-Apologies- Life's been stressful. Life's been dull. But, here's an update on my most popular/favorite story. Just because I love you guys so much. I want to smile, so… review. Please?

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I left my bedroom for the first time in almost 24 hours. Like I said, never leave a horny man waiting. Dom cared, he did, but sometimes he seemed like he was more into the sex than he was into me.

"Finally!" Casey said peaking her head out of her bedroom door. She was dressed in her pajamas. "Now I can finally get some sleep." She joked. I smiled lazily and she stepped outside the door, pulling it closed behind her. "I was about to go downstairs and make something to eat. I'm starving. You hungry?"

"I'm starving." I stated following her down the stairs to the kitchen. I glanced at the clock on the wall. It was about five in the morning. It was still dark outside and everybody else must have been asleep, judging by the eerie quietness. "So." I said sitting down at the table. "Did Jason come downstairs and talk to you yesterday?" She nodded and looked over her shoulder at me.

"I gave him a note."

"That note you were hiding from me when I came down here yesterday?" She nodded. "What did it say?"

"Just stuff." I nodded. It was fine that she didn't want to tell me. I'd probably keep something like that from my mom too.

"Are you two having sex?"

"Mom!" She whined.

"What?" I questioned. It was my responsibility to ask. "As long as your still a minor and your still living in this house, I have to ask."

"Mom, it's none of your business. If we do happen to have sex, we've got protection."

"Casey, that's not what I asked." She looked at me with a harsh glare, which I returned. "Look, my mom never sat down and had this kind of talk with me. I think maybe if she did, things wouldn't have happened the way they did when I was your age."

"What happened?" She asked looked at me.

"Just things. I don't want to talk about it." She put her back to me and I sighed heavily, looking down at the table. Shit.

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We sat there for almost an hour, quiet and uncomfortable, until Dom walked into the kitchen. He had lines on his face from sleeping on ruffled up sheets. I chuckled as he leaned down and kissed my lips softly. He stepped over to Casey and kissed her forehead.

"Morning ladies." He said finally seating himself beside me. He rubbed my stomach a little and I couldn't help but smile. "How are you this morning, Casey?" Casey looked at him and smiled a little. "Something wrong? You guys are quiet this morning." We both shook our heads and he nodded a little. "So, Letty, baby, any plans for today?"

"None." He smiled and nodded. "I don't feel so great. I'm going to go lay down." I said standing up.

"Want me to come with you?" Dom asked with a seductive grin. I leaned down, kissed him softly, and then shook my head. "Okay. Call if you need anything." I nodded then headed up the stairs. "What are you doing today?" Dom asked Casey. She shook her head and he nodded. "Do you think the little ones would like going to the zoo for the day? It's supposed to be a nice day."

"I think they'd love it." Dom smiled and nodded a little. "I'll go see if they want to go." With a nod from him, she left the kitchen. She returned about five minutes later with her little brother on her leg. "Tony's invited too, right?" Dom chuckled and nodded. Tony jumped off of Casey's leg and threw his arms around Dom's neck.

"Thank you thank you thank you thank you." He let go then took off for the next room.

"I don't think he's ever been to the zoo." Dom stood up and stepped toward Casey.

"You and Jason are welcome to come." Casey smiled and nodded then looked around the kitchen. "More than welcome." She nodded and smiled again.

"I'll go wake him up." He nodded and she headed up the stairs.

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Tony and Lynn had insisted on riding the merry-go-round. They tried to get Casey to ride but she came up with a quick excuse that she couldn't because she had to use the restroom, which she didn't. Then Lynn took Jason's hand and dragged him onto the ride with them. Casey kept giggling every time they went around in a loop, at the expression on Jason's face. The very next time around, when she spotted Lynn waving, it was from Jason's lap and Casey's heart instantly melted. She looked over at Dom and smiled a little.

"So, how'd you and mom meet?" She questioned.

"She had moved in down the street when she was younger. She because best friends with my little sister." Casey nodded and waved at Lynn and Tony as they came back around.

"How old were you?"

"When she moved in, I was twelve and she was eight." Casey chuckled when he smiled. "She was such an annoying little kid. But, she loved me ever since she laid eyes on me. She'd never tell me, but I could tell. Then we just grew up together." Casey nodded. "Then, when I was eighteen, I got into some trouble. Went away for two years. You're mom was real broken up. She even left for a while because she couldn't stand it without me there. She missed me. I got out two years later. When I got home, she was there, waiting. She grew." Casey looked over at him and smiled a little. "She was sixteen and I was twenty. I felt like a pervert." Casey giggled. "She was beautiful. She still is. I love your mom. We dated for four years. She vowed to never forget all the shit I put her through and I don't blame her. I wasn't loyal. But I want to be different now. I don't want anybody else. I want Letty."

"How did you know she was the one?" She asked, watching Jason with her eyes as him, Lynn and Tony came into sight and left again.

