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Our honeymoon to France and the French Riviera went all too fast, faster than I had ever expected. It was always a dream of ours to go to Paris, to see the Eiffel Tower and the fact we got to enjoy it together was absolutely amazing, having dinner beneath it in the night time was just so magical. All the time we spent in the Mediterranean Sea I have never seen anything more beautiful in my life. It was nice to get away for a couple weeks, to get that time alone with Roman, my husband. We hardly ever get to enjoy much alone time so it was much needed but like I said it all went too fast and we are back home in New Orleans, I have my first day back to work this morning but my curiosity was sparked with the anonymous phone call from that woman. I have no idea what she's going to say to me, what she has to tell and I can't wait to find out. Roman moans beside me as we lay in our bed as he rolls over wrapping his arm around my waist pulling me closer to him, letting me know that he is hard and ready for another round of love making. He buries his face in the crook of my neck, his lips finding my neck and kissing it softly. "Good morning, Wife," he says with sex in his voice.
"Good morning, Husband," I smile as his soft plump lips kiss my neck, his teeth softly gliding against my skin. "Is this how I am going to wake up every day for the rest of my life minus the days you're out of town for football?"
"Only if I can help it," he smiles against my neck as he cups my breast in his hand squeezing it softly.
"I can live with that," I smile as he massages my breast. "But you didn't get enough the last two weeks?"
"Never enough," he says. "You know that, it has always been that way with us I could never get enough of you back in college and I can't get enough of you now even at 36."
"You know you're going to get old sometime and it's going to slow you down," I tease because I know that's not true, it will never be true. He is Roman Reigns and he has an amazing sex drive that just keeps getting better and I have no complaints.
"Impossible, you keep me young," he says with a smile before he rolls me over onto my back and he towers himself over me. "I'm never going to slow down."
"I didn't think you were," I smile as I reach up wrapping my arms around his neck. "And we didn't have a night time visitor last night."
"Lucky for me," he says with a smile. "I wouldn't mind another little visitor," he says as he settles himself between my legs.
"Excuse me?"
"You know a baby," he smiles. "You said when we got married we would try for a baby instead of using condoms during your fertile window and the pull and pray any other time."
"No, Roman, we go through this all the time I'm not ready to have a baby. I am really focused on my career and Ky believe it or not can be a handful so I think my hands are tied," I say. "Besides we got married like two weeks ago let me enjoy my husband a little more before we start trying and I am just not ready to be pregnant."
"Pull and pray isn't always reliable when it comes to birth control," he reminds me of the conversation we have had since my birth control was removed. We have relied on pull and pray for over a year now and it has worked every time it is all about timing and tracking so accidents don't happen.
"Roman, as long as you pull out in time there is no issue. You know when you're about to lose it so just pull out before we've been doing it for a year and no slip ups yet."
"Hayden, it's like an animalistic need to cum inside of you," he says. "It's getting harder and harder every time. I'm scared that one time I'm just going to keep going and not pull out in time besides there is still sperm in precum so it is always risky."
I let out a sigh, "well, this isn't romantic at all," I say. "It's really not putting me in the mood and it is taking away the mood to be honest."
"Just say you're open to having a baby someday," he says.
"Yes, someday I am open to having a baby just not today. I know we're going to make beautiful babies but I am only 25 right now. Give me 3 months and we'll start trying."
"Okay," he smiles before he kisses my lips softly. "And what if we have a slip before then and it happens?"
"Then it happens, we deal with it and we have a baby," I shrug, "so now that that is established," I smile.
"Say no more," he says, "I love you."
"I love you too," I smile before his lips are on mine and just as he slowly enters me there is a little knock on the door. "Seriously?" I whisper.
"Shh," he says against my lips, "if we're really quiet maybe she will go away."
"Or walk into the room," I say.
"Shh," he says before he kisses my lips starting to move until there is another little knock on the door.
"Daddy," Ky's little voice calls out.
"Maybe she will go away," I whisper, "keep going but be quiet."
"Me? You're the loud one," he says.
