A new face after the race
Chapter 5
Lucky woke up the next morning by his stomach growling at him. That's what he was supposed to be doing last night. He remembered. He tried getting up, but something was holding him down. Then it hit him. The paperweight was Emily. He smiled at the realization that they were okay. Then he slowly peeled Emily off, even though it pained him to do so. He could lay there and stare at Emily's sleeping form for a couple more hours. But once again his stomach kept their greeting going. As he got up and straightened up his clothes that was disheveled from his sleep, he made sure Emily was comfortable. Then after making sure he looked fine and Emily was still sleeping, he left the room and quietly closed the door, as to not wake up Emily. She needed sleep as it was.
He walked down the stairs and to the kitchen and saw Jason sitting there at the table, reading the newspaper and drinking coffee. "Have a good sleep?" He asked without raising his eyes from his newspaper.
"Yeah, about that..." Lucky said, approaching the subject cautiously.
Jason waived away his caution. "There's nothing to talk about. You are both adults; just know I won't accept anything other than kissing, nothing more." Jason said with some demand present in his tone. He didn't' want his daughter to see anything she didn't need to know yet.
Lucky caught his meaning and reassured Jason. "We aren't doing anything of the sort, I promise."
"Good to know." Jason said as they heard footsteps coming down the stairs.
"Good to know what?" Emily asked curiously, still in her clothes from yesterday as he was.
"Jason was just making sure we weren't doing you-know-what." Lucky answered as a greeting to her.
Emily glared at him for a second before understanding what he was saying. "Oh, well. He has nothing to worry about then." Emily said and entered the kitchen and left Lucky standing at the door way to the kitchen.
Yeah, Lucky thought, nothing to worry about. Nothing to worry about, he thought again as he walked into the kitchen to look for anything to eat. Lucy, Jason's cook had made scrambled eggs earlier, so that was his meal. The three of them shared a small conversation until Jason had to leave for work. Melissa was sleeping over at his house, he remembered. His parents were supposed to drop off her here later in the afternoon, so that left him alone with Emily until then.
As they finished their breakfast, they placed their dishes in the dishwasher and Emily excused herself to take a shower. Lucky, kept himself busy, looking for the laundry Emily did for him. As he found it, Lucky heard the shower stop and Lucky shook his head from imagining Emily getting out of the shower. He couldn't or else his interest in doing the thing Jason mentioned would be present in an interesting way. He respected Emily wasn't ready for the next step, but face it, he was a guy! He had a need to do that, but he couldn't tell anyone that, especially Emily. He willed away his thoughts as he changed his jeans and took off his shirt. It was then that Emily made an appearance. She was dressed in a black miniskirt that showed her legs and a white blouse that covered her cleavage.
"Find everything?" Emily asked as she walked to her desk and started to put a minimal of make up on.
"Yeah, you have anything planned today?" Lucky asked, grabbing a clean shirt and put it on. He needed to change the subject, because that skirt did nothing good to thoughts of the next level of their relationship.
"No why?" Emily asked, putting on some lip gloss.
"I was thinking we could spend the day together." Lucky stated as Emily finished her make up and messed with her hair.
"Sounds good, but don't you need to work?" Emily asked as she turned to face him.
"I'm on call if anything happens, but I doubt anything will come up. I have been working hard for the last few days and I got the day off yesterday because the work was done." Lucky said as he grabbed his coat and keys and slipped on his shoes.
"Okay, sounds good. Just let me grab my purse and shoes." Emily said as she did just that.
Lucky stood at the doorway as she did that and waited for her without a glance to the bed. It was better that way.
"Ready?" Emily asked as she passed him and walked into the hallway.
"Yeah." Lucky said as he closed the door as he left and they went down the stairs.
A few hours later Emily and Lucky were walking through the park, and stopped for a break. They sat on a bench that faced the playground where the children played. They sat for a few minutes and Emily leaned her head on his shoulder.
"Could you imagine coming here again sometime in the future, but watching our children?" Emily asked, and Lucky didn't know how to answer.
"I guess." Lucky answered, uncertain. Surely she was thinking hypothetically.
