AN: And here is the next chapter. I hope you like it!
It's been a week since she gave birth to her first child and her baby has grown swiftly since then. He now looks like a six months old baby. She's been breastfeeding and taking care of him for the past week. Her baby can already hold his head steady and can roll from his tummy to his back. Taylor often watches him do it with pride and joy on her face.
However, she still hasn't named her baby yet. The baby-naming will have to be done once Lung arrives.
Taylor should be nervous for this meeting but her power suppressed her emotion and replaced it with determination to see this meeting through.
She has sent a message to Lung via an ABB member that they should meet at a Japanese restaurant that she knows is owned by Lung.
So she waits for her lover to arrive at the restaurant. She doesn't have to wait long because she can see him coming out from a black car at exactly the time of their meeting.
Taylor has told him to meet her without his mask on. So she notes the way Lung is wearing a red shirt to cover his dragon tattoos and with his handsome face exposed for this meeting.
Of course, Lung still doesn't know about the baby. She hasn't told him yet.
However, she's going to tell him as soon as he is in front of her.
Taylor watches as Lung finally enters the restaurant and his attention is immediately on her the moment she stands up from the chair.
Lung stalks towards her with purposeful and hurried strides that he closes the distance between them in a matter of seconds.
"Hello Ken—" Taylor is about to greet him but Lung suddenly pulls her flush against him right before he kisses her hungrily on the mouth without warning.
The kiss is brutal and raw and with a hint of desperation that Taylor can't help but moan into the kiss. Her mouth instinctively opens to allow Lung entry into her wet cavern, where he then kisses her deeply and savagely. Their tongues tangle together that causes a familiar heat to simmer inside of her and make her weak at the knees.
The only reason they stop kissing is because of the sound of the baby crying.
Lung lets go of her instantly to glance at the crying baby on the stroller, which is obscured by the table. Lung hadn't seen the baby until that moment.
Taylor goes to pick up the crying baby and tries to calm him down.
"Sshhh…sshhh…it's alright. Mama is here," She says as she rocks the baby back and forth in her arms.
The baby immediately quietens down when he sees Taylor and begins to coo at her.
Her son is so adorable. He even got his dimples from his father.
Meanwhile, Lung stares at her and the baby with a strange look on his dark brown eyes.
"Is this the reason you left me? Because you have a baby to take care of?" Lung asks in his gravelly voice.
He sounds angry and hurt.
"It's not —" she is about to answer his question but Lung interrupts her.
"Who is the father?!" He grits out, his eyes narrowing at her.
Taylor pauses for a moment as she meets Lung's angry eyes.
"Kenta, I know this is hard for you to believe…but I'm a parahuman and somehow it causes my pregnancy to accelerate after I conceived that night I had with you three weeks ago…Kenta… he—he is your son," Taylor reveals to him to the astonishment of Lung.
Lung simply gapes at her for a moment before he glances at the baby in her arms.
"What?! But that's impo—" he begins to say but Taylor cuts him off.
"Impossible? I know. But it's the truth. We can even get a paternity test to prove that he is your son," she tells him calmly. Her power riding on her emotions in that moment.
There is a short pause as Lung stares at her and then at the baby, who's still cooing at her.
"May I look at him?" Lung asks softly as he reaches out.
"Of course," she replies and steps closer to him.
Afterward, she places their son in Lung's arms, who accepts the baby carefully.
Lung then gently cradles their son in his arms.
Taylor watches as Lung gazes at their son in silent awe while the baby continues to coo, but now at his father.
"He looks like me," the Dragon remarks, his voice cracking and sounding so fragile that it might break as he looks at their son with wonder in his eyes.
"Yes," she says, swallowing the lump that develops in her throat after gazing at Lung and their son.
"But he has your gray eyes," is Lung's next comment and he meets Taylor's gaze.
Lung seems to search her eyes when he finally reveals something that completely throws her off guard.
"I already knew you were a parahuman that night I took you," Lung informs her. "Your disguise was good but not that good. I saw right through it when I took you for the fourth time. Your glamor flickered and I saw the true you. I would have confronted you the next day but you already left."