"I just knew. When she was away, it was like I couldn't breathe without her. I just knew she was the one. I didn't want anybody else." Casey smiled and nodded again. The ride stopped and Casey's eyes watched Jason and her daughter and nephew walk around the temporary metal gate and up to her. Dom put his hands on the stroller and started to push off toward some building. Casey looked at Jason differently now that she had talked with her dad.

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I picked up the cordless phone then flopped down on the sofa. I sighed heavily then looked at a piece of paper in my other hand. I pressed a series of numbers then pushed the phone toward my ear. Every inch of my body was shaking and I couldn't stop no matter how hard I tried.

"Hello?" A female voice asked. I took a deep breath then let it out slowly. "Okay, whoever this is, the whole breathing thing is a bit creepy."

"Sorry." I paused. I didn't know how to say what I wanted to say. "Um. I'm looking for Loraine Garcia."

"Just a minute please." I nodded even though she couldn't see me.

A muffled conversation was all I heard.

"Loraine?" The woman who picked up the phone asked. "Telephone."

"Who is it?"

"Didn't say. But they did this weird creepy breathing thing. Maybe it's a stalker."

"Oh, right."

"Here's the phone."

"Loraine speaking." She said. Her voice was soft and feminine.

"Loraine?"

"Did I not just say 'Loraine speaking'?" I chuckled and took a deep breath. "Who is this?"

"I just wanted to see if you knew anything about your mother."

"Who is this?" She repeated, lowering her voice.

"I'm a friend of your mothers. She gave me your number, asked me to call. See if you'd like to meet her somewhere someday."

"Ma'am, I'm really not too fond of my mom. I've never met the woman and now, twenty-one years later she's asking to meet me somewhere someday. What's up with that?"

"I don't know." We were both quiet. "So, are you declining?"

"No. I just… I don't know." She was quiet and I waited for an answer. "Okay. Tell her I said okay. Tuesdays I usually go into this little café, Pete's. Do you know where that is?"

"Yeah."

"Tell her I'm in there Tuesday's around noon time. This week with my girlfriend and my daughter, I'll wear something that stands out or something with my name or something." I chuckled and shook my head.

"I'll tell her."

"It might be nice to see her."

"Okay."

"Bye."

"Bye."

I set the phone on the end table and laid down on the sofa, pulling the couch blanket down over me. I was tired and cold. I yawned and closed my eyes. The phone was close just in case, I needed a nap.

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"Grandma!" Lynn screamed in my ear and I jumped quickly.

"Lynn!" Casey said from the door.

"Sorry. Grandma, we're back."

"Yay. Did you guys have fun?" She nodded and sat on the couch beside me as I sat up. "That's good."

"Tony chased me around with fishy hands." I chuckled and looked over at Casey.

"There was this place where you can go in and touch fish. Tony did it then chased Lynn around without washing his hands. Then dad made him wash his hands."

"Yeah. He was going to eat like that."

"You guys ate there? What did you eat?" I asked as Tony sat down on the other side of me.

"Grilled cheese and French fries." I smiled at Tony and he smiled back brightly. "It was good. Cheesy." I nodded and he smiled again.

"I'm glad you guys had fun. Are you guys tired? It's getting late." They both nodded and I looked up at Jason who was holding a sleeping JJ. I smiled when I saw the look Casey was giving him and she caught me looking at her then blushed, hiding her face. I chuckled and looked at Jason. "Lynn, Tony… you two go wash up and get ready for bed."

"Okay, mom." Tony said sliding off the couch and running for the stairs, Lynn following closely behind him.

"They're more like brother and sister than they are niece and uncle." Dom pointed out, causing me to chuckle. "What's so funny?"

"Niece and uncle doesn't sound right when you're talking about two kids so close in age. It's weird. Just imagine how hard it's going to be for JJ and Lynn having an aunt or an uncle that's younger than them." I said putting a hand on my stomach. Dom nodded then slid down beside me.

"They'll get over it." I nodded and smiled up at Casey and Jason. Casey tried to hold back a yawn, but let it out when Jason put an arm around her waist, holding JJ with one arm.

"We're going to go up to bed." Casey stepped away from Jason and over to me. She kissed my cheek softly. "Night mom." She leaned over and kissed Dom's cheek. "Night dad." She bent down and kissed my belly through my shirt and I smiled a little. "Night baby brother or baby sister."

"Night Casey." Dom and I said together. I leaned forward and looked at Jason. "Night Jason." He waved with his free arm and started up the stairs with Casey following him. When I heard their door close, I looked over at Dom. He leaned over and kissed me passionately. I smiled and kissed him back. "I missed you today."

"Ditto." He kissed me again and I let him push me back into the couch and he attacked my neck with soft kisses and my ear with nibbles.

"Not here, Dom." He pushed himself off of me and stood. He offered a hand down to me and I took it. He lifted me and led me up the stairs.

We were happy.

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Letty's got some skeletons in her closet. Woo.