Secrets

Chapter 6-Unbelievable

A/N: I slept all day and was up all night seeing I had yesterday off, so I started to write what popped in my head. Hope you enjoy!

Happy Reading!

Since a month after the birth of his baby, Marcus had seen Mellie in a different light. She was selfish without a maternal bone in her body. This truly was a turn off for him. They argued all the time about the baby's need and level of care when it came to Mellie. She abruptly stopped breast feeding a week ago and now she refused to pump. Teddy was now out breast milk and Marcus was about to blow a gasket.

"Mellie what the fuck you mean feed him formula. He's been drinking breast milk since birth?"

"Look Marcus I'm over this whole breast feeding and pumping crap. I have to return to work soon. He's four months now so he can drink formula. He's old enough. I need these for my pleasure now, I need you sucking on these his time is up."

Marcus looks at her like she grew two heads "Are you serious? You rather have sexual pleasure over nourishing our child? Have you lost your ever-lasting mind?"

"Marcus you are so dramatic at times. You know you miss this, so why don't you put him down for his nap and meet me in the bedroom. It's been four months and I'm horny. I'm also on birth control so no condom needed." She states with a drawl in her tone "Besides, I've already purchased a ton of formula. I'm not that naive about our son."

Marcus remains silent and begins packing up Teddy's things. "Wait what are you doing? You're not about to leave again, are you? You just got here." Mellie states rushing back into the room

"Yes, and I'm taking my son with me. I almost wish you weren't his mother…unbelievable." He shakes his head in utter disbelief

Mellie thinks for a moment before speaking. She stopped herself from objecting remembering she had more important matters at hand and decided to let it and Marcus go with Teddy in hand. "Fine, but I'm not waiting for you to come around. I have needs too, and if you're not willing to take care of them I will find someone who will."

Marcus momentarily stops his movements. "If this is what Fitz had to put up with, he's a better man than me. Go and fuck whomever you want to Mellie. Just don't expect me to wait around for you either, as a matter of fact this so-called relationship is not working for me. My son's well being is all I care about right now. So, you can do whatever with whomever you want. I really don't give a fuck."

Mellie throws her nose in the air tossing her head back in indignation "You're lose. Just have my son back here by Friday. He has his four-month check-up." She turns to walk away and then turns back "Oh and don't forget the milk."

Marcus whisks past her with Teddy in his arms and goes and retrieves the powdered formula from the kitchen cabinet before releasing one last statement. "You know something is really wrong with you. Teddy still doesn't even have a crib. He sleeps in a freaking basinet for Christ sake. You dress him in these ridiculous presidential type clothing like he's some kind of politician's kid. You stop breastfeeding him and won't even pump milk for him even though he's never had formula, and all you care about is sex. Yeah… you sure as hell don't get mother of the year award. I swear to god Mellie I will take full custody of him if things don't change." Without giving her a chance to respond walks out of the door with her running and yelling behind him "If you try to take my son from me, I will ruin you! And if you're so worried about a crib buy him one like you did for your home. Stupid bastard" But he ignores her and snaps his son safely inside of the car and drives off.

As Marcus arrives home with his son, Teddy begins to stir and whimper. Marcus attempts to comfort him after removing him from his carrier. Teddy tried eating his face, lip and neck which indicated he was hungry. While juggling him in one arm he attempts to prepare a bottle for him paying very close attention to the instructions. Two scoops of powder and four ounces of purified room temperature spring water. Shake well and feed. It was a task with Teddy in his arms, but he was able to get it done. He then sits on his sofa and begins to feed him, but Teddy refuses to drink from the bottle. He would suckle then stop and cry…louder and louder. Teddy was getting more and more agitated.

Marcus wanted to cry with him. His wails were breaking his heart. His son was in discomfort and he couldn't comfort him. He continues to try and get him to eat. Teddy preferred the breast and always gave him trouble taking the bottle. He would eventually tire himself out and suckle here and there until he fell asleep, but not today he would suckle and release with a whimper until falling asleep only taking a quarter of the 4oz bottle in total. He had worn his little self out.

