"Do you think he likes me?" Gabby asks as she turns to face Ricardo in the car.

"Well I think he does, I mean he let me hug him. Aww, Rare he is the first man I ever hugged" she gushes as she squeals and keeps jumping in the seat.

"You hug me all the times" he grits through his teeth as he clutches the steering wheel tightly.

"Yeah but you are my friend and he is my possible boy friend, there is a huge difference...

Aww we are going to have cute little babies and I am going to doll them up and"

"Shut the fuck up Gabriella" Ricardo shouts at once hitting the brake hard.

"What?" she whispers in shock as this is the first time he had ever raised his voice.

"You are not going to have his babies or anyone in that matter you hear me?" he scolds as he glares at her.

"If you keep shouting like that to me then you won't be able to father anyone as well," she growls getting her quirks back.

"You are not seeing that man again"

"As if"

"I swear if I find out you met him I will lock you up in the house. What is wrong with you? You never talked about male species before" he asks rubbing his face.

"Just because I don't talk about them to you does not mean I don't think about them"

"You talk about everything with me"

"Well it seems we don't from here on" she snaps making him glare at her once again.

"What was so goddamn great about him anyway?" he mutters as he hits on the wheel.

"Well he made me feel like a woman, that you never made me feel, how about that Ricardo Russo" she speaks calling on his full name, which she never did, not for years.

Ricardo keeps quiet staring straight at the road clenching and unclenching his hands on the wheel.

"I have always treated you like a woman, maybe you never felt it" he speaks after a while.

"Or maybe I wanted to feel like a woman in some other parts of my body" she dare speaks those words and Ricardo's whole body stays frozen.

*******

"Is he...is he?" Gracie whisper asks as her breathing gets fast.

"Gracie, Gracie, look at me"

"Is he?" she asks as she stares at Tristan feeling betrayed.

"He is a friend"

"He was my husband," she shouts at Tristan before she clutches Tracie closer to her body and walks away from them.

"Sorry man"

"I will meet you later" Tristan speaks as he walks behind his wife.

Eric knowing when he is not needed he walks out of the house knowing well whatever they needed to talk can wait.

Tristan makes his way towards their room to find Tracie in the bed while Gracie was taking out clothes from the closet.

"Gracie" he sighs not understanding her overreaction.

"I told you, I told you again and again that he wants to take Tracie away and which part of that do you not get it...

And you bring home someone just as him, someone who hurt me?" she asks as she looks at him.

"Eric is a friend he is here to help Gracie, please don't overreact okay first hear me out"

"Overreact, overreact you think this is overreaction, if you think so then maybe I made the greatest mistake to share about the dark side of my life with you...

It seems you have never understood me," she cries as she packs her clothes in the bag.

"Gracie you are not going anywhere okay"

"I am, just watch me"

"God Gracie, give me a break and hear me out" he begs but she picks Tracie and starts to cover the girl in more warm clothes.

"Baby, listen"

"Don't touch me Tristan you just lost that right. All this while I have been opening up to you and this is how you disrespect me"

"For fuck's sake listen to me" Tristan shouts in frustration before he sits on the bed holding his head on his hand.

*******

"I did not know Eric was in the town and even if he was I know he is not here to hurt anyone of you, okay...

Because of his family, we are alive today, if it was not for them I, Throne or Damon would not have been alive...

I admit I made few mistakes in my life regarding you but that does not mean every wolf you meet is a bad one" he speaks before rubbing his face and staring at Gracie.

"I am not physically strong and I am too scared of wolves, but right at this moment the possibility of you two leaving me is killing me the most," he admits as tears runs down his eyes.

"TT" Gracie whispers closing her mouth before she puts Tracie back on the bed and makes her way towards him.

"Please don't leave Gracie, please don't leave me," he cries as he hugs her.

"I am sorry, I am so sorry. Please don't cry" Gracie apologizes hugging him.

"Promise you won't leave"

"I promise," she promises wiping his tears.

"You scare me shitless at times" he sighs as he turns to find their daughter thrashing in the bed throwing her hands and legs in the air.

"You are such a weak lawyer," she teases running her hand through his hair.

"I am a business lawyer now a criminal lawyer" he defends as he holds his daughter's leg and squeezes it.

"Don't worry I will protect you" she grins sitting on his lap as he picks up Tracie.

"Your mom is so frustrating at time," he complains to their daughter who squeals seeing him.

"And your father is such a cry baby" she counters making him glare at her.

*******

"So where are you going to meet Eric?" Gracie asks late at night as Tracie is fast asleep and they both lie on the bed.

"I will meet him tomorrow"

"Is it important?" she asks as she puts her head on his chest.

"Yes, we need to talk about Wilson and how he knows about your blood effects it can be dangerous for other members of your family...

Moreover, it seems he is not alone in whatever plan he was making so we need to makes our own plans, what if the same thing repeats with one of your other sisters, we need to find the root of the cause" he sighs.

"You got brains, I give you that TT" she smiles pinching his nose.

"I passed the bar exam in first try" he defends himself making her grin.

"I know, and just so you know I don't love you for your physical strength but for who you are...

You are the kindest person I know and you are like a penguin"

"A penguin?" he scoffs being compared as that.

"Umm-hmm, you are cute, sweet and I just want to squeezes and hug you," she groans wrapping her arms tightly around him.

"I will show you penguin," he groans as he tackles her on the bed getting atop him.

"Ooh, I am scared" she laughs as he starts to tickle her sides.

"Stop, stop, TT okay I give in, stop" she laughs loudly as he keeps on tickling her.

Their happy moments stop as Tracie starts to cry with all the noise.

"See, she knew her daddy was being mean to her mommy" Gracie laughs as she pushes Tristan away and tries to makes her way towards her crying baby.

"But does she knows he mommy is naughty?" he asks as he wraps his arms around her waist and pulls her closer to him.

"But I think it's her daddy who is being naughty right now" she bites his nose before she pushes him far away from her.

*******

"Hey, I have to go" Tristan whispers in Gracie's ear as he kisses the side of her head.

"Um"

"I changed Tracie's diaper and even fed her, so she is good for few hours. I will see you in few okay," he adds and she turns opening one eye.

"You leaving so soon"

"I will be back before breakfast, promise"

"Okay, love you" she sighs going back to sleep.

"Love you both" he smiles as he kisses, on both of his girl's forehead and walks out of the house.

Tristan jumps as he opens the door to find Eric inside of the car already.

"You need to stop doing that," Tristan whisper shouts.

"Sorry, so are they still asleep"

"Yeah, I promised to be back before breakfast" Tristan smiles as he stares back at his house.

"Well can I join in?" Eric asks hopefully making Tristan frown.

"Uh, I will try" he smiles before getting in the car.

"Where to?" he asks as he goes to start the car but Eric stops him.

"I think it is a bad move to leave the girls alone in the house while we will be out for hours, let's talk in here so that way we won't be late for breakfast" he smiles.