Chapter 27 New Beginnings - Part 3 - My best friend / husband (completed)

Maria's ( P. O. V. )

"Isabella, hurry up or we'll be late!" I yelled out to my daughter.

Last night Jason managed to convince me to go back to LA with him, even though I'm really happy Isabella's excited to go to LA, I'm kinda skeptical about it, I just have so many bad memories of LA, that I don't wanna go back to, but I have to...this is for Jason and Isabella, for the first time I'll put my pride aside and go back to LA, I hope our trip back will be for a short while.

"I'm coming mummy!" she yelled back.

I felt a hand on the small of my back. "babe, are you ready?" I turned my head to meet Jason's glorious face.

I gulped, he always managers to blow me away, even just saying a few words can make me weak in the knees, I simply nodded my head to his question.

"Babe, what's wrong, you look like you've seen a ghost, a handsome ghost." Jason spoke his hand trailing down to give my butt a squeeze.

I moaned involuntarily, his hand trailed back up to the small of my back, he pulled me closer to him, my hand immediately held his jean jacket. I've never see him wear something casual in a while, ever since we reunited I've only since him in formal attires, but now his wearing denim jeans, with a black T-shirt and a denim jean jacket.

He looks so handsome...

"I just have never seen you wear a casual outfit in a long time, you look good in it." I responded shyly.

Why am I so shy all of a sudden..?

"Just good, but thanks anyway." he replied with a smirk on his handsome face.

"Well to be honest you look really handsome and you welcome." I confessed my head hung low, where did all my confidence go, who am I kidding whenever I'm around this handsome man all my confidence, willpower, common sense vanishes into thin air.

"Thanks love and you look beautiful as always." he complimented licking his lips, I bit my bottom lip has he lifted my chin to look up at him.

"Thanks Jason." I replied trying to free myself from his tight grip on my waist.

When did he grab my waist???

See all my common sense vanishes into thin air...

"Maria, I really want to kiss you, can I?" he asked staring at my lips like his going to eat them.

I simply nodded my head in response has we both licked our lips, he leaned in and I did the same, we were about to kiss but Isabella's voice stopped as in our tracks.

"Mummy, I'm rea..." she trailed off.

"Dang it, I can't get a little loving." Jason wined raking a hand through his hair.

I hit his chest. "you got a lot of loving last night so don't complain." I remarked, pulling away from his grip on my waist.

I turned to see my little princess, staring at us with a apologetic expression on her pretty face, how could I get mad at her with that pretty face of hers.

"Mummy, I'm sorry if I interrupted you." she said pouting, I smile walking over to her, I picked her up and carried her in my arms.

"Wow, you so heavy, what do you weigh 100Ibs." I stated teasingly, she laughed her hand on her stomach and her head tipped back.

I smiled at her. "you so funny mummy." she remarked, in between laughs.

"I try, princess, now you didn't interrupt us at all, okay princess, I don't want to see a sad pout on that pretty face of yours." I admitted, caressing Isabella's cheek and she smiled.

"But mummy, you and daddy were about to kiss, I saw it." she spoke eyeing her dad and I.

I glanced at Jason and he bit his bottom lip.

"Were we babe, were we going to kiss?" I questioned, playing dumb.

"No, we weren't, what makes you think that princess." Jason replied walking towards us and planting a peck to Isabella's cheek.

Isabella smiled. "so you two aren't mad at me?" she asked.

"No, why would we?" Jason and I replied at the same time.

Once we realized what happened we looked at each other. "you two said the exact same thing at the same time, Wow!" Isabella expressed, clapping her hands.

I smiled at Jason and he winked at me.

"Okay, princess if we want to be in LA on time we have to get to the airport right." Jason spoke breaking the silence that suddenly erupted between us.

"Yes, daddy." Isabella answered, stretching her arms wide open for Jason I smirked, I wonder if he'll figure out what she wants.

Jason smiled and carried his daughter in his arms, kissing her cheek sweetly.

