CHAPTER 19:

By the time she walked into her apartment she was still mad as hell. Cursing the day that the bastard was born; scolding herself for letting him in. "Fucking bastard, talking to me like I'm one of his one night quick fucks; accusing me of bringing some boy from France just to fuck with him. Who the fuck does he think he is? That he's so goddamn special that even I, Wilhelmina Slater wouldn't be able to get over him? That son of a…" A sharp knock interrupted her soliloquy. 'Now who the fuck can that be?' She walked over to the door and cracked it open and was met by Daniel's puppy dog eyes with a bouquet of pink and white roses. At that, she rolled her eyes.

"What do you want, Daniel?"

"I'm sorry, Wilhelmina. Can you please open up?"

"Daniel, just go."

"Wilhelmina, please." She reluctantly opened the door wider and he walked in

"Wils…Wilhelmina I need to talk to you."

"About what?"

"About how sorry I am."

"Is that what the roses are for?"

"They're supposed to be a start." She didn't show any reaction and just stared at him. He decided to continue. "Wilhelmina I'm very, very sorry. I know…"

"Sorry for what exactly? What is it that you're sorry for?"

"Well if you'd let me finish, then you'll probably know!" Answered Daniel irritably

"Well maybe I'm not interested in your apology, Daniel!"

"WHY IS IT SO DIFFICULT FOR YOU TO LISTEN, WOMAN?" He screamed

"Oh fuck off! Do you hear me? You think you can get away with everything that easily? Bring a bunch of flowers and all will be forgiven? You threatened to take my child away from me! You fucked my sister!"

"I know"

"I believe that I made it clear to you when we were together…I'm not like any of your bitches."

"I know…Look, I saw a therapist…"

"Is that supposed to move me?"

"I'm not saying everything is going to be fine! I'm just…"

"Then why are you here? Why the hell are you here, Daniel?"

"BECAUSE I LOVE YOU, DAMN IT!"

"WELL, I LOVE YOU TOO, YOU SON OF A BITCH!" She fired back without any contemplation

Before they could ponder over what they just admitted to each other, they attacked each other's mouths. Daniel crashed his lips onto hers forcefully and she responded with the same force. She grasped a handful of his hair tightly while he p ushed her backwards so she was against the wall. He trailed his mouth down her neck while she loosened his tie and immediately unbuttoned his shirt while his hands roamed her body; he found the zipper of her dress and immediately slid it down. She pushed his shirt off his body as he kissed on her collarbone while lowering the straps of the dress and let it fall to the ground. His eyes landed on her miniscule belly and he couldn't help himself,

"Wow…you're pregnant." He whispered breathlessly.

"Thank you for your observation, Doctor Meade. Now are you going to stand here and point out the obvious or are you gonna fuck me?"

"God, I missed you." He said with a chuckle and then traced her bottom lip with his tongue begging for entrance in her mouth. She probed his tongue with hers and moved her hands down to his pants and unbuckled his belt, unzipped his pants and let them fall to his ankles while he reached behind her and unhooked her bra and let it fall to the floor. Her hands gripped the waistband of his boxers as his hard member was straining against them. She slid down his body placing kisses down his torso while sliding the boxers down his legs until she was on her knees. He groaned when he felt her warm hand softly gripping his throbbing member; he let out another groan when she began pumping him slowly. His breathing became uneven as she teased the head with her tongue. He sucked in a breath as she took his entire length in her mouth and began moving slowly, pleasuring him.

"Willie, baby that...really feels…uh…so good but you gotta stop 'cause if you don't, I won't be able to…you know…fuck you as you said it so eloquently." He said in between shallow breaths.

He lifted her and grasped her ass while she wrapped her legs around his waist. He slammed into her with all his strength causing her to cry out. He paused for a moment giving them a chance to savor the feeling they both missed. Soon he started thrusting hard causing her to dig her nails onto his back. They moved in perfect rhythm as he thrust faster with her nibbling and nuzzling on his neck with an occasional cry of his name. He continued pounding on her mercilessly and soon felt her walls tensing tightly around him. Soon she screamed and with one hard thrust he too exploded inside her. As they came down from their high, they slowly slid down and collapsed to the floor.

"Wow" Daniel began when he managed to regain his breath after their wall banging sex

"Yeah" She answered breathlessly

"That was some insane make-up sex."

"Indeed it was."

"So…"

"What?"

"Does this mean that we're…back together?" Daniel asked hopefully, putting his arm around her

"Something like that."

"Wils, c'mon."

