Chapter 14
The blaring of the alarm woke Lucy from her slumber. Myles smacked the snooze in a half awake state. Lucy stretched, wrapping her arms around the one Myles let settle across her. Lucy let herself turn toward him, watching him as he struggled to wake. She traced his jaw line, stroking his cheek with the outside of her finger. His eyelids fluttered open, focusing on her smiling at him.
"Good morning." He said, smiling down at her.
"Morning." She said back, kissing him softly.
"You're not leaving are you?" He asked.
Lucy shook her head. "I have to. I don't have any clothes here, and we have work in a few hours." She said. "Besides, it would be nice if I made it back to the apartment at some point. I haven't seen my roommate slash best friend all weekend." She commented.
"Ohhh, and who's to say Ms. Thomas has even made it home this weekend herself?" Myles asked suggestively.
"I bet she's been there, half bored out of her mind watching some old chick flick we've seen 100 times!" Lucy laughed.
"Hmmm... I don't know..." Myles said, nearly singing the words.
"What do you know?" Lucy asked, suddenly more interested.
"Nothing, really. I was just thinking, those two have been cozy lately. And! Didn't you tell me they had a date the other night? And... didn't you tell me that young Jack actually planted a kiss upon our sweet Sue's lips?" Myles asked, reminding Lucy of the progress, no matter how small, they had made.
"True..." Lucy said smiling. "But, that isn't going to excuse me for wearing dirty clothes to work this morning." Lucy said, pushing the covers onto her lovers head, giggling as she made her way to the bathroom.
"Why don't you take a shower here, and just stop by the apartment and get new clothes?" Myles offered.
"Ewww... take a shower, and put on dirty clothes... really?" Lucy asked, making a face.
"Well... then, why don't you crawl back in here, and give yourself a real reason to need a shower?" Myles asked raising his eyebrows teasingly.
"Myles!" Lucy scolded.
She hurried to get dressed, gathering her belongings. She leaned in and gave Myles a quick peck on the cheek before hurrying out.
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Tara lay in Bobby's bed, staring at the ceiling. She'd been awake for hours, unable to sleep. She couldn't believe how deeply she was in love with this incredible specimen of a man that lay next to her. She was usually an early riser, so just lying in bed while the sun made its way above the tree tops was different, and if she admitted it, difficult.
She turned her head to the right to see the alarm, noticing it was just past 6:00 AM.
"Time to get up." She said to herself. She carefully and quietly slipped out from under the covers. The hardwood floor was cold, and Tara flinched when her foot hit the icy floor. She tip toed to the bathroom, and started the shower. She reached into her overnight bag and pulled out a pants suit, hanging it on the door. She hoped some of the fold creases would fade some from the steam of the shower. She dipped her toe into the warm water, rolling her eyes into head enjoying the heat. The water trickled over her hair, flattening the fly away bed hair she'd developed from her love making with Bobby. As her thoughts drifted back to their weekend together, a smile graced her face. She was happy, truly happy. It had been a long time since she'd felt so safe with a man. It wasn't the kind of safe you feel with a police officer, or your parents when you were a child, but the kind of safe you feel when you know your partner isn't going anywhere, that he'll always be by your side. That kind of security you find when you find your soul mate. After her shower, and a quick buff of her hair and some fast setting mouse, she slipped into her suit. Quickly she poked her head into the bedroom to search for her shoes. Tara leaned down and kissed Bobby sweetly on the temple, making him stir in his sleep. She smiled wide at him, watching for a long moment as his chest rose and sank at a rhythmic pace. She slipped out of his room, closing the door quietly.
One the way out the door, she took a minute to write a little note that simply said, "See you at the office" and she signed it with a heart. Tara inched out the door, and made her way to the office where she tried to make her way back to normal. She frowned at that thought.
Bobby woke to the annoying beeping of his alarm clock at 7:00. He stretched, rubbing the sleep from his eyes. He rolled onto his side, expecting to see Tara lying there. His face showed his obvious disappointment. He pushed himself from the covers and walked to the bathroom. He opened the door, but no one there. The mirror still had a hint of steam on it, he knew it hadn't been long since she'd left. Bobby hoped to see her smiling face eating his Lucky Charms, but it wasn't meant to be. He found Tara's note and smiled. Not thinking about it, he poured himself a bowl of cereal munching it down as he reread the note.
Bobby took a quick shower and made his way into the office. As he walked into the office, he walked directly to the coffee pot. He smiled and winked in Tara's direction without making it obvious. Once he realized there wasn't anyone else there yet, he walked to his love and kissed her quickly on the cheek.
"I missed you this morning." He said quietly.
"Me too, but one of us had to get in here and make the coffee!" Tara teased.
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Sue woke early, staring at Jack as he slept. Her body was warm, lying next to his naked body. She began to feel pressured by her own body to wake her husband from his slumber. On one hand she didn't want to, but on the other, she needed him.
Slowly, hesitantly, she reached across his body and traced his strong jaw. Her fingers were chilly and his body flinched from her cold touch as her fingernails traced around his nipped, standing them on end. Sue leaned down, softly caressing him. She allowed her tongue to trace the same pattern her fingers just had. As her teeth took his tender skin in, and her tongue bathed the tip with warmth, Jack's eyes fluttered open. He wasn't sure what was happening at first. It wasn't long before he realized it was Sue torturing him. He was already responding to her teasing. Jack wrapped his arm around her, capturing her buttocks in his hands, pulling her close to him. Jack's hands ran the length of her body, spreading goose bumps where ever he touched.
