Chapter 10: Chapter 10: The Surprise

CADEN

We are spending our last day at the mansion and will soon be heading to the apartment. Nate and I start to stir when, all of a sudden, Eva climbs over us and runs straight for the bathroom.

Nate and I look at each other in confusion when we hear Eva start throwing up. Our looks go from confusion to surprise. I quickly grab Nate and run to the hall yelling for Frankie. I have him meet Nate downstairs so I can check on Eva.

After Nate’s headed down to Frankie, I run back to where Eva is. I enter the bathroom and see her dry heaving into the toilet. I help by holding her hair band and try to soothe her by rubbing her back.

“Eva, baby, are you okay? What’s going on?”

“I don’t know. Maybe the food didn’t agree with me or something. I’ll be fine, I’m sure. I’ll be down in a bit.”

I nod my head but I have a feeling I know what’s going on. So I head downstairs into the kitchen and walk over to the women who are standing around making breakfast. They all stop and stare at me to see what I’m going to say.

“What I am about to say… I swear, I better not hear a sound out of any of you! She’s upstairs throwing up. Does anyone have a pregnancy test?”

All the women get big smiles across their faces and start getting giddy.

“I swear to fucking God, do not make a sound!”

“Yes, I have one in my bathroom. I’ll go get it.”

“Thank you, Tina.”

Before she could even finish the sentence, the women take off running to the elevator. I just hang my head and think what if. What if she is pregnant? Here we are, about to take on Ortiz, and now we are dealing with this.

I always wanted to be a dad. I am thrilled with Nate, and now we are going to be adding. I shove the thoughts aside, because she hasn’t even taken the test yet.

I walk over to the table as all the men are looking at me with grins on their faces.

“Just eat your food!”

We sit, eating in silence, as the minutes slowly pass by. Out of nowhere, we hear all the girls screaming upstairs. Shit! It’s positive!

Me and the guys smile and raise our cups of coffee. Another Maxwell is on the way. We continue eating as the ladies slowly come down with Eva, wrapped in a blanket, in tow.

They sit her down and start making her a drink to help calm her stomach. I see Rita, who is Frankie’s wife, text something and think nothing of it.

I walk over and wrap my arms around Eva, kissing her forehead as she sets the test down. I clearly see the two pink lines and can’t help but feel pride. She slowly tips her head up to me with tears threatening to fall.

“Eva, I am so fucking happy! Nate will have a sibling and there will be two little Maxwells running around soon enough. I’m dead fucking serious. If you would allow it, it would be an honor to adopt Nate and give him my last name.”

Well, it is at that moment that I realize pregnancy hormones are in full swing, because she loses it. You would think someone killed her puppy. She lets loose and apparently now I’m an asshole because I made her cry.

I rub my hand down my face and throw my hands up because now I’m being told to go away while she’s comforted by the wives.

Not a moment later, Gracie and Fernando come running in through the back doors, screaming and running up to Eva. So that’s who Rita texted. I give her a glare, and she gives it right back.

I sit back down and Nate crawls up in my lap. I can’t wait for one to be on each side. What a lucky fucker I am. I find my goddess and my son, propose, and start a little family within months of finding her.

What a crazy way to start but, man, I cannot wait to see how it goes.

Today we are supposed to head back to the apartment, and Rita has offered to come with us to help Eva, which we have no problem with. I know Eva will be thrilled to have another woman there.

The day slowly goes by as Rita gets packed up, and we all get ready to head back to the apartment. We wait till the afternoon so the morning sickness subsides. I don’t think Eva would have made the hour-long trip if we hadn’t.

While we drive, the car is extremely quiet since it’s been quite an eventful morning. As we arrive at the apartment and park, Frankie, Tank, and I tell the ladies and Nate to lie down on the seats and wait in the car.

We can all tell that something just doesn’t feel right. We slowly and quietly get out with our guns drawn. We start walking around the parking lot, looking.

We spot some guy hiding by the elevator entrance. I point him out to the guys and slowly make my way over to get behind him and jam my gun to his temple. He is clearly spooked and instantly raises his hands.

“Look, man, I’m not armed. My name is Anton, and I was sent here by Ortiz to deliver a letter. That’s it, I swear! It’s in my jacket pocket.”

“Stand up and get it out but move very slowly. I have no problem putting a bullet in your fucking head!”

I see him slowly pull his jacket open to show my guys, and I see the letter. He is slowly reaching for it when I tell him to stop. He instantly freezes and waits for me.

“I will grab the letter. Don’t fucking move a muscle!”

I can see him visibly tense and he nods while I grab the letter. He starts to relax when I pull my hand away with it.

“So, Anton, you work for Ortiz, huh?”

“Yes, I normally work in the house cleaning, but he asked me to do this for him.”

“Well, well, Anton, it’s your lucky day then! You see, I have an offer for you. We need someone on the inside to get us info on Ortiz. Now, if you choose to not cooperate, you get to go back to your measly job.

