"To those who asked if there will be book on Flora and Leon Lucero...the answer is yes. And, I hope it will blow away your mind. Expect the unexpected with the Lucero Series ;)

It will be unlike the others. I aim to blow your mind" The Title has yet to be revealed so stay calm from outside while panicking from inside. As I will take you onto the journey of a Flower that bloomed in the midst of Beasts.

"Mommy" Rick shouts as he wobbles in his way to be with his mother.

"Got you" Alana grins as she grabs her son who was growing up too fast.

"Mommy where's daddy?" he asks looking around the house making her sigh.

"Daddy will be late; shall we start on our dinner?" she asks as she puts her son on the counter.

"Doggy" he squeals as their pet dog walks inside of the house and Alana smiles staring at the dog, Richie got for Rick's when he turned one few months ago.

"Oh wait" she shouts as Rick tries to jump off the counter.

"Doggy" he whines making her sigh.

"I know, but where is the patience you had when you were little?" she pouts putting his down and Rick grabs his god's leash and starts to walk and the dog happily walks behind him making Alana laughs seeing it.

Her eyes lands on the doorway with a sadness as it was past eight and there was no sign of Richie, as usual he was once again going to miss dinner.

The past few months have been like that, he always had to be somewhere, on some meetings and stay away from the house.

"Would you like some pizza?" Alana asks as she may be an okay mother she was not a good cook.

"Za" Rick squeals making Alana happy.

"Aw that's my son, the love we both have for fast food touches my heart" she smiles as she goes to order.

It's after midnight that Alana wakes up at the sound of someone stumbling in the house, she gets up from the bed making her way out of the room to find a tired and drunk Richie walking inside of the house.

"I see the tables have turned" Alana comments as she watches her husband walk in the house and pulling on his ties.

"Where's Rick?" he asks as his leg step on one of his son's toy.

"Too early for you to remember you have a son who is in bed after asking for his father one too many times"

"I was..."

"In a meeting, which led you to come home drunk"

"I will be in the office" he sighs rubbing his face.

"Of course, because our bedroom door will be locked" she states before walking away from him.

*******

"What?" Richie groans as he feels someone touching him.

"You never argue and that pisses me off even more" Alana groans as she pulls his shoes off before pulling on his socks.

"You kicked me out of the bed" he smiles making her sigh.

"You were the one who refused to be in it at first and anyways don't come home drunk. I am the only parent Ricardo will have who can come home drunk...

He does not need two of us drunk"

"I am sorry, did you wait for me at dinner"

"Nope, we had pizza"

"You cannot always feed him pizza"

"Well sometimes he demands I breastfeed him"

"Demanding as his mother" he grins.

"Stupid as his father" she snaps back helping him get up as they walk towards their room.

*******

"Daddy" Rick squeals as Richie enters the kitchen and winces as his son throws his arms in the air demanding he gets picked up by his father.

"Hey champ" Richie groans clutching his head as he picks up Rick and puts him down on the floor.

"He has not finished eating" Alana protests before groaning as Rick lies on the floor besides his dog and starts to talk with the dog.

"Coffee?" she asks even if she pours it for him.

"Rick no" Richie groans as his son touches the dog's food.

"No" he pouts as if challenging his father before he smiles and goes to put the food in his mouth but Alana holds his wrists.

"You cheeky little monster, come here" she scolds her son who starts to fight on his mother's hold shouting to be let free so he can play with his dog.

"You are not a dog but a human and your father's son, so you eat your food not dog's" she speaks as she washes his hand but Rick splashes the water everywhere making his mother groan.

The dog woofs which bring Rick attention back to the dog and he splashes the water at the dog who whines before jumping playfully biting on Rick's leg.

"Enough" Richie bellows at once startling everyone, the dog whines as he lays flat on the ground knowing he just got scolded while Alana and Rick stares at him as if he lost his mind.

"The fuck you staring and you get out of the house" he shouts at Alana before pointing at the dog who whines as he dashes out of the room.

"Can you not feed him without making any sound?" Richie shouts at Alana who gabs a glass of water and throws at Richie's face.

"Now that hopefully brings back your senses and never ever talk to me in that way or raise your voice at me" she states before walking out of the kitchen with Rick.

*******

Alana stays quiet as she watches her son throw his toys around before picking up another, she sighs as their dog sneaks inside of the room and lays beside her son who yelps happily seeing him before throwing his body on the dog.

She smiles as they roll on the ground before she gets up at once when Rick tries to bite the dog's ear as the dog has done the same with her son. But before she could reach him, Richie picks up the boy who struggles in his father's arms in annoyance.

"No biting the dog or eating dog food" Richie scolds his son who pouts a bit before smiling at his father.

"Daddy" he smiles hugging his father and Richie's heart melts.

"Want to go out for an ice-cream?" he asks his son who nods his head as he buries his face in his father's neck.

"I see you missed me, buddy" he states rubbing the back of his son.

"You can join us too" he states as he stares at the dog who jump in excitement to get Richie's attention.

"You coming?" Richie asks Alana who busies herself with picking up Rick's toys.

"No" she replies back.

"I am sorry for shouting" he sighs walking towards her.

"You should be sorry for lots of things. I would appreciate it more if you were there to tuck Rick's in the bed...

He asks for you every night"

"I know, it's just been cray lately"

"Crazy enough for you to go get drunk, what happened to drinking inside of the house or is that rule just for me?" she asks.

