Episode 13, Part 2

Time: Evening

Location: Gloworm

Tucker sat at the bar in Gloworm drinking a glass of scotch.  He had a few women, including Gloria, come up to him in an effort to get his attention.  But he just wasn’t interested.  He wanted Harmony. But it seemed she wasn’t speaking to him just yet.  He had called her earlier but she didn’t answer and didn’t call him back.

“Hi there,” another lady said as she sat down beside him. 

This one was pretty and looked familiar.   She reminded him of his Songbird. Same beautiful skin color and riotous curls. She was a little skinnier though.  But if he squint his eyes, maybe he wouldn’t be able to tell the difference.

“Hey darlin,” he said in return.  “Can I get you a drink?”

She smiled and said, “Thanks, a Riesling wine please.” 

He noticed that she didn’t have the same deep dimples as his Songbird.  And her lips were fuller too.  But it wasn’t something a few more glasses of scotch couldn’t take care of.

He tapped the bar with his finger, “Bartender, a Riesling wine for the lady and another scotch for me. Make it a double.”

“My name’s Tucker,” he said introducing himself to her. 

“Leslie Michealson,” she said in return.

Now he knew why she seemed so familiar.  She was a hotshot lawyer.   A real pit bull if he remembered correctly.  But he had softened more than one hardened woman before.

“So tell me now.  Why would a woman as stunning as you be here all alone,” he asked smiling.

“Was that a pick up line Tucker,” she asked laughing softly. 

“No. Just an honest question.”

“I bet,” she said smiling.

“You know what I think,” he asked leaning closer to her.  “We should get a table and I can buy you dinner.”

“Well I never make a habit of turning down dinner from a handsome man”

“Now that’s what I want to here.”

“Bartender, can you let the hostess know that we would like a table,” Tucker said as she smiled at him.

Location: The Jacob’s House in LA

John had just finished packing for his flight tomorrow.  He hated being parted from his family for any reason.  The next couple of days would be torture.  But he would just have to deal with it until they met him in Genoa City.  At first he thought that Pam was faking her happiness in moving.  Just putting on a brave face for him.  But now it seemed that she was genuinely happy and excited about this new adventure.

“Pam,” he said as she walked out of the bathroom in a robe.

She had just taken a shower and the steam had curled her hair.  She looked so young.  They really had no clue how old she really was nor the date of her birthday.  But in true Pamela form, she had chosen an age far younger than the doctors estimated for her. 

“Johnny,” she said in a sexy whisper.

He loved that whisper.  And he knew what that whisper meant.  She was in the mood to make love.  He stayed in the mood but he didn’t want to harass her with his sexual appetites.  So he generally let her set the time and places that they were romantic. 

He walked over to her and pulled her into his arms and kissed her softly on the lips. He trailed his lips from her mouth across her jaw to whisper in her ear. 

“I am going to miss you,” he said.

“I am going to miss you too,” she said raising her arms to place them around his neck.  “But we will be there before you know it.  Speaking of which, we are going to have to find Callie and date for this gala.  She doesn’t want to go, but I promise you that she is going.”

“Pam, if she doesn’t want to go we can’t force her.”

Of course, when he said this he knew that it would mean that he probably wasn’t going to get any tonight.  He should have kept his mouth shut.  But sometimes, he just couldn’t resist the urge to rein her in.  She seemed to think that there was nothing that she didn’t want that she couldn’t get. 

She looked at him and rolled her eyes. 

“Trust me John.  It’s for her own good.”

“How do you-“

“Because I know. Okay,” she said cutting him off.

“Okay.  Well you do whatever you need to do.  But can you please just leave me out of it.”

“Gladly,” she said pulling out of his arms.

As she walked over to her dresser in a huff, he heard her mumble, “I will make sure you stay out of a lot of things.”

She took off her robe and let it fall.  She was completely naked underneath. She bent over to pull out a drawer and he got immediately aroused.  He slowly walked towards her.  Just when he got a foot away he reached his hand out to rub her firm butt.  Before he could reach his destination, she straightened up and turned around briskly.  He wondered if she was teasing him.  Knowing her, probably so.

“Yes, Johnny,” she said innocently.

He looked down at her hand and she held a long sleeve flannel pajama set.

“You’re not wearing that to bed I know.”

“I certainly am,” she said stepping into the pants.

“But it’s my last night here.”

“Somehow that should effect what I wear to bed?  I don’t see how.”

“Pam.”  She was so exasperating sometimes. But so damned sexy with it.

“James,” she said back.

“So tell me what I need to do to help you with Callie?  To make you wear absolutely nothing to bed,” he said reaching out to cup a firm breast in his hand.  He ran his thumb over the nipple and watched her eyes soften into smoky passionate stare.

“Nothing.  I will handle it,” she said hoarsely.  “But the offer is more than enough.”  She pushed the pants past her hips and stepped out of them.  “Make love to me Johnny.”

He picked her up and carried her to the bed. He lay her down on it and lifted her legs up so that they were bent at the knee and pushed back.

