Chapter Nine
Cameron couldn't stand it any longer. Soon after, he called Ian who came over and gave Abby something that would finally make her sleep. She was so distraught by her latest vision that she could barely speak.
Now, he sat downstairs with Rafe. He decided to work from home today. There was no way he'd get anything done at the office anyway. Not when he was so worried about her.
"Do you know if she finally saw who it was?" Rafe asked Cam.
He shook his head. "I think so. She couldn't tell me though - she was beside herself, Rafe. This whole thing? It's killing me."
Rafe could absolutely sympathize. "It's like when Alison was in labor with Katie. I knew she was in pain and there was nothing I could do to help her or to make it stop."
"Well - whatever Ian gave her finally knocked her out. I hope she sleeps until next week. She definitely needs it."
Cam finished his coffee and then helped Rafe out for the morning. He even answered the phone, surprising Alison when she called.
"Cameron? Has my husband talked you into helping him out?" Alison giggled. "Make sure he pays you."
"Of course. Do you think I'd do this for free?" He laughed back.
"How's Abby?" She asked then.
"Sleeping. Finally." He told her.
"Oh. That's good. She looked exhausted the last time I saw her."
"She certainly is. But I think she'll be fine. Alison, it's been great chatting with you but I'm sure you need to talk to Rafe."
"I do. Thanks!" She replied.
Cam handed the phone over to his brother-in-law. "It's your lovely wife."
"Hi lovely wife!" Rafe said as he greeted her.
"Hi yourself. Rafe, can you come home for a bit?" Alison asked.
"What? Why? Are you OK? Is it Kate?"
"No. We're fine. I just need you to come home for lunch - that's all."
"What's the matter?"
Alison sighed. "Rafe. We're fine. Can you come home or not?"
Certain she was lying he wondered what was wrong. "I'll be there in a minute."
Cam stared at him with concern. "Everything OK?"
"She says yes - but she needs me to come home. Can you keep an eye on things here for me?"
"I'm not going anywhere." Cam said with a grin.
"Thanks. I appreciate it." Rafe replied as he sprinted out the door.
He pushed the speed limit the whole way home. Alison paced by the door, waiting for him.
She heard his car door slam and stood waiting with a smile.
As he walked in the front door she grabbed him by the shirtfront and pulled him inside.
"What's the ---"
She didn't let him finish his sentence before she crushed her mouth to his, causing him to stumble backwards and close the door.
He tried to catch his breath as she pulled away, briefly. "Alison?"
"Shh. Hurry up. I don't know how long we have. Be quiet and come with me." She replied as she pushed his jacket off his shoulders and kissed him again.
She walked backwards, leading him upstairs, her mouth never leaving his for more than mere seconds.
It was really hard to walk with his eyes closed. As they approached the landing he stumbled, causing her to fall backwards. He held her close, carefully making sure he didn't crush her when they landed. She giggled as she lost one of her shoes, which bumped noisily down the stairs until it reached at the bottom.
She lay frozen under him for a second, praying Kate would stay asleep.
Sure she was still out; she grinned at him and pulled his face back to hers again, kissing him deeply.
"Alison." He whispered between kisses. He pulled away slightly and grinned. "Are you crazy?"
"About you - definitely. Rafe, stop talking and kiss me. We don't have much time." She demanded as she clawed at the buttons of his shirt. She moved to sit and pulled her own sweater over her head before lying back down.
"God, I missed you." She breathed as she ran her hands over his face, shivering as she felt him help her out of the rest of her clothes. She winced as she heard her other shoe drop, followed quickly by both of his. Thankfully, Kate still didn't wake up.
He smiled as his hands played over her skin. He'd almost forgotten what she felt like it had been so long. "I missed you too." He said softly as he finally shook his leg free from the jeans he was wearing. "Alison - don't you want to go into the bedroom?"
She shook her head at him. "Later." She replied as she pulled him back to her again.
Making love at the top of the stairs was far from an ideal location - but neither of them seemed to care at all.
They finally made their way to the bedroom sometime later and he laughed as he held her close. That was quite an adventure, but they were now much more comfortable. He could hear the soft sound of music coming from Kate's room over the baby monitor.
"So." He asked as he kissed her softly, pressing her into the pillows. "This is why you needed me home?"
"Mmm hmm." She replied with a seductive grin. She trailed her fingers up and down his chest, laughing when she saw him squirm because she tickled him. "I was still sleeping when you left this morning. When I woke up I realized how long it had actually been." She cast her eyes downward, blushing a bit as she remembered how she ambushed him at the door. "I couldn't stand being away from you anymore and I just got her to sleep. I figured it was probably a good time."
"It was." He said as he ran a hand over her hair, toying with the ends. He moved to kiss her again. "This was the best lunch I've had in months."
"I hoped it would be." She sighed as he pulled away. She looked him in the eye and said with a grin. "You know, you might even have time for seconds."
"You think so?" He chuckled at her.
"Yeah." She replied as she pulled him by the shoulders and back to her. "If you hurry." She whispered as she covered his mouth with hers.
