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Chapter 45
Milo walked Georgie to her new home. Inside he let her give him a tour. "It's a nice space."
"Nicer than anything I could afford on my own." Georgie said as they came back down to the living room. "Elizabeth said you can visit me as often as you like."
"Good to know." Milo liked that she was living somewhere so safe. He wouldn't have to worry about who her neighbors were. "I need to talk to you."
"Come into the kitchen and I'll make some coffee." Georgie was hoping he would stay for a little while longer. Maybe they could do some kissing. It was getting harder to stop, and she was thinking that soon the day was coming when they wouldn't.
"Thanks." Milo sat at the table.
"What's up?" Georgie started the machine and came over to sit on his lap.
With her so close he just had to kiss her. Pulling back he smiled at her. She was not the kind of girl he thought he would ever be with. She was way too good for him, but he would cherish her for as long as she stayed. "I went to talk to your uncle."
"How did that go?" Georgie wasn't surprised by that declaration. Milo had been upfront about the fact that eventually he would be speaking up.
"The talk itself not so bad." Milo told her. "But since then I've been brought in for questioning six times."
"Six times?" Georgie sat up straight. "On what charges?"
"Various ones." Milo shrugged. "Anything that might fit. Jason said that Diane is considering charging the department with harassment. I don't want you to be caught in the middle of that."
"It's too late for that." Georgie was pissed. "My uncle pretty much assured I was going to have to make a choice the first time he had you brought in after he knew we were dating. Did you do any of the things he had you picked up for?" Georgie wanted to know.
"No." Milo said grinning. He wasn't a saint, but boosting cars wasn't his thing. Nor was armed robbery, and he didn't have anything to do with drugs. Milo actually rarely broke the law which would surprise most people. When he did it was on the orders of his boss. As a guard he didn't even handle the illegal shipments that came in. He had hopes of one day being an enforcer which would see him breaking laws regularly, but right now he was almost a model citizen.
"Stay put." Georgie walked out of the room and came back with her cell phone. "Maxie?"
"Hey, I was going to call you tomorrow. I moved out." The blonde announced.
"Really?" Georgie said stunned. "Where?"
"I'm living with Serena and Logan for now." Maxie told her sister. One night in and she was thinking this might have been a bad idea. Logan was entirely too much temptation, and Maxie wasn't known for her ability to avoid things that were bad for her. "I'll get my own place in a few weeks." Unlike her sister she didn't have money in the bank.
"Isn't Serena on location?" Georgie asked her sister.
"Yup. Dillon's movie is taking longer to shoot than he thought. So Serena said I could crash here." Maxie said stretching across the bed.
"Why did you move out?" Georgie wanted to know. While she watched Milo fixed them both a cup of coffee.
"Mac is being unreasonable. Cooper told me that Mac's be bringing Milo in for questioning. A lot. When I called Mac on his behavior he said he was going to prove to you that your boyfriend is dangerous." Maxie huffed out. "I can't stay there with him like that. So I moved out."
"Do you want me to loan you some money to get a place?" Georgie wasn't sure she was comfortable with Logan and Maxie alone. She had seen her sister watching the blonde.
"Nope. I'm an adult. I'll just get a job." Maxie had marketable skills.
"Are you going to be okay with Logan?" Georgie came out and asked.
"We will be fine. He works a lot." Maxie explained. "Jason keeps him busy, and Serena will be home in a few days." Maxie just had to behave until then. "Can you come to lunch tomorrow?"
"I have to see if Liz needs me. If I'm free I'll call you." Georgie promised. "Behave."
"I will. I have to go." Maxie heard the front door open and then close which meant Logan had left. So it was safe to leave Serena's room. "Call me tomorrow."
"Yup." Georgie said hanging up. "Maxie moved out because of what Uncle Mac is doing. I'll go see him as soon as I can and ask him to back off." And maybe bash him over the head with a lamp.
Milo dropped a kiss on his girl's lips. "You don't have to."
"Yes, I do." She said wrapping her arms around him. Her biggest fear was that Milo would reach the conclusion she wasn't worth the hassle. She wasn't losing him because her uncle was being an idiot. "Want to watch some television?"
"Sounds good." Milo grabbed his mug and followed her out of the kitchen.
"So CEO of Deception." Francis said smiling at Skye. He was in her apartment at the Metro Court. He and Johnny had both just laughed when they ended up on the same elevator.
