The Long Run

Chapter 17

Sophia's POV

When I woke up the next morning I was feeling sore so I walked in the bathroom filling the tub and slid into it moaning softly. I reached over picking up the remote turning on some music and I sighed. I laid in there a while soaking and then I washed up and got out. I blow dried my hair and did my make up then i walked in the closet to get dressed. I dressed in a cute outfit and headed down stairs. When I got downstairs all the guys were sitting around. 

"Morning momma" Lex says not looking at me

"How did you know it was her?" Lance asks

"My perfume" I tell him

"You always smell like fruit" Lex says

"Hmm watermelon" I say rubbing my tummy

Chuckles ring out and Jack walks in the kitchen and comes back handing me a bowl and a fork. I look down and smile seeing watermelon. I stab a piece with the fork and take a bite and when I moan all head snap to me looking wide eyed. 

"So much better than s*x" I say with a mouthful

"Why are you so dressed up?" Lance asks

"We are going shopping" I say still stuffing my face

"Shopping?" Lance asks

"baby shopping" I say

Everyone looks at me and grins. 

"can we come?" Corey asks shyly

"I don't care. But let me eat and then we will go." I say taking another bite

Juice drips down my chin and Lance wipes it away and smiles at me. I finally finish and I lean back into Lance and sigh. 

"Good?" He asks

"So good" I say patting my tummy softly

HIs hand lands on my tummy and he rubs softly. Baby kicks and I gasp and so does Lance. 

"What?" Lex asks

"Baby kicked" I say smiling

He smiles at me and Lance huge hands splays across my whole tummy. 

"COme on momma. Let's get going" Jack says pulling me up

We all headed out and by time I had gotten a lot of shopping done I was exhausted. When we got to the house the guys unloaded everything and put it in what was gonna be the new nursery. I stripped while walking to the bedroom and sighed when I pulled on one of Lance's t shirts. I headed back down and kicked the air on full blast as I passed by. I walked in the kitchen pulling out my favorite ice cream and grabbed a big spoon. I hopped up on the counter and dug in. When the guys walked in I was happily eating and the all stared with jaws dropped.

"What?" I ask with a mouth ful

"Baby.. your face is covered in ice cream." Jack says

"And?" I say taking another bite

"And your sticky" Lance says walking over to me

"and your point is what?" i ask

"And your in one of my good shirts" He says with a glare

My bottom lip trembled and his eyes widened as a tear slipped down my face. I slid off the counter pulled his shirt over my head and pushed it into his chest as I walked past him.

"Soph babe" Lex says

I hold up my hand as I walk away. I get back to the room and I wash my face and change into my silk pajamas and crawl in bed for a nap. When I woke up again I was alone so I headed downstairs to find the guys all talking. I ignored them and went outside to the barn and sighed when I seen Grey. 

"Hey buddy. I missed you" I say

"Ma'am" Rogers says tipping his hat at me

"Oh s**t. I'm sorry. I keep forgetting you guys are here and here I am out here in my pajamas" I say rubbing my temples

"No worries. We have seen worse. Ignore us. Would you like me to saddle him for you?" He asks

"NO I can't ride" I tell him

"I'm sorry but why do you have him then?" He asks 

"Oh no I ride Grey a lot. BUt  i can't get on another horse for a few more months" I say shyly to him

He looks confused and then it clicks and he grins. 

"Congrats Ma'am" He says smiling

"Thank you. But please don't say anything we haven't really told everyone yet" I say

"Of course. Mum is the word" He says 

"Thanks" I say smiling

"Soph" Lance yells

"I'm in here caveman stop shouting" I call back

"What are you doing?" He asks

"Talking to Grey since your a ass" I hiss at him

"Hey come on now. I was only kidding. Baby I don't care that you wear my shirts as long as your comfy. I know you like them more than those expensive pajamas I bought you. I didn't mean to make you upset I was only joking with you" He tells me

I sigh and lean into him and my whole body relaxes. 

