Me getting out two chapters in one day isn't going to become a regular occurrence, I stayed home sick today, and I had more written already, and more time, then I usually do. I do hope you enjoyed them though!

Oh, and this chapter's rated R.


Ever After
By Jules

Chapter 6
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Sorry for those of you hopping for some smut, I guess I'm just not in the mood to write it. I know, I know, I'm a teenager, but it's like 12:50 am and I have school tomorrow. Sorry.


One hour after Sam and Ivy got engaged

Sam lay on two pillows, Ivy lay on his muscular tan chest, examining her ring in the sunlight.

"Sam, this ring is just so amazing. Where did you get it?"

"I was out one day looking for a ring for you when my car broke down in front of this weird store, while I waited for my dad a display case caught my eyes. I saw the ring and remembered how much you loved peridots, so I asked to see it. When I saw the ivy engraved on the band and the matching wedding bands, I knew then and there I was meant to find those rings for you and me. The wedding bands are in the bottom of the box. I bought the rings on the spot, paying with all the cash I had in my wallet. I promised the man that I'd be back in an hour with the rest of the money and to hold the rings, just in case, but he told me to take the rings with me. When I tried to find the store again, it was gone. My father went with me the next day, since he'd picked me up there, but he couldn't find it either. The antique shop had just disappeared. The building was gone too. The two stores that had been on either side of it were now right next to each other."

A chill went down Ivy's spine, she burrowed closer to him, "That is so eerie . . . and yet so romantic! What did you end up doing with the rest of the money?" She asked curious.

"I think I spent it on a new a-track system for my car." Sam admitted.

Ivy burst out laughing, "Oh that's horrible . . . I can't believe people thought those would make it."

"Hey they were far out!"

"Ok, now I feel really old."

"Hey, we're only in our 30's."

"Say that again."

"You're only 36."

"Ethan grew up so quickly. Before you know it, he'll be marrying Theresa."

"About that, I thought he was with Gwen Hotchkiss."

"Well, Ethan and Theresa have been giving each other looks for awhile now when they knew the other wasn't looking. And I saw Theresa coming out of Ethan's room in the same dress she wore yesterday and looking way to happy to have been here all night working or just talking . . . I'm glad he's with Theresa. I don't even want to imagine the Hotchkiss's reaction when they find out Ethan is your son."

"I know Luis is going to blow his stack about the two, but when he finds out Ethan's my son, he'll cool down."

They were quiet for a while longer, till Ivy started talking again, "Sam, move in with me. We're getting married, and there's tons of room for all our children. That way everyone can get used to each other. Plus, since Ethan lives here, you two could, get to know each other as well . . . What do you think, is it a stupid idea?"

"I think it's a great idea. Good thing the girls and I haven't unpacked yet."


xXx


Later

Kay and Miguel, Ethan and Theresa, and Jessica were in Kay's office, talking and joking around when the intercom buzzed.

"Yes Griffin?" Kay asked, comfortably sitting in Miguel's lap in her chair. Since there were only three chairs, they'd 'buddied' up.

"Your father and Ethan's mother are here."

"Send them in." Kay ordered.

Sam and Ivy walked in, a little surprised to find them all together.

"Hey dad, what's up?" Jessica questioned.

"Ivy and I just got engaged." He announced proudly.

"Congratulations you" Jessica stammered.

"two. We're very" Kay continued.

"happy for you." Jessica finished.

Kay and Jessica were so surprised they couldn't help but think together.

Everyone in the office shivered at the two girls' behavior. Finishing each other's sentences, and every scarier, the two were getting along!

Sam went on, keeping his eyes on them warily, "We've decided to have you two and me move into the mansion, since we're going to be a family."

Hey Jess, what do you think?

I don't know . . . what about you?

Are you kidding! Jessica, she lives in a mansion, on the beach. There are servants, she loves our father, and our new brother lives there.

What was I thinking?

"We're in." Jessica and Kay answered in unison.

"Good thing we" Kay started

"only just started"

"to unpack."

Ok, we really need to stop doing that. Jessica told Kay.

I think you're right Jessica, look at the way they're starring at us!

Both girls give everyone big smiles, so everyone just shrugged it off.


