(So I hope everyone enjoyed the Twist at the end of the last chapter. This story is starting to take me in alot of different ways. I just sit and write whatever comes out. Hope you're liking it)

1st Let's Play Catch Up Just A Little Bit More

Maxie looked down at the pale child and did her best to not cry. She instead decided to speak to the boy as she had done almost every night.

"I don't care what that doctor says. You're my little angel, my little blessing." She leaned down to kiss the small baby in her arms on his forehead. "You're daddy would've loved you so much. I wish he was here right now so he could see you." Maxie again pressed her lips onto the tiny child's forehead and began to sob. She rocked him back and forth singing a lullaby. She shut her eyes tightly as she could and kept rocking and singing. As she opened them she felt something. Her lips could feel a slight warmth and as her eyes focused she could clearly see the baby's skin was not the pale shade it was before but now a soft pink. She reached over for the call button for a nurse to some in because she almost didn't want to believe it. The nurse came in and saw Maxie holding a child that was alive. It was her child. "Am I crazy. . .is he.. . . " The nurse looked and saw the baby's chest rise and fall. Maxie's heart filled with joy. The nurse turned and screamed for a doctor. The room soon filled with doctors and nurses that couldn't believe it. The child that had been pronounced dead, now was alive.

Chapter 4

Who's Using Who?

Maxie gathered her things thinking only of Max. The last time she saw him Anthony had him. Anthony had told her of Johnny's life and his wife's transgressions and that he had become somewhat pathetic. He wanted his son back and he figured the only way to do that was to dangle Maxie in front of him. So far the plan had worked. The deal was that if she could seduce him Anthony would release her son back to her and she could do as she pleased. Maxie was no fool. She knew that man was about as trustworthy as any lie she ever told. She knew the only way to get her son back was going to be to involve Johnny but now wasn't the time. She was going to have to play this right. She had been so deep in her thoughts that she hadn't heard Johnny come back into the room. She came from behind her and embraced her tight and inhaled in that moment. He had wanted Maxie for so long that even the scent of her could arouse something in him that he thought was long gone.

"I thought you said meet you down in the lobby in an hour."

"I did, two and a half hours ago."

"I would say that I was sorry but you know it takes time to achieve this level of beauty."

"I had no idea. I thought you just fell outta bed and looked sexy."

"Good answer. So where are we headed to?"

"Somewhere special. someplace great And I know what you're going to say anyplace near me is great but once you see this you're gonna love me.- it, you're gonna love it."

Johnny's slip of the tongue gave Maxie the info she needed to put her plan into play. Seduction was always one of her strong suits where matters of the heart weren't. Tonight she was going to play on those emotions. If there was some tiny twinge of love in him she would use that to her advantage to get him into bed. Tonight was the night, no more waiting. The got on a plane that would take them away to some exotic destination and Johnny soon fell asleep, pretty much right after take off. While enjoying a glass of wine the co-pilot appeared with a note.

"Mr. Zacharra asked me to bring you this."

Maxie unfolded the note and read it. It was from Anthony. He was saying he wanted to know how the plan was coming and that he planned to have Brook lynn meet them at their destination and that when she gets to their room there better be something to see. It went on to say that he'd come himself but there will be plenty of time for that later and if she knew what was good for her she would follow his orders. Maxie balled up the note and tossed it aside. She let it lay out in the open wondering if she should let Johnny find it. If he saw it she could play this against Anthony but knew that he would probably not trust her anymore. She decided to tuck the note away for now. They landed on this strip that looked to be in the middle of nowhere. The door opened and Maxie nudged a still sleeping Johnny.

"If I had known you were going to be this boring on the flight I would've brought a magazine or something,"

"The day we're about to spend together, I wanted to be fully rested."

"Cute, almost as cust as you sleeping."

"You were watching me sleep?"

"Only a little."

"I don't know if I should be creeped out or flattered."

"Don't be either, it wasn't that cute."

