Chapter 4
Chris walked out into the hallway to find everyone standing there. He ran his fingers through his hair and sighed. He and Serena were twins. They looked very similar with the exception of hair color while he was a blond his sister was a red head.
"Umm hey, Liz and Max you can take that room right there I know you want to be close to Zan, um the rest of you follow me", said Chris.
Liz and Max made their way to Zan and Sammie's room to but him back to bed. Zan looked at both of them and gave a shy smile. He was only two years old and he didn't understand what was going on but he knew something wasn't right.
"Mommy?", asked Zan.
Liz lifted her head up smiling at the little boy. He look so much like Max even down to the large ears. He got a little bit of her too, the same nose and same hair color but other than that he was all Max.
"Yes baby?", asked Liz tucking him into bed.
"Love you", whispered Zan somewhat unsure of what her reaction would be.
He knew this was his mother but he wondered why she left him with those other people and that bad yellow haired lady that hurt him.
"Love you too baby", whispered Liz kissing his forehead.
"Daddy?", asked Zan.
Max almost gasped outloud. This was the firs time that his son called him daddy.
"Yeah pal?", asked Max trying to keep his emotions in check.
"Love you", whispered Zan before turning on his side and falling asleep.
Liz sat on the edge of the bed with Max standing next to her and watched their little boy sleep.
Chirs walked down stairs to their basement that was full done with two rooms a small kitchen, small living room and one bathroom.
"You guys can stay here. Serena made sure that there were towels, and stuff like that so you won't have to worry. She also said something about girl things for you girls, umm I really don't want to know", said Chris giving a disgusted look which made Michael and Kyle bust out laughing.
Maria and Isabel just glared at their boyfriends. When Chris turned to leave Isabel called out, "Is she okay?".
Chris nodded his head and looked up at the group.
"To tell you the truth some days are okay but some days like tonight it takes a toll on her. I know she comes off as this hard person but she is not, it's her way of dealing. She misses him, I know she does. It kills her that she has to raise Sammie without a father. She knows me and Aves are there for her but she still wants Zan to be you know", said Chris.
Isabel nodded her head. She understood that.
"She will be back to her normal self by tomorrow, just don't bring it up, she doesn't like showing emotions but tonight she couldn't hold it back much longer, I'm surprised she had lasted this long without breakdown today especially going back into that place", said Chris shuddering.
He remembered the time when he went looking for her. She had been missing for weeks. Their parents didn't really care about them Serena was all he had left. He was scared something happened to her or she tried to hurt herself after she found out that Zan was killed. He never saw his sister so devastated before. That's when her transformation started. Serena hasn't smiled once since the day she found out that Zan was killed. And that killed him.
"Oh Max he is so beautiful", whispered Liz stroking Zan's back.
"I missed so much of his life", said Liz looking so sad.
"I know but we will get to see the rest", whispered Max.
"God I can't seem to move, I don't want to miss anything", said Liz.
Max nodded his head.
"He is not going anyway, let's get some sleep sweetheart", said Max pulling Liz away from the room.
They entered their room and lay out of the bed.
"Do you think that Serena is going to be okay?", asked Liz looking into her husband's eyes.
"I don't know Liz, I really don't", whispered Max pulling her a little closer to his body.
The Next Morning…………….
"Alright pancakes are almost done", said Serena looking at Sammie and Zan that were at the kitchen table coloring in their coloring books in their pjs.
They looked up at her and smiled. This was a routine that they had. Serena would get up early and cook breakfast for the house while the kids sat at the table coloring. Serena came to the table and placed one large pancake on each of the plates set out in front of Zan and Sammie.
"Yummy", giggled Sammie swinging her legs back in forth in obvious excitement.
"Alright let me get the syrup and we will decorate these pancakes alright", said Serena looking at the two children in front of her.
Liz and Max entered the kitchen still in their own pjs.
"Hey take a seat food is almost done", said Serena with her back to them.
Max took a seat across from Zan and Sammie while Liz sat next to her little boy. Serena brought the syrup and began drawing these happy faces and then sprinkled it with sugar and add cherries for eyes. The two kids looked excited.
"Alright my little ones eat up", said Serena.
"Liz help Zan he tends to get messy, wait for me Sammie", said Serena.
"Mommy me a big girl now can do it", said Sammie pouting.
"I know you can but I can help you are never to big to get help", said Serena.
Sammie nodded her head at this and waited for her mother to place pancakes in front of Max and Liz.
"Thank you", said Max.
Serena nodded her head.
