AN: I apologize for the lack of updates. I have been super busy and lost my writer's train of thought. Hopefully this will not happen again. Give it a read and let me all know what you think.

Chapter 7

The next morning…

Sasha put the pans in the oven to keep breakfast warm until her men all woke up. She headed outside to the back deck. With a cup of decaf (blech) in her hands she stared out into the horizon as the waves crashed melodically onto the sand. She turned slightly as she heard the door slide open.

She laughed as Jeff stumbled through. He was somewhere between awake and asleep.

"Go back to bed Nero," she said as he flopped onto a lounge.

"No," he mumbled. He opened his arms to her. "Come snuggle with me."

Sasha giggled as she put her mug down and joined him on the lounge. She lay on her side, resting her head against his chest as his arms wrapped around her. She missed this as well. Jeff and Sasha used to lie in the fields in Cameron like this on clear nights just staring at the stairs. It was their way of getting away from the madness that was their lives.

"What happened with Beth?" Sasha had to ask. She didn't like Beth but she was with Jeff for a long time.

Jeff sighed. "We weren't the same people that we used to be. I was tired of trying to be something I wasn't with her."

"How could she not like you the way you are? You're close to perfect Nero."

Jeff now laughed. Sasha loved him without turning a blind eye to his faults but by embracing them as he did with hers.

"We drifted sweetie," Jeff said stroking her back relishing how comfortable she seemed in his arms. "We wanted different things. Plus she was too jealous."

It was now Sasha's turn to laugh. "Jealous of what, Nero? You are the most faithful guy I know and you definitely could have any piece of ass that you could ever want."

Jeff looked down at Sasha and smiled with a raised brow. "Any ass?"

Sasha tapped him on the chest. "Yes Nero, any ass. If you weren't with her I definitely would have made a play for you when I first started with the company. You are hot."

Jeff hugged his friend tightly too him, releasing her when his nephew reminded him he was there too.

"What are you feeding this kid," Jeff asked rubbing his hand across her bump.

"It's a Hardy," Sasha said sitting up. "Burgers and skittles are his favorites at the moment along with pears." Sasha looked at Jeff and cracked a smile. "Have I told you that mustard, even the smell of mustard, makes me sick to my stomach?"

"Oh no," Jeff groaned dramatically as he too sat up. "He's inherited his father's dislike of mustard!"

"Baby fact," Sasha said in a completely monotone voice. "Baby Hardy hates mustard."

Jeff chuckled as Sasha tried to pull herself up off the lounge. "Let me help." Jeff got to his feet and pulled her up by his hand.

"Nero if you want to 'snuggle' any more in the next few months, you really need to pick a higher piece of furniture." She laughed as Jeff continued to hold her hand as they went back inside the house only to find her other two house guests sitting sleepily at the kitchen table.

"How late did you two go to bed," Jeff asked as he grabbed some juice out of the fridge.

"Dude," Greg said with a yawn. "She has an arcade downstairs."

Jeff looked at Sasha who just shrugged her shoulders. "Why pay for it and have to wait to play your favorites?"

"You mean, we could have been in a house on the beach with an arcade for the last few years but you held out on us," Jeff asked as he helped her lift the pans out of the oven. "Did Matt know?"

Sasha shook her head negatively as she sat at the table with the boys as they started grabbing the pancakes and bacon she made earlier. "No one knew. As far as Matt was concerned I was broke before I hit the big time and I prefer to keep it this way. No one is to know about this." She looked at all three and waited until they agreed to start eating.

Later in the day…

Jeff and Greg headed to the arena for that night's show while Shannon and Karen stayed back and decided to have a movie night. Sasha sighed in contentment as she rested on Shannon's shoulder.

"I really missed you Reject."

"I missed you too you Psycho Bitch," Shannon said grunting as she slapped his stomach at the use of his special nickname for him.

"Jeez," she said as she leaned forward to grab her water. "PMS one time and you're labeled for life."

"At least we don't have to worry about PMS and you for another few months," Shannon replied gesturing to her bump.

"PMS should be the least of your worries," Sasha said with an evil laugh. "I have pregnancy hormones now. You boys are so fucked!"

Shannon looked at her in horror. "I beg you," Shannon began crawling in front on his knees. "Please be gentle with us. We are weak men who only are here to worship you."

"She has him begging again," a voice called out from behind them causing Sasha to laugh at Shannon's paralyzed expression at being caught.

"What can I say Shane," Sasha said standing up and rubbing Shannon's head as she walked towards the door. "My Shannon knows how to make me happy. If I were you guys, I would be very grateful. Shannon was just begging that I take it easy on you all with my pregnancy hormones."

Shane and Jeff looked at Shannon stunned. "What do you mean hormones?" Shan asked.

"I mean," Sasha said winking at Shannon. "When you guys are here I might really need ice cream."

"That's not a problem," Shane said cockily as Jeff just shook his head feeling this wasn't going to go well.

"Well, right now," Sasha said tapping her finger on her chin. "I want Ben and Jerry's Peanut Butter and Jelly ice cream."

"Sash," Shane said looking at his watch. "It's midnight."

"But I want it now," Sasha yelled startling all three guys. Shane stepped back away from Sasha.

"Shannon, let's go," Shane said grabbing him by the arm and pulling him out the door.

Once the door slammed, Sasha burst into laughter, holding her stomach.

Jeff looked at her as if she had three heads but he wasn't stupid, he kept his mouth shut.

"Poor Shannon," Sasha said once she caught her breath. She giggled at Jeff's raised brow. "I feel bad Shane dragged him with him."

Jeff followed Sasha into the kitchen as she opened the freezer and pulled out some Breyer's Vanilla. Now Jeff had t know what was going on.

"Why do you feel bad for Shannon?" He watched her scoop out some ice cream and add some grape jelly on top along with some peanut topping.

"Well," Sasha said taking a spoonful. "I sort of wanted to scare Shane a bit and teach him a lesson."

"How is sending him out for ice cream a lesson," Jeff asked grabbing his own spoon for a bite of her dessert. It wasn't bad.

"I sent him on a wild goose chase," Sasha replied innocently."PB&J ice cream has been discontinued since 1999. It's in the flavor grave yard."

Jeff looked at her as she just smiled shyly with a spoon in her mouth. "You are evil and will owe Shannon big time."

"I know," Sasha said walking back into the living room and sitting with her bowl. "Think he wants a Hummer?"

Jeff laughed as he sat next to her and continued to sample her ice cream. "He always wants a Hummer, the car and the other way. What are you offering?"

Sasha hit him in the arm. "You perv! A car of course! Can you seriously see any guy wanting someone this big going down on them? Jesus, I'm only five and a half months and I am a whale."

Jeff looked over Sasha. His eyes appraising her from her head to her toes. "I would do you."

Sasha just rolled her eyes. "That made me feel better. 'I would do you.' Jeff, you romantic fool!"

Jeff grabbed her hand mid scoop. "I am serious Sash. You are more beautiful now that you have ever been. You are an extremely hot mother to be."

Sasha blushed at that. "Thanks Nero." She put her bowl down and hugged him. "If you ever need a pregnant friends with benefits visit, I'm your girl."

Jeff relished having her in his arms. Damn, Matt is an idiot!