more food.
"Do you live at the jail building?"
"I live at Rangeman, Miss Bernadette." She tsks at him.
"No. You can stay with one of my kids, probably Evie. She has a girlfriend and they are off men, so you can live there. They work and they are pretty, but you cannot have their cookie now."
"Yes, ma'am." She pats his head.
"They might adopt soon. You work on being like a brother to them. My boy lives next door to them and I will visit once a month."
"Cool! Thank you, Miss Bernadette." He smiles and she keeps talking to him. The grannies are really nice.
We leave him in good hands and go up to our primo. "Hola, Primo Lester. You almost got Hill shot with a bullet. You are going to be sent home if we tell Papi." He looks scared.
"But it was all in fun." Alex glares at him.
"No, this party is all in fun. You were being like Malfoy." He stands up.
"No! I am not a bully." Alex smiles.
"Then you must apologize to Hill. That is his new name." I nod and join in.
"If you tease him, we will tell Mami on you. She knows mean revenge. She has something called the Beetlejuice. I think it means to make something die." Alex shakes his head.
"No, Fi, it means to make something shrink."
"Yes, Alex, you are right. She will make you shorter, Primo Lester."
"I will apologize."
"What about the money you won?"
"I will donate it to the daycare." I smile at him.
"Just give it to Miss Tessa. Okay, Primo. Have fun!" We walk back to Mami and laugh. She gave us good hints at what to say.
"Very good you too!" We give her back the comms and go to the sand to make castle. We did an op!
July 4th Carlos POV
"Yo, Hillman touched your wife." I look at my cards and then at Tank.
"Then what happened, Pierre?" He grins at me.
"The kids shot him and took him to the tent." He needs to try harder. I am not mad.
"Oh, okay."
"You are so calm about it." Yup.
"Play a card, Pierre." He plays.
"See, I know my wife and my kids. She can take care of herself. Besides, you bet with Lester that I would snap on someone. Do you want the Beetlejuice, Pierre?" Jefa told me all about it. I will behave now for sure.
"What is that?" I smile evilly at him.
"It can make you shrink." His eyes get huge.
"No!"
"Yes. Now, whatever money you won, you better donate it and apologize to the young man. They probably made friends with him." Tank nods at me. He is still in shock that his manhood could get smaller.
"You need to stop playing and do not involve my wife and the mother of my kids in your childish tomfoolery again. If you want to play, bet on your woman." He answers immediately.
"Hell no."
"Good, now apologize to me, too." He sighs.
"Sorry, man." I look over at my baby. She is laughing with the kids and they are chasing her in that little assed dress. She is beautiful. I put down my cards.
"I am out." I race over and pick her up and tackle her to the sand. The kids join the dog pile and the dogs come out as well.
"Hey!" We all look up and Gram snaps some pictures. I turn and kiss my wife and kids. "I love you, Jefa." She kisses me back.
"I love you too, Ricky. I need to leave for a couple of hours." I knew she was meeting Cas at the farm to relax for a couple of hours away from the crowd.
"Okay, love I can hold down the fort." She kisses me deeply and says she will be back.
July 4th Isis POV
"Babygirl, thank you for meeting me."
"Of course, Casper."
"I wanted you give you this ring." He puts an Irish wedding band in platinum and gold with a diamond being held by two hands onto my right hand.
"I love you, and I want to have vows with you, Fancy." I giggle.
"I love that nickname." He hugs me.
"Well, if I am marrying Fantazia Kingston, I get to give my lovely wife a nickname."
"I love you, Rell. Let's get to the party for the fireworks." We leave hand in hand.
July 5th Isis POV
"Ricky, I have to finish up here. You go on to work."
"Thank you, love. I especially appreciate the blowjob this morning." I wink at him.
"I love taking care of my man." Cas clears his throat.
"Then you need to see me about something, Fancy." I giggle and chase Cas into the shower.
I emerge and take a vitamin and drink some juice. I dress in my red mini cargo skirt and tie dye looking peasant blouse. I put on my red heels and throw my hair into a messy ponytail.
The kids are dressed in denim shorts and white tees that have animals on the front. Fi has a zebra and Alex has an elephant. I raise an eyebrow at them. "We got them from Miss Bernadette." I smile.
"Okay." They both have a twitch in their eyes. I laugh a little. They are wearing their chuck taylors and they asked to go to paintball. I laughed and agreed.
The ladies shooed me out of the beach house and I took the kids on a mission to ruin their clothes. We got home and were taking naps when the phone rang.
"Hello?"
"Jefa, you have to come and save me." Isn't he at work?
"Why?" He sounds all urgent.
"There is this woman Marisol that I dated over a year ago and she is in the lobby." I sigh.
"Why are you afraid of her?"
"Jefa, please." He is hilarious.
"Fine, you big baby. I am on my way." The things I do for my husband.
July 5th Carlos POV
I am in my office reading reports when the phone rang. "Hello?"
"Good afternoon, Ricardo. I always said I would call when I got back in town and I am back in town." What?
"Who is this?"
"This is Marisol Honduras." Whatever. I am married now, so she can take her little seduction game elsewhere.
"Hello, Marisol."
"So, I wanted to meet up with you, but they would not let me into the elevator or transfer my calls or give you a message." She is here? Dios Mio!
"Anyway, let's do dinner tonight. I miss you." I cannot believe the guys are making her call me from the lobby. Then again, they like Jefa.
"Marisol, that is not going to happen. I have not seen you for over two years and I am married."
