"You guys ready to go to school?" Jack asks as he buckles Cole into his booster seat in the back of the Expedition. I'm buckling Luke into his.

The boys unanimously scream "Yes!" with excitement and untamed energy. And then begin to tell us all about coral reefs, starfish and conchs.

Jack pulls up to the school. Each of us gets one of the boys out of the seats and we walk into the schoolyard. Cole holding Jack's hand and Luke holding mine. Their teacher, Mrs. Stackpole, is waiting for all kids to arrive.

"Good morning, Luke. Good morning, Cole." Mrs. Stackpole welcoming the boys. The boys respond by running to her and hugging her legs. I wince; they ran to her too quickly, and the ache of loss strikes anew. I go through this every time I drop them off. Even though they've been with me for a month now, it feels like

Mrs. Stackpole looks up at me, "They are adjusting very nicely."

"I can see that." I look at Jack and he puts his arm around my waist. I wonder if he feels as proud as I do right now?

Mrs. Stackpole bends down and quietly says to Luke. "I think Mitchell is over by the swings." Pointing in the direction his friend is playing.

And without any hesitation, Luke releases Mrs. Stackpole's leg and runs toward the swings. Cole is right behind him, following every move his big brother does.

"You have two very sweet little boys." Mrs. Stackpole says.

I'm engrossed in watching them play with a new friend. I've never seen them with any other children other than each other. It is heartwarming to see them.

"Thank you."

More children and parents arrive and Mrs. Stackpole's attention gets diverted to greeting them, which is fine.

I wave goodbye to the boys, but they are so busy, they don't notice. Leaving my babies, we walk back to the Expedition.

"When are you going to learn how to drive on the left side?" Jack asks.

"I'm not."

"What do you me? You're not?" Jack laughs."

"Jack. I don't want to hurt anybody."

"You really think you will hurt someone?"

"Yes."

"Okay." Jack pulls me into his side. "I think you are too hard on yourself." He kisses my temple. "So I'll take it easy. If you ever do want to learn to drive here, all you need to do is ask."

***

The haint-blue of Jack's porch is visible and vibrant as we make our way up the long driveway of Jack's house. The gate opens and Jack parks the Expedition infront of the small set of stairs leading up to the entry.

I close the door behind us after we go in. "Hey beautiful!" Jack grabs me by the waist and pulls me close to him We sway as he starts softly singing one of his songs to me while one hand plays with my long ponytail.

"I don't dance." I laugh, knowing I'm getting more clumsy every day and I will break something, either a bone or a vase.

"That's okay. We aren't really dancing." Jack sings. "I like it. Could be a new song? 'We Ain't Really Dancin'"

"If it's about me, it will be a flop." Sticking my lower lip out to pout. Jack kisses it.

"If it's about you, It will be a hit." He continues to sway me over to the couch where we fall down on it together still holding on to one another. He's very nice to hold on to.

"Did you feel that?" My stomach moved. Actually it was punched. She actually punched!

I took Jack's hand and put it on my tummy where I felt her. "There! Did you feel it?"

Jack looked up at me with a huge wide grin and happy eyes. "She's kick-boxing! Wait until I tell Zeus!"

"Have you ever felt a baby move before?" I held his hand on my little bump so he knew he didn't need to take it away.

"No. Never. "Jack is enthralled. "This is a first for me."

"Well, I would like to introduce the two of you." Deep down, I wish this was Jack's baby and I know that Jack wishes that this was his baby too.

I can't help but hug him. "Thank you, Jack." He leaves his hand right there on my bump as I kiss his cheek.

"Mr. Jack. I am going to the market." Gabrielle walks in announcing herself. "Would you like anything? Do you have a list of what you would like me to get for the house? For the children?"

"Actually, I do need some things." I push myself up off Jack. "Hold on a minute." I get up off the sofa and head over to the island to sit and write out a list.

"Oh, yes, no problem." Gabrielle smiles, reading over the list I gave her. "Would you like me to pick up the children on my way back?"

