A/N: Happy Anniversary! Or as Miched8 put it in a review, Happy Minxiversary! Just a hair over three years ago, I began writing this story. I had no idea back then that I would still be writing this, that it would grow to over 850,000 words and counting, and that I would still be picking up followers for it. Thank you doesn't seem quite enough to express my feelings of gratitude that you all are still reading, but it's all I can come up with at the moment. So honestly, thank you from the bottom of my heart! There's still more to come! We're skipping ahead a little bit and going into fluffy mode for this anniversary chapter. Hope you enjoy this update!
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Dr. Abbott smiled as she completed her exam of Marissa. "Everything looks great, ladies. Sparky looks to be doing very and right on track."
"You too, Dr. Abbott? You really have to call our little one Sparky?" Bianca huffed. She wasn't nearly as irritated as she was pretending to be. The nickname really was growing on her. Plus, her wife was an extremely good debater and was bringing her around on the name with her many valid points.
The doctor laughed. "What can I say? It's cute. So, how are you feeling, Marissa?"
"Well, I get tired a little easier than I normally did before I was pregnant. My feet get swollen to the point sometimes that I need to switch out shoes. I've had a couple of nosebleeds, and my heartburn is off the charts sometimes. I feel like I spend half my day going to the restroom, and Sparky seems to like tap dancing on my bladder. I won't even talk about my hormones and mood swings which are like a roller coaster. All of which, I've been assured by you and Bianca as well others is normal. And you know what? As long as Sparky stays as healthy as you say they are, I wouldn't change a single thing. It's all going to be worth it, all of it." Marissa smiled brightly.
Bianca leaned in for a quick kiss. Marissa really wasn't one to complain and had only shared her discomfort with her wife and her doctor, and even then, she kept the whining to a minimum.
"Don't get me wrong, Dr. Abbott. Some of that stuff really sucks, but I know there are others that have had worse pregnancies. So overall, it's been good, and I really can't complain too much." In the back of her mind, Marissa was thinking about her sister-in-law.
"Well, you're right. All of those symptoms are normal to a point. As long as they don't become excessive, you're good. And …"
"I'll let you know immediately if they do."
"Very good. Keep taking the antacids as you need them. They won't have an adverse interaction with your prenatal vitamins and will help with the heartburn. Nap when you can and wear more comfortable shoes like you did today to help with the swelling feet. Your blood pressure is normal and the swelling is slight so I'm not too concerned in it developing into something else. You've said before that you plan on reducing your work hours. When do you plan on doing that?"
"I was thinking in a couple of weeks. I just wrapped up my last trial, and I can now focus on turning things over to a lead on my team. I'm thinking about working from home more until I go on maternity leave as well. It's a little more comfortable for me."
"Whatever makes you the most comfortable, I say go for it."
"As for maternity leave, I'm hoping to work as long as I can so I take more time off after Sparky gets here. Bianca's going to be taking some time off as well."
"I think it's great if the other parent can time off time too. Marissa, you look like you have something you want to ask."
Marissa nodded and started playing with the rings on her left hand, her wedding and engagement rings. "I've noticed my rings are getting a little tighter. I don't want to take them off, but I really don't want to have to cut them off if they get stuck." Marissa loved her engagement and wedding rings and hated the thought of anything happening to damage them. Yes, they were beautiful, but that wasn't the reason she loved them so much. She loved them because of what they represented, what they showed to the entire world. They represented the love and commitment she and Bianca had for and to each other.
"I understand. I get that question more than you would think. Take them off at night before you go to bed, and during the day, play with them like you are now. By doing that, you lower the risk of them getting stuck. If they start to feel uncomfortable, take them off."
"That sounds like good advice. Thank you. I know it's silly, but I don't want to stop wearing them if I don't have to. I like people knowing that I'm married and that it's to Bianca."
A bright smile spread across Bianca's face. "I like that too. You should have told me about it."
Marissa scowled slightly. "I know, but well, yeah, I should've."
Dr. Abbott chuckled at the couple. "You mentioned that you were going to be taking Lamaze classes, right?"
"Yes, we are. We start them tomorrow night actually."
"Good. I think you'll find they can be very helpful when the time comes for Sparky's arrival. Okay. Is there anything else?"
"No, I'm good. B?"
"Nope. Rissa and our little one are healthy so I'm good."
"Alright then, I'll see you in two weeks. Take care."
