Chapter 12: Our Future/Prom
Clay rolled over in bed and wrapped his arms around his wife… HIS WIFE… he still couldn't believe that he was married to the most beautiful woman in the world. He opened his eyes and saw her beautiful face covered with her long, curly blonde hair. Her eyes were closed concealing her gorgeous blue eyes, the ones that he fell in love with you years ago. He moved his hand to her swollen stomach and rubbed. In just two months they were going to have a beautiful baby. They had decided not to find out what the gender was, he so hoped that the baby would look like her. He hoped that the baby would be a girl and be exactly like her mother. Fierce, feisty, hardworking, strong, overprotective, compassionate, caring, loving, independent, etc. He moved down the bed to kiss her stomach. She made a noise and opened her eyes to look at him.
"Good Morning, Master Chief Spenser." She said, smiling down at him as he caressed her swollen belly.
"Good Morning, Mrs. Emma Hayes Spenser." Clay replied and slid back up the bed to kiss her.
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Clay woke up with a gasp. 'Where did that come from?' He had just had a dream about his boss's daughter, Jason Hayes' daughter and him… in a relationship… in bed. Sure, he thought that Emma was attractive, but he only noticed in a passive way. He had never really thought about how her blue eyes sparkled when she laughed or joked around. He never noticed how her face lit up when she saw her dad and the rest of Bravo. He never noticed how her voice sounded like the angels when she was singing. He never noticed how her clothes molded to her perfect curves... Okay, so maybe he did notice how attractive she was in more than a passive sense. But he would never act on it. She was Jason Hayes' daughter for crying out loud. Jason would kill him if he even thought he was attracted to Emma. She was also more than 7 years older than him and a teenager.
He shook his head and climbed out of bed. It was 0530 and he had to be on base by 0700.
He pulled into the parking lot at 0645 and climbed out of his truck. He looked around and saw Emma Hayes standing by her father's truck. She did not look happy. Jason had mentioned that Emma was not a morning person, so she was probably upset that she had to get up early. He smiled, it was one of the things that he loved about her… wait! Loved! No, Clay shook his head, he did not love Emma Hayes, he couldn't love Emma Hayes. He walked by them and into the DEVGRU building. Maybe he could get a good workout in and forget all about Emma.
Clay had been hitting the weights hard for the past hour and a half. He decided that he had enough and went into the locker room. He was in the shower when he heard Jason come into the cage room. He was talking to someone, he couldn't tell who it was but he knew that it was a female. He assumed that it was Mandy and Lisa. Clay finished his shower, grabbed a towel, toweled off and then wrapped the towel around his waist. He walked out and was shocked to see Emma Hayes standing there with her father.
"Daddy, I really want to go!" Emma said, crossing her arms.
"Emma, I am not letting you go to a party that is going to last all night." Jason said in his definitive voice. The one he got when he was making decisions for the team.
"Dad, it's the prom!"
"It doesn't matter. Spenser what do you think?" Jason asked as he noticed Clay, who was trying to be invisible.
"I probably shouldn't get into this boss."
"Clay, you weren't alive when dinosaurs roamed the earth," Emma said as she gave her dad a side eye. Jason did not look amused by her joke, but she continued, "will you tell dad that the prom is very important."
"I actually never went to prom." Clay told her, trying to keep his composure. The joke about the dinosaurs and the look on Jason's face almost made him laugh.
"Really?" Emma asked, looking at him in shock. A good looking man like him not going to his prom. Then she got an idea. "What if Clay took me to the prom!" Emma said, looking between her dad and Clay.
"What?" Both of them asked in surprise.
"It's perfect. Clay never got the prom experience and you're worried about my safety." Emma said, trying to convince her dad.
"Emma, I'm sure Clay doesn't want to go to some high school thing."
"Actually, if that's the only way Emma can go, then I don't mind." Clay said and Emma's eyes began to sparkle and she smiled. Clay thought that there was no way she could be more beautiful that she was right now.
"But you won't get home until late and your brother has school the next day." Jason said.
"Then I'll just stay at Clay's that night. This is if you don't mind." Emma said, looking at him with a hopeful expression.
