Baby 96 - Part 2 of 2: One word --> WOW

"Is this... my backyard?"  I say, gazing around at the familiar blue playground.  I don't mean to be rude but this is quite an interesting location for a date.  Perhaps we zenported to the wrong place?

"It sure is.  I like to make my dates... interesting."

"Oh, so how many women have you taken on interesting dates?  And what do you mean by 'interesting?'  If you don't mind me asking."

"Well, not as many as you might think," he flashes me a smile.  I roll my eyes at him.  "And because of that, I haven't taken them to that many places.  I keep the special places for the special people."

"Aw, you're so kind, Adam."

"Now let's make a great date," Adam exclaims, making a beeline for the slide.

I hesitantly climb up it.  It seems that dress was not the best wardrobe choice for a date like this.  I pause before sliding down and joining Adam at the bottom.  What if the kids see us?  Then I remember that they're not at the house and my heart slows down a bit.  Phew.

I slide down and Adam catches me at the bottom.  His strong grip lifts me up and then settles me on the slide between his legs.  I feel the warmth of his arms around me and his lips at my ear.

"Still think a playground is a terrible place for a date?"  He murmurs.

"Of course not," I whisper.  "When-when did I ever think that?"

He attempts to kiss me but I pull away and run towards the trampoline.  He's going to have a to try a little harder to woo me.

Again, I'm hesitant about jumping with a dress on and all, but this is Adam (and at least the kids aren't home).  We attempt to high five each other while in mid air but stop when I accidentally smack Adam in the face.

The seesaw is next.  Again, the dress issues comes into play but it covers up enough.  We seesaw for a while but then it starts to hurt our butts so we stop.

(At least it hurt my butt.  I'm not sure about Adam's....)

I chose to head for the swings.  We swing in silence until Adam gets up and stands on the swing.  As if he were a little child, I almost scold him for standing up like that.  It's a good thing the kids aren't here.  I wouldn't want them getting any ideas.  Unfortunately, the mother in me can't resist.

"Adam, is it safe to do that?"

"I'll get down.  If you kiss me."

"What?"

"Actually, if you let me kiss you."

"So what do I get in return?"

"Are you kidding me?  Any woman would be happy as a bird to get one of my kisses.  Plus, this is a date.  You should promise me at least one kiss."

"Really?  I didn't realize that was how the protocol goes.  Although the last kiss was pretty fantastic," I sigh, thinking back to the first kiss we shared.

"I definitely agree with that statement.  So, a kiss?"

I pretend to be uninterested.  "Sure."

Then he gets down and gives me a second spine-tingling kiss.  The odd thing about it is that our lips barely touched and yet he's gotten me wanting more.

"Told you I was good," he whispers proudly and I don't even try to wipe the amazement off of my face, which gets Adam grinning even more.

As quickly as he came, he's off looking at the gate to the pool.

"I thought I smelled chlorine.  You never told me you had a pool!"

The smart-Alec in me replies, "You never asked."

"May I see it?"  I nod and open the latch.  We walk in and Adam stares at it in amazement.  "Wow, I haven't taken a dip in a long time.  Mind if I do?"

"Now?"  I ask dumbly.  "You don't have a swimsuit...."

Adam chuckles, "You don't mind, do you?"  He asks as he starts to take off his shirt and pants.  The first glimpse I get of his physique and... I can't say I mind.

Nope, not one bit.

"You going to hop in?"

"Me?  Well, I'm not really dressed for the pool...," I start to say as an excuse.

"You could strip like me.  I won't look," Adam jokes.  At least, I think he's joking.

"Okay you know what, how about I go inside and get changed?"

"Sounds good to me.  I'll be right here."

I walk out of the pool area and run to the house.  Once inside, I slam the door to my bedroom and pull out one of my nicer but not too revealing bathing suits.  I shower and shave my hairless-already-shaved-legs again.  Then I lather up with lotion and spray a bit of perfume and tidy up my now tied up hair.  It's been a good twenty-five minutes, so I run out as fast as I can and come into the pool area.

"Oh good, you're here.  I was beginning to think I'd been forgo-" he gawks as he swims around to see me.

"Wow, for having carried ninety-five babies... you're... incredible," he says as I climb into the pool.

We swim around a bit.  Due to the strenuous self defense we've been doing recently, we're very strong swimmers, so we hang out a lot in the deep end.  I manage to splash Adam and he pretends to miss spraying me with a bunch of water.

