1.28 - House Rules

One evening, there was a knock on the front door.  Hardly ever did anyone come and visit so Zebrina rushed downstairs.  She stopped abruptly when she recognized the figure behind the door. Her  purple and blue hair looked as if it had not been brushed in ages and the red jumpsuit resembled those of the inmates from Bridgeport Prison. But the most peculiar thing was the toddler Jessie Belle held in her arm. Same colorful hair and skin tone. It must be her daughter.  Zebrina approached the door and opened it slowly.

"What are you doing here Jessie?" Rina asked, venom in her voice.

"You don't see your sister in years and this is how you greet her? Pretty rude if you ask me."

"Ya well you don't exactly look like the kind of person we need around here."

"I don't care. Where's mom?"

Zebrina clutched her heart. "She's gone. She died last year."

"Oh. Well shit. " Jessie frowned.  "I need to stay here."

"Are you kidding?! Why should we let you stay here? You ran off and left us without a goodbye. You broke mom's heart.  You cause nothing but trouble."

Jessie was about to scream back but instead she bit her tongue.

"Please Zebrina? I don't have much choice. I asked Katrina but she turned me away. Apparently she turned away from the criminal life. The judge told me I need to find a place to stay or else they will take Sheree away and I will have to go back to prison. "

Zebrina gave her sister a stern look.  "What the hell is on her face?"

"Make-up? I didn't have enough for myself so I figured I may as well make her look hot.  I sewed the outfit myself."

"God damn Jessie she looks like a prosti-tot.  Go put her in Cadyn's old crib. You can stay here tonight but as soon as Cami gets home we need to talk."

They all sat down in the living room. No one said anything for a while until Cami cleared her throat and began, "Where have you been, Jessie?"

"Bridgeport."

"Why did you leave? Mom was worried sick about you. She thought you ran off and got yourself killed. " Zebrina choked out.

Jessie stared at her hands." I got a job offer. The Den offered to pay all of my expenses if I moved to Bridgeport to train the new recruits there."

She took a deep breath as she began to tell the tale of what had happened over the years.

"I was to be working under Elvira and Beau Slayer. Probably fake names but whatever. They had to manage the rest of the criminals so they didn't have time to train the new recruits. They told me that the recruits would become the new undercover team. No one was to know that they were criminals."

"Harry Marks was the intimidating one. I think it was just the mustache. His job was to remain hidden and interrogate anyone that didn't cooperate.  If things went bad, he would be the one to get rid of all evidence too."

"Darrick Weller, the bad boy.  He can charm his way into the strictest security zones.  His looks and asshole attitude keeps the heat off the others but since he never actually does anything wrong he always get away free."

"Bianca Rubble. She uses her tits to get anything and everything she wants. No man or woman can resist her blatant sexuality. Her job usually involves seducing a few people,  gathering valuables, and then having the victim send her off with a smile. The idiots don't even realize she scammed them."

"Finally, there's Alexy Fresco. He's the tech guy. Jamming signals, placing false clues in the police database. He does it all. He could probably frame a gecko for the death of the Leader of the Free World."

"He's not a very tough guy though. Only place he is safe is behind a computer. Ha."

"First thing I did was get the scrawny criminals to the gym. They needed to be tough enough to take care of themselves in case things got rough. No way in hell was I going to risk my butt for a couple of amateurs."

"Then I took them to a club so I could watch their skills in action. Darrick and Bianca wooed the bouncers to get us inside and Alexy printed us V.I.P. tickets so nowhere was off limits . Free drinks all night.  I talked with Harry and he is actually pretty bad ass. The way he just sat all night and watched, it was creepy. I needed a drink so I sent Bianca over to get us some complementary drinks."

"She worked her magic and in a short time, we had free drinks all night long."

"Before I knew it, we were all wasted. Everyone was off doing there own things. I blacked out somewhere but I do remember making out with some dude in a suit."

"He was a great kisser. Slipped me some pills and the night went by in a slur of passion and ecstasy.  It was amazing."

"During the day, I trained the recruits. At night, booze and boys became my focus." 

"I had a new one every night. Sometimes they would bring more pills and we would dance the night away."

"But I didn't limit myself to men. Bridgeport women are freaks too." 

"Every night was different but still the same."

"The boys became boring. They were all too similar and were not making me feel as good as I had before. I upped my pills and downed more booze. I stopped going to work eventually."

"I was sitting on my floor shaking with the joy only the dynamic duo can make you feel."

"Darrick stopped by. Asked me why I stopped training them. I told him I was not interested in training him to be a criminal. He was much too cute. But I would teach him a few other things if he stayed."

"The next morning, Darrick was gone and a cop was standing in my room. Needless to say, I went to prison.

I was supposed to serve 30 years, but the judge was sweet on me when he found out I was pregnant. He told me I had to serve my time till the baby came and then I would become eligible for house arrest. Sheree was born and it took them a while to settle my terms.

They settled it last week. I was released this morning. For the next 20 years I am to be under house arrest. I can't leave. Tomorrow I need to call my PO and tell him where I will reside. If I don't have a permanent residence with a law abiding citizen I go to prison and Sheree goes in the system."

