Chapter 10

Sasha was glad to be home. She stared out her kitchen window and watched Shannon and Shane goof off in the pool.

"Penny for your thoughts," a voice asked from behind her.

"Nero," she replied. "Do I look like I need any of your pennies?" Sasha gestured to the large room they were in. Jeff laughed as he drew her into his arms into a hug.

"You did good today."

"No," Sasha said as she laid her head on his chest. "I didn't. I should have held by temper in better. Why did I let seeing him get to me?"

"Hormones? …. Ouch!" Jeff rubbed his chest were she slapped it. "Jesus woman that hurt."

"Hormones Jeffrey," she said with a sly grin even though he could see the pain in her eyes.

"You did the best you could," Jeff said wrapping an arm around her shoulder as they turned to look out at the pool. "The next time you meet and there will be a next time," he hugged her tighter as he felt her bristle under his arm, "things will get better. It will keep getting better."

"How can you be so sure?"

Jeff rested his forehead against hers as she sighed.

"I can be sure cause I know you. You want wants best for your son. In your eyes that's a family. He can't help it that his dad was/is an ass. But knowing you, you will try your hardest never to let my nephew know that."

Sasha leaned up and placed a chaste kiss on Jeff's lips. "Thank you."

"Are we interrupting," Shannon asked with a smirk from the door where he was standing with Shane who was grinning ear to ear.

"Yes, Reject," Sasha said as serious as could be. "I was just about to give my baby's uncle some serious whale loving. I'm pregnant and horny; you just wish it was you." Sasha turned on her heal and left her boys with their jaws on the floor.

"Damn, I missed her," Shannon said placing a hand on his heart. He looked at Jeff. "How are we going to get her to come home with us tomorrow?"

Jeff ran a hand down his face. "I didn't even attempt to ask her after the meeting with Matt this morning."

"How'd that go," Shane asked grabbing a beer from the fridge.

"Not great," Jeff said looking towards the door Sasha left through. "There is so much hurt there. But I will go talk with her about coming back to Cameron with us even if I have to use my trump card." Jeff turned and left the room to look for Sasha.

Shane and Shannon turned towards each other and laughed. "Legend!"

Upstairs…

Jeff found Sasha lying in the middle of her bed. "Room for one more?"

She smiled up at him. "I don't know let me ask. Baby, do we have room for Uncle Jeff?" She giggled as she felt a kick along her hand. "He says fine." She scooted a bit to give Jeff room.

Jeff lay on the bed and pulled Sasha up against him. They laid there spooning in silence with both their hands resting on her bump. Finally the silence got to Jeff.

"Come home with us."

"You know I can't."

"No, I don't," Jeff said as he turned her so he was lying half way over her, careful of his nephew. "Cameron was your home too. Come stay with me."

"I can't," she said, her eyes misting. "It's too soon."

"Fine," Jeff sighed exaggeratedly. "I guess I have to move down here."

"Why?"

"I'm not letting you stay here alone."

"I've been fine Nero." She knew he was concerned but she was fine, just lonely.

"Daddy misses you," Jeff added knowing it was time to pull out the big guns.

"I miss him too," she let a single tear fall. "He was the closest I had to a daddy."

"He's going to be head over heels when he finds out about his grandbaby."

Sasha looked up at Jeff and stared straight into his eyes. She knew this was an argument she was not winning. "Promise me no Matt."

"I can't promise no Matt but I will promise very little Matt." Jeff smiled. God she is beautiful. Matt is an asshole.

"Fine," she sighed. "But you have to help me pack and I stay with you."

"Deal," he said excitedly and he placed a smacking kiss on her lips. He lifted his head up as he realized what he had done. Sasha just looked at him, more at his lips. She leaned her head up and placed her own kiss on his lips. Jeff was in shock.

"Thank you," she whispered as she pulled him into a hug. "I love you Nero."

"I love you to Sash," Jeff replied relishing the feeling between them. I love you more than you know.