Sorry to leave you on such a cliffhanger, I had to update before I went to school. It was like hurry dis up! Ok uh shout out to Kudleyfan93 and Hawkmeister…uh. I'll try to do what you requested! So be prepared.
Diane and Morris's house:
Mordecai helped Rosie out of the car while Margaret took Alice out. Diane insisted that Morris helped with Mordecai and the bags. With a snarl, he did.
They put the bags in the room, the couple would be sharing and Rosie and Alice's bags in their room.
Margaret went to the kitchen to breastfeed Alice in quiet, "Shh…Shh" She soothed her baby. She unbuttoned her blouse then held her daughter, "It's so odd that you don't cry very often" She giggled, "I think I prefer that over a screaming baby"
Alice enjoyed her meal, Margaret slowly sat down, stroking her daughter's head.
The small avian was starting to turn Mordecai's shade of blue.
Mordecai walked into the room, "Hey. Where's your mom and dad?"
She pointed, "My dad's in the garage and my mom went on a walk with her friend while Rosie's playing in the living room"
"Oh…" He looked at her then Alice.
Margaret smiled, "She's almost done with her lunch"
The blue jay looked outside, Morris wasn't in sight, he slowly walked to his girlfriend, sitting down, "I love you" He watched his daughter enjoy her meal.
She finished her meal making Margaret lift her up and pat her back, "I love you too"
Alice let out a tiny burp making Mordecai take her. "I'll be the best boyfriend to your dad I swear"
Margaret giggled, "That just sounded weird" They walked upstairs, Mordecai laid Alice down in her playpen, they'd brought. She seemed cozy.
Margaret grabbed his hand, "C'mere" She led him out of the room then whispered, "I really want you and my dad to get along…"
The blue jay smiled, "Don't worry. We will"
"Well…because if he likes you…then my dad won't let Jack near Rosie or Alice. It'll be like Jack never existed" Margaret smiled.
He kissed her, "Maggie! Of course we'll get along. I'm sure you're dad's a cool dude"
She smiled, "Aw. Thank you so much" She hugged him tight.
Mordecai looked at her, "Could you answer some questions for me though"
The cardinal nodded, "Yea…" They headed into their room, sitting on the bed.
He touched her hand, "Is it true that you don't know who Rosie's father is?"
"Yes.." She sighed, "I don't. All I know is, he has green eyes and it's not Henry"
Mordecai looked at her, "How do you know it's not Henry"
She looked at her hands, "I did the math. That night I got pregnant…Henry was in Vegas. Jack and the others decided to rape me, one by one"
He rubbed her back, "I know it hurts to talk about the past"
Margaret sighed, "I just sometimes wished Henry was her father.." She met his eyes, "So he'd stop trying to rape her"
The blue jay kissed her, "You're ok. Rosie's safe and Alice is safe. Nobody will hurt them or us"
Margaret looked at him, "Thank you" She leaned her head against his chest.
Morris opened the door, "Sorry to intrude on your cuddling session but Rosie's looking for her parents"
He opened the door a little bit more to expose Rosie holding her doll, "Hi Daddy and Mama"
Margaret giggled, "Aw. Hi Rosie" Rosie ran into her mother's wings
Up the stairs came Diane, "Oh you won't believe it" She smiled.
Morris raised an eyebrow, "What is it?"
Diane smiled and pointed, "They finally finished the playground. Down the street" She looked at Mordecai, "I was thinking…you and Mordecai could go down there with Rosie"
Morris and Mordecai sputtered, "WITH HIM!"
Diane gave her husband a look, "Morris Jacob!" She pulled him out of the room, she quietly yelled at him, "Please get along with Mordecai and stop being such a ass"
"But I-No buts Mister. Now you get in there and say 'you'd love to go to the playground with your granddaughter and Mordecai'."
Morris sighed as they walked back into the room, "Alright. Let's go"
Rosie cheered, "Yeah! I get to go with Pappy and Daddy" She grabbed her dad's hand, "Let's go Daddy! Let's go!"
Mordecai gulped nervously at Morris, "Uh…o-ok" They all walked down the stairs only for Mordecai to be turned around.
"Have fun" She kissed him then bent down, "Be a good girl for Pappy" She kissed Rosie's forehead.
The young bird pulled on Mordecai's hand, "C'mon Daddy! C'mon!"
He smiled, "Alright Rose!" He lifted her up and placed her on his shoulders.
Morris looked over at Mordecai, "So how do you know my Margaret?"
The blue jay spoke, "Well. She use to live across the hall from me"
"Use to?"
He nodded, "Yea. We…uh moved to my cabin in Valley Field"
Rosie peeped, "Dat's where Allie was born!"
Morris nodded, "Oh yes. I recall Margaret calling me and telling me that. She had the baby in the bathroom" He narrowed his eyes, "Where were you?"