Johnny leaned over the seat and pressed his lips on to Maxie's. She returned the sentiment with a little trick of her own. She sucked his bottom lip into her mouth and played with it with her tongue. When she released it Johnny was sufficiently turned on.

"With tricks like that we may not make it to any of the activities I had planned."

"Don't worry. Really really great things come to those who wait."

"And to those who don't?"

"Well they may get to see it sooner."

Maxie kissed the side of his neck and sucked on just hard enough to leave a mark. Then suddenly she snatched away.

"Then again they might not see anything at all."

This teasing game she was playing confused him. After a bombshell like what they just went through sex would've been the last thing on his mind. He thought it would've been the last thing on her's but here she was being her usual sexually teasing self. Something was off. He could feel it. Never the less, he was going to enjoy this weekend with his ultimate temptress. They exited the plane and Maxie looked around at the most breath-taking view. There were palm trees as far as the eye could see that followed just along side the most clear and bluest water she had ever seen. Off in the distance there was a yacht as big as a house and over on land there was a huge condo. The air was clean as she took in a deep breath and smelled the fragrances of the flowers.

"I'd kiss you right now but you'd only read too much into it."

"I wouldn't if all you wanted to do was show me your gratitude."

"Gratitude is not a big enough word for how I feel right now. Do you know how long it's been since I had a vacation?"

"How about we just enjoy this. With as little words as possible."

Johnny scooped her up in his arms and they walked towards the waiting limo. He put her down for her to let her crawl inside.

"The view here is beautiful."

Maxie bent over and climbed in the limo.

"No where as nice as the view I see."

Johnny slid into the seat next to her and told the driver to take them to the condo. Maxie placed her hands on either side of his face and kissed him. She drove her tongue deep into his mouth moaning all the while. She wanted him to get into it so she threw her leg over his lap and straddled him. She kissed him deeper as she started to unbutton his shirt. His hand sprang to her wrist and pulled her back slightly so he could see her face.

What is that for?"

"All for you."

"I thought you said good things come to those who wait."

"They do, we've been waiting for this so long that I can't just sit next to you and not want to touch you."

Maxie kissed his lips softly between every word she said next.

"I. . want . . you."

"I want you too but don't you think that the backseat of a limo is a little pornoish."

"Pornoish?"

Maxie laughed at the thought. She dismounted him and continued laughing.

"If you were trying to wreck the mood you did a good job."

"What did I say?"

"Not that I'm a prude or anything but I don't see how calling a girl a freaky porn star is not laughable."

"I'm not the one who turned on the hormones and practically attacked someone."

"You call that an attack, You should be so lucky."

Maxie scooted away from him to the other side of the limo.

"I'm feeling a little cold over here, I could use the heat off a certain blonde to keep me warm."

"A certain blonde might have been receptive to that if a certain Mobster wasn't so -"

"So what?"

"So sheepish."

"Sheepish, I don't think anyone has ever called me that."

"First time for everything."

Johnny started to move across the seat.

"And what do you think you're doing Zacharra?"

"being sheepish."

He sat right up on her. they were arm to arm. He put one arm around her and took the other and moved her face towards him.

"Why Johnny Zacharra are you trying to seduce me?"

"Is it working?"

"Maybe."

Their lips crashed into each other. His hand groped at her pulling her back into his lap. Maxie grinded her midsection against his inciting a carnal reaction. He dug his fingers deep into her back. She moaned at the feel of the painful pleasure.

"Mine."

His word was defiant and definite at the same time. She would've been really turned on if she hadn't thought of Anthony saying the same thing. The thought of belonging to Johnny was heaven, but to Anthony was hell. It was in that moment she pulled away.

"What's with turing cold fish on me?"

"I just think we should wait a little bit. You were right, fucking in the back of a limo is way too porno-ish"

Johnny exhaled and looked into Maxie's eyes. She was hiding something and he could see it. This alarmed him.

"So now I'm wondering."

