Dakota’s POV
“Ugh this is so heavy!” I moaned as I carried a box into my room.
“Um Dakota, you’re only carrying a pillow” I glared at Blake.
“Yeah I’ll have you know it’s a very heavy pillow” He just laughed at me as he dropped his box of stuff off, “Hunter! Blake is making fun of me”
Hunter grunted as he carried the heavier stuff into the room, “Blake knock it off”
I smirked at Blake who was poting, “Ha, take that!”
“You knock it off too brat” Blake stuck his tongue out on me and I glared at him. We then got serious about unpacking. I made my bed and they worked on setting up furniture. The room was really small, but it would all fit.
“How many fucking clothes did you bring?” Hunter exclaimed as he started hanging up my clothes in the closet.
“Hey, I was actually being minimalistic” I took the dress he was holding up out of his hands.
“Oh my god! EW!” Blake screamed out of nowhere and all of a sudden one of my panties hit Hunter in the face.
“Blake! I already folded those! And what do you mean ew. Those are clean” I put my hands on my hips. Maybe I should have asked someone else to help me move in.
“Yeah well that’s gross. I don’t want to know what kind of underwear you wear. Especially if it’s that kind of underwear” Blake was very immature.
“I think they’re hot” I slapped Hunter on the arm.
“Gross Dad! I do not need to know that!” Blake was pretending to vomit
“Jeez Blake. You act like you’ve never seen a damn thong before” Hunter teased him.
“What are you talking about? I totally have…it’s just weird. Dakota is dating you, and he’s like my step mom...dad...I don’t know. It’s just weird and I don’t want to talk about it anymore” Blake blurted out with a blush staining his cheeks.
“Aww you want me to be your stepmom?” I cooed at Blake who just glared at me.
“No! Can we just forget this conversation ever happened?” Before we could respond the door swung open to reveal a tall boy and his parents.
“Oh I’m sorry. We must have the wrong room, I don’t think there’s coed roommates” The blonde lady apologized.
“Actually I’m Dakota, and I know it may not look like it, but I promise I’m a boy” Their eyes widened, and Blake was snickering in the background so I elbowed him in the ribs.
“Oh my goodness. Now I’m really sorry about that Dakota. I’m Lauren Borris, this is my husband Fred, and our son Joey” She extended her hand out to me.
I shook it with a smile, “Don’t worry about it. I know it’s a little different. It’s nice to meet you guys. This is my boyfriend, Hunter, and his son and I guess my friend, Blake”
I heard Blake mutter something about feeling the love as we all exchanged pleasantries. Hunter took out the trash, and Joey’s family got started on unpacking his stuff. It was nice to get to know all of them, and I was so happy that Joey didn’t seem to mind my crossdressing or orientation. He’s going to be playing for the baseball team this year which I thought was really cool.
“Bye, brat. We’ve got to get going. I have to head to work” I pouted as he gave me a quick kiss and hug.
“Already. I’m gonna miss you” He rolled his eyes at me.
“The campus is literally 25 minutes away from my house. You’re fine, and plus you have work tomorrow. How can you possibly miss me?” That was true. I did decide to stay in Waldorf. It was just cheaper, and I really wanted to stay close to home.
Soon everyone was gone, and now it was just me and Joey, “Dude! You’re dating Hunter Ford? That’s sick!”
“Oh you know who he is?” I was surprised. He didn’t make it seem like he knew him earlier.
“Are you kidding me. He’s a legend. My grandpa and I are super into bodybuilding as a sport. Hunter is like one of the best. We were bummed when he retired. I can’t wait to tell my grandpa that you’re my roommate” He looked really excited.
“He is pretty great isn’t he? I honestly had no clue who he was when we first met. He’s a big grouch” I explained and he listened intently, “DO you wanna come with me to work tomorrow. Maybe you could invite your grandpa to meet him?”
“Where do you work?” He cocked his head to the side.
“At Hunter’s gym. Ford’s Fitness” He agreed and called his grandpa and told him that he was surprising him tomorrow.
It was so cute when Joey’s grandpa was gushing over Hunter who looked a little embarrassed from the attention. Joey and I are going to be great friends.
