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"Babies!" Yelena cried, meeting her precious Great Danes at the front door.
Chris came in behind her, their bags in tow, setting them out of the way with a low grunt
"Hey. Welcome home." the Lone Wolf, Baron Corbin greeted as he met them in the foyer, his own trusted companion, Xander trotting beside him
Yelena rose from the floor and threw her arms around the tall man, who gave her a squeeze back "Thank you so much for bringing them home. I don't think either of us could make the drive to Tampa."
"No problem at all, I was actually going to be in the area tomorrow, looking at houses anyway. Did you get rounder?" Baron joked, giving her belly a rub
"Jerk, did you get taller?" Yelena scratched Xander behind the ears
"Thanks man. We really appreciate it." Chris said, shaking the taller man's hand before stretching awkwardly "I'm going to get everything upstairs."
"Are you sure you want to do that? It can wait, I know you're still sore." She said wrapping an arm around his middle, rubbing circles on his lower back.
"I could get those for you if you'd like." Baron offered
"If you don't mind? Chris is-"
"Fine. Don't worry about it, I've got it." Jericho interjected
"You sure? It's not a big deal." Baron insisted
Picking up the heaviest case, he lugged it over his shoulder, grabbing another for show "All good, thanks again."
Yelena pulled a face as he placed a lingering kiss on her forehead before climbing the stairs, the dogs following.
She rolled her eyes in Chris's direction before turning back to Corbin "I'll walk you out. So, new house huh?" She asked as they strolled through the front door and to the driveway.
"Yeah, insanely, Big Show is living in it. He plans on moving soon and asked if I was interested. It actually use to be Taker's house."
"A house lived in my two giants. Sounds like the perfect fit for you."
...
They chatted for a little while longer before Baron pulled off with a honk in his truck. Yelena waved before going back inside, locking the front door with a tired sigh.
It was great to finally be home.
"Handsy fucker, isn't he?" Chris said, coming out of the kitchen
"What?" Yelena asked, punching in the security code on the pad
"Corbin. Doesn't know how to keep his fingers off of you."
"Were you watching through the window?"
Chris took a swig from his water bottle "Maybe."
Yelena folded her armed across her middle and rolled her eyes "Jealous much? And what was the pissing contest you initiated over the bags?"
"I don't know what you're talking about." He said, going up the stairs "I don't like his hands all over you."
She followed "He's just a friend Jericho. Don't get your balls in a knot."
"I have every reason to, he needs to keep his hands off the mother of my kids. Damn rookies, they have no respect."
"Like he'd actually look at me in that way ever again anyway." she muttered
"Elaborate on 'Again'?" Chris asked, raising a brow at her
Foot firmly inserted in mouth. "It was a long time ago, nothing ever happened. He had a bit of a crush on me. Big deal."
"Oh yeah. Big deal the oaf wants into your panties and you're just lapping it up and batting your lashes at him and everyone else that shows any remote interest."
"Excuse me?" Where the hell was this coming from?
Chris sighed "Forget it. I'm too tired to argue."
"You're the one making something out of nothing. Seriously, what's your deal?"
In his bedroom, he drove straight into his Cali king "Ugh... my damn back." he groaned, his face in the duvet cover, ignoring her question completely
"Why don't you go take a hot shower? You clearly need to let off some steam."She suggested, unzipping his suitcase, hauling it onto the bed. She didn't want to argue with him and had no idea why he was trying to pick a fight with her after they'd had such a great week
"You shouldn't be lifting that." He chided
"There's a shit ton of laundry that needs to be done."
"You should be resting, you barely slept on the plane."
"I'm fine." she said shortly
He got up and went to grab his suitcase for her "Here, let me-" he offered
"I said I've got it!" she shot at him
He lugged the suitcase into the bed anyway, despite her objection "You shouldn't be lifting heavy shit like this Yelena."
