You & I

Six

ARIZONA'S POV

My cell buzzing on the coffee table, I whine, reaching forward and taking it in my hands. Suzanna has been calling me for the last hour or so, but I have no intentions of answering her calls. Her texts. Anything. I'm spending the weekend with Eliza, and I don't need her interruptions. I don't need her to have an opinion or hand out her demands. She knows the weekends are my own and that's not about to change. Especially now that I have Eliza in my life. I know I should worry about doing this but I can't. It feels too good, too right, to worry.

Am I scared for Suzanna's reaction? Of course, I am. Am I concerned that she will try and ruin this for me? Every minute I spend with the woman beside me. I know I should just go with this and face everything else as and when it happens, but I've never felt this strongly about any other women. I've never allowed myself to get close, the fear of my wife ever present in my mind.

"You should probably take the call, Arizona."

"No, it's okay." I glance Eliza's way, an uncertain smile on her face. "I'm busy…"

"Well, you're not really." She shrugs. "Just take the call."

"No." I shake my head. "The moment I answer that call…I'll never get off the phone."

"Sure, yeah." She nods, her eyes focusing back on the tv in front of us.

A sudden pounding on the door, it startles us both and I swallow hard. "ARIZONA!" The sound of my wife's voice sending a shiver down my spine, Eliza gives me a worrying look and I lower the volume on the tv. I really don't want to do this tonight. I just want to relax with the new woman in my life.

"I know you're in there!" Suzanna yells. "Open the freaking door and stop being weird."

"Just open it." Eliza sighs. "I'll hide."

"Um, no…you won't." I scoff. "Why the hell would you hide?"

"Because I'm sitting on your couch in your clothes, Arizona." She replies. "The fact I'm even here is going to be obvious and I don't want to cause any trouble for you."

"No, you know what…" I stand. "She can fuck off." Approaching the door, I unlock it and pull it open. "What the hell do you want?" I spit, my wife's face dropping.

"Why are you avoiding my calls?" She asks.

"Because I'm busy." I sigh. "So, if you could leave…"

"No, we need to talk." Suzanna pushes past me and inside my home. "Oh, this is cozy." She laughs when she finds Eliza sitting on my couch, an old college tee covering her body and some very short shorts. "Evening, Miss. Minnick."

"H-Hi." Eliza clears her throat. "I'll just leave while you guys talk…"

"No, you won't." I push past my wife and take a seat beside Eliza. "What do you want?" I glance up at Suzanna.

"Well, I was coming here to explain that I may have been caught at the office yesterday but I'm sure Eliza told you all about it…"

"Yeah, she did." I smile, my hand settling on Eliza's knee. "So, if that's all you came here to say, you can leave now."

"This isn't how we do this, Arizona." Suzanna gives me a knowing look. "No colleagues, remember."

"Mm, but when it suits you it's okay, right?"

"Excuse me?"

"Beth." I roll my eyes. "She's your fucking assistant, Suzanna."

"This has nothing to do with me." My wife furrows her brow. "But this…between you both, it can't happen." She shakes her head.

"I'm filing for divorce." I stand. "I'll have my lawyer call you."

"You wouldn't." She laughs, her eyes narrowing.

"Watch me."

"Arizona, you need to think about this." Suzanna drags me into the kitchen. "You know I need this with you."

"I'm over it. I really am." Running my fingers through my hair, I rest back against the kitchen counter. "You may like the lifestyle people believe you live, but I'm tired of the lying."

"Arizona, please?"

"No." I shake my head. "It stops now."

"But we have the gala coming up." She furrows her brow. "You know the Hewitt's love us."

"Well, they can love us separately." I smile. "I'm sure they couldn't give a fuck either way."

"No, you don't understand…" Suzanna sighs. "This. What we are…it works perfectly."

"And it will work just as well as it would if we were together." I roll my eyes. "Why are you so worried about what people think? We wouldn't be the first to divorce, Suzanna."

"I can't." She holds up her hands. "I have a reputation to protect. A reputation that includes you and I…married."

"Do you have any idea how ridiculous you sound?" I laugh. "Seriously?"

"Just…this gala, please?" Her eyes beg me. "The investment is too much to potentially lose."

"The last one," I state, giving her a knowing look. "I swear!"

"We'll discuss this another time." She says, smiling. "Just…keep this out of the office, okay?"

"Fuck you." I breathe out, stepping away from her. Reaching my living room, I find no sign of Eliza. The tv is still playing low, but Eliza…she's not here. "You're just intent on ruining my fucking life, aren't you?"