“You’re beautiful.  Every inch of you,” he said. He had every intention of arousing her slowly and thoroughly making love with her tonight.  But looking at her now, he could see her juices coating her folds. He lifted one hand and rubbed the tips of his fingers from her clitoris to her opening. “I see you are ready for me.”

“Yes I am.  So what are you going to do about it?”

“The same thing I always do.  Make you come.”

Location: Genoa City Athletic Club

Olivia sat with Stephen on a couch in the common area at the Club.  It was very crowded so they had to wait for a table to become available. Stephen had suggested they have drinks to start them off and she agreed.  She needed to relax after a stressful day.  And her dinner date was very entertaining.  He had just finished telling some story about medical school that had her giggling like school girl. She took another sip of her wine and noticed Jack across with room.  He was leaning against the bar facing them.

She smiled at him and waved.  He walked over slowly with his hands in his pocket.  As he approached, she noticed that he wasn’t wearing his normal smile.  His face was red and twisted into a very severe scowl.  She knew that look.  He was upset about something.  He had probably had a run in with Victor today.

“Excuse me,” she said to Stephen as she stood up right as Jack reached the couch.

“Hi Jack,” she said.

“Hello beautiful,” he said with a smile that didn’t reach his eyes as he dipped his head and kissed her cheek.  He straightened up and looked down her body slowly. “You look radiant.  As usual.” 

And just like that, he had taken her to that same place he did last night with just a look. Her nipples were tingling.  This sensations that Jack was able to elicit from her were unsettling. Especially since it just came out of nowhere.  She still hadn’t had time to process all that it meant.

He then looked to Stephen and said, “Introduce me to your date?”

It was something about how he stressed the word date that got her attention.  

“Jack, this is Dr Stephen Hillsboro,” she said as Stephen stood up beside her.  “ Stephen, this is Jack Abbot.” 

The two men shook hands. 

“So, how long have you two known each other,” Jack asked Olivia.

“Oh.  Not long.  We just met today.  He is going to do surgery on Devon.  Hopefully restore most of his hearing,” she said smiling at Stephen.

“I will do my best,” Stephen said.

“I am sure you will.  Stephen here is the pioneer of groundbreaking research that has been giving miracles to people that has suffered hearing loss.  He -”

“Olivia, can I speak to you in private for a moment?  Maybe we could step outside,” Jack interrupted.  

Olivia was surprised  at his outburst because it wasn’t like Jack to be rude to her.

“Okay,” she said. “Stephen, I will be back in a moment.  Order another glass of wine for me?”

“Of course.”

“Thanks.”

Location: Lily Winters House

Roxy sat on the couch beside Lily eating Chinese food and watching an old movie.  This was their first time spending time together since she got back in town.  She was trying to figure out how to tell her than she had broken up with Devon.  She and Lily were best friends.  As close as sisters.  But Devon was Lily’s actual brother and loved him very much. They may joke around a lot and call each other out when they got a chance but a person would be foolish to mistake that for anything other than what it was.  Lily would do anything for Devon and usually thought he could do no wrong.  Especially when he was wrong.  Lily was always the last to admit it.

“Lily, I have something to tell you.”

“Sounds forboding. But go ahead anyway.”

“So I know you know me well enough to know that I moved back here for a reason.”

“I do know that,” Lily said with a smile.

“And I am sure you know what that reason is.”

“Yes.  Two words.  Devon. Marriage.”

“I guess everyone could read me but Devon.”

“What?  He didn’t guess that,” she asked shocked.

“No,” she said.  Her voice sounded sad to her own ears. “He didn’t.”

“Well, you do know that men are usually very dense.  Very dense. And Devon is no exception. So have you spoken to him about it?”

“Yes.”

“And?”

“And he said that he wasn’t ready.”

“Oh.  I am so sorry,” Lily said. “But did he say what was holding him back.”

“He said that he wanted to get his career on track first.”

“Ugh,” Lily said in disgust. “That is such a lame excuse. But I do understand where he is coming from.”

Roxy wasn’t surprised that Lily would understand Devon.  She always understood Devon. 

“Not surprised,” she said smirking at Lily.  “Anyways, I have decided that it is time we saw other people.  I broke up with him last night.”

“No,” Lily said sliding over and enveloping Roxy in a hug. “No wonder you seem so down.”

“Yeah. I am hurt,” she said pulling out of Lily’s embrace.  “But I refuse to cry anymore.  I will move on from this. From him.”

“I don’t believe that Devon would choose his career over you.  I will talk to him.”

“No. Please no.  Don’t Lily.  I just want to make a clean break.”

“Well girl.  I hate to tell you this but that is totally not going to happen.  Look at how many times I tried to break away from Cane.  It took death for it to happen.”

“Well you two had kids.  That’s different.”

“No.  We loved each other.  And you and Devon love each other. And if you think that it will be easy to just move on from him to some other guy…,” Lily said leaving the sentence hanging.

Location:  The Colonnade Room

Chris sat at the bar with Justin and Neil having drinks.  When he looked up and saw Nate walk in holding hands with a beautiful young woman. 

“Hey. Hey. Look who is walking through the door with a dime on his arm,” Chris said.