I shoot a look at Jack, would that be okay? Is Gabrielle trustworthy to drive my children?

"Isa, that would actually work out fine. Gabrielle is probably driving the Expedition to the market. And, the kids school gets out at, what? 2:30?"

Jack looks at me for time confirmation. 2:30 is correct.

"Gabrielle could easily swing by the school and pick the boys up and bring them home."

"Yes." Gabrielle agreed "That would be no problem, Ramone is in town too, I'm meeting Ramone for lunch at 12:30. So I will be there already." She puts a dirty dish that was left in sink into the dishwasher as she talks to us. "I'd love to pick up the boys."

"Then it's settled." Jack sat up, making himself visible. "Thanks Gabrielle."

"Thank you Gabrielle." I say cautiously, "Please make sure they are buckled in. And, please call me if there are any problems."

"I will, Miss Isa." I watch as Gabrielle takes the list and closes the front door behind her as she leaves.

"When do you need to see Dr. Easton again?" I freeze as Jack asks the question.

I don't want to see him. Something about how he was the night before I left. I felt he crossed an imaginary line without actually crossing it, his closest friend's girlfriend who he just gave a pelvic exam to. I'm sure if I allowed it to happen, it would have.

"I think I want a midwife." I blurt out, feeling dirty when I think of Dr. Easton.

"Really? Okay. We can find you one." Jack was obviously was too drunk and doesn't remember any details about the night before I left. "You don't like Simon?"

"I had a woman doctor in Maine. A midwife. I think I'd like to continue with one here." Which is the truth. I do feel more comfortable with a woman doctor, but, I'm leaving out the part that I think his friend is a creep.

"We will find one tomorrow. If we can't, we will fly one in."

"Of course you will." I smile as I look down and as I murmur under my breath. The idea of flying in doctors to see us? Who does that? "Or.. should we have her in the States?" looking up at Jack, I make the sugustion. I've seen the medical facilities and although they are nice, I think I would feel more comfortable if I was near a well-equipt hospital.

"That is your call?" Jack has me lay back down with him. "It's completely up to you."

"We'll figure it out." "Hold on, I'm gonna go grab my phone in the other room in case the school or Gabrielle call." Standing, I rush into the bedroom and take my phone off the charger and check for messages.

I haven't been diligent about checking since the boys have been back, their texts are the ones I am mostly concerned about receiving. Now, since they are with me, there hasn't been any need to check.

My heart drops.

There are fifteen texts. One from Suzanne. Fourteen from Ben.

Suzanne's says Ben is out of Jail, be careful.

My hands start to shake I can't read my phone.

"Jack. Jack! Jack!" Each 'Jack' getting progressively louder until I scream and Jack is beside me.

My phone in his hand reading through the messages. "He sent these this morning."

"What do they say." Shaking uncontrollably.

"Stupid shit a coward fourteen hundred miles away would say. I'm sending this to my attorney. He can deal with this. We are changing your number right now. I'll deal with this."

"He wants to take the boys back. Doesn't he?"

"He knows your pregnant." Jack reaches down and touches my bump. "He thinks she is his."

Tears start falling on my cheeks as my nose. "No, he's not taking her."

"Please stop crying." Jack rubs my back. He feels nice "I won't let him near the kids."

"Someone at the Blue Oyster must have told him." I say in between sniffles.

"It may have been in the police report too." Jack reminded me. I bring my hands up to my face to cover my eyes, rubbing my temples.

"Just when I thought everything was perfect." The bubble has burst

"Everything is perfect." Jack continues to rub my back. "Look at me for a minute." I take my hands off my face and look into Jack's haint-blue eyes. They are fierce and protective. "I will not let him near us. I will not let him, or anyone tear us apart again." He pulls me up with him and into the other room.

"Where are we going?" Trying to keep up with him. Jack seems like he is on a mission now.

"We are getting my attorney on the phone." Jack stops, spins around so he faces me. "We will deal with this ass once and for all. If we don't he will keep coming back again and again." Then he takes my head in his hands and kisses me, deeply and whispers inches from my ear. "I love you, Isa. I would do anything for you." I believe him.

