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Trish awoke the next morning still snuggled under Brock's arm and cuddled into his chest. She peeked under the covers and seen that they were still naked. "Wow, it wasn't just a dream." She thought to herself with a smile. She wiggled herself free so she could crawl up to his ear, "Hey studly, do you want me to make some breakfast?" She purred in his ear.
He turned his head and whispered in her ear, "No sexy I want you to be breakfast." And the two began to kiss. Soon the two were at it again. Brock and Trish feasted upon each other with total oblivion to their surroundings.
Melissa got dropped off in the driveway by her friend Carrie, Melissa smiled and waved, "Bye, thanks for the ride!" She turned and headed inside the house. She checked the mail and the machine. On there was a message from Dave for Trish. Melissa rolled her eyes and deleted it. She grabbed her backpack and headed upstairs.
She got to her room and opened the door when she heard Trish moan. Melissa's first thought was that Trish was in pain, so she turned and rushed into Trish's room. She swung open the door, "Trish are you ok?" She asked frantically.
"Um, I'm fine." Trish called out as she and Brock scrambled for the covers.
Melissa was so embarrassed, "Oh my god I'm so sorry!" She called and shut the door quickly and ran downstairs to the kitchen.
Brock looked at Trish and they both started laughing hysterically. He held her close and kissed her, "Would you mind if I take a shower?" He asked and then started nibbling on her ear.
"Keep that up and you won't be taking a shower alone." Trish said playfully. "But no I don't mind. While you shower, I'll go make sure she's ok."
Trish got Brock all set up and peaked in her room, but Melissa wasn't there. "Hmm.where would a pregnant Stratigias woman be?" She thought to herself. Then she smiled and headed down to the kitchen. There was Melissa looking in the fridge. "Hey kiddo." Trish said to her.
Melissa jumped and turned around. Trish saw that she had tears in her eyes. "Trish, I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to ruin anything. I thought that you were in too much pain to move, I'm so sorry."
Trish went and held her, "Hon, I'm not mad. It's ok, you don't have to cry, I promise. Brock's not mad either, it was an accident, you were afraid that I was having complications, I appreciate your thoughts."
"But I interrupted you guys before anything could happen. What if I messed with your destiny?" Missy said to Trish.
"Without saying too much," Trish started, "You didn't interrupt anything last night, you didn't mess with my destiny. It's perfectly ok. Are your hormones acting up again?"
Melissa nodded, "I cried during a long-distance commercial yesterday at mom's."
They girls laughed and went and sat down in the dining room. "So what's going on between you two?" Melissa asked.
Trish shrugged, "I don't know, we haven't talked about it. I don't know if he wants to be something, or if this was a one-time thing, or what. But, we'll see how things go." She glanced at the clock, "It's one o'clock already?"
Melissa nodded. Trish stopped, "Why aren't you in school?"
"Because today is Thursday and all of my doctor's appointments are scheduled on Thursdays so I set my schedule up so my last class gets out at 12:00 p.m." Melissa responded with a smile. "Remember, you flipped out last Thursday?"
"Oh yeah, I knew that, I was just checking." Trish tried to cover herself.
Brock came out from the bathroom wearing jeans and a t-shirt. "What are you two up to?"
"Nothing. After I take a shower, do you want to go grab some lunch?" Trish asked Brock.
"Sure, sounds good." He looked at Melissa, "Are you done with school for the day?"
Melissa smiled and nodded her head, "Yeah, I'm done at noon on Thursdays because my appointments are all scheduled for Thursdays."
"Cool, you can come with us then." Brock commented.
"Do you like video games?" Melissa asked.
"Do you mean watch how badly I can kick your ass at video games?" Brock replied in a cocky tone.
"Oh it's on." Melissa said and the two headed into the den.
Soon the two had commenced to playing video games and hurling insults back and forth at each other. Trish's phone rang, Melissa turned to Brock, "You're closer."
"You live here." Brock responded.
"You're not pregnant." Melissa shot back.
"I hate it when women use that one." Brock said getting up. Melissa stuck her tongue out at him. "Just wait." Brock said with a laugh, he grabbed the phone, "Hello?"
"Is Patricia there?" a male voice asked.
Brock smirked and caught Melissa's attention, "Patricia" he said with emphasis, "is unable to come to the phone, can I take a message and have her call back?"
"No that's ok, I'll try back later." The male said and hung up.
"Who was it?" Melissa asked.
"I don't know, some guy asking for Patricia and he wouldn't leave his name." Brock said sitting down.
"Hmmm.that's odd. The only guy who I can remember calling her Patricia was Peter, but he's in jail right now." Melissa commented.
