Chapter 11:Chills and Thrills In Her Heels

Roi's Pov:

These past few weeks have been the best of my life. My big home was finished and although it was a bit far from everyone else I can't deny enjoying the privacy and with as many rooms as it has I don't think I'll be bored. Moving with Eloise and Ben was a big dream and on the plus side since I was far I didn't have to make an hour trip to Liam's. Turns out that by moving on the other side of the territory we cut the trip between us and his main house by half on a good day. I even got a chance to patch things up with my twin. My mom was a different case. But we weren't in a bad place either. Just neutral. I also got to comfort them with their losses but it turns out they were quite relieved? My sister's explanation of her relationship was hard to follow with all of her crying and her rambling off but eventually I came to understand that Tyrone was a scared asshole like I had assumed at one point in time and my sister was afraid that I'd rub it in her face. He was like a yes man for our father and never sided with my sister. It was all about my dad and from what I know from Liam it was like that until their bitter end was in his clawed hands. However I worry about her being a single mom. She was always supported in some way and my mom had grown a bit cold and distant throughout my sister's entire ordeal. Another reason why my sister was so adamant in finding me. If her parents and her husband was too against her for reasons I am still unsure about then she knew that I would help her and support her even after everything that happened. Which is kind of selfish and sweet. But that's just how my sister is to a point. So I take what doesn't irritate me.

As I was cleaning my home even though it was still spotless, the doorbell rang. I went towards my door and asked who it was before opening.

"It's me!" I shook my head.

"Me who!"

"Liam and company now open the door!" He spat. I rolled my eyes and opened the door. He hugged me and gave me a small peck on the cheek.

"Hi." He said.

"Hi." I laughed. I turned and called Ben. It was officially his third birthday and I told him that I'd invite everyone who he wanted to come.

"Daddy!" He ran from around the corner and into Liam's arms. Liam picked him up and swirled him around while I greeted everyone else.

Anna and Ned were next inside and they hugged me and kissed me. Next was Lyle and my mother who immediately went towards Eloise and skipped over me and lastly the couple of the hour my sister and… Kian? I mean she said she was seeing someone a bit. But I never thought that- you know what? Whatever.

"Wow you're getting big sis!"

"I know. I can't believe I'm almost due."

"Neither can I?" Kian looked like a proud dad. The same pride I saw on Tyrone's face whenever Ria was near and for that I saw the resemblance in the two. Similar stature, coloring, even in their mannerisms. The only difference is Kian was shy but not a coward. I pulled him by his collar like I did to Ned when I found out when Anna was seeing him and I got a tight grip.

"I don't care how good you are, I will hunt you down, chop off your only pair of balls and then shove them in your mouth and terminate you if you ever hurt my sister. Understand?" Kian looked at me with wide eyes before nodding his head. I let him go and then let him cross into my quarters. Ria rolled her eyes at me and I went to put my cleaning supplies away.

I joined everyone deeper in the house and was immediately hugged when I got there. I looked at the hand around my waist and I smiled up at Liam.

"What is it?" I asked.

"Do you see that?" He pointed to noting in particular.

"See what?" Is there something wrong?

"No look at everyone." I took a step back and took a look at each individual person in the room.

"What do you see?"

"I see people laughing and talking, and surprisingly even my mom joined in this time." I nodded.

"No. Try again." I took a moment this time before I sighed.

"I see a room with a lot of love." I said.

"Mhm and?"

"Family?" I asked.

"There's the word baby. You know there was a point in time that we wouldn't be able to do this. Sit and watch the game. Eat, laugh, smile be hugged up in the corner." He chuckled a bit but upon looking at us and everyone else I cracked a smile too.

"I suppose."

"You're amazing and the food smells great."

"It better, I was up almost all night making it."

"That's hot." He put his nose in my neck and took a whiff and then placed a kiss.

"You say I'm hot to a lot of things."

"Why? Is that a problem?"

"At times yes."

"Which means I'm doing my job sexy." I couldn't help but laugh. He was acting very differently today. Still on me like a barnacle but even more close to me and dare I say a bit more sappy?

"Mommy!" Ben ran over to me and pulled me away from Liam who just had a stupid smile on his face.

"What Benny!?"

"Grandma has a question."

"Okay slow down?" He dragged me to sit on the ottoman in front of the fireplace and he sat on my lap.

