"The Neighbors"
**You're not going to read this story because Emily and Maya had sex? Wow! I don't get it! You know I'm going to take care of Emaya and you! Ye of little faith… Thank goodness for those of you who still have faith in me…
Emily and Maya have consummated their relationship and more but will they lose their nerve when it comes time to announce their love for one another? And will Emily's mom complicate matters…
Let's find out…
Rated M for Mature Content
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Chapter 19: Complications of the Heart
Emily POV
Her lips attach themselves to mine until she pulls away from my mouth wanting to watch my reaction to her fingers finding what they're looking for submerging themselves in the depths of my desire for her. The corners of my mouth turn up as my lips part allowing my breaths to escape so new breaths can revitalize me. Her face is just inches away from mine as she moves within me deeper and deeper making me wetter and wetter…
And just as the train passes through a long dark tunnel my voice screams from the intense climactic force of the orgasm she has bestowed upon me, "Ahhh, Myyyyyyy Aaaaaaa…" But all you can hear is the train whistle screeching over my hoarse vocals disguising our blazing sexual encounter…
I grasp the bars on the side of the train car, my knuckles blistering from the cold night air. But I won't let go. I'll never let go…
Back inside the train…
"I can't believe you just finger fucked me on this train," I say softly into her ear.
"Well believe it cuz I just did," she says with a seductive purr and wicked eyebrow arch.
She places her hand over mine soothing my heightened emotions not only from our sexcapade outside of this train but of what's to come when we get home. I place my head on her shoulder seeking more comfort from her as my mind becomes cluttered with doubt. What the hell are we doing? Why are we tossing our marriages aside like yesterday's news? I'm not that person. How did I become that person? Can I really walk out on Ryan? But then I look up at Maya and think if only I had met her first we wouldn't be walking out on anything. I place my head back on her shoulder only to have my mind asking question after question. How can one person make me feel these wonderful feelings every second of the day? It's almost scary how much I want to love this woman for the rest of my life. How did this happen? Why did this happen? What is going to happen? I would do anything to be with Maya, wouldn't I…
"Hey, baby, are you okay? I can feel your mind moving at lightning speed," she says looking down at me waiting for an answer.
"Maya, what the hell are we going to do? What are we going to say?" I ask worriedly.
"I don't know. But I do know that when the time comes, I will know what I'm supposed to say. I think we need to show compassion for our husbands. We need to make sure they know we didn't plan for this to happen. They need to know we didn't mean to hurt them intentionally."
"But I've been married for four years and you've been married for five years and in a matter of weeks, we fall head over heels in love with each other? Is this really real?" I question hoping I know the answer.
Maya turns her body to face me taking my face in her hands, "This, us is real. It is so real it scares me too. It would be so easy to just steal moments with each other behind our husband's backs and then no one would get hurt. Well, no one except for you and me."
She brings my lips to hers kissing me softly, kissing me warmly, kissing me lovingly. She settles back in her seat letting me rest once again on her shoulder with my arm lying across hers which crosses over her belly.
"Maya, you've shown me a whole other side of who I am. You've shown me who I'm supposed to be and who I'm supposed to be with but it doesn't make what we are about to do any easier. My heart aches for them," I say with sadness in my voice.
"I'm not sure we should tag team them when we get home. I think you should go to your place and I'll go to mine. They have no idea about us so we can act like nothing happened until the time comes for us to be brave."
"Do we tell them tonight?"
"I don't know. I just don't know…"
She rests her head atop mine as the train speeds down the track bringing us closer and closer to the fate that awaits us at home…
At the Sullivans…
Ryan POV
I sit on the couch waiting for word, any word from Emily as my mother-in-law, Pam Fields makes her way down the stairs.
"Hey, Ryan, thank you for bringing my things up to my room. I have to say I really needed that nap. Now I feel like I could stay up all night talking to my daughter when she gets home. Have you heard from her?"
"Nope. But I'm sure it was a late night and she probably slept in. I'm sure she'll be home soon." Josh can't be right about you and Maya. I don't accept that. Oh Emily you're still mine, aren't you?
"Well, then should we get something for dinner?"
"Yeah, there's a great place in town that Em and I like to go to. I think I'll order out and maybe by the time I pick it up she'll be home." Please come home Em.
"Why don't you invite Josh over and Maya can join us too. I'd like to get to know your new neighbors, especially Maya since she seems to be spending so much time with my daughter."
"Sure. We can do that. I'll walk next door and ask Josh if he's up for it."
"Okay then I'm just going to freshen up and maybe do a little reading upstairs."
Josh better have it together or this is going to be very uncomfortable for everyone…
At the Graysons…
"Hey Josh, it's me Ryan."
I open the door and let myself in. I call for him but he doesn't answer. I notice a smashed cell phone and pillows strewn across the room. I walk around the house noticing a faint light in a doorway. I push the door open to reveal Maya's art study. It's very impressive. But not so impressive is Josh passed out on a bed.
"Josh, get up. Hey, I said get up!"
"Hmmm. What?"
"Jesus Josh, my mother-in-law is right next door, our wives will be home any minute and you get yourself shitfaced! What the hell is wrong with you! Get your ass up and get in the shower! You're going with me to get dinner for us and Mrs. Fields. Got it!"
"Yeah, yeah I got it."
"Good. And clean this place up before you come over. Maya can't know that you think there's a problem. That's not the way to go about it. We'll figure it out but not this way."
"Alright. I told you I've got it."
When Josh gets up I grab the liquor bottles to throw them out when I notice a partially covered painting. I remove the drop cloth and see that it's Emily and she's absolutely beautiful. It's a painting of just her face. No nudity. Just that smile I love so much. Maya captured it perfectly like as if it was meant for only her…
At the train station…
Maya POV
"This is it Em." I take her hand in both of mine giving her the security she needs at this time.
