[A.N] I hope you enjoy this second installment of my new story. I'm not quite sure where it wants to go yet so feedback would help a lot. That being said, enjoy!
DISCLAIMER! I do NOT own them… I just wish I did.
What You Want Most Ch. 2
Hilde Maxwell juggled on baby on her hip while trying to make a bottle with her free hand. The twins were currently asleep in their cribs after nearly two hours of trying. She sighed as she wiped some flour off her forehead. She had decided to make homemade pizza for dinner. Duo had just returned from a long day working at the scrap yard and he'd want to have some dinner and a cold beer. She loved her husband dearly even with his quirks. He was a bit of a goofball most of the time and many people who didn't know him well enough would say that he is a man that simply doesn't take life seriously enough. If they only knew that that goofy boy was actually on of the universe's most dangerous men.
She smiled as her child reached out his chubby little hands for his now full bottle. It was as she put the one year old in the playpen that the phone began to ring. She walked over and casually picked up the receiver, smiling when she saw the face of her dear friend.
"Relena! How are you?"
"Hello Hilde. It's good to see you."
"Same here. Haven't heard from you in a while. You really should call more often."
"I know. I'm sorry. Things have been rather crazy lately in the Earth-Sphere. I've spent the last several weeks in and out of meetings and buried behind mountains of paper work. I swear, sometimes I feel more like an intergalactic babysitter instead of a politician." Hilde laughed. It was good to see the other woman smiling.
"But seriously Rel, how have you been?"
"Besides ridiculously busy? I've been well. How is everyone in the Maxwell household?"
"Oh, we're doin' great! The twins are asleep and I've just put little Deakin in his playpen. The poor thing can't seem to get to sleep." As if to emphasize her words the littlest Maxwell began to fuss a little.
"Is he teething again?"
"I don't know. He might just be fussy. His daddy's usually home by now. He's a real daddy's baby."
"I see. So how old are they now? I feel like I've been out of touch forever."
"Well Damon and Dana are five and little Deakin is only one."
"Wow, time flies."
"Tell me about it. They're growing up too fast." She glanced at her youngest son who was contentedly sucking on his bottle.
"You're so lucky to have them."
"I know." Her friend's last comment made her curious. "Not that it isn't great to hear from you, but why are you calling so suddenly?"
"Well, I wanted you to be the first to congratulate me."
"Because…?"
"I'm engaged." Her eyes widened in shock at the news! She couldn't wait to tell Duo.
"What? When?"
"He asked me yesterday and-"
"And you're just now telling me?"
"Well I only told him yes today. I… I had to think about it."
"Think about it?" She couldn't believe what she was hearing. "You've been waiting for him to propose for almost fifteen years now and you had to think about it?!"
"Fifteen years? I've only been dating him for one." Hilde paused, completely confused.
"What? Who are you talking about?"
"Who are you talking about?" The perplexed look on her friend's face made her realize her mistake.
"Heero." A quick look of shock registered across the blonde woman's face before pain flashed in her aqua eyes.
"No… Donovan. I have been dating him for a year now. He thinks it's time to take things to the next level and I… I happen to agree."
"I see…" She was in shock. Relena was getting married? "Well, congratulations."
"Hilde, please be happy for me."
"I am Relena, really I am. The question is, are you happy?
"Of course I am. Donovan is wonderful. He's kind and intelligent..."
"I understand that Rel, but-"
"I couldn't wait forever, Hilde. Donovan loves me. He'll make a great husband and even, one day, a wonderful father."
"Who are you trying to convince Rel?"
"Hilde…" The look of uncertainty in Relena's eyes was replaced by hurt. She found herself sighing.
"If this is really what you want than I'm with you one hundred percent."
"Thank you, Hilde." The blonde woman smiled but it didn't quite reach her eyes. "I was hoping you'd be my matron of honor."
"Like I would say no." She laughed and for the first time in their conversation she saw her friend's face light up with a genuine smile.
"I knew I could count on you. Now I hate to cut this short but I really have to go. I have a few more documents that I need to look over before I can go home for the night."