I smiled, his an ideal father, he actually figured out what she wanted, well that was an easy answer anyone would know that Isabella wanted her dad to carry her, but anyway his a wonderful dad.

We walked out of our house, I closed and locked the door when I was sure everything is in order, I turned to see Jason and Isabella in the car already, I walked towards the car and opened the door, I sat in the car back sit, Isabella is in between Jason and I, our driver immediately started driving towards the airport.

"Daddy, where's Aunty Carla and Uncle Ben?" Isabella asked laying her head on Jason's lap.

"Princess, they already waiting for us at the airport." Jason replied caressing her hair.

"Okay, but we didn't say goodbye to Mrs Antonia, won't she be sad that we went without saying goodbye." Isabella spoke looking at up at her father.

"Well, Darling, Mrs Antonia said her goodbyes to you yesterday, so she didn't want to do the same today other wise she would feel sad." Jason responded.

"Oh, so are we going to stay in LA forever, daddy?" Isabella inquired.

Wow.... She's full of questions today.

"Princess, we're not going to stay in LA for long, our trip is only for a few days." I replied to Isabella's question.

She turned her face to look at me, maybe finally recognizing that I'm here.

"Or months." I looked at Jason, he had a smirk plastered on his face as he spoke.

"Not for too long." I countered, with a smirk now plastered on my face.

He smiled at me "I love you so much." he confessed, I couldn't stop the blush forming on my cheeks.

"Why do you always have to make me blush.." I responded, covering my face with my hands.

I heard him chuckle and I felt a hand on my thigh and instantly knew it's his.

"I love making you blush, Darling." he stated, rubbing his hand on my thigh.

Ohh geez.. this is gonna be a long ride..

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30 minutes later.

The driver opened the door for us and we stepped out of the car. I turned to see Jason carrying Isabella in his arms, I love how his so attentive to Isabella's needs, I know his gonna be a good father to our unborn babies, I can't wait to see my babies, I've never felt this excited to be pregnant, don't get me wrong, when I was pregnant with Isabella, I was happy but it was under different circumstances, but this pregnancy is different, my babies will have both they parents together.

I felt a hand on my shoulder. "Mummy! Mummy!" I was cut of from my train of thought when I heard Isabella yell my name.

"Huh, huh, what is it?" I asked.

"Mummy, what's wrong, why did you zone out like that?" Isabella questioned with a worried look on her face.

"Babe what's wrong are you okay, do you feel dizzy, should I call the doc-" I cut him off.

"No need, I'm perfectly fine, I was just thinking about something." I replied.

"What were you thinking about?" He asked tilting his head to the side.

"Our babies." I answered, rubbing my belly.

He smiled. "I was just thinking about how you'll be a great father to our twins just like you are with Isabella." I continued explaining.

"I love you so much, honey." he responded, I felt a blush forming so I lowered my head smiling from ear to ear.

"I love you too, Jason." I replied my head still hung low.

"Mummy since when did you become so shy?" Isabella inquired, her hand on her hip.

I looked up at her in astonishment, I can't believe she said that...

Wow... My innocent daughter has changed..

"Princess, I'm so glad you noticed that too, your mummy has changed, who might be at fault." Jason agreed, looking at his daughter, shaking his head like he's disappointed in me.

Wow, what a family I have, they're all ganging up on me.

"It's your fault, you dimwit!" I yelled at my husband.

I've never actually said that, it sounds nice to call him my husband, his my husband, my man and his all mine.

"Ha! Ha! Ha!! Daddy, mummy called you a dimwit." Isabella remarked, laughing loudly.

Jason turned to look at her. "what, a dimwit, what the heck is that?" he asked confused.

I sighed through my nose and just turned around walking into the airport, I felt a hand on the small of my back, I turned my head towards the person.

"Babe our private jet is this way, towards the back of the airport." Jason pointed outside biting his bottom lip, holding in his laugh I bet, I turned to the place he pointed too, I looked at him and nodded my head, I heard a little laugh and turned to look at Isabella, she's trying her best to muffle her laughter but failed miserably.

