"Family court is in session, Judge Sarah Charles presiding. First case on the docket is McGregor v. Grayson."
Lara sat in the front row of the court room with Misha and Cedric, just behind Malcolm and Mr. Singer. Samantha McGregor sat next to her attorney looking nervous. An older woman sat with Sasha behind themâluckily, the little girl was asleep in her arms.
"Ms. McGregor, Mr. Grayson, we are here today to determine the paternity of one minor child, Sasha Elaine Grayson."
"Mr. Grayson, you submitted to a paternity test on January 22 and the results have returned indicating that you are not the father of Sasha Elaine."
Samantha gasped but stayed motionless otherwise. Malcolm turned and winked at Lara. The judge continued to talk but the rest of the court appearance was a blurâLara wondered if she'd been expecting a long and drawn out episode like something on Maury. She sighed. On their way out, when Malcolm had whispered for her to pay attention, she realized that he was about to reveal the reason for his impromptu trip to Cincinnati, Lara stopped short.
"Ms. McGregor? I'd like to have a word with you and your attorney," he said, motioning them over to the corner of the foyer.
"What is it, Malcolm?" Samantha said, looking irritated, yet hopeful, like maybe he still wanted her. He put that thought to rest.
"I just wanted to let you know that I did a little bit of work on your behalf. I know that finding your child's father is important to you, so I took a trip to Cincinnati this past weekend and found 5 men that claim they could be the father," he paused for effect and Samantha's attorney looked at her crazily, "I actually took the liberty of assisting these men with filing petitions in court to request paternity tests. They were all very agreeable to taking responsibility for the child."
"DeVonte McLaughlin was the first person I thought of. He has really grown his janitorial business. He told me about those late nights at the office. While I was there, I was able to meet his partners, Treyvian Simmons and Silas Hayes. Seems like they enjoyed those late nights at the office as wellâthey both freely admitted to potentially being the father. And then Trevian mentioned Rico Suarez was also a possibilityâI believe he is Hispanic, but with biracial children, sometimes, you just can't tell. But the most amazing of all, even the 64 year old night watchman, Johnny Peterson, well, he told us about those nights you spent in the parking garage together. Why, even he expressed how happy he'd be to know he'd fathered another child."
He continued, "I've taken the liberty of delivering the court orders, as you were so kind to deliver mine to me." The look on Samantha's face when she was presented with the 5 paternity test court orders was priceless.
Lara hoped that for the sake of the child, one of the men would be the father and that he'd step up and take care of her. The poor little girl needed a better influence in her life than her scandalous, vindictive mother. She also hoped that she and Malcolm could put all of this behind them and continue their happy future.
The baby turned out to belong to Treyvian. He was a first time father at 25 and was actually ecstatic. Unfortunately, Samantha made it hard as hell on him but he made it work. He'd been discussing options with Malcolm for getting sole custody. He confided that Samantha never cared for the child herself, but left the elderly nanny to take care of everything. He was a wonderful father and Sasha had fallen in love with him almost immediately.
The months passed and Lara's belly grew. Malcolm finally gave up his apartment, moving into the house he felt the most at home in anyway. Lara and Malcolm fit into each other's life effortlessly.
Lara didn't realize how wretched it was going to be to be 9 months pregnant in Julyâher doctor told her she was due toward the end of the month, but that with a first time pregnancy, she could go early or late. The heat was miserable; she had taken to wearing as little as possible, wearing sun-dresses and sandals at work. She always had a big Styrofoam cup of ice water everywhere she went. That kept her cool, but only added to the number of times a day she had to pee. Malcolm was finishing up a huge case and had mentioned taking a vacation. Lara could care lessâshe was hot and moody no matter where she wasâso she let him plan whatever he wanted. Her doctor had advised her she couldn't fly and should probably not be gone more than a long weekend anyway. So, when she packed her back and they left that Friday evening, she wondered where he'd be taking her. They drove for twenty minutes and he pulled into the parking garage of the nicest hotels in downtown Louisville.
