The morning light filled the room. She woke up and forgot where she was for a moment as panic coursed through her views for a second. She then saw the room and remembered not only the fact it was her childhood best friends but also now the room she was sharing with Mark. It was his house now. She let the thoughts take over. Everything had happened so fast in the past few days. He had made his way to the center of her small world, and he was the thing that kept her grounded. She knew everything was going to be fine, as her parents once told her sometimes when things all fall apart, the thing you need to bind them together will surprise you.
She was surprised, to say the least. She knew he was there the whole time but not that he could actually want her, and not only her but the kids as well. She heard a squeal of delight come from downstairs, and she smiled to herself as she got up and redressed. She made her way down the stairs to find boogs in the
The day seemed to move quickly from the time they all left the house. She was on the phone in the car with the hospital and found out Reena would spend one more day in the ICU as she was going to have her broken bones set and placed in casts today. Tomorrow she would be moved, and within three days, she would be released. Her progress was remarkable. So that gave his friends a timetable to work with, and then they could set the schedule to watch over her for the couple so they could get things ready for the teen's return to a house. She knew she would have to go in today to see her and explain things to her though she wasn’t really ready for that yet.As they entered the building altogether, that made heads turn as both Lista and Boogs had taken hold of Mark’s hands and would not let go. Neither of them was dressed in their uniforms, and people who knew both of them did their double-takes. Hardly anyone kn
After the trip to the home improvement store and seeing the number of things he was buying, she couldn’t believe the amount he spent without batting an eye. They had loaded up the trucks with ease and even had a system worked out before they got to the house. Within a half an hour, everything was in the basement, and he had the whole neighborhood watching him. He didn’t seem to mind in the least as the kids danced around in the front yard and then went into the back while he and the other worked up a sweat bring the wood to the basement. He had some plans already drawn out and was ready to begin. So as the other guys left, he called the kids in, and she headed to the hospital to see how Reena was. She walked into the ICU and smiled as she walked in the room and saw Reena holding the xrays and looking them over.“Hi, mom,” she said as she waved her arm that had been cast up.“Well,
Later that night, as they walked into the bedroom, “You knew that would seal the deal, didn’t you?” she asked.“Whatever do you mean?” he asked as he stripped his shirt off. She looked at him as he did, and her mouth went dry.“You let them pick to the colors instead of picking them out for them. That was a good thing,” she said when she could.“I figured since I won’t have to look at it, why not let them have their own spaces. It was the easiest thing for them,” he said as he moved closer to her. “You Mouse have a certain look in your eyes.”“I don’t know what you mean,” she said as he moved slowly across the room.“That look you are giving me right now,” he said.“I don’t know which look that is,” she replied with a smile.“The one that you could devour me whole,” he said. &l
Six months later…They sat in the front row of the courthouse as the two people were sentenced. They had watched both of the women were shaking a little with the nightmare of that horrid day. They stood firm, though, in the belief that everything would work out. The judge spoke and ended the fears they had. Reena smiled through her tears as she nearly jumped up and with joy. When the courthouse emptied, the four of them stood together as the steps when a group of other men walked up the steps.“It is some good news,” Oda said.“It is the best news!” Reena said with a huge grin. “I don’t have to worry about them ever again.”“You didn’t anyway, little princess,” Maleek said as he placed his arm over her shoulders.“Uncle Maleek, stop it,” Reena said as she shook him off.“Yeah, stop it,&
Reena Akechi sat in her dorm room, looking at her phone. She had four missed calls, and she really didn’t want to call one of the two people back. So she squared her shoulders and pressed the digits she knew so well and waited.“Hi, Reena.” the voice greeted her. She knew the voice all too well as it was her adopted father, who was married to her biological aunt who took her and her three siblings in after her father went on a drug-fueled binge and ended up dying because of it. That was the past. Now, thirteen years later, she was in her third year at college and her first year out of the house that was rapidly getting too small for the family.“Hi, Dad.” Reena responded, “What’s up?”“We are having a family dinner at the end of the week for your brother’s birthday,” he said, and she smiled.“Which one?” she asked, and she could hear him chuckle.“Boog
Reena thought of the upcoming weekend with dread, and though she had met up with Tommy three times so far, she couldn’t take any joy from the meetings. She had to admit she liked him from the start. It was one of those things that she would normally scoff at. She walked in one day and thought to herself he would be a perfect distraction. She needed one. All she could think about was Yuri and the fact he never called her back after those missed phone calls.She had not responded to them. He was in her thoughts every day regardless, but this week he seemed to overcrowd them. She was mentally comparing Tommy with Yuri, and though there was no comparison. She knew she had to get him out of her system. She had to do something to make herself move on from him.He had been safe. Everything about him had been safe. He didn’t push her to do anything. She had never felt like that. Reena was ready to move on. She knew he would be there no m
Yuri got the stuff for the weekend that he would normally and added some of her favorites. He was unpacking everything into his small Kitchen. He knew how to cook, but he rarely did. He made sure everything was in its place before he knew she would be there. He really couldn’t believe that Mark had suggested she stay with him for the weekend at all. It was those things that made him wonder just how much Mark knew about him.Four years of being her slave, and he wouldn’t trade it for the world. When she turned her smile his way, everything in the world seemed perfect. When the adoption was final, Yuri was there. When Krissy had her first child, Yuri was there in the waiting room, holding Reena’s hand. When Krissy and Mark got married though a small ceremony, to begin with, he was there. Everything that had been deemed important by her, he had been there standing right next to her.Everything needed to come out of the dark and into the lig
Chapter FourReena had her hand on his face as she looked into his deep brown eyes, so unlike her own blue. She was lost in them for a second, and She couldn't think. She had no idea what she really wanted, but she did know this one thing, Yuri was not only safe; she wanted him there in her life for as long as she could think of it being. It was in that second she realized this it showed, and Yuri was slightly confused at the lack of her talking and the fact she was staring at him."What is it?” he asked. He could see she was thinking of something. It looked like it bothered her as well. He would do anything to keep her happy. He wondered if she knew that or to the extent he would go if needed. He had felt that way since the day he walked into the hospital room four years ago. She had been lying on the bed and watching television when he had. She had been a younger version of her mother. All the men on the team, even the few that were younger than h