2nd March, 2O27
BotanIca WeddIng Venue
Oceanside, CA, America
I was standing beside the rest of the wedding party in the front of the venue. Monika and Meghan had wanted to spring for an outdoor wedding and the weather couldn't be more perfect than it was today. The sun was shining, birds were chirping and the little flower girl was making her way down the aisle toward her daddy. She looked so scared at everyone looking at her and going "aww!" Eventually, Derrick's mom had pointed him out to Zoey and she began to run at him saying "DADA!" Derrick scooped her up into his arms and gave her a kiss on the forehead.
"Good job Snowflake! Did you wanna stand with me or Mama?" he asked her.
"I want to stand with my mother," Zoey said and motioned to Tina. Derrick set her down on the floor and Zoey walked over to Tina. She held Tina's hand while Meghan walked down the aisle with her father. The pair of them stopped at the front and Meghan's father gave her the biggest hug.
"You let me know if she hurts you ok," I heard him say.
"Don't worry Daddy," Meghan answered. Meghan released her father and looked toward her brother. Derrick went to say something but a whizzing sound cut through the silence. Derrick choked…and then blood began dripping from a gaping hole in his neck. He gurgled, looked toward his family and then fell on the ground. Tina screamed. I did too. Derrick was just shot dead in front of most of his family. Tina's scream was suddenly cut short by another whizzing sound. I turned to see a fresh bullet hole through her forehead. Zoey looked up at Tina and said "Mama?" before turning to her dead father on the ground "Dada?" Tina fell forward into a pool of her own blood. Zoey started wailing and shaking her parents. In the commotion, Meghan went to comfort her but she too was just shot. What the fuck was happening?! I turned to Ela…but she too was nursing a fatal wound that wouldn't heal. She looked at me and through a mouthful of blood said "L-L-Lukas," before falling over. She was dead.
"NO!" I screamed before I heard a high cold laugh. I turned to face it only for my rage to increase 100 fold. A figure was holding Monika hostage and had a sawed off shotgun pointed at her head. Monika looked beaten and bruised. The figure looked almost like the one I saw at my wedding. Only the clothes were different. I started moving forward but the figure laughed again before blowing Monika's head into pieces.
Early Hours of 26th December, 2026
Our House
San Francisco, CA. America
I didn't fully register that I was yelling and flailing my arms. Ela had apparently been to the bathroom or something because I didn't feel her next to me. Eventually she must have come running back in because I felt her gentle touch upon my wrists and her voice saying "Lukas, calm down. It's me. It's Ela." I felt the terror leave my body when I heard her voice. The nightstand light flicked on and I saw Ela kneeling next to me on the bed (still naked). She looked terrified but also relieved at the same time.
"What…what happened? And don't lie! You were gasping and shouting for like 5 minutes. I was about to call someone from the base to help!" Ela demanded. I looked at her. In the low light, I could see that she had been crying.
"Where…what happened to you?" I asked.
"You woke me up with your screaming. You had said my name. I thought it was morning but I saw that it was still dark out and that you were tossing and turning. I thought you were having a panic attack or something," Ela explained in a shaky voice. "Lukas, what the fuck happened? Please. I was so scared." I told her my horrible dream. How I saw all of the people I care about get shot in front of me. How I saw little Zoey shaking her father basically begging for him to move. God, I should have realized I was dreaming when Zoey spoke in a complete sentence and said "mother"! How could I be so stupid! She's like 1 year old! Ela reached out and wiped a tear from my face. Damn, I guess I didn't know I was crying.
"Tell me they're alive," I said suddenly and I guess violently because Ela jumped a little.
"Lukas," she began.
"ELA. TELL ME THEY ARE ALIVE. NOW!" I shouted, surprising myself at the volume of that statement. Ela didn't move. She was staring at me in sheer horror.
"Lukas, this is now the second time this has happened. Please let me help you," she said but I was already grabbing my phone. I texted Tina and Monika before I could stop myself.
"Lukas Elias Weiss. Tell me, right fucking now. What is bothering you?" Ela said, putting her hand over my phone screen. Her fingers brushed against my wrist and again I felt that sense of calm flow through my body whenever I thought of or held my wife.
