Sorry about the wait again folks. But in this chapter there be treasure!

Against The Rules

Chapter 13

When Elizabeth woke the next morning something felt different. For one she wasn't lying with her head on the pillow. Her head was cushioned by someone's chest. For one terrifying moment Elizabeth thought that she'd ended up sleeping with Phil. But after a second the fear abated, Phil's chest was covered with a dusting of wiry hair. And his skin had always been slightly cold. Whereas the skin under her ear now was smooth and warm. Elizabeth raised her head, and found herself looking at Will's sleeping face. She smiled as the memories of the night before flooded back. He had come over to comfort her; they had almost done it on her couch. Elizabeth frowned slightly as she remembered that Will had stopped her. Elizabeth had never been one to gag for sex. But the way Will made her feel when he touched her made her blood fire up. Elizabeth knew that he felt the same way about her.

Taking the opportunity Elizabeth studied his sleeping face. He looked more like a boy now, his face smooth. The only indication that he was almost a man the moustache and the goatee. Elizabeth cast her eyes downwards and couldn't help a smile. Whilst Will's face might still be boy like his body, torso especially, was that of a man. Something on his stomach caught his attention and Elizabeth peered down at it. At first she thought it was a scar, but when she got a better look she saw that it was a tattoo. A little sun that sat just to the left hand side of his belly button. Elizabeth wondered when he had got it. Reaching out she lightly traced along the line of the circle. Will shifted slight and blinked groggily. Elizabeth smiled as he rolled his head a little and grunted softly. He glanced down at her and smiled.

"Good morning." He muttered. Elizabeth smiled and rested her head on his shoulder.

"Morning." She replied. Will kissed the top of her head.

"Did you sleep well?" he asked. Elizabeth nodded.

"Very well thank you." She said. "All the better for you being here." Will smiled and tightened his hold on her, pulling her closer to his body. Elizabeth then noted that she was still wearing her trousers from the night before, and just her shirt. Somehow in the night the buttons had come undone, leaving her bare skin pressed to his own. Something about this aroused Elizabeth and she rubbed her bare skin against his. Will noticed the gesture and raised an eyebrow.

"What was that?" he asked. Elizabeth shrugged.

"I was just getting comfortable." She said. Will shook his head. His hair was mused from sleep and bringing a hand up he pushed the locks from his face. When he brought his hand back down Elizabeth caught it with her own hand. She rolled over so that she was lying on him. Will looked surprised as she took his other hand and pinned them over his head. She lowered her head and kissed him, he responded immediately his back arching off the bed slightly as he pushed his tongue in her mouth. Elizabeth continued the kiss for only a moment; pulling back she gave him a seductive smile. She slowly released his hands and running her hands down his arms she sat up so that she was straddling him. Her hands moved down over his shoulders and onto his chest. Will watched her with lust filled eyes as she traced down to his stomach. She cast her eyes down as she ran her fingers over his tattoo.

"When did you get this?" she asked. Will looked down at where her hands where.

"When I was fifteen." He said. "I did it with Jack behind my mum's back. She was pretty pissed off when she found out." Elizabeth raised an eyebrow and gave him a smile.

"You little rebel." She giggled. Raising a hand she touched the little gold hoop that hung from his ear. "Did you get that done at the same time?" she asked. Will shook his head, trying not to be distracted by the amazing view of Elizabeth's chest he had.

"No, I got it last year at Sarah's insistence." He said. Elizabeth leant down and kissed it.

"I think it's sexy," she muttered. "Like a pirate." Will gave a low growl and craned his neck up to kiss her. His hands were still up above his head and upon realising this he brought them down. He ran them down her skin and settled them at the small of her back. Elizabeth's hands went to his boxers, hooking her thumbs into the waistband. When Will seemed to be doing nothing she sighed into his mouth and taking his hands moved them to the fastening of her trousers. Will was hesitant; Elizabeth sighed again and pulled back, her eyes flashing in irritation.

