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CHAPTER 7
Anya sat in the school gardens reading her history book, the warm sun warmed her face as she read, she looked up and smiled at the sight of Rio and Lucie coming towards her. Rio sat next to her and picked up her hand gently kissing her fingers "Hi babe" he breathed before giving her a quick kiss.
"Hi there yourself" she looked around "Where's Taj?" she asked
Lucie sat across from her and frowned "Probably with his new girlfriend" she snapped.
Anya smiled "Isn't is time you got over this Lucie, I know you like him but he's explained things to you"
"Yeah, and it's not as if you couldn't get a new guy if you wanted" Rio finished
Lucie sighed "I know" she brightened up a little "Maybe that's what I should do, if I can't beat um, join um" she looked around "I wonder who I should give a shot to".
Rio laughed and looked back at Anya "I think Taj is in trouble for being late again" he said his blue eyes sparkling at her.
Anya shivered slightly as Rio's hand moved around her back and his fingertips trailed up and down it, she calmed herself and looked at him "Oh no, daddy will kill him if he gets another detention, we won't have to worry about his crown because he won't have a head to wear it on" she sighed.
"I think he's just getting a telling off, to be honest I think they give him a harder time because of who he is, try and stamp some authority" Rio said looking up at the sun.
Lucie nodded "Yeah, like they just want to be in charge because they know they won't be able to in a few years"
"But they don't act like that with me, and its me who'll be in charge of Haven" Anya frowned
Lucie laughed "You never do anything wrong Anya, you're a good girl"
"With a hell of a bad temper, just like her mother" came Taj's voice as he slumped down next to Lucie
Anya frowned at him "I hope you haven't got another detention Taj, daddy will kill you?" she asked
Taj shook his head "Just a telling off this time" he shrugged turning to Lucie and smiled.
She narrowed her eyes at him and got up "I'm gonna go talk to Mason" she smiled waving as she left.
Taj watched her leave "Why is she going to talk to him?" he asked looking back at his twin sister and best friend
"She likes him" Anya shrugged
He scowled and watched as Lucie flirted with the boy across the grass "Since when?"
"I dunno, but she can't wait around for you forever Taj" Anya said looking back at her history book "Have you seen this about Mama and her garage and race team, she's quite amazing y'know?" she asked smiling.
Taj moved the book to look at it "I know she is" he said proudly
"I think sometimes we forget just how great she is, I mean daddy get's all the attention because of who he is and what he can do but we forget Mama is just as incredible" Anya smiled
Taj nodded and smiled at the picture of his parents in the book.
Later that day Jak stood at the side of the race track with a stop watch and clip board watching as Taj raced around. He sighed and made a note of the time before striding over to Taj on his zoomer and waiting for him to remove his helmet.
Taj frowned as he looked up at the clock over the start/finish line "Not too good huh dad?" he asked
Jak shook his head "Not nearly quick enough son, whats up with you today, you can normally get around this track in half that time?" he enquired.
Taj shrugged "I dunno, just a lot on my mind I guess"
"Like what?" Jak asked
Again Taj shrugged "Lucie got herself a new guy"
"I thought you liked that other girl, the new one?" Jak said frowning
Taj frowned "Thats whats doing my head in, I was fine until I saw Lucie with Mason"
Jak smiled "Looks like it's a simple case of you don't want her but you don't want anyone else to have her"
"It's not that dad, I do want her, but she wants too much from me, I'll have loads of responsibility soon enough, I just want to have some fun while I can" Taj said sighing
Jak nodded and placed a strong hand on his son's shoulder "Son, you will have lots of responsibility when your time comes, and when it does I know you'll be a great king, just like your grandfather...and you must choose your queen wisely, she will have to be your strength, she will have to be strong"
"Thats the thing, out of all the girls I've been out with, Lucie is the only one that I can actually see beside me in that throne room" Taj sighed.
Jak smiled "Maybe that's your answer, but there's no rush, like you said you should have some fun"
Taj smiled back at his father "Thanks dad...I'll try the track again shall I" he chuckled
"Can't do any worse" Jak chuckled stepping back from the track as Taj revved the engine.
