Just because there is a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, it doesn't mean you are rich. Something that gold is fools gold and the leprechaun wants you to work a little harder to find the real thing. ~~ Joe

Chapter Ten

Early the next Morning.

As their heartbeats slowed down, John could hear Antonio rushing down the hallway towards the door. Hurrying to pull on his jeans, John intercepted his son and offered to make him breakfast before he could ask for his Mommy.

Making waffles, then pouring on the syrup, John sat down across from his son and listened to him telling him all about the plan to visit his toy car at his grandfather's. There was a moment of silence as Antonio frowned then asked sounding a bit worried. "Daddy, do you know where my Grandfather lives?"

Messing up his curls, John said "Of course I know where he lives. Now, how about after you finish breakfast I get you dressed, then we can wake up Mommy and head out so you can drive your car."

Nodding, Antonio said "Wait, we have to get Jakie too."

"Don't worry, Jake's Mom and Dad are going to drive him out to my dad's house." he assured the little boy who took another bite just as the phone rang. Picking up the house phone, he said "Georgie Jones house."

"John, dad is rather eager to find out when you are coming to the house." announced his sister. "Have you seen the car he bought me."

"I heard about it. Haven't actually seen it." he offered. "We will be out around eleven o'clock. We have a bit to talk to Antonio about."

"I heard that you were moving in, I am a bit surprised you were moving to that small of a house." Claudia said a bit questionably. She knew her brother was thinking about their future and a three bedroom house really didn't seem big enough for that.

"We are going to look for something a bit bigger, but right now, it is only the three of us." he explained.

"I thought her brother lived with her?" she asked.

"No, Matt stays over when she needs him to, but no, he has his own place. Maxie does the same."

"Okay, dad is bellowing at the housekeeper and the cook to make sure things are perfect, I had better go rescue them. He has had them scrubbing and dusting, hell he had the gardeners removing every bud with a hint of brown." she said then hung up laughing as she heard her father asking the cook if she had cleaned the ovens already.

Entering the kitchen, she said "Dad, I assure you, Georgie and Antonio aren't going to open the oven door, then say they aren't staying because it isn't nice and shiny."

Turning to glare at his daughter who was distinctly laughing at him. "Go drive your present. And when you get back, you really need to organize your closet. Why does it look like a hurricane went through it,"

"Why were you in my closet?" she asked as she went over and kissed her father's cheek. "Never mind, I really don't want to know what you bought, I will let it be a surprise. For now, please, relax. Just enjoy that your grandson is coming over."

"I will, I will." he grumbled. "So, what do you think, is Johnny going to propose anytime soon?"

"Dad... give it a rest. John wants to romance Georgie. He is planning on taking her out on a date, tonight. I think he is just waiting to verify that her father can babysit."

"Why can't I babysit." he asked darkly. "Why didn't your brother ask me?"

Sighing, Claudia said "You are overreacting. Now, take a deep breath and think things through. Mac Scorpio lives about ten minutes away from Georgie's house, we live almost twenty-five minutes away. Plus, you are spending the day with Antonio, his other grandfather should get equal time."

Grabbing her keys on her way out the door, Claudia could hear her father asking the gardeners about the puppies he had heard about in the barn. Debating warning John and Georgie, she just slid behind the wheel of her car, revved the V8 engine and was soon driving off, enjoying the long stretch of road.

In town, Georgie was showering when John knocked on the glass door and said "Your father is on the phone. Laura's sister in law is asking to speak to us all tomorrow."

"I love Aunt Bobbie, I just want to forget it all about Laura and Lulu Spencer. Hopefully Laura will leave town when they let her out after her seventy two hour hold. Like Mrs. Barrington said there really is nothing left for her here."

Looking down at the water rivets that he could see traveling down between her breasts, John pulled her a bit further out, then gave her a quick kiss then said "Hurry up, or I will forget about our son waiting downstairs and join you." he said with a slight leer. Backing out the door, his eyes still on Georgie, John gave a lustful sigh then went to join his son. Hearing a distant voice, he winced as he recalled that Georgie's dad was waiting for an answer.

When the small family arrived at the Crimson Point estate, John saw that the Morgans were pulling in right behind them. Antonio and Jake were greeting each other before they were even out of their respective car seats.

"Jake, you have got to see my car." beamed Antonio as he was let loose. The two boys were talking back and forth while Georgie was greeting Elizabeth as they talked about the day before and what had happened.

John, Jason and Anthony were talking when the little boys joined them. "May I show Jake my car, Grandfather?"

The older man was beaming at the name, then saying goodbye to his son and friend, before leading the two boys off telling them about the tennis court and how he had set it up for them to drive the cars on it.

