Miracles Do Happen
Author's Note: It seems like this is off to a good start. I'm glad to see that you all kept on reviewing. And I kept you people interested. All right, let's get straight to it. I don't own RE okay.
Chapter 2- Dinner for Becca
" Hey Jill. My idiot brother around?" Claire asked as she stepped through the threshold into the house. She couldn't help but feel a bit homesick, seeing as she used to live there. Jill smiled at her sister in-law's straightforward greeting.
" In the kitchen." Jill told her. Claire started to walk back as Jill called to her.
" Hey, Claire." Claire turned her head.
" I made him stop drinking." Claire's face broke into a huge grin.
" You don't say." With that she continued on into the kitchen.
Carlos was escorting Rebecca up the stairs to the front door as Leon was making his way inside.
Leon met Jill's teasing glance as he stepped inside. " Claire taking control again eh?" Leon smiled. He knew as well as Jill did that Claire was determined and that wasn't one of her characteristics to take lightly.
" You got it. By the way, where is Claire anyway?" Leon asked. Jill pointed over towards the kitchen. Leon nodded.
" Thanks. How are you and Chris doing?" Jill became lost in thought for a second before answering.
" Great. Hasn't been a day yet that I can say I regret marrying him. Although I'd like to strangle him at times. Other than that, we're fine."
Leon gave Jill one last smile before going into the kitchen to see what Chris and Claire were up to. Jill turned back to the door to see Rebecca and Carlos coming up the steps.
" Oh Becca, the baby giving you trouble again?' Jill asked concerned as Rebecca practically limped inside. She almost pull Carlos down with her.
" I just want to get it over with Jill. I gotta thank you guys though. You didn't have to go through all of this for me." Rebecca told her as she took a well-deserved rest in Chris's recliner. Carlos was last to enter.
" Hey Jill. Where's Becca?" He asked. Before Jill could reply, Rebecca called to him from behind the wall.
" In the living room, Carlos."
" Answer your question?" Jill asked him teasingly. Carlos gave her a grin before going in to see his fiance.
Carlos came to see Rebecca sitting comfortably in a recliner. He instantly began to walk over to her. He smiled at her. She smiled back.
" Only 4 more days left." Carlos said suddenly. There was a faint anticipation or nervousness in his eyes. Rebecca reached for his hand.
" We'll be all right." Rebecca turned to see Jill going into the kitchen. " When she comes everything will be okay." Carlos nodded at her before pausing. A humorous but curious glance came across him face.
" We still haven't thought of a name for her yet? Rebecca chuckled.
" We'll wait until she's born okay? Let's watch a movie until Jill calls us for dinner." Carlos smiled and kissed her before going into the abyss of Chris' storage for home entertainment.
In the Kitchen
" For the last time Claire, I'm not dressing up as a damn turkey!" Chris practically shouted at his lovable little sister. Jill just sat at the table grinning. She found the whole situation amusing. Claire grabbed on to Chris' arm and started to whine.
" Chris, it's the holidays. Come on, do it for Sherry, she'll love it." Claire offered. Leon smirked.
" Sherry would laugh her ass off." Leon said from behind the refrigerator door as he searched for a soda. Chris scoffed while Claire turned her head to give Leon a death warning stare.
Jill decided she'd better stop any conflict before it got started so she attempted to quiet to two siblings down.
" Could you two save it for later? Dinner's ready and everyone's here. And I'll be damned if all of that food I cooked is cold when I eat it. So Leon, go get Becca and Carlos. Chris, you and Claire go and sit down. Got it?
" Yes Jill." Was the humble reply from the three of them.
Jill smiled. " Thank you."
Chris and Claire went to do as Jill said and Leon went to tell Rebecca and Carlos dinner was ready. Jill went upstairs to go get the present she had bought for Rebecca.
" Becca, Carlos. Time to eat now." Leon said as he walked into the living room. He stopped in his tracks and chuckled a bit at the sight he saw. Rebecca was fast asleep on the sofa with Carlos rocking her like a baby peacefully. He seemed to be in a trance of some sort.
" Carlos?" Leon whispered over to him. Carlos' head jerked up. " Huh? Oh what's up man?"
