Fate - Chapter 38 - Beach Talks
Fate
Chapter 38 - Beach Talks
POV: Zac
November 27, 2006
It was unusual to not be woken up at the crack of dawn but here they usually got Joshua when he woke up. It was so weird to have that extra few hours of sleep. We both got up about 9:30 and after fixing a quick breakfast of cereal we joined them in the living area, Cassie eyed the box in the floor.
“Mom? Why do you have them out?”
“I figured you’d want to show Zac.”
“Show me what?” I asked.
“Nothing, nothing at all.”
“Now Cass dear, come on. I am sure you’ve seen his baby pictures by now.”
“Actually Mom, I haven’t. Let’s not be fir…”
It was too late as her Mom had sat the first album in my lap open and clearly Cassie knew she was born early because these were ones of her in the neonatal unit, the fully enclosed beds. Cassie just sighed and sat down in the floor with Joshua.
I don’t know what she worried about, so what she was tiny when she was born. The ones of her after being released were typical baby photos. Her mom was so nice to explain each one that seemed odd.
“Apparently you were the selfie queen before there was a thing.”
She just cut her eyes at me. “I am sure your mother has worse.”
“Yeah, but they are all put up at her house.”
She just smiled at me. “All I got to do is ask nicely. Secret project for Christmas and I am sure someone would bring them to me.”
I wanted to argue with that but truthfully, Taylor would do it. Her mom went through albums showing me pictures of her as she got older, she really had the brightest blue eyes I’d ever seen. Haloed by blonde hair until she got a little older and then it began to turn to the strawberry brown it was now.
She had Joshua standing up and bouncing and he was laughing at her. She was just so good with him and supportive, she didn’t care if I needed to just vent and then cry, she’d been there to let me. Assured me I’d be fine and that Megan wouldn’t take him from me.
“Oh my god! The flour picture.” Sheila said.
Her dad laughed. “I remember that so well.”
“Dear god, Joshua hide me!”
The picture in question showed her five year old smiling bright blue eyed self standing in the kitchen that was just white from the flour.
“We’d had her in the kitchen the night before helping make cookies, she took the notion to make them for breakfast and dropped the flour near the fan. It was everywhere, I was cleaning up flour two weeks later.”
“I bet. I’m going to make sure he can’t reach the flour in five years.”
She laughed. “If I remember correctly I climbed the cabinets to get the flour.”
“You did. Used the damn drawers as steps, right up to the counter and then got the flour from the top shelf.” He said.
“But, speaking of food, your son would like his bottle.”
I took a break from the albums and got his lunch ready and even got to feed him. She sat beside me and went through some. The camera loved her as much as she loved it. The ones with people she hung out with were somewhat telling, she really seemed close to them. It was easy to see when she met Calvin, there were pictures of them and while she looked happy, it wasn’t the happy she had been before.
She finally closed them.
“Do you have pictures from your wedding to Calvin?”
Her dad snorted and her mom shook her head.
“No. We did the court house and didn’t take any.”
“Oh…”
“Well, if you two are going to head out for a while, during his nap is a good time. Visit the city, see the places, get some grub and all.”
“I need to change and shower anyway.” She said.
I didn’t think she needed to, but she didn’t say much else but got up and walked out of the room. Had I said something wrong?
“I’m sorry. We just…” She started.
“We didn’t get to be there because he told her that was better, despite our offering to pay for a wedding.”
“I didn’t mean..”
“It’s okay, you didn’t know and it’s fine.”
“Are you sure you don’t mind watching him?”
“Positive, she has mentioned that your family is not quite on board with you having a son and that they don’t really take him.”
“My brother has once but he screamed all night, he’s watched him a few times so we can get lunch or something.”
“That’s good, maybe they are coming around again.”
“Maybe.”
“We have your number and if anything happens we will call. But, enjoy some time without him.” He said.
“Thank you.”
“Now go get yourself ready.”