"At...at our wedding I thought I saw something outside. It looked like…like Flak," I managed to say. Ela gasped. She knew about that guy. 100%. To give you a small summary, a few years ago I witnessed Derrick's helicopter get shot down by a member of the defunct terrorist cell called the White Masks. I had gone AWOL from Rainbow to track and kill this bastard that I thought killed my best friend. I eventually accomplished this goal with the moment being captured on live TV at the time. Then I had been jumped by some more White Masks and held hostage before Ela had rescued me…and that's when she had told me she loved me for the first time.
"Was…was this the same figure you saw in your dream about the concert attack," Ela asked, grasping my hand. I nodded as my phone buzzed.
Mrs. Zoolander - "Yes Derrick, Zoey and I are fine. What's wrong?"
Har-Monika - "Lukas, this is now the second time you've texted me something like this at this hour. What is happening?"
"Call them, explain yourself," she said and folded her arms. I decided to call Monika first. She picked up at the second ring again.
"Lukas, what happened this time? Did you have another dream?" she asked as if it wasn't 1:30am. She must be on the night shift…or just awake. Probably the latter.
"Yes, this one was worse this time. We were at your wedding and…all of you got shot. You, Meghan, Ela, Derrick and Tina. Monika…the sound my consciousness made for Zoey when she saw her dead parents was just…" I started before Ela put her hand on my shoulder. I glanced at her and she nodded in encouragement.
"Was…was it the same figure as the one who shot me during your dream in Germany?" Monika asked though her own sniffing. She must have imagined seeing Zoey like that too.
"Yes….I thought I saw the same figure at my wedding. It…it looked like Flak," I stated.
"Flak? Who's Flak?" Monika asked. She must have forgotten.
"The guy I killed when I went AWOL," I answered. Monika gasped.
"No…no way. He's long dead at this point. Him and his Protean variant," she said.
"And," I continued, cutting her off a bit. "I thought I saw him again at the Halloween party. I think Meghan did too." Monika didn't answer for a few seconds.
"That explains the conversation I had with her later that night. She kept telling me she saw a human in the trees. Ela is still there right?" Monika asked.
"Yes, she's right in front of me. She made me call you now rather than in the morning," I answered. Ela nodded and squeezed my shoulder. "Apparently I woke her up with my violent reaction to the nightmare."
"Oh my. You're alright now right? You have confirmation that I as well as Meghan are alive, yes? Meghan is also right in front of me wondering why I'm on the phone at one AM. May I go back to sleep now?" she asked.
"Yes Mon, sorry to wake you." I responded.
"It's alright Lukas. You know I still love you very much. I'll see you in a few days, ok?" she said.
"Love you too sis. Night," I said and hung up the phone.
"Now call Tina," Ela ordered. I did so. I expected to hear Tina's voice but Derrick answered.
"Y'ello," he said. Hearing him talk made me breathe a sigh of relief. My best buddy was still alive too.
"Hey man, where's Tina," I asked.
"Feeding Zoey I think. I happened to be on the way back from the bathroom and decided to take the call," he said. "What's up?" I proceeded to tell him the story I had told Ela and Monika.
"That's…that's messed up," he said after I finished. "But it sort of checks out a little. The boys and the ladies at the base have been looking into a new terrorist cell. I'll explain what I know at Zoey's birthday party. Most of us got that day off. New Year's Day duty is often reserved for the new recruits."
"Right, I'll let you get back to sleep bud. Thanks for reassuring me that you guys are ok," I said.
"Please. I'd hate to be the person that hurts me or Zoey in front of Tina. She'd rip 'em to shreds. G'Night Skywalker. May the Force be with you!" he said and hung up the phone. I put my phone back on the nightstand and looked back at Ela. She apparently had still been crying a little. I put my arms around her and she fell into my body. I felt her shaking. Very tenderly, I raised her face up towards mine.
"Lukas," she began but I had already kissed her.
"I'm more scared of you leaving me after how I've been acting," I admitted after pulling away from her lips. She gently entwined her fingers with mine.
"Never. For multiple reasons. One, you make me happy. Two, I feel safe and respected around you. Three, you don't get to fuck me like last night and get away from me. Ever. Do you understand me?" Ela stated defiantly.