"I was thinking of taking you and Rick out today, we all can use a day out you know" he states making her smile.

"I like how you are using the family time thing to make yourself look better. I think me and Rick we can get a wardrobe change"

"Shopping it is" Richie smiles.

"But you are not forgiven" she warns even if she lets him kiss her cheek.

"I cannot even dare think so" he grins before all of them hurry to have some family time.

*******

"He is being fussy" Richie comments as Rick starts to pats on his legs with both his hands.

"But I am not done" Alana shouts from inside of the changing room.

"I will be outside with him then"

"Okay" she states as he picks up Rick walking out of the shop.

The dog woofs as he finds them walking out and Rick claps his hands in excitement wanting to go play. Letting him down Richie watches over his son as he walks towards their dog in his wobbly legs and wraps his arms around the dog.

He smiles as Rick tries to bark as their dog but fails before he squeals and once again starts all over. He turns back towards the shop and stiffens as he watches his wife walk out.

"I love this dress" she grins as she twirls around for him.

"Mommy" Rick shouts as he crawls towards his mother.

"How does mommy look?" she asks her son before pouting at her husband who has not said a word.

"You need to change" Richie states making her frown.

"Why? I"

"Trust me, you need to change if you want that dress have it, but you are not walking out of the house on that" he points out making her roll her eyes.

"You sound..."

"Extremely jealous because everyone is staring at my wife's body, go change while I am being polite" he smiles before narrowing his eyes as Rick tries to push be dress down.

"Boo-boo" Rick states wanting to drink the milk from her.

"Oh no, no" Richie moves to take his son from her arms before he once again ask her to change.

"Unbelievable" she sighs even if she walks inside of the shop to change.

*******

"He is falling asleep" Alana whispers as she runs her hands through her son's hair while he suckles on her breast.

"He has been running and playing around" Richie states as he taps on the wheel.

"I really need to make him take a bottle" she speaks making Richie look her way.

"He will stop it"

"You say that all the time, you saw how he literally tried to pull my breast out" she complains making him chuckle.

"Cannot help if your breasts look nice" he speaks making her hit his arm.

"We have a dog and a child in the car, so watch it" she warns making him smile.

"As if they understand" he counters.

"Of course, they do, right doggo?" Alana asks as she turns to stare at the dog who wiggles his tail before barking once.

"See" she points out.

"He barks at anything, so that does not count"

"Seems like we cannot go for a nice dinner" Alana sighs as she slowly shifts Rick away from her breast.

"We can drive around the town for a while may be by then he wakes up and we can go have the dinner" he suggests.

"We really should get a nanny Rich for times like this, I cannot forever be a sit at home, watch the kid kind of woman"

"You are his mother" he reminds her.

"But I do want to go out, have fun. It's not the same and you know that" she argues making him sigh.

"Let me think"

"You will?" she asks in surprise.

"I am not promising anything okay, may be just few hours of day or when we go out" he agrees.

"Thank you" she grins before she kisses on the side of his jaw.

*******

"Don't play with your food" Alana scolds her son who smashes the food in his hand before pushing the plate away.

"He seems to be in his best mood" Richie comments as he pulls out some napkins.

"It takes time for him to get used to his surrounding after he gets up" Alana smiles as she picks him up and puts on her lap cleaning his hands.

"You really are good to him" Richie points out making her raise a brow.

"I am his mother of course I will have to be good to him"

"Yeah, still the woman I met and married, to be honest I never had imagined you would be this way" he states moving his hands around.

"Whatever that is, hope it's a good thing"

"Trust me, it is"

"You always amaze me. From the moment you refused to marry me, to the moment you did and then you came home drunk...

And now we have a kid and there is just something so very natural about it with you" he smiles making Alana grin.

"Beware of me Russo, you might fall for me soon. You never know" she teases as Rick fusses in her lap rubbing his face on her chest as if wanting to sleep.

"Maybe it's not me that need to know but it's you, you never know" he adds making her frown.

"What does..." she stops as Rick starts to cry.

"Boo" he wails trying to drink from her and Alana groans in frustration.

*******

"Is he still not used to bottle?" Richie asks as he carries their sleeping son inside of the house.

"I am too lazy to make one, it's easy to just pull out my breast and let him be quiet" she shrugs her shoulder and Richie stops on his track and turns to stare at her before he shakes his head and continues to walk.

"You just thought dirty right there" she giggles making him chuckle.

"I always do when it comes to you" he winks her way and she grins.

"Do you read him books?" Richie asks as he picks up the book from the side of Rick's table once he puts his son in the bed.

"Sometimes" Alana smiles as she stares his way.

"I have been away a lot" he sighs running his hands through his hair.

"You have" she speaks walking closer to him.

"Its work" he smiles as she touches his cheek before rubbing the side of his cheek.

"I know and I also know it's not a good one. Price, Russo and Lucero in one line is not a good thing"

"Don't worry" he smiles as he wraps his arms around her.

"I am not, just making sure I and our son are well off if you ever die on us"

"Oh, how very touching and romantic Mrs. Russo" he chuckles.

"I am serious, you do know Flora and I, both of us talk a lot" she reminds him.

"Just don't tell her things I do not want her husband to know" he warns.

"As if she will ever tell him" she rolls her eyes at him.

"I would prefer if you rolled over me and not your eyes" he teases pulling her close to him as he bites on the tip of her nose making her giggle.