I DO NOT OWN ANYONE OR ANYTHING IN THIS STORY BESIDES THE OC'S.
Tara's Point of View-
When I got to my son's daycare, I walked into the facility, I made my way to his daycare room opening the door to sign him out. The moment I saw him I couldn't help but to smile and he turned around seeing me and his face lit up.
"Mommy!" Xavier exclaimed getting up from the sitting position running over to me, I squatted down hugging him and picked him.
"Look what I got you!" I said.
"A T-Rex! And it's soft!" Xavier said excitedly.
"It's a plush toy…it's kind of like a teddy bear form." I said.
"Thanks mommy!" He said giving me a hug. I carried him over to the sign-out sheet saying that I signed him out taking him home with me.
"Have you ate yet?" I asked.
"Yes, we had a peanut butter and banana sandwich today." Xavier said as he held my hand from the car to the house.
"That sounds yummy." I said as I opened the door to see my mom sitting on the couch watching the television. "Mom can you watch him as I unpack?" I asked.
"I want to help." Xavier said excitedly.
"Alright big boy." I said as he followed me to my room climbing onto my bed as another text came from Alex with a picture attached to it of him pointing at Chris's new cast and Chris was posing behind him. I rolled my eyes as I wrote back before putting my phone aside.
"Is this mine?" Xavier asked picking up the terradactor.
"Nope that is mommy's."
"You like dinosaurs too?" Xavier asked.
"Yes I do." I said smiling as he got onto his knees crawling to my bag, "I even took one with me to protect me." I said pulling out the hard toy he had left in my bag.
"Gary!" Xavier exclaimed grabbing it from my grip hugging it, I don't know why he gave these dinosaurs normal names at least it isn't like princess. "Grandma bought me more dinosaurs, did you see?" Xavier asked.
"No, go get them, I want to see." I said smiling as he slowly and carefully climbed off my bed running to his room to grab the dinosaurs, what else was I to expect other than my mom to spoil the boy. He came back dropping the brand new 5 dinosaurs he had telling me all their name and which one they were and what they can do as I finished unpacking.
"Did you see any on your trip?" Xavier asked excitedly as I put my now empty suitcase aside, that is one thing I need to tell Xavier that dinosaurs don't exist present day.
"Nope…you want to see some pictures?" I asked as he nodded as I climbed into the bed grabbing my camera and phone to go through the photos, mainly those of the ocean, beach and things not including wrestling when a picture of Alex and I popped up.
"Who is that mommy?" Xavier asked when my mom walked in.
"Whose hungry? I made ants on a log." My mom said carrying a plate of celery with peanut butter and raisins.
"I love those!" Xavier said excitedly as she set the plate down for us to snack on.
"Thanks mom." I said answering the text but this time it was Chris, 'Alex told me about your bet, I want in on this bet because I want free coffee.' 'Talk to Alex because I'm going to win.'
"I missed you mom." Xavier said as he hugged me with his tiny arms and I hugged him back along with a kiss on the top of his head.
"I missed you too." I said.
"Are you going on another one?" Xavier asked.
"Not for a long time and next time I may bring you, my little prince." I said.
"I like prince, they save princess and fights dragons." Xaiver said as he yawned.
"Did you take a nap today?" I asked.
"I couldn't sleep because I was excited for you to get home." Xaiver said.
"Why don't you go take a small nap and I'll wake you up in a little bit?" I asked.
"Okay." Xavier said as I went and tucked him into his bed for a small nap as I went out to the kitchen to see if I needed to go grocery shopping.
"Tell me about Alex." My mom said getting me to smile as I stared at the door of the fridge after closing it seeing my schedule that this Wednesday is mother-son day at the park and Adam Hall will be there to do autographs, I of course had taken that day off. I turned around seeing my mom sitting on a stool comfortably.
"He's great…he was a true gentleman, but yet he has the best sense of humor and brings out the good in me. I like the spontaneous things that we did our personalities match and I really fell for him, then today we had our first kiss." I said trying to explain Alex to her.
"What does he do?" She asked as I leant against the breakfast bar.
"He is a professional wrestler, you remember that Chris guy I told you about from work?" I asked as she nodded as he is calling. "Hold that thought…" I said answering the phone. "Hey." I said.
"Hey sweetie, your going to lose this coffee bet."
"Am not." I said smiling.
"Are you home?"
"Yes, you want to talk to mom to prove it?" I asked.
"Put mom on." Alex said as I handed the phone to my mom.
"Hello Alex…that's real sweet…nope she never does…yes she does…9-6…" My mom said as I palmed my forehead, "No problem son." My mom said handing the phone back.
"You are working tomorrow."
