The Other Man

by Cesia14

Gray Fullbuster threw his fiancé, Lucy Heartfilia out of his life when he thought she'd betrayed him with someone else! Six years later, and Gray learns that Lucy was innocent! His cousin and currently arranged fiancé, Juvia Lockser lied! But also he learns that Lucy was pregnant! However, Lucy wants nothing to do with Gray. He can't get her back, for she has a new man in her life

15. Lover's Quarrel

Title of story: The Other Man

Update: 6/26/13 (WEDNESDAY) 10:55 AM

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+Summary:

Gray Fullbuster threw his fiancé, Lucy Heartfilia out of his life when he thought she'd betrayed him with someone else! Six years later, and Gray learns that Lucy was innocent! His cousin and currently arranged fiancé, Juvia Lockser lied! But also he learns that Lucy was pregnant! However, Lucy wants nothing to do with Gray. He can't get her back, for she has a new man in her life now! What's Gray going to do now…? How is he going to get his Lucy back? And who is this damn Other Man?

+Pairings:

Gray x Lucy

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Disclaimer: I don't own Fairy Tail and this plot. The story belongs to "MizEvilBlossoms," at least some part of it hhahaa! I recently read this story "The Italian's Stolen Bride" by Emma Darcy suggested by one of the Graylu Fans here BelieverInMusic. I guess I'll be making changes and name of this story "Gray's Stolen Bride By the Other Man" XD I'm just jokin'

Chapter 15

Lover's Quarrel

Lucy's beautiful hair, soft, silky, incredibly sensual…the feel of it, the feel of her, had started this, propelling him down a path he hadn't meant to take yet, and certainly not with the frenzied need that had driven his every action. He had to start thinking now, seize advantage of the knowledge that the need had been mutual.

She was clasping him tightly to her. Was it reaction to the physical upheaval of climaxing, or a desire to hold onto him? He had to move, take his weight off her before she became too conscious of it, too conscious of what she had allowed to happen, regretting it, rejecting him as he'd once rejected her.

Gray rolled onto his back, carrying her with him, keeping one of her legs trapped by his to retain an intimate entanglement, using his hands to travel up and down the curve of her spine, over the soft roundness of her bottom, wanting her to feel him loving her, everything about her.

The sex had been too crude, too fast. Gray had meant to woo her, win back her trust. Lucy's fear of him had been intolerable, a barrier he'd had to break, though he'd lost sight of that aim as her tension had collapsed into tears. Holding her in his arms again—impossible not to remember how it had once been with her, stirring the urge to make her remember, too.

Show her, kiss her…

Gray hadn't anticipated the fierce response.

Given Lucy's hostility after what happened at his condo—justified hostility—what was behind her burst of passion? He couldn't believe it was a raging desire for him. Though there was no doubting she had wanted the sexual connection, responding to it all the way. That certainly hadn't changed. But was it enough to build on? Enough to build a strong relationship? With Grey and Grayson... His sons.

It had to be because there was no going back to a more careful courtship. Besides, it would be better for Grey and Grayson to have both parents as a constant in his life. And it would prove his own commitment to fatherhood to Lucy, removing her fear of a transient (Lasting only for a short time) and possibly damaging a brief involvement with his sons. So best that he speak now, before Lucy's mind got active against him again.

Lucy's head was resting over his heart. Gray wound a long tress of her hair around his hand to hold her there. He told himself she could not be more vulnerable to the idea than she was at this moment with both of them naked and intimately entwined, reinforcing what they could and did share.

It would come out badly, he knew, but dressing it up with feelings she might scorn could very well tip the scales in a very negative fashion. Lucy wouldn't trust emotions. Lucy wouldn't ever trust anybody especially him, Erza and Jellal. Working from her reaction seemed the most viable option. He had to use reason and do it convincingly.

Trying to keep the enormous tension he felt out of his voice, Gray simply announced what he was aiming for.

"I want you to marry me."

Marry him…

Marry him...

Marry him...

The shock of the proposal rolled through Lucy's sluggish mind, setting off alarm signals. She hadn't wanted to think of what she'd done with Gray. Much easier to just drift in a haze of feeling, blocking realities out until they had to be faced. But a proposal of marriage… it was so off the wall, Lucy struggled to get her head around what it meant.

What on Fiore have I done!?

Lucy started to shift, acutely aware of Gray's heart drumming under her ear—a soothing sound just a few moments ago—a disturbing one now.

"No. Stay with me."

The rough command unsettled Lucy further. He had no right to force her compliance to his will, not over anything so personal as this. She'd conceded his right to involve himself with Grey and Grayson, but what happened between her and Gray was most certainly a matter of choice. Just because she'd had sex with him didn't mean he could do anything he liked with her.