Cameron couldn't stand it any longer. Soon after, he called Ian who came over and gave Abby something that would finally make her sleep. She was so distraught by her latest vision that she could barely speak.
Now, he sat downstairs with Rafe. He decided to work from home today. There was no way he'd get anything done at the office anyway. Not when he was so worried about her.
"Do you know if she finally saw who it was?" Rafe asked Cam.
He shook his head. "I think so. She couldn't tell me though - she was beside herself, Rafe. This whole thing? It's killing me."
Rafe could absolutely sympathize. "It's like when Alison was in labor with Katie. I knew she was in pain and there was nothing I could do to help her or to make it stop."
"Well - whatever Ian gave her finally knocked her out. I hope she sleeps until next week. She definitely needs it."
Cam finished his coffee and then helped Rafe out for the morning. He even answered the phone, surprising Alison when she called.
"Cameron? Has my husband talked you into helping him out?" Alison giggled. "Make sure he pays you."
"Of course. Do you think I'd do this for free?" He laughed back.
"How's Abby?" She asked then.
"Sleeping. Finally." He told her.
"Oh. That's good. She looked exhausted the last time I saw her."
"She certainly is. But I think she'll be fine. Alison, it's been great chatting with you but I'm sure you need to talk to Rafe."
"I do. Thanks!" She replied.
Cam handed the phone over to his brother-in-law. "It's your lovely wife."
"Hi lovely wife!" Rafe said as he greeted her.
"Hi yourself. Rafe, can you come home for a bit?" Alison asked.
"What? Why? Are you OK? Is it Kate?"
"No. We're fine. I just need you to come home for lunch - that's all."
"What's the matter?"
Alison sighed. "Rafe. We're fine. Can you come home or not?"
Certain she was lying he wondered what was wrong. "I'll be there in a minute."
Cam stared at him with concern. "Everything OK?"
"She says yes - but she needs me to come home. Can you keep an eye on things here for me?"
"I'm not going anywhere." Cam said with a grin.
"Thanks. I appreciate it." Rafe replied as he sprinted out the door.
He pushed the speed limit the whole way home. Alison paced by the door, waiting for him.
She heard his car door slam and stood waiting with a smile.
As he walked in the front door she grabbed him by the shirtfront and pulled him inside.
"What's the ---"
She didn't let him finish his sentence before she crushed her mouth to his, causing him to stumble backwards and close the door.
He tried to catch his breath as she pulled away, briefly. "Alison?"
"Shh. Hurry up. I don't know how long we have. Be quiet and come with me." She replied as she pushed his jacket off his shoulders and kissed him again.
She walked backwards, leading him upstairs, her mouth never leaving his for more than mere seconds.
It was really hard to walk with his eyes closed. As they approached the landing he stumbled, causing her to fall backwards. He held her close, carefully making sure he didn't crush her when they landed. She giggled as she lost one of her shoes, which bumped noisily down the stairs until it reached at the bottom.
She lay frozen under him for a second, praying Kate would stay asleep.
Sure she was still out; she grinned at him and pulled his face back to hers again, kissing him deeply.
"Alison." He whispered between kisses. He pulled away slightly and grinned. "Are you crazy?"
"About you - definitely. Rafe, stop talking and kiss me. We don't have much time." She demanded as she clawed at the buttons of his shirt. She moved to sit and pulled her own sweater over her head before lying back down.
"God, I missed you." She breathed as she ran her hands over his face, shivering as she felt him help her out of the rest of her clothes. She winced as she heard her other shoe drop, followed quickly by both of his. Thankfully, Kate still didn't wake up.
He smiled as his hands played over her skin. He'd almost forgotten what she felt like it had been so long. "I missed you too." He said softly as he finally shook his leg free from the jeans he was wearing. "Alison - don't you want to go into the bedroom?"
She shook her head at him. "Later." She replied as she pulled him back to her again.
Making love at the top of the stairs was far from an ideal location - but neither of them seemed to care at all.
They finally made their way to the bedroom sometime later and he laughed as he held her close. That was quite an adventure, but they were now much more comfortable. He could hear the soft sound of music coming from Kate's room over the baby monitor.
"So." He asked as he kissed her softly, pressing her into the pillows. "This is why you needed me home?"
"Mmm hmm." She replied with a seductive grin. She trailed her fingers up and down his chest, laughing when she saw him squirm because she tickled him. "I was still sleeping when you left this morning. When I woke up I realized how long it had actually been." She cast her eyes downward, blushing a bit as she remembered how she ambushed him at the door. "I couldn't stand being away from you anymore and I just got her to sleep. I figured it was probably a good time."
"It was." He said as he ran a hand over her hair, toying with the ends. He moved to kiss her again. "This was the best lunch I've had in months."
"I hoped it would be." She sighed as he pulled away. She looked him in the eye and said with a grin. "You know, you might even have time for seconds."
"You think so?" He chuckled at her.
"Yeah." She replied as she pulled him by the shoulders and back to her. "If you hurry." She whispered as she covered his mouth with hers.