"As the question Grandma." He urged and I can see the excitement on his face. What was he so excited about?

"Ma?" I pressed.

"Would you ever have more kids?" She looked between me and my sister pointedly and I found it strange that she would ask me. But seeing how happy she was with Eloise and Ben and how quick they meshed I figured that was the reason behind that.

"I would." My sister said and I looked at Kian who had a bit of a glum face.

"Roi?" I gave her a blank expression for a moment before I looked at Liam and took a split second to wonder if we could.

"I'm not sure. To be honest ma, I don't think I can. I've been told by a doctor that I'm infertile."

"Well how about this? Would you adopt again?" Ben gave me a hopeful look. He snuggled into my side with a sly smile on his face.

"I would. But not right now."

"Why?" Ria asked

"It's dangerous. I want Eloise to be a bit older and… amongst other things." I trailed sending a small look to Liam who quickly stepped in.

"I'm the father. You're mine that's it." He took Ben off of my side and put him on his knee.

"We just started being a couple."

"I'm not ever leaving you. You're stuck with me so to answer your silent question I'd like to have kids and if and when we do we will have them together and I will be daddy and you will be mommy no matter what." He said and this made my mom smile.

"You've grown on me." She states.

"He's not bad." Lyle said and kissed the top of my head.

"When's your interest going to show up?" I asked to change the topic.

"She should be here in five minutes." As a clone even before Lyle went independent he had a girlfriend that I had never met and recently he's been going out a lot more and from time to time I see her Coop drive on the car trail past the security house. So now that it was time to meet her I was a bit excited and skeptical.

Soon the doorbell rang right as we were serving food and Lyle ran in front of me and jumped in the way. I put my hands up and stepped back and watched as he opened the door. Right away I can tell she wasn't your average girl in fact she angered me a bit. I just didn't like her vibe. Sure I don't know her but she walks in looking like she owns my place and in something very risque. This was my son's party. We weren't at a club.

I can't deny that she's pretty. She had brown hair, and doe like brown eyes with pink lips. There was a mole on her cheek. Her eyebrows were kind of round fitting her oval face shape. She had long legs and it was clear she liked to show them off even in this weather. Her dress was really short and I can tell if she did anything wrong we'd see her bare ass.

"Roi? This is Gianna. Gianna this is my little sister Roi." Lyle introduced. She looked me up and down as I put my hand out then she made a face as if I was dirty and stuck out a fist.

"It's nice to meet you."

"Ooh who's! Oh." I looked over at Anna and my sister and the look on their faces was priceless.

"Gianna these are my other sister's Anna and Roi's twin Ria."

"Don't you have a twin?" She asked Lyle.

"We all do, honey. It's just that I'm not close to mine baby." He responded and he gave her a hard look. As if telling her to be nice.

"So how long have you known each other?" I asked and walked deeper into my house. Eloise called out for me and I looked over at Anna before taking her from Anna's arms.

"About 5 years. We met at a festival as we ended up on the ferris wheel together." She said with a sickly sweet smile. This bitch.

"Well that's nice. Well let's let you meet the rest of my family." Ria wrinkled her nose. With a smile on her face and when she turned around she rolled her eyes at me. My sister isn't the sharpest tool in the shed but she knows when something isn't right and for that I appreciate her even more as a sister rather than my original.

We took them to the dining room and I smiled at everyone. Then we let Lyle do the introducing.

"Gianna this is mother Yani."

"He-" She interrupted my mother and spoke loudly as if my mom couldn't hear. I got really vexed and before I knew it the right set of hands were on my back. Lyle looked at me and gave me a smile but I just glared at him. He looked suddenly confident about this bitch.

"It's nice to meet you." My mother said clearly.

"She's pretty."

"Thank you!" She cooed and kissed Lyle on his cheek, to which he didn't look so thrilled about it. Upon a closer look his smile you can tell was fake.

"Relax baby." Liam kissed my neck and I shivered.

"I don't like this bitch." I mumbled quietly.

"You just met her?"

"She didn't shake my hand."

"Oh. Well that's a bit rude." Liam kissed my head. "Still try to relax, Roi. I can feel you from across the room." That's another weird aspect. He can feel me. He can feel when I'm in a bad mood or frustration and I can feel when he's in the mood or angry. It's weird. It's like we know there's some type of emotion but do we recognize it as our own? No. No we don't.

