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[Tuesday: Bass Industries]

Chuck sat in the conference room for the meeting that his father told him to sit in on. He was there with Dexter, one of the assistants in the office. It was a budget meeting, going over numbers. Chuck looked at the binder in front of him, studying what Marlena was talking about. He raised a hand, stopping her from speaking.

"Thanks Marlena. I have a question. Why are we hemorrhaging money to this account? Page 27." He said, leaning back in his chair.

Marlena flipped pages and looked over it. "Uh, that's one of your father's accounts."

Chuck frowned. "For what account? Bass Industries doesn't deal with offshore real estate." He said, looking at Marlena.

"Sir, I wouldn't…I wouldn't know the details."

"You're telling me you don't know why; 1.4 million dollars is being funneled to this account every four months?" Chuck asked. "April," he turned and looked at the blonde woman to his left. "Tell me, what will happen if we were audited right now? 1.4 million dollars is a lot of money to just go to this account."

"Um, accounts would be frozen. Investigations."

"Right, so none of you can tell me why 1.4 million dollars is being paid out to…" he paused, looking at the name on the account. "Midwest and Caribbean brokerage? Who is the sitting CEO of the company?"

"It doesn't say." Dexter said, studying the binder. These meetings were usually formalities by Bart, they didn't really discuss every detail in the binder.

Chuck sighed. "I want to know what this account is." He said, and his phone beeped, and he picked it up to look at it. Bella was updating him on Jared's condition. He just woke up.

Dexter swallowed. "Sir, usually your father-"

"I'm not my father Dexter. Bass Industries is an elite company. We're 4th largest in in the country in real estate. We do not have the proper licenses in place to deal with international real estate. We don't have a holdings company. Unless we use Archibald Holdings, which is not detailed anywhere in this binder, we have no business working with an offshore brokerage firm. 5.6 million dollars a year is being paid out to this company, and there are no other receipts stating what we are doing with that money. Being audited isn't fun. I want to know how long this has been going on too."

Dexter nodded. "Of course."

"My father returns in two weeks. You have a week to get me some answers." He said. "Dismissed. April, I'd like to talk to you in private." He said and stood, fastening his button on his suit and walking out of the conference room, and going to his father's office. He sat down, and waited for April to emerge.

When she did, she looked nervous.

"April. You know more about Midwest?"

"Sir…. I…"

Chuck sighed. "How loyal are you to my father?"

"Sir, if I say anything…I'll get fired, and I need my job. I have children."

"I understand. You're not going to get fired. Sit." Chuck said, motioning to the chair in front of him. "Is my father handling something illegal?"

April swallowed. "Midwest is just a shell company. The money is moved to an offshore account. I don't know all the details, but it's your father's private collection."

"He's embezzling money." Chuck said. "You realize that's a federal crime. Prison time. Why is he embezzling 5.6 million a year? It's not like he doesn't have money."

"I'm not sure. I know he's been doing it for a decade."

"10 years, and he's never been caught? No investigations? How has then been sliding for so long?"

April shook her head. "I don't know. I don't know what the plan is there. He doesn't tell me much."

Chuck nodded. "Right now, how many board members are there?"

"17."

"I want to call a board meeting. I want you to pull all these details, put them together, and I want you to give them to me. Speak to no one about this. At all. At the board meeting we are going to present a case to have my father unseated."

April's mouth dropped open. "Sir… your father started Bass Industries."

"Yes, and he's about to lose everything. I can't let him keep embezzling money like this. Unseat him now. Call for a vote. Issue a new CEO, turn him into the feds. That way, all of you are protected. No assets are frozen, and you can keep supporting your kids. Because he's running on borrowed time. He can't think that embezzling that much money over so much time wasn't going to catch up to him."

April nodded. "I see your point."

"Good. April. I can trust you…yes?"

"Yes sir. I want what's best for my family…for this company."

