"The Neighbors: A new Emaya story"
You guys are so impatient with Miriam. LOL! But I want to give closure so she had to be brought up again.
Rated M for Mature Content.
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She takes the card out of the envelope and reads,
"Congratulations, you have a healthy baby girl named Grace Fields-St. Germain. How lovely for you. But rest assured, my dear, she will never be a Fields-St. Germain. She will always be a Grayson! Oh my god it's from Miriam."
"What the eff! How does she even know the baby's name? Do you think Josh?"
"No, he wouldn't. Marion is a resourceful woman. I'm sure it didn't take much for her to get it."
"Maya, she knows where we live. She sent you a warning, not a gift."
"I know Emily, but what? What am I supposed to do?"
"Call Josh at his hotel. Get him over here now!"
Chapter 45: The Waiting
Emily POV
"The house is under twenty-four hour surveillance. No one's getting into your home without you knowing about it."
"Thank you Agent, we really appreciate that."
I hang up the phone and fill in Josh and Maya about the police protection we've been given.
"I'm not sure how I feel about leaving you two alone with Grace," Josh says worriedly.
"We'll be fine. There are police everywhere. Don't worry about it."
"Are you sure Maya?"
"Yeah, I'm sure."
The police knock on the door alerting us of their presence and Josh heads to his hotel.
"Maybe we should let him stay in the guest room."
"That's not a bad idea Maya. But let's just breathe for a minute and let everyone do their jobs including me and you."
We hold each other wondering why we can't catch a break.
"Emily, let's just have Grace sleep with us tonight."
"Yeah, I think that's a good idea. I'll get her while you make yourself comfortable upstairs."
"Thanks baby, I love you," she kisses me on the lips.
"I love you too," I hold her as close as I can without causing her pain from her C-section.
Our foreheads rest against each other's; we close our eyes and wish for our lives to be uncomplicated…
Two weeks later…
"Maya! It's Tanner! I'm putting him on speaker phone."
She comes up next to me hooking her arms around mine as we listen with Josh as to what he has to say.
"I'm not really sure how to tell you this."
"What do you mean?" Josh asks concerned.
"They're in the country, New York specifically. Miriam and Joseph are here."
"That's great news right?" I'm thrilled they've been arrested.
"So, where are they? In jail?" Maya asks.
"I can't believe I have to tell you this."
"Tell us what?" Josh sounds irritated.
"We can't hold them. Their lawyers were able to prove there was no kidnapping on their part."
"No kidnapping?!" I restate with frustration.
"Their legal team is claiming they never called threatening you or left any text messages. It was all Josh. They were innocent bystanders trying to dissuade their son from pursuing this."
"Are you shitting me right now!" Josh yells.
"I'm sorry. But they're right. We have nothing but your word against theirs to hold them on."
"That can't be!" Maya lets herself fall onto the couch."
"Well, you're not pressing charges against Josh so this is now a closed matter."
"What about the police protection?" I ask.
"We can't keep them there when we have no case."
"Are you serious!" Josh yells.
"Again, I'm so sorry. I really am."
I shut off the speaker phone and hang up, slumping down onto the couch next to Maya.
"I can't believe this! But he's right. It's their word against ours," she says.
"And you know they're not staying in New York."
Maya looks at me troubled by my words.
"It's true. They're coming for her and you know it!"
"Maya, try to stay calm."
"Calm! Calm! This is a nightmare that we can't stop reliving! We'll always be looking over our shoulders and we'll never let Grace out of our sight! What kind of life is that for any of us!"
"Maya, please, you need to be healthy for the baby," Josh tries to help but only succeeds in making it worse.
"I know that. But you can't expect me not to react to any of this. It's fucking insane!"
"It is. And I'm so sorry Maya," Josh feels compelled to keep apologizing.
"We're supposed to be a family. We're supposed to go on walks in the park and have picnic lunches and play on the playground watching her grow into a little girl, not stay at home because it's not safe."
She rests her elbows on her lap covering her face with her hands. She sobs into them and I hold her close giving her as much reassurance as I can that Miriam may have won the battle but she hasn't won the war…
The following day…
"It's my dad. He said he hired a private detective to keep his eye on the Graysons. He'll let us know if Miriam and Joseph book a commercial flight or use their company plane to fly to California," Maya hangs up the phone.
"Well, that's of some comfort."