"Yes ma'am," I responded.
"Good, now I order you to hold me for the rest of the night. I will wake you if you have terrible dreams again ok? Then you have to think for a few seconds before doing anything like text your friends in the middle of the night," she said and pushed me back down on the pillows. I was asleep almost immediately after Ela had kissed me goodnight again and this time, I dreamed about Ela sitting in a hospital bed holding a small little bundle in her arms. It wasn't a monster either. It was my child.
1st January, 2027
Derricks House
San Francisco, CA. America
Yet again, I find myself pulling up Derrick and Tina's place after spending New Year's Eve with Ela as husband and wife. Let me tell you, this woman really wants to be a mom if you catch my drift. So far, we haven't had much luck but obviously it wasn't for lack of trying. I don't think most people know we are trying for a baby except maybe Tina. Speaking of Tina, she had spotted the pair of us walking up the driveway with Zoey's present. It was a nice cool day once again. Perfect for a gathering outside. Behind Tina, I saw Derrick and Meghan's parents, Tina's sister Cindy and her family as well as Tina's parents. Meghan and Monika were here of course as well as Elena, Ryad, Sanaa (Nomad), Zofia and her family, Jack, Yumiko, Maho (Jack and Yumi's daughter), Eliza and Jordan judging by all the cars parked on the street. I've heard the others had family in town and couldn't get away. I don't think Tina minded.
"Hi Teen, long time no see," I said as Tina approached. I handed her Zoey's present which was a package of Scooby Doo coloring books and some crayons. Ela had also included a family portrait of the Castellano family as a surprise. I remember her discreetly taking a photo of the picture in the family room during Christmas. That's basically what Ela does whenever she has time off nowadays. Read and draw. Not that much different from me playing music or video games. Ela mainly liked to watch rather than play. She likes those story driven action games. I know she was highly invested in the game where you play as an Italian man acting as an assassin. I recall her saying "Kill that man! Kill him!" after my character's family was betrayed and hanged by a supposed ally.
"Hi guys, Zoey's still sleeping and everyone's gathered outside. Derrick's by the grill Luke. You remember my parents' names right?" Tina asked.
"Yes. Laura and…Kevin right?" Ela answered. Tina nodded. Those are not Tina's parents' actual birth names, those are the names they went by. Much like how Derrick's dad went by Joe. Speaking of Joe Castellano, I saw him standing near his son, Ryad, Jack and Jordan by the grill. Ela broke off to go speak with Zofia and Jana while I approached Derrick.
"There he is," Ryad said. Ryad was a Spanish man in his 50s from the same CTU as Elena. I've heard he's a little crazy about his brother's murder back in the 80s but I've also been told to not mention it around him. What I do know about him is that he and Elena initially dated years ago, broke it off and recently rekindled the relationship. They work well together and Elena keeps Ryad's mental problems in check.
"Hey guys," I said, taking the beer offered by Jack.
"You hear I'm actually going to be on your wife's team for the ToC this year? Yours too Derrick" Jack asked. Derrick and I nodded.
"She wasn't thrilled initially but you know Ela," I said and took a swig of the beer. I trusted Derrick to not buy that American garbage beer either. I took a peek at the label because I had recognized the taste. It was a Bitburger. A pilsner from Bitburg, Germany. Nice choice there buddy.
"Are you competing this year?" Jordan asked. "Eliza won't tell me the teams." I shot Ryad a quick glance and his look told me to lie.
"Nope, no luck for me," I said.
"Same," Derrick said. "Speaking of which, are you and Mom still on to watch Zoey for that weekend in February Pop? I gotta go watch Teen compete." Derrick flashed me a quick wink that no one else noticed.
"Of course. I'll be spending most of the time trying to stop your mother from reorganizing your entire kitchen," Joe responded. He pointed to one of the burgers. "Flip that one doofus." Derrick did so and the grill sizzled and the smell of cooked beef wafted through the air.
"How's Mrs. Castellano Joe?" Jordan asked and glanced at Derrick's mom who was talking to Eliza.