"Good. Get to work." Chuck said and stood. "I have another meeting to get to, but I'm placing you in charge in my absence." He said and they walked to the door. He whistled at Dexter. "Dexter, April is in charge right now. I must step out for another meeting." He announced and then walked towards the elevators.

Dexter frowned, following him. "Sir, I'm usually-"

Chuck turned and looked at Dexter. "Unless you can get me some information in the next 30 seconds that explains the Midwest deal, then you will follow April. Is that clear?"

Dexter swallowed and nodded. "Yes sir." He said and watched the elevator close with Chuck on it. He shook his head. "Where was that money going to? He hadn't noticed it before.

[Bistro: 1pm]

Chuck sat down, Jasper across from him at the Bistro. Jasper was skipping school for the day, again, to come and meet with Chuck and Caius. "So, my dad is embezzling money." He said, lifting his water and taking a drink.

Jasper raised a brow. "Well, that's huge. What are you going to do?"

"I've called a board meeting. I have an assistant pulling all the files I need to present the case. Come to a vote, unseat my father, and then turn him into the authorities. I'm trying to protect the people that work at Bass Industries, because if he gets caught before he's unseated, then it can be bad." Chuck explained

Jasper shook his head. "Damn. That's crazy. Why would he want to embezzle money? How much are we talking?"

"56 million over 10 years."

Jasper frowned. "Compared to how much your father's net worth is, why such a small monetary value?"

Chuck sighed. "I don't know. Embezzlement is embezzlement, and who the fuck knows. There might be more that I haven't seen yet. I think he let me sit on that meeting because he doesn't think I care, and I would just sit there and be bored, and not pay attention. He underestimated me." He said.

"Well, present it to Caius. He'll get some more answers too. He has some large reaches when it comes to these things."

Chuck nodded. "Yeah. I will." He said and then ordered food when the waitress approached. "Other than my father. Nate is staying at the hotel for a while."

"I figured as much." Jasper said, leaning back.

"Having withdrawals?" Chuck smiled.

Jasper smiled back. "Oh, you know I am. I got used to waking up in bed with you and Bella. But you two need some time together. I'm okay."

"Well, it has been different past couple nights. I would be lying if I said I didn't miss you man." Chuck said. "At least with my father away right now, Bella isn't as on edge. I'm glad I know what was going on."

"I know. I found her that day we stopped and picked you up. She was a little off, and she was buying Plan B. I think she was trying to put it off."

Chuck nodded and then it dawned on him. "Dude."

"Hmm?"

"Vegas."

"Yeah, what about it?"

"Bella isn't on birth control anymore because of my dad." Chuck muttered lowly.

Jasper blinked a few times, and then understood. "Oh. I bet she's not thinking about it either."

Chuck shook his head. "She's not. Jared got hurt, and so she's been dealing with that. I honestly hadn't thought about it until you mentioned Plan B."

"I'm not sure how it all works." Jasper admitted.

Chuck was thinking for a moment. "I need to talk to her later. She's going to flip out." He said sighing.

"If she's pregnant…man, I'm sorry. I really- "

Chuck shook his head. "I'm not worried about that. If she is, then she is, and it doesn't matter to me."

Jasper nodded, and picked up his water. "I want to help…regardless."

Chuck smiled at his friend. "You know our relationship is an odd one."

"I know that." Jasper said. "I love her Chuck…and I love you too. Nothing will change that for me."

Chuck nodded. "Good. Because if she is pregnant, she's going to freak out."

Caius walked in. His hair was short, blonde, and arranged carefully on his head. His piercing blue eyes were intense, and he was shorter than Jasper by a bit. He was wearing an expensive suit, like everyone that was a UES native. He nodded to Jasper, clasping his hand, and then shook Chuck's. "I'm Caius. Jasper tells me you have a bit of a legal issue." He said as he sat down.

"I do. A big one." Chuck said. Food arrived, and the waitress took Caius's order and disappeared again.