"Why does Peter sound familiar?" Brock asked.
"Peter was her abusive ex-boyfriend that attempted to attack her when she was still with Dave."
Trish came downstairs and the two were so engrossed in their video game, they didn't even notice. Trish cleared her throat and the two still didn't budge, "Is anyone up for food?" She asked.
That got the two's attention. They turned the video game off and Brock went over to Trish, "You had a phone call, I answered it, it was some guy who wouldn't leave a message, but he was looking for Patricia."
Trish looked at him puzzled, "I wonder who it was? The only guy who ever called me Patricia was Peter, unless it was a relative? Who ever it was can call back and leave a message."
They piled into the car and headed into town. They got to a restaurant and sat down. They started to talk about Melissa's homecoming night when Brock's phone rang. He answered it, the girls were talking when they heard Brock say that he didn't want to talk about it right now. Finally he looked at the girls, "excuse me for a minute." He got up and walked outside.
"I wonder who it is?" Melissa inquired.
Trish laughed, "Girl you are so nosy!"
The girls laughed and talked about the baby when Brock came back looking flustered. "Everything ok?" Trish asked.
"Yeah, everything's ok." He said quietly. "So what did I miss?"
"We were just talking about the baby." Trish said rubbing his hand.
Soon the three were gabbing, but Trish could tell that something was bothering Brock. They finished and they headed back to the house. Melissa went up to her room to work on her homework and Trish sat down with Brock in the living room.
"Are you sure that everything's ok?" Trish asked him.
"Yeah, why?"
"Well you've been really distant since you came back. If you need to talk, I'm here." Trish said to him.
Brock nodded. Trish could tell that he needed to talk, "Answer me something, are you not talking because of what happened last night and almost this morning."
Brock looked at the floor and then at her, "Maybe."
Trish smiled, "Hon, we're friends, friends forever. I want you to forget about what happened and talk to me like you used to. Nothing has changed, I promise. I'm not one of those psycho girls."
Brock smiled, "Are you sure you won't get uncomfortable?"
"Let me guess, it was Nicole?" Trish said to him. He nodded. "I won't get uncomfortable."
Brock turned to face her, "She called me today because she missed me. She said that she was in the wrong, and that I was right she knew what she was getting herself into when we first started dating and when she yes when I proposed to her and that she wasn't thinking right. Now that she's had this time to really sit and think it's made her really think about how much she loved me and about our family and she wants me to think about getting back together with her."
Trish wasn't completely surprised, but it was still a shock to her system. "Well, she is right, you are a great guy and she was very lucky to have you and she took it for granted. What do you want to do?"
"I don't know. I mean, I know that she's Mya's mom and we were engaged and I know that a part of me will always love her, but do I want to chance our relationship becoming what it was again? How do I know if she's changed or if she's just saying that?" Brock said to her. "I just don't know, and then with what happened last night, I don't want to."
Trish cut him off, "Uh-uh, I said not to think about what happened last night for now, talk to me like the friends that we are."
Brock smirked, "Alright, I was with a woman last night that I'm very good friends with and have had a crush on for awhile. We're great friends and we decided to try something new. Now I'm confused as to where that stands and what I should do."
Trish looked him in the eyes, she now knew that part of him wanted to be more than just friends with benefits, or more than just a one-nighter. "What would be the best thing to say?" she thought to herself. So she decided to say the right thing, "Well Brock, I don't think that you should go by what you should do but what you want to do. It may not seem like it, but there's a big difference between the two of them. I think that you should listen to your heart. If your heart says to try and put your family back together, then follow. If your heart says to try something new, then go for it. Just make sure that you always remember that lovers come and go but friends are there till the end."
Brock couldn't believe how understanding she was being. He was amazed how much she would rather help him then get what she wanted. He leaned over and held her, "I wish that I could make a decision on a whim, but I can't. This is something that I really need to sit down and think about. I think that I'm going to go home for the rest of the weekend and think about this. You're not mad are you?"
Trish leaned over and hugged him, "No I'm not mad. I want you to make the decision that is right for you, not anyone else."
"I really appreciate everything, thank you." Brock said, he tilted her head back and gave her a long, sweet kiss. He got up and grabbed his bag and Trish drove him to the airport. She walked him to the counter, made sure that he didn't have to wait too long for a flight. She walked him to the gate and he pulled her close and kissed her one last time, holding her tight. He slowly let her go and walked on the plane.
