Legend Speaking: Hahaha, I just like putting that. Oh, and happy 24th birthday to fictional chracter Lidia Orton, LOL.

Chapter 17

Making sure Madison's hand was in both of her's and Randy's, Lidia and crew walked into the local mall, heading straight towards the jewlery store.

"Mags is working today," Lidia said to her brother, "she'll give us some deals, and if the ring you want is too expensive, I'll lend ya some money."

"Lid, you're my sister, not my Mom. I can handle myself just fine."

"Mommy, can I get my ears pierced today?" Lidia looked down at her daughter, seeing those big blue orbs gazing up at her with a pleading look. Her bottom lip stuck out just a little bit, making impossible to ignore or get mad at.

"You taught her that didn't you?" Lidia accused Randy as they walked into the jewlery store. Randy just smirked as he picked up Madison and put her on his shoulders.

Taking off her hat and sunglasses, Mags squeeled when she saw Lidia's dread-free hair. "You finally did it!" Mags continued to squeel when she ran her fingers through her friends hair. "It looks...a bit dead. Need me to fix it?"

"Maybe later, but thats not why I'm here."

"Oh?"

"Mags, darling," Randy put down Madison on the counter and took hold of Mags hand, making her blush. "I need your finest engagment rings. Most expensive, biggest diamonds, only the finest, for Stacey." Grinning, Lidia's firey red headed friend went to the back, going behind a metal door. "Top secret diamonds," Randy told Lidia with a wink.

"Mommy, I like these earrings." Madison pointed to a pair of sapphire chandalire earrings that were being shown in a case near the entrance.

"That's your birthstone sweetie, and your middle name," Lidia told her daughter as they walked around the store some more.

"My middle name is Blue?"

"No, Sapphire," she corrected. "Plus, you have blue eyes, like your father, so it made sense."

"How come whenever Uncle Randy stays out late, his eyes turn red?" The last question was ignored when Mags returned with a glass case, containing only the finest diamonds for the Orton's to look at.

"This one, is a white gold band with a 5 carrot emerald shape diamond," Mags told Randy as he examined it closely. "It would be about....$25,000 or so."

"Next," Randy whispered as he looked over at Lidia. Slipping a credit card underneth the palm of his hand that was resting against the counter, Lidia walked to the other side of Randy, hoping to get a closer look on the next ring.

"This a gold band with a simple diamond, 10 carrot diamond, bit bigger than the other one. $1,200 ish."

"She deserves bigger." Running her fingers through her red hair, Mags sighed. "You have bigger, right?" Randy questioned with a worried tone.

"It's pricy," Mags admitted. "We keep it in the back, I could let you have a peek.."

"Sounds cool," Madison chimed in. Looking around the store to make sure the coast was clear, Mags ushered the three guest into the back, being as quiet as they could.

Lidia held onto Madison's hand when they entered the dark room, their voices hardly above a whisper. "You can talk louder," Mags encouraged. "It's just no one was covering for me when I came back here because.....Kelly, get the hell out of here! This isn't a makeout spot for you and your boy toys." A flash of blonde hair went by Randy, but stopped dead in her tracks when she saw Lidia.

"You're Lidia Orton," she pointed out.

"Yes, on my better days I'm Lidia Orton," Lidia replied with a smile.

"Mags said she knew you, but no one belives her. What are you doing here?" Mags cleared her throat, hoping her co-worker would leave quickly so someone could cover the store; she did.

Ushering Lidia, Randy and Madison to the very back of the room, Mags took them to where there was a huge safe.

"Look away," Mags ordered. "I can't let you see the code."

"You might as well just say it out loud," Randy told her sarcastically. "I'll end up buying the damn thing." Opening the safe with ease, Mags took out a glass case that had a red satin pillow laying in the middle. On top of the pillow was a blue velvet box with the ring inside.

"Again, a white gold band, two diamond bagets on the side, 3 carrots each plus a yellow 1.5carrot diamond in the middle." Lidia grinned when she saw Randy's face light up; this was the ring.

"It's perfect. Yellow is her favourite colour," he told Mags as she took out of the case. Lidia bit her lip as they walked out of the back; Stacey's favourite colour was pink.

Handing over her credit card to pay for Randy's engagment ring, Mags and Lidia exchanged a smile. Randy saw this and offered to take Madison to go get some ice cream to leave the two friends alone.

"So," Mags started, leaning on the counter. "Hows things with you and John?" Sucking her bottom lip in her mouth, Lidia gave it some thought.

"Well, we are back together...and everything is going great. It's just an odd place right now though, ya know? Like, a few weeks ago, I was convinced that I wasn't ment to be with him, but now, with Maddy back, I want to spend the rest of my life with this man. I don't know if it's because that's the right thing to do, because he's my daughters dad, if it's how I truly feel."

"Seems confusing," the red head commented. "At least the sex is good though, right?" Lidia became silent again, not wanting to talk about that aspect of her life. "Oh...touchy subject?"

"I'm pregnant." Mags choked on the breath she was letting go at the time, shocked of her friend's bluntness. "Well, I'm not sure, but I've been throwing up through the night, I've gained a couple of pounds, and I'm a month late. I can't have another kid, not now." Mags gently squeezed Lidia's hand, giving her a slight hint of comfort.

"You'll be fine, Lids. You've gone through this before, and maybe this time around, John will be more involved."

"I don't want to be pregnet though Mags. Not saying I did the first time, but this time it's more difficult. I have to tour, and record, and I can't do all that with two kids. Two kids by the time I'm 24, how easy does that make me seem? I'm scared." Pulling her in for a hug, Mags rubbed Lidia's back soothingly, easing the tension that existed.

"I'm done work in 20 minutes, will you still be around?" Lidia nodded. "OK, we'll go to the drug store, I'll pick up a test for you, and then you can come over to my place for a bit, k? Pat is out with some old friends, so it'll just be the two of us."

"That'd be awesome, thanks." Giving her friend a smile, they embraced another hug, but shuddered when an all too familar voice entered the store, "Mommy! I got my ears pierced!"

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