Title: For All Eternity
Author: Julia Laure
Chapter 3: Dreaming Turned Into Reality
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Laurent knew he was dreaming. It was a reoccurring dream that kept him up at nights for ten years. It felt so real this time though. Almost too real. He hadn't woken up yet like he normally did and he counted himself lucky. He looked down to the girl nestled in his arms and hoped his luck didn't run out now. Her head was cradled in the crook of his arm. She slept so peacefully, like nothing could ever bother her. He leaned down and tentatively touched his lips to hers. They were warm and soft and inviting.
When her eyes fluttered open he knew she was real. She moaned and her arms went around his neck. He used his thumb to push her mouth open and took possession with his tongue, stroking hers with his. When she responded to the kiss and returned it, it sent shivers down his spine, and heated up his whole being body and soul. His mouth slanted over hers again and again, turning the kiss into one that was blatantly possessive.
Liz felt her control leave her. She never wanted the kiss to end. It set her on fire for the first time since she had last kissed him. How could she have ever let him go? This kind of passion lasted forever, for it was the kind that touched your soul. It hit her then why she had let him go. She couldn't think when he was with her; he got too close to her too quickly. That was dangerous because once he moved on, he would because he was attractive and could have anyone he wanted, all guys moved on it was a fact of life, she would be left, and she would never recover from the heartbreak of losing him. She shoved away from him just as the alarm clock went off; telling her it was six in the morning.
"I have to go, court, nine, shower, new clothes, don't get him pissed again," she mumbled, half to herself, half to Laurent. Anything to get out of the room. She walked out into the hallway that lead to the kitchen. Claudine and Manon were already up. Both were pouring putting the food that had been ordered from room service on plates.
"Will and Allie are in the front room eating, we thought you'd probably want to get going quickly since you have to work today," Claudine said.
"Thanks, I'll change back into my clothes, and then we need to get out of here, I have to be at court at nine," Liz told her. She turned and walked down the hall to the bedroom hoping Laurent wasn't still there. Luck was with her; he was in the shower. It took her five minutes to remember where she left her clothes. When she found them she changed out of the borrowed pajamas and back into the suit she wore yesterday. She found a hair tie in her pocket and pulled her hair back into a ponytail expertly. She left the room and headed back toward the kitchen as she heard the shower shut off.
"Okay, I think I'm ready," she announced.
"You haven't had any breakfast yet," Manon countered.
"I don't need any," she told her.
"The hell you don't!" Laurent's voice boomed. He walked up behind her and pushed her toward a chair. "Sit down and eat or you're not leaving," He told her.
"Who the hell are you to tell me anything?" She turned on him with fire in her eyes. Claudine and Manon took the scene in with awe. No one ever talked to their brother like that. Sure, Liz had yelled last night but that was in desperation, right? All females thought of their brooding brother as intimidating.
"You're eating if you plan to leave here." Laurent stated calmly. She grabbed a bagel, tore apiece off, and put it in her mouth and swallowed.
"There I ate something, satisfied?"
"For now," he allowed.
Liz turned to the girls. "Are the kids ready?" She asked.
"Yeah, give us five minutes, everything's packed, we just need to get their coats on." Claudine responded. Both girls left the room to bundle the little ones up.
Liz turned back to Laurent. "You have some nerve, you know."
"Well that was a smooth way to get the girls out of the room," he said dryly.
"You're daft and thick headed. You just can't order me around like that," she responded.
"I just did," he said smugly.
"Why are you so damn happy?"
"I kissed you and you responded."
"It meant nothing," she blatantly lied to him.
"The hell it didn't, you know it too. It meant a lot of things." By this time he was getting irritated and started talking in French.
"I forgotten it already," she said flippantly. All she could think about was protecting herself from him. She had to keep her shell up or everything would come crumbling down on her.
"Then I'm reminding you!" He captured her and pulled her to him and gave her another mind numbing kiss that he could have sworn set him on fire. That's how Pierre found them. He had just woken up to find his brother in a passionate embrace with the woman his brother was madly in love with. From the looks of things Liz was just as in love as his brother was. He cleared his throat.
Laurent heard it and broke the kiss, but he didn't let her go. She was just as shaken as he was. He pressed her head against his chest so she could hear the pounding of his heart. She surprisingly didn't resist. He placed a soft kiss on top of her head and held her tightly.