"You don't think it's possible?" Emily asked a frown on her face as she looked up at him.
"That's getting a bit far, isn't it Em. I mean we haven't even done the process that continued the human race." Lucky said, trying to forget the issue.
(A/n: "the process that continued the human race", sounds funny, doesn't it?)
"I guess, marriage would come first too. "Emily realized and another silence befell them. Lucky was lost in thought. She was thinking all that? I mean she hadn't even finished college. She had two years to go. Guaranteed, he had the thought of marriage swimming in his mind lately, but her too? And kids? He hadn't even thought of that prospect!
His thoughts were soon interrupted by a ring. Shaking himself to attention he checked his cell. It wasn't his. Emily checked hers and found where it came from. She pushed some buttons. "Hello?" She asked as Lucky stared at her.
After a few words, Emily shut it off and put it back to where it was before.
Lucky waited for her to say something. Moments later she did. She gave a big sigh. "That was work. Phoebe called in sick, Bobbie asked me to take her shift."
"What about Liz?" Lucky asked with a little disappointment.
"Liz said she couldn't do it. Will it be okay if I go?" Emily asked cautiously. Lucky had cancelled plans on her, but to cancel plans on him?
"Go ahead. I have things to do at home anyway." Lucky insisted. So this is what Emily felt like when he cancelled.
"Thank you." Emily said as she picked up her purse. She gave him a small peck on the lips, said she loved him and walked away.
Lucky sat there for a moment, and then decided to go home and get his chores done. As he was standing to leave someone spoke to him.
"Leaving already?" The voice asked as she rounded the bench he was previously sitting on. She was an attractive blond who wore tight jeans and a top that showed way too much cleavage.
"Oh, hey Sara." Lucky said as he turned quickly to go. She caught his elbow, so he couldn't go. "Can you let go please?" Lucky asked, trying to be sincere, even if he wanted to throw her off.
"Answer my question and I will." Sara said sweetly. A little too sweetly, if anyone asks him.
"Home." Lucky answered and walked away as she let go. But she didn't go away as he hoped.
"What are you going to do there?" Sara, asked as she tagged along unneeded.
"Chores." Lucky answered, hoping Sara would go sleep with a stranger.
"You don't need to do those. Why don't we spend sometime together?" Sara insisted as she once again, grabbed his arms.
"Actually, Sara, I do need to do my chores. And secondly, I don't want to spend sometime together." Lucky said as he tore Sara's grasp away. She fell back a couple steps, but Lucky could careless.
"Why not? I mean your girlfriend left and you want to go do chores? I don't even do those." Sara whined, catching up to him.
"Well, Sara, we're not all as lucky as you." Lucky said, meaning the pun, but doubting she would even catch it. She was a model for the beauty over brains type.
"Can't you at least tell me why Emily left?" Sara asked and Lucky started to lose his patience. She resembled a baby, no?
"To work. You know, to earn money to spend unlike you." Lucky said with a drop of insult, not that she would know.
"Work?" Sara's face scrunched up as if it would kill her. Wouldn't that be great? He wondered. Not having a puppy like herself follow him around all the time.
"Yes, work. Something not related to you." Lucky said as he quickened his pace. His patience thin because of her puppy-like ways. How could anyone stand her?
"Of course not. Can you imagine me actually serving other people? It's so dirt and greasy, and there's a risk that I might break a nail!" Sara exclaimed with horror, and Lucky rolled his eyes. God forbid if the puppy broke a nail!
"If you put it that way, no." Lucky said as he made his retreat, but his puppy continued to tail him.
"Slow down. I'm in heels you know!" She yelled and Lucky bit back a laugh. That was very lucky for him, pun intended.
Steps later, Sara was by him. Three inch heels in hand. "Your fast you know that?" She murmured as she stepped closer to him. Lucky would have stepped farther away if it wasn't for the couple aside him, walking the opposite way.
Moments later Sara was in front of him somehow, her too close for comfort. "We could go to my room. Grandmother has gone to work and Liz is doing something else. We could be alone and do you know what." Sara insisted trying to get him to bed and destroy his relationship with Emily. It was pretty obvious she had a thing for him.
