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Sparks Fly 42. First Date
Jessi, Rico, and Tyler arrived at the house in record time, thanks in, large part, to Harry's driving. "I don't see any other car here," Rico noted as Harry pulled to a stop in the driveway. "Maybe they're not back yet?" "Look, there's Mom," Tyler said, pointing ahead. Indeed Sofia had just come out of the house in a simple floral print gown, under a long satin robe, and black fashionable slippers. She waved at them, smiling brightly, and they got down. Tye scrambled to his mother, and she squatted to embrace him in a bear hug. "How was your tour?" She asked as they separated. "I loved it, mom. The studio is amazing! We'll go again tomorrow right?" She tapped her chin, with her dainty index finger, and looked thoughtful, as if she was considering it. "I don't know, perhaps you may decide not to come back home again," she pouted. "Of course not, Mom," Tye chuckled, giving her a forehead kiss. "Oh, you want to bribe me, Tye," she laughed, tickling him. Tyler giggled, trying to s
Last Updated : 2023-08-19Sparks Fly 43. Hospitalized
Alicia knew she couldn't stay mad at Tanya too long. She had just finished breakfast, about to leave for work. Yet the door to Tanya's room was still shut since yesterday. She sighed deeply and glanced toward Tanya's room from where she sat, holding her coffee mug with both hands, with an empty plate of ham, cheese, and toast set before her. Only her coffee remained; about a quarter full.She set the cup down on the table, and grabbed her phone, dialing Tanya's number. It was still switched off.She got up and went to the door."Tanya?" She called. She didn't get a response. She called twice more. Still nothing. Then she began to get worried. She knew how dangerous Tanya could be to others, did she do something to herself? "Tanya!" She banged the door repeatedly, yelling her name louder each time.She didn't even hear the dragged footsteps until the key turned in the lock. She gasped, pausing mid-strike."What is it?" Tanya growled, looking disheveled.Alicia lost control, and embraced
Last Updated : 2023-08-23Sparks Fly 44. Lost in The Crowd
"Doctor, doctor, how's my son?" Sofia asked, her, and James rushing to the old man as soon as he left the ER. "Don't worry, he's stable now. We're just gonna keep him under observation for a while, just to make sure he's perfectly fine, and then he can leave with you." "Oh, thank God," Sofia gushed, making the sign of the Cross. "Can we see him now?" "The nurses will move him to his room first, and then you can go see him. He's fine now, don't worry." He smiled kindly at Sofia. "And when you get home, ease him into his normal routines. Right now all he needs is care, and rest." "Of course, doc. We'll take care of him," James said, hugging Sofia to his side. "Thank you, doc." "My pleasure," he replied. "Doctor Patricio, doctor Patricio, you're needed on floor six, room 8." The speaker on one wall announced. "That's my cue, take care you too." He left and took the nearest elevator. A nurse walked out of the elevator as the doctor went in, and she walked up to Sofia, and James. S
Last Updated : 2023-08-25Sparks Fly 45. New Beau
"Ok, they've left Santa Fe, Harry. Take us to Sofia's place instead. We'll wait for her there." Jessi directed, ending her call with Sofia. "Alright, ma'am," Harry nodded, changing lanes. He turned at the next intersection and went back in the direction from which he had come. They arrived at Sofia's quickly, and Jessi let herself, and Rico in with her spare key to the place. Tanya held the other spare. "I'm starving, want something?" Jessi asked Rico as she went into the kitchen. "A sandwich will be nice," he called after her. "No meat!" He added, and Jessi's head popped into view from the kitchen. She winked, "Of course, I know how to make a Rico sandwich, hun." Rico stared at her, caught slightly unawares. Just then the toast machine beeped, and Jessi slipped back into the kitchen. A few minutes later, Jessi brought a tray of sandwiches, and orange juice to the table, and they heard a car enter the driveway. "That must be them," Jessi said, wiping her hands on the back of he
Last Updated : 2023-08-25Sparks Fly 46. Sparks Fly... Again
