As the two weeks passed Stephen had made breakfast, lunch, and dinner everyday for everyone in the house.

Terrance had introduced them to his girlfriend and her and Raven had become inseparable.

Victoria had come to visit for spring break and bought her boo along.

The home had become a mini Jersey shore home without the cross cheating.

The three girls sat in Ravens room planning her gender reveal. She was excited to know what she was having but she was also excited knowing that they would be going back to the states soon.

"So have you and E started having sex again yet?" Victoria asked

Raven gave a long sigh and shook her head.

"No, and as bad as I want it he won't and I don't blame him. But it's like I don't want him to go through the rest of my pregnancy without touching me. I forgive him even though I shouldn't. We shouldn't even be in the same house right now."

Robyn sat in Breyonnas' lap watching the three and occasionally grabbing for the pen.

"I know you might not wanna hear this.." breyonna says. "But some woman, Izzy I think, came by looking for him yesterday. T told her he wasn't here. But.. I felt like you needed to know"

Raven shook her head again as she attempted to roll off the bed and find Stephen. " I'll be back."

The girls nodded and continued on with their planning. Raven found him laying on the floor in the nursery playing with Elijah.

"E?... Can we talk?"

He places more toys around the child and turns the tv up a little louder.

"Sure Ray wussup?"

"Izzys been coming around looking for you.... um... are y'all like ...? I don't know never mind forget I asked."

"No we aren't messing around. I haven't even talked to her since we fired her. Baby listen."

He pulls her small body to him and caresses her ever so gently. His hands wonder from her butt and make their way up her sides and finally to her face making her look at him.

He stares at her for a moment looking for the right words to say. He had finally found them. After all this time the words had finally come to him.

"I know we've had some rough patches. Some a shit ton worse than others but I love you. I will never stoop that low ever again do you understand me? I've hurt you, my kids, and my family more than enough and I don't plan on doing that shit ever again. Promise me you'll never let another woman bother you when it comes to me."

She nods.

"No Ray let me hear it. Please"

"I won't let another woman bother me when it comes to you."

"Good. You're the only woman I got eyes for. And I know you'd kill me if i was out here sleeping around"

"I wouldn't I would just be done. But if you're not messing with anyone else why won't you make love to me. You know I want it. I want the old us back."

He shakes his head and smiles as he continues to caress her. He makes sure to grab a handful of her ass as he leans down to kiss her. She wraps her hands around his neck instinctively as he taps her thighs before picking her up.

Ravens body begins to heat and she lightly scratches at his back and neck.

"Don't start." He says as he pulls away placing one last kiss on her cheek and forehead.

She pouts.

He did all the for nothing. Annoying.

"I know you want it give me another week or so before I get comfortable. I don't wanna rush it ray just bare with me."

"But it's not rushing if I want it E. I get frustrated at night wondering why you won't just come in the room and sleep with me. Or why you won't come hold me. Or why every time we do spend time together and you get excited you do like you did when we first met. I'm carrying your child for fucks sake. If I was scared of you still you would know. I just want you to show me love again. Stop telling me."

"Raven chill. I'm just asking for a week. If you want me to sleep with you every night until that week is over I'm fine with it. But I'm not having sex with you right now and that's final."

She rolls her eyes. Him sleeping with her is going to end up in sex anyways so she's not really worried.

"A whole seven days?"

"Baby come on now."

"Fine..."

He places small kisses on her face before capturing her lips again she moves them from the wall to the rocking chair and straddles his lap. He rises instantly and she doesn't budge knowing that he's going to tap her for her to move. As she begins to move he gets irritated and moves her.

He pulls away kissing her one last time and taking time to stare at her. Somehow she managed to looks more beautiful than the day before.

"I love you"

"I love you too.."

She removes herself from his lap and he stays placed in the chair watching his son toss toys around his playpen.

Raven stands in the doorway looking over him one final time. "I'll cook tonight and um.... run us a bubble bath. If that's ok with you."

He nods his head. "Yeah that's cool."

He watches as she exits the room and sighs to himself. He had to control himself. Tonight would be the hardest thing for him to master but he knew he had to do it.

As much as he craved raven he couldn't bring himself to penetrate her. Not yet at least. Next week he would do little things day by day to make her regain the feelings they had when it all started.

Stephen has even gone as far as inviting everyone here again for a proper wedding. He was serious this time. And he was ready.

Raven would officially and legally be Mrs.Ace.

While in the other room the girls were still going crazy over Ravens taco themed gender reveal.

"Ray.... I know you're pregnant and yo fat ass always hungry but how the fuck we gone do that?" Victoria says as serious as possible

Breyanna laughs. "Bitch easy, what will the baby be ? A soft taco or a hard taco ? You know bc the hard taco got the openings and the soft taco is rolled"

"Fuck no" Victoria laughs. "Bitch pick another one."

"Noooooo I want tacos we doing tacos."

"You stressing my soul child" victoria says wiping her hand down her face.

"It's not that difficult y'all just making it difficult." She giggles.

The girls spend the rest of the evening on Pinterest and google getting taco themed ideas and ordering the decorations for Ravens reveal.

Around 7:30 Raven makes her way downstairs to begin cooking. Stephens sitting on the couch with his business partners and T surrounding him.

She keeps her head down after making eye contact with Alfonzo. He was the youngest out of the five men that worked with Stephen. She hated him. He was the one that talked Stephen into believing he had to rape her to get her to listen and obey him.

She moves around the kitchen swiftly and carefully making sure not to bother her sleeping child. The switching positions had baby had been doing all day had finally settled.

When she finally finished she called Bre and Victoria down to eat while making the guys a plate and setting it in the microwave for when they were finished. Making her way to the table she made eye contact with him. The hatred she had radiated from her skin as her eyes shot daggers into him. He chuckled to himself and looked away before walking out the door following the other men.

Terrance and Stephen finally joined the three at the table and Vernard comes in shortly after to complete the table. Each girl watches as her significant other stuffs their face like they hadn't eaten in days.

"Baby?" Raven says embarrassed "slow down and go get the twins."

"Shit"

He races upstairs to wake the children and brings down two sleepy babies placing them in their high chairs.

The night ended quietly the couples all claimed their rooms. The children in their pens. And Raven cuddled up with her man. She lay tracing his tattoos as he played in her hair until the baby began to move. Stephen always seemed to be able to settle its movements. Raven began to fall asleep as he rubbed circles her large belly.

"I love you daddy"

"I love you too"

And with that they both drift off.

Y'all I'm sorry for the extremely late update. Im really pregnant and this baby too busy for me 😭