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ErickandEdward4ever

teamedward86

brezzybrez

Stregoni-Benefici-15

EmilieDeVere

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Chapter 4

Sweetly but surely, after about an hour and a half the Twins, Damien, and Stevie Rae were finally done getting me dolled up for my date with Erik. When I stared at myself in the mirror, I didn't look like Zoey Redbird, I looked like Zoey Redbird, a hot tamale Cherokee woman (Yes, I'm part Mexican). The Twins had straightened my hair and pulled it into a poof. Stevie Rae and Damien made sure my makeup matched my outfit to a tee. I didn't expect my friends to be such an awesome entourage. I loved them.

"Damn girl, you look hot!" Erin said, nodding with Shaunee.

"Exactly my thought, Twin. Erik will drool all his man drool on you." Shaunee added, lying her head on Damien's shoulder.

"I love our makeup skills. I can't get over how good the silver and navy blue go together." Damien said, smiling with Stevie Rae.

"Oh yeah remember, always keep some extra condoms and underwear in your purse." Shaunee told me, causing everyone to laugh at me as she went to my underwear drawer and pulled out a couple pair of my thongs.

"Okay y'all, I think she's ready." Stevie Rae said, starting to be serious after her laughing session.

"Remember to stay abstinent. Oh wait, it's too late for that." Erin pestered, as her and Shaunee started giggling.

"Make sure he uses a condom." Shaunee mumbled, almost on the edge of tears from giggling.

"I wouldn't worry about him not using a condom." Damien muttered, still getting all googly-eyed.

"The next time I have to tell you Erik doesn't play for your team, I'm going to make you switch teams!" Shaunee told him, causing him to flinch a little. Poor Damien.

"I'll see you guys later." I told them, as they all blew kisses and said bye. I guess I was to meet Erik by the poet's loft from the text message I got. As I started to walk down the stairs leading away from my loft, I heard someone giggling and it was totally familiar. Great. I just had to run into Aphrodite and Darius. I didn't know why exactly he was here, but I didn't want to know why. After a while of walking to the poet's loft, I realized how nervous I was. I mean, it was just Erik, but I haven't been on a date with him for years.

What if he doesn't like my outfit? I mean, it looked decent. It was a navy blue strapless dress that came down to just above my knees, but I didn't like how my boobs almost popped out. Yes, I did have a development in my chest over the years. Just not as early as others. Then, I stared at my shoes. They matched the color of my dress and were at least like 3 inches? Gosh, I felt more ho-ish than Aphrodite. She was probably used to having guys pick her up on the corner. As I approached the poet's loft, I saw Erik leaning against the wall. He wore that sexy black tuxedo, this time with a pale green dress shirt and unique forest green tie along with it. He did a double take when he saw me.

"Hello, gorgeous." He told me, kissing my cheek. I just wanted to melt.

"Hey. Ready to go?" I asked, smiling. I couldn't help look at his face. His sapphire tatoos were so unique. I mean, I liked my lacy pattern tatoos, but his were so beautiful. After a little while, we walked out to his black Mazda in the parking lot. I wonder where we're going.

"So I assume the others told you I was taking you out?" He asked, as he started pulling out of the parking space.

"Yeah. The Twins eavesdrop too much." I giggled, holding my silver clutch. I still couldn't believe that Shaunee had put thongs and condoms into my purse.

"That's just them being them." Erik said, continuing to drive. Man oh man he was super fiiiiine. I guess Erin and Shaunee are rubbing onto me. Anyway, I still continued to wonder where he was taking me. A fancy restaurant? A small cafe? A club? Nah, scratch the last one.

"Are you going to tell me where we're going?" I asked, looking out the window.

"You'll see." He told me, plainly.

"Come on, I want to know." I whined, sounding like a little girl.

"It's a surprise." Erik replied, shortly after pulling into a park near Utica Square. I remember Grandma used to take me here all the time when I was a little girl.