"A-at wo-work" Mordecai managed, looking at his feet.
Morris nodded, "And why weren't you there for my daughter?"
The blue jay sighed, "Because, she said she could handle being on her own. She did tell me that Daphne took four weeks"
Morris gave him a look, "Hm…"
Rosie pointed, "Look Daddy and Pappy! The pway ground!"
"Thank god!" Mordecai smiled, he lifted Rosie off his shoulders and sat her down, "Go have fun"
Rosie onto the equipment, laughing as she went down the slide. Morris and Mordecai sat on a bench, watching her.
"So. I heard Jack got arrested" Morris looked over, "Is that your fault?"
The blue jay sighed, "What's so great about Jack? I mean really!?"
Morris had the look of 'dread' in his eyes, "Jack's a very successful man. After his father died, he's been driving the company up. I just wanted the best for my daughter but she…she decided that she didn't like him anymore and she ran away"
"Did she ever tell you why she ran away?" Mordecai raised an eyebrow.
Morris sighed, "She told us that Jack was yelling at her and she ran away" He looked at him.
Mordecai shrugged, "So that's when Rosie and her-Let me finish the god damn story Blue Jay!" Morris spat.
"We found Margaret at her friend's house and took her back home. Three weeks later, she calls and says…she's pregnant"
Mordecai was shocked, Margaret had run away before. She never told him this part of the story.
"She then tries to leave Jack, she tried to divorce him, she tried to leave but he did something and that made her stay" Morris looked at his feet, "after Rosie was born, she asked me if Daphne was still in college. I told her yes. She began crying that she wanted to come home, she wanted to take Rosie away from Jack but…I told her no"
Mordecai looked at him, "Jack was beating Margaret…"
"No he wasn't" Morris replied.
The blue jay looked at him, "Yes he did! She has a scar on her from him. He'd beat her! She doesn't even know Rosie's father!"
Morris glared, "Jack's her father! I know because she looks just like him!"
The blue jay got off the bench, "I don't understand! Mr. Haddad! Jack's not a great guy!" He narrowed his eyes, "Why is Jack the most important thing you care about besides Margaret?"
"We're done here!" He looked away from the blue jay.
Rosie swung on the monkey bars, innocently, looking at her daddy and grandfather.
Meanwhile:
Margaret walked downstairs to see Diane making dinner, "Hey Sweetie. Where's the little one?"
"Alice is taking a nap" Margaret smiled as she sat down in a chair and let out a breath.
"So that Mordecai fella is very sweet" Diane smiled as she stirred the shrimp. She then looked at her daughter, "…so is Alice the last grandchild you'll give me?"
Margaret let out a sigh, "Mom.."
"I'm just asking" Diane replied, then moved to a different part of the meal.
The cardinal looked at her hands, "We might have another baby. But it's not a promise" She fiddled with her hands.
Diane smiled at her, "Well. After having Alice, do you want another baby?"
Margaret sighed, "I've always wanted a big family…but…I don't know" She looked up, "Mordecai did say he wanted to try again later for a boy…"
The older bird nodded then spoke, "What about marriage?"
Thankfully for Margaret, Alice awoke with a startling wail. It was quiet before Margaret got up and raced up the stairs, she remembered this cry. Alice was in need of a change and something was wrong.
Margaret opened the door and walked to the playpen, "Hi Sweetheart" She lifted the little baby up earning a whimper.
Alice stared at her mother then grabbed her beak, "Gah!"
The cardinal giggled until the stench of the diaper hit her nose, "Uh oh. Someone's in need of a change" She laid Alice down on the ground, grabbing a fresh diaper.
Diane opened the door and watched as Margaret played with her baby, "Silly girl. That doesn't go in your mouth" The cardinal moved Alice's stuffed bear out of her mouth.
Alice waved her wings up and down, "A wah!" She gave her mother a look that made her look like Mordecai.
Margaret laughed, "You look just like Daddy" She changed her daughter the lifted her up, "Alright! Time to go downstairs" She turned to see her mom.
Diane smiled, "You're such a great mom"
Alice seemed mesmerized by her new surroundings, everything didn't look like the cabin she was used too.
Margaret sat Alice in her lap as they sat on the couch and talked, Diane smiled, "I bet the boys are getting along"
Back to Mordecai and Morris:
It was still quiet. Mordecai was now over the fact Margaret's father would never like him and had given up trying to get him to like him. Morris growled under her breath, murmuring swears about a certain blue jay.
Rosie swung happily on the monkey bars, until something dripped down her nose. She looked to see a red liquid running down her beak. It look liked blood. She gasped and climbed down, "DADDY! DADDY! I'M HURT!" She cried.
