I can't tell if this story is going in the direction I want it to or not. Anyways, thanks for reading! Please review! – Ainsley

It was Saturday morning, meaning Kagome had not a thing to do. She could sleep in as late as she wanted, in fact she could lay in bed all day if she so pleased. So why was it that her clock read 5:30 and she was wide awake? She tried to focus on Kouga's soft snores coming from her left side. It was soothing but to no avail could she fall back asleep. She tossed and turned for another thirty minutes before she groaned into her pillow, realizing she was going to get any more sleep. She didn't know how she had gotten any rest at all. She had spent the entire night thinking and dreaming of Inuyasha. She groaned again when she remembered she had agreed to lunch with him later that day. All the noises she had been making apparently disturbed Kouga, he turned over and wrapped his arms around her. "What are you doing up this early Kags?" His voice was still deep with sleep. Kagome turned to face him. The light from the city flowed into their bedroom casting a faint enough light for her to see his face. He was so handsome. He had dark, tan skin, and high cheek bones. His eyes were piercing through hers with their icy blue gaze. She stroked his face with her hand. God she loved this man. He smiled a sleepy smile and kissed her. "Go back to sleep kagome." He said as he rested his chin on top of her head pulling her to his body. His soft snores a few minutes later told her he had fallen asleep. She sighed. She felt restless, she just couldn't get comfortable in his arms. She felt dirty. He should have his arms wrapped around another woman, a woman who would only want him. Kagome wanted him, she definitely wanted him in her life and she loved him. But was that enough? How much did she love him anyway? Sometimes it felt like she was madly in love with him, and other times, she felt towards him the way shed feel towards a close friend. She definitely didn't feel the spark she felt with Inuyasha when she kissed him. She didn't know how strongly she felt for Kouga but she knew she didn't love Inuyasha either. The sparks she felt with Inuyasha were sparks of lust and she knew it. But marriage and relationships were part lust weren't they? Kagome thought back on all her years of schooling and training on love. She had interned for a counselor named Kaede. Kaede was the wisest woman she knew, and Kaede never held back. She wondered what Kaede would say to her about what she was doing. Kagome had always thought it so easy to give marriage advice until of course she was in a sticky situation, then she had no clue what to do! She wriggled her way out of bed into the kitchen. Maybe some food would clear her mind.

Inuyasha awoke to his wife sprawled across his chest. Their naked bodies were tangled together in a sweaty heap. He had done as he told himself he would, he'd had sex with his wife the entire night. They'd had sweet passionate sex and rough and hot sex and everything in between and he still couldn't get the knot of feelings that he had for kagome out of his chest. Kikyo also was awake, she rested her head in her hands on top of his chest. She lazily kissed him and he stroked her back. She didn't say anything, which was fine with him because he had nothing to say back. They continued to lay there as the sun was rising. Inuyasha was deep in thought and barely paid any mind to Kikyo. He was thinking about kagome. Why was he feeling this way about her? She sparked feelings within him that his own wife couldn't. He didn't even know her! She was a complete and utter stranger! He groaned remembering that he'd invited her to lunch and said that he would pick her up around the block from her apartment at 12. That left him with a whole lot of time to do nothing. He began to think about yesterday with kagome and smiled, he'd had lots of fun.

Inuyasha was driving on his way to pick up kagome. He'd spent his morning making phone calls and paying bills. Of course that was only physically what he did all morning. His mind was entirely on kagome. He had decided that he didn't want her out of his life. He didn't know how he wanted her worked into his life but he did. He wanted her in it very much. He rounded the corner to see kagome. She looked so beautiful. She was wearing a summer dress that was black with a belt around her waist and the skirt was black and white chevron. Her hair was curled loosely and cascaded down her back. She had on sunglasses and a bright white sunhat to complete the look. He pulled over, "excuse me miss, you look like you could use a ride. And I couldn't pass up a pretty lady like you." He smiled realizing he was flirting. He hadn't flirted in what felt like forever. She giggled and blushed 'god she looks pretty when she blushes' he decided. "Hello Inuyasha, it's such a pretty day I was thinking we could walk wherever we wanted to go?" He thought about it for a minute, no one in this part of town would recognize him, he wouldn't be questioned, and no one would look at him funny. "Why not? Sounds nice." He pulled over and parked, pulling out his own sunglasses. It was a bright day, the calm after a storm. The sky was bright blue and it was breezy and warm.

They had been strolling through the city, kagome showing him everything around. They hadn't found a restaurant, but of course neither of them were really searching for one. He'd ask her a question and she would babble. He asked her about her family and her job and where she went to school. She always gave him more than he asked for, he'd ask about her brother and shed tell him about her brother and her brothers high scores on video games as well as his bad luck with girls. 'Just like a woman to babble' he thought to himself. Kagome took him strolling through a small park, she stopped in front of a tree, and her tour of the park had halted. "What is it kagome?" She looked down at her feet for a moment and looked up at Inuyasha with a troubled face, "this is where Kouga proposed to me." She said gesturing towards the tree area. They had been having so much fun, laughing and sharing stories, and then she had remembered that she was married, causing him to remember he was married. Things just couldn't be as simple as he wanted them to be. He couldn't like kagome, he couldn't be with kagome. He had a wife and was working on his marriage. He shouldn't be here with her. But he refused to budge. He tried to wave off the awkwardness, "well won't have to worry about running into where I proposed to Kikyo because it was on a boat in the middle of the ocean." He laughed nervously and kagome took the hint that he was trying to change topic. "There's an Italian restaurant on the other side of the park I'm starting to get a little hungry. Let's go." As they walked kagome continued babbling. He began to think. Maybe the reason it was so easy to be with kagome was because they were both tired of their spouses? So who's to say if that's the case that they won't get tired of each other? That could happen couldn't it? So why not have this relationship with kagome? It wouldn't last, feelings never last. He smiled, 'yes I think I can work this out just perfectly'

Inuyasha pulled Kagome's seat out for her at their table. She was deep in her own thought. She had been having an amazing day. Why couldn't she be with Inuyasha? Inuyasha didn't love his wife, she was bored with her husband, why couldn't they leave their partners and possibly date? 'Because that's outrageous!' She told herself. Why on earth would she leave her husband of ten years for some two timing rich man she barely knew? She did want to get to know Inuyasha though, but at the same time she didn't want to leave Kouga. She was left trying to sort out this dilemma when Inuyasha broke her train of thought. "Kagome I've been thinking."

"About what Inuyasha?" She eyed him questioningly.

"I really like you. You're an amazing woman." Kagome was taken aback, this handsome man had just said she was amazing.

"Thank you Inuyasha."

He sighed and continued, I won't leave my wife, I want to be with her, but I want to be with you too. I know it's a lot to ask, but I'd like to know if you were interested in continuing whatever it is we have going here..." He trailed off when she sneered at him. What the hell was wrong with him? 'What a jerk'

"So basically you want me to go behind my husband's back and sleep with you when you're bored or your wife can't scratch your itch?" Kagome thought about it. Shed have the amazing sexual relationship she never knew she wanted before, and she would have Kouga's sweet and loving touch. She would have Kouga's loving gestures of kindness that came from the heart, but Inuyasha's wealth and power. Was she an idiot? Why would she say no when she could have the best of both worlds? "Well when you put it like that kagome..."

She had decided, "Yes."

He looked at her confused, "what?"

"Yes Inuyasha, I would like to see you under current circumstances. Now I think it'd be best we finish our meal so we can go back to your fancy apartment and consummate the agreement." She smiled slyly at him.

"You could've said that sooner" he said grabbing her hand, leaving a hundred dollar bill on the table and rushing her out of the building.

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