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I was walked back through the surgery doors. I dragged my head as I walked. The nurses who I was following told me to keep left. After what seemed like forever, we arrived to the ward holding Chloe. My heart was beating erratically in my chest. I opened the door to see her pale body dressed in sheets. The sounds of the monitor were the only thing convincing me she was alive. I held her hand as the doctor explained what happened.

“Doc, I don’t mean to be rude, but I don’t give a fuck what medical bullshit you’re trying to explain. I only want to know that my wife is going to come home to our children and I. I want to know that she is going to be okay.”

“Right now, she is unresponsive, Mr DeSantis. Did she eat or drink something that she wouldn’t normally drink? My staff-“

“Why are you asking that?”

“She had what we call a delayed anaphylactic response to something. Someone with a history of her allergies would know what to give her for such a-“

“You’re saying someone intentionally poisoned her?”

“No and yes. It could have been an accident.”

“She was fine. She was laughing and having a good time at the baby shower. We pulled the strings on the poppers and discovered our children were a boy and a girl. She told me herself her water broke. I carried her to the car. Nothing was out of the ordinary.”

“Sir her toxicology panel shows she had high doses of the allergen in her system. That could only mean she consumed it. She wouldn’t be able to eat it since a small portion would trigger her allergic reponse.”

“She drank it!”

“That’s what we believe. It was delayed because it goes straight to her stomach. Whatever the allergen was, as we are unsure the exact nature, triggered her labor response. She could’ve very well went another two weeks before delivering.”

“Someone tried to kill her and my children!”

“We will be moving her to the ICU here shortly, we wanted to give you time with her before we did. The babies cannot go to the ICU unfortunately.”

Thank” you. Am I allowed to stay with her?”

“Normally, no, but you may can talk the ICU staff into letting you, that’s their call.”

I held her hand until they transferred her to the ICU. The nurses were nice and told me that they had set up a sleeping area for the babies and I. I told them I thought the babies couldn’t come to the ICU. They told me they were honored to take care of the President’s daughter. Sure enough the nursery nurses were waiting with the babies inside of a negative pressure room. They would be caring for both mom and babies simultaneously. I explained everything to our families, leaving out that someone had poisoned Chloe. I gauged all their expression and from what I saw neither of them were guilty. I could be wrong.

I didn’t allow for any visitors during our stay in the ICU. Chloe spent 42 days in the ICU before she woke up, another 7 before she was transferred to a step down unit. From there we went home. I explained everything the doctor told me to her and then he explained it again to her. She got to hold our babies for the first time since having them the day we went home. I held them to her breast and watched them nurse while she regained strength in her limbs with physical therapy. I saw how hard she was being on herself for not having enough strength to hold her children.

“Chloe, you’re doing great. Don’t push yourself too hard.”

“I’ve already spent two months almost away from my kids. I don’t even have enough strength to hold them. I feel useless!”

“Don’t say that Chloe! Give yourself time, baby.”

She cried as she entered our bedroom. I didn’t allow her to carry any of our things. The staff rushed out to help me with the babies. I asked Martyn to round up everyone who was present the day of our babyshower. Once, Chloe was in the bed resting, I went down to interrogate everyone.

Emelia: “Jacob why are we in your basement and not loving on Chloe at the moment?”

“I pulled security footage from the baby shower. One of you poisoned Chloe and that’s why she went into labor. You almost killed her and our babies. I would ask which one of you did it, but you’ve all lied to me, so we will watch the video together.”

Emelia: “Ja-“

“Hold all commentary until the end!”

We watched the entire baby shower from start to finish. I asked the maids to alert me if Chloe got up or the babies needed anything. She slept the two hours we were watching the footage. In the footage the only one who kept bringing drinks to Chloe was Emelia. I thought back to the previous months and noticed that she had been secretive with Chloe and she was the one who told me that Chloe hemorrhaged with Yanis, but she never told me that. I couldn’t find myself belieiving she would keep that from me.

Everyone turned to Emelia and Raith, waiting for answers.

Emelia: “I-I-“

Raith: “You know Jacob, I never thought you disliked Emelia, but this is making it pretty obvious. As you can see in the video, she only brought her what was already made.”

“You didn’t watch close enough Raith, so I slowed it down. Look again. I’ve already watched the videos hundreds of time.”

