Chapter Seven
Alison looked at the phone after she placed it back on the base. She wondered what he had planned. Her mind was riddled with questions as she pulled on a sweater and left the loft. She quickly made her way to his apartment careful not to be seen by anyone. She had been meeting him a lot and sooner or later someone was bound to notice it and tell Rafe.
'Hopefully this is the last time I'll have to see him by myself.' She thought to herself and wished it could be the very last time she saw him. Even as she thought this her heart ache at the thought of not seeing Caleb again and she was baffled by the feeling. They weren't even friends, not real ones anyways. She had fooled him into believing that she wanted him to be her friend but that ruse was over now. She came to a stop down the hall from his doorway and as she realized that it was open she could hear soft music coming from his living room. As she drew closer she heard his husky voice singing words that she couldn't quite make out yet. Stopping right at the threshold she peeked in and found Caleb sitting in his chair shirtless with his acoustic guitar held delicately in his strong arms as he strummed out the most beautiful song she had ever heard.
She could hear the words now and the went straight to her soul tugging at her heart, pleading for her to listen. She was bewitched by his voice and she knew it but for some reason she didn't want to stop listening. Mesmerized by his song she found herself walking slowly into the room. Looking up he didn't miss a beat of the song as he stood up and walked towards her. As the song ended Alison closed her eyes and Caleb in one swift motion laid the guitar off to the side and pulled her close, his lips capturing hers in a soft embrace.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The first night have been rushed and passionate, tonight he wanted to take his time and savor the moment and the young woman in his arms. He knew that any moment the spell could be broken and that was something he would not allow. Sweeping her up in his arms he closed the door with his heel and carried her into his bedroom. The sheets had been changed since the last time Livvie had slept on them and all traces of her scent were gone. He felt her hands exploring his chest and placing her gently on the bed he covered her body with his.
The knock on the door brought him back to his senses. Cursing under his breath as he felt her tense under him he lifted off of her and saw the horror in her eyes. He knew she wasn't afraid of him, she was afraid she had just been caught making love to her fiance's enemy. Standing up he grabbed a shirt from his armoire and slipped it on. He buttoned it up as Alison silently straightened her clothing and hair.
"That song was beautiful." She told him in a shaky voice as she walked towards the living room.
His hand shot out and he gently grabbed her arm, stopping in her tracks. "I wrote it for you." He told her with all the feelings he felt towards her showing in his eyes. He hadn't felt this vunerable since he professed his love to Livvie and he hoped Alison didn't throw his feelings away as the brunette vixen had.
"I know." She replied softly, her eyes showing an inner battle, and added with a small smile. "You better get the door. Could be important."
Nodding he released her and walked briskly towards the door. Opening it he had to supress a groan as he found Livvie stand there an accusing look in her eyes as she spied Alison standing behind him.
"Now now. What have I interrupted?" She asked snidely as she pushed her way past Caleb to stop in the middle of the living room.
"Caleb invited me over to hear his new song." Alison told her as she gestured towards the guitar.
"Oh really? I've heard that Caleb has been writing a lot of songs. One about me in paticular." She said with narrowed eyes as she sat down on the couch.
Alison didn't look fazed by Livvies coldness. "This one is about you too. I haven't heard the rest of his new stuff but I'm sure you'll like it."
Caleb knew that Livvie was talking about the other song he had written the previous week before he had fired the rest of the band. The differences in the songs were evident in there tone, meaning and words. Livvie had already glanced at the one that Caleb had written for Alison but it had been the rough copy.
"Oh really Caleb. How about you play it for me." Caleb knew that if he played the song again Alison would be ensnared in the magic the song held for them alone. He was about to make an excuse as to why he couldn't do an encore performance when Alison saved him the trouble.
"I'm going to leave you two alone so you can share the song in private. I was just his test audience. He wanted a woman's point of view and I've already told him it was lovely. Now you can be the judge." She said quickly as she walked past him to the door. While Livve busied herself with straightening her blouse Caleb caught the lingering glance that Alison passed his way before she closed the door behind her.
He had gotten to her and it was worth tolerating Livvie for the next five minutes. Turning to face his once upon a time lover Caleb gave her his signature devil may care smile. "So you want to hear the song I wrote?"
As she nodded he picked the guitar up and played the song but without the emotion that he used when he played it for Alison. Livvie, though, was still mesmerized by his voice and believed without a doubt that the song was meant for her. As Caleb finished the last line and placed the guitar on the chair she threw her arms around him.
