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Chapter 5
Zach carries Kendall into the bedroom and gently lays her down on the bed. He kisses her neck then trails down to her shoulders and collarbone his tongue tasting her warm skin. Kendall moans with pleasure and pulls him closer to her. Kendall pushes Zach's jacket off his shoulders and deftly unbuttons his shirt revealing his well muscled chest. Her hands fondle the smoothness of his back every touch sends electricity pulsating throughout his body awakening him with desire. Zach unzips Kendall's dress and slowly takes it off, his lips arousing her yearning for him. They roll over on the bed with Kendall now on top of Zach. She gazes down at Zach with pure desire and kisses every part of his muscular body. Their bodies were intertwined in the throes of their anticipation and longing for each other. Limbs locking. Hands caressing. Passionate kisses. Whispers of yearning and lust. They both take each other to new heights until finally their fiery passion explodes.
Kendall eyes blink open. She feels the strong arms of Zach holding her close to his warm body. Kendall turns around and sees that Zach is still sleeping. She takes this opportunity to really look at this man. This man who has engulfed her with his passion and rekindles some of the feelings that she never thought she would feel again. She examines every inch of his face. Sadness is etched into every part as well as a hint of arrogance. Kendall smiles to herself when she sees his eyebrows twitch. Kendall reaches out to caress his face Zach catches her hand and kisses it. He buries his face into her hair and breathes in the heavenly scent. Zach tightens his arms around her and draws her closer to him.
Kendall says "Zach, are you awake?" Zach traces his finger up and down her collar bone and says "For the first time yes." Kendall kisses him affectionately. Zach gazes intensely into her eyes and utters "Kendall I want you to know that…You know that I would never…….." His voice trails off because he is unsure of what to say. Kendall places her head on his chest and feels his heart beating. His fingers trail up and down her naked back sending chills up her spine. She replies "Please just don't say anything. I just want to lie here in your arms and feel safe for just once in my life. I want to forget the world exists." Zach lifts her head to meet his kisses and pulls her into his embrace again. "You know we will have to talk about this sooner or later" Zach says. Kendall replies "I know but can't it be later and not now. Zach lifts her chin and looks into her eyes and says "I don't want to hurt you Kendall." After the words come out of his mouth he realizes they sound cold and distant. Before he can even explain himself Kendall sits up from the bed pulling the covers to wrap around her and says "I think you should go Zach before it's too late and neither of us will get out of this a winner. Let's just chalk this up to two lonely people looking for some way to keep warm for the night." Zach looks shocked at her sudden actions and says "Kendall please wait I think we should talk about this." Kendall replies abruptly "Listen we both need to get up early for court tomorrow so please can you just leave. I don't expect much from you Zach I know that you only married me because of your casinos and that's about the only reason that you even tolerate my presence. So let's just forget this ever happened and move forward." She picks his clothes up off the floor and hands them to him. Zach tries to say something but she hurries into the bathroom and locks the door behind her.
Kendall paces the bathroom floor cursing herself for even thinking that Zach might have had any feelings for her and regrets admitting to herself that she was beginning to fall hard for him. Zach puts his clothes on and knocks on the bathroom door. "Will you please come out here so we can discuss this like two adults?" He doesn't hear a response and knocks again on the door. "Kendall don't do this." Kendall turns the shower on and yells through the door "Zach just go. Don't worry about me I'm fine." Uncertain of what his next move should be Zach was about pick the lock of the bathroom door when he hears someone at Kendall's front door.
Kendall hears the knock at her front door and opens the bathroom door to walk into Zach. She brushes his hands off her, strides to the door and swings it open. There stands Maggie, Miranda, and Bianca. Kendall forgets all of her problems and screams "Oh my God Binx I thought you weren't coming until tomorrow." Kendall hugs Bianca, Miranda, and Maggie and all three women start talking at once not realizing that Zach was still there. Bianca looks over Kendall's shoulder and sees Zach standing there. She exclaims "Zach I wish that we were coming home for a better reason. How are you?" Bianca walks over to him and gives him a hug. Miranda reaches out and plays with Zach's shirt. Zach is touched by the affection that Bianca has given him and says "I'm fine. We weren't expecting you till tomorrow. How did you make it here so quickly?" Bianca places Miranda on the floor so she can walk around and replies "Actually we took the Cambias' jet as soon as we got the call from Livia and I called Kendall from the air."
