Ana
Two Months Later
Christian pants in exhaustion as he rolls off me and lays on his back beside me on the bed. I lay there thoroughly sated and happy.
It has been two months since I delivered baby Carson and it sure has been quite an adventure so far.
He has been the perfect baby. He is very content and only cries when he is either hungry or tired. For the last few days, he has been sleeping through the night which I am thankful for because Christian and I are able to spend more time with each other in and out of the bedroom.
The first week after the birth, Grace wanted to have a professional come and take newborn pictures of the baby. A few days later, we had a professional photographer come by the house and take some shots of Carson in different poses and outfits. We also wanted some shots of all of us together, so the photographer shot one of me holding Carson, and one of Christian kissing him. The photos turned out amazing, and they are proudly displayed all over the house.
"What are you thinking about?" Christian whispers in my ear.
"Just thinking how these last few months have been perfect," I whisper back I cuddle into Christian's side.
"I would say too perfect," Christian snorts.
I frown and look up at him. "What do you mean?"
"I don't know. Just have a feeling that something is going to happen," he sighs.
"Something is going to happen?" I frown.
"I don't know, Ana. Jack just did a one-eighty these last few months, Taylor is still MIA, and I know something is going on with Elliot and that bitch, Kate," he grunts.
I groan and then roll my eyes at the last one. "Do you think he really slept with her?"
"Fuck no! He would never cheat on Addison. I don't know what it is, but something happened with those two, and I don't like it," he hisses.
I sigh and nod my head that is laying on his chest. Elliot has been acting strange these last few months, and for some reason, Kate is always showing up here all the time, especially when Elliot is here.
He won't look her straight in the eye, and when he does manage to look her way, his eyes are always on her baby bump.
Kate is now 26 weeks pregnant, and she did end up finding out that the baby is a girl. The other odd reason why she is over here all the time is that she always is asking Grace, her opinion on all things baby.
"Why don't you try talking to Elliot? Maybe he will tell you what is going on," I suggest while running my hand down his arm.
"I doubt it," he sighs.
I kiss his chest snuggle up close to him. We lie there in silence for a few minutes, and before I know it, I am fast asleep.
I startle awake when I hear yelling coming from the hallway.
"What the fuck is all that noise? The baby is sleeping," Christian snaps and throws the covers off us and stomps to the door.
I yawn and try to rub the sleep from my eyes while walking behind him.
Christian opens the door, and I frown when I see Addison and Elliot yelling at each other in front of her bedroom door. They both look like they have just come back from a party or something. She is wearing black skinny leather pants, black heels, and a loose light brown shirt. Her face is red with anger as Elliot pleads with her to listen to him.
"I don't care, Elliot! How could you!" she yells.
"It's not what you think, baby. I didn't sleep with her!" Elliot yells back.
"Shut the fuck up you two! Our baby is sleeping!" Christian yells as he walks towards them.
"Christian, shh," I hiss at him while looking towards Carson's bedroom.
"What is going on?" Carrick snaps as he comes up the stairs while Grace is right behind him. They are both wearing their plaid pajamas.
"This asshole cheated on me!" Addison snaps.
"I didn't cheat on you! Kate is delusional! Nothing happened, I swear!" Elliot loudly pleads.
"Do you think I believe you! You both went to the same damn party! You were acting weird the whole next day. Why else would you act like that if you didn't fuck her!" Addison gets in his face.
I worriedly look towards Carson's door and try to hear any signs that he is awake, but I don't hear anything. I am surprised he hasn't woken up yet from all the yelling.
"Okay, you both calm down, and both of you come downstairs. I don't want you to wake my grandson," Grace throws her hands in the air.
Elliot looks down at the floor, and his shoulders slump forward. Addison huffs and goes downstairs. Christian shakes his head and walks back into our bedroom to put a shirt on. I follow him and go and get my robe to put on.
When we are in the hallway, Christian goes downstairs while I check on the baby. I tiptoe to his crib and see that he is still fast asleep. I sigh in relief and kiss his little forehead and quietly walk out of the room.
On my way to the living room, I check the time, and it is a little after 2 o'clock in the morning. I rub my face and walk into the living room and see everyone sitting on the various chairs and couches.
"Is he still sleeping, honey?" Grace asks worriedly.
"Yes, thankfully," I sigh and sit next to Christian.
Grace smiles and then gives Addison and Elliot a dirty look causing them to both look down guiltily.
"Alright, you two. What on earth made you think that it was okay to yell in the middle of the hallway when you knew the baby was sleeping a few doors down?" Carrick snaps at them.
Addison's expression turns angry again. "Well, I just found out that my boyfriend cheated on me with Kate and got her pregnant!"
Elliot turns towards her and pleads, "I didn't sleep with her! I swear! She is lying!"
Addison shakes in anger, but before she can protest, Carrick says, "Wait, Elliot is the father of her baby?" he asks in confusion.
"Yes, apparently so, and that bitch couldn't wait to rub it in my face!" Addison whimpers and I can see that she is trying not to burst into tears.