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Bianca turned to her wife after she parked the car in the parking lot of Pine Valley Hospital. They were there for their first Lamaze class, and she could tell Marissa was nervous even though there was no reason to be. "You okay, Rissa?"
Marissa sighed. She knew she had been caught by her wife. "Yeah, I think so. I just want to do well."
"Rissa, you don't have to know everything right away. In fact, it's expected that you won't. That's kind of why we're taking the class."
The redhead rolled her eyes. "I know. I know. I just see it as a class, and I always want to do well in my classes no matter what they're for."
Bianca couldn't help but laugh at how adorable her wife was and how she was showing her competitive streak. "Don't worry. You'll do great."
"Well, I think I'll have the best coach there."
"And how can you know that?"
Marissa shrugged. "I know you, and let's face it. You're pretty amazing. Now, let's go. I can't wait to learn how to breathe."
Bianca laughed. "Well, let's go then because we definitely need to know that!"
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After signing in and helping Marissa onto the floor, Bianca settled next to her. The couple glanced around the room and found five other couples in similar positions around the room. Nods and smiles were exchanged by all. A blonde woman in her late 40's stepped forward and started speaking.
"Good evening, everyone, and welcome. My name is Julianna, and I will be your instructor for these Lamaze classes. I always like to start these classes by getting to know all of you. So, let's start there."
After introductions were made, Julianna began speaking again. "It's nice to meet all of you. During the course of these classes, we will be discussing normal labor and birth, and we'll use videos of real births for that. Before anyone asks, yes, we will go over breathing techniques that you will be using during labor as well as techniques for relaxing and other strategies to help you handle the pain along with discussing medications that will help you with the pain such as epidurals. Your partner or coach will learn some tips and tricks to help you as well. Basically, I'm here to help you as much as I possibly can during this special time. If you have any questions at all, please don't hesitate to ask. Are we good so far?" Seeing everyone nod, she continued. "Alright, let's begin."
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"Wow. That video was pretty graphic." Marissa stated as she put her seatbelt on after the class.
"Yeah, it was, but that is what's going to happen. You okay?"
"I think so. It was just a lot to see and take in. I do like Julianna though."
"I do too. You were just taking it all in, weren't you? That's why you didn't ask any questions."
"Yeah, I was. I wanted to absorb everything and get the lay of the land so to be speak. I'm sure I'll have some questions for our next class, after I have some time to mull things over and read some of the materials she gave us."
"That's what I thought."
Marissa tilted her head and smiled. "Hmmm, you did, huh? One might think you know me pretty well. Some might even say intimately."
"Well, I must say that knowing you intimately is definitely one of my favorite things and something I enjoy immensely."
"Oh, that makes two of us." Marissa leaned back in her seat and yawned. It had been a long day.
Bianca saw the yawn as she checked the time and started up the car. "It's getting late. Let's go home, tuck the kids in and make it an early night."
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"You're right, Rissa. This is pretty interesting." Bianca was in bed reading some of the materials they had gotten from their Lamaze class the night before. Her wife had looked over them earlier that day, and this was the brunette's first chance to read them. She was finding that a couple of things had changed since she had had Gabby.
Marissa entered the bedroom after finishing up in the couple's bathroom. She found her wife propped up in bed with glasses perched on her nose while she read. Bianca always managed to take her breath away no matter what she was doing or what she was wearing. She was innately beautiful, and Marissa knew exactly why. Her wife's outward beauty was a direct reflection of her inward beauty, and that is what captivated the redhead.
Bianca could feel her wife's gaze and raised her head to meet it. She recognized the look in darkening hazel eyes, and it caused her heart to skip a beat and her breath to catch.
Marissa crossed the room as she slipped her robe off revealing that the redhead was wearing nothing underneath. Bianca shuddered seeing her wife in all her glory and warm chocolate eyes darkened as they raked down the beauty before her. Marissa loved seeing the effect she had on her wife. She felt loved, wanted, adored and desired.
"See something you like, B?"
"Oh, not something that I simply like. I see something and someone I love with my whole heart." Bianca husked as she removed her glasses and set them on the nightstand.
"So do I. Have I told you lately just how beautiful you are and how much I love you?" Marissa asked as she drew closer.
Bianca felt herself getting lost in those hazel eyes she loved so much. "Not since this morning."
"Well then, let me rectify that because that's been way too long. You are beautiful. No, that doesn't sound quite right. That word doesn't quite do it, doesn't quite describe you because there simply are no words to describe your beauty. As for how much I love you, I love you with all of my heart and all of my soul, forevermore."
