Here are three short scenes. Hopefully I can complete the next chapter in the next couple of days.
Chapter 12
Early July 2010
Veronica had come down to Neptune for the three day July Fourth weekend and was currently sitting on the beach outside Logan and Dick's home with Mac watching the guys in the water.
Dick was floating on his board with Jack in front of him in a kid's life vest, while they watched Logan surf. Logan would come back with his board and then they would switch Jack to his board before watching Dick catch a wave. This had become Jack's favorite part of spending time on the beach. Jack was still too small for them to teach him to surf yet, but he had a blast just going out onto the water with his dad.
Veronica was holding a camera and taking photos of Dick with Jack. "It's great seeing how good Dick is with Jack."
Mac looked over at her. "Jack adores him. I just wish I had told Dick sooner."
"Speaking of Dick. Don't think I didn't notice him give you a peck earlier." Veronica looked over her shoulder pointedly at Mac. "When did that start?"
"A week ago."
"Well, well. Little mama is finally getting her some. It took you long enough to get back on the saddle or were you waiting for Dick the whole time." Veronica shook her eyebrows at her.
"I'm not getting any. We've only kissed." Mac got out a bottle of water from the cooler next to her.
Veronica put down the camera and turned to full on look at Mac. "Excuse me. You've only kissed. You do know how Jack was made right? And this is Dick Casablancas we're talking about."
"I kind of freaked out on him the first time we made-out when he tried for second base."
Veronica came to sit down next to Mac on the beach blanket. "I understand Mac. You haven't been with anyone since you were attacked. What did Dick say?"
Mac played with the bottle of water in her hands. "He said he just wanted to be with me and hadn't stopped thinking of me since I left. Dick was so understanding."
"Wow. He's definitely not the guy I remember from when I left Neptune."
Mac pointed out to the water. "Get a picture of that. Dick is letting Jack stand on the board." She watched as Dick remained sitting on the board and held Jack around the waist as he stood on the board and pretended to surf.
Veronica stood up and took several shots. "To be honest, I didn't expect Dick to man up like he did. I should have encouraged you more to tell him." She came back to the blanket and put the camera down as she stood over Mac.
"Luckily, Dick has forgiven me for it."
"I'd say he has." Veronica made a kissing face at Mac.
"Oh you're one to talk. It seems like you Logan have made up for a lot of lost time. In fact, I heard that you make up several times a night sometimes."
"What can I say? The man knows what he's doing." Veronica sat down on the blanket.
Early August 2010
Mac was sitting on the kitchen counter with her legs wrapped around Dick as they were heavily making out. She had her hands in Dick's hair while she was pressed tightly against him and could feel his excitement through both their jeans.
Dick pulled back and pressed his forehead against Mac's. "I need to cool down a minute."
She ran her hands down to his chest. "What if I don't want us to cool down?"
He pushed some of her hair back behind her ear. "Mac, you don't have to."
Mac smiled up at him. "I know, but I really want to." She placed her hands on his abdomen under his shirt.
Dick smiled down at her. "Thank god!" He began kissing her again and put his hand on her stomach under her shirt before he pulled back again. "If you change your mind at any point, just tell me."
She shook her head. "I'm not changing my mind. I want to be with you." She rocked her hips against him.
"You have no idea how much I want you." He moved his hand up her shirt and rubbed her breast through her lace bra as he watched her face for reaction. He was pleased when it released a smile and a moan from Mac and used his other hand to pull her to him as he slammed his lips onto hers.
Mac reached for Dick's belt and released it before unbuttoning his jeans and slipping her hand in his pants.
"Mommy?"
Mac and Dick jumped apart as they heard Jack's voice. They both looked towards the hallway where the voice was coming from.
"Mommy?" Jack came down the hall and appeared in the doorway.
"Hey sweetie. Why are you awake?"
"I'm thirsty."
Mac looked back at Dick who caught her eye and then looked down at his crotch. She suppressed a smile and laugh. "Ok Jack, just wait there. I'm getting you some water." Mac jumped off the counter and got a cup out of the cabinet she filled with water.
"Hi Daddy." Jack waved sleepily.
"Hey little dude." Dick was leaning on the counter.
Mac approached Jack with the cup of water. "Okay sweetie. Back to bed."
"Goodnight. Love you." Dick waved at Jack.
"Night-night Daddy. Love you."
Mac mouthed the word sorry before turning and following Jack to his room. When she came back, Mac leaned against the counter next to Dick.
"I was just cock blocked by a toddler." He pulled Mac against him and clasped his hands behind her back. "I should head home."
"You could stay here." Mac bit her lip.
"What about Jack? Won't he be confused in the morning?"