He watched as each time she got ready to hand Chloe the drink she pulled something from her bra. And once she was caught red handed emptying a vial into Chloe’s drink. Chloe drank unknowingly. I heard the gasps of Chloe’s brothers as they witnessed Emelia poisoning Chloe. I looked into the substance as Emelia had discared one of the vials into our plant by the pool, thus killing Chloe’s plant while we were in the hospital. It came back a combination of drugs. I don’t even know how Chloe was still alive after ingesting so much of it.

“Raith, I discovered that only someone with your resources could located such a combination and I just want to know what Chloe did for you both to plan to hurt her like this?”

Emelia: “Mom, let her stay and live with Uncle Harmon. I knew he wasn’t her father. I’ve known my entire life that Michael Jelks was our father. I pressured him into pressuring Chloe, but he always pulled away because that was daddy’s little girl.”

Raith: “Emelia, you poisoned Chloe on purpose?”

Emelia: “I don’t really like you Raith. The sex was mediocre, but I needed that brain of yours. I needed it to look like natural causes, but I hadn’t counted on Jacob being so quick to get her to the hospital. If only you had waited five minutes longer, she’d be dead!”

“Emeila! We’re sisters! I never would’ve done something like this to you. What did mom’s decision have to do with me?”

Emelia: “Everyone here loves you. No one could see anything wrong with YOU! I’m the child she didn’t want! I went out to enjoy a taste of freedom and ended up in bed with ain’t no telling! You challenged authority every chance you go and still lived better than I. My son doesn’t deserve to grow up without his father! I don’t even know who his father is or a clue to a guess! You got Jacob who loved Yanis. It was quite easy to hack into your camera at your old house Jacob and send Machen the video of you fucking his ex finacee.

That really ticked him off! He couldn’t stand you were spreading your legs for oh Jacob here. It could’ve been anybody else. His father only added fuel to the flames when I anonymously sent him the documents that showed his son wasn’t Yanis’ father. I was going on a haunch, but it worked. I figured you had doctored the reports, but Machen was driven on you forgiving him. He wanted your forgiveness!

I had worked very hard to get Machen away from you, but he didn’t listen. I did not expect him to kill Yanis. I thought his father would have to do it and then they both would be guilty of killing the people you love. That’s right Chloe, you went to bed with the man who murdered mom. Per his father’s guidance. He shot and killed mom himself. Lena had him stowed away until he was older and then he enlisted in the army. He visited a lot of cities including Paris.”

Chloe: “Emelia, no!”

Emelia: “I see your gears are turning. That’s right. He got drunk and took me to the hotel. I was only suppose to be with him, but he invited some of his military buddies and other girls. We were in the room by ourselves until we weren’t. I was drunk! I only wanted a night of partying and feeling normal. I wasn’t sure until he confessed during a rant of his that he had killed our mother! He was raving how he couldn’t wait to get home to see how pretty you were now, that I looked like you, but you were prettier.

Can you believe he said that after he fucked me! I drank more because I wanted to return the favor and kill him and I knew I couldn’t do it unassisted. His friends joined us in the room as I was getting ready to do it. They took turns with me and I even remember throwing up on one of them. I felt great while they were numbing my pain, but horrible when I found out I was pregnant.

While he was seething you were fucking Jacob, I stole his DNA from Pixie who I just happened to see coming from his place. I thought I was seeing things to be honest, but I followed him and saw where he was living. He thought I was you. He even called me Chloe. I turned and went the other way after telling him I wasn’t Chloe. He apologized. I just needed to confirm it was him. I paid Pixie to sleep with Machen. She said it didn’t take much persuasion and the look on your face when you got a whiff of her on him, was priceless.

I saw you seething under your perfect skin and I said I know how to get even with mommy dearest daughter. She should’ve kept me too! I was begging for scraps until Mr Jelks found me. He said I didn’t have to eat scraps anymore, but I had to stay hidden. I had Harmon kill him for fucking his wife behind his back. I even tipped him off that there was another child, so it would force you out of hiding. Surprisingly, Machen decided to choke little Yanis to death on the same day, Harmon came looking for you and I.”

Chloe: “Emelia, you had my son murdered because you’re mad at our dead mother? How is causing me pain punishing her?”

Emelia: “I never said the pain was for her. Let me finish my story! During the time Machen was away from Yanis, he played house with Yuri and I. He was always drunk, but I didn’t care. He would fuck me so good! One day he called Yuri, Yanis and me Chloe and I snapped! I was going to kill him, but that would only create a mess.

