Secrets of the Past
Adam arrived at her apartment early in the morning. It was about seven thirty and he really hoped she was awake. He knew during a workday she was always at work about now but he didn't know if she woke up that early on a weekend.
He stepped towards her door hesitantly. Then he lifted his hand and knocked. From inside the apartment he heard a thud and then slight swearing before someone ran to the door. He watched as it opened to reveal David standing there smiling.
"Mommy, Adam's here," David said as he grabbed Adam's hand and led him inside. "We going to go to your game now?"
"Sorry, breakfast first," Adam said and the boy frowned.
"You eat breakfast?" David asked and Adam just nodded. "Breakfast is nasty. It's too early to eat."
"Actually, breakfast is healthy for you and if you know what you're doing you can make it taste really good," Adam said as McKenzie walked out of her room in a long tee-shirt and a pair of blue jeans. She looked comfortable dressed like that and he was surprised.
He was use to her dress pants, nice top looks but seeing her like this was… different.
"Hey Adam, what time is it?" Kenzie asked with a yawn.
"Seven thirty. I figured I might take you two out for breakfast," Adam said and she smiled.
"The extent of my breakfast in the morning is an apple as I walk out the door and a cup of coffee," Kenzie said with a laugh. "This mister always has a bowl of cereal in the morning, wheat-brand."
Adam scrunched up his nose and turned to the kid. "No wonder you don't like breakfast, I wouldn't either if I had to eat that drivel." Adam said and the kid smiled widely at him.
"Don't encourage him, its hard enough to get him to eat," Kenzie sighed and Adam got an idea.
"Do you mind if I make you guys breakfast. I'm a halfway decent cook," Adam said and her eyes grew wide. He couldn't help but smile at her shocked look.
"You, cook? Okay, is there anything you're not good at because you're starting to seem almost too perfect," Kenzie said laughing and he felt himself blush.
"I stammer as I mentioned last night, I'm a horrible dancer, and I have no sense of direction," Adam said and she laughed.
"Well, still pretty damn close to perfect if you ask me," Kenzie said but then she instantly blushed and covered her mouth as her son gasped.
"Mommy, you cussed," her son said, his mouth hanging down as his eyes grew wide from shock.
Adam held back a pinched lipped laugh as Kenzie stammered out an apology. Her son looked at her wary and Adam had to leave the room, it getting nearly impossible to keep from laughing now.
When he did he breathed in slowly, in the attempt to stop his urge to laugh. As he stood there a noise sounded from behind him. He turned around to see David pushing the door open.
The little brunette boy stuck his head in the door and looked in with a large smile on his face.
"Adam, mommy wants to know if breakfast is still an opton… opten…" David struggled.
"Option?" Adam asked and David nodded. "Yeah, I'll make breakfast."
"Yay," David yelled running into the room before grabbing Adams hand. Adam laughed at the boy's enthusiasm. Then the boy pulled him to the kitchen. The boy then watched as Adam went to the fridge and pulled out a carton of eggs and all the ingredients needed to make homemade pancakes.
Adam looked down at the boy who looked amazed by all the cooking ingredients and a thought occurred to him out of nowhere. "Would you like to help me?" Adam asked. The boy's eyes grew wide and a smile began to form on his lips again. Then the boy nodded vigorously.
Slowly Adam went and grabbed a chair for David to stand on. Then he grabbed the eggs and cracked it gently and tossed into the garbage.
"May I?" David asked grabbing an egg.
"Okay, but try not to get any shell in the mixture," Adam said as he watched the little boy crack the egg in the bowl. Only a small piece of shell got in the bowl and Adam was impressed.
Slowly the two made scrambled eggs and some pancakes for them. The boy wound up getting more of the flower from the pancakes on him than in the bowl. When they were done Adam found some apples and sliced them up.
When he had just got done setting the table and had sent David to go get cleaned up when a noise caused him to look up. There, standing in the door of her bedroom, was Kenzie looking beautiful. Her hair was strangely waved like he'd never seen it due to the fact she always wore it straight. A blue green halter top rested gently on her upper torso but it cut off just at her navel. On her lower half was a pair of loose low ride jeans.
Internally he watched as she walked towards him. Then she grabbed a sweater from a nearby chair and slid it on. It left only the little bit of flesh from between her belly button to the rim of her pants showing.
"Wow," Adam muttered and Kenzie smiled at him.
"What's wow?" Kenzie asked flinching as she went to grab a cup of coffee.
"You are. I've never seen you dressed so… relaxed. You're always dressed so professionally," Adam said as David ran in, his shirt changed but his pants still got slight flour on them.
"I'm hungry," the boy said and Kenzie led her son to the table. Adam followed behind diligently.
He sat down at the four person table right across from Kenzie.