"I won't relax until she's out of my house."

"Okay honey." He sighed. Even though he had a calming spirit right now. My body was just not responding to it at the moment.

He pulled out my chair and I called Ben to me. He sat down in the middle and Liam was on the other side. We were all asking Gianna questions and eating and when I asked if she was going to eat anything she wrinkled her nose and said the food was unhealthy and wouldn't do anything for her figure. I was the queen of eating healthy food. Anna and Lyle would go to junk places and everytime I wouldn't eat any of it because I deem it as bad for you. I always grew my greens and cooked my food every night and I still do so the fact that she thinks it's unhealthy really pissed me off. After that the table was quiet and we all ate in silence which made Lyle frown but he nodded his head taking us into account and took his arm from around her shoulders.

Next we all sang happy birthday and served the cake. As my son was opening his presents this bitch had the nerve to say she's tired and that she needed to leave. She was barely here in the first place to just leave. Lyle saw her to her car and while my baby was marveling over his new fire truck I heard a commotion.

"We've been dating for five years Lyle! How can you just get rid of me?"

"You insulted my family Gianna after begging me to meet with them."

"What! No I didn't!"

"You flirted with my sister's fiance?"

"ARE YOU INSANE!"

"Don't you raise your voice at me." We were all quiet.

"Mommy they ruin my birthday." Ben had tears in his eyes.

"No, no baby. Everything will be okay."

"My party bad."

"Awe honey!" I picked him up and rubbed his back.

"Want me to go handle it?" Liam asked.

"No." I shook my head. "Just leave it be." It took a while but soon she left and Lyle came back utterly pissed off.

Ben ran into the other room before Lyle could say anything to him. I went after him with the shake of my head. I wasn't mad at him but more disappointed. This was the first big thing and Ben wanted everything to go perfectly. He's cried over the fear of his birthday not going how he wants.

"Benny!" I called. I heard a sniffle and I turned around to see him under the piano in the living room.

"Come here, baby." He scooted out from under the piano. I took him upstairs and to our quarters. Then I sat on my personal couch and let him cry.

"I want have-have good paah!" He cried and I rubbed his back.

"It's okay. It's okay baby." I patted his back.

"Whyhf vov and-and-and unca lyle f!"

"Shh! Calm down. Calm down. Then talk." He just kept hyperventilating and crying. I got up and took him to the bathroom. I ran a washcloth under some cold water and then I cleaned his face. He started to take deep breaths and soon the tears stopped and he was hiccupping.

"Listen to me. Nothing in life ever goes perfect baby. Even birthdays."

"But-but-"

"No but's. Now you had a good day right?" He shrugged at me.

"Well you don't remember how we had waffles with peanut butter and fruit with candles in it?" He nodded his head. "Remember getting dressed in your birthday outfit. You looked so handsome in your blue suit baby. Such a big boy." He put his head on my chest. "We even got a birthday call from daddy and then he came with grandma and all of your uncles and aunts and you got all of the presents you wanted right?"

"Yes." He perked up a bit.

"Sounds like a good day to me."

"Yes. But no one happy. Everyone mad."

"No puddin' that's not the case. Everyone was so happy that it was your birthday even Uncle Lyle."

"Really?" He asked and looked up at me as if asking me if he was really accepted by us. Another issue with him.

"Yes, my love. Everyone loves you and Eloise and don't you forget it. We're your family. If it weren't for you we wouldn't be a family." It was kind of true. We do come together for him and Eloise.

"I and Eloise have a family?"

"Yes and you always will." He hugged me and nuzzled his head in my neck.

"Now let's go back downstairs and wish everyone a goodnight. It's close to bedtime."

"Okay, Mommy." I picked him up and walked out of my quarters. When we got down stairs I put him down and he ran towards the verbiage. I watched him grab a present he didn't open. His very last one. He gave it to Lyle who looked very confused by the whole ordeal. He gave Ben his present back.

"Thank you Unca Lyle." Ben smiled at him.

"I'm sorry nephew. I didn't think she'd ruin the party."

"It's okay." He chuckled and everyone focused back on Ben. He opened his last present and then smiled at what was in it. It was a picture of all of us. Something we took when we went to dinner at Liam's. There was also a small pocket watch with a green gem on the cover. Ben was silent as he looked at the picture.

"It's from all of us, son." Liam said and Ben looked around.