"Don't worry, princess.  You can splash me.  My make-up is waterproof," I challenge him.

He starts to swim away and I follow him.

Once he hits the end of the pool, he turns around.  I stop swimming and realize that we're in the shallow end of the pool and my feet softly hit the rough surface of the floor.

I look at Adam and he looks at me, making no intention of splashing me back.  Water is dripping down his ears and off of his chin and his hair is already partly dry.  His purple irises stare into mine and I can't help it but to lunge at him in a full on kiss.

My legs start to wrap around his body and our kisses get deeper and more intense.  It lasts several minutes but when his kisses start to move down to my clavicle and mine into his hair, I pull away.

"I'm sorry... I just-"

"It's okay, Calista.  I understand," Adam murmurs, kissing me lightly on the cheek.

We end up spending the rest of the day lying on the trampoline, his arms around mine and mine around his.

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LATER

"Momma, kitty soft," Aiden coos as he pets Aquamarine.

For an older cat, she sure has enough energy to handle the impulses of a toddler.  The sun has set by the time I start to get Aiden ready for bed.

While doing so, Genvieve pops into the room, "Mom, there's a man coming up to the house!"

I instantly assume that this man is Adam, which makes sense because I haven't really introduced the kids to him.  I quickly set Aiden down in his crib before walking towards the front door.

I am utterly surprised to see someone else at the door.

"Kendall Johnson?!"  I gawk as the door swings open.

"Wow Calista, you haven't changed a bit," he says as his opening bit.

"Uh, come in," I mutter.  This should be interesting.

[Read about Kendall Johnson here and here to catch up.]

"Wow, I never thought I'd see you here.  Aren't you living with Claire in Hidden Springs?"

"Actually, we broke up, which is why I'm here-"

"What?!  Seriously, Kendall.  You have so many relationship issues.  Why would you think of coming here?  If you think I'll help you or even think about taking you back.  Well, you're wrong," I fume.

"I wasn't asking for your love again, I know I already severed that tie.  But I was just asking for... money."

"I've raised ninety-five kids, what makes you think I'd have enough money to spend on you, you lowlife?!"

"Your house...," he glances around.

"Yeah?  What about it?"  I bark.

"I just need the money, Calista.  That's all I'm asking for.  Please help me.  I don't know what to do.  Claire took all of my savings during the divorce.  I'm broke."

His desperate pleas break through the stubborn wall that I had been trying to hold up.

"Well, I don't know..." I say looking down at my feet.

"Please, I'm not asking for much.  Do it for me, do it for my kids."

I manage to fight again, "No!  I mean, no, I won't give you money.  But I know one way you can get a little more cash.  You could join my challenge.  Be a challenge father by donating your sperm to the local sperm bank.  Now please, would you just leave?"

"Alright, thanks Calista.  I- I'll go do that," he says and leaves slowly.

I hold in my emotions as I shut the door.  When the latch clicks, a tear trickles down my face.  I can't believe I'm helping this man.  He broke my heart as well as my sister's heart and it's sickening to see that this man is continuing to break other peoples' hearts.  I really hope he doesn't come crawling back here.  It's sad to see him so desperate but I just can't forgive him.

During my pregnancy, the kids are finally given a proper introduction to Adam.  Although I didn't tell them we were dating, I told them he was a good friend of mine and that they should get to know him a bit.

The good thing is that Adam loves kids (or at least he says he does...) so he and the kids spend a lot of good quality time.  He takes them to places and gives them advice and helps them with homework.  The kids even invite him to join in marshmallow roasting night while I stay inside, preparing for the baby's due date.

In the old weight room, Adam gets the kids a new stereo with surround sound as well as three new video games.  Like the gumball machine, I have to make a time limit as to how long the kids can have the stereo on, otherwise I'd never get any sleep with all the yapping and hooting they make.

Finally, baby ninety-six, Ursellia Cassidy Smith, is born.  She doesn't get her father's bright skin tone but hopefully she'll have his hair or eyes.

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NOTE

Wow, so I really didn't want Calista and Adam's relationship to go by that fast but... I just had to!  I got carried away because I love them so much and jiewoafnkjdnk.

Anyway, the point of that last paragraph was that I hope you guys don't mind the sudden speed up.

Also, thank again to Kurtis/Entelligent for making me the challenge father and Ursellia's middle name came from one of the current characters in his blog.

To my readers, thanks for reading!  And do check out the polls on the side of my blog if you haven't already.  :)

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