Both Justin and Neil looked towards the door as Nate spotted them at the bar.  He gestured towards them and whispered something to her.  She looked their way and smiled.  That smile made her even more beautiful.

They headed their way and Chris, Justin, and Neil stood in anticipation of their arrival.

“Hello all, this is Tamara Davis. Tamara this is my uncle Neil.”

Neil smiled and nodded his headed.

“My cousin Chris.”

“Hello there,” Chris said reaching out his hand to shake hands with her.

“And my cousin Justin.”

“The pleasure is all mine,” Justin said kissing her hand.

“Hello,” she said in a confident voice.

“Davis?  Any relation to Roxy,” Neil asked.

“Yes.  She’s my sister.”

So this was the girl who Devon, Lily, and Roxy were always joking with Nate about.  The one that he had a thing for that everyone knew about it.

“I thought you lived in New York.  Are you here just for a visit? Decided to spare my nephew a few minutes before you go back,” Neil said smiling.

“No,” she said.  “I have moved back,” she said smiling up at Nathan who looked back at her with a pleasure written all over his face. 

It was obvious why they teased him.  He seemed smitten with her.

“Looks like someone is pleased with that,” Justin said looking at Nate.

“I hope so,” she said looking at Nate too.

“Very pleased,” Nathan said.

“If you all would excuse me, I need to go to the ladies room,” she said looking at them. Then she turned to Nate.  “Nathan,” she said dropping her voice a level. “I will be right back.” Then she kissed him on the corner of his mouth, turned, and walked away.

They all watched her until she turned the corner to the bathroom.

“Nathan,” Justin said mocking her tone. “She’s impressive baby doc.”

“Very impressive,” Neil said.

“It just amazes me that you and Devon can get these fine ass women.  But then we, seasoned and attractive men, are sitting here at the bar eating together.  Someone tell me what is wrong with this picture.” Chris said.

“Well your problem is you set your sites on a woman that you had no chance with,” Justin said.

“Oh I had more than a chance,” Chris said. “Believe that.  However, I won’t even go into your problem.”

“Nephew, tell me about Ms Davis. Is it serious?”

“When I can get this issue at the hospital settled, I plan on making her Mrs Nathan Winters.”

“Well well. Both Winters boys are ready to settle down,” Chris said.

“I thought Devon said he wasn’t ready,” Nate asked.

“It seems he has changed his mind,” Neil said.

Location: Chancellor Mansion

Harmony sat in her room thinking about all the things that Katherine had said about her and Tucker.  She concluded that she was right.  Tucker wasn’t perfect and would never be perfect.  And if she wanted him she would have to accept this.  She had come a long way from that young woman she used to be. From the woman she was last year even.  She could handle Tucker.  And more importantly, she could handle herself with Tucker. She had been waiting on him to mess up.  Looking for a reason to not be with him. And, of course, he had given it to her.   If she wanted to be with Tucker.  She was going to have to fight for him.  And that meant dealing with his drama. And that also meant dealing with his resentment over their past and the choices she made. 

Her phone rang and disturbed her thoughts. She answered it without looking at the caller ID.

“Hello,” she said.

“Hi,” she heard a soft voice say on the other end and throat went dry.

“Tyra,” she said.

“Yes, it’s me Yolanda.”

She hadn’t spoken to Tyra in years.  She admitted that she was avoiding doing so. Her selfishness had all but destroyed her sister’s life.

“How are you?”

“I am great. And I hear that you are doing well. You don’t know how happy it makes me to hear that.”

“Thank you,” Harmony said.  She assumed that she had heard about her from Anna.

“Well, I just wanted to let you know that I will be moving to Genoa City.  I have a job as head chemist with Newman Cosmetics.”

“Wow.  That’s wonderful.” Harmony wasn’t surprised at Tyra’s success. As a little girl she was always very bright.  There was no telling where Tyra would be right now if she hadn’t burdened her with Anna at such a young age.

“I just wanted to clear the air before I came.  See if we could put our past behind us. Make a fresh start as sisters.”

“You know.  I would like that. I know that I haven’t always been the model big sister.  But I would like to be given a chance to change that.”

“I do remember a time when you were,” Tyra said.

Harmony felt herself tearing up.  She knew that Tyra was referring to their childhood and how she used to follow her around wanting to be just like her.  But Harmony’s drug use had destroyed that.

“I think we all have made mistakes,” Tyra continued.  “I just want to put that in the past and move forward to a place of healing.  I love you.”

“I love you too.”

Location: Glow worm

Katherine walked into Gloworm to pick up a brownie for Delia.  She went directly to the bar and placed her order.  She turned around and the first person she noticed was Tucker sitting in a booth next to a young, pretty woman.  He was leaning in whispering in her ear while the lady blushed.  On closer inspection, she realized it was Leslie Michealson.  She didn’t know what Tucker was playing at but she decided to go over and find out.

He noticed her right before she reached the booth.

“Mother,” Tucker said.

“Tucker.  Hello Leslie,” she said.

“Hello Mrs Chancellor.”

“I didn’t know you two were acquainted,” Kay said.