She let out a sigh. His current mood was giving her serious whiplash. One minute he was actually accusing her of flirting with Baron and the next he was trying to be sweet and caring. She couldn't keep up.
"Just... go shower." she said, pulling the clothes out to sort.
He said nothing, collecting his things and heading into the bathroom without another word
She tried not to let her anger progress as she worked on the task at hand. She finished up sorting and put the clothes in separate baskets, padding down the stairs with caution. A smile pulled her lips. She didn't recall it being this hard to tow a basket of clothes down the stairs and watch her footing at the same time a few weeks ago. Maybe Corbin was right. Maybe she had gotten rounder. After throwing a load in, she let the dogs out into the back yard and went to take a shower of her own to calm her down.
Thirty minutes later she left the steamy bathroom feeling better. She towel dried her wet hair and slipped into a pair of shorts and one of Chris's shirts before going to check on him
He was face down on the bed again, a towel wrapped around his waist
She leaned in the door frame and cleared her throat "Are you done being an ass for the day?"
"Mmmmhmm." he moaned
"Good. Lay in the middle of the bed." she ordered, climbing onto the giant bed next to him
He did as he was told and she climbed onto his back, sitting on his legs and went to work on his tense shoulders. He hummed in approval under her as she dug into his shoulder blades and worked her way down.
"I was actually upset with you." he said into the covers
"What did I do now?" she asked, rolling her eyes at the back of his head
"You want to tell me what you did all week?"
Her hands paused for a second on his lower back before she composed herself and carried on "Oh, that." she said meekly
There was an awkward silent and the air clouded with the slightest bit of tension
"I'm listening." Chris finally said, encouraging her to speak
"I hung out with Randy. Big whoop."
"And you didn't think to tell me that because...?"
"I knew you would be mad like you were before we left apparently."
"Yelena, the idea of someone spending time with their ex and lying about it would make the most understanding man in the world want to blow a fuse, but the fact that I had to hear it from Summer fucking Rae really pissed me off."
Yelena grid her teeth "That fucking skank."
"Yeah, imagine how I felt."
He rolled over into his back, catching her hand before she could escape so that she was straddling him as he sat up "You wouldn't believe how fucking mad I was at you."
She worried her bottom lip with her teeth nervously
"As much as I wouldn't have liked it, you should have told me. How is that suppose to look in my eyes when Summer tells me that she saw you and Randy go into his dressing room and hadn't seen you since?"
"Chris we didn't-"
"And then to already know you'd been with him all week and lied to my face every day about it?"
She lowered her head to avoid his eye, but her tipped her head back to look at him. He waited, his blue eyes boring into her face and she flushed with embarrassment
"I should have said something. It was nice seeing him. Seeing everyone. I knew you wouldn't like me hanging out with him given our history, so I thought it would be best not to say anything. I'm sorry. I don't want you to be upset with me."
He tucked a strand of onyx hair behind her ear, placing a sweet kiss on her lips "I'm not mad anymore."
She snaked her arms around his shoulder "You're not?"
"No" he said, pulling her closer until her belly didn't allow any more space between them and he placed his hands on either side, stroking gently "I can never stay mad at you for long, but you already know that."
She grinned, her lips meeting his again "I'll keep that in mind the next time I piss you off."
"You little thief." Chris said into her ear, wrapping his arms around her from behind.
She jumped slightly, dropping the egg she was about to crack into the counter, causing it to break and run all over the marble countertop "I hate it when you do that"
He tightened his grip on her the slightest bit, his hands roaming to her hips where the hem of his "EC F'N W" T-shirt stopped just above her shorts "How is it that no matter where I stash this, you always manage to find it?" He placed a lingering kiss on the side of her neck before grazing it slightly with his teeth
She squirmed slightly, a bolt of excitement running though her as her back met his bare chest "Do you want it back?" she dared to ask
He turned her around abruptly, seizing her behind the knees as he hoisted her up onto the counter with ease, wrapping her legs around his waist "Yes" he said, placing his hands on either side of her thighs, trapping her in "Amongst other things."
