Chapter 16: Always and Forever (Heatwave)

"You need to accept that this is what you signed up for Santana. The label is taking over Ms. Corcoran's contract and that's final."

I leaned over my boss' desk and shoved my finger in his face.

"That is not absolutely not final Mark. I am your most valuable employee and over that last nine years, I have made you tens of millions of dollars. You will not be taking over Beth's contract."

"And what makes you think that you have a say?"

I could feel the sneaky smile creep onto my face as I winked at him.

"Because Mark, my wife saw this coming for a long time now. Before Beth even was in the picture she had convinced me to set provisions for myself. A few months ago, I signed the contract for my own building and company. When I walked in here to resign you shuffled me into that room to listen to a new artist. Every single one of those assholes turned her down. But you know what I did?"

He looked terrified suddenly.

"That's not possible!"

"It is possible Mark, I stole her right from under you. She is signed to my label, my company and she is just the start. I have reached out to most of the artists that I have signed and they have agreed to leave the label."

"I'll sue your pants off for this!"

"Good luck, Mark!" I held the door of his office open and was prepared to step out but then turned back. "Oh yea...and I quit!"

I pressed the call button on my phone as I climbed into my rental car.

"Where to Ms. Lopez?"

"The airport, I have some place really amazing to be."

"You got it."

I smiled as a small voice answered the phone.

"Hi Mami! Where are you?"

"I am headed to the airport, I will see you soon mi'jo."

"Promise?"

"Yes. Where's Mom?"

"She's here, hold a second please!"

I couldn't shake the feeling of just how free I felt in that moment.

And then to top it off, I had an amazing woman to thank for it.

"Hey San."

"Hey babycakes. I did it. I finally quit and it's all thanks to you."

"Yea? I would have loved to see that fat fuck's face when you told him where to shove it!"

Did I mention just how much Quinn hates Mark?

Yea, Q really hates him.

"He was in shock but enough about him, how are you feeling?"

"What do you mean since you decided to knock me up again?"

"What? You mean it took? Seriously?"

She squealed on the other end.

"Yes and I have been waiting all day for you to get home so that we can tell Micah."

"You don't think that it's too soon?"

"San...if this baby is meant to be, then it will be. Remember?"

"Yea, you're right."

"I know I'm right, I am a doctor afterall...I think I am supposed to know these things."

"Mmm."

"Mmm what?"

"I was just thinking that maybe when I get home you and I can drop off Micah with Britt and then we can go out."

"Yea?"

"Yup...she's been asking to see him and so this would be a great time for us to go celebrate owning our own music label and our new baby."

"Okay, I'll call her and talk to her...you just be safe on your flight and I'll see you when you get here."

"Bye lover."

The stars were out and there was a chill in the air as we overlooked the city.

We were both in jackets and scarves but being cold didn't seem to matter in that moment.

All that mattered was that we were together.

"Can you believe that this is where we ended up?"

"What on a roof in New York?"

She snuggled against me and nodded.

"Not just that...but we are successful professionals with an amazing son, a baby on the way and we have love. As sappy as that may sound, that's just perfect."

"It's better than that." I whispered before kissing her forehead.

"Yea?"

"Yes...it's flawless."

A/N: Hi! So this was the last chapter...it doesn't feel like the end though. I know how much you guys loved this and so there is hope yet. When I am finally finished my other story...I may just write a sequel to this. Thank you so much for all the love and support. :) Oh and I hope you don't mind that I didn't go smutty with the end...I just wanted to keep it romantic.

Bye Lovers.

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