"For real, Malcolm?" she said, smiling at her clever boyfriend, "And we're only 5 minutes from the hospital! You plan the best vacations!" He grinned at her, rolled his eyes, and escorted her through the ornate lobby, upstairs to a huge, lavish suite. The temperature had already been set at a cool 65 degrees and ceiling fans circled overhead. She lay back on the luxurious bed while Malcolm got them settled in, unpacking, ordering dinner, and scheduling massages for them both. He even made sure she had a big glass of ice water on the nightstand.
After a quick meal, Lara decided she had time for a quick bath in the Jacuzzi tub and begged Malcolm to help her shave her legs.
He laughed, "You're going to shave your legs for a massage therapist? You don't shave your legs for me!"
"Sorry, baby, I'll do better," she said, smiling at him as he lathered up the leg she held propped on the edge of the tub.
He teased her throughout her bath, sucking on a toe, trailing her pussy with his soapy fingers underwater. He knew that after the massage, she'd be sleepy and sated and he wanted to finish her off with a good fucking that he knew would put her all the way out. She was clean and shaven and relaxed after the warm bath. Her nipples puckered in the cool air and he leaned in to suck on one as he helped her dry off. She moaned and he checked the clock to see how much longer they had before their massages. Malcolm sighed and thought, not long enough.
A knock on the door stopped the teasing. She shrugged on her robe and ran fingers through her still-super-short cut. Malcolm directed the two massage therapists where to set up the tables, about what kind of pressure they expected, any trouble spots (Lara's lower back was especially tense), etc. The therapists left them to undress and position themselves on the tables. Malcolm carefully helped Lara adjust her burgeoning belly in the special cut-out table and positioned the pillows around to accommodate her swollen breasts. She rested her face in the hole and sighed.
"Baby, I need a bed like this," she murmured. He laughed and draped her with a sheet. He stripped down and arranged himself on the table next to hers and covered up. A few minutes later, the massage therapists came in the room.
Malcolm knew that Lara was loud in the bedroomâshe moaned and babbled incoherently when he made her orgasm. He didn't realize that the pleasure and touch of the massage therapist would cause a similar reaction. He wasn't prepared for her moans and was instantly uncomfortable as his dick became rock hard against the padded table. He sighedâthis was going to be a long massage.
Lara felt like her body would never fully relax. Her back and neck were so stiff, trying to balance and hold up the big belly she was now sporting. Her feet stayed sore and swollen. Her hips and thighs were adjusting and were uncomfortable. But when she positioned her belly in the table, the weight distributed differently and her back felt instantly looser. The massage therapist was gentle but firm and Lara soon forgot where she was. Her muscles felt like jell-o, her bones like butter. And when the therapist started on the pressure points in her feet, Lara thought she'd died and gone to heaven. The only thing better than this was making love with Malcolm. And she had been thinking about him the whole time...how he still made her feel beautiful and desirable, even though she was 40 lbs heavier and bitchy all the time. The way he was teasing her in the tub had made her pussy gush with anticipationâluckily she was already in the tub and was able to splash away the evidence of her desire before climbing up on the table. She was afraid she was going to leave a huge wet spot on the table regardless. Being pregnant made her horny. Malcolm could look at her sideways and she was ready to fuck. She couldn't wait until they were in bed later so she could do some things to him.
The massage therapists finished up at the same time and left the two alone to get themselves togetherâthey'd send a bellboy up for the tables when Malcolm called.
This gave Lara an ideaâshe lay very still until she heard Malcolm approaching her.
"Baby, are you awake?" he asked as he stroked her back.
"Barely," she responded in a sultry voice, "But I need you to do something while I'm still positioned up on this table."
"What?" he asked, innocently.
"Fuck me. Climb up here, put your big dick in me, and fuck me."
Malcolm thought it was ridiculous at how hard his dick could get so quickly, but he was grateful for it. He uncovered her pregnant bodyâit was supple, smooth, and moisturized from the massage. He planned for it to be sweaty before they were done. He experimented with the sections of the massage tableâone of them dropped the back portion of the table altogether. Another split the two portions in half and one more lowered it.