"Tye, I'm gonna lock up, ok? Don't answer the door. Dinner's in the microwave. I already preset it, so you just have to push the button I showed you, ok?""Alright, mom.""Now, how do I look?" "Stunning," he replied.She curtsied. "Why, thank you, good sir."Sofia checked herself out in the mirror. Tanya had been doing her shopping for a while now, and she had to say, the choices were beautiful.Tonight she was in a backless long-sleeved blouse. It looked like deep space, its tiny sequins twinkled slightly, mimicking the stars. She complemented it with dark form-fitting pants and a pair of heels. A string of pearls wrapped her neck, and its matching bracelet, her right wrist."Alright," she came and sat on the bed, next to him. "You don't need to stay up. And call if you need anything.""Come on, Mom, are you getting cold feet?""What?" She dragged it. "Of course not." She got to her feet as if to prove her point, but didn't take any step further."I'll be fine, mom. Now, go." "Ah,
Last Updated : 2023-08-27Sparks Fly 47. Eye of The Storm
"Ted, this is the something billionth voice mail I'm leaving you. You're not taking my calls, you're not responding to my messages. Now I know I yelled all sorts of things and said all what-nots in some of them. And I know I have also said this is the last one a couple of times, but can you say something? Anything... Please?" She hung up and dropped her head on the table with a loud groan. "The things we do for love," she said. Tanya gasped, jerking her head off the table. She glanced around. The light had gone out, but she could tell where she was. This was the dining/kitchen area of her apartment. She grabbed her phone hurriedly and went through it. "Thank God," she sighed in relief. "It was just a bloody dream." *** "She finally admitted it, Rico. Sofia is going out with James." Jessi had called Rico to come pick her up from Sofia's place, and he did. He, with Harry driving, was now taking her home. "What's on your mind now?" Rico asked, exhaling deeply. He was unsure what
Last Updated : 2023-08-28Sparks Fly 48. Sin City
Sofia knocked on the door. She knew she was very close to the top of the unwanted visitor list, but she came anyway, because she needed her best friend. "Who's there?" "It's me, Jess. Can I come in?" Jessi hesitated, the seconds stretched for hours, and then she opened the door. "Hey." Her voice was flatter than Earth. Sofia slipped in, and Jessi shut the door, while she stood there in the sitting room, unsure how to act. Jessi came in and dropped onto the sofa farthest from her. It was only then that Sofia sat. She looked and felt nervous. The atmosphere seemed like it would burst at a needler's touch. "Jessi, I know I'm not the most welcome person right now, but I had nowhere else to go. I have a huge problem." "What?" "I felt the spark with James." Jessi sat up. "I'm sorry, what?" "I'm so so confused, right now." Sofia shook her head, and let it drop into her hands. Jessi finally broke free of her shock. "Wait... Isn't that impossible?" "My thoughts exactly. But I fe
Last Updated : 2023-09-05Sparks Fly 49 - Tanya 2
Someone pounded at the door. Sofia and Jessi glanced at each other and rushed out to the balcony. They could see Tanya approaching the building. "Jessi!" Trish's voice pleaded from the other side. "You've got to help me or Tanya will kill me." Jessi and Sofia glanced at each other. Their earlier squabble suddenly seemed irrelevant. Jessi opened up hurriedly. "Oh my God," Sofia let out. Trish was not alone. *** "Tanya!" Jessi yelled from her balcony. "What's this about?" "Why don't you ask Trish? Or any of them? I heard them run up to your apartment. And when she's done, ask her to come down here, so we can settle this once, and for all. Nothing else matters to me, coming from you." "Let me try," Sofia said to Jessi, smiling slightly. "Tanya," she called. "Please, there's no need for this." "Oh, you're here as well, Sofia. That's good. You, be the judge! Listen to what she has done, and then tell me, why I should not send them all to hell!" Sofia turned to the girls. They
Last Updated : 2023-09-07
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Sparks Fly Finally..
If you're reading this, then, thank you for sticking with us through this journey. I can only hope it was worth your while, and that you enjoyed reading this story as much as I enjoyed writing it.I'm surely gonna miss writing to about Ryan's shenanigans, Sofia's love, Tyleer's curiosity, Jessi's presence, Rico, and Pete's worries, Tanya's madness, Alicia's gentleness, Ted's chubbiness, Fred's helpfulness, and Paco's wisdom.Not that there's nothing more to say, you know there's much more lol, but I feel that this is the best point to stop.They're all mostly happy, minusing the mishaps here, and there, and death too. But, let's save those parts for another story..All things eventually come to an end, and so must we..And so I bid you farewell, reader.Thank you for picking this one up, xoxo!
