Author note:
Some more fluff for you. I hope you enjoy!
CH 37-Worth the Wait
Her alarm sounded at 6:00 a.m. as normal. Emma groaned and rolled toward her nightstand to press the snooze. As she reached for her phone, she encountered a wall of muscle and she smiled as she recalled that Clay has joined her last night. The alarm continued to blare. Clay reached over his shoulder for Emma's phone and snoozed the alarm.
He opened his eyes and focused on Emma in front of him. He wrapped an arm around her middle and pulled her to him.
"Emmie, honey. Time to get up."
She wriggled her hips against his groin. He nuzzled her neck and placed a sucking kiss right behind her ear.
"Mmmm, Clay…"
"I know babe. But we can't. You need to get up for school. Not to mention that your dad and Mikey are down the hall."
"I know…I know. Just a few more minutes." He hugged her closer and held her until her alarm went off again.
"All right beautiful. No more procrastinating."
"Ugh. Okay okay." She flipped back the blankets and pulled off the tee shirt she had on. Getting up, she walked to her dresser wearing just a white, lace thong.
"Uh, whoa Em." Clay reached under the covers to adjust himself.
"Clay, it's not as if you haven't seen me naked before."
"And it still takes my breath away."
Her eyes filled with tears and she walked back over to the bed, leaned over, and kissed him with all the love she had in her. "I love you Clay Spenser. If I could, I would crawl back in that bed right now and show you just how much."
Clay slid his arms around her and held her so close that she almost couldn't breathe. "I love you too, Emmie."
Jason stood at the bottom of the stairs and called up. "Emma, get a move on or you'll be late."
Clay kissed her cheek and whispered, "You better get down there. I don't want him blaming me for making you late."
She finished getting dressed and was putting her hair into a ponytail as he got up and pulled his jeans, shoes and socks back on. He grabbed her bag for her and followed her downstairs. She walked into the kitchen to get breakfast. She grabbed an apple and yogurt and stopped by Jason to reach up on her tip toes and kiss his cheek.
"Good morning Daddy. Clay told me how you looked after him last night. Thank you."
"Yea, well," he answered gruffly. "Clay, help yourself to some coffee and anything else you want, then we can head to Brock's and pick up your truck."
Emma finished up her breakfast. "Honey, the things for tomorrow night are out in the mud room."
"Got it. I'll grab them."
"Okay. I've got to go. Bye Dad."
"Have a good day Em."
She topped and gave Clay a lingering kiss. "Bye. I'll see you later."
"Bye honey."
Mikey had already gotten on the bus, so that left him alone with Jason. "Hey, let's go get your truck." Clay got up and went to the front door.
"You better not forget the stuff Em set out for your guys' party."
"Thanks man. Emma would have my head if I forgot that. She's planning to come by tonight to do some baking and stuff."
"She told me. She's been planning this all week. She's got lists and timelines. It's as thorough as one of our Ops."
"I guess the apple doesn't fall far from the tree, huh?" Both men chuckled as they climbed in Jason's truck.
"Listen, Clay, I know you and Em are missing each other. I get that. She's had trouble sleeping, and you can't focus worth a damn…"
Clay interrupted. "It's not gonna be a problem if we get spun up."
"I know that. I don't doubt your ability to do your job." Clay breathed a sigh of relief. He was happy to hear that Jason knew he could compartmentalize and fully commit to the team and the mission when necessary.
"I just wanted to say, I understand. I know it's hard to wait."
"Yea, it is hard. But…Emma's worth waiting for."