Waking up only minutes after falling asleep due to the powdered formula expels from his small mouth almost chocking him, because of Marcus's attentiveness and quick action he reacted to his son quickly turning him over until he was done regurgitating the milk only to cry with the sound of a thousand deaths. Marcus calls his mother for some advice. "Hey mom, Mellie stopped pumping and Teddy is throwing up the formula what do I do? He won't stop crying." He anxiously talks to her voicemail "Please call me back."

Marcus parents were on vacation and after leaving his father a voicemail telling him to have his mom call him, he gathers up Teddy and head to the pediatrician's office in hopes that he could help him. The vomiting of formula kept coming and he began to panic. Once it subsided, he changed Teddy's clothing as he cried and rushed the pediatrician's office.

By the time he reached the pediatrician's office Teddy had fallen asleep still experiencing sniffles in his sleep. Marcus checks in and explains to the receptionist the problem he was having. She tells him to have a seat while she speaks with the doctor.

He takes a seat and wait as Teddy begins to cry again. He lifts him from his carrier and tries comforting him, but Teddy wails louder. A woman sitting next to him turns to him. "Oh he's so cute, is he sick?" Marcus turns to look at her. "No, I think he's hungry. His selfish mother decided to stop breast feeding him and he threw up the formula soon after I fought like hell to get him to take. I'm at a loss. I don't know what to do so now I'm here." He shares all while trying to comfort his son.

Makaela is overwhelmed with sorrow. Unknowing to Marcus her son had passes 10 month ago of SIDS. He was three months and Makaela was here to pick up his medical records and was waiting for them to be processed. "My names Makaela…Makaela Pratt. I just lost my son about a 10 month ago. I'm here to retrieve his medical records now that I'm finally starting to heal and would like to offer my help. If you don't mind, I can try feeding him. I'm still lactating. I was breast feeding my son before he passed."

It was the strangest request Marcus had ever heard and somewhat off putting, but he was desperate. Teddy's screams were penetrating his soul and breaking him inside. "Umm…that would be unethical…wouldn't it? I mean you could have some uncurable disease or something?

She smiles and hunches her shoulders "When it comes to the needs of a child, nothing is unethical, but if you're uncomfortable with it, I understand. I just wanted to offer my help. Beside your handsome son looks just like you and his cries are breaking my heart." She goes back to looking at her magazine hoping she didn't offend or sound creepy. She figured she probably did though. "Just for the records, I have a clean bill of health and so did my son."

Marcus looks at Makaela again and notices how beautiful she is and there is an immediate attraction. He looks at his wailing son then looks around the waiting room. "I think everyone here understands crying children. I doubt they are watching and judging you. They probably think we are here together anyway."

Marcus is amazed at how she knew what he was thinking prompting him to say "Okay."

Makaela looks up at him with questioning eyes "Are you sure? You seemed hesitant at first."

"I'm sure. I'm Marcus Walker by the way. I just want to help my son." Marcus states as Teddy cries become caught in his throat just before he lets out a gut-wrenching scream stiffening his body as his little tummy is filled with hunger pains.

Makaela nods and holds out her arms to retrieve Teddy. She asks for his soft blue cotton blanket and covers him as she lifts her shirt and begins placing Teddy to her breast. "Shh little one, don't you cry, your daddy's gonna sing you a lullaby. He will keep you warm and safe, even though the world is a scary place…." She continues in a hum as Marcus watches closely. Teddy slowly calms and latches on to Makaela as he begins to suckle. "I know this is weird and unnatural, crazy even, but his cries were breaking my heart. I've be pumping and donating my milk to the hospital Michael was born at. Michael Henry Pratt was my son's name. His father was the result of a drunken one-night stand. So, I don't know who he is. He was gone by the time I had awaken."

Marcus continues to rub his son's hair as Makaela feeds him lost in the moment of her beauty and kind gesture. "Yes, this is weird and very unnatural, but I will do whatever is needed for my son. Now I just have to figure out his formula because he only used to breast milk."

"How about instead of me donating to the hospital I donate to this little guy?" She states peeking underneath the blanket at Teddy.

Marcus is left again in disbelief. Where did this beautiful angel come from? "Ahh, yeah, I mean yes I would love that, but first I must see if he pukes it up like he did the formula."

