Things Happen For A Reason

Alicia McIntosh


Ricky Archer

Ricky had broken up with Alicia just two weeks ago, and he had miserable everyday since. He beat himself up over it constantly, he hated himself for leaving the best woman he ever had, but he had done it to protect her. Her family had been threatening to take away everything she had and would receive in wills and trust funds. He was also actively involved in gang activity which could endanger her. Ricky told himself he wasn't going to go by her house again, he knew that was a lie. As he headed out to the car he tried to convince himself otherwise, but the moment the car was started there was no way to stop himself. He drove from his small apartment, to her decent-sized, nice, house in the rich part of town. Her parents had bought it for her and hated whenever he had stayed over there, but he preferred her house to his apartment. Ricky knew he wasn't welcome in this part of town. His car was well known, it had a Vipers symbol painted into it and was the stereotypical mustang of a gang boy. He pulled up across the set from Alicia's house, taking a few deep breaths. Ricky didn't want to go and ask how she was, he was just getting himself mentally prepared to leave. He didn't want her hurt or to ruin her life. Ricky let out a heavy sigh as he slipped from the car and headed to her door. I shouldn't be doing this. He thought to himself. Standing in front of Alicia's door he wasn't sure what his next move would, or should, be

Only a couple weeks had passed since the breakup. Alicia was already in the worst of moods just from that but today it was worse. She had driven a few towns over so that there was less a chance of running into anyone she knew. It had been three weeks. Three weeks and she felt like the world around her was falling. She kept her hair back and a scarf over her head, not once meeting the older cashier's eyes as she quickly handed over a few dollars more than it cost and rushed out the door. On the ride home she played what was usually soothing orchestral music. Today it just wound her up more. What if it was true? What would her parents say? Her friends? Or worst yet, Ricky. About two-and-a-half hours after the left that morning, Alicia sat in her bathroom, staring at the little white stick that sat on the counter. Her stomach was rolling, her head hurt, and tears stung her eyes. Beep beep beep! Beep beep beep! She killed the alarm on her phone. With a deep breath she stared into the little screen that would decide her fate. A tear rolled down her cheek the same time she heard the door bell chime through the house. She wiped it from her cheek and frantically searched for her eye drops, hoping it would help her disheveled appearance. She got to the door as quick as she could and turned the knob, not bother to check the peep hole.

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Ricky jumped a bit when Alicia threw open the door. She never did that, even when she knew he was coming over she was extremely careful and always checked the door, so he knew something was wrong. Ricky and Alicia had been together for three years, and he could read her like a book now. "Hey, Alicia, babe, calm down." He said, trying to keep his voice in the gruff tone it usually was. But he was cracking too and he didn't want her to know. Ricky also knew her parents had spies, and they always knew when he was over, so he didn't want to stand out here too long. "I'm gonna come in for both our sakes." He said and stepped in with her, shutting and locking the door behind him. Once he was in and had taken a breath. "Alicia, what's wrong?" Ricky asked, taking off his sunglasses worriedly. His eyes were pained and red from lack of sleep. But they showed deep care and concern for Alicia. He couldn't help but wrap his arms around her tightly, howling Alicia against his chest. "I'm so sorry. I never should have left you. You're the love of my life, you really are. We are meant to be. I know I'm not extremely rich. But I love you. A lot. And I'll do anything if you would take me back. I know your parents hate me, but please can we work this out?"

Alicia was surprised to see Ricky standing on her doorstep. He had ended things with her? What in the hell was he doing here? Her head hurt just thinking about it. She was happy he was here though. There was no one else she would rather see right now. She nodded when he said that he was going to come in, knowing that would be the best decision right this moment. For all they knew, her father was already on his way over with the chief of police. She shook her head, not wanting to say out loud what she had just read off the test strip. She pressed her face to his chest, squeezing her eyes closed. The little pink plus was haunting her but Ricky's next words almost made it disappear completely. Almost. She stared up at him, confusion and love showing clear in her eyes. A lump formed in her throat as she thought over everything he had just said and how under any other circumstances, the first word out of her mouth would be yes. She wished it could be. Pulling away, Alicia wrapped her arms around her stomach and moved back until she hit the wall. Her lips trembled and her eyes filled with tears as she croaked the words, "I'm pregnant."

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Ricky's eyes widened instantly as she barely got out the two words. He opened his mouth to respond, but couldn't get anything out. He knew it was his, there wasn't any possibility of it being another man's. Ricky had taken her virginity and since then they had been far from celibate. Even going as far to trying quickies when they knew her parents were coming over, just to see if they could beat them. Sometimes they could, other times... Yea that was one reason her father hated him. Ricky took a few deep breaths before he stepped towards Alicia. "I love you, and I promise you I'll do whatever needed to be a good father." He said quietly. Ricky still didn't know what he was to do, or what would happen. He was still in shock to say the least. His head was in a whirl. From wanting her back and being here, to the news he had just received. Ricky just wanted to make things better, and to fix things. He gently took her chin in his hand. "Your my girl, that's our baby, I promise you the world Alicia. I do." He murmured and pressed his lips to hers, but only for a few brief seconds. "Your father and mother are probably coming over here to freak out at us." He mumbled bitterly, looking down at her worriedly. "Do you want me to keep them out or what?" He asked, afraid to ask if she wanted him to leave, he didn't want the possibility of the answer being yes.