"Wait, did you dad say cars?" asked Georgie as she joined them.

"Of course he said cars. Dad would make sure that when Antonio's friends came over they would have their own car to drive. Georgie, I see you made sure John didn't get lost, good, I thought he had forgotten his way to dad's house" said Claudia as she came from the garage glaring at her brother. "Elizabeth, how are you?"

"Fine, better than fine." she said with a large smile as Jason enfolded her hand in his. "Georgie, are you sure you don't mind bringing Jake home later?"

"No, no problem." she said then told the other couple about Bobbie's request. "She said she it won't be totally about Laura Spencer."

Sighing, Elizabeth said "You do recall that Laura was my Uncle Rick's stepdaughter? I called his wife, Ginny, she told me a few things. I don't find what she said to be an excuse, nothing excuses the nonsense she has been pulling for years."

"I know. You know, the part that truly bothers me is how secretive she was about some of it." John said frowning a bit.

"I knew she was always blaming you for Lulu's failures, but I had no idea of the rest of it. I can't help thinking that I should have seen more of it." said Elizabeth.

"Why?" asked Georgie. "I should have opened my mouth, told someone about the rest of the nonsense. Maxie and I just ignored her for years. Dad didn't know part of it until recently. We didn't tell anyone."

Hearing the sound of the cars in the distance, John and Georgie headed to where the boys were while Jason and Elizabeth got into their car and drove off. Claudia just laughed and followed the cobbled path to the tennis court.

The Zachara family with Jake spent the rest of the afternoon playing, eating lunch and just talking to one another. Georgie was not thrilled at all about the puppies with very large feet and was a bit worried that at some point one would be coming to their house.

When they finally pried Jake and Antonio away, she winced thinking about how Elizabeth was going to take her son wanting one as well. Jake was as unhappy as Antonio was to leave. He had liked the cars that were close to his motorcycle, he liked the puppies. He had enjoyed the older man, he was loud like his great grandpa Edward but way more jolly.

While Jake and Antonio were saying goodbye to Anthony, John was sweating a bit as he asked Georgie to have dinner with him that night since Antonio would be with her father. "Sure, you want to get something at Kelly's?"

"No, no that wasn't... I meant like a date." he said. "You know, you and me, as a couple."

"Okay. But I want to change first." she said looking down at her jeans and t-shirt along with sneakers.

AT the Morgan residence, Jake and Antonio rushed off to play for a few minutes with Cam while the two couples talked to each other. Georgie saw Elizabeth turn a bit green then sip at some soda water.

When she saw Jason reach out as if to comfort her, she gave a smile then reminded Johnny that Mac was expecting them. When they were saying goodbye, Georgie leaned in and whispered congratulations to Elizabeth then asked when.

"Six months." she told the younger woman. "We are keeping it quiet."

"I won't tell anyone, well unless... may I tell John?" she asked only for Elizabeth to nod yes.

Gathering the three year old, they arrived at Mac's house where the little boy who hadn't seen his grandfather or grandmother since leaving on vacation in Italy. Hugging his daughter, Mac said "He looks happy and its clear that John and you are working on things."

With a slight giggle as Antonio explained to his daddy that Alexis didn't like being called grandma and the glare the attorney was giving John, Georgie said. "We are going on a date tonight, are you sure you are okay with keeping him tonight?"

"Georgie, that young man has his own room here." her father said slightly annoyed with the question considering he hadn't seen his grandson in a couple of weeks and he had spent the night several times before.

With a cheeky grin, she said "I just wanted to make sure, I uh, have plans for John that might be ruined otherwise."

"I don't want to know, I prefer thinking that you have never even thought about doing anything like that." he told his daughter then glaring at John went to spend time with his grandson.

Alexis came over to where Georgie was standing watching the interaction between the three most important men in her life. "How are you doing?"

"It's strange, I was so angry for so long about John leaving me. Now, knowing the truth... it just fades away. I just feel sad about the time they lost with one another."

"The way he watches you, he loves you." she said with a smile.

"I know, I love him too. I have always loved him, even when I hated him." she said. "He gave me an absolutely incredible gift, our son."

"What are your plans this evening?"

"I don't know, he just told me he had it all planned." she said then heard John telling their son good night and kissing him.

When Antonio promised to be good for his grandfather, Georgie kissed him and said they would be back for him in the morning. Antonio just grinned at them and ran towards his grandpa as he said. "Night Mommy and Daddy."

Soon changed, Georgie looked down at the summery dress, the high heeled shoes as she went to put on her earrings. "John, your father is insane, he has to be."