"What? No." Suzanna scoffs. "If she can't handle our arrangement, you shouldn't be together." Fixing her purse on her shoulder, my wife steps out of my apartment, the door closing.

"Eliza?" I call out. "You still here?"

"Yeah." She calls from the bedroom. "Just…getting my crap together."

"Wait." I head for my bedroom. "Don't leave, please?"

"I should." She gives me a sad smile. "This is wrong, Arizona. It really is."

"I've just told her I want a divorce," I reply. "I've just told her I want out of this."

"Mm, I'll believe that when I see it happening." She rolls her eyes. "Just…thanks for a great weekend."

"Eliza, wait!" I grip her wrist as she moves past me. "I don't want you to leave…"

"And I don't think I can be a part of this." Leaning in, she presses a kiss below my ear. "Thank you for being awesome."

Watching her walk away, I'd never force her to stay. I'd never expect her to just be fine with this. If it isn't what she wants, I have to respect that. She's right…Suzanna isn't going to take this lightly. I could see it in her eyes when I told her this was the last time. She has no intentions of divorcing me, but I'm not backing down. I want out, and I will get what I want. Eliza, she's too good to lose.

Monday morning came around quicker than I thought it would, but now I'm trying to avoid my wife and Eliza. Why? Because if I see her, I'll kiss her. I spent the rest of my Saturday night and entire Sunday thinking about her. Those hands on my skin. Her gorgeous body. I thought about her from the moment I woke, and I'm yet to remove her from my thoughts. I'm yet to enter the real world.

"There you are." Suzanna approaches me. "Can we talk in my office?"

"Busy, sorry." I keep walking towards my own office. "Make an appointment."

"You're my wife." She laughs. "I'm not going to do that."

"No." I stop. "I'm not your wife. I'm your fucking toy who's been foolish enough to give you what you want."

"Arizona." She scowls. "Not here!"

"Oh, bite me." I scoff. "I don't care what you have to say, I really don't."

"I've booked a car to pick us up Friday night." She says. "Seven."

"Whatever." I shrug. "I've called my lawyer. She's having the papers drawn up."

"Wow, you're really serious…"

"Dead serious." Rounding the corner, I'm thankful when my wife's presence disappears. Coming face to face with Eliza's office, I knock, waiting to be called inside. I wasn't planning to see her today, but knowing she's here…it's hard to avoid her. Knowing she's here, it makes me want her more.

"Come in…"

"Hey." I push the door open, stepping inside.

"Mrs. Robbins." She smiles. "Can I help you?"

"Please, don't call me that." I drop my gaze, bile rising in my throat.

"What should I call you?" I find Eliza's eyes, her brow furrowed.

"Just…Arizona." I reply. "Can I take you to dinner Saturday night?"

"Sorry, I can't." She focuses on the screen in front of her. "You have the gala Friday, right?"

"Yeah." I close the door.

"So, you want to take me to dinner the night after you've spent the evening with your wife?" She arches her eyebrow. "No thanks."

"Don't say it like that." I fold my arms across my chest. "Don't make it sound like she means something to me. You know she doesn't."

"I'm not doing this." Eliza stands, rounding her desk. "Can you leave, please?"

"No." I clear my throat. "I can't." Resting back against the door as Eliza attempts to open it, I flick the lock. "I want to talk…"

"And I don't, so please respect that…"

"Please?" My eyes fill with tears. "I really want to see you again."

"What part of no don't you understand, Arizona?" She asks. "Why can't you just get on with your life, and I'll do the same?"

"Because I have no fucking life." I scoff. "I felt like I did when I was with you, though."

"How sweet." She rolls her eyes. "I have a busy day so I should really get on with what you and your wife employed me to do…"

"I really wish you wouldn't do that." I approach her but she backs up. "She's nothing compared to you…"

"Stop." She holds up her hand. "Stop with your bullshit comments…"

"You think I don't mean what I say to you?" My forehead creases. "You think I'm talking shit?"

"Yeah, I do." Eliza drops her gaze, my fingers curling under her chin. "Arizona…"

"Look at me…" My voice softens. "Please?"

Her eyes finding mine, my breath is stolen by her incredible beauty.

"That night I spent with you…" I lean in, my lips mere millimeters away from hers. "That night was one of the greatest of my life…"

"Y-You don't mean that," Eliza whispers, my hands settling either side of her head against the wall.