"Oh baby that was wonderful. I knew you still loved me." She said as she showered his face with kissed. Standing there he allowed her to make a fool out of herself as a thought began to formulate in his head. He would make Alison jealous, destroy Livvie, stop the wedding, and he knew just how to do it but it was going to take a lot of tolerance, patience and imagination. Pulling away from Livve he held her arms gently in his hands and looked down at her.
"Will you marry me Olivia?" He asked her and felt his stomach turn at the shining light of happiness in his eyes. Oh how glorious it would be when he finally put out that light for good.
"Yes." She replied breathlessly and went into a flurry of talk of wedding arrangments. He allowed her to drone on as he poured himself a glass of wine. He wasn't sure he could take her to bed but if that would tire her out enough to make her go to sleep and leave him to his thoughts he would do it. Draining the glass he placed it on the table, spun around and swept her up in his arms much like he had done to Alison. He didn't take her to the bed though but to the couch where he silenced her with rough kisses which she welcomed with abondonment.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Alison walked away from Caleb's apartment unable to comprehend what had happened only a few moments before. She had been about to make love to him before Livvie had interrupted them. She was about to willing give herself to the man, no ring, no wish, just going on emotions. The song had been for her and though she knew it was wrong she had loved every word of it. She suddenly felt very dirty and very ashamed. She had to get home to Rafe and to a hot shower.
Making her way back to the loft she was unaware that it had begun to rain. As she walked into her living room only a matter of minutes later she was shivering and chilled to the bone.
"Alison?" She heard Rafe's voice as if it were a mile away instead of right in the next room. As the door closed behind her she stripped off the sweater and dropped the soaking wet woven material on the floor. Out of the corner of her eye she saw Rafe come out of the bed room and walked towards her. Turning she grimaced inwardly at the concern in his eyes. She didn't deserve such a man. He thought her to be true and ever faithful when just under an hour ago she was about to lay down with his enemy. Even though the war between them was supposed to be over Alison felt like a pawn in there sick game of chest, always pushed to where one of them wanted her. She didn't know how to feel or think anymore. Walking passed him she spoke not one word as she went into the bathroom and closed the door locking it behind her.
As Alison began to run the bath water Rafe rapped silently on the door. "Alison are you ok?" Closing her eyes she searched her mind for a good lie. She had never felt the need to lie to him as much as she had in the last couple of weeks.
"I'm fine. I just need to take a bath. I was caught in the ran and I'm chilled to the bone. I'll be right as rain in about half an hour ok. Can you start dinner or pick up something from town. I don't really feel like cooking tonight."
Behind the door Rafe laid his head on the wooden surface. What was wrong with her? She had been acting weird the last few days. It had happened ever since he had come back from Hell and he wondered if she was still worried about losing him to some heroic battle he always seemed to entangle himself in. Straigtening up he nodded when she spoke through the door about dinner.
"I'll go and pick something up from the café down the street. I'll only be a few minutes." He heard her muffle reply of "Ok." Through the door and shook his head. There was something wrong with his angel and for the life of him he couldn't figure it out.
End of Chapter Seven
Ok I know it's been a long long long time since I have updated and I'm sorry. With the hurricane, work, my anniversary and just being plain tired I haven't had all that much time to watch PC. I've been able to catch the past couple of episodes on Soapnet after work. Thanks to all of you that have reviewed.
Next Chapter Info: Ok I'm going to have to incorperate conversation that Rafe had with Caleb while the girls were at the bridal shop. And we can't forget about the little comment Caleb made when Rafe left.. ~sigh~ It might not go with the current storyline on the show but hey.. this is the way it should have been written in my point of view.
Lucy: Thanks, the dream just 'came' to me and you know soaps loooove to do dream sequences. I know I made Elizabeth a tad cheezy but hey.. it was a dream right?
Anonymous: thanks for the review, I'm sorry it's taken me so long to continue.
stephie1974: Naw.. Isabel was a joke. We had some flooding a bit of damage but it wasn't as bad as the storms that we've had in the past. Lost my internet for about eh.. 7 hours or so and my cable started to act screwy and wouldn't let me watch Soapnet and when PC was supposed to be on is was wall to wall Hurricane coverage.. blasted storm.
Cherry Jade: You asked for more.. and here you go. Thanks for the review.. kewl name by the way.
Robin: I'm in North Carolina.. one of the first states to get hit by Isabel. A friend of mine sent me a really kewl picture of it while it was just off the coast. It looks wicked kewl. I'll have to upload it to my sight and give you guys the link in my next update.
Bethany2: I hate the thought that the show is ending right when it's getting juicy. I mean Kevin is walking again and he's back to normal. Chris has a crush on Lizzibeth and vice versa. Caleb is wanting Alison and desires to kill Livvie.. man they pack a lot of intrigue into 30 minutes.
