Adoptive Daddy

Chapter 19**

The office has stayed pretty quiet since Gabe had his moment with the office in the meeting and I couldn't be happier. I could at least pretend like they weren't giving me dirty looks and talking about me behind my back. I walked from Gabe's office back to Michael's and held my head high. I wouldn't let these gossiping fools get to me. I know what I did, and I deal with it, because now I'm engaged to the love of my life.

I stepped into Michael's office and grabbed my laptop. I decided that I'd ease my way back into working, so every day at lunch time, I'd bring the kids to work and let Michael, Blaise, and Gabe play with them while I got some work done. Seeing Gabe with children always melted my heart though because you could see the light glint in his eyes every time Sophia or Conner gave him a toothless grin.

"Hey Gabe, when are you and Blaise going to have kids?" Blaise lit up so quickly and I smirked at how easy it was for him to blush.

"Whenever Blaise wants to. I'm not going to rush him into anything, but I'd love to have kids." Blaise looked a little shocked, but was still blushing like crazy.

"You know I want kids too, right. I was waiting on you." They stared at each other for a while and seeing them look so lovingly at Conner and each other was enough to make my day. Until Conner started fussing.

"Okay, lunch time for baby C!" Gabe was quick to hand him over and I chuckled as I grabbed a bottle. Conner was now strong enough to hold his own bottle with my aid of course, so I just watched as he drank his bottle and stared wide-eyed at me.

The door opened and I was slightly surprised to see Ashley. I figured we were done with her. "Michael, can I talk to you?" He nodded, but didn't move from his seat. "Can I speak to you alone?"

He shook his head. "Sorry, but I'm sure Micah wouldn't appreciate that." Ashley tensed up and shot daggers at me.

"Why do you treat her so much better than me? You never did this kind of stuff even when we were married!"

"Look, I'm sorry Ashley. I did love you, but I just- I want to be with Micah now."

"Is it because she can have kids? Is cause you can f*ck her and accidentally get her pregnant and be happy? Is it because you never had to use birth control with me because we knew I'd never get pregnant?"

"Loving Micah has nothing to do with our relationship and its problems."

"I don't believe you. You've changed ever since she offered the adoption."

"No! I've changed ever since I found out you aborted our child and that's the reason you can't get pregnant again! Why would you even do that? I couldn't forgive you for that. That's why I changed!"

Whoa, I stood to leave because this was getting a little too personal. I may be engaged to Michael, but this was something that needed to be resolved between them, but Michael grabbed my wrist.

"Don't leave. I want you here." His eyes held a certain look of begging in them and I couldn't deny him. I sat back down and Ashley glared at me.