Chapter Two
Chapter 2
***Rated NC17***

It was getting later by the minute and Alexis was getting worried because Zander had promised to be home by 6 o'clock and it was already a little past 7. "He was late, and he would of called...wonder where that boy is?" she thought. " I am not running all over creation..." just as she said that the phone rang..."this has to be Zander.." she said as she picked up the phone.

"Zander, where the hell are..." she said to silence on the other end. "Well hello to you to.." the voice replied. "Ned..is that you?"..."Yeah sweetheart...Zander missing again." Ned replied. "No he's just late, I'm sure he's gonna call shortly.." "You don't think that they are..." "No of course not, he knows that I mean business about calling...he'll call." Alexis said as she got a little more worried about his whereabouts.

"So, what did you call for..." Alexis said as she took a seat behind the desk. "Well, I wanted to know if you wanted to get some late dinner at the PC Grill tonight.."
"You know I would, but I really should wait for Zander to call..."
"Alexis, he's a big boy, he can take care of himself..."
"Yeah I know, but I'm worried about him..he should of been back by now.."
"Well, maybe he got hung up somewhere..."
"Yeah, or could be dead....Sorel's men are still out there.."
"Look, I'm sure he'll call or come home...soon."
"So, what about dinner.."
"We could eat here at the penthouse..."
"What .. popcorn..?"
"You love popcorn, Ned...I could whip something up or we could order take out.."

Just as she said that the door bell rang...

"Ned, someone's at my door...I'll have to call you back..."
"okay..bye."

Alexis hung up the phone and opened the door...

She was relieved to see Zander standing in front of her...she didn't know whether to hug him or to strangle him..

"Where have you been..." Alexis said as she let him in...
"What....I was...well, I was busy..." Zander said as he remembered he had been with Emily all day...and a smile came over his face.
"Okay, I'm not gonna ask, cause I know you sure aren't gonna tell me."
"Alexis, I'm fine...what are you so worried about..." Zander said as he took off his coat and walked over to the sofa to sit down.

"Can I talk to you about something..?"
"Sure Zander, what's up?..."
"I need to talk to you about Emily..."
"Oh,...okay what about her?" Alexis said as she sat down beside him.
"Well, I guess you figured it out that we have been seeing each other on the sly..huh?"
"Yeah I figured as much.."
"Well, then you know how close we have gotten over the last few months.."
"What's your point, Zander?...popcorn?" Alexis replied as she offered Zander the bowl of popcorn that was sitting on the coffee table.
"Uh, no thanks...Alexis...I..uh, I love her.."
"Are you sure, are you really sure...cause love is a big thing..."
"Yeah, I am sure...I need her..she has been my everything, I take every breath for her..."
"Okay, what does she say about this..."
"Well, that is what I was getting, ya see..we were together this afternoon and well, uh.."Zander replied as he got a little nervous talking about this with Alexis, but she was really the only person who would understand.
"We talked about this, me and Emily and well, she uh, loves me too.."
"So what's the problem..."
"The problem is her parents...they are never in a million years gonna let me see her..."
"Probably not...."
"Now you can't tell anyone I told you this, Alexis...this has to stay between you and me...cause if this ever got back to her parents, I'd be sitting in jail again.."
"I won't tell a soul..."
"Not even Ned...cause he is sure to tell the family..and we can't have that, Alexis..I won't lose her again..."
"Now why are you telling me this..."
"Because I didn't want you to worry when I don't come home tonight.." he replied just waiting for the lecture about being out and in the open and how dangerous it was..so he was prepared for anything she threw at him...
"Not come home tonight, but where would you go?"
"Alexis, I'll be with...."
"Oh, gotcha...well when will you be back..." Alexis replied as she finally got where he was going with this.
"I'll be back sometime tomorrow morning...don't you want to know where I'll be staying..."
"That would be good...and be sure that you are extra careful tonight..."
"We're gonna be at Elizabeth's studio down on the docks...and yeah, I'll be EXTRA careful.." Zander replied with a chuckle and his smirkish grin.
"Now I'm serious, Zander..Sorel's goons are still out there...it can be dangerous for you to be out there alone walking the docks.."
"Oh, Alexis...I won't be doing much walking tonight..." he replied with a devilish grin...