“Oh, we just met tonight while sitting at the bar,” Leslie replied with a smile.

“I see. Leslie, would you mind if I spoke to my son alone?”

“Of course not.  I am just going to go to the restroom.  Excuse me,” she said rising and walking away.

Kay sat down across from Tucker and just looked at him.

“Yes?”

“I was just wondering what you were doing here with this girl?”

“Having dinner.”

“And trying to have more from the looks of it.”

“We’re both adults.”

“So, what if this gets back to Harmony. You know how small this town is.”

“Harmony is ignoring me.”

“So does that mean you have the right to go out and fall into bed with the first willing body?  Do you think Harmony would agree to that?  Especially since it is so obvious that you chose a younger version of her to do it with.”

His eyes narrowed.

“What?  Don’t tell me the resemblance escaped you.  No, it didn’t.  I am sure that is the reason you chose her.”

“Okay, so I would rather be with Harmony. And Leslie looks like her.”

“No amount of scotch will make Leslie the one you want. Don’t do this to yourself.  Don’t cheat yourself out of this opportunity with Harmony.”

“I thought that you didn’t want us together.  But now you are playing matchmaker.”

“Tucker, you love her.  Harmony loves you. Don’t let your pride and ego ruin that by crossing a line in which you cannot go back.”

At that moment, Leslie walked up to the table. Tucker stood and said, “Leslie, it was nice meeting you.  But I have an early morning so I need to head home.  Thanks for the company.”

“It was a pleasant evening,” Leslie said.

“Good night,” Tucker said to Leslie.

“Goodnight mother,” he said to her and walked out the restaurant.

Location: Genoa City Athletic Club

Jack walked behind Olivia watching her hips sway and feeling hurt.  He thought that they were dating exclusively.  But it seemed he was wrong.  She was here with some godlike doctor. Smiling, drinking wine, and exuding charm, grace, and beauty.  A charm, grace, and beauty that was supposed to be reserved for him.  He had always been a jealous of any man she was with.  But now, it seemed his jealousy was magnified tenfold.  When he had first spotted her sitting with someone, he didn’t think much of it.  But then he saw the way the doctor looked at her.  And he knew that look because it was the same way he looked at her.  Of course it didn’t help that it had taken her almost 10 minutes to notice his presence.

“So, what’s going on Jack,” she said stopping and sitting down demurely on the park bench. “I noticed that you seem upset.  Did something happen with Jabot?”

“No,” he said stopping a few inches from her so that she would have to tilt her had back to look into his eyes.  Her hands were folded in her lap and her feet were crossed at the ankles.  On some women, this pose would look frigid but on her it was sexy.

“Okay, then what?”

“Are you on a date with this guy,” he said in a rough voice.

“Excuse me,” she said with a shocked expression.

“Are you on a date with this guy,” he said slowly enunciating every word with a slight pause in between them.

“Is that why you seem upset,” she asked innocently.

“That is exactly why I am upset.”

She didn’t respond but just stared at him with those coffee colored, doe shaped eyes. 

“I thought that you agreed to date me seriously.”

“I did Jack.”

“So what does serious mean to you?”

“It means that I will seriously consider being with you.”

“No sweetheart. It means that you are already with me and there should be no dates with anyone else.”

“Oh,” she smiled broadly. “It seems that we have a different definition for certain terms. I didn’t know that I wasn’t supposed to date anyone else.”

He breathed a sigh of relief.  So, she wasn’t backing out on their agreement.  She just didn’t know what the agreement meant.  He sat down beside her on the bench.  She turned her body towards him.

“So,” he said putting his arm behind her on the bench.  “Will you tell this guy that you can’t stay and have dinner with him?  And that you can’t go out with him again.”

“Jack, I don’t think that is necessary,” she said with a light laugh.  “Besides, it is rude.”

“Oh,” he said dropping his voice to a whisper and leaning closer to her. “You don’t want to hurt his feelings.  I see.”

He then reached out his hand and cupped her face.  He rubbed his thumb over her bottom lip.

“So you care more about hurting his feelings than you do for hurting the feelings of your boyfriend,” he continued in the same whisper.

Her eyes softened as she smiled.

“Boyfriend,” she said softly.

“Well, I prefer the term fiancée but I know you don’t want that yet.  So boyfriend will have to suffice for now.”

“Jack,” she sighed and stared into his eyes. He could feel her lips tremble beneath his thumb.

“Yes, sweetheart.”

“Why don’t you just join us for dinner?”

“And have to sit through hours of him undressing you with his eyes and not call him on it. No. “

Jack’s days of having to endure that kind of torture with Olivia and another man were over.

She sighed again.  He wanted to kiss her so badly but he needed to make sure they had an understanding first.

“Okay,” she said shaking her head slightly.

“Good,” he said as he lowered his head and touched his lips to hers. 

Time: Late Evening

Location: Tamara Davis’ Apartment

Nate sat on the couch in Tammy’s apartment waiting for her to come back from the kitchen with the water he had requested. As usual, they had a great time together.

“Here you are,” she said passing him the bottle of water and sitting down close beside him on the couch with her feet curled beneath her.