Taylor is speechless. She is alarmed and she can feel her heart beating erratically at this revelation. So Lung has seen right through her glamor and he has still had sex with her.
"Why didn't you confront me right then and there when you saw my true self?" Taylor asks warily. Still in disbelief that Lung saw right through her glamor and she is soon informed by her power that it was all part of its plan all along.
"Because I was enjoying my time with you," the Dragon tells her honestly, looking conflicted. "You were mine for the night and I have every intention of taking advantage of your time you had with me. I don't care who you are so long as I get to have you."
Taylor falls silent at Lung's admission.
"And now?" She asks, her voice almost a whisper.
Lung looks into her eyes and says something that takes her by surprise.
"Be with me," the Dragon says to her, his eyes dark with a gleam of possessiveness.
"But you hardly know me, Kenta," she reminds him softly as she searches his eyes. "You only know me for one night."
"I don't care…I want you. And I have never wanted anything like I want you in my life," Lung tells her.
His words completely take her breath away and she looks at him in shock.
"I want you and our son in my life," he continues as he glances at the cooing baby in his arms. "Both of you need my support."
Lung seems to easily accept the baby as his son, Taylor thinks. He doesn't doubt me at all.
Her power soon informs her that the baby has a Master power that can make any person overprotective of him, especially if it's his own father. All her children will have the same Mastering effect on their fathers when Taylor gives birth to them and the fathers will easily accept her children as theirs. Her power supplies the information to her quickly.
Taylor feels conflicted at the information but her power swiftly dismisses her hesitation and makes her focus on the current situation.
"Kenta…" she starts to say as her power maneuvers to take control of the situation. "I am sorry…but I can't be with you. I will let you have our son but I just can't be with you."
A flash of hurt flickers through Lung's eyes as he looks at her after hearing her words.
"Why? Why can't you be with me?" He asks her. He looks pained and stricken.
"I — I…" she hesitates for a second before saying. "Do you even know how old I am?"
"No…" Lung replies slowly. "How old are you?"
"I'm sixteen," she admits to him and observes the shocked look on Lung's face upon hearing her admission. "I haven't even graduated high school yet."
"Oh…" comes Lung's uncertain murmur. "I didn't realize you are that young…"
"It's my fault for not telling you…I'm sorry Kenta," She tells him. "I can't be with you right now…but can you possibly wait until I'm eighteen years old?"
The guilt that comes to her for lying is shortly dismissed by her power. She knows that she can't be with Lung because her power doesn't want her to stick to one man or one power. However, if she tells Lung the truth of her plans, she knows Lung won't accept it. In fact, he will be downright furious about it. Thus, the lie. She will lie to him just for her power to get what it wants, even though in the end it will hurt Lung after raising his hopes up.
"You want to be with me when you are eighteen?" Lung asks. He sounds hopeful.
It nearly breaks her heart.
"Yes, when I'm eighteen," the lie comes easily and she can feel her heart twinge for making Lung hopeful.
Lung stares at her for a moment before he grins at her then, those adorable dimples that drive her mad peeking on his cheeks. He really looks so handsome when he smiles like that. It makes her all the more guilty, but her power seizes the emotion and throws it at the back of her mind.
"Then, I will wait for you until you are eighteen," Lung decides then. "But how about our son?"
"Can I please leave him with you?" Taylor asks, sounding uncertain. "I can't take care of him while I finish highschool. And I don't have the money to hire a nanny."
Lung regards the baby in his arms, who looks about to fall asleep.
"Yes, you can leave him with me. I have the money and resources to take care of him," Lung agrees as he uses his thumb to gently caress the drowsy baby's cheek.
"Thank you, Kenta," she says.
She is relieved that Lung hasn't put up a fight for leaving the child with him. She was certain that she was going to have a battle on her hands when she met him, but it seems that Lung wants to have the child with him.
"May I know what his name is?" The Dragon inquires, glancing at her.
"I haven't named him yet. I was waiting for you so that we can name him together," is Taylor's response.
