With the Anna situation settled and the news had died down after her funeral, life had moved on. Ivy had completely recovered from her poisoning and although the future worried her she put it to the back of her mind for now as she was still young and she felt she wasn't ready to find out the answer on if she can have children or not. She certainly wouldn't be prepared if the news came and she couldn't have children would mean that Noah may leave her.

For three long weeks Noah had demanded that Ivy take it easy she wasn't allowed to leave the penthouse and she couldn't go to the office. James and Pierce had both visited her many times, they watched movies and played games together while Noah was at work and it had eased her boredom somewhat but now she was ready to get back into things again.

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She woke and a big smile bloomed on her face, she turned her head but Noah was already gone and at the office for the day. Noah had always been a hard worker and working weekends wasn't out of the norm for him. She stretched and bounced out of bed, she grabbed her phone as she walked to the bathroom, picking a song and starting her morning routine.

Once she was finished showering she dried herself and walked to her wardrobe and picked out a black crop top and matching black leggings. Today was the day Thomas would take her to one of Noah's guard training rooms. She would be instructed on some self-defence and how to shoot a gun. She had always loved working out and learning new skills and although she could take down a normal man, she had no chance against any of Noah's guards so she knew she needed to up her training.

Ivy put on her outfit and put on some eyeliner, her signature red lipstick and tied her hair up. She grabbed her Kurt Geiger black bag and put a few necessities into it before she walked out of the bedroom and into the living room where she saw Thomas waiting for her.

"Morning Ivy, ready for today?" Thomas asked.

"Yes I am buzzing I can't wait to know all your moves. I wonder how long it will take me before I can take Noah down with one of your moves." Ivy smiled and they walked out of the penthouse together to head for the car.

Thomas laughed, "No one can take down the boss."

"Really? I suppose that makes sense." Ivy responded.

It wasn't long before they arrived at Noah's Office building, the skyscraper seemed to block the sun and Ivy squinted up wondering if she would look like an ant to Noah.

"I didn't know Noah had training facilities at his office." Enquired Ivy as Thomas and she both took the lift to the training room.

"Yes, it comes in handy. We had training rooms like the one we will be using, a shooting range, gym with a weights section and a locker room. Aiden had this set up a few years ago for all the guards to use for honing their skills and keeping fit." Thomas replied and the lift opened.

Ivy nodded in response as she looked at the room as the lift doors opened. It was a bright room with mats on the floor and a glass surround. On the other side of the glass was the gym and in front was an open door, she presumed was the locker room.

Thomas looked to his right and noticed a few guards in the gym, they had no doubt worked the night shift and were getting a work in before going home. He glanced at Ivy and back at the men in the gym. He presumed that the guards would finish up soon and it wouldn't be that much of an issue. He took off his jacket and started to stretch.

Ivy set down her bag and sat on the floor also stretching beside Thomas she was excited. She then bounced up and asked Thomas, "What are we doing first?"

Thomas laughed, "Your keen… let's see what you know first."

Thomas and Ivy had worked through the basics and Thomas had found he was soon sweating. Ivy learned quickly and was able to move fluidly which helped her to pick up the defence and attack moves quickly. He had enjoyed teaching her as she had showed a lot of enthusiasm and energy.

Both took positions again and before long Ivy had Thomas in a choke hold, she then carried out a choke slam, slamming Thomas to the mat. She stood up and turned her head as she heard some whistles and claps form the gym beside her. She shyly fixed her ponytail and helped Thomas up.

"Thomas get everyone out."

Hearing the low cello voice Ivy snapped her head to see her lover standing there in all his glory.

The guards and Thomas heard their boss's command and quickly moved, his appearance had startled them.

Ivy panted, "Why did you ask everyone to leave? I haven't even learnt to shoot yet."

Noah approached Ivy, he had watched her through the glass divide and saw that she had taken down his head guard fluidly and he was impressed by her skills. But his innate jealously reared its ugly head when he noticed his other guards staring at her beauty. She had a small waist and curves in all his favourite places so when he heard the claps and whistles he wanted to gouge out all of their eyes for looking at his lover.

Noah then picked Ivy up and put her over his shoulder as he walked towards the locker rooms.

Ivy was used to Noah picking her up by now and showed no resistance, after all she had a great view off his butt from this angle. She slyly pinched it and heard him groan.

"You should be more careful with your hands." Noah responded and then Ivy felt the water hit her.