"Thanks for the offer, but no." Lucky said, stepping around and saw his truck in the parking lot and nearly collapsed with relief.
"Why not? I know Emily is not giving what you want and that just happens to be 'the act'." Sara said, proving once more she was the puppy who wouldn't give up and go away.
"It is none of your information if Emily and I are doing that Sara. It's between me and Emily, and your not her." Lucky said, losing all his patience. Forget about trying to be sincere!
"I could be! I can act like her and color my hair and get contacts!" Sara continued, the list going on and on.
Lucky got his keys out of his pocket as she continued. Sara didn't even notice the door almost hit her. Shame? I think not. Sara continued to rant as he closed the door and started the car, quickly driving away from her. All he heard from her was a hey as she finally realized she got ditched. Lucky gave a sigh of relief as she was out of sight. Geese, she was such a pain. She could never get it out of her head that he wasn't interested and that he was seeing someone. Someone he loved very much. She knew how to get him though. The prospect of the next level wasn't happening with him, but he fought the urge. He only wanted to sleep with Emily, whenever she was ready. If he had to go through torture until then, fine. It would be worth it in the end. He truly believed that.
(Please read below information, important information.) Story notice/Author's note: Hey, another review too cool! Thanks a lot! Okay, I some things to say about this chapter. Sara is a really unpleasant chick, no? Or should I say puppy? You will see her more, so don't worry. Mark will turn up more as the story picks up too. For the important information on this chapter. Yeah, there's a lot of pressure with Emily and Lucky to make love. I have the rating at PG-13, so I am trying to keep it vague. This might be considered a storyline, but this story is still in the planning process. Creepy, I know. But back to the subject at hand. Tell me if this bothers you. I put it in here, because that's what some relationships go through. I'm trying to make this relationship be more real than fantasy, you understand. Bring out more relationship steps and problems. I think that is why I put in the cancelled dates and the forgotten anniversary. Who knows where that really came from? Certainly not me. Anyway, they can happen. If you read my rant, I am thankful you did so. I am also trying to increase my word count. I know, sad. More reviews would be appreciated.
Lucky woke up the next morning by his stomach growling at him. That's what he was supposed to be doing last night. He remembered. He tried getting up, but something was holding him down. Then it hit him. The paperweight was Emily. He smiled at the realization that they were okay. Then he slowly peeled Emily off, even though it pained him to do so. He could lay there and stare at Emily's sleeping form for a couple more hours. But once again his stomach kept their greeting going. As he got up and straightened up his clothes that was disheveled from his sleep, he made sure Emily was comfortable. Then after making sure he looked fine and Emily was still sleeping, he left the room and quietly closed the door, as to not wake up Emily. She needed sleep as it was.
He walked down the stairs and to the kitchen and saw Jason sitting there at the table, reading the newspaper and drinking coffee. "Have a good sleep?" He asked without raising his eyes from his newspaper.
"Yeah, about that..." Lucky said, approaching the subject cautiously.
Jason waived away his caution. "There's nothing to talk about. You are both adults; just know I won't accept anything other than kissing, nothing more." Jason said with some demand present in his tone. He didn't' want his daughter to see anything she didn't need to know yet.
Lucky caught his meaning and reassured Jason. "We aren't doing anything of the sort, I promise."
"Good to know." Jason said as they heard footsteps coming down the stairs.
"Good to know what?" Emily asked curiously, still in her clothes from yesterday as he was.
"Jason was just making sure we weren't doing you-know-what." Lucky answered as a greeting to her.
Emily glared at him for a second before understanding what he was saying. "Oh, well. He has nothing to worry about then." Emily said and entered the kitchen and left Lucky standing at the door way to the kitchen.
Yeah, Lucky thought, nothing to worry about. Nothing to worry about, he thought again as he walked into the kitchen to look for anything to eat. Lucy, Jason's cook had made scrambled eggs earlier, so that was his meal. The three of them shared a small conversation until Jason had to leave for work. Melissa was sleeping over at his house, he remembered. His parents were supposed to drop off her here later in the afternoon, so that left him alone with Emily until then.
