A/N: Okay, so it's been about four months since my last update and I feel really bad about it. First my laptop broke and all my files were gone and then I just kept on forgetting. I don't know if anyone is still interested in this story, but I thought I'd update, just in case someone still wants to read it. : )
Enjoy.
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A month later Pete sat in his office, doing some paperwork, as he looked up and saw a strange man at the reception. Addison froze as she left her office and saw him at the reception desk. Daniel looked up and spotted Addison in front of her office, immediately walking towards her with an angry face. "What are you doing here Daniel?" She could feel her heart beating quickly with fear.
"What I'm doing here?!" He half yelled. "You took my daughter away from me and moved into another state!"
"Calm down please."
"I don't need to calm down Addison!"
"You do, please just calm down." Pete watched the two of them from his office and even if he never saw this man before, suddenly he knew exactly who he was. Addison moved backwards as Daniel took a step towards her.
"Just give me my daughter back Addison." He said still furious, but calm now.
"No." She shook her head. "You're not going anywhere near her again."
Daniel took another step towards her, but just in time, Pete stepped between the two of them. "Leave them alone." He stated angrily.
"Who the fuck are you?"
"That's none of your damn business, I just asked you to leave. Right now."
"Oh." He smirked. "Already got a new lover boy then have we? Well in that case then, you can give me my daughter back."
"You won't even get anywhere near them again."
"This has nothing to do with you lover boy."
"I won't let you get near them. End of the story."
"You son of a bitch!" Daniel spat and pushed his fist into Pete's cheek.
"Pete!" Addison screamed. Pete held his cheek for a few seconds, before striking out and beating Daniel right in his face. "Pete!" Addison screamed again and grabbed hold of his arm.
"He hurt you Addison, I could kill him for that." He breathed, looking at her.
"I'm going to get you for that!" Daniel raised his fist again. Just in time Pete caught his arm, pushing him back. Daniel fell back against the floor as the security Dell had called arrived. "What the hell are you doing?" Daniel shouted as the security grabbed him.
Addison just gripped Pete's arm tighter as they took Daniel away. "You're bleeding." She commented.
"I'm okay." He said, turning towards her.
"You're bleeding." Addison pulled him into an exam room.
Pete sighed as he sat down on the exam table, while Addison cleaned his cut. "What about you Addi, are you okay?"
"I'm not the one who just got punched." She stood between his legs as she started to clean the cut.
"It's not that bad, just a small cut."
"It's bleeding." She felt his hands sneak under her top and rest on her small bump. He gently stroked her belly with his thumb, trying to calm down again. Addison continued to clean the cut as she felt a hard kick.
Pete looked up at her in surprise. "Oh my god Addi, did you feel that?"
"It's kind of hard not to when I'm carrying the baby." She smiled.
He beamed at her. "Yeah, true."
"Our baby's kicking." She placed a hand over his as the baby kicked again.
"Yeah, our baby is kicking." He said still smiling.
"Now, I need to clean your cut." She smiled before she finished cleaning his cut.
"Thank you." He said, looking at his wound.
"He could have done more damage to you though." She sighed.
"Hey." He said stroking her cheek. "He's gone now and he won't come back, okay?"
"But he found us." Tears filled her eyes.
He pulled her into a soft embrace. "I'll take care of you, he won't hurt you again." Tears silently rolled down her cheeks. He kissed the top of her head, gently stroking her back.
"Oh my god, what if he tries to find Scarlet?" Her eyes widened.
"She's in school and she's save there. We can pick her up earlier though, if you want to."
Addison nodded. "I just need her here with me."
"Okay, let's go then." He said before he grabbed her hand, leading her out of the room. She linked their fingers together and followed him to his car. Pete pulled out and for a while they drove in silence in the direction Scarlet's school. Addison sat with her hands on her bump, feeling a kick every now and then. "Shall I get her?" Pete asked as he stopped the car.
"You can come with me."
"Okay." He said as he got out of the car. Addison got out as well, walking close to him. "You don't have to be afraid." He said, taking her hand in his as he noticed her concerned look on her face.
"I can't help it." He squeezed her hand softly as they entered the school. They walked up to the reception desk. "Hi, I need to pick my daughter, Scarlet Montgomery, up please."