Mordecai hopped off the bench and sped towards Rosie, "Rose? Rose? There you are!" He founded her cupping her hands over her nose. "What's a matter? You hit your nose?"
"No Daddy. It started blweeding" She moved her hands to expose bloodstains on her shirt, hands and beak.
He gasped then realized that was a stupid thing to do, "Uh…it's ok. Daddy's gonna take you home to get you cleaned up ok?"
Morris ran over, "Is she alright? I heard her scream and you didn't walk back to the bench"
The blue jay pointed, "She got a nosebleed" He looked, "I think we should take her back home"
"Back to the cabin?" Morris raised an eyebrow.
He sighed, "No, back to your house. I'm sure she's not adjusting to this altitude" He took her hand, "Alright. C'mon"
Rosie whimpered, "I wan Katie Mordy"
"I know you do. But she's at home. She's on your bed waiting for you" Mordecai smiled as they continued to walk.
When they opened the door, Diane gasped, "Rosie! What happened?"
Margaret looked to gasp as well, "What happened to her?"
"She got a nosebleed. Diane, do you have any tissues?" Mordecai asked.
Morris seemed impress, even Jack wouldn't want anything to do with this. All the times Jack has been over with Margaret and the baby, usually. Margaret was the one taking care of her, Jack would always be doing something to ignore Rosie's cries.
Flashback:
In the middle of the night, Rosie began to cry. Morris sat up to hear arguing,
"I'M ALWAYS TAKING CARE OF HER JACK!" Margaret seemed frustrated.
"NO YOU'RE NOT! I TAKE CARE OF HER WHILE YOU SIT ON YOUR ASS AND DO NOTHING!" A very loud sound was heard followed by a thump.
Margaret felt her cheek, hot tears started streaming down her face, Jack had hit her. Not that it was any different from any normal night at home but at her own parents' house.
Jack looked at her, "Go get the baby Honey!" He kicked her in the stomach earning her to cough up some blood.
She staggered to her feet and wiped the blood off her face, "Rosie. Come to Mommy" She lifted the baby up.
Rosie calmed down. Just as Morris and Diane walked out of their room, "What's going on? Why is there shouting and crying?"
"Margie and I got into a disagreement" Jack lied, glaring over at Margaret.
"Alright! Good girl! Look at that. All the blood is gone" Mordecai laughed, folding up the tissue.
Rosie cheered, "Really?! Yay!"
Alice cooed from her spot on the couch earning Mordecai to pick her up and cradle her, "Hey Allie"
Rosie smiled at her little sister, "Hi Allie!"
Alice gurgled making the small family smile, Margaret took Rosie to get dressed while Mordecai tended to his daughter, Diane looked over to see a red blotch on Mordecai's wing, "Mordecai, what's that?" She pointed.
The blue jay sighed, even if he'd told them Jack had shot him, all the trust he worked for would be thrown away. "Rosie got some blood on me" He lied.
Alice cooed at her father then grabbed his beak, "Gah" She started to drool a little bit earning him to smile.
Later that night:
Mordecai and Margaret were alone in their room, Alice and Rosie were asleep while Morris and Diane were asleep in the upstairs room.
Margaret saw Mordecai sit on the bed, shirtless, "Didn't you say you know how to get a bullet out?" He commented, rubbing his wing.
She nodded, "Yea. Hang on" She ran downstairs then came back with a knife and a wooden spoon, "Here" She handed him the wooden spoon.
He placed the handle in his mouth, "Ok" He muffled.
Margaret looked at him, "Ok…now don't scream or move. It'll hurt" She took a deep breath then slowly placed the blade on his wing, she slowly placed the knife in making him wince.
Margaret turned the knife earning a grunt from the blue jay, slowly and painfully she push the bullet out of his shoulder earning more grunts and winces. Mordecai thought he was going to break the spoon in half.
The cardinal whispered in his ear, "Just relax. Nobody's gonna hurt you" She pulled the bullet out then kissed his cheek.
"How'd you learn how to do that?" Mordecai asked, taking the spoon and placing it on the nightstand.
Margaret giggled, grabbing a bandage and wrapping up his wound, "You never learned what my father's company was?"
He shook his head, earning Margaret to straddle his lap, "What's your father's company?"
"The Mafia. You're sleeping with Mad Morris's eldest daughter" She whispered in his ear while pushing him on his back.
His eyes widened, "R-really?!"
Margaret nodded, "Yes. And also with Jack's wife"
He laughed, "Funny how you say that" He snuggled closer to her, "I love you"
"I love you too"
Well that's all I got! Yes I know Morris doesn't like Mordecai but we'll see Morris in another chapter! I assure you! I just wanted to skim this along. Alice will remain a baby for awhile. But I'll grow her up soon. Just Idk when.
-Ryan's out