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Arthur arrived at the clinic without worrying to park the car and entered the building in a rush. All the story with Joan passed in his mind: the first time he saw her eyes, their first mission, their first time they made love, when he decided to leave Gina for her and that shocked look on her face – he was so madly in love with her he couldn't spend another day without her – the day he said "yes, I will" and it felt like forever, a promise from the heart, their honeymoon, the first fights and make up sex, the laughs and the tears, her accuses of infidelity, the nights on the couch and in their bed again holding her in his arms, the jealousy, the doubts about her fidelity, her confession, the pregnancy news, when she left him to stay at Auggie's and at last that moment, when maybe she…

He was about to ask for Joan at the reception when she saw her coming from afar: she was sobbing trying to control the tears, she was terribly upset and he dreaded the worst.

"Joan"

"Arthur," she said surprised "What are you doing here?"

"What are you doing here?"

Silence.

"Tell me it's not too late" he begged

"It is not, I couldn't do that but it is for us" she answered passing him

"Wait, what are you talking about?"

"I saw you with Gina this morning"

" It was just a breakfast, nothing happened"
"She touched you Arthur and you didn't push her away! You liked that touch, her caress, as if it was mine but it wasn't!"
"You're overreacting, it was nothing"
"You know what? You deserve her, you need someone like her and I realized it seeing you two together"
"You're just upset for what was about to happen, I can't believe you're lucid enough to tell me that"
"Trust me I am!"
"So I should accept your words when you've been the first to meet your former lover secretly?" He asked angry
"This is not about Seth"
"It also is! The way we deal with these kind of things can't be different for you!"
"For me? You're the one who decided to go to the hotel before my blackout"
Arthur seemed surprised.
"You thought I wouldn't have found out? So don't dare to tell me we deal with things differently when it's about me!"
"Joan please"
"I'll carry the pregnancy because this baby doesn't deserve to pay for our problems and mistakes but from now on I let you free to live your life like you want and with who you want"
"I do want to live it with you!"
"It didn't seem like that this morning"
Joan turned on her heels and went to car but he chased her.
"Joan wait. We've been through very hard periods in the past, we'll do it again and there's the baby now, if you don't wanna do it for me..."
"This is hitting below the belt!" She shook her head disgusted
"I know but I need you, both of you"

"Arthur let me go" she jerked trying to free the arm from his grasp

"I can't, I love you" he kissed her fiercely

Joan wanted to push him away but the impulse started from the brain didn't reach her arms, instead she opened her lips responding the kiss which became more heated. They pulled out only to take a breath, Arthur laid his forehead against hers and smiled.

"This didn't change anything" she continued "I'm still mad at you"

"What can I do to make you change your mind Mrs. Campbell?" he joked

"I'm serious Arthur, I need time to reflect, indeed I'll leave Auggie's place and go to the hotel" He was about to add something but she shut him up "No, this is my decision and you'll respect it this time"

"Okay," he raised his hands in resignation "You won, do as you like"

"We need to go back to Langley"

"Yeah see you there"

Driving to Langley, Joan felt her heart lighter, she caressed her belly smiling. She made the right choice: Auggie was right, she wouldn't allow anything bad to happen to her baby, she'd have fought to get back her balance with or without Arthur. Arthur… she wasn't sure if she had the right to be mad at him after what happened between Seth and her, at least she had a reaction at his gesture which Arthur hadn't with Gina.

She sighed, she needed a break from that messy situation instead she asked for more time to reflect…

Once Joan was back at work, she went to talk to Auggie.

"Joan, where have you been?" he asked worried "Arthur stormed out from here looking for you, he made me track your phone"

"I know, he found me"

"Is everything okay?"

"Not really but it's gonna be okay"

"Joan…"

"Thanks for before, Arthur's not easy to handle sometimes"

"When it's about you… sometimes?" he joked

"Yeah sorry" she laughed "And I also wanted to thank you for the hospitality and the support but I'm moving to a hotel"

"Are you sure? You can stay, no disturb"

"I know and it's nice of you but I need some time alone, things became even more complicated between Arthur and I"

"I understand, well you can always count on me, you know that"

"Thanks Auggie"

Her stomach growled and Joan remembered she didn't have lunch and not even breakfast, she was starving, so she went buying a bagel and her usual double latte before coming back to her office.

Sitting in her chair and eating in silence, she kept thinking of the events happened few hours before: she wasn't stupid, she knew well her choice to carry the pregnancy would have had consequences and she couldn't say she wasn't scared but it was her baby, her baby girl… Arthur still didn't know she found out the sex, their conversations didn't leave much space to talk about good things lately.

After her bagel she put a huge pile of paperwork in front of her and started working…

On the 7th floor…

Arthur came back to Langley happy and relieved, Joan and the baby were fine, she needed more time yes, but he was sure everything would have been okay, they'd have fixed their issues.

As soon as he seated in his chair someone knocked the door.

"Come in"

"Sir, I got something"

"Bill… is it about what I asked you?"

"Yes Sir" he answered passing him a folder "They're about last night"

When Arthur opened the folder his world crashed down: he flipped through the photos watching disgusted and furious that bastard of Seth Newman kissing his beloved wife. The more he watched those shoots the more he got enraged…

"Sir, is there something else I can do?"

"No, leave me alone Bill!" he hissed

As soon as the guy left the office, Arthur couldn't contain himself anymore and with a single stroke he threw everything that was on his desk away groaning. The head of DCS tried to cancel the desperation and the fury from his face, his hands were shaken because of rage… if he didn't calm down Seth Newman would have been a dead man soon!

A photo of Joan pushing Seth away lied at his feet, that detail went unnoticed to him before: she didn't react at the kiss, no she didn't want it and that made his fury grew even more.

He came back to his desk and dialed a number.

"Seth Newman"

"If you touch my wife again, God may have pity of you Newman!" and he hung up