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“Oh sweetie you look so beautiful!” My mom exclaimed as I checked myself out in the mirror. Today is the day that Hunter and I are getting married.
“I hope he likes it” I played with some of the white fabric on my wedding dress.
“He’s gonna love it, Dakota. Look, you made your dad cry” I gleaned over to where my dad was trying to look tough.
“I’m not crying. It’s just allergies” We just agreed to disagree with him.
I was so nervous as I walked down the aisle. I really didn’t want to fall flat on my face in front of everyone. I couldn’t stop smiling throughout the whole ceremony, and I just wanted to tell the guy to hurry it up already. Hunter looked so handsome.
I remember being absolutely gobsmacked when he proposed to me. It was on my 19th birthday, and we were at a family dinner when he got down on one knee and asked me to marry him. I of course said yes, and we got started planning right away.
It was funny because after the hoopla calmed down I decided to mess with him and say, “Thank god I’m legal now” and I had never seen him do a double take so fast.
“What the fuck do you mean, you’re legal now? You were only 17!” I burst out laughing at his pale face.
“Oh calm down. I’m just messing with you, you’re not gonna catch a case. I really am turning 19 today” He just growled at me, and let’s say my poor little butt was very red at the end of the night for that joke.
I threw the bouquet and one of Blake’s cousins caught it. I was pooped after the day of celebration, but my excitement was keeping me up as we drove home. We were gonna grab our bags and head to the cabin we rented in the mountains. We just wanted to be all to ourselves before heading back to our busy lives. I just finished my sophomore year of college and I was ready to tackle my junior year considering I just finished my prerequisites.
“Did you like my dress, Hunter?” I asked him when we got to the house.
“The dress was fine, but I wasn’t really paying attention to it” That caught my attention
“What do you mean you weren’t paying attention. You didn’t like it? I spent a long time looking for the perfect dress” I was kind of sad that he didn’t like the dress as much as I love it and as much as I thought it would.
“I wasn’t paying attention to the fucking dress becasue I was too busy staring at something else I found much more beautiful” I blushed as he cupped my face in his hands before kissing me softly.
“I love you” I whispered to him as he trailed gentle kisses down my neck.
“I love you too, Dakota Ford” my heart fluttered at the sound. It would take some getting used to, but I was very happy.
That night, and the many nights after it were filled with love and Hunter showing me just how much he cared for me.
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Hunter’s POV
I was sitting in my office looking at finance paperwork when my phone started ringing. I honestly was just going to ignore it until I saw that my brother was calling. He almost never calls me.
I picked it up, “Hey Hunter, sorry to bother you, but I could really use your help. No time to explain, just come over to my house asap”
Then the idiot hung up before I could even say anything. Nothing good could come from this, but I know that if I don’t go check it out I’ll get a call from mom scolding me about being nice to him.
When I was let into the house I immediately wanted to head back out once I heard the sound of a baby crying, “When the fuck did you get a baby? You knocked some chick up?”
“No I didn’t and watch your language. Someone dropped this little guy off at the station, and we need someone to keep him” I saw where this was going.
“Hell no. Don’t try and pin this baby on me, and can you make it shut up” I grimaced as the cries grew louder.
“No one else can take care of him, and the cps said that they can’t come until tomorrow since it’s so late and there’s so many cases” He tried, “Please Hunter. I’m not asking you to adopt him, just watch him for the night. I suck with kids and Blake isn’t dead yet so I assume you know how to parent”
Before I knew it there was a tiny little thing in my arms. I was going to give him back to my brother when I heard the crying stop and giggles instead. I guess he’s not so bad after all. He kind of reminds me of Blake when he was younger with his bright blue eyes and light hair, and one night couldn’t hurt, “How old is he, and what is his name?”
He smirked at me and I knew that he knew that I was taking the baby home, “He was left in a baby carrier with a blanket, a note saying that the mom was sorry and that the baby is only 3 months old, and the clothes he’s wearing. There was no identification to be found”
Who the fuck just leaves their baby at a firestation. Why not just give them up for adoption properly?
“Well I’m out of here, and don’t call me ever again!” I packed the baby up in his carseat and hurried out of the house, “I can’t believe I’m ducking taking you home with me...oh shit I’m married” What the hell is Dakota going to think when I show up with a baby.
