Alright so… I may have had too much fun writing this chapter. To make it short and sweet, this chapter shows the events that led up how in the name of all logic did José and Kelsey end up getting married?! Lol. XD Well, you shall all soon find out. This chapter takes place about 19 years ago from the previous installment when Kelsey and José were then 32 and both now working at Elena's company. Hope you all enjoy the chaos! Haha. XD

19 years ago

({No POV})

José was sitting in the terminal at the international airport in Niagara Falls as Kelsey was getting their luggage checked nearby.

He and Kelsey just concluded their last minute long weekend trip of gambling, sightseeing, and fine dining… but not without an 'ulterior motive'. He was fully reminded of this as he looked down at his left hand to see the wedding ring now around his finger.

At first questioning why he had gone through with something he'd never thought of remotely doing in his life.

Marriage.

Well, until he looked over at Kelsey again and everything was quite obvious… and not just in terms of their recent marriage the day before.

3 days prior

José had just gotten out of the shower at his condo in downtown Ottawa, mainly cleaning up after his workout at the gym in preparation for another match. He finished toweling off his hair before throwing it around his waist out of habit.

At the moment he was going to throw on a T-shirt and boxer briefs at the very least before having dinner, until his phone vibrated where he left it on the hall table.

José tilted his head and picked it up to see who just texted him.

Well until a sly smirk crept up on his face upon seeing the messenger and the message itself.

Kelsey Wilson: "Here."

Although being involved and being in a kind of sort of relationship since they 'came to a conclusion' at age 24 together.

They still had a very 'unconventional dynamic' to say the least.

Even though the two were practically together by default after realizing that everyone else either bored them or left them unsatisfied in the way they could for each other, the two still led very independent lives.

Mainly using each other as dates for weddings or just going out partying together, Kelsey being the 'main chica' to stand in José's corner for boxing (especially since Kelsey more than liked to go since she weirdly found José beating the crap out of some other guy a HUGE turn on for her… that and giving the girlfriend/wife of whoever José's opponent was a victoriously sadistic grin as they watched their man practically getting his ass beat into the ground also was oddly satisfying to Kelsey too), and of course being their go to 'booty-call' whenever they were either bored or in the mood.

Usually José was typically the one to reach out first, but Kelsey would drop by José's as well… that and his condo had a great view that Kelsey liked to indulge in and she would also just come over to casually hang out after work.

Either way, José smirked even more as he smoothed back his still wet hair and walked over to the call button on the wall and pressed the button to let her in.

He would have quickly tried to change, but… he figured everything was going to 'come off' anyway once she came up if the directness of her text meant anything to him after knowing Kelsey for almost a decade. But José always loved that about Kelsey with her not 'beating around the bush' and just getting what they wanted from each other.

Honestly, Kelsey was the closest thing José has ever had to a close-ish relationship with a woman and even accepted calling her his girlfriend to an extent.

Not to mention, Kelsey made his sex life much easier once they formally got involved with each other since he didn't even need to go out finding other women anymore just to give him either mediocre sex compared to Kelsey or would just throw him out for saying Kelsey's name in front of them anyway.

So, if sex from the woman he really craved was all too willing to let him have it as regularly as they do it?... Who was José to complain?!

He was practically waiting by the door of his place in anticipation, waiting for her to knock and see what she had in store for him this time.

José could feel himself just getting turned on by thinking about all the possibilities… until he finally heard the casual knock on the door.

He smirked and said to himself, sounding almost playfully seductive, "There you are, bombón."

José finally opened the door to reveal a very pissed off looking Kelsey, making him pause for a moment before grinning internally, thinking she was angry and came over to see him to 'blow off steam' like she's done many times before… and not that he was complaining. Far from it!

Well, until she confused him as she pushed him further inside, closed the door behind her, and then delivered a very forceful kick below the belt that immediately made him fall to his knees holding himself with his towel still somehow staying in place around his waist.

He looked up just in time to strain out, angry and confused, "Qué carajo?"

Well, until he became even more confused as she directed, fire practically burning in her eyes that were currently staring daggers into him, "Oh don't you give me any of that ignorant bullshit, you son of a bitch! You should know damn well!"

José really was genuinely confused since he couldn't think of anything he did that could have pissed her off... at least not recently at that very moment.

