-SPENCER-
I had been home from the hospital for two weeks now. Lenora handled the incident much better than I expected. She was worried about me, of course, but once she saw I was ok she moved on as normal. She was a big help around the house, while my stitches healed. I think she enjoyed getting to be a little bossy with me.
The entire team was given a mandatory three-week recovery leave. Thankfully, no one had any serious injuries. A few concussions, bruised ribs, and whiplash. Matt suffered a sprained wrist and Dave was struggling with bouts of vertigo, but otherwise everyone was incredibly lucky.
We were all relieved that Scratch was dead. To know that he could no longer torment us made the recovery a lot easier. We had all been questioned by the council on whether Luke's decision to shoot rather than arrest was based on emotion or threat. We all corroborated Luke's recap of events, that Scratch had stabbed me and was going for Emily next.
The police officers on the scene even agreed with the events. Everyone knew how dangerous Scratch was and no one wanted him to be put back in jail with another possibility of him escaping.
As for what happened between myself and Emily, things went back to normal. It was as if we had never confessed our feelings to one another. She still came over to visit, but it seemed those visits were becoming less. I should have known that it was too good to be true.
(xxxxx)
It was the day of Lenora's birthday party and I wasn't sure if I wanted to thank everyone or yell at them for the extravagance. Dave had rented a petting zoo with pony rides, a bounce house, obstacle course, and DJ. Emily, J.J., Savannah, and Penelope went all out on unicorn decorations, including a five-foot unicorn balloon. Emily also hired a face painter and a clown that did balloon animals.
Everyone in Lenora's classroom, including their families had come to the party. Of course, Henry, Michael, Hank, Jake, David, Chloe, and Lily were there as well. Lenora was over the moon with the turn out and hadn't left the petting zoo since she arrived.
At one point Derek had challenged me to an obstacle course race. The kids were hysterical as they watched us try to squeeze between two inflatable tubes. They howled with laughter when Derek slipped and tumbled down the climbing wall, wiping me out in the process. We both dove down the slide at the end, rolling into the inflatable wall.
Penelope had her face painted like a butterfly and convinced Luke to paint his like Spiderman. Unbeknownst to him, she got the face painter to make him look like a kitten. Matt spent some time in the bounce house with his kids, wrestling and playing popcorn. Kristy on the sidelines yelling for them to be careful.
Savannah took Hank on his first pony ride, while Derek ran next to him taking pictures. Henry and Michael were having a balloon sword fight with Will and J.J. Every where I turned, everyone was having a great time. I think we all needed this party as much as Lenora did.
Finally, we dragged Lenora away from the petting zoo to do cake and presents. She received so many toys, books, and clothes it was a wonder where we would keep it all. The most surprising gift of all came from Emily.
A little French Bulldog puppy with a pink ribbon tied on her collar. I didn't think it was possible for Lenora to scream as loud as she did. I guess I should have been upset that Emily didn't consult me first, but seeing the joy on Lenora's face wiped away any care I had regarding that.
Emily and I took armfuls of gifts into the house, while Lenora showed the puppy her new home. We piled everything in the living room, rather than clutter the bedroom. After the last bag was brought in, I collapsed on the couch.
"If there's anything left, it can wait until tomorrow," I sighed.
Emily laughed as she sat down next to me.
"That's everything," she said.
"Really? But there isn't nearly enough," I joked at the large mess in front of us.
"It's a shame she is so unloved," Emily teased along with me.
We both laughed before a comfortable silence fell over us.
"I hope you aren't upset with my gift," she suddenly said. "I should have asked you."
"It's fine. At least it's not a cat," I said knowing she loved cats.
"And what would be wrong with a cat?" she said turning towards me.
"What would be right about a cat?" I countered.
"Cats are easy to take care of," she started but I interrupted.
"And they are moody, they leave hair everywhere, they like to scratch you for fun."
"Excuse me, but not all cats are like that. Sergio is very loving and affectionate," she defended.
"What? Sergio is a monster! Last time I was there he ninja attacked me when I tried to use the bathroom and how about the time he used my scalp as a scratching post? Not to mention, you can totally see the judgment in his eyes," I said.
Emily busted out laughing. "Judgment?"
"Yea, it's like those little eyes see right through to my soul," I said.
"You are so weird," she said playfully slapping my arm.
Our moment was interrupted by Lenora skipping into the room with her puppy in her arms.
"Dad, can she sleep with me?"
"Just be careful. Make sure there is nothing in your room she can eat," I said.
"Ok! Thank you so much Emily!" she said running over to hug Emily.
"You're welcome sweet girl. Do you know what you want to name her?"
"Lulubelle, because she's a fancy French dog," Lenora said. "Daddy, do you think she speaks French? Maybe she doesn't understand me when I talk English to her?"
Emily and I chuckled.
"No, she will understand what ever language you speak to her," I said. "Now, go get your jammies on and brush your teeth. It's been a long day."