I ghosted him and made him think he dreamt fucking you, but truth is it was me. He had spent his time with Yuri and I, but he wanted it to be you and Yanis. I did the math. You didn’t seem like the type to get in bed with anybody. It took a lot of begging for Jacob here to get you in bed. I was giving up hope he would! Then the cameras feed went off and I saw you two playing the cat mouse chase. He was so close, but decided to leave you in the bed unsatisfied.”

“Y-“

Chloe: “No, Jacob, that’s what she wants.”

You came back though and finished the job. I enjoyed the way you pleasured my sister. I won’t lie I came just like she did, every subtle time! Call it a twin connection! Don’t look so shocked! You welcomed me with open arms and I walked you to your death. Jacob intervened and ruined my plans. You were suppose to lie down and die in your sleep. Harmon killed Machen’s mom and made him watch. On his ride to prison, I told him all of what I am telling you. His DNA matches Yuri’s.

Chloe: “You killed your son’s brother”

Emelia: “Shut up! I didn’t know until it was too late! Like I said I never expected Machen to choke Yanis to death. That was an unforeseen anomaly. Ava isn’t Machen’s daughter, but his sister. So my son is the sole benefactor of his million dollar fortune. It isn’t as sweet as I thought. I didn’t expect you to be so nice, but I had already set my plans in motion prior to meeting you. I even took care of dear Olla. You kept calling her phone. She never made it out of Paris.”

Chloe: “I never did anything to you Emelia, except love you. You took my son away from me. He loved you.”

Emelia: “No, he didn’t you’re just saying that!”

Chloe: “He told me he saw you in a dream, but I’m willing to bet you were in Jacob’s house.”

Emelia: “You aren’t as dumb as you look! He stuck his cock inside of me too Chloe! It was a good fuck to say the least. He thought I was you and I let him as he sent me over the edge and he’s a needy man! It’s why I left him unbothered. I had hoped I could weasel my way into his heart after you were gone, but looks like things have took a turn! I really hate to kill all of you, but I can’t leave any witnesses!”

She fired a gun she pulled from behind her back aiming at Chloe, but I managed to pull her out of the way. She missed us both hitting a flower pot. Security tried to subdue her, but she was shooting at them and yelling.

Emelia: “Guess what Chloe? Jacob is going to be a dad to my little girl! So we have to share him, just like we did Machen okay?”

I had just asked security not to kill her when another fired hitting her in the head. Chloe cried out! She ran over to Emelia and hugged her lifeless body. Raith joined her.

Raith: “It wasn’t your baby, but mine Jacob. I had DNA ran when we went to the appointment together. I’m so sorry Chloe”

“God no! Emelia! No! No! No! Please NO!”

I pulled Chloe away from Emelia and had the police called. Everything was on video. They cleared all of us and took away Emelia’s body. Raith said his mom had Yuri. They were going to let Machen out of prison. He would have to complete anger management, but Emelia had admitted to killing Yanis or plotting to have him killed. I forget how it was worded, but I knew his father orchestrated that so he could be freed. She was dead so she couldn’t discount the claims.

Machen applied for guardianship over Yuri right after he enrolled for anger management. Raith didn’t put up a fight. He handed him over. Machen still allowed Yuri and Raith to visit one another. Chloe started seeing a therapist, but it didn’t help. She was withdrawn and distant from everyone after watching Emelia get shot. I tried to explain I wasn’t aware of having sex with Emelia and she replied it could’ve happened at any moment. She was in the house and neither of us knew it. She was right. I think I would’ve known though.

The twins were getting bigger everyday. Chloe did smile when she cared for them. She enjoyed spending all of her time with the twins. I would try to bond with them with her, but she would always put them down when I was near and let me have my time with them. This saddened me. No matter what I tried, I had lost my wife the day her sister died. Against my advice, she still buried Emelia next to Yanis and her mother. I learned her mother had bought the remaining graves for all of them. Yanis was taking her grave site.

A year came and went and nothing had changed. Chloe was still withdrawn and the twins were celebrating their first birthday. I painted on my happy face to get through the day. I tried to include Chloe in the planning of today, but she declined. She had stopped coming to bed with me and she even stopped letting me hold her. I was frustrated beyond means and us not talking only made things worse. I felt myself falling out of love with her and I didn’t want that to happen.

