I'm very sad to announce that this is the end (*Tearrrrrssssss*) I always hate it when I'm ending one of my stories. I absolutely enjoyed writing this, and even though I'd love to make it never ending, it's time to move onto other projects. Speaking of which, it's called "Heart Therapy". Go to my page and check it out if you haven't already. If you loved Corporate Takedown, I'm sure you'll love this new idea ;) Especially since I now have a beta! Anyways, enjoy the epilogue of all happy endings. Until next time -AF

Epilogue-

Eight months later

He wasn't sure why he was doing this. His weary amber gaze stared straight down the bright and florescent hall. Every once in a while doors passed by, and every time they did, Sesshomaru hoped the guard beside him would tap his shoulder and gesture towards it. He spared the tall and equally built man a somber glance.

No, he knew why he was doing this. The longer he ignored it, the more it nagged at his soul. Not only his, but Rin's. He saw it in her eyes every time she started staring at Kai.

Kai…

What would he tell Kai when he found out that Rin wasn't his biological mother? For those reasons alone, he found himself in this insanely bright hall with a guard so stoic that it almost bothered even him. He wasn't nervous or worried; nor was he apprehensive or unsure. He was, however, curious. He was curious as to his ex-wife's motives and intentions since day one.

He didn't tell Rin that he was meeting with Kagura, and he wasn't sure if he'd ever would. It all depended on the answers he received, or didn't. A gruff noise from the man walking beside him called for his attention. The guard paused, and pointed towards the end of the hall. Glancing to the place the guard pointed, Sesshomaru took in the white door.

When he turned his head back around to question his escort, he found the man already striding swiftly back up the hall. Swallowing his objection, he headed towards the door.

He didn't know for how long he stood there, staring at the plain piece of wood in front of him. His gaze zeroed in on the fine marks that a paint brush left behind, and then the faint outline of fresh fingerprints on the dull bronze knob. He tried not to breathe, but her scent was detectable all the way down the hall. The sweet smell brought back unwanted memories, both good and bad.

Something seized hold of him, and in an odd impulsive move, he raised his left hand up to his face. The lightly designed gold-colored band brought his head back down to reality. Rin had given the cheap thing to him, uttering some nonsense about it being a promise ring. She had been infuriated when he had been dragged to a strip club with Miroku, and returned home with lipstick smearing cheeks.

"You have to promise you'll stay true to me, okay?"

She rubbed her swollen belly while leveling him with a daring glare.

"I promise."

He wasn't here to reminisce about his previous relationship. Mind cleared, Sesshomaru let his hand touch the cool surface of the knob before turning it. The room inside was an instant contrast to the hall; the light above a pale gray table was dim, casting shadows off of the chairs and occupants. The walls were a dirty faded green, and the floor was dusty and dirt ridden.

Amongst the filth, Kagura sat as if she was a queen of some sort. She leaned fully back into a chair while her fingers intertwined and rested on the table before her. Her white prison uniform was dingy, but she kept her head held high and a condescending glint in her eyes.

The door clicked shut behind him. Watching the woman carefully, Sesshomaru ignored the chair meant for him and leaned against the furthest wall. With his arms crossed in front of his chest, he pinned the arrogant woman with a less than kind glare.

Her lips curved into a delicate smile.

"This is quite a surprise, Sesshomaru. I would have never expected you to walk through that door."

When he didn't respond, she fell back into silence, content while sweeping her eyes down his person. Feeling like she was intruding on something that was solely meant for his Rin, he let a harsh growl rip through his throat.

Red eyes snapped back up to his face instantly, but that sadistic and misplaced smile still remained.

"Tell me, how is my son? You know, they won't tell me anything about him."

"You have no right to inquire about my son, Kagura."

He seemed to hit a nerve. The smile vanished; her eyes sparkled with sudden anger.

"He's mine goddammit! I deserve to know how he is! I'm his mother; I'm the one who carried that baby for nine months!"

Sesshomaru continued to send her a dispassionate look.

"Why did you lie to me?"

She glared at him for a long moment, and then leaned back into her chair. With both hands, she dragged her fingers through her hair, before crossing them on the table once more. Her face, now void of any of her previous anger, took on a thoughtful look.

"Truthfully, I didn't know Kai was yours. I was sleeping around constantly, so I was sure the baby wouldn't be yours. I knew that once you found out, you would do something drastic, so I left."

Taking in her story with a stoic expression, Sesshomaru fought to bite back his slowly rising anger.

"And when he was born and it was obvious he was mine, why did you not contact me then?"

Kagura's shoulders lifted up, and fell back down in a shrug. She studied her nails for a moment before answering.

"I didn't know how you'd react. It was easier to keep it from you than to seek you out and risk confrontation."

"He's my son!"

Suddenly, a strong fist slammed down on the table, and Kagura jumped back from the unexpected bang. Her eyes met with Sesshomaru's, and he saw how she cringed away from him.

"You had no right."