He even expressed this as he slowly got back to his feet before asking, "And just what the hell are you even referring to?!"

Finally Kelsey threw something at him as she fumed, "Seriously?! THIS is what I'm 'referring to', Señor 'Pull Out'!"

José rubbed his forehead and looked at whatever it was she threw at him (which was shockingly not that heavy considering how enraged Kelsey seemed at the present moment with him).

He had a fleeting moment of confusion for a few more seconds until everything came crashing down at what he saw, making him feel as if his stomach was falling out of his butt.

Kelsey threw what he now realized was an electronic pregnancy test at him… and it had been used. Right across the small screen on the test was one word shown plain as day.

Pregnant.

José's eyes went wide and his mouth fell open in absolute shock.

While José in many aspects of his life was never considered 'responsible', anything to do with sex was always a 'different story' and especially before he met Kelsey.

During any and every hook up he ever had, he always used protection. Not necessarily for the health and polite consideration of either himself or his partner in their hook up, but mainly to make sure there was less of a chance of girls he hooked up with tracking him down if they got pregnant, especially once they found out his lineage of being from old money and heir to a company to see him as a gold mine.

And José had pretty much gotten away scot-free with that strategy all this time... until now.

Ever since he and Kelsey started hooking up and while for the vast majority of their 'time together', he still used condoms.

In the past 2 years or so; however, they've kind of been slacking in that regard.

Ever since José got Kelsey a job at his mother's company as director of sales, the two would engage in some 'extracurricular activities' after hours in José's office as the now President of the company under his mother still.

And ever since that one time in his office that he didn't have a condom on him and Kelsey told him out of sexual frustration that 'she was on the pill and to just make sure he pulled out in time'. And even though Kelsey was equally at fault for allowing this change in behavior in regards to their sexual involvement, José kind of got used to testing his luck every now and then when a condom wasn't readily or mainly conveniently available.

And Kelsey didn't seem to complain too much either… until now that is.

He kept thinking until he remembered a particular 'instance' during one of their more recent 'escapades' in his office where he maybe was a little late on 'pulling out' in the moment.

But, regardless, José was still in a state of shock as he tried to process the news until Kelsey complained, "Well…?"

José just looked at her in confusion as she kept giving him an expectant glare, looking as if she was waiting for something from him. But, out of shock and feeling 'three steps back' by this curve ball life just threw at him, José responded with a confused, "Qué?"

Although he immediately realized that was the 'incorrect response' as Kelsey smacked him so hard across the face that he immediately held his cheek and stumbled back to regain his balance.

However once he steadied himself, Kelsey immediately grabbed him by the shoulders and practically erupted in absolute and total rage through her teeth, "SERIOUSLY?! I come over and tell you I'm pregnant only for you to just act like a confused dipshit?! What the FUCK is so hard for you to understand about this bullshit situation that's happening right now to us?!"

"Us?" José immediately questioned, wondering what she was talking about.

After all (from José's perspective) she was the one who was pregnant, not him. Well, until he realized yet again he had made a huge mistake with his words as she brought him practically nose to nose with her with her eyes feeling like they were slicing through his entire being.

Although still the boxing champion at his gym and as tough and unafraid as he thought he was of most things… Kelsey was always a different story for him.

As much as he was attracted to her and borderline obsessed with her and how she made him feel whenever they were together, José also had a different feeling about her in addition to those just listed. Though he'd never admit it out loud, Kelsey genuinely did 'scare him into submission' at times.

Normally he always found her dominance with him as a HUGE turn on sexually. But in everyday occurrences... José knew when not to piss Kelsey off, especially if he was hoping to get a shot in the dark with her later. And right now, even for a mouth running shit starter as he had been his whole life… José even knew he should probably shut his mouth at the current moment.

He remained silent as Kelsey ground out through her teeth, "Yes, 'us'. In case you haven't fucking forgotten?! This 'whatever the hell it is' is part yours too. And this is not something I want to be talked shit about behind my back for with getting knocked up like some stupid teenager! ALSO, I'm not about to be some fucking sideshow at work with letting those bitches talk about how the 'President' and 'director of sales' can't keep it wrapped up. AND I am especially NOT about to give my stupid prude-ass, uptight older sister the fucking satisfaction of hanging this over my head the rest of my life without doing something about it."