"I think you look incredible." he said admiring the sleeveless dress that had material crossing in the back, leaving a nice amount of skin uncovered. The shoes were not really Georgie, more something his sister would wear, but he loved the way she moved in them.

"Let me grab a wrap." she said going to her closet and finding the silky wrap. Arriving at the door, she stopped looking at the car in the drive. "John, whose car is that."

"Mine." he said walking her out to the silver Mercedes SLS AMG. When he lifted the door, Georgie said "Really?"

"Dad." he replied. "On a trip to Germany two months ago."

"I am having images of Antonio being spoiled rotten, John." she warned as she held his hand so she could lower herself into the sports car.

"Nah, that won't happen. We will just reign him in." he said closing the car door and hoping the cold weather held off until they had returned home so he could show her what the car was like with the top down.

Placing his suit jacket on the narrow back seat, he took his phone and placed it on the connections, just in case there was a problem with Antonio while they were driving.

The drive to wherever they were going had Georgie trying to get where they were going out of him. Hiding his smirk, John looked at her and said. "There is no way I will tell you, so stop."

"Oh, I think I can get it out of you." she said admiring the way his shoulders filled out the black fine cotton dress shirt. When they left the city limits, she said "We are heading towards Route 81."

"Yes, we are." he said with a smirk. When he took the road to Syracuse, Georgie thought about it, then sat back. "I promise it will be an enjoyable evening."

"I have no doubt about that." she said then thought about it, reaching out, she squeezed his thigh and added "Too bad, I had plans for this drive. Very nice plans."

His eyes came off the road long enough to take in her pouting lips and said "Behave, the last time I had this planned, we ended up spending the whole night in your apartment."

Her mind went back to Italy and the night they had spent teasing and tormenting each other. It was the weekend before they had gone to Lake Garda. Her heartbeat accelerated, her legs trembled and she felt a deep ache inside of her core.

Turning on the stereo, John hit the button to start the blues CD. The bluesy sound of Etta James filled the car, he saw Georgie's head lay back against the head rest. The quick forty minute trip to the theater was completed in companionable silence. When he pulled up in front of the red brick building, the man he had arranged for was waiting for them.

"Mr. Zachara, welcome." said the tall man who then led them into the building. "We have everything you requested set up."

"John?" she asked the dark haired man what was going on only to be handed a single long stemmed lavender rose.

"I have something special in mind." he said then watched as the man left through the door, then led Georgie up the stairs, being careful of her while she was wearing those rather high heels.

At the door, he stopped and showed her the stage, with a spotlight on the very shiny grand piano. "Last time I intended to play for you, but I have something else in mind tonight."

"Okay." she said astonished as he led her to the front row of red leather chairs.

John sent the text message, then a man walked out wearing a tuxedo. He bowed at them, then sat down at the piano.

"John, where is everyone else?" she whispered.

"No one else is going to be here. I rented the place." he said as the man on the stage began playing. "This is Paul Tobey."

Georgie was in shock but found herself listening to almost every single instrumental song she had had on her iPod when they had dated. John reached out, folded his hand around hers as the lights went down, encircling them in a sense of intimacy as the man played on.

An hour and a half later, John thanked the man then escorted a very relaxed Georgie out of the theater. "Dinner is next door."

"John, it looks closed." she said looking at the Italian restaurant.

"It's open, for us." he said leading her to the green door. The man from earlier was inside, then led them through the main dining room and to a side banquet hall. Inside they were soon seated at a round table with linen clothes.

John reached out and poured them each a glass of the Cabernet Sauvignon while a waiter silently brought them over two plates. "Stuffed Mushrooms and Vine Ripened Tomatoes with Fresh Mozzarella."

The two of them talked about Antonio and his friendship with Jake. The Apple Gorgonzola Salad was followed by Italian wedding soup as they discussed about his family, her family and as the entree arrived they found themselves talking about Italy

"What did you order for me?" she asked.

"Tuscan Spiced Ahi Tuna, I got Chicken Marsala." he said seeing her mouth watering as she looked at both of the dishes. "I knew it."

"Hey, you know how much I like any type of marsala." she warned as she picked up her silverware. Teasing her for a moment, then John offered her a bite and felt his body react to her soft moan of pleasure.

Leaning in he said so that the waiter standing in the doorway didn't hear. "You made that same sound this morning when we..."

"Don't tease me." she said blushing once again trying to get her body under control. Eating, she watched him watch her, as silence grew between them. As the last bite was finished he said "Do you want some dessert."

"I want something but we aren't going to be finding it on the menu." she said reaching out for his hands. John leaned over and kissed her then thanked the waiter and cook before escorting her back to the car.

"Are you okay?" she asked as he once again helped her into the car.

