Ahh...what the hell! Make it 3 chapters in a day!

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Ajay got Lexie out of her car seat and followed behind Adam and Aiden to the front door. Aiden gritted her teeth when Mollie answered the door.

"Good morning." she greeted.

Aiden moved past her without a word and went into the house. Alex was sitting on the couch looking irate already.

"So what did you want to talk about?" he asked, his voice monotone.

She stayed still and silent preparing herself for the worst.

"I'm going out of town for a little while." she began.

Alex didn't react, "Okay."

"I'm taking Lexie with me." she added.

"Oh no you're not." Mollie said slinking past her to sit on the couch beside Alex.

"This really has nothing to do with you Mollie." Aiden grated out.

She raised her index finger, "Ahhh…but you're wrong. I'm Alex's attorney therefore it does."

"Because that's not a conflict of interest." she remarked sarcastically.

"Lexie can stay here while you go out of town. She'll be with her father, it really shouldn't be like this. You shouldn't keep his child from him Aiden, and if you take off we'll have no choice but to assume she's been kidnapped by you and will have to file the necessary paperwork for an emergency custody hearing to grant Alex full custody and put out an alert for your immediate arrest and return of his daughter." she said with an evil smile.

"You wouldn't dare do that." Ajay remarked.

"C'mon, what if Chris came up and told you he was leaving and taking your kids wouldn't you do the same thing?" she asked, "Alex only wants what's best for his daughter.."

Adam stepped up then, "Listen, if you're pissed about us being together take it out on me, don't take Lexie away from her mother."

"It's entirely up to her how this is going to go down." Mollie replied.

Aiden ignored everyone and looked directly at Alex, "Is this the way you want things to be? Think before you answer please, because your answer will determine my actions."

"You're not taking my daughter ." he said, the malice in his voice clearly evident.

"I'm sorry that it has to be this way, but you've left me no choice." Aiden sighed pulling out her phone.

"Hello Aiden, how are you doing honey?" a stern voice answered on the other end.

"Well not so good you remember that issue we discussed?" she said.

"Put me on speaker honey." the man said.

"You're on." Aiden said.

"Hello everyone. I'm assuming Mr. Martin and Miss Jarrett are present." he asked.

"Yes, may we ask who is speaking?" Mollie returned going into full on lawyer mode.

"Certainly, this is Sonny Keyes, Mrs. Martin's attorney." he answered.

Mollie's jaw immediately dropped when she heard the name.

Sonny laughed on the other line, "You're in over your head now little missy. Any kind of threats you just made against my client you can forget. You've given me enough rope to hang both of you with from my research. The judge wouldn't even have to debate if you're stupid enough to not take my advice and let this go."

"Mr. Keyes, surely you can understand where my client is coming from. He hasn't seen his daughter hardly at all and fears that Mrs. Martin is being careless by disregarding the welfare…" Mollie laid out but was interrupted.

"You can stop right there. Phone records indicate no initiation to attempt to spend time with his daughter, he hasn't contacted Aiden not once to discuss visitation which indicates she really is not a priority of his. They do however show several calls to various irrefutable places. Mr. Martin has also been witnessed under the influence of several legal and illegal substances. He has been mentally and physically abusive to Mrs. Martin and their daughter, not to mention the little case of conflict of interest on your part which could have you disbarred so fast your head would spin, shall I continue to bury your pathetic excuse of a case or have I proven my point?" he remarked.

Alex looked dumbstruck and pissed.

"We don't have a case Alex." Mollie whispered.

She had known all along, but was willing to go to battle for him and call Aiden's bluff. She hadn't expected "Glenda the Good Witch" to come out with her guns drawn.

"What do you mean? You said we did!" he hissed furiously.

She was frustrated and totally overwhelmed, "He will literally tear us apart. He's never lost a case…ever, and he's a defense lawyer for goodness sake."

"I'm glad my reputation precedes me." Sonny snickered, "How would you like to proceed Mr. Martin? Should I continue with my brunch or book a flight up there and wipe the floor with you both?"

Mollie hesitated a half of a second, "That won't be necessary for now."

"Very well then. I look forward to ending your career whenever you're ready Miss Jarrett. Aiden, call me any time." Sonny said.

"Thank you." Aiden replied ending the phone call.

"I didn't think you had it in you. Bravo bitch." Mollie sneered.

