Falling For My Playboy Boss
Chapter 65

Cora's POV

Iris and Livi helped me out by packing my clothes and bathroom items and then coming back and getting my bags after nightfall. Livi treated it like a spy mission, and changed directions a few times, before coming to Ava's apartment to make sure that they weren't being followed. They also were going to help me with doing the grocery run for mom and dad each Saturday, and they would alternate so it would only be two times a month that they would have to do it.

I had made a doctor's appointment with my OBGYN that ended up being two weeks after I was sent to the hospital after being pushed down. They were busy at the office but told me that they would have my appointments set monthly from now until I had to go bi- weekly for the pregnancy.

Ava drove me to the appointment and wanted to be the "family representative" for all my doctors' appointments, taking the place of her brother. I was alone in the room for the pelvic exam and check-up, but when the doctor was trying to check the heartbeat, she frowned, and due to me being over 3 months pregnant, she sent me to the ultrasound tech to do my first ultrasound, as she needed to see something. I get the gel squirted on my stomach and I watch the screen with interest, as does Ava, who is in the room with me. The technician started moving the wand around and looking intently at the screen. She took a few stills, and I heard the door open and my doctor stepped into the room. She steps up behind the ultrasound technician, and the technician starts moving the wand around again. They are both looking at the screen intently for about 30 seconds.

The Tech said to my doctor, " You were right, it is twins".

Ava started yelling, "Oh my Lord, it is going to be twins. I can't wait to tell mom and dad. They are going to lose it". I sat there stunned. Twins don't run in my family. I was not expecting this news at all. I was only prepared to welcome one baby, and now I need to prepare for two. I sit there staring at my still basically flat stomach and wonder how in the world I am going to raise two children on my own.

Ava shook my shoulder, getting me out of my daydream, and said, "They want to know if you want to know the s*x of the babies? I do, can we replace out please?". Ava is so excited she can hardly stand it. It makes me want to smile, but I am still trying to wrap my brain around the fact that I am pregnant, with twins, no less. I nodded and smiled at the technician. I do want to know the s*x of my babies.

"It looks like it is a boy and a girl, but she is keeping her legs closed and being a little shy right now. In a month, for your next appointment, we will do another ultrasound and should be able to confirm the sexes at that time, with pictures as well. Here are your ultrasound pictures from today. Here is your baby boy, and here is your baby girl. They both look like they are developing fine and next month we will be able to see more of them. With them being twins, you will grow larger more quickly as they will both need room in there to grow. You just need to focus on eating healthily and taking your prenatal vitamins and try to watch your stress levels too, as stress is not good for the babies", the doctor tells me, and walks me and Ava to the door.

Ava talks excitedly all the way to the car. I am still clutching my purse and pictures to my chest and my mind is moving a million miles an hour it seems. I have always been a planner. I feel comforted knowing what is going on, and it makes me feel a little in control as well. Right now, I am nowhere near in control. I buckle up in the car and stare out the window and all the buildings pass in a blur because I am not focused at all. Until I see where we are, Ava is pulling into her parent's driveway, and I see Collin's, Michael's, and Nicolas's car also parked there. I look at her and before I can tell her, she nods and starts turning the wheel to turn us around the circular drive. I see the front door open, and Collin exits the house, followed by Nicolas, Dalton, Michael, and Alderidge, but Ava is already heading back down the driveway. I am worried about someone catching up to us, but Ava slows down and takes a dirt road I never saw, and then parks the car and takes her foot off the brake. About 30 seconds later, I see Collin's car zoom past us headed in the direction that we were traveling. About 45 seconds after that, I saw Michael's car, and then Nicolas' car, following after him, trying to catch up to him.

"We will give it five minutes. I found this "hideout" about 7 years ago. It was good for ditching my boyfriends, who came by after we had broken up. Collin and Michael never knew about it. That is how I lose people when I need a minute or two just to get lost from someone. Even mom and dad. I am sorry Cora, I didn't know that they were going to be here, and I was so excited about the twins, I just drove straight here to tell mom. She is going to lose her mind with excitement, she is going to be so happy, and so is dad. I cannot wait for them to replace out" Ava tells me, almost bouncing in her seat with excitement. We waited about 6 more minutes before Ava started up the car and headed back to her parent's house.

"Ava, where did you go? Do you know Collin is doing 90 miles an hour to try to catch up with you on the highway now? Michael just called and told me that they cannot even see him anymore, he just drove off and left them" Marlowe called out to Ava when we entered the house.

