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Sparks Fly 77. Heartbroken
“Sofia, what's up? What happened?” Ryan asked, seeing as she had rushed in all teary eyed, and flushed.“Just hold me please,” she whispered, coming to join him on the hospital bed.Ryan quickly adjusted, and she joined him, laying her head against his chest, she sniffed, then spoke up,“Promise you won't leave me, no matter what happens,” she said.“I won't,” Ryan replied, and kissed the top of her head.They had been in that position, Ryan stroking her hair, and cheek while she tried to calm herself, when Steph, Tyler, and James showed up.“Well, well, well,” Steph smirked.“I see you just love to lose to me.”“I can't believe you brought her here, James, what were you expecting?” Sofia flared up, sitting up on the bed.“Stephanie?” Ryan sat up.“Is that you?”Sofia’s heart sank.“Yes, my love,” Steph replied, blinking tearfully.“And I was taken away from you by some very evil people, I lost our baby, and wound up i-”“Wait, what?” Ryan’s eyebrows shot up.“Did you say our baby?”“
Sparks Fly 78. Discharged
Stephanie unceremoniously led Tye back into the room. Sofia had filled him in on the matter up to the point of the DNA test prior to that.“Does she have to be here?” Stephanie asked, nodding at Sofia.“Of course,” Ryan replied, matter-of-factly.“Now, I know your Tye’s mom, but we’d still test to know that I’m truly the dad.”“Ryan, you know you were my first, and only love,” I might add. I didn’t keep running between you, and someone else like some of us.”Sofia rolled her eyes at the woman.“So,” Steph continued.“After the test confirms what I’m already sure of, why don’t we three move on as the little family we are?” By the time she was done talking, she was standing on the other side of the bed from Sofia.“What family? Oh please, don’t give me that. And don’t try to play any games too, there’s nothing between us.Something flashed across Stephanie’s face but then she smiled quickly,“As you wish, my love,” she said.***“Oh, God, Rico, there you are. Been looking all over for
Sparks Fly 79. Stephanie Donovan
“How did we get out of that alive?” Pete asked, no one in particular as the group approached the private jets.“Man, I'm just happy no one got hurt,” Ryan replied, Sofia's hand in his as they walked across the tarmac.“So we have three jets,” Pete said, announcing the obvious.“I'm flying with Rico,” he added.“Stephanie, Tanya, you both take the rental jet, Sofia, and I have something to take care of here. Then we'd catch up to you guys in LA.”“Okay, lovebirds,” Tanya smiled, giving Sofia a small hug.Tyler too, came to hug Sofia, and she was already crying before he got any closer.“Don't cry, mom. You know I'll always love you,” he whispered in her ear.Sofia's heart did a cartwheel just then, and Stephanie called her son back to her.She stood there with Ryan, leaning against him as they watched the jets taxi, and take off.Then he turned, and gave her another long, beautiful kiss.“So what something do we have to take care of here?”“It's a surprise,” Ryan replied, with his trad
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
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 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 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 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,
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