Clay vowed to himself that he would always do whatever it took to make her smile the way she was smiling a few moments ago. "Yeah, it's perfectly fine. As long as Jason is okay with it." Clay said, looking over at Jason, who huffed.
"Fine."
"Thank you, daddy!" Emma said as she hugged him. She moved over to Clay and threw her arms around him, not paying attention to the fact that he was standing only in a towel.
When is this prom?" Clay asked as he inhaled her shampoo.
"Next Thursday from 2200 to 0200. I'm wearing a royal blue dress."
"I can't wait."
"I can't either. I've got to tell Hannah, Cathy, and Bailey. Every girl there is going to be so jealous." She hugged him again, kissed her dad on the cheek then moved out of the cage room, practically skipping. Jason rolled his eyes and went back to his cage. Clay smiled and blushed slightly.
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Clay and Emma were sitting beside the pool at their home. He had his arms around her with his hands laying on her round stomach. She was due any day now. Clay and the boys had gotten back the day before from a mission. An arms dealer and human trafficker had connection to a new terrorist organization and Bravo was sent to eliminate him. When they entered the compound, Bravo found a room full of young girls between the ages of 14 and 17. They had been raped and beaten. This almost broke Clay, he thought about his wife and his future child.
Clay was lost in thought when Emma moved to face him.
"What are you thinking about?" She asked.
"I really hope this baby's a boy." Clay said, suddenly.
"Why? I thought you wanted a girl?" Emma said, not really sure where her husband was going with this.
"I do. I want you just like you. But… I don't know if I can be a father to a little girl. They need so much more protection than a boy." Emma chuckled at his ridiculous comment. "It's not funny, Emma. Girls need compassion and want to have tea parties and stuffed animals and go out with boys. The thought of someone doing to my baby girl what I do to you… it makes me want to kill someone. And there are only so many places I can hide a body before people start to notice." Emma was fully laughing now. Clay began talking to her belly. "Please be a boy! Daddy needs you to be a boy!"
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Clay woke up with a start. This was the 10th night in a row that he woke up after having a dream about Emma. 'What is wrong with me!' Clay said to himself. Having dreams about him and Emma was inappropriate. He looked at the clock and noticed that it was only 0230. He laid back down and tried to go back to sleep.
He walked into the cage room at 0655 and saw that Ray and Sonny were standing in their cages.
"Morning boys." He said, moving to his own cage.
"Morning, blondie. Jay said that you were taking Emma to her prom. What's up with that?" Sonny asked, looking at his brother.
"Jason wasn't going to let her go because it doesn't end until 2 in the morning. I didn't want her to miss something as important as the prom, so I offered. Well, she asked if I would take her because I never got to go to my prom. You know, cause I lived overseas with my grandparents."
"You make sure you take care of our baby." Ray said, looking at him sternly.
"I promise, nothing or no one is going to hurt her."
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Clay was laying on top of Emma. He was running his hands over her body when she stopped him.
"What is it, baby? Clay asked, wondering why she had him stop.
Emma bit her lip. "This is the first time since I had the baby…" She trailed off and Clay laid there, trying to understand what she was talking about.
"Right, but Jason has AJ tonight. So it's not like we have to be quiet."
"It's not about being quiet... I'm worried that you won't find me attractive. I don't have my pre-baby body back yet…" Emma said and Clay stopped her with his lips.
"Baby, you are perfect. I love you, I love your body. You gave birth to my child. There is nothing sexier than that to me." Clay told her as resumed his kisses. He moved down her body and removed her clothes. He looked at her and she bit her lip. "Absolutely perfect, Emma Hayes Spenser."
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Clay sat up panting and hard in his pants. Great, his dreams about Emma has moved from thinking about them together to thinking about them having sex. Clay moved towards the bathroom to take care of his problem.
At 1900, Clay pulled up at the Hayes' house. He wanted to take Emma out to dinner before the prom. He climbed out of his truck and had a corsage in his right hand. He had settled on a black suit with a white shirt and royal blue tie. The tie brought out his eyes and he knew that the royal blue dress would definitely bring out Emma's. He moved towards the door and knocked. Jason came to the door moments later and let him in.
"You look good, Spenser."
"Thanks, boss. Is Emma ready? I wanted to take her to eat before the prom."
"She should be down in just a minute. I have the camera for pictures, if that's okay with you."
