That Night
I'm wearing a red cocktail dress the hugs my curves and has a lace skirt around a thin cotton skirt. I'm singing along to Borrow My Heart by Tyler in the kitchen. I know Will must be nervous about dinner and I was pacing the kitchen as the song changed to a slow waltz creating tension in the kitchen. I had spent the day making sure every trace of Peter was our of the apartment. I delivered it to him at his apartment and handed him the divorce papers. He of course brought Will up and I didn't hold back.
FLASHBACK
"This is about you and Will isn't it, Alicia?"
"You know it is. I love him Peter, I always have. Peter you hurt me so bad all I could think was those women and now I find out about Marilyn. I mean come on Peter you and I haven't been in love for a very long time. We just got better at faking it. But I'm done. I can't do this anymore. You can see the kids whenever you want I won't stop you. As long as you extended me the same courtesy and respect our children's decisions."
I look at him as I lean against the counter and I tell him honestly. He smiles and nods.
"Of course. I'm happy for you then. But there will always be a piece of me that will love you as the mother of our children."
"As will I for your the father of our kids but we can't do this to ourselves because we are just hurting each other."
"I agree. I will see you around. Be happy Alicia."
END OF FLASHBACK
I put my heels on as I start setting the table. Once it's set I admire it for a moment then I realise Grace is in her room. I walk to her room and knock.
"Gracie? Can I come in?"
"Yeah mom. I need your help anyway. I don't know what to do with my hair."
I step inside leaving Zach in the lounge room. I walk over to Grace. She's wearing a loose fitting pink dress. It looks stunning.
"Grace is that one of the dresses you bought with Grandma?"
"Yes."
She blushes.
"Honey you look so beautiful. Everyday you just seem to transform before me. What do you want me to do with your hair?"
"Could you curl it and pin it loosely up?"
"Yes."
I step over to Grace at her little desk and mirror. I turn on her straightener.
"You look amazing mum. Really."
"Thanks Grace."
The straightener beeps letting us know its ready. I pick up pieces of her hair and curl it in the straightener. I let the curls set before pinning some up but leaving some loose waves framing her face. I kiss her temple and smile at her. I notice shes applied a little bit of make up.
"Are you wearing make up?"
"Yeah I've been wearing make up a lot more now."
"Do you want me to put some light blush on?"
She nods. I pick up her palest blush and gently brush it against her cheeks leaving a faint trace of blush.
"There."
She looks in the mirror.
"Wow."
"You always look stunning baby never forget that. Even without all this you are beautiful. Always."
We hear the knock at the door and peek out the for listening to Zach.
"Hey. Moms in with Grace. Give them a minute. Come in and take a seat."
"Sure thing."
I hear them take a seat into the lounge room.
"Here's the thing. You've made mom happier than shes been in a long time. Whatever makes her happy makes us happy too. Moms been hurt too much to not be happy. And if that you so be it. We support you."
I tear up.
"Oh. Thanks, Zach. I really love your mother even when it's not been easy between us. What about you? Do you have a girlfriend?"
"No. I just haven't met the right girl yet. The way you look at mom is the way I want to look at someone. You really do care for her and that makes me happy because I know that you won't hurt her not matter what shes done to you."
Grace and I decide its time to walk out.
"He's here mom and you look beautiful. Come on."
The boys look to us and I hear Will breath stop. He stands. He smiles at me.
"You are superb, Alicia. Both of you."
We both blush. He encircles my waist with his arm and his hand slides a little to my ass. He whispers.
"Really wonderful."
I smile and kiss him. I bit my lower lip.
"Thanks Will. You look handsome."
He kisses me tenderly. He hugs me close and kisses my cheek and whispers.
" your welcome. Maybe we should go back to my place because tonight I want to make you moan loudly."
He pulls back and my eyes are a blaze. He smirks and speaks as if nothing happened.
"In what way can I help with dinner."
I whisper in his ear.
"You better remember that promise it sounds rather interesting."
I say coyly. We turn to the kids.
"Any of you like baseball. I got three tickets for a match."
"But how would you come too?"
"I'm pitching. I'm filling in. Your mom always was in the crowd and I always played better. She's my lucky charm."
"So you want us to come too?"
He nods. Smiling.
"We would love too. But first can I take a picture of you guys just for us to see? Please. This is a perfect moment. You guys look good. Wills even wearing a red tie. Great minds think alike."
She smiles. Will takes a breath.
"Only for us I will."
He grabs my waist and pulls me closer and looks at me smiling.
"Of course jut for us. This is inside our home. They don't need to know what goes on in here."
I nod and place my arms and round him and smile. His arms going over my shoulder and mine hugging into his stomach and chest. Grace gets her camera and smile brightly.
"Ok stay like that."