Alison looked at the phone after she placed it back on the base. She wondered what he had planned. Her mind was riddled with questions as she pulled on a sweater and left the loft. She quickly made her way to his apartment careful not to be seen by anyone. She had been meeting him a lot and sooner or later someone was bound to notice it and tell Rafe.
'Hopefully this is the last time I'll have to see him by myself.' She thought to herself and wished it could be the very last time she saw him. Even as she thought this her heart ache at the thought of not seeing Caleb again and she was baffled by the feeling. They weren't even friends, not real ones anyways. She had fooled him into believing that she wanted him to be her friend but that ruse was over now. She came to a stop down the hall from his doorway and as she realized that it was open she could hear soft music coming from his living room. As she drew closer she heard his husky voice singing words that she couldn't quite make out yet. Stopping right at the threshold she peeked in and found Caleb sitting in his chair shirtless with his acoustic guitar held delicately in his strong arms as he strummed out the most beautiful song she had ever heard.
She could hear the words now and the went straight to her soul tugging at her heart, pleading for her to listen. She was bewitched by his voice and she knew it but for some reason she didn't want to stop listening. Mesmerized by his song she found herself walking slowly into the room. Looking up he didn't miss a beat of the song as he stood up and walked towards her. As the song ended Alison closed her eyes and Caleb in one swift motion laid the guitar off to the side and pulled her close, his lips capturing hers in a soft embrace.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The first night have been rushed and passionate, tonight he wanted to take his time and savor the moment and the young woman in his arms. He knew that any moment the spell could be broken and that was something he would not allow. Sweeping her up in his arms he closed the door with his heel and carried her into his bedroom. The sheets had been changed since the last time Livvie had slept on them and all traces of her scent were gone. He felt her hands exploring his chest and placing her gently on the bed he covered her body with his.
The knock on the door brought him back to his senses. Cursing under his breath as he felt her tense under him he lifted off of her and saw the horror in her eyes. He knew she wasn't afraid of him, she was afraid she had just been caught making love to her fiance's enemy. Standing up he grabbed a shirt from his armoire and slipped it on. He buttoned it up as Alison silently straightened her clothing and hair.
"That song was beautiful." She told him in a shaky voice as she walked towards the living room.
His hand shot out and he gently grabbed her arm, stopping in her tracks. "I wrote it for you." He told her with all the feelings he felt towards her showing in his eyes. He hadn't felt this vunerable since he professed his love to Livvie and he hoped Alison didn't throw his feelings away as the brunette vixen had.
"I know." She replied softly, her eyes showing an inner battle, and added with a small smile. "You better get the door. Could be important."
Nodding he released her and walked briskly towards the door. Opening it he had to supress a groan as he found Livvie stand there an accusing look in her eyes as she spied Alison standing behind him.
"Now now. What have I interrupted?" She asked snidely as she pushed her way past Caleb to stop in the middle of the living room.
"Caleb invited me over to hear his new song." Alison told her as she gestured towards the guitar.
"Oh really? I've heard that Caleb has been writing a lot of songs. One about me in paticular." She said with narrowed eyes as she sat down on the couch.
Alison didn't look fazed by Livvies coldness. "This one is about you too. I haven't heard the rest of his new stuff but I'm sure you'll like it."
Caleb knew that Livvie was talking about the other song he had written the previous week before he had fired the rest of the band. The differences in the songs were evident in there tone, meaning and words. Livvie had already glanced at the one that Caleb had written for Alison but it had been the rough copy.
"Oh really Caleb. How about you play it for me." Caleb knew that if he played the song again Alison would be ensnared in the magic the song held for them alone. He was about to make an excuse as to why he couldn't do an encore performance when Alison saved him the trouble.
"I'm going to leave you two alone so you can share the song in private. I was just his test audience. He wanted a woman's point of view and I've already told him it was lovely. Now you can be the judge." She said quickly as she walked past him to the door. While Livve busied herself with straightening her blouse Caleb caught the lingering glance that Alison passed his way before she closed the door behind her.
He had gotten to her and it was worth tolerating Livvie for the next five minutes. Turning to face his once upon a time lover Caleb gave her his signature devil may care smile. "So you want to hear the song I wrote?"
As she nodded he picked the guitar up and played the song but without the emotion that he used when he played it for Alison. Livvie, though, was still mesmerized by his voice and believed without a doubt that the song was meant for her. As Caleb finished the last line and placed the guitar on the chair she threw her arms around him.
