Port Charles Does It Better

Chapter 39

     Kristina and Parker explored the island for a little while before stumbling across a building that smelled so delicious, Kristina was dying to in. "Babe," She began pleading. "I know it's our honeymoon and all and we're supposed to do all these fancy things, but can we do all that tomorrow? I wanna eat here pleeeeease?" She asked, poking her bottom lip out as far as it could go. "Here?" Parker asked. "You wanna eat tacos for our celebratory dinner?" Kristina nodded fiercely. "Yes! It smells so good. I could eat like 15 tacos right now, just sayin'." She told her, bouncing up and down. "Alright, alright." Parker told her smiling and holding open the door for her to walk in. Kristina practically skipped inside. They were greeted almost immediately upon entry.
      "Ms. Corinthos?" A voice said, causing Kristina to drop her attention from Parker to find who was saying her name. She realized it was a man coming to the front of the resturant  from the very back. He was immediately at the front. Unlike the previous people who had approached them earlier, she recognized this man.
     "Oh my God, Kevin?" She asked and he nodded. "How have you been?" She asked, moving in to hug him. "I've been alright. How have you been?" He asked her. She showed him the ring. "Actually, I just got married earlier today." She told him and gestured to Parker. "This is my wife, Parker. Parker, this is Kevin." She said as she introduced them. She looked up at the woman standing next to her. "Kevin was one of the few friends I was allowed to have when I was here. His mother used to clean the house for us and we would play outside all day long." She said with a smile. "You've gotten taller," She told him. "And you've grown out of the pigtails." He replied with a smirk. "Seriously... Is that all anyone can remember about me?!" She asked and Parker started laughing. "You'll have to excuse her," Parker explained, still laughing. "I've been hearing stories about pig tails and polka dotted dresses and apparently she hates the idea of me knowing she was ever a child." Kevin laughed at that. "That was so her style back then!" He said noticing a red faced Kristina. "Don't worry," He reassured her. "I don't think the person you married would divorce you over childhood memories." He joked. "You guys here to eat?" They nodded and he took them to a table before handing them menus. "I'll check in on you two in a bit and see if you are ready to order." He told them after bringing their drinks to them. "Thank you Kevin." Parker told him before he walked away.
     "So he seems alright." Parker told Kristina, taking a sip of her beer and looking at her menu. Kristina nodded as she did the same. "He's a pretty cool dude. I think his mother got sick for a while after we left. I thought she had passed away, but from the looks of how clean the house is, I'm gonna assume she's still working there." Parker agreed. "It was extremely clean for a home that isn't inhabited. Maybe she should come clean our house." She said with a laugh. Kristina looked up from her menu and smiled.
     "Thank you for letting us eat here." She told the other woman. "I would have never even known he was still here otherwise." Parker gave her a look. "When have I ever told you no? Also, you know you don't have to ask me about anything. If you wanna do something, we'll do it, as long as it's within reason." She admitted. "I never want you to feel like I control anything. It's a two way street here honey." She told Kristina who reached for her hand. "That's not what I meant babe." She told her with a half smile, half frown kinda face. "I do like to have your input on things though, and had you wanted to eat somewhere else, we could have done so." Parker gave Kristina's hand a squeeze. "I know that, but I also know that you love tacos." She replied with a laugh. "Speaking of, did you figure out what you wanted?" She asked, taking her hand back to turn the page of her own menu. "I did," Kristina said. "Have you?" She asked. Parker ran her index finger down the page until she saw something she liked. "Yup!'' She replied, taking another sip of her beer.
      Kevin came back and took their orders. Parker got steak fajitas and Kristina just got her usual beef tacos with everything on it. It took about 30 minutes, but when the food came it was so worth it. Kristina practically drooled when her plate was placed in front of her. "Thank you Kevin! We're gonna have to catch up sometime before we head out!" She told him and he agreed. "Sounds good to me, as long as it doesn't interfere with your honeymoon plans." Parker shook her head. "It's fine with me. Any friend of Kristina's is a friend of mine." She told him and he thanked her before walking away to serve his next table.
       They ate and talked about both of their pasts while they did so. "So do I get to see any pictures of this little girl in pigtails and a polka dot dress?" Parker asked and Kristina's face went red. "You are never gonna let this go are you?" Parker shook her head no. "Definitely not. I'm dying to see it. I bet you were even more adorable than you are right now." Parker told her laughing as her wife's face turned even more red. "It was not adorable, and I have no idea why my father let me dress myself at that age, okay?" She said, taking a bite of her taco. Parker shrugged. "Because he wanted you to dress the way you wanted?" Parker replied sarcastically. Kristina smirked. "But yes, if you must know, I think there is a picture of me like that in the safehouse. That being said," She stated, taking another swallow of her beer. "If I show you mine, you have to show me yours."  Parker busted out laughing. "Pretty sure we did that earlier but oka-" "OH MY GOD NOT THAT!  THE PICTURE!" Kristina exclaimed, forgetting she was in the resturant. This made the taller woman laugh even harder. "I can't even handle you right now.'' Kristina told her, chunking a little piece of tomato at her wife from across the table. "Hey! No friendly fire!" Parker replied, wiping tears out of her eyes.  "But okay, back to the subject at hand, I do have pictures of my childhood. They are just back home. I don't know if I told you, but mom and dad brought them as an early wedding/house warming gift." Kristina hadn't known this. "I'm definitely looking when we get back." Kristina said pushing her empty plate to the side and finishing her beer. "By all means, look away." Parker replied. "But only if I get to see my beautiful wife in her happiest of times." Kristina kissed the hand of the woman sitting across from her. "Don't you know that you get to see that everyday already? I mean, I did marry you for a reason." She told her and Parker grinned. "I thought it was solely because of my smashing good looks." She joked in a British accent. Kristina laughed. "Nah... That was only a little bit of the reason." She joked as Parker pushed her plate to the side also. "You ready to go?" Parker asked her and Kristina nodded. "Where to?" They heard a familiar voice as and looked over a few tables and found Max standing from the table. Parker looked at Kristina. "We are horrible people. I forgot he was even here! No offense Max." She told him who just laughed. "No need to apologize, it's my job not to be seen. Shall we?" He asked opening the door for them and they left.