The Business
(Chapter Eleven)
Lies of the Worst Kind
Vincent watched with a warm smile on his face as his wife ran towards him. He caught her as she dove into his arms. "Vincent…" she wrapped her arms tightly around his neck. She buried her face into his shoulder, closing her eyes. Those two lines flash through her mind again. Vincent attempted to let her go, but noticed she was still holding him close.
"Let's go home." He said softly, pulling away from her tight embrace. Lucrecia quickly snapped out of her daze.
"Oh! Right…" she smiled at him and turned back to the man with the cart full of her bags. "We've got it." She said. Vincent picked up two of her bags and she carried the third one as they went back to her car. She turned to him in confusing. "I thought you didn't like driving this car." Vincent had never said anything about not liking her car. That was just her way around flat out asking him why he was driving it instead of his own.
"I had an accident in mine." He said nonchalantly as he opened the trunk to load her bags inside. She gasped looking him over.
"Were you hurt? When did this happen?" She was staring into his eyes with genuine concern, but Vincent couldn't bear to hold eye contact with her. His glanced into her eyes a few times while pretending to be totally absorbed in loading her last bag in the trunk.
"A little over a week ago… no I wasn't hurt." He slammed the trunk shut and touched the small of her back gently as he walked around her to the driver's side of the car.
"So… how was Wutai?" Vincent asked as he drove away from the airport. The silence in the car was too much and he didn't want Lucrecia's mind wandering.
"It was…" There they were again right before her eyes, those two lines… "uh…great! It was amazing. I took so many pictures. I'll have to send some with you to work so you can give them to Yuffie. I want her to see how beautiful her homeland is." Vincent's stomach tightened at the mention of that name.
He smiled glancing over at her. "I'm sure she'll appreciate it very much." He looked back at the road, trying so hard not to appear tense. Lucrecia didn't notice, as she was doing the very same. She bit her lip as she stared out the window at the warmly familiar scenery on the way to their mansion.
Once inside, Vincent politely helped his wife unpack and made sure she was comfortable. He'd taken a full day off of work to be with her when she came home from her trip knowing that she would be jet lagged and possibly a little stressed. Lucrecia relaxed on the couch while Vincent brought her something to drink. Lucrecia took it from him with a smile and sat up so there was room for him to sit next to her. He took the spot and relaxed into the couch placing his arm behind her on the top of the couch. Lucrecia leaned into him, resting her hand on his thigh. "It's good to be home." She said.
Vincent let his arm slip off the back of the couch and wrapped it around her shoulders. He was used to her being in the mood for a little bit of intimacy when she first came home, but he knew this wouldn't last. Once things picked back up and there was another trip in planning, she'd be back to zipping around him without so much of a pat on the shoulder.
But then it happened… he felt her lips brush against his neck and at the same time, her hand moved up his thigh. Forgetting himself for a moment he turned and pressed his lips against hers in a forceful kiss. With Yuffie it was ok to be this way, that's another thing he liked about sleeping with her. He could be as rough as he wanted to be, and she'd like it and scream his name for more. Lucrecia on the other hand, has never been one for roughness and was a little taken aback by the kiss.
Vincent opened his eyes slowly staring into her wide ones. "I…obviously I missed you more than I thought." He smiled and moved away preparing to stand. Lucrecia grabbed his arm. He winced as he felt the pressure against his still sore bruises. She didn't notice and pulled at his arm, pulling him back down.
"Vincent… what do you say… we start… trying again?" Lucrecia asked with a convincing smile on her face despite the thoughts in her mind. How could I do this to him? Vincent's eyes widened and he looked at her with disbelief. She gently kissed him again and Vincent held back his urges of just picking her up, throwing her down on the bed and making her see just how bad he'd been wanting her. Instead he let her take the lead and have her way with him.
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The next evening at work Vincent sat in his office wondering how he was going to get these pictures to Yuffie. He could just give them to someone else to give to her, but he wanted his chance to see her. He waited until after nine and pretended to be going to his car to get something. Since he was in his old car, no one recognized it so he parked in the employee parking lot instead of his VIP spot. He sat in his car with the door open, staring into the rear view mirror at the path Yuffie would have to walk to get to her car once she exited the building. He waited nearly ten minutes for her and then there she was. Marlene walked beside her of course and the two girls were laughing happily. Vincent sighed before slipping out of his car and walked up to the two girls. Marlene knew so he wasn't worried about her. He'd threaten her if he had to.