Miranda is interested by this tall man standing in front of her and starts to walk to him. She painstakingly makes it over and pulls on his pants leg indicating for him to pick her up. Zach looks questioningly at Bianca. Bianca responds "It's ok Zach you can pick her up you're family." Bianca walks over and tells Miranda "Miranda this is your Uncle Zach he is married to your Aunt Kendall." Miranda excitedly expresses her approval and hugs Zach placing her head on his shoulders. Maggie says "Well that's a first usually it takes her along time before she warms up to anybody like that. That means she likes you Zach." Zach replies "The feelings mutual."
Kendall looks at Zach holding Miranda and feels a pang. Zach meets her gaze and holds it for what seems like an eternity. Maggie and Bianca notice the look they share. Bianca then says "I'm sorry we didn't mean to interrupt." Kendall replies quickly "No Binx you were not interrupting anything Zach and I were just discussing your case and our strategy for court tomorrow. I'm sorry I left my shower on let me just turn that off." Kendall goes into the other room. Zach still holding Miranda turns to Bianca and Maggie and says "Listen I just wanted to tell you that I'm sorry. I know that an apology is not enough but I just wanted to say it." Bianca interrupts and says "Zach we know that this is all Ethan's doing and not yours. Kendall has been keeping me up to date with Ethan's doings. I know that you and I haven't had the best relationship but the one thing that I do know is that you would never do anything to hurt Miranda. I've been aware of what Ethan's been doing the past couple of months you know I do get the reports from the Board of Trustees. It seems Ethan's been busy running this company to the ground and has tried on numerous occasions to shut down the Miranda center as well as ruin Chandler enterprises just for the hell of it. The man that I knew that used to me Ethan is long gone when he found out he was a Cambias and I will be damned if he does anything to jeopardize my daughter's future." Zach chuckles and says "I think that fiery passion is a family trait. I've seen it in Erica, Kendall and you time will only tell if this little one will get that too."
Bianca and Maggie laugh. Kendall comes out of the room dressed and both Maggie and Bianca observe that she wasn't dressed like that before. Zach hands Miranda to Maggie and says "Well it's late I think that maybe I should go home." He starts to walk to the door but Maggie stops him and says "Zach don't you think you need your shoes and jacket?" Zach looks at Kendall who's face has turned beet red and says "Actually I just came over from my place to drop some paperwork to Kendall so my shoes and stuff is over at my place." Miranda who was playing on the floor found Zach's shoes by the couch and brings them to Bianca. With a knowing smile Bianca says "Are you sure these aren't yours?" Maggie spies Zach's jacket on the floor of the bedroom and says "Wait I think this is your jacket too." Zach looks at Kendall waiting for her to say something but she just turns away and looks in a different direction. Bianca and Maggie notice the way the two of them are behaving and look from Kendall and Zach and just smile. Zach grabs his shoes from Bianca and his jacket from Maggie and says "Good night ladies. I shall see you tomorrow." Before he shuts the door he turns around and looks directly at Kendall and says "We still need to talk."
Maggie and Bianca turn to Kendall and before they can both say anything Kendall says "Listen before you two say a word I just want to say that I don't want to talk about it. So drop it." Sensing Kendall's mood Bianca decides to discuss this another time and asks "Do you mind if we stay here the night because it's a little late to be calling Myrtle." Kendall exclaims "Of course you can stay here! You guys can take my room and I will sleep out here on the couch. Just let me change the sheets and help you set up Miranda's crib." Bianca replies "Kendall you don't have to do that we can sleep on the couch." Kendall interjects and says "It's ok I'm fine. I think that we should just get some rest because its going to be a long day tomorrow." She walks to the linen closets and grabs some fresh sheets for the sofa bed and her bed. Maggie grabs the sheets from Kendall's hands and says "Let me do this Kendall you must be tired from that meeting with Zach." Kendall playfully punches her in the arm and says "Not one more word Maggie I'm warning you. Bianca turns around and says "Just don't forget I still want to know what's going on between you and Zach not now but soon." Kendall replies "There is nothing going on between Zach and I so please just drop it." Bianca starts to walk to the bedroom but says over her shoulder "But I think there is." Kendall throws her pillow at her but misses and yells out "Go to bed!" Bianca just laughs at her sister's reaction and notes that Kendall's behavior has been different ever since she married Zach. Kendall seemed much happier. She couldn't wait to get the scoop from her sister.
Kendall turns down the sofa bed and walks over to the window to shut her curtains but she sees Zach's condo across the courtyard and just stares at his windows. She can still feel her body tingle from his kisses and his breath on her skin. Kendall lowers the curtains wishing that Zach would hold her not knowing that Zach was watching her wishing the same thing.