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***Thank you to everyone that has reviewed/followed this story, this gives encouragement to continue….I know it has been awhile since the last update, but as I explained a lot is going on with my mom, but I will continue to update as time permits...Special thanks to Hunterpleasure, PrettycrazyTripleHFan, APSnowball, and Loveme3135 for always showing love***

Pilar's Home…

Pilar arrived to her new rental home, it was located in the suburbs of Egg Harbor Township, NJ. This location was convenient for commuting in between her father's Casino, and her doctor's office. She made sure to have the lease agreement under her deceased mother's name, to avoid being found by Hunter or Dean. She walked through the breezeway, and headed out to her deck, she loved it. The deck faced trees, and had no noisy neighbors anywhere near her, the scene was tranquil. Her eyes began to widen as she walked closer to the outside, she saw a man sitting on her table with his back turned, looking out to the trees. "Hey sexy." The man said without turning around.

"How did you find me?" Pilar said in a less than enthusiastic tone.

"I have my ways…Can't tell all of my secrets." Hunter grinned picturing her face right now.

Pilar walked closer to him, she looked him up and down. His demeanor was much different than the last time she saw him. He wore his hair down, and was dressed casually in jeans, t-shirt, and black leather jacket. "Well, if I wanted you to find me, I would have given you my address. You need to leave right now!"

Hunter turned to face her, and he smiled as his eyes went straight to her small baby bump. It wasn't large, but you could see there was a baby on the way. "Wow…" His voice was laced with wonderment.

Pilar pulled her jacket closed, trying to cover the bump. "Why are you here?" Her hormones were now in full swing these days, and the emotion felt right this minute was anger.

Hunter knew this wasn't going to be easy, and he knew he was in the wrong. He stepped down from the table, and slowly walked to her, pulling her jacket open. He then rubbed his hand over her baby bump. "Sweetheart, I'm happy about our baby." He continued to rub it, and stared at it.

Pilar closed her eyes, and she felt herself getting weepie. "You weren't just a month ago. Why now?" She pushed his hands away from her.

Hunter ran his fingers through his hair. "I wasn't myself then, something happened, and I couldn't deal with everything."

Pilar cut in. "So, now I am supposed to let you waltz back in and make nice about it…You need to leave…I don't want to talk now!"

"Dammit Pilar…Please, I'm trying to apologize here…"

Pilar narrowed her eyes. "You have some nerve getting upset…You were the asshole in all of this…You didn't even want to hear or acknowledge this child…You have no idea how badly you hurt me…NONE…!"

Pilar hit a nerve within Hunter, he hated the way he responded to her. He knew he handled everything wrong, but he also knew her not being around him was for the best. "Look, I'm going to come out with…That night was pure hell for me…"

Pilar showed no pity. "And that is supposed to excuse your behavior…You treated me like a pure stranger…And, you acted like you didn't want a baby…!"

Hunter held her shoulders to look her straight in her eyes. "I found out Roman and Christie had been having an affair behind my back…Roman stole money from me and gave it to Christie…That shook me…I was out of my mind with rage…!"

Pilar stood dumbfounded, she knew Roman was sneaky, but that was even low for him. "I-I…"

Hunter had to cut in. "Stop…You couldn't have known, I should have handled it differently…I should have told you…I was so enraged and full of hate for those two assholes that I couldn't see or hear anything else...I was numb..."

Pilar reached up and placed her hand on his cheek. Your right, you should have told me, but you didn't…Why…?"

Hunter placed his hand back on her belly, he was so happy and sad he missed being there for her. "I just couldn't…I was too angry…I wanted to kill Roman…It was Shawn all over again, except ten times worse…Roman is my blood…Or was…"

This hit Pilar like a ton of bricks, of course he acted this way, he had never truly dealt with the betrayal of Shawn. "Baby, I'm so sorry…But was part of your anger thinking I could turn out to be like Christie…That I would betray you...?"

Hunter closed his eyes and sighed, this woman knew him entirely too well. "Yes, but I know you would never be like her…My mind was completely fucked up…I felt so angry wasting my life on that bitch...But, I promise from here on out, I'm here 100% for you…And our child...You know that you mean everything to me..."

Pilar pulled away from him, and turned her back and stared out into the trees. She felt like shit now. How was she going to tell him that this baby may not be his?

Hunter walked behind her, and hugged her tightly. "You can trust me…I'm not going anywhere." He rubbed her belly, and hummed at the feel of the growing human being inside of her.

