Chapter 5: Lance
As I was driving, I noticed that my daughter and Keith were having a quiet conversation while Valentine was blabbing nonsense to Joy.
Keith's face was flushed light pink as Robin talked with a small grin. I couldn't believe that Keith Kogane, was one of my youngest daughter's dance teachers. And my oldest is making him blush.
I remember me making a fake rivalry with him back in high school when I was certain we were soulmates. We kissed once... Under a dare. I think Rebecca framed a picture that she caught on our soft peck on the lips. She says she's kinda crazy, I say she's insane. A good kinda insane, seeing as we've been together since diapers.
I heard a giggle escape Robin's lips. I was staring at them in the back in the reverse mirror.
My train of thoughts stopped when I felt a hard flick on my forehead. "Oww!" I whined as Rebecca started snickering.
"Keep your eyes on the road. I know Keith is pretty, but ya gotta resist." She exclaimed, whispering the last sentence. I just hope nobody heard.
"Okay, okay." I chuckle, driving past the green light.
After about 5 minutes, we arrived at the ice cream shop. I parked the car and jumped out. "Yay!" Valentine squealed, unbuckling the seat beat on the bottom.
Joy crawled out, seemingly tired. She rubbed her eyes and grumbled. Rebecca rubbed her back with a small grin. "Let's go get us some good ice cold ice cream!" She exclaimed.
I laughed as Robin jumped on my back. "Daaaaddd!!!" She whined. I look over and cooed, "Que queres mí renia?"
Robin giggled. "Ice cream. Black Cherry to be exact. With chocolate chips and chocolate fudge." She instructed.
"Well we have to wait for Uncle Hunk, Auntie Shay, Pidge, Shiro, Matt, and Alexander. So you have to wait for it!!!!" I reply, stretching the word, 'wait.'
Robin pouted, but shrugged. Luckily, after 5 minutes the Shiroganes and Garrets arrive. Hunk and Shay were hand in hand with Shay's hand subconsciously on her tummy, which Hunk didn't seem to notice. The Shiroganes were a bit..... Stranger.
Shiro was laughing, running towards us with Matt on his back, legs wrapped around the older male's waist and his arms around his neck. Alexander was giggling and laughing as he held his father's hand. They were all laughing and having a good time.
I know it's selfish of me to wish that I had a family like that, when I have two amazing daughters. That's all I need.
That's when I started to think back to what Rebecca said to Keith earlier. On why she didn't understand why I was still married to Nyma. My reason was that I wanted to get the extra money for my nephews and nieces and even own daughters to go to a good college. I am planning to divorce, just not yet.
I felt a nudge on my side and I whipped around to see Rebecca. She had a soft smile on her face as if she knew exactly my thoughts. I smile back and bit my lips softly, trying not to cry. The small brunette woman smiled up to everyone and said, "You guys go ahead. Lance needs to help me with something in the car. It's for a job." She said with a devilish smile.
Everyone cheered and rushed inside. Keith glanced at me, but followed everyone back inside with a thoughtful look on his face. He shrugged it off.
Once they were inside, Rebecca dragged me inside the car and pulled me into a hug. She played with my hair and small huffs came out of my mouth.
I chocked down a sob as wet tears started rolling down my face. I couldn't believe I was doing this. Crying over my life in the car with my best friend doing her best to just be there for me.
"Why..?" I breathed as Rebecca's grip tightened around my shoulders. She hushed me softly, while rubbing my back soothingly. "It's okay, Lance. Just let it all out." She muttered, lying her back to the seat, pulling me down with her.
I buried my head into her chest as I let out another sob, fresh tears coming down my face. I trembled as another few sobs shook me. "W-why, Rebecca? Why me? Why did I have to end up with the sad ending?" I cried out, looking up at her.
The small woman cupped my cheeks and pressed her lips to my forehead in a sisterly way. "Hey... Don't say that," She said softly, "You've still got your life ahead. Many opportunities, Lance." She pulled away from the hug, but let me rest my head on her shoulder.
Tears still streaked down my face as she softly played with my hair, which strangely soothed me slightly.
Soon enough, my cries died down and my eyes were out of tears. We sat there in silence, with my head on Rebecca's shoulders and her head softly placed on top of mine. I shifted slightly. "...... Rebecca?" I asked, quietly. She hummed her response, signaling that she was listening.
"Can you.... Sing to me..?" I asked, "The same way you did the night before my wedding?" She sighed and a felt her nod as she hummed a tune.
I recognized it and instantly felt a wave of shock and happiness overweight me. It was a lullaby that my mother would sing to me. The same exact words, tune, and Spanish song.
Her voice softly carried out her words, almost as beautifully as my mamá.
The soft words soon came to an end, but I was feeling better. I lifted my head off her shoulder and smiled at her. "Thank you, Becs. You always know how to cheer me up." I said softly.
Rebecca smiled back. "Andale, limpiate esa cara y vamonos!" She exclaimed, throwing me a wet towel as I laughed.
Yup. My best friend certainly knows how to cheer me up. And I'm glad she does. Cause without that little lady, who knows where I'd be in life. Thanks, Rebecca. I owe you a lifetime.
Word count: 1027
(A/N: HEEYYYY! So.... I made Lance cry today! I'm not very good with angst scenes, because I don't like writing about my crying child. So, tell me how I did! Anyways, how do you think on how Rebecca handled the situation? I dived into this chapter in 2 days, finishing a few days before I'm off to Winter Break. I'll still have to run through it myself, then my friend will have a look through it and edit it. Also, Happy Valentine's Day! I just realized this was the chapter Lance was gonna cry on! So I'm so sorry. T^T
I'll try to finish a short Valentine's Day Special today! I'll try! Swear on the gods!))
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