"Sure boss, it's just…" Clay began to say but stopped when he saw Emma come down the stairs. She was wearing a royal blue trumpet/mermaid off-the-shoulder sleeveless satin sweep/brush train dress that showed just a hint of cleavage with a split up her left leg that reached her upper thigh. "Wow." Clay breathed out, finally able to breathe.
"Emma, you look amazing." Jason said as Emma walked over to Clay.
"Thank you, daddy. You look nice too, Clay." She said and all he could do was stare at her.
"Emma, there are no words to describe how beautiful you look." Clay finally got out after several deep breaths. "This is for you." Clay said as he slipped the corsage on her left wrist. Jason snapped some pictures.
"You have your overnight bag?" Jason asked, wanting to make sure that his daughter had everything she needed.
"Yeah, let me grab it." She moved back upstairs quickly then came back down with a black overnight bag. Clay took it from her and they walked to his truck.
Clay pulled them into the parking lot of one of the fanciest, most expensive and most romantic restaurants in Virginia Beach. Emma looked over at him in shock and Clay smiled.
"I wanted to make your prom night a night that you will remember forever."
"Oh Clay." Emma said as she batted away tears. She leaned across the seat and kissed his cheek. "Thank you so much." He smiled at her and got out of the car, Emma moved to open the door but Clay stopped her.
"Don't move." He said to her and she looked at him as he rounded the truck and opened the door for her. She smiled as he offered her his hand to take so she could get out of the truck. She took his hand and they moved towards the restaurant, still holding hands. They entered the building and the matradee greeted them at the door.
"Hello, reservation for two for Clay Spenser."
"Ah, yes, Mr. Spenser. You asked for a patio table?"
"Yes, if there is one available."
"Of course, Mr. Spenser. Please follow me." They moved beyond her as she led them to the patio. Emma looked out and could see the sun setting over the water.
"Oh, Clay this is so beautiful." Emma said to him and he smiled just staring at her.
"Yeah, it sure is." He said, not taking his eyes off her. 'God that was such a cliche.' Clay thought and he was glad that Emma didn't see that he wasn't looking at the sunset, but at her.
They spent the next hour at the table. They had finished their meal and they were currently having a conversation.
"So, what is the theme to this prom?" Clay asked and Emma chuckled.
"It's kind of a cliche, but it's Our Future."
"Interesting." Clay looked at his watch and saw that it was almost time for the prom, so he called for the waiter, paid, and placed his hand on the small of Emma's back to lead her to the truck. He opened the door for her to slide in, then he walked around to climb into the driver's seat.
He pulled into the parking lot of the high school and once again opened the door for her. He offered her his arm and began walking towards the entrance. They entered the foyer and everyone looked at them. Emma began blushing and she moved them over to her friends.
"Clay, you know Hannah Seaver, Cathay Porter, and Bailey Fuller." Emma introduced them and they exchanged pleasantries.
"Would you like to dance, Em?" Clay asked and she nodded. Clay pulled her onto the dance floor and wrapped his arms around her waist. She places her arms around his neck and they begin dancing to Kane Brown's song 'Heaven'. They dance to the song with everyone around them watching their movements.
'Everybody's talkin' 'bout heaven like they just can't wait to go
They're sayin' how it's gonna be so good, so beautiful
Lyin' next to you, in this bed with you, I ain't convinced
'Cause, I don't know how, I don't know how heaven, heaven
Could be better than this, mm
I swear you're an angel
Sent to this world
What did I do right
To deserve you, girl?
I could stay here forever
I'd be fine if we never
Had to even leave this room
Everybody's talkin' 'bout heaven like they just can't wait to go
They're sayin' how it's gonna be so good, so beautiful
Lyin' next to you, in this bed with you, I ain't convinced
'Cause, I don't know how, I don't know how heaven, heaven'
"Do you want to sit down?" Clay asked, noticing the audience they had. Emma shook her head.
"No, let's keep dancing."
With that Clay pulled her closer and another song began to play. Emma chuckled as she listened to the lyrics.
"What?" Clay asked.
"Just listen."
'There's a rumor going 'round about me and you
Stirring up our little town the last week or two
So tell me why we even trying to deny this feeling
I feel it, don't you feel it too?