Alexis being slow at picking these things up..looked at him kinda oddly and left his words pass right over her head.

"Well I'd better get going...Emily is waiting for me back at the studio...and before you say anything...I'll be careful..and I'll make sure her cell is on so if you need me call.." Zander replied as he got up and put his coat on.
" Okay, and I would like to remind to take your keys along....cause I may not be here tomorrow morning when you do decide to come home.."
"Oh, thanks for reminding me...I'll go get them..I left them on the nightstand in my room, that's why I had to knock earlier..."
" And while you do that..I'm gonna call Ned back..."

As she picked up the receiver to call Ned, the door bell rang.....

"Now what..." she said in disgust and frustration...
"Alexis...it's me..."
"Ned?.." she replied to herself...

Alexis reached for the door knob as Zander came down the stairs...

"Who's at the door?..." Zander asked...
"Ned..."
"What does he want..."
Alexis just shrugged as if to say I don't know...
"Well, can keep him busy while I slip out, I don't want him to know that I'm going to see Emily.."
"Alexis?...." Ned replied from on the other side of the door..
"Coming...now wait a sec..."
"You can't let him standing out there...he's gonna get suspicious.."
"I'll let him in and just tell him you are going somewhere..."
"Where?...."
"I don't know, make somethin' up"....
"Oh, okay..I'll just make somethin' up...I'm good at doin' that..." Zander replied as he got this goofy look..."yeah right..I'll make somethin' up..."

Alexis reached for the door and turned the knob to let Ned in...he'd been standing out there waiting for her to open the door, so he was anxious to come in....

"What took you so long...I was waiting out there forever..." Ned said as he gave Alexis a kiss on the cheek.
"Uh, oh I was on the phone...and ...."
"Nevermind....I completely understand...work..."
"Hey Ned..." Zander said as he walked towards the door.
"Now remember what I said..."
"Yes, I remember...and you remember what I said..."
"Okay did I miss something here..." Ned asked with a puzzled look on his face.
"Oh, Zander's going out...and I just wanted him to make sure he had his keys..."
"Well, have a good time you two...." Zander said as he opened the door.
"You be careful out there...ya hear?"
"Yes, mom..." Zander said jokingly...

Zander closed the door to the penthouse and pushed the down arrow button on the elevator pad....he needed to pick some things up before heading back to the studio.

"Mom?..." Ned replied with question...
"What's he talking about....I definitely missed something..."
"Nothin' you didn't miss anything...ready to go to dinner..."
"Now don't change the subject..."
"I'm not...I'm just hungry". Alexis replied hoping that by now Zander got on the elevator and was headed to see Emily.

"Where we going...for dinner that is...?"
"How bout..."
"Don't you dare say Kelly's..cause you eat there more then I do since the whole staff at the Q house has been on strike...."
"No, how bout the PC Grill..."
"Sounds fine with me..." Ned said as he helped Alexis with her coat and they walked out the penthouse door.

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Meanwhile, back at the studio, Emily was getting things ready for her night with Zander. She couldn't believe that it was finally gonna happen. She had been waiting for so long to be with him in that way, she was getting anxious and nervous about what was gonna happen tonight, her mind was going a hundred miles an hour. She turned the lights down low, and had lit all the candles she could find...."music...we need music..." she said to herself.

There wasn't much she knew about Zander, he hasn't told her much over the last 6 months and not alot came out at the trial. She didn't care, she loved him and wanted so much to be with him. His past didn't matter, only now and their future....

