Taylor emerged from the helicopter and dropped down on one of the plush, green acres of the Creed’s compound. With Maya and Vicky in tow, she covered her face to block wind created by the aircraft’s propellers. Waiting and flanked by the Secret Service, stood her handsome husband. Taylor increased to a jog until she found herself blissfully swaddled within Victor’s arms. “Hey, baby,” she cooed.
“Hey, sweetheart,” Victor whispered near her ear. “I have missed you.”
“I’ve missed you too.”
He kissed the top of her head.
With his right hand, Victor cupped her face and gently kissed her lips. With his left, he reached for Vicky.
Her eyes blinked open as soon as Maya deposited her into her daddy’s arm.
“Thanks, Maya.”
“Of course, Governor.”
“Hey, Baby girl,” he sang to Vicky. She gazed up at her dad with bright eyes and graced him with a sleepy whine before tucking her head into the crook of his neck.
Taylor smacked her lips. “Why she so damn tired? You’d think she’d been moving furniture the way she was acting.”
“My baby is growing,” Victor argued. “Growing is hard work, young lady.”
“Yeah, okay,” Taylor muttered.
They walked over to a waiting golf cart. Victor climbed into the passenger’s seat and gestured to the driver’s seat.
“I guess I’ll drive,” Taylor mumbled sarcastically.
“Thanks, babe. I got my arms full.”
Taylor chuckled and climbed into the driver’s seat. Maya got into an SUV with the Secret Service agents. Taylor could see the main house in the distance, so she followed the paved trail that connected all the buildings and attractions on the property. “Who’s here, Bae?”
“Bella, Lucas, and Donna are in the house. Xander said he and Niyah were an hour out. That was thirty minutes ago. And, I haven’t heard from Lincoln and Jay.”
Taylor raised a brow. “You guys got something planned.”
“Yeah. Since we’re all here, surprisingly at the same time, we’ve decided to put something together for Lucas.”
“Copycats...” Taylor teased.
“Yeah. It's rare that we’re all here at the same time. But, on a serious note, I asked Jay to look into that video.”
Taylor sighed at the mention of the illicit video of her and Victor floating around the internet. “And?” she inquired, but Taylor knew it was impossible to vanquish a video once it hit the cloud.
“Jaysen is disseminating the video with a virus. He believes the video containing the virus will spread faster than theoriginal. He says in time, people will be afraid to open any videos referencing our sex tape.”
“Meh,” Taylor grunted. “I guess it's better than nothing.”
“I suppose,” Victor agreed.
Taylor turned to Victor and laughed. “There’s a bright side.”
“And, what’s that?”
“My new chief of staff says that, according to the recent polls, your numbers rose with women.”
Victor frowned. “Shut up!”
“No! Seriously!” Taylor squealed. “You went up three points.”