"So you get it? I wouldn't be here but I have no choice. Now are you going to help me or not?"

"We will help but you have to follow our rules. We choose your clothes, how you decorate your room, we will dress Sheree, and you will cook, clean, and take care of mom's garden."

Jessie frowned and then nodded.

"Good. Now go take a shower, you look like crap."

1.27 - Filler

Time speeds by as the family falls into routine. Cadyn has his first birthday and becomes a toddler. He seems to take after his grandmother a lot.

Cami spends most of her time at the salon, trying to make a name for herself and maybe breaking a few hearts in the process.

She hardly spends time with Cadyn. She will only feed him or change him if someone lectures her about being a poor parent. Her excuse is that she wants to be a role model for her son and the best way to do that is to become a successful stylist.  Summer disagrees but there was no reasoning with Cami.

So Zebrina took over the motherly duties. She was making a hefty sum by breeding the horses and dogs but her job left her with tons of free time. Animals have a short attention span so training is a short process every day.  After training, she would spend the rest of the day with Cadyn, feeding him, changing him, and playing with him.

One day at park Cadyn spotted a chipmunk, so Rina caught it and bought a cage for Cadyn's room. Cadyn and Chipper became fast friends. 

Summer decided she would take a break from art. Her hands shook with every brushstroke and she could hardly see the small details she wanted to fit in. Instead, she found a new hobby. She converted the basement into a small room filled with gems collected over the years, a few potted plants, and two new wine making machines. 

Winter passed and poor Snowy went with it. For now, the family managed to stay civilized but you never know what spring will bring.

1.26 - Feeling Older

Cami stared at the nursery floor. Summer had renovated it shortly after she found out she was going to be a grandparent. It was cute,but it made Cami nervous. She was not ready to be a mother. She thought there would be time for babies later but she wanted to play first. Stay out all night, have an amazing job as a stylist, just live life while she was young. Plus, if she can't handle her relationship with Daniel how can she manage a relationship with a child?

It had been three days since she had first tried to set up a date with Daniel. He always claimed he was busy or that 'something came up' but eventually he gave in.

He stared at her and shifted his weight uncomfortably. His eyes traveled down to her stomach and he gave a slight frown.

"I don't really know why you wanted to see me so badly."

"Uh well you are the father," she said politely. "and I want you to be there for the baby."

She smiled at him. Her mind was buzzing trying to figure out something to say that would get her message across but not scare him off. 

"And? Cami I don't want to be father. I have a life and I am not going to sacrifice it over one mistake."

Tears formed in the corners of her eyes. 

"Daniel. Please. You don't mean this. You told me you loved me. I know that when you see your baby you will love him too. You can't do this. I need you."

"No. It's not my fault. You could have prevented this just as much as I could have. I do not want this baby. I don't even know why you kept it. Cami I loved sleeping with you. You were so hot but...I never wanted to marry you or something. I enjoyed hanging out with you but I am not ready for a family. I don't know if I even want that."

Tears rolled down Cami's face. Her knees shook and she thought she could feel her heart breaking. 

"But why Daniel? Why don't you want me anymore?" she cried.

"I don't want a wife! I don't want a cow for a girlfriend either. Hell, I don't want a girlfriend. I don't want a relationship. I want to live the bachelor life and screw whoever whenever I please." He shouted.

Cami clenched her fists together. 

"You selfish son of a bitch! You told me you loved me but really you just wanted to screw? Well screw you!"  Insults flew from her mouth and as she became even more angry. 

They screamed at each other about whatever popped into their heads. Babies, sex, cheating, lies, the works. Nothing was off limits and there was no hesitation about airing out their dirty laundry in the middle of a cafe. 

"I never want to see you again!" she screamed at him.

"Is that a threat or a promise?"

"I promise I'll break your teeth if you ever try to talk to your son!"

"Rina? Can you please pick me up? My stomach hurts whenever I look at this bastard." She quickly explained the situation before Zebrina agreed and headed over.

"You mother fucker!" Rina screamed at Daniel. Cami had taken a few steps away from the situation and had sat down in the snow. Rina had called Summer who was hanging out with Rosie. They all rushed over when they heard the situation was going sour.

Zebrina hurled more insults at Daniel while Summer and Rosie handled Cami.

"Don't even try and get out of this. You are just a loser who will never get anywhere in life."

Cami grabbed her stomach in pain. "Oh God! Mom! I think he's coming!"

Daniel glanced at Zebrina and began taking a few steps toward Cami.

"Don't you even dare. Get the hell out of here before I make something pop out of you."

Daniel tried to protest but he eventually gave up.

Cami stood up and screamed more. "WE NEED TO GO!" she shouted.

Everyone piled into a cab and headed for the hospital. 

The birth seemed to take ages and when it was all over, everyone felt a little older. 

But I get a feeling that Cami will need some training in order to make sure baby Cadyn doesn't die before he gets home.

I'm glad you picked him up but that is not proper Outerwear, Cami! Damn it!