Jack takes my hand and leads me toward the sofa.

Jack's attorney picks up immediately when he calls. Jack doesn't even say hello or anything.

"Chip? You're on speaker." Jack turns up the volume to make sure I can hear the conversation. "Isa, this is Chip White, my attorney. He will be helping us. Chip, Looks like Isa's Ex in Maine is trying to cause some problems again. He sent a bunch of threatening texts to her this morning, and it has us concerned. I'm going to need you to look into this for us."

"Can you send me the text messages? Send me any other information you have on this guy?" The lawyer with the deep voice said on the other end. I can hear quick typing in the background.

"I can send that over to you when we hang up." Jack responds.

"We will file a 'PFH' on him first off to get him off you back, then we will hit him with everything else we can think of."

I speak up. "What is a 'PFH?'"

"Protection From Harassment order. He is located in Maine? So." The lawyer clears his throat.
"We will need to file there. Jack, unfortunately, gets harassed a lot. This is nothing new for us.".

"Wait, There's more." Jack makes eye contact with me. "Isa's two boys are living with us. She was granted emergency custody and now this guy is trying to have that reversed."

"Well, let's deal with first things first. Let me file the PFH today and plan talk later this week about the custody issue. I'll need more information so I can pull some documents, we can get our ducks in order. I'll get the ball rolling"

"Perfect. Thanks, Chip."

"..Be in Touch." Jack pushes the end button and sets the phone down.

"What do you think?" Jack asks me?

"You really think he will be able to help us?" My body starts shaking again when I think about loosing the boys.

"I promise you. Everything will be fine." He bends forward and puts his arms around me. "Do you want to get your phone and forward the text messages to Chip?"

"Yes, I'll do that right now!" I get up and retrieve my phone from the bedroom and sit back down next to Jack.

"Just take screenshots of them and text them to me, I'll forward them to him. If Chip wants them another way, He will let me know."

"Jack." My eyes open in horror. "There are more texts."

Jack takes the phone from me and looks at the text messages.

"Is he that stupid to put this in writing? Wait a minute. Of course he is."

​​​Watch out I will come for you both and
​​​I will enjoy watching you take your last breaths
​​​I will get what is mine

"I'll call and have my security detail brought over. I know it will make you feel beter." Jack rubs my knee. "Does he even know where St. John is? He probably thinks we are in Canada not the Caribbean."

The drive to St. John, New Brunswick, a province in Canada, takes as long as it takes to get to our St. John. How upset would Ben be if he drove all the way north, only to find we aren't there? It strikes me as funny, and I let out a giggle.

"See? I made you laugh."

"You know? You're right. Ben probably does think we are in Canada." I see how ridiculous the idea of Ben coming to the island would be. He doesn't have the resources. At least not that I know of. "He is just trying to scare me because nothing else he does is working." I send the screenshots over to Jack and he forwards them to Chip.

"Sent." Jack says putting his phone down. "Let Chip do what he is paid to do."

I sigh. "Well this sure has been a roller coaster of a day."

"Aren't they all supposed to be roller coaster days?" His is definitely living up to his eye color today and his confidence is very...sexy. "You handled yourself great."

Immediately following the word "great" I reached across him and kissed him. Holding on to his unshaven tan strong face. "Thank you, again."

In one quick, unexpected movement, Jack's strong arms lifts me up. I quickly wrap my legs around his waist and hold on to him as he ferries me around the back of the sofa and seats me on the edge of the marble topped kitchen island.

Keeping my hands on his shoulders for balance, I watch him expertly unfasten my shorts that I can still wear just below my bump. I wiggle to help him slide them down.

"Much better access." Jack says as he pulls me to him and kisses me, cupping my face. I smile and open my eyes a little so .

I have Jack all to myself. And he wants me. No one else. Just me. And that is very, very sexy.