Bianca's breath caught as she pulled Marissa onto her lap. "Forevermore."
Marissa captured Bianca's lips for a searing kiss, pouring all of the love she had for her wife into it. Tongues were eagerly granted access and were soon engaged in a slow and loving duel. Bianca shoved the pamphlets she had been reading aside as Marissa's hands found themselves under the brunette's pajama top and yanked it off and flung it who knows where. Pajama bottoms soon joined their mate as lips meshed together again perfectly. The kiss intensified as they lost themselves in each other. Bianca slid down onto the bed, pulling a more than willing Marissa on top of her, melding their bodies together. Both women moaned at the contact. Marissa's lips began to roam and soon found Bianca's weak spot, and the brunette moaned loudly at the contact. The redhead smiled as she felt Bianca's hands gripping her back and pulling her closer yearning for more contact. Marissa's lips travelled to her wife's breasts where she began to feast on one causing Bianca to arch her back, straining and urging Marissa to take more. After completely ravishing the one, Marissa eagerly paid equal attention to the other before moving downward. Bianca whimpered at the loss for the briefest of moments before feeling soft lips continue their loving path further along her body causing her arousal to grow by the second.
"Please, Rissa. I … I need you. I … I need … need more. Please." The throbbing between her legs had Bianca urging her wife lower where she desperately needed her the most.
Marissa happily obliged and slid her tongue past soaked outer folds where she began her exquisite and loving torture of Bianca in earnest. The redhead ran her tongue up the full length of her wife's slit before taking the sensitive bundle of nerves into her mouth and sucking hard. The brunette jerked and bowed her back encouraging Marissa to take more, needing her to take more. Marissa teased more and released the now throbbing clit before she plunged her tongue into Bianca's core. Silken copper locks were pulled tighter as the brunette begged for more. Fingers replaced the redhead's tongue as she returned to claim her wife's lips. Bianca moaned as she tasted herself on Marissa's tongue. Marissa began to thrust and build a steady rhythm as Bianca ground down on the fingers working their magic. The redhead could feel her wife getting closer to climax as inner walls began to clench. Marissa curled her fingers and thrust again finding that magical spot repeatedly. Bianca chanted her name like a mantra as she let go. A wave of ecstasy crashed over the brunette, and Marissa helped her ride out her orgasm until Bianca went limp. Marissa gave her a loving kiss before pulling her into her arms and holding her. The redhead stared in awe as her wife came down from her orgasm. She loved the peaceful, sated look on Bianca's face and loved even more that she could show her love in such a tangible way and give her wife such pleasure.
As her breathing slowed, Bianca finally managed enough strength to open her eyes and found those hazel eyes gazing lovingly at her. "You've picked up my bad habit."
Marissa chuckled. "I guess I have. Can you blame me though? You're so beautiful that it makes it hard to breathe sometimes."
"Hmmm, I know exactly how you feel, and I've never felt so cherished and loved as I do when I'm with you."
"That's because you are."
Bianca beamed. "Speaking of being cherished and loved."
Marissa yelped as Bianca flipped positions ever so carefully. "Looks like someone's recovered."
"Most definitely! Now, it's my turn to show you how much I love you, how much I adore you and to hear you moan my name." Bianca grinned wickedly before crashing her lips into Marissa's as she lovingly caressed her wife's growing baby bump, smiling at the sounds she was eliciting from Marissa which spurred her on.
Sometime later, the couple lay sated with limbs entwined and blissful smiles on their faces as they drifted off to sleep.
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"I don't see why you don't want to go out for dinner. Don't you want to get out of the house for just a little while, B?"
"Normally, I would, but I'm really wiped out. Staying home where it's warm and I can snuggle up with you in front of a nice fire sounds pretty darn perfect."
Bianca hoped Marissa would buy the little white lie. When she thought about it, technically, she wasn't lying. She would rather stay at home cuddled up with her wife especially when it was freezing outside, but Marissa was pushing to get out of the house for the evening. Bianca, however, needed her stay at home tonight because otherwise her surprise would be ruined. Jo, her mother Jessica, and Cory were on their way to the couple's home and should be arriving any minute to surprise Marissa by arriving early. The redhead was actually expecting them, at least just Jo and Cory, to get into town tomorrow for her baby shower, but after hearing Bianca's idea of coming in the night before to surprise her, all three jumped at the idea. They were all eager to spend time with Marissa again and to meet the couple's children, especially Jessica who was actually another part of the surprise. Marissa didn't think that Jessica would be able to make due to a prior commitment, at least that's what the redhead had been told. So, it was absolutely vital that the family not go out so they could welcome their guests.