She had been all over him all night.  He was accustomed to her heavy flirting, but there seemed to be something extra added to it now.  Not that he was complaining at all.  He just wondered what was different for her. 

She leaned her head on his shoulder and curled her left hand around his bicep.  She raised her right hand and began rubbing his chest.

“Tamara, what’s going on with you,” he said smiling.

“Going on,” she asked.

“Something is different for you with this thing between us.  I can feel it.  Tell me,” he said.

“Nothing is different,” she said.

“Really, I don’t remember you ever being all over me like this before.”

“You don’t like it,” she said lifting her head and stopping the hand that was rubbing his chest.

“Hell yeah I like it. I love it actually. But just wondering why.”

“I guess you aren’t going to let this line of questioning go are you.”

“Not until I get an answer.”

“Okay. Fine Nathan. I have always liked you.  Been attracted to you.  It’s just that we were a plane ride away.  I didn’t want to set either one of us up for the heartache,” she said.  Then added softly, “I cared about you too much.”

“That’s the reason why I have been chasing you for 3 years and seemingly getting nowhere. You didn’t want to do long distance.” 

He couldn’t believe it.  There were times when he thought he was wasting his time.  But it seems he wasn’t.

“Who says that you were getting nowhere?  I am here aren’t I,” she asked.

“You are here,” he said sitting up slightly on the couch so that she would raise her head and look him in the face.  She loosened her grip on his arm and he pulled it free.  He turned towards her and wrapped one arm around her shoulders and the other around her waist.  He pulled her even closer to him and she lay her head on his chest. “In my arms, where you belong,” he continued. 

They sat that way for a few minutes, then she said, “Now it’s your turn.  What is going on with you?”

“What do you mean?”

“You’re distracted.”

“I’m sorry,” he said as he rubbed his hand slowly up and down her spine.  “Have I been inattentive?”

“If it were another man, I would say no.  But by your standard, I can tell that you are preoccupied.”

He didn’t want to tell her about what was going on at the hospital but since he was sure she would find out anyway, he decided to just confide in her.

“I have been put on leave at the hospital.”

“Why,” she said as she began to rub his chest again.

“Because a patient died from a common disease. Which means that the death could have been prevented. They think I was negligent.”

“You weren’t.”

“How can you be so sure?  There are times lately that I have begun to doubt myself.  I have played it over and over again in my head.  Maybe they are right. Maybe I didn’t follow the procedure.”

She lifted her head and looked him in the eyes.

“Because I know you Nathan.  You are a very thorough person.  And you love being a doctor.  There is no way you would overlook the obvious. Especially when it comes to someone else’s life. So yes, I can be sure,” she finished with a smile.

“Thank you,” he said.  “Thank you for having faith in me.”

“No thanks necessary,” she said tilting her head up to kiss on that same spot on the side of his mouth that she had been kissing for the past three years. But this time, he twisted his head so that her lips met his full on.

He pressed lightly testing for a few seconds.  Then more firmly. He wanted to taste her so badly but she kept her mouth closed.

He pulled back slightly.  Just enough so he could whisper against her lips, “Let me in baby. Open your mouth.”

When he pressed his lips back to hers she titled her head and opened her mouth. 

He pushed his tongue inside and rubbed his tongue against hers. She raised her arms and wrapped them around his neck.

“Mmm,” she moaned into his mouth. 

Her kiss felt as glorious as he knew it would. As glorious as he had dreamed it would.

He broke the kiss again and trailed his lips across her jaw and down to her neck.  He could see her pulse beat at the base. He licked the spot once then twice.  Then he sucked on it lightly.

“Nathan,” she moaned.

He raised his head to look down at her upturned face.  Her eyes were closed, her nostrils flaired, and her lips were slightly parted.  She never looked more beautiful. He had told Devon that he wasn’t in love with her.  But looking at her now and being with her now, he wasn’t so sure about that.

“You’re beautiful you know that,” he said as he kissed her softly on the lips and raised his head to look at her again. She opened her eyes to look at him.

“Thank you,” she said breathlessly.

He kissed her softly again and pushed his tongue into her mouth to rub against hers once before breaking the kiss.

“You taste beautiful too,” he said.

She laughed lightly and asked in a soft tone, “How does one taste beautiful.”

“I don’t know how but your lips managed to achieve it. I wonder if the rest of you taste as beautiful.”

She gave him a knowing sexy smile. “I couldn’t say.  Maybe you should taste the rest of me and find out.”

He stared into in her eyes and saw what she meant. And every cell in his body screamed with delight. 

“Tamara, do you want to take this to your bedroom,” he asked tentatively. 

“Yes,” she said.

Location: Genoa City Athletic Club Room 204

Justin was checking his e-mail when he saw Donna’s name in the list.  He opened the e-mail and it read:

Here are a few family pictures.  I keep my promises.  ALL of my promises.

Donna Barber

He opened each picture one by one to savor it.  There were pictures of Rosie alone.  Then pictures of her with Donna and then some with Marcus. 

Justin missed his family. But he knew that this was where he needed to be.