His voice was suddenly a hardly audible whisper; his hands slid off the table and fell limply at his sides. Warm blood trickled down each of his fingers. Kagura was staring at the wounds with a dazed expression on her face.

"What do you want from me, Sesshomaru?"

Sesshomaru stared at her intently. His eyes drifted shut for a brief moment, before he returned a piercing amber gaze at his ex-fiancé. The question took him aback. What did he want? What was it that he thought he would gain from seeing Kagura again?

The answer presented its self almost instantly in his mind. It seemed so… simple. The reason why Rin was so weary was because he himself couldn't give her the answer to her unasked question. It was an answer he couldn't have given her prior to this visit.

He almost didn't want to know. Yet, he knew that as long as he was confused, Kagura would reign over him like a dark shadow.

His jaw set.

"Did you love me?"

Kagura's eyes met him then, and she watched him carefully. For a long moment, she didn't say anything. Then she squeezed her eyes shut, and her intertwined fingers tightened its grip.

"At one point, I thought I did."

She opened her eyes again, and licked her lips quickly.

"But we were never meant to be together. Think about it, did you ever love me? Or did you love the idea of loving me?"

Hardening his gaze, Sesshomaru studied his bloodied hands to keep from looking at her.

"No, I loved yo—"

"No!"

Now it was Kagura's turn to slap her hands angrily against the table. When his head snapped up, she glared angrily at him.

"You're wrong. You think you know everything about yourself don't you?"

She sat up, and her chair groaned in protest as it was pushed backwards. With a light laugh, she shook her head and walked around the table. When her hand touched the door knob, she looked back at him with a sad frown.

"Blame my cheating on our failed relationship all you want, Sesshomaru. But eventually, you're going to have to take responsibility for the part you played in it."

Frowning, Sesshomaru opened his mouth to speak, but she quickly stopped him with a wave of her finger. With a small smile, she waited as uniformed guards came through the doors and handcuffed her.

"I didn't love you, and you didn't love me. Sesshomaru, don't make her suffer for what happened in the past."

And before Sesshomaru could question her, she was whisked through the door way and down the glowing hall. He growled, pulling his hair before leaving the small room behind. His walking accelerated into jogging, and soon he was running down the hall. He had to get home. He had to tell her.

Kagura was right. He hadn't loved her, and that was why she stepped out of their marriage. When she left, he had somehow convinced himself that he sorrowed for his almost wife, yet he had truly been grieving for what almost was the American dream model family.

She was right.

Damn.

How did Rin feel when she looked into his eyes, and saw nothing? How did she feel when she knew he was deliberately holding something back from her? She stared at Kai because she knew he would be a constant reminder to him of what had happened before. She feared. It wasn't weariness in her face, it was apprehension.

And the closer she got to the ninth month, the more her belly swelled and grew, the more he purposefully spent more hours in the office, the more his own apprehension grew.

Kagura was right. There was no comparison in his past and present relationships.

He had to find her. Anxiety gripped his heart. He had to tell her the answer.

He found her in their room; sitting in a chair he had brought for her that was specifically designed to be comfortable for a pregnant woman. In her hands was a bowl of what looked like ice cream. She lifted the spoon with her delicate fingers and gracefully cupped the metal with her lips. When she saw him, a small smile lifted the corners of her mouth.

Balancing the bowl on her stomach, she rubbed below her belly button.

"She's been kicking all day."

He knew she was waiting for him to reassure her it was a boy, but casted it aside in his mind. He kneeled before her, and gently paced a kiss on his unborn child.

"I saw her, today."

The smile on her face faded, and she slowly dragged her free hand through some of his silver hair.

"And?"

"I realized something."

He looked up at his fiancé, letting a playful grin seize him. She returned his gaze hesitantly; she dipped her spoon back down to play in the soft dessert. After a moment of silence, she sighed.

"How was it, Sesshomaru?"

It broke his heart to hear in her dejected sigh that he had destroyed so much of her hope already. Breaking their eye contact, he pressed the side of his cheek into the warmth of her belly.

"You are Rin."

She yanked his head up so he could see her, and the glare he got was venomous.

"Sessh—"

"And not Kagura."

She paused, and releases his face. Suspicious hazel eyes studied him closely. Sesshomaru wrapped a hand around her neck, and pulled her lips down to meet his.

"I found myself back into the same situation as before. Engaged to a woman who was pregnant with my child. I…I'm sorry I didn't trust you earlier, Rin. I had doubts—"

"Shhhhhh."

She brought a slender finger to his lips and smiled brightly. The sight of it sped up the rhythm of his heart.

"You're right. I'm Rin, not Kagura, and I love you. I. Won't. Leave. You. Got it?" She kissed him lightly, and then ruffled his hair before leaning back into her chair.

"Okay, now can you go get me some ketchup?"

Rising to his feet, Sesshomaru frowned at her while he unbuttoned his tie.

"For what?"

The woman glanced down at her ice cream, and then quickly looked back at her fiancé.

"Why are you asking some many damn questions?"