"It means that much to you, huh?"
"Yeah, it really does."
Marissa looked at her wife. The redhead really wanted to get out while she was able to. She knew soon enough that once Sparky arrived that it wouldn't be as easy to go out and that she might not actually feel like it. Marissa also knew however that Bianca hardly ever asked for anything, and this really wasn't a big request in the grand scheme of things. Besides, she always had a hard time telling her wife 'no'.
"Alright, we'll order in and have it delivered."
Bianca smiled and rewarded the redhead with a quick kiss. "Thank you. I promise I'll make it up to you."
"I'm going to hold you to that. Can we at least get Chinese? I'm only asking for Sparky's sake." Marissa grinned.
The brunette rolled her eyes playfully. "Yes, we can have Chinese, for Sparky."
"Thank you! I'll get the menu." Marissa pecked her wife on the lips and turned to the kitchen drawer where they kept their takeout menus.
There was a knock on the front door, and Bianca inwardly breathed a sigh of relief figuring it was probably their visitors. "And I'll get the door."
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Bianca checked the viewer and quickly opened the door. The brunette lowered her voice as she greeted the three women. "Come on in. I'm so glad you could make it. You must be Jessica."
The older woman smiled and whispered. "I am. It's a pleasure to meet you, Bianca. How's Marissa?"
"She's good. She's in the kitchen and doesn't suspect anything."
As soon as those words left her lips, the redhead in question walked into the family room. "Who was at the door, B?" Hazel eyes grew wide with surprise and a wide grin quickly spread across her face. "Oh my god, what are you doing here? You're not supposed to get in until tomorrow." It was then she saw the older African-American woman. "Jessica?!"
"Come give me a hug, baby."
Marissa hurried forward and was soon engulfed in Jessica's embrace. "You said you couldn't make it."
"Well, it wouldn't be much of a surprise if I told you I was coming, would it? Now, let me have a look at you. Oh my, you are positively glowing. Happiness looks good on you."
"I am happy, and a very big reason for it is Bianca." Marissa held out her hand for her wife who stepped forward and happily took it. "Jessica Shelton, I would like to introduce the love of life and my wife, Bianca Tasker-Montgomery. B, this is Jessica who was pretty much a second Mom to me growing up."
"It's a pleasure to finally meet you, Mrs."
"I know you're not going to call me Mrs. Shelton." Jessica raised an eyebrow in amusement.
"Jessica, it's a pleasure to finally meet you."
"And as I was saying earlier, you as well, Bianca."
Marissa simply smiled. "Retirement looks good on you although your daughter says you're busier than ever." The redhead turned to her friends and hugged each in turn. "Hey, Jo. Hey, Cory. I'm so glad you guys could make it."
"Are you kidding? We've all missed way too much of each other's lives over the years. There's not a chance in hell we would miss this." Jo smiled at her friend.
Cory nodded. "Jo's right. Besides, I'm getting a weekend away, and my guys get do some serious male bonding."
"Oh, speaking of kids."
Bianca started moving towards the stairs. "I'll get them. You all make yourselves comfortable."
"Let me take your coats, and if you want, we can get a fire started to help warm you up. I know it's freezing out there." Marissa joined her friends after hanging up their coats in the hall closet.
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"I can't even begin to tell you how happy I am that you're all here tonight. Whose idea was it?"
Jo was the one to answer. "I'd like to take credit for it, but I can't. It was Bianca's. She thought it would be a nice surprise and give us the chance to catch up before the shower."
Marissa could only smile at her wife's thoughtfulness. "That definitely sounds like her. I told you I'm lucky."
"Don't jump down the stairs." Bianca's request fell on deaf ears as all three children jumped down the last two stairs. Miranda and AJ came to a sudden stop seeing the strangers while Gabby scrambled over to the safety of her redheaded mother. The smallest member of the Tasker-Montgomery family was still a little shy when meeting people for the first time.
"These are obviously our three well-behaved children who always listen to their mothers." Bianca smirked.
Three matching sheepish smiles were given in reply.
Marissa chuckled. "Obviously. Guys, I want you to meet some friends of mine from when I lived in Devon. This is Jessica, Jo and Cory. Jessica is Jo's Mom and was really good friends with my Mom and Dad. Ladies, this is Gabby, Miranda and AJ."