"He's used to you being around. I don't think he would find it weird."
An hour later they were wrapped in Mac's bed sheets trying to catch their breath.
"I'm glad I didn't go home." Dick wrapped an arm around Mac.
Mac scooted away from him and got out of bed. "We need to put clothes on." She went to her dresser and opened a drawer where she pulled out a pair of pajama pants that she tossed at Dick.
He looked at the pants. "These are mine."
Mac pulled another pair out and slipped them on. "Yeah. I accidently grabbed them back when I got my things out of your room at The Grand. I spent the last few weeks of my pregnancy in them." She pulled on a tank top and looked at Dick who was giving her a goofy grin.
"Come here." He held his hand out to her.
Mac accepted his hand and crawled to him. "What?"
Dick kissed her deeply. "I never stopped loving you, you know."
Mac's face softened. "I never stopped loving you." She gave Dick a chaste kiss. "Put the pants on."
As soon as Dick was dressed, Mac went out of the room and checked on Jack who was sleeping soundly in his room. She came back into her room and left her door open.
"So you sleep with the door open?" Dick asked as he climbed into bed in the pajama pants and his undershirt.
"I should probably warn you. Jack may come in here during the night and get in bed with us."
Dick sunk deeper into the bed and lifted the sheets to Mac's side. "Okay. Come get into bed."
Mac turned off the lights and curled up with Dick.
At some point during the night Dick woke up when he felt something crawling up the bed. When he looked down, he saw Jack had climbed up the bench at the end of the bed and was crawling up between him and Mac. He watched as Jack crawled under the covers and got comfortable before falling asleep.
Later, Dick woke up to something in front of his face. When he opened his eyes, he saw a small foot an inch in front of him. He smiled at how funny it was to wake up with Jack's foot in his face. Gently, Dick moved his foot. Jack moved and his eyes opened. When he saw Dick, Jack crawled over to him and curled up against his chest before closing his eyes and going back to sleep. Dick kissed the top of his son's head and closed his eyes to go back to sleep.
When Mac woke up in the morning she was facing the center of the bed where Jack and Dick were both on their sides in identical positions and with matching faces. She gentle got out of bed and tip toed into the living room where she picked up her camera. Mac came back into the room and took a few pictures before setting the camera down and crawling back into bed with her guys.
Jack stirred and woke up looking at Mac.
"Morning baby." She whispered.
"Morning Mommy." Jack whispered back. He turned and looked at Dick who was still asleep, then turned back to Mac. "Can I wake up Daddy?"
Mac smiled to herself as she nodded. Jack would wake her up by hugging her and placing kisses on her cheeks. Mac thought it would be adorable to see him wake Dick the same way.
Jack crawled close to Dick and then at the top of his lungs yelled, "DADDY WAKE UP!"
Mac let out a cry when she saw Dick jumped and fell of the edge of the bed.
Jack peered over the edge of the bed laughing. "Morning Daddy."
Mac crawled across the bed and peered over the side. She smiled down at Dick. "Are you okay? That looked like it hurt."
"It did." Dick moaned on the floor.
"Jack, can you apologize for hurting Daddy?" Mac looked pointedly at her son.
Jack pressed his face into Mac's arm. "Sorry."
Mid August 2010
Mac was in her office with Steve and Mark. Things with Steve were not getting any better and now he was doing everything he can to make he look incompetent. They were discussing some of the ideas for the security software when Kevin came into the room.
"You guys would not believe who I just saw in the lobby." Kevin was Mac favorite guy on her team. He was flamboyant, fabulous, and annoyed Steve, what else could Mac ask for.
Mac continued making notes on her notepad. "Unless it was Ryan Reynolds, I'm not interested."
Kevin jumped up and down. "Close. Logan Echolls."
This got Mac's attention and her head shot up. "What's he doing here?"
"I don't know. But between him and gorgeous man he's with, I have fantasies in my spank bank for the next year." Kevin fanned himself.
"And what did this gorgeous man look like?" Mac looked out the glass wall the separated her office from the cubicles her team worked in to see both Logan and Dick walking towards her. "Nevermind. I see them."
The other guys in the office turned to see the celebrity in the office. They watched as Dick and Logan walked between the cubicles.
Steve's eyebrow shot up. "They're headed this way."
Mac licked her lips. "Yup." The p popped loudly.
Kevin came further into the office and leaned against Mac's bookcase next to her desk since the other two men were in her guest chairs.
Dick and Logan came to the opened door.
"Good afternoon. Are we interrupting anything?" Dick asked, as he eyed at all the guys in her office when he came into the room.
Kevin stood up. "No, please come in."