"Fair." She states as an assistant walk up to her. "Ms. Pratt here are the records you requested, and again we are sorry for your loss."

After retrieving the folder Makaela thanks the assistant at the same time the receptionist calls Marcus "Mr. Walker the doctor will see your son now."

Makaela removes her breast from Teddy's grip and he immediately begins to cry. Marcus looks at her with pleading eyes when she says, "How about I allow him to finish and come back with you?"

This woman is unbelievable Marcus thinks to himself "Y…you'd do that?"

"Of course, I will, if you promise to take me to dinner one day?"

With a smile so big "You got it." He answers

They both head back. Teddy is seen and examined while he was in what people call a milk coma, given a clean bill of health. Since the milk crises had been handled the doctor recommended that if all else fails try soy non-dairy formula. He also stated the Teddy may be allergic to dairy, and took sample of his hair, and bloodwork testing it for certainty with a promise to call with his findings.

Once Teddy was strapped in the car safely Marcus turns back to Makaela "I really owe you for helping my son, how does Friday sound, you know for dinner?"

"Friday sounds perfect except there's one-no two things I need."

"Name it." He answers while still holding the back door of his car open

"This handsome guy's name and you asking for my phone number."

"Makaela Pratt meet Theodore Marcus Walker, nicknamed Teddy, and my I please get your phone number, so that I may call you with the details of our date?"

Makaela hands him her phone as she says goodbye to Teddy then looks back at him "Date huh."

"Yes, I would love to get to know you more, besides you have donated milk for my son."

"Oh yes, lucky for you I like your son and he look just like you Mr. handsome. I can drop off the milk in about and hour if that's okay with you?"

"That would be great, but won't it be heavy frozen? I can help you with that."

"Sure if you don't mind following me?"

"Lead the way." He states walking around to get into his car after Makaela shows him she parked righ in front of him.

He follows her to her home and retrieves the milk with a promise to see her Friday. She has already grown an attachment to Teddy. "Do you mind if I call or facetime to tell the little one goodnight?"

Marcus hunches and smiles "I don't see why not. We've already established that there is something special here, or am I wrong?"

"No! you're not wrong. It's something special about you Mr. Walker and Teddy was the most special peace as in serenity that brought us together. Thank you. You couldn't possibly imagine what you have given me by allowing me to help with your son. I'll call you tonight." She shares feeling like another piece of her wounded heart was starting to heel.

"No thank you, you did something for my son not eve his own mother would do. We'll be waiting on your call." He answers with a sense of certainty that them meeting was a divine moment in time that was meant to be.

…

Fitz was in the middle of yelling at his lawyer when Gerry walked in. "You're fired." Gerry states

Sam panics "Mr. Grant you can't fire me I don't work for you." He adamantly rebuttal

Gerry stops and turns to him placing his hands in his pants pockets "Mr. Ford my son hired you to do a job. A job that should have been easy for someone like yourself. You came highly recommended. The best in the business many said, but I guess that's because they didn't know you are also Adam Whitmore's family Attorney as well. You got him out of paying child support two years ago for a kid that is clearly his. You ruined that young 22-year-old woman's life. You drug her through the mud and left her out to dry, to fend for herself and her and Adam's legitimate child. DNA don't lie son. Yet here you are charging my son daily for a job you never intended to do." Fitz was shocked hearing that Sam worked for Mellie's father.

Before Gerry could say anything else, Fitz is across the room landing a hard left to Sam's face. "You bastard!" His attack was fast and deliberate as he pummels Sam spurting at him every name in the book. Tom enters the office and pulls Fitz from atop of the fallen beaten Sam. "Fitz, Fitz calm down man, calm down." Tom states struggling to hold Fitz back

"This mother-fucker has been playing me Tom! Taken my money knowing he worked for Mellie's family."

Tom continues to hold him back while Gerry stands back and smirks "Okay. I get it you're upset. I would be too. Beat him in court. He's on your turf now. Sue the shit out of him. Take him for everything." This idea calms Fitz down greatly.

Once calm he states as Sam struggles to his feet "I want every dime back with 10,000 interest fee or I take it all and believe me I can make it happen."