"See no need to stress" He says kissing the top of my head

"Roger" I call

"Ma'am" He says walking up

"I wanna start breeding" I tell him

"Alright ma'am. WHo first?" He asks

"Put snowbell in with Grey" I tell him

"Yes ma'am." He says and feeds Grey a carrot

"You sure?" Lance asks me

"It's going to be a present" I say looking up at him

"Of course it is" He says rubbing my tummy

I sigh and he leads me to the backyard. There was a construction crew  waiting around. 

"They are here for the pool and hot tub. So have a seat i'll go get you a drink" He tells me

"Your not gonna help me?" I ask

"Yeah baby. I'll be right back" He tells me 

"Boys she's in charge. Get started and i'll be right back" He says and walks off

"Alright Ms. He gave us some ideas but anything specific you want?" He asks me

"What's the general idea? As you can see we have room and we have a huge family so I want it big. Maybe have the hot by it's self kinda like it's own little private lagoon" I say

"A lagoon?" He asks 

"Yeah jungle type, mist that kind of thing" I say

"Ah I get what your saying. What about the pool?" He asks

"Big, maybe a few water slides. I have godchildren and I want kids. Maybe have one part thats shaded where I can just relax in the pool without being in the heat" I say

"Alright I can draw something up and get back to you by the end of the week" He tells me

"Sounds good" I sa standing

He shakes my hand and we walk around the house when I feel someone slap my ass. I whirl around backhanding the person and they hit the ground. 

'f**k" He roars

"Storm, Zena" I shout and whistle loudly

They come bolting out of the back door and stand between my legs growling loudly. 

"What the f**k is going on?" Jack asks wrapping a arm around me

"He slapped my ass so i put him on his ass" I snarl down at the guy

"Ma'am i'm so sorry. Carl your fired. We don't tolerate that behavior with potential clients and you know it.  You have had your warnings now get lost" Mr. Bateman snarls down at the man

"Baby are you ok?" Lance asks running up to me

"He smacked my ass" I say

"Are you f*****g kidding me? What gives you the right to put your hands on my pregnant finace?" Lance roars down at him

The man stutters and shakes in his spot. 

"I'm sorry" He sputters out

"Get lost before I get my hands on you" Lance roars again

"Baby i'm fine and he was fired. Calm down. Let's go lay down" I say 

He nods and sweeps me off my feet and storms in the house and straight to our room. He drops me on the bed and starts pacing and I smile softly. 

"What are you smiling at?" He asks with a glare

"Nothing. Your just worked up over nothing" I tell him smiling even more

"This isn't funny Sophia" He snaps at me

"Woah what your f*****g tone with me. I didn't do anything wrong and took care of it and you had to act like a caveman" I snap back at him

I roll my eyes and get up and head down to talk to the doc. When i walked in the door slammed against the wall and the doc jumped in his seat. 

"Sorry doc. I didn't think it would hit that hard. I have a question" I say

"I may have a answer" He says teasing with a smile

"Can I still dance?" I ask softly

"As long as your not jumping in the air I don't see why not. Don't overwork yourself though" He tells me

I nod and walk out and to the studio. I change my clothes and plug in my phone to the system and it blast through the speakers. I start moving and tune out everything else. I don't know how long I danced but one of my favorite songs came on and I stopped singing along. The song ended and another started and I started twerking a bit. It was getting harder for me to move and I was outta breath quickly. I inhaled deeply and shook my ass quickly. I wasn't fat but I wasn't skinny either. I had meet on my bones and my ass was rather big for my size. It wiggled easily so this song was perfect. I pulled my shirt over my head showing off my sports bra and my shorts were barely there but I was feeling the music and sped my bouncing a bit more. When the song ended I stood up and stretched and spun around and stopped in my tracks. All the guys were standing there with their mouths hanging open. I stopped the music and laughed at their faces. 

"What?" I ask

"How the actual hell?" Corey asks

"Oh please just cause i'm pregnant doesn't mean I can't move still. Doc said it was ok for me to still dance." I say

Jack walked over and repeated the song and I rolled my eyes and turned and started out bringing my game full blast. I dropped to my knees and moved quickly. I jumped back to my feet still moving and back myself up dancing on Jack. I dropped low moving my ass against his d**k and he tensed. THe song ended and changed and it was a little slower so i moved softly against him and sang along smiling. Once it ended I  stopped the music and gulped down a bottle of water. I grabbed a towel and wiped my face and chest and sighed. 