" Time to eat now. I would hurry because Jill has made it very clear that she expects this to be perfect." Leon told him as he peeked back into the kitchen.
Carlos nodded and lightly shook Rebecca to wake her up. She stirred a little before opening her eyes. She looked around to see Leon waving at her.
" Hey Leon." She greeted him sleepily. Leon smiled.
" Jill sent Leon to tell us dinner's ready." Carlos informed her. Rebecca nodded before sitting up.
" Well, we better get our asses in there. Jill spent all day preparing this for us. If we don't she will definitely not be in the best of moods."
Leon and Carlos both nodded before helping Rebecca up and escorting her into the dining room where the others were waiting.
Leon went to take a seat by Claire, who was reminiscing of childhood times with Chris. Jill was seating in her seat waiting for Rebecca and Carlos to come in. Carlos pulled a chair out and help Rebecca sit down before taking his seat next to her.
" Okay, before we get started we want to give you two something so you two won't miss any moments when the baby comes. All of us pitched in to buy this for you Becca." Jill told her before reaching over to hand her a pretty good sized box. Rebecca gave her a curious look before opening it. It was a very expensive but trustworthy video camcorder. Rebecca gasped.
" A camcorder! Now we can record everything. The birth, her first steps, everything." Carlos looked at his fiance wearily.
" Um, I'm not going to be in there with you am I?" Rebecca slapped him on the arm.
" Of course you are. You're supposed to be my support dumbass." Rebecca scolded, making Carlos wince. Chris burst into laughter. Jill did too. Leon and Claire gave each other a look. It was like that first dinner they had on the ship but this time neither of them looked away. This time they both knew what feelings laid behind it. Leon leaned over to whisper to Claire.
" It's times like this that make me laugh." Claire smirked at him.
" Why's that?" She asked with a grin on her face.
" Because even though I know those two love each other to death, I also know they can't go a day without arguing over anything." Claire leaned in closer to him.
"Yeah, I know what you mean." Claire turned to Jill. " Come on, let's eat now." Jill threw a glance at Chris. He was practically drooling over the T- bone steak she had cooked.
" Okay. Dig in." That initiated Chris, Claire, Leon, and Carlos to grab the plates and fix their food. Jill and Rebecca looked on to their friends and family wide-eyed. Rebecca chuckled as she reached over to get her plate too.
" They sure don't waste any time do they?" Rebecca said as she looked to Jill. Jill smiled as she slapped Chris' hand away from the apple pie in the center of the table.
" Isn't it obvious?"
After 30 minutes of eating, talking, and the occasional scold from Jill to Chris, or Rebecca to Carlos, or Claire to Leon, or just Jill to everyone else they had finished. Jill asked Claire if she would help wash dishes and clean up. Claire agreed. She had some things to consult with Jill about. Rebecca had also volunteered to help clean up. The men decided that they would go watch one of the many movies Chris had collected. They left the dining room debating what to watch. As usual, Carlos insisted that it be an 80's action flick.
Back to the Kitchen
Jill stood over the sink washing dishes. Claire was in the middle drying them. Rebecca stood at the end placing them back where they belonged. Claire took a deep breath before opening her mouth to tell Jill something that had been bothering her for a while now.
" Jill?" Jill turned around to see her. Claire stood there looking like a little girl that had lost something. Rebecca too stopped putting away dishes to hear what she had to say.
" Do you think it's too early for me to get married?" Claire asked meekly.
Jill looked to her sister in-law and grinned. " Leon planning on asking you?" Rebecca smirked as she put away the last of the dishes. Jill looked back to Claire and awaited her answer.
" Well?" Jill started. She had a feeling that she knew what Claire was going through.
" Yeah, I think he is. I just don't know if we're ready to take that step yet. This is my last year of school and everything and I want to be financially stable before we do that." Rebecca looked to Jill and Jill looked back at her. Becca smiled.
" Claire, you're just having doubts. You already know in advance that Leon plans on proposing to you. You just don't know when. Don't worry about finances. We still have that compensation money from the government saved for a rainy day. You're always entitled to it. So if you want to get married then get married." Claire turned to her friend agape. She couldn't believe that little Becca could hold so much wisdom in that head of hers. Jill too was shocked.
