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Hey everyone! Back with another update! I loved hearing your views on the last chapter, very interesting indeed. Everyone's thoughts and opinions are so different :)

Sebastianm101: Iris's ex would have just been too obvious in my opinion. But I'm glad I surprised you! Aw, thank you! :)

Wolfgirl2013: Haha! :)

Lourdes1694: Well nobody would own up to such a thing :)

AliceLouiseVA123: They are, aren't they? I like what you're thinking. I think you'll be interested in what happens next :)

CiCix3: Hello! It's been such a while since I heard from you. I hope everything is going good with you! Ooh, Team Macy. Keep reading and see if you're right or not :)

Calwitch: Haha! Am I making you think too much? Because then I'm doing my job! The split personality comment was funny. But it's good your mind is trying to comprehend everything. Look at the facts.
Yes, we all know Ariana will give it back to him. He's just a possessive jealous guy, lol! :)

Jade: Hello stranger :D You don't need to tell me every time you review, I know you're keeping up to date as much as you can. I hope things are good with you. Hmm, Kane. No one had brought him up yet so that's interesting to hear from you. It does seem Macy would not be able to do such a thing considering how she has been. Maybe your opinion will change. Maybe it won't. Maybe things will turn out completely different. Who knows?
Ok, I don't mind spoiling this. Kane is not Macy's abusive ex. That would just be weird. I love how you come out with things no one else does though, haha!
Thanks! I hope it stays interesting for you. You take care :)

CHAPTER 37:

ARIANA POV

"Dean," I say, having woke up to find him not beside me which is unusual. He insists on himself being the first person I see every morning. I hear a hushed voice and put on Dean's shirt, going in the direction of the voice which I'm sure is his.

"Yeah, ok bye," says Dean, hanging up as I lean against the doorframe of the bathroom and watch him intently. He turns around and sees me, surprised at first. "You're up," he says, less enthusiastically than he should.

"What can I say? I felt cold," I answer, looking more closely at him. He chuckles and leaves the bathroom. This boy is hiding something from me again. I follow him back into our bedroom. "Are you hanging out with Roman today?" I then go on to ask him. I'm not going to prod him to tell me. We had this talk about secrets a while back. I jumped to the wrong conclusions and although he makes me beyond suspicious at times, I trust him.

"Yeah," answers Dean as I get started on making our bed. If I stare at him any longer I might just go for another round. What can I say? He looks good in just boxers. Boy it's a good thing he isn't naked.

"So, you want to talk about Randy?" I ask, continuing to keep my focus on what I'm doing. I normally have no problem standing opposite him and discussing the elephant in the room. But when it comes to things like this, I get nervous I guess.

"Not really," says Dean, sounding unhappy. I think he's just scared about what he's going to hear. I keep telling the lunatic that there's a reason I'm with him and never bothered with Randy or Seth. He has told me at times that he can't believe I put up with his shit but who else is going to?

"You want me to explain?" I then ask him, chewing on the inside of my cheek. Randy's always been a very sore subject for Dean, especially considering his numerous attempts to get me. But no one other than Dean could because I was made for him.

"Please," says Dean, his hands on my shoulders. I feel a kiss on the side of my cheek and stay standing like that.

"It's literally what I said last night at dinner," I say, playing with the end of the bed comforter. "You were testing my patience with the whole commitment thing and the girls kept teasing me about getting attention from Randy. So as you know, I went on a date with him. I knew you didn't like him anyway so that was just a bonus. We sat for dinner, you interrupted, then you left. To be honest, Randy loves himself. Throughout the whole of the dinner I couldn't get a word in edgeways and when I did he kept insinuating that he wanted to sleep with me," I say the last part in an annoyed manner which makes Dean chuckle.

"He can dream," says Dean, those being my thoughts exactly. Randy is one of those people that wants a trophy girlfriend on his own terms.

"He dropped me off to my room and before I know it he has his hands around my waist, his lips on mine," I say, stopping when I feel Dean's hands tense. I don't want to go on if he reacts badly.

"Did you kiss him back?" asks Dean and I can tell it's hard for him to ask me that.