"Walk along here please." The receptionist pointed towards the hallway. "She's in her class." They nodded and did as she said. Pete waited behind Addison as they reached the door. She smiled up at him as they waited for the receptionist to return with Scarlet.
Pete just smiled back, placing a hand on her stomach. "Is it still kicking?"
"Yes." She placed her hand on top of his and moved it to where the baby was kicking. He beamed at her, at the feeling of their baby kicking against her belly. "It's a wonderful feeling."
"Yeah, it's amazing."
"Mommy! Pete!" Scarlet grinned and ran towards them.
Pete turned around, smiling down at her. "Hey you."
"Why am I going home early?"
"Erm... your mom and I are done with work earlier, so we though we'd pick you up."
"Okay." She grinned. Pete took her hand and they walked back towards his car again. Scarlet skipped alongside them. Pete lifted Scarlet into the back seat as they reached the car. She smiled happily and Addison got into the passenger's seat.
"Shall I bring you home?" Pete asked as he pulled out.
Addison looked at him frightened. "We'll be alone." She whispered.
"I'd stay with you, of course." He said. "But we can also go to my place."
"Can we go to yours?"
"Yeah, sure."
"Thanks." She gave a small smile. Pete just smiled back. They drove to Pete's. After getting out of the car, Pete lifted Scarlet out as well and made his way up to the door. Addison followed, looking around the whole time. Pete opened the door, letting Scarlet and Addison in first.
"Are we staying the whole night?" Scarlet asked excitedly. "Are we staying forever?" Pete smiled and looked at Addison.
"Only the night sweetie."
"Okay." Scarlet pouted.
"Come here baby." Addison walked into the lounge and sat down on the couch, waiting for Scarlet. Scarlet sat down next to her.
"Do you want something to drink?" Pete asked.
"A glass of water please."
"Juice, please." Scarlet smiled. Pete smiled and walked into the kitchen.
"Scarlet feel this." Addison took her hand and placed it on her bump, where the baby was kicking. Scarlet gasped as she felt baby kicking. Addison smiled. "That's your baby brother or sister."
"Doesn't that hurt?"
"Not really, and you did exactly the same thing." Scarlet smiled at her mom, her hand still on her stomach. Addison smiled and pulled her closer.
"Why can't we just stay here mommy?"
"We just can't sweetie."
"Here you are." Pete said as he placed two glasses on the table in front of them.
"Thanks." Addison smiled at him. Pete smiled back and sat down as well. "The baby's still kicking."
"Really?" He asked, reaching over the table and placing a hand on her stomach again. "Maybe it's nervous, because we we'll soon find out if it's a boy or a girl."
Addison laughed. "Why would that make them nervous?"
"I don't know." Pete said, laughing as well. Addison smiled and rubbed her bump.
"I can sleep on the couch and you can have my bed if you want." Pete said as Addison got Scarlet ready for bed.
"No, it's your bed, I'm not going to kick you out of it."
"It's okay."
"No, it's not fair if you sleep on the couch." Addison looked at him.
"We could both sleep in my bed. It's big." Pete shrugged.
"Okay." Addison just needed to be held that night. Pete smiled and made his way towards the bathroom. Addison tucked Scarlet into the spare bedroom before walking into Pete's and looking around. Pete came out of the bathroom and smiled at her. "It's a nice bedroom."
"You already slept here once, Addi."
"I know, but I never really looked at it then."
He smiled. "Let's go to bed then." Addison smiled and got under the covers, snuggling down. Pete lay down next to her, keeping his distance. She turned on her side to face him, one hand on her bump. He smiled at her, placing his hand above hers.
"Only five more months to go." She smiled.
"Yeah."
"I can't wait."
"Have you already thought about names?"
"Not really, you?"
"No, me neither. I am not good at names." He smiled.
"We have to choose the name between us." Addison looked at him. Pete nodded thoughtfully. "We should wait until we've found out the sex though."
"Yeah, true. We're going to find out soon anyway." Addison smiled rubbing her small bump. He smiled back, just looking at her for a while.
"We should sleep." She whispered, looking into his eyes.
