Road To Eden
chapter six

I had a rather remarkable experience yesterday morning. Natalie had to go for an ultrasound at eight a.m. and naturally I went with her. It was absolutely amazing. The woman who did the ultrasound pointed out the baby�s head, and arms and legs, even the fingers and toes. It was so amazing� We decided, together, that we didn�t want to know the sex; we wanted it to be a surprise. If it�s a boy she�s set on naming him Jordan after me, but I refuse to have his middle name be Taylor � I don�t want him to be a junior. We�ve been looking through a book of baby names and we�ve found a few that we like. If it�s a girl, we like the names Emily, Lauren, Victoria, Erin, and Piper. There are about fifty more, some probably prettier than those, but those are the ones I remember. Personally, I like the name Ezra, for a boy. She needs a little convincing though.

DeLorean did call me that day. I was actually a little surprised to hear from her; I didn�t think she was going to call after our kisses in the alley. I was glad to hear her voice, though. I missed her. I agreed to meet her that night, and this was the first time that I�d ever felt guilty about going to see her. After the ultrasound with Natalie, I realized that I really did love her, but that I was in love with DeLorean, too. I don�t know how that�s possible � to be in love with two women at the same time, but it seems that way to me. Or maybe I was only in love with one of them � loving someone and being in love with someone are two very different things. I felt bad about lying to Natalie; she asked where I was going, and I told her that I was going to go to Barnes and Noble to check out a few more Steven King novels to possibly buy. I was going there, but I wasn�t staying there; DeLorean was picking me up and we were going to talk.

I parked the Santa Fe next to a beat up old Chevy, and got out. I didn�t see her anywhere, but I had patience, and faith that she would show up. She did, not exactly on time, but she did. I was leaning on the back bumper of my car when she pulled up. She rolled down her window.

�I�m glad you came.� She said.

�I told you I would; I wouldn�t lie to you,� I replied.

�You don�t think this was a mistake, do you?� I shook my head. �Then you should get in this car and make me believe that.� She said seriously. I could see how she would have reservations about this � I�m a married man. I wasn�t sure how to greet her, and I don�t think she was quite sure how to greet me either, so we sat in silence for a moment, and then looked at each other. I leaned over and kissed her lips gently. Happily to my surprise she returned the kiss.

�I�m sorry I ran from you,� she said quietly. �It�s just� you�re married. And your wife is pregnant��

�I know.� I replied, quietly as well. �But, DeLorean�� I looked right into her eyes. �I think I�m in love with you��

�No, Taylor. No, you can�t be��

�Tell me you�re not in love with me. Can you honestly say you�re not?� I looked at her expectantly, waiting for her reply. She stared intently at her steering wheel; I watched her close her eyes and rest her forehead against it.

�No, I can�t. But I can�t say that I am�� she whispered. I reached over and slid my fingers beneath her chin, lifting it gently. I leaned over and pressed my lips to hers. The kiss started off soft, very gentle, and deepened slightly. I felt her tongue just barely caress my own, and that was enough to deepen the kiss more. I slid my hand into her hair, and pressed her lips tighter to mine. I slipped my tongue easily into her mouth, and she responded by pushing her own into mine. After a minute or two we pulled back slowly. I pressed our lips together one more time, then pressed my forehead to hers, both of our eyes closed.

She kissed my lips softly, and pulled away. �You should get home. I�ll see you tomorrow?� She looked at me and I nodded.

�I�ll call you, and you�ll meet me for lunch?� She nodded this time. �Promise?�

�I promise,� she replied. I kissed her one last time before I got out of her car and into my vehicle. I watched her pull away, and started my car. I pulled out and went home, not even thinking that I hadn�t bought any books like a said I was going to.

I got home earlier than I had planned, which was good for my explanation of having no books. I found Natalie on the sofa, watching TV. When she saw me she smiled a little, and patted the couch next to her.

�You�re back early. Where�re your books?�

�Oh, I didn�t find any that I wanted to buy just yet. I�ll wait until I finish the one I have.� I sat down next to her on the couch. She kissed me and settled into my arms. I tightened my arms around her a little, feeling the baby kicking again. She tilted her head back and looked at me; I smiled knowing she obviously felt what I was feeling inside of her. �He or She knows Daddy�s home,� she said with a smile.

�You think?� I asked, not being sarcastic but actually wondering.

�Yeah, I do.� She answered honestly. I sat quietly for a moment. Finally, I turned and had her lay back, putting my hand on her still small stomach, watching her face light up a little. She smiled when I kissed her stomach, and spoke softly.

�You know I�m going to spoil you rotten when you�re born? I promise.� She laughed a little. �In case you don�t know, this is your Dad. I love you Little One, as much as I love anyone in this whole world.� She ran her fingers gently through my hair.

�He or She knows who you are, Tay, and loves you, so much.� I know she was speaking her own feelings too, and at that moment, I was thinking about how there was a part of me that was wishing that it was DeLorean pregnant with my child. I felt guilty as hell for it too. I slowly got up, and helped her up as well.

�It�s getting late,� I said quietly. �Let�s go to bed.� She nodded, and took my hand, as we started upstairs.

As we lay in bed that night, I thought about the fact that I had two women in my life, which was very inappropriate under the circumstances � Okay, so I guess it would be inappropriate under any circumstances. One of them was pregnant with my son or daughter, the other had just captured me � all of me � so completely, and I�m not even exactly sure what it was about her that made me fall in love with her. But I know it started the instant that we met.

chapter seven
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