Yuffie's smile faded as she stared up at Vincent. She was a little leery to speak to him, wondering exactly what he was up to. You never could tell when he was going to be the cool, seductive, playful Vincent or the strict, stuck up, professional Vincent. Her suspicions only increased when she saw him pull an envelope out of his pocket. Her initial thought was 'Oh my God Lucrecia's back and he's firing me to keep from seeing me.' Vincent saw the look on her face and showed a small, but still cocky smile.
"Pictures from Wutai." He said simply. Yuffie slowly took the envelope from him.
"T…tell her I said thanks." Yuffie stumbled as she recovered from shock. Marlene leaned towards her as she opened the envelope. The first picture was of the Da Chao Mountains. Vincent glanced around the parking lot. All of the people getting off at nine were flooding out of the building and into their cars. A few of them shot odd looks towards him noticing him standing with two young girls. Vincent glared at anyone who dared make eye contact with him.
Yuffie and Marlene were too absorbed in the photos to notice any of the commotion. After the parking lot cleared, Vincent stepped towards Yuffie. He leaned down bringing his lips very close to her ears. "I need to speak with you."
Yuffie laughed nervously unable to believe he was being like this right in front of Marlene. Even she looked very uncomfortable. "I…do have a phone, ya know."
"I know. Be expecting my call tonight." He kissed her cheek first then her lips softly before grabbing her face and kissing her so hard she dropped the envelope of photos. Marlene quickly dropped to pick them up, needing something to distract her from what was happening before her eyes. Vincent broke the kiss and whirled around, walking back into the building with a face so serious you'd never even guess he had just ended an intense make out session.
Marlene stood as soon as he left. "Wow, Yuffie…"
"Yeah wow, I thought he'd be done speaking to me now that his wife's back in town. It doesn't feel as good when she's around. I get to feeling so guilty." The two girls walked towards Yuffie's car.
"What are you going to do?" Marlene asked as she sat down in the passenger side.
Yuffie sighed heavily. "I don't know…" That much was very true. She had no idea what was going to happen now. After dropping Marlene off, Yuffie laid in her bed staring at her cell phone waiting to see light up with a new call. She heard soft knocking at her door. "Come in."
Aerith entered the room slowly and sat down on the bed. Her belly seemed to have grown over night. It wasn't quite a beach ball yet, but it was noticeable. "Zack and I are going to Gongaga this weekend to visit with his family."
Yuffie nodded.
"Are you going to be ok here by yourself?" Aerith asked with a warm smile. Yuffie nodded again.
"If I get lonely is it alright if I invite Marlene over to stay?"
"Oh of course! Don't be silly. She's such a sweet girl."
Yuffie smiled she wondered if she could get her boss over here. Her smile turned into a naughty grin. Aerith nudged her.
"What, are you plotting to have that naughty boss of yours over here?" She covered her mouth and giggled. Yuffie couldn't believe she had read her mind like that.
"I doubt he would. His wife's back in town." Yuffie said with a sigh.
"Well be careful Yuffie. I don't want you to get hurt."
Too late. I'm hurting right now.
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Four-fifteen in the morning, Yuffie's cell phone finally rang. She quickly awoke and answered it.
"Hello?"
"Yuffie."
"Vincent?"
"Mm… Listen Yuffie, Lucrecia and I have been…trying again."
Yuffie's eyes widened and there was a long pause. "I guess you won't be needin me then, huh." Yuffie tried not to sound too depressed. For his sake she should be happy he's getting what he truly wants.
Vincent sighed heavily and there was a lengthy hesitation on his end too. "It's not… the same."
Yuffie smiled. "Oh you like rough, huh? Lucrecia doesn't let you bang her like you bang me, huh?" She laughed to show she was just teasing him. Vincent hid his smile though no one was watching him.
"Mm."
"What if she gets pregnant?" Yuffie asked.
"She won't… I can't…" Hearing his sad tone made Yuffie frown.
"I'm sorry I said that."
"It's ok, Yuffie. Honestly I do not want kids."
"You should have married someone like me, I don't either." Yuffie laughed so he wouldn't take her seriously. Although she did wish it was her he was married to as high school girly it sounded.
Vincent sighed. "It was selfish of me to marry her. I knew I couldn't give her want she wanted the most, yet I was only thinking of myself and what I wanted."
Yuffie was a little shocked at how open he was being, but took advantage of it. She wanted to know just exactly where his head was right now. "Well, if it was really that big of a deal to her, do you think she would have married you?"
"She didn't know at the time of our wedding, Yuffie. And I pretended not to know, hoping that somehow despite the odds, I could still produce a child after the operations."
Yuffie shifted under her covers. She didn't know how to respond to that. Vincent however saved her from having to respond.
"I'm thinking about letting her go…"
Yuffie, despite wanting to jump up and down and scream YES, she pretended to be sad for him. "Oh…Vincent, is it really that bad?"