I look up at Will and see him smiling lovingly at me. I see the flash of the camera and for once I know it's not to be used against me. He slips his hand that's facing away from them to my ass. My hips move forward closer to him and I crush my lips together to stop the moan about to escape my lips. My eyes darken with desire.
"Don't look at me like that..."
He whisper breathlessly.
"You started this."
I whisper in a low hiss.
"Ok. Who's hungry?"
I quickly change the subject. He smiles and kisses my cheek looking at me like he isn't talking about food.
"I am."
I shiver and smirk.
"Ok. Let's eat."
I pull out of his arms and lead him to the dining room. He walks with me smiling at our joined hands.
"It smells good."
I sit him in one of the chairs. I walk over and start grabbing dinner.
"Thanks. Roast chicken, vegetable, pasta and salad."
The kids grab the salad as I grab the hot items and place them on wooden bread boards. He looks at us and breathes.
"Is there anyway I can help."
"By sitting there and behaving. You're a guest in this house so please don't worry about it."
We place everything on the table and sit.
"I am not handicapped."
He winks. I wink back as Zach pours some wine.
"I know that. Thanks honey you and grace can have a small glass if you want or there is juice, cordial and water in the fridge."
He looks at me surprised then looks to Zach.
"Thanks, Zach"
"No mom. Grace and I already have cordial down on the other end on the table."
I rub my foot against his legs. I see him tense.
"How was school?"
He looks at the kids and I cant help but smile.
"It was good. This boy I like Connor asked me out today and I thought that was pretty cool."
"My day was the normal school day, boring."
They all laughed. I start to put food on my plate.
"What did you say to Connor?"
"I said yes."
Zach looks at us. Then focuses on Will.
"How was work?"
"A long day and a lot of work but it will all be ok."
I hold his hand and squeeze it gently. Looking into his eyes apologetically, knowing Cary and I are the main reason for the stress at work. Will focuses on me. Looking kindly at me. He hold my wrists and kisses the inside of my wrist tenderly.
"And how was your day, Alicia?"
I love the what he says my name.
"Long. Boring. But let's not get too into it. Let's just chalk it up to it wasn't the best day but I'm better now."
I look at everyone at the table and smile. Will nods and caresses my hand. He smiles.
"Better days will come."
I kiss him.
"I know I'm just glad for all of you guys. You mean the world to me."
I look at them all and smile brightly.
"And we will always be here to support you and take care of you."
My eyes start to water.
"Excuse me a minute."
I wonder out of the room into the bedroom. I hear Will coming to follow me. He walks into the bedroom and closes the door.
"Alicia?"
He sounds so concerned. I wipe my eyes.
"I'm ok. I'm fine. I just need a minute."
He wraps his arms comfortingly around my waist as he holds me from behind placing a kiss to my shoulder. All the weeks stress caught up with me. I place my hands over his and I start to sob and shiver violently as the tears flow freely. He kisses my temple.
"Shh. Don't cry. It's ok."
He sways as he holds me. Comforting me. His hands holding my close splayed across my stomach.
He inhales and I can tell he is taking away my pain in his gentle embrace. Allowing me to be vulnerable and trusting. Something we never really seemed to get. He wipes away my tears and holds me close. Burying his head in my neck. Placing light kisses. I hold him close no space between our bodies making us one. I pull back my eyes closed resting my forehead against his. I breathe trying to calm down. He kisses my forehead. I wipe my eyes and smile at him.
"I'm ok now. Thank you."
I lace our hands together but remain close to him. He kisses me tenderly.
"I love you Will."
"I love you too, Alicia."
He cups my face and kisses me with passion, desire and love.
"We should get back to the table. The kids are waiting for us."
"I wish we could be in bed though."
I purr and nip at his lower lip.
"But seriously you did enough just holding me. You always make me feel better. You take my pain away and leave me feeling loved and desired."
He kisses my cheek.
"I am here now. I'm not going anywhere ever again. Your it for me. Your the one. I just never knew how to say it and it was always a tense subject between us."
"Your the one for me too. Come on we shouldn't keep them waiting too long."
We smile at each other and walk out of the room. Zach and Grace are still sitting at the table. We sit in our seats with our legs tangled under the table and our chairs so close.
"So Grace, you have a boyfriend?"
Will seems genuinely interested in Graces life. Listening to her every word.
"Yeah. We are polar opposites but we get along really well. But he respects me and my decisions and he's patient. I'd do the same for him as well. I think I love him."
He nods.
"Okay, you have to respect yourself first and you've done that. But you can wait.." He pauses. "An entire life for the right person but sometimes when this person arrives..." He looks at me. His eyes showing a deep truth. He looks at Grace. "You will know that all the time was worth the wait for this one true person."
"And as Will and I know it can be bad timing. You may have years of fights, disconnections, reconnections and stolen moments before its the right time."
Will holds my hand lovingly. Stroking it lightly in his hands.
