The Chosen One

Teenagers

----Melinda

Rachel and Riley just turned 13, Austin just turned 11, Avery just turned 8, and I just had Melissa.  Rachel, Riley and Avery all looked like Alex.  Austin and Melissa looked like Liam.

----Rachel

Having two dads was great.  Twice the love and twice the protection.  The only thing was, the guessing game on who is the dad to the next baby.  Mom and dads were successfully repopulating the earth with their offspring, don't get me started on Aunt Carly, Uncle Jack, and the Captain.

"Daddy?"  I said walking over to the main gate.

"Yeah princess?"  Dad Alex asked.

"Mom said to ask you.  Can I learn how to fight?"

"Learn how to fight?"  He asked.

"Yeah.  Mom said if you and Papa Liam agreed I could learn to fight and maybe go on a run."  I said.

"Let me talk to mom first."  He said.

----Melinda

I looked up from nursing Melissa when Alex came in.  "Hi."  I said.

"Hi."  He sat down beside me.  "Your daughter."  He said.

"Which one?"  I asked.

"Rachel."  He said.

"The fighting thing and going on runs?"  I asked.

"Yeah."  He said.

"I told her to talk to you and Liam."  I said.  "I'm keeping it up to you guys."  Just then Rachel came in.

"You think I'd be used to that."  She said making me laugh.

"Baby has to eat some how."  I said.

"Talk to Papa Liam and then have him come talk to me and your mom.  We will decide from there."  Alex said.

"Okay."  She ran off to talk to Liam.

"She takes after her mom in so many ways."  Alex said looking at me.

"I know.  We are stubborn."  I said.  He leaned in and gave me a kiss.

"Is the rule really 6 weeks?"  He asked.

"Yes.  We go over this all the time."  I said.  He gave me another kiss sliding my free hand over the front of his jeans.  "Go on before you start something."

"I don't start, I finish."  He said before getting up.

"Go on, get out of here."  I said swatting his butt.

----Rachel

I finished talking to Papa Liam and went to find Riley.  "Hey Rach."  I turned and saw Riley's best friend, 16 year old Blake.

"Hi."  I said, my hands in my back pockets while I walked.

"Riley's playing football with the guys."  He said.  "I'm heading to join them."

"Okay.  Let him know, Papa Liam said dinner would be soon."  I said and he nodded.

I went over to our town library and started browsing.  I was grabbed from behind and struggled to get free.  I was thrown on the floor and I ended up face to face with the town creep, Jeremiah.

I tried kicking him in the junk and he slammed his fist into my face and into my stomach.

----Melinda

I put Melissa in her crib.  "Avery, can you watch sissy for a minute?"  I asked.

"Okay mama."  She said.

"She's fine in her crib, you just sit with her okay?"

"Okay mama."

I stepped outside and saw Liam and Alex running down the street, I ran carefully after them, ignoring the ache in my stomach.

Riley ran over and stopped me.  "Ma, slow down."  He said.

"Where's your sister?  What's going on?"

----Rachel

His hand over my mouth as he finished with one final thrust.  I saw a shadow behind him and whimpered for help.  The person kicked Jeremiah off of me and aimed a gun before shooting him in the head.  I saw it was mom.  She fell, holding her stomach.

She fought the pain and wrapped me in a blanket.  "Mama."  I said.

"You need to see Matt."  She said.  She helped me up.  Daddy and Papa Liam came running in.  Papa Liam scooped mom up and Dad helped me walk.

Jack came running over as we exited the town library.  "I heard a gun shot."

"My daughter was raped.  I did what I had to."  Mom said.

"Riley, go check on your brother and sisters."  Dad said.

Mom had to get her incision fixed and luckily the morning after pill was available in the town pharmacy.

"Your first training session is in a week after Matt clears you."  Dad said.

"You do as I say and when I say it."  Papa Liam said.

"Okay.  Thank you."  I hugged dad and papa.