We walked into the kitchen and saw Marlowe and Alderidge sitting at the island, drinking some coffee. I smiled at them and went to sit at the breakfast table in the little nook. I tried to distance myself because I didn't know how this was going to go, they have all the power right now. I didn't want Alderidge to get mad at me and fire me, I wouldn't be able to provide for my babies then and I burst into tears. What am I going to do? I know Marlowe is happy with the baby, but now it is two and I am so overwhelmed. Can I do this alone? Can I keep them from Collin when he is their father? They will one day want a relationship with him, but Maddie cannot be trusted, and I won't put my children in danger. It is suddenly so very real to me, and my tears continue to fall. I honestly don't know what to do.

Marlowe comes up to me and starts rubbing my back and trying to comfort me.

"Ava, why is Cora so upset? What happened today? Did seeing Collin upset her so much?" Marlowe calls over to Ava, who is standing near her father at the island.

"She was upset about seeing Collin, but I managed to lose him. She got some big news today and didn't want the extra stress of having to deal with Collin. He broke her heart", Ava told her mom.

"What news? Oh, did you replace out what s*x the baby will be today?" Marlowe asked.

"Baby? What baby? Is Cora pregnant? How come no one told me? Cora, are you OK?" Alderidge got up from his stool and came over to me too.

"The doctor told me to avoid stress as much as I could, so I couldn't bear to see Collin. It makes my heart hurt. The doctor sent me to the ultrasound tech because she noticed something and wanted confirmation. We just found out it is actually twins, not one baby that we originally thought", I told them.

Marlowe started screaming and hopping up and down and grabbed Alderidge and hugged him and then turned back to me to gently grab me, and then start hugging me. Alderidge stood there stunned and with his mouth open like he didn't know what to say to me. I started to get worried and looked up to him and said, "Please don't get mad and fire me. I just found out about the pregnancy at the hospital after I was assaulted. I didn't even know that I was even pregnant. Today was my first doctor's visit. Ava was so excited that she drove us straight here, but we didn't know anyone else would be there. The doctor told me to eat healthily, take my vitamins and keep my stress low. That is why we left. I didn't want to argue with Collin. I am just entering my second trimester and will have to start going bi-weekly in February. But please don't fire me. I love my job, and I am good at it. I will need it to take care of the babies. I can still do my job from home. I promise you that I will continue to do a good job for you", I told him as I teared up. "Cora, I will not be firing you. Stay calm honey, stress is indeed not good for the babies. I was just surprised because I didn't know you were pregnant. It caught me by surprise, but I am overjoyed to know I will soon have two more grand babies. This is wonderful news and, actually, I needed to know this. I am actually so very happy that you are carrying my grandchildren. Marlowe had mentioned to me that she needed to hire security for you and Ava to get to the shows with, but I didn't realize that it was to keep my grandchildren safe. I will make a call and I know the perfect man for the job. You have met him already as he does jobs for us occasionally and you met him when he got the reporters out of your house after you and your father were assaulted. Would you be comfortable with Thomas escorting you when you have to go out for meetings or to the fashion show? And are you still going to model with you being pregnant? I know that you are the headliner for him, but is he aware of the babies yet?" Alderidge asked me. "I haven't told you yet, Alderidge, because you are keeping secrets from me. It's not fun when you replace out someone you love is not telling you what is going on, now is it? We need to help Cora out with this, and we need to back her in any way that she needs us to. I will not stand by and let that horrible, vindictive woman get a second chance to hurt my grandbabies ever again. Maddie could have cost us two grandchildren by having Cora assaulted like that. I will attack her myself to keep Cora safe. You need to factor that into your little "spy" games that you men are all playing", Marlowe told him.

Ava clears her throat and says, "Let's just focus on the babies and keep from stressing Cora out right now. The babies are going to be here in a little over 5 months and you guys have not even asked what the s*x of the babies will be, and that was personally MY very favorite part of this doctors' visit today" and her saying it helps to lighten the mood instantly because I was getting anxious about if they were going to truly argue with each other and get me even more stressed out.

Marlowe and Alderidge both looked at me and I told them, "It will be a boy and a girl from what we were told today". Marlowe and Alderidge both hugged each other and then they both headed to me to hug me at the same time. They are super excited about the babies. Marlowe was crying, she was so happy, and I knew how much she wanted grandchildren, and she got one very quickly, and now had two more on the way. Marlowe is already planning on going shopping with me as soon as we hit the 6-month mark to prepare for the little ones, as much further after that, I won't be able to get out and shop much, especially in the last month.