"Don't make this a fight, Gray," Lucy warned, trying to gather wits enough to understand what had motivated his proposal. "Let me move."

"Why do you want to?"

"I've just remembered who you are," Lucy answered, not caring if it hurt him, instinctively using shock to give herself room for retreat to a less vulnerable position so she could think straight, not be influenced by the strong sexual connection he was pressing.

"Don't give me that!" Gray whipped her over onto her back and propped himself up, one arm on either side of her so that she was looking directly into his eyes—eyes blazing with a certainty that poured into passionate words. "You knew who was kissing you…knew who brought you to this bed…knew who was—"

"Screwing me again? Look! Listen here! I have no idea how we ended up in that position. I hardly remember what happened!" Lucy fired at him, angered by the physical domination Gray was exerting when she had made a clear request to be released.

Gray's face tightened, his mouth compressing into a thin line. "You wanted this, too, Lucy," he bit out, shaking his head over her accusation. He was using it against her—the far too shortsighted surrender to what had probably always been a fantasy—her and Gray together, their love so strong it could ride through anything. It hadn't. It hadn't. And he'd moved on to other women while she had struggled on by herself. He'd still be moving on, but for Grey and Grayson.

Enough! I'm a new me now! I will no longer be that person they played with!

"Was it good for you, Gray?" Lucy asked, resenting all his actions.

"Yes. And you wouldn't have responded as you did if it wasn't good for you Lucy," Gray retorted, determined on making her admit it.

"So you think you can capitalize on it, move straight in and take over my life."

"Yes! I mean NO!"

"We're good together. We always were," Gray argued.

"A pity you didn't remember that when it counted."

"It counts now," he snapped back, ignoring the past, accentuating the present. "We have sons. Twins. We should be a family."

Grey and Grayson. Lucy was right about what Gray really wanted. "There's more to marriage than having children. I don't want you as my husband."

"You came to bed with me."

She couldn't leave him with that weapon to use against her. "I wanted you to remember what you gave up, Gray," Lucy said mockingly.

His brows beetled down into a deep frown.

"How many women have there been since me?' she asked, hating him for moving on, leaving her behind, then thinking he could turn around and take her as his wife when it suited him.

"They're irrelevant." It was a fierce mutter, wanting her to forget them.

"When you shared a bed with them, did you remember me?"

"Yes, I did. Nothing was ever like what we had together." For a moment, his vehement reply rocked Lucy out of her bitter train of thought. There had only ever been Gray for her. No one else. If Gray felt the same way…But he couldn't. He'd put his brother's word ahead of hers, his family's view of her ahead of his own.

"I don't believe you!" she cried, and with all her strength, slammed her hands against his shoulders and thrust him far enough away for her to scramble off the bed, out of reach.

"It's true! Lucy!" he hurled after her.

"It's Heartfilia to you!"

"And be quiet! Grey and Grayson are in the next room," Lucy hissed at him as she grabbed her house-robe from the one chair in her bedroom, putting it on as fast as she could, determined on shutting out any resumption of intimacy with him.

"Our sons, Lucy," Gray swiftly reminded her, his voice lowered but still emphatic in delivery. "Don't you think it would be better for them to have a full-time father as well as mother?"

Lucy wrapped the robe around her and tied the belt savagely as she swung to face him again. "That's what you're after, isn't it? Grey and Grayson. Not me. Get the mother, get the boys."

"Wrong! I want ALL of you."

Gray was still stretched out on the bed, propped up on one arm, looking moody and magnificent, every part of him male perfection. No wonder she hadn't wanted any other man. And maybe never would. Which gave her pause for thought. She could have him. All she had to do was say yes to Gray's marriage proposal. The twins never did liked Sting. So...

But could she live with Gray—live with his family—and be happy? How could she trust any of them to really care about her, given how they'd treated her in the past?

She had to finish this—get him out of her bedroom, out of her house—not let him play on the desires he could so easily tap into. Treacherous feelings! The sense of intimacy still swirling in this darkened room drove Lucy over to the light-switch by the door. She flicked it on, telling herself she would see more clearly now, think more clearly.

But it didn't help. Gray's nakedness gathered even more power in the light, vividly reminding her of how every part of him had felt. And his claim of wanting her burned from his eyes, heating her skin all over again, making her toes curl, making her stomach contract, making her chest ache, her nipples tighten into tell-tale prominence.

Panicking over his effect on her, Lucy folded her arms across the wildly fluttering beat of her heart and rushed into defensive speech. "Don't think having sex with you means anything, Gray."