"Not at first," I tell him honestly. "Then after a few seconds I did. But in my head I was just comparing it to when you kissed me on the ice rink. Randy's was just oozing with lust but yours was something different. And I liked that something different," I say, dropping the comforter and placing one of my hands on his. "I pulled away and said goodnight, sort of slamming the door in his face," I say sheepishly.

"That's my girl," says Dean and I'm granted a kiss on my neck for that one. I turn around and look at Dean. He's the only guy that's made me feel so strongly like this. For the first time with a guy I truly feel we're meant to be together.

"So, I'm not going to ask whether you kissed all those girls because I know you did. But, how many did you sleep with?" I ask. If we're going there, then we might as well get it all out in the open.

"None," answers Dean after a moment's silence, my eyebrows rising of their own accord. "Don't give me that look," he says, placing his hands on my hips.

"How can I not? You just told me you didn't sleep with any of them!" I exclaim, happy but really surprised at the same time. All this time I assumed he did sleep with them but now that I know he didn't, it makes me feel better. "What did you do then?" I ask, tilting my head to the side.

"Made out with them. Like a lot," answers Dean, letting out a nervous laugh. "I wanted to sleep with them but I just couldn't," he says. I feel like laughing on our conversation right now.

"Why couldn't you?" I ask him and he looks into my eyes.

"Because every time I kissed them I saw your stupid beautiful face," says Dean, a smile overcoming my face. The stupid is because he probably got frustrated with that, the beautiful because that's what he thinks of me. "The thought of sleeping with someone that wasn't you just wasn't exciting enough I guess," he finally explains to me and I put my arms around his neck.

"Thank you for being so sweet," I say, quickly tapping his nose with one of my fingers as he lets out a groan. "Don't worry, no one will know you are," I add on, shaking my head. I swear sometimes his reputation means everything to him. "You know, Seth, Randy, whatever. It could be any guy and he still wouldn't manage to take me away from you because I'm yours," I reassure him. I think we both get insecure at times but who doesn't? When you find your special person, you're always scared that you're going to lose them.

"I know," says Dean. I don't think the jealousy will ever subside but that's who Dean is. I wouldn't love him without it. He leans down and kisses my lips. "I can't wait to marry you," he says, my smile growing.

"And I can't wait to become Mrs Ambrose," I let him know. He gives me another kiss. "Would you have been so upset if it was some other guy?" I then go on to ask him.

"Would have been angry, just not as much," answers Dean and I wait for him to explain. "I mean, come on. This is Randy we're talking about. The guy is the biggest asshole on the planet who needs his brain rewiring," he says, making me chuckle. Dean just hates Randy because of everything Randy did to try and get under his skin as well as get with me. Come to think of it, the more I've gotten to know Randy the more creeped out I feel for ever having gone on that date.

"I promise, no more asshole Randy," I say, kissing his lips after which Dean lets out a sigh. "What now?" I ask him. Something's wrong. Dean doesn't just sigh like that for nothing.

"There's something you should know," says Dean and I push my imagination to one side, giving him my full attention. I have no idea what he's going to tell me but as usual I'll listen and then either give it to him or hug him. Who the fuck knows. It's Dean Ambrose after all.

IRIS POV

The next day we all try to go about our usual routines but its futile. Everyone's moods are down. Everyone keeps sending me sad glances and Seth is being overly nice. I love Seth but he's trying too hard. He tried doing everything for Evan this morning but that's not what I need. I need him not to give me any special treatment because of yesterday, I need normalcy. I realize I need to change Evan's nappy and go into the bathroom.

"Iris?" calls Seth and I roll my eyes. What now? It's like he's checking the clock every fifteen minutes to see where I am. It's sweet he cares so much about me but I need my space right now. I am not a china doll that's going to break in the 15 seconds he's not with me.

"In here!" I reluctantly call and within seconds he is in there. I love Seth but he is seriously getting on my nerves. As soon as he realises I'm not anywhere near him, he starts calling for me. As soon as he lays his eyes one me then he gives me a smile and talks about something stupid.

"What are you doing?" asks Seth and I gesture to Evan and the nappy. I'm doing what a Mother does. "It's ok, I've got it," he says and kneels down. He takes the nappy off of me and tries to do it himself which makes me roll my eyes.