"I love it!" Ben cheered with a smile on his face. He got out of his chair and ran to me. "I want to put it on my dresser."

"You got it baby." I smiled. Then he went to everyone in the room and gave hugs and kisses. Even to Eloise who was laughing and smiling at his joy. With that we slowly wrapped up the night with Lyle apologizing and I let it go. If it was old me I would've held a grudge and deemed him my enemy but I'm learning to not do that.

Liam wrapped his arms around my midriff as I washed the dishes. He kissed my neck and I turned around and rested my arms on his. He kissed my forehead and then I let my lips meet his.

"He's still a bit upset."

"I know. But he'll get over it. It's just something he has to learn."

"You look pretty in that dress."

"Ben picked it out. I think it's over the top but it's his birthday and he wanted us to match."

"Ben did a good job."

Liam's pov:

Roi wore a light blue silk dress that was a few inches above the knee. The dress had lace sleeves and was covered in jewels. It was nice watching Roi move around me with that dress on. Like a sexy nightgown.

"He did?" We started swaying from side to side and I slowly moved my hands down to her lovely ass.

"Yes." I pulled up her dress and grabbed her bare cheeks." Roi blushed as I tugged her thong. She pushed me away and returned to washing the dishes. I watched as her sexyself moved around and when she finished I didn't waste time. Roi just looking good gave me a hardon. I picked her up and kissed her lips. Then I walked up the stairs and to her room. I put her down on her bed and then closed the door turning around and started to take off my clothes.

"What are you-"

"I want you. Badly Roi." I expressed. I was down to my briefs when she shook her head and took her dress off effortlessly.

"I'll run a cold shower."

"No." I grabbed her hand and kissed her again. As we kissed I felt myself become harder and I grabbed a hold of her ass again.

"By the time I'm done with you. You won't be able to stand and you'll only want more." I grunted and shoved her on the bed. She gave me a helpless look and then she smiled before finishing my deed and then motioning for me to do her bidding.

"That's what a man likes to see." I told her and she went back to kissing me.

By the time it was the next day, all Roi could do was stare at the ceiling while I stared at her. I pulled her body into me and kissed the back of her head. She tilted her head back and then turned over to look at me. She buried her head into my neck and shoulder and kissed me.

"You okay baby?"

"I don't know." She responded. I chuckled and grabbed her ass.

"No?" She squeaked out.

"No no?"

"I don't know?" I laughed at her innocently confused face.

"I love you baby."

"Yeah sure. What the…" She trailed. Her phone started to blare and she groaned. I mean it was really early in the morning. So I wondered why it was going off. She turned it off and then looked at me.

"Help me up?"

"Why?"

"I have to get ready to go."

"Where?"

"City."

"Why?"

"Business." She said and I sighed and took a moment to enjoy her a bit more before getting up and picking her up.

"Can I come?"

"Don't you have a business?"

"Yes and it can wait for a day." She rolled her eyes.

"I can't walk right now."

"Good." I walked to the bathroom and while she was in my arms I started a bath for her.

I put her on her countertop and gave her a kiss. Her breasts rubbed against my chest and I let a growl rise out of my throat. I put my hands on her breasts and massaged them before kissing her again.Her sultry smell that came forth made me stand full and erect this time I just leaned her back and stuck myself in.

"Uh!" She moaned as I started to move in and out of her. Last night I found out that she was a virgin which reminded me to take it slow still. But regardless of that Roi was a good partner she caught on quickly and I learned that she wasn't shy when it came down to new things. I'm just glad we got to move to this step.

After our early morning christening, we both got a shower and got dressed. As per usual Roi was in the kitchen cooking a delicious breakfast. What that girl said yesterday about my woman's food was absurd. The food was delicious and absolutely healthy. I've learned that Roi prides herself on her cooking and healthier living. The only thing that she rarely eats but craves all the time, is red velvet cake or cookies and not once have I seen her eat one if not in every blue moon. Now Ben and Eloise are a different story. She lets them eat cookies and snacks a bit more but she keeps a handle on it and the kids naturally lean towards vegetables and fruit. One time Ben straight up asked me for pickled string beans and instead I gave him gerber cheese puffs which he wasn't sad about. But he did have a slight frown.

Eloise chewed on her slice of apple with her teeth and I smiled as she wrinkled her nose while eating. I kissed her head and she looked up and held out her apple to me. I tried to shake my head so that she would keep eating it but she didn't take no front answer. I opened my mouth and put the apple in.