"Well my brother eats like a pig so I made a lot for the rest of them", said Serena avoiding looking at both Max and Liz.
She seemed nervous around them. She knew that they all heard her last night. It wasn't that she hated them for listening but she was more embarrassed for showing them her weakness. She hated feeling weak. Serena heard the rest of them coming into the kitchen. They looked at her but said nothing.
"Alright pancakes", said Chris rubbing his hands together with a big smile on his face.
Ava rolled her eyes at him. He could be such a big kid sometimes but she loved him. They all took a seat while Serena placed a large pile of pancakes in front of them. Kyle and Michael looked ready to pounce. Serena sat down next to Sammie and aided her daughter. She heard them talking around her but she never got into their conversation.
"Alright baby one more bite", said Liz helping Zan cut the pancake to put it into his mouth.
Max just had this goofy smile on his face. He had never been this happy before. It was last night that when everything settled down that he realized that he and Liz had a child together. The woman he loved created a child with him. He couldn't keep the grin of his face after that. He shifted his attention over to where Serena was also helping her daughter. He felt a small jolt of pain run through him. He felt so badly that she had to raise that beautiful girl alone. That little girl deserved a father.
"So Sammie tell me about yourself", said Max smiling.
Serena looked up at that question. She looked at him and gave him a grateful look. She didn't know why she did but she wanted him to know that she was thankful that he wanted to know her daughter.
"Umm Mr. Max I'm tree years old, love colorin, and mommy is the bestest in whole wide world", said Sammie looking at Max.
"What else you like to do?", asked Max smiling at the little girl that had his eyes and his hair coloring.
She looked like she could be his daughter, genetically she could have been. Zan and him were more identical then identical twins.
"Lov watchin basketbally with uncle Chris", said Sammie nodding her head and ate another piece of her pancake.
"Ahh you like basketball huh?", asked Max.
"Yeah Mr. Max, me and Zan watch basketbally with uncle Chris", said Sammie smiling at Max.
She liked Mr. Max.
"Yeah daddy I does", said Zan smiling with syrup on his face.
"You do pal, what's your guys favorite team", asked Michael.
"Knicks, but defense sucks", said Sammie and Zan together then pouted.
Michael bust out laughing at that.
"Chris,last time I let you near my child, stop teaching her bad words", said Serena glaring at her brother.
Chris smiled at his sister before reaching over giving high-fives to both Sammie and Zan. Zan giggled.
"Nows only girly basketball", said Zan.
"Girly basketball?", asked Liz looking confused.
"Woman's basketball season", said Maria smiling at how her best-friend fit so easily in the role of mother.
"You watch girl basketball Zan?", asked Isabel smiling at her nephew.
She guessed Sammie was her niece as well because Zan was technically like her brother too. That idea made her smile two people to spoil. Zan nodded his head.
"Um huh, Rena say girly's can play basketbally too, so no discrime anated", said Zan looking at them seriously.
"Discriminate", replied Serena.
Everyone smiled.
"Dat's I say", said Zan pouting.
"Daddy finish pana cakes?", asked Zan titling his head to look at his father that hasn't eaten a thing on his plate.
"Yeah Max is my cooking that bad?", asked Serena teasingly.
"NO I'm just enjoying you know", said Max looking at Zan and Liz interacting.
His smile got even bigger when his son kissed Liz's cheek with his syrup covered mouth. She gave a slightly disgusted face but giggled.
Serena looked at him and nodded her head. She felt a pain shot through her heart. She pushed it down though and concentrated on her daughter instead. Max saw the look of pain pass through Serena's face. He sighed and ate his pancakes.
"Now young lady its time for a bath", said Serena picking up her daughter.
"Ohh bubbles, pwease mommy", said Sammie looking at her with those beautiful eyes of hers.
Serena nodded her head. She couldn't deny her daughter anything when she looked at those eyes of hers. Those eyes that belonged to the man she loved actually still loves.
"Liz, you can bathe Zan after me, his stuff is in the room", said Serena walking out of the room.
"NO like bath Mommy", said Zan pouting.
"Ahh baby you don't want to be a stinky boy right?", asked Liz.
Zan shook his head no.
"NO mommy no stinky boy, I's no smelly bad", said Zan looking at her with syrup all over his face.
Even though she helped him, he insisted on doing most of it himself and most of the pancakes ended up on his face and hands rather than mouth.
"Okay then for you not to be a stinky boy you have to take a bath, your daddy does", said Liz pulling him into her lap.
"Daddy?", asked Zan.
"Yeah I do everyday", said Max smiling.