"Come on weirdos i'm hungry" I say taking Jack's hand and grabbing my phone and walking out

I made it to the kitchen and started on some dinner. I plugged in my phone and got to singing and swaying to the music. 

LANCE'S POV

I watched from the kitchen doorway as she swayed and sang along to the music. she was in a sports bra and some barely there shorts. I could tell she just got done dancing cause she was sweaty. I pulled out my phone and took a small video of her. I posted it with the caption "I may be a ass but this woman has no problem telling me when i'm a ass." I put my phone in her pocket as another song came on and she sang along and and danced around still cooking. She slid but caught herself and she sighed and leaned down wiping up a wet spot and went back to cooking. Garlic filled the kitchen with it's aroma and the guys ran in.

"Please please say your making your spaghetti" Lex says looking over her shoulder

She elbowed him out of the way and still moved to the music. 

"Yes I am. And if you all don't get lost i'm gonna eat it all" She snaps

He backs away with his hands up. 

"Can I do anything to help?" He asks

"Get the toast buttered so we can get it in the over" She says nodding

"Yes ma'am" He says

She walks over to the fridge and looked around and her shoulders slumped a bit. 

"What is it baby?" I ask

"Who drank my coke?" She shouts

Someone yells f**k and i knew it was Jack. 

"I"m going now" He says running out the door

She laughs and shakes her head. She runs over picking up her phone and calling him.

"Yes?" He asks shyly and I chuckle

"Pick up some more watermelon, cucumbers, grapes, and some bacon" She tells him

"Yes ma'am" He tells her

She hangs up and goes to stir the noodles. I walk over to her and wrapped my arms around her waist and I kiss her shoulder. 

"I'm sorry" I whisper in her ear

"YOur a ass" She tells me

"But i'm your ass" I say slowly in her ear

"A pain in my ass" She grumbles

"A pain in the ass that you love right?" I ask smiling kissing her neck

"Unfortunately yes" She says smirking  

"I love you" I tell her

"I know. Now get lost" She tells me

I kiss her neck again and then I do little kisses quickly up and down her neck and she giggles and squirms trying to get away from me. I dig my fingers into her sides tickling her and she squeals and spins in my arms kissing me and I grin into the kiss and kiss her back. Both our phones ding and she picks it up watching a new video but not the one I posted. 

It was of us and it was us being silly and cute and her kissing me. It had a caption that said 'He knows how to make her smile even after being a ass' Lex had posted it and we turned to look at him and he winks and goes back to doing what he was doing. Soph watched it a few times and smiled. 

"You can't even tell him pregnant" She says

"We still have time for you to show babe" I tell her

"I know but i was huge with Ariel" She whispers

"Wanna go visit her after dinner?" I ask

She nods and turns going back to stirring stuff. She turns the music back on and goes back to singing. One of her favorites so i just stand there watching her. By time Jack got back Soph had finished dinner and setting the table. I pulled out her chair and she sat down as I fixed her plate and sat it in front of her. Jack walked in pouring a coke over ice and handing it to her. She took a long drink and moaned loudly. When she placed her glass down she looked up and we all chuckled at her. 

"Do not judge a pregnant woman for moaning" She says sternly

"Never. I'm use to it" Lex says shrugging

ANd then his eyes widened. Sophia squealed and jumped up to go hug him. 

"Call her over now" She says happily

He sighs and calls his wife over and she walks in with their baby and she hands over their son so Soph could hug her and squeal about being pregnant with someone. 

"Shopping. Oh please lots of shopping. I get a new niece or nephew to spoil" She says happily

I sit back watching her gush over the pregnant woman and I smile. 

"Girl how far along are you?" Lex's wife asks

"Five months" Soph says

"No f*****g way. So am i. How are you not showing?" She asks

"NO idea. i was just complaining I wasn't showing. I miss my round tummy" Soph says sadly

"GIrl no love it. I hate not being able to shave my own damn legs" She tells Soph

"Soapy" Lex's son says

Soph spins around and grins. 