"Seth, I'm capable of fixing a nappy," I state, keeping my eyes on him. I am really trying not to snap at him right now but if he keeps this up then I will.

"I know, I just thought I could do it," says Seth but I shake my head. Right, there's only one way to do this before I blow up like a Volcano.

"That's it, stop," I tell him and put my arms out, physically stopping him because that's the only way I can get him to stop it. "Seth, stop babying me. I know you love me and you care about me but this isn't the way to go about it," I explain to him. "Yesterday, I found out a friend of mine has been plotting to separate me from you. I lost Macy. But that doesn't mean I'm a china doll that can't get work done just because something like that happened, ok?" I know every little thing affects me in a big way but if I let it get to me then I wouldn't be where I am today.

"I-I just thought you'd be upset and I didn't want you to do everything," states Seth. His intentions increase the love I have for him; his actions make me want to chuck a vase at him. I finally understand what Ariana feels like when she's with Dean.

"I know, ok? I know," I say, placing my hand on the side of his face. "But I am perfectly fine doing all this. And I am hurt, quite a bit. In here," I say, using my other hand to gesture to my heart. "But I'm a girl and we take things head on and keep on going. I'll be alright and I don't need you trying to take all the work off my hands. I need the distraction," I tell him and he nods his head. "I love you," I say softly and move my head forward, kissing his lips.

"I love you too," says Seth and its then that it occurs to me that he may be upset about Nicky. In all my heartache on what Macy has done, I completely forgot about the ramifications on the family regarding Nicky.

"Have you talked to Nicky?" I ask him and he shakes his head as I give him a look.

"Oh, come on Iris. He sided with the girl who's tried to break us up, there's nothing left to say," he says as I ignore my gut feeling.

"He's your brother Seth, you can't just do this," I let him know. "If you were in his place, you wouldn't believe I could do something like that," I then point out to him. I don't think anyone can when they're in love with the other.

"That's because you can't!" defends Seth. It's not about whether it's believable or not but rather how deep your feelings run for a person.

"And that's how he feels about Macy," I state. "You better call him today Mister or I'll be very mad," I then warn him at which he chuckles.

"Mad? You, mad? That's cute Iris," says Seth with a laugh as I shake my head. It may be unbelievable but I can put my foot down just as much as any other person. I have Dean to thank for that since he insists on arguing about literally everything.

"Just make sure to get it done," I tell him just as my phone starts ringing. "You're lucky, you get to take this one," I then say, getting up and answering the call. I decide to leave Seth with Evan and go into the bedroom. "What's up Ariana?" I ask my best friend, trying to sound normal. If I don't then she'll know something is wrong.

"What's up is I just found out about a whole lot of crap from my fiancé minutes ago!" exclaims Ariana. What on earth could she be talking about? I wonder what he's done now. "So much has gone down and you didn't bother to even call me?" she goes on to ask. I stay quiet, waiting for her to yell at me again. "Are you ok?" she then asks in a calm voice which makes me smile.

"Yes, I think so anyway," I answer her with a sigh. "I never saw it coming," I state in a low voice. I suppose that's worse. If I had an inkling, then maybe I could have dealt with it better. But she was just so good at making me think she genuinely cares about me. "Wait, how did Dean find out?" I then question her.

"Apparently Seth called him this morning," answers Ariana which confuses me. Why would we need to worry them, at all? "And let me tell you that both our guys have been keeping secrets from us for which mine is definitely getting punished!" she says the last part louder than normal and I can only imagine Dean is lurking around somewhere.

"Will you calm down woman?!" I hear Dean shout. Uh oh. At least he told Ariana and didn't keep it a secret. "Hey Iris," I then hear his voice on the other end.

"Hi Dean, care to let me in on everything?" I then question him. I don't know what's been going on between him and Seth but I am not going to be left out of the loop.

"Ok, well here goes nothing," starts Dean and I know to only expect bad news. It's always bad news if the boys keep a secret together. "When Isabel first tried it on with Seth, someone sent him pictures of that particular meeting. Then he'd gone to her house and accused her of it but she denied it. Anyway, somebody took pictures of that too and sent them to Seth, I don't know what they were planning on doing with it," he goes on to explain.