I didn’t argue and went and changed from the sleep pants and t-shirt into something more appropriate. She was drying off as I left the room, having chosen kacki shorts and loose blue button up shirt with a white t-shirt under it. She came out of the bedroom wearing white sandals, a champagne colored skirt that was a little higher in the front and longer in the back, a brown belt with a little gold chain and a blue and white striped sleeveless button up shirt. Her hair was down and she’d left the makeup off.
“He gets cereal with dinner, just a little and no table food yet Mom. I don’t want to sit in the ER all night because you gave him potatoes and he’s allergic.”
“Ruin all my fun.” She said.
“Mom.”
“Alright! Cereal it is. I will resist the urge to feed him potatoes.”
We headed out shortly before three. Drove around the town and even picked up a few souvenirs. It was rather nice to just be able to walk around and explore. We had dinner about five at her choice, some seafood place that ended up being super awesome, the lobster was cooked so well. She’d actually ordered oysters and I even tried one. We did make it back to her parent’s pretty early, but since Joshua was happy and playing with them we headed out for a walk, she brought a sheet with her and I figured she had a place in mind, I didn’t it was just nice being able to walk with her. I found her hand fairly quickly though,
“I got the feeling your wedding to Calvin is a sore subject.”
She took a deep breath. “I was an idiot and listened to him. Your parent’s reactions to you accepting Joshua was not as bad as their reaction to me getting married without them.”
“Is that the wedding you wanted?”
“No. Come on I was 18 and I wanted this super huge wedding with everyone there. I was the idiot that listened to Calvin. We’d do the court step deal, then do the big one. Never happened.”
“Apparently Maddilyn already had the dress picked out, she was part of Harper’s wedding and when they picked out bridesmaids dresses she found hers. I don’t think she’d bought it yet though.”
“I had the dress picked out, never bought it. Is music all you wanted to do? Was there anything else?”
I may have been born blonde but I knew those last two questions were subject diversions, so I listened.
“I love music and it is basically all I want to do. However, I like to draw and do art stuff, the side songs like the turning 21 song.”
“Which you haven’t let me hear yet.”
“When we get home remind me, I’ll sing in.”
“Did you not want to go out and get drunk or anything?”
“Not really, come on, my birthday was perfect as it was. I didn’t need to get drunk. Did you?”
“I’d rather not talk about my 21 st birthday. It wasn’t that pleasant but I didn’t get drunk. Calvin didn’t really like when I drank.”
“I know you like photography, was there anything else you wanted to do?”
“I considered being a model when I was like fourteen, but then I found I liked being behind the lens more than I did in front of it.”
“Hey, model would be a good career choice.”
She turned us down a road and we kept on walking.
“I just like taking them more and I don’t have to care if I gain a pound or four.”
We made a few more turns before we were walking near the dock and then behind a park of some kind and then we were on a little sandy spot beside the lake where she tossed the sheet out and sat down, I took my spot beside her.
“How did you know about this place?”
“I’ve been to the water park back there, this is the dock for them.”
It got quiet and it was a serene place just sitting here, yet I felt her hand on my upper thigh and I looked over at her.
“Isn’t this a little open?”
Her lips against mine tasted and felt the same though, evidently the openness didn’t bother her. That became extremely clear when her hand moved from my thigh to my crotch and she kept on with these kisses and even as they moved down to my neck.
“You know…we do have a room there.”
She nipped my ear. “Nothing wrong with right here either.”
“And if we’re caught?”
She answered by popping the button on my shorts and undoing the zipper. At that point I was a lost cause to deny that I didn’t want to, even more so when her hand found its way inside my underwear too.
“So….evil…”
I eventually moved her into my lap, it moved her hand but that was okay for the moment. I took the chance to kiss her neck, undo those buttons of the shirt and move down, she’d worn a white bra and I just slipped the cups down, less to fix if we did get caught. Yet, when my hand ran across her ass I didn’t feel any lines and I was certain she had panties on earlier. But, sure enough when they were under the fabric, there was no panties.
“Surprise?” I asked.