She painted on a happy face, but everyone knew she was covering how she truly felt. Raith and the quads came to visit often and she’d do the same thing, paint on her happy. Dad and I had become close as Chloe and I drew apart. He was supportive and told me no matter what keep trying to reach the woman I love. I noticed Chloe was cleaning up our daughter, who had gotten cupcake all over her hands. We named her Melody after Chloe’s mom. She let me name our son and we agreed on Jacobe, a blend of our names. Melody was giving her mom a hard time as she tried to clean away the sweet treat from her hand.

I walked over and told Melody to be patient as she had made the mess and mommy was working as fast as she could to let her go and play. She was cooperative after that. Once Chloe was done, she took off to play with her brother. I helped Chloe from the kneeling position. I noticed she was a little sore, having been down on her knees for so long. She lost her balance temporarily, but I caught her just as she started falling. She raked her loose strands behind her ear. It was the first time she had looked me with longing in a year. I held her around the waist and pulled her closer to me.

We were a little ways off to the side, so unless you were coming our way, you couldn’t see us clearly. She blushed as I continued looking as her wishing she’d open up to me. I couldn’t fight the urge to kiss her so I did. She didn’t pull away or fight me off, she kissed me back and I heard her moan into the kiss. I was about to take her in the house and capitalize on this moment when Miles stopped us.

Miles: “Uh Uh, you two can do the nasty later! The twins want to open gifts!”

I gave him my best death stare. My cock needed to be inside of Chloe like last year and he ruined my opportunity! She lightly pulled away from me and I was sad she wasn’t in my arms anymore. I was groveling hard in my head when I heard her voice that I hadn’t heard speak specifically to me in a year.

“Thank you Jacob.”

I didn’t even know what she was thanking me for, but it made me smile she appreciated me for something. I adjusted myself in my shorts as I knew I had a boner. I made my way back to the gift table. Chloe had already gotten chairs for us to hold the twins. She went to grab Melody and started sitting down before she was aligned with the chair. I sat down so I could catch them both. She blushed as she realized what she did. Melody cheered as she thought it was planned. Chloe looked at me with the longing I had seen earlier when we shared a kiss.

Jacobe decided he wanted in on the big hug I was giving his mom and sister, so he joined us. We all laughed as he said, now its the perfect big hug. Chloe eventually moved to the other chair, but she kept stealing glances at me. I was enjoying seeing her playful gandeur. We opened gifts with the kids and let them return to play. My phone rang with a call from the office. I excused myself stepping into the patio lounge so it wasn’t so loud. My assistant informed me that a major client was pulling all his resources all of a sudden. When I asked to be connected I was placed on a brief hold.

I heard the door creak and turned to see Chloe coming in. I thought nothing of it and returned to my call. I heard the lock click on the door, but was busy discussing the withdrawal of his business from my firm. He explained it was a last minute decision and that he was looking for something more liquid. I knew that meant he didn’t have the capital he agreed to invest. I was about to offer him options when I felt my shorts stripped away from me. I looked down to see Chole fisting me. She held my gaze and in that moment nothing else mattered. I ended the call accepting him pulling his account from our firm.

“C-Chloe what are you doing?”

“My husband is in need and for the first time in a year I’m aroused, let me -“

“Oh shit!”

She took me in her mouth and to say I was in heaven was not even close. I held the back of her head as she never broke my gaze.

“Chloe! Oh fuck! I’m going-“

I came undone quickly, but she was not letting up. I wasn’t even done with the previous release when another ripped through me. I bit my moans as she bobbed up and down in my lap. I didn’t want her mouth anymore, I wanted my wife! I pulled out of her mouth and the plopping sound made me cum on her lips. She put me back in her mouth. I pulled her to stand, wiping her mouth as I watched her swallow all of me. I was thanking her internally for choosing the sundress today. I pulled the ends of her dress to her side and she held her arms for me to take it off. I snatched away her panties and bra and lifted her onto my cock. Entering her for the first time in a year, felt like the first time all over again.

She moaned in my ear, making me precum inside of her. I backed her against the wall and made love to her. She tried to close her legs, but I held them open while I pleasured her. I heard someone coming, so I sent Martyn a quick text to keep everyone away from the patio lounge. I could tell it was Miles as I heard him say, they’re probably fucking! Their kids are wanting to play. She didn’t let Miles deter her, she kept riding me as I thrusted in and out of her. When we were done, she pulled on her dress and hunted another bra and set of panties in the connecting laundry room. She didn’t find any so she went inside the house to get another pair. I stepped outside to show my face but briefly.