"Yes." Skye was pleased that Jason thought of her for the job. "It will keep me out of trouble. I am hoping that Carly was a decent businesswoman."
Francis was raised to not speak ill of the dead so he kept his mouth shut. "Does this mean I will see less of you?"
"Not unless you want to." Skye hoped this wouldn't change things between them, but she had been burned too often to just come right out and say that. Her history with men consisted of a lot of heartache.
"I'd like to see where this could go. I do understand that your job is important and requires time. Especially in the beginning." Francis respected her right to have a career.
"I may have to travel." Skye warned him. Deception was an international company.
"If you do I'd like to arrange your security." Francis requested.
She really liked that he asked. Skye had spent most of her life looking out for herself. So to have someone care about her wellbeing made her feel good. "I will make sure you know about any travel plans."
"Thank you. Would you like to talk about the fact that you don't drink now, while we are discussing important matters, or later?" Francis had noticed she didn't have wine on their one date or tonight. In fact Jason hadn't even offered her any.
"I'm in recovery. I drank to hide and became a person I didn't like. I take my sobriety seriously and I work on it every day." Skye told him. "I don't expect you to abstain. Your drinking won't tempt me to do so." It wasn't the behavior of others she had to monitor, it was her own self-destructive tendencies.
Francis looked over at her and smiled. He really respected that she was able to get her life back together. "I don't need alcohol to have a good time. In fact I'm not much of a drinker anyway." Which was true. He had no problem ditching liquor altogether if necessary.
"The choice to drink is entirely yours." Skye told him. Although she noticed he didn't drink at dinner on their date after she declined, and he didn't drink tonight. Very little got by Francis. "Do you have a vice you'd like to share?"
"Me?" Francis grinned. "I'm practically perfect in every way." He said giving into the laughter. Skye just raised an eyebrow. "When this gets serious enough that we move in together we will need a housekeeper."
"A slob?" She never would have guessed that.
"No, I don't leave days' worth of dishes in the sink, but I'm far from a neat freak." Francis admitted. He put his hand on her hip and urged her closer. "Enough talking. I have a curfew and I need to get in some kissing before I go." He said in a husky whisper.
"Since you put it that way." Skye smiled before his lips captured hers and all talking ceased.
"How are things with the adoption going?" Shawn and Alexis were sitting on her porch enjoying the warm night. When they first arrived she ran in to check on her daughter before coming back out.
"It's going well." Alexis was enjoying this quiet time. Both she and Shawn had been busy over the last few days and hadn't seen one another. He did however send her the most beautiful bouquet of flowers so that she knew she was on his mind. "The Canadian government had already approved the adoption so I just have to clear the requirements here. I have a home inspection next week, and interviews the week after that."
"Does Sam know you are adopting her baby?" Shawn wanted to know. When it came time for Alexis to fly to Ontario to get her new daughter he was going with her.
"No, the adoption is closed. We've never even met. After it became clear Carly wasn't going to be welcoming of Kristina, and Sonny wasn't going to try to talk some sense into his wife I kept both of us as far from Sonny and his life as I could. I did feel bad that Kristina never knew Sonny, but seeing how everything turned out I'm glad I made that choice." Alexis confessed. "As she grows I'll tell her the good things about her biological father, and try to shield her from the rest until she is old enough to handle it. Can I ask you something?"
"Sure." Shawn would answer anything but a work question.
"Why are you interested in me? A mom with soon to be two children. I've seen the looks you get when we are out, and the women who are giving you those looks. You could have a different woman every night, so why me?" Alexis needed to know.
Shawn found himself wishing that Sonny had gotten his ass kicked before having his throat cut. The mob boss, and probably someone else, had made Alexis doubt how wonderful she was. "I heard a poem once, on You Tube of all places, called Girl Who Reads. It about how this guy is out drinking with his friends and they are talking about what they like in women. The normal answers are given, but one guy says he likes a girl who reads. Who are smart, and can hold a conversation. Who can go toe to toe in an argument on any subject. A girl who will challenge him, and make him better." Shawn gave her a slow seductive smile. "Intelligence is sexy, and when it comes in the room on a pair of legs like yours a smart man pays attention. And from my seat on your porch I can't help but notice you own a lot of books."
Alexis simply didn't have any words to give him. She was blown away by that answer. Shawn Butler was simply too much. She did blush though, something she had not done in years. "Okay then." She finally said.