"You think this is funny ISABELLA ANGELA RODRIGUEZ?" I questioned, my daughter a little loudly.

She immediately removed her hand from her mouth and hid her head on the crook of Jason's neck and Jason smiled.

"Maria chill and by the way her surname is now MENDEZ." Jason pointed out.

"I don't remember changing her surname, so its still RODRIGUEZ." I restated, rubbing my temple dramatically.

"Well once we get to LA we have to change that." he whispered but I heard him clear enough.

He led us towards the jet and once we reached it, my jaw literally dropped, its so beautiful, if its this beautiful on the outside I can only imagine how it is in the inside.

"Isn't it beautiful, Princess's?" he asked us.

"It's amazing." Isabella and I said at the same time.

He smiled and kissed both our cheeks. "this is the same jet I used to arrive here." he admitted, leading us towards the massive flying technology.

The door is already opened. "Ladies first." he expressed, politly stretching his hand out for me to go though first.

I smiled at his politeness. "oh, what a gentleman." I remarked, smiling.

He chuckled, I climbed up the stairs and I heard laughter, I stuck my head inside the jet and I entered the beautiful massive flying technology.

Wow, the inside is even more beautiful, I almost didn't notice Ben and Carla sitting on the couch laughing at whatever joke they said to each other.

My eyes landed on them as they laughter quieten down and they both smiled at me.

"Uncle Ben and Aunty Carla!" Isabella is the first to greet the two, she wiggled her hips so Jason could put her down, Jason put her down and she ran towards her Uncle and Aunt, Ben and Carla immediately opened they hands to welcome her.

I felt a hand on my butt, stunned as I am I immediately turned my head to look at Jason who had a smirk plastered on his face.

"Do you like the inside?" he asked seductively licking his lips slowly.

"Would you stop licking your lips like that we're in front of our friends and daughter, please move your hand from my butt." I whispered as softly has possible but loud enough so he could hear me.

"Okay, wifey." he replied removing his hand.

"Thank you." I responded.

"You welcome beautiful, but you'll have to compensate for that." he stated, biting his bottom lip.

"Okay, I'll make love to you however many times you want but please just stop with the seductive lip biting and lip licking, please." I surrendered, sighing.

"Are you serious right now, however many times I want. Oh Geez, baby you the best, so what if I want us to roll in the sheets for 100 times." he questioned, laying a hand on my hip.

I rolled my eyes, has always he goes over the top. "Jason please I'll die if you fuck me 100 times, I might even never wake up, don't exaggerate, please I'm begging you not to take this too far, I don't want to fuck up or twins, you remember I'm pregnant." I replied with the up most sincerity.

He sighed. "okay you right, uh, maybe 10 times." he suggested, his hand going up to my breast, I removed his hands from my body.

"I give up." I responded throwing my hands up in the air.

I walked past him towards my friends and daughter.

"Can I join you guys, Jason's over there being weird and I for one don't wanna join him in his weird antics." I pointed out.

They all smiled. "of course you can, the more the merrier huh." Carla replied, I smiled at her and sat down on the couch, Isabella walked over to me and sat on my lap, I kissed her cheek and she smiled.

"Thanks guys, so what are you guys doing?" I asked.

"We were just talking about the stuff we did when we were little and when we were in high school." Ben filled me in.

I felt a hand on my belly and I turned my head to the side and looked at Jason as of late he always has a smirk on his face.

With a sigh I remarked. "you here."

"Of course, I'll go wherever you go to, my Queen." He expressed, winking at me.

I gave him fake smile. "oh, how wonderful." I responded.

"Okay everyone, take a sit and make yourself comfortable, we'll be on the air in a few." I'm guessing its the pilot, he spoke into the intercom.

Everyone took a sit on a couch well everyone except my Isabella, she laid her head on my chest, has she drew patterns on my stomach and I smiled. I know she's excited about have a little sibling.