As they finished their breakfast, they placed their dishes in the dishwasher and Emily excused herself to take a shower. Lucky, kept himself busy, looking for the laundry Emily did for him. As he found it, Lucky heard the shower stop and Lucky shook his head from imagining Emily getting out of the shower. He couldn't or else his interest in doing the thing Jason mentioned would be present in an interesting way. He respected Emily wasn't ready for the next step, but face it, he was a guy! He had a need to do that, but he couldn't tell anyone that, especially Emily. He willed away his thoughts as he changed his jeans and took off his shirt. It was then that Emily made an appearance. She was dressed in a black miniskirt that showed her legs and a white blouse that covered her cleavage.
"Find everything?" Emily asked as she walked to her desk and started to put a minimal of make up on.
"Yeah, you have anything planned today?" Lucky asked, grabbing a clean shirt and put it on. He needed to change the subject, because that skirt did nothing good to thoughts of the next level of their relationship.
"No why?" Emily asked, putting on some lip gloss.
"I was thinking we could spend the day together." Lucky stated as Emily finished her make up and messed with her hair.
"Sounds good, but don't you need to work?" Emily asked as she turned to face him.
"I'm on call if anything happens, but I doubt anything will come up. I have been working hard for the last few days and I got the day off yesterday because the work was done." Lucky said as he grabbed his coat and keys and slipped on his shoes.
"Okay, sounds good. Just let me grab my purse and shoes." Emily said as she did just that.
Lucky stood at the doorway as she did that and waited for her without a glance to the bed. It was better that way.
"Ready?" Emily asked as she passed him and walked into the hallway.
"Yeah." Lucky said as he closed the door as he left and they went down the stairs.
A few hours later Emily and Lucky were walking through the park, and stopped for a break. They sat on a bench that faced the playground where the children played. They sat for a few minutes and Emily leaned her head on his shoulder.
"Could you imagine coming here again sometime in the future, but watching our children?" Emily asked, and Lucky didn't know how to answer.
"I guess." Lucky answered, uncertain. Surely she was thinking hypothetically.
"You don't think it's possible?" Emily asked a frown on her face as she looked up at him.
"That's getting a bit far, isn't it Em. I mean we haven't even done the process that continued the human race." Lucky said, trying to forget the issue.
(A/n: "the process that continued the human race", sounds funny, doesn't it?)
"I guess, marriage would come first too. "Emily realized and another silence befell them. Lucky was lost in thought. She was thinking all that? I mean she hadn't even finished college. She had two years to go. Guaranteed, he had the thought of marriage swimming in his mind lately, but her too? And kids? He hadn't even thought of that prospect!
His thoughts were soon interrupted by a ring. Shaking himself to attention he checked his cell. It wasn't his. Emily checked hers and found where it came from. She pushed some buttons. "Hello?" She asked as Lucky stared at her.
After a few words, Emily shut it off and put it back to where it was before.
Lucky waited for her to say something. Moments later she did. She gave a big sigh. "That was work. Phoebe called in sick, Bobbie asked me to take her shift."
"What about Liz?" Lucky asked with a little disappointment.
"Liz said she couldn't do it. Will it be okay if I go?" Emily asked cautiously. Lucky had cancelled plans on her, but to cancel plans on him?
"Go ahead. I have things to do at home anyway." Lucky insisted. So this is what Emily felt like when he cancelled.
"Thank you." Emily said as she picked up her purse. She gave him a small peck on the lips, said she loved him and walked away.
Lucky sat there for a moment, and then decided to go home and get his chores done. As he was standing to leave someone spoke to him.
"Leaving already?" The voice asked as she rounded the bench he was previously sitting on. She was an attractive blond who wore tight jeans and a top that showed way too much cleavage.
"Oh, hey Sara." Lucky said as he turned quickly to go. She caught his elbow, so he couldn't go. "Can you let go please?" Lucky asked, trying to be sincere, even if he wanted to throw her off.
"Answer my question and I will." Sara said sweetly. A little too sweetly, if anyone asks him.
"Home." Lucky answered and walked away as she let go. But she didn't go away as he hoped.
"What are you going to do there?" Sara, asked as she tagged along unneeded.
