Chapter 29

A month later Ned and Alexis have completely moved out of the gatehouse and her suite. They have everything just about set up in their new home and Jax and Chloe have talked them into having a mixture between house warming and post wedding party.

Ned and Alexis are sitting on the couch in their brand new living room talking.

Alexis: (lying on the couch with her head in his lap) please tell me how we got suckered into this.

Ned: (playing with her hair) you said yes.

Alexis: we’ll how could I not did see the look on Jax and Chloe’ face when they said they wanted to do this for us.

Ned: We’ll if they’re doing this for us then how coming we’re doing all the work?

Alexis: Because it’s our house.

Ned: Which I guess is how they suckered us in.

Alexis: I’ll get it. (She said hearing the doorbell ring.)

Ned: (holding her back) you’re not going anywhere. (Yelling) It’s opened.

Taggert: (walking in) Nice place you have here.

Alexis: (sitting up) Why thank you please come in.

Ned: Sorry I thought you were just Jax or Chloe coming back to torture us some more.

Alexis: if this has anything to do with Helena’ death?

Taggert: (cutting her off) Actually it does.

Alexis: (yelling) then you can just leave now!

Taggert: Actually Mrs. Ashton I have good news.

Ned: Good news?

Taggert: Yes the witness who says that he overheard you threaten Mrs. Cassidine can’t place your voice 100 percent and now believes that the person he saw was a woman.

Alexis: A woman?

Taggert: He said it was dark and they were waiting for her launch when he happened to be passing by and overheard the threat. Apparently he now doesn’t even now if it was actually Helena Cassidine he heard being threaten, or someone else.

Alexis: So is the case closed or do you have new evidence.

Taggert: The only suspect we had was Ned here, and he wasn’t even in town when it occurred so we’re officially closing the case.

Alexis: its being marked closed as?

Taggert: a suicide.

Ned: thanks for coming over here and letting us know.

Taggert: You’re welcome and again this is a lovely home you have here.

Alexis: Thank you.

Ned: (closing the door behind him) Well the nightmare is finally over.

Alexis: (putting her arms around him) I honestly can’t believe it. Helena Cassidine is once and for all out of our lives.

Ned: This calls for a celebration.

Alexis: I do believe the party is tonight.

Ned: The kind of celebrating I had in mind only requires two people.

Alexis: I could go for that.

Ned: (kissing her neck)When is Emily due to bring Brooke home?

Alexis: She said she’d bring her home when she came over later for the party.

Ned: (seductively) So then we have plenty of time.

Alexis: To do what?

Ned: This.

Ned picked her up and laid her back against the stairs and began unbuttoning her blouse.

Alexis: (laughing) Do you plan on doing it right here?

Ned: (pulling his shirt over his head) Don’t you know Mrs. Ashton that it’s more fun to start at the bottom and work your way up.

Alexis: (her lips close to his) I take it then the bed is as high as this corporate ladder goes.

Ned: (pulling her skirt from here body and kissing her stomach) Yep, then we start all over again.

Alexis: (Pulling him on top of her) Sounds like fun to me (they kiss)

Ned: (pulling off his pants) Oh trust me darling you’ll have the time of your life.

Alexis: (kissing him) I can’t wait.




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About two hours later Ned and Alexis are still in bed when the doorbell rings.

Alexis: (trying to push Ned off of her) Don’t you think we should get that?

Ned: (chewing on her ear) Why the party’s not for another couple of hours.

Alexis: (looking over at the alarm clock) Correction the party should be starting soon.

Ned: what it’s that late already?

Emily: (yelling from downstairs) hello Ned, Alexis where are you?

Ned: I thought you said they wouldn’t be home till the party was in full swing.

Alexis: wishful thinking on my part.

Ned: (yelling) Emily we’re upstairs getting dressed we’ll be right down.

Alexis: (pushing Ned off of her) Hurry close the door.

Emily: (walking up the stairs) No problem we came home early because Brooke forgot her dress.

Alexis: (yelling back) It’s probably in her closet, would you mind helping her get dressed?

Emily: (walking into Brooke’ room, laughing) Not a problem continue what you’re doing and consider us not even here.

Ned: (pushing Alexis back down on the bed) thanks Em

Alexis: What are you doing?

Ned: (kissing her neck trying to drive her crazy) You heard her pretend like she isn’t even here.
Alexis: (pulling herself out from underneath him) Ned Ashton you can’t be serious?

Ned: why not it’s not like she doesn’t already know what we’re doing.

Alexis: (hitting him in the chest) Get up and get dressed, before this house is full of people.

Ned: (pouting) You know you’re no fun!

Alexis: (walking into the bathroom) That’s not what you said a few minutes ago.


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Chapter 30

Ned is downstairs greeting the guest while Alexis is upstairs touching up her makeup.

Ned: Alan, Monica so glad you could make it.

