Things Happen For A Reason

@ Jim Moriarty x.
Ricky watched Alicia's body language carefully as she rested against him. When Alicia got up to start dinner Ricky went and sat back down at the table. He pulled his phone out and began to read messages and reply, half listening to what she said, when asked a question Ricky glanced up at Alicia. "Anything is fine with me babe. I've gotta make a phone call." He said and grabbed his phone, then leaving into the living room. He always distanced himself when handling business that dealt with his gang. He wanted her as far away from involvement as possible, and Ricky believed that if she physically wasn't close then it translates to she wasn't close. He talked with another high ranking member in the gang about another gang that had been impeding on their territory, even going as far as hospitalizing another guy. Ricky had to be the one to deal with it. As he spoke he nonchalantly was cleaning his pistol, which Alicia hadn't appreciated her doing in her house, but he did so anyway.

Alicia nodded. She tried to avoid his job as much as she possibly could. While she would never tell him this, she was not entirely comfortable with the work that he did. She knew that it was never anything too dangerous if he could help it but that did not make her feel better. She got to work making them food, gathering the ingredients, cutting the vegetables and bringing two pots of water to boil. She filled one lo mien noodles and the other with vegetable broth and the vegetables she had just cut. Knowing that a watched pot would not boil, she grabbed her phone from the living room, forgetting that she had left it here in the first place. She groaned when she say that she had three missed calls and twenty-five texts from her father. Why could she not just be happy? Seriously? She could understand his wanting the est for her but she also knew that he did not know everything. She ignored him as another text came in. She would have to call him later or go over there to talk to him. That was a conversation she was definitely no looking forward to.

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Ricky finished the planning with his guys, then just had a normal conversation for almost ten minutes. When he was finally done he replaced the gun onto his hip, and hung up the phone. Ricky strolled back into the kitchen, smiling over at Alicia. "Hey gorgeous." He murmured, glancing down at her phone on the counter. "Can I read those texts, which are surely about me?" He asked chuckling to himself. Ricky rolled his eyes a he skimmed the texts from Adrian. "Your father really hates me, and the fact that we sleep together. We've been together for three years, what does he expect?" Ricky mumbled to her and slid the phone back across the counter to Alicia. "If you call can it be on speaker so I can her?" He asked and grinned at her. "And don't go over there, you know that will end worse than if he came here or you called." He said, moving to the stove Ricky looked in the pots, stirring one. Ricky was always confused with her lifestyle, especially how strict her father was set into it. Everything was scheduled and on time. Everything perfect, if not money would fix it. The family had to look pretty and perfect too, the image and reputation was of upmost importance. Ricky really didn't get it, he wanted to ask, but never got around to it.

Alicia smiled when Rickey walked back in. She wanted to ask how his business went but knew that deep down, she really didn't want to know. "Hey baby. Go ahead." She said and tasted her soup, seeing what it needs. She added a touch of soy sauce to it and turned the heat down to low before turning the majority of her attention to her boyfriend. "Well, you did deflower his only daughter." She said matter-of-factly. "What if we have a girl? How would you feel?" She said teasingly. Her father's hated was mostly because she had chosen to sleep with, as her father called Ricky, a street rat. "He expects that I am going to leave you and settle down with someone that he deems appropriate for someone of my stature." She said and rolled her eyes. "We can call him after dinner. I want a moment of peace in my own home before I tease the lion." She said and returned to the food on her stove, cutting the burners off and finding her favorite colander, draining the noodles. She pulled bowls and plates from the cabinets, serving food for both of them and setting it down at the breakfast bar with cups, soy sauce and yum yum sauce. "What do you want to drink, babe?" She asked, pulling a mountain dew from the fridge for herself.

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Ricky chuckled and watched Alicia again. When she asked about the chance of them having a daughter he just seemed to stop for s moment. Thinking and waiting before answering. "I'll be worse than your father protecting her, but I'll also be able to back up my protection." He said and flexed his biceps, the muscles popping beneath his tee shirt. "Although I won't tell her she can't be with someone, I'll just make sure no one even thinks about harming her." He said and shrugged, knowing he was downplaying it a bit. Ricky grabbed himself a soda and sat down again, waiting for Alicia to give him his serving. "I've had enough alcohol tonight, so I guess I'll drink soda." He said and grinned. "And that's makes sense, so long as I get to have a stick to bug the lion with as well." Ricky lives bothering her father, but he mainly did t just to keep her safe. Ricky always knew when to step in to keep his girlfriend from being hurt too much by the words of Adrian. When served Ricky waited for Alicia and began to eat. Enjoying it thoroughly. "What are you gonna say?"

Alicia stopped a moment, watching Ricky flex and rolled her eyes. She knew what he said was true but she also knew that there was every chance he would try to follow her on dates. Alicia sat down next to him, placing a kiss on his cheek before digging into her food, feeling as if she was starving. She hated it when she got stressed for that exact reason. She could have eaten less than five minutes ago but if she got stressed, it would not have mattered. She moaned after the first bite, appreciating her good work. "I have no idea. I think we should wait to tell him our news though. At least until we are a little farther along." She said quietly. "For the most part it will probably just be him ranting how the decisions that I have made." She said and rolled her eyes. She knew her father and it would not matter what she said. He would always be right because she chose to be with a man that he did not approve of.

