"She does?"
"C'mon, you're her brother and you complain?" Lauren asked as she let out a little smirk.
"Uhh…" Terry looked to the wall.
Talking about Mia's cooking wasn't a good topic he could talk about.
Antonio walked in the kitchen and greeted everyone. He sat beside Terry and pat him in the shoulder.
"Terry, you have your guitar with you? It's been awhile since we don't rock!"
"Of course, bro" Terry said "First, I would forget Mia before my guitar"
Terry's father from his seat of the table gave his son a glare "Terry..."
"Sorry dad" He apologized but looked to Antonio and whispered "but it's the truth"
"Ok boys, here it is" Kevin's mother interrupted them because she had in her hand two plates with breakfast.
She gave one to Antonio and then one to Terry.
Antonio's eyes opened and licked his lips. "Thanks Mrs. Kevin's mother"
She smiled at Antonio and shook his head " Call me Marisa, please"
The gold ranger nodded and started eating and in that moment Kevin's father walked in followed by Lauren, Jayden and Ji.
They had been outside because Kevin's father wanted to remember his years of samurai and meanwhile he enjoyed the fresh morning Lauren, Jayden and Ji were there to train with him.
Kevin's mother bent her head down and dragged her feet to the stove. She didn't like the method Kevin had done to know who cook in the day, because there were many people living in one house and worse than that there were many plates to prepare for everyone, but still she wouldn't like sharing the kitchen because it was too small for two, so she had to get used to her new role in the house.
Her husband, Jayden and Lauren sat on the table while Ji went out of the kitchen saying he had forgotten something. Marisa nodded and turned to the others to serve them their plates.
When she finished with it, she turned to Jayden with a frown. "Jayden, have you seen Kevin? Since I woke up he isn't here"
"Kevin is out jogging, that's his routine, don't worry at 8 he arrives" Jayden assured her.
"Oh ok. So I guess I'll wait to serve him and the others" She took a look around and asked again "by the way…where are the others?"
"Oh… Mike must be sleeping and apparently Emily's been getting up late so she must be here in a few hours. Mia and her mother were out too, I think walking around"
"Thanks" she nodded "So I'll better start eating… Honey, you need something else?" she asked to his husband, but he shook his head and waved her to take a seat next to him.
After some minutes, Mia and her mother arrived and went to the kitchen.
Kevin's mother was almost to prepare their food but Mrs. Watanabe insisted she would do her own breakfast and for Mia. So she accepted and finished her breakfast but Kevin's father had already finished and decided to go outside with Mr. Watanabe to show him some moves. Terry then, finished just with Antonio and both boys went out to share some time with their precious guitars.
So that left Jayden, Lauren, Mia, Mrs. Watanabe and Kevin's mother in the kitchen but when Mrs. Watanabe saw her husband left, she went after him to warn about how hard his hobby could be. Mia chuckled and joined her friends on the table.
After some minutes of waiting, Kevin finally arrived and her mother hugged him and started on his breakfast. He told her mother he could do it by himself but her mother ignored him.
"Mom, really…I can make my own my breakfast"
"I know my boy, but I really want to do it" She reached the stove and started on Kevin's breakfast. The blue ranger rolled his eyes and with a huff he sat on the stool of the bar.
"Kevin how was your jogging?" Her mother asked
"Fine, mom"
"Nice morning?"
"Pretty much" he answered seeing her mother mixing the ingredients. Just then, Mike walked in the kitchen still on his pyjamas and with a mess hair.
"Morning guys" the green ranger said with deep yawn.
"Hey, are you sure you're awake?" Kevin asked playfully
Mike nodded and sat beside Kevin. Marisa who was preparing Kevin's breakfast, when she saw Mike coming rolled her eyes because it was supposed she was the one preparing breakfast for everyone that day but if they came in different hours and whenever they want, then it would be a problem.
"Seriously kids…how many are you?"
"And is still missing Ji and Emily" Lauren chuckled.
Marisa rolled her eyes and sighed. It was a problem.
The blue ranger noticed Emily wasn't with Mike and asked "Where's the cookie monster?"
"Sleeping" Mike said sounding as though it was a silly question "You know what, I'm start thinkin' that nighlok came back and stole her soul again"
Kevin chuckled "How can you say that?"
"She's sleeping like a bear! I think we have the wrong zords"
Kevin's mother who was overhearing the guys, turned with a deep frown "Mike… why is your girlfriend sleeping so much? She's Emily, right? Is she sick?"
Mike hesitated in answer and looked to Kevin for help. The blue ranger shook his head and turned to her mother.
"Uh…it's because yesterday we stayed awake so late, you know, talking about the next plan and all that stuff"
"Oh" her mother nodded "I see"
Mike looked to Kevin and whispered very slow "Thanks dude"
"You need to be more careful, Mike" Kevin gasped
"I know, I know, sorry. I just have forgotten they don't know"
"When are you two going to tell them? You can't hide it"
"Soon" Mike said.
"Here you go my boy. Mike yours will be ready in some minutes"
"No! No! NO! NO! NO EMILY!"
Emily was giggling as she watched the TV. It was one of her favorite's video games every time she played with her friends.
It was afternoon, and for much of the time, the rangers had a free time. It wasn't like they didn't have something to do but also they didn't have to do it now.
So, as a different routine, they decided to play videogames.