“I took them off at the house before we left.”
“Why do I get the feeling this was a major set up?”
She just smiled and kissed me. “Maybe it was.”
I thought I would need to do something to prepare her, but my fingers found her to be very wet already, I guess oysters were aphrodisiacs! From there it took very little maneuvering to get my shorts out of the way and lower her down onto me. Fuck she always felt so great and the dress was a good thing to hide what was really going on.
“Fuck.”
She giggle and then there was a nip at my neck. “We are.”
I hadn’t known the big deal until her, hadn’t know that it didn’t have to feel wrong afterwards or feel bad. Being out in the open seemed to just enhance the feeling, the forbidden level making it feel that much better. I sat up for a while but eventually she pushed me back. It was different, but sex outside was thrilling. Even if most sounds had to be quieter or in her case just muffled by my neck.
I left her right here on my chest, feeling her breathe against me, feeling the warm air circle my neck and while I really wanted to say the words I wasn’t entirely sure. But as her breathing evened out I kissed her neck.
“Baby, we should get back to the house before you fall asleep.”
“Do I have to?”
“Yes. I would imagine Joshua is asleep already.”
“Probably.”
She sat up carefully and I watched her fix her bra and shirt, with the backdrop of the sky and the stars I could say that she truly was gorgeous. While I wasn’t quite ready to voice my own feelings about her I could tell they were strong, I was finding it hard to imagine waking up and facing life without her. Once she was adjusted she moved back and helped me, then we headed back to the house. The walk just made us both more tired. Sure enough, Joshua was asleep when we got back and her parents were already in bed as well, so we quietly got ready and went to bed.
Cassie was asleep not long after her head hit the pillow but I laid here and watched them both sleep. I was hoping that the lawyer could give us good news and that a judge wouldn’t be stupid enough to give Megan’s rights back. She hadn’t wanted him when he was born, why could she want him now? My theory was because she saw that I did have help, that I could do this without her. Joshua had a caregiver, someone who loved him and protected him like I would. Neither he nor I needed Megan.
Chapter 38 - Beach Talks
POV: Zac
November 27, 2006
It was unusual to not be woken up at the crack of dawn but here they usually got Joshua when he woke up. It was so weird to have that extra few hours of sleep. We both got up about 9:30 and after fixing a quick breakfast of cereal we joined them in the living area, Cassie eyed the box in the floor.
“Mom? Why do you have them out?”
“I figured you’d want to show Zac.”
“Show me what?” I asked.
“Nothing, nothing at all.”
“Now Cass dear, come on. I am sure you’ve seen his baby pictures by now.”
“Actually Mom, I haven’t. Let’s not be fir…”
It was too late as her Mom had sat the first album in my lap open and clearly Cassie knew she was born early because these were ones of her in the neonatal unit, the fully enclosed beds. Cassie just sighed and sat down in the floor with Joshua.
I don’t know what she worried about, so what she was tiny when she was born. The ones of her after being released were typical baby photos. Her mom was so nice to explain each one that seemed odd.
“Apparently you were the selfie queen before there was a thing.”
She just cut her eyes at me. “I am sure your mother has worse.”
“Yeah, but they are all put up at her house.”
She just smiled at me. “All I got to do is ask nicely. Secret project for Christmas and I am sure someone would bring them to me.”
I wanted to argue with that but truthfully, Taylor would do it. Her mom went through albums showing me pictures of her as she got older, she really had the brightest blue eyes I’d ever seen. Haloed by blonde hair until she got a little older and then it began to turn to the strawberry brown it was now.
She had Joshua standing up and bouncing and he was laughing at her. She was just so good with him and supportive, she didn’t care if I needed to just vent and then cry, she’d been there to let me. Assured me I’d be fine and that Megan wouldn’t take him from me.
“Oh my god! The flour picture.” Sheila said.
Her dad laughed. “I remember that so well.”
“Dear god, Joshua hide me!”
The picture in question showed her five year old smiling bright blue eyed self standing in the kitchen that was just white from the flour.