"Yeah... we should." Addison nodded, just looking into his eyes. Pete turned onto his side, moving closer towards her, pulling her face close to his. She looked up at him, moving her lips closer to his. He looked into her eyes as he leaned forward, pressing his lips against hers. Instantly she kissed him back, her arms wrapping themselves around his neck. One of his hands reached for her waist, pulling her close. A soft moan passed her lips as she slipped her tongue into his mouth. Pete's hand wandered up again, gently caressing her cheek. Addison let her hands move downwards, slowly pulling off his top.
Pete turned onto his back again, pulling her with so she was on top of him. She moved her legs so she straddles him. Pete reached for her top, gently pulling it off. Addison looked down at him, before kissing him again as she pushed his sweats off. Pete let his hands slide down the sides of her body, his fingers playing with the wristband of her shorts. She rolled them over so he was on top and able to take her shorts and panties off. He kissed her senseless as the rest of her clothes landed on the floor next to the bed. Her legs wrapped around his waist as he slid into her and a small moan passed her lips.
Pete's mouth trailed down over her jaw and her neck down to her breasts leaving soft kisses everywhere while he slowly started to thrust into her. Addison moaned quietly and closed her eyes. His mouth made his way back to her lips, kissing her tenderly while he kept on thrusting. Her arms wrapped around his neck again, her fingers in his hair. He moaned into the kiss, his hands exploring her body. Addison felt her orgasm wash over her body and she moaned his name softly. Pete joined her on her high, moaning her name as he reached his climax.
"Oh god…" She breathed. Pete pecked her lips once again, before lying down next to her. Addison looked up at the ceiling, her hands moving to her bump.
"I love you Addison." Pete said looking at her. "...and you don't have to say anything, I just want you to know." She bit her lip just nodding. Pete averted his gaze from her and moved his hands towards her bump.
"They're kicking again." Addison whispered.
"Yeah." Pete nodded.
She rubbed her bump softly. "We shouldn't have done this." She whispered.
Pete hesitated for a moment and then looked up into her eyes. "Why?"
"Because we're not together, you hurt me, and this is just complicating things."
Pete just shook his head, turning onto his back. "When are you finally going to stop that Addison?"
"Stop what?" She looked at him.
"Stop denying your feelings. Stop running away."
"You didn't put us first!"
Pete sighed. "Addison, how often do I have to apologise for that? What do I have to do to make you admit what you really feel and really want?! It was just one mistake, and I'm trying here Addison!"
"I can't have Scarlet being let down again, I can't have this baby be let down, they come first with me, it doesn't matter what I want."
"I love Scarlet like my own daughter and this baby means everything to me. I would never ever let them down." He said, calm again, starring at the ceiling.
"You already let us down." Addison said quietly. Pete looked at her for a second before starring at the ceiling again in a loss of words, he was just tired of discussing that. She slipped out of bed and pulled on his t-shirt that was on the floor and a pair of shorts before leaving the room.
"What..." Pete started, but trailed of, watching her leave. Addison just left and headed for the guest room. Pete kept on starring at the ceiling, knowing that he'd never be able to stop fighting, but at the same time wondering if it'd make any sense to hold on.
Addison crawled into the bed into the guest room and pulled the covers tight around her and sighed. She loved Pete, but he had let her down, she wanted to be with him so much, yet she couldn't let herself get hurt.
Pete considered going after her for a moment, but then decided on giving her some space.
She knew he wouldn't stop fighting for her, and that gave her some hope.
Knowing that she was still in the room next to him calmed him down, even if he wanted nothing more than to hold her close, and so he decided to try to get some sleep.
Addison closed her eyes trying to sleep, she wished she was still in his arms.
Falling asleep wasn't as easy as he thought, with so much going on in his mind. He needed to find a way to win her back, he had to make her trust him again, but he had absolutely no idea how to do that, feeling like he already tried everything.
After about an hour of trying to sleep on her own, Addison slipped out of the bed and tiptoed back to Pete's room, quietly pushing open the door. He was led on his side and she couldn't tell is he was asleep or not. Quietly she tiptoed over to the bed and got in, snuggling up to his back and placing a kiss on his shoulder. "I'm sorry." She whispered and wrapped an arm around his waist. Pete turned around carefully, a small smile on his lips. He pecked her lips before pulling his hands around her waist, holding her close to him. Addison snuggled up to him, letting her head rest against his chest. He absently stroked her back, enjoying the feeling of having her close to him again. She smiled and closed her eyes, drifting off to sleep.