From what Zander had told her about his past and partly what she had figured out from what he said, she found out that he was raised in Florida and really didn't want to talk about his family. But one night, while they were together, Zander started opening up about himself. She can remember that night so well, like it was yesterday. It was right before his trial and she guessed he needed to get things off his chest. She remembers him saying that his family was a pretty wealthy family who lived on the west coast of Florida, and the family just fell apart when his sister was killed about 5 years ago. He made things worse at home by hanging out with the wrong crowd and getting himself into trouble. His parents put up with him till he was 18 and then he left for places unknown. He made his way up the coast and headed for New York. He had said he had some relation living in Canada and stayed with them for awhile till he got bored of that. She couldn't believe at what he had said about his family life, since he certainly didn't look like he came from a family with money. He looked like a street kid who lived on what he could find. But she guessed when you leave home with $300 in your pocket, it is only a matter of time before the money runs out. And with the pride that Zander has, she knew that he wasn't going to be calling his parents any time soon for money. From how Zander spoke about his family, they would not be so happy to hear from him, things just really fell apart, his sister was the glue that held the family together and now that she was gone, it was hard to keep it united.

All Emily could think about was now...she didn't want to go back to their rocky beginnings with the kidnapping, the drugs, and the whole Ted Wilson ordeal. She just wanted to move on with her life...her life with Zander. She was so in love with him, and she knew that she was going to spend the rest of her life with him.

"Now where is he..." Emily thought to herself..."He's been gone a while now.."
As she was going over her checklist that she made so she wouldn't forget something for tonight. She had the lights down low, the candles were lit, the music was playing..and thank goodness Elizabeth always has CD's available to listen to...
"what else...somethin' was missing...but what?" Emily said to herself trying to think of what it needed yet...

As she stood there thinking of many thoughts, there was a knock in the door...

"Emily...it's me.." the voice said from the other side of the door.
"Zander,...." She replied as the feelings of tonight rushed over her.

"Now I know what is missing..." she said as she opened the door..
"What's missing..."
"You..." she said as she pulled him close to her and kissed him quickly...
"Close the door..we don't want everyone to see us...now do we.."
"Nah, I guess not..." She replied.

He couldn't believe that she had done all this while he was gone...

"How did you know this is what I had in mind..." he asked.
"I guess we are connected that way..." she replied as she noticed he was carrying something.
"Watcha got there..."
"Oh this...nothin' ..it's nothin'"...Zander said as he tried to hid what he had in his hand behind him.
"Aw come on...what is it?...somethin' for me?...
"Well, you could say that..." Zander replied with a little chuckle. "It's for later..."
"Later...why not now..." Emily said as she tried to sneek a peak at what he was hiding.
"No it's for later...you will just have to wait..."
"Okay, what about a hint..."
"I'll give you a hint if you give me...one of these.."...as said that he grabbed her and pulled her close to him and kissed her deeply on the sweet lips that he so wanted to feel.

The kiss was deep and passionate, he couldn't remember feeling this way with anyone else. He need her so much, and wanted to be with her so badly...he couldn't wait no longer. Without warning, he caressed her with his hands, her skin was soft as silk and she smelled...she smelled so good..he couldn't resist kissing every part of her. They stood in the middle of the studio with candles flickering in the dark, they knew that this was the perfect time...the perfect time, the right time, they need each other now. She reached up and removed his jacket that he still had on as the bag he was carrying fell to the floor. She couldn't get enough of him either. He felt her hands run through his coal black hair, and felt her fingertips lightly touch the nape of his neck...he couldn't stand it...he picked her up in his arms and cradled her close, never releasing the kiss they had. He carried her safely to the bed and laid her down on the pillows that filled the queen side poster bed. He released the kiss as she lie there, she was felt so safe with him and wanted so much to make love to him...it was long over due and they both knew what they wanted so badly.

She watched as he slipped off his button up shirt and he gazed into her eyes, knowing this would be the first time for both of them, he wanted it to be so special. And so far it was..he was worried that he would do something wrong, that he would hurt her in some way...but he couldn't think that way...emotions took over as he pulled his black tee shirt over his head and it fell on the floor. She was in aw of what was taking place..she couldn't believe that they had made it this far...through everything...their love survived and it was the moment of truth. She was so full of emotion and love for him...she wanted this so badly, they deserved one night of happiness.