His lips move down to my collar bone and I take in scents of the sea from his hair.
Sliding his hands down, they and cup each of breast. Bringing his tongue to tease a nipple while using his thumb to tease the other, moving back and forth between the two. My head falls back as an imaginary electric line is established between my nipples and my clit causing me to become ready for him.

Slowly moving down, baby kisses over my abdomen, circling my navel before placing a hand on each of my knees. Pushing them apart giving him full view of me.

"You're so beautiful" I lift myself up on my elbows to watch what he is doing. He bends caressing and kissing the inside of my thighs. He starts by my knee and works his way upward.

He touches me gently at first then inserts one finger while his thumb circles making me gasp.

Laying back on the cool marble countertop, his tongue takes over for his thumb. He inserts a second finger inside me. It doesn't take long for the perfect synchronization of Jack's tongue with his curled fingers maneuvering inside for me to give in to a tsunami of energy engulfing my body. My back arches as I cry out uncontrollably when the wave washes over me.

The kitchen island resembles an alter that Jack just worshiped me on. The marble remains cold in contrast to how hot my body feels. I have chills even though I feel like I'm on fire.

My heels involuntarily come together on the edge of the counter. Knees closing tight to keep Jack from touching me anymore. I'm too sensitive to let him touch continue to touch me.

"You have a lovely voice" Jack says. I'm lying there. Staring out the open porch doors at the boats on the harbor, I try to catch my breath. Jack strokes the lengths of my calves bringing life back to them with his moist fingers. Slowly kissing them starting at the knee and ending at the ankle, reversing his touch from how he started. Calming.

"How did you know how to do that? That was so...." Trying to catch my breath. "So p - perfect." Giggling, I'm unable to move.

"I watched you." Jack is rubbing my leg and kissing my knee. "I watched how you responded to me." I cocked my head so I could see him better as he spoke. "You responded very nicely." He grinned.

"I did. Didn't I?" Giggling more and regaining my composure. Sitting up, and let my feet swing free keeping Jack between them. "Thank you." Feeling the scruff on his cheek on my palm. "That was really nice." With my free hand, I grab his waistband and pull him close, unbuttoning his shorts, letting them fall to the ground.

"Get out of these too." And I help him get his boxer shorts with repeating pink flamingos all over them far enough down so they too drop on top of his shorts.

Jack slid his hands beneath my bottom and pulled me close to the edge of the marble. Embracing him with my arms and legs, I take my time and explore his lips, noticing how sensuous his lips are. Enjoying how much I love the feeling of my naked breasts against his smooth, muscular chest.

Gently tracing his hairline from his forehead to his earlobe with my fingers. My lips pressed his masculine throat, he makes noises. Low carnal growls that resonate deep in my pelvis, making me tingly and warm.

I follow down his side, following every bump of every toned muscle. I love touching him. Every inch of him.

I begin stroking his erection softly, leaving my lips close to his throat, I enjoying the vibrations that are coming from there. I'm doing something right!

With one hand on my thigh, Jack reaches around me and braces himself against me. "I need to be inside you." He lifted my thigh and gently entered me. I watched his face as a look of euphoria washes over him. "You are so wet. You're so ready for me."

"You made me ready." I whisper. My face is smiling but my whole body is beaming and I wrapped my legs over his hips and my arms around his neck.

He moves us where I'm pleasantly held between Jack and the marble counter. Closing my eyes and take in all the sounds, smells and most of all, I take in all of Jack.

Jack's back becomes slippery with sweat and difficult for me to hold on to as he moves quickly and feverishly inside me. I am quickly caught off guard when I begin to melt around him as he goes deeper and harder.

But I'm over the edge and falling and I can't hold on any longer and I come hard. My body feels weightless and Jack holds me down, keeping me from floating away.

He leans us forward, laying us over the island and continues thrusting into me as he too climaxes, crying out my name softly. And when he wraps himself around me, he is too out of breath.

Jack's arms are wrapped around me as we lay naked on the island, sweaty and silent and naked. Staring out at the water and watch the boats sail around the harbor, we are at peace. Everyone is where they need to be. Everything is perfect.

