It's dark while Zach lies in his bed trying to get some sleep. He tried to sleep but he was just too upset with himself. He wanted to know how Kendall is doing. He tried calling her, but all he got her answering machine. He called her cell and his calls went straight to voicemail. He didn't want to leave messages; he wanted to speak to her.

He reached over and clicked on the lamp that was sitting on the nightstand. Sleep was far from his reach for him so he just gave up on trying to get it. He grabbed a remote control off the knight stand then turned on the stereo. Bossa music filtered through the speakers, filling the room and putting Zach in a mood to get out, to see other places in Impanema.

He glanced at the clock, seeing it was only 10:30 at night, he got up and started going through his closet for something to wear. He had a maid pack his clothes that were in the VIP suite at the hotel. He started flipping through the blazers in his closet and stopped when he came upon the full length mink coat that had been packed with his things.

It was Kendall's coat. He pulled it out of the closet then took a seat on the bed, running his fingers through the fur on one of the sleeves. He inhaled deeply as he closed his eyes; it was as if Kendall were in the room with him. The coat smelled like Opium perfume when Kendall wore it. Her collection of fragrances was pretty limited to Fusions latest lines, but he was the one who gave her the Opium. She wore it for him. He was glad of it, too, because she did not smell like Greenlee, Simone, and Dani when she wore it.

As he inhaled the scent of Kendall's perfume, he remembered when she last wore the coat. It was two days after he first had sex with Kendall. She came into his office wearing nothing but a pair of black snakeskin stilettos and that mink coat that he had just bought her for Christmas. She came in with all the confidence of every Kane woman before her and then some.

Kendall thought she was going to surprise him, but he surprised her instead. As soon as she came into the office, he picked up the phone and told Edie to hold all his calls for the next two hours; not to interrupt him unless the fire is right outside the office door.

TRUNCATED BY AUTHOR

Zach opened his eyes to the early morning sunlight streaming through his bedroom windows. He had Kendall's coat across him, and there was Latin music now coming from his stereo. He clicked the stereo off then turned off the lamp that was serving no purpose now.

He stayed in bed for a moment longer before he heard the very loud banging on his door and a very familiar voice emanating from the other side. He quickly got up and went to his front door, dreading what fate was to befall him. The person banging on his door did not seem to be very happy with him at the moment.

He opened the door, and was greeted by Edie, who politely slapped him across the face.

"What the hell is wrong with you Zach Slater?" was what he heard her yell at him as stars flashed before his eyes.

To read this chapter in it's entirety, please visit the Zendall website, Combustible: combustiblezen.proboards54(dot)com/index.cgi