"Well that didnt come out right" Lex says chuckling

"Soapy is totally ok" She says picking up Jake

"That's funny" Corey says

"He's Aunt Soapy's big boy. Aren't you Jakey?" Soph says kissing his cheek

He squeals and she spins him around as he giggles. She stops and staggers a bit but catches herself while smiling. 

"I think Aunt Soph made herself dizzy instead of you Jake" Lex says

She hands him over to Lex and comes over getting a drink and sitting down to eat. We watch her inhale her food and she looks up with a what look. 

"Slow down Soph" I tell her

"I'm hungry. ANd doc is on my about not letting my sugar drop to much." I tell him

I finish eating when a knock sounds on the door. Tom answers it and leads in a few men. 

"Sir those security men are here" He says

"My office" I say

He nods and I follow them. I take my seat and they stand around and a few minutes later Sophia walks in sitting on my lap. 

"Alright boys this is Sophia. She is the queen. She is in charge and explain everything" I say

"You all understand that your hear for extra protection right?" She asks

"Yes ma'am" They all say

"I am pregnant so that's why we need the extra security. I tend to work from home but if I need to run to the office two of you will go with me. Other than that we will be here. We are upping the security for the house as well. You all will have shifts and there is a cabin with plenty of rooms for all of you not to far from the main house. You all have weapons right?" She asks

"Yes ma'am." They say

"Good. I can shoot do. I'm a deadshot every time and I carry but with being pregnant that is what you all are for. We are having a gate put in and you all will learn a least of everyone that lives here and a list of who is aloud in here and not. Any questions?" She asks

"Will we have off days?" One asks

"Of course." I say

"Just needed to know. I'm engaged and planning my wedding. She will kill me herself if I miss those appointments" He says chuckling

"I understand that. Let me know the days ahead of time and we will work with you" She tells him in understanding

"Thank you ma'am" He says nodding 

"Anymore questions?" She asks

"Um i'm a single dad so I won't be staying here" Another says

"Understood we will put you on a 9 to 5 kind of thing." She says 

"Are you serious?" He asks shocked 

"Of course. I understand what it's like. We will work with any of you on anything so don't be afraid so ask. Also breakfast, lunch and dinner will be served in the main house every day for those of you that want to join us. I cook every day unless it's grilling then that's on Lance." She says smiling

SOPHIA'S POV

"Where will we be staying?" One asks

"Well how about we start with names so i'm not calling yall hot guys in my head" I say smirking

Lance chuckles and nips my shoulder. 

"Well i'm Luka, this is Sam, this is Oliver and Mr. Grumpy is Vincent" Luka says

"Hot guys huh?" Oliver says in a teasing tone

"Hey i'm pregnant and horny. Sue me for noticing" I say shrugging

"I like you" Oliver says

"Come on boys i'll show you where your staying" Isay standing up

I turn and kiss Lance softly and and I turn walking to the door. The guys follow me out the back door and I can see them learning the property. 

"Let me make one thing clear. YOu see those two trees over there?" I ask

"Yes" Sam says

"If i'm ever over there do not disturb me unless someone is dying" I say sternly

"Understood" Luka says

We walk a ways out away from the main house and come up on the cabin. I unlock the door and step in flipping on the lights and turning the air down so it can cool off in here. 

"Well this is it. It's stocked with everything you will need. Make sure if you change sheets and your towels are left in the laundry so the maid can pick them up. She will come in once a week to clean and such. If there is anything grocery wise you want leave a list on the fridge and she will get it and stock it for you." I say

"Alright sounds good. So can i ask something personal?" Oliver asks

"Sure" I say shrugging

"You and Lance?" He asks

"Yes. He is the father on both my babies" I say 

"Both?" Luka says in shock 

"We lost Ariel when i was pregnant." I say

"I'm sorry" Vincent says

"I'm still working on it but i'm getting there. And no Lance doesn't care that openly flirt with others in front of him. He knows I love him." I say smiling softly

I giggle a bit and shake my head a bit and look at them. 