"Marry me." Jack whispers in my ear and squeezes me tighter. "Be my wife."

"Hmmm?" Dreamily, In a blissful daze. I answer. "What? What did you say?" Not knowing if I really heard him correctly.

"Marry me." Jack whispered again, but this time I did hear him. My eyes opened wide as his grip around me released and his hand followed the curve body from my breast to my hip and left it there.

"I. I. I'm not sure what to say." I'm stunned." Marriage? I never want to go through that pain again. I never want to put the boys through the pain again. I never want to ....

"You don't have to give me an answer right now. You don't have to give me an answer next week." The breeze from the ocean picks up and carries in the intoxicating smells of the crushed nutmeg shells the fresh garden paths that were laid with.

It feels like a lifetime ago when I was married to Ben. I feel like I was a different person. The person I am now wouldn't give a guy like Ben a second look, let alone marry him. What was I thinking?

"I know I can't go through another day without you by my side. When you left for Maine, it almost killed me. I didn't know what to do without you. I couldn't concentrate on anything. All I wanted was to get on a plane and chase after you." He paused. The tone in his voice sounds as though he was remembering something painful as he chokes back his words. "But... But, I didn't. I know you needed time."

I listened to him intently. Ben never cared about my feelings. Ben never cared if he hurt me. Here is a man who will defend me to the end, who will fight for me and my children, who loves me.

"Finally, I gave in. Against what I told myself I wasn't going to do. I went to find you. To try to convivence you to come back to the island. To come back to me."

"And instead you saved me." I say finishing what he is saying.

"I look at it as you saved me. But yes, it did turn out that it was great timing on my part that night." We both laugh in agreement.

"You do seem to have good timing. It must be a musician thing." I shut my eyes and listen to Jack, the fresh air on my face and his warm breath on the back of my neck. I imagine us married. Husband and wife. He's never been mean, not to one person. Ben was mean to everyone.

"Isa, that's rhythym, not timing."

"Oh, there's a difference?." I smile, even though he can't see it. "I'll have to get my music lingo down."

Jack is a good man. A good person. I am glad he showed up in Maine when he did. Not only because prevented Ben from seriously hurting me and helped me get my boys back, but because I really missed him too. Every time one of his songs came on at the Blue Oyster, no matter how dumb I told myself the song was, deep down, I loved it. Every word of it. Because Jack wrote it. It made me think of him when I tried to forget him.

So, we both tortured ourselves being apart. I guess that's a good thing. At least I know that both we missed each other. A lot.

"I'm not going to get into everything that I can offer you, But look at it this way. If I lost everything tomorrow, and I had nothing but my love for you, would you love me back?"

"Wow." I take a very slow deep breath and exhale just as slow. That is a heavy question. But I know the answer right away. "When I first met you. I had no idea who you were. I had know idea you were Jack Kendall. And when I found out you were Jack Kendall I had no idea that you have what you have." I laugh thinking back to when he picked me up in a Jeep that was falling apart. "I knew when I first met you that you were someone special and could be someone special to me."

"I had potential?" Jack squeezes me. "I knew it! You liked me the whole time!"

I roll over to see he has a huge grin on his face. "Jack, be serious for a minute." He needs to come down off this cloud he's on, but I guess I am putting him up there. "I fought falling in love with you before I left to go north. I didn't want to fall in love with you. I wouldn't let myself believe it." I placed my hand on his cheek. I love feeling his scruff "But I did fall in love with you, hard."

"Whenever one of your songs came on the radio, whenever I heard someone at the bar talk about one of your concerts." My hand moved to brush his unruly bleached hair back behind his ear. "Whenever I saw waffles on a menu. I thought of us." A feeling of emptiness washes through me remembering how I felt when I thought I would never see him again. But that the emptiness went away quickly and those memories serve a purpose. They helped me admit to myself that I do love Jack.