Alicia let the tears fall. Ricky saying that he didn't care--that he would stay--meant the world to her. Her heart and shoulder felt like the world itself had been lifted. She wrapped her arms around him. "I love you." She half whispered, not sure if she could speak much louder than that. At the mention of her parents, however, her world shattered again. How would they take it? Could she even bring herself to tell them until she couldn't hide it anymore? Her father hated Ricky and her mother felt the same because that was what her father said to do. "There is no way in hell that you are leaving me right now." She said, a small chuckle ending her sentence. "Not when I just got you back." She smiled up at him, mentally laughing at how odd he looked in her pristine little house. Noting had ever looked more right. She needed to keep busy until her parents did show up. "Are you hungry?" She asked taking his hand and pulling him toward the kitchen. "I think I still have rice left from Asian Bistro. Not to mention the world's best yum yum sauce." She had missed this, she comfort she took in his presence.

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Ricky grinned when she said that she wanted him to stay, that's all he has wanted to hear. He was glad they were like this once again. He followed Alicia into the kitchen, sitting down in the same spot at the table as he always had. "I'm not too hungry but I'll eat if you want." He said and grinned up at her. Ricky knew she liked to keep busy when she had nerves, that's what she was doing right now, keeping busy until the storm, which was her parents, came. Ricky didn't understand the hatred for him. To everyone else he was a hardass brute. But with Alicia he was a sweetheart,who would watch chick flicks and cry with her. He was a much softer guy with her. He looked around the kitchen for a few moments, nothing had changed. "You must have some of the clothes I left here still right?" He asked casually, standing up and walking to the fridge, he found two of his beers still left, pulling one out and cracking it open. "I wanna change into something more badass for your father." He said grinning playfully at her.

Alicia rolled her eyes as a grin found its way to her face. "I didn't move a thing. I did sleep in the guest room for a few days." She admitted. She knew he was just going to give her father a hard time just like her father would do to him. "Have I mentioned that the two of you often act like children when you are together?" She asked as she pulled the Styrofoam container from her fridge and dumped the contents onto a plate. She put it into the microwave above her stove and zapped it for a moment before pulling it out and smothering it in her favorite japanese sauce. "I say we have about five minutes until they get her and there is no telling how long they will be here..." She mused, taking a bite.She offered a spoonful of the food to Ricky as she said. "What do you want to do after they leave?" She went to the fridge and grabbed a bottle of water and pulled a bottle of Tylenol off the top of the fridge. Alicia knew it would be only a matter of time before she really needed it.

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Ricky nodded and chuckled. "Yes you have. I don't care though. He's a grown man and I'm just twenty." He said and sipped from the beer. Rocky went to the closet and grabbed his torn muscle shirt, along with the leather jacket he had that had his gang symbol on it. When he returned he accepted the bite from her spoon. "Mmm thanks babe." He mumbled with his mouthful, adjusting his jacket. Ricky sat down at the table again, drumming his fingers atop it. When she asked him what he wanted to do a smirk snuck upon his lips. "You." He purred a bit, resting a hand on her thigh. "Or we could just chill in bed and cuddle and shit." He said shrugging his shoulders.

When Ricky walked in, Alicia took a moment to appreciate the view. She was still a little amazed that he was actually chose to be with her when he had almost every female associated with his gang throwing themselves at him. It was daunting if she were being truthful with herself.Alicia felt lucky he gave her any attention. She bit her lip and hooked a finger into his belt loop, pulling him closer. "Both of those sound like the best idea in the world right now." She murmured and placed a small kiss on his jaw. Her fingers snaked up to tease his lower abdomen. She had missed this--the relentless teasing. It almost took her back to before their first time, when she insisted to, as her mother would say, stay pure. She knew better now. It was far to fun and felt too good to give up. "We may still have a minute if you want to ditch this for your place." She suggested, moving her lips up to his.

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Ricky had never even given the girls involved with his gang second glances since he had been involved with Alicia. If he was anything, it was in love with her, and he wouldn't risk losing Alicia, even though he had made a dumb decions and lost her. Ricky let a small growl sound from deep within his throat come out when she began teasing him. Ricky adore this almost as much as he did the sex itself. It was their thing. In public, with friends, at any time they would be trying to turn the other on. Then one thing would lead to another and they'd be crossing another place off their list of places they had had sex. "Oh babe. But having sex with you after arguing with your father, wouldn't that be so much more pleasurable." He said huskily. Setting his other hand on her hip, and pulling Alicia in for a deep kiss. "At least for me. It's the ultimate fuck you." He said and snickered softly. "But we could always run away to my apartment for some privacy." He mumbled as the knock on the door rang thought the house. "Fuck."