"Yes, I guess we are." He responded by planting a kiss on her forehead

"Willie I meant what I said earlier, about how sorry I am." He expected her to say something witty but she didn't "I'm sorry for being an asshole, for letting my mom and Alexis push you out like that. I understand it was humiliating. Also, Renee, I'm sorry for using her to make you jealous, I'm sorry she's in an asylum because of me…"

"Let's not talk about Renee. It's not your fault. You heard her, she wasn't taking her meds."

"But still what I did was anal. I shouldn't have…"

"Screwed her on my table, couch and my bed?"

"I didn't have sex with her on any of those places, Willie, especially your bed. I know how sacred your bedroom is to you. I was just trying to get to you and I'm sorry."

"You really didn't…"

"No. And I know it doesn't make anything better, but I only slept with Renee that night we met. The other few times we hung out, we were just having drinks and venting about you. And that night we spent here, you know when we bumped into each other in the kitchen, that was just me trying to make you jealous."

"I uh…I also have to make a confession."

"Okay."

"I used what happened with your mother and Alexis as a way to…push you away. The reason I overacted to that incident is because I was scared."

"Of what?"

"That we…our relationship was getting serious and that…I was falling in love with you."

"So you really are in love with me, it wasn't just the heat of the moment?"

"Not at all, was it for you?"

"Of course not, Wils I have been miserable without you. All this time we've been apart all I could think about was you. Believe me when I say this, I love you."

"I love you too…Sorry for slapping you so hard earlier."

"Willie, we both know I deserved it. It was wrong for me to talk to you like that. That was my anger and frustration talking. I'm really sorry."

"Accepted"

"So, the baby…Is there a possibility that I am the father?"

"Yes, there is a chance. We can have a paternity test taken." She suggested

"It won't make a difference, Wils. I love you and the baby. I'll be the baby's dad if you let me."

"You're sure about that?"

"Hundred percent."

"Then, welcome to the family."

"So, shall we finish this in the bedroom?"

"Oh, definitely" She replied enthusiastically. He pressed his lips on hers and kissed her deeply. As he was tasting more of her, she pulled away "Uh…Daniel?"

"Yeah?"

"There is one more thing I have to confess…something Alexis and I talked about earlier."

"Okay, what is it?"

Next Day: Mode vs. Elle Charity Softball Game

Wilhelmina stood under the bleachers typing on her blackberry, waiting for the game to begin. Daniel appeared behind her "Do you ever rest, woman?"

"Evil never rests, Danny." She replied causing them to burst in a bout of giggles. For a moment he forgot where they were and closed the space between them attempting to kiss her, only when he put his hands on her waist did she push him back.

"I'm sorry, I forgot. So, how are you feeling?"

"A little queasy."

"Oh, I'm sorry. When does morning sickness end anyway?"

"I'm wishing any day now, but I think it'll subside around 16 weeks. So, where's junior?"

"He's around here somewhere. You look beautiful."

"Thank you…but I feel fat."

"Willie, you don't look fat. You have a slight bump but you don't even look pregnant."

"You're just saying that because you wanna get laid tonight." Willie said grinning at him

"No I'm serious. Speaking of you know…are we supposed to be doing it while you're pregnant?"

"Doing it? Where are we, in middle school? It's called sex, Daniel. And yes it's okay, sex during pregnancy is not going to hurt the baby."

"Thank God. You know, I didn't think you of all people would come to the game wearing the same clothes as everybody else." Daniel joked

"Well, team members wear uniforms, Danny. Besides I can't let the opportunity to play the only sport I care about go."

"You're gonna…you're gonna play?" A look of concern spread across his face

"Yeah, why?"

"I just...since you're pregnant…I assumed…"

"Daniel you don't have to worry, I'm still in my first trimester. The doctor said it's okay."

"Are you sure? Do pregnant ladies and flying objects mix?"

"Danny"

"You can get hit with the ball in the stomach while at bat; you could pull a muscle or something and go into labor…"

"Are you done with your panic attack, Daniel?"

"Willie, baby I'm not trying to tell you what to do but please sit this one out."

"No"

"Okay, then switch positions with me. I'll bat and you can pitch." She pouted for a moment almost childlike

"Deal"

"Papa!" DJ yelled running towards him

"Hey, son."

"I saw Naomi Campbell. Elle est sexy." DJ said excitedly

"Ah, like father like son, I see." Willie said amused causing Daniel to chuckle

"DJ, I'd like you to meet someone. Uh…Cela est Wilhelmina Slater."

