AUTHOR'S NOTE: This chapter is rated M...

Holiday Break

FRIDAY

The Friday before Holiday Break had finally arrived and Addison couldn't wait. Two full weeks off of school filled with holiday parties, Christmas and New Years, all with her handsome boyfriend by her side. They just needed to get through their last day of exams and a basketball game.

As Addison switched out her books in her locker, she glanced at the photo of Zed hanging on the inside of the door. Just thinking about him had her mind rushing back to yesterday evening after practice. Flashes of Zed's mouth on her bare shoulder, her fingers laced in his hair, the cool feel of the locker rooms metal lockers on her back as they found their release ran through her mind. They had always been a close couple, spending every moment they could together, but the last month had been different. Every spare minute they could steal was spent exploring their baser desires.

"Helloooo? Earth to Addison...I think you have a little drool coming out there," Bree laughed as Addison closed her locker door.

"Sorry, Bree," she said with a sigh. "I don't know what's wrong with me lately. Ever since Thanksgiving I just can't seem to think about anything other than being with Zed."

"As often as you two are sneaking off lately, I'd say you're doing more than thinking," Bree laughed, causing Addison to blush scarlet. "Hey, I get it. It's life-affirming. I think we were all a bit shaken up after what happened with Zed's dad."

"Maybe that's it. I don't know..."

"So, changing subjects," Bree said with a large smile. "Did you pick up your dress from the seamstress after practice yesterday? I can't wait to see pictures!"

"No, I didn't," Addison said with a frown. "My mom was at the office late last night finalizing her speech for tomorrow and the plans for the New Year's party." She blushed at the reminder of the reason for their extra time together yesterday.

"But aren't you guys leaving this evening?"

Addison let out a sigh. "Yep. My parents are coming to the basketball game, so Zed, Eliza and I are leaving straight from there. I have to go pick up my dress and my bags between the end of exams and the start of the game."

"Yikes, that's cutting it close."

"Yeah. I just pray the dress fits!"

"I want a play by play of Zed's reaction when he sees you in that dress!" Bree gushed.

"I still wish you and Bonzo could be there tomorrow night. Sorry I couldn't get you guys in."

Bree waved her off. "Your mom is running for Governor. When she wins, then we'll all get to go to the Governor's Christmas Ball," she said with a laugh.

"But I still feel bad that the four of us are going to be there without you and Bonzo."

"You can have my ticket, Bree," Eliza said as she, Zed, and Bonzo walked up. "Bucky's family goes to that thing every year. For some reason, I'm being dragged along."

Zed pulled Addison close before he dipped her low and kissed her at the same time that Bonzo wrapped Bree up in a bear hug.

Eliza rolled her eyes. "Really you two?"

Bree laughed. "Keep your ticket, Eliza. Bonzo and I have plans this weekend anyway. Besides, we're all getting together for our annual Christmas Eve shindig at Zed's in a few days and we're all going to Mayor Missy's New Year's Eve party," she said with her large signature smile as the five of them walked off to their first exam.

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When the halftime buzzer sounded, the Mighty Shrimp were down 30-26. Zed sat in the locker room drinking water and trying to catch his breath. It had been a struggle to keep the score as close as it was, and he didn't know how much longer they could keep it up.

"Hey, no cheerleaders in the locker room! Aren't you supposed to be performing or something?" Murphy called out, causing Zed's head to snap up.

"Chill out, Murphy. JV is out there right now. I just need to talk to my boyfriend before you guys head back out," Addison said as she walked over to where Zed was sitting.

"Yeah, 'talk'...sure."

"Shut up, Murph," Zed laughed. He stood up and grabbed Addison's hand, leading her over to the showers, throwing her a wink when he saw her glance at the lockers. "What's wrong, gorgeous?"

Addison smiled as she stood on her tiptoes and kissed his lips. "I should be asking you that. What's going on out there? You guys never struggle against Sandpiper."

Zed let out a frustrated sigh. "Trust me, I know."

"Maybe you just need a little motivation..."

"Oh, really?"

Addison bit her lip and smiled. "Mmhmm."

"What did you have in mind, gorgeous?" he whispered.

"Well, I just got a text from Bucky. Apparently, we have adjoining suites at the Four Seasons. And my parents and Aunt and Uncle are two floors up from us."

"Does that mean we get some alone time for longer than 10 minutes?"

"That depends..."

"On?"

