[OPEN] Like father like son.

[zoey ashlyn martyn]

Zoey stood in her bathroom, brushing her teeth. She undressed from her pajamas, touched the little bump that was her belly and bit her lip before pullin on her clothes quickly. Her shirt fell off her shoulder as she fixed her hair and put in her snakebites and the piercings in her cheeks. She pocketed her septum ring and earrings and wandered out to the livingroom, nervous. Her mother patted her shoulder.
"Britton is coming to get you for your check up..?"
She nodded quietly, playing with the fake engagement ring on her left hand. She wondered if he would actually propose. But she was only sixteen.. Not to mention he would need money for a ring. For now, it was an act so he wouldn't get arrested. And so Rex wouldn't lose his job for lying.

[britton "britt" markus roberts]

"Well, you may as well take themm. Monroe's busy and you need to get used to having a baby on your hip." Knoxville said, and Britt picked up the little boy. Jack laid his head down, sticking his thumb in his mouth.

"Yeah. But Jack AND Bandit? Can't you keep one of them? I mean.. I get Deacon's busy and Connor's with his sister, but seriously. She's not having twins." Britt complained, and Knox shrugged.

"You get the day off. I don't."

Britt sighed, taking Bandit's hand as he lead them out to the truck. He buckled one into a seat on one side, and one into a seat on the other before he climbed into the driver's seat. He drove to Zoey's house, realizing how long it had been since he'd seen her. He glanced up in the mirror at the two in the back before he pulled into the driveway. He climbed in the back to get them out since they had a little while before her appointment and lead them to the door.

"Knock knock!" Bandit yelled, and Deacon snorted, shaking his head. He knocked softly before he opened the door for the toddlers.

"Zoo-ey!" Jack exclaimed, throwing his arms up.

"Zoo-ey!" Britt said, throwing his arms up before he scooped up the two and closed the door.

[zoey ashlyn martyn]

Zoey looked up and smiled faintly, moving towards them. She leaned up to kiss Britton, touching his chest. "I missed you.." She breathed softly, had been bothered by how little they had seen each other.
She smiled at Jack. "Hey buddy..."
Her mother smiled. "Alright, well I'm off to work. Let me know how it goes. I'm not sure when Tony will be home." Zoey nodded, had been uneasy and refused to be alone or have Tony home alone, worried about Jason.
"Hi Bandit."

[britton "britt" markus roberts]

Britt kissed her softly. "I missed you too." He said with a smile. "Bye mom!" He called, and Bandit waved at her as she left.

"Hi!" Bandit said, wiggling out of Britt's arms. He sat her down, and Jack followed suit, toddling after Bandit to the sofa. Britt wrapped his arms around Zoey, hugging her close as he kissed her gently. "You got a belly yet?" He asked, gently raising her shirt to look at it. "Aw!" He said, kissing her again before he gently touched her stomach.

Jack toddled back, followed by Bandit. "You bee-bee there?" Jack asked, pointing to her stomach. Bandit stood up, trying to see. "No baby there, Jack. Duh." She said, rolling her eyes.

"No, there's a baby." Britt said, picking her up. She laid her head on Zoey's stomach, listening to it.

"I hear it." She said, then kissed her stomach. "Hi baby."

[zoey ashlyn martyn]

Zoey smiled, meeting the kisses. She closed her eyes as he touched her stomach. She looked down at Jack, nodding with a smile as Bandit toddled up, patted her head as she rested her ear against her stomach. "Hi baby? What's it saying?" She teased softly, playing with Britton's fingers, sliding her smaller hand into his and leading him to the couch. She yawned sleepily, had been sick most of the early morning. Sitting down, she patted the spot next to her, drawing her feet up and reaching for her cup of juice.

[britton "britt" markus roberts]

She listened for a second, and Jack watched her, waiting to know what the baby was saying. "It say hi. But it sound like a fishie." She said, and Britt laughed, following her to the couch. He sat down next to her, gently playing with her hair.

"First a motor and now a fish? You sure you aren't hiding something?" He teased, kissing her neck gently before Jack came climbing up, sitting next to Zoey. Bandit curled up in Britt's lap, tracing her finger over the tattoo on his wrist.

"You feeling okay?" He asked, taking Zoey's hand with the one Bandit wsn't playing with.

[zoey ashlyn martyn]

Zoey laughed. "I'm not hiding anything," She complained playfully, patted Jack's head. She took Britton's hand, tilting her head at the kiss. "Yeah..just tired.. I was sick all morning." She shrugged slightly, running a hand through her hair and gazing over at him quietly, green, brown-flecked eyes somewhat worn. She yawned again, finishing off her juice, and bent to set the cup down.

[britton "britt" markus roberts]

"Ew.. I feel sorry for every pregnant woman ever." He groaned, and Bandit wiggled out of his lap, walking over to the chair to sit in it. Jack toddled over to sit with her, reaching up to mess with her ponytail.

"I've been thinking.. If this was really what I wanted, living a lie to cover my own ass. And it's not. And I hate it." He reached over, slipping the ring she had on off her finger. "Before my mom died, she gave me her engagement ring. She told me to keep it and hold onto it and give it to the one girl I really love. And that one day, when we get married, she can give the ring to her son." He leaned back, pulling a thin silver band with a diamond in it out of his pocket. For being older than him, it seemed almost modern. "I want you to be my wife. No playing, no joking. I'm not covering my ass. Will you marry me?"

[zoey ashlyn martyn]

Zoey watched them toddle off, then glanced at Britton as he took her hand. She smiled, heart racing, felt her cheeks heat up as she listened to him talk. And her smile only grew. "Of course I'll marry you," She whispered, arms wrapping around his neck as he hugged her close. She kissed his jaw gently. "I'm gonna start walking more to come see you again at work.. I've missed you so much..." She needed to get over her fear of Jason. He was locked up, right?

[britton "britt" markus roberts]

Britt slipped the ring onto her finger, pulling her close to him. "You aren't gonna walk that far. It's bad for you and the baby. I'm gonna come see you on my lunch breaks and after work and come steal you away on my days off." He said, kissing her forehead gently. "There's entirely too much to miss out on when I'm not here." He tipped her chin back, kissing her slowly before he pulled away. "I love you, princess."