"Salut, je suis Wilhelmina. Enchantée de te rencontrer." DJ's face lit up at hearing her perfect pronunciation.

"Je m'appelle Daniel. Vous parlez couramment le français?" DJ said as he shook her hand

"Oui, je parle français. Comment ca va?"

"Ca va bien merci, et toi?"

"Ca va. Je suis désolée pour votre mère." DJ gave a small sad smile, obviously still sensitive about his mother. "Quelle âge as tu?"

"J'ai 12 ans."

"Comment trouvez-vous votre séjour ici à New York?"

"Je m'amuse beaucoup."

"That's wonderful." Willie said to the boy. Daniel couldn't help but smile at the exchange between the two.

This could work, he thought. He was aware of the rocky relationship between her and her daughter but that didn't mean she was bad mom, right? She might have made her mistakes with her first kid but as they spent the previous night talking, she was determined to make things work with the new baby and not make the same mistakes. And with him by her side he was going to help her achieve that goal and it didn't matter that his own father might be the father. In his heart, Wilhelmina was carrying his baby and they were going to be a family soon, along with DJ.

"Wow, Daniel he looks like you."

"Really?" Daniel asked unsure while looking at DJ whose full attention was on the game he was playing on his dad's cell phone.

"Yeah, well he's a combination of you and Alexis."

"Willie, I know you said that if I apologized again you'll kick me in the balls but there's one more thing…I'm sorry for accusing you of leaking that story about him."

"Who did?"

"DJ himself, sort of. Some journalist saw him coming out of the Meade building looking upset, asked him what was wrong. And he confided in the wrong person."

"So how's fatherhood?"

"It did come as a shock but it feels kind of good. We did get our blood drawn and I sent out a DNA test. But I did that yesterday before I knew."

"Knew what?"

"That he really is my son. Lucy, the hand model wrote me a letter, telling me about DJ and the reason she didn't tell me about him. And I don't blame her, at all. I wasn't even close to being father material then."

"But now you want to be in his life, right?"

"I do." Suddenly, the announcement that the game was about to start ended their conversation.

"Hey, we better get going, but first I need to have a word with Alexis about what you told me last night." Daniel informed her

"Okay, I'll meet you in the field…by the way you look cute in your uniform, Daniel."

"Merci"

"Thank you" Both Daniels replied in unison

"Actually Danny I was talking to Daniel junior, but you look good too. And that ass…"

"Willie, you know how I feel when you talk about my booty." He scolded jokingly. He put his arm around DJ's shoulder as he walked away. He spotted Alexis with his mother by the field and walked with DJ towards them.

"Uh…Wilhelmina" The 12 year old began

"Yeah, what about her? You like her?"

"Oui. Elle est belle…Est-elle ta petite amie?" Noticing the confusion on his father's face "Your girlfriend?"

"Oui. But you can't tell anyone." DJ simply nodded

"Vous êtes deux va marie?"

"marie? Marry? You mean like we're gonna get married?" "Yeah, maybe. Not now though. A long time from now. But please, don't tell Wilhelmina that I told you that. Okay, son?"

As he got closer to his mom and Alexis he asked DJ to wait a few feet away, not wanting him to hear what might go down between him and Alexis. He didn't wish to expose the boy to his family drama just yet.

"Daniel, I needed to talk to you. You disappeared last night. I tried calling…"

"To tell me you're kicking me out of Mode."

"Daniel, just try to under-…"

"Alexis how could you do this to me?"

"I'm doing what's best for the company."

"A company I'm still a third owner of." He said firmly

"We'll find something else for you to do, but Mode just isn't it."

"Let me guess, Player?"

"You talked to Wilhelmina, huh. You were supposed to hear that from me."

"Well, I didn't, Alexis! You demoted me without even telling me!"

"I was gonna tell you after the game today 'cause I couldn't reach you last night. Look, it is what it is. Daniel, Player is much more your style…you'll fit right in."

"THANKS, Alexis. Thanks a lot!" Daniel spat angrily and walked over to DJ and they made their way into the field.

After they kicked Elle's ass, a celebration was held at Mode. It tore his heart up a little that he couldn't just pick her up, spin her around and kiss her for their team work in playing such a good game. It was times like these that the 'forbidden fruit' wasn't so sweet because they had to keep up the façade that they hated each other when they were the opposite. Daniel watched silently form afar as Wilhelmina she held up the trophy from the donut, she glanced at his direction smiling victoriously and he smiled right back, sharing a intimate congratulatory glance, knowing they were going have their own private victory party later that day.