Lung looks contemplative for a moment before he says, "How about the name Keiji? The name can mean blessed. It can also mean heir. What do you think?"
Taylor looks at their now sleeping son in Lung's arms and replies, "I love it."
"Then, his name shall be Keiji from now on. Keiji Sakurai," Lung says, grinning proudly at the bundle in his arms.
There is a short pause while they gaze at their son in companionable silence.
"I haven't submitted any paperwork for his Birth Certificate. Are you able to do that Kenta?" She asks him afterward.
"Yes, I am able to do that. But what should I use to name the mother on the Birth Certificate? You never really told me your real name," Lung reminds her.
"My real name is Taylor," she says as she meets Lung's gaze. "But you can write whatever family name you want in the Birth Certificate."
"You won't mind if I use my family name in yours, do you?" Lung asks.
"No, I won't mind," is her reply, smiling up at him.
"Then, it will be Taylor Sakurai written under the Mother's name in the Birth Certificate," Lung informs her. "In case someone asks, I will tell them that you are my wife and the mother of my child."
Something warm flutters in her belly at the possessive way Lung looks at her in that moment.
"How many times will you be visiting our son?" Lung inquires next.
"As often as I can," is her immediate response.
"Good," he says, "I don't want our son to grow up without his mother."
"I agree. That's why I made plans on visiting him," she tells him.
"Only him?" Lung asks, arching a brow at her.
"And you too," she adds, shyly tucking a strand of hair behind her ear as she meets Lung's desirous stare.
Taylor can't deny it, but she does want to see Lung again. Maybe get to know him better if her power allows it.
And it seems that her power doesn't mind as long as Taylor follows through with the rest of its plan.
"Hmn…May I know why you didn't contact me when you got pregnant with my child?" Lung asks all of a sudden.
Taylor hesitates for a second before she replies.
"I didn't because I was afraid of your reaction. You might not have believed me if I told you," she explains to him.
"Despite your hesitancy, you still should have contacted me…I would have wanted to take care of you and see you grow heavy with my child. However, it's done…You already gave birth to my son….perhaps next time…," Lung trails off with a grin on his face. "You will tell me next time if it happens, yes?"
Taylor flushes at Lung's implication of another child. At the thought, she doesn't mind at all. In fact, she likes the idea of being pampered by Lung as she grows heavy with their child. The thought of it makes her feel weak at the knees.
"Of course," comes her instant answer. "I will tell you when it happens."
"Good," is Lung's comment. "Now, come here."
Taylor steps closer to him.
Using one arm to cradle the baby against his chest, Lung uses his other hand to cup her face and says to her softly, "I prefer looking at your true face, Taylor. I didn't like your deception at first but I understand that you did it for a reason... Was it to get close to me?"
"Yes," comes Taylor's honest answer.
"Why did you need to get close to me?" Lung asks. He doesn't sound angry, but curious.
"Because I was trying to experiment with my power. All I know is that I need to get close to a powerful male cape and you are the first one that came to my mind," Taylor says the reason which her power wants her to say.
"That's it? You gave your virginity to me for that reason? May I know what you gained from that encounter? Did you find anything else about how your power works?"
She really doesn't want to tell Lung the truth about her power. So she will tell half of the truth.
"I didn't gain much other than a parahuman son with accelerated growth," Taylor half-lies.
"You have a strange power," is Lung's amused remark.
"You have no idea," Taylor says, half-laughing.
"But I am glad for it though….otherwise I wouldn't have met you or have a son right now," Lung informs her as he caresses her face tenderly. His dark brown eyes are warm and affectionate as he regards her.
Taylor can't help but lean into his touch. She realizes then that she missed him, despite only knowing him for one night. She really missed him.
She can never forget her First Time. Lung made it so memorable for her.
"I want to get to know you," Taylor says to him honestly and shyly. "One night is not enough to know a person."
"We have all the time in the world to get to know each other," Lung replies, smiling at her. "But first let's order something to eat…and then we shall talk."
"Alright," Taylor says, smiling in return.
She has today to spend time with Lung and their son.
Taylor Hebert hopes that it won't be the last.
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