Kelsey even emphasized the statement as she directly pointed to her abdomen, making José's already wide dark green eyes go wider as everything still kept sinking in about the situation at hand.

Eventually José swallowed hard and got some of his gumption back as he directed, "Fine… and just what do you intend 'we do about this' then?"

Well, at least he felt 'brave' until he felt like a submissive dog putting his tail between his legs toward an alpha as Kelsey pulled him right back in and continued, "I'll tell you exactly what we're going to 'do about it', bombón. We are going to take the path of least damage to our reputation and to our highest benefit. So, we're going to pack up and fly down tonight for a fun weekend to Niagara Falls. We'll go out, do random crap, and take a bunch of stupid-ass pictures and post them so no one will be the wiser and think it's one of our usual trips. Then, in the middle of it all, you and I will just spontaneously elope and get everything tied up in a pretty little fucking bow. After all, ever since I hit 30, my mom keeps on asking me when I'll 'settle down' and 'establish myself'. And you know what? Maybe, and as useless as she usually is, my mom may be onto something for once. With any luck between our marriage and this kid or whatever being cuter than any of CJ and Megan's stupid kids can put us at an advantage and give us more 'perks' later on with my parents. Besides… I think I can deal with a little 'rebrand' and get the hell away from the 'Wilson label' with that little bitch and her stupid TV shit. And truth... 'Kelsey Burromuerto' kind of has a nice ring to it."

Kelsey further cemented her point as she slyly smoothed her hands up his shoulders to the back of his head and making a satisfying chill go down his spine as she ran her fingers through the hair on the back of his head in a way that she always remembered drove him crazy.

José at this point felt like his eyes were going to fall out of his head and at first he wanted to say that she was crazy to propose the idea of them 'getting married'... until he kept thinking.

Mostly about his life, his goals, and his future as CEO of the company.

It was something he had wanted ever since he was a teenager in an effort to make his mother prefer him over Alejandro (though it failed considering Elena never treated Alejandro differently... or at least not how he wanted her to treat Alejandro from his perspective).

But, even so, he craved the power to be in charge of the company and he too kept thinking about possible repercussions that both could and couldn't happen if it were found out that not only did he himself 'hand pick' Kelsey (a woman he had been with as a lover/girlfriend-ish thing for years) to be on the board of the company.

Then only confirm everyone's suspicions of this by having what (in his mind) is a 'scandal pregnancy' result between them that would make them at the butt of ridicule by their colleagues.

Not to mention… what would his mother think?

He already knew how his mother 'felt' about Kelsey and knew she didn't like her to begin with and even advised against him giving her the director of sales job (considering Kelsey was both his 'girlfriend' and an 'outside hire' to boot)… and he did it anyway. And then his only 'saving grace' with his decision being that Kelsey actually excelled in sales and knowing how to be a 'people pleaser' in business situations, which made Elena slightly more 'okay' with José's impulsive decision to hire her.

As far as José kept thinking at this point, one wrong move and his mother could remove him as next in line to be CEO if he wasn't careful.

He kept thinking it over as he and Kelsey kept up their usual direct eye contact in these situations between them and almost bringing him back to when they were 24 at that nightclub in Ottawa and they silently made their agreement to see be involved with each other and had been since.

And right now (and while other factors seemed to be at play) José looked like he kept on getting more and more into those 'physical factors' it seemed as well as Kelsey at this point as the two made yet another silent agreement between them.

They kept staring at each other until both of them mutually got closer and locked themselves up into a kiss that quickly looked like it started escalating as Kelsey pulled off José's towel before the two of them started working on her clothes. s

Showing even further that despite the 'circumstances' and previous argument… nothing had changed between them.

Present

José kept sitting there in the airport and still contemplating 'what they'd just done' in more ways than one.

Not only did he feel like he was experiencing a near existential crisis at how he somehow agreed to 'getting married' in any respect, but also now continuing to think about the 'reason' for why they were getting married as he was now really thinking about the pregnancy that could still bite him in the ass later on.

And for the first real time in his life, José seemed like he was really contemplating his life choices… mostly about all the times he didn't use a condom with Kelsey in the past couple years (even though the sex was just as great to him as it ever was) and still wondering how this was all even happening with him about to become 'a father'?

But in the midst of his 'thought spiral', he felt as if someone tapped him on the shoulder as he heard, "Hey, bro. Sorry man, but is that your wife?"