Two little siblings...

"Are you excited to see your parents again, Maria." I was brought back to reality when Carla spoke and I looked up at her.

"Uh, maybe, I'm not sure, I have a lot of memories of the last time we saw each other so, I'm kinda skeptical about the whole idea of meeting them again." I replied.

She nodded her head. "you know the blame is not entirely on them." Jason pointed out.

"I know that, but the way they treated me was j-" I couldn't speak anymore, the tears fall from my eyes has the memory of the last time I saw them came flooding through my mind.

"Mummy please don't cry, the babies are gonna feel sad and I'm also gonna feel sad too, please don't cry Mummy." Isabella said wiping my tears, I smiled at my daughter and took her little fingers and kissed them.

"I'm sorry princess, let's change the topic." Jason apologied, kissing my cheek.

"Are you okay, Mummy?" Isabella asked.

"I'm fine, princess." I replied, wiping my face with a tissue she gave me.

"Okay, so on to more greater news, we are literally going back to the city we all grew up in. Maria, why don't we have a reunion dinner, all of us, You, Jason, Carla, Lola, Adam and I." Ben suggested.

"Yeah, that's a great idea Ben, we all can have dinner at our favorite restaurant." Jason agreed, with a bright smile on his face.

"I like that idea." I added.

They all smiled at me like I came out of a coma.

"What about me, are you going to leave me alone?" Isabella asked lifting her head up to look at me.

"Princess, you'll be with your grandparents catching up." Jason stated caressing her cheek, I didn't realize how close his sit is to me.

"Okay, hope y'all have fun, don't forget to take takeaway food for me." Isabella pointed out, laying her head back on my chest.

I smiled. "princess we not going now." I informed, rubbing her back.

"Yeah, I know, I'm saying it now, because maybe I might be too busy talking to my grandparents that I might not pay attention to y'all." she responded.

We all laughed. "what a character she has." Ben remarked in between laughs.

"She takes after her father." I confessed, pointing to Jason.

"No, she doesn't she takes after her mother, that's why she farts a lot." Jason disagreed.

"What, I don't fart a lot, you do you dimwit." I countered.

"What is it with you and the word dimwit!?" he spilled.

"I just love that word." I answered, innocently.

Ben and Carla laughed and soon Jason and I joined in.

"I can't wait to see Lola again." I disclosed, once our laughter died down.

"Same here." Carla agreed, smiling at me.

"I can't wait to see Adam again, I miss that dickhead." Ben remarked, Ben loved calling Adam a dickhead, even though Adam didn't like the name but soon he started loving it.

"We'll be on the air in three. two. one." the pilot stated.

"Babe get some rest, it'll take us a few hours to get to LA." Jason suggested, I nodded my head and leaned back on the couch and closed my eyes.

I'm excited to go back to LA but nervous at the same time, I hope I don't see my parents I don't want them to be around my daughter, after the way they treated me, I'm still so mad at them.

Ugh!! I don't wanna cry again...

"LA HERE WE COME!" I whispered to myself and let sleep take over.

4 hours later

I felt someone rub my hands, I slowly opened my eyes and the face of my daughter and husband came to view.

"Mummy we've landed, let's go." Isabella informed me. I smiled at her, she got off my lap and Jason held out his hand, I took his hand in mine and stood up from the couch, I groaned at the amount of pain my entire body is in.

"Don't worry princess, when we get home you'll be able to take a bath and a good night sleep, I promise, I'll even give you a massage if you want." Jason stated, rubbing my back and I smiled at him.

He placed a hand at the small of my back and I carried Isabella in my arms, Jason led us out of the jet, we entered the limo and Ben and Carla were already sited and drinking a glass of champagne.

"Dude this champagne is to die for." Ben remarked, taking a long swig of the drink.

We sat inside the limo and I immediately felt the car moving, I laid my head on Jason's shoulder, has Isabella laid her head on my chest as she sat on my lap.

