"Hi, Mia." I greet from my office, my meeting is over now I'm stood in my office getting my bag ready to go home.

"You're on speaker with me and mom. What's up with Christian?"

"We had a disagreement last night, we're working through it but I suggested speaking to Carrick instead of Flynn." I explain not knowing who knows about the baby.

"But it's nothing bad?" Grace asks her voice wavering.

"No, I suggested Carrick thinking he may need another guy. We're good." I smile.

"Thank goodness for that! Are you okay? Do you need someone to talk to? My shift starts in an hour but I'm off tomorrow if you need anyone sweetheart." Grace offers. "I'm here too, I was going to go to the gym but I'm going to have a Friends marathon instead if my brother is an ass you're welcome to join." Mia interrupts.

"I'm good guys, I promise. Thank you so so much." I reassure.

"Okay dear, we love you!" Grace says.

"Bye bye." They chorus.

"I love you both too, bye!" I smile rubbing my belly once more, this baby will be so loved.

"Luke." I call.

"Ma'am." He replies, I glare. "Sorry, Ana."

"We're going now, I'd like to go to the Apple store then home. I'm getting Christian a present, so can you not let him know where I am please."

I say goodbye to Hannah as I leave making sure she's up to date with everything and knows that I have my phone so I'm accessible even if I'm not in the office.

Meet me at home? I text Christian setting up his iPad from the back of the car, we've been to the Apple store and one other. I grin looking at the bags.

Is anything wrong? Are you okay? -C

No, I'm good. I don't have any meetings I can do everything from home, I thought we could have lunch and talk about everything. -A

Like what? There's loads of traffic so I might be a while. -C

Okay I may be feeling impatient and want to know how everything went with your dad. -A

Nosey Mrs Grey. -C

You'll have to spank me. -A

Can I? I won't hurt you or anything? -C

No, it's fine. -A

Are you sure? -C

I may have asked Dr Greene. -A

That's my girl. -C

I love you. -A

I love you too. -C

"What's all this?" Christian asks from our bedroom door.

"Just a couple of things. How did your talk go?"

"Good." We snuggle on the bed, me on his lap his arms around me, my face in the crook of his neck, his back against the headboard.

"Care to elaborate?" I ask.

"He cried, I cried. Him and mom were so eager to start having children, they tried for over a year before seeing a specialist who couldn't find anything wrong with either of them. Two years and five miscarriages later they decided to adopt. They said they couldn't take the heartbreak anymore. Dad got a vasectomy so their hopes weren't broken again. Then, when they began the adoption process they spoke to another couple who had already adopted two children with the same problems mom and dad had, the woman said all the heartbreak was to make you strong enough so that you can take care of a child who really needs someone. A child who you don't know what they've gone through, a child who you don't care if they're biologically yours or not because you're strong enough to love them as though they were yours biologically. And one day you'll forget about biology."

"Wow." I say with light tears falling down my face.

"He also said that even through all that waiting and preparing when they brought Elliot home they were terrified. They had years to prepare to plan and that all went out the window. That scares me but we can be prepared for the unexpected." He says kissing my head.

"Of course we can." I reassure.

"We did talk a lot about fatherhood and moments where he wanted to kill me, so man more moments when he was so proud of me." He pauses before whispering. "I've treat him so badly."

"I can't tell you how you did or didn't treat people before I knew you, but what I can do is help you to be better." I say stroking his chest.

"He is really excited that he's the only one who knows you're pregnant. When I left he was strutting like a peacock. I'm glad mom had left for work or else she'd have known." He laughs.

"Do you want your presents?" I change the subject.

"Yes." He grins, I leave his arms to grab the bags.

"Open this one first!" The tissue flys out the bag he frowns seeing the tshirt.

"What does this say... Worlds Best Dad." He laughs.

"I love it!" He grins seeing the matching mug. "I can't wait to take this to work."

"There's also this one."

"A new iPad." He says confused. "Oh wow!" He grins seeing the lock screen wallpaper is a picture of our baby.

"Look through the pictures."

"Oh my!" Theres pictures from the sonogram and one of me this morning in only my bra and panties.

"As much as I love seeing you like this..." He trails off.

"I thought we could take a picture once a week like this to document the growth of the baby." I blush.

"That's a lovely idea." He says taking my face in his hands kissing me.

"I'm hungry." I say breaking the kiss and mood.

"Mile high club?" He suggests.

"I was going to suggest somewhere in a mall."

"Okay!" He replies probably eager I want to initiate a shopping trip.