Shy hellos were given by the kids, and the women were instantly charmed.
"Ma?"
"Yes, Miranda."
"Jo and Cory are your friends from the reunion, right?"
"Yep, one and the same."
A big smile formed on the girl's face. "Thanks for sticking up for our Ma."
"How do you know about that?" Bianca asked.
"Aunt K and Aunt G! They were talking about it."
Bianca shook her head. "Of course they were."
A snort escaped from Marissa. "Are you really surprised, B?" The redhead turned to their guests. "We were going to order dinner in. I had wanted to go out, but somebody thought it would be better if we stayed in. Now, I know why. Have the three of you eaten yet?"
"No, we haven't. We were going to see if you wanted to go out. Ordering in is even better. It gives us more of a chance to talk. Did you have something particular in mind because I could go for anything?" Cory asked.
"How does Chinese sound? There's a really good place that delivers."
"Sounds perfect." Jo added.
While Marissa gathered everyone's orders, Bianca went to the kitchen and got them something to drink. With their orders placed, Marissa got down to the next subject on her mind.
"Where are you staying? I was thinking it would be great if you stayed …"
Bianca smiled as she rejoined the group. "Here. They're staying here. There was no way I was going to have them stay anywhere else. I made up the guest rooms the other day. I'm guessing your bags are still in the car."
"Yes, they are. Cory, you want to help me bring them in? Mom, you stay here."
The friends retrieved their coats before heading out to the car.
Marissa smiled brightly at her wife. "You know, you really are the best, even when you're being sneaky."
"Anything for you."
"Hey, Rissa. What's Minx Manor?" Jo asked as she and Cory returned from the car. She had spotted the sign that hung in the home's foyer.
Marissa snorted as Bianca rolled her eyes. "It's the name given to this place by Greenlee who is part of the Dynamic Duo."
"Where did Minx come from?"
"It's the Moms' ship name. Aunt G gave it to them." AJ grinned remembering that day at the zoo and how the Dynamic Duo took on whatsherface.
"That's your sister's best friend and business partner, right?" Cory asked.
"Yeah, that's her. That reminds me. How about a tour while we're waiting for dinner to get here?"
"I would love one." Jessica wanted to see the home her friends' daughter had made for herself.
Bianca turned to the kids. "Don't worry. You don't have to go." The brunette chuckled seeing their relief.
With that, the women set off.
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"You have a lovely home. The kids' rooms are adorable. They really helped design them?" Jessica asked as they returned to the family room where the kids were watching TV.
Marissa smiled proudly. "Yep, they really did. They had definite ideas of what they wanted their rooms to look like so we told our decorator, and she ran with it."
"Sparky's room is gonna be really cool. It's gonna be like the ocean with characters from 'Finding Nemo'." AJ volunteered.
"We helped pick it out. Our Moms are gonna get started on it next week." Miranda grinned.
Gabby jumped in, her bout of shyness long gone. "Uh huh! It's gonna have Dory and Nemo and Marlin and Crush and Squirt and even Bruce. 'Fish are friends, not food!' Mrs. Shelton?"
"You and your brother and sister can call me Jessica."
Gabby beamed. "Jessica, you know what Dory says?"
"What does she say?"
"Just keep swimming, just keep swimming."
Jessica laughed, and just like that, Gabby had another fan.
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After dinner, everyone settled back in the family room with a roaring fire in the fireplace. Gabby entertained their guests with jokes, and Miranda and AJ peppered them with questions about Marissa and what she was like when she was younger. They loved the stories that Jessica, Jo and Cory shared of Marissa's early days as did Bianca, and the women made sure they held back on the more embarrassing ones, at least until the kids were in bed.
Sometime later, eyes began to droop and yawns became more apparent.
"It's time for bed, guys." Marissa smiled softly.
"But I'm not tired, and I want to hear more stories." Miranda protested mildly.
"I beg to differ on you not being tired because those droopy eyes and big yawns say otherwise. Plus, it's already well past your bedtime."
"Your Ma's right. Besides, they'll be here tomorrow so they can tell you more stories then. Come on. Let's get you all in bed. You can get your baths tomorrow."
Marissa stood and turned to her friends. "We'll be back. Please make yourselves at home."
Goodnights were exchanged and children herded upstairs with their mothers following behind. Jessica walked over to the fireplace and studied the pictures on the mantel. She smiled and picked up a small frame.