"You set me up." I said.
"Hooked, line and sinker."
"So I'm going to see you tomorrow then." I said.
"Yep with bells on."
"I'll be expecting that."
"I already have that outfit out."
"I'm sure you do."
"Its for special occasions though." Alex said as I heard a honk.
"Are you still driving?" I asked.
"Heading home, I got lonely between Chris and my apartment."
"I thought Chris and you shared an apartment."
"We do but this week he is staying at his sisters apartment oddly, something about how they will be more helpful…but anyways…"
"Get off the phone, don't you know your not supposed to drive and talk?"
"That's only in California."
"It should apply here too." I said sarcastically.
"Will you stay for the show tomorrow?"
"It depends."
"On what?"
"Things." I said.
"I miss you and want to hang with my sweetie."
"I'll see what I can do…" I said, I honestly wanted to go to spend time with him because to say I didn't miss him would be a lie and if I wanted to work this out I needed to give a little than fighting with him about everything but I enjoyed the slight cat and mouse game.
"If you don't go, you'll owe me."
"Owe you what?" I asked curiously.
"A date." Alex said as I let out a gasp, "I know it's a shock coming from me."
"Not shocked at all, after finding out you don't wear underwear, there is nothing else more shocking." I said when my mom gave me the ultimate dirty look and I looked to her, "What?"
"I do not need to know anymore." My mom said grabbing the last ants on a log heading into the living room.
"I just grossed my mom out with that." I said giggling.
"Way to ruin my rep."
"Then don't share these things with me.
"I thought you may want to know."
"I do." I said smirking as I jumped onto the counter talking to him for a half hour until Xavier woke himself up. "I got to go, I'll see you tomorrow." I said.
"I WILL see you tomorrow."
"I better." I said.
"Good night and sleep tight."
"I'll text you later."
"Please, I get lonely."
"Bye Alex." I said smiling.
"Bye Tara…*smack*"
"Was that a kiss?"
"Yep."
"*smack* There is a kiss back."
"Bye."
"Bye." I said hanging up jumping off the counter, "Mom?" I asked walking into the other room seeing my mom and Xavier playing on the ground.
"Yeah?"
"Can you stay an extra week or so?" I asked.
"Why?"
"I have…things tomorrow, work and Christmas coming up..." I said.
"No problem." My mom said.
"Yay! Grandma is staying!" Xavier said excitedly as I sat on the couch relaxing and playing with my son until I went and made dinner for us. I was happy to be home because I missed Xavier but I know that my life would be different now that Alex wants to be a part of my life. I set up the guest room for my mom as she was helping my son take a bath, I walked by the room with the spare pillows hearing a splash and roars knowing he was playing dinosaur wars again to see what one was 'stronger.' After making up the guest room, I went out to start the dishes when Xavier ran in with his green dinosaur towel hanging from his head and his hands holding the side trying to make it seem like he was flying. "Mom I'm a terradactor." Xavier said stopping in front of me.
"Are you a good or bad terradactor?" I asked setting the dishes down gently drying my hands.
"Good!" He said immediately, I picked him up holding him to make him 'fly' of sorts back to his room where his pajamas were already set out, I helped him into his blue set of dinosaur pajamas.
"What book do you want to read?" I asked as I put his towel on the door knob to grab on the way out.
"Three pigs." He said as I grabbed the book and we both took turns reading 'Three Little Pigs' to give him experience and help him learn how to read before preschool next year until he fell asleep, I turned on his night light that was on his night stand, it was of dinosaurs walking along before I slowly got up pulling his covers over him kissing his forehead watching his small body sleep.
"Night Xavier, I love you." I said smiling even though I knew he couldn't hear me as I walked out shutting his door but left it to a crack so I could hear him if he has a night mare. I took his towel to the hamper before continuing the dishes when my phone went off and I ignored it until I finished.
"You going out tomorrow?" My mom asked joining me in the kitchen to help me dry the dishes.
"I don't know but I can't pick Xavier up, will you be able to?"
"I can pick him up, have you done your Christmas shopping, you have a few weeks…" My mom said.
"That is why I want you to stay so on my days off I can make some shopping trips…" I said, now I am thankful for this cruise because let the stress of my normal life come back. I don't regret having Xavier in my life but sometimes it does get kind of stressful, but thank god my mom was always here to help me because she loved Xavier just as much as I did.
"No problem…so, Alex asked you out?" My mom asked.
"He wants me to go to the show tomorrow night and he said that if I didn't, he wants to take me out on a date." I said.
"You should go…do you like wrestling?"
"After this weekend, I realized I could get used to it but I don't know if I want to get Xavier into it."