"Pacific place?" He suggests.

Christian rolls his eyes when I suggest Johnny Rockets, but we go anyway. We each have one of their original burgers while sharing bacon cheese fries, normal fries and onion rings.

"This isn't healthy at all, Anastasia." He remarks.

"Says he who's eaten all the bacon cheese fries." I snark. "We'll have something healthy for dinner, it's okay to indulge sometimes." I finish, he shrugs his agreement taking another drink of his peanut butter milkshake.

"Where do you want to go?" He asks changing the subject.

"I want to look at what we need for blip, have you got your iPad with you?"

"No. Why?"

"I downloaded you some books about pregnancy and babies, I didn't download them to mine. I remember some of them having lists of what you need."

"We've got time, we don't want to wait until the last minute but we have time." He reassures.

"I know, I'm excited. Now I know you're more positive it's making me more positive. You know?"

"Yes. I'm sorry I wasn't as positive as I could be."

"No, that says recommended age twelve months and up." I say going to put the plush elephant back.

"I didn't expect to see you here, Christian." The drawling voice of Mrs Robinson says, I don't know if she realises I'm here.

"Where's the wife?" Nope she doesn't know I'm here. "Is she forcing you into fatherhood? I knew she was a pathetic little gold digger. You know I'm always here for you, when you do leave her, and she has half your money I'll be here for you." She drawls, Christian looks bored he sees me behind her and smiles at me.

"That's right dear, you know I'm better." She whispers stepping closer to him.

"Mrs Lincoln, I'm smiling because the love of my life is stood behind you. We're at this section because we're buying a present for someone special. And should the worst happen and my wife leaves me, I'd never go back to you. You were disgusting ten years ago, why do you think I stopped fucking you when I was twenty one." He growls, I push past the pathetic pedophile and take my place at my mans side, he wraps his arm around my shoulder pulling me closer kissing me on the forehead. I smirk at the bumbling bitch as I place my hand over Christian's heart. A smirk comes across my face when I look behind her to see one of Graces friends.

"Come on Christian, lets leave this disgrace to find her next teenager to fuck."

"My father was very interested in what that PI found." Christian finishes as we leave the section hand in hand holding our baby's first teddy bear.

A few hours later we're once again snuggled in bed watching our baby's sonogram.

"Twenty four hours I didn't know blip existed, now I can't imagine life without him or her. Thank you, Anastasia."

"You played a part in the creation as well." I flirt, our moment is broken when there's a knock on our bedroom door.

"Come in." We say together, sharing a smile.

"Sir," Taylor comes in looking at me and Christian nervously, well as nervous as Taylor can ever look.

"Just say it, Taylor, I don't want to keep secrets from my wife." He commands.

"Jack Hyde was released on bail yesterday."

"Why weren't we informed before now?"

"Technically we weren't informed at all, Welch has been checking his records every twenty four hours since the decision was made. There's more." He finishes looking actually gleeful.

"Go on."

"There was a car collision two hours ago, there were four deaths. When we found Hyde was released we wanted to check his records and we found one on Hyde."

"He died?" I say.

"Yes. And," Taylor says anxiously.

"And who, Taylor."

"The hospital records were updated twenty minutes ago, they labelled all the deceased all four we knew. Jack Hyde and Elizabeth Morgan were in car one,"

"Liz? Liz who I work with Liz?" I say my heart beating fast.

"We think she was Hyde's accomplice."

"Who else died?" Christian asks his arm pulling me closer to him.

"Mr and Mrs Lincoln."

"How? What? How?" I ask, all our enemies gone in one go.

"We hacked the CCTV of the scene, it clearly showed both couples arguing in their cars and subsequently their attention was not on the road, they were heading towards each other both driving over the speed limit." Taylor shrugs.

"Thank you, Taylor." Christian dismisses Taylor who nods before leaving.

"How do you feel?" We ask at the same time.

"You go first." I whisper.

"Ding dong the witch is dead." He smirks.

"Which one?"

"Elena. What about Liz?"

"I don't really know how to feel. She helped Jack try to murder you, and God knows what they had planned for us. I'm glad the others are dead." I don't need to pretend to be remorseful around my husband.

"Why don't we go to my parents for dinner tonight, ask them to bring Kate and Elliot." Christian suggests.

"Yeah?" I reply sceptically.

"Yeah. We'll have a nice family dinner, and I can watch my dad act like a peacock being the only other one who knows you're pregnant." He grins, I love it when he's playful.

"I love you."

"I love you, too."

And They Lived Happily Ever After

The End.