"Yes." He answered quickly. "I love Lucrecia, I do. But I'd rather her be happy with someone else and with children, than with me."
"Whatever the outcome is, Vincent you know I'm here." Yuffie said closing her eyes and letting her head sink into the pillow.
"I know…" Vincent whispered. The silence after was so long that Yuffie feel asleep again. Vincent stayed on the phone listening to her breath until he himself had fallen asleep in the chair in sat in.
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The weekend couldn't come soon enough and Yuffie couldn't wait to put her plan into action. She came in on Saturday even though she didn't have to work and went straight to Vincent's office looking around carefully making sure no one else was in here before approaching Vincent at his desk. He wasn't expecting her so he didn't take his eyes off his computer. Anyone else knew not to disturb him. But as soon as he felt those hands on his shoulders he knew.
"Hey, my roomies are out of town this weekend." She said massaging his shoulders.
Vincent groaned in response.
"So, if you remember where I live, you can stop by for a little while if you want." She stopped suddenly making him looked up at her. He smirked then gave a nod.
"I'll be there."
"K. See ya later then." She winked at him before leaving his office. She made sure to twist her hips seductively as she did so. Vincent rolled his eyes at the seventeen year old, yet he couldn't say she didn't turn him on.
And he was there just like he said he'd be at ten thirty exactly. Lucrecia knew him to stay at the office until midnight or at the latest one in the morning so he didn't have to worry about being home late. Yuffie stood upon the balcony watching the driveway waiting for Vincent's old car. When she saw it she couldn't stop grinning. She knew he didn't know what apartment was theirs so she ran inside and down the stairs to meet him outside in the parking lot.
"Hey Vinnie!" she squealed jumping into his arms. He didn't hug her back, but simply pushed her away.
"Don't call me that."
"Why not?"
He grunted in response and waved his hand telling her to go ahead and lead the way. Yuffie did and soon they were alone in her small bedroom. Yuffie was used to seeing Vincent in bigger open places like his mansion with its high ceilings and huge rooms. Here in her tiny bedroom he looked almost like a giant. Vincent glanced around her room not surprised at all by anything he saw in it. She had just recently put up a huge Genesis poster up on her wall, which Vincent couldn't help but roll his eyes at.
"What are you rolling your eyes at, huh?" Yuffie asked as she crept up to him playing with the buttons on his navy blue dress shirt. Vincent's hands instantly went to his belt. He didn't answer her question, but instead focused on getting them out of their clothes. They collapsed on her bed, kissing passionately and hands roaming wildly. Yuffie screamed when he entered her, as he was a little early she hadn't yet gotten as wet as she needed to be to take him in like that. She quickly covered her mouth realizing they had neighbors.
"Sorry." He muttered slowing his pace. His hands slid up her stomach and cupped her breast. Yuffie moaned as he lay down on top of her, taking one of her nipples in his mouth, teasing it with his teeth.
"Oh…Vincent… oh please tell me you'll never stop this." She grasped a lock of his hair and pulled. He groaned, never knowing that he'd like having his hair pulled that way.
"I promise, Yuffie…" his whispered pumping harder as he felt himself coming close to his first climax.
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Another two weeks later and Yuffie found herself sitting at the high school registering for her senior year.
"Ugh… I can't believe school starts next week!" Yuffie groaned as she and Marlene left MHS. Marlene smiled.
"I'm excited actually. I love school work! I've been so bored lately. Reno doesn't call as often as he used to. He says he's been taking on more hours at work to help pay for a new car."
Yuffie wanted to roll her eyes so bad, but she didn't. "Well, I guess that's a reasonable excuse..."
Marlene didn't respond.
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Vincent returned home around ten thirty. He got a voicemail from his wife stating she had very important news to discuss with him. Vincent figured there would be divorce papers waiting there for him since she hadn't gotten pregnant. He found Lucrecia sitting on the edge of their bed holding a some sort of stick in her hands. Vincent slowly approached her.
"The important news?" He asked leaning against the pole of their canopy bed.
Lucrecia looked up at him. A tear trailed down her cheek. "I'm pregnant."
Vincent's eyes widened. "Wh..what?" he sat down next to her on the bed. She smiled and as she blinked two more tears trailed down her cheeks.
"I'm pregnant, Vincent."
"Uh…" He didn't know what to say all he could do was hold her as she cried. He believed they were happy tears, yet Lucrecia knew her tears were of sadness at how bad Vincent would be hurting when this child was born and he finds out it's not really his. She wanted to tell him now that she had gotten pregnant with another man's baby, but she just couldn't. She decided to prolong the bad news over the next nine months or year or however long it took before Vincent realized the truth.