"Alright dinner will be in a while so come up by 7 and i'll introduce you all" I say

"Sounds good. And if you need to bring you son one day Oliver i'll be happy to babysit. I can have my godbabies brought over as well" I say

"I'll keep that in mind but I have a nanny right now" He says

"Well i'm always here encase" I tell him

"Thanks." He says

"Alright Tonight is gonna be a resting night and tomorrow we will finish going over everything. I'm feeling a bit tired" I say 

"How far along are you?" Oliver asks

"Five months" I say

"Your so small" He says

"I am. This baby was a surprise. I wasn't ready for another baby but this one took us by storm." I say rubbing my tummy

The baby kicks and I gasp and bend over slightly. Oliver shoots forward grabbing me and I look at him.

"I'm ok. He or she kicked in a tender spot" I say rubbing my tummy

Baby kicks again and I gasp again.

"May i?" Oliver asks

"Of course. All the guys love rubbing my belly as much as i'll let them. You will see what I mean later" I say laughing

He places his hand on my belly and pushes a bit and baby kicks his hand and he chuckles.

"ooh can I ?" Luka asks 

I nod and he places his hand on my belly and his eyes widen when he feels it. 

"Thats amazing" He says

Sam steps up and feels and he smiles. I eye Vincent but he doesn't make a move towards. 

"Alright i'll see yall at 7" I say 

I headed back to the house and got started on dinner. I wanted to do something special for the guys first night here. Once I could leave everything on simmer I ran up and showered and got ready. I slipped into one of Lance's favorite dresses and added my f**k me heels he loves so much and then I headed down stairs. when I got there the table was set and the food was laid out. All the guys walked in and stood behind their chairs and waited. 

"Boys this is some of our new security. We will have more coming soon but I want them to feel like family just like all of you do" I say

"Yes ma'am" The all say together

"Boys you are new here. When we eat together the lady always sits first. Unless she isn't joining us then you may sit. I may be the leaded but she is the Queen" Lance says 

"Yes sir" They new guys say

Lance pulls out my chair and I sit and the guys look at me and I nod. They all sit down and I look around and notice my drink wasn't at the table. Jack gets up and walks away and comes back pouring my drink and I grin. He sits it in front of me and I crook my finger at him and he leans down to kiss me softly. 

"Thank you" I tell him

"Your welcome baby" He says and sits back down

"Um" Oliver says

"Oh i'm dating them both. Always I love pet names I tend to use them more than your real names. All the guys call me different things though" I say

"Wait til one of us piss her off you will all be wanting to run for cover" Jack says smirking

"Not my fault yall are dumbasses" I hiss at him

"But you love us anyways" Lex says

"I wonder why half the time" I grumble

I dig into my food and sigh.A hand lands on my thigh and I relax and Lance runs a finger back and forth on my leg. I finish with my plate and Marcy walks in with watermelon. 

"Oh I love you" I say stabbing a piece and popping it in my mouth

She kisses the top of my head and wonders out again. Lance reaches over trying to steal a piece and I bring a knife down into the table hard right by his hand and I release a growl that makes the guys jump. 

"What are you doing" I growl

"Sorry I forgot" he says smiling

"its mine" I snap

"Yeah mamma it's yours i'm sorry" Lance tells me softly

"Go get your own" I tell him sternly

"Ok mamma. Enjoy" He tells me

I take another bit and look at the guys who were all in shock and Jack sits across from me laughing. 

"What the hell?"Oliver says

"Gonna have to replace the table again" Lex says

"So replace it. I see more broken furniture in our future" Lance says

"That god we have a live in doc here" Jack says

"Haha" I say 

Everyone goes back to eating but I stand and stretch. 

"Where you going?" Lance asks

"I'm done. I feel like dancing again. You know where to find me" I say

I don't wait for them to say anything I just walk downstairs and change clothes. I turn on some music and get busy. I move easily to the music and smile. Going Crazy comes on so I stop moving and just sing along. When it ended I can feel eyes on me but I ignore it and go back to a more upbeat song. Twerk comes on and I grin and start really moving. I bend forward keeping my legs straight and I really move my ass. Hands land on my hips and I grind my hips against theirs hard. I sang along with Cardi and moved hard. By time the song was over I was panting and sweaty as hell. I walked over and chugged half a bottle of water. When I turned around Lance and some of the guys were staring at me. 