"I understand." She found herself concerned. Something told her that Relena wasn't truly doing this for the right reasons.
"Please tell Duo I say hello and give the kids my love."
"I will Rel."
"I'll let you know more specifics on everything as soon as I work them out."
"Okay. I'm looking forward to it."
"Goodnight Hilde."
"Goodnight Rel. Take care." She hung up the receiver as the screen went black. She sighed and turned to look at her now sleeping son. She could hardly believe it. Relena's sudden decision to marry her boyfriend seemed so unlike her. She just hoped her friend truly knew what she was doing. Her thought process was interrupted as the door opened and Duo stepped in. He flashed her a tired smile and scooped her into a hug, kissing her passionately. She broke the kiss, laughing.
"Duo, cut it out. You just got home." She slapped him playfully as she tried to make her way to the kitchen.
"Exactly. I've been gone from you all day. It's time to make up for lost time." He grabbed her around the waist again, pulling her close and kissing her neck.
"Duo…" She laughed; her husband was always playful. It was one of the things she loved about him.
"Are all the kids asleep?"
"Yes they are but you need to take a shower! You smell like a walking scrap yard!" She pushed him away gently.
"Well I've been working hard all day babe. I need a little relaxation."
"Well you can relax while you eat. Now sit down, there's something I need to tell you." She ushered him over to one of the kitchen chairs and took the pizza out of the oven. She set a plate with a few piece in front of him which he wasted no time in picking up.
"So what's this big piece of news ya got for me?" after years of living with him she had learned how to understand him with his mouth full of food.
"It's a good thing you're sitting down. This is going to shock you as much as it shocked me."
"So tell me already!"
"Relena called just a little bit ago and told me something interesting."
"Lena called and I missed it? Oh man! Now I wish I hadn't worked over." He was genuinely bummed. He and Relena had become like brother and sister.
"Will you let me finish?"
"Sure." He scooped another piece up off his plat and took a huge bite.
"Well she called to ask me to be her matron of honor. She's getting married." Duo almost choked on his food as he started laughing.
"Well I'll be! That son-of-a-gun actually did it! I didn't think he had it in him."
"He didn't." Duo paused, the smile fading from his face.
"What do ya mean? You said she's engaged."
"Yes, but I never said to him." A small silence settled between them as he words registered to him.
"Wow… just… wow… I always thought-"
"I know, I did too." Another silence settles between them as if they both are considering how to truly react to the news.
"Well… so who's the lucky stiff that's hooked her?"
"His name is Donovan, the guy she's been dating for over a year now."
"That loser? Come on! Rel can do so much better." He got up and walked to the fridge and pulled out a beer. Her opened it and too a long drink.
"And just who do you think would be better, Duo?"
"I don't know but not him."
"Well it's not your choice now is it?" She put the pizza in a storage container in the fridge and the dinner dishes in the sink, her mind still on the subject at hand.
"Is she in love with the guy?"
"Honestly? I don't think so. I know she cares for him and she says he loves her but we all know who she's really in love with."
"Yeah… I wonder how he took the news."
"I don't know but one way or another it serves him right. God knows she's been patient. If she's finally found someone to be happy with, then I say let her." She sat down with a glass of iced tea.
"Yeah… I just hope she really will be happy. " He walked to the living room, leaving her to her thoughts.
"Me too, Duo. Me too." She walked over to the sink and washed the dishes in silence, trying hard not to think about how disturbed she was over Relena's news. After all these years of knowing how much her friend cared for the stoic pilot she'd expected them to someday fess up to the silent love and live happily ever after. She sighed as she put the last dish in her cupboard. She walked into the living room and smiled at the sight that greeted her. Duo had fallen asleep sitting up on the couch. She shook her head and walked over, climbed onto the couch and cuddled up next to him. She lived a simple life with just her and her small family but it was a good life, a fulfilling one. She only wished Relena would one day find the same sort of happiness she had now.
[A.N.] I hope you enjoyed it. Sorry it's kinda short! I'll have another one out soon. Please let me know what you think and even give me an idea of what you might like to see happen and I'll do my best to please. Thanks again!