"But all this time will only make your love stronger."
We look at each other and breath with a relaxed smile broadening on our faces.
"Zach and I knew the whole time about you. Mum has been happier when shes with you. After calls she has a smile, being in court she come home happy just because she saw you."
I blush as the kids tell my darkest secret. But Will just looks at me lovingly and smiles. We continue eating when Will's phone rings. He takes a sip of wine and picks his phone up.
"Sorry I have to take this."
I smile and nod.
"You can use my room. Be back soon."
I kiss him and start talking with the kids. I hear the bedroom door shut and focus on the kids. Suddenly Will is back in the room flattening his tie as he sits back down.
"Sorry that was work."
"That's okay. I don't mind. Work is work. Would you like some more wine?"
I hold the bottle. As he nods I begin to pour.
"Please."
He whispers seductively as he caresses my free hand. I pour him a glass and smirk.
"I might have to drive to your place then."
He looks at me with a slight smile.
"I am able to drive but if you think I can't get us home safe you can drive."
He stands. His mouth dangerously close to me ear.
"And you can stay the night and spend some time just us. You and I, in the shower, bath, bedroom or living room."
He kisses my ear making me shiver pleasantly.
"I like the sound of that. That was my plan all along."
I smile. He moves his chair closer to mine and places his arm around the back of my chair as I sit. I place my hand on his thigh. I gently squeeze his thigh.
"Zach, Grace, tonight I'm staying with Will. I trust you to stay here. You still have school tomorrow."
He kisses my temple.
"I will leave my home phone and mobile number if you need something. Anything. No matter the time of day or night."
"And I will have my mobile. We just want to take some time. How about this weekend we all go to the park? Will can show you how to play baseball. We will take a picnic and just hang out together so we can all get to know each other better. What do you think?"
They smile eagerly.
"Sounds like a plan. That way when I take you to the game you will understand better. And if you guys have a tradition with your dad I won't get in the way of that. He is your father and I want you to know that I'm not here to replace him in anyway. But I hope that if you guys ever need anything, or there is something you don't want to talk about with your father or your mother that you can trust me enough to talk to me."
I smile at him and the kids grin slightly.
"Thanks Will."
"You're part of our family now. Peter won't say anything in front of me or the kids. I love you. I don't want to be away from you any longer than I have to."
He leans in close and whispers to me.
"I don't care what he can use against me at the moment. It's what he might say to hurt you. I'm thinking of Zach and Grace as well. I don't want Peter to get the wrong idea. I just want to be the man beside you who takes care of you and your kids."
I kiss him because there were no words to say. He was so thoughtful, caring and loving. Why did I chose Peter over Will. But I don't regret my kids so it wasn't all bad. He kisses back tenderly and caresses my face with the back of his hand.
"I going to do the washing up. Kids take Will into the living room and keep him there."
I smile and wink at him. He smiles looking at me.
"Because of you!"
He teases. He stands up.
"Let me help you, baby. If we both do it, we will get it done faster."
Zach and Grace laugh and go into the lounge room. I stand and pull him to me when they leave. Kissing him passionately. He walks me back into the counter putting his hands on my hips.
"I love you"
I sit on the bench and pull him between my legs. Wrapping them around him.
"I love you too, Will"
"Your children. Are in the other room..." He kisses me. "We are acting like teenagers."
"Their shows on. We could discuss further in my room if you'd prefer."
I smirk at him running my hands down his chest. He kisses me deeper and presses into me further on the bench. Letting me feel him. He smirks.
"If we go in will we come out to go to my place?"
My eyes darken with desire. I whimper.
"We could go to your place now. I'd have to grab some things but then you could make good on that moaning loud promise from earlier."
I wink flirting with him. He kisses me more and grinds himself against me making me bite my lips. His voice husky in my ear as he kisses and sucks in it.
"I will help you wash."
I close my eyes and nod. He moves a bit more against me knowing he is turning me on. He watches me. He kisses me jaw.
"Hmmm. Is that a yes."
Him taking control always turned me on. Will discovered some of my hidden sexual side. I whimper against his neck as he kisses mine. My body responding to his wicked touch. I start to breathe heavily. He looks at me with his gorgeous eyes. Stroking the side of my face.
"Go prepare a bag and I will do the dishes. I want to take you home and spoil you."
I move closer to him. Resting my head against his breathing heavily still.
"You don't have to do that..."
"Alicia," he makes me look into his eyes. "I want to spoil you to love you and everything about you. Let me show you that I love and appreciate you. Just lose control for me."
He whispers in my ear letting me know he has a night full of discovering new things and learning how to please one another.
"I will be right back ok?"
He kisses me and slides me down his body letting me know how badly he wants me.
"Don't worry. I can handle the dishes."
He kisses me and gently rubs my clit between our bodies pressed together. I arch my back pressing my clit into his finger more. I kiss him. He pulls back.