Paul was walking by at that moment and stopped in the door when he saw her office filled. "Looks like a party in here."
Dick turned to the newcomer. "Paul, right?" He held out a hand to him.
"Yeah. Good to see you again."
Paul had apologized to Mac a couple of days after he asked her out. He didn't realize she was taken since she never mentioned a husband or kid. Mac had corrected him that Dick wasn't her husband, but did say he was her boyfriend. She had also asked him not to tell others in the office because she didn't want her personal life to be anyone's business and was sure some may use it against her. However, this time Steve would be telling people that Dick bought her way into Kane.
Mac took a deep breath before standing up and moving to stand between Logan and Dick. "Okay, so here are the introductions." She pointed to each guy as she listed his name. "Kevin, Mark, and Steve are all on my development team. Then Paul in the door is another team lead." Mac then gestured to guys standing next to her. "This is Dick and Logan."
Kevin pointed at Dick. "Wait, I know you. Aren't you Dick Casablancas? You're developing the new beachside condos."
"Yeah that's me."
"Whoa. I didn't realize you were Dick Casablancas." Paul straightened from where he was leaned against the doorframe.
Kevin leered at Logan and Dick from across the room. "So how do you guys know the boss lady?"
Mac put a hand on each guys arm. "Their old friends. I've known them since high school." She felt both Dick and Logan turn their heads and stare at her like she had all of a sudden grown a third eye in her forehead. "It's noon, so you guys should take your lunch breaks. In fact, take and extra half hour."
Paul laughed from the doorway and walked away to his office. Mark and Steve stood up and left with a polite good-bye to the two men.
However, Kevin moved closer. "Something isn't right with that explanation."
She looked over at Dick and saw him cross his arms in front of him as he narrowed his eyes at her. "Okay. Fine. Dick is my boyfriend. But don't tell the rest of the team."
"Ha. I knew there was something." Kevin started for the door, but quickly turned back. "Mac, I would never tell those assholes."
"Thank you." Mac closed her office door and turned around to see Dick glaring at her.
"Why would you not want your co-workers knowing we're together?"
Mac went back to her desk. "I'm a woman in a man's field so I don't want to give them any ammunition. Plus, I was hired in as their boss without paying my dues. It's hard enough here because they already think I slept with Jake Kane to get the job. If they find out we're together, they would just assume you got me the job."
"Sorry. I didn't realize it was bad here. You never talk about work." Dick stuffed his hands in his pants.
"I don't talk about it because I hate my job." Mac grabbed her purse out of her drawer. "I assume you two came to take me to lunch." They nodded to her. "Great. Let's go."
They made it out into the lobby of Kane, when Mac noticed Steve and Trevor, a programmer from Paul's team, walking to towards the door a few feet in front of them.
"I bet she's doing both of them. She's probably trying to sleep her way to the top." Steve laughed. "I wonder how much it costs, because Mac is a fine piece of ass?"
Dick bolted forwards and grabbed Steve by the shirt collar. "While I respect Mac not wanting to bring her personal life into work, I would like to give you a fair warning." He leaned into Steve's ear. "If you speak about the mother of my child like that again, you will regret it." Dick let go of Steve's collar and began to straighten his shirt. "Do we have an understanding?"
Steve nodded.
Mac was fuming as she watched the exchange. She was furious at Dick for reacting, but she also had a bit of satisfaction seeing Steve squirm since what he said did enrage her.
Dick approached Mac and put a hand on the small of her back. "Sorry. I couldn't let him say stuff like that."
Mac took a deep breath and kept her cool. She was not going to let the men she worked with see her getting upset.
"So that explains it. She has a rich baby daddy." Steve scoffed.
Logan took a step forward as Dick turned around to face Steve. Mac grabbed both their arms and pulled them back.
"Stop." Mac looked around and saw a crowd forming to watch.
"Ms. Mackenzie." A voice boomed from the crowd.
Mac looked up to see Jake Kane walking towards them.
"What is going on here?"
"Nothing Mr. Kane. Just a disagreement."
Jake came closer to the group. "I believe you're Steve Morris." He extended his hand to Steve.
"Yes, sir." Steve shook Jake hand obvious thinking it was good thing for Jake Kane to know his name.
"Oh good. You're fired. Clean your desk out. Security will escort you off the property." Jake turned back to the rest of the group. "Dick, Logan. It's good to see you. It's been years."
"Excuse me. You can't just fire me." Steve rushed to stand in front of Jake.
"Actually I can and I just did. We have a complaint from two co-workers that you have been harassing a female employee. Then I come out here and witness it first hand, so yes I can just fire you." Jake smirked at him.