"I mean it." My body presses against hers. "How you gave yourself to me…fuck." My breath washing over the side of her face, I take her earlobe between my teeth. "I'm divorcing that bitch. I want you too much…"

"Fuck." Eliza's voice barely audible, her chest heaves. "A-Arizona…"

"I thought about you since the moment you left," I admit. "Fuck, I want you more than you could ever imagine."

"Arizona, stop." She whimpers. "S-She said we had to keep it out of the office."

"And I don't care what she says…" I smile against the skin of Eliza's neck. "I care about how good you touch me. How fucking gorgeous you are."

"O-Oh." My hand slips up her thigh and beneath her skirt. "S-Shit."

"You know what you want…" I moan, cupping her sex through her panties. "And I know what I want…" Sucking on her pulse point, Eliza gasps, eliciting another moan from me. "Do you have any idea how wet I am for you?"

"Fucking hell…" Eliza's head falls back, granting me better access to her gorgeous neck, that incredible jawline. "Shit…"

"You're soaked." My lips curl into a smile. "Right?"

"I-I…" Pushing her panties to one side, a single finger trails her slick folds. The heat, it's intense. "O-o…"

"Eliza…" I capture her lips. "We should really continue this."

"Y-Yes." Her mouth falls open as I push a single finger inside her.

"What's that?" I pull back, smirking.

"J-Just…" Sinking down onto my hand, I slip another finger inside her, the moan rumbling in her throat almost too much to take. "Shit, yes."

"You'll have dinner with me Saturday?" My tongue trails Eliza's bottom lip. "Right?"

"Y-Yes." She nods, slightly. "Whatever you want…"

"I want you," I say without hesitation. "The sooner you realize that the sooner we can get this show on the road…"

Teasing her swollen clit with my thumb, she captures my lips. I know she's trying to silence her moans but honestly, I hope Suzanna does hear us. I hope she hears everything and realizes that I'm not taking her shit anymore.

"How tight you are…" I bite down on Eliza's bottom lip. "Fuck, it's mind-blowing."

"O-Oh, I, ugh…" Sinking deeper, my thumb presses harder against Eliza's clit, her orgasm fast approaching. "Shit, I'm coming…" Her mouth falling open, I pull back, watching this gorgeous brunette come undone for me. "Yes, don't stop." Wrapping her leg around my waist, Eliza bucks and writhes against me, my own panties now ruined.

"Fuck, you feel good." I crush my lips into hers. "So fucking good." Her hips slowing, I drag my fingers down her walls, curling them and hitting that perfect spot.

"What the hell are you doing to me?" She asks, her head buried in the crook of my neck.

"I'm trying to show you that we're supposed to do this." My fingers run through Eliza's hair. "I'm trying to show you that this, it's right…"

"I'm making a huge mistake." She sighs, her body molding into mine. "Probably the biggest mistake of my life…"

"Let me show you that you're not." I smile into a kiss as she lifts her head. "Let me show you that I can make you happy, Eliza."

"I don't want her involved in this." Our foreheads press together. "I hate knowing she has some kind of control over you…"

"I know…"

"I hate knowing she's going to grab your full attention at the gala on Friday. That she'll hold your hand. Kiss you."

"She won't." My thumb grazes Eliza's tear-stained cheek. "She won't get that close."

"I wish I could believe that." She sighs.

"Then you should." I smile, pressing my lips against her. "Because I'd never lie to you. I'd never intentionally hurt you."

"I know…"

"If anything does happen, which it won't, I'd tell you," I say, my eyes studying her gorgeous face. "I'd tell you in a heartbeat."

"You're really divorcing?"

"Aside from giving you all my time and attention, it's the only thing on my mind…"

The sound of a light knocking on Eliza's office door pulling us apart, she fixes herself up and makes herself look a little more presentable. My hand still between her legs, I gather her arousal and slip my fingers from beneath her skirt and into my mouth. "God, you taste so good."

"Sweet Jesus." Eliza looks up to the ceiling. "I can't handle you…"

Clearing my throat, I step back and unlock the door. Pulling it open, I find Suzanna waiting on the other side, anger written all over her face. "Um, can I help you?" I smirk. "Kinda feel like you have no reason to be here right now..."

"What did I tell you?" She spits. "Not at the office!"

"Pretty sure I told you I don't give a fuck." Licking my lips, my wife focuses her eyes on my actions, disgust now evident in them. "See you tonight, Eliza." I lean in, pressing a kiss below her ear. "I could spend my life with the taste of you on my lips…"

"Goodbye, honey." I say sarcastically as Suzanna stares me down. I roll my eyes, stepping past my wife. "I'd kiss you too, but well...you just never know where my mouth has been."

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