"Maria how were you so calm when we were on the jet, you usually scared of heights right?" Ben asked.

"I kinda got used to flying, when I took an aeroplane to New York six years ago, so now I'm not that afraid of heights but if you ask me to skydive I wouldn't do it." I replied.

They all laughed including Jason he laid a hand on my thigh. "Babe don't worry, no one will ask you to do that." Jason reassured me.

"I'm so excited to see Mr and Mrs Mendez." Carla said enthusiastically.

"Me too." I responded.

The car stopped. "what's going on?" I asked a little sacred.

The door opened, Jason is the first to step out, since he was closer to the door. "we have arrived." he announced happily.

"Already?..." I questioned kinda surprised.

"Yeah." he stretched out his hand and I carefully took it, I step out of the Limo, careful not to wake Isabella. She's asleep she's just has tired as her mama.

We walked towards the front door and Jason knocked.

"Do they know we're here?" I asked.

"No, but they knew we were coming, well my parents knew, I don't know about yours." he replied.

The door opened and a woman immediately embraced Jason in a hug. "Jason you really here, come in, your parents have been waiting anxiously to see you." the elderly Lady expressed.

We entered the house and my eyes trailed towards the house decor, it has changed, but it looks elegant and simple just like Mrs Mendez.

"Jason, Maria!" I was pulled out of my dreamy thoughts when I heard the voice of Jessica Mendez, my eyes darted over to her, I felt the tears well up in my eyes, its been so long, I actually missed her, she has the same expression on her face, she walked over to me and stopped in her tracks once she saw Isabella in my arms.

"Who is this little girl?" she asked her eyes glancing at Jason and I.

"Uh, mother she's our daughter, Maria and I's child." Jason revealed.

"What!" She yelled in shock and Isabella stirs in my arms and opens her eyes.

"Mummy, where are we?" she asked looking around the room.

"Princess, this is your grandparents house, this is where your daddy grew up." I explained to my daughter has I rubbed her back, she looked around and then her eyes darted over to Jason's mom and dad who stood together staring at Isabella in disbelief.

"Hello, my name is Isabella, what's your names?" Isabella asked Jason's parents.

Jessica smiled. "my name is Jessica Mendez." she replied.

"And my name is James Mendez." Jason's father also introduced himself.

Isabella's eyes widened and she glanced at Jason and I.

"So you're my grandparents. Wow, Mummy I have such pretty grandparents." Isabella gushed as she placed her hand over her mouth.

All of us laughed at Isabella. "thanks for the compliment sweetie." James replied walking over to us, Isabella wiggled out of my arms and ran over to her grandfather hugging his knees.

I smiled, I felt a hand on the small of my back and I instantly knew who it was.

"Mum, uh, we have some news to share." Jason announced, while James carried Isabella in his arms.

"Wait before you say anything, I want to greet Maria first." Jessica interrupted, walking towards me and she embraced me in a warm hug.

She pulled away and kissed my cheek. "I've missed you so much, your parents have missed you too." she stated.

"Well we here to." I heard Ben say, we turned around and Jessica walked over to hug Ben and Carla, she gave her son a kiss on his cheek.

"Now, back to you Maria, why did you leave like that without telling anyone not even your own parents?" she asked.

I guess my parents felt too ashamed to tell Mrs Jessica that I was pregnant and that's why I left, so all this time what was Jason's parents thinking.

"Stuff happened that I couldn't handle that's why I left." I replied.

Jessica was about to responded to my answer but they was a voice that was heard.

"Maria." I turned around to look at Lola, my eyes widened and so does hers, she ran towards me and engulfed me in a bear hug.

"Lola you actually here, oh my God, it's been so long." I beamed, tears streaming down my face.

"I missed you so much Maria." she replied tears streaming down her face as well.

"Where have you bee-" she was cut off when I heard someone call my name.

I turned around to the source of the person who called my name.

"Camila!!"

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So, next few chapters will contain more and more interesting drama, stay tuned.

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