"What's up now?!" she almost snapped. Will regarded her with his dark brown eyes and Elizabeth felt her anger melting away. Will suddenly sat up caught her in his arms. He buried his face in her shoulder and kissed the skin. Elizabeth felt her body relaxing as his hands slid up and down her back.

"Elizabeth." He muttered. Whether or not he meant to carry on Elizabeth didn't bother to find out.

"Take me Will." she moaned, rolling her head back. "We're in a bed, comfortable. I want you!" to show him how much she rocked against him, causing him to moan in return.

But as usual, before Will could carry on his phone rang on the bedside table. Both Will and Elizabeth groaned in protest. Will fell back against the pillow, taking Elizabeth with him, whilst scrabbling for the phone. Elizabeth was still lying on top of him as he flipped the phone and raised it to his ear.

"Hello?" he said. He listened for a moment. "Yes I'm still here." He rolled his eyes at Elizabeth who smiled.

"Oh really, that was nice. Yes I'll be back…" Will broke off suddenly when Elizabeth's mouth closed over his collarbone. Glancing at his face she saw that he was watching her intently, biting his lip with the phone still pressed to his ear. Elizabeth smiled when she saw how hard he was trying not to make a noise.

"…yes I'm still here. Sorry I got sidetracked." He said. Elizabeth gave a mischievous smirk. She parted her lips and allowed her tongue to glide over his skin. Will was almost shredding his lip to pieces. He mumbled something into the phone before taking it away from his ear. He covered it with his hand and glared down at her.

"What are you playing at?" he hissed. Elizabeth gave him another wicked smile and crawled back up to kiss him. Will broke the kiss but he couldn't perturb Elizabeth for long. When she could no longer reach his mouth she moved onto his neck. Knowing she couldn't leave a mark anywhere that would be seen she once again concentrated on his shoulder. Will almost rolled his eyes as he realised he was going to have a matching mark to the one on his other shoulder. He raised the phone to his ear again.

"No don't save me any breakfast. I'll pick something up later. Ok, I've got a key so don't worry about me being locked out." He chuckled. The chuckle, which nearly turned into a moan when Elizabeth nibbled a bit. With a hurried goodbye he disconnected and almost threw the phone back onto the dresser. It may have fallen on the floor, but Will didn't notice because his mouth was attached to Elizabeth's again. It was rough and insistent. He was punishing her and Elizabeth loved it. Faster than she would have believed possible Will rolled over so that Elizabeth was lying beneath him. He gave her a devious smile that she had never seen before. If anything it aroused her more. Will gave a low growl and kissed her again.

"Oh Elizabeth." He said huskily against her lips. "I'm not expected back home for a while. You shouldn't have any visitors, so no one will miss you." He smiled again and taking her hands he pinned them over her head. His mouth started down her neck and to her shoulder.

"You've forced my hand. And I intend to teach you a lesson." He muttered into her skin. Elizabeth felt a shiver of anticipation ripple along her spine and she knew that Will felt it to. Elizabeth was practically bursting with excitement, all of the sexual tension that had been building up in the last week would finally be sated. She groaned loudly when Will took a nipple between his teeth and flicked it with his tongue. Elizabeth arched her back off the bed to push her breast further into his mouth. Will swirled his tongue round the nipple. Transferring her wrists to one hand he slid the other down her body, when he reached the tops of her jeans he hesitated for a moment and then he deftly undid the button and zip with one hand. Elizabeth titled her head up from the pillow and gazed down at him in wonderment.

"How did you do that?" she asked. Will looked up from her breast and smiled.

"I'm just talented." He winked. He was about to lower his head back down when Elizabeth dipped her head, inviting him for a kiss to which he responded. Hoping that his grip on her wrists would loosen she slipped her tongue into his mouth. But Will was wise to her tricks and just tightened his grip. His other hand was trying to push her jeans down. It was slow work and Elizabeth tried to help by kicking them down her legs. He took her underwear and slid them down as well and eventually she lay naked beneath him. Will pulled back and looked down at her. Elizabeth felt a blush creeping onto her cheeks as Will's eyes roamed her naked body.

"You're beautiful." Will breathed. Elizabeth smiled shyly.