"Oh baby that was wonderful. I knew you still loved me." She said as she showered his face with kissed. Standing there he allowed her to make a fool out of herself as a thought began to formulate in his head. He would make Alison jealous, destroy Livvie, stop the wedding, and he knew just how to do it but it was going to take a lot of tolerance, patience and imagination. Pulling away from Livve he held her arms gently in his hands and looked down at her.
"Will you marry me Olivia?" He asked her and felt his stomach turn at the shining light of happiness in his eyes. Oh how glorious it would be when he finally put out that light for good.
"Yes." She replied breathlessly and went into a flurry of talk of wedding arrangments. He allowed her to drone on as he poured himself a glass of wine. He wasn't sure he could take her to bed but if that would tire her out enough to make her go to sleep and leave him to his thoughts he would do it. Draining the glass he placed it on the table, spun around and swept her up in his arms much like he had done to Alison. He didn't take her to the bed though but to the couch where he silenced her with rough kisses which she welcomed with abondonment.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Alison walked away from Caleb's apartment unable to comprehend what had happened only a few moments before. She had been about to make love to him before Livvie had interrupted them. She was about to willing give herself to the man, no ring, no wish, just going on emotions. The song had been for her and though she knew it was wrong she had loved every word of it. She suddenly felt very dirty and very ashamed. She had to get home to Rafe and to a hot shower.
Making her way back to the loft she was unaware that it had begun to rain. As she walked into her living room only a matter of minutes later she was shivering and chilled to the bone.
"Alison?" She heard Rafe's voice as if it were a mile away instead of right in the next room. As the door closed behind her she stripped off the sweater and dropped the soaking wet woven material on the floor. Out of the corner of her eye she saw Rafe come out of the bed room and walked towards her. Turning she grimaced inwardly at the concern in his eyes. She didn't deserve such a man. He thought her to be true and ever faithful when just under an hour ago she was about to lay down with his enemy. Even though the war between them was supposed to be over Alison felt like a pawn in there sick game of chest, always pushed to where one of them wanted her. She didn't know how to feel or think anymore. Walking passed him she spoke not one word as she went into the bathroom and closed the door locking it behind her.
As Alison began to run the bath water Rafe rapped silently on the door. "Alison are you ok?" Closing her eyes she searched her mind for a good lie. She had never felt the need to lie to him as much as she had in the last couple of weeks.
"I'm fine. I just need to take a bath. I was caught in the ran and I'm chilled to the bone. I'll be right as rain in about half an hour ok. Can you start dinner or pick up something from town. I don't really feel like cooking tonight."
Behind the door Rafe laid his head on the wooden surface. What was wrong with her? She had been acting weird the last few days. It had happened ever since he had come back from Hell and he wondered if she was still worried about losing him to some heroic battle he always seemed to entangle himself in. Straigtening up he nodded when she spoke through the door about dinner.
"I'll go and pick something up from the café down the street. I'll only be a few minutes." He heard her muffle reply of "Ok." Through the door and shook his head. There was something wrong with his angel and for the life of him he couldn't figure it out.
End of Chapter Seven
Ok I know it's been a long long long time since I have updated and I'm sorry. With the hurricane, work, my anniversary and just being plain tired I haven't had all that much time to watch PC. I've been able to catch the past couple of episodes on Soapnet after work. Thanks to all of you that have reviewed.
Next Chapter Info: Ok I'm going to have to incorperate conversation that Rafe had with Caleb while the girls were at the bridal shop. And we can't forget about the little comment Caleb made when Rafe left.. ~sigh~ It might not go with the current storyline on the show but hey.. this is the way it should have been written in my point of view.
Lucy: Thanks, the dream just 'came' to me and you know soaps loooove to do dream sequences. I know I made Elizabeth a tad cheezy but hey.. it was a dream right?
Anonymous: thanks for the review, I'm sorry it's taken me so long to continue.
stephie1974: Naw.. Isabel was a joke. We had some flooding a bit of damage but it wasn't as bad as the storms that we've had in the past. Lost my internet for about eh.. 7 hours or so and my cable started to act screwy and wouldn't let me watch Soapnet and when PC was supposed to be on is was wall to wall Hurricane coverage.. blasted storm.
Cherry Jade: You asked for more.. and here you go. Thanks for the review.. kewl name by the way.
Robin: I'm in North Carolina.. one of the first states to get hit by Isabel. A friend of mine sent me a really kewl picture of it while it was just off the coast. It looks wicked kewl. I'll have to upload it to my sight and give you guys the link in my next update.
Bethany2: I hate the thought that the show is ending right when it's getting juicy. I mean Kevin is walking again and he's back to normal. Chris has a crush on Lizzibeth and vice versa. Caleb is wanting Alison and desires to kill Livvie.. man they pack a lot of intrigue into 30 minutes.