Chapter 22

It was just like the dream Lidia had about her and Adam: She was cooking bacon and pancakess in one his shirts, Madison was colouring at the kitchen table, and John came up to her from behind, placing his hands on her waist, admiring how his hands fit just perfectly into her curves.

She leaned into him like she did in the dream, sighing as his scent was inhailed. "Hey baby" she greeted him, turning around to give him a kiss. He took her hands to his lips, placing small kisses on them, avoiding the callouses she had from her bass.

"I talked to Mom today" he told her. Lidia exhailed on a breath, prepared to hear the worst. "She wants us to come over for Christmas, with Madison."

"Of course she does" Lidia mumbled. "Why wouldn't she. She's only had...four years to ask for us to do this...and she wants it done when it's the most stressful time of the year. Couldn't happen any other time of the year, oh no...had to be this time..."

"Liddy honey, come on. We were hardly together for those four years" John pointed out. "We only have to go for a couple of days."

"Describe a couple."

"The 22nd to the 27th. We'll be home in time for your birthday and Randy's. My brother's and their girlfriends and wives are gonna be there. Come on honey...Please" Lidia found herself wrapped up in John's arms again, looking into his pleading blue eyes.

She ran her fingers through his hair, noticing how long it was getting due to not getting a hair cut. "I'll call my Mom and see what she's doing for Christmas" Lidia agreed. "Then we'll go from there." He picked her up and spun her around the room, her feet leaving the ground and being swung with the rest of her body.

After she reminded him that the bacon and pancakes were burning, John walked into the living room, seeing Charlie, Mark and Randy all on opposite ends of the room playing Mario Golf.

"Hey ladies" John greeted, taking a seat next to Charlie.

"John, ignore the fact that Randy is here for a moment" Mark began, throwing his controller for missing a shot. "Has Lidia ever done anything, like a huge tease when she dresses up and is all like 'ohh, look at me,' and whatever"

"Yea dude, last night" he told Mark, ignoring the fact that Randy was there. "She got all dressed up in this Santa Clause outfit thing, had the reindeer antlers and everything, and I got nothing last night. Nothing! I was in the washroom for like..." John stopped himself once he saw Randy giving him the look of death. "So uh yea...Why man? Something like that happen to you"

"Nope, happend to Charlie with Jackie. Pretty funny eh"

"Wait until it happens to you" Charlie mumbled. "It is the most least fun thing ever. Espically when they look cute. Did Lidia look cute"

"Adorable." Lidia walked into the room then, her hands full with four plates with bacon and pancakes on all of them.

"Have a good breakfast" she told them, taking a seat on John's lap. "Were you just talking about me baby" Lidia asked, twirling a piece of his hair around his finger.

"Just about how much I love you" John replied, giving her a kiss. She smiled at his answer, then got up and left to go see Randy.

"Where's Stacy"

"She's still in bed. Morning sickness. Jackie and Candice are up there though. You should see the size of the rock that's on Stacy's finger though" Randy said to Lidia with a smirk. Lidia smacked him on the shoulder, mad that she wasn't there when he asked Stacy to marry him.

"Are you going to Stacy's for Christmas" Lidia asked before leaving.

"Yea, Mom and Dad said they'll have New Years and our birthday's this year." Running her fingers through her new short hair, Lidia let out a frustrated grunt kicking the chair Randy was sitting in as she did so.

Lidia went to the kitchen to grab Madison, then went up the stairs to go visit Stacy.

"Why is Lid all mad about going to West Newberry for Christmas" Charlie asked.

"Her and Mom don't get along" John explained, rolling his eyes. "My family is really relgious, and we did the whole 'no sex until marriage' thing." Randy, Charlie and Mark all let out a laugh, realizing how well that went over. "So, ever since then, her and Mom can't see eye to eye. And don't even start about her and Grandma."

"What about Lidia and your Dad dude" Mark asked.

"They're fine. When I told Mom that Lidia and I were going to have a kid, Mom freaked out and Dad was just like, 'shit happens'." The men laughed at John, who let out a chuckle himself after realizing what a strict person his Mom was compared to his Dad.

John sat there and ate his breakfast, letting the guys pick on him about his Mom. 'Just like high school,' he thought to himself.

Meanwhile

"OK Maddy, so when Nana ask's you what you like to do you say..."

"Colour and go to church."

"And what do you say when someone asks is wrestling fake..."

"I could snap you in half." Lidia clapped her hands as she helped her daughter get dressed for the day, ignoring the other women in the house as much as possible. Although Stacy, Jackie and Lidia got along just fine, something about Candice rubbed Lidia the wrong way when she met her.

"Mommy, are you and Daddy married" Madison asked. Lidia gave a smile to the little girl, giving the top of her head a quick rub.

"How about we go visit Grandma and Bob" She asked, quickly changing the topic. Madison squeeled in delight, kicking her feet which still had her Sponge Bob Square Pants slippers on. "Are you going to wear shoes"

"No."

"OK then, let's go." Helping Madison to her feet, the two of them joined hands and left the house together, off to go visit Lidia's side of the family.

The whole time Lidia and Madison were over at Lidia's parents, Lidia couldn't help but remeber the feeling that was in her stomach when she met Candice.

Something about her was definitly wrong.