"You're turn." She replied. Will smiled back and finally released her wrists so he could drop his hands to his boxers. Elizabeth stilled his hands and replaced them with her own. She slid them down his legs; they fell off his legs onto the floor. Will dipped down and quickly removed his socks. But as he crawled back her body he stopped and hovered over her chest. Elizabeth looked down at him and frowned. Will dipped his head and ran his tongue between the hollow of her breasts. Elizabeth moaned and placed her palms on his face and pulled him up so that she could reconnect their lips. Will kissed her eagerly, his hands ran up her body, sending shivers through her skin. Will rested his hands on her hips and pulled their groins together. Elizabeth sighed and moved her mouth to his ear.

"Will, please!" she whispered. Shifting her hips up she rubbed herself against his erection. Will groaned and taking her hands pinned them above her head again. Elizabeth grinned in anticipation as Will rolled his hips against hers. He continued to tease her until Elizabeth was biting her lip and moaning softly. Will smiled as she writhed under him and gasped.

Finally when Elizabeth thought she would die from his teasing, Will tightened his hold on her wrists and slid himself slowly into her. Elizabeth could not help the moan that rose in her throat and issued from between her lips. Will moved slowly, inch by inch until his hips were firmly pressed against her own. He stayed still for a moment, revelling in the feeling of their bodies being pressed together. After a moment he could feel Elizabeth growing impatient. She shifted under him until Will moved. He pulled out until he was barely inside her and then thrust back into her slowly. Elizabeth closed her eyes and tipped her head back as Will started to build up a rhythm. Will lowered face to her neck and licked and nibbled at the skin causing another wave of pleasure to course through her body. It was better than Elizabeth had ever imagined, the pleasure she felt was much stronger than anything she had ever felt with Phil or her previous boyfriends. She wished she could have her hands free so she could touch him. But when she tried to free her wrists Will pushed them down and thrust faster causing all the rational thoughts Elizabeth had been having to fly out of her head. Will smiled against her skin when his actions had the desired effect and Elizabeth let out a moan. He slowed the motion of his hips down to torturously slow and pulled his head back up so he could watch Elizabeth's face.

Elizabeth squeezed her eyes shut and bit her lips as Will continued with his slow pace.

"Will!" she moaned and heard him chuckle. She opened her eyes and met his gaze. "Faster!" she panted. Will smiled wolfishly and lowered his mouth to her ear again.

"Beg me!" he growled and the tone of his voice made Elizabeth shiver.

"Will please, faster please!" she begged. Will grinned and his hips moved faster. At the same time his hands let go of her wrists so he could prop himself up. Elizabeth sighed with pleasure and her hands immediately flew to his body, running her hands over his skin. When he thrust harder Elizabeth dug her hands into his shoulders and arched her back off the bed. Will could feel his release building up and slowed down slightly to allow Elizabeth to reach her own. But as soon as his hips slowed down again Elizabeth opened her eyes and glared at him. whilst growling in the back of his throat. Will smiled when she wrapped her legs round his waist. This forced him to keep his speed up again. Elizabeth had given up trying to stop the noises that were issuing from her mouth and instead arched her back into his body. Will groaned loudly as she climaxed, her hands digging tighter into his skin.

It only took Will a couple more thrusts before his release crashed over him like a wave. He let out a moan against Elizabeth's shoulder before his arms gave out and he collapsed against her. For a moment neither of them moved or spoke. Elizabeth wrapped her arms round Will's shoulders and pulled him closer so that his head was resting on her chest. She smoothed back his hair with one hand whilst the other rested on his back.

After a moment Will lifted his head so that he could look up at her. She smiled and directed his face up to hers for a kiss. When they parted a moment later Will rested his forehead against hers.

"Wow." Elizabeth muttered. Will chuckled and rolling over pulled himself out of her. Shifting so that she was lying on his chest he let his head fall back on the pillow.

"Satisfied?" Will asked with a smile. Elizabeth twisted her head to give him a grin.

"Well…" she started but was cut off when Will placed a finger over her lips.