Chuck explained what was going on with his father, how he was extorting his wife, and also, he found out today that he was embezzling company money.

"Bartholomew Bass is a very well-known man. He has a lot of friends in some high places, but the embezzlement, nothing is going to save him from that." Caius agreed. "The extortion. That's big. You have all the recordings?"

"I do." Chuck said.

"Good. Your wife, she's afraid of your father?"

"I wouldn't say afraid. She's afraid of what he will do to me." Chuck admitted. Bella could be fearless, but her anxiety sometimes got the best of her.

Caius nodded. "Firstly, this is going to take time. We have to gather all the evidence we need."

Chuck's phone dinged, a message from April came through.

[April:] I pulled all the files on Midwest, and three other shell companies. Looks like over 300 million dollars so far. I've sent them to you securely in your email. Thank you for doing the right thing.

"My assistant has sent me all the files you need to prove the embezzlement, and she says there are 4 shell companies in total, with an embezzlement of over 300 million so far." Chuck said.

"He's escaped the radar this long?" Caius asked, a little shocked.

"Who knows, he's probably paying a person to keep quiet about it." Chuck said. "I'll send you these files. There's a board meeting this week. We're voting to unseat him. I have to, if I want to protect the company, and the people in it."

Caius nodded his agreement. "Of course. This is huge." He murmured. "Your wife. He hasn't gotten her pregnant at all?"

"No, she…avoided that with Plan B." Chuck said.

"Good." Caius leaned back, sighing. "I'm terribly sorry your wife has gone through this. That both of you have gone through this. You're both so young, and in school still."

"Well, when you're an elite, you tend to grow up really fast." Chuck said. "My wife means everything to me. I know I carry a reputation with me. My image is stained, but I love me wife Caius. I want to protect her from my father, and I want to make sure he can't hurt more people too."

Jasper took a drink of his water. Seeing Chuck mature before him was something else. The man who was always partying, always sleeping around, was settled now. Something that he never imagined would happen. Not for a long time. But Bella was special.

[1 Week Later]

Bella wasn't feeling too great. It Tuesday, and a school day, but she just lacked the energy to get up.

Jasper stirred in bed next to her. Chuck had already gotten up for the morning. Nate was back at the Archibald estate, and it was the first night in over a week, that Jasper was able to stay with Bella and Chuck, and last night was incredible for all three of them.

They talked to her about Vegas, and their concerns.

"A lot happened in Vegas. We didn't think about it at the time, but you've had your IUD removed." Chuck had told Bella.

It clicked in her head after the fact, but she hadn't put much thought into it, because the doctor explained to her that ovulation was a regular thing happening between certain days, so she hadn't worried about it.

Now that she wasn't feeling too great, the thought went through her.

Jasper rolled over, his arms going around her, and pulling her to him. He kissed her softly. "Morning." He murmured.

Bella smiled, kissing him back. "Mmm. Where's Chuck?"

"In the other room on the phone with Caius." He said, hearing Chuck's voice.

Bella leaned in and kissed Jasper again, rolling with him in the bed. His hands brushing over her body. Despite her head hurting and just feeling off, she needed these pleasures from Jasper. Jasper had her on her back, his mouth at her throat, kissing her there, while one hand went between them, stirring her, gathering a moan from her.

She reached for him, stroking over his hard cock, until he was pushing inside her, driving into her. She clung around him as he pushed her, her body arching to his. His mouth covered hers again, his tongue reaching out and mating with hers. Her body was tight against his, his thrusts becoming more urgent to hers, and he moaned, putting his forehead against hers, as he felt himself draw up. She spilled out around him, moaning loudly, calling out his name.

Jasper moaned again, getting closer and closer to his release. She clung to him, her legs hooking around his waist, and she sat up, her mouth covering his as she rode him, moving over him faster and faster, grinding out another orgasm, and she moaned against, shuddering over him.