"The quicker you learn that I will do anything for my daughter the better off everything will be. I don't care how dirty I have to fight to keep her with me." Aiden dismissed, "I need to get a few things and we'll be out of your way."

"Can I at least hold her while you're getting your stuff?" Alex asked quietly.

Aiden nodded to Ajay who reluctantly handed Lexie over. The tension was so thick you could cut it with a knife. Adam and Alex hated each other for obvious reasons while Ajay and Mollie found themselves on opposite sides of the playing field yet again.

Alex was letting Lexie stand on his legs, his eyes were clouded with tears as he watched her bounce happily. Finally he couldn't take it anymore. He handed her over to Mollie and went upstairs.

Adam flinched when he heard Alex began to yell. Ajay touched his arm, a silent signal to stay put. He ran a hand through his tousled mane trying to remain calm. Nothing could be heard over Alex's voice. He was screaming about out the party, Aiden's poor choices, how it wasn't fair that he couldn't keep Lexie while she was gone, anything he could think of to insult her. She came back downstairs with a large suitcase.

"Ready to go?" she asked ignoring Alex who was still shouting at her.

Adam was in serious danger of losing his temper and decking Alex in that smart mouth of his to shut him the fuck up. Aiden took Lexie from Mollie and headed to the door.

"Wait Aiden, please." Alex begged.

She stopped at the door turning to face him.

"I'm sorry, just, can I tell her goodbye?" he pleaded.

He bent to kiss Lexie's cheeks several times.

"Daddy loves you okay? Be a good girl…" he said biting back tears.

"We've got to go." Aiden said pulling away from him.

"If I call you will you let me talk to her?" he choked out.

"If you call." she said walking out to the car.

Ajay and Adam followed glaring at them. They got into the car and were almost to the airport before anyone spoke.

"Aiden are you okay?' Ajay asked turning to look in the back seat.

She nodded grateful her oversized sunglasses could hide her face. She hated seeing Alex like that, but he really had left her with no choice. They checked their bags into the terminal and said their goodbyes at the gate before boarding. Ajay surprisingly held it together fairly well shedding minimal tears.

Once on board the plane, Adam didn't interrupt Aiden's silence. He was content just being by her side. Being married twice had taught him a few rules about the female psyche. When they talk...shut up and listen, when they don't…shut up and listen. After the in flight movie ended, Aiden finally spoke.

"Sorry for being like this." she said gently smoothing Lexie's dark hair.

"No big deal. I understand." he shrugged.

"I just don't want to talk about it." she sighed.

He bumped her shoulder lightly, "I won't make you. What I want doesn't require a whole lot of talking anyways."

Aiden laughed under her breath, "That's always a good remedy."

He covered her hand with his, "We're getting away from all that remember? Just try not to think about it."

She nodded.

They got to the hotel and Aiden put Lexie down for her nap with no trouble because she had stayed awake the entire trip. Adam unzipped her dress from behind and pulled it off of her body. He slowly kissed the back of her neck as he undid her bra.

"I've wanted you since last night." he whispered covering her breasts with his hands.

She closed her eyes and melted into him, "I know the feeling."

He bent to kiss her ear, "Are you going to be able to be quiet so you don't wake her up?'

"I don't know. You are very good at what you do." she teased letting him throw her back on the bed.

When they were finished he stretched out with her collapsed on his chest. They were breathing heavily, covered in a sheen of sweat.

"That was pretty intense." she said.

"I kind of like the thrill of being all secretive." he said leaning over to check his phone, "Shit, I've got to take a shower and get to the show. Are you coming?"

She rolled off of him, "No, Lexie seems a little jet lagged and seemed like she had a fever."

"Are you going to watch?" he asked.

She winced and scrunched her nose.

He laughed then, "We'll work up to it then."

He got out of bed and went to the shower. She laid on her back staring at the ceiling still a little upset about seeing Alex so emotional about her leaving with Lexie. Adam definitely did make things better though. She turned her head to the side to see Lexie still sleeping peacefully. Adam came out of the shower moments later in nothing but a towel. Aiden watched him change into his laid back surf meets rock attire.

"Did you want me to bring you something back to eat?" he asked getting back in bed and straddling her.

"No, we'll be fine thank you." she smiled.

"If you need anything just let me know." he kissed her sensually, "I gotta stop or I really will be late."

She laughed and waved as he looked back into the room a final time before he left. She rolled over again to catch a nap before Lexie woke up.