**Well, what's going to happen?? Who will Brock pick? Who was the guy on the phone? What about Dave? Please continue to read and review!**
Trish awoke the next morning still snuggled under Brock's arm and cuddled into his chest. She peeked under the covers and seen that they were still naked. "Wow, it wasn't just a dream." She thought to herself with a smile. She wiggled herself free so she could crawl up to his ear, "Hey studly, do you want me to make some breakfast?" She purred in his ear.
He turned his head and whispered in her ear, "No sexy I want you to be breakfast." And the two began to kiss. Soon the two were at it again. Brock and Trish feasted upon each other with total oblivion to their surroundings.
Melissa got dropped off in the driveway by her friend Carrie, Melissa smiled and waved, "Bye, thanks for the ride!" She turned and headed inside the house. She checked the mail and the machine. On there was a message from Dave for Trish. Melissa rolled her eyes and deleted it. She grabbed her backpack and headed upstairs.
She got to her room and opened the door when she heard Trish moan. Melissa's first thought was that Trish was in pain, so she turned and rushed into Trish's room. She swung open the door, "Trish are you ok?" She asked frantically.
"Um, I'm fine." Trish called out as she and Brock scrambled for the covers.
Melissa was so embarrassed, "Oh my god I'm so sorry!" She called and shut the door quickly and ran downstairs to the kitchen.
Brock looked at Trish and they both started laughing hysterically. He held her close and kissed her, "Would you mind if I take a shower?" He asked and then started nibbling on her ear.
"Keep that up and you won't be taking a shower alone." Trish said playfully. "But no I don't mind. While you shower, I'll go make sure she's ok."
Trish got Brock all set up and peaked in her room, but Melissa wasn't there. "Hmm.where would a pregnant Stratigias woman be?" She thought to herself. Then she smiled and headed down to the kitchen. There was Melissa looking in the fridge. "Hey kiddo." Trish said to her.
Melissa jumped and turned around. Trish saw that she had tears in her eyes. "Trish, I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to ruin anything. I thought that you were in too much pain to move, I'm so sorry."
Trish went and held her, "Hon, I'm not mad. It's ok, you don't have to cry, I promise. Brock's not mad either, it was an accident, you were afraid that I was having complications, I appreciate your thoughts."
"But I interrupted you guys before anything could happen. What if I messed with your destiny?" Missy said to Trish.
"Without saying too much," Trish started, "You didn't interrupt anything last night, you didn't mess with my destiny. It's perfectly ok. Are your hormones acting up again?"
Melissa nodded, "I cried during a long-distance commercial yesterday at mom's."
They girls laughed and went and sat down in the dining room. "So what's going on between you two?" Melissa asked.
Trish shrugged, "I don't know, we haven't talked about it. I don't know if he wants to be something, or if this was a one-time thing, or what. But, we'll see how things go." She glanced at the clock, "It's one o'clock already?"
Melissa nodded. Trish stopped, "Why aren't you in school?"
"Because today is Thursday and all of my doctor's appointments are scheduled on Thursdays so I set my schedule up so my last class gets out at 12:00 p.m." Melissa responded with a smile. "Remember, you flipped out last Thursday?"
"Oh yeah, I knew that, I was just checking." Trish tried to cover herself.
Brock came out from the bathroom wearing jeans and a t-shirt. "What are you two up to?"
"Nothing. After I take a shower, do you want to go grab some lunch?" Trish asked Brock.
"Sure, sounds good." He looked at Melissa, "Are you done with school for the day?"
Melissa smiled and nodded her head, "Yeah, I'm done at noon on Thursdays because my appointments are all scheduled for Thursdays."
"Cool, you can come with us then." Brock commented.
"Do you like video games?" Melissa asked.
"Do you mean watch how badly I can kick your ass at video games?" Brock replied in a cocky tone.
"Oh it's on." Melissa said and the two headed into the den.
Soon the two had commenced to playing video games and hurling insults back and forth at each other. Trish's phone rang, Melissa turned to Brock, "You're closer."
"You live here." Brock responded.
"You're not pregnant." Melissa shot back.
"I hate it when women use that one." Brock said getting up. Melissa stuck her tongue out at him. "Just wait." Brock said with a laugh, he grabbed the phone, "Hello?"
"Is Patricia there?" a male voice asked.
Brock smirked and caught Melissa's attention, "Patricia" he said with emphasis, "is unable to come to the phone, can I take a message and have her call back?"
"No that's ok, I'll try back later." The male said and hung up.
"Who was it?" Melissa asked.
"I don't know, some guy asking for Patricia and he wouldn't leave his name." Brock said sitting down.
"Hmmm.that's odd. The only guy who I can remember calling her Patricia was Peter, but he's in jail right now." Melissa commented.