"Otay only cuz daddy does", said Zan looking at Liz seriously for her to understand that the only reason why he was doing this was because daddy did it.
"Okay baby, only because of daddy", said Liz picking him up.
"Come on Max, our son needs you to bathe him", said Liz.
She giggled at how fast Max got out of his seat to help. Michael looked around the table.
"So we get stuck with the dishes", said Michael in his usual gruff manner.
Maria smacked him over the head as usual also.
"Oww", said Michael rubbing the back of his head.
"You asked for that one", said Chris smiling.
He pulled Ava closer to his body. Ava smirked at him.
"So my lady, do you want to dry the royal dishes", said Chris smirking.
He always made fun of the fact that she used to be Queen even if it was on another planet. Isabel looked at both of them. She thought Ava would get mad but she just giggled instead.
"Ahh that is so not right for a Queen", said Ava laughing but get up to bring the plates over to the sink.
"Rub a dub dubby dubby", sang Sammie loudly while Serena washed her hair.
"Mommy?", asked Sammie.
Serena looked up.
"Why don't I haves a daddy like Zan?", asked Sammie.
She was scared to ask her mother that since she never talked about it before and she always seemed sad when anyone talked about but she wanted to know. Serena's eyes closed a minute before answering. She knew this question would come up soon or later. She hoped it was much later than soon though.
"Um you did baby, he was the best in the whole world but he had to go away", said Serena hoping that it was enough.
But she knew her daughter and it wasn't.
"Why he go away mommy, he not love me?", asked Sammie getting teary eyed.
"God baby he would have loved you but he went away before I could tell him, you see baby he went up into heaven, remember I told you about heaven right. It's the special place where people go, it's beautiful and people become angels. Angels that help protect you", said Serena.
Sammie nodded her head.
"So my daddy, is angel? He protect me?", asked Sammie.
"Yes baby he is protecting you", said Serena finally rinsing her daughter off.
She wrapped her in a large towel drying her curly locks. She was her let little princess.
"Can I see him?", asked Sammie.
"NO baby, but he can see you, he will be always there to protect you even if he is not there physically", answered Serena.
Sammie nodded her head and leaned her head against her mother's chest. She was trying not to cry because she wanted to see her daddy.
"I want to see him mommy", said Sammie tearing up. Big fat tears slid down her face. "It's no fair", whispered Sammie.
Serena closed her eyes holding her weeping daughter close.
"I know you do, I want to see him too", whispered Serena.
"So how's it going with the idiot king", sneered Nicholas looking at Tess that was now sitting across from him.
"Fine but he still won't sleep with me yet, but he is getting close to it", said Tess smirking.
"You sure he doesn't remember anything?", asked Nicholas.
"No he doesn't at all, he barely even remembers his name. All he has is what I told him. That he and Kivar are on the same side and that his brother Max was the enemy along", said Tess smiling.
"Umm I love the new body Nick much better than the old one", said Tess swaying her hips seductively walking towards him.
Nick smiled.
"Well use your pretty mouth for more than talking, come suck it", said Nick pointing the ever growing erection in his pants.
Tess smiled in delight before planting her mouth on his erect penis.
"Ahh that's the shit", whispered Nicholas with his head thrown back.
He pulled her mouth away from his penis.
"Ride it", ordered Nicholas ripping off her underwear and thrusting hard into her body.
"Ahh", yelled Tess.
He paid her no attention. He roughly pulled at her nipples thrusted hard into her whimpering body.
"Such a fucking slut", whispered Nicholas before biting down on her neck.
Tess gasped and came hard onto his penis. He pushed her off his lap and dragged her head back to his penis and shot cum all over her face.
"Ah that's the shit", whispered Nicholas.
Tess wiped her mouth and face licking her finger.
"Next week same time, wear something sexy, and make sure he is not remembering anything", said Nicholas.
Tess nodded her head. Nicholas smacked her ass making her moan.
"Horny bitch aint yah, but not now I have work to do", said Nicholas.
Tess pouted before leaving the compound.
"So is she gonna get the heir out of him?", asked the tall blond walking into the room.
"Ahh yeah she is, come here", whispered Nicholas.
She got undressed and planted her body on his penis and began riding him hard.
"Ahh baby", whispered Nicholas.
"Ride that dick", whispered Nicholas planting kisses on her neck.
"Lonnie", yelled Nicholas coming hard.
Zan bent his head forward against the cool tiles in is bathroom. Tess was out again. He didn't know where she would go and he didn't even care now. He had a name to the beautiful girl in his dreams, "Serena", he whispered smiling.