"Hehe!" She laughed. "Dada!" She held her arms out and went to feed me an orange slice instead. I ate it and then kissed her palms. Eloise clapped her hands and continued eating her food with an adorable giggle. I walked over to Roi who had just finished a pan of today's lunch.

"That smells good, Roi." I kissed her cheek and moved away from her.

"Good. It's a new recipe I've been trying to master and I think I got it." I looked at the chicken and I smiled at the sesame seeds and all of the vegetables in the pan. She had another pot filled with brown rice and I watched her as she packed it up for me. She gave it to me with some brown sauce on the side and a club sandwich. A little more than what she has made me for lunch before but I don't complain I'll still eat it. I love it when she cooks.

"Here's your lunch." She said.

"Thank you, love." I kissed her cheek and she smiled at me. It wasn't much longer until we were all out of the house and in my car. Which took some convincing but I did it. I never had a day with my family and doing one of my many jobs today I would like to know that my family was around.

"So who are you going to meet today?" I asked as we drove.

"A personal connection. I'm trying to open up a business and so far the exposure that I've created has been well so I thought to take it to the next level." She shrugged and I looked at her.

"You know I could've helped you start a business. That's what I do. We like to push new brands and get them in our stores."

"I know but, we're in a relationship and I didn't want to mix our business and pleasure more than we already do." She said.

"But why? It would be just that much easier if we did it since we do it anyhow."

"Yes. But still if something goes wrong I don't want us to have animosity. I rather go with someone who can do the same for me than with you because I want to protect our relationship." She spoke and ultimately I let it go.

"Yes dear." I said and kissed her soft hand.

"Thank you." She kissed my lip. Then I looked back at the road.

"Mommy can I go to work with Daddy?" Ben asked.

"But what about Daycare? You're going to the museum today?" She mentioned.

"I want to go with you mommy. I don't like going to-to school."

"Why not, baby?"

"The kids are meanies."

"Is this about last week?" I asked.

"Yes." He pouted. He's been having a problem with these two boys of the owner. Now I think the owner is a nice lady but she doesn't need her sons there. They are way too old and should be in regular school. But who am I to judge. These kids literally pushed the other's around and they even got Benny in trouble even though he didn't do anything and it was caught on camera too. Honestly I've been meaning to talk with Roi about taking him out and moving him to the daycare in my building. Maybe that can be something we can discuss over dinner.

"They don't believe that I have powuhs."

"Powers?" Roi spoke up and turned around to look at him.

"Yes mommy. I'm like superman! See?" It was a few moments later when Roi smacked my arms and told me to pull over.

"What?"

"Ben's floating."

"People like us don't float?" I looked behind her and I saw Ben and Eloise up in the air along with their lunch.

"Benny, baby put your sister down." Roi spoke with a shocked expression.

"But why?"

"It's dangerous."

"Awe okay." I watched as Eloise was put back in her seat and buckled back up. Ben put himself down and then the food and the two were cracking up in their car seats.

"Maybe he should go with you today."

"I think that's best. You want me to take Eloise?"

"No she'll be fine at the daycare today. I'll just say he's sick." Roi sighed.

"You're in luck Benjamin." I spoke.

"Yay!" He cheered. We turned back around and started the car again each of us knowing that something doesn't add up. Now Roi told me about what happened to Eloise and Ben when she left the administration but all that should've done was make them engineered like us a bit. They didn't have an original. So something like that was a bit rare… more like, unusual. But not impossible which means other stuff could've happened.

Roi sighed and I can feel her worry and fear and stress take over. I know she gets like this when something unexplainable happens to the kids like when they get very sick. It's happened twice so far and even though their DNA was altered to be like ours she still can't figure out why they get so sick. We've never gotten sick. Well not in the ways that you think so the fact that they get things like an infection or a common cold is concerning. Kian is still trying to search for answers and we've come up with nothing. The fact that now Ben has some type of powers must be really making her feel bad.