The baby just giggled as I strapped him into the backseat. I made sure to drive home carefully since I didn’t have the proper car seat for him. What the hell is my life? Do I just attract youth?
I cursed when I pulled into the driveway and saw that Dakota was home from the gym. I walked into the house after shushing the gurgling baby.
“Hey Hunter, where did you go earlier? I thought you said you were staying late-...Is that a baby!?” He was shocked, but also excited?
“I love babies! Wait did you kidnap him?” I wanted to face palm as I unstrapped the baby and pulled him out.
“No you brat, I didn’t kidnap a baby. He was dumped at the firestation and has to stay here for the night” I handed the kid off to Dakota who was making grabby hands at me.
Dakota practically worshipped that baby all night, and I even got kicked out of my own damn bed so that the baby could sleep in the bed with him and still have pillows bordering him. It was cute to watch Dakota take care of a baby, and it made me wonder how things would have been if I would have raised Blake with him. I knew that things were not going to end well when I walked in on Dakota rocking the baby and saying, “I love you so much little Austin. You’re so cute”
“Brat. Please don’t tell me you named him” I really wanted to pretend like I didn’t know the answer.
“Of course I did. It would be rude to keep calling him baby. I think that Austin suits him, don’t you?” He lifted the baby up to me and dumped him into my arms.
“Dakota you can’t get so attached, someone is going to pick him up tomorrow so that he can find a loving home” I tried to explain to him and he crossed his arms and I just knew a tantrum was coming.
“Yeah well, I’m not letting them take him. I love him, so he can just stay with us” He said in a know it all tone.
“It doesn’t work like that, brat, and you know it” I scolded him but he was still adamant. He pulled the baby out of my arms.
“Come on Austin, apparently daddy doesn’t love you like mommy does” He carried the baby out of the room and I scowled at the doorway.
True to his words when the Child protective Services worker showed up at our house the next day, Dakota tried everything in his power to keep the baby. The lady said that we could adopt him but we would have to go through the process properly.
Austin was crying almost as hard as Dakota was when the lady took him away. I brought my sad little brat into my arms and carried him to the couch where he continued to weep in my arms.
“I know it’s sad, but you’re only 22 years old Dakota. You just graduated and I’m 46. I don’t want to die and leave you and a kid all by yourself” I tried to console him by rubbing his back like always.
“It’s not fair. He needs parents. I want to be his parent. How is it so complicated? And stop acting like you're 80 years old. You were 22 when you had Blake, so don’t be a hypocrite” He huffed out at me before continuing to cry. Ugh I hated seeing him so upset, and I guess 46 isn’t that old.
“It looks like Blake might have to get used to a new brother” I sighed and he shot straight up.
“Seriously?! Oh my gosh! Call that lady right away. We need to save Austin right away. Thank you so much Hunter” He kissed me all over my face, and unlocked my phone before shoving it into my hand.
Ugh. No wonder he’s such a brat. I always give him what he wants.
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“Happy Birthday Austin! You’re a year old now!” Austin giggled as Dakota spun him around. Raising a kid is a whole lot easier when there’s more than one person helping. I can’t believe it but I absolutely adore that kid, and he is the true love of Dakota’s life.
“Yeah yeah yeah. It’s not that big of a deal” Blake shrugged with his arms crossed.
“Blake. You do realize that you’re being jealous of a one year old. You’re 24 years old” Dakota looked over at him.
“I can’t believe you agreed to another kid. What was so bad about me that you needed to replace me” I rolled my eyes at how dramatic he was being.
“I could tell you, but then we’d be sitting here for the rest of the day” I told him and he scowled at me while Dakota burst into laughter and Austin copied him.
Blake is just being dramatic, he actually was super excited when the adoption was finalized despite his surprise. I was a little worried about how he would respond, but I think he knows that deep down he’s always gonna be my little boy no matter how old he gets.
Plus, Austin loves his older brother and always tries to mimic him. The rest of our families came over to celebrate, and celebrate a day that Austin will never remember.
“I love you, Hunter” Dakota came over to me and hugged me at the end of the day.
“I love you too, brat” I kissed him slowly. I can’t wait to see what life has in store for us. I know that we can tackle anything that comes after us.
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