Take Control

Dos

"I have no idea what you are talking about," I chuckled nervously, lying.

"Oh bull crap," Annie snarked, they were all looking at me, I fiddled with the bottom of my sleeve.

"W-Well, uh, Rio and I dated about ten months back, for like three weeks..I got pregnant, I wasn't supposed to but, things happen..he tried to avoid me.." I admitted, looking at Thiago, "He pays child support, shit ton more than he needs too.."

I kissed Theo's head, he looked up at me with his deep brown eyes, Rio's eyes.

"You dated a gangster! And gave birth to his baby! What if he killed you!" Annie exclaimed.

"He wouldn't hurt us.." I murmur.

"How do you know?" Ruby remarked.

"Because, if he wanted to, he would have done so already-" I walk out of the house, holding Theo.

I walked out to my car, opening the back seat door, buckling Theo into his seat, bending over. I sensed a presence behind me and I straighten up, looking at the window, seeing Rio behind me, and Rio only. I sighed, turning to face him.

"Yes, Rio? Jesus, I thought you were gonna shiv me.." I mumble.

He chuckled, "I would never hurt you Lil' Mama," He smiled.

I blushed at the old nickname, "What would you like Rio? I'm not givin' you a kidney."

He laughed softly, "I just wanted to see Theo before I left."

"You did see him, you have a son at home, go be with him," I crossed my arms.

"Ya know, one of these days, you're gonna regret pushing me away," He stood close to me, I looked up at him, not faltering. He touched the tattoo on my neck, it was a begonia flower, pastel red flower with dark red outlines, it had Rio's name over a large petal with a crown around the 'R'. My head moved instinctively to the side, so he could see it better. Yes, I know, getting a tattoo of a guy's name that I had only known for like two weeks is a pretty dumb idea. But I was stupidly head over heels for him and maybe, possibly, definitely drunk.

"Ya still got it.."He murmured, moving his hand from my neck, he put his hands in his pockets and walked away after saying bye to Theo.

My heart was beating quickly and I took a deep breath, closing the car door, getting into the driver's side and driving home.

~~~~~~~

I decided to stop by Ruby's work, to check out how things were going. I walked in and saw Annie and Beth talking with Ruby, Annie ate some random dude's fries. 

I walked over, "Annie, why?"

"Ew, these are cold-"

"They aren't mine," Beth said.

She spits the fry mush out onto the fries. We chatted briefly before Ruby stopped, looking at something.

"What is it?"

"You okay?" Annie and Beth asked.

"Stay here," Ruby walked over to a table, my eyes followed her, Rio was sitting at the table with his guys. Annie and Beth looked at them so intensely that is looked like they wanted to jump out of their seats and run.

I saw that Rio was about to get up, so I speed walked over to the table, shooing Ruby away politely, "Scoot," I say to Rio, he raised an eyebrow and scooted over.

I sat next to him, "Okay, A) Please don't kill my friends."

"I won't," I sighed a bit, "Unless they don't give me my money."

I groaned, "Alsooo"

"Yes?" Rio rested his chin on his palm, looking at me, smiling.

"Thiago, our son, took his first steps last night, so if you want to see him, I mean you don't have to, I mean, I thought you would want to see him," I got up and walked out of the cafe.

~~~~~~

I was sitting on the floor, "Come here baby, come to Mama," I coo encouragingly. Theo was getting the hang of walking more, it was cute to watch him fall on his butt.

A knock comes from the door and I stand up, picking up Theo. I walk over to the door, opening it only to be greeted by Rio's smug smile. 

"Oh, uh, Hi Rio, what are you doing here?" I inquired, clearly having forgotten about earlier that day in the diner.

"What kind of a father would I be if I didn't see my son take his first few steps," He leaned against the door frame, smiling.

I smiled softly, actually glad that he stopped by, "Come on in," I move out of his way, letting him walk in. I owned a small house, just for me and Thiago. He walked in, sitting on the couch in the living room.

I closed the door, walking over to him. He smiled as I set Theo on the ground, helping him stand.

"Come to Baba, Theo," He cooed, my eye widened a bit, I knew he had his moments of softness, but I haven't really seen those moments myself. I watched, letting go of Theo's pudgy hands, he waddled into Rio's arms, hugging him. Rio smiled, picking him up, kissing his head.

"I have to put him to bed," I rub my left arm, "You can get a drink if you want" I looked at the ground, not noticing that he was walking toward me until I saw his shoes. I looked up at him and he pressed his lips against mine, in his quick and bold fashion. My mind blanked and I didn't know what was happening until he put Theo in my arms, "R-Right.." 

I took Theo to his room, laying him in his crib, singing him a lullaby, a Johnny Horton song, When It's Spring Time in Alaska, I sang it to him every night. He fell right asleep, I didn't notice Rio leaning against the doorway of Theo's room, humming along to my singing. I turned on the night light and walked out of the room, closing the door quietly, I looked up at Rio, we were very close. I walked passed him and into the kitchen.

"Do you want whiskey or bourbon?" I asked him, he looked at me, leaning against the kitchen queen.

"You know me, Mama," He smiled smugly. I flushed at the old nickname and pour him a glass of whiskey, I poured myself a glass of wine. I handed him his glass, sipping my rosé, sitting up on the countertop.

He walked over, standing between my legs. I sipped my wine, looking at him, aloof.

"Why are you really here Rio.." I inquired softly, tapping my ring against the glass.

"I wanted to see you and our son," He spoke.

"You probably have better things to do than visit us.." I mumbled.

He set his glass down after downing the contents, I looked into the glass, avoiding his gaze. He tilted my chin up, making me look at him, "There are a lot of things I could be doing right now, Lil' Mama.." He smirked smugly, moving hair from my face the way he always would, keeping eye contact with me.

"Damn you.." I whispered. He chuckled, grinning.

I grabbed his collar and rammed my lips against his'. He grins, arms going around my waist, putting his weight on me, making me lay back against the counter. My legs opened and wrapped around his hips, his fingers intertwined with mine and pinned my arms at either side of my head. The kiss was heated and rough, he kissed my jaw and neck, I let out small groans. He smirked with satisfaction.

"R-Rio.." I breathed out. He smirked, kissing my most sensitive spot on my neck. I groaned in satisfaction.

And with that, we screwded for a few hours, eventually taking it to my room.