"Great! With me taking a less active military role and working part time as a golf instructor, we've had a lot more time together than before. Back in the day, she'd be home with the kids while I was away," Joe explained. I saw him flinch slightly. Derrick signed as he flipped a few more burgers and dogs.
"Pop, how many times do I have to tell you. Mom never, never thought about cheating on you. I remember once she told me that you were her soulmate. I didn't really understand what she meant at the time but when I met Tina, I finally understood," he said.
"Same," I added and looked at my wife's back. She was talking with Cindy and Derrick's niece Lindsay.
"Honestly, I feel the same way with Yumi. I'm surprised she's put up with me for so long," Jack said.
"Helps that you married Yumi a few years back. Shame that most of us couldn't come to that though," Jordan said. I saw Derrick squeeze the spatula for a fraction of a second but decided to not bring attention to it. It was probably nothing.
"Yeah, very small wedding. Just our parents really. Speaking of weddings, you pop the question yet, Jordan?" Jack asked. Jordan looked at him angrily.
"Dude…" he began. But Ryad interrupted with "Women talk Jordan. I'd do it soon. I'm about to tie the knot with my chica as well."
"Knowing Eliza, I can assume she's going to say yes," Derrick said before I heard Tina's voice call "Look who I found! It's the birthday girl!" Tina walked outside with Zoey in her arms. Zoey's hair was actually down for once (like her mother's) and it reached her little shoulders. She looked around at all the noise before she started crying a little.
"Aww, it's ok! Look, you know all these people sweetheart, who's that over there?" Tina said and pointed at Derrick, Zoey's head turned towards the group of us. Derrick was waving.
"Dada!" she said more clearly than I remember honestly. I noticed this at Christmas too. She is one year old now so I guess that makes sense.
"How about that lady, you know her don't you?" Tina continued and pointed at Derrick's mom, named Sue. Sue gave Zoey a big smile and a wave.
"No-nah!" Zoey said. Then she must have noticed Meghan because I heard her say "EGG!" next followed by her laugh.
"Who's that next to Dada Zoey?" Tina said. Joe smiled and waved at Zoey.
"NO-NO!" Zoey said happily. Tina proceeded to show Zoey all the people present. I marveled at how smart that little girl was. She recognized pretty much everyone and even attempted to say their name. She said "Monka!" then "Sah!" then "Za!" then "Ordan!" then "La!" then "LAYNA!" then "Yad!" then "Ack!" and finally "Ookuss!"
"I know someone who will make you really happy Zoey," Yumiko began. Tina turned Zoey to face Yumiko. Standing next to Yumiko holding onto her pants was Maho. She came up to about Yumiko's knee and she too shared her mother's hairstyle. Maho looked like she was holding something too. From this distance I saw Zoey's eyes widen in excitement and she said "Mah!" before she motioned to Tina she wanted to get down. Tina gently placed her on the ground and Zoey made her way over to Maho and Yumiko as fast as she could and gave Maho a hug. Maho hugged her back, handed Zoey a present and I heard her say "Ha-pee birfday Zoey!" Most of the women gathered had responded with "Aww!" Ela included. She caught my eye and gave me a smile and I returned it with a nod. Unfortunately, our plan of keeping our attempts at getting pregnant were no longer a secret. Guess who saw. Just guess. I quickly gave Monika the "don't draw attention to it" gesture that thankfully only she saw…or so I thought.
"Gonna give Mara Jade a baby Skywalker," Derrick whispered. I turned to face him while everyone else was focused on Maho and Zoey. He, of course, was grinning but then crossed his heart as if saying "I will tell no one. Not even Tina." Derrick then stiffened. I found out why in about 2 seconds. Zoey (and Maho) had started to cry out of nowhere. Jack and Derrick were immediately at their daughters' sides and I followed.
"What's the matter Snowflake? What happened?" Derrick asked Zoey softly but Zoey continued to cry and was looking at a spot over Derrick's shoulder.
"Maho, tell Daddy what happened," Jack said, also very softly. Maho had a bit more speaking ability in her and she said "Scawy man. Wif scawy face. Over dere." Maho pointed to the shadow of a tree near a neighboring house. I looked over in that direction to see a cat walk out from behind it. Zoey had stopped crying and pointed at the cat.