"Are we really gonna do this?" she asks timidly.
"If we don't we'll be miserable and so will our husbands. I don't think I could do that to them or to us."
I kiss her on the forehead still holding her hands leading her to follow me to our destiny. We climb into the taxi holding each other close and before you know it we drive away giving us just a few short minutes to be alone. Giving us just a few short minutes to come to grips with what we are about to do. Giving us just a few short minutes to be in each other's arms without being judged, without causing hurt…
The taxi pulls into my driveway but we don't get out right away, instead we look into each other's eyes, kiss softly on the lips and I say, "I love you baby and we're gonna make this work." We have to.
"I love you too and I know we're gonna make this work," she smiles only that smile I can make her smile.
"So maybe a tag team is the better idea. I don't think I want to go in there alone," I reconsider.
"Yeah, I think we should do this together too."
We enter my house walking to the kitchen area but no one seems to be around.
"Do you think they're back yet?"
"Well I left my phone on the couch and if it's still there then maybe they didn't get back yet. I'll take a look."
"Is it there?"
"I moved all the pillows and cushions and it's not here. Actually it looks like Josh did a little cleaning. I don't think I left things so together."
"Do you think he's at my house?"
"There's only one way to find out. Are you ready?" Am I ready?
"Yeah."
We walk out to our pool deck to go to Emily's through the back but when we approach the gate she stops and throws her arms around me.
"Hey, baby, what is it?"
"I, I'm not ready. I don't think I can do this."
She looks into my eyes for reassurance which I give her but I also see the sadness behind those eyes.
"I know this isn't easy. It's not gonna be easy for a while," I say holding her close, kissing the top of her head.
"Can you just hold me a little while longer, please?"
"Yeah baby."
I'll hold you for a lifetime…
At the Sullivans…
Narrator POV
When Emily's mom finishes freshening up she decides to sit on the window seat in the guest room to read a book while waiting for Ryan and Josh to get back. She is a bit distracted as she looks around the room admiring all the work that they put into their house. She thinks about how happy Ryan makes her daughter and can't help but wonder when a little one will be on the way. She smiles with a soft giggle as the thought of a grandchild makes her all giddy. She wonders what kind of mother Emily will be; what kind of father Ryan will be; what kind of life will their child have; will their neighbors also have a child around the same time; will they raise their children together; will her grandchild visit her in Pennsylvania; will their child be a boy or a girl…
The front door opening takes her out of her thoughts as she puts her book down but sees something out of the corner of her eye through the window. It looks like there is someone in the neighbor's yard but she can't tell who it is…
"Hey Pam, we're back."
"I'll be right down," she yells from upstairs.
"So Josh, do you think you can do this?"
"Look, I showered, I cleaned up the house and I got dinner with you for everyone. I'm trying. But I have this feeling, a feeling I just can't shake."
"I know that but you have to. You can't jump to conclusions. You need to ask questions and actually listen to the answers. And don't even think about saying anything in front of my mother-in-law. Do you understand?" Ryan questions with an intensity that is not like him.
"Yeah Ryan, I understand but I can't promise you anything."
"Josh. Just keep it together."
"I'll try for your mother-in-law's sake but if I'm pushed to the edge I'm going to say something."
"Fine. But I don't think that's going to happen."
"Let's just get dinner set up."
"Yeah let's do that. Hey Pam are you coming!"
"I'll be down in a sec."
But she can't keep her eyes off the neighbor's yard. If Josh is here and Emily and Maya are in the city then who is that? She opens the window to stick her head out into the cool night air for a clearer view. It looks like two people hugging but she can't be sure. Now it looks like two people kissing causing a "Huh!" to escape her, which makes the figures below shift uneasily…
At the Graysons…
"Did you hear that?" Emily asks pulling away from Maya's embrace, pulling away from their kiss.
"It's getting dark; it was probably a bird or something. No big deal."
"Are you sure?"
"No but you'll protect me. I mean you are the stronger of the two of us. You did hold me up in the pool while you had your way with me and you did keep us from falling off that train while I had my way with you. So I feel pretty confident that you could take whatever it is that is out there," she says smiling a mischievous smile.
"Yeah and I'm strong enough to throw you over my shoulder and toss you on our couch so I can hover over you protecting that beautiful body of yours."
"One can only hope…"
They both break out in laughter over how ridiculous they are being. They have each other and nothing is going to come between them or is it?
At the Sullivans…
Emily's mom realizes that the two figures she sees must be her daughter and Maya? But did she really see what she thought she saw? She shakes her head and thinks, "No, no, I saw wrong. They were just hugging, that's all. It's getting darker and I'm tired. My mind is definitely playing tricks on me."
"Pam, are you coming?"
She shuts the window and says, "I'm coming right now."
She makes her way down the stairs still not sure if she really saw what she saw. She joins Ryan and Josh in the kitchen.
"Is everything all right Pam? You look like you've seen a ghost," remarks Josh.
"Oh no, I'm fine, I had the window opened and started hearing nature and it sort of got to me," she forces a smile.
"Well dinner is ready so we might as well help ourselves."
And just when they sit at the table, Emily and Maya walk in through the slider unaware that their husbands and Emily's mom are in the house sitting at the dining room table looking up at them. When they finally do notice, their smiles and their laughter fade away as Emily's eyes open wider than ever. She drops Maya's hand and says with surprise in her voice,
"Mom, what are you doing here?"
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To be continued…
Does Pam believe she saw something between her daughter and Maya? If so, will she wipe it out of her mind or talk to Emily about it?
Will Emily and Maya make their announcement or put it on hold?
**Will you still go anywhere with me?