Co-written by RatedrKjErIcHo.


Anna sat at the table and looked at the clock and then looked at dinner. She'd long ago fed Nikolas and put him to bed. And Dwayne was now more than two hours late. She sighed. He'd never been that late before without calling. She sighed and walked over to the phone and called his number. It went right to voicemail. She left him message asking him to call her. She hung up and walked over to the dinner table. She picked up the plates and walked into the kitchen. She put it all in plastic bowls and in the fridge. Once the kitchen was clean and the food was up, she headed upstairs. Despite things she was worried about where her husband was. She took a shower and headed to bed after checking on Nikolas who was sleeping peacefully. She picked up a book and started reading. She would wait up for her husband.

Dwayne sat at the office pouring over the contracts for the deal he'd made with Vince and smiled. When the deal was finalized and the shipment was on its way to Korea, they'd be swimming in money. 30 billion to be exact. He looked at his watch and sighed. He was late and he hadn't called. Anna would have put dinner away by now. And probably gone to bed. He'd talk to her in the morning. Make her see his side of the argument and how he was only protecting his son from bad elements. He got up and headed home.

He pulled into the garage and headed in. He saw that the kitchen was spotless and he headed over to the fridge. He pulled out the dinner he knew she made and heated it up. After eating, he headed upstairs. He checked on Nikolas first who was sleeping peacefully. He smiled and kissed his son on the head. He then headed to the bedroom. He walked in and saw Anna was asleep with her glasses on and a book in her lap. He picked up the book and placed it on the nightstand and then took her reading glasses off and placed them there too. He got undressed and got into bed making sure not to wake her.

"I waited up for you." He heard her say as she woke up.

"I didn't mean to wake you up." He said as she turned on the lamp.

"Where were you?" She asked.

"Got caught up at the office and lost track of time."

"You could have called."

"Didn't want to wake Nikolas."

"I didn't put him to bed until almost eight. There was plenty of time for you to call." She said as she sat up more. "You always call."

"I'm sorry okay. It won't happen again."

"Is this about the fight this morning?"

"Yes. You have never raised your voice to me or anything like what happen this morning." He said getting up. "I'm just trying to protect our child. You know your family isn't the best for him to be around. Do you want our child exposed to your mom's drinking or your dad's gambling? Anna, see reason please."

She sighed. She knew he was right really but it didn't change that she wanted her child to know his grandparents.

"Anna, I'm just trying to protect Nikolas."

"I know you're right." She replied. "My parents aren't the best role models. I know that. But I want Nikolas to know all his grandparents.'

"Anna, be reasonable. Do you want our child exposed to the things in your family?"

"No, I guess not." She said softly.

"Good. Then subject closed." He kissed her and laid down in the bed and went to sleep.

She sighed and turned over at went to sleep too. She felt even emptier than she had before. And she drifted off into another dream about John.

John got up in the middle night after another dream about Anna. This one felt as real as the others. This time the two of them were in some hotel room in each other's arms. He checked on Zoey and then headed downstairs. He headed into the office and sat down. The dreams were coming more often recently. He picked up the contract that Dwayne had given to him and Randy. They had both agreed to let him invest in their business. The money was too much to pass up.

All he had to do was sign them and get the back to Dwayne. But something didn't feel right in the pit of his stomach. Something felt off about the whole situation. He looked up when he heard a small voice call his name and saw Zoey standing there.

"Hey Princess...what are you doing out of bed."

"I had a bad dweam. Can I sweep wif you Daddy?" John smiled and held his arms out to her pulling her against his chest as she wrapped her little arms around him. He kissed her on the head and walked into his bedroom laying them both down. The papers could wait until the morning.

Anna woke up the next morning before Dwayne. She slipped out of bed and headed to the shower and got dressed. She started her day like always. She picked up Nikolas and headed downstairs to make breakfast. She had just started when the doorbell rang. She looked at the time. It was very early for a visitor. But they were there, the guards knew who they were. She walked over and opened the door to Dave Batista.

"Can I help you Dave?" She asked him politely.

"I need to talk to Dwayne now." He said walking in. "Can you get him?"

"Of course." She walked in the kitchen and got Nikolas and headed upstairs. She heard Dwayne in the shower. She placed Nikolas in the pack n play nearby and headed into the bathroom.

"Anna, what are you doing in here?" Dwayne asked turning when the door opened.

"Dave is downstairs and he says it's important?"

"Okay, I will get dressed. You go get breakfast ready. I will deal with Dave." She nodded and headed out. She walked down and made breakfast, making a plate for Dwayne, a plate for herself and a plate for Dave. She put Dave and Dwayne's plates on the dining room table and set up her plate and Nikolas' high chair in the kitchen. She knew to never sit in when one of his colleagues was over unless she was specifically invited.

"What's going on Dave?" Dwayne asked once Anna was in the kitchen.

"This new deal. I want in." Dave replied. "I know it's not on the up and up. But I want in."

Dwayne sighed. "Dave, I will have to talk to my partner. But I warn you now, this isn't something to enter into lightly."

"I don't care. I want in. Or I will make sure everyone knows the truth."

Dwayne leaned in closer to him and placed a hand on the back of his neck and squeezed a little bit. "I suggest you back up a little bit. I will not be threatened. Meet me in two hours at the warehouse on Fourth. It's time we got a few things straight and I will see about things."

Dave nodded and got up and headed out. Dwayne groaned once he left. He got up from the table and walked into the kitchen. "I'm heading to work early. Will be home later and I promise to call if I'm going to be late but I should be here by six and I expect dinner."

"Of course." She replied. He kissed her on the cheek and then kissed Nikolas and headed out. He got into his car and drove to the warehouse. He called his partner on the way. They made plans to meet before Dave arrived at the warehouse. Vince wasn't happy that Dave threatened to blow the whistle on things and told Dwayne they would talk about what to do.

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