She fought a smirk, locking her fingers together behind his neck "Oh?"
He nodded his head, leaning in to finish his assault on her neck
She pulled him closer, tilting her head to grant him more access to her heated flesh. She could practically hear her pulse in her ears. Every time his teeth grazed her skin, her body clenched in the most satisfying way
Her nails dug into his naked back on their own accord, earning her a groan from him that made her body want to erupt.
Three weeks had flown by as fast as she could blink and a wonderful three weeks it had been. They'd barely left the house. Holed up, enjoying each other's company. With every passing day, the tension between them grew to an all new high. Sure fooling around was fun, but she had made up her mind that if she didn't give herself to him before he left for his tour, she'd simply die. Her body had reached its breaking point, but her brain still wouldn't let her carry through. Insecurity plagued her and she had a nagging fear that he wouldn't get the satisfaction he was use to from her like he did before she got pregnant.
"Hey." he said gently, relieving her of her thoughts "What's wrong?" he asked, his blue eyes searching her face
She flushed with embarrassment "Nothing." the smell of the stove quickly reminded her that she had an eye on medium heat and nothing was in the pan "I should get back to making breakfast." she said, making a move to get down
Chris stopped her, reaching over to turn the heat off before turning his gaze back to her "I'm not hungry for food Yelena."
The look in his eyes needed no translation
He clipped her under the chin "Stop that."
She stopped worrying her bottom lip with her teeth
"You and I both know we have unfinished business to attend to from Daytona" he said, running the pad of his thumb over her now slightly swollen bottom lip
She swallowed loudly, her breathing becoming ragged "Chris..." she said shallowly, leaning her face into his caressing hand
He captured her bottom lip in between his, sucking gently "Mmmhm?"
Her brain went fuzzy when his hands found her bare thighs, skimming her soft skin ever so slightly as he traveled upward and it was her turn to groan "You keep touching me like that..." she warned. She was like a ticking time bomb and the slighted thing would make her erupt
"Not the way I imagined making you cum, but I'll take it." he breathed into her ear heavily
God, he was going to drive her absolutely mad and she squeezed her eyes shut "Chris, please. I really... really want to, but-"
"Then why don't we?" he asked, drawing back to look at her
Her green eyes fell to his hands on her thighs "I just..." she said, lingering
He tipped her face up to look him in the eye "Talk to me sweetheart." he encouraged
"I'm... nervous." she finally admitted "I want it to be special and I'm afraid you won't..."
He let out a heavy sigh "Need I remind you about what you do to me? It's kind of hard to ignore the evidence."
It was true. It was clearly poking her in the thigh with excitement.
"I just-"
"Think too much." He butted in, kissing her forehead "but if you don't feel like this is the right moment, then I can respect that. No matter how close to killing me it gets." he joked
"I'm really sorry." She said, leaning in to kiss him lightly. Her hand traveled down his chest and past his albs until she found the band of his boxers "We can still mess around if you want?"
"As great as that sounds." he said catching her by the wrist to stop her roaming hand "I'd rather wait for the real deal."
Noticing the pang of what looked like rejection that flashed across her face, he placed a kiss on her knuckles and helped her down from the counter, swatting her on the behind "I want my breakfast woman."
She let out a giggle "Alright, Alright."
...
"Seriously?" Chris yawned, flipping on the kitchen lights
Yelena froze like a deer in headlights, the slice of cold chicken, mushroom, and spinach pizza smothered in ranch dressing halfway to her mouth. She blinked at the lights that flooded her eyes, much harsher than the lights in the fridge that was wide open to aid her in moving about the kitchen in silence.
"I was trying not to wake you."
