"Um .. before we do something we'll both regret later, can I ask you something?" she asked as she made the washcloth wet and sudsed it up with soap. "Sure ...." he couldn't keep his eyes off of her, it had been a long time since the two of them were this close, and he wasn't sure how much longer he could resist just taking her in his arms. "I hate to bring this up, right now since .. well since the two of us seem to be heading to well, you know .. but, what about Elizabeth?" she asked as the warm water fell over his nakedness, the water droplets beaded on his skin. "I mean, I thought the two of you were seeing each other, I mean she is carrying your baby, right?" Zander backed off from her and stepped out of the shower, grabbing a towel to wrap himself in. "What is this?" he asked as he ran his fingers through his wet hair. "What you mean? I just didn't want you to do something with me that you'd regret later, Zander." He turned and walked out of the bathroom in disgust. She followed quickly behind him, leaving the shower running, she took a towel from the rack and wrapped herself in it. "Zander, wait." she replied as she emerged from the bathroom.

He was just reading the signals she was giving to him since last night, he certainly thought that this was what she wanted. "Look, I don't know about you, but for me, there are no strings attached. Elizabeth don't have strings, and yes she is carrying my baby but that doesn't mean that I want to spend the rest of my life with her. We had a one night stand a few months ago, and yes we created this child together, but as I told her that night, it was something that we both needed and both wanted, there was no commitment for either of us. And I like it that way." Emily stood and listened to his explanation as he paced in front of her. "Okay, I just wanted to be sure you understood that if we did what we were about to do, neither of us would regret it. I'm glad you explained it to me, cause now I know what to or not to expect. Zander for me this was comfort, I needed you last night, that's why I asked you to share the bed, I had no intentions of sleeping with you, although I understand why you weren't inclined to oblige me. I've done alot of terrible things to you Zander, and I'm sorry for each and every one of them, but I can't help who I fall in love with, and I know feelings don't just turn off like a water faucet and to tell you the truth, I do still love you and I do still care about you and what happens to you." He stopped pacing and stood in front of her. "Could of fooled me, well actually you did for quite a few months. You broke my heart when you chose to be with Nikolas and it hurt like hell for quite a while and it still does at times. I don't want to hurt someone like that ever, and to make a commitment with someone is just asking for heartache in the end. I don't want to do that to Elizabeth, to you or to anyone else." She finally was beginning to understand how he felt about the past few months, she never realized how much she truly hurt him till that moment. "I stepped in that shower with you on an impulse, cause I couldn't resist the overwhelming feeling of being with you, to be close to you, to touch you. I'm not making any excuses for my behavior, I thought you wanted the same thing I did."

He distanced himself for her and sat down on the swivel chair in the corner and she went to him. "I'm glad you told me all this Zander. And you know I think deep down inside, I wanted the same thing. I wanted too to be close to you, to feel you touch me again, to be with you ... it's like a drug, you get so addicted to having it, when you get tempted with it, it's easy enough to cave in and taste it again. There have been many a nights that I thought about what could of been with us, Zander. I regretted doing what I did to you and I live with knowing I did those things every day. It was too late to take it all back, and I wish I could, cause I never meant to cause you so much pain and heartache." He stood from the chair and drew her to him. "But you did. And even though you did all those things to us, to me, my heart still feels so much love for you, I don't think time or anything else will take that away."

The silence between them was broken by the ringing of his cell phone. He went answer it, knowing it was Faith on the other end. "Where are you?" she said in a stern tone. "You're suppose to be here over an hour ago." He rolled his eyes at her words. "I'm waiting for you." she playfully pouted. He looked back at Emily and wondered how much hurt Faith would cause if he ignored her request. "I'm gonna be late." He replied as he flipped the phone closed and laid it down on the desk. "Was that Faith?" Emily asked as he approached her. "Yeah, but it doesn't matter. She can wait." he replied as he took her in his arms and pulled her against him. "She's no one to mess with Zander, you should go ... " her words drifted off as he leaned in and his mouth met hers. She left out a moan of pleasure as the kiss deepened. He pulled back from her, leaving her breathless. "No, I shouldn't .. what I should do is take you in my arms and make you remember how good we were together." He scooped her up in his arms and laid her gently down on the bed. She reached for the towel that still was wrapped around his waist and released it, it fell to the floor on a heap at his feet. He hovered over her and released the towel from her to reveal to him the soft supple skin he wanted so much to feel against him.

He brushed back her auburn curls from her face and leaned in, she could feel the warmth of his breath against her lips. "Show me .. " was all she said before he their mouths met once more.