"No, you are," I whisper.
"Daddy! What are you doing?" she calls out as he stills his movements again. "Daddy! Hayden!" she calls out. "Can come in? Hayden!"
Roman clears his throat and says, "Ky, wait a minute. Just a minute."
"Okay," she says as I let out a sigh as Roman removes himself from me to get out of bed to get dressed while I do the same. He tosses me one of his t-shirts before I put it on.
"I might have to take you to France again to get some alone time," he says.
"They are with Shea this weekend so we will be alone again," I say as I climb back into the bed and look at the clock to see it's 5 in the morning.
"Good," he smiles. He kisses my lips softly before he walks over to the door to let her in. "Come in, Ky."
"Thank-you," she says skipping right past him and hopping into the bed with me. "Hi, Hayden," she says with a big smile with her beautiful blue-grey eyes looking at me and her curly hair hanging down to her waist.
"Good morning, Ky," I smile. "You're up really early this morning."
"I couldn't sleep. What were you two doing?" she asks.
"Taxes," says Roman as he sits down on the bed. "How can we help you? Hayden and I want to get back to our taxes but we can't until we help you so what's up?"
"Nothing," she shrugs, "I missed you."
"And we missed you," says Roman, "but you have some more time to sleep."
"I'm not tired," she says.
"But our taxes," says Roman.
"Actually I have to get ready for work so I'm going to take a rain check on those taxes we'll have to do them later tonight," I say as I get out of bed and he groans in protest.
"It will be worth the wait," I smile.
"I guess," he says. "Ky, do you want to help me make breakfast since you're not sleepy?"
"YES!" she screams making me smile.
"All right," he says standing up. "Let's go," he holds out his arms for her and she jumps into his arms. "I'll be downstairs," he smiles.
"Okay," I say with a smile before I walk into the bathroom to start the shower so I can get ready for work.
After I take a shower and I get dressed, do my makeup and fix my hair I make my way downstairs to the kitchen dressed in a black pencil skirt with a white blouse tucked into my skirt with a pair of black heels and nylons with my hair up in a bun as the smell of breakfast hits my senses. It makes my stomach growl instantly. I walk into the kitchen to see Nova and Kylynn already sitting at the table eating pancakes, eggs and sausage with Roman. "Morning, Hayden," says Nova.
"Good morning, Nova," I say with a smile. "Are you ready for your last two weeks of school?"
"Yes!" she squeals. "I am ready for summer vacation."
"I'm sure," I say with a smile. "We have a nice family vacation planned for the summer."
"I can't wait no school just summer camp," she says.
"I'm ready for summer too," says Roman, "the start of football is just around the corner. This is going to be our year to go to the Superbowl I can feel it as long as the refs can call a decent game and call penalty calls this time instead of letting a pass interference call go. We had that game," he says, "that was our victory but we were robbed."
"So that interception didn't have anything to do with the fact that we didn't win? I'm a Saints fan too baby and I want nothing more than to see the Saints make it to the Superbowl this year especially after the 3 point defeat they suffered but we can't put it all on the refs. If that interception didn't happen the Saints probably would have had it."
"We wouldn't have even needed OT if the refs did their job the right way and made that call. We would have won the game."
"All right, you're right," I say as he hands me a plate of food. "I just hope we make it this year and win it because I cannot go through another year of this and the pissed off mood you were in after that loss."
"We ARE going to make it this year I have no doubts we won't settle for anything less," he says.
"Hope so," I say sitting down at the table to eat. "So I am meeting with that woman this morning."
"The woman you mentioned to me about wanting your help?"
"Yeah it's really unusual for someone to call me and not to have the police or CPS contact me to help someone. It is never just someone reaching out so I am pretty interested in seeing what's happening."
"I hope that goes well for you," he says.
"Thanks what are you planning to do today?" I ask as I eat.
"I was going to take Nova to school and then work on some defense plays this afternoon while Kylynn is napping and spending time with Ky since she missed us so much."
"Sounds fun get all that time in while you can before training camp starts."