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"Hey id be a great dad." He teased when Ricky saw her eye roll. Ricky was enjoying the food, but he was a slow eater. Alicia always commented on how she could be done three plates and he would only be about halfway done the first. It was just hwo he was, Ricky believed her to eat way too fast. He glanced up from the plate when she talked about her father, nodding in agreement. With his mouth full he said. "Wait until it's noticeable, he wouldn't dare touch you then. Me sure. But I'm a big boy I can handle myself." He said shrugging his broad shoulders, digging into another bite. Ricky snickered softly. "He's like a broken record. Extremely repetitive. He says the same things every time. Think about your future, why be with street rat, why nt a good man, why are you hurting this fsmily, you can't really sleep with this man." He said listing just a few of the common things her father said.

Alicia's eyes softened. "You're going to be the best dad." She said, a small smile playing on her lips. She was about halfway through with her food when he spoke up again, this time about her father. She nodded along as she continued to eat. "Don't think I'm just going to sit back and watch him hit you." She warned. She may be a small pregnant female but that didn't mean that she could not handle herself. She sighed, agreeing with him."Be ready to hear all of that." She said and finished off her food before standing to refill her bowl and plate. She loved cooking but she loved eating more. She couldn't help it. Her mother was always so cautious about how much food she ate, not wanting to have to raise a fat child. Alicia personally felt that was way over the top but then again, she was the child that was only able to eat small portioned means for the majority of her life.

Ricky ate as he listens to Alicia, finishing up his meal. He stood and placed his plate in the sink, then threw the can into the recycling bin. "I'm not letting him touch you." He said and frowned slightly, even at the thought of anyone even touching his girl. Ricky sat down across from her, nodding in agreement. "Yea I know, I'm used to it. I'm a big boy, babe. I can handle a middle aged man trying to insult me." He said and reached across the table, taking her hand in his, running his thumb across her knuckles. "Tomorrow we should go out shopping, and yea. I need some stuff."

(Sorry it's short I am in a rush)

(It's fine!)

Alicia rolled her eyes, not wanting to get into a fight so soon after they had gotten back together. She loved him but sometimes he could be a real misogynist. "I know you are a big boy, but I also know that you can be a real pain in the ass which only fuels my fathers contempt for you." She said, continuing on her second plate. "She looked up at his shopping suggestion. "Is this stuff for your job?" She asked curious. He didn't always take her along, especially if he could help it but every now and then she was present. "Either way, we'll need to go by a grocery store. I need to stock up on a few things." She said.

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Ricky watched Alicia as she talked, giving her hand a squeeze at one point. When she said he could be a pain in the ass he didn't argue, just shrugging his shoulders. "I know I know, but I'm your pain in the ass my love." He said, checking his phone before she started to speak to him again. Frowning slightly at whatever he read. When Alicia spoke Ricky put his phone away no shook his head. "No. I mean I do need to do that. But I'll do that another time." He said and stood up, moving himself so he was standing behind Alicia. "I love you to pieces, but I don't want you getting involved." Ricky leaned down and placed a kiss on her head. "Maybe you can teach me how to shop for food." He mused playfully. Ricky put both hands on her shoulders, watching Alicia eat for a moment, just smiling to himself. "So, love, I have to shower. When you're done dinner feel free to join me, or if not, when I'm done. We can cuddle and watch movies until we fall asleep." He suggested, dipping down and kissing her cheek. Ricky then headed upstairs, first he made his way into her bedroom, finding a pair of pajama pants he left there. The ones with flaming skulls on them that she got him for his birthday. After grabbing that he grabbed a bottle of shampoo, then went into Alicia's bathroom. He chuckled to himself as he looked around, just remembering everything about being in here. After a few moments Ricky was naked and the shower was running. He stepped into it, running his hands through his hair as the water did, getting the gel out of it.

Alicia's eyebrows knitted together when he checked his phone. She was sure that it had to do with work. Quietly, she nodded and rolled her eyes at his suggestion. "We'll see how well that goes." She teased and nodded when he invited her to join him in the shower. When he was out of the room she quickly finished eating and placed her bowl and plate in the dishwasher, deciding to put the food away at a later time. She followed Ricky upstairs to her bathroom where she could barely see the outline of him standing under the spray behind the white shower curtain. She quickly undressed and slipped into the shower behind him. She loved it when they showered together. It made her feel as if nothing could touch them, especially her father. She wrapped her arms around his middle, a small smile on her face. "You didn't think I would pass this up for food, did you?" She asked, water streaming down her face, the majority of her hair now soaked. She pressed a kiss to his shoulder and ran her hands through her own hair, making sure that it was all wet. She frowned a little, a thought coming to her head. In all of the commotion with her own family, she had never really had the chance to spend time with Ricky's. She pushed it aside, deciding it was most definitely a topic that belonged outside of the shower. "Don't let me forget to make a doctor's appointment withing the next couple weeks." She mused, closing her eyes to let the water flow down over her face.

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Before Alicia had decided to join him in the shower Ricky had gotten to washing his hair, he hadn't brought over his shampoo which was made to get gel out of hair, so he was just using whatever Alicia had left in here. He stood beneath the water allowing the suds to drain away, when e felt Alicia's arms around him, Ricky wiped the soap and water from his eyes, arms snaking around her. "I dunno, you certainly love yor food." He teased,
Pressing a wet kiss to the top of her head. Ricky ran one hand through her hair, the other resting on her back. He was just looking down at her with a small smile on his lips when he noticed her frown, which she quickly hid away from him, he decided not to press the matter. Ricky nodded after she spoke. "I won't, you'll have to like go to another doctor so that your parents find out tho." He murmured and kissed her again. Reaching over Alicia he grabbed her body wash and looked down at it chuckling. "Think I'll smell good if I use this Melon Berry body wash?" He asked and grinned down at Alicia.

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