" Well said, Becca. Okay, now that that's taken care of, let's finish these dishes." Claire took Becca's arm and Jill's arm and pulled them to her.
" Thanks for the advice you two." With that she hugged them all together. Jill rolled her eyes as she smiled and Rebecca just grinned.
" It seems like we're sisters doesn't it." Rebecca said from within the hug. Jill replied from within. " Me and Claire legally are sisters. But yeah, it does. I feel like the big sister sometimes." Claire too had her own reply. " Okay enough with the group hug, let's get back to work. Me and Leon gotta leave in a few."
Slowly the women let go and continued with their work. They made small talk about various things as they finished up. Each of them feeling a little bit better knowing that they always had each other to rely on.
20 minutes later Jill, Claire, and Rebecca stepped out from the kitchen to see their men drawn to the movie on screen. Each of them sat respectively with their men. Claire came to sit in Leon's lap, Jill sat next to Chris on the sofa, and Rebecca came to rest in Carlos' arms as he sat on the floor. Diverting her eyes away from the action scene on t.v Claire wondered outloud:
" Why in the hell are you guys watching Predator?" Jill and Rebecca were too tired to respond in kind. Chris and Carlos were too into the movie to answer Claire back.
" Carlos picked it out. Besides it's one of my favorites." Leon said without moving his eyes from the screen. Claire sighed.
" Well is it almost over?" Claire asked a bit impatiently. Leon turned back to her and gave her a confused look.
" What's wrong Claire? You ready to go?" Claire looked to Carlos and Rebecca cuddling and then to Jill and Chris sitting next to each other holding hands.
" No, I just want to get home before it gets too late. I think Sherry's supposed to call me tonight." Leon sat up.
" Well in that case let's go. I can always finish watching this tomorrow. Carlos, you and Becca ready?"
" Yeah, Becca's gone to sleep." Carlos slowly got up and proceed to pick up his sleeping fiance. He started to make his way to the car. Chris got up to turn the movie off before opened the door for Carlos.
" Okay, take it easy man. I know you'll probrally be over here tomorrow." Chris figured. Carlos grinned back.
" You know me all too well."
Claire and Leon also made their way out. Jill was on the porch with Chris.
" We all need to get together like this more often. Leon get them all home in one piece all right?' Jill told him sternly. Leon looked at her taken back.
" Jill, do you doubt my driving skills? I'm not your husband you know." Claire smiled as Jill pulled on Leon's earlobe. " I know but you drive like him. Be good now." She turned to Claire. " Bye Claire. I hope that me and Becca helped you sort everything." Claire hugged Jill back. Chris came up to hug his sister good bye too.
" Eager to get home aren't you sis?" Chris gave her a suspicious look. Claire gave him one right back. " Eager to see us go aren't you bro?" Claire gave Chris and Jill one last smile before getting into the passenger's seat next to Leon.
Leon started the car up and beeped the horn as Chris and Jill waved goodbye from the porch. In the car Carlos and Becca had fallen asleep in the backseat. Claire looked back at the two before turning back to Leon.
" Those two are knocked out." Leon looked back as he drove.
" Yeah, that's not a bad idea. Sleep." Claire grinned slyly in the dark.
" I thought you said I could have you tonight?" Leon turned to her apologetically and smiled.
" I did didn't I. Well, I guess sleep is out of the question for me tonight." He chuckled as he turned his attention back to the road. As Leon came to a stop at the stop light, Claire intertwined her hand in his. Leon didn't do anything but hold on tighter.
Author's Note: I'm sorry. I'm Sorry. I'm sorry. I know this is the latest it's ever taken for me to post a chapter but I have my reasons. Writer's block, extreme laziness, no computer access, and some more laziness thrown in there. But I think I've gotten over my writer's block. As for everyone else, I appreciate the reviews from the first chapter and can't wait for more. They keep me motivated. Orion, Tek, keep doing what you're doing with your stories. They're awesome. Diddly Day. Where are you? Glad to see that you're feeling better. Um. it's been over 3 months since the last update of SCB. Other than that I'm done. Just keep reading, keep reviewing, and don't do drugs. Ok now Bye Bye Then.