Donna’s double meaning in her short message did not escape him.  He hoped that she was working on herself. However, he was still unwilling to wait or settle.

Location: Tamara Davis’ Apartment

Tamara dimmed the lights in her bedroom as she walked through the door.  There is no way that she would make love to Nathan for the first time in the dark.  She didn’t want to miss an inch of his body.  She hadn’t even thought about allowing him to be with her like this when they got back from dinner, but now that moment was upon her she knew it was right.  They had spent so much time together over the past three years. Many evenings alone.  Then when they were in different cities, just talking on the phone.  But this was the first time that they had ever even kissed.  She always wondered what held him back.  What kept him from making a move. Not that she would have slept with him but his self-control always fascinated her. Well really, everything about him was fascinating she admitted to herself.  But she was glad that he never tried anything because she had not been ready for him.

She stopped by the bed and turned around to face him.  The gleam in his eyes gave her pause.  She knew he wanted her.  Had always known that.  But there was something else there. And it made her feel beautiful.  And powerful to know that she could affect him this way.

“Can I undress you,” he asked in a husky tone that made her clitoris throb even more than it already was.

“Yes,” she said.

He unzipped her dress and watched it fall to the ground. He looked down at her body.  She was wearing a pink bra and matching thong.

He walked around her to stand behind her and she heard him catch his breath.

“You’re so beautiful, I am almost afraid to touch you,” he said.

“I won’t break or disappear Nathan. Besides, I like when you touch me.”

She felt him lightly touch the back of her upper thighs and rub his hands slowly over her butt to her lower back and up her spine.   He brushed her hair from her back and over her shoulder to hang to one side. He then used both hands to release her bra strap and let it fall to the floor.

He walked back around her and stood in front again.

“Tamara, Tamara,” he said shaking his head in disbelief.  “You’re even more lovely than I thought.  Do you know how many times I have imagined seeing you like this?” He lifted one hand to cup her breast not covered by her hair. He slowly rubbed his thumb across the nipple. “Imagined touching you like this?”

His voice and his praise were taking her to place she had never been.  And that place being close to climaxing with the barest stimulation.

“Nathan,” she moaned.

“So you feel it too huh,” he asked in a deep voice.  “I swear I am about to explode and the only thing I have done is look at you.”

“Yes I feel it,” she said.

He picked her up and laid her in the middle of the bed.  She watched as he took off his shoes, socks, shirt, and pants.

And he was just as fine as she thought he was.  He had a well-defined chest and flat abs. There was no fat on his body at all.  She didn’t know when he had the time, but he obviously worked out regularly.

He took something out of his wallet and lay it on it on her nightstand.  She assumed it was protection.

He walked to the foot of the bed and grabbed both her ankles.  He slowly pulled her down so that her butt was at the edge of the bed.  Her stomach fluttered and her inner walls clenched.  He rested her ankles on his shoulders and hooked his finger around the waistband of her panties and began to pull them off slowly.

“You do know what this means Tamara,” he asked.

“Yes,” she said panting softly.

“Once we do this, there is no going back to things being the way they were,” he said pulling her panties from her legs and throwing them on the floor.

“I know.”

“I am in this for keeps,” he said kneeling on the floor between her legs and placing them over his shoulders. “Are you sure you want this,” he said using his fingers to open her folds to bare her clitoris. “Are you sure you want me,” he asked as his breath blew against it and caused shivers throughout her body.

She looked down and locked eyes with his for a second. He was waiting for her response. 

“Nathan, of course I want you. I have always wanted you.”

He gently and slowly licked her clitoris while holding the folds open with is fingers.  He rubbed his free hand over her stomach up to her breast to rub the nipple between thumb and finger.  She felt herself on the edge. When he increased the pace of his licks and squeezed her nipple, she fell over.

“Nathan,” she screamed as she came harder than she had ever come in her life. He slowed down the pace of his licks and rubbed her nipple lightly, drawing out the orgasm for her.

When it was over she lay limp.   He kissed her clitoris and took her legs from his shoulder to let hang over the side of the bed.

He stood and walked towards the nightstand. “Can you slide back up on the pillows for me,” he asked.

She didn’t think she had the energy to move.  “Nathan, I can’t move right now. I don’t have the energy.”

He chuckled lightly and she looked over at him.  He had pulled off his underwear and was putting on a condom. Her jaw dropped.

His feet weren’t that damn big, she thought.  She would have never guessed he would be so well endowed.

“Come on now beautiful. Wake up.  We’re just getting started,” he said lifting her up and placing her on the pillows.

He climbed atop of her and settled between her legs. He kissed her on the lips and when she opened her mouth he plunged his tongue inside.  She sucked on his tongue and he moaned into her mouth.

He broke the kiss then dipped his head to take her right nipple into her mouth and sucked on it.  Then he held it between his teeth bit down lightly as he flicked his tongue across the tip.  Her inner walls clenched.

“Nathan, please,” she begged and shocked her own ears.  She had never sounded so desperate in her life.