“Although if you do cooperate, I can offer you so much more. I can’t go into details, but I will make it worth your while. So, what do you say?”

I can see the wheels starting to turn in this guy’s head, knowing if he gets caught it’s a death sentence. He looks at my guys and me and nods, saying he will cooperate.

“Perfect. Tank, go get him the burner phone from the car. Now, look, here’s a grand for now. Get me info and I’ll deposit money right into your account.

“Got family, I’ll get them squared away also and make sure they stay safe. I will take care of mine!

“Here’s the burner phone. It has our numbers already in it but only initials and no names. Once shit goes down, your job with me will drastically change. Do you understand? Just don’t fuck it up!”

He quickly nods his head and reaches to shake my hand. I shake his hand, and he is gone as quickly as he appeared. I look at the boys and we all have smirks on our faces.

We head back to the car to get the ladies and Nate out since now it’s safe. We open the doors and get them out, heading toward the elevator.

We walk into the apartment. The girls and Nate walk off while Tank, Frankie, and I go and sit at the table.

I bring out the envelope and see it’s addressed to Eva. I slowly open the envelope, pulling out the letter. When I unfold it, I see there’s writing and a photo from the charity event of Eva in her dress.

~Dear Eva,~

~Mi amor, I can’t wait till I get to see you, wrap you in my arms, and kiss those amazing lips. The thought of those lips wrapped around my cock while you look up at me is almost too much to handle. ~

~Hell, just the thought of you lying underneath me while I fuck your tight little pussy and you moan in my ear makes me fucking hard. Mi amor, I cannot wait till you are screaming out my name while I make you release all over my hard cock.~

~Love,~

~Rico Ortiz~

~P.S. The photo is one I had taken secretly so I could remember you. I love looking at it while I stroke myself imagining it’s you bouncing up and down on my cock.~

I pass the letter to Tank first. If Frankie sees it, he’s going to go ballistic. Tank reads it and jumps behind Frankie to hold him as he reads it. Sure enough, I can see the steam coming off Frankie as he reads it.

He feels like I do, but blowing up isn’t going to do anything now. We have to be smart about this. We need to get our ducks lined up to hit Ortiz at the right time.

“Tank, I swear, get the fuck off me, man. I’m gonna snap that fucker in half!”

“Frankie, don’t be stupid, man. We all want a piece, but we can’t be stupid about this.”

“Listen to me, Frankie. Tank and I want to blow the fucker away as much as you do. Not yet, though. We have to play our cards smart!”

We continue to argue back and forth, which draws the girls’ attention, and they head over to the table. Rita grabs the letter and as she’s reading it, you can see the color drain from her face.

Eva grabs the photo and notices something on it. She looks at me and points out there’s something splattered on it. How did we not fucking notice this? We all cringe because we know what it is.

What a sick fucking piece of shit. When she sees our reaction, she drops the photo, realizing now what it is, and runs to the kitchen sink while heaving.

She washes her hands while heaving into the sink when Rita runs after her to help. Rita must have felt the same, and they must have washed their hands twenty times.

After the girls have vacated the kitchen sink, we trash the photo, put the letter in a Ziploc bag, and all wash our hands. We sit back down at the table with glasses of whiskey because, frankly, beer just won’t cut it tonight.

Rita makes a quick dinner with Eva trying to help. The poor girl doesn’t get far before she’s at the sink again. I know tomorrow Rita will get in touch with the doctor, and we will see how far along she is.

Everything winds down, so we all head upstairs. Eva and Nate go to her room to give him a bath, and I go to mine to quickly shower.

I get out and throw on my boxers and some shorts, then Nate comes running in with his lion and jumps up on me, laughing.

Eva comes walking in with her clothes and heads to the shower while I sit on the bed with Nate. I lean back against the headboard while he sits on my lap, leaning into my chest. After about ten minutes, he finally talks to me.

“Is my mama going to have a baby?”

“She is Nate. She will see the doctor hopefully tomorrow, and we will get more info then.”

I can see him fidget with his lion, and I’m sure he has a lot of questions. I pick him up and reposition him so he’s straddling my lap and looking at me. I sit straight up so he can look straight at my face.

“Nate, you are my son. Don’t think differently, okay? Yes, your mommy is having a baby, but that will never change my love for you! You are my son, no matter what. I told your mommy the day I rescued you two.

“You will never have to leave here. You two are mine and are stuck with me. I even asked your mommy to marry me. You are ~my son~…nothing will ever change that.”

Nate looks at me with tears slowly falling. “You’re the best daddy ever!”

I quickly wrapped him in my arms and buried my face in his neck. I cannot imagine not having my little man around. He is my light in a world of darkness, and I’m thankful every day I get to call him ~son~. My son.

I slowly lean back against the headboard again, and Nate leans on my chest, holding his lion. Before I know it, we are sound asleep.

It was sometime later that I stirred awake to see all the lights off and my goddess asleep next to us. I look down and see Nate snuggled into me sleeping, so I slowly roll us down onto the bed so we can sleep next to Eva.