The gold ranger stood up from his stool and glared at the yellow ranger "Dare you Emily! To steal me one more star and you'll see with me"
Emily shrugged her shoulders with a grin "I don't have the fault you're such a bad gamer Antonio"
"Yeah but you don't have any right to steal my gold star!"
"I don't need it"
Antonio gestured and took away the box of cookies Emily was eating. She cried and tried to take back her cookies but Antonio took one and ate it. Emily opened her mouth and stuck out her tongue.
While pointing at him she turned to Kevin
"Kev, he's eating my cookies!"
"So?" Kevin shrugged his shoulders "Emily, you know I'm not agreeing with you about eating anything you want. Listen you may have cravings but eating cookies isn't healthy"
"But Kevin…" Emily complained
"I said no" The blue ranger ignored the pleading look of Emily and returned to his book.
The yellow samurai gestured and looked back to Antonio
"Gimme!"
Antonio shook his head but Emily snatched her cookies from Antonio's hand. He just rolled his eyes and backed to seat again. "I only hope you're baby won't have cookie monster's face"
Emily shot Antonio a glare but in that moment Mia came. "Did I miss some?"
Emily shrugged her shoulders "I STOLE one star of Antonio's"
"It isn't fair" The gold ranger disagreed.
"It is"
"No!"
"Yes"
Mia sighed and scratched the back of her neck. She now remembered why she didn't like playing games with Antonio and Emily, because both rangers were childish at the game hour.
Kevin who was trying his best to concentrate between cries and arguments closed his book "Guys! Really! Who cares who wins in that game? It's just a game!"
Emily and Antonio turned to see each other and shook their heads.
"Of course not, Kevin!" Antonio replied "You don't know what you're talking 'bout. This is a game to death, don't you see?"
"Yeah because who wins will be other's slave" Emily added happily.
The blue ranger sighed and walked away with his book. "I can't be living here"
The pink ranger smiled at her friends and continued with the video game. She wasn't or didn't want to start arguing with them.
Several minutes passed until Emily jumped in excited from her stool. "I did it! I did it!"
"Shut up dora the explorer" Antonio muttered. He wasn't mad at Emily but he wasn't happy at all with her. Now he had to be Emily's slave for an entire week and that wasn't something he would going to enjoy with a pregnant girl who had different carvings every time.
Mia also roared and crossed her arms over her chest. She was now Emily's sheep too. "Emily you're a cheater. I bet Mike taught you how to play, and Antonio and I don't have that advantage"
"You losers wanted to bet. Then face it!"
"We won't be your slavers" Antonio said
"Yes you will" Emily nodded. She adopted a posture of superiority and looked at her friends. "Now, I want more cookies with ice cream on it"
"We won't do that" Mia replied. She walked out with Antonio and went outside where the others were.
Emily stomped her feet on the ground and rubbed her stomach "C'mon my baby, let's make an awesome dessert"
She walked to the kitchen and started on a big sandwich of ice cream. When she finished it she sat on a stool and was about to gave it a big bite when Mrs. Watanabe walked in."Oh sweetheart you're here"
"Hi, Mrs. Watanabe"
"What are you doing here?"
Emily put down her sandwich seeing it would be a long talk with Mia's mother because by now she was sat next to her. "I was…eating"
"But we just finished lunch"
"Yeah but I wanted an ice cream sandwich and …."
"Oh speaking of that" Mrs. Watanabe remembered "Mia once, when she was little, tried to make her own ice cream sandwich…and you know what she did? She grabbed real bread for her it and put between the ice cream. She walked in my room crying because her sandwich didn't taste like one she had tasted before"
Emily did her best to hold the laugh but she couldn't. "Really, Mrs. Watanabe? That must be hilarious"
"It was. But don't tell her that because she will get mad"
"Don't worry" Emily breathed.
Mrs. Watanabe, then, began to tell a lot of stories about Mia's childhood. Emily couldn't help but laugh every time she heard the mistakes she did. Some were hilarious but others Emily wasn't sure how to react. Mia had been a witty and handful girl.
The ice cream Emily had on her plate began to melt and it was only then when she looked at it and stopped laughing. Mrs. Watanabe gestured and apologized to the yellow ranger. Emily said it was okay and left her plate on the sink.
So it was when Mrs. Watanabe got up and stared at Emily.
"Emily would you help me with something, please. I need to take my clothes to the laundry but I need help"
"Oh sure"
Both walked to Mrs. Watanabe's room and Mia's mother took the basket full of dirt clothing. It wasn't only her but as well her husband and her son. Emily wasn't sure with what she would can help but then she was asked to lift a box. A heavy one.
"Em, please carry that box. We'll take it to basement. It's full of stuff, I think. I asked Terry to do it but that boy never listens.
Emily nodded hesitantly and bit her lip. She wasn't allowed to lift heavy things because of her baby. She had read the first three months of pregnancy were the most dangerous and she matched on it. She didn't anything happening to her baby but she didn't want tell anyone about it. She was scared in how the others would react and until she felt secure she would say it. But that had its risks and that could cost her baby's life.
In any head wasn't the possibility of losing her baby. No way.
But she couldn't tell anyone.
Emily took a deep breath and took the box on her hands. But when she was about to lift it, a hand slapped hers.
"Kid, what are you doing?"
Emily looked up with a guilty look because Mrs. Watanabe knew she was pregnant.