After the show Adam was beat. He took an RKO wrong and had tweaked his back, not to mention the fact that he had gotten barely any sleep in the past two days. He would catch a few hours tonight and then more on the plane since they had an early flight. He was almost literally dragging when the was making his way down the hall to his room. He could hear Lexie crying faintly down the hall.

Great.

He opened the door and saw Aiden rocking Lexie on the bed. She looked pretty frazzled.

"What's wrong with her?" he asked dropping his bag beside the door.

"She's teething and is not exactly happy about it." she said with a sigh, "She's been crying non stop for an hour"

Adam rummaged through this suitcase to find something to wear tomorrow so he wouldn't have to worry about it. Once he had that laid out he put his clothes into the suitcase and stacked them neatly beside the door. After brushing his teeth he crawled beneath the covers and flipped through the channels. Aiden got up to walk around the room with Lexie hoping maybe that would calm her down. After another thirty minutes Adam had had enough.

"Aiden, seriously can you shut her the hell up please?" he shouted over Lexie's exhausted screams.

Aiden was caught off guard by his sudden anger. Tears welled up a she put on her stilettos, grabbed her phone and key and left the room. He rolled onto his side and cut the lights out.

She went to the elevator, silently willing it to hurry up. Lexie rubbed her face into her mother's shoulder in anguish. She was so tired, yet was fighting it with everything she had. The doors opened and she could have sprinted back down the hall she was so embarrassed by who was inside.

"Aiden?" Jay asked, his face lighting up, "What's up? What happened to the Princess?"

"What happened to both of them? What are you crying for?" Jericho asked as Jay took Lexie from her.

"It's a long story." she said looking down at the floor.

"That's good because we were going to the bar." Jay said, "Is she teething?"

Aiden nodded.

"I've got just the thing, go find a seat, I'll be right back."

"Did you want a drink?" Chris asked.

"No, I'm fine." she declined.

Jay came back with Lexie who was happily chewing on a frozen waffle.

"Where did you learn that from?" Aiden asked thoroughly impressed as she settled Lexie into her arms.

"Old Canadian trick." Chris joked.

"So what are you doing here?" Jay asked.

"Adam invited us to come." she informed.

"Yeah right. What are you doing here for real?" Chris laughed, he didn't know Adam and Aiden had been seeing each other.

"That is for real." she said.

"You and Adam fricking Copeland? Are you kidding me? He's dating you? You're dating him?" Chris exclaimed.

"No we're not dating." she groaned.

She was going to get it tattooed on her forehead if she had to.

"But he's tapping that ass right?" he continued.

"Who even says that?" Aiden asked.

"Is he good? Different positions and stuff, does he make you go?" Chris hammered off.

Aiden's jaw dropped open.

"I just want to make sure he's representing Canada in the right way. That's how stereotypes start. If he sucks in bed, then that could lead to all Canadians sucking in bed…see how that happens?" he explained his logic.

Aiden shook her head, "He's great in bed if you must know."

Chris let out a sigh of relief.

"Okay so now that Jerky had done his duty for our country, what were you crying about?" Jay asked.

"I don't think he thought it through asking me to come on the road with him with a baby. She was crying and I was trying to get her stop, but he yelled at me, so I left." she said.

Jay bit back his temper, "It was just bad timing sweetheart. He's tired and sore, but you can't help if the baby is inconsolable."

Chris chimed in, "He's never been around kids before, he doesn't understand the concept of teething. That doesn't give him the right to take it out on you, but it is an explanation."

"I don't know, maybe I should just go back home. I don't want to be an inconvenience to him." she said rocking Lexie gently.

She was almost back to sleep.

"Him asking you to come with him, with a baby is major." Chris pointed out, "Give him a chance. If he does something you don't like take off, but at leas let him try. This is really a big step fro him."

Jay had to agree, "He's been on the road for a long time. He has his routine and that's all he knows. He just needs to adjust. If he hasn't apologized by in the morning you better come find me or call me though okay?"

She nodded. What the hell did she know about being on the road and the effect it had on a person.

"She's out." Jay smiled

"She's really cute too by the way." Chris added.

"Thank you for your advice and compliment. I'm going to get her back up to bed. Goodnight." she said making her exit.

"Night." They said in unison.

Chris turned to Jay with a look of sadness, "Adam is fucking lucky."

"That we didn't call Ajay , I know." Jay said.

Chris laughed, "Yeah…not what I meant."