"You," she said kissing him once more. "You win and you get to call the shots tonight."

"And if we lose?"

"I call the shots."

Zed let out a small laugh. "That sounds like a win-win no matter what." He pulled her closer and kissed her hard. "Although a real bed would be nice for a change..."

Addison laughed. "I couldn't agree more."

"Don't get me wrong," he said as he kissed her neck, "I've been loving the creativity lately."

"Zed! Let's go!" Murphy called.

"I'm coming!"

"I'm sure you are..."

"Shut up, Murphy!" Addison said with a laugh. "You better get going handsome," she said softly as she stood on her tiptoes and bit his ear.

Zed's eyes blazed. "You know what that does to me..."

"You win, and you can show me."

"Oh, it's on!"

When the final buzzer sounded, the Mighty Shrimp won, beating Sandpiper Academy 87-79.

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"Wow..." Eliza said as she and Addison walked into their suite in the Shoreline Four Seasons. "This place is amazing."

"You can thank Aunt Kitty and Uncle Trevor. The Four Seasons is as low end as they go."

Eliza stopped and rolled her eyes. "You've got to be kidding me."

"Nope." Addison giggled. "If it were just my parents, we'd probably be staying at the Marriott down the street."

Eliza shook her head before smiling and jumping onto the oversized plush bed.

"So," Addison said as she jumped onto the bed next to her. "I'm assuming you'd rather spend the night snuggled up next to my cousin than with me?"

"Well, no offense, but yeah. I only get to see him on the weekends. And since he's taken over coaching duties for the Mini Shrimp, I've seen him even less."

"No offense taken," Addison laughed. "Besides, as much as I'd love to have a girly sleepover, I really want some alone time with Zed."

Eliza threw an oversized pillow at her. "What has been up with you two lately?"

Addison sighed as she rolled over and propped herself up on her forearms. "I honestly have no idea. Bree has this theory that it's a response to what happened with Pops, something about it being 'life-affirming.' I don't know if it's that or not. All I know is that I can't get enough of him."

"That does make sense. We all coped with that day in our own ways. You two just seemed to have chosen carnal defiance. It's like you're saying 'You have no power over me, Death'…I don't know. But what I do know is that you two are playing a dangerous game. If you keep this up, you're going to get caught. You're lucky it was me that walked into the Chem lab the other day and not Mr. Nathans."

Addison blushed. "Yeah, sorry about that."

"I'm just glad you two were mostly clothed."

"Hey! We were fully clothed!" she laughed as she threw the pillow back at Eliza. "Things were just moved out of the way."

"And there's the TMI."

"Oh please," Addison laughed, "let's just call it even after what happened Thanksgiving night. Zed and I both got an eyeful."

Eliza laughed, "Yeah, sorry about that. Even Steven...Hey, wait a second, why were you and Zed going into the storage shed anyway?"

"The same reason you two were," she said, causing her and Eliza to both fall into a fit of laughter. "Alright, I'm going to change. Then we can go crash the boy's party."

"Five says they've already built a pillow fort."

"I don't doubt it for a second!"

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"Knock, knock!" Addison said as she opened the door conjoining the two hotel room suites.

Zed rushed to her and swooped her up in his arms, kissing her deeply.

Bucky grabbed a pillow from their fort and threw it at Zed's head. "You two are the worst," he laughed as Eliza sat down on the bed next to him and kissed his cheek.

"Yeah, well at least you don't have to see them sneaking off constantly. Addie, you owe me five bucks."

"Maybe I won't request you as a roommate next year, Z."

Zed laughed, carrying Addison over to the couch and sitting down with her still wrapped around him, "No need, I'm getting an apartment."

"Excuse me, We….We are getting an apartment," Addison corrected.

"Yes, dear. We," Zed chuckled, kissing her once again.

Bucky looked at them in shock. "How did you get approved for an apartment as a Freshman? They're only for upperclassman?"

Zed shrugged. "You can thank my freakish height and mad football skills."

"There's no way my Aunt and Uncle are going to allow that."

Zed smiled as he snuggled his face into Addison's neck. "We'll see about that."

"You know Bucky, they have multi-bedroom apartments. Maybe if my very protective older cousin and a few of our best friends lived with us, my parents wouldn't object..."

"Unless you'd rather stay in Bartholomew, Bartholomew," Zed laughed.

Bucky threw another pillow at him. "I'd much rather be in the apartments. What do you say, baby?" he asked Eliza.

