Chapter 53

"Another cup of tea, my sweet Zelena?" Arthur asks as the two were spending the day together… or rather the day in bed together.

The couple from hell were continuing to get closer and closer to one another with each passing day. Zelena was warming up to the mysterious man, who seemed to always want to spoil her and the baby. He was very accepting of her strong and slightly vain personality, he didn't mind that she was carrying someone else's baby, and he especially loved learning all about her. She found him dangerous, but also exciting; she could tell that he had a lot going on beneath the surface and she was dying to know what sort of secrets he held. He was strong, confident, smart, and amazing in bed. The lawyer had been skeptical of him in the beginning, but now, she felt like he really cared for her and he wanted to spend as much time as he could with the feisty red-head that she was.

"No thank you, the baby has had quite enough," she says, scrolling through her phone while wrapped in her silken sheets.

"Jacob" comes back with a cup of coffee for himself and climbs into bed next to her. He adored her spacey apartment, so much better than the hole he'd been staying in. For the first time, when Zelena asked to spend the night at his place, he was actually honest that his apartment was a dump and not nearly good enough to hold her presence inside of it. He also could not offer healthy foods for her and the baby either. She understood and did not question it any further.

Arthur King noticed that the dynamic and devious red-head was trusting him more as time went by. In the beginning, he could tell that she was just as cautious and more skeptical as he had been when they first met. Neither seemed to trust one another, which seems wise in perspective. However, now it seemed she'd give him everything he'd ever wanted and perhaps more. There were times when Arthur had to remind himself the whole purpose of dating Zelena Mills was in the first place.

It was obvious to him that neither Emma nor any of their other friends liked this lawyer, which made keeping tabs on his former captive much harder. He had to cut back on his spying in order to make time for this wicked woman who gave him immense pleasure. But like a tiger in the jungle, he is patient. He managed to get bits and pieces from his girlfriend, which would benefit him, but Arthur wasn't sure how just yet. Yes, the threatening letter had worked, it put the blonde on edge, but he was not living up to his word. He wasn't watching her every move nor was he stalking her teenage son or the boyfriend… he felt like he should. Deep inside, he partially regretted writing the letter to Emma. It put her guard up. On his stake-outs, he'd watch her lock all the windows and doors, she'd barely leave the house unless it was absolutely necessary, and even then, she would not be alone with the baby. While it scared her, it didn't give him the chance to snatch baby Sophie… his daughter. While the name was…decent, he didn't fully like it. If Emma had stayed captured and given birth to the baby girl while in captivity, he would have named her Angel, Willow, or even after his mother. It better suited the product of his nights with his captive. He had had little say on naming Megan back when she was born, and here was the blown opportunity to name his daughter a more desirable name. He still didn't have a plan, and he kept kicking himself for wasting time with this woman… and yet, he gave her his fix, she was ambitious and dangerous, a real vixen that pulled him in with her charms and body.

Arthur gets back into bed with Zelena, he begins nibbling on her neck, giving into his passions once again. Since she wasn't showing signs of being pregnant yet, the two could be as ambitious as they wanted, but she had warned him that when the baby does start to show, they would have to take more care. At least, he'll still be able to sleep with her. When Gwen was pregnant with both their children, he was not allowed to touch her at all.

However, despite his advances, Zelena is more engrossed in her phone than him.

"Come on babe…" he purrs, kissing her shoulders and running his hand up and down her back. He moves his hand up her thigh, which he knows is a turn on for her. "Let's have some fun…"

"Just give me five minutes," the red-head says, basically pushing him away. She could feel her resistance melting as Jacob runs his hand up her thigh. Her body is flushing and weakening to his demands, but she had to see something. She moves over to get out of his smooth touch.

"Wouldn't you believe it?" she scoffs, killing the mood instantly.

Jacob sighs, he doesn't want to listen to another gripe session about her sister or any of her other former friends.

"What?" he mutters in disappointment.

"Ruby just posted on her Instagram; Emma in an Italian dress, one that my sister brought back from Italy and gave to her, even though I could fit into much better than she could."

With the mention of Emma, Arthur, immediately fights to see the screen. His breath catches in his throat when he sees Emma in a beaded dress that makes her look very hot. Motherhood had enhanced her breasts to a very satisfying level, much more than Gwen's ever did and anyways, his ex-wife had a mastectomy not long after Ben stopped nursing. She claimed that she was at a risk for cancer, as it ran in her family, but Arthur saw it as another one of her poor excuses to repel him away from her.

While he thought Emma was very hot, he knew he had to support his girlfriend, so begrudgingly he says, "Well, she did just have a baby, so yes you would fit it much better."

"I mean how could she lose weight like that so quickly and fit into an Italian dress no less,"

"Jacob" tries not to roll his eyes. Zelena is making it seem like Emma had stolen something from her or killed her dog. It was a stupid dress… the main issue underneath was likely that Regina had given it to Emma instead of her. Every time the two trash-talked anyone, Regina Mills was the first victim. Whether it was her weight, her style, her failure with men; Zelena had bashed every single aspect of her sister in front of him and it was coming a bit tiresome and fairly annoying. Arthur holds his tongue and avoids saying anything.

"I wish beyond all hell that she'd stayed missing," the red-head hisses, biting her tongue.

Arthur King grins at that declaration.

"Ever since she got back, it's been nothing but Emma, Emma, Emma; it's not like she stopped world hunger or survived a war. She had a baby because she got knocked up, and yet Ruby and Regina's Instagram accounts are just full of pictures of baby Sophie. And what a stupid name too."

Arthur just lets her talk, knowing better than to say something to make her madder, but he did, in fact, agrees with her last statement.

"She also has this amazing guy and this dress is for their anniversary dinner next week."

"Wait, what?" Arthur asks, his heart skipping a beat. He leans over to gaze at the caption on the screen.

My girl's dress for her one-year anniversary, so jealous!

Is it too good to be true? Could he finally have what was his?

"Yeah, I can't believe they actually stayed together. If I were Killian, I would have dumped her crazy ass long ago and moved on."

"Does it say anything else about their anniversary? Like where or what time?" Arthur asks curiously.

"No, why would it?" Zelena asks, closing the app seeing her boyfriend getting a little too engrossed in this information.

"Jacob" pulls back and tries to collect himself… His mind races as he thinks of an excuse that wasn't creepy.

"Nothing… nothing. I'm… just thinking if he might have some… good ideas about where to take a lady for an anniversary date."

"Really? I had no idea you cared about such things," the woman smirks.

"Normally… I don't, but you, my sweet Zelena, deserve the very best."

"I thought you said I wasn't a lady?" she teases, putting her phone aside and focusing her attention on him again. Her heart races in excitement, finally ready for his advances again.

"Only in bed are you not…" he purrs, happy that their conversation was shifting to what he wanted. He begins kissing her neck again and running his hand up her thigh. He is more excited than before and ready for the next step.

He grabs her aggressively and kisses her with extreme passion. Zelena accepts his weight and runs her hands through his hair, which she noticed is becoming a dirtier blonde in the past little while. Ignoring any suspicions, she embraces the passion. Everything became easy for them afterwards.

Arthur is happy, but in many ways beyond what his girlfriend assumes. He now had knowledge that would prove to be very helpful in the future… very helpful indeed