I rejoined Chloe upstairs in our room. I locked the door as I told Martyn I needed to speak to Chloe. She was bending over in the closet when I found her. I playfully hit her bottom and she turned around, covering herself until she saw it was me. She blushed and smiled as I started removing my clothes.

“Chloe, I’ve missed you. I-“

“I’ve missed you too, Jacob. I’m sorry”

“I got to have you again. I told Martyn we were talking. You screaming my name is the same.”

I was inside of her fucking her roughly on our bed. She begged me to give it to her harder! She came beautifully on my cock! I filled her pussy with my seeds and flipped her over. I was taking her from behind when Miles came to the door!

“I know you two are not fucking when you have company downstairs! Chloe!”

I made her scream my name as he kept talking to her. She complied as I drilled away! “Tell him you love my cock”

“Oh Jacob! I love your cock!”

“W-what! You really are fucking! Jacob get off of her! The twins want to play with mommy and daddy!”

“Tell them daddy is playing with mommy and I’m a little busy, but as soon as I empty my balls into her pretty pussy, I’ll be down to play with them!”

“I can’t believe you two! You could’ve made up with him tonight! Chloe, I want to ask Omi to marry me! It’s not the same if you aren’t there.”

“J-Jacob, stop! Miles needs me.”

“I need you Chloe! I’ve lived in this house for a year and you’ve barely said anything to me! I finally get you to let me touch you again and shit!”

“Jacob..”

“No, it’s fine! Go support your brother”

“Jacob I-“

“Just go!”

She put her clothes on and ran out of the room. I allowed myself to cry once she was gone. It was killing me. Maybe she didn’t want me anymore. Just hearing her moan my name was enough, but it was me who required more of her. I was her husband and I just wanted her to acknowledge me. Not because of the kids or because her siblings were mentioning me, just because she wanted to. I drug myself to the bathroom and washed off. I pulled myself together and rejoined everyone downstairs.

I walked up just in time. Miles was down on one knee proposing to Omi. She was genuinely shocked. She cried as Miles poured out his love to her. She told him she thought it was too soon, but she knows she wanted to spend her life with him. If he agreed to a year of engagement she would agree to the proposal. In the end they compromised and agreed together, making his proposal a success. Everyone cheered and congratulated them.

I heard Omi ask if he chose the ring himself and he replied no Chloe helped him. This shocked me! It also angered me. How dare she have time to go ring shopping with her brother when I was breaking my back and bending over backwards just to have a conversation with her. I had to sneak and fuck her at our kids birthday party. I tried to hide my disgust and annoyance, but I couldn’t. I was mad and I was finally going to erupt.

I seethed as they had chosen to take away from my kids big day to announce their engagement. How dare they! Chloe must’ve read my face as I was pulled out of my rage when she cupped my face. I couldn’t stay mad when she looked at me like she was just now.

“Jacob, I promise to make up for my silence and even share why I was silent. I know Miles is taking the attention of the kids, but look at them. They don’t care. They don’t want the attention on them.”

“It’s their birthday Chloe, the attention is suppose to be on them! Unless you plan on staying in our bed for the next month, nothing will soothe my anger!”

“Not even me naked, moaning your name-“

“Stop it Chloe unless you want to put our guests out because if you push me to the side again, I won’t be there when you return.”

“Like divorce?”

“Not like”

“All because my brother wanted me present when he proposed to his-“

“It’s not about that Chloe! Yes it’s pissing me off he couldn’t ask us to attend an event versus at our kids birthday party, but I can manage. My wife who I love so dearly has shut me out for over a year and you think sex was going to change that?”

“Jacob, I said I would explain-“

“I’ve tried for a year Chloe to get you to even talk to me. I felt like a stranger in my own home. You pushed me away and now I’m suppose to pretend it didn’t happen? You hurt me on purpose!”

“That was never my intentions-“

“You got up and went running the minute your brother called for you. I’ve been right here begging you to just let me touch you! Begging!”

“Jacob, I’m sorry”

“Not as sorry as I am. I can’t do this anymore Chloe.”

“J-Jacob..”

“Let’s focus on the kids party. Everyone else has taken the attention off of them. The least we could do is pretend it’s still about them. I’m done with this conversation! If it’s not about them, it can wait”

“Understood Jacob.”

I hated the look she gave me. It ripped the wound in my heart open more. She looked terrified of me. She looked as if I had made her lose all hope. She was devastated! What had I done? I didn’t mean to let my anger boil over I just wanted my-. This is my fault!

I felt aggrieved the rest of the night.