When we got to the city I let Roi use my car for whatever she needed to do as long as she promised to come back when I was done for the day. As I left with Ben, I gave her a kiss and reminded her that it wasn't her fault. What happened to Ben and Eloise wasn't her fault at all and that she was the best mom I've ever seen considering my own mother left me and my twin and my bastard father. Hopefully one day I'll let her meet my twin. I'd make it a family trip for all of us. After I reassured her we went our separate ways. This is the first time anyone would be meeting my son Ben and I found it important to make him understand that levitating or any powers he hasn't told me about was a no go here. I thought Ben would have a fit but instead he lifted his arms up to be carried and replied: "Okay Daddy."

As we walked inside I got stares as I always did but instead of getting their gawks and amazement I got shocked and surprised faces. I waited at my elevator and out the corner of my eye I saw two women whispering and pointing at Ben. Getting a bit protective, I turned to them and they immediately turned away and pretended as if they weren't exchanging glances.

"If you are that stupid to point and speak bad about my son then you should be dumb enough to say it to my face."

"Sorry sir. It's just that we didn't-" The first tried to justify.

"What are your names?" I asked.

"Jamie Kurona and Daisy Wallsington." The second answered.

"Please have your letter of resignation on my desk by the end of the day." I said coldly. Ben's face was blank and emotionless. Stoic. I never seen a three year old have that expression but spending time with his mother I can see where he gets it from. Eloise was different. That baby wore her emotions on her sleeve. It was a no brainer. But I have a feeling that that emotionlessness will kick in the minute she turns one or two. We lose the need for emotions early on into our lives so that way we don't risk feeling anything important later in life. We know right from wrong but what we know is rules and laws and commanders. Therefore their word is right. For all other mutants it was a similar instance for most although you get a few here and there where that's totally not the case. As a clone it's always the case, so far. For whatever reason something happens that flicks on the emotions. We begin to feel like regular humans. However everything is intensified. Anger is intensified, lust, happiness, sadness, joy? It's all at a different level than a regular human might have. I've been studying cases where we would be taken into a psychiatrist and over time human psychiatrists label us as being some type of a sociopath or a psychopath. We lack empathy and emotions and for the most part we are labeled as high risk patients.

I know of two copies being in a psych house. Not for any reason. But for rehabilitation and although it seems like a good idea for us all to go into some type of ward, it doesn't change who we are. Instead we get unemotional again which creates a cold blooded killer or we go mad in the process of learning how to feel and to handle everything well. It's a weird practice raising human emotions within a semi- human from the dead, but it's one we need to do in order to make it. That's why it's important to be surrounded by people like you. I think we will be able to do a better job of learning and teaching how to feel properly. We needed emotion. But not too much to overcome the senses. This is why I want to get rid of the administration. So we can all live in peace and harmony and so we can cut the imprinting and programming on the brain and in the body. I would teach people how to feel and train them to be controlled in whatever state they transform into. It's something I want to talk over with Roi. But not until we take those watchful bastards down. Besides I wanted to steal their findings and equipment so that we can finally have the answers we all needed to heal ourselves and others.

We rode the elevator to the top floor and when we got off I introduced my assistant to my son.

"Kaylia, this is my son Ben. Ben, this is Miss Kaylia, Daddy's assistant. When I have a meeting you'll be staying with her today so listen to her."

"Yes Daddy." Ben told me. Kaylia smiled and held out her hand.

"Hi Ben. I promise that me and you will have a good day together and besides I can show you where the fun is around here." She winked and Ben smiled at her saying he would like that.

After telling Kaylia to cancel any staff meetings for this afternoon, so I can spend time with my son, I leaned back into my chair with an eager Ben on my lap. He wanted to learn everything about the job that I do and I find it adorable. I took a couple of pictures of Ben at my desk pretending to work. Roi would likely put that in the scrapbook I made her get. I mean we were a family and she wanted to keep the few pictures she had in a box? So when we went grocery shopping I made her get a scrapbook and even though it's barely filled it makes them fun to look at. I also need to ask if she has any photos from when she was a child. I'm curious to know what she was like.

"Daddy what do we do next?"

"More paperwork son." I kissed his cheek and took him off my chair as soon as I sat down he climbed back on my lap and I chuckled at him.

"Okay. Let's get to work daddy."

"Yes sir. Right away sir."

"Daddy!" He giggled.

Roi's Pov:

After I dropped Eloise off at daycare, I went to the address I was supposed to drive to and parked my car. I was right on time and with a laser like focus I entered the office space with my head held up and my walk was murderous. I held my important documents in my hand and walked to the front desk. If Liam really knew what I was doing he'd kill me. But in the end this puts me closer to my goal and his. If we wanted to uproot the administration we had to do it from the inside and there was nothing wrong in getting something out of it.