Later at the Winthrop – soon to be Bennett beach front mansion

Jessica got the bedroom second to the end and Kay at the bedroom at the end of the hall. Once they had been led to their bedrooms, the girls were left to unpack.

The windows were huge and the French doors led out to a terrace.

Next to the terrace in Kay's room was a trellis for morning flowers, which Kay discreetly pointed out to Miguel was perfect for climbing up late at night.

Her room was really gorgeous, the bed was a king size and the headboard and baseboard was a iron work which was elegantly shaped in spirals and other things. From the high ceiling above the bed curtains were draped, so they hung around the bed, like a canopy. The sheets where pale blue satin, and the comforter was white and intricately embroidered. It was placed right underneath a window. (Jessica's was much the same way, but her sheets were pale yellow.)

A large screen TV and a DVD player where hidden in an armoire. And a beautifully crafted vanity table was right near an open window. In the bathroom there was a huge whirlpool sunken tub, which had stairs up to it, because it was on a higher level then the rest of the bathroom.

Miguel noticed a gift bag on the bed, "Hey, what's this?"

"I don't know." Kay answered, picking it up. She saw the card and opened it.

Dear Kay,

First off, I'd like to welcome you into my
home. I hope that you will like it here very much.
First of all, I want you to call me Ivy. Second,
please accept these gifts as a welcome to the family
sort of thing.

Love,

Ivy

Kay opened the bag and gasped, first there was a cell phone and a credit card. She read the note on it.

'Don't even worry about money anymore, these are
for you to use as much as you want.'

The thing Kay gasped about was pulled out next, car keys.


'All my children got car's on their 16th birthday, and since
you are part of the family now, consider this just a late birthday
present, it's in the driveway if you want to go look at it. It's the
silver one. I hope you like convertibles!'

"Oh my god! Come one Miguel!" Kay cried out, pulling Miguel along behind her.

"What did she give you?" Miguel called, running behind her.

"A car! She gave me a car!" Kay squealed as they ran out the door. Sitting in the driveway was a silver 2000 Mustang Convertible.
(A guy down the street from me got one on his 17th birthday from his grandfather, it's just sooooo beautiful!)

Miguel stared at the car of his dreams in shock.

Kay looked at Miguel smirking, "Want to go for a ride?"

Miguel jumped into the car with out even opening the door. Kay laughed, the climbed in the drivers seat. She started the motor and relished the quietness of its purr. She put the car in gear then they were off.


xXx

Ivy and Sam were in Ivy's room, putting away his clothes, when they heard a motor outside, and then it drive off.

Ivy smiled, "I guess Kay found her present."

"What present?" Sam asked.

"Just the same thing I get all my children on their 16th birthday. The car of their dreams." Ivy told him.

"You bought her a car?"

"Correction, a Mustang."

"But why?" Sam asked confused.

"Sam, she's your daughter, which makes her joining my family. All my children feel loved and cared for, even though most of them are at boarding school right now, they all know I love them. Kay and Jessica are extended family, soon to be stepdaughters, our son Ethan and this baby's sisters. I'm going to treat them the same I would any of my children. Which also means getting a brand new car when they turn 16."

Sam stared at her in shock, "That's really excessive…but also really sweet. And I want you to know, I feel the same way about your children, and I'll treat them as my own, if they ever come home from boarding school. Which reminds me, Noah's coming home in a couple of months."

"And when he does, he'll get the room next to Ethan's." Ivy told him.

"How many bedrooms does this place have?"

"10, currently, there are four in use, five when Noah comes home, six when the baby arrives. That leaves four, and truthfully, my three children aren't going to be coming home that much. Karin loves New York too much to ever come home and since she's 20, I can't make her. Parker is 17 and he might visit a couples times, but my baby girl Bailey is only 12 however, so she'll come home for summer ."

"My god, it's like the Brady Bunch, only bigger!"

"Your right!" Ivy laughed, "But we do have more then one bathroom, and they all actually have toilets."

"A very important addition, because I have a feeling death and chaos would reign if we didn't have more then one bathroom, let alone one in every bedroom."

"Ah, the perks of being rich." Ivy sighed, wrapping her arms around his neck and giving him a kiss.


xXx

"So where should we go?" Miguel questioned.