"Why does Peter sound familiar?" Brock asked.
"Peter was her abusive ex-boyfriend that attempted to attack her when she was still with Dave."
Trish came downstairs and the two were so engrossed in their video game, they didn't even notice. Trish cleared her throat and the two still didn't budge, "Is anyone up for food?" She asked.
That got the two's attention. They turned the video game off and Brock went over to Trish, "You had a phone call, I answered it, it was some guy who wouldn't leave a message, but he was looking for Patricia."
Trish looked at him puzzled, "I wonder who it was? The only guy who ever called me Patricia was Peter, unless it was a relative? Who ever it was can call back and leave a message."
They piled into the car and headed into town. They got to a restaurant and sat down. They started to talk about Melissa's homecoming night when Brock's phone rang. He answered it, the girls were talking when they heard Brock say that he didn't want to talk about it right now. Finally he looked at the girls, "excuse me for a minute." He got up and walked outside.
"I wonder who it is?" Melissa inquired.
Trish laughed, "Girl you are so nosy!"
The girls laughed and talked about the baby when Brock came back looking flustered. "Everything ok?" Trish asked.
"Yeah, everything's ok." He said quietly. "So what did I miss?"
"We were just talking about the baby." Trish said rubbing his hand.
Soon the three were gabbing, but Trish could tell that something was bothering Brock. They finished and they headed back to the house. Melissa went up to her room to work on her homework and Trish sat down with Brock in the living room.
"Are you sure that everything's ok?" Trish asked him.
"Yeah, why?"
"Well you've been really distant since you came back. If you need to talk, I'm here." Trish said to him.
Brock nodded. Trish could tell that he needed to talk, "Answer me something, are you not talking because of what happened last night and almost this morning."
Brock looked at the floor and then at her, "Maybe."
Trish smiled, "Hon, we're friends, friends forever. I want you to forget about what happened and talk to me like you used to. Nothing has changed, I promise. I'm not one of those psycho girls."
Brock smiled, "Are you sure you won't get uncomfortable?"
"Let me guess, it was Nicole?" Trish said to him. He nodded. "I won't get uncomfortable."
Brock turned to face her, "She called me today because she missed me. She said that she was in the wrong, and that I was right she knew what she was getting herself into when we first started dating and when she yes when I proposed to her and that she wasn't thinking right. Now that she's had this time to really sit and think it's made her really think about how much she loved me and about our family and she wants me to think about getting back together with her."
Trish wasn't completely surprised, but it was still a shock to her system. "Well, she is right, you are a great guy and she was very lucky to have you and she took it for granted. What do you want to do?"
"I don't know. I mean, I know that she's Mya's mom and we were engaged and I know that a part of me will always love her, but do I want to chance our relationship becoming what it was again? How do I know if she's changed or if she's just saying that?" Brock said to her. "I just don't know, and then with what happened last night, I don't want to."
Trish cut him off, "Uh-uh, I said not to think about what happened last night for now, talk to me like the friends that we are."
Brock smirked, "Alright, I was with a woman last night that I'm very good friends with and have had a crush on for awhile. We're great friends and we decided to try something new. Now I'm confused as to where that stands and what I should do."
Trish looked him in the eyes, she now knew that part of him wanted to be more than just friends with benefits, or more than just a one-nighter. "What would be the best thing to say?" she thought to herself. So she decided to say the right thing, "Well Brock, I don't think that you should go by what you should do but what you want to do. It may not seem like it, but there's a big difference between the two of them. I think that you should listen to your heart. If your heart says to try and put your family back together, then follow. If your heart says to try something new, then go for it. Just make sure that you always remember that lovers come and go but friends are there till the end."
Brock couldn't believe how understanding she was being. He was amazed how much she would rather help him then get what she wanted. He leaned over and held her, "I wish that I could make a decision on a whim, but I can't. This is something that I really need to sit down and think about. I think that I'm going to go home for the rest of the weekend and think about this. You're not mad are you?"
Trish leaned over and hugged him, "No I'm not mad. I want you to make the decision that is right for you, not anyone else."
"I really appreciate everything, thank you." Brock said, he tilted her head back and gave her a long, sweet kiss. He got up and grabbed his bag and Trish drove him to the airport. She walked him to the counter, made sure that he didn't have to wait too long for a flight. She walked him to the gate and he pulled her close and kissed her one last time, holding her tight. He slowly let her go and walked on the plane.
**Well, what's going to happen?? Who will Brock pick? Who was the guy on the phone? What about Dave? Please continue to read and review!**