"God…Bella…I'm about to cum baby." He warned, and she pushed faster and faster, moaning more as his tip rammed against the perfect spot. She kissed him, her mouth drinking his own moans as she rode.

His hands went to her hips, as she came down a few more times. He moaned, feeling himself tighten and leak out a little. She pushed down over him one more time and he busted open, moaning loud.

"Bella, god…" he breathed out, his mouth covering hers, as they both panted slightly.

Her hips stopped working over his, as he twitched inside her, a feeling he hadn't felt in a week, even last night he used condoms for their fun because of everything.

"You both are extremely loud in the morning." Chuck walked in, fully dressed. He saw Bella sitting on Jasper, and they were both breathing heavily.

Jasper kissed Bella again. "Mmm. That was intense." He murmured, and then he slid her off him. He brushed a hand through his hair as he steadied his breathing.

"Damn, it was intense, for you to still be out of breath." Chuck said, leaning over and kissing Bella.

Jasper got out of bed, steadying himself by reaching out and grabbing the nightstand.

Chuck watched Jasper. "Are you okay man?"

"Oh…yeah. I'm perfect." He said, taking a couple more breaths.

Bella felt a little queasy now, and she frowned, getting out of bed quickly, and going to the bathroom. She hunched over, throwing up.

Chuck and Jasper looked at each other. "I called it." He said to him and then went to the bathroom, going to Bella, and pulling her hair back. "Babe, you need to take a test. Sometimes, things don't make sense, but you really should test."

Jasper leaned against the doorway. "He's right. Numbers and calculations don't always make sense baby."

Bella leaned back, wiping her mouth with the towel Chuck handed her. "Ugh. I've just got a headache, and I'm…"

"Throwing up in the morning." Chuck said. "I bought those tests. Take one. Please." He said softly.

"What if I am?" Bella asked, looking at Chuck. "How would we know…"

"It doesn't matter." Jasper said. "We've established how much we love you. We've defined what this is. If you're pregnant Bells, it's okay. We're prepared to handle this."

"But it can ruin you." Bella said, looking at Jasper.

Jasper shook his head. "Baby, none of this will ruin me. I'm perfectly capable of taking care of myself. If you're pregnant, on paper, regardless of who biologically is the father, it's going to be Chuck. He's your husband. I'm okay with that because I'm going to help regardless. I'm going to love you, love the baby. We're in this together. I'm here for the long haul. I told you that."

Bella closed her eyes. "What if you need to get married? Find a woman that- "

"Baby…" Jasper murmured. "I'm not looking to get married. I'm okay. I have you and Chuck, that's all I need. There is never going to be another woman. Ever. Okay?"

Bella looked at Chuck, and his eyes were soft. "Okay. I'll take the test." She murmured, her chest constricting. She was scared.

Chuck and Jasper let her have the bathroom, for her to process everything, and to take the test.

"This morning, she was just…" Jasper shook his head. He had pulled pants on, but was still shirtless.

"Hmm. Last night, I nearly couldn't, but managed to pull out. I know how hard it is man." Chuck said.

Jasper sighed. "Your dad finds out she's pregnant before the case goes through, he's going to either think the baby is his, or he's going to try to do something."

"I know." Chuck said and looked at his watch. "Bella, are you okay?" He called through the bathroom door.

"Um…" Bella's voice was small. "Yeah."

Chuck frowned, and then opened the door. She was in her robe, and sitting on the toilet set her knees drawn up. "What's wrong?"

"I can't look." Bella murmured.

Chuck walked over to the counter and picked up the test stick. Jasper was behind him, looking over his shoulder.

Pregnant

Chuck nodded, looking at Jasper. "Okay, baby, it says you're pregnant." He walked over to he and crouched down in front of her. "It's going to be okay. We should get you to the doctor, get checked out."

Bella nodded, blowing out a breath. "We can do this."

Chuck nodded. "We can. Everything is going to be alright." He murmured, and leaned up and kissed her.