"Oh no. I can see where this is going." Will said. Elizabeth raised an eyebrow and parted her lips to allow Will's finger to slip into her mouth. Will almost rolled his eyes but the motion was stopped when Elizabeth ran her tongue along his finger. He closed his eyes and moaned softly. Elizabeth grinned and releasing his finger scooted up so her face was next to his own. She kissed him and allowed her hands to wander over his chest. Will's eyes, which had opened drifted shut again as his arms pulled her closer.

It was later as they were lying together in each other's arms that Will's phone went off again. For a moment he was confused as to where it was. Finally he located it on the floor, sitting up he scooped it up and pressed it to his ear.

"Hello?" he swung his legs over the side of the bed and tucking the phone in between his chin and shoulder hunted around for his boxers. Pulling them up his legs he stood up and turned round to smile at Elizabeth as he listened. Pulling she sheets up around her Elizabeth moved across the bed. She took Will's hand and pulled him down so that he was in a sitting position. Scooting up behind him she slipped her arms round him and rested her chin on his shoulder as he continued to talk to whoever was on the end of the line.

"No, Jack. It's fine, I don't need you to come and keep me company. I'm not even at home at the moment. I'm at a friends. Besides I have work to do this afternoon." He smiled at Elizabeth before hanging up. He looked at the time and relaxed back into Elizabeth.

"I should probably get going soon." He said, his voice tinged with reluctance. Elizabeth shook her head.

"No, I don't want you to." She muttered. Will laughed and covered her hands with his own.

"I really do have work to get on with." He said, but then he turned his head to smile at her. "One of them is your essay." He raised an eyebrow and Elizabeth bit her lip and giggled.

"Oops." Will smiled, and then he stood up, slipping Elizabeth's arms from around him. Turning he smiled at the disgruntled look on her face. Leaning down he placed a brief kiss on her lips. And then he turned away to get dressed. Elizabeth sighed and throwing the covers back grabbed her shirt and jeans.

Ten minutes later and Will hadn't even made it through the front room. Pulling away from Elizabeth once more he sighed and shook his head vigorously.

"I really should go." He said, without much conviction. Elizabeth raised an eyebrow and snaked her hand down to his crotch and gave a squeeze.

"Will you really?" she asked mischievously. Will rolled his eyes and gently removed her hand from his crotch. Raising it to his lips he pressed a kiss to the back of her hand.

"I'll be back soon." He said. Then he grinned. "Besides, I'll see you tomorrow anyway." Elizabeth nodded and lifted her face up to his for a kiss. A brief one this time, pulling back she smiled up at him.

"Thank you." She said softly. Will cocked his head to one side.

"For what?" he asked playfully. Elizabeth smacked his chest lightly.

"You know what. Now you'd better go before your head gets too big to fit through the door." Will kissed her forehead and picked up his jacket. Slipping it on he smiled at her.

"Tomorrow?" he said. Elizabeth nodded.

"Tomorrow." She agreed. Will opened the door and with one last wave disappeared.

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As the door closed behind him Elizabeth collapsed onto her sofa and grinned blissfully at the ceiling. Her whole body was still feeling the effects of her and Will's joining. She ran a hand through her hair, and was brought tumbling down from cloud nine when she realised her hair was a mess and she needed a shower. Standing she crossed her living room to the bathroom that sat next to her bedroom. Undoing her shirt she let it slide to the floor along with the trousers she had out on hastily. She turned on the jet and winced as the cold water hit her bare skin. She rubbed her shoulders whilst waiting for the water to heat up. When it did she let out a sigh of relief and tilted her head to let the spray hit her face. The water's touch was like a caress and if Elizabeth closed her eyes and concentrated hard enough she could just about imagine it was Will. Of course the water could never replicate the way Will's fingers made her feel when they touched her skin. But Elizabeth was happy enough to imagine until she could have the real thing.

