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Chapter 01;
Bolton&Montez
When Jack Bolton met Marina Montez he had been divorced for three years. Laise Bolton kept complaining about how her life with Jack was boring during the few years they stayed together, so one day, when he woke up and didn't find her at home, he knew she had been gone for good. Surprisingly, he didn't get mad at her for living him, Jack knew she was unhappy. The only thing that made his heart ache and his blood bubble with anger was the fact that she left him alone to tell their 2 year old son where his mommy had gone.
Jack was never a sensitive guy, and didn't know how to take care of a toddler the proper way, he played and coached basketball, he'd fix cars and build things, but for sure he had no idea on how to change diapers, prepare baby food or take care of a baby when he was sick. That was the worst part of being alone. Troy was just a really small baby and depended on him all the time. Jack did what he could to take care of Troy alone, but after a few months, he knew he was failing badly on his work. Troy didn't want to eat his food and kept crying all the time asking for his mom. That would make Jack's heart fall into pieces.
So one day, supported by his best friend Al, he decided to "announce himself" on the local newspaper in order to find a wife. Ironic or what, after tons of desperate women seeking for a husband, Jack met Marina, and destiny did his work, she wasn't only beautiful, but nice and really polite too. Marina Montez was a single mom of a one year old baby girl, called Gabriella. Jack fell in love with Marina and her daughter as soon as his eyes met them. And, thankfully, Troy and Marina became inseparable, what made Jack's heart really relieved.
Bolton and Montez dated for about fours months before they knew they wanted to be together forever. Jack proposed on news year's eve, and two weeks later, they got married and moved in together.
Jack sat on the couch, with a chubby baby on his arms. Marina sat beside him and put Troy on her lap, stroking his blond hair.
"Troy, that's your new baby sister" Jack told him, showing Gabriella.
Troy looked up to Marina and she smiled sympathetic, "I don't think he understands that, honey" Marina told Jack.
He smiled, "I don't think so too Nina"
Troy grabbed Gabriella's bunny and she started crying.
"No, Troy, it's hers" Jack got the bunny back and gave it to Gabriella. This time, Troy started crying.
"Oh my God" he shook his head. "Let's just let them work this out, honey"
They both placed the babies on the floor and left to the kitchen, to prepare breakfast. Gabriella crawled her way to Troy and sat beside him, handing him the bunny so he could stop crying.
"Booboo" she told him, smiling.
Troy grabbed the bunny and started playing with it. Gabriella ate her hand and started to drool.
Troy laughed, "you dwooling"
Marina sat on the floor beside them, cleaning her daughter's drool,
She smiled, "She's little; you used to drool too, sweetie"
Troy stood up and jumped, "I'm big"
Marina laughed, "Yes you are, you're a big boy"
Gabriella looked at Troy and stood up too, holding on Marina's shoulder to gain balance.
"Oh, you wanna walk too, sweetie?" Marina asked her and the baby just giggled. Troy walked to her and held Gabriella's little hand on his.
"I help walk" he told Gabby and she started to take slow steps with him.
"Oh my god," Marina whispered to herself. "Jack, come here" she called her husband and he ran to the living room.
"What's going…" he stopped when he saw Troy helping Gabriella to walk. He sat right beside his wife and held her hand, smiling. "I think they'll do well, honey" she told him and he nodded.
Gabriella lost her balance and fell on the floor, sitten. Troy laughed and ran to Marina's arm.
"Gabela fall"
Jack laughed, "Call her Ella, Troy"
Troy nodded, with a concerned look "Ella fall"
He ran to his little sister and handed her the bunny back.
"Booboo" she clapped her hands happy. Troy gave Gabriella a wet kiss on her eyes and the baby almost lost her balance again and fell behind.
"Easy on her, boy" Jack told him softly. Gabriella giggled again and kissed Troy too.
Troy sat down on the floor, playing with a few toys.
The baby looked at him, now facing the big brother, "Booboo"
Marina laughed, "Oh, Troy is your booboo?"
Gabriella rubbed her tired eyes, yawning, "Booboo"
She crawled till she got into Troy's side, laying down her little head on the toddler's right leg. Troy giggled and looked at Marina who gave him a sympathetic look.
"I think she likes him, Nina" Jack told her, earning a sweet smile from Marina, "Me too"
; Later that day
"Hey Troy, did you take a nice nap?" Marina asked the toddler who was rubbing his sleepy eyes. Troy looked around and without any reason got scared and started to whine.
"Oh, what's the problem, sweetie?" Marina grabbed him in her arms and kissed his hair.
"Mama gone" Troy cried and hid his face on Marina's chest. "Oh dear, it's okay, I'm your mama now"
She rubbed his back slowly, comforting him. "Are you hungry?"
Troy nodded, quietly, "Okay, so let's have a snack and then we can play with bubbles with Gabriella, what you think?"
Troy smiled, "Ella"
Marina took him downstairs and placed him on the floor beside Gabriella. The little baby was playing with her favorite 'booboo' and giggled when Troy sat beside her.