"Chores." Lucky answered, hoping Sara would go sleep with a stranger.
"You don't need to do those. Why don't we spend sometime together?" Sara insisted as she once again, grabbed his arms.
"Actually, Sara, I do need to do my chores. And secondly, I don't want to spend sometime together." Lucky said as he tore Sara's grasp away. She fell back a couple steps, but Lucky could careless.
"Why not? I mean your girlfriend left and you want to go do chores? I don't even do those." Sara whined, catching up to him.
"Well, Sara, we're not all as lucky as you." Lucky said, meaning the pun, but doubting she would even catch it. She was a model for the beauty over brains type.
"Can't you at least tell me why Emily left?" Sara asked and Lucky started to lose his patience. She resembled a baby, no?
"To work. You know, to earn money to spend unlike you." Lucky said with a drop of insult, not that she would know.
"Work?" Sara's face scrunched up as if it would kill her. Wouldn't that be great? He wondered. Not having a puppy like herself follow him around all the time.
"Yes, work. Something not related to you." Lucky said as he quickened his pace. His patience thin because of her puppy-like ways. How could anyone stand her?
"Of course not. Can you imagine me actually serving other people? It's so dirt and greasy, and there's a risk that I might break a nail!" Sara exclaimed with horror, and Lucky rolled his eyes. God forbid if the puppy broke a nail!
"If you put it that way, no." Lucky said as he made his retreat, but his puppy continued to tail him.
"Slow down. I'm in heels you know!" She yelled and Lucky bit back a laugh. That was very lucky for him, pun intended.
Steps later, Sara was by him. Three inch heels in hand. "Your fast you know that?" She murmured as she stepped closer to him. Lucky would have stepped farther away if it wasn't for the couple aside him, walking the opposite way.
Moments later Sara was in front of him somehow, her too close for comfort. "We could go to my room. Grandmother has gone to work and Liz is doing something else. We could be alone and do you know what." Sara insisted trying to get him to bed and destroy his relationship with Emily. It was pretty obvious she had a thing for him.
"Thanks for the offer, but no." Lucky said, stepping around and saw his truck in the parking lot and nearly collapsed with relief.
"Why not? I know Emily is not giving what you want and that just happens to be 'the act'." Sara said, proving once more she was the puppy who wouldn't give up and go away.
"It is none of your information if Emily and I are doing that Sara. It's between me and Emily, and your not her." Lucky said, losing all his patience. Forget about trying to be sincere!
"I could be! I can act like her and color my hair and get contacts!" Sara continued, the list going on and on.
Lucky got his keys out of his pocket as she continued. Sara didn't even notice the door almost hit her. Shame? I think not. Sara continued to rant as he closed the door and started the car, quickly driving away from her. All he heard from her was a hey as she finally realized she got ditched. Lucky gave a sigh of relief as she was out of sight. Geese, she was such a pain. She could never get it out of her head that he wasn't interested and that he was seeing someone. Someone he loved very much. She knew how to get him though. The prospect of the next level wasn't happening with him, but he fought the urge. He only wanted to sleep with Emily, whenever she was ready. If he had to go through torture until then, fine. It would be worth it in the end. He truly believed that.
(Please read below information, important information.) Story notice/Author's note: Hey, another review too cool! Thanks a lot! Okay, I some things to say about this chapter. Sara is a really unpleasant chick, no? Or should I say puppy? You will see her more, so don't worry. Mark will turn up more as the story picks up too. For the important information on this chapter. Yeah, there's a lot of pressure with Emily and Lucky to make love. I have the rating at PG-13, so I am trying to keep it vague. This might be considered a storyline, but this story is still in the planning process. Creepy, I know. But back to the subject at hand. Tell me if this bothers you. I put it in here, because that's what some relationships go through. I'm trying to make this relationship be more real than fantasy, you understand. Bring out more relationship steps and problems. I think that is why I put in the cancelled dates and the forgotten anniversary. Who knows where that really came from? Certainly not me. Anyway, they can happen. If you read my rant, I am thankful you did so. I am also trying to increase my word count. I know, sad. More reviews would be appreciated.