José looked over to see this guy about the same age or maybe even a little younger than him.

Well, until José realized he was looking over at and pointing to Kelsey, looking very interested. At first José was confused as he looked over at Kelsey again until he realized the guy probably noticed the 'ring' still on his finger that he momentarily forgot about, along with his 'wedding' that just occurred the day before.

But, for whatever reason, the word that really 'threw him off' was wife.

Even though as crazy and fresh as the thought was, it was true.

Kelsey was his 'wife' now.

Despite still being confused and conflicted as all get out about just 'everything' going on in his life at the present moment, José quirked up an eyebrow before almost guardedly and practically defensively replying, "Um… yes? What's it to you?"

The guy put his hands up and responded, "Oh no man, I'm just saying. I saw you walk in with her and then I saw the ring, so I was just wondering."

Well, and then José got even more confused as the guy clapped him on the shoulder and said, "But, seriously, good for you, dude. She's… yeah, she's hot."

"Babe, c'mon, we're going to miss our flight." A young woman said as she grabbed the guy's arm and started tugging him along to their airport gate.

But, it didn't stop the guy as he called back again, giving José a sly smirk and thumbs up, "Again, good for you man!"

As the pair walked off, José just sat there and processed the whole interaction that just occurred. He kept thinking as he slowly looked back over at Kelsey, who was still getting things organized with their luggage.

Although, and like many other times in the past with Kelsey, the wheels in his head looked like they were slowly but surely turning as he thought over their recent 'status change' and a sly yet satisfied smirk slowly curled up on a corner of his mouth as he thought of some possible 'perks' that could result from the situation.

Okay so as you can see… Kelsey and José are just as A LOT, toxic, and chaotic as ever. And this was just their biggest cross over into the destination 'Crazy Town'. Lol. So, to start out, I just want to give background on 32 year old Kelsey and José in this chapter. At this point in the story, the two are still in some sort confusing as hell relationship-ish thing together with José now officially working under his mother as company President and Kelsey (still the object of nepotism as ever by getting a high ranking job in Elena's company via José) is now director of sales and eventually became CFO of the company once José was appointed to CEO after Elena retired, although Elena still watches these two like a HAWK regardless. Lol. XD But, despite José seeming like Mr. 'Large and In-charge' at work and in the boxing ring, when it comes to Kelsey… VERY different story. I've alluded to this in previous installments dating all the way back to the first time José and Kelsey hooked up in their initial 'one night stand', but Kelsey is the one who really 'wears the pants' when it comes to their personal life. Honestly, Kelsey was the one who 'made the pants' and 'tailored them to only fit her' and José just kind of does whatever she wants. In fact, and for lack of a better term, José is a bit of a well… he's kind of a 'pussy', especially with Kelsey. And for those of you who (and there were a couple of you), who asked if José and Kelsey made a prenuptial agreement when they got married… I commend you all for thinking that highly of José and Kelsey to be forward thinking enough to do that. But… NOPE! XD These two are so impulsive and so chaotic. They may be book smart in the world of business, but when it comes to their personal lives… yeah, these two are idiots. XD Hence why rather than exploring 'other options' to the pregnancy situation and sitting down to maturely talk about things, these two instead chose the most impulsive decision possible of a convert 'shotgun wedding'... and confusing everyone in the process. Lol. XD And while José didn't seem to be 'convinced' at first and mostly just wanted to stay in Kelsey's good graces and tread lightly around his mother, he eventually did see certain 'advantages' in his opinion to help his 'social status' and 'business prospects' with having he and Kelsey legally connected as husband and wife… and the fact that his ego and self-esteem got a bit of a boost from it by having a random guy at the airport compliment him for having a 'hot wife'. And unfortunately Natalie was involved in all this craziness from the start (poor child) and I would LOVE to write more about Natalie's day to day life with her two 'banana-headed' parents. If you all would like to see it? Again, keep your ideas for things you'd like to see coming! Again thank you all so much for taking the time to read and reviews are very much appreciated. And most importantly, I hope you all enjoyed the pure unadulterated and confusing as hell smelly kettle of fish served with a piping hot cup of TEA that was this entire situation with Kelsé! Lol. XD

Stay classy, safe, and healthy all!

Dexter1995