"I missed the island. I missed us. My whole world is together right now and I don't want anything to tear it apart"

"I wouldn't let anything or anybody tear our world apart." Jack I couldn't be more happier than I am right now." Jack's smile is gone and he looks serious. "Isa, I love you. Marry me. I think together, we can accomplish anything we want." Jack kisses my nose and then moves down to my lips.

I pull away, I am going back and forth with an answer for him. I know what I would like to say but there are other people involved. Three other people.

I snap back to reality.
"What time is it?" The afternoon has slipped away.

"It's okay. It's almost 2:00. We have some time." He jumps down off the island hand helps me down. "Let's go in and jump in the shower." Jack grabs all our clothes and we run into our bathroom. "I really enjoyed that."

I look back at him as he follows me into the bathroom. "I did too." A lot.

#

The boys bound through the door and come running towards me and Jack.

"Hi guys!" When put my arms out to hug them, they both jump at me at the same time almost knocking me over. "How was school?"

They went into every detail over cookies and 2% milk that Gabrielle was kind enough to pick up for Cole. He didn't think twice about it today and drank his whole glass of milk while telling me about his new friend, Isaac, and how his mommy died purple.

"I'm so sorry to hear that, Cole." I petted his hair back as he ate his cookie. That's horrible that a little boy saw his mother in that state. He will remember her that way forever.

"No, Cole. Isaac's mom dyes her hair purple, she didn't die." Luke corrects his brother.

"Momma, Don't ever dye yours purple. I like your color." I give Cole a big hug. He is so sweet.

"I won't." I say as he inspects my hair. "I promise."

I release Cole and hive Luke a big hug too. "I'm so glad you guys had a great day."

"I can't wait until tomorrow!" Luke can hardly contain his excitement.

"Do you guys want to get a swim in before dinner?" They don't even answer my question. They just take off to their room and change. A few minutes later, they come running back with suits on. "Give me a second, you guys are too fast for me. I need to change too."

When I come back out, Jack is sitting on the couch with the boys and he has his guitar out. He is teaching them a few chords and letting them try to play them.

"There you go Luke! I think you got it!" Jack hands his guitar over to Cole and sits next to him so he can position his tiny fingers. "Good job, Cole!" You did it!"

"Mr. Jack? will you teach me to play like you?" Luke asks, quietly.

"Luke." Jack puts his hand on Luke's little head and looks at him sincerely. "I would like nothing more than to teach you. I'm so glad you guys are here! Your Mom and I are Happier than pigs in mud that you are here!" Jack takes the guitar back from Cole sand sets it in the stand.

Cole holds his belly and laughs uncontrollably and over-exaggerated . "Pigs in mud! That's a good one Mr. Jack!"

"You guys ready to go swimming?" Jack stands up as Cole and Luke are already out the door and on the Lido deck.

I can't help but notice how natural Jack and the boys interact. It's almost like they have been craving attention for so long and now they have and they are eating it up. They are enjoying every second of being with us as much as we are enjoying every second of being with them.

Jack's phone is ringing. He left it on the island. I recognize the name of the caller. "Jack!" I run with it outside. "Jack, It's Chip."

I hand the phone to him as he gets out of the pool and I slip in with the boys. Jack heads inside the house so he can hear over the boy's squeals. When he comes back out , he has a smile on his face, so it is good news, but we can't discuss with the boys right here.

"Everything is good. I will tell you the details later." Then he takes his shirt off and jumps into the pool from the side. Tucking his body into the classic 'cannonball' position and makes a huge splash, soaking the boys and me.

"Whoa! That was so cool!" Luke screams. "Do that again!"

"Yah! Do it again! Do it again!" Cole screams too.

"Guys, if I do that too much." Jack explains. "There won't be any water left in the pool to swim in. You wouldn't want that would you?"

"No!" They both scream with excitement.

***

After dinner and the boys we tucked the boys in their beds, Jack and I went into Jack's study to talk. I rarely spend any time in the study. It has the same dark wood floors that are throughout the house. A large, heavy dark wood desk with carved legs.

Jack sits in a big leather office chair behind his desk. I relax in a red leather wing-backed chair trimmed with hob-nails.