Jasper looked at the test again, seeing the word pregnant, made him think about how hard this would be for Bella, and that now, more than ever, did he have to be here for her, and Chuck.

Bella looked up at Jasper. "Jasper…"

"Baby, I'm here. The whole way. Not going anywhere. We can do this." Jasper soothed.

[6 Days Later]

Bella lay on her back at the Doctor's office, waiting. Chuck was with her, while Jasper was with Caius going over the case. The board meeting took place yesterday, and it was a unanimous decision to unseat Bart Bass. Bart was still in the dark that all of this was happening, and Caius wanted it that way, so he wouldn't stay out of the country. The instruction was clear, anyone that tipped off Bart, would be going down too, for accessory.

But now, Bella was worried about other things. Chuck squeezed her hand, feeling how anxious she was. The doctor arrived, smiling. It was Dr. Esme Cullen, wife of Carlisle Cullen, and one of the best Obstetricians in the country.

"Good morning, Ms. Bass. How are you today?"

"Feeling okay, just some nausea." Bella admitted.

"Well, your labs are all normal. We're showing a higher-than-normal hCG elevation. I'm going to do an ultrasound to sort of see where you are. You said that you took a Plan B, back when?"

"Um. It's been 5 weeks, nearly 6 now."

Esme nodded. "Could be too early for an ultrasound, but we're going to take a look anyways." She said and turned on the machine. Bella was in a gown, and she had her scoot down to the bottom, and open her knees. "It may be a little uncomfortable." She said and then used the probe and looked at the screen.

Bella and Chuck were quiet as they watched the screen.

"Alright, right here." Esme zoomed in on the screen. "A and B." She said, using the mouse to draw green circles around the two spots on the monitor.

"What does that mean?" Bella asked.

"It means, there are twins." Esme said. "You're likely really early, 4 weeks. In another 4 weeks, we'll be able to see clearer."

"How? I took the Plan B and…"

"So, this pregnancy occurred after that. Sometimes plan B can cause a larger influx in your hormones, and cause what's called an early ovulation. You were on birth control for so long, that you hyper ovulated. The sacs are separate, meaning they're fraternal. Now were you two trying to get pregnant? What made you take your IUD out?"

Chuck swallowed. "Well, that's…" he looked at Bella. "She was forced to take it out by my father Doc."

"The Plan B I took wasn't because I could have been pregnant with my husband's baby."

Esme looked a little confuse, but then started piecing it together. "Oh dear, I'm terribly sorry. I've known Bartholomew for some time. He's a…very unusual man."

"I know." Chuck said. "And well. We got married, in Vegas, while he was gone. We're trying to move past that. But we just want everything to be healthy. We didn't think…" He looked back at Bella, and smiled at her. "But we're happy this is happening." He said and looked back at Esme.

Esme smiled. "Well, take your vitamins, and lots of fluids."

"What about sex?" Bella asked, concerned about that.

"Perfectly safe as long as there is no cramping or bleeding. I want to see you here in 4 weeks, we'll do another scan, get some better images, hear the heart beats. Congrats you two." She said and printed the image and gave it to Bella. She left them alone, so Bella could get redressed.

Chuck leaned in and kissed Bella, after she got her clothes on. "How are you feeling?"

"Nervous." Bella admitted. "Not one baby. There's two. What are we going to do? My parents don't even know we're married." She said, sighing.

"Well, your mom will come around. I think. I don't really know her that well."

"Neither do I if I'm honest." Bella said. "I'm starving though. Should we eat something?"

Chuck nodded, smiling, and kissing her again.

They left the doctor's office and headed down the street, their hands linked together.

Spotted: Chuck Bass and Bella Dwyer, all cozy together walking down the streets of Upper East Side. The couple looks so happy, don't they? They're being called the power couple of the decade. What's that, leaving Dr. Cullen's office? You heard it from me first Upper East Sider's, I believe our lovely duo, are expecting. Let the gossip fly. Xoxo- Gossip Girl