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She'd just sat down when he took his place right across from her. Kenzie was surprised by this man she worked with but was just beginning to realize she hardly knew. He served her and her son sweetly. They ate as Adam and David spoke, joking.
Instead of joining in their conversation she sat back and watched. David didn't have much male influence in his life. Hell, she wasn't sure he had any male influence in his life. So, watching their interactions was almost entertaining.
After a while David ran to his room and came back carrying his little GIJoe figurine.
"You know," Adam said as David finished explaining the duties of a soldier. "You kind of remind me of Mac. I wouldn't be surprised to find you becoming a marine one day."
"Hey," she said jumping in. "Don't you dare be putting my son in the front lines. If he's going to be doing anything with a gun he'll be working as a cop right where I can keep an eye on him."
Adam laughed and held his hands up in surrender. "Hey, I'm just saying. Mac even mentioned when he was a kid he used to dress up in fatigues instead of as a superhero, does David do that too?"
"Yes, I do," David said importantly and both she and Adam smiled. It felt good to smile. As they finished eating Adam stood up and collected the dirty dishes and carried them to the sink.
"Hey, I can do that, you don't have to," Kenzie said standing up.
"I'm OCD remember, dirty dishes kills me," Adam admitted and she smiled. She'd always wondered why he always felt the need to toss out her coffee cup when it was done, even if she'd sat it down for only a minute. That explained a lot.
"Okay, but let me help you," Mackenzie said walking to his side.
"I'll wash, you dry," Adam suggested and she nodded. The pair went to the sink and she felt her hands shaking from being so close to him. Images of their kiss the night before filled her head.
As she stood next to him drying the dishes and putting them away she saw him glance at her when he thought she wasn't paying attention. She knew that last night rested heavily on both of their minds but neither was brave enough to mention it. As he pulled the plug she turned to him.
He turned towards her hesitantly. She smiled at him, wondering if kissing him again would have the same impact on her as it had the night before.
It was awkward but finally David came out of his room and the three made their way to Adam's street. They parked in the driveway of a really nice suburban home and walked two blocks. Her son held her hand and they followed him to a bunch of full grown men.
"Hey, Adam, about time you got here," one of the men called. "We were about to start the game without you."
"Sorry, I was with some friends," Adam called as she noticed him glance at her. The others noticed too and began making wooing noises at them.
"About time Ross," one of the women called and Adam blushed. She blushed too. However, sarcasm got a hold of her.
"Hey, there's a kid here," Kenzie said laughing. The others laughed and someone threw up their hands.
"I guess that means all the innuendos and sex jokes are off the market then huh?" the guy said and David looked around confused.
"Hey, no using the S word around the boy Tony… how would you like me talking that way around Alice or Damien?" Adam asked and the guy she assumed was Tony pinched his lips.
"So, lets get this game started," someone else called and Kenzie watched as Adam took off his coat then unbuttoned his top to show a dark navy blue wife beater underneath it. He sat them down on the ground and made his way to one of the goalie boxes.
She had to admit, the man was built good for a pretty skinny guy. He had defined arm muscles, his stomach didn't appear to rippled but it wasn't flat as a board either.
She watched him as the game started and she had to admit he had some skill. Very few goals were made against him. He seemed able to anticipate all of their moves, probably from playing against the same group all the time. David cheered like crazy for Adam and she cheered some too.
Half-way through the game a group of women came over to them.
"Hi, I'm Bambi," a dark brunette said. "And yes, that's my real name."
"Mackenzie, though my friends call me Kenzie," Kenzie said looking at them.
"I'm Juniper though everyone calls me June and this is my sister Janice," A red headed woman said right before pointing at a woman who stood right next to her, identical to her.
"Yeah, and I'm Lisa," a bigger burly woman said looking at her.
"Nice to meet you guys," Kenzie said politely, her face stoic, emotionless.
The one named Lisa stepped forward and had a hard look on her face before she spoke. "You hurt our Adam and we will have to hurt you," Lisa said, her voice hushed, most likely so David couldn't hear their conversation.
Kenzie just smiled. "Usually, I'd punch you for a comment like that," Kenzie said looking at the team as she held up her hands. "However, right now I'm worried about pulling a stitch. Now, I don't plan on hurting Adam so we have no problems there."
The others glanced at each other then shrugged. One of the twins, June Kenzie thought, spoke up first. "So, how'd you meet our Adam?" June asked.
"We work together in the crime lab," she said and all the eyes glanced at each other, a smile tugging at their lips.
"That means you're a cop," Bambi asked and Kenzie nodded. "So, how did you injure your hands, they look kind of bad."
"I was in a burnt out crime scene when the floor gave beneath me," Kenzie explained. "I grabbed onto the nearest hanging board resulting in the cuts on my hand."