"I only had one glass, then switched to water." he promised. On the drive home, he turned the stereo back on, his right hand still holding hers. On the edge of town, he realized Georgie had fallen asleep.

"John?" she asked when she felt the car slow down to obey the speed limit around the curves.

"Hey, I didn't meant to wake you up." he said.

"Where are we?" she asked stretching as much as she could within the confines of the seat belt.

"Outskirts of town, a few miles away from Vista Point." he said then saw her hitting the button to roll the window down.

"I uh, the wine is making me sleepy." she said.

"I have something better than the window." he said pulling off to the side of the road. Hitting the button for the car to switch to convertible mode, he took his jacket and handed it to her. "This might work a little better than your wrap for the rest of the trip."

Soon finding he was right, she was wide awake as the sound of the roof collapsing into the trunk ended. "Thank you."

Leaning over to kiss John, as their lips slow separated, she winced at the stick between them as she looked up at the sky. "Hey, we have a full moon."

Georgie had her head tilted back and John was admiring the lines of her neck when he looked around the completely deserted look out site and then said "Here, let me put the seat back."

Both seats were released back into a reclining position and Georgie finally got a chance to give him a quick kiss. They sat there for about fifteen minutes listening to the new CD he had put in with another one of her favorites Diana Krall as they watched the moon overhead.

Deciding to take take a chance, John deepened the kiss, happy when Georgie reached over and pull his hand around her neck.

For Georgie, the first touch of his lips on hers she was drawn back into the whirlpool of love and want that had always surrounded them. Without Antonio there, she found herself relaxing, not worrying about their son entering and interrupting the the sensual pull his father had over her.

As her body responded to the kiss, she ran her hands down his neck, enjoying the feeling of strength and control as they moved downward to his shoulders.

John cursed his idea of the Mercedes, wishing he had one of the limos as he felt the coolness of the wind and pulled back a bit from where he had been nibbling his way down Georgie's neck. "We- we have to stop."

Georgie caught her breath then looked up at the sky, suddenly realizing that any one could drive by. "You're right."

As he got them returned to a seated position, he was a bit stunned to notice he hadn't even turned the car off. "You know, you drive me totally out of my mind, just the thought of us makes me forget the most basic skills."

Wanting to say that she enjoyed what few skills he kept at those moments, Georgie watched as he put the car into reverse to return them to the road. When they were about a quarter of a mile away, she saw in the slight darkness, that his body was still as aroused as her own and decided to tease him just a bit.

Seeing his hand on the gear shift, she placed hers on top and said "I can't wait until we get home."

"We almost didn't wait." he said. "Thank god, I am driving a car with a stick or we would be in danger of being under arrest for indecent exposure."

Lightly trailing the hand on his up his arm, she said "Are you sure you aren't cold with me having your jacket."

"No, I will be fine. Besides, your dress is a lot thinner than my dress shirt." he said then caught his breath as her hand traveled down his side, seemingly on its way back to the gearshift.

Georgie saw his body clench just for a second then almost missed the quick disappointment when her hand came back on her side of vehicle. Scooting over a bit, annoyed with the confines of the seat belt, she turned the music down a bit.

Taking a look at the road, she was amused to notice where they were. At least fifteen miles of road laid out in front of them, a straight shot but the long way to her house.

Returning to teasing John, she ran her hand back down his forearm but this time instead of heading back up, she ran her hand down the length of his thigh. Her hand just stayed there, inches from his knee while Georgie grew the courage to take her tormenting to the next level.

Deciding it was now or never, she ran her hand back up his thigh, then back down as she chickened out a bit before returning to his upper thigh. Feeling the tension, she looked at his face, not seeing any reaction, she thought maybe he was not interested.

If only she knew... John body was reacting to her caressed, not sure if it was innocent contact or if she was deliberately teasing him. He finally decided that next time her hand moved up, he would place his own over hers when he felt her traveling north again, this time cupping his rather hard reaction to her teasing.

When John didn't seem to react, she pulled her hand back a bit worried he was not interested only for him to reach out and return her hand to where it had been. The only sounds in the car were Diana singing a breathless ballad as John felt Georgie's hand tighten a bit then start to rub his erection.

Slowing down a bit, not wanting to crash, John could only moan in excitement as he found the first road that would lead to Georgie's house.

Georgie felt a sense of power when she saw John taking the back roads, avoiding what little nighttime traffic there was at one thirty in the morning as he pulled onto her street.

Taking her garage door opener from the side console, John pulled in and had barely turned the car off when Georgie reached down and freed him from his dress pants. "Georgie, wait."