“We’d had her in the kitchen the night before helping make cookies, she took the notion to make them for breakfast and dropped the flour near the fan. It was everywhere, I was cleaning up flour two weeks later.”
“I bet. I’m going to make sure he can’t reach the flour in five years.”
She laughed. “If I remember correctly I climbed the cabinets to get the flour.”
“You did. Used the damn drawers as steps, right up to the counter and then got the flour from the top shelf.” He said.
“But, speaking of food, your son would like his bottle.”
I took a break from the albums and got his lunch ready and even got to feed him. She sat beside me and went through some. The camera loved her as much as she loved it. The ones with people she hung out with were somewhat telling, she really seemed close to them. It was easy to see when she met Calvin, there were pictures of them and while she looked happy, it wasn’t the happy she had been before.
She finally closed them.
“Do you have pictures from your wedding to Calvin?”
Her dad snorted and her mom shook her head.
“No. We did the court house and didn’t take any.”
“Oh…”
“Well, if you two are going to head out for a while, during his nap is a good time. Visit the city, see the places, get some grub and all.”
“I need to change and shower anyway.” She said.
I didn’t think she needed to, but she didn’t say much else but got up and walked out of the room. Had I said something wrong?
“I’m sorry. We just…” She started.
“We didn’t get to be there because he told her that was better, despite our offering to pay for a wedding.”
“I didn’t mean..”
“It’s okay, you didn’t know and it’s fine.”
“Are you sure you don’t mind watching him?”
“Positive, she has mentioned that your family is not quite on board with you having a son and that they don’t really take him.”
“My brother has once but he screamed all night, he’s watched him a few times so we can get lunch or something.”
“That’s good, maybe they are coming around again.”
“Maybe.”
“We have your number and if anything happens we will call. But, enjoy some time without him.” He said.
“Thank you.”
“Now go get yourself ready.”
I didn’t argue and went and changed from the sleep pants and t-shirt into something more appropriate. She was drying off as I left the room, having chosen kacki shorts and loose blue button up shirt with a white t-shirt under it. She came out of the bedroom wearing white sandals, a champagne colored skirt that was a little higher in the front and longer in the back, a brown belt with a little gold chain and a blue and white striped sleeveless button up shirt. Her hair was down and she’d left the makeup off.
“He gets cereal with dinner, just a little and no table food yet Mom. I don’t want to sit in the ER all night because you gave him potatoes and he’s allergic.”
“Ruin all my fun.” She said.
“Mom.”
“Alright! Cereal it is. I will resist the urge to feed him potatoes.”
We headed out shortly before three. Drove around the town and even picked up a few souvenirs. It was rather nice to just be able to walk around and explore. We had dinner about five at her choice, some seafood place that ended up being super awesome, the lobster was cooked so well. She’d actually ordered oysters and I even tried one. We did make it back to her parent’s pretty early, but since Joshua was happy and playing with them we headed out for a walk, she brought a sheet with her and I figured she had a place in mind, I didn’t it was just nice being able to walk with her. I found her hand fairly quickly though,
“I got the feeling your wedding to Calvin is a sore subject.”
She took a deep breath. “I was an idiot and listened to him. Your parent’s reactions to you accepting Joshua was not as bad as their reaction to me getting married without them.”
“Is that the wedding you wanted?”
“No. Come on I was 18 and I wanted this super huge wedding with everyone there. I was the idiot that listened to Calvin. We’d do the court step deal, then do the big one. Never happened.”
“Apparently Maddilyn already had the dress picked out, she was part of Harper’s wedding and when they picked out bridesmaids dresses she found hers. I don’t think she’d bought it yet though.”
“I had the dress picked out, never bought it. Is music all you wanted to do? Was there anything else?”
I may have been born blonde but I knew those last two questions were subject diversions, so I listened.
“I love music and it is basically all I want to do. However, I like to draw and do art stuff, the side songs like the turning 21 song.”
“Which you haven’t let me hear yet.”