Grinning, Sesshomaru dodged a flying pillow and retreated from the room to avoid Rin's hormonal wrath. Shaking his head, he chuckled quietly to himself while walking towards the kitchen.

V

"Where are we goinggggggggggggggg"

Sesshomaru sighed and grumbled under his breath. Rin was driving him insane. She was propped up in the passenger seat of his car, not wearing a seat belt much to his displeasure, and moaning about boredom every five minutes.

Even the damn child was sleeping quietly in his car seat in the backseat. It was quickly making him lose excitement over his original plans. They had been in the car for less than an hour, and she was really starting to piss him off.

"Rin."

His growl stopped her mid-whine, and he saw through his peripherals that she was pouting at him. One of her hands rubbed her swollen belly distressfully.

"Sess, I can't do things like this. I don't know when the last time you carried a baby was, but FYI it hurts to be in the car too long!"

She huffed, and crossed her arms, refusing to look his way. Feeling slightly bad but not enough to tell her his destination, Sesshomaru only offered her stomach a comforting rub. She ignored him, but he knew she wouldn't be cross with him too long. Ten minutes later, he made a right turn into a development.

They drove by some of the hugest houses he was positive Rin had never seen before. She gasped, and gaped at them. One of her fingers bent against the passenger window, and she reached over with her other hand to pull lightly on his hand that was resting on the middle console.

"Look at these houses! They are beautiful!"

Chuckling, Sesshomaru brought her hand to his lips.

"Would you want to live in one of these houses?"

His fiancé turned a set of gleaming eyes on him. The huge smile on her face was priceless. Over the months, she had learned to give up her shyness towards him buying expensive items for her. Now, she gleefully accepted anything her money endowed man bought for her.

"I would love too! I wonder what the inside of these places look like!"

By the time her statement ended, Sesshomaru was parking in a driveway. He leaned forward, and captured her lips in a kiss before gesturing to the home before them.

"Then go look."

He was reminded of when he first met Rin, sober, and how she had changed emotions so quickly in front of him. She went through shock, denial, and paralyzing joy all in the same minute. After that, he was sure he had never seen a pregnant woman move so fast. She was gone, car and front door left shaking in her wake.

He was bending into the backseat to retrieve his son when he heard a very loud and alerting scream. The shock of it caused him to shoot his head up and crash it against the roof of the car. Growling in pain, he quickly unlatched Kai before slamming the door shut in pain induced anger.

When he finally stepped foot in the house, he sighed. Rin was still in the foyer, gaping at the huge chandelier that hung from the raised ceiling.

"Sess! Look at this thing!"

She danced up to him, and gave a more than generous kiss. Anger suddenly gone, Sesshomaru licked his lips and pulled her back to him. Sesshomaru showered her neck with kisses, but she giggled and pushed him away. Biting down in slight annoyance, Sesshomaru allowed her to take Kai and rest him on her hip.

To date, it had been months since she'd allowed him to go any further than a few open mouthed kisses. He was trying, really trying to put his fast paced sex drive on temporary hold.

But it was killing him.

If his eyes even drifted to another woman's breasts, which was often, he'd berate himself all week long. Rin knew; she had to know by now, especially sense his advances were becoming more regular. He groaned quietly to himself, secretly wishing that Kai was with his grandparents as the three stepped into the master bedroom.

The birth of his second child was going to be the happiest day of his life for two entirely separate reasons. He watched with a small level of impatience as his darling wife-to-be danced around the room, ogling every little detail. He was suppose to be enjoying her delighted squeals over the new home he had picked out for his growing family, but he couldn't shake the sudden selfish wave that washed over him.

She turned back to look at him after exiting a thoroughly explored bathroom, and caught his dampened disposition before he could change his face. Immediately, her excitement died. Cursing silently, he offered her a quick smile.

"Wait until you see the back yard."

Her smile revamped itself, but before she left the room she gently squeezed his arm. A suggestive wink had his eye brow raised, and a fire ignited in his pants.

"Not much longer, baby."

With that she sung her way out of the room, holding a giggling and smiling Kai.

"Sess, I love this house! I'm going to love you forever!"

Laughing, Sesshomaru stuck his hands into the pockets of his Bermuda shorts. He surveyed the room for a short period; golden eyes fell onto the bed. Though he couldn't wait for his baby to be born, he knew that this was the start of many more nine months to come.

If only he could convince Rin to do it a few more times…

"Sess! Sesshomaru! Kai needs to go to the bathroom! ... me too!"

Sighing and grinning to himself, he backtracked out of the room and closed the door. He, an esteemed business tycoon, was conquered and taken down by a mere pretty girl. One could only call it a corporate takedown.

End.

THEEEEEEEE ENDDDDDDDDDDDD ;) I heart this story :D Show me how much you enjoyed it by reviewing or messaging me, ether way tell me whatcha think. Again, check out the first chappy of Heart Therapy, and tell me what you think of my newest work too. Well, this is me, signing out until next time :) - AF