"Hmmm….living with my boyfriend and best friends or cramming into a tiny dorm room, potentially with a complete stranger...That's a tough choice."

"Is that a yes….." Addison giggled.

"Of course it is," Eliza laughed.

"Yay!" Addison shrieked. "Now we just need to ask Bree and Bonzo!"

Bucky laughed. "I don't see them saying 'no' either."

Zed groaned as he held his stomach. "I'm starving."

Bucky laughed and threw yet another pillow at his head, "Dude, didn't you eat on the way up here?"

"Yeah, like almost five hours ago after playing in a basketball game. It hardly counts."

"I'm with Zed on this one," Addison giggled. "I could definitely eat." She stood up from the couch and grabbed the room service menu and began to flip through it.

"Anything look good, gorgeous?" Zed asked as he walked up behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed her neck softly.

"Not really," she sighed. "Want to order a pizza?"

"Addie, the answer is always 'yes' to that question," he laughed kissing the top of her head.

"What do you say, guys? Pizza and a movie?"

Eliza shrugged "sounds good to me. Pepperoni and jalapeno?"

Bucky pretended to gag. "Let's get one plain pepperoni and one pepperoni jalapeno."

"Deal!" Addison smiled as she picked up the hotel phone and placed the order. "okay, pizza will be here in twenty. What movie do we want to watch?"

"I don't care," Eliza said yawning loudly.

"Me either," Bucky added, pulling Eliza into his side and letting her rest her head on his shoulder.

Zed pulled Addison onto the bed next to them. "Whatever you want to watch."

Addison smiled wide and began to search through the offered movies. "Yes! They have it!" she suddenly exclaimed.

"Gremlins?" Eliza asked, picking her head up from Bucky's shoulder. "That's an unexpected choice. I figured we'd be watching some cheesy Christmas movie."

"This is a Christmas movie, and it's my favorite!"

Zed laughed and pulled her in for a kiss. "You and your 80's movies."

Twenty minutes later there was a knock on the door.

"I'll get it," Bucky said as he nudged Eliza to get her to sit up. "The last thing we need is a zombie scared pizza delivery guy." Bucky walked to the door and opened it. "Uncle Dale!"

"Hey Bucky, I intercepted this in the elevator. Got a slice to spare?"

Bucky opened the door wider and invited his uncle in. "We're watching Gremlins...you'll never guess who picked it out."

"Hi, Dad!" Addison smiled from the bed.

Dale shook his head and laughed as he looked at Addison and Eliza snuggled up on the bed. "Don't you girls have your own room"

"Yeah, but we weren't tired yet. So, pizza and a movie with the boys it is."

"Mind if I join you for a little bit? Your mother is already asleep."

"Not at all, Chief," Zed said with a smile as he handed him a slice of pizza.

The five of them sat around the room and ate pizza while they watched Gremlins, occasionally throwing something at Addison when she'd get carried away quoting the movie. As the credits began to roll, Dale let out a loud yawn.

"Alright, I'm heading to bed. I think this goes without saying, but girls...sleep in your own room."

"Yes, Dad."

"And please try to get some sleep, your Aunt Kitty set up hair appointments for you girls tomorrow before lunch."

"Oh boy," Addison said sarcastically.

Dale laughed as he leaned over and kissed his daughter's forehead. "Behave. Love you, sweetie."

"Love you too, Dad."

"Eliza, boys, goodnight."

"Goodnight," the three of them called out in unison as Dale walked out of the room.

"Well," Bucky said stretching his arms up above his head, "I'm exhausted. I'm going to go get some sleep."

"Really?" Addison asked in surprise.

Bucky let out a laugh as he stood up, pulling Eliza up with him. "No. I'm going to go spend some quality time with my girlfriend. Zed, gym in the morning?"

"You know it!" Zed replied giving him a high five.

"Wait a second," Eliza said, stopping before they reached the door. "I'm all for this room swap, but what are we going to do if one of the parents stops by again?"

Addison hopped up from the bed. "Okay...Bucky, do not answer the door. If there's a knock, go into the bathroom and turn on the water. Eliza, you answer and say I'm in the shower. If someone knocks over here, Zed will answer. Oh! And keep your phones charged."

"I think we can manage that. Have fun you two..." Bucky said as he and Eliza walked into the other room.