"What is it, Mom?"
"I'm guessing it's Sparky." The older woman was joined by Cory and Jo who gazed at the framed ultrasound of the couple's little one.
"Well to be fair, Sparky does deserve to have a picture here too." Jo grinned. "They seem really happy."
"Yes they do, and they're very good mothers not that I'm surprised knowing Marissa like we do and what we know about Bianca."
"What do you know about my wife?"
"That's she's caring and kind."
"Oh, that she definitely is, Jessica. She's that and so much more. She even is putting the girls to bed. I just had to take care of AJ, and he's much easier to deal with than Gabby who can put up a good fight when she's fighting sleep."
"Don't be talking about that little angel that way." Jessica scolded playfully.
Marissa laughed. "I see our youngest has you wrapped around her little finger. That didn't take long. I need to let Max out, and then, I was going to make some hot chocolate. Any takers?"
Jo and Cory perked up.
"Please tell me it's like your Mom used to make?" Cory practically begged.
The redhead grinned. "Of course it is. Would you expect anything else?"
Cory and Jo high-fived each other. "Yes!"
"Give me a few minutes then." Marissa smiled as she left the room.
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When Bianca returned downstairs, she went to the kitchen to help her wife. Before heading back to the family room, the brunette stopped Marissa. "Are you sure you want to do this, Rissa?"
"It's not that I really want to, but I think I have to. You know as well as I do that it could very well be tense tomorrow between your Mom and Krystal. Those are some extremely perceptive women in there. They'll pick up on that, and if anything happens like what happened at Thanksgiving the other year, I really don't want them to be blindsided. Plus, I know Jessica, and she is very protective of those she loves."
"And she loves you. Not only are you the daughter of her good friends along with being her daughter's best friend, she also sees you as a second daughter. You're afraid that …"
"I don't want her to do anything rash that she might regret later, and I don't want her weekend ruined. Plus, I do owe her some answers. I know my Mom and Dad kept some of this from her, and they had their reasons for doing so at the time. Because of everything she's done for me in the past, Jessica deserves to know why, and Mom and Dad would be okay with telling her now."
"Okay, as long as you're sure. That's all I wanted to know."
"I am, and I'm okay with Cory and Jo knowing. I trust them and know they won't tell anyone."
"Then, I trust them too." Bianca gave her wife a quick kiss before picking up the tray holding their drinks and walking into the family room.
Marissa opened up the back door, and Max trotted inside and headed straight to the door leading into the family room before having a seat and glancing back at her. "Alright, I know. I'll be right there." The redhead chuckled and locked the back door. She then met Max who was wagging his tail. "Let's go."
/
Max headed over to his spot by the fireplace where a nice fire was still blazing. Marissa settled next to Bianca who handed her wife a mug.
"This is so good, Marissa. You really need to give me the recipe. You're depriving my son of enjoying this awesomeness if you don't." Cory stated hopefully.
Marissa shook her head. "I'll think about it but no promises."
Jo studied the redhead. She knew her friend well enough to know that something was going on in that brain of hers. "What's on your mind, Marissa?"
"I never really could hide anything from you, Jo. Okay. I need to tell you all a few things before the shower. First, I want to tell you about some of the people you'll be meeting, who they are and how they're connected to us. I think it will be helpful for you." Marissa paused because the next two topics were not going to be easy. "There's more to what you should know. Okay, you know how people are in general. They get relaxed, have a couple of drinks and not thinking, bring up a subject they probably shouldn't."
"Any subject in particular?" Cory asked.
"My ex-husband, affectionately known by Bianca and myself as Dipshit."
"Among other things. That's just the nicest thing we call him." Bianca muttered.
Marissa chuckled. "She's right. It is. You're also going to meet Bianca's Mom. She and someone else that will be there do not get along. Well, they kind of, sort of try. I think it's a little better, but to be honest, it could change at the drop of a hat. Also, I really give Erica credit for even trying."
This had Jessica's attention and had her wondering why this other person would even be invited. "Who is it, and if I could ask, why are they coming if it could cause a problem?"
"Well for starters, it's my birth mother, and there are some things I really should tell you about her."
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A/N: I don't own 'Finding Nemo'. If I did, things would be a lot different in my life! I'm just borrowing a couple of lines from the movie. Next up, the baby shower where are visitors from Devon meet the Dynamic Duo, Erica and other residents of Pine Valley! See you soon!