Pilar wiggled out of his embraced, and tears now ran down her face. "Stop…Please stop."

Hunter turned Pilar around and wiped her tears. "I know you have doubts…But can't you try and understand that wasn't me a month ago…You have to know that…"

"STOP…JUST STOP, HUNTER…" Pilar whaled, as the tears steadily flowed down her face.

Hunter pulled her into his chest, he was now puzzled by her reaction, he was expecting anger, but not this. "Please, calm down…This isn't good for the baby…I'm here, baby and we are okay."

Pilar again wiggled from his embrace, and held her stomach. "Hunter, you don't understand…You were right about me…THIS BABY MAY NOT BE YOURS…IT-IT…MAYBE DEAN'S…!" Pilar was now shaking and her face was crimson red.

Hunter didn't believe it, he refused to believe. "W-h-a-t…?"

"I'm s-o-r-r-y…I-I-I…Want this baby to be ours…But it may not be…" Pilar began to wobble, and Hunter guided her to the bench. Pilar wrapped her arms around his neck and cried.

Hunter held her, and he started to get angry, this was just another nail in Christie's coffin. He knew if Christie hadn't brought Dean into their lives, this wouldn't be happening. "Sweetheart, listen to me…"

Pilar pulled away from him, and looked at him with teary eyes. "Please don't say anything else…You need to leave…"

Hunter held her shoulders tightly, he needed to get through to her. "I'm not doing that…And I believe that this baby is mine…We don't even know if Dean had sex with you…"

"The dates are too close, Hunter…And Dean has made it very clear that something happened that night…I can't put you through this, you have been through enough...Please…"

Hunter could feel his blood starting to boil, but he held it in check. "So, you expect me to bail on you…? That is not fucking happening…If and that is a very big IF, this baby turns out to be Dean's, I will raise it as my own. That asshole will never be a part of your or the baby's life!"

Pilar stroked Hunter's face. "I can't ask you to raise another child that is not yours."

Hunter cut in. "STOP…I THINK…NO, I KNOW THIS BABY IS MINE…DEAN AND CHRISTY ARE PLAYING GAMES…I JUST DON'T BUY IT…!"

Pilar held her stomach, and grimaced. "Please, my doctor laid out the timeline of the date of conception...Please, just go…"

As Hunter watched Pilar hold her stomach, panic flashed over his face. "What's wrong…Is it the baby…?"

Pilar gripped the bench. "I'm just too stressed out...This happened once before, and my doctor said to avoid stress and the pains will stop. That is why I moved so far away…I needed to be away from you and Dean."

Hunter now knew he had to keep a cool head, he wasn't going to risk his child or Pilar's health. "Baby, I'm not leaving you here alone…I promise you, I will keep my cool…You and our baby are the most important things to me…" He lifted Pilar up and carried her into the house, and straight to bed.

As Hunter laid her down on the bed, he stroked her hair from her face. "I meant what I said, from now on you and our baby are my priority…I want you to come back with me, and when we both are divorced…I want you to marry me…" He reached into his jacket and pulled out a small black velvet box. When he opened it, Pilar was amazed by the huge diamond. It was a 7.53 carat Radiant cut diamond three stone antique style platinum ring. "Well…You going to leave me hanging…Will you marry me…?"

Pilar began to cry again. "You are so silly…Weren't you just listening to me…?

Hunter cupped her face, and began to kiss her. The kiss started off slow, but quickly became smoldering. When Hunter released her lips, Pilar was breathless. "I was listening…I know this isn't the most romantic place, but I want you to be my wife…No matter what…"

Pilar was so overwhelmed, she loved him so much, but didn't want to cause him anymore pain. Hunter could see this, and lifted her left hand. Pilar couldn't resist. "Yes…Yes…Yes…I will be your wife…"

Hunter placed the very large diamond onto her finger. "Now, you little lady need to rest...No...Both my babies need rest." Hunter chuckled. "I am going to let you take a nap, but when you get up, we will really celebrate." Hunter wiggled his eyebrows, and Pilar giggled.

Hunter tucked her in, and watched her as he laid beside her. He was convinced this baby was his, but now he had to convince Pilar, and keep Dean away from her.

TBC…This was a short chapter, but I wanted to give an update…Now that Pilar and Hunter are together, what will happen when they go home…Will it be a Helmsley baby…Thank you for reading, and please review and tell me your thoughts…xoxo