Forbidden Love - Segment 44

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Segment 44 – Promises
POV: Zac
Word Count: 2299
Warnings: None

March 20, 2008; Thursday

  I was watching Emily from the window again, she was talking to Samantha and they were laughing some. She had been staying with Craig because of nightmares, twice now I had gone over early to calm her down. Thankfully, they were tapering off. About ten my private line rang and I answered.

“Zac Hanson.”

“Hi Mr. Hanson. Clayton Jones, do you have a few moments?”

“I do. Please, tell me its good news.”

“It is. Your divorce is final, everything is done and you are free to do whatever you want now.”

“Seriously you’re not pulling my chain?”

“No Sir, it’s done.”

We spent 30 minutes going over final details of what needed to be done; mostly it was just selling the house. I waited until Emily came in for lunch; the moment she walked in I gave her a spinning hug.

“It’s done!” I said.

“What is done?”

“The divorce, it’s done. The judge finalized it this morning and I am a free man.”

Again, I hugged her but this time her feet went around me, the heel of her shoe hit my ass rather hard though and I yelped.

“Sorry…so, you don’t have to worry about the bitch anymore?” She asked.

“No.”

“You don’t have to worry about losing everything either?”

“No. In fact, she took the offer that the lawyer and I agreed on. The house will be sold and the final selling amount after taxes and fees will be split 75/25 and I opted for the smaller amount, our vehicles remain ours, I left everything in the house for her only taking items Mom gave us and my personal stuff.  She will get a onetime payment of forty-thousand, which is already waiting on her, the house is going on the market today and once it sells I am completely done with her.”

She smiled and kissed me, ran her hands into my hair which she hadn’t done since November.

“I have missed that so much.”

I sat her down gently and went to my desk drawer and got the box out, I handed it to her.

“I know you keep a suit here now, but this would be more appropriate.”

She opened it and looked at the dress inside, she seemed impressed.

“What is this for?”

“Tonight. Stop working at 3, shower and change and be ready to leave by four thirty. I have a surprise so don’t ask.”

She smiled, took the box with her and went back to work. I saw her stop at 2:45 and head to the showers.  I had not gotten dirty today, so I simply changed from jeans and a t-shirt to something nicer going with khaki pants and her favorite button up shirt. She came into my office at four, she looked stunning. She also had her valentine necklace on, which was going to be perfect. I sent Taylor and Isaac a message telling them we were leaving and we left. I drove to the best place in town, right next to a beautiful park. It was pricy but worth it and considering the day it was worth it. Our table was somewhat private but we could be seen by everyone.

“Is this wise?”

“Yes. I am free from her and I can show that I am yours.”

I ordered nice wine, nice plates, and everything was absolutely perfect. Conversation was on various topics none of which were the assaults or the divorce. When we were done I directed her to the park beside the restaurant, it was a short walk and we just walked through the gardens.

“This is very nice.” She said.

“I agree.”

We walked down the path surrounded by sweet smells and great views. I stopped her near the lake, just stood there with her admiring the area.

“It’s so pretty here.”

“It is, but it’s nothing compared to you.” I said.

I saw the slight blush in her cheeks. I got the box from my pocket; it had been there all afternoon. She saw the box and looked nervous really.

“I know that we agreed to take things a little slow, considering everything. But, I don’t want you to ever question anything.”

I opened the box revealing the ring that contained the same cuts and colors as the necklace, only there were no hearts just three rows of the same colors.

“I am officially promising you Emily, when the time is right I will ask.”

She was very quiet; shocked would be a good word.

She looked at the ring and then me. “Speechless, you didn’t have to do this.”

“I know. But, I am. I’m serious about you and me.”

She let me put the ring on her hand, it fit perfectly and it looked perfect on her. There was a part of me that thought I should really be asking her, but it was too soon for that. We stood there another ten minutes.

“Are you going to stay with Taylor and Natalie?”

“Are you going to stay with Craig?”

She tangled her fingers with mine, held it tightly.

“I can’t sleep in the apartment; I can barely even go inside it anymore. Craig has moved most of my cloths already.”

“I enjoy living there with Taylor and his family. It’s nice being around Ezra so much, but it’s not really relaxing. It’s not home either; I cannot walk around naked if I wanted too.”

“Yeah, I would image Natalie would have a problem with that.”

“Taylor also, especially with Ezra there.”

“Living with Craig is different. It’s not home and everything is out of place, he cooks ok but he’s not a major cleaner.”

“There is a condo near the studio; it’s like three blocks away. I saw it earlier this week. It’s very close to work and downtown.”

“That would be perfect for you.”

“It would be perfect for you too Emily.”

She stopped and looked at me. “My, is Zachary Hanson asking me to move in with him?”

“I might be hinting at it, yes.”

“Is that not moving too quickly?”

“We’ve been together a year technically.”

“We have?”

I pulled her close to me and kissed her, moved to her neck.

“Do you not remember your first time?”

She purred a bit. “You made it very hard to forget Zachary.”

“Do you remember the date?”

“It’s soon.”

“Baby, it’s today. March 20^th.”

She looked at me. “You remember the date?”