"Pictures?" I ask him. Seth explained Isabel tried to seduce him but he didn't mention any pictures.

"Yeah," says Dean. "Seth called me because he had no idea what to do. I told him to leave it and we both agreed it was best that we didn't tell you or anyone else anything. I've been trying to find out where the pictures came from and who got them made. I've been ringing around and trying to get some information and just this morning…" he pauses for a second.

"What?" I ask him eagerly.

"I found out who got them printed," says Dean as I feel my stomach drop. The evidence from last night was all about the phone calls and conversations, this is something more physical.

"Oh gosh, who?" I ask him, not being able to take anyone else trying to ruin mine and Seth's relationship.

"It was Macy," confirms Dean and I let out what feels like the billionth sigh. I was secretly hoping her name wasn't going to be mentioned because I can't deny now that it was her. I guess I'm still having trouble coming to terms with it. "She'd got them printed," he then says.

"So that means she was going to use the photos to blackmail Seth?" I then question him. I feel bad that Seth has had to deal with this but I'm also still mad he kept things a secret.

"Probably but I don't think she was banking on what took place yesterday, her little plan didn't work out," says Dean and I guess I am glad at that. Everything was foiled. "Listen, Seth told me everything about yesterday and I'm glad you believed him. I told him it was better not to tell you so if you ever think about getting mad at him then you should come for me first," he then says, taking responsibility for it.

"Don't worry I will," I tell him which makes him chuckle. At least he told someone and didn't keep it to himself. Even if that someone was Dean.

"He really was telling the truth Hot Mama, the guy is completely in love with you," Dean tells me just as Seth comes out of the bathroom holding Evan. It's nice hearing someone else say that.

"Thanks, I needed to hear that," I tell him and then put the phone down. I believed Seth yesterday but Dean confirming it all for me just makes me feel a whole lot better. I walk over to Seth and hug him. He keeps Evan in one arm and puts the other around me.

"Everything alright?" Seth asks me, confused by my actions of course.

"Yeah, for now," I tell him. There's a sudden knock on the door and we both pull away from each other. "Come in," I say, running a hand through my hair and I get speechless as soon as I see its Angie. The other person that's tried to break up me and Seth. How do you come to terms with three people trying to destroy your relationship?

"What do you want?" snaps Seth but I give him a look. He doesn't need to be rude. Or maybe he should be because then none of this would have happened.

"I wanted to apologize again," says Angie but Seth just scoffs. I'm not even sure whether I should take anyone's apologies around here at face value. "I know what I did was wrong and I stopped it as soon as I could. Look, I didn't need to admit to everything yesterday but I did because it was the right thing to do. I really am sorry," she then goes on to say.

"Why?" I ask her, needing that answer. "Am I really not that good enough for your brother?" Ever since I got together with Seth, I put him up on a pedestal. When things came crashing down, I always thought there was something wrong with me which is why he didn't love me. Now though, I see us as equals. But why don't others?

"Of course you are!" says Angie and then sighs, keeping her hands in her pockets. "When you first came here, I didn't want you anywhere near Seth. And I kept putting you down. It was wrong but I did it. I got jealous ok?" she then says at which I'm taken aback.

"Jealous?" I question. Why on earth would she be jealous?

"Yes," admits Angie. "You've never told us the full story but most of us know Seth cheated," she goes on to say as I exchange glances with Seth. "So when you came here, I hated you alright? I've never forgiven Jason for what he did. But you forgave Seth. And you got back everything you ever wanted, I didn't," she says, keeping her eyes on the floor.

"Only because Iris is…compassionate. She likes to see the best in people even when they're being total assholes," comments Seth which gets Angie to crack a small smile.

"I…I never felt like I could respect you Iris," Angie then says, looking up at me. "How could I when you forgave someone that walked all over you? I didn't want someone like that as my future sister-in-law," she admits with a nod of her head. "It was never you're not good enough for Seth. I despise anyone that cheats on their partner, but Seth's family. I thought he probably might do it again. Ok, you were too nice but he wasn't good enough for you," she goes on to say.

"But Isabel was?" questions Seth, confused just like me. She would rather have Seth be with Isabel and potentially break her heart than mine despite having grown up with her.