She stared up at him looking deep into his eyes, and just amazed at the man who stood before her.

"Emily...are you okay..."
"Yeah, I'm fine..." she said as she raised herself up onto her knees.

She couldn't resist touching his skin, and slowly glided her hand across his abodomen, just above the belt he had been wearing...eye to eye, he leaned in to kiss her once again. Taking her in his arms, his hands wrapped around her waist and drew her closer to him. He teased her so, when his hands came front and started unbuttoning her pink blouse she had on. She held her breath as he slowly unbuttoned the first button, her heart was beating so hard, so fast...he undid the last button on the blouse and removed it from her shoulders revealing her beautiful skin. He couldn't resist kissing her..he leaned in and kissed her sweetly on the shoulder and followed it with more sweet kisses towards her mouth that was urning for his. She slipped out of the blouse and it laid on the quilt of the bed. His mouth so tenderly kissed her and he wrapped his hands around her waist. He wanted to take things slow, and she certainly was giving him the impression that she was enjoying the pleasure of his company.

She released the tender kiss that he had began and she laid back down in the middle of the bed just waiting for him to take her completely. He started to unbuckle his belt and slip it through the loops of his black jeans he was wearing. She noticed that he need some help with this, and started to help him with the button of his jeans. He looked kinda shocked that she would be so assertive with helping him, but all he could think about was the touch of her hand on his skin. With the flowing of emotion, she kissed and teased him with her tongue as she made her way up to his neck. She was trying so hard to please him in every way, and in every way she thought how. He slipped out of the jeans as they laid in a crumpled pile on the floor. She thought he looked so sexy in those black cotton boxers...she couldn't resist the touch of him and the touch of skin to skin.

There had been no words between the two of them, their emotions had filled the room and their eyes told the story between them. He looked deeply into her eyes as he laid her back down on the bed and he hovered over top of her.

"Are you sure..?" he asked before they got to far and couldn't stop this whirlwind they were on..
"I'm sure, I want you to make love to me, Zander..." she replied as she raised her head to kiss him once again.
"You know I love you..."
"I know, and I love you too..."
With that said, he felt his way down to her waist and started to unbutton her blue jeans, she stopped him...

"Let me do that..." she whispered...they can be tricky..she giggled.

He looked at her and smiled...

She slipped the jeans off as they fell to the floor along side his.. he had moved to the one side to give her room, and as her skin was revealed, he placed his warm hands on her soft skin and teased her waist with his fingertips. He couldn't resist and he wanted to give her pleasure the best way he knew how. She moved onto her side and they came face to face once again. Their arms draping each other's waists and their legs were intertwined, the feelings of passion over came both of them and his mouth found hers. Her mouth moist with passion and he felt her sensual touch as she slid her hands down around the waist band of his boxers. He knew this was it, there was no turning back...he couldn't stop what was about to happen. They wanted it for so long and he knew this was going to be special for both of them. Not knowing much about Emily's past history with relationships, he had assumed that this was her first time as it was his. They set out on this journey together and they were about to make love for the first time. She could feel his heart beating faster and could feel him breath on her soft skin. She wanted so much for this to be special, they had a connection that no one else she knew had.

As she slipped her fingertips on the inside of the waistband, she couldn't resist but to linger for a moment as she felt his muscles beneath the skin tremble. She thought to herself..."he's nervous"...which was to be expected she guessed. He didn't resist to her exploring every inch of his perfect body, and he just left her hands wander touching every part of him. She wanted to journey every crevis, and she was hoping that it would bring him pleasure of the moment. She started to slip off the black boxers, as his hands started to explore her, she thought they had the same thing in mind when she thought about doing it herself. They had been on this journey of passion for what seemed like hours...she felt so safe with him and wanted every part of him to feel her love. His hands found the waist band of her pink panties, and his fingertips teasing her silky skin as he started to slip the panties down her smooth legs.