"I am," he says with a smile. "And I plan to get some time in with you too."
"Stop," I say with a smile.
"That's not what you were saying last night," he smiles.
"Roman!" I scold.
"You said that too," he says with a smile.
"You're a mess," I say.
"But I am your mess for the rest of your life so you are just going to need to get used to me."
"After almost 5 years I think I am pretty close to being used to you," I smile.
"5 years of bliss," he smiles, "I am glad I went to the bar that night."
"I am too," I smile as I finish eating what I can of my breakfast.
"Not hungry this morning?" he asks.
"Not really," I say. "I think my period is coming and I am feeling kind of crampy. I don't know I'm just not that hungry this morning."
"All right," he says as he stands up. "You heading into work now?"
"Yeah, I'm fixing to go to work," I smile.
"I packed you a lunch."
"Aww, Baby thank-you," I say with a smile. He gets it out of the fridge for me and hands it to me.
"You're welcome, have a good day, Baby," he says before kissing my lips softly.
"You too," I say.
"Don't forget those taxes later, I'm going to come collect them before your period gets here." He winks at me and kisses me once more before I push him away breaking the kiss.
"You're going to make me late like that," I say, "and yes I will be prepared."
"Bye, Ladies," I say to the girls before kissing each of them on the top of the head. "Love you two, have a great day."
"Bye, Hayden," they say together before I walk out the door.
I arrive to work and walk into my building automatically greeted by my best friend and assistant Chad. "Good morning, Hayden," he says with a smile. "The Riviera did you good!" he says with a smile handing me a cup of coffee.
"Thank-you," I say as we walk to my office. "It was beautiful and it was an amazing honeymoon."
"How does it feel to be married to such a hot man, the hottest coach in Louisiana?" he asks.
"Pretty damn good to finally have that ring," I say with a smile. "Or the tattoo ring."
"It was such a beautiful wedding everything was perfect and you were beautiful and your man was gorgeous. It was the talk of the town."
"I'm glad that we could provide such a memorable day for everyone. It was definitely memorable for me," I say taking a seat at my desk as he sits across from me.
"I want to hear about the honeymoon did you leave the room or spent a lot more time in the room than actually enjoying France?"
"I think it was about even," I smile taking a sip of my coffee. "The food was good, the shopping was good, the sex was amazing and just being with Roman alone was the best part. We have only been back a day and our sexcapades have already been interrupted by a certain 4 year old that missed us."
"Well, I don't know how you and Roman do it because Nova and Kylynn are wild. You planning to add another one to the mix?" he asks.
"Roman wants to but Ky is a handful already. I'm not ready to be pregnant but then again I'm not on any type of birth control and we do the pull and pray." He starts laughing. "What?"
"If you think that's going to work you're mistaken. That is the least reliable form of birth control I have ever heard of."
"We are putting good at it," I say. "We've been using it for a year more careful around the fertile window but no incident yet. I think it's reliable. It's working for us."
"It didn't work for my parents or I wouldn't be here if it did," he says.
"Well, it's working for us," I say. "Moving on, do you know this woman's name I am meeting with this morning?"
"I do not," he says. "She did not give me her name just a number."
"I wonder what it could be about usually the police or CPS reaches out to me never a civilian. It has to be serious."
"She made it sound serious," he says. "She was desperate to get in touch with you. I told her you were on your honeymoon but she insisted."
"Yeah and Roman was not happy that my attention was elsewhere."
"But every year from late July until mid-January when the Saints blow a superbowl appearance by 3 points and an interception in OT his attention is elsewhere," he says.
"Not you too with that 3 points, Saints better make it this year or I will never hear the end of it. I grew up a non-football fan but now it's everything in my life. Roman wants us to have a boy when I get pregnant. I hope for a little girl," I say. " But you're right July-mid-January we are strangers to each other he's at practice or traveling for games."
"Exactly," he says. "I bet you're ready for football season."
"Not really but I get it, it's what he loves and I support him in that love as he supports me but I also understand our time alone together is limited and we need to enjoy it while we can which we did for two weeks!"