"Okay. Close your eyes." He whispered, after he helped me out of the passenger's seat. I kept my eyes closed at he gently led me wherever my surprise was. After he told me I could open them, there was a small picnic basket and little glowing lights near the little pond. It was freaking perfect! The moonlight was reflecting on the pond with all the ducks still swimming in the water.

"Wow." I whispered, still holding Erik's hand, "I can't believe you did this for me."

"Come now, sit." He told me, as we sat down on the large blanket lying on the grass. He poured us both a glass of wine. I could only imagine that there was blood mixed in it. To this day, it still freaked me out how I managed to drink blood and think it wasn't nasty.

"So, talk to me. How's everything been with you? You know, family and all that stuff?" I asked him, hesistantly sipping my wine. I still hate how I freaking thought the blood was so good.

"It's okay. I've been seeing my family more often. My mom is still happy that I haven't died from going through the Change." He told me, as I lied down next to him, "They really want to meet you."

"Really?" I questioned, in disbelief. I felt things were being a little rushed. I mean, we just got back together. We haven't even gotten through a month yet.

"Yeah. I mean, I told them a lot about you a while back." Erik explained, lightly brushing my cheek.

"Don't you think it's a little fast though?" I asked him, not letting this whole thing go.

"You mean, my parents meeting you?" Erik questioned, as I cuddled closer with him.

"Yes. We just got back together and I don't know if I'm ready to meet your parents because we haven't been dating that long." I told him, just being honest. I hated lying, and I wasn't going to start up again doing it.

"I didn't mean we had to, Zoey. If you don't want to right now, that's fine with me, really." Erik said, rubbing my arm, "I didn't mean to make you feel rushed."

"Oh no, it's okay. I was just a little shocked." I blurted, as I dug through the picnic basket, "Yay, we have some cheese."

"I swear you could be a mouse with all the cheese you eat." He laughed, as I used the small paring knife to cut a piece of cheese. Pepper Jack and Colby Jack.....mmmm my favorites.

"It's not my fault, it's really good." I smiled, still staring at the ducks. It was just like a fairytale. The ducks made a little heart with their necks. I have a boss boyfriend.

"Look at the stars. Grandma and I used to come out here all the time to look at them." I whispered, as he wrapped his arm around me.

"They remind me of your eyes everytime the moonlight shines on them." Erik whispered back, pulling me in for a kiss. His tongue touched my lips, causing me to grasp his shoulders. I tried to control myself, but I just couldn't help it. I gently let his tongue enter my mouth.

"Zoey....baby....I want you.....," Erik rasped, embracing me tightly, "Please....let me!"

As I continued making out with him, I helped him undo the zipper to my dress. He lifted my dress from the bottom up, revealing my underwear (or thong to be exact).

"Erik......take me....please." I moaned, as his hands slid up to my boobs, lightly cupping them in his hands. I leaned into his touch, wanting him to feel more of me. Leaving the picnic blanket and basket behind, he picked me up and carried me back to his car. After reclining the passenger seat, he climbed on top of me and ripped my thong off with his hand and undid his pants. He gently pushed into me, making me moan again. He pinned my arms down and started grinding into me everytime his thrusts grew faster.

"Zoey....I love you....," He gasped, going faster every second.

"Oh Goddess....yes!" I moaned, wrapping my legs around his waist.

"Yes.....baby!" Erik yelled, still grinding into me.

"Harder.....faster....," I begged, almost reaching my peak. That was it. One last thrust, "ERIK!"

Our bodies were covered in sweat. All I could do was pant to catch my breath. I've never had sex that intense in my entire life. As I caught my breath, Erik continued to run his hands on my boobs.

"I love you so much." I told him, lightly kissing his lips. He used a spare blanket he had in the back seat to cover us up. Everything was going great until, I heard someone bang on the car window. As soon as I jumped, Erik held pulled me into a really tight hold as if protecting me were his natural instinct.

"I've been getting complaints from people around the park about a lot of noise." An officer said, through the little crack in the window on the driver's side of Erik's car, "I'm going to need you to come out of the car, son."

"Hold on a minute, officer." Erik said, politely.

"Erik, we're completely naked." I whispered, feeling nervous, "Could you give us a minute, please?"