He padded to the bar stool and sat at the island, taking in the mess of random food laid out before him. The horrid smell of something in a bowl caught his attention "What is that?" he asked
She glanced at the bowl, not remember what it's contents consisted of now that it was half-eaten "I honestly don't know." She said, throwing the crust of her pizza to Bane, making Duchess whine in jealousy
Chris grabbed the bowl, the smell now to the point of nauseating him and dumped it down the garbage disposal "You do know it's past three a.m. don't you? You should be in bed."
He left out the tid bit about how he'd woken up freaking out when he realized she wasn't in bed beside him.
"Tell that to your daughters. They decided it was time to perfect their Lionsaults an hour ago."
He let out a proud chuckle as he slid back on the stool and she grabbed a skillet,turning on the stove. He watched as she produced a jar of grape jelly and butter from the fridge and a loaf of bread and peanut butter from the pantry
"What are you making?"
"Grilled PB&J."
"What?"
"You've never had one? It's make like a grilled cheese but with peanut butter and jelly."
He watched as she made two separate sandwiches, assuming one was for him. She put butter in the skillet and on one side of the bread and got them into the pan. The oven dinged
"The cookies are ready." She said happily
He wasn't sure how he didn't realize she was making cookies. Must have been disguised behind that horrid bowl of whatever that was she had been eating.
Yelena pulled the cookies from the oven and set them on the rack to cool before returning to the stove and flipping the sandwiches over
"Can you grab the milk?" she asked
He trapped the milk from the fridge along with two glasses while she plated their midnight snack and followed her into the living room, the dogs on their heels
He grabbed a blanket and got comfortable on the couch. She turned in the tv and they devoured their sandwiches and cookies and cuddled under the blanket
Yelena laced her legs through his on the roomy couch and placed a kiss on his jawline
"What is it about food that makes you so affectionate?" He asked, pulling her closer
"Are you complaining Jericho?" she asked, her lips finding the crook of his neck
"Not in the slightest." he said, touching her lips to hers
The full blown make out session left the TV forgotten. She savored the taste of jelly on his lips as she lost herself in the moment. Times like these really made her think on how far they had come. She'd gone from his lovesick secret, to hating his existence, to being somewhat normal. One more round of hating him with every fiber of her being to now...
Oh no...
She glanced up at him, his arm tucked behind his head, his blue eyes on the TV. She flushed when he finally noticed her staring at him
"What is it?" he asked, rubbing circles on the side of her tummy tenderly
She fisted his shirt and kissed him sweetly.
He cupped the back of her neck to deepen the kiss, slipping his tongue into her mouth "Talk to me."
She shook her head, practically choking on the words she wanted to say. She kissed him hungrily, hoping her emotions and passion were as clear as the words she desperately wanted to say
"Yelena-" he warned, tightening his grip on her with growl
She snaked her arms around his neck "Chris... I... I-" she stammered around his lips. The war between her heart and brain could rival World War One. She would be forever hesitant about pouring her feelings out to this man. He had shot her down so many times before...
He stopped kissing her, searching her face "You what?"
Her heart abruptly lost the war. Sure her body and heart responded to him the way it always had, but she had to remind herself that she promised herself she would not allow this to happen again.
"I really appreciate everything you've done for us."
An emotion she couldn't decipher crossed his face and was gone as quick as it came as he sighed heavily, touching his forehead to her "I've told you a thousand times, you don't have to thank me for any of this. I'm just glad you changed your mind."
She knew he was talking about the abortion "You sure about that?"
"Absolutely. You three are my world Yelena."
Tears pricked at her eyes as she closed the gap between them for one more kiss before resting her head in his chest
"Are you sure that's all you wanted to tell me?"
"For now." she yawned
He stroked her dark hair, breathing in the familiar smell of Vanilla "Sleep Sweetheart."
Yelena groaned, not bothering to open her eyes as she reached for the source of the annoying sound disrupting her slumber.