"Damn, Girl," he says with a smile. "Surprise you're still walking."
"Me too actually," I joke with him. He's my best friend in this life other than Roman so I don't mind sharing details of my private sex life with him. God knows I have heard a lot about him and his current boyfriend Trey. It's fun to talk to someone about stuff like this.
We talk a little while longer before that mysterious woman arrives at my office to talk to me. "Come in," I say allowing her into my office. "I'm Hayden."
"I'm Bailey," she introduces herself and she doesn't have a southern accent so either she's not from here and visiting which I don't know why she would come to me for help or she just moved here and needs help.
"Nice to meet you," I say shaking her hand. "Can my assistant get you anything?"
"No I am all right," she says.
"Okay, go ahead and make yourself comfortable."
"Thank-you," she says nervously before taking a seat by my desk. I sit next to her in a friendly gesture. I have learned this is a more comfortable approach for victims of crime to talk to me. "So, how long have you been living in Louisiana?" she asks.
"For 3 years," I say answering the random question. "My husband coaches for the Saints so we moved here for his job. Are you from around here?" I ask.
"No, I am not from around here. I'm from Ohio," she says.
"Okay so why come to see me here in New Orleans if you don't mind me asking. It's just a bit unusual for a victim to leave their state to come see me here especially from up north."
"Well, I just want to tell you that I believe you," she says.
"Um okay," I say. "Believe me about what?"
"Mack Ryan." She says and my heart stops. I haven't heard that name much since I graduated college. Roman and I don't dwell on Mack. I have checked his career status and know he's a quarterback for the Packers and he's damn good at his career just like Jordan who plays for the Saints unfortunately that was a major conflict at first but Roman dealt with the trade respectfully and professionally even though he hates his guts.
"Um, what about Mack?" I ask.
"I believe that he raped you in college," she says with tears in her eyes.
"That's great but that happened years ago I have moved on but thank-you for believing me."
"No one believes me either," she says, "because he raped me."
"What?" I ask. "He raped you?"
"Yes," she says nearly breaking down. "And no one believes me."
"Did you go to the police? How did it happen and where?" I ask as I comfort her.
"In Ohio. I went out for drinks with a couple friends and I met Mack. I thought he was good looking we talked, we hit it off and we went back to his hotel room and then he raped me. I told him no. I told him I didn't want to but he made me. He told me that if I told anyone he would ruin me. He told me I wanted it but I didn't."
"Did you go to the police?" I ask.
"No," she says. "I tried to tell my friends but they didn't believe me they said I was asking for it and I was into it with him because we were cozy in the bar."
"First of all, you were NOT asking for it, it doesn't matter what you were doing, wearing or saying, no means no and he should have listened. This is not your fault and I believe you and support you. Why didn't you go to the police and when did this happen?"
"Two months ago," she says, "and I was scared to go to the police what if they don't believe me?" she asks.
"Most law enforcement takes rape allegations very seriously and they are on your side. If they aren't taking it serious you can go to a supervisor. You need to report this to the police. I know it was 2 months ago but do you have any evidence to prove he raped you? Like the clothes you were wearing that night? The underwear because more often than not if you didn't use a condom and he released inside you sometimes it does come out onto your underwear, do you have any of that?"
"No," she says nearly breaking down, "but I do have this," she says pulling something out of her purse.
"A positive pregnancy test," I say, "You're pregnant?" I ask.
"Unfortunately with that monster's baby and I don't know what to do. What if no one believes me and thinks I am just in this for the money? I don't want a baby right now. I didn't plan to have a baby. I don't know what to do, what did you do?"
"I reported him to the police my downfall was there was not enough evidence to convict him of rape so he was let go. I got pregnant too," I say, "but I aborted it. I wasn't ready for a baby either."
"I can't abort this baby. I can't do it," she says, "I want to put it up for adoption but I don't want to abort it."
"Sometimes I wish I didn't abort mine but the thought of it possibly being Mack's I couldn't live with it."
"It's tough knowing that monster gets you pregnant huh?"