About what?"

"If you're lying to me."

Maxie cleared her throat.

"Whatever it is you're talking about you can drop it."

"No. I can't figure you out. Sometimes you're running as hot as can be then you turn on the cold and do a complete 180."

"So now you're calling me a liar because I won't put out in the back of a limo. Real gentleman like."

"Don't try to turn this around on me. You're hiding something."

"What could I possibly have to hide Johnny, what is it that I have to lie about? Tell me?"

"Maxie. Just stop playing these games and tell me the truth. I've known you long enough to know that look of the cat that swallowed the canarie when I see it."

"Alright fine. It seems to me like your whole family looks at me like a whore. Your father sent me after you to seduce you."

"What's in it for you?"

"You of course. Why else would I come all the way back from Paris. That's what you want to hear isn't it. You wanted to hear that there is some conspiracy going on."

Maxie crossed her arms and turned towards the window. Maxie was trying hard to not show her true feelings. She had hoped that her eyes didn't give her away. Johnny could tell there was something but he didn't know what to believe. So he decided to play it cool, let her drop her guard. Then pounce.

"I'm sorry."

"Shove that sorry apology up your ass."

"I really am sorry. Do you forgive me?"

Johnny inched back over to her.

"Forgive me?"

Johnny brushed her hair away from her neck and started to trail light kisses, making her squirm. He loved the control he had at that moment. It had been a while since he felt that feeling of absolute power. Maxie tried to stop him but ultimately gave in to him. His hand roamed her body as he passionately kissed the length of her neck. He pushed his hands between her legs and was about to make her scream his name when the limo stopped.

"Saved by the limo driver." Maxie said breathing rapidly.

"Not for too long." Johnny said leaning down and landing a kiss just inside her upper thigh.

Maxie knew she was in trouble. She knew that now, whatever he wanted or needed from her she would give in the heat of the moment. She knew now he knew this and had no problem using that power. Her seduction plan just got turned on her. Johnny held her hand as they walked up the stairs. She surveyed the area seeing all the sleek furniture and decor inside. Whoever put that place together had taste.

"So who decorated?"

"What makes you think it wasn't me?"

"I know you, you like dark, simple and easy. You don't exactly have the patience to pick out paint colors, furniture and so on. Your wife did it.

"No."

"Your ... mistress?"

"Nope."

"You're lying."

"So what if I did have a girlfriend decorate the place. You jealous?"

"That word is never one that could describe me. Ever."

"Pretty big talk for a girl who looks a little green in the gills."

Johnny started to make his way up to the second floor of the condo.

"Green isn't my color Zacharra."

"You're right it isn't, perhaps something red."

Johnny walked over to a closet and pulled out a red bustier that looked to be her size.

"Is this the opening act for all the sluty girls you bring here?"

"No just you."

Maxie looked at the bustier again and decided to play along, he was trying to seduce her. This was a welcome change.

"looks a little too big, perhaps leftover from your last little tryst."

"I told you I didn't do that kind of stuff. Brook lynn was the one stepping out all the time."

"Until now?"

"Until now."

"So what exactly is it you think is going to happen."

"Like you said, we've been waiting for this a long time, I thinks it time we stop fighting it."

"What happened to all those activities you had planned?"

"We can still do those after."

Johnny waved the bustier back and forth as he walked towards here. She mustered up all the willpower she had to reject his advance.

"No I think you owe me a little wine and dine first there Casanova, what did you have planned?"

Johnny tossed the lingerie on the bed and walked back to the closet.

"So I guess you put this on instead."

He tossed her a very skimpy bathing suit.

"And what is this for exactly?"

"I'm going to show you one of the coolest and safest places to go cliff diving."

"Don't think I've ever heard safest and cliff diving in the same sentence."

"You trust me don't you?"

"With anything."

"Then put this on and let's get going."

Maxie smiled and started to turn and undress but Johnny sat on the bed watching.

"Excuse me."