“When we get home remind me, I’ll sing in.”
“Did you not want to go out and get drunk or anything?”
“Not really, come on, my birthday was perfect as it was. I didn’t need to get drunk. Did you?”
“I’d rather not talk about my 21 st birthday. It wasn’t that pleasant but I didn’t get drunk. Calvin didn’t really like when I drank.”
“I know you like photography, was there anything else you wanted to do?”
“I considered being a model when I was like fourteen, but then I found I liked being behind the lens more than I did in front of it.”
“Hey, model would be a good career choice.”
She turned us down a road and we kept on walking.
“I just like taking them more and I don’t have to care if I gain a pound or four.”
We made a few more turns before we were walking near the dock and then behind a park of some kind and then we were on a little sandy spot beside the lake where she tossed the sheet out and sat down, I took my spot beside her.
“How did you know about this place?”
“I’ve been to the water park back there, this is the dock for them.”
It got quiet and it was a serene place just sitting here, yet I felt her hand on my upper thigh and I looked over at her.
“Isn’t this a little open?”
Her lips against mine tasted and felt the same though, evidently the openness didn’t bother her. That became extremely clear when her hand moved from my thigh to my crotch and she kept on with these kisses and even as they moved down to my neck.
“You know…we do have a room there.”
She nipped my ear. “Nothing wrong with right here either.”
“And if we’re caught?”
She answered by popping the button on my shorts and undoing the zipper. At that point I was a lost cause to deny that I didn’t want to, even more so when her hand found its way inside my underwear too.
“So….evil…”
I eventually moved her into my lap, it moved her hand but that was okay for the moment. I took the chance to kiss her neck, undo those buttons of the shirt and move down, she’d worn a white bra and I just slipped the cups down, less to fix if we did get caught. Yet, when my hand ran across her ass I didn’t feel any lines and I was certain she had panties on earlier. But, sure enough when they were under the fabric, there was no panties.
“Surprise?” I asked.
“I took them off at the house before we left.”
“Why do I get the feeling this was a major set up?”
She just smiled and kissed me. “Maybe it was.”
I thought I would need to do something to prepare her, but my fingers found her to be very wet already, I guess oysters were aphrodisiacs! From there it took very little maneuvering to get my shorts out of the way and lower her down onto me. Fuck she always felt so great and the dress was a good thing to hide what was really going on.
“Fuck.”
She giggle and then there was a nip at my neck. “We are.”
I hadn’t known the big deal until her, hadn’t know that it didn’t have to feel wrong afterwards or feel bad. Being out in the open seemed to just enhance the feeling, the forbidden level making it feel that much better. I sat up for a while but eventually she pushed me back. It was different, but sex outside was thrilling. Even if most sounds had to be quieter or in her case just muffled by my neck.
I left her right here on my chest, feeling her breathe against me, feeling the warm air circle my neck and while I really wanted to say the words I wasn’t entirely sure. But as her breathing evened out I kissed her neck.
“Baby, we should get back to the house before you fall asleep.”
“Do I have to?”
“Yes. I would imagine Joshua is asleep already.”
“Probably.”
She sat up carefully and I watched her fix her bra and shirt, with the backdrop of the sky and the stars I could say that she truly was gorgeous. While I wasn’t quite ready to voice my own feelings about her I could tell they were strong, I was finding it hard to imagine waking up and facing life without her. Once she was adjusted she moved back and helped me, then we headed back to the house. The walk just made us both more tired. Sure enough, Joshua was asleep when we got back and her parents were already in bed as well, so we quietly got ready and went to bed.
Cassie was asleep not long after her head hit the pillow but I laid here and watched them both sleep. I was hoping that the lawyer could give us good news and that a judge wouldn’t be stupid enough to give Megan’s rights back. She hadn’t wanted him when he was born, why could she want him now? My theory was because she saw that I did have help, that I could do this without her. Joshua had a caregiver, someone who loved him and protected him like I would. Neither he nor I needed Megan.