VII

Will stood up when someone knocked at his appartment door.

"Holly!" He said surprised, while she wrapped her arms around his neck and pressed her lips onto his. "What are you doing here?" He asked her when their lips broke apart, "I wasn´t expecting you until tomorrow."

"I wanted to surprise you", she said while going in. "Seems it worked", she grinned at him.

"You did", he confirmed, "and you cough me totally unready… let me grab something to eat".

Dinner was delicious, even when Will had to improvise something quick. Holly looked splendid, she was funny and interesting and Will noticed she was ready for something else when she approached him in the kitchen.

"So I guess I´ll have to make up for you since I've came without announcing myself", she pressed a kiss on his neck and placed her hands on his hips bringing their bodies together.

Will was cough by surprise but he relaxed under her touch. Without breaking the kiss they walked together to his couch and kissing became more heated as minutes passed. He draped Holly´s waist with his arms and she presses her body closer to him as continued to kiss his neck and jaw line. Her hands came to his chest, unbuttoned his shirt and caressed his bare skin. Suddenly someone else appeared in Will´s mind. Someone with lips softer than those of Holly; someone more fragile, with porcelain skin and wide bright eyes. Will opened his own eyes to see holly on top of him and he felt empty.

"Holly, wait" he asked her.

"Don´t worry, cowboy" she said, between kisses and a smile, "I have condoms with me"

"It´s not that" Will stopped her.

"What is it?" she wanted to know, while she pulled herself off of Will, "Are you ok?"

"I´m ok, Holly", he rubbed his face, trying to find the right words to explain himself, "It´s just… This is not right, I don´t think this is a good idea now"

"Now..? It was a good idea last week" She wasn´t upset, "Why isn´t a good idea now?"

"I´ve… came to know some things during the past days and…" He looked at Holly. She was smiling, expecting a direct answer from him, "Emma´s marriage has been annulled", the words escaped his mouth and in his voice there was hope, but also disbelief. "And I can´t even… I don´t know, Holly… there´s something I still can´t get over... don´t get me wrong, I like you… you´re great. But I´ve been in love with her for a long time and…"

"Do you know what does annulment means?" Her question stunned him a bit.

"What?" He blinked several times, trying to understand where was she going with that

"Do you know what does annulment means?" She repeated while a smile crossed her lips. He shocked his head, "It means the marriage has never been consumed…therefore, never existed." Will was frozen, a million thoughts passes through his mind; Holly waved her hand coughing back his attention.

"That can´t be possible…. Emma´s been married for more than 3 months…she must have…"

"C´mon, Will…! The entire woman screams "I´m a virgin!" just by walking next to ya" He notice Holly was kind of upset, but she had her reasons… her date was going to leave her in any minute and she was still helping him. "Why do you think she couldn´t have sex with the hot dentist..? And don´t bullcrap me saying she wasn´t ready"

Emma was lying on her couch, watching a movie. My Fair Lady was on TV. Even when she loved that movie, she couldn´t help to feel nostalgic when she heard I Could Have Danced all Night. She remembered Will, then the dream she had about him and she blushed. But she understood she loved him, how could she help those dreams when her feelings where real? She wanted to be with him. And in a moment of weakness she remember Shelby and April and Sue telling her about them. Sue telling her about them…. She buried her face feeling all the regret she could possibly feel. How could she be so naïve? How could she buy Sue´s words…? Tears run through her cheeks again. She felt stupid. Emma covered her mouth to silent her crying.

Unexpectedly, someone was knocking on her door; and she was shocked to see Will standing out her door that late at night.

"Will…! What are you doing here?"

"Just wanted to know why you married Carl when you knew it wasn´t meant to be" he said locking his yes with hers.

Emma was shocked. "Will… why…why are you asking me that…?"

"Don´t answer a question with a question, Em…please" he pleaded.

"I…hum, I was trying to move on… after…"

"Did it work?" he interrupted her not taking his eyes off of her. She didn´t answer, her eyes were wide opened. Will gave some steps to shorten the distance between them. And he didn´t stop to save space, he continued to be a few inches from Emma. He could feel her breathing coming faster as he came closer to her. "Are you over me, Emma?"

"No", she replied with a sigh.