"What, it's not like I haven't seen you in all your glory before."

"Yeah well, that was then and if you hope to see me in all my glory again you'll give me a little privacy."

"That sounds like you're shy. That's not the Maxie I know."

"Maybe you don't know everything. Now out."

Johnny gots up and walked towards her. He gets right up close but not touching her. The electricity between them is hitting her in waves. He bring his lips right up close to her.

"Don't take too long."

He backs away and walks out the door smiling. Maxie takes a deep breath and starts to get dress in the blue bikini he gave her. She appeared downstairs with a shall wrapped around her waist and her hair pulled up in a messy pony tail. She watched as he talked to one of the staff. He looked super sexy in his trunks. She could see they matched her suit. She clared her thorat to make her presence know. Johnny urned an saw he picked the right suit for her.

"The suit, I got that one because it reminded me of your eyes."

"Pretty cliche, so how far is this place, you know me, I'm not one for hiking."

"Not too far, if you like I can carry you."

"Let's just see if we can get there on foot."

They walked out and walked along this sandy path. Not five minutes went by that Johnny led her around the corner to the most beautiful waterfall, the kind she'd seen in fashion shoot but nothing like this. The water cascaded off the cliffs from above rushing into a bright blue pool of water. There were different colors of flowers that mirrored the rain bow but before Maxie could make a sound there went Johnny, flinging off the cliff and landing in the water below. When he resurfaced he kept trying to get Maxie to do the same.

"Just jump!"

"Hell no!"

"Come on! it's not that bad, just jump, you'll feel like you're flying."

Maxie decided to close her eyes as tight as possible, and lean forward and let gravity do the rest. She was soaring through the air falling down to earth, it was a rush and when she hit the water all she could think about was Max. As she surfaced she opened her eyes and starred at the sky floating in no particular fashion till she felt something on her waist. She raised her head and found herself gazing in Johnny's eyes. She wrapped her legs around his waist and he wrapped his arms around her's. They held the gaze for a while till he broke the silence.

"Thanks for saving me."

"Save you, how did I do that?"

"I was on the brink of losing everything that mattered, I was losing myself, then you showed up and lit the way back to who I was. You saved me."

"Well you know what they say."

"What?"

"I own you now. Since I saved you you belong to me."

"I've always belonged to you Maxie. I never admitted it but it's true. No one on this planet has the kind of hold you have on me."

Maxie's eyes glittered with possibilities and Johnny for a moment regretted what he was doing. He had decided to use her attraction to him as a weapon to get the information he needed. He had been awake when the pilot brought the letter to Maxie and heard who it was from. That was when he knew something was wrong. Why was his father sending her? Why was she allowing herself to be used? Was the ultra- sound picture even real? Was that baby even his? All he had was questions and he knew what he had to do to get the answers. He pulled her closer and deeper into his embrace so she wouldn't get away this time. If she wanted to be the whore he'd let her.

"Little close aren't you Zacharra?"

"I thought you liked it when I was this close, close enough to read you like a book."

"So what would you call this chapter?"

"Acceptance of desire."

"Really, you have some kind of desire you wanna share?"

"I don't want to share it, I wanna give it all to you in the worse way."

"Is that right. So what's stopping you?"

"You?"

"Me?"

"Yea you, you're holding back from me."

Maxie started to try and pull away but Johnny tightened his grip on her waist.

"Where do you think you're going?"

"Away. I thought we were past this."

"Past what?"

"Past you accusing me of keeping secrets."

"It wasn't anything like that. I mean you're holding back something from me in you. It's like you're afraid to give in to me all the way."

"Maybe it's because you're a married man who could possibly go trotting back to his wife at any moment."

"I wouldn't do that to you."

"Maybe not, maybe so."

"Come on Jones you can give me a little more credit than that."

Johnny nudged his nose close to hers and tried to kiss her but she pulled back.

"For some one who wants it you sure are playing hard to get."