"Make it snappy." The officer muttered, turning away from the car. After Erik and I put our clothes back on, he walked out of the car, "Arms up, son."

I couldn't help but laugh at the police officer searching Erik. I took out my phone and started taking pictures of the officer patting him down. After showing the officer his license and ID, he headed back to the car.

"I feel so violated." Erik said, climbing back into the car. I still giggled to myself, "That's not funny."

"Yes it was." I laughed, saving a picture of him getting patted down on my phone, "Aren't you going to get the stuff you left outside?"

"Yeah. Let's just hope I don't get charged with stealing." Erik answered, sarcastically as he headed back to the pond. Eventually, I lied back in the seat waiting for him.

It was about 5 a.m. when Erik and I got back on campus. The Twins said that they'd be on the look out for dying fledglings and what not. Damien and Stevie Rae said they would monitor the girls and boys dorms. After getting two dozen of Dunkin Donuts, we finally got to the professors building.

"Thanks for taking me out, aside from the police catching us." I said, letting him hold me. I truly didn't want to let go since I remembered he had to leave for the monologue competition in a few hours.

"Love you." Erik replied, letting his lips brush mine, "I have to go pack."

"I'll miss you." I whispered, feeling tears coming on.

"Zoey, please don't cry. It hurts me really bad," Erik said, softly, "I'll be back before you know it."

"Okay." I mumbled, as he squeezed me before he turned away to the poet's loft. After walking back to my loft with 2 dozen donuts for the gang, I heard them talking as I shut the door to my loft.

"Hey, boo, how did it go?" Shaunee asked, giving me a warm hug before she saw I was still crying, "What's wrong, honey?"

"Erik's leaving today for the competition in London." I whimpered, letting her and Erin hold me.

"Awww, your poor thing." Stevie Rae cooed, as well all eventually formed a group hug, "I'll make us some cookies."

"Oh, please don't. The last time you made your "special" cookies, I had to go to the dentist." Damien told her, making her facial expression change.

"They weren't that badly burnt." Stevie Rae mumbled, looking down at her feet.

"Okay, girl. Cookies aren't supposed to be pitch black. They're supposed to be soft and chewy." Shaunee replied, making me smile.

"Okay, back to Zoey. She's the one whose clearly grieving." Erin pointed out, stressing the point, "Let's go make some brownies and we'll talk about it."

"I'm still making my cookies." Stevie Rae said, as us girls and Damien went into my kitchen.

"So, tell us how the date went." Damien added, sitting at my small kitchen table.

"It was so sweet and romantic." I said, getting a can of brown pop. Man, I was thirsty.

"Did you use the spare underwear I packed you?" Shaunee questioned, cracking some eggs into the brownie mix.

"Actually......," I drifted, not wanting to go into the details of Erik and I getting caught having sex by the cops.

"Oh, do......," Erin started, sitting down next to Damien.

"Tell." Shaunee finished, standing behind me.

"What they said." Stevie Rae chirped, sitting in the chair next to me.

"Well, as I was saying, I did use the spare thong Shaunee packed me because....I let him nail me, again." I squealed, hiding my face from their stares.

"Well, that's pretty obvious." Damien muttered, rolling his eyes.

"See what happened after that is that the police caught Erik and I doing it in the passenger seat and patted Erik down after he put his clothes back on." I laughed, taking my phone out of my purse.

"No way.....," Erin gasped, exchanging a look with Shaunee.

"Word?" Shaunee questioned, gapping at me.

"Yes, word. I have pictures on my phone and I brought donuts." I chirped, putting the two dozens of Dunkin Donuts on the table, "The strawberry sprinkle donuts are mine and.....well they would be Erik's......if he didn't have to leave."

I started crying all over again. I hadn't been this upset over someone leaving since I was six years old and Grandma went out of town to California.

"Come on, honey, think positive. Think of all the exciting things we can do while Erik is gone." Stevie Rae told me, patting my shoulder.

"Besides teaching devil children." Shaunee added, modestly.