"Go or... So help me I will take you in your bedroom."
He whispers seductively. A dark mysterious but playful threat laces his words. I step away slowly. Assume the submissive position.
"I will be back."
I go into my room as Will starts doing the dishes. I grab a silk night gown and robe. A pencil skirt and back jacket with a red blouse. My sexy lingerie that I liked to buy for Will. I walk back into the kitchen just as the home phone rings.
"Phone!"
He hands me the phone as he sees me. I walk up and answer the phone. Pulling him close to me.
"Alicia."
He smiles at me and runs his fingers through my hair. It's my mom on the phone.
"Hi mom. No I was just going to bed."
I smirk as he lifts me up on the bench and is in between my legs teasing me. His hands cupping my breasts. He murmurs in my ear without the phone smiling.
"After we have some serious sport and I make you scream all night."
I hold the phone away covering the speaker.
"I'm in need of some serious punishment. All this teasing is torture that only makes me victory even sweeter."
I wrap me legs around him holding him between my thighs. Biting my lip as he kisses and bites my neck. Licking the bites. He presses harder into me. Enough to make it hurt with force.
"I want to make you moan right now."
I press me lips together suppressing a moan. My eyes close and my head tilt back.
"David Lee called you? What did he say?"
I feel shocked as my mother tells me how David Lee asked her to dinner with him.
"What?"
Will whispers looking so innocently up at me his hair ruffled from my fingers as he kisses me breasts.
"He what! Mum I worked with that man. Tell him no. I don't want to have this conversation right now mum. I will talk go you tomorrow night. Good night."
I hang up the phone. Will looks at me with raised eye brows. Looking concerned. He rubs my back soothing me.
"What happened?"
"David Lee is courting my mother. Asking her to dinner buying her flowers. I didn't think that he would actually ask her out for real though."
He closes his eyes shaking his head.
"That's just hard to imagine. David Lee actually dating someone."
"Will thats my mom. I just."
I kiss him and push my body against his. He smiles and hugs me into his arms. He kisses my temple. I run my hands along his chest before wrapping them around his neck. He caresses my back. Reminding me of Georgetown.
FLASHBACK
I had a fight with my mom about her getting another divorce. I took the Christmas break and went with Will to his family plans. His mom welcomed me with open arms. She hugged me on the front porch saying how glad she was to meet me. That Will always talked about me. He blushed. We stayed in the same room that had single beds. But I got up in the middle of the night because of a storm. We were hiding under the covers cuddled together. His hand caressing my back in support. Our legs wrapped together so we wouldn't fall. I had my arms draped over his chest. He whispered about how beautiful I was. He would kiss my temple, my neck, my jaw. Eventually we made love in that single bed then slept together with Will spooning me. His mom walked in and she smiled. I awoke and saw her just as she was leaving. I quickly woke Will up. Facing him my body hovering over his. He awakes and looks at me sleepily. He runs his fingers through my hair and kisses me.
"Your mom just caught us in the body together."
I blush. He smirks.
"Maybe she will give us a room with a double bed."
He looks proud of himself. I giggle and kiss him. I always felt so free when I was with him. We used to feel like the only two people in the world when they woke together.
END OF FLASHBACK
"Right now. I want to go to your place. Lock the door and pretend we are the only two people. I just need to be alone with you for a couple of hours. Like we used to do."
He kisses me tenderly. He pulls back breathing heavily as if I take his breath away.
"Mmm. You and me alone, just us. I like the sound of that. Like we used to."
His hand sliding up to my neck grasping it slightly.
"Let me get my things and say bye to the kids and we'll go."
I kiss kisses me lifting me off the bench sliding me against him again.
"Ok."
I moan slightly. He smiles and kisses me. Letting me know I can take my time.
"Give me five minutes."
I go out to the kids.
"Night I love you both I will be back before your home from school. See you tomorrow."
I hug and kiss them both. My two beautiful grown children. Zach approaches Will when he enters the room and shakes his hand. Grave runs to him and kisses his cheek. I smile brightly at how well my kids are taking this.
"You take care ok? And of you need anything ever you have my home and mobile don't be afraid to call. I want to help you guys two."
"You take care of our mom. We'll be fine."
They say smiling at Will. He was smiling back at them. I take Will's hand and I hold my bag.
"I will. Ready?"
He looks at me. I nod and look at my kids and wave goodbye. I open the door and walk through holding his hand. He looks at me with those brown knowing eyes and smiles.
"Are you ok? You look a bit nervous baby."
I shake my head. I step into the elevator and press the garage button.
"I'm fine. Want me to show you?"
I push him into the elevator wall as I drop my bag.
"Woo. Show me Alicia. Show me what you want."
I could tell he was surprised but he was liking what I was doing to him because he kissed me with a passion and desire so strong it took my breath away.