"Twoy, Twoy" she said in a high voice. Troy toddled to his teddy bear that was on the sofa and got it, caressing its ears slowly, still more sleepy than awake. Marina gave both of the babies a cookie and orange juice and they ate in silence,
When they finished, Marina took them outside and started blowing bubbles in the garden. Troy ran and jumped up and down trying to get the bubbles why Gabriella almost danced while sitten to get the bubbles. Troy finally got a bubble in his hand and sat on Gabriella's side showing it to her.
"See Ella" he told her and Gabriella tried to get the bubble from his hand, making it blow up. Troy looked at her with sad eyes,
He started to cry, "You kill it" and ran to Marina's arms, "Mama, Ella kills the bubble"
"Oh baby, it's okay, mama will make another one for you" she kissed his forehead and smiled sympathetic.
Meanwhile, Gabriella was still trying to get her own bubble, when she got it she started giggling,
"Twoy, Twoy" she called him,
Troy walked to her and bent down in front of her, staring at the bubble.
"Twoy" she handed him the bubble and he gave her a wet kiss on t he cheek, "Tank you Ella"
Marina smiled at the scene, they looked so cute together.
; One year later
"Twoy no go" Gabriella wined hugging her brother. "Twoy no go" she repeated looking to her mom.
"Sorry, baby, Troy needs to go to school, he'll be back later"
Gabriella pouted rubbing her eyes, "Twoy no go"
"I'll be back Ella" Troy told her while he got his backpack. Gabriella cried even more and Marina got her in her arms, trying to control the toddler.
"What's going on?" Jack asked, stepping in the living room.
Marina smiled, "She's just upset Troy is going to school"
Jack kissed Gabby's forehead, "Don't worry Gabsy, Troy will be back later to play with you"
Gabriella pouted again, "Twoy now" and hid her face on Marina's neck.
Marina kissed Gabriella's head, "Go ahead, Jack, take Troy to school or he'll get late"
Jack nodded, gave his wife a kiss and gently pushed Troy outside the door, "Let's go, boy"
He placed his son on the backseat of the car and got in too.
"Why can't Ella come to school with me?" Troy asked while Jack started the car.
"She's too little, Troy, next year she can go to school with you"
Troy nodded, "I'll take care of her in school"
Jack smiled and looked back for a second, "Yes you will, son"
Later that day, when Troy came back on the school bus, Gabriella was taking a nap. Marina kissed the little boy's head and got his backpack, "How was your first day in school?"
"Cool, I have a new friend, his name is Chad" Troy told, all excited.
"That's good, baby", she smiled.
Troy sat on the couch, swinging his legs, "Where's Ella, mama?"
"She's taking a nap, wanna wake her up?"
Troy jumped out of the couch with a huge grin on his face and ran to Gabriella's room. He found her sleeping in her little bed holding her bunny closer to her body. Troy quietly laid on her side and stroked her hair, Gabriella moaned softly in her sleep and held her bunny tighter.
"Ellaaa," he called her, "Ella, wake up"
Gabriella slowly opened her eyes, rubbing off the sleep from them. When she saw Troy she gave him a huge smile.
"Twoy back" she sat on her bed, letting go of her bunny and hugging Troy strongly. Troy laughed and hugged her back.
"I brought you a cookie from school" he said, while Gabriella jumped on her bed excited, "Its chocolate and vanilla, its yummy Ella"
Gabriella clapped her hands, "Where cookie Twoy?"
"My lunchbox," he replied.
Gabriella ran away from the room and Troy followed her, in the same hurry.
"No, Ella" he yelled at her when she got to the stairs. Gabriella got scared, quickly stopped running and looked back.
"Twoy no scream" she told him, angry.
He walked to her and grabbed her hand in his, "Mama told you can't go downstairs alone Ella"
The toddler looked down, "I sowry"
Troy nodded in agreement.
They both called Marina and she went upstairs to grab Gabriella and take her downstairs. By this time, Troy already knew how to go up and down stairs alone. Actually, he was pretty agile for his age and was getting taller everyday. Troy looked like a 5 year old child, not a 3 ½. Jack used to play with him everyday and when he started growing up a little bit, he gave him a basketball. He told Troy he would learn how to play it since he was little, this way, when he got older, he would play like a professional. Troy didn't understand at all what his father was telling him, but he loved playing with him basketball, and Troy wasn't so bad to a 3 ½ years old boy. Troy was fast and didn't get tired easily, and Jack used to tell Nina that he had qualities of a future winner.
When they got to the kitchen, Troy gave Gabriella his cookie and she gave him a wet kiss on the cheek and a hug as thanks.
"I love you" she told him and he smiled, "Yummy cookie Twoy"
Marina tapped gently Troy's top of head, "It was really nice of you bringing her a cookie, sweetie. I'm proud of you; you're such a nice boy"
Troy looked up, smiling to Marina, "I love Ella," he hugged the toddler while she chewed her cookie, clumsy.
Marina laughed, "Gabby loves you too, Troy"
"More than booboo?" he asked, hopeful.
Marina nodded, "I'm sure of that"
Troy grinned proud of himself too, "I'll bring her more cookies tomorrow"