"Johnny, you know me, even the simple things can get hard around me."

"Don't I know it."

Johnny put his hands on her shoulders and pushed her down slightly closer to his lap so she could feel just how hard he was.

"Is that for me."

"I've been trying to give it to you-"

Maxie dove in for the kiss to end all kisses. Her tongue swirled and danced in his mouth as if moving to some unheard beat of passion. Johnny pulled her closer then started to untie the top to her bikini when she pulled back once more.

"What now Jones, you killin' me here."

"I lied."

Johnny was shocked. He didn't think it would be this easy.

"Lied about what?"

"Your father did send me."

Johnny played this confession off as if he didn't care.

"I know. You think I'm not smart enough to know when I'm being played?"

"It's not like that."

Maxie got defensive and tried to pull away again but Johnny held tighter.

"Not like what, not like your not using me? Come on Jones."

"I came back because. . . .because. . .-"

"You don't have to say it."

"I do, I came back because-"

Just then a member of the wait staff appeared.

"Very sorry to interrupt sir but there is a very important phone call for you."

They looked at each other and Maxie unwrapped her legs from around him and Johnny swam over to the side to collect the phone.

"I'm busy, make it quick."

"Why Johnny, that's no way to talk to your wife."

"What is it?"

"If your father hadn't told me I wouldn't have known that you left town. Business?"

"What do you want Brook?"

"I want you, home, or I'll come to you, we need to talk."

"Either your ears are burning or my father has someone watching me."

"What are you talking about?"

As he spoke, Maxie swam closer to him to get a listen to what was being said.

"I mean you know who I'm with, otherwise you wouldn't have cared enough to call."

"Maxie. You're with Maxie."

"Yes, that's who I left town with."

Johnny, I love you. Do you hate me that much now?"

"Hate is a strong word. Brook I don't hate you. You mean alot to me."

Maxie heard enough. She swam to the side and got out of the water.

Then why do you keep running away from me? Here I am trying to work on our marriage-"

"The poor woe is me speech is a little too old and I'm way to over it to fall for it again. I have a guest to entertain. I'll speak to you when I get back."

Johnny hung up the phone and spun around to find no one there. He got out of the water and started back towards the house. When he got there he walked inside and called Maxie's name. When no one answered he walked up the stairs to find her packing a bag to leave. He watched for a second to gage her mood. She was stuffing things in the bag hard and mumbling under her breath. He couldn't help but notice how sexy she looked standing there, dripping wet still in that bikini that revealed just enough for him to enjoy. She shot across the room when her phone rang and Johnny hid around the corner.

"What!"

"Is the plan going as well as I think it is?"

"I told you to stop calling me."

"I'd keep that voice of yours down"

"Plan's not going to work anyway. He's still hung up on his wife and I'm compromised."

"Compromised how exactly?"

"I can't do this Anthony, not anymore okay. If you wanted him back he's back, I didn't have to sleep with him to get him back to his old self. I held up my end of the bargain. I'm leaving."

"Leaving, we just got here."

Johnny came from around the corner pretending he just came in.

"I need to get back to Paris, work."

"I see."

Johnny walked over to her and slowly took the phone out of her hand and hung it up and tossed it on the bed.

"Maxie. . . "

He got right up close to her and wrapped his arms around her and whispered her name as he lay light kisses on her neck. This was one of those irresistible moves Maxie hope he would'nt pull out. He put his lips just close enough for her to close the gap and she did. He pulled away once the kiss wasn't enough.

"I need you. Don't push me away. Stay with me."

Maxie's head swirled from all the whispers and fog of passion that filled the room. Intoxicated she gave in. He gathered her into his arms and as he placed her on the bed she lay there looking up at him towering over her.

"Johnny. I . .. I think whatever this is. .. it's tearing me apart."

"I'll keep you together"

Johnny heard no more objections when he lowered himself onto her lips. He covered her whole body with his and that was the end of her fighting the inevitable.