"Kitty!" she said happily. Tina meanwhile was looking at Derrick and myself. I motioned to Derrick that we should go check it out.
"It's ok Zoey, Daddy and Ookuss are going to go see if there was actually a scary man over there," Meghan said to Zoey reassuringly.
"Mr. Derrick and Mr. Lukas aren't going to let anyone hurt you Maho. Remember that Mr. Derrick saved momma once," Yumiko told Maho. "Look at how strong Mr. Lukas is. He looks like Thor doesn't he?" I smiled to myself as I accompanied Derrick across the street to the tree. Both of us looked around the surrounding area for anything else but there was nothing. Derrick walked out in front of the tree to give a thumbs up but I noticed a piece of paper on the ground. I quickly snatched it up and read it. It was written in neat handwriting and it said "Just. Do. Recon. Do NOT engage. We do not have the manpower yet." There was no signature but there was a drawing of a cracked mask in the place where a signature would be. Frowning, I pocketed it and rejoined Derrick.
When I got back to Derrick's backyard, I started looking around for Eliza. I had spotted her talking with Sanaa. Sanaa was one of Tina's friends from Rainbow. She was from the Middle East and had a few fingers missing due to frostbite. Sanaa was a very adventurous woman and often took on dangerous expeditions with little difficulty. I walked over to the pair of them and caught the tail end of their conversation.
"So, Nighthaven's pretty much out of the picture?" Sanaa asked.
"From what Harry can gather, yes. We have heard nothing from them for months. Kali was spotted trying to sucker punch Derrick 2 years ago and that was the last time any of us saw her. How she got into the Facility is beyond me but you know her, she has her ways," Eliza answered, narrowing her eyes. Eliza absolutely abhorred Kali and her organization NIGHTHAVEN. I know very little about that organization but I do know that both my sister and Ela were part of it for a short period of time. Zofia had informed me once and told me never to mention it to either of them. Ela had apparently been on strict probation after returning. It was one of the reasons she was initially against being assigned to the base in Portland because Zofia was told to watch her. Ela found out and obviously, she didn't like that.
"Must have been quite the Christmas present for you when it was reported that Nighthaven is being investigated thoroughly," Sanaa said. Eliza nodded.
"It was almost the best Christmas and birthday gift I could receive," Eliza responded and looked toward Jordan again. She noticed me standing there this time. "Oh, hi Lukas. Did you and Derrick find anything?"
"In terms of a person, no, but I did find this," I said and pulled out the note. Eliza took it and read it quickly. In the meantime, I watched Zoey being picked up and hugged by Kevin. I heard Zoey say "Gam-pa!" clearly.
"Shit," Eliza whispered.
"Just do recon? Well, that's odd," Derrick's voice also whispered. Eliza jumped.
"Will you stop doing that!" she snapped. Derrick chuckled as well as Sanaa.
"What does this mean," I asked in a low voice as well.
"Remember that terrorist cell we're looking into? That's their callsign," Derrick whispered. Eliza nodded.
"They call themselves the Sorrowed or Fallen or something," she said. "And they've been gaining steam. Harry doesn't think it's a problem yet but told us to keep an eye on it. I'll brief you with Captain Clown later this week." Derrick raised an eyebrow at Eliza's comment about him being a clown. Sorry buddy, that's what you are! It's ok, it's why we love you. Your wife, sister and daughter especially.
"Noted. You hear about the teams for the Tournament next month," I asked. Zoey had been passed to Laura and I heard her say "Gamma!" before noticing Cindy and saying "CIN-EE!" Eliza smirked.
"Oh yes I did. Don't know what I'm more excited to see. You getting your ass kicked by Ela or Derrick getting his ass kicked by Tina," Eliza said. I gave her a "keep it quiet" gesture while Derrick gave an overexaggerated "How DARE you" gesture.
"Of course, you wanna keep that a surprise. Tina's still got it even though she's been on Zoey duty for a year now. I heard Cindy and Ken are going to move a little closer to help out with Zoey when Tina and Derrick are away," Sanaa explained.