“I love the way you say my name,” he said on a growl.  He lifted up on his knees between her legs then placed each leg on his shoulders.  He lowered himself back down with a hand on each side of her head and looked her in the eyes.  Once again she saw something there that she had not seen before tonight.  “Guide me in baby. Place me where you want me to be.”

She reached down between their bodies and grabbed him firmly.  She rubbed her hand up and down his length.

“Mmm,” he moaned.

Once again, she marveled at the size of him.  Part of her was a little intimidated. She placed him at her opening and he slowly entered her.

“Mmm, you’re so tight,” he said.

“No Nathan, you’re just very big,” she said closing her eyes at the wonderful sensation of him filling her. She wrapped her arms around his neck.

Once he was fully inside her he stopped and her body responded by involuntarily softly clenching and unclenching around him. She was once again on the verge. She could feel her orgasm building.

“Tamara, open your eyes,” he said.

She complied and met his.  He stared at her for a few seconds as if he was searching for something then said in hoarse whisper, “I am in love with you.”

And she shattered. “Nathan,” she screamed as she came harder than she did the first time.  If it hadn’t happened, she wouldn’t have thought it possible.  She couldn’t respond if she wanted too as her muscles clamped down tightly on him.

He grunted and fell down atop her. They both panted in an effort to catch their breath. He lifted back up on his arms and looked down at her.

“Now see what you did.  You made me come before I was ready,” he said playfully.

“Sorry,” she said smiling weakly. 

He kissed her deeply then pulled out of her.  He rose and went to the bathroom.  She heard the toilet flush.  She turned to see him walk back into the room and was shocked.  He was still sporting the largest erection she had ever seen.

He walked to the nightstand and got another condom. He put in on climbed back into bed and in between her legs.  He propped himself up on his elbows and kissed her leisurely. 

“Roll over for me,” he asked.

“Okay,” she said.

He lifted his body up and she rolled over onto her stomach.  He kissed her shoulder and trailed his lips over to her middle of her back.  He kissed her there.  Then trailed his lips over to her other shoulder and kissed it.  He leaned down and whispered into her ear, “Hands and knees for me.” 

She pushed back on her hands.  As she rose to her knee, he also rose behind her never breaking contact between his pelvis and her butt.

He position himself at her opening and pushed in slowly.

“Ahhh,” she screamed at him being inside of her again.

“Am I hurting you,” he asked.

“No.  It feels good.”

“Good,” he said as he began slow controlled thrusts. With each thrust she could feel her muscles clenching as he rubbed his hand up and down her spine.

“I wish you could see yourself right now. See how beautiful you are,” he said.

He leaned forward and grabbed her hair with one hand. He wrapped it around his hand.

“I love you hair,” he said pulling on it slightly as he continued his slow thrusting. The slight tug caused her to throw her head back and put a deep arch in her back.  Which forced him to thrust deeper inside of her.

“Nathan,” she screamed.

“Come here,” he said pulling on it harder. She raised up on her knees with her legs wide apart.

She placed her hands around the back of his neck as he continued thrusting in her.  He rubbed his hands from her sides around to the front of her stomach. His right hand when down to rub her clitoris, while his left hand went up to cup he breast and rub her nipple with his thumb.

And once again, she found herself on the edge.

“You feel so good sweetheart.  Tell me that you’re mine,” he growled.

“I’m yours,” she moaned

“Tell me you love me,” he demanded as he pinched her nipple and her clitoris at the same time.

“I love you Nathan,” she said without thinking as she came again.

“I love you too,” he said as he came along with her.

Time: Late Night

Location: Chancellor Mansion

Tucker  was sitting outside the Chancellor Mansion weighing his options.  He had lay in his bed earlier tossing, turning, and thinking.  He couldn’t get comfortable no matter how hard he tried.  And he couldn’t stop thinking about Harmony no matter how hard he tried. This feeling of being uneasy in his own domain was a new affliction.  It started after he spent the night with his Songbird and had been getting progressively worse with each passing night.   He told Devon today that he needed to do something drastic.  And he did because he was starting to feel desperate.  And desperation was a feeling he did not like. To his surprise, Devon didn’t question him about what he would do.  Possibly because he was feeling desperate himself.

His desperation had almost caused him to make a mistake earlier.  He was glad that Katherine had showed up to talk some sense in him when she did.  He was somewhat surprised that she was pulling for them.  He figured that it was more for Harmony’s sake than for himself.  Which didn’t bother him at all.  He liked the thought of her being close with Katherine.  He liked that they got along.

So after about an hour of trying to go to sleep to no avail, Tucker had gotten in his car to go for a drive in hopes that he could clear his head.  He ended up at his mother’s house.

He wanted to go in to see his Songbird but he was afraid they would get into a shouting match again and he didn’t want them to be interrupted by his mother like they were last night.  He wanted to resolve things so she would not be here with his mother.  So she would be with him, in his bed, where she belonged.

Tucker decided that calling her would be a better option although she had ignored him all day long.   He picked up his phone and dialed her number and hoped this was the one time today that she would answer.

“Hello,” she answered quietly.  Almost in a whisper.  When he heard her voice his heart beat faster.

“Songbird,” he said softly in a tone that matched hers. “How are you feeling?”