Maya gives me a look that I half expect to include an eye roll.
"In that case, I'll head back to New York and see if I can find anything out. It's just as well, I need to check in at work anyway so I'll come back later in the month if that's okay with the two of you."
"Of course, Josh," Maya hugs him and then he hugs me. We've come a long way, the two of us.
"I'll just go upstairs and sit with Grace for a while, if you don't mind," he says.
"No, not at all, take your time."
Josh heads upstairs while I come up behind Maya. My hands touch her waist and she falls back into me. I kiss her temple and say, "There are so many people watching out for us. Even my dad is calling in favors. Someone's going to mess up Maya and we'll be there to put them away for good."
"It doesn't matter Emily. Miriam is always one step ahead of us. But it's whatever," she turns around to face me. "We'll just keep Grace with us until we feel comfortable enough to let her sleep in her own room. It's just that, I don't want to feel like we have to keep her prisoner to keep her safe."
"She's just a baby. She won't know she's not in her own room."
"But we will and she'll sense it. Emily, I'm not going to let Miriam decide the rest of our lives. And right now these," she cups her breasts, "need to get pumped."
I smile and my eyes widen unexpectedly.
"Don't worry Em, you'll get your turn with them as soon as the doctor gives me the okay," she winks and walks away.
I know I'm blushing so hard! Yes, I want them! And yes, I want all of her so very badly…
Narrator POV
Wayne Fields has asked Agent Tanner to keep them abreast of anything that might come across his desk where the Graysons are concerned. He agrees because he knows they were involved in this kidnapping plot, that Miriam was the mastermind behind. Though he can use local law enforcement officials to keep an eye out, there's little he can do on a federal level now that there will be no charges brought against Josh Grayson. A lot of federal resources were used for this extraction that they can't even prove was a kidnapping by Miriam and Joseph. Their lawyers convinced the judge that no one was being held against their will and that the guns used on the island were registered and for their protection since they were no longer in the jurisdiction of the United States. All kidnapping charges were dropped. There's nothing the St. Germains or the Fields can do except hope that their family is out of harm's way…
Agent Tanner believes there was a kidnapping and when the time comes he will enlist the help of local law enforcement to entrap them. He tells them that if Miriam makes contact with them, he wants both Emily and Maya to be wired; hoping Miriam's overconfidence will be her undoing...
Emily POV
Six weeks later…
"Hello? Fields-St. Germain residence," I answer the landline phone.
"Fields-St. Germain how liberal of you."
"What do you want Miriam."
"Is that any way to talk to Grace's grandmother?"
"You'll never be her grandmother."
"Well, not as a Fields-St. Germain. She will always be a Grayson."
"What do you want."
"Joseph and I will be meeting our granddaughter and there's really nothing you can do about it."
"Oh really."
"Oh, quite so. You see, Ms. Fields, we are prepared to sue for custody of our granddaughter if you deny our request."
"You can't do that!"
"But we can. And we will. Two unfit mothers claiming to be kidnapped but then drop the charges and retaliate against the grandparents; oh I do believe we have a case."
"You won't get away with that!"
"It's your choice, my dear, either we visit our granddaughter or we see you in court."
"You can't be serious."
"Oh but I am. I'll be in touch."
I call Agent Tanner immediately. He was right; her arrogance is just what he was waiting for. He explains to me that the only way to trip her up is to have Maya and I wired at all times in case she feels compelled to whisper what she thinks is between just us. Maya isn't comfortable with this at all and I can't say I blame her but it's the only way…
This will be a test of our commitment to ridding Miriam from our lives for good and for our own strength of will. Maya is strong, that's part of what I fell in love with, that's not what's in question. It's her health and well-being. It's been two months since she had Grace and she's just starting to do things she was doing before she had her. She needs to be careful but her mother bear instincts will be full on and I just hope she can stay calm…
Josh will be there too when the time comes. But there's not much he can do except get angry and that's the last thing we need right now…
Later that night…
Maya and I lie in bed. My arms surround her as she rests her body against me.
"Is this really happening?"
"Yep, it is."
"She really said she would sue for custody?"
"She did."
"Emily, I can't go through that. We just have to do our best to make them feel…"
"Feel what? Like they didn't hold us against our will."
"Well, when you say it like that."
I caress her bare arms with my fingertips gently sweeping them from her shoulder to her elbow.
