"Adrianna." Cedric said as he knocked on the door to their room.

He had just arrived home from work, he had been avoiding Adrianna since the day they fought. Based on his experience with her last pregnancy it was best to let her calm down first before approaching her with an apology.

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"Why are you home so late Ced?" Adrianna said in a sleepy tone as Cedric entered the room.

"Don't get up." Cedric said as he ran to her side.

"It's alright." Adrianna said as she sat up on their bed. "Is there something wrong with the Reyes Group?" Adrianna asked with a look of concern.

"No, nothing I can't handle." Cedric said as he took her hand in his.

"Then why have you been coming home so late?" Adrianna asked her husband.

Cedric hesitated as he looked at Adrianna, a huge part of him was ashamed at what he had done. He knew Adrianna understood his need to recover from the emotional pain he had suffered, but he knew he should have been more responsible.

Seemingly sensing his thoughts and emotions, Adrianna placed her hand on Cedric's cheek.

"It's okay Cedric. I'm not mad. I was never mad." Adrianna told Cedric in a calm voice.

"Are you sure?" Cedric asked. "Cause if you still aren't happy with me I could always sleep on the couch again."

"Is that where you have been sleeping this whole time?" Adrianna asked Cedric with a laugh.

"Of course, you were mad at me." Cedric said with a pout as he pulled his wife on to his lap. "I made sure to sleep there before you could even send me to sleep on the couch."

"I wouldn't have made you sleep on the couch." Adrianna said with a laugh.

"I'm pretty sure you wouldn't have let me sleep on the bed either." Cedric teased. "Where would I have slept? On the floor? No way." Cedric said, shaking his head.

"Well, I miss you." Adrianna said as she kissed Cedric on the lips.

"How is our little one?" Cedric asked as he placed a hand on Adrianna's flat belly.

"He is fine, just like his mother and older brother." Adrianna said, smiling at Cedric.

"How far along are you?" Cedric asked in a low voice. He was ashamed that he didn't even know how far along his wife actually was. All he knew was that she was pregnant.

"Nicole said I should be around two months." Adrianna told Cedric as she placed her hand on his.

"Mmmmm." Cedric hummed as he caressed her. "In a few months Yoyo will have a little brother."

"He won't be as lonely." Adrianna told her husband with a smile.

Cedric knew that one of Adrianna's biggest concerns were their son's social skills. He only ever played with one other child, Tristan Lim, and Tristan was way too young to truly interact with Emilio.

"I was thinking, we could look at schools tomorrow?" Cedric asked Adrianna.

"I thought you wanted Yoyo to be homeschooled for a while?" Adrianna asked her husband. They had discussed this topic in the past. Cedric wanted Yoyo to stay at home for as long as possible.

Cedric's greatest worry was that parents of other kids would realize who Yoyo was and treat him differently.

"I think you were right." Cedric said with a shrug. "Yoyo needs to interact with people his age. As it is he only speaks with adults or a child much younger than him."

"And what about your worry with his identity?" Adrianna asked her husband.

"I was thinking that he can use my mom's maiden name as his last name for school." Cedric said with a shrug. "We just need to explain to the school why we are doing this."

"Do you have a school in mind?" Adrianna asked her husband as she wrapped her arms around his neck.

"I have one." Cedric said with a wink. "My alma mater, where Ray, Ram, Miguel, Alexi, Eric, and Ian went to school as well."

"Mmmmm, and do you think they will let him go by a different name?" Adrianna asked as she planted a kiss on her husband's lips.

"I think they will." Cedric said, stealing a kiss from her as well as his hands explored her body. "God, I missed you." Cedric groaned.

"You know the rules, you have to wait." Adrianna said as she playfully swatted Cedric's hand away.

"So tomorrow?" Cedric asked his wife.

"And what if they say no?" Adrianna asked Cedric.

"Then I'll just donate a building or something." Cedric said with a laugh, he was clearly joking but based on Adrianna's reactions she thought he was being serious.

"Don't worry Adri." Cedric chuckled as he kissed her neck. "They will agree, and I won't buy them a building. Although I have been considering donating one to the state run University nearby."

"You're so hot when you're being charitable." Adrianna teased.

"I'm glad that my wife finds me hot." Cedric whispered into Adrianna's ear.

"I always find you hot." Adrianna teased back.

"Well then." Cedric said with a grin as he pulled away from her. "There is something that I kind of need your help on." Cedric said nervously.

"What?" Adrianna asked as she glared at Cedric.

"I promise I would have been this loving and tender even if I didn't need anything." Cedric said with a guilty look on his face.

"Cedric Reyes, stop beating around the bush and tell me." Adrianna said as she hopped off of his lap.

"Adri." Cedric groaned as he noticed the clear change in her mood.

"Don't Adri me." Adrianna threatened as she crossed her arms on her chest. "Spill." Adrianna demanded.

"I need a date." Cedric suddenly said.

"Are you asking me if you can bring another woman as your date?!" Adrianna shouted, clearly misunderstanding what Cedric meant.

"No Adri." Cedric said with a laugh as he hugged his wife once more. "I'm asking you to be my date. To slip into one of those hot dresses in your closet, and come with me to the Gizmo Awards."

"Oh." Adrianna said as she blushed in embarrassment.

"I would never bring another woman aside from my sister." Cedric said with a laugh.

"Wait, why are you going to the Gizmo Awards? You never attend." Adrianna asked as she eyed Cedric suspiciously.

"I'm going because of Lucius Ting, the man we think might be Uncle Miguel's missing son." Cedric told his wife.

"Alright." Adrianna said, agreeing to what Cedric wanted.