“How could I ever forget it? I had waited so long to have the ability to put my hands on you. I will not forget the date.”

“A year it has been then.”

I kept kissing her neck, standing in the middle of the park. She and I had not mentioned sex and I had made no attempt, I wasn’t sure how she felt. But, I felt her relax against me and I could vaguely see her bite her lip when I reached that one spot.

“So…Um…is the studio empty?”

“Yes. Everyone left right after we did.”

“Would they be totally pissed if we went back there?”

“Why?”

She kissed me and slid her hand right across the front of my pants.

“Because you can’t really deny that you want too.”

“We don’t have to go there Emily, we have a room at the hotel right over there.”

“Planned this didn’t you?”

“I planned to spend the night with you; anything else was up in the air.”

We continued the walk to the hotel and into the lobby; our room was on the top floor so we took the elevator. As soon as the door closed she backed me against the wall and went for my neck, feeling her lips against my neck sent chills down my spine and blood rushing to areas I needed to avoid at the moment. But she kept on until the doors opened on our floor. I was glad no one was standing in the hallway; it would have been embarrassing for me. I got the key and unlocked the door, let her inside and followed. I closed and locked the door and then found her pushing me against the wall gently again. I wasn’t sure which one wanted it more. I let her though, because I was worried about her reaction after what had happened. She moved all around my neck before undoing the buttons, I heard her giggle.

“You didn’t wear an undershirt.”

“I didn’t have one at the studio.”

“That’s fine, it’s less to remove.”

She proceeded to remove the shirt, tossing it somewhere behind her. Her kisses moved down to my chest, with occasional kisses, bites, and licks to each nipple when she felt like it. I was glad I hadn’t worn tight pants; I would have been hurting if I had. I didn’t feel her unbutton the pants, but I heard the zipper and felt her fingernails dig into my sides when she pushed everything down, scraping her nails down my hips and part of my thighs. I kicked my shoes off and kicked the pants off too, she hesitated here for a few moments and while I wanted to tell her what I wanted, but I didn’t. After a few moments, her hand wrapped around the base and the other hand began to caress the sac and I couldn’t stop the moan that escaped.

“It’s only been 4 months.” She said.

I couldn’t respond because when she was done saying it, her tongue swirled around the head and I was more focused on remaining on my feet. I didn’t put my hands in her hair or move her, I let her do everything she wanted and when she came back up and turned away I followed her. Started with her neck and got her relaxed first, then concentrated on unzipping the dress and letting it fall off. Knowing what they did, I made it a point to make damn sure she was wet enough. It was the grabbing of my hair and pulling me up that said she was ready. I was afraid that what they had done would change how she reacted to sex, I was very glad that it didn’t.

The sex was just as good as it always was, she was vocal and even screamed my name like I loved. She didn’t feel any different to me either. The one difference was I didn’t have to worry about Kate fussing or bitching, I didn’t have to worry about being careful or all the what ifs. Afterwards she curled up beside me and I was playing with her hair, wrapping the curls around my fingers and letting them slide off.

“Zac?”

“Yes?”

“I’m not sure how to ask but was…was I…was it…” She stumbled on her words.

I kissed her forehead, knowing her meaning. “If you want to know if what they did changed anything, no, it didn’t.”

“Are you sure?”

I kissed her forehead again, shifted my kisses down the side of her face, over her cheek.

“So evil…” she whispered.

I finally kissed her several times.

“Nothing they did changed you. You felt just as tight to me now as you did a year ago, you still felt the same. Besides, that is not everything when it comes to sex.”

She looked at me. “It’s not?”

“No.  Everything is awesome but what I really love about it is how you respond to me, how you sound, and how you look during everything. The fact that I love you helps greatly.”

“I wondered because they kept saying you wouldn’t enjoy it anymore, that it wouldn’t be good to you. I have no idea why they felt that way.”

It irritated me that they thought I would see her different after that.

“I love you Emily, there is nothing they could have done that would change that.”

She smiled at me. “Maybe we should go by and look at that place tomorrow; we will need a new bed though.”

“Why new?”

“You ex has yours and I don’t want it and I can’t sleep on mine anymore. Besides, it would be our place then we should represent us and not one or the other one.”

“That can be arranged.”

She curled up beside me. “I think I missed this the most, just being able to be beside you.”

“I have missed it, but since I guess we’re moving in together then we’ll be able to do this every night, curl up beside each other and sleep.”

She kissed my neck. “Or we could do other things every night.”

I smiled and kissed her and she settled beside me. I played with her hair and for the first time in a year I could actually daydream about our future, because there was nothing stopping me now. Purchasing a home with her, being able to wake up each morning to her face and fall asleep each night to it. The chance for children was also present, even though that was a topic neither of us had ever discussed.  I got to really think about all the things I couldn’t before because I was married to Kate.

It was true, my life wouldn’t be complete without Emily and while her promise ring was real, I still felt I should have been asking, but we did need to date a while and be free from drama and issues, as we’ve not ever been a couple it’s been sex all the time. But seeing her face at the aquarium earlier, said I really should have taken her in October and I would take her to the Zoo as well, I’ll find some way to let her play with the tiger’s, even if it was the cubs! My life would be complete because she is there.