As Zach pulled his car into the parking space by his condo he glanced at the clock on the dash, 1:03 am

' I wonder if Kendall is still up' Zach thought to himself as he got out of his car and started to head towards his condo.

As he reached the courtyard he looked over at Kendall's place & noticed all the lights were off. He let out a sigh and went over to his door, unlocked it and let himself in, locking the door behind him.

Zach threw his keys on the coffee table then walked into the kitchen and proceeded to pour himself a scotch. After he downed it in one gulp he headed in to take a shower.

The hot water felt good pouring down over his head and helped him relax.

' I need to get this mess finished with Julia as soon as possible. . I know Kendall thinks I am only helping Julia because of Maria, but that isn't it at all. The girl is in some serious trouble and what kind of person would I be if I just sat back and did nothing to help her. Sure she didn't ask for my help, but she needs someone's help, so why not mine? At least now Tad and I have agreed to work together instead of against each other, maybe by doing that we will be able to wrap this up sooner then later. Hopefully after getting a look at what Dixie has in her letter we should be able to wrap this up tomorrow. Then I will be able to concentrate on Kendall and this baby mess she has gotten herself into. I know I promised Lavery that I would keep his secret, but I just can't keep it from Kendall any longer, she has to know the truth, even if she ends up leaving me over it.'

Zach dried himself off then wrapped the towel around his waist and headed into his bedroom. He undid the towel around his waist and let it fall to the floor before climbing into bed . As he laid in bed he stared up at the ceiling and began to think of Kendall again before he started to drift off to sleep.

It was about 5:30 in the morning and Zach rolled over and his arm landed on something next to him. Startled, he opened his eyes and was looking into he eyes of his wife.

"I was wondering when you were going to wake up" she said as she started to run her hands up his chest

"Kendall, um what are you doing here ? " he asked , still a bit shocked to see her laying next to him in his bed.

"Do you mind ? " she began "Actually, I heard a noise outside my condo in the middle of the night. When I got up to check it out I didn't see anything, but I felt uneasy being in my condo alone. So I figured I would come over here and ask you to take a look. After I let myself in with my key, I didn't have the heart to wake you up so I figured the next best thing was to stay here. I didn't want to wake you up by looking for sheets for the couch so I thought I would climb into bed with you. I hope you don't mind"

"No, not at all" he answered, still shocked to see her laying in his bed "Kendall, I want you to know you can count on me anytime of the day or night. Until this thing with Julia is resolved I am going to have some of my men keeping an eye on you, day and night. I don't like the idea of you not feeling safe in your own home. "

"But I feel safe here with you" she said as she moved in closer to him and began nuzzling his neck.

Zach couldn't help but breathe in the scent of her hair, she smelled so good. Kendall began laying whisper soft kisses on his neck as she wrapped her arms around his waist. Zach wasn't quite sure what was going on, or where it was going, but decided to let her lead and he would follow. All he knew for sure was that he really enjoyed having her in his bed.

As Kendall continued to kiss Zach's neck her hands were caressing his back. He followed her lead and began kissing her shoulder. Kendall started to tease his neck with her tongue slowly running her tongue down his neck, across his shoulder and down his chest. She pushed him onto his back and climbed on top of him, straddling his waist. Zach took his hands and put them at her waist and slowly began to raise her nightgown and lifted it above her head and threw it to the side. As he ran his hands up her sides he looked into her eyes and slowly pulled her closer to him until their lips met. The kiss started off slow and tender gradually deepening . Their tongues searching each others mouths, taking each other in. Zach put his hands on Kendall's face & slowly lifted her face from his.

"Kendall, I , I need you. I want you" he whispered " I love "

Kendall started laughing and cut him off

"Well guess what Zach, you can't have me" she continued to laugh "I can't be with someone who would let me believe the only man I once loved is dead"

Suddenly Zach shot up out of the bed. He looked around for Kendall but she was nowhere to be seen.

"It was a dream" he said as he ran his hands over his face. "That's it, I have to tell her the truth. I can't keep the secret from her any longer. For better or worse, she has to be told"

Fully awake now Zach headed in to the kitchen to start a pot of coffee before going in to take a cold shower.

Shortly after 8:00 Zach was heading out to the bank to meet Tad when he ran into Kendall in the courtyard

"Good Morning" he greeted her " Heading off to work ?"

"Yeah" Kendall replied " We have a new product launch next week and there is still a lot to do. So where are you off to ? To save the world ? "

"Kendall" he sighed " listen I am hoping to have this thing with Julia wrapped up very soon, maybe even today. Then I promise I will hang up my cape. Ok ?"

"Until the next Santos is in need of saving" she replied under her breath

"Kendall , this has nothing to do with her being a Santos. Listen can we have dinner tonight ? There are some things we need to discuss" he asked

"Casino business ? " she asked

"No. it has nothing to do with the casino, but we really do need to talk" he said

" Umm, ok I guess. How about 7:00 at my place ? " Kendall replied

"Sounds good" he said "I'll see you then"

They said their good byes and went their separate ways.