"If your 'dating,' I say that loosely because I don't want to make you uncomfortable, Xavier is going to have to get used to wrestling because that is what Alex does." My mom said.
"I know…"
"You let him watch hockey, wrestling is just a little more violent but have Alex explain to him how he isn't really getting that hurt."
"Well they do get hurt…"
"I know they do, but you know what I mean…"
"Yeah…I don't know, I get off at 6 and the show starts at 7…"
"Your going down there anyway with that Chris dude anyway right?" My mom asked as I drained the sink as she was drying the last dish.
"Chris is Alex's best friend so I'm going to be taking them both down there, but knowing them we will make a detour to get lunch or something…."
"Like that's a bad thing…have you and Alex ever went out without Chris?" My mom asked trying to remember.
"I'm sure we have, we spent almost every waking and non-waking moment together."
"You guys…" My mom said looking to make sure my son was asleep before she whispered "slept together?"
"Yes and no…we didn't have sex if that is what you meant but we did sleep in the same bed…it was quite comfortable."
"Thank God." My mom said hugging me, I couldn't tell if she was happy we didn't have sex or that we slept in the same bed.
"But I haven't decided if I wanted to go…"
"You should go…I got Xavier…." My mom said.
"I know…you want to come with us Wednesday?"
"What's Wednesday?"
"It's Mother-Son day at the park and Adam Hall will be there signing."
"Yeah, I'll go…" My mom said.
"Awesome…" I said smiling as I felt my phone going off, I pulled it out seeing the second text from Alex smiling for a whole different reason.
"Alex?" My mom asked.
"Yeah, how'd you know?"
"Only he can get you to smile like that…" My mom said putting that dish away.
"Shut up." I said blushing as I left the room to go sit on the couch turning the channel to Criminal Minds texting Alex back, we were texting back and forth for hours and we even surpassed the time my mom goes to bed, and she usually goes to bed at midnight. I finally got up going into the kitchen looking at the food we had for a midnight snack when my phone begun to vibrate saying Alex was calling and I answered. "Don't you know people are trying to sleep over here?"
"I'm sorry sweetie but I wanted to hear your voice before I tried to get some shut eye."
"Your going to bed this early." I said kind of surprised.
"I got to get up early to hit the gym and I got to pick Chris up before heading to the park to see my boo." Alex said.
"Your boo, huh?"
"I'm trying out new nicknames on you…"
"Do you like nicknames?"
"Yes I do."
"What shall I nickname you?" I asked curiously as I grabbed an apple turning the lights off before heading out of the room turning the television off and turning those lights off heading down the hall, I opened the door checking on my son to make sure he was okay and he was zonked out still.
"I don't like people calling me nicknames, but I will let you because it'll be cute." Alex said.
"Thank you?" I said unsure if I should be flattered or not.
"Are you coming to the show?"
"I think I am…"
"You think?"
"I will be there, I get off at six, I'll work through my lunch so I can just hang with you guys…"
"That will be awesome…when will your lunch be?"
"If I work through it I can be out at 5…"
"We will be there by 4:30 then." Alex said as I knew he was smiling on the other end as I left my door open for Xavier to run in if he needed me, I climbed into my bed and cuddled with the blanket not wanting to change out of my clothes into my pajamas.
"I'll see you then…"
"We can go get something to eat."
"When do you have to be at the show?"
"We have to be there at 5 for a mandatory meeting we have every week." Alex said.
"Wouldn't you be late if we got food before going down to your work?"
"We have catering, after my meeting we can go into catering and have a nice meal."
"I don't want to impose." I said.
"You won't impose…trust me."
"Last time I trust you, we got kicked out and escorted to our room."
"Once, okay?"
"Would I get in trouble?"
"No, because you'll have a pass and soon you'll be like family and a part of our company."
"What does that mean?"
"I'm going to convince Jeff or Dixie to hire you."
"Why?" I asked confused.
"We lost one of our trainers to a different company so we have an open spot." Alex said.
"Don't force it Alex…."
"Do you not want to work with us?"
"I do, but don't pressure him because I don't want my job that way…"
"Okay I won't…well good night Tara…" Alex said.
"Good night Alex." I said smiling as we both hung up, I set my alarm clocks and plugged my phone in as I turned my television on turning it down not to wake anyone, I scooted down to rest my head on the pillow watching the Criminal Minds episode that I was watching out in the living room rolling over to cuddle with what I thought would be Alex then I remembered I wasn't on the boat any more and I felt oddly lonely, I rolled back over to my other side seeing the dinosaur he gave me sitting on the night stand I reached up grabbing it bringing it to my embrace cuddling with it, it had to do.