"I'm here to see Mr. Argabond."

"Which one ma'am?"

"Sykes."

"Name?"

"Roi Collis." I said. Her eyes went wide and I felt her nervous energy. I smirked. This is an interesting day. She called someone and gave me instructions on where Sykes's office was. But I didn't listen to a thing when she gave them to me. I knew where to find that bitch and it was the opposite to the instructions she gave me. Instead of going up I went down, instead of going right I went left and as soon as I walked into his office he jumped up and revealed himself. Sykes was always a slut and what really sucked was that Sykes was a slut for the wrong reason.

"Once a hoe always a hoe." I shook my head and tsked.

"Uh… Roi! What a surprise? I was just coming upstairs to meet you." He tried covering but I saw through his lie.

"A rat is only as good as it's tail. So far you still can't spin a good one can you?" I pointed to his friend and he jumped to put his friend away and chase that bitch in a suit out of his office. He closed the door and quickly made his way behind his desk. He looked me up and down before shaking his head and sitting down.

"Please Roi. Relax take a seat." He grabbed the edge of his desk and I knew he was pressing his signature button.

"I'm here to make a deal, Sykes. You know how this works." I yawned. I was bored.

"Uh yes." I put my documents in his face. He opened the folder and looked through them.

"I already know this. Why is this of value to me?"

"I want something and only the administration can help me. So to speak." I lied. I can get it on my own. I just wanted an in.

"You didn't really go rogue did you?"

"You should know me better than that. You should know my troop better than that. The reason why we left was for the sole purpose of finding others."

"Others?"

"My talents are just a cover up. If I open this business of mine, I not only get more money but you get more money. I just need you to make a call to one of the higher ups and take the ice off of us." As far as Sykes knew I wasn't responsible for the murder of his father. It was deemed to be some type of serial accident by the police last I hacked into their database. I was in the clear so therefore I should get a bit more favor.

"How do I know you're not fooling me?"

"Because I know 000100. It's in the last document I gave you." It was an address but one to a fake location that I rented. It was in the same area and just as grand as Liam's actual house. So it was very believable.

"That's who I was tracking before right?"

"So you did get to him."

"I did more than just get to him." He put his hand up looking towards the door and I noticed how the men waited.

"Tell me more."

"So…" I started at the top of my tall tale. I was telling him about how Lyle, Anna and I, was going after the major independent to bring him back to the administration in order for Lyle to get back in the administration's good graces for that is where he belonged. He wanted to enlist as an independent assassin of the administration and leave his host family for good because we found it a hindrance. Seeing as we were a good team before, we thought to do this as a team and get rewarded later. It was the perfect believable crazy lie that Sykes would believe. The type that was pleasing to hear and to make matters even better Anna and Lyle were in on it. I called them both and they vouched for me and everything.

By the end of my meeting, we had retaken the oath and filled out entrance forms for those that return. If we "fail" them a second time we would be terminated and this time I think we will actually die. Sykes made that important call that I needed and then told me that the business would be a lot of work and that I needed to meet with his friend downtown near where Liam works and pitch him my ideas. That way we can build the product and go about getting me proper certification.

I left without a word of thanks and walked my cold self out of the building. Now that the administration wasn't hunting us we can get some real work done on taking them down. Hopefully when I tell Liam he will understand and the same goes for Anna with Ned.

When I made it to the address I was fully prepared for an ambush. If Sykes really paid attention to me then he would know what I told him was straight bull shit and he should've had people come after me. But just because I couldn't sense the threat doesn't mean that a ghost wasn't afoot.

I entered the building, and didn't wait to be seen. I just went straight up ignoring the calls of the front desk lady in the lobby. I went up and found the office I was looking for. It was more of a warehouse than an office. Big windows surrounded by green-gray concrete on concrete, with fluorescent lighting that barely lit up the room and very little furniture besides crime boss goons, a couch, a desk chair, and a glass desk. There was a silver headed man sitting at his desk. He looked utterly appalled by my lack of manners but I can care less. I needed to be in and out as soon as possible. It was almost time to pick Eloise up from daycare and I didn't want to pay the late fee. He looked at me before he nodded and made a motion for me to walk forward.

"Roi Collis?" He asks.

