EPISODE 6

At the cabin - Zander's office --

"Alexis ....."

"Yeah .. " she replied as she looked back towards Zander.

"Thanks."

Alexis smiled and then turned away from him and left him with his paperwork.

Zander leaned back in the chair and placed his hand across his brow, contemplating what would be his next move. He needed to be careful, he didn't need the cops breathing down his neck right now. The last thing he wanted to have was Ric and Mac arresting him for Sal and Miguel's murders. But if he wanted to make his move on Jason, now was the time to do it. Jason had enough on his mind besides Zander, if he played his hand right, Jason would be easy pickings.

Emily stood in the doorway of the office and saw Zander leaning back in the chair, obviously thinking hard about something on his mind.

"Hey ..." she said and stepped in towards him.

Zander peered underneath his hand and saw her step into the office ...."Hey .. and what can I do for you?" he asked.

"Can't a wife just want to come and spend time with her husband?" she said as she approached him.

Zander sat up quickly in his chair and patted his lap for her to sit. She raised her eyebrow and then sat down slowly on his legs as he wrapped his arms around her.

"Are you okay?" she asked as her fingers got entangled in the hair around the nape of his neck.

"Yeah I'm fine .. I should be asking you that .. you're the one who's pregnant." he smiled.

Emily noticed his expression and saw there was something that weighed heavy on his mind. She didn't want to press him, she knew he wouldn't tell her what was bothering him, it would just make it worse for her to keep asking.

"I'm fine .. I'm fat ... but, I'm fine."

"You are not fat!" he argued.

"Zander, yes I am and you don't have to tell me I'm not to make me feel better." she pouted as she looked down at her tummy.

"Em, you are beautiful and I don't want to hear the word "fat" coming from your mouth." he replied being playfully stern with her.

"Okay .. I'm not fat .... but I'll ask you that in 4 months from now when I'm as big as a house!" she replied as she quickly got up from his lap and he chuckled at her remark.

"Now you're laughing at me?" she turned towards him not believing he was laughing at her.

"No .. Em, I'm not laughing at you." he stood up from his chair knowing that he needed to get himself out of this and fast..

She stood in front of him with her hand on her hip and raised her eyebrow waiting for an answer and he couldn't help but snicker. She saw his reaction and turned on her heel to leave the office, not waiting for a verbal answer from him, she smiling all the way to the door before turning back around to look at him with a straight face.

He threw his hands in the air, knowing he was defeated. She thought she'd let him off the hook and smiled sweetly. "You know, one of these days, I'm gonna get you back for all the times you get me, Em." he said as she stood in the doorway smiling.

"Uh, huh ... sure you are." she giggled and turned back around quickly and left, leaving him chuckling to himself.