"Depends, what time is it?"

Miguel looked down at the clock/CD player, "2:20."

"Excellent! We're going to go pick Simone and Whitney up then." Then Kay floored gas pedal, and speed off to the school.

Simone and Whiney were fighting over something in the halls when they heard everyone in the hallways gossiping.

"Did you see the car out front?"

"Yeah, I wonder what it's doing here."

Whitney tapped a friend of her's shoulder and they turned around, "What's going on?" she asked.

"Haven't you heard? There's a brand-new mustang convertible in front of the school!"

Simone gasped, "Really! Come on Whitney! We can't miss this!"

Whitney had to admit she was intrigued, so they ran down the hall. What shocked them the most was that as soon as they ran out the door and neared the car it honked.

A guy's voice called out, "Hey! Simone, Whitney! Climb in!"

The sisters looked at each other, "Um, do you have any idea who that is?" Whitney asked.

The guy in the car took of his sunglasses.

"Oh my God! It's Miguel! And Kay!" Simone gasped.

"Do you two want a ride or not!" Kay yelled, standing up in her seat.

Whitney and Simone didn't need to be asked twice, they put their bags in the trunk, then jumped in.

They'd been driving down the road for 10 minutes when Simone finally had the courage to ask, "Kay, where on earth did you steal this car from."

"I didn't steal it. It was a gift."

"From who!" Whitney asked her sister's best friend.

"My soon-to-be new mommy! She gives all her children cars when they turn 16, she said this is just a late birthday present."

"What are talking about Kay?"

"That's right! You don't know! Well, it's a long story, the short version is. My father and mother are getting a divorce, my dad's just got engaged to Ivy Winthrop, my soon to be new mommy. Ethan is really my dad's son, and we moved into the mansion a few hours ago." Kay explained, stopping at a red light, "Oh, and this hottie with a body over here realized he loved me."

Miguel smiled then gave her a kiss on the lips.

Just then one of Kay's cell phones rang.

"Shit! Miguel is it the yellow one or the silver one?"

"Silver."

Kay took one hand off the wheel and answered the phone, "Mikhaila Web Design Inc, this is Mikhaila . . . oh hey Griffin . . . Yes that was me Berg saw drive by in a new silver mustang he wasn't hallucinating . . . . Ivy did . . . late birthday present . . . I don't know if she is the same Ivy as Poison Ivy Designs . . . . No Griff, I'm not going to come in for the rest of the day . . . Because it's my company and I don't have to come in today if I don't want to. It's not like I'd fire myself . . . Griffin if you don't quit nagging me the N64 goes bye-bye . . . . That's what I thought. Bye love." Then she handed the cell back to Miguel, "Ahhh, the perks of owning a company, you can take days off without giving notice and they can't fire you for it."

"You actually gave them back the N64 Kay!" Simone demanded incredulously, "But I thought the last time they played, they didn't work for two days."

"They didn't, but now they know I'm serious when I say that if they don't get their asses to work, the thing is going to be hidden for a long time." Kay explained.

"So, how's Den?" Whitney asked, trying to sound nonchalant.

"Out sick, in other words, he's taking the day off. Maybe you should bring him some chicken soup later." Kay suggested.

"Wait a minute, Simone and Whitney know about your company?" Miguel asks incredulously.

"I ran out of excuses on where I went everyday after school for Simone, and one day Den brought anther one of his new girlfriend's to the office, i.e. Whitney."

"Isn't Den a player though?" Miguel asked worriedly.

"Only with girls he's not serious about. With Whitney he's 100 committed, but their relationship's a secret because of Mr. Russell." Kay explained as they drove through the huge security gates to Kay's new home.

"Oh my . . . Kay, it's so beautiful!" Simone exclaimed.

"Wait until you see her room!" Miguel told her, "There's a wonderful trellis right by the French Doors that's perfect for climbing, isn't that right baby?"

"Miguel, shut up." Kay advised, blushing deeply.


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Please, I still want replies, but the 'incident', I'm going to stop asking for six of them. Oh, well, anyway, PLEASE , I BEG of you, tell me what ya think! Good or bad, I live for feedback.

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