"If you don't do as requested, I have all the proof he needs to make sure it does. How do you think I found out about you?" Gerry adds "Now if you'll excuse me, I would like to speak with my son."

Fitz plops down in his seat "Tom get him the fuck out of here before a beat his ass again and I don't won't to see him here ever again."

Tom grabs Sam by his suit jacket and pushes him out of the office "Let's go, move!"

Gerry closes the door and walks over to the sofa and takes a seat. "How did you know dad?"

Gerry removes a thumb drive from his pocket. "I was once a Governor son. I see deception a mile away. He kept coming back with excuses, so I had him checked out, the long way. I reached out to people who can find out anything on anyone."

"Thanks dad. What with the thumb drive?"

Gerry stands and walks up to his desk "Oh this? This insurance just in case you need it. Take a look at it when you get the chance. I'm sure you will agree. Now I have to get going. Your mom and I have a lunch date. Love you son."

"Love you too dad."

Gerry leaves and Fitz loads the thumb drive. It left him stunned and silent. "Unbelievable." Was all he uttered

…..

Olivia was excited. It seems as if she started to show overnight. Having a child was something she wanted since creating financial stability for herself 5 years ago. She always believed in the whole fairytale about marriage and children and she got both just not like its written in the books. She feels as if she dodged a bullet with Max. Had she become pregnant with his child she would be stuck with the whole baby on the side drama, along with possible baby momma drama. Angela Webster was the kind of woman that couldn't be trusted. She cozied up to Liv knowing all the time she wanted to fuck her husband. Liv remembers her constant compliments on how lucky she was to have Max, how much of a great catch he was, how he was so professional, and took his job and player seriously. All while working her way in his pants. The thought of her giving him fellatio popped into Liv's head remember how much Max loved receiving it. Just as quickly as the thought came it was gone leaving Liv with a shudder of grossness to her brain causing her to gag. "Nasty bitch." Liv softly say to herself with a frown.

It had now been two weeks since Liv left and moved in with Jay. Huck Stephen and Harrison gladly retrieved her things from the home. Fortunately for Max he was not home when they arrived. All three men was hoping for a confrontation. Liv was more than just their boss; she was their family. She shared with them about him cheating and the child he produced as a result. She shared that she was indeed pregnant and decided to raise the child herself, for now.

Jay was very happy for his sister and best friend, but she was very stubborn at times. She seemed to love taking the long way around a situation. Her not contacting Fitz and informing him about the baby didn't sit well with him, but he respected her decision. Didn't mean he had to like it and he told her so.

Two Weeks Ago….

"So, Liv are you going to tell Fitzgerald about the baby?"

She looks up at him from the plate of sliced fruit she was eating as she stood at the center island of the custom kitchen of Jay's condo. "Fitz… he refers to himself as Fitz, and yes I'm going to tell him."

"When Liv, I get the feeling you're trying to pacify the moment here." He gives her a look that says he doesn't believe her and she knows it.

"Ugggg, one day Jay-man. I don't know. I'm still married, can I at least get a divorce first?"

"You weren't divorce when you got pregnant. What's the difference?" He tosses back

Liv takes a moment before softly answering "I'm happy Jay, I'm happy. I shouldn't be but I am. I just want to enjoy this feeling before I jump off the cliff, I find myself hanging onto."

The sadness in her voice hits Jay in his heart and bring out his loving sensitive side "You are unbelievable but, I get it Liv. That's why I asked. I just needed to understand. Take all the time you need to enjoy what you're feeling just promise me, you will tell that man before this baby is born. No woman should go through bringing a child in this world alone. You never know, he just may add to your happiness. If what you said about how the two of you meshed and that connection you felt, don't be so quick to count him out. He's part of this miracle aquation and this child is half his. He at least deserves to know. I emailed his information to your personal email when you're ready."

With tears in her eyes Liv smile as Jay pulls her in for a hug, holding her as she cried. "I love you Jay-man."

"I love you too Liv, and don't you ever forget that."

A/N: Well what do you think guys? This just popped into my head and I started typing. I had been pondering over how to write it as the idea came to me. I hope you all like….Until next time….Keke