"What?" I ask

"How the f**k?" Lance growls

"Oh your so cute. I"ve always been able to dance like that. You and your brothers just didn't wanna see me on the dance floor" I say shrugging

I wipe my face and drink some water. I grab my phone and then i walk to the door and out. I walk out of the house and to the special place. I take a seat in from of her headstone and smile. 

"Well i got great news little girl. YOur gonna be a big sister." I whisper

The wind blows and I laugh softly. I sit there a few more minutes and then I head back for the house and when I walk in the guys were arguing.

"What the hell is going on now? DOn't tell me you are fighting over those damn cookies again" I snap 

"NO we were talking business." Lance says

"OK but is the shouted needed?  I will kill you all if you continue with the yelling." I say rubbing my temples

"Well the construction guy is here and ready to talk to you. TAke the office" Lance tells me

I nod walk to the office and take a seat. 

"Sorry I was in the middle of something. Now let's see those plans" I say 

He nods and rolls the blueprints out on my desk and I look them over. 

"I like the pool a lot. Exactly how far away are you putting the hottub?" I ask 

"About twenty feet or so" He tells me

"Lance"  I call 

A few minutes later he walks in and I nod at the blueprints. He looks them over and nods. 

"I like it" He tells me

"Alright let's do it" I tell the man

"Alright we will get started tomorrow morning around 8." He says standing and shaking our hands

He left and I headed to the kitchen to cook some food. I turned on my phone and the music started up. What do you say starts and I smile and sing along. After everything was going I stopped and leaned back against the counter and just sang along. Reba was playing and I loved her music so I kept on signing along. When I spun around a few of the guys were standing around watching and listening. I continued on ignoring them and finished up the food. When it was done I fixed a plate and hopped up on the counter and ate while the guys fixed their plates. 

"DOn't wanna sit at the table?" Lance asks 

"Nope good right here" I say taking another mouthful

He chuckles and kisses my temple and fixes him a plate. Somebody's CHelsea comes on and I smile and hummed along softly. I sat my plate down and started singing along. I closed my eyes losing myself in the song. When it was over Lance walked up to me and held up a ring in front of me. I grinned and kissed him. Everyone started clapping and whistling loudly. I pulled back from the kiss grinning and he slipped the ring on my finger. I hopped down and picked up my phone and called Casey and Millie. They said they would be right over so i went over and waited by the front door as soon as the ran through the door I held up my hand and they started squealing. 

"When?" Millie asks

"Before the little one gets here." I tell her

"Well lets get to planning then" Casey says dragging me to the office

I laugh and we sit in there for hours just planning and going over details and I sighed when we finished. I stood up and stretched and walked down to the living room to find the guys sitting around talking. I walk over sitting on Lance's lap and sighed. 

"You ok?" He asks

"Yeah just a little tired" I tell him

"Wanna go lay down?" He asks

"Nah. I'm gonna go see Grey" I say standing up

I walk out and out to the barn. 

"Hey buddy" I say petting his nose

He snorts as I rub his nose and I hear footsteps. I spin pulling out my gun and aiming. 

"Woah" Vincent says

"s**t sorry." I say putting it down

"I seen you walk in here and was making my rounds" He says

"It's not you it's me. Ever since I found out I was pregnant again i've been jumpy" I grumble 

Grey bumps my back and I turn and smile at him. 

"I know buddy i'm getting it" I say walking over grabbing his apple

I walk back and slice it and feed it to him. I feel Vincent watching me but he doesn't speak at all. I kiss Grey on the nose and step back closing his stall. I turn and walk over putting the knife down and I yawn and walk towards the door. I trip over the waterhose and stumble but huge arms wrap around me keeping me from falling. 

"Damnit" I grumble

"YOu ok?" Vincent asks

"Yes i'm just tired and not watching wearing i'm going" I say yawning again

He sighs and lifts me into his arms and carries me into the house. 

"Woah. She ok?" Lance asks jumping up

"She's fine. She tripped over the hose but I caught her. She's dead on her feet" Vincent says

"Follow me" Lance says

Vincent carries me through the house and into my bedroom and he walks over placing me on the bed and I sigh. 

"thanks" I mumble my eyes slipping closed

I hear a faint your welcome and Lance laughing and that was it.