"I should go." Shawn stood up and held out his hand to help Alexis to her feet. At her door he gave her a soft kiss. "Good night."
"Night." Alexis said fumbling to open the door. She locked up and only then did he walk to his car. "Girl Who Reads." She said heading to her computer. She needed to find that poem.
Johnny and Diane did share an elevator with Francis and Skye. They even got off on the same floor as the other couple which was how Diane learned she was neighbors with Jason's sister, but they didn't stay at the Metro Court. The whole point of the visit was so that Diane could get some things to take back to his place. Johnny rarely stayed in hotels. Too much public access for his liking. The sheer number of people with the ability to get their hands on your room key made him want to break out in hives.
Which was why his girlfriend's suite now had a state of the art security set up. No one was getting to Diane. Not while he was around.
They went back to the Towers and right to bed. Now she was sleeping and Johnny was wide awake. Thinking some pretty heavy thoughts. His da liked to tease him about the type of women he dated, his ma was waiting for him to realize a woman was more than her bra size. He had grown up a long time ago, but hadn't bothered to tell his parents. He was their youngest child, the goofy one. The one who his nieces and nephews looked to for a good prank to play on their parents. It was a role he excelled at. Now it was a role that was going to be blown to smithereens when he took Diane home.
Somewhere between that first hello at the airport and taking her to bed tonight he had fallen head over heels in love. First time in his life that had happened, and man did it feel good. Now he just had to convince the feisty woman he had fallen for that he was worth taking a tumble for. Johnny smiled into the darkened room guessing that he was up for that fight.
Diane Miller was going to be his, which was only fair because he was already hers.
Jason went from a deep sleep to wide awake. Carefully he rolled from the bed noting that it wasn't even five yet. Going down the hall he stepped into his son's room and found the little boy standing in his crib. "Hey buddy." Jason said softly. "Why are you up?" He normally didn't get up until seven.
Cameron just smiled at him.
Jason took his son to the changing table and put a fresh diaper on him, but didn't take off his pajamas. "Let's go downstairs and I'll make some coffee." Jason said holding the little boy close. "You're still too young for coffee, so I can fix you a bottle if you want?"
"Bababababa." Cameron babbled.
"Is that why you woke up, because you're hungry?" He asked his son. "Your mom is helping me to learn all your habits, she said that when you are growing that you eat more than normal. You just got some new teeth so I guess that means its time to grow some." He put Cameron in his chair and poured some Cheerios on the tray. The little boy immediately starting eating them. When Elizabeth woke up they'd all have breakfast together.
"DA!" Cameron yelled when Jason disappeared into the pantry.
"I'm right here." Jason said laughing. "I had to get some coffee beans." He really liked being called dad. Most of the cereal was already gone so Jason poured a little more before making the brew. "I'm going to be working from home, so that means we can spend some time together during the day. Maybe have lunch together most days."
Cameron started blowing bubbles.
"I should get you something to drink." Jason said putting down his mug and getting out a bottle. He put it in the warmer. "I'm new to all this dad stuff. I mean I did get a little practice with Michael, but that was so long ago it doesn't count anymore. I've been reading some books and so much has changed since that time. I'm gonna do my best Cameron to make you, your mom, and any other kids we have happy. I'm gonna make mistakes though, so you need to be a little patient with me. The good thing is that I'm a fast learner. How does that sound? Okay?" Jason asked as he checked the temperature of the formula and handed his son his bottle.
The little boy smiled wide around the nipple.
"I'm gonna take that to be a yes." Jason said sipping his coffee. "Hey." He started smiling when he noticed Elizabeth standing in the doorway but stopped when he saw she was crying. Quickly he put down his cup and walked over to where she was standing. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing." Elizabeth let him gather her close. "I love you so much." She had heard what he said to Cameron. "You're going to be an amazing dad." She assured him. "And you are already an amazing husband."
"I just want you guys to be happy." Jason said feeling a bit uncertain. He hadn't meant for her to hear that, but he didn't regret saying it.
"We are. We are loved, and that's all we need." She promised him before stretching up to give him a soft kiss.
"Want some hot chocolate?" Jason asked her.
"Yes, please." Elizabeth walked over and kissed Cameron, stealing a Cheerio before taking a seat. Today she moved into the new studio, it was going to be a great day.
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