One and the Same

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Maria woke up before Lopez did. She sighed deeply and yawned, -'Fucking hell' she looked under the covers and saw that she was naked, -'Right. Neat' she chuckled and kissed her boyfriend on the cheek before going into the bathroom to freshen up.

Drops of water falling on his face woke Lopez up. He opened his eyes, his girlfriend was hovering over him, her hair dripping wet and smelling of strawberries, -'Good morning dude' he said with the witty smile that made Maria fall in love in the first place, -'Come on, get up, remember you have to help my mom today', Lopez nodded and sat up, -'Jesus at what time did we go to bed last night?', Maria shrugged, -'Like 3am...I mean, we didnt got much sleep to begin with', Lopez chuckled and kissed her deeply before getting ready for the day.

Lopez frowned as they made their way downstairs, -'Wheres your mom?', -'She's at the gazebo getting a massage. She's been having some pain these days so...that's what she's doing', -'Some pain? We can hear her crying from upstairs, your mom's a soldier!', Maria nodded, -'I've been giving her a break these days, you know. Behaving' she winked and took off her jacket, -'It's much hotter than I anticipated today' she rolled her eyes and went outside.
Gaga had hired Lopez for the summer to help her settle some things from the tour, he gladly accepted because the Germanottas were like family to him AND he was gonna get paid quite a lot for it.

Maria walked into the gazebo by the pool, Lopez following her closely behind.
-'Hey' she said in a quiet voice, Gaga nodded, -'Good morning', -'How are you today? How's your pain?', -'I feel like a herd of elephants just ran over me...and now I have an 18-wheeler on top of me. So, pretty shit', -'Did they gave you the pills and shots?', -'Yeah, now I'm just...getting some heat in here, try to loosen up the muscles but it's not working a lot', -'Okay...if you need anything from me, text me...what do you need Michael to do for you today?', -'I need him to meet with Bobby at midday. He's coming, so he's gonna talk to him about his next chore', Maria nodded, -'Okay, I'll let him know', -'I'll come out when I feel better', -'It's fine mom, stay  in there for as long as you need'.

Lukas came home at around 5pm that day, -'Hey kids' he said, leaving his guitar case beside the lobby table, -'What's up' Maria waved her hand while she and Lopez watched Netflix on the living room couch, -'Not much. How's your mom?', -'She went upstairs, not feeling very well', -'I know, when I left early she was already getting the massages and stuff...', -'mDid you had dinner already? There's pizza in the fridge', -'Nah I'm not hungry, I'm just gonna go up and see your mom and help her', -'Ok goodnight'.

As Lopez and Maria made sure everyone in the house were asleep, they went up to her room. Maria pushed him back on the bed and admired his face. He was tanned, his face was strong, like an ancient sculpture and his hair was dark brown. He was just beautiful. -'What did I do to deserve you huh?' She asked herself out loud while she took off her bra and let him suck her tits.
-'Be quiet this time' he whispered in her ear, Maria raised an eyebrow, -'Don't you want feedback on your work?' She chuckled and scrunched up her nose, -'Fine, be as loud as you want'.

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2 Weeks Later
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Maria threw her ballet bag on the couch, -'Fucking hell' she sighed deeply and sprinted upstairs. Gaga heard the noise, -'Baby come in' she called her daughter, she looked ready to go somewhere, -'What's up mom?', -'What's the noise? You ok?', -'Yeah just fatigued, I danced a lot', Gaga nodded, -'I'll be going to the doctors soon, just wanted you to know that', -'...Is your pain still not gone?', -'No, I have to get infiltration shots, so I'll go do that with Lukas', -'Okay great. Well good luck with that', Gaga nodded, -'Lopez is with Bobby outside, they're having a logistics meeting', -'Damn...how's he doing?', -'Very good I must say! He's earning his money', Maria smiled down at the floor, -'Well I'll see you at night', -'Ok baby, go rest some'.
Maria sprinted back downstairs, he saw Lopez and Bobby looking through some papers by the pool, he looked very focused so she didn't interrupt.
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Lopez went into Maria's room a few hours later, she greeted him with a nervous smile, -'Hey hard worker', -'Hey baby, how-', -'Is my mom gone', Lopez frowned, -'Yeah...she is. Why?'. Maria wiped some tears and put Tux aside before grabbing something from under the bed. The young man frowned, -'What you got there? Drugs?' He got a bit excited for a second before Maria laid a positive pregnancy test beside her, -'I'm sorry' she sobbed.