Sloppy.

Sloppy.

I wake up in Ross's house. I'm well aware of that as I push the covers and find out that I'm naked underneath. Ross and I made love the night before.
Before he left to see the PI and when he came back. I remember when he came back I was too sleepy to ask what the outcome had been. But he had nudged me gently and we got into the mood again.

He left the bed early this morning, I know because I wake up like four to five times in the night because of the babies and trying to find a comfortable position to sleep in.

Picking up my phone, I wake up and find so many calls from Kathy, Grandma Marcella and Nick.

"Damn!" I murmur as I scroll through the panic texts from my family.

I'm about to return their calls when Ross walks in fully dressed.

He comes to me and plants a kiss on my lips. I close my eyes remembering last night. It's one if the best nights I've had in a while.

I slowly pull the covers around me feeling slightly self conscious but Ross doesn't seem to mind.

"You're awake" he notes and I nod my head.

"Yea, you woke up early"

"Yes. I had to call Mr Bernstein. We had a lot of things to talk about?"

"Are you not going to work?" He asks me and I shake my head feeling too tired to even stand up from bed.

"I'll call in sick."

Ross sits next to me with a bright smile on his face, his entire face practically lights up as he lays a hand on my belly and the little dots kick in return.

"That never gets old" he comments.

"Mr Bernstein will be here in a few minutes. Let me run you a bath. I took the liberty of telling Simon my driver to get you some clothes from your apartment"

"Thank you Ross. I'd like a warm bath with lots of bubbles" I reply as I settle back into bed.

"And what would you like for breakfast?"

I cock my head to the side lost in thoughts, it's been a while that I've eaten at Ross's. It is one of the things that I've missed dearly since I left.

"I want waffles, sausages, bacon, strawberries, blueberries and a drizzle of maple syrup"

Ross eyes widen a bit and I pat my tummy.

"I'm eating for three!"
I defend myself quickly and Ross nods.

"I'll run your bath now."

For the next two minutes, I call Grandma to tell her that I'm safe with Ross and Kathy who is elated that I'm back with Ross. But I'm too scared to call Nick because I'm afraid of what he would think so I send him a vague text and hope he doesn't call back. Then I call my boss and fake a perfect imitation of someone who has the flu and I think she bought it because she was so sympathetic.

"So, your bath is ready and breakfast is halfway done. Why don't you get in. I'll wash you up"

My cheeks redden at the thought of Ross bathing me but I guess it isn't much of a big deal since we just spent half the night together and naked.

As I walk into the bathroom with only a short towel covering me, I remember the PI and I decide to ask Ross what happened.
I start off by brushing my teeth with the new pair of toothbrush I find in the drug cabinet.

"You haven't told me what happened with the PI. Julian Cassias or what's his name?"
I ask after spitting out the last of the water I use to rinse my mouth out.

I take off my towel and slowly lower myself into the pristine white and golden bathtub.

These days I'm always extra careful in the bathroom because I'm afraid that I would fall.

"Lucas Cassias and you don't need to worry about that now" Ross says as he picks up a loofah and sits down at the side of the tub.

"Okay, but when I'm done you're telling me what went down" I warn and he nods as he starts to gently scrub me.

Ross's hands are surprisingly gentle, almost too gentle. Some parts he applies a bit of force and other parts like my belly and breasts he almost does not rub them with the loofah.

Every process is so slow and stimulating that I feel so turned on.

"Did you take a shower too?" I ask Ross as I rinse off in the shower. He nods his head.

As he gets me a robe.

"Too bad. We should have showered together"

"At this rate, you might get pregnant again" Ross warns and I throw my head back in laughter.

"I'm too pregnant to get pregnant again"

The next few minutes, I dress up in my own clothes that the driver manages to bring back in time and Ross and I head downstairs to see Mr Bernstein after my breakfast.




"Ahh! Elenora! It's lovely to see you again" he smiles at me and I instantly miss his warmness.

Mr Bernstein is an amazing man, he's kindhearted and he has only been looking out for my best interest ever since.

"I'm so sorry I hid from you for so long Mr Bernstein, I hope now you understand what I've been hiding" I say as I point to my belly.