It was as Elizabeth was towelling herself dry that the realisation of what she was doing hit her. It was so hard that she had to sit down. She was sleeping with one of her students! Elizabeth had done enough teachers training to know that it was one thing a teacher never did. Yet, here she was, not even a term into her first job and she had already fallen hook, line and sinker for one of her students. Of course ever since Will had first walked into her classroom on her first day some small part of her had known what would happen. Elizabeth knew what her course of action should be. She should tell Will that they couldn't do it again. But Elizabeth was sure that it wouldn't go like that. The words that Will had said to her in her classroom.

'You're like a drug. One taste and I'm addicted!' he had been right. Now that Elizabeth knew what it was like she knew she wouldn't be able to give it up. She sighed and ran a hand through her now wet hair. She knew what she had to do but couldn't bring herself to do it.

Will sat back in his chair and ran a hand through his hair. He yawned and rolled his head back. For a moment he was content to stare at the ceiling before looking back at the essay in front of him. He smiled and carefully dotted the last full stop. Shuffling the papers he slid them into a plastic wallet and then finally into his bag. He allowed himself a small smile. Schoolwork seemed so dull and difficult to concentrate on after what had happened that morning. Will had never planned to have sex with Elizabeth. His main aim had been to comfort her and make sure that she wasn't alone and upset. But when she had straddled him and kissed him that insistently Will had felt the resolve that he had built up crumble. Luckily he had been able to stop himself and take her to bed. As he had watched her sleeping Will had wandered how he had survived so long without her. He knew that it probably sounded silly and corny but Will didn't care.

But this morning had been a completely different matter. Elizabeth had been very insistent and looking at her Will had been able to deny her nothing. And it had been perfect. Her hands on his skin and her body round his had felt like nothing he had ever experienced before. Will was no virgin. Being Jack's best friend had ensured that. As soon as Will had hit sixteen and even before that Jack had pushed it on Will until he'd had little choice.

Will was pulled from his memories by the sound of the door closing downstairs. Standing Will left the room and leant on the banister. Looking down he saw Craig and his mum in the hallway, arms wrapped round each other kissing. Will felt a small smile tugging at his lips as he watched them. But watching them gave him a small pang of regret. With Elizabeth he could never have public open displays of affection. Will, when he wanted to be could be very affectionate with the people he loved. And he definitely counted Elizabeth in that category. But the thought made Will frown. Did he really love Elizabeth? He had said it to her the night before when she was asleep but it seemed to be appropriate, but now that Will thought more about it the more it made sense. In the small time he had been with Elizabeth he felt more for her than he had with any other girl. And he supposed that it could be described as love.

Will spent the rest of the evening working. His mum came in just after dinner and stood behind him. Placing her hands on his shoulders she kissed the top of his head. Will leaned back and smiled.

"Working hard I see," his mum said. Will nodded.

"Yeah," He turned his chair round so he could look at her. Immediately he noticed she looked a little uncomfortable. "What is it?" his mum looked at the floor before she spoke.

"Well…" she started. "The thing is. Your father's coming over tonight and I wondered if…" she trailed off and looked at him hopefully. Will knew instantly what she was asking him. to tell his father that she was getting remarried. Seeing her expression he nodded.

"I'll take care of it. Don't worry." He assured her. She smiled immediately and swiftly kissed his cheek.

"Thank you." She said happily. "I'll call you when he gets here." Will nodded as he watched her leave the room. Frowning slightly he debated how to tell Bill about his mum. After a second he stood and crossed the room to the mirror. Looking at his reflection he imagined it was his father and cleared his throat.

"Look, Bill. There's something I need to tell you…" he frowned and shook his head. "No, that's not right." He rubbed his chin and thought for a moment. "Dad, I need to talk to you." He rubbed his face again.

"Right, dad, mum's getting married again. I like the guy so you'll have to live with it." Will smiled. "That should do it." turning away from the mirror walked back to his desk. He had barely settled down in his chair when he heard him mum calling him downstairs. Taking a deep breath he stood and went out the door.

His dad was down in the hall. Will took small pleasure in seeing that he looked rather uncomfortable. Will turned and took his mother's arm. Taking her to one side he lowered his voice.

"He has no idea why he's here?" he asked. His mother nodded.