"Yes." I gave him my file folder and he looked over my ideas. It was a supernatural clinic upstairs and a clothing store upfront. I would "help" the administration file off experiment numbers and create new health files whilst simultaneously using my passion for style and fashion to my advantage.

About an hour or two later, I was back in Liam's car happy and ready to pick up Eloise. I called Ann and Lyle and told them about the news and I got a good response. Liam doesn't think I know what he's always wanted to really do and with this move I hope he understands my motives and sees the benefit in it for himself.

I spent the rest of the day shopping with my baby girl and talking to her about how I should tell Liam what I did. But in the way Eloise only smiled and said incoherent things at me. By the time it was six I swung by Liam's building and watched how he got in the car with Ben.

"Hey baby." I said to Ben.

"Had fun with daddy?"

"Yes. Daddy has so many things to do mommy."

"I'm glad you had fun."

"How's work, Liam?"

"Work went good. He has a lot of energy." We looked at each other and I could feel the tension between us. As we drove home we were all silent the entire way and by the time I made it to my house I was ready to call it a night but I was surprised when Liam got out and walked up to my door.

Dinner wasn't bad between us. I made the kids something quick and then made a separate meal for us. However there was a bit of tension still. Once the kids were in bed we went back down the stairs to eat the meal I had made for lunch and unlike Liam he pulled me to sit on his lap.

"We need to talk." He said and I agreed.

"Yeah we do." He kissed my lips. Our first serious talk and we were acting like awkward teenagers.

"I'll go first." I might as well give him the bad-good news.

"Today I did something controversial and before you go somewhere else no I didn't cheat."

"I think I would've felt it but thanks for setting the record straight. So what happened today, mama?" He asked and his hands moved to my ass.

"I met with Sykes." I said bluntly.

"I met with Daluca." He said back and I raised my eyebrows. Sykes and Daluca were cousins on the opposite sides of the spectrum. The Argabond family had two main branches: Samuels and Hemsworth.Together they run the administration and other branch offs of the organization group creating, selling, using anything to make the monsters they deal with. Now Daluca Hemsworth wasn't really attached to the business. He's more of an independent partner which you can find within the Argabond family all over the place but you just have to choose the right people and Sykes and Daluca clearly aren't the right people.

"Oh?" I questioned.

"We talked about the main goal. A goal that I would like to be completed. It's a rehabilitation center for clone's and mutants with a hospital for those that are um…" He thrusted his hips upwards "deprived and a fertilization research department."

"What did Daluca say?" I urged with a small smile. He's acting as if I would blow up at him for what he was doing. It turns out we were thinking alike today.

"He said that I needed to take an oath. If I took that oath then they would stop looking for us all since I had you in my possession." I kissed his lips but then thought about the repercussions of our actions.

"Well I don't know if this will be a problem but I talked to Sykes about doing something similar except more concealed. You know how I like to make clothes and my little jewelry here and there?"

"Mhm."

"Well when we were kids, Ria and I wanted open up a boutique so that's where I'm headed. However I thought about something you've been bringing up more and more lately and I thought that the boutique can be more of a cover up for a secret clinic for people like us. We can do what we need to do to further ourselves, and I did make a promise of an exchange of information but this we can easily fake for a little while. In the meantime since we have access to records we should be able to get down to the nitty gritty and take out the Administration panel a lot-" Liam kissed my lips and stood up from the table. I pulled away when he started walking up the stairs.

"But what about-"

"Shh!" He said and went back to making me hot and bothered.

"Liam!" I whined. He tossed me on my bed before taking his dress shirt off.

"Great minds think alike." He growled at me before taking off my skirt.

"I like this on you." He continued. "But I love it when it's off." He tossed my rose patterned skirt across the room. Then my top was next and he didn't bother to take off my red heels.

"No?" I asked putting my foot out for him to do so.

"Nah baby. They're sexy." I think in that moment I really looked at Liam as if he was crazy. I thought he wouldn't be mad but more open to talking about the next step we can make from where we left off and how to avoid them from finding out the set up we put ourselves in. But nope this man goes straight to sexy time.

"Who wouldn't when you have a mind like yours?" He kissed my lips and I wrapped my legs around his torso and lightly pressed my heels into his back.

"See I told you they were sexy."

"Boy shut up and kiss me." He moved back to my lips and dinner was all forgotten about.