Jak noticed Anya, Lucie and another girl wander into the stadium. Anya smiled and waved at her father, he smiled back and started making his way towards them. "Hey angel, what are you doing here, checking out the competion?" he joked.
Anya laughed and stepped into her fathers arms hugging him "As if daddy, I could beat Taj blind folded"
Jak laughed and let her go "Just like your mother huh, so what are you doing here..." he looked at Lucie and smiled "Hi Lucie, how are you?"
Lucie blushed and looked at the ground "I'm good thanks " she said quietly
Jak chuckled "Lucie, you have been my daughters best friend since you were what, two, three?" Lucie nodded "And you've been fooling around with my son since you were about thirteen, I think you can call me Jak"
Lucie blushed again but smiled at Jak "Okay, urm Jak"
Anya nudged her father "Daddy your embarrassing her...anyway Marissa came looking for Taj" she said nodding at Marissa stood looking at him.
Jak nodded "Ah, the new girl in my son's life...nice to meet you" he smiled
Marissa grinned cockily "You too Commander Mar" she said.
Again Jak nodded "I'll just go see his lap time, he's been a bit off today, some girl on his mind" he said winking over at Lucie "And then you can have him Marissa, but only ten minutes he's still grounded" he said sternly before turning to Anya and kissing her gently on the forehead "Tell your dad I'll see him in the wasteland at the weekend Lucie" he smiled before jogging off down to the track.
Marissa frowned at Lucie "What?" she snapped a half smirk on her face
"I suppose you think your all that just because Taj's dad likes you" Marissa spat
Anya stepped forward "Like daddy said, he's known Lucie her entire life, now we're going back to talk to my mother" she said stamping off.
Lucie smirked "Who by the way is called Keira" she said smugly.
Back in the garage Anya and Lucie sat on Keira's work bench watching her work on Anya's zoomer.
"So how was Taj doing out on the track?" Keira asked
Anya shrugged "Daddy said he's been a bit off today, said he had some girl on his mind"
"That girl that was just here?" Keira enquired standing up and wiping her oily hands
Anya smiled and nudged Lucie "I think maybe Lucie was on his mind, he's been in a right mood since he saw her talking to Mason at school earlier" she giggled
Keira smiled knowingly and nodded "Ah the old get um jealous trick, let um see what their missing eh Lucie?"
Lucie shrugged and blushed "Rio just pointed out that Taj wasn't the only one who can get someone new, and I like Mason, he's cute"
"Well good for you" Keira smiled
Anya nudged her friend again "Have you ever done it Mama, gone out with someone just to make someone else jealous?" she asked
Keira laughed and shook her head "I've only ever been out with daddy and Torn, and trust me baby girl the minute I met your father all thoughts of that other man completely vanished out of my head"
"Didn't he try and get you back though?" Lucie asked
Keira nodded "He tried and failed, you see he could see that I was happy, only he couldn't figure out why because me and Jak had to hide our relationship for a while, and it drove him mad, he couldn't stand the thought that someone else was making me happier than he ever could, he thought he could just come and pick me up from where he'd dropped me whenever he wanted, only I'd found something and someone else better, and even if I hadn't I wouldn't have gone back to him" she explained.
Anya frowned "What if you hadn't met daddy?" she asked sadly.
Keira laughed and moved over to hug her daughter "Angel, daddy and I are destiny, we were always going to meet and fall in love" she smiled.
"So how long did you have to sneak around for?" Lucie asked
Keira smiled at the thought "Until these two were inside me, I was in the throne room one day handing my notice in to Governess Praxis when Jak and Torn came in, Torn and his massive ego thought it was all about him and begged me to take him back" she lifted her daughters chin and looked into her sad eyes "But daddy was there, Torn threatened to kill him but your father is a much better warrior than Torn and he knew he'd lose, but daddy told Ashelin and Torn how much he loved me, how much he loved us, and that he would kill anyone who tried taking us away from him"
"I'm glad daddy was there" Anya said
Keira nodded "It wouldn't have made a difference if he wasn't, I wasn't going back to that man, not ever, I've belonged to Jak Mar from the moment we bumped into each other outside the throne room that day, and I always will" she smiled.