"Not as tough watching him walk away free and forgiving him for what he did but that was anger I didn't need but you need to report him to the police and they will figure out what to do from there."
"It's his word against mine," she says.
"You said NO, that means stop and you have the right to say no if he didn't listen that's rape. I believe you and I am here for you."
"Come to Ohio with me," she says, "Can you be there when I report him?"
"I will go to Ohio with you to report him," I say. He can't get away with this again, not this time. I will make sure justice is served the right way this time.
"Thank-you," she says, "thank-you."
"You're welcome," I say trying to figure how I can tell Roman I am going to Ohio for a couple days.
LATER THAT EVENING:
I walk in the door after a long and crazy day at work. I never expected what happened today to actually ever happen but I am going to help this woman get the justice she deserves. No means no and it doesn't matter what she drank, what she wore and what she did she said no that's what matters. "Baby, I am home!" I call out.
"In the living room," he hollers back. I smile and make my way to the living room. "Hey, Baby," he says greeting me with a kiss. "How was work?"
"It was something unexpected," I say. "Are Nova and Ky in bed?"
"No they are in their rooms playing so how was that meeting?" he asks.
"You know I can't give you information," I say as we take a seat on the couch. I take off my shoes and put my feet up on his lap for him to massage them.
"I know that you can't but how did the meeting go?"
"It was pretty unexpected like I said, what she told me I never thought I would hear in my life."
"Hmm sounds interesting. Hopefully you can help her out."
"It will be with GREAT pleasure that I do," I smile thinking of the day Mack finally needs to pay for his crimes against women.
"And here I thought only I could bring you GREAT pleasure," he teases.
"Beyond Great pleasure," I smile. "Chad was laughing at me today when I told him we use the pull and pray method."
"Yeah a lot of people find it unreliable but we must be doing it right if we haven't had any accidents although I do miss the days you let me do it inside of you."
"I miss it too but not for at least 3 months okay, give me that?"
"Yes," he says. "I'm actually pretty excited to put a little baby in there," he says touching my stomach. "That would give me GREAT pleasure."
"I'm sure it would," I say placing my hand on top of his. "I'm kind of excited about that too."
"Then why are we waiting 3 months?" he asks.
"Unless you want something to stop your superbowl appearance it's better to wait a 3 months besides I'm not just exactly ready we JUST got married."
"I know," he says. "I respect that."
"Thank-you," I say.
"Hopefully you can give me a son," he says.
"That's your decision not mine you get the final say," I say with a smile.
"Yeah, I know so I am going to research all the ways to guarantee we have a son first."
"Good luck," I say, "so I have to go to Ohio for a couple days."
"Why?"
"Something with work," I say. "I am leaving on Friday and will be back on Sunday. It's just something for work. I wish I could tell you more but I am sure you will find out about it soon enough."
"Okay," he says. "I guess I can hang out with Dean this weekend since the girls are going with Shea. Dean and I are due for a guy's night out."
"Oh boy," I say rolling my eyes.
"Yeah just like your nights out with Chad. We will probably get into some trouble."
"Remember you're a married man now," I say, "so don't get too friendly with any college girls."
"I wouldn't think of it," he says with a smile. "I got everything I need right here."
"Damn right you do," I say with a smile. "I love you."
"I love you too," he smiles before we share a soft kiss. "Mm, I'm going to enjoy collecting those taxes tonight."
"Shut up, Asshole," I say with a smile. "You're lucky I love you."
"Yeah, I am," he says before we share another soft kiss.
*A/N: So what do you think? What do you think of Hayden and Roman waiting to make a baby? Do you agree with Chad's input on their method? What about Roman's relationship with Kylynn? Is he being a better father now? What about his relationship with Hayden is it different than his with Shea? Do you think it's a good idea for Hayden to help Bailey with her case against Mack? Please review and thank-you for reading.
*I do apologize in the length it took me to update. I have been sick for over a month pretty much so sitting down to type has been really painful for me so I spent some time resting but I am feeling better and hopefully can do a lot more updating.