She was so in aw of his touch and his tenderness with her. She had certainly found the man she wanted to spend the rest of her life with. She had finally reached the point of no return, there was no turning back as the two of them lay there in a pile of rose petals she had scattered on the bed hours before. Now, both of them lay skin to skin, their legs intertwined, he started with his tender kisses from her abdomen to the nape of her neck, his hands cupping her breast so tenderly. She was euphorically pleasured by his touch.

"Emily...I want you so bad...."
"Zander, I am yours for the taking..." she whispered in his ear as he kissed her so...
He followed his emotions and his thoughts as his mouth made his way down to the softest skin he has ever explored, her breasts were so...they were so what he wanted, as his mouth moved across her nipple. He knew she had felt the pleasure of him caressing her so, because of the way he could feel the motion of her body as he tenderly aroused her. She was so wrapped up in the feelings of arousal and the energy they both shared, she was hoping he didn't notice that he was doing most of the work, she just laid there taking it all in, she was feeling more pleasure then she had every felt. As he caressed her and kissed her tenderly on her skin, her hands found the small of his back knowing that this was his "spot", she had found it by accident one night and she told him that she would never forget. With one touch of her hand, he reacted in a way that she knew he was enjoying every sensual moment she spent lingering around that spot. He was certainly aroused by this time and he thought to himself about how it would be when he finally be able to be inside of her. He wanted them to become one and had found that this was the moment, he couldn't resist no longer...he wanted to be with her completely, he wanted them to become one.

As their bodies intertwined underneath the covers of the queen size bed, he had thought of nothing but her. There was no trial, no past to speak of, no running from anyone and everyone....just the two of them enjoying each other. It was so perfect. It certainly was what he had expected, passionate, tender yet so innocent for being their first time.

He moved his hand down the side of her shapely hips as the other found its way through her hair around her temple.

"This is what I want.." Zander said as he moved his hand towards her inner part of her thigh. She quivered slightly as his fingertips teased her sensitive skin. "Are you okay...Emily..." "Yeah, I'm fine.." " Do you want me to stop, cause I can..." "No, please no don't stop" she said breatheless.
He noticed her body moving with the motion of his finger that found its way inside her, the smooth texture of her body was tantilizing and so seductive. She was so enthralled with his way, she found herself releasing how she felt by letting go a soft sensual sound. He loved the fact that she was so enjoying this moment of pleasure, he couldn't resist by doing it more and just as slowly as before.

Still side by side, he moved to lay on his back while he pulled her leg with him, so now she was straddling his waist. It was really the first time he could see what a beautiful body she really had. The shapely figure silhouetted as he look into her eyes. She leaned down and hovered over him, he placed his hands around her waist and drew her closer to him. Wrapping his strong arms around her, he held her tight against his bare skin. Her feeling his harden body closer then she could of ever imagined. His mouth found hers and kissed her so tenderly. His mouth opened wider and hers followed, their tongues danced togther as the kiss deepened.

Their bare bodies touching so close, he could feel her every breath and she could his.

"Zander....this feels so right..." Emily said as she pulled herself up and sat on his waist.
"It feels so right for me to Emily..."

"Uh, I think we should stop before we go to far..."
"But why...we so much have enjoyed each other....why would you want to stop.."
"No, no, not stop...I want you, really I do..I just thought we might want to use one of these..." Zander said as he pulled a condom from the pocket of his jeans.
"Boy, you came prepared...a little presumptuous isn't it?...
"Okay, maybe a little..."

Zander took the little packet and tried to open it with his hands and he couldn't rip the plastic. He put the packet in between his teeth and ripped it open...
"Do you need help with that?..." Emily said as she slid off to the side so he would have room to put it on.
"No...eh I think I got it.." Zander replied as he seem to be struggling with getting out of the wrapper.
"Here let me do that for you...I promise it won't hurt a bit..."
"Okay be gentle.."
"Don't worry I will..." Emily replied as she took the condom and wrapped it around and unrolled it down his shaft.
"See..all better.."
"Now where were we..." Zander said as he pulled Emily back towards him.
"I think we were here..." she said as she leaned in to kiss him.