"What?" Grace shoots up from the couch and looks towards Elliot in anger.
Elliot shoots up from his seat and yells, "I didn't sleep with her!"
Grace shakes her head, and Carrick puts his head in his hands. He rubs his face and tiredly says, "Elliot start from the beginning, please." Grace sighs and sits back down. I can see from her expression that she is embarrassed by her reaction.
Christian's hands are balled into fists, and he is gritting his teeth and shooting daggers at Elliot. I can tell that he wants to punch him in the face for hurting his sister. Christian has become quite protective of Addison. Even though Elliot is like a brother to him, he would still knock him to the ground in a heartbeat if he breaks his sister's heart.
I take hold of Christian's hand and try to calm him down. He relaxes slightly but continues to stare at Elliot as if he wants to slug him.
I look over at Elliot who swallows hard before sitting back down. He looks towards Addison who is ignoring him and instead staring out the window. I can see her eyes turn glassy when Elliot starts to explain.
"We were at that party a while back like I told you and Kate was there. She has always been rather…. Flirty towards me," Elliot squirms and then shutters.
Addison huffs, turns her head away, and then crosses her arms over her chest.
"Throughout the night she would try to touch me, ask me to dance with her, but I refused her advances and told her to fuck off, but she wouldn't listen. I was drinking a lot that night, and I don't really remember anything after the sixth shot, but I do remember waking up in one of the spare bedrooms and finding…" He stops and closes his eyes tightly.
I close my eyes myself and dread what he is going to say next. Christian tenses beside me.
"I was naked, and I found a condom wrapper next to me. I…I freaked out and got dressed and ran from the room. She came over to my place a few hours after I came home and started telling me that we need to tell you that were together now, and in love. The bitch is fucking crazy!" He says in disgust and looks over at Addison who is now crying.
"You did sleep with her," she whimpers.
"No, no, I didn't! I admit I was drunk, but I know that I didn't sleep with her! Even if something did happen, she took advantage of me! I was drunk off my ass, and she saw that as an opportunity to get me into bed. I swear to God, baby I didn't sleep with her!" Elliot says desperately and falls on his knees in front of her.
Addison puts her head in her hands and weeps. We sit there staring at them for a few minutes before Carrick speaks.
"You said honey that she couldn't wait to rub it in your face. What did you mean by that?"
Addison looks at her father with bloodshot eyes and tries to wipe her tears with her shirt. Elliot is still on his knees in front of her. Grace gets up and retrieves a few tissues and hands them to her. She takes them gratefully as Grace stands behind her and rubs her back.
"My friend Nicole had a birthday party tonight, and while we were there, Kate showed up and tried to drag Elliot away from the group. She said that she had enough of him not being there for her and their baby and that she wanted him to leave and come back to her apartment. Of course, I was frozen in shock to what she said, she saw my expression and smugly smiled at me and told me that she and Elliot have been sleeping together since that party and the baby was his," She explains.
Elliot shakes his head and tries to wipe her tears, but she slaps his hand away and then gets up and runs from the room while crying.
"Baby, wait!" Elliot gets up and takes off behind her.
I sigh and look over at Christian and see his eyes closed. He sighs and looks over at me, and I give him a small smile.
"Carry, what can we do?" Grace sits down next to him.
He sighs and rubs his face. "Well, we need a paternity test for sure. If she did take advantage of him, then he can always report her to the authorities."
"What if the baby isn't his? I mean I don't believe that Elliot would do that. I know he loves her and would never do something like that," I shake my head.
Carrick gives me a half smile and shrugs. "I don't believe he would do that either, but we still need a paternity test," he says.
We all sit in silence for a little while, lost in our own thoughts. Carrick breaks the silence after five more minutes. "Let's all head to bed. It's late."
Carrick and Grace get up from the couch and comes to hug both of us before heading to their bedroom.
Christian takes my hand and leads me up the stairs. While in the hallway, we hear raised voices coming from Addison's bedroom, though not as loud as before. Christian shakes his head and leads me down the hall to our room. I check the baby monitor and see that he is still asleep before getting under the covers.
Christian rolls onto his side and kisses my cheek. "What a good way to start the day," I sigh and cuddle up to him.
"I'll say," he snorts and puts his arm around me.
"Do you think they will be okay?" I murmur.
"I'm sure they will, baby. They just need to talk it out. If that bitch did take advantage of him, then she will get what is coming to her," he sighs.
I agree and cuddle up against his chest. I close my eyes and will myself to fall back asleep, but after twenty minutes, I can't seem to shut my brain off to what just happened.
I can't believe Kate would do that. I do know that he would never cheat on her, but is she capable of doing something like that? Or did she just make it look like they slept together? I shake my head at this whole situation.
After a peaceful few months, the drama starts again, and I have a feeling that it is not going to end anytime soon.
AN: I have some time off of classes for the next few weeks, so I am going to try to update as much as I can. FYI, new username: PassionForGrey.
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