Part II: The Road to Happily Ever After
" Kendall." Dylan yells as he runs into Kendall's arms almost instantly as she closes the penthouse door.
" Hey you." Kendall says hugging him with one arm.
Dylan's eyes light up when he sees the present in her other hand, " Is that mine?"
" Of course." Kendall says with a sly smile as she stands up. " Uncle Aidan and I can't be at your party. So I brought over your present." She tells him happily.
He nods with smile as he walks back over to the table. " Aunt Lena, Batman isn't red." He laughs as he sits down next to her, his eyes on his coloring book.
Kendall sets the present down on the table as Bianca walks out of the kitchen. " Hey Kendall."
Kendall smiles at her, her eyes on the vase of orchids on the table. Kendall leans down and smells them, taking in their heavenly scent. " These are beautiful."
" Those are mommy's." Dylan says happily his eyes never leaving his coloring book.
" Erica's?" Kendall says looking at Bianca.
Bianca nods opening her mouth to tell Kendall where they came from but Dylan cuts her off.
" Daddy gave them to her." He tells them happily.
Kendall looks at Bianca her face filled with happy confusion.
Bianca offers her nod and a bright smile.
" Speaking of Erica, where is she?" Kendall asks Bianca, but it's Dylan who answers.
" On a date with my daddy." He announce happily.
" You having a good time?" David asks as they walk side by side, through the Pine Valley Fair.
Erica nods flashing him a radiant smile.
" So you're not mad that we came here? I thought I saw a flash of anger in your eyes when we got here."
" No not at all." Erica says simply. " This is fun."
David nods as he continues, " I was driving home yesterday and I saw them setting up, and I thought of?"
" Coney Island." Erica finishes.
" Those are adorable." Erica says a few seconds later, her eyes on the stuffed dinosaurs that can be won by playing a near by game." I would love to bring one home for Dylan."
David smiles at her and then looks over at the game, " Lets go win him one."
Erica laughs lightly completely amused by the situation.
" What?" David asks with a smile.
" Aren't you the same guy who not five minutes ago was telling me what saps people are for playing those games? That they're rigged, and a total waste of money." Erica says with a laugh.
" No?no, I said that no one can win because they don't know what they're doing. How to beat the system."
Erica laughs shaking her head, " Oh is that what you meant."
" Of course, are you doubting my abilities?" David asks with a sly smile.
" Maybe. You really believe you can beat the system?
" Don't I always?" He says his eyes meeting hers.
" Well then by all means David? " She says motioning towards the game, " show me how it's done."
" Is that a challenge?" David asks with a smirk.
Erica nods her eyes looked with his. " Come on." David tells her as he takes her hand, leading her towards the game.
" Here you go Miss Kane." The young man working the game tells her with a smile as he hands her a blue and green stuffed dinosaur.
" Thank you." Erica says flashing him a smile before turning to David. " And that David, is how it's done."
David shakes his head laughing lightly as his eyes meet hers, " You got lucky."
" Lucky? You're just jealous."
" Oh ya, of what?" He asks with a playful smile.
" Of the fact that you tried three times and failed, and I did it in one try."
" Until two minutes ago you'd never touched a baseball in your life, it was luck." He tells her with a laugh.
" Maybe we should play again? Who knows maybe this time you'll get lucky."
" This was lovely David, thank you." Erica tells him with a radiant smile as they stand near the penthouse door.
" You're welcome." He tells her with a smile. " You sure this guy isn't too scary for Dylan?" He asks pointing to the stuffed dinosaur in Erica's arms.
Erica laughs lightly, her eyes locked with his. " No. Actually, I think he's kind of cute I might keep him for myself."
David smiles back at her, their eyes still locked. " We'll have to do this again soon."
Erica nods, suddenly unable to find any words. " David?I had a great time tonight. I'd forgotten how much fun we have together."
" So had I." He says simply.
" You know, you were right." She says softly.
" About?"
" Taking it one day at a time." She says her eyes meeting his, " I thought things would be awkward between us. But it's like ?"
" We never missed a beat." He finishes for her, " Like we haven't been apart in the last five years, I know."
" Do you think that means something?" She asks softly.
" I think it means that we're right where we belong." He tells her as he moves closer to her.
They stand just inches from each other, both of them knowing that they need to leave?end the evening before they're no longer able to fight the tension that's been building between them.
" We should probably call it a night." David manages to get out.
Erica nods her eyes refusing to leave his. " I'll see you tomorrow. Maybe we can take Dylan out for breakfast for his birthday."
" He'd like that."
" I'll call you in the morning. Goodnight." He says with a smile, before turning to leave.
Erica's hand on his arm stops him before he can even move.
" David wait." She says quickly before pulling him into a passionate kiss. The dinosaur falling to the floor as they get lost in their kiss.
David slides his arms around her back down to her waist, pulling her to him as they both melt into the kiss.
Neither of them willing or able to stop?
Erica steps back, her back against the penthouse door, all the while never breaking the kiss. The world disappears, as they get lost in a moment 3 years in the making.