She straddled him once again and as their bodies met, she had the incredible urge to shift her legs to open the unexplored area. He was kinda surprised that she made the first move, but he followed her lead and moved his hand to place his hardened flesh inside of her. She let out a moan of passion as she felt him inside...two of them moving so perfectly together. Moving to the rhythm of the music that had been playing on the radio, suddenly gave them the momentum they need to reach their moment of ecstasy. Their rhythm quickened as she felt his hips start to thrust him deeper inside her, she felt every motion of him, and he felt every intense spasm in her, with one last movement of his hips, he knew that this was the moment that they would remember for a lifetime. As he peaked his moment of intensity, he was able to release what had been bottled up in side of him for such a long time. A few short thrusts of his hips, she knew that this was the moment they wanted and desired. He left out a moan as he reached his peak, and he arched his back to add a little extra push to the feeling of it.


"How do you feel?..." Zander asked breathlessly
"I feel wonderful..you were wonderful..." Emily replied as she shifted her hips and what was once one, has now become two.
"I didn't hurt you did I?.."
"No, you didn't hurt me...it was perfect..."


It had been a few hours since she had spoken to her folks and thought she should give them a call to check in. As she crawled over top of his waist to get out of bed..he quickly grabbed her as if to keep her from leaving his side.


"Hey, where are you going?.." he said jokingly
"I was going to call my parents and check in with them.."
"Well I think that you should stay right here with me for a little while longer.." Zander said as he pulled her back into his arms.
The tension between them had finally been broken, they were so happy to be together. Laughin' and joking like they didn't have a care in the world. There one night together had finally happened and they were just enjoying it to the fullest.


"Zander..."
"Yes Emily..."
"Have I told you in the last hour or so that I love you..."
"No you haven't and I love you too...so much and I love you even more now..."
"I love you even more now too..."
"I love being here with you, to hold you so close, to feel you here with me..."
"You are my life Emily...you are my every breath I take...if it wouldn't be for you, I don't know where I'd be...you have truly changed my life and I will forever love you for that..."
"How sweet of you to say that, Zander.."
"It's true..it is so true...my feelings for you run so deep..I love you with all of my heart, body and soul."
"I know you do, and I love you...now and forever..."


Zander and Emily laid there in the queen sized bed for a little while longer just absorbing each other and the wonderful feelings that have come over them. Each of them never thought they could be this happy, this content, this safe. There bare bodies still laying so close, hoping that this feeling would never leave them. She layed her head on his chest and teased his abodmen with her hand as they just felt each others heart beat. He ran his fingers through her dark auburn hair, it was so soft to the touch and she was so beautiful. He raised his head and kissed her on the forehead as he pulled her closer. Their arms wrapped around each other not wanting this moment to end.

Some time had gone by and Zander noticed that Emily had fell asleep on his chest, and he tried to make no sudden movements to wake her. He slipped out of bed to blow out all the candles they had lit earlier. He slipped on his black boxers that lay aside of the bed and stepped off the raised platform. He took notice to the clock on the wall that read 12 o'clock, and thought that this night had been such a perfect night for both of them. He walked around the room, trying not to bump any of Elizabeth's things over and trying not to wake Emily. He blew out all the candles and noticed the bag that was left on the floor. The bag that held the surprise he had bought for her, the surprise he didn't get to show her. He set the bag quietly on the counter as he heard her rustling in the sheets only a few feet away. He knew that if he wasn't there with her, she would notice he was gone and he didn't want her to wake to find him missing.

He checked the door to the studio to make sure it was locked up tight for the night and proceeded towards the bed once again. He then slid back into the bed quietly, and she immediately wrapped her arms around him once again. She was sleeping so peacefully and she was so beautiful, he couldn't help but to watch her as she layed there next to him. This was what he wanted to do for some time now, just lie there and watch her, motionless, her skin feeling so good next to his. He wrapped his arms around her and held her close.

It didn't take long before the two of them had fallen off to sleep in each others arms.

Chapter 3