"I need to get the kids," she whispered and he let her go reluctantly. Manon and Claudine were waiting by the door with the kids bundled up and ready.
Manon called Pierre to get the luggage. Pierre walked away from his brother who was still standing close to Liz. Liz followed Pierre. He picked up the baggage and carried to the elevator and waited. The girls decided they wanted to take the kids down with her and say good-bye.
They stepped outside the room and waited for Liz. She stepped out and Laurent followed her.
"I go down with you," he told them.
"Good then you can take the bags, you're dressed," Pierre told him.
"That's fine," Liz said. The ride down was silent. Everyone said their good-byes to the kids and Liz climbed in the drivers seat, turned on the Jeep, and rolled down the window to say good-bye. Manon and Claudine both waved, but Laurent approached the Jeep. He cradled Liz's chin in his hand and gave her a soft kiss for good-bye. He stepped back and she shook her head to clear it, waved, and pulled out of the hotel parking lot.
Laurent left his sisters standing there and started up to the hotel room. He got there five minutes before they did. They came in babbling and met Pierre and Laurent in the kitchen. Pierre knew not to bring up the kiss, but only because he thought his sisters didn't know what happened.
"So what's up with you and Liz?" Manon asked.
"Nothing."
"Yeah right, and how many women do you kiss good-bye?" Claudine asked.
"He was doing a lot more than kissing her good-bye when I saw him," Pierre informed them.
"Just drop it, and make sure you find something to do today, because I've got plans," Laurent said and then walked out. He didn't want to share his love life with his siblings.
"If I'm not mistaken, we may have a sister-in-law soon," Pierre told his sisters. "Don't hold me to that, but from the way the sparks were flying, I know this didn't just start last night."
Author's note: okay, so I don't exactly know what California weather is, but I had to find some way for the whole spend the night thing to work. Many thanks to everyone who supported me, especially Phntmgddss (my conversation's with you rock!!!). Give me feedback PLEASE!!!!! I'm working on the next chapter, but semester finals are coming and I hafta study!!!! I get it out as soon as possible.
Author: Julia Laure
Chapter 3: Dreaming Turned Into Reality
Feedback: strawberry-chicky@excite.com or the nifty little review thing down below......whatever floats your boat
Disclaimer: see chapter 1
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Laurent knew he was dreaming. It was a reoccurring dream that kept him up at nights for ten years. It felt so real this time though. Almost too real. He hadn't woken up yet like he normally did and he counted himself lucky. He looked down to the girl nestled in his arms and hoped his luck didn't run out now. Her head was cradled in the crook of his arm. She slept so peacefully, like nothing could ever bother her. He leaned down and tentatively touched his lips to hers. They were warm and soft and inviting.
When her eyes fluttered open he knew she was real. She moaned and her arms went around his neck. He used his thumb to push her mouth open and took possession with his tongue, stroking hers with his. When she responded to the kiss and returned it, it sent shivers down his spine, and heated up his whole being body and soul. His mouth slanted over hers again and again, turning the kiss into one that was blatantly possessive.
Liz felt her control leave her. She never wanted the kiss to end. It set her on fire for the first time since she had last kissed him. How could she have ever let him go? This kind of passion lasted forever, for it was the kind that touched your soul. It hit her then why she had let him go. She couldn't think when he was with her; he got too close to her too quickly. That was dangerous because once he moved on, he would because he was attractive and could have anyone he wanted, all guys moved on it was a fact of life, she would be left, and she would never recover from the heartbreak of losing him. She shoved away from him just as the alarm clock went off; telling her it was six in the morning.
"I have to go, court, nine, shower, new clothes, don't get him pissed again," she mumbled, half to herself, half to Laurent. Anything to get out of the room. She walked out into the hallway that lead to the kitchen. Claudine and Manon were already up. Both were pouring putting the food that had been ordered from room service on plates.
"Will and Allie are in the front room eating, we thought you'd probably want to get going quickly since you have to work today," Claudine said.
"Thanks, I'll change back into my clothes, and then we need to get out of here, I have to be at court at nine," Liz told her. She turned and walked down the hall to the bedroom hoping Laurent wasn't still there. Luck was with her; he was in the shower. It took her five minutes to remember where she left her clothes. When she found them she changed out of the borrowed pajamas and back into the suit she wore yesterday. She found a hair tie in her pocket and pulled her hair back into a ponytail expertly. She left the room and headed back toward the kitchen as she heard the shower shut off.