Alan: I wouldn’t miss it for the world. After all Alexis is part of the family now and she should be treated like one.

Monica: She should be treated better then that.

Jax: (walking up to Ned) so is the guest of honor planning on join us, or what?

Ned: She’ll be down any minute, so why don’t you go find yourself a glass of wine or something.

Chloe: Ned Alexis is on the phone she said she’d be right down.

Ned: (looking at Jax) See I told you.


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Alexis: (on the phone) Are you sure………. But it isn’t too soon……. No it’s not that I’m not happy about the news I’m just not sure if it’s a good thing……I don’t know if I can…Okay thank you and I’ll try.

Alexis hangs up the phone and tears slowly fill her eyes as she sits down on the edge of the bed. She takes a deep breath and wipes her eyes with a cold rag as Emily comes into the room with Brooke.

Emily: Most of the guest are here and Brooke is ready to make an enterence.

Alexis: (looking at Brooke) That she is, Brooke-Lynn Ashton you look just like a princess.

Brooke: thank you mommy.

Alexis took a deep breath as tears quickly fell from her eyes as Brooke wrapped her little arms around her.

Brooke: is it okay if I call you mommy.

Alexis: As much as your little heart desires. You have no idea how happy you just made me.

Brooke: I love you mommy.

Alexis: And I love you too.

Brooke: Mommy?

Alexis: yes baby?

Brooke: Why are you crying?

Alexis: I don’t know but I better stop before I ruin my make-up.

Emily: here’s a tissue.

Alexis: Thanks Emily. I (she takes Brooke’ hand) So should we go downstairs and join the party?

Emily: I think that would be a wonderful idea.


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AJ: So Ned you finally pulled it off.

Ned: What’s that Junior?

AJ: You actually got a ring around an intelligent woman for once.

Ned was about to say something sarcastic to AJ as he saw Alexis, Brooke, and Emily descend the stairs.

Ned: well talk about three of the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen.

Brooke: (jumping into his arms) Thank you daddy, doesn’t Emily and Mommy look really pretty tonight.

Ned is shocked at what Brooke says and takes Alexis hand as she again begins to slowly cry.

Ned: Your mommy always looks amazing to me.

Alexis: you look great yourself.

Ned puts Brooke down and gives Alexis a big hug.

Jax: What a cute little family…..now everyone pick up a glass and let’s make a toast.

Alexis: (laughing) Only if someone else makes it.

Stefan: I’d be honored to.

Alexis: Stefan I didn’t think you’d come.

Stefan: I know and for that I am truly sorry.

Ned: (seeing how happy Alexis is) Stefan welcome to our house.

Stefan: (raising his glass) To my lovely sister and her new husband who have found not only happiness, but also honesty, and love with one another. Cassidine’ are lucky to find one of those things let alone all three but I always knew you Natasha were different…..special. To Ned and Alexis may their light shine upon them always and may the joy that they share with one another be forever binding.

Everyone: To Ned and Alexis.

Alexis: see this party isn’t all that bad.

Ned: I wouldn’t say that (he whispers in her ear) after all, the house is still full of people.

Alexis: you just don’t know when to quit, do ya?

Ned: Sure I do, (he kisses her) never.

Edward: are you two just going to stand over there all night and grope each other?

Chloe: Isn’t that what newlyweds do?

Ned: (still kissing Alexis) I don’t know about anyone else but that’s what we do.



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The party was dying down and people started leaving one by one. Soon all that was left were Jax and Chloe, who were cleaning up.

Ned: hey don’t worry about that we’ll get it in the morning.

Chloe: are you sure after all this party was our idea.

Jax: It’s the least we can do.

Alexis: (coming down the stairs after tucking Brooke in) No the least you could do is go home and let us back to being newlyweds.

Ned: She great minds do think alike. (He said before pulling her into a deep kiss)

Jax: well I’d say that’s our cue to leave, let’s go Chloe.

Chloe: Don’t worry will be back first thing in the morning to clean up.

Alexis: (her lips still on his) do and you die.

Jax and Chloe leave as Alexis manages to pull Ned’ lips off of hers and over to the couch.

Alexis: (siting on his lap) Ned tonight was wonderful.

Ned: (kissing her neck) and it’s about to get better.

Alexis: Is that all you ever think of.

Ned: yep.

Alexis: then no wonder I’m pregnant.

Ned: (looking her in the eyes) Your what?

Alexis: Pregnant!

Ned: We’re going to have a baby……(panicking) wait isn’t it to soon…..I mean it’s been less then a year since you lose the last one……

Alexis: Ned the doctor said everything is going to be just fine.

Ned: Really.

Alexis: Really.

Ned: Great then let’s go celebrate.

Alexis screams as Ned quickly picks her up, and practically runs up the stairs.

Alexis: (yelling) I love you, Ned Ashton.

Ned: (yelling) I hope you’re prepared to show me just how much.


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