"Bet the kids are thrilled about that," I muttered. Derrick heard me though. Curse that Castellano hearing!
"Linds and Korey hate their current school. Korey gets bullied for liking Spider-Man and Linds just doesn't fit in fully. They're glad to leave and move closer to us," Derrick explained. "Speaking of Korey, hey Korey! This guy likes Spider-Man and he's married!" Derrick called in Korey's direction and pointed at me. Korey jumped before he looked in my direction. I walked over to him. He was a middle school aged kid. Looked a little bit like his dad but with his mother's eyes. He also wore glasses along with a Spider-Man T-shirt I could see peeking out of the jacket he was wearing.
"You're the Time Warp guy? You play with Uncle Derrick?" he asked me in a small voice.
"I am," I responded. "Who's your favorite Spidey villain? Mine's Mysterio."
"I like Green Goblin," Korey responded, now noticeably happier. Korey and I proceeded to have quite the nerd talk about it. I'll spare you the details. The pair of us went deep into Spidey lore.
"Look Korey, I still read Spider-Man and I'm in my 30s. I know for a fact your Uncle Derrick buys every Batman game that comes out and he's married with a kid," I explained after about 20 minutes. "You're in middle school right?" Korey nodded.
"No one's going to remember those years honestly except maybe bits and pieces. I recall dunking my sister's boyfriend's head in the toilet when I was around your age," I said recalling that moment with vivid accuracy. Douchebag had slapped Monika "as a joke" in the hallway between classes and I saw it from around the corner. Followed the asshole into the bathroom and pretty much beat the crap out of him. Got detention and lines but it was worth it. That guy's parents tried to get me pulled from the school but I countered with him assaulting Monika and showed evidence. I also remember having quite the laugh when they realized a boy my size was Monika's younger brother. Long story short, I didn't get in too much trouble but that guy pretty much pissed his pants whenever he saw me again. My parents had scolded me for resorting to violence but again, they weren't too mad because Monika did get a black eye from the slap. I think I was barred from watching TV or playing games until my detention was finished. That was around the time I got really good at guitar because that was really all I could do after school. Korey meanwhile managed to laugh.
"You didn't," he persisted.
"I did. Observe," I said and then called to Monika. "Hey Mon, did I or did I not beat up one of your old boyfriends?" Monika turned away from her conversation with Sue and nodded. I saw her mouth the word "schweinehund" too. I motioned to Monika as if saying "See?"
"These kids that tease you and your sister, do they know who your uncle is? They gotta know about the band right?" I asked.
"We've told them, but they don't believe us," Korey said.
"Ever show them a picture?"
"No,"
"Well then, get your phone out if you've got one," I said. Korey did. Kids these days I swear…
"Hey Zoolander, get over here. We gotta have Korey and Lindsey leave their current school with a lot of jealous classmates in their wake," I called to Derrick. Derrick was in the middle of taking the last of the burgers and dogs off the grill. He walked back over where he was followed by Lindsay.
"Sup?" Derrick asked.
"Korey tells me the kids that tease him and Lindsay don't believe you're their uncle," I explained. Lindsay looked happier than before too.
"Do they now?" Derrick said in the Davy Jones voice. "Well then, we gotta prove it to them. Hey, Cindy, Teen come here for a sec. Gotta make this pic authentic," Cindy and Tina proceeded to walk over to us. Cindy looked pretty much like a younger version of her mom. Tina looked a little more like her father's side of her family. Her and Kevin have a similar facial and body structure. Tina was also slightly taller than Cindy. Derrick and I quickly explained the situation to them. Cindy looked surprised upon realizing her children were being bullied at school.
"How long has this been going on?" she asked. Korey and Lindsay didn't respond.
"It's good we're moving closer to Auntie Tina then isn't it?" she said and gave Korey a hug. "C'mon, let's show those bozos you know 2 famous musicians." Since I had the longest arms, I took the photo of Korey, Lindsay, Cindy, Tina, Derrick and myself. I also decided to record a video as further proof.
"Weiss-enheimer here with Zoolander at his daughter's birthday party. Just wanted to record this video as evidence that Korey and Lindsay Leblanc know both of us," I said.