"Well, it is Thursday, so we have to entire weekend after Friday to relax." Damien said, nodding in agreement with Erin.

"I guess. He is coming back Tuesday." I mumbled, trying to smile.

"I say we head to the hot tub." Shaunee suggested, as everyone followed her out to the patio.

"You guys still have to watch the oven." I shouted after them, running after them to the patio.

Well, the last twelve hours seemed to have passed by really fast. It was 5 a.m. Friday morning. I lied on my main room couch in my loft, watching Bad Girls Club reruns on my DVR. It surprised me how much girls wanted to get into catfights on that show. After a little bit of commercials, my loft phone rang.

"Hello?" I asked, sounding a little perky.

"Hey, it's me. I'm at the hotel." Erik's deep voice said, happily. I cannot even express how happy I was that he called me. I miss him so much.

"That's great! I'm so happy you called me," I replied, sweetly, "I miss you so much."

"I miss you too." He said, chuckling.

Smiling to myself I asked him, "What are you about to do?"

"I don't know. I don't start doing monologue business until tomorrow afternoon so I might sleep." He explained, sighing, "I'm really tired."

"Well, you do what's best. Get your rest." I mumbled, giggling a little.

"I want to stay on the phone with you, but there's nothing to talk about." Erik said, plainly.

"I want you to rest. I'll talk to you later, I'm going somewhere with the Twins and Stevie Rae later," I told him, sternly, "Wait, Shaunee wants to talk to you."

"What up, bitch?" Shaunee questioned, chomping on her gum.

"What up, Shaunee." Erik replied back, laughing at her greeting.

"You better bring us some presents back. Lurve ya dude." Erin told him, in her own special way.

"Yeah, be safe and get us some presents. Louis Vuitton is always nice." Shaunee added, sound really hyper.

"Lurve ya too, but I'm not getting you two any Louis Vuitton." Erik laughed, as Shaunee handed me the phone.

"I'll talk to you later, love you. You better rest." I told him, smiling at the fact that I sounded like his mother instead of his girlfriend.

"Love you too, Z." He whispered, hanging up the phone.

"The next time he calls, you better tell him I'm not playin' about that Louis Vuitton. Their new purse collection came out." Shaunee said, sitting on the couch next to me.

"I'll be sure to." I replied, sarcastically, "So where are we going?"

"That new seafood restaurant that just opened in Utica Square. I'm going for the lobster." Erin told me, licking her lips.

"Twin, you're seriously making me hungry describing it." Shaunee groaned, patting her flat stomach.

"Y'all, less yappin' and more gettin' ready." Stevie Rae said, running up to my room.

"We're trying to get Stevie Rae to have her first drink. I saw we let her taste a blow drop." Erin suggested, following me up to my room.

"No, that's too harsh, Twin. I say we just go easy on her and get her a strawberry lollipop." Shaunee told her, as we crashed on my bed.

"Why are we discussing what kind of drink's we're going to make Stevie Rae try?" I asked, looking through my closet, "I didn't think that Stevie Rae would drink."

"Please. A true Okie, especially those from the country can drink their asses off. My cousin's live in the deep country and they drink like mad dogs." Erin explained, looking through her huge Burberry tote bag, "A true bitch comes prepared."

"Exactly my thought, Twin." Shaunee agreed, taking some clothes out from underneath my bed, "I hope you don't mind if I stashed some of my clothes under you bed."

"No I don't mind, but don't you think you'd want to wash those? There's a lot of dust underneath bed's." I said, while putting my eyeliner on.

"That's why I kept them in this bag." Shaunee told me, pushing herself from off the carpet.

"Do I look okay?" Stevie Rae asked, bashfully. She was wearing a floral printed dress and white flip flops.

"For a night out? Yes, you do," Erin said, pulling up the sipper on her dress. I admit it was pretty nice dress. Black and white stripes and all black stilletos.

Since I didn't particularly care what I wore, I just wore my little black dress and my black heels.

"Wow, Z, seriously. You're going out with that on?" Shaunee asked, making me seem like an oddball.

"If you must know, then yes I am." I told them, boldly.