Sparks Fly 87. The Last, But Definitely Not The Least
The ringing of his phone roused him from sleep.“Hello?” His voice was groggy.“I know what you did.” The voice was distorted.The sleep fled from James' eyes.“Who are you?”“So you can kill me like you killed Richards? Fat chance.”“What do you want?” James asked.The line suddenly went dead.“Oh boy,” James muttered.***Amanda was home alone, by the pool, when James arrived.“It was you, wasn't it?”“I'm sorry what?” She asked, taking off her shades.“Oh, now you wanna play dumb?”“James, if you think I have time for your shenanigans, I do not. Never. Especially now that your accomplice, Richards has gone missing. Or are you gonna tell me you have nothing to do with that?”***“How could we have kept ourselves from this?” Rico muttered, in bed, kissing the back of Jessi's neck.“You, kept us from this,” she corrected, turning to face him.“Touche,” he conceded, planting a kiss on her lips; one to which she willfully obliged.“We have a lot to catch up on,” Rico whispered against h
Sparks Fly 86. The Beginning of The End
On a normal day, Sofia would playfully chastise Ryan for such an idea, especially in front of the boy, but maybe it was Tanya’s influence, or the look in Steph’s eyes at Ryan’s words, whatever it is, it had Sofia smiling, and leading Ryan into the elevator.“Tyler, go wait for me in the car, okay?” She kissed the top of his head.“I forgot something in my room,” she added, a bit more forceful, with her eyes on the elevator.“Okay,” Tye replied innocently, and left for the waiting Mercedes Benz SUV.Steph obviously had other plans…*** “Slow down, Ryan,” Sofia chuckled, as he broke off their playful kisses to move down her neck, while his hands went lower..“We're outside,” Sofia added, kissing him back.“Someone might see us.”“Well, let's make it worth their while,” Ryan replied, leaning against the balcony of the terrace.“You must be joking,” Sofia frowned, moving away from him.Immediately, a potted plant dropped where she had been standing!Sofia gasped, her hand flying to her c
Sparks Fly 85. Work
Tanya yawned, as she stepped into the sitting room in her black skimpy nightwear.“Hey, isn't that the Richards guy from the other studio,” Tanya said, nodding at the TV.“Yeah, it's him,” Alicia replied.“It says he's missing,” she added, and looked at Tanya.“What?” She asked.“You won't find him on me,” she said, stretching.“Oh, Tanya,” Alicia shook her head, returning her attention to her system.“What?” Tanya asked.“Oh, you didn't tell me that you, and Mendes made up,” Tanya said, leaning in on Alicia's left from behind the sofa.“Who told you that?” Alicia asked, leaning to her right, and losing a battle to hide her smile.“I heard he came in late, the night I spent at T.D.'s place, and didn't leave that night.”“Oh, I see you're gossiping with your girls again, huh,” Alicia said, nodding.“Tea is meant to be drunkk!” Tanya exclaimed, laughing.Alicia just shook her head.“Oh, hey. You said you spent that night at T.D.'s place?”“Oh I didn't tell you?” Tanya laughed.“Great st
Sparks Fly 84. A Bittersweet End; A Beautiful Beginning
“I'm telling you, we need to-”“Mom, can I go to the Taco Place to see Kim?” Tyler asked, stepping into the sitting room.He glanced between Steph, and Myles—her shrink, sensing that he'd come at the wrong time.“Am I interrupting something?” He asked innocently.“Oh, no, my love,” Steph cooed, coming to stoop next to him.“Uncle Myles was just telling me something about our business back in Mexico, but it can wait, can’t it, Myles?” She smiled at the guy; he just sighed, and left.“He didn’t seem too happy to me,” Tye remarked.“I know, I know,” Steph smiled, ruffling his hair.“So tell me, who’s this Kim?” Steph asked, taking Tye to sit with her.“A girl?”“Yeah,” Tye replied, his eyes lighting up.“She’s my girlfriend,” he announced cheerily.“Oh, big steps already?” Steph asked, poking his ribs, while he squirmed, laughing.“Stop, mom!”“Ok, ok,” she smiled.“But I’ll come with. Go, put on something nice while I do too, and then we can go see Kim.”“Alright,” Tye said, running off,