"Wow, Adam must have been freaking out," Janice said and Kenzie looked at her confused as David whooped behind her like the other adults were. However, the boy was the loudest.
"What do you mean?" Kenzie asked looking at Janice.
"I mean, he freaks out if any of us so much as gets in a tiny fender bender or gets in a fist fight. Both of which are usually nonfatal plus we aren't sleeping with him. You could have died and are sleeping with him. He must have been scared to death," Janice explained as Kenzie jumped in.
"First off, we were just friends at that time, and second off we haven't… you know, slept together," Kenzie said her face growing red from embarrassment. Just then her phone rang and she looked to see it read Mac. "Excuse me, its work so I need to take this."
With that she stepped somewhat out of the crowd and answered her phone. Her eyes watching both her son and Adam.
"Storm speaking," Kenzie said into the phone.
"Mackenzie Storm. Could you come into the lab," Mac asked and she sighed.
"Mac, sir," she said and she could almost hear him grinding his teeth since he hates being called sir, "I'm sorry but I'm on medical leave. I will be back to the lab in about a week so whatever it is couldn't it wait till then."
She heard a pause and a sigh.
"I suppose it could wait. However, when you do return you are to report to my office, first thing. Is that understood Ms. Storm," Mac asked.
"Understood, now, can I let you go, I'm out with some friends," Kenzie only partially lied.
"Alright," Mac said. There was a moment of hesitation before her boss hung up. Inside she was wondering what that was all about but she just shrugged it off and went back to her son and the four women she'd just met.
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"Damn it," Mac muttered as he hung up the phone with his daughter. He'd wanted to spill his guts right there over the phone.
"Hey Mac, are you okay?" Stella asked walking to him, closing the door so that they'd have some privacy.
"She's not coming in, thought I wanted to talk about a case I think so she asked if we could wait for a week," Mac said looking up.
"I figured she'd take it that way. She's got your stubborn trait," Stella said sitting down in one of the chairs in front of his desk. "She's a lot like you to tell the truth. However, she relies more on her gut and it seems to get her where she needs to go."
"Yeah, I know," Mac said as he pulled an old picture out of his desk. "I went searching through some of my old belongings and found this."
With that he handed Stella a picture of a wavy haired brunette with aqua colored eyes.
"Who is she?" Stella asked and he noticed her eyes skimmed the picture, probably taking in the way his arm was wrapped around the woman's waist.
"Isabella Storm, my ex girlfriend and if I'm not mistaken, Mackenzie's mother," Mac said, glancing at Stella who was looking at the woman in the picture.
"She's beautiful Mac, however, I'd say Mackenzie has your eyes, not her mothers. Her eyes are too green while yours are all blue," Stella said absently as she looked at the picture. "However, where you're daughter got her height is beyond me since you're not very tall and Isabella Storm appears a lot shorter than you are."
Mac gave Stella a glare before he looked back at the picture.
"Is was my girlfriend. I had broken up with her three months before I met Claire. She and I had been dating off and on for three years, mostly while I was overseas. I still can't believe she wouldn't have told me she'd gotten pregnant. That doesn't seem like her," Mac said and Stella looked up smiling.
"You really cared for her, didn't you?" Stella asked and Mac nodded.
"I had thought about proposing but then we had this huge blowup. We stopped talking afterwards and then I met Claire. Everything changed. Is did return to my life about a year after our breakup with a little girl in her arms. She told me she was baby sitting for a friend so I believed her…" Mac said till his eyes got wide as he realized what he'd just admitted. "Oh god, I met my daughter when she was a baby and didn't even realize it."
He put his face in his hands at the realization. He felt like a total ass now.
"Whoa, okay, Mac, you need to stop this. You're actually freaking me out a little," Stella said walking around the desk to kneel before him. "Mac, look at me. Mac."
Her coax was gently but it was enough. He looked up into her caring eyes.
"I'm usually the one you're saying this to but you need to relax and compartmentalize. You can't let your emotions override your common sense. Beating yourself up won't help this situation any," Stella said and he sighed knowing she was right. It didn't make him feel any better, or make the situation any easier to deal with but still. It helped to know she understood.
"Thanks," Mac said before pulling himself together. He sighed and looked around. There was work still needing to be done, an arsonist still needing to be caught, and a whole lot of time not to worry about the soap opera his life appeared to be becoming.
"Let's get back to work," Stella said and the two left his office once more. Secretly, Mac was praying his newly found daughter was okay.
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[Another chapter done. Thank you for reading and I hope you liked it. Oh, and thank you to everyone who reviewed. How do you think Kenzie is going to take it when she finds out the truth? How about when Adam learns he made out with the boss's daughter? Oh, and one more question, what do you thinks going to happen when Mac learns he's got two other daughters and a grandson? Well, just thought I'd give you a few things to ponder. Well thank you for reading. TVGirl09]