"I'm glad to hear it" Came Jaks voice from the door way, he wandered in and frowned "Whats going on?" he asked looking at Keira.
Keira moved over to him and wrapped her arms around his waist, smiling up at him "Nothing, Anya and Lucie just wanted to know if I'd ever gone out with someone just to make someone else jealous"
"And have you?" Jak asked placing his hands on her hips and looking down at him.
Keira laughed "Come on Jak you know I've only been with you and that really bad mistake and I never had to or wanted to make you jealous"
"What about him?" Jak asked
Keira shook her head "I told you all them years ago that I wasn't really in love with him, that I couldn't have been because it didn't feel anywhere near as good as being with you, as loving you" she stood on her tip toes and kissed him gently, pulling away she smiled "You are the love of my life Jak Mar and I am always yours".
Jak sighed and pulled her into a tight embrace "Whatever did I do to get so lucky?" he asked breathing in her scent of oil and flowers
Keira giggled "It helps that your hot".
Anya blew out a breath from her place on the work bench "God, can you two not save it for the bedroom?" she grumbled
Jak laughed and looked at his daughter "I love your mother Anya, and I don't care if the whole world stands here and listens to me tell her over and over again"
Lucie jumped down off the bench and laughed "I think its nice, I better go" she hugged Anya and waved to Jak and Keira "See ya tomorrow Anya, see ya Keira, see ya Jak".
Anya jumped down also "I'm going to do my homework upstairs, can you two behave?" she joked.
Jak shook his head "Not for a second angel" he chuckled.
Anya laughed and watched for a minute as her parents kissed before going upstairs.
Down on the race track Taj got off his zoomer and began pushing it over to Marissa "Hey" he smiled "What are you doing here?" he asked.
"I wanted to see you" she smiled back "I should have guessed Lucie would be here" she said bitterly
Taj frowned "Marissa, Lucie is my sisters best friend, and also a good friend of mine, she's always gonna be around"
"Don't forget your ex, your dad even seems to love her" Marissa snapped
He stopped and looked at Marissa "My dad has known her nearly her whole life, he works with her dad...why are you so upset about this?" he snapped back
"Because every time I see you your with her, at school, here, she was at your house at the weekend...and your dad said you had a girl on your mind, and I don't think he was talking about me" she said looking away from him.
Taj smiled and let go of the zoomer, stepping forward he reached out and lifted Marissa's chin with a finger before gently pressing his lips to hers, after a few seconds he pulled away and smiled "It's nice that your jealous, but there's really no need to be"
"Really?" she asked
Taj nodded "If I wanted to be with Lucie I would be, but right now I wanna be with you, okay?" he asked
Marissa nodded and smiled.
"Now I better get back to the garage before I'm grounded for another week" he chuckled
Later that night Jak strolled into his and Keira's bedroom. He smiled at his wife sat up in bed reading quietly while he striped down to just his boxer shorts and climbed into bed. He turned on his side and ran a rough hand over Keira's belly.
Keira smiled and looked at her husband "Why do you insist on rubbing my fat belly?" she asked.
Jak laughed "Keira you are far from fat besides I love your belly" he said rubbing it again
"I am, I never used to have a belly" she said
Jak shook his head and looked at her "Baby, you have an amazing body and I love all of it but your belly is my favorite" he smiled
Keira closed her book and put it down "Really, and why is that?" she asked
"Because pretty girl, that's where our babies grew, that's where you looked after them until they were ready to come out" he grinned.
Keira moved her hand to rest on Jak's over her belly "Well I don't like it, Tess and Ashelin haven't got one, yet I can't seem to get rid of it no matter what I do"
"Tess and Ashelin haven't had four children, and I don't give a damn about their bellies, I love yours" Jak said
Keira smiled and leaned forward to kiss Jak "You always can talk your way outta trouble"
Jak laughed and pushed Keira back positioning himself above her, he lifted his hand and stroked her face "Now wife, I want to be inside that amazing body of yours" he grinned.
Keira laughed and wrapped her legs around his waist pulling him closer to her "Whatever you say husband" she breathed.
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