"Emily."
"Yeah."
"I want to. I want to with you right now. I need to."
"But Maya…"
"I know. It's past the six weeks and more. I feel great physically and the doctor said I'm fine. I need you right now Emily, I need you tonight."
"You have me."
"That's not what I meant. We waited a long time to be together and I'm not going to let Miriam and Joseph's issues keep me from you. That's part of their plan you know."
"Is it?"
"Of course. I can't think about what they're going to do or not do when they're here."
"I want you, too, Maya but…"
"No buts. I need a release Emily. Grace is safe in her room. Miriam and Joseph are still in New York and there's really nothing more we can do but wait."
"Are you sure?"
"Just kiss me and let's see where that kiss will lead us."
It's been so long. She's right. And I, too, want to make love but I also don't want to hurt her.
Maya tries to climb on top of me but I don't let her.
"Em, what is it?"
"Let me."
I help her out of her long tee shirt and panties; then I get on my knees slowly unbuttoning my shirt. I let it fall from my shoulders and watch her chest rise and fall a bit more quickly. I smile as I slip out of my panties tossing both onto the floor. I get back onto my knees and just look at her.
"What?" she says kind of innocently.
"It's just that. You are so beautiful Maya."
I slip between her legs, opening them, admiring every inch of her while sitting back on my heels. I hold her knees against me, sliding my hands up and down her smooth outer thighs needing to do this slowly, needing her to pace herself so we can keep doing this and yes, my motives are selfish…
She rests on her elbows watching me, calling for me with her eyes. I lower myself between her legs hovering over her, letting her reach for my face, sliding her hand to the nape of my neck, pulling my lips to hers. It's a soft gentle kiss at first that she speeds up just enough to open our mouths and kiss mostly with our tongues. I'm reluctant to rest my body onto hers but she nods her head letting me know she's okay. Our breasts sink into one another's, our mouths fall onto one another's, while her hands feel all over my backside, that is, until I move my lips to her neck and down the middle of her chest…
I sneak down her body, feeling her wetting pussy against my belly. I toggle her nipples with my tongue, nipples that have grown since a baby has been suckling her. She's sensitive there so I'm sensitive with my mouth, filling it with her flesh, pulling away slowly until her nipple feels the warmth of my tongue. I keep it soft, not wanting to irritate her with a flicking action, though my gentle tugging causes some milk to expel from her tips that I gladly lick away…
Her body arches as my lips move down her now flattened belly, below her navel stopping at the scar that gave us Grace. I give it soft butterfly kisses from one end to the other causing her to shiver beneath me. I smile as I look up at her, and she at me, her eyes expressing her love and her body expressing her desires…
She nudges my head to go lower. And I can't help my widened smile because even now she commands the pace of our love and I don't mind one bit!
I'm anxious. I haven't tasted her in a very long time. And I don't want to rush through it like I'm starving and then not enjoy it like I was meant to. I kiss to her inner thigh while getting my body in a comfortable position to enjoy every drop of her. I kiss her crease and lick from back to front. I use my fingertips to spread her, blowing on her pussy ever so gently. She falls back but still watches as I kiss her pinkness and then lick those silky brown lips sucking on them and releasing. I lick her and flick her and suck her, looking up at her reaction to me, then, I close my eyes enjoying her with my sense of smell and taste and touch…
My fingers massage her until my tongue pokes through widening her hole for the perfect fit. I can feel her walls surround me as my tongue pokes in and out and in and out. My mouth covers her pussy while my tongue slides in and my face moves from side to side savoring every drop of her…
She moans and cries and calls my name! She curses softly almost as if she doesn't want to wake the baby which makes me hum joyously into her wetness. But enough of that, my hands reach under her legs jockeying her against my mouth, needing to be as one with her pussy as I'm able to be…
Her legs begin to shake as her pussy begins to flow and all of that goodness I've been missing for so long is sliding down my throat coating it with her love…
I kiss her pinkness. I kiss her silkiness. I kiss up and down her crease. I kiss her scar. I kiss her navel. I kiss her belly. I kiss each nipple. I kiss her neck. I kiss her jawline. I kiss her lips so soft and full and forever mine…
"Emily…"
"Shhh, Maya, I needed that for you."
We're on our sides when she rolls herself on top of me.
"And I need this for you…"
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To Be Continued…