Author's Note: It seems like this is off to a good start. I'm glad to see that you all kept on reviewing. And I kept you people interested. All right, let's get straight to it. I don't own RE okay.
Chapter 2- Dinner for Becca
" Hey Jill. My idiot brother around?" Claire asked as she stepped through the threshold into the house. She couldn't help but feel a bit homesick, seeing as she used to live there. Jill smiled at her sister in-law's straightforward greeting.
" In the kitchen." Jill told her. Claire started to walk back as Jill called to her.
" Hey, Claire." Claire turned her head.
" I made him stop drinking." Claire's face broke into a huge grin.
" You don't say." With that she continued on into the kitchen.
Carlos was escorting Rebecca up the stairs to the front door as Leon was making his way inside.
Leon met Jill's teasing glance as he stepped inside. " Claire taking control again eh?" Leon smiled. He knew as well as Jill did that Claire was determined and that wasn't one of her characteristics to take lightly.
" You got it. By the way, where is Claire anyway?" Leon asked. Jill pointed over towards the kitchen. Leon nodded.
" Thanks. How are you and Chris doing?" Jill became lost in thought for a second before answering.
" Great. Hasn't been a day yet that I can say I regret marrying him. Although I'd like to strangle him at times. Other than that, we're fine."
Leon gave Jill one last smile before going into the kitchen to see what Chris and Claire were up to. Jill turned back to the door to see Rebecca and Carlos coming up the steps.
" Oh Becca, the baby giving you trouble again?' Jill asked concerned as Rebecca practically limped inside. She almost pull Carlos down with her.
" I just want to get it over with Jill. I gotta thank you guys though. You didn't have to go through all of this for me." Rebecca told her as she took a well-deserved rest in Chris's recliner. Carlos was last to enter.
" Hey Jill. Where's Becca?" He asked. Before Jill could reply, Rebecca called to him from behind the wall.
" In the living room, Carlos."
" Answer your question?" Jill asked him teasingly. Carlos gave her a grin before going in to see his fiance.
Carlos came to see Rebecca sitting comfortably in a recliner. He instantly began to walk over to her. He smiled at her. She smiled back.
" Only 4 more days left." Carlos said suddenly. There was a faint anticipation or nervousness in his eyes. Rebecca reached for his hand.
" We'll be all right." Rebecca turned to see Jill going into the kitchen. " When she comes everything will be okay." Carlos nodded at her before pausing. A humorous but curious glance came across him face.
" We still haven't thought of a name for her yet? Rebecca chuckled.
" We'll wait until she's born okay? Let's watch a movie until Jill calls us for dinner." Carlos smiled and kissed her before going into the abyss of Chris' storage for home entertainment.
In the Kitchen
" For the last time Claire, I'm not dressing up as a damn turkey!" Chris practically shouted at his lovable little sister. Jill just sat at the table grinning. She found the whole situation amusing. Claire grabbed on to Chris' arm and started to whine.
" Chris, it's the holidays. Come on, do it for Sherry, she'll love it." Claire offered. Leon smirked.
" Sherry would laugh her ass off." Leon said from behind the refrigerator door as he searched for a soda. Chris scoffed while Claire turned her head to give Leon a death warning stare.
Jill decided she'd better stop any conflict before it got started so she attempted to quiet to two siblings down.
" Could you two save it for later? Dinner's ready and everyone's here. And I'll be damned if all of that food I cooked is cold when I eat it. So Leon, go get Becca and Carlos. Chris, you and Claire go and sit down. Got it?
" Yes Jill." Was the humble reply from the three of them.
Jill smiled. " Thank you."
Chris and Claire went to do as Jill said and Leon went to tell Rebecca and Carlos dinner was ready. Jill went upstairs to go get the present she had bought for Rebecca.
" Becca, Carlos. Time to eat now." Leon said as he walked into the living room. He stopped in his tracks and chuckled a bit at the sight he saw. Rebecca was fast asleep on the sofa with Carlos rocking her like a baby peacefully. He seemed to be in a trance of some sort.
" Carlos?" Leon whispered over to him. Carlos' head jerked up. " Huh? Oh what's up man?"