"Okay, I think I'm ready," she announced.
"You haven't had any breakfast yet," Manon countered.
"I don't need any," she told her.
"The hell you don't!" Laurent's voice boomed. He walked up behind her and pushed her toward a chair. "Sit down and eat or you're not leaving," He told her.
"Who the hell are you to tell me anything?" She turned on him with fire in her eyes. Claudine and Manon took the scene in with awe. No one ever talked to their brother like that. Sure, Liz had yelled last night but that was in desperation, right? All females thought of their brooding brother as intimidating.
"You're eating if you plan to leave here." Laurent stated calmly. She grabbed a bagel, tore apiece off, and put it in her mouth and swallowed.
"There I ate something, satisfied?"
"For now," he allowed.
Liz turned to the girls. "Are the kids ready?" She asked.
"Yeah, give us five minutes, everything's packed, we just need to get their coats on." Claudine responded. Both girls left the room to bundle the little ones up.
Liz turned back to Laurent. "You have some nerve, you know."
"Well that was a smooth way to get the girls out of the room," he said dryly.
"You're daft and thick headed. You just can't order me around like that," she responded.
"I just did," he said smugly.
"Why are you so damn happy?"
"I kissed you and you responded."
"It meant nothing," she blatantly lied to him.
"The hell it didn't, you know it too. It meant a lot of things." By this time he was getting irritated and started talking in French.
"I forgotten it already," she said flippantly. All she could think about was protecting herself from him. She had to keep her shell up or everything would come crumbling down on her.
"Then I'm reminding you!" He captured her and pulled her to him and gave her another mind numbing kiss that he could have sworn set him on fire. That's how Pierre found them. He had just woken up to find his brother in a passionate embrace with the woman his brother was madly in love with. From the looks of things Liz was just as in love as his brother was. He cleared his throat.
Laurent heard it and broke the kiss, but he didn't let her go. She was just as shaken as he was. He pressed her head against his chest so she could hear the pounding of his heart. She surprisingly didn't resist. He placed a soft kiss on top of her head and held her tightly.
"I need to get the kids," she whispered and he let her go reluctantly. Manon and Claudine were waiting by the door with the kids bundled up and ready.
Manon called Pierre to get the luggage. Pierre walked away from his brother who was still standing close to Liz. Liz followed Pierre. He picked up the baggage and carried to the elevator and waited. The girls decided they wanted to take the kids down with her and say good-bye.
They stepped outside the room and waited for Liz. She stepped out and Laurent followed her.
"I go down with you," he told them.
"Good then you can take the bags, you're dressed," Pierre told him.
"That's fine," Liz said. The ride down was silent. Everyone said their good-byes to the kids and Liz climbed in the drivers seat, turned on the Jeep, and rolled down the window to say good-bye. Manon and Claudine both waved, but Laurent approached the Jeep. He cradled Liz's chin in his hand and gave her a soft kiss for good-bye. He stepped back and she shook her head to clear it, waved, and pulled out of the hotel parking lot.
Laurent left his sisters standing there and started up to the hotel room. He got there five minutes before they did. They came in babbling and met Pierre and Laurent in the kitchen. Pierre knew not to bring up the kiss, but only because he thought his sisters didn't know what happened.
"So what's up with you and Liz?" Manon asked.
"Nothing."
"Yeah right, and how many women do you kiss good-bye?" Claudine asked.
"He was doing a lot more than kissing her good-bye when I saw him," Pierre informed them.
"Just drop it, and make sure you find something to do today, because I've got plans," Laurent said and then walked out. He didn't want to share his love life with his siblings.
"If I'm not mistaken, we may have a sister-in-law soon," Pierre told his sisters. "Don't hold me to that, but from the way the sparks were flying, I know this didn't just start last night."
Author's note: okay, so I don't exactly know what California weather is, but I had to find some way for the whole spend the night thing to work. Many thanks to everyone who supported me, especially Phntmgddss (my conversation's with you rock!!!). Give me feedback PLEASE!!!!! I'm working on the next chapter, but semester finals are coming and I hafta study!!!! I get it out as soon as possible.