"What!?" This is what I get for being a pleasant dinner date? Women stalking me?
"Yes, I am happily married."
"You said you were not the marrying kind." Yup I said a lot of shit, but that was then and this is now.
"That was two years ago before I fell in love."
"I do not believe you."
"I do not care." Wow, she is a tenacious one. Why can't people just take no for an answer? Why would you want someone you had to beat into submission?
"I am in your lobby and I will not leave until you come down." This is annoying.
"Are you being guarded?" She almost growls.
"Yes! There are two of them, and they only agreed that I can call you if I call on speakerphone and they searched me!" They are so silly. Of course they want to make sure of my side of the conversation. I know the guys on monitors are recording it, too.
"I will be down soon." I hang up. Dammit. I make a call.
She agrees to come. Good. I can avoid a clingy spectacle. This is a place of business. I send a text to the guys to call her Princess.
Before she hung up, she asked me a question. "Why don't you just call all these bitches at one time and tell them you are married?" I sighed.
"I am sorry, baby."
"It's not your fault you are a sex god."
"I did not have sex with this woman."
"Fine, Ricky. I will be there." She hangs up.
July 5th Isis POV
I get out of my car and beep it closed. I am wearing a short ruffled turquoise and black long sleeved cotton dress that had a flair with black 6 ½ "sparkly heels that have bows that come just below my calves. My hair was pulled back with a turquoise and silver headband that was sparkly with my tumbling curls flowing. I was wearing my weapons and I was carrying boxes and bags.
I walked into the lobby.
"Hello, Demon. Be a dear and take these boxes upstairs and these bags, too." He smiles at me and takes the bags.
"What is it, Princess?" Princess, huh? That's cool.
"Well, I made soup for you guys that have the evening shift."
"Really?"
"Yes, sweetie. Hello, Boa." He grins.
"Behave, Princess." I hug them both.
"So, Lockpick, honey, why are you and Boa holding this woman at gunpoint? Is she carrying weapons or something?"
He shakes his head. "No, Princess. Standard SOPs, Princess that is all. Are you going up?"
"No, I just wanted to drop off these things for the guys. I also made bread."
Demon puts down the bags and grabs my hand.
"Will you please marry me, Princess?" I laugh.
"Hellboy, take that stuff upstairs and stop playing." He kissed my cheek and called for someone to come down.
Phoenix stepped off the elevator. "Hello, Princess!"
"Hello, Firefly."
"I will show you a firefly!" He sits at the desk and Demon goes upstairs.
"What was that?" I grin.
"I made soup and bread for you guys."
"So, is there cake?"
"Nope."
"Princess, I have been good!" Our banter is interrupted by the woman.
"When are you going to call him?" We look at the woman.
Lox gives her the blank face. "We already let you call him, lady. Just sit there and wait. This is a business and you did not have an appointment." We turn away from her and Phoenix keeps begging for cake.
"Princess, why is there no dessert?" We had had a ball yesterday. I love these guys.
"You guys are spoiled."
"But I thought I was your favorite." I shake my head.
"I do not have a favorite." Carlos comes up behind me. I knew he was there.
"I hope that is not true." I turn and smile. He was in a dark brown suit today with a brown and blue striped dress shirt that is unbuttoned at the top and untucked.
"It is true, Ranger. I love all of the Merry Men equally."
"Princess!" They do not like my nickname for them. I told them fair is fair. They all call me something. I laugh.
"Anyway, dessert will be delivered later from the ladies." Lox looks at me.
"Will you marry me?"
"No, Fox, I will not marry you." I kiss his cheek.
"Okay, well, I need to get back home. I promised my husband we could relax tonight."
Lox just sighs and responds. "Lucky bastard."
I turn to Carlos. "Wow, they talk about you right to your face, huh, Carlos?" Carlos glares at poor Michael.
"Lox knows he will meet me on the mats for that comment at 0600." I stand in front of Lox.
"Nope."
He cheers up. "You do love me!" I shove his shoulder.
"Shut up, Matlock. Carlos is not meeting you on the mats at 0600 because I will meet you on the mats at 0700. You can watch, Carlos."
"Fine, Jefa. Now come here." I walk up to him and he kisses me. We both embrace and moan. "Ahem."
"Yes, Firefly?"
"Ranger you still have a visitor." I smile at them.
"Uh huh. Okay, I am leaving. I expect my husband at home soon. We are playing monopoly." I kiss him again.
He kisses me gently. "Bye baby. Thank you for being so nice to the guys."
I scoff. "Please. Miss Tessa and Miss Marion told me to make myself useful and bring their boys dinner and they would drop off dessert. I do what I am told."
"I will be along shortly, love." I smile.
"Okay. I love you. I love you, too." I walk away after waving to the guys and to the cameras.
July 5th Carlos POV Lobby of Rangeman
We all watch her ass as she walks away in that dress. She blows me a kiss and leaves out the door.
"So, Ricardo, that is the little woman, huh? Doesn't she have a job?"
Phoenix looks at me. "Boss, no offense, but if Princess was my wife, she would not need a job."
"No offense taken, Phoenix." I glare at Marisol.
"Marisol, my wife works, but she takes excellent care of me. Cross her at your own peril." She gets all huffy.
"Fine, Ricardo. I think I will date your brother." I laugh.
"Good luck, I heard he is gay." She has a little fit and leaves. Jefa texted me that she did a banana in the tailpipe to Marisol's car. I laughed to myself and went back to work. She does take care of me.