" Time to eat now. I would hurry because Jill has made it very clear that she expects this to be perfect." Leon told him as he peeked back into the kitchen.
Carlos nodded and lightly shook Rebecca to wake her up. She stirred a little before opening her eyes. She looked around to see Leon waving at her.
" Hey Leon." She greeted him sleepily. Leon smiled.
" Jill sent Leon to tell us dinner's ready." Carlos informed her. Rebecca nodded before sitting up.
" Well, we better get our asses in there. Jill spent all day preparing this for us. If we don't she will definitely not be in the best of moods."
Leon and Carlos both nodded before helping Rebecca up and escorting her into the dining room where the others were waiting.
Leon went to take a seat by Claire, who was reminiscing of childhood times with Chris. Jill was seating in her seat waiting for Rebecca and Carlos to come in. Carlos pulled a chair out and help Rebecca sit down before taking his seat next to her.
" Okay, before we get started we want to give you two something so you two won't miss any moments when the baby comes. All of us pitched in to buy this for you Becca." Jill told her before reaching over to hand her a pretty good sized box. Rebecca gave her a curious look before opening it. It was a very expensive but trustworthy video camcorder. Rebecca gasped.
" A camcorder! Now we can record everything. The birth, her first steps, everything." Carlos looked at his fiance wearily.
" Um, I'm not going to be in there with you am I?" Rebecca slapped him on the arm.
" Of course you are. You're supposed to be my support dumbass." Rebecca scolded, making Carlos wince. Chris burst into laughter. Jill did too. Leon and Claire gave each other a look. It was like that first dinner they had on the ship but this time neither of them looked away. This time they both knew what feelings laid behind it. Leon leaned over to whisper to Claire.
" It's times like this that make me laugh." Claire smirked at him.
" Why's that?" She asked with a grin on her face.
" Because even though I know those two love each other to death, I also know they can't go a day without arguing over anything." Claire leaned in closer to him.
"Yeah, I know what you mean." Claire turned to Jill. " Come on, let's eat now." Jill threw a glance at Chris. He was practically drooling over the T- bone steak she had cooked.
" Okay. Dig in." That initiated Chris, Claire, Leon, and Carlos to grab the plates and fix their food. Jill and Rebecca looked on to their friends and family wide-eyed. Rebecca chuckled as she reached over to get her plate too.
" They sure don't waste any time do they?" Rebecca said as she looked to Jill. Jill smiled as she slapped Chris' hand away from the apple pie in the center of the table.
" Isn't it obvious?"
After 30 minutes of eating, talking, and the occasional scold from Jill to Chris, or Rebecca to Carlos, or Claire to Leon, or just Jill to everyone else they had finished. Jill asked Claire if she would help wash dishes and clean up. Claire agreed. She had some things to consult with Jill about. Rebecca had also volunteered to help clean up. The men decided that they would go watch one of the many movies Chris had collected. They left the dining room debating what to watch. As usual, Carlos insisted that it be an 80's action flick.
Back to the Kitchen
Jill stood over the sink washing dishes. Claire was in the middle drying them. Rebecca stood at the end placing them back where they belonged. Claire took a deep breath before opening her mouth to tell Jill something that had been bothering her for a while now.
" Jill?" Jill turned around to see her. Claire stood there looking like a little girl that had lost something. Rebecca too stopped putting away dishes to hear what she had to say.
" Do you think it's too early for me to get married?" Claire asked meekly.
Jill looked to her sister in-law and grinned. " Leon planning on asking you?" Rebecca smirked as she put away the last of the dishes. Jill looked back to Claire and awaited her answer.
" Well?" Jill started. She had a feeling that she knew what Claire was going through.
" Yeah, I think he is. I just don't know if we're ready to take that step yet. This is my last year of school and everything and I want to be financially stable before we do that." Rebecca looked to Jill and Jill looked back at her. Becca smiled.
" Claire, you're just having doubts. You already know in advance that Leon plans on proposing to you. You just don't know when. Don't worry about finances. We still have that compensation money from the government saved for a rainy day. You're always entitled to it. So if you want to get married then get married." Claire turned to her friend agape. She couldn't believe that little Becca could hold so much wisdom in that head of hers. Jill too was shocked.