"Oh! Believe me I'm not mad at you. Any sane woman in your place would have done the same"

"Well, thank you for understanding"

Ross and I sit together hand in hand while Mr Bernstein brings out a couple of documents.

"What's this for?" I ask Ross.

"Well, as we both agreed on, we will be changing the terms of the contract, in fact we will be completely destroying it"

I am happy that Ross is finally listening to me and considering my rights as a parent to the twins but I don't want him to do so at the expense of his company and his mother's island.

"Why destroy it now? Let's wait till you have complete control over your mother's island and the company"

Mr Bernstein nods his head.

"She does have a point Mr Hamilton. Why don't we just change the terms now. And give Elenora her full rights as a mother back, then later after everything is resolved we can destroy it"

Ross looks at me unsurely,

"Are you okay with that?" He asks and I nod my head.

"Yes, I'm fine with that."

"Excellent. What about your marriage? I see that there's no divorce in sight?" He asks as he looks at the both of us sceptically.

"None at all. Let's just wait till all this is over" I comment and Ross nods.

"Yes. I completely agree with Elenora's decision"

Mr Bernstein nods his head as he looks over the files.

"I'll send you a revised copy of the contract soon. What about the other thing you wanted to discuss" he asks as he looks at Ross who in turn stares at me.

"Is it about the PI?"

"Yes, it is Elenora. He was able to find who tried to poison you"

My hand flies to my mouth in shock. I can't wait to meet the waiter and practically strangle him. The idiot tried to kill my babies.

"He was paid a lot of money but he was sloppy enough to get caught by the PI. He is willing to confess and testify to everything but he's begging for protection so that he wouldn't be killed. So I told Lucas to set him up somewhere nice and far away and safe."

"That's great! Can we use this against the Coxs?"

I ask impatiently and Mr Bernstein shrugs.

"It depends, does he have any concrete proof that he was paid off or told to do the job by the Coxs?"

"That's the problem, he was paid in cash and he only met Carter Cox at night"

Mr Bernstein scratches his chin.

"It's going to be very hard to pull off. But I think it'll be best if we look for more evidence. They are bound to get sloppy again" Mr Bernstein says.

"So legally, nothing can be done?" I ask mad about the fact that they were going to get away for their crime. These people have caused Ross and I so much pain, it's only fair they get what they deserve.

I wish I could walk up to them and give them a piece of my mind. Then watch them rot in jail.

"Not unless you want a long drawn out battle in court. It can get more tedious. You need more evidence"

"I think it's true what Bernstein is saying, accusing Carter right now will be like showing all our cards and we definitely don't want them to know that we have an ace up our sleeves."

Ross explains and he is right. We don't have much now except the testimony of a man that can easily be dismissed in court if we can't connect him to Carter Cox.

Ross tells Mr Bernstein about the baby shower idea and he seems thrilled.

"I have heard people on countless occasions call you a ruthless and heartless businessman. I think the baby shower is going to do wonders for your reputation."

Ross looks relieved.

"That's good to know. You're invited too you know"

Mr Bernstein thanks us as he starts to pack up his files back into his suitcase.

"Well, it was lovely meeting you, I will see you later. Take care."

Ross leads Mr Bernstein out and cones back a few minutes later.

"What do you think?"

I shrug as I try and relax on the couch.

"So, what's next?"


Ross collapses on the couch next to me.

"I don't know. Let's just focus on what's at hand. And that is getting Mr Dunham to partner with us" Ross sighs.

"I know. I really hope that goes well. Any news from Kerry?"

Ross checks his phone.

"I got a text from her, the events planner agreed. She wants to know if we would meet with her next tomorrow"

I shake my head slowly.

"Can't. I have birth classes"

"What's that?" Ross asks and I shrug.

"Basically classes that prepare you for birth. You sign up for them in your third trimester, but I haven't attended any because you're supposed to go with who you want to be present for the birth"

I had thought about telling Grandma, but I didn't want to stress her, Nick was my other option. But I felt it might have been too weird. I didn't want him getting any ideas.

"Would you like me to be present for the birth?" Ross asks as he stares deeply at me.

"Yes, I would love that. But only if you really want to do it"

Ross nods.

"It sounds a bit scary but trust me, I won't miss it for anything in the world."

"Promise?" I ask and Ross nods as he kisses my fingers.

"I promise."