Giving up, she turned over, realizing that she was no longer on the couch, but in Chris's Cali king and he was no longer wrapped around her, but turned over, burying herself back under the covers. He was probably in his gym in the pool house. Her phone continued ringing but she refused to give up on sleep. Staying up late last night had her fatigued.
Something nudged her from inside her blanket cocoon and she poked her head out. Bane's grey eyes blinked at her before his nose sniffed at her hair deeply and he licked her sloppily across the forehead
"Ugh." she groaned in protest, sitting up, stretching. Duchess padded over, dropping her head in her lap in greeting, sniffing her belly. She scratched both dogs behind the ears "Good morning." she said, getting up. The toilet was calling.
After relieving her bladder, washing her face and brushing her teeth, she slipped back under the covers
Chris came into his bedroom "Morning Sweetheart. How did you sleep?"
"Like a rock."
He kicked off his shoes and crawled across his bed to her and kissed her lightly "I wanted to talk to you about something."
"Like what?"
"Last night."
She couldn't fight the stain in her cheeks as she flushed "It's nothing, don't worry about it."
"I don't think it's nothing at all." he sat back on his heels, lacing his fingers through hers "This has been quite the situation we've gotten ourselves into, wouldn't you agree?"
She nodded, afraid of her own voice
"If someone would have told me this was where I'd be six months ago, I would have called them the biggest liar I've ever met. After you left... I thought I'd never see you again. I tried like you wouldn't believe to forget about you. To hate you. Move on and erase you from my memory, but you were always the first thing on my mind when I opened my eyes in the mornings and the last thing on my brain at night."
She chewed her lip, stroking her thumb across his hand intertwined with hers
"And like fate, I show up to a party that I never intended to be in town for because I was suppose to be on tour and there you are, right in front of me and none of it mattered. All the shit we've been through, the torture we both inflicted on each other, the hatred I tried to force myself to hold onto towards you for what I thought you did." he placed his free hand in the curve of her belly "All that mattered was that somehow, once again, we'd found our way back to each other."
"And here I was thinking that you'd been stalking me the whole time." she teased
He leaned and kissed her gently "Only after I realized you were here. Private investors don't have shit in me."
She laughed. Wasn't that the truth.
"But back to last night..."
She stopped laughing when she saw the serious look in his eyes
"I've known you long enough, I can read you like an open book. I've seen the look in your eyes on multiple occasions and I've stupidly either ignored it or didn't verbally express it back out of fear."
"Fear?" she whispered
"Yes, fear." he said simply "Fear, the reason I've let you walk away from me one too many times."
He took her face into his hand, his blue eyes boring into the core of her very existence
"The feelings I realized I had for you at the time scared me shitless Yelena."
"And... now?" she asked, her voice small. She could hear her heart beating in her ears, trying to focus on his words
"I think I've finally found the courage to face my fears."
The air felt like it was knocked out of her lungs and she tried miserably to control her ragged breathing "What are you saying?" she asked finally
She had to hear the words out of his mouth before she would let herself believe it
His sighed heavily, closing his eyes
"No" she said, lifting his chin "Look at me." she commanded
His crystal blue eyes returned to her green orbs "What are you saying to me?" she asked, practically pleading
He opened his mouth to speak, but was interrupted by her phone ringing again
"Damn it." she muttered in frustration, snatching her phone up to silence it before catching the name on her screen. It was Val
She looked at him apologetically "It's my sister."
"Answer it." he said, kissing her forehead
She tried not to let her disappoint show as he slipped from the bed, heading into his bathroom and picked up the phone and her blood froze when she heard her sister speak before she could even say hello
"Yelena." Val wailed into the receiver
"Val? What's wrong?"
"It's daddy. You need to get here. Now."
Let it all come crumbling down. Up next, unfortunate events bring Yelena face to face with her family finally, and you know when it comes to the Ulyanova family, drama is a must. Thank you all for reading and leave awesome reviews! The next chapter I can proudly announce is already completed so how bad do you want it? REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW!
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