To be continued...
" Kendall." Dylan yells as he runs into Kendall's arms almost instantly as she closes the penthouse door.
" Hey you." Kendall says hugging him with one arm.
Dylan's eyes light up when he sees the present in her other hand, " Is that mine?"
" Of course." Kendall says with a sly smile as she stands up. " Uncle Aidan and I can't be at your party. So I brought over your present." She tells him happily.
He nods with smile as he walks back over to the table. " Aunt Lena, Batman isn't red." He laughs as he sits down next to her, his eyes on his coloring book.
Kendall sets the present down on the table as Bianca walks out of the kitchen. " Hey Kendall."
Kendall smiles at her, her eyes on the vase of orchids on the table. Kendall leans down and smells them, taking in their heavenly scent. " These are beautiful."
" Those are mommy's." Dylan says happily his eyes never leaving his coloring book.
" Erica's?" Kendall says looking at Bianca.
Bianca nods opening her mouth to tell Kendall where they came from but Dylan cuts her off.
" Daddy gave them to her." He tells them happily.
Kendall looks at Bianca her face filled with happy confusion.
Bianca offers her nod and a bright smile.
" Speaking of Erica, where is she?" Kendall asks Bianca, but it's Dylan who answers.
" On a date with my daddy." He announce happily.
" You having a good time?" David asks as they walk side by side, through the Pine Valley Fair.
Erica nods flashing him a radiant smile.
" So you're not mad that we came here? I thought I saw a flash of anger in your eyes when we got here."
" No not at all." Erica says simply. " This is fun."
David nods as he continues, " I was driving home yesterday and I saw them setting up, and I thought of?"
" Coney Island." Erica finishes.
" Those are adorable." Erica says a few seconds later, her eyes on the stuffed dinosaurs that can be won by playing a near by game." I would love to bring one home for Dylan."
David smiles at her and then looks over at the game, " Lets go win him one."
Erica laughs lightly completely amused by the situation.
" What?" David asks with a smile.
" Aren't you the same guy who not five minutes ago was telling me what saps people are for playing those games? That they're rigged, and a total waste of money." Erica says with a laugh.
" No?no, I said that no one can win because they don't know what they're doing. How to beat the system."
Erica laughs shaking her head, " Oh is that what you meant."
" Of course, are you doubting my abilities?" David asks with a sly smile.
" Maybe. You really believe you can beat the system?
" Don't I always?" He says his eyes meeting hers.
" Well then by all means David? " She says motioning towards the game, " show me how it's done."
" Is that a challenge?" David asks with a smirk.
Erica nods her eyes looked with his. " Come on." David tells her as he takes her hand, leading her towards the game.
" Here you go Miss Kane." The young man working the game tells her with a smile as he hands her a blue and green stuffed dinosaur.
" Thank you." Erica says flashing him a smile before turning to David. " And that David, is how it's done."
David shakes his head laughing lightly as his eyes meet hers, " You got lucky."
" Lucky? You're just jealous."
" Oh ya, of what?" He asks with a playful smile.
" Of the fact that you tried three times and failed, and I did it in one try."
" Until two minutes ago you'd never touched a baseball in your life, it was luck." He tells her with a laugh.
" Maybe we should play again? Who knows maybe this time you'll get lucky."
" This was lovely David, thank you." Erica tells him with a radiant smile as they stand near the penthouse door.
" You're welcome." He tells her with a smile. " You sure this guy isn't too scary for Dylan?" He asks pointing to the stuffed dinosaur in Erica's arms.
Erica laughs lightly, her eyes locked with his. " No. Actually, I think he's kind of cute I might keep him for myself."
David smiles back at her, their eyes still locked. " We'll have to do this again soon."
Erica nods, suddenly unable to find any words. " David?I had a great time tonight. I'd forgotten how much fun we have together."
" So had I." He says simply.
" You know, you were right." She says softly.
" About?"
" Taking it one day at a time." She says her eyes meeting his, " I thought things would be awkward between us. But it's like ?"
" We never missed a beat." He finishes for her, " Like we haven't been apart in the last five years, I know."
" Do you think that means something?" She asks softly.
" I think it means that we're right where we belong." He tells her as he moves closer to her.
They stand just inches from each other, both of them knowing that they need to leave?end the evening before they're no longer able to fight the tension that's been building between them.
" We should probably call it a night." David manages to get out.
Erica nods her eyes refusing to leave his. " I'll see you tomorrow. Maybe we can take Dylan out for breakfast for his birthday."
" He'd like that."
" I'll call you in the morning. Goodnight." He says with a smile, before turning to leave.
Erica's hand on his arm stops him before he can even move.
" David wait." She says quickly before pulling him into a passionate kiss. The dinosaur falling to the floor as they get lost in their kiss.
David slides his arms around her back down to her waist, pulling her to him as they both melt into the kiss.
Neither of them willing or able to stop?
Erica steps back, her back against the penthouse door, all the while never breaking the kiss. The world disappears, as they get lost in a moment 3 years in the making.
To be continued...