She gave me a hug and a kiss.
"Ok," she said running off and then stopping to turn back around. "Emily could you read me a bedtime story? I'm not too old for that, am I?"
"I hope not. Cause Sergio doesn't appreciate my story telling skills," she said with a grin.
"Cause cats are stupid," I whispered.
She shot me a playful glare before getting up and following Lenora down the hall.
(xxxxx)
20 minutes later, Emily emerged from the bedroom, while I was still in the exact same spot she left me in. She plopped down next to me and leaned back, mimicking my position.
"Are the presents still there?" I said turning my head to look at her.
"Sadly, yes," she replied.
"Bummer. I had hoped that it would have magically put itself away," I sighed.
"You're the magician. Do some magic," she said with a smile.
"I haven't quite perfected the Mary Poppins room cleaning magic yet. But I can pull a quarter out of your ear if you'd like," I said making her laugh.
"One hundred dollar bills would be better."
"Lenny fall asleep?"
"Yea, she didn't even make it all the way through the story," she said.
"I figured. She had quite an eventful day," I said sitting up to stretch my back. "Thank you for everything you did today. It really meant the world to me."
"Her happiness is thanks enough," she said as she stood up. "I should get going. It's getting late and I'm sure you're exhausted."
I followed her to the door, where she stopped and turned to face me. She gave me a gentle smile and it was then I saw it. The look she gave me when she confessed to loving me.
"Thank you for a great day," she said giving me our usual goodbye hug.
I felt her linger slightly longer than normal. She leaned back and without thinking properly, I grabbed her face and pressed my lips to hers. There was no resistance on her part. She matched my intensity as her arms wrapped around me.
There we stood in the middle of my entryway making out. Her mouth parting and granting me access, while her fingers tangled in my hair. She was so intoxicating I wanted more.
"Stay," I whispered before pressing my mouth back against hers.
Her response was to walk me slowly backwards toward the bedroom. We continued to kiss as we walked quietly down the hall, occasionally bumping into things we obviously couldn't see. When we reached my bedroom, I spun her around against the door and locked it as I trailed kisses down her neck.
As I kissed her, I could feel her pulling my shirt out of my pants. I stepped back to let her pull it over my head. In return, I lifted hers off, taking in the sight of her purple bra that was barely holding her breasts in.
She wasted no time unhooking the bra and throwing it to the floor. I grabbed her and pulled her into my body kissing her passionately. The feel of her skin against mine was amazing. I lifted her in my arms and carried her the few feet to my bed, where I laid her down and climbed over her.
Her arms immediately wrapped around my neck, pulling me back down to her lips. My hand trailed up her body, gently massaging her breast as she let out a small moan in my mouth. I broke the kiss and slid down her body. My mouth wrapping around her nipple where I licked and sucked on it, eliciting groans from her.
It wasn't long before she was pulling me back up, our mouths colliding once again. I felt her hands unbuckling my pants and sliding the zipper down. I didn't have much chance to react before she shoved her hand inside and grabbed hold of my erection.
My eyes flickered closed as she ran her hand up and down. It felt so good I could hardly hold out. I sat up and quickly rid her of her pants and panties. Leaving her fully nude below me and man was she beautiful.
"My God Emily, you are so breathtaking," I said as I admired her.
She smiled shyly and crooked her finger to call me toward her. I slipped the rest of my clothes off and hovered over her. Our eyes staring into one another's. I gently kissed her.
"I love you," I said softly.
She placed her hand on my cheek and smiled.
"I love you," she said.
There was a bit more passionate kisses before I finally pushed my way into her. The feeling of our bodies becoming one was extraordinary. She kept her legs wrapped tightly around my waist as I worked in and out.
I moved around a little bit, but as we neared the end, I held her close to me. Our eyes connected as our noses practically touched. Her mouth was opened and small gasping sounds were coming from her. I moved quickly, hitting the spot that was taking her breath away and causing her to grow tense beneath me.
Suddenly her body convulsed and she began shaking. I could feel her walls tightening around me as she shook through orgasm. Three more rapid thrusts and I hit the edge. Moaning as I emptied inside of her. I collapsed half on top, half on the side of her. Our hearts pounding as we tried to catch our breath.
After a few minutes, I sat up and grabbed the comforter at the end of the bed and pulled it over us. I leaned over her and gave her a few soft kisses. We continued to kiss and love on each other, until we fell asleep tangled together. Completely in love.
(xxxxx)
A/N: so this style of writing is new for me. I don't typically write like this. But rest assured this story is already planned out with it's ending, so it won't drag on for weeks. You may have to wait a day or two, but I'll do my best to be quick. Also, I won't do repeat chapters. The characters may do a tiny portion of the previous chapter, but only to tie up any loose strings. Otherwise, it is to progress the story.
Thanks for all the feedback! It helps a lot! Hope you like this chapter! xoxo