"I told him you needed to talk to him." Will nodded and patted her on the arm. He turned back to his father and gestured to the living room. Bill Turner sank down into one of the chairs and watched his son expectantly. Will chose not to sit down and instead remained standing. He took a deep breath and finally turned to look at his father.

"Right, dad." He said. "I need to talk to you about mum." Bill nodded and leant forward slightly. Will nodded. "Look, the things is, mum has been with Craig for a long time now and he really loves her. And now they want things to get more serious. More involved." He ran a hand through his hair and sighed.

"What I'm trying to say is that he's asked mum to marry him. And she said yes!" he blurted out the last bit and even went so far as to feel pity when she saw the hurt that crossed his father's face. Bill sat still for a moment. He seemed to be looking anywhere but Will. Finally he stood up, in a familiar gesture he stuffed his hands in his pockets and walked over to where Will was standing. He looked up at his son and took a deep breath.

"You like him?" Will nodded.

"He's a great bloke. He makes her happy." The words were not said to hurt Bill, merely tell him the truth. Bill nodded again and placed a hand on Will's shoulder.

"Well, I guess I'd better go and congratulate the happy couple!" he said flatly. Plastering a smile on his face he walked past Will and into the kitchen when Will's mum and Craig were. Will heard muttered words being spoken. He sighed again. As much as he disliked his father at the moment it hurt to see his upset.

Will was still standing in the living room when he heard the front door close for a second time. Hearing voices he looked up in time to see Amie pulling Jack into the living room. When she saw Will she stopped, and he could tell that she was thinking about his outburst the night before.

"Hey Will." She said warily. Will smiled as Jack waved.

"You don't have to worry, I'm not going to start shouting again. " He said. Amie nodded.

"We are sorry." She said. Will waved it away.

"It's fine. I probably overreacted." He flopped down into a chair and looked at the kitchen door again. Jack and Amie followed his gaze.

"You're dad is here?" Jack asked. Will nodded.

"I just told him about mum and Craig." He replied. Both Jack and Amie looked concerned.

"How did he take it?" Amie asked. Will shrugged.

"I don't know. You know what he's like, never shows what he's really thinking."

"Like father, like son." Jack muttered. Will and Amie both shot him a look, but he just shrugged, "it's true." Will shook his head and looked back up at the door. His mum was coming through the door, the look on her face torn between relief and pain. Standing, Will crossed the room and wrapped his arms round her. She hugged him tightly, her face pressed into his shoulder. She stood there for a while before she stepped back. Wiping her eyes she smiled at him.

"Well, at least that's out the way." She said. Will peered at her anxiously.

"Are you ok?" he asked. Lucy nodded.

"I will be." She replied. Craig came up behind her and put an arm round her shoulder.

"Thanks Will." he muttered. Will shook his head.

"It's nothing."

The five of them looked up as Bill entered the room. He looked from one to another. There was a smile on his face, but for once it did not reach his eyes. Will could see at once how hard the news of Lucy's remarriage had hit him. Bill swallowed hard.

"Well, I should be going now. You know, things to do." He mumbled. Lucy nodded.

"Thanks for coming William." She said, using his real name for the first time that Will could remember. He nodded.

"No problem." He said. Will stepped up."

"I'll see you out." Bill nodded and after shaking Jack's hand and offering to Lucy and Craig again followed Will out into the hallway. Opening the door he looked out at the night for a moment. Will watched his silently, now knowing what to say. Bill eventually stepped towards his car. Reaching the door he turned back to look at Will who had followed him out. Bill fiddled with his keys and looked at the floor.

"Look, Will. There's something I've been meaning to say to you for a while." He said, still talking to his feet. Will crossed his arms and waited expectantly. Bill took his time.

"Look. Now I know that I wasn't the greatest father. I wasn't here most of the time and nothing can excuse that fact." He stopped again. Like Will he wasn't so good with words. "Seeing your mother like this and you as you are has shown me all of the things I've been missing out on. And for that I'm sorry." It was cold outside but Will didn't care, in fact he was hardly breathing at all. His whole attention was focused on the man in front of him who was telling him what he had wanted to hear his whole life.