Alicia rolled her eyes again and playfully slapped Ricky's chest. "The two of you, I swear." She said with a sight. After a quick kiss to his cheek, she moved past Ricky to answer the door. Her father was livid. It was evident from his clenched jaw to his calm demeanor. "Good evening, sweetie. You don't happen to be home alone do you?" He asked, his eyes narrowing as if daring her to lie to him. She made a shot of stepping aside, inviting him into the house. She hated when he was like this, acting as if she was still a naive fifteen-year-old.

"Hello, Daddy. It's wonderful to see you too. I'm great, thank you for asking. How have you been today?" She asked, sarcasm dripping from every word. Her Fath gave her that look . The one that said he was completely done with her shit. If there was one thing that Adrian McIntosh was not fond of, it was a woman that refused to take the man's word as final. Needless to say, he and his daughter often did not see eye to eye, especially where Ricky was involved. "Where is Mom?" Alicia asked crossing her arms.

Her father turned away. "She's in the car which is where you need to be." He said.

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Ricky let out a quiet sigh whn Alicia went to go open the door for her father. He wanted to wait and listen for a moment before heading over to step in. He had always hated it about her father, how he thought that he owns her, and she must listen to him, that any woman should. It irked him to no end. He listened and covered his mouth to muffle the chuckle that came out. However when he said that she had to go with him was when Ricky decided to step in. He ruffled his hair a bit, purposely making it look like a mess. He then strut into the small hallway by the door, his arm snaking around her waist. "You're right, we were just about to head over to my apartment. I mean. I'm sure you meant my beautiful Mustang, right?" He said sarcastically, grinning like an idiot as her father turned around. "She was coming with me, we have to go pick up some more clothes for me. I've only got a few things here. I don't think you'd like us running up the water bill you doing laundry five times a day to clean my clothes. Would you Sir." Ricky purposely enunciated sir just to piss her father off, his eyes narrowed on Adrian. Ricky was a good half a foot taller than her father, which he loved and her father hated, he always used it as intimidation.

Alicia placed a hand on Ricky's arm as it snaked around her waist. Adrian visibly tensed up when Ricky walked in the room. "She will do no such thing! She 8s to come back to 5he manor with her mother and myself." He demanded, puffing out his chest in an effort to appear taller. Alicia knew how much it irritated her father that he was no longer the tallest man around. "I thought we were done with you two weeks ago. The best thing you have ever done is get out of our lives." He spat, his face getting redder by the minute. "The longer you spend around her the less of a chance she has to marry a good man instead of a street rat and I have had about enough. I've let this little fling go on for long enough. Alicia will be coming with me and her mother where we can make sure that she does not get involved with the likes of you ever again." Adrian finished, his chest heaving. Alicia had tried to keep her composure throughout her father's rant but she could not help it. A small laugh escaped her lips and she turned to Ricky. She popped up on her tip toes long enough to place a kiss on Ricky's cheek. "I am going to go get my bag, you boys have fun." She said and walked down the hall to her room.

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Ricky just grinned like a fool as her father lost his temper. He found it comical. Ricky on the other hand had remained calm and collected the entire time. When Alicia spoke he nodded and murmured to her. "Alright babe." He returned the kiss. Ricky then redirected his attention to Adrian. "Alright. First off. You're an idiot." He said rolling his eyes snickering. "Second yea we took a break for two weeks we are fine now. As you can clearly see." Ricky laughed again at how stupid her father actually sounded. "Thirdly I am a good man. Street rat is a bit of a stretch. You want her to marry a loser with money that only knows how to have sex in the missionary position and doesn't know the female orgasm." He said purposely to taunt her father with the fact he slept with Alicia. "So if you'll excuse us we have places to be and each other to do."

Adrian's eyes were a out to pop out of his head when Ricky mentioned anything about bedding his daughter. The few times he had caught them together he almost had a heart attack and was half tempted to create an elaborate lie about a rape that never happened in order to protect the family name. Alicia came back to the living room with a hobo bag stuffed with clothing thrown over her shoulder. She took a deal breath and looked at her father. "Dad, I appreciate the concern but right now I really, really can't deal with this so if you will please excuse us, we have plans." She said quickly and grabbed Ricky's hand, pulling him out the door and to his mustang. She sent a quick wave to her mother on the way and was half tempted to flip her father off but knew that would only add fuel to the fire and if there was one thing she learned from high school health class, it was that stress was never good. Alicia climbed into the passenger seat and took another deep breath.

[I'm really sorry if these are awkwardly short. I'm on my phone right this minute]

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Oh my gosh I'm on on my phone too. Also at a hockey game. So my hands are freezing this one is really short. Forgive me. I promise to write more.

Ricky just smirked and leaned up against the wall as he watched Adrian's reaction. Only showing any emotion when he heard Alicia's voice he brightened up. Ricky interlaced their fingers and allowed himself to be dragged out from the house and to his car, pulling his keys he started it and revved the engine loudly. Before he drove off however Ricky leaned over and kissed her temple. "Okay so now we are totally having sex when we get back." He purred and kissed her again. Driving off toward his apartment excitedly

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