"No." she said needing to swallow when she saw the tip of his cock peeking out of the slit in his dark colored shorts. "Besides, he doesn't want to wait either."

"Georgie..." John couldn't say anything else because she was slipping her hand in, then cupping his now bared erection.

She could see the glistening drop of precum and noticing that John was trapped by his seat belt, leaned down touched his tip with her tongue to lick the the proof that he was eager for her as she was for him.

John tried to keep control, but hips had a mind of their own as they bucked in reaction. Georgie saw the reaction and before he could stop her, she had encircled the head of his cock with her lips.

When he slid out as John regained control of her body, Georgie again flicked her tongue across the head of his tip, this time finding a bit more glistening liquid. Tilting her head to the side, she could see he was fighting against what she was doing but this time she was going to be the one in control.

"John, please, just relax..." Without lifting her head, she started to ask but she didn't have to say anything because he gave over to the pleasure as he hit the button to put his seat back into a reclining position. Georgie rolled her tongue around the tip, then worked her way down as far as she could while she gripped him with her fingers.

After a few more moments of teasing she took him in a little deeper then eased back, then a little deeper still as she began to move back and forth, deeper each time until she could feel his tip against the back of her throat. When she pulled back then licked him like he was a dripping ice cream cone, John moaned, then grew louder as she took him back into her warm wet mouth.

John found himself receiving every single teenage boys wet dream as he watched the woman he had intended to ask to marry him as she brought him to orgasm. "Geor-"

Georgie swallowed, then lifted her head, wiping the corner of her lips as she saw the lustful look in his eyes. Before she could even think, he had released his seat belt, opened the door and rushed around to her side.

Finding herself at the door to the kitchen, she was laughing as he didn't even give her time to get her purse before he led her up the stairs to her room. Feeling his hands on the zipper, she reached back to help him only for her neck to be kissed and then the zipper done back up. "John?" she said uncertainly.

"No, we need to talk." he said groaning. Leading her to the stairs, he frowned then said "Please kick off those shoes."

Obeying his request, she let him lead her down to the living room. Once she was seated, he smiled at her. "I so had other plans for us tonight. I am not doing this right, but please forgive me for the awkwardness."

Georgie let him talk, knowing eventually he would explain. "I love you so much, Georgie. I did when I left Italy. I thought that I had lost you when I didn't return. I love our son. I regret missing the last few years, but I don't intend to miss another day. With either of you."

When he sat down on her coffee table in front of her, she saw it in his eyes, she was not sure how she had missed what he had planned but clearly she had. "John..."

Stopping her from speaking, he said nervously. "I know that this might be thought too quick by some, considering I was engaged to Lulu. If they don't know the truth, they might wonder but I love you, I don't want to wait. Marry me? Now?"

"Yes." she said quickly only for him to suddenly stand and walk away. "Uh, John, what is it?"

"I am going to have to do this again. My proposal, it shouldn't have even mentioned her name." he said as he looked at her clearly upset about something..

Laughing, she stood and went over to hug him. "I love you, I want to marry you and you don't have to change a single thing. Johnny, Lulu can't hurt us. Only we can hurt each other. We do need to speak about a few things, like where we are going to live. Talking to your father about Antonio, my family."

"That is the easy stuff." he said as he suddenly realized she had said yes. "I just have one question. How do you feel about the house next to the Morgans?"

"The contemporary?" she asked. "Its nice, a bit large but nice. No, you didn't?"

"I didn't, yet. Claudia saw it today while she was out driving." he said. "I have seen it several times when visiting Jason."

"I knew it was for sale." she said cautiously. "I would love living near Elizabeth and I gather Jason and you are friendly enough. Are you sure that you don't want to live at Crimson Point?"

"NO!" he said rather forcefully while laughing at the mental image of his father spoiling their children rotten and smacking him upside the head every single time he drooled over his wife. "I love my family, but I want a home, a place to raise our children that is only for us."

"Our children?" she asked with a smile as he encircled her waist and pulled her into his arms. "I gather we are going to have more than just Antonio?"

"You do want more children, right?" he asked looking a bit confused. "I thought you said... when we were in Italy..."

"That I wanted three. Yes." she said. "I should tell you right now, I am demanding at least one of them be a girl and since you are responsible for that... you had better give me at least one."

Smirking he said "I will do my best."

"I am serious." she said with a deadpan expression on her face which failed when he raised an eyebrow. "Fine, well as long as you do your best."

"When can we get married? I was thinking next Saturday." he asked as he held her hand while walking towards the staircase.

"I am fine with it, but you have to be the one to tell your father, my sister and Alexis." she said cheerfully as she turned off the light on her way to be seduced.

TBC