"Isabel was just a pawn to use in my game," states Angie, shrugging her shoulders. "I never intended to letting Seth get with her. Someone who agrees to break up the guy she loves and his girlfriend? That's not real love if you ask me. Once she got the job done I was just going to ditch her to the side," she says and for some reason that makes me snicker. Both siblings look at me as if I've grown a second head.

"What?" I ask innocently and bite down on my lip, trying to stop myself from doing it again. I think it's funny. At least Isabel would have gotten what she deserved.

"Ok, so that's everything," says Angie with a nod of her head. "I can honestly say for the first time in a very long time I'm actually very ashamed of everything that I've done," she then says, her head bowed down in shame. "I will do anything to earn your forgiveness, anything at all," she insists. And damn me for falling for lines like that.

"Thank you Angelina," I say to her with a smile. "You didn't have to come here and say any of that, admit to any of those things which I can tell for a fact you feel embarrassed about but you did. And, it's alright. The important thing is you realized what you were doing is wrong," I then say to her. At least she didn't manage to break up me and Seth.

"Y-you forgive me?" asks Angie hesitantly and I nod my head. I'm going to have to now aren't I?

"Of course I do, you're family right?" I then say and she nods her head in a dazed look.

"I told you she was awesome," Seth says to Angie, proudly looking over at me. It's only easy getting over what other people do because Seth hurt me the worst and I managed to move on from that and forgive him.

"Yeah," says Angie, a genuine smile on her face. "I'll leave you guys to it then," she says and we nod our heads. "Hang on," she says and turns her head around. "It's Angie by the way," she then tells me and I nod my head after which she then leaves.

"That was just…bizarre," comments Seth which makes me chuckle.

"Come on, you're taking me out to lunch," I then say, moving to stand behind him and gently pushing him out the door.

"Oh, am I now?" asks Seth and I nod my head with a chuckle. We go out to lunch, just me, Seth and Evan. It feels nice just doing something with my guys for the day. On the way home, Seth even buys me ice cream, knowing how much I love eating it. When we get home, Evan falls asleep and me and Seth end up on the swing outside in the garden. "It's really nice to see you smile," Seth tells me.

"I'm always smiley," I protest, snuggling into his side. Being with Seth and Evan, my family, it gives me something to smile about.

"I know, I just thought you wouldn't be," Seth then says.

"Because of what happened yesterday?" I question him and he nods his head. I look up at him and say, "Yesterday was a lot to take in and very hard. But I've decided to be thankful for all the people in my life that I do have".

"Yeah, like who?" asks Seth, looking down at me.

"Like Dean, Ariana and Roman," I list my friends. "Friends who I know will do anything for me. Rose, who's been great to me. Nick and Mason who have treated me like their daughter. Nicky, who's given me the elder sister role. The girls who have finally made me an Aunt. Evan who gave me a reason to live," I list everyone and then look deep into his eyes. "And you. Who's just been amazing".

"That's a lot of people to be thankful for," says Seth, placing a kiss on my head.

"Yeah and half of them I wouldn't have gotten without you," I then tell him. Seth's been an important factor in terms of who I have in my life. Without him, Roman and Dean wouldn't be there.

"I doubt that, your charming personality wins everyone over," says Seth but I shake my head. "It's true, even Angie bowed down," he then points out.

"Stop exaggerating Mister," I tell him. "I have some news though," I then say to him, sitting up straighter.

"Yeah? What is it?" asks Seth, not looking too concerned.

"I've been thinking about what you said," I start and see a confused look on his face. "You know, about moving," I then make it clearer for him. I notice him sit up properly. "And I've decided…" I pause.

"Yeah?" says Seth and I hold back my chuckle at seeing him all antsy. I can say that right now I do have his undivided attention.

"Yes," I give him my answer. "Yes I'll move in with you," I then say and laugh when a smile breaks out onto his face and he moves forward to hug me, resulting in me falling back on the swing and he ends up on top.

"Really?" asks Seth, leaning up and looking into my eyes. I can just see the excitement bursting out of his eyes. I am only going to do what makes me and my family happy from now on. Living with Seth will make me happy.

"Really," I say for definite. "I talked to the girls about it and I love you Seth. We're together and we have a baby. I mean, it makes sense," I then say. It's practical and it makes us happy.

