She's Mine to Protect(Lucas Baker Fanfic)(A Baker's Flower Series #1)

The Drive

    Convincing Toby to leave might have been the hardest thing Chrys had to do since arriving at the Baker farm. He was holding on tight to Lucas' shirt and hiding his face into the older boy's stomach. Chrys had tried everything from promising him that they'd stop and get snacks on the way home to she'd buy him the remote controlled car he'd wanted for months. It was only when Lucas promised he'd come visit the next weekend that the little boy reluctantly let go and allowed Lucas to carry him to Chrys' truck. Lucas sat him on the passenger side of the bench seat, said his goodbyes and made sure Toby was settled before closing the door and making his way back over to his girlfriend. Chrys wrapped her arms around his neck, which was its own feat due to him being almost a head taller than her, and gave him a quick kiss on the lips.

    "Thanks for convincing him to leave." She said with a grin.

    "No problem, I mean, it was pretty easy; you jus' have t'figure out what he really wants and then put the offer out t'him."

    "You mean bribe him? Maybe I should've thought of that. You know, me being his mother and all." She joked and they both laughed. As much as Lucas didn't want to acknowledge it, he was trying to prolong their goodbye. He hated whenever he had to watch her leave and not know when they might see each other again.

    Since they were hidden by trees from the view of the house and the watchful stare of his parents, Lucas felt safe enough to kiss her. He loved being able to just be caught up in her and her beautiful eyes. Leaning in, he put his hand on the back of her neck, tangling his fingers in her soft hair; their lips touched and he pulled her even closer to him.

    But their romantic moment was short lived.

    "I thought we were going home!" Toby yelled out the truck window in a whiny voice. She was beginning to regret the fact that he had inherited her ability to be extremely impatient.

    "I'm coming hon, don't worry about it." Chrys called back to him, not taking her eyes off of Lucas', "I should go." She told him.

    "Yeah, you probably should." He said before kissing her one last time. "We'll video chat tonight." Chrys nodded in agreement then tore herself away from him.

    Lucas waved to the two of them as Chrys manoeuvred the truck around to drive down the dirt path back to the road. He stood there until he could no longer see or hear them, and then headed back up towards the house to most likely hide in the attic from his family until it was time for supper.

    As typical for their drives together, Toby didn't stop talking the entire time. He liked to talk about his favourite video games, fun things he'd do with his uncle, Chrys' brother Jonathan, and about anything he'd see out the window that happened to catch his eye. While some may find it annoying, Chrys found her little boy's ramblings to be cute; it made her feel like a proud parent to see her child enjoy so much of life. She'd occasionally take her eyes off the road for a moment to watch him marvel at whatever he happened to be looking at at that moment; I can't believe I managed to have a kid like him, she had thought to herself so many times.

    "Mommy?" Toby said, interrupting her thoughts about him.

    "Yes Tobes?"

    "Are you and Lucas gonna get married?" He asked curiously. Chrys had to laugh at the question. "What's so funny momma?"

    "Nothing, hon. We might get married one day, you never know, but not anytime soon for sure."

    "Why not? Don't you love each other?"

    "Of course bud, but it's not that simple."

    "Why not?"

    "It just isn't." She told him and that was the end of the conversation. Toby pouted for a second and then sat back in his seat and returned to gazing out the window while Chrys began to reflect on Lucas and her's relationship. Would they ever get married? When would they? Would she be wasting her time of freedom if she married him sooner rather than later?