While Jack is shuffling through some papers, I look around in awe and count fifteen dark framed platinum albums. "Are these all yours?"

Jack looks up from his papers and slides his wired framed glasses down to the tip of his nose so he can peer at me over them. "Yep." Then he follows my eyes to the walls and lets out a deep sigh. "Never in a million years did I ever think I would sell enough to earn one of these, let alone fifteen."

"Well, that's quite an accomplishment. You should be very proud." I look at him but his expression hasn't changed. Jack looks back down and continues what he was doing. I didn't know he wears glasses, he looks really good in them.

There are built in shelves that are of trophies. I slide out of the smooth leather of the chair and quietly take a closer look. I start at the top, Grammys, AMA's, Billboard Music Awards "You won Entertainer of the Year?"

"I wanted to tell you what Chip had to say."

"I hope it's good news."

"Well, I guess Ben violated his terms of release. He wasn't supposed to have any contact with you."

"Okay..."

"Well, He did contact you, again and again."

"Yes. He did."

"Well, there is a warrant out for his arrest, so when they find him, he will be going back to jail to await his hearing."

"Okay..."

"You and I will most likely be called as witnesses in his criminal trial."

"They can't just use out statements?"

"I don't think so. I think we will need to testify."

"Okay. When?"

"Chip will let us know. I don't think it will be any time soon. The courts are backed up a little."

"What about the boys? What about custody?"

"Chip is working on having full permanent custody granted to you. He doesn't think there will be any problems."

"That's good. Is there anything I need to do for that?"

"He will let us know about that."

"The new baby. There may need to be a paternity test done after she is born because he wants his name on her birth certificate. He is pretty certain he is the father." I'm pretty certain too.

"Okay. So we have to tell him when she is born?"

"Probably. There is nothing legal yet, but when his attorney files something, they will most likely require that he is informed so a paternity test can be done."

"Wonderful." I say in my most sarcastic tone. "It is what it is. Thank you so much for dealing with this."

Jack turns to me and smiles and pushes away from his desk. I see an opportunity an take it and I go sit in his lap. Jack puts an arm around the small of my back and rests his other hand on my thigh. "I should have kept up on pop culture a little more." He actually looks really, really hot in his glasses. "You look very" I pause to kiss him tenderly on his neck and listen for his groan of approval. "Handsome with those glasses."

Using both hands so I don't bend them out of shape, I take them off as I move my lips to his, taking care to put them carefully on his desk. Tracing my tongue across his lips to making them part.

Jack pushed his papers and glasses out of the way and lifted me up and placed me on his desk, kissing me deeply and feverishly. Jack steps into me as I hug him with my legs preventing him from escaping. I don't want to take my mouth off his. I hear his low groans of approval. I've never had sex on a desk before.

"Mommy?" A little voice from the doorway startled us and Jack and I jumped away from each other. "I had a bad dream."

I looked at Jack and mouth the words: "Finish later?" and Jack responds with a small and a nod and mouths "Yes" back.
"Oh sweetheart!" I run over to Cole and pick him up and bring him over to the red leather chair. "What was your dream about?"

"The pool was empty and we couldn't get it to fill up." Cole yawns and he curls up in my lap and shut his eyes. He is quickly back asleep in my arms.

"I'll be right back." I carry Cole into his room and tuck him back into bed and kiss his forehead. I also check on Luke, he is sound asleep too. I love them so much.

"I'm sorry." Rubbing Jack's shoulders trying to loosen the tension. "Our spontanious moment was ruined .Raincheck?"

"Of Course! I have to review this paper work and get it signed and sent over to Chip in the morning." Jack pats what could be a full reem of paper. "You can head to bed, I'll be in when I'm done. No sense of you staying up."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes!" He takes one of my hands off his shoulder and gently grazes it with his lips. "You go into bed, I'll be in shortly."

"I love you." I bend down and kiss his ear causing his shoulder to raise up.

"I like hearing you say that." Jack smiles and watches me as I head toward the door.