"Incase you forgot, you're dating a human being that's got to be one of the hottest guys on the planet." Stevie Rae pointed out, raising her eyebrows.

"That doesn't mean I can't wear what I want." I replied, as everyone stayed quiet.

"She does have a point. Even though I'm with Cole, I still have fun like any other twenty-three year old woman." Shaunee murmurred, shrugging her shoulders.

"Enough talk guys! I want to see Stevie Rae drink her first alcoholic beverage." Erin said, as we all left.

After arriving at the restaurant, I was busy looking at the menu. Mmmm, lobster tails with butter sauce, french fries, and shrimp.

"Can I get you ladies some drinks?" The waiter asked, taking out his pad and pen. I could already see the Twins looking at Stevie Rae.

"My friend and I will have a strawberry lollipop. Both doubles." Erin grinned, as Stevie Rae's face started turning pale.

"I'll have a cosmo." Shaunee added, still looking at her menu.

"I'll have some Coke." I said, smiling.

"Be right back." He whispered, leaving our table, "You two are so bad."

"What? If I didn't speak for Stevie Rae, she would have gotten out of tasting her first drink." Erin told me, giggling.

"I don't know about this." Stevie Rae whispered, still sounding a little scared.

"You guys are scaring her. You can have my brown pop and I'll take your drink." I told her, hugging her.

"Thanks, Zoey." She grinned, sticking her tongue out at the Twins.

"I'm telling you, Stevie Rae, it's not as bad as you think." Shaunee said, plainly.

"Here are your drinks, ladies." The waiter handed us our drinks politely. After we ordered our food, the Twins were still staring at Stevie Rae.

"Just try it and we won't bug you anymore. K?" Erin asked, sweetly.

"Fine." Stevie Rae sighed, using the tiny black straw to drink a little bit of her strawberry lollipop.

"Well?" I questioned, waiting for her reply.

"It's okay." She said, drinking more of it.

"You guys are so bad." I told the Twins, shaking my head at them. I was so nervous about this drinking thing. I was praying that Stevie Rae wouldn't get drunk. Then again, vamps don't get wasted off of normal alcohol. Stupid Zoey.

"Hey babe." A voice I recognized said, as Shaunee gasped in happiness.

"Oh, Cole, you came back." Shaunee squealed, hugging her boyfriend. Shaunee and Cole had been dating for at least a few years. It had been so long, I thought they'd be married by now. After getting situated with us after twenty minutes, the waiter and a few others gave us our food.

"Hey, are refills free?" Stevie Rae asked, a little loud.

"Yes." One of the waiters or waitresses replied, politely.

"I'll have another. Double." Stevie Rae told them, as one of the people picked up her glass, "Man, that stuff is good."

"I think you've had enough." I told her, blinking in surprise. In the last fifteen minutes, Stevie Rae had at least five refills already.

"Yeah, yeah, whatever." Stevie Rae mumbled, waving me off. Wow, I did not expect this night to turn out like it did.

After about six o' clock that morning. We all headed back to the school. Shaunee stayed behind with Cole so that they could make out. I was too tired to comment or stay behind to watch.

"That was a fun night or morning to be exact." Stevie muttered, as well all plopped on my couch, "Who knew that restaurants stayed open that late."

"Umm, we all did, we just never went to one." Erin mumbled, taking her heels off, "How much did you drink?"

"She had like freaking ten glasses." I replied, rolling my eyes, "Well, I'm off to bed. See you peeps later."

"Later, Z." Erin said, sounding like she was thrity seconds away from falling asleep on my couch. The way I was tired, I didn't necessarily care.

Yay! That chappie is done. I kind of liked the last part.....even though it was a little rushed. I'm starting a new HON story called Heartless Night. Mainly it's about how Erik is pissed off at Zoey after she cheated on him with Loren. He'll basically do everything and anything in his power to "win" her back from what happened between her and Loren, despite the fact that she's avoiding him. Well, I hope you guys review and be on the look out for my new story!! Luv you all!! R&R plz

~Cherriez!