His strong hands pulled her on top of him. To his surprise, Sue pushed herself up, and lowered herself onto him. When they came together, Jack smiled with surprise. He tried to press forward, but she was determined to control this play. She took his hands in hers and moved gently. She could feel him fill her to the core, and her passion began to rise. The more deliberate her movements, the quicker she felt herself responding to him, the quicker she could feel herself about to spend her passion.
Jack wanted to slow their pace, or at least hers, but it was too late. Sue threw herself back as her body reached its pinnacle of their love making. Jack smiled as he watched his wife in the throes of their lust. She leaned down and kissed him passionately. Jack allowed himself to roll her onto her back and begin his own teasing. His lips left a trail from her lips to her knees, and back again. He pressed forward, careful to not hurt her. It didn't take long before his passion was spent, and the two collapsed into each other's arms, exhausted. Sue snuggled into his body, but glanced at the clock.
"Uggh!" She said groaning.
"What is it?" Jack asked.
"We only have a few minutes before the alarm is due to go off. I have to go home and grab some clothes." Sue said. "And a shower." She said giggling.
"You can shower here you know." Jack offered.
"I know, but I don't trust that I'll get to shower before needing another…" Sue said with a wide smile. "I'm going to get cleaned up and go home. I'll see you at the office later?" She said more than asked.
"Yeah." Jack sighed. He put his head back on the pillow. His eyes were just about to close when Sue bolted back into the bedroom. "What is it?" Jack asked, jumping from the bed.
"Don't forget to take your ring off." She said as she slipped hers off and placed it carefully in the ring box in the top drawer of Jack's dresser. She ran over to him, giving him a quick peck before running back out the door to head for home.
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Sue turned the handle to the door as quietly as she could. She looked around the apartment for a sign of life and movement. She didn't see anything. It was early, a good half an hour before Lucy would be awake for work, but she was still nervous that she would wake her. The last thing Sue wanted was to have to explain where she'd been for the entire weekend to her best friend. Sue tip toed into her bedroom, leaving the door ajar just enough so it wouldn't click shut. She climbed into bed for another hour, hoping she'd be able to pull off having been there all night.
At 6:30 the alarm began going off. Levi jumped up into bed with her, snuggling along side of her, nudging her elbow until she got up. Finally after a few minutes of quality time with him, she jumped into the shower.
While in the shower, Lucy made her way through the front door. She was quite relieved when she hear the water running in the bathroom. Lucy snuck into the bedroom, and put her pj's back on. She walked out and made a pot of coffee and fed Levi. Sue walked into her bedroom and never noticed Lucy standing there. Lucy was relieved as she snuck off into the shower. A while after, Sue came out of her bedroom to see the coffee made. 'Whew' Sue thought. She'd managed to not get caught.
Lucy made her way into her room from the shower, thinking the same thing. Neither knew the other hadn't been there all night.
"Hi!" Lucy said happily giving Sue a light hug. "Did you have a good weekend?" She asked as casually as she could. Lucy really wanted to know if there'd been any progress between her best friend and Jack, but didn't want to give away her weekend activities either.
"Yeah, I did. You?" Sue asked. Sue so desperately wanted to tell her best friend that she's married Jack over the weekend, but afraid to because of what it could mean for complications. No, for now, she'd have to keep her secret.
"Yeah, I did. It was nice." Lucy said. "What did you do all weekend? I'm sorry I wasn't home much." Lucy said.
"Umm, Jack and I hung out a lot." Sue offered.
"Oh?" Lucy said in a suggestive tone. Sue tilted her head as if to say "Don't start".
"Yeah, we had lunch, and dinner a couple times. We went shopping." Sue offered.
"Sounds like you two had a good time." Lucy said, smiling.
"We did. What kept you busy all weekend?" Sue asked, taking a sip of her coffee.
"Uh, well... Myles and I actually spent it together." Lucy said, lightly blushing.
"Hmmm, really?" Sue said, raising her eye brows suggestively. "Are you seeing each other again, or was this just a weekend thing?" Sue asked seriously.
"I think it's more than a weekend thing." Lucy answered. "I asked him the same thing."
"You did? What did he say?" Sue inquired.
"He said he wants to try again... and he promised not to hurt me the way he did before." She answered.
"Do you believe him?" Sue asked.
"Yeah, I do." Lucy sighed. "He knows if he does it again, there won't be any evidence that he ever existed, never mind worrying about any evidence that I killed him..." Lucy said. Both women broke into a fit of giggles.
"We'd better get a move on it, before we're late." Sue said. "Come on Levi." She called.
The trio climbed into Sue's car and headed off to the office. When they finally arrived, Sue said she was going to take Levi for a walk since she'd slept in and didn't get a chance that morning.
"GRRRR…" Was all he said as he walked to get a cup of caffeine filled courage. "Bad guys. Have I ever told you how much I really hate bad guys?" he said, walking back to the door he'd just walked through. "I have a meeting. Send Jack up as soon as he gets in." He said walking back to the elevator.