“I feel great.  How are you?”

“Not so great.  Tired but I couldn’t sleep. I’m missing you. So I went for a drive.”

“I’m sorry.”

“No, don’t be.  I’m not. I would give up sleep all together if it meant being with you. ”

There was silence on the line for a few seconds.  He was wondering whether they had gotten disconnected when he heard her voice.

“You said you went for a drive.  And you’re tired.  That wasn’t a good idea. Where are you,” she asked. 

He could hear the concern in her voice. He was almost ashamed to tell her.

 “I am sitting outside my mother’s house,” he said on a light laugh. 

“Mick,” she said then sighed.

“I know it’s late.  I won’t press you to see me. I was just driving and somehow I ended up here.  I’ll just go home.”   And he meant that. He would go home if he had to go.  It was late and she needed her rest.  He didn’t want her back into the hospital because of him.

“No, you’re tired.  I don’t want you driving if you’re tired.  It’s dangerous baby.” 

His heart leapt at the endearment.  Was she inviting him in?  He held his breath waiting on her next statement.

“Why don’t you just come in and stay here with me? I am sure Kay wouldn’t mind.”

“Are you sure?”

“Yes. I am sure.  I will be down to let you in. Don’t ring the bell though.  I don’t want to wake everyone up.”

“Okay, see you in a bit.” 

“Okay,” she said as she hung up the phone.

Tucker couldn’t help but feel smug.  For all Harmony’s protesting last night about not seeing him anymore, she couldn’t walk away any more than he could.  He wasn’t surprised that she invited him in. It’s the reason he was there. Her love for him was evident. He knew he shouldn’t take advantage like this by setting her up, but he wanted to be near her.

Harmony got out of bed and put on the matching robe to her short satin gown.  She went down stairs and looked through the peep hole.  When she saw Tucker she opened the door and he slid through.  She closed the door and locked it. 

It was dark so she really couldn’t see Tucker’s face.  She grabbed his hand and intertwined their fingers.  At his touch she felt the same familiar flutter in her stomach that she had felt in his presence since they met.  She pulled on his hand to get him to follow her up stairs. 

She opened the door to her room and walked in.  Once they were both inside, she closed the door.  She dropped his hand and walked over to her bed and turned on the lamp on her night stand.  The room was bathed in a soft light.

Then she turned to Tucker who was leaning back against the door with his arms folded staring at her.  He was dressed in jeans and a leather jacket.  His clothes reminded her so much of their past.  And the look in his eyes made her catch her breath.  They were filled with longing and love.  She knew her eyes mirrored his.  For she loved this man beyond all reason.

She reached out her right hand and he immediately walked to her. He grasped her hand in his and looked into her eyes.

She tugged her hand away and unzipped his jacket. She slid it off his shoulders and threw it onto the chair by her bed. She pulled his shirt over his head next and also threw it onto the chair.  She got down to the ground on both knees with her butt resting on her feet and untied his shoes.   He stepped out of them both and she pushed them under the edge of the bed.

She then rose upright while still on her knees. She unbuckled his belt.  Then unbutton and unzipped his pants.

“Mmmm,” he moaned softly with his hands clenched at his side. While still holding the zipper, she looked up at him and saw a sexy gleam in his eyes. It didn’t take long to dawn on her why.  She was in the perfect position to take him into her mouth.  She knew that he was already aroused being that she could feel his erection against her knuckles.

She licked her lips involuntarily and noticed his eyes lower to look at them. She felt herself getting aroused in return.  She broke eye contact in an effort to finish her task.  She debated with herself. Should she give him what he was silently asking her for with his eyes? She pulled his pants down and he stepped out.  She also threw them into the chair.

She looked back up at him.  He reached out one hand and ran his pointer finger over her lips. She sighed which caused her lips to part slightly.  He took the opportunity to push his finger slowly into her mouth.  There was just enough room so that her teeth grazed his finger.  She closed her eyes while he pulled it out even slower as she curled her tongue around it and she sucked.  He stopped right at the opening of her lips.  When he did so, she couldn’t stop herself from licking the tip of his finger by curling the tip of her tongue over and over again in a slow rhythm.

“Damn,” he whispered.

As much as she wanted to feel him in her mouth, she felt like he didn’t deserve such special treatment from her.  Not after the stunt he pulled at the hospital nor after trying to place the blame on her for their past.  Tucker would have to learn that his actions had consequences. So instead of listening to the pleas of her body and releasing him from his underwear, she pulled her mouth from his finger.

“No,” he asked astonished.

“No.” She didn’t have to question him.  She knew what he was asking.

“Punishment?”

“Consequences to actions,” she answered in a tone that let him know it was not debatable.

She then stood, turned off the light, took off her robe, and pulled back the covers on the bed.  She got in and slid over making room for him.  He got in beside her and pulled her into is arms. He had one hand behind his head as he lay on his back staring at the ceiling and the other around her shoulders.  She rested her head on one side of his chest as she repeatedly rubbed from his chest to stomach with her hand.

“I’m sorry,” he said.

“I know.”

“I need you with me Songbird.”

“I realize that now.”