There's a rumor going 'round, and 'round, and 'round
What d'you say we make it true?
We make it true
Oh, we make it true, yeah
Well, I can shut 'em down, tell 'em all they're crazy
I can do whatever you want me to do, baby
Or you could lay one on me right now
We could really give 'em something to talk about'
"Seems kind of fitting." Clay said as he recognized the Lee Brice song. They continued to dance until Emma said that her feet were hurting. Clay moved her over to a table with her friends and they stayed there until 0030 when Emma decided she was ready to go.
"You sure?" Clay asked and Emma nodded.
"I really want to get out of these shoes." They both chuckled and said goodbye to her friends before leaving the school. They climbed into Clay's truck and drove back to his apartment. Clay grabbed her bag and led her into his apartment. Emma plopped down on his couch with a huge sigh. Clay moved over to the couch and grabbed her feet, taking off her sparkling silver strappy heels one by one and rubbing her feet.
She moved her left leg and laid it on his thigh, Clay noticed that her dress fell revealing her toned thigh.
"Did you have fun?" Clay asked, wanting to make sure that she really had a good time.
"Yes, Clay, I loved it so much. Thank you."
"No, problem."
"You know, everyone was jealous."
"Jealous? Of what?" Clay asked, looking at her.
"Jealous of you!"
"Why, because I had the most beautiful girl as my date?"
"No! Because I had the sexiest date!" Emma exclaimed, exasperated and Clay chuckled.
"Oh come on."
"Clay, have you seen yourself? You're hot! You're like Captain America… but real… and better looking."
"You really think so." Emma nodded her head emphatically. "So, was this the prom you always wanted?"
"Almost. I mean the corsage and the opening of doors and the fancy restaurant, and the dancing was amazing. But there is one thing that we can't do that I have always dreamed out on my prom night."
"Really, what's that?"
"A goodnight kiss." Emma said, blushing. Clay looked at her for a moment, then moved his hand to her neck. He pulled her closer to him and lightly kissed her lips. After a few seconds, he pulled back.
"How was that for a goodnight kiss?" Clay asked and Emma blushed.
"It was amazing." She whispered.
"Why don't you go get changed for bed and I'll move some stuff to the couch so I can sleep." Clay led her into his bedroom and she noticed that he had a huge king size bed.
"Wait… why don't we just share? I would feel horrible if I kicked you out of your own bed." Emma said and Clay hesitated. He didn't know if he would be able to hold back after weeks of dreaming about her.
"Uh. Sure. You brought something to sleep in?" Clay asked.
"Yes, I did. But I usually sleep in one of dad's shirts so my leggings will probably be uncomfortable."
"You want one of my t-shirts?" Clay asked, not wanting Emma to be uncomfortable.
"If you don't mind."
"Of course not." He moved over to his dresser and got one of his Bravo 6 t-shirts for her. She grabbed it and their hands touched. They stared at each other for a moment before leaning in for a kiss. Their lips met and Emma pushed his jacket off his arms and onto the floor. Emma took his tie off next while Clay began unzipping her dress. It fell onto the floor and soon after, his shirt followed. Clay picked her up and she wrapped her legs around his waist. Soon, they were laying there in just bra, panties, and boxers.
Clay kissed down her neck before looking into her face. "Are you sure?" Clay whispered.
"Yeah, I've thought about this for weeks." She admitted and Clay said, "So have I."
"Really?" Yeah, I've thought about a future with her, us."
"Me too." Their lips met again and before too long, they were completely naked.
Clay pushed inside her and Emma grabbed the bed sheets beside her and bit her lip.
"Oh my god!" Emma moaned loudly and closed her eyes.
"You okay?"
"I'm perfect. Please move." Emma said and Clay began thrusting. They moved together for over an hour, neither of them wanting to reach their release and just wanting to be with each other. They reached their organsms together and Clay rolled so that Emma was laying on top of him. They were still connected as they cooled and calmed down.
"Wow." Emma said and kissed Clay's chest.
"You okay?"
"I'm completely fine."
"You sure?"
"Yes, Clay, I'm so happy that it was you." Emma said and Clay knew that she was talking about her first time.
"Me too. Let's get some sleep." They both closed their eyes and drifted off to sleep.