Chapter 23- Illicit Temptations

When Harry and Chivan broke apart, Chivan blushed intensely. Harry suddenly remembered Ginny and James and the new baby and stepped backward.

"I'm sorry, Chivan. I- I- I shouldn't have done that," he stuttered.

"It's okay, Harry," Chivan said. "I understand. All the excitement and all..."

"No. I shouldn't be kissing another woman when I'm married. It isn't right. It's not right for you or for Ginny or for my kids..."

"Look, Harry... we need to pick up our practice schedules. If you still want to talk to me, then meet me at the Riviera."

"The Riviera? Why?"

"Because. Just do it. Tonight. So there's no questions with Ginny and all."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes. Come on, Harry. Practice schedules."

"Oh, yeah. Practice schedules."

Harry and Chivan walked to the blue and silver tent and collected their practice schedules. Harry glanced at Chivan, who smiled and mouthed "Rivera!" And all of a sudden, Harry felt guilty.

Guilty that he was going to do this to Ginny. Chivan was a undoubtedly a very pretty woman and any man would have been lucky tohave her. But, Ginny was so... Ginny. He really didn't know how to explain it. She was content to do office work at the Ministry, while Chivan was exotic and liked a lot of the same things he did. And besides, Ginny had been able to do a lot of things in the past that Harry didn't like. The thought of Dean was stillin his mind. So, surely, Ginny wouldn't care if she thought Chivan was one of his friends from the team. He would just simply tell her that he and Chivan were friends. He made up his mind. He was going to the Riviera with Chivan. Tonight.

He collected his Firebolt and Apparated to the Manor. Ginny was sitting at the kitchen table, James in her lap.

"Hey, Harry. How did Quidditch tryouts go?"

"Wonderful! I made the team?"

"Really? You did! Oh, Harry! That's great! We should celebrate!"

"When?"

"Tonight. And, after we get James down, there should be some time for us. A little rendevous..." she said, seductively.

"I can't," Harry said, a little ruefully.

"Why not?" Ginny asked.

"Because, the team's going out tonight. They want to get to know me and the new reserve Seeker. Chivan," Harry lied.

"Oh..." said Ginny, sadly.

"But, tomorrow night..."

"Really?"

"For sure. So, how was work today?"

"Not good. I quit."

"You quit? On your first day?"

"Yeah, well... Fleur got fired and she quit, so I quit. The supervisor was a bitch."

"Oh, I'm sorry."

"Yeah. But hey, at least you got a job!"

"Yeah..."

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing."

"Well, what time do you need to be at the Stadium? For the get-together thing?"

"Nine, I think."

"You think?"

"I'm pretty sure. Nine or nine-thirty."

"Oh, okay... Well, it's already eight-thirty. Do you want to spend some time with James for a little while?"

"Sure!" Harry said, sincerely. He hadn't really gotten to spend much time with his son for a while. He took James into the living room and played with him for a little while.

At eight-fifty-five, Harry handed James back to Ginny and kissed her good-bye. He put on his traveling cloak and Apparated to the Riviera.

Chivan was already there. She smiled when she saw Harry. Harry smiled in return and realized she was only wearing a towel.

"I'm sorry if I'm coming on a little strong, Harry," she said, softly.

"No, it's fine," Harry said, walking up to her slowly.

"So... do you want to celebrate?" Chivan asked him.

"Celebrate? How?" Harry asked innocently.

Chivan rolled her eyes. And dropped the towel.

Harry gasped. She was beautiful. Even more so than Ginny. While Ginny was pale and freckled, Chivan was golden and exotic. All thoughts of Ginny were erased from his mind and she stepped toward him and kissed him.

Slowly he took off his Quidditch robes and kissed Chivan back. Then, he slowly laid her down on the floor of the Rivera and made love to her.

The next morning, Harry awoke and looked down to see Chivan's raven hair draped over one of his arms. He blushed as she looked up at him.

"Did we just do what I think we just did?" Harry asked her.

"Yeah," Chivan said, stretching out on Harry and kissing him again.

"Oh my god," said Harry, sitting up.

"Are you okay?" Chivan asked him worriedly.

"Truth be told? Not really. I just cheated on my wife."

"Harry, it's okay! Look, um... did you enjoy it?"

"Enjoy what?" Harry snapped.

Chivan cringed.

"Yeah, Chivan. I did. But it doesn't matter because I'm going back to my wife and I'm telling her what I just did and it'll be over with."

"And she'll leave you, Harry. She'll leave you and she'll take the kids with her and you'll probably never see her again. And she'll tell the Weasleys. And Harry, even you said yourself that they treated you like family. They'd be so disappointed..."

"I know. And it's going to be so hard. But... oh, no! Shit!"

"What?" Chivan asked.

"Two things. One, the Quidditch team better not find out about this because if they do, we're both going to lose our places on the team. And two, we didn't use protection last night, did we?"

"I'm safe, Harry. It's not like I go around sleeping with men all of the time!"

"Could have fooled me..." Harry muttered.

"What?" Chivan asked angrily.

"You met me up here with just a towel on, Chivan. It's not like you weren't planning for this to happen!"

"You think I planned on sleeping with you? Heavens, no! I just wanted to turn you on abit!"

Harry blushed deeply.

"And besides, I can't have kids of my own. I'm infertile."

"What?" asked Harry, confused.

"I've tried before. With my ex-husband. That's why he left me. I couldn't get pregnant and produce an heir for him."

"Chivan, I didn't know. But what if it was him and not you? What if you wind up pregnant? The possibilities are endless. And I don't really want to have a baby with you, Chivan. We barely know each other and I'm married and I already have a son with another child on the way. If word of this gets out... Chivan, I could lose everything!"

"You're still saying my name," Chivan said, smiling.

"What?"Harry asked in indignation.

"That's what I was dreaming about last night... Chivan, Chivan, Chivan..." she said mischievously.

"Why you little..."

"Harry, it's okay... Look, I've got to go. I'll see you on Monday at practice."

"Don't say a word about this," Harry warned her.

"I promise," Chivan said, kissing him swiftly on the cheek.

"Will you stop doing that?" Harry hissed.

"Why?" Chivan asked innocently.

Harry rolled his eyes. "I've got to go. Ginny's going to be worried sick. See you Monday," he said. And in the blink of an eye, he was gone.

Ginny paced back and forth, worriedly. Harry had been gone for far too long. He had never stayed out all night long before.

She picked up James, who was crying in his crib. She calmed him down quickly.

"Jamesie, where on earth can your Daddy be?" she wondered aloud, more to herself than to her son.

"Honey, I'm leaving now, okay?" a man's voice said from the bedroom.

"Okay," Ginny said, "See you later."

Who was the man in Harry and Ginny's bedroom? I'll give you one clue. It wasn't someone related to her!

I know I'm going to have a lot of people pissed at me after this chapter, but well.., like I said, I love plot twists!

Anyhow, I guess I'll have the next update tomorrow or the next day. I'm on summer vacation, so I've got lots more time!

Love you guys...

James's Girl Forever