"What about moving too fast?" asks Seth with a worried look. I was too scared of moving fast but if we can put up with all the crap that has happened since we came here then I'm sure we can handle moving up a level in our relationship.

"Well we already have a baby and have said 'I love you' to each other, I hardly think this is moving fast," I then comment nonchalantly. All of a sudden my face is peppered with kisses, curtsy of Seth which makes me giggle uncontrollably because he doesn't stop. "S-Seth!" I say his name.

"What?" he asks me innocently.

"S-stop I-it!" I say, not being able to stop laughing.

"Nope," says Seth, looking up at me. "I love you and I'm just so damn happy," he says before returning to attacking my face. I'm about to tell him off when he captures my lips in a searing kiss. He strokes the side of my cheek as he leans his forehead against mine and then looks into my eyes. "You've made me the happiest guy alive," he states.

"And you continue to make me a very happy girl," I tell him, wrapping my arms around his neck. Seth leans in to kiss me again when we're interrupted.

"Uncle Seth!" we hear and that's Lily's voice. Seth quickly gets up off of me as I get up to sit. "Lacey, I found him," she says, looking back to the doors as Lacey emerges from there seconds later.

"What's up girls?" I ask, trying not to laugh at the look on Seth's face. I can tell he wanted to continue having his way with me.

"We want to play tag!" exclaims Lacey with a huge grin which makes me laugh. They come around to the other side of the swing and both me and Seth turn to face them.

"Can't we play something else?" asks Seth with a sigh, obviously not a very big fan of tag. What's wrong with tag? It's a fun game and gives people some much needed exercise.

"No, we want to play tag," says Lily, placing her arms across her chest and looking like a little madam. She's a stubborn one I tell you.

"Uncle Nicky always plays with us but he isn't here," says Lacey in a sad voice, shrugging her shoulders. I look at Seth as he looks at me.

"Ok," says Seth and gets up. How can he deny them considering everything?

"Aren't you going to play as well Aunt Iris?" asks Lily, looking over at me.

"Sure, I'm up for it," I say, getting up. Without warning I then hit Seth on the shoulder and run away shouting, "You're it!" I laugh at Seth's muttering as he chases me around the swing with Lily and Lacey cheering me on from further away, not wanting to get caught themselves.

"Hey, stop. Moving. About!" says Seth as I move side to side on the end of the swing, not being able to decide on which direction to run in meaning Seth has to run from side to side as well trying to judge where I'll go.

"Nope!" I say with a huge laugh. "Can't you keep up Mister Architect?!" I then say. I decide to run around the garden now, around a couple of statues there and Seth still can't get me. I must be faster than I thought. Well, going running with Rose a couple of times has helped. Plus, these girls always keep you on your feet.

"Will you ever slow down?" shouts Seth but I just laugh. How is he going to catch Evan when he starts running around when he can't even get anywhere near me?

"Nope!" I shout again and start running backwards. "Hey Seth, why don't we take you to the old people's home? I hear they have an opening!" I suggest which makes the girls burst out in laughter.

"I like that one!" says Lily and Seth decides to go after them instead. Both the girls scream as they run around and Seth deliberately runs slowly so he doesn't get them quickly.

"Had enough yet?" I ask Seth who's got his hands on his knees as I stand in between the girls.

"Hmm," says Seth and without warning lunges forward. He gets me in a good grip. "Got ya," he says with a playful smirk, his eyes every now and then going to my lips.

"So you have," I say, I then push him back and hit him quickly. "You're it, again!" I shout and run off as Seth again shoots after me. The next time he gets me, he holds me up bridal style like I'm some sort of a trophy.

"Ok, you're it," states Seth and then gently puts me down on the swing before shooting off. I guess he saw I was only just going to tag him again.

"Alright, but I have to warn you I am very good at this game," I then tell them, running around the garden trying to catch them all. I end up getting Lily who then ends up getting Lacey and eventually Seth is it again which annoys him because he spends a lot of time trying to catch us. I run around laughing at his attempts because at one point the fell down on his ass! All three of us stood over him and just laughed. But we all screamed and ran away as soon as he got up and told us he's coming for us. Yep, that did it.

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