"I guess what I'm trying to Will, is that I'm sorry for a lifetime of mistakes." He carried on." Nothing I say or do will make up for what I did. But I'm asking you…" this time when he paused he looked up and met Will's eyes and Will could see them shinning. "…no I'm begging you to give me a second chance."

For a moment Will didn't speak. He just stood there, looking at his father. The man in front of him was not the man he knew. He looked desperate. Will took a deep breath.

"Dad…I…I…" finally with a muttered. "Ah fuck it!" he stepped forward and gave his father a hug. Bill was shocked for a moment, but then he hugged Will back. They stayed in their embrace for a moment before Will pulled back. Bill smiled.

"Thanks." He muttered. Will smiled back and clapped him on the shoulder.

"I'll call you." He said. Bill nodded. With one last smile he opened the car door and slid inside. The engine revved and Will blinked as the headlights flared into life. Bill backed the car out of the drive and Will waved as he disappeared down the road. Will watched for a moment longer before with a smile he went back into the house.

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Elizabeth tossed and turned. With a groan she flopped onto her back and stared at the gloomy ceiling. For some reason, after one night with Will her bed didn't seem to be the same. She already missed the feeling of his skin under hers. The beat of his heart beneath her ear. She smiled to herself at the memories.

The bed seemed cold. She ran a hand over where Will had lain the night before. Rolling over she buried her head in the pillow and inhaled his scent. She smiled into the pillow before rolling onto her back.

"Get a grip on yourself Elizabeth!" she muttered, "you're acting like a teenager with her first love." She laughed to herself at that, but the laughter died on her lips as she contemplated the last word. Love. Elizabeth had never told any one of the boyfriends that she loved them. But then again she had never had a boyfriend like Will. She closed her eyes and exhaled heavily. Since she had started her job her life had been changed drastically. Not that she would change it. it was with that thought that her mind cleared. So what if there was some danger of being caught, she was only going to live once. She was going to take a risk, and she wasn't going to waste time worrying about what might happen.

With this new determination she closed her eyes and settled herself more comfortably in the covers. This time she drifted off into sleep relatively quickly. And for the first time in weeks she dreamt.

She was standing in a garden. The grass was luscious and green beneath her feet. All around her were many types of different trees, oaks, ash, evergreen. Flowers bloomed and a breeze ruffled her hair. She felt peaceful and closing her eyes tilted her head to allow more of the breeze to play over her face. When she opened her eyes again she saw a figure standing on the other side of the garden, under the shade of a tree. The shade obstructed their features but by their build she could tell it was a man. Something about him made her hesitate. But finally her curiosity got the better of her and slowly she began to make her way towards them.

She stopped when she was perhaps several feet away. Squinting she peered at them. She opened her mouth to call a greeting but for some reason her vocal chords wouldn't work. her throat seemed to have closed up. Frowning she tried again, but nothing happened. Raising a hand she massaged her throat whilst taking a couple more steps towards the figure, who so far hadn't even so much as moved. Now there was a feeling that something wasn't right. A shiver that ran up her spine, causing her body to shudder involuntarily.

Soon she was close enough to touch them and now only did she realise that they were turned away. Swallowing she reached out placed a shaking hand on their shoulder.. With a little prompting they turned and she was granted a first look at their face. Her breath was forced from her lungs as she gasped and she felt her vocal chords begin to work again. A smile slid across the face she knew and feared so much.

"John!"

Elizabeth sat bolt upright, breathing heavily. She shuddered and pushed the face of her ex boyfriend from her mind. He was far away. Forcing herself to calm down she sank back down an d pulled the covers up to her chin. She stared at the ceiling until her breathing had returned to normal. Then she closed her eyes once more and allowed the darkness to take over.

Well, sorry again for the wait. I'm back to school this week and so the workload will increase and unfortunately means less writing. But fear not dear readers, I will not abandon this story, oh no! I have big plans. And they can also be achieved by reviews. I want loads cos there was sex in this chapter!

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