"You can't make me believe you'd have sex with any man, Lucy." Gray's mouth curled in bitter irony. "I believed it once and made the biggest mistake of my life. No one can sell it to me a second time."

"This is different," she hotly argued.

"How is it different?" he mocked.

Lucy frantically sought a convincing explanation. "Being pregnant hardly makes you desirable to other men. And having twin baby takes up all your time, not to mention nursing your father through chemotherapy, losing him and my brother Laxus-nii, then trying to establish a life while being a single parent. I haven't had sex since I was with you six years ago (Pregnancy takes 9months) and you caught me at a weak moment. That's all it was. That's all it ever was."

"Because it was me," Gray pointed out with arrogant certainty.

Lucy glared at him, unable to deny a truth which was only too self-evident, anyway.

He stretched out an inviting arm. "Come back to bed. Let me show you…Luce"

"No!" The physical pleasure she knew he would give could not be allowed to cloud her mind again. "I want you to get dressed and go, Gray."

"Let me answer your needs, Lucy," Gray promised temptingly.

"You can't answer all of them," she retorted. "And please do as I ask. This wasn't in our agreement. If you have any integrity at all…"

Gray moved, swinging his legs off the bed. Fear of him coming at her choked off any further speech and drove Lucy into instant recoil. She shrank back against the door jamb, hugging herself even more tightly.

Gray sat on the edge of the bed, absolutely still, frowning at Lucy. Every nerve in her body screeched with tension as she waited for his next action. The silence was icy with barely contained emotions and challenges she was too frightened to acknowledge, yet the strong sense of them pinned her to the wall, draining her of any further initiative.

"Integrity…" The word fell from his lips, heavy with guilt and regret. "I lost faith in yours so you have no belief in mine. I hurt you that night." He lifted deeply pained eyes, probing her soul with searing intensity.

"Did it ever occur to you that I cared too much about integrity, Lucy? That seeing you…in bed with my brother Lyon…was such a killing blow…"

"I was never in bed with your brother!"

"Goddammit!" He rose to his feet, towering up to his full height, pumping out waves of violent energy as he hurled out his truth. "It wasn't just the photos! You were charmed with Lyon's wit and you didn't stop him from flirting with you. Every time the three of us were together, Lyon would claim your attention and you gave it to him. Willingly!"

"He was nice to me, Gray. Your mother looked at me as though I was trash, treated me with icy politeness. Why wouldn't I warm to your brother?" Lucy flung back at him.

"Warm…" His hands lifted, fingers outstretched like upturned claws, left empty and frustrated because what he'd wanted to hold on to had been ripped away. "Where does warmth turn into heat? Lyon swore it was so…swore I was making a fool of myself for loving you…and there were the photos to prove it, to prove there was no integrity in your love for me…"

"It wasn't true," Lucy cried, deeply agitated by the pain pouring from him and the artful lies that had been woven around her behavior.

"He was my brother! We'd shared all our lives together! Why would he confess to such a divisive and destructive truth if it wasn't the truth?"

A killing blow…

Lucy could see it now, feel how it was for him.

"You were the light of my life and he tore it out of me and left me in darkness. A darkness so black I couldn't see you any more. Not the person you were." His hands dropped in a helpless fashion as the raw anguish on his face fell into a terrible bleakness. "All in the name of integrity…which he sacrificed…to please my mother."

Gray shook his head and slowly bent down to pick up his clothes as though there was nothing left to do and there was certainly no joy to be had from any more exposure. On any level.

A poignant sense of loss permeated the sudden silence and Lucy's heart felt as though it was being wrung by merciless hands. The hurt was too great—his hurt and hers—what had been done to both of them! Her mind was a chaos of confusion. Was it wrong of her to keep blaming Gray for turning traitor to their love when he had suffered the devastation of a double treachery? The woman he loved…the brother he loved… And Juvia was just part of the pieces. A collateral damage in the end. May both of their spirits rest to piece in HELL for the damage they've done to her.

"Don't be frightened of me, Lucy," Gray said softly, looking at her with an expression of sorrow appeal. He was putting on his shirt, doing up the buttons. "This time around…it's not about taking from you. It's about giving."

