Jubileena slowly opened her eyes as the sunlight made its way through her window. She yawned and slowly turned onto her side. Then her eyes shot open. Sunlight? That couldn't be? She always got up before the sunlight. She shot out of bed and looked at the clock. Ten o'clock?! No! She was late! She was so late!
She ran towards her closet and grabbed the nearest outfit before heading towards the bathroom. The moment she opened the door she saw Larry standing before her. She jumped back slightly. "Good morning mi Amor." He said leaning against the door frame. "Did you enjoy your extra hours of rest? You looked like you desperately needed it."
The red head grew wide eyed. "You? You turned off my alarm? Larry, why would you do that?! I am so late now! I'm going to have to work double time just to-"
Larry raised a finger to her lips. "Calm down. You're not going to have to do anything. I've taken care of your entire schedule for today." He said. She opened her mouth to argue. "The flowers were ordered, the cake designs already given to the bakery, the doves are on their way, the fittings for the bride, bride's maids, groom, and groomsmen all submitted."
She looked at him in disbelief. "Yeah but…"
"But nothing. I've taken care of all that and more Bonita. You're planner for today has been wiped clean." He said. "Today, the only activity on your schedule is relaxation."
Jubileena looked confused. She shook her head. While normally she'd be relishing in the fact that she had a day off, she was confused on how he'd managed to arrange this. And why for that matter. "Um… what… why?" She asked.
"Because you've been overworking yourself lately. I know your current client is high maintenance and has been very demanding. And while you've been handling it better than most… you seem a little stressed. So I thought you could use a day off." He said as he turned her around. He led back to the bed and sat her down.
She looked concerned. While Larry was as capable as anyone, he'd never actually planned a wedding before. He'd seen her do it plenty of times sure, but it was different. "Maybe I should look over-" He grabbed her hands and silenced her with a kiss.
"No." He said. "No work for you. Today is your day of rest."
The door opened and three children walked in. Two of them were boys, one who looked like he was a teenager, and the other a preteen. The third child was a little girl who looked like a toddler.
The oldest redheaded boy was carrying a tray of food. "Breakfast in bed today mama." He said laying the tray on her lap. There were heart shaped pancakes, and eggs and bacon in the form of a smiley face. "I made it myself."
"I helped!" The younger boy chimed in.
Larry reached down and picked up the girl who was sucking her thumb. He smiled at Jubileena while the girl continued sucking her thumb. "Thank you Sal." She said towards the oldest. "And you too Damian." She said ruffling the younger boy's hair.
Salazar nodded while Larry placed his hands on her shoulders. "We're going to do all the chores around the house. You're going to do… whatever it is you want to do." He said kissing her.
Jubileena looked towards them and smiled. "You're all the best." She said wiping a tear from her eye. "Now I'm going to eat this breakfast, and then sleep. Don't be scared if I don't wake up for the rest of the day."
Larry nodded and nudged Sal. The older bother grabbed the younger and they began making their way out of the room. "We'll just leave you to it then."
As they walked out of the room Sal turned to his father. "Are we really going to clean the whole house? I kind of had a date today?" Salazar said running his hands through his hair.
"So just cancel it. Mama does the chores and works all the time. She deserves to wake up to a clean house." Damian said nudging his brother.
Salazar scowled. "You're too young to understand what it's like to be dating. Canceling out of the blue is like a slap in the face. And I have a gentleman's reputation to keep up."
"You mean a playboy reputation."
"Is it cold up there on you pedestal, you little brat?"
Larry snapped his fingers. "Boys, don't start arguing. You know you two get into shouting matches and I want your mother to get some sleep. Now, how about this Salazar. We'll hurry up with the cleaning so we'll get the majority done before evening. Then Damian and I will cover the rest."
Damian opened his mouth to protest. "For helping me clean up the rest I'll give you fifty bucks. I think that's fair." He said. The boy shut his mouth and smiled happily.
"Sure, that's cool." Salazar said nodding.
"Excellent. Now put Esperanza in her crib. We have work to do." He said passing Salazar the little red headed girl.
Salazar took his sister and looked at his father curiously. "Dad, I've always wondered about something. You always know how to treat mom. She's always so good about hiding how tired she is, but you noticed immediately. You didn't even have to ask or talk to her about it. You just know how to make her happy."
Larry chuckled. "Because I love her my boy. I'm always willing to go the extra mile for your mother. She makes life worth living for me." He explained.
Damian stuck his tongue out at the cheesy expression of love, while Salazar rolled his eyes. "I wanted to ask how come you only ever dated mom. You're good looking, you know how to treat women, and you're a smooth talker. But you only ever dated mom. There weren't any other girls that had been interested in you?"
Larry scratched his head. "Hmm, that's a good question. I'd like to say that I fell in love with your mother at first glance, so I didn't bother with anyone else… but that's not true. Over the years I've discovered that love at first sight doesn't exist. Love is something that takes time to develop, and even more time to strengthen."
"The reason I first went after your mother is because she was pretty. It's a very petty and conceited thing, but I'm fairly sure she accepted me for the same reason." He said thinking back to the first time he flirted with her. "We started dating pretty quickly, and when we did, we started getting to know each other."
"The more time we spent with each other, the more I started loving her personality more than just her looks. She treasures her friends closely, she enjoys helping others, and she holds love above all else." He said fondly. "I was lucky to have picked your mother first in that classroom. I almost went for your aunt Taffyta."
Both Sal and Damian shuddered. They couldn't imagine having Mrs. Flutterbugger as their mother. She was a nice enough lady, but she was pretty high maintenance. And that was compared to their mother, who wasn't exactly easy to deal with herself. "I want you boys to remember something. Beauty fades. Personality doesn't."
"What's that mean?" Damian asked.
"It means that when your mother and I are old and wrinkly, I'm still going to love her immensely. Because she's a wonderful person." Larry explained as he walked off. Damian looked satisfied, and then went off to start doing the dishes.
Sal looked after his father curiously. He had never been the romantic his father was. Sure he was popular with the girls, but something like actual love wasn't something he'd thought about, or ever even cared to think about. Seeing how his parents acted made him think getting into something serious would make him start spitting out cheesy lines like his dad.
But his dad did always seem happy. Maybe there was something to this… "Nah." He said before looking down at Esperanza. "Our parents are crazy. You and mom are the only girls I need to care about… for now anyway." He said before setting her in playpen. He leaned down and kissed her forehead.
A/N: A Larry/Jubileena story. I threw their kids in, but I wanted it to mostly focus on them. I like this couple, but I definitely need to do more with them. I feel like I haven't shown a lot of development between them, and sometimes it comes off as a little superficial. But I'll be doing more in the high school fics.
Anyway, I'm thinking of doing another Dough/Candlehead chapter. One of the last reviewers wished the chapter was more focused on them instead of the kids, and looking back on it I think their right. I mean, at this point their married already. So I don't see why I have to hold back on the romance between them.
Also, someone else has drawn some fan art of the Sugar Rush racers. Estha Low rage, or 'RebellingWeaponJeste' on deviantart, made some pretty cool looking drawing of Jimmy and the others. They also have some other really cool looking art. Please go check out their page!