"Family Ties" Chapter 5
Avery had spent a while talking to Joshua until Rod came by and nonchalantly took his daughter away from him. It wasn't a secret that Rod didn't like Nathan and he thought his son was just like him. Which meant the further he was from his family the better...Later that night as Mac and Rod were getting ready for bed.
" Did you get a load at Templeton? That man can't keep out of the spotlight for a minute. He put on a hell of a show for the press."
Mac stands in her closet removing her suit.
" Rod why do you let him get to you so much? He is just looking for the attention-it's an ego boost ignore him like the rest of us do."
" I would love to ignore him-him and that son of his."
Mac turns around and laughs-shocked , "And since when do you even know his son?"
"Since he spent the day gawking at my daughter. He's conniving just like his father, he spent half the afternoon staring at her then made his move..."
Mac smiles .Rod was so cute when he's in his protective mode. He had always been that way with her and with their kids. She walks out of the closet and up behind him, wrapping her arms around his waist and resting her head against his.
"And then big, strong, scary dad went and plucked his baby girl away from the mean boy..."
He turned his head slightly to her so their cheeks meet.
"Mac don't make fun..."
" I'm not, really it's cute when you get protective. You just don't have to pounce every guy around them, Avery knows better than to get involved with Nathan's son. It was probably harmless whatever it was they were talking about."
Rod nodded and turned around facing Mac who had been standing behind him in just her underwear, getting a huge grin on his face he wrapped his arms around her bare waist.
" Well hello Madame President, this is a nice surprise."
Mac grinned and started undoing the buttons of his shirt running her hands up his chest removing it from his body. She pushed him down onto the bed leaning down placing kisses upward from right above his pants- up his chest. Once she was straddling him ,she kissed her way up his neck and nipped at his ear .She pulled away , Rod could feel her warm breath on his skin as she whispered in his ear sending tingles up his spine."I'm just getting started with the surprises Mr. Calloway..."
Rebecca made her way down the hall to Avery's room, spotting her parents door shut at this time of night could only mean one thing. She shot past it as fast as she could before hearing something that could possibly traumatize her. Becca peeked her head into Avery's room.
" Mom and dad have the door shut again you would think they wouldn't be so obvious." she looks around realizing she's talking to her self. "Are you in here?"
Avery comes out of her bathroom with a wet towel and looking flushed.
"Hey you look like crap. Did you just get sick?"
Avery lies down on the bed and sighs "Yeah it must have been something I ate."
Becca sits next to her . "See I would believe that if you had eaten anything today. All you had was ginger ale and some chips. You aren't starving yourself or anything are you?"
"Becca I'm not making myself sick if that's what you think."
"Maybe you have food poisoning... you know we can get a doctor to come in and give you something... I would get mom but..."
Avery snaps " Becca stop! Okay just stop no doctors, no mom, not nothing ." not being able to help it she breaks down into tears.
Becca looks on stunned. Avery had never been the emotional one, if anything she was like their mother. She put up a good front to everyone and sometimes even to her own family but Rebecca knew there was something seriously wrong.
"Avery tell me what's going on... You never get like this , some things got to be wrong."
Avery shakes her head. "I can't... I can't tell anyone."
Rebecca places her hand on her sisters shoulder.
"You can tell me. Come on we tell each other everything. Whatever this is , is tearing you apart you can't do that to yourself... it'll make you feel better to get it out."
"Becca you have to promise me you won't say a word to anyone. Not mom or dad, not even Horace."
She nods. "I swear . I won't tell anyone."
Avery looks up, her face tear stained "I'm pregnant..."
Utterly stunned "I... I uh -I don't even know what to say. Are you sure?"
Avery nods. " The four tests I took were all positive and now I have morning sickness in full force... What am I going to do?"
"You have to tell mom and dad."
"No! No I can't , they'll hate me. You know how they are, they would never understand this."
"Well what about the father?"
"He's not in the picture... I just I need a little more time to try and tell mom and dad, I just can't do it right now."
Rebecca pulls her into a hug.
"Hey you have me, I'll do whatever I can to help you okay... Are you gonna?
"Keep it? Yeah I am. I thought about it but I just I could never bring myself to have an abortion. This baby is my responsibility and I can't just get rid of it."
"Well what about health wise... are you okay?".
"Yeah, I'm fine. I mean I read that the puking and dizziness is supposed to be a good sign." she laughs slightly. "This kid knows how to make his presence known."
Rebecca laughs and places her hand on her sister's abdomen " Hey you , this is your aunt Becca, try giving your mom a break okay."
They both lie there, Rebecca letting the news sink in and Avery more at ease now that she doesn't have to keep the secret just to herself.