Lucy couldn't bring herself to speak. She wasn't so sure of her ground any more. All she could think of was how much she had loved this man and maybe she could love him again if…but weren't there too many ifs? And Grey and Grayson are in the middle of them. Her precious sons whom she had to protect against the Fullbuster family, the Fairy Tail Guild Company. She mustn't forget Grey and Grayson, just because Gray could still get to her, twisting her around, making her feel…

Watching him pull on his underpants and jeans, everything within her quivered, not from fear but from the freshly awakened sexual memory of how it had been with him…the intimacy they'd shared on the very bed she had to sleep in tonight. Alone…as she'd been alone all these years. She had Grey and Grayson but a children's love—her love for him—was different. Being a mother did not fulfill everything she wanted as a woman.

Gray tucked his shirt in, did up his zipper, shot her a look that mocked the security she'd wanted from him being clothed again. "It won't go away—the chemistry between us, Lucy. No matter what you're telling yourself, it will still be there next week, next month, next year, and all the years to follow. And if I were you, I would stay away from Eucliffe from now on. He's not a man you think he is."

The relentless beat of his prediction struck chords of truth that twanged through her entire body. Her mind could produce no answer to it. She simply stared back at him, silently demanding the distance she needed right now, telling herself not to concede anything more at this point.

Gray sat on the bed to put on his socks and Reeboks, doing it with commendable readiness, not dragging out his time with her. He stood up and she stiffened her backbone, determined on an air of self-containment as he walked over to the doorway, producing a dynamic energy that would not acknowledge defeat.

He paused beside her, his dark brilliant eyes engaging hers in an intense battle of wills. "I can't give you back the years that were taken from us but we can make a future together," Gray said quietly.

They had to…around Grey and Grayson. But she now knew Gray was intent on pushing for more, and even as she thought it, he laid it out to her again.

"I doubt any marriage is perfect, but I promise you this. I'll work damned hard at making it as good as I can for you. Think about it, Lucy. I'll be back next Sunday…as agreed."

He walked on into the hallway. Lucy heard the front door click open, then shut behind him.

Gone.

This is good right...?

It's best that he's gone right?

Air whooshed out of her lungs on a huge sigh of relief. She sagged against the wall, staring at the bed where she had wantonly surrendered her independence. Was it possible to claw it back? Did she want to? Did she have to?

She needed to know the answers before Gray came again.

Next Sunday.

As agreed.

Because he was Grey and Grayson's father.

~till next time~

Graylu Fan Moto:

"Spread the Graylu Love"

"Uwahhh ^o^ This chapter has soo much drama! I would give any guy who would tell me that! But I much prefer if Gray does it;) Kyaaaa! Gray is soooo romantic~ BTW I noticed I had some miss typos last chapter. Instead of Lyon, I put Natsu and I've already fixed it. So sorry about that.^^"

"OhMG! Next Chapter is tooooooo die for! Things are gonna get heated between Gray and Lucy! When I say "heated" I don't mean another "make love" scene. Hahaha;3 Although, I really liked the "after shocks" I got from GrayLu fans. The "heated" scene was totally unexpected after I left for a couple of months. Anyways ~ THERE WILL BE NO HINT OF WHAT NEXT CHAPTER IS ABOUT! MHUAWHAHAHAHAHA~"

-Cesia14

Special Thanks To:)

Alaudina13:) IKR! It doesn't take a wise man to see that GrayLu is a cute pair. Maybe, Hiroshima was being pointed with a gun by one of the Anti-GrayLu's and threaten to fukin kill him if he doesn't draw a nice scenario of Gruvia. Those assholes! If my hunch is correct, I'm going to fly myself to Japan and kill those bastards! hahahahahaha. I'm glad you liked Chapter 14, I know that the "heated" scene was unexpected~ but who said we didn't want any, right? Hahahah.

cL0v3r43VR: Relly? TT - TT You think the summary is a lil bit cheesy? Should I change it? ^0^ I'm glad you enjoyed reading "The Other Man," I know! I can't believe it myself! I can't believe this story just reached 400 reviews! Of course, I would like to thank the GrayLu fans for their support and Emma Darcy for writing this story and MizEvilBlossoms for the re-write of "The Other Man" from Chapter 1 through 13. I just like to take credit from editing hehe~ Fist fight? ≥.≥ hahahahahah, Maybe some other time~

Guest 6/23/13: The twins? Well, lets just say...They are at their CORNERS! After what they did at Gray's condo~ they are currently taking a break. Thanks to them they ruined a hawt steam. Hopefully, they will show at Next Chapter~ I don't think GrayLu fans would like me taking time Nora-chan since I already took a long break! hahaha Long time of no updating and I am way past my deadlines~ Some of my devoted GrayLu fans think I'm dead~ Hahhaah. Yes! FIGHTING! Totally agree~ Let's Spread the GrayLu Love ~

UniPegSama: Sting is still part of the story~ I'm currently hacking my brain to create a scenario of exposing Sting's whore-ness~ Hahahah! I can't wait to edit Next Chapter! OhMG! I'm excited as you are~

Guest 6/21/13: Last chapter was courtesy of "My Husband's Wedding." Well, Just part of it - the rest is thanks to Miss Emma Darcy and me for editing~ ^o^ Thank you for supporting this story and GrayLu~ May the GrayLu spirits be with ya! Hahahahah

Lucyheartfilla: ;) sure will

ReianaA: IKR! unexpected ( Hawt + make love scene) = GrayLu! hahahahah!