" Well said, Becca. Okay, now that that's taken care of, let's finish these dishes." Claire took Becca's arm and Jill's arm and pulled them to her.
" Thanks for the advice you two." With that she hugged them all together. Jill rolled her eyes as she smiled and Rebecca just grinned.
" It seems like we're sisters doesn't it." Rebecca said from within the hug. Jill replied from within. " Me and Claire legally are sisters. But yeah, it does. I feel like the big sister sometimes." Claire too had her own reply. " Okay enough with the group hug, let's get back to work. Me and Leon gotta leave in a few."
Slowly the women let go and continued with their work. They made small talk about various things as they finished up. Each of them feeling a little bit better knowing that they always had each other to rely on.
20 minutes later Jill, Claire, and Rebecca stepped out from the kitchen to see their men drawn to the movie on screen. Each of them sat respectively with their men. Claire came to sit in Leon's lap, Jill sat next to Chris on the sofa, and Rebecca came to rest in Carlos' arms as he sat on the floor. Diverting her eyes away from the action scene on t.v Claire wondered outloud:
" Why in the hell are you guys watching Predator?" Jill and Rebecca were too tired to respond in kind. Chris and Carlos were too into the movie to answer Claire back.
" Carlos picked it out. Besides it's one of my favorites." Leon said without moving his eyes from the screen. Claire sighed.
" Well is it almost over?" Claire asked a bit impatiently. Leon turned back to her and gave her a confused look.
" What's wrong Claire? You ready to go?" Claire looked to Carlos and Rebecca cuddling and then to Jill and Chris sitting next to each other holding hands.
" No, I just want to get home before it gets too late. I think Sherry's supposed to call me tonight." Leon sat up.
" Well in that case let's go. I can always finish watching this tomorrow. Carlos, you and Becca ready?"
" Yeah, Becca's gone to sleep." Carlos slowly got up and proceed to pick up his sleeping fiance. He started to make his way to the car. Chris got up to turn the movie off before opened the door for Carlos.
" Okay, take it easy man. I know you'll probrally be over here tomorrow." Chris figured. Carlos grinned back.
" You know me all too well."
Claire and Leon also made their way out. Jill was on the porch with Chris.
" We all need to get together like this more often. Leon get them all home in one piece all right?' Jill told him sternly. Leon looked at her taken back.
" Jill, do you doubt my driving skills? I'm not your husband you know." Claire smiled as Jill pulled on Leon's earlobe. " I know but you drive like him. Be good now." She turned to Claire. " Bye Claire. I hope that me and Becca helped you sort everything." Claire hugged Jill back. Chris came up to hug his sister good bye too.
" Eager to get home aren't you sis?" Chris gave her a suspicious look. Claire gave him one right back. " Eager to see us go aren't you bro?" Claire gave Chris and Jill one last smile before getting into the passenger's seat next to Leon.
Leon started the car up and beeped the horn as Chris and Jill waved goodbye from the porch. In the car Carlos and Becca had fallen asleep in the backseat. Claire looked back at the two before turning back to Leon.
" Those two are knocked out." Leon looked back as he drove.
" Yeah, that's not a bad idea. Sleep." Claire grinned slyly in the dark.
" I thought you said I could have you tonight?" Leon turned to her apologetically and smiled.
" I did didn't I. Well, I guess sleep is out of the question for me tonight." He chuckled as he turned his attention back to the road. As Leon came to a stop at the stop light, Claire intertwined her hand in his. Leon didn't do anything but hold on tighter.
Author's Note: I'm sorry. I'm Sorry. I'm sorry. I know this is the latest it's ever taken for me to post a chapter but I have my reasons. Writer's block, extreme laziness, no computer access, and some more laziness thrown in there. But I think I've gotten over my writer's block. As for everyone else, I appreciate the reviews from the first chapter and can't wait for more. They keep me motivated. Orion, Tek, keep doing what you're doing with your stories. They're awesome. Diddly Day. Where are you? Glad to see that you're feeling better. Um. it's been over 3 months since the last update of SCB. Other than that I'm done. Just keep reading, keep reviewing, and don't do drugs. Ok now Bye Bye Then.