"Alone at last," Zed whispered as he walked up to her. He leaned in and kissed her neck, loving how she smelled.

His mouth moved from her neck to her shoulder, making it extremely hard for her to think clearly. She closed her eyes and leaned her head against the wall. His hand dropped to cup her backside, pulling her into him closer, letting her feel that he was hard for her. His lips took hers, their tongues tangling together, making them both moan.

"Oh, God..." she groaned as his lips went to nibble the spot just under her ear. His hand moved up her side and his thumb found her nipple, brushing up and down over it.

"I think I have a bet to collect on," he whispered, grinding into her, wanting to be inside her so badly. He moved a hand down, going under her shirt grazing over her center.

"Zed, please…."

"Please what?" He moved her boy shorts to the side, running a finger through the wetness that was there.

"I want you to make love to me, Zed," was her breathy reply.

"Not yet. I'm calling the shots, remember?" he teased as he pushed two fingers inside her, making her cry out. His mouth captured hers as his fingers moved in her, his thumb moving in a circle, making her arch her back into the wall, pressing her chest to his. "And I fully plan on taking my time with you." He kissed his way down her neck, over her breast, taking a nipple between his teeth through the fabric of her t-shirt. Going to his knees, he gently pulled her boy shorts down, putting her leg over his shoulder, then kissed his way up her thigh before placing his mouth on her hot flesh as his fingers moved inside her. He licked and sucked her in, making her squirm against him.

"Please, Zed, don't stop," her fingers threaded in his thick green hair holding him to her.

"Wouldn't dream of it, gorgeous." His hot breath was on her.

"Oh, my God...right there, yes! God, yes..." was her breathy response.

He sucked on her harder, his fingers hitting that spot inside over and over again until white-hot lights flashed behind her closed eyes, her breath catching as she moved against him, her back arching as she came undone.

He stood then, his eyes smoldering with desire as he wiped his mouth with his fingers, sucking them clean, taking every last bit of her in. "You are delicious," he said as he pulled her into his body, kissing her hard.

Addison locked her arms around his neck, pulling him down so she could kiss him. She pulled his t-shirt over his head. Leaving hot kisses across his chest, she tugged on his waistband as she led him toward the bed. She pushed his pajama pants down. "I need you inside of me...now," she said kissing him.

Zed pulled her into his chest, kissing her hard before pulling her t-shirt off and letting it drop. He gently laid her on the bed and took a condom out from his pocket. He rolled it on his hard length and climbed onto the bed with her. He parted her legs with his knee, falling between them and bending down to kiss her. Pulling back, he kissed between her breasts down to her stomach, then knelt in front of her, putting his hand behind one of her knees and stretching her leg up. He kissed the inside of her ankle and up to her calf before putting it over his shoulder. He did the same with her other leg, then held her hips, pulling her toward him, and entered her gradually, letting her body adjust before pulling out then going in deep, making her gasp.

He thrust slowly inside over and over as he watched her. She was beautiful with her white hair fanned out around her, a light blush across her throat and chest. Her lips were red and swollen and her teeth held her bottom lip between them. He had to kiss those gorgeous lips, so letting her legs down, he bent toward her, kissing her so passionately they were both breathless afterward. She wrapped her legs around him, making him thrust hard inside her several times with a growl, causing her to climax again.

Zed pulled her up to straddle him, as he sat back on his knees, twining her arms around his neck where her fingers twisted in his hair as she moved on him. This was such an intimate position, she was wrapped all around him, her lips on his throat leaving hot kisses as she whispered to him how much she loved him. He grabbed her hips tightly and thrust up, burying himself inside her even further, causing them both to throw their heads back as they shared their release. They both breathed heavily as he wrapped her tightly in his arms, resting his cheek against her shoulder. Addison let out a breathy sigh, resting her cheek on the top of his head.

"I love you, Addison...so much" Zed whispered, lifting his eyes to meet hers.

"I love you too, Zed," she whispered leaning in and nipping the tip of his nose. A thrill ran through as Zed let out a low growl.

"You know what those teeth do to me," he said with a wicked grin playing across his face.

"Why don't you show me..."

"I really hope you weren't planning on sleeping," Zed said as he laid her back down on the bed and lost himself in her once more.

AUTHOR'S NOTE: I may have binge watched Riverdale season 2 while writing...shout out to whoever catches the easter egg.

Sooooo...I hope everyone enjoyed that. Drop me a review and let me know!