"I am actually their uncle. I married their mother's sister. See? Believe them now?" Derrick added and gave Lindsay a small noogie. She grinned a little.
"Shame they're moving away," I said.
"Yeah, to be closer to this little girl," Derrick said and picked up Zoey who had been crawling over to him. Derrick pointed at Lindsay.
"Who's that Snowflake?" he asked.
"Lin-ee!" Zoey responded then pointed to Korey. "Ree!" Korey waved at Zoey who smiled and waved back.
"Toodles!" both Derrick and I said and stopped recording. I handed the phone back to Korey and he proceeded to send the photo and video to Lindsay.
"Thanks Mr. Weiss," Lindsay said. I shook my head.
"Call me Lukas," I said and held out my fist. Both of them gave me a fist bump. "You tell me if you ever want to talk about Spider-Man Korey. Your uncle isn't as big a fan of his as I am." Korey nodded and then followed his sister and father to the food table. Cindy turned to me.
"Thank you Lukas. You'd make a great father some day," she said. I felt the hand of my wife upon my shoulder.
"I agree," Ela said and gave my shoulder a squeeze. Zoey, who was still in Derrick's arm, spotted Ela.
"Green!" she said quite clearly. Derrick looked at his daughter.
"That's right Snowflake! Ela's hair is green! You're so smart! Let's get you some food, are you hungee?" he said.
"Ya!" Zoey responded. Derrick proceeded to walk towards the food table with Zoey, Tina and Cindy. Ela stayed by my side. I looked at her and saw that she was looking at Zoey with loving adoration in her eyes.
"I want one…" she said longingly.
"I know, but you can't have that one though. Tina would kill you," I said. Ela gave me a look.
"She would and you know it," I persisted. Ela folded at that statement after thinking about it thoroughly.
"Well then, I guess we'll have to keep trying then," she said.
"Oh dang it! I have to have sex with my wife! This is such garbage," I said sarcastically before I saw Ela's smirk. "No Ela, we are not doing it here. Not on Zoey's birthday on her parent's property."
"Well darn, guess it will have to be tonight then," she said and pecked me on the cheek. "I'm hungry." I smiled and followed the crowd to the food table. As we all sang Happy Birthday to Zoey, I couldn't help but think about that note I found earlier and how there was apparently recon being done on us.
1st January, 2027 (Later that night)
Derricks House
San Francisco, CA. America
I barely finished opening the door before Ela launched herself at me. I easily caught her and held her steady as she gave me a very deep open mouth kiss pretty much sticking her tongue down my throat. She stopped eventually and started kissing my neck.
"Can I close the door and bring you upstairs first?" I asked softly. Ela nodded and stopped kissing my neck.
"Maybe if I'm not so rough it will actually work this time," she admitted softly. I closed the door with a small snap and locked it, still with Ela in my arms. In the meantime, she continued to kiss my neck as she kicked off her shoes. I pressed her up against the wall and she moaned.
"Yes Lukas," she whispered as we both started to take the other's shirt off. Ela ran her hands across my muscular chest as I reached for her bra clasp. She discarded that as well as her shirt and guided one of my hands toward one of her boobs.
"I love you," she murmured against my lips and started to undo my pants.
"I love you too," I answered and followed her lead. I got my pants off but I didn't take off my underwear, instead I carried Ela into our bedroom. It was my turn to kiss her neck which I knew she loved. Judging by the soft moans I was hearing, I was correct. I placed her on the bed and then took off her pants and panties. Before I could get my boxes off, she quickly wrapped her legs around my neck, pulled me towards her and I suddenly found myself laying on the bed. Ela slowly took off my boxers and allowed my dick to hit her in the face.
"Mmm," she moaned and began stroking. I just realized what was about to happen. She crawled across my body (while still giving me a handjob) and whispered "Take me. All the way." into my ear. Welp, you don't have to tell me twice! Ela slipped my dick into her vagina and the pair of us commenced the most compassionate and intimate love making session I've ever had with another person. After about 15 or so minutes, I felt myself approaching climax and, being a gentleman, I decided to warn her.
"Ela, I'm going to…" I began before she put her finger on my lips. A smile was on her face.
"I know. Do it," she whispered.