Vanesabebe1: I'm glad you love this story ;) More is coming Up!

RIN-CHAN 8D: Lmao! Rin-chan, I don't think Shet are Holy! hahahah! Yes, I know! Last Chapter had the "M" part! My mind is still blown away~ Hahahhaa! Yes! He PLUNGEDDDD into her! OhMG! Steamy~ I eat Anti-GrayLu for breakfast! Fuk 'em! Yes Fuk 'em All! hahaha

anon1409: OhMG! I'm so happy you still keep up with this story! It's been WHAT!? Three-months? Gurl! you better be kidding~ It can't be 3months! Hahahaha

andulgence:) Soooooo~ you expected that lemon ha? Someone was wishing quite hard~ W3w must be destiny~ Yep, I finally updated At Last~

amyskywalker: Ya~ Last Chapter was pretty short! What was I thinking! After my Long time break and the next time I would be updating it would be that freakin' short! Fuk me! Hahaha joke~ Buring? XD do you mean Burning amy-chan? Ya Last chapter was Mind Blown and the last chapter of last chapter hahaha was "cock block" hahahahah! ≤≤

leoslady4ever: This story is sooo intense! Soo much drama! What do I do!? I think you all GrayLu fans are gonna need another Editor! My mind is oozing with GrayLu-ness~ Time to call 911 XD

serendipitylong: Awwww~

Psyka: Yes! Please Spread the GrayLu Love~ More fans = More support. More support = More Gruvia haters. ^o^

Rockin' angels: Woahhh! Is baby Layla on the go? Hehehe~ Your questions will be answered in the future~ I've sworn secrecy~ And I can't reveal against FFT GrayxLucy policy to-keep-GrayLu-fans-in-the-dark! Hahahah! I'm glad Last chapter was worth waiting and I hope this chapter was good too~

pikaqueen: hahahaha! Need tissues Pika-chan? I'm glad you had yourself a mind blowing Orgasm from Last chapter! Hahahha

fairytaillover416: Hehe~ Looks like Grey and Grayson weren't there when Gray "proposed" to Lucy for them to get married~ Sorry to burst your bubbles fairytaillover-san XD I'm looking forward when Gray and Lucy meet again though ^o^ It's soooo Kawaii ≤3

NotJustSomeKid: The lemon from last chapter wasn't really that "lemony." It's kinda what you call a Rated T Lemon. Your idea sounds great but hehe I'm already having a tough time adding Jellal and Erza to the story since originally Jellal and Erza are not part of the story. The adding of those two character was courtesy of MizEvilBlossoms. She's pretty evil though, she didn't leave clues of how Lucy and Erza are gonna get back together.

casey10rok: Hahaha! Pfft! All I did was add a lil bit of a confused "Lucy thinking~" Then I arranged the sequence of the original story and add the flashbacks. I didn't do so good writing the flashbacks since the original story "The Italian's Stolen Bride," didn't include a Loooong flashbacks so I had to make one myself. Like the saying goes; "If you want something done, you gotta do it yourself."

sereneskydragonslayer: Hehe, do yoooouu really think Gray succeeded? I know! I also can't wait to reveal Sting's whore-ness while being in a relationship with Lucy. Bahh! I'm still thinking of a great scenario to exposed Sting. If you do have a plan sereneskydragonslayer-san please feel free to tell me~ Of course, your credit with the idea will be added.

VFullbusterxD: Lol! I'll try to update once a week or maybe two times a week. Bahh! But if I can't update please do forgive me since I have a lot of stuff to do. Places to go. People to meet. You know~ Yadayadayada! High School Life~ XD Hehehe! Looks like I burst another GrayLu fan's bubbles, Lucy Just Rejected Gray! What kind of gurl does that! OhMg gal! Gray is hawt and cold.

FairyTailFreak: Woooooo! What do you think FairyTailFreak-san? So far So good right? Lol, maybe it's a guy thing. Wanting to get in Lucy's pants~ Yaaah! They are so great together ^o^ Kawaii~

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~COMING SOON~

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Baby Layla is coming?