Sparks Fly 83. The Long One
“You haven't said anything, Sof,” Jessi noted.Sofia took a deep breath.“I'm just trying to process everything, she said, leaning into the sofa.“On the one hand, you have you, my friend, whom Rico definitely, and horribly wronged by the way he handled the situation. But then, there's Rico who has been suffering from PTSD all these years. And I'm not saying that that validates what he did to you but I try to imagine how deep his fear has been for so long, that he couldn't confess his love for you. Believe me I know how the heart reacts to holding in such feelings. It's all just a lot. And I don't want to say you should do this or that, because honestly if I were you, I have no idea what I'd do in this case,” Sofia exhaled deeply.“But if I know one thing, it's that Rico has a good heart; damaged, but good nonetheless.”“I guess that saying is true,” Tanya replied, nodding slightly.“Which?” Sofia asked.“Damaged people, when they don't heal, end up damaging people,” she said.“Exactly
Sparks Fly 82. The Short One
“Hmm, there’s something different about you, Rico. But I can’t place my finger on it,” Ryan said, stroking his chin.“You mean the lack of makeup?” Pete asked, serving himself another plate of chicken wings.The three of them were at a barbecue at Ryan’s home.“Exactly,” Ryan said, clicking his finger at Pete.“Besides, you’ve been strange ever since France. So what’s up? One brother to another.”“Does something have to be up for someone to make a change around here?” Rico drawled, setting up himself on the beach chair with his own plate, and booze.“Even the voice!” Ryan exclaimed.“What is wrong bro?”Then he turned to Pete who was approaching them.“I think it’s too late for a mid-life crisis, Pete. Help me out here.”Pete laughed as he sat down on the recliner, and faced the other two.“But seriously Rico, what’s up? You know you can trust us.”“Exactly. James isn’t here.”Rico sighed, and glanced around. Then pulled off his shades.“I had a fight with Jessi,” Rico said, matter of
Sparks Fly 81. WakeUp Call
Someone knocked at the door.Alicia groaned, unwilling to abandon her solo movie night.She stayed put, but the person didn’t leave, piquing her curiosity.Tanya was sleeping over at Ted’s tonight so it couldn’t be her, plus if it was Tanya, she’d know by now.“Who’s there?” She asked, peeping through the tiny hole.“Josh,” he replied.And she could see that he wasn’t lying.Alicia hesitated, and grabbed a coat from the rack next to the door to put over her flimsy nightwear, before opening the door up for him.“Hey, Alicia.”“How did you find me?” She asked, crossing her arms.“So it’s true,” he nodded.“You were avoiding me.”“Don’t try to change the subject, Josh. I asked you how you found me.”“I paid someone to hack into the school’s database to retrieve your data-”A slap from Alicia cut him short.“You just don’t know when to stop right? Because your family has the cash you feel like you can pay off anyone to get whatever you want. Why invade my privacy? Again, and again?”“What
Sparks Fly 80. Would You...?
“Where are we going?” Sofia asked, laughing. She couldn’t see past the blindfold Ryan had put on her eyes, but she could feel the excitement build up inside of her.“It’s a surprise, no peeking,” Ryan reminded her with a light kiss at her neck.The car slowly pulled to a stop, and Ryan got down, then came around her side to help her down too.“Easy, easy,” he advised, guiding her.Sofia could hear the sounds of traffic, and of people—though, French, she couldn’t understand, but it made her uncomfortable.“Are we there yet?” She asked nervously; eager to see again.“Almost,” Ryan assured, leading her into an elevator while his bodyguards kept the pedestrians in check.“Ooh,” Sofia shocked slightly, when the elevator suddenly started to move.“Where are you taking me to, Ryan Barnes?” She chuckled, leaning against him, and turning slightly.Ryan knew an invitation to share a kiss when he saw one, and he took this one without hesitation.The blindfold was still on, but neither seemed to
