Unleashed

by N. , Brittney

  Zack woke up the next morning anticipating his visit to Emma’s office. This was so crazy! He’d finally get to see her again and visually see that she was real. Seeing her outside of Hawaii would be different but he anticipated it regardless.

  When he arrived at her office, he told his driver to standby because he wasn’t sure what time he’d be out. Walking through the doors and taking the elevator to her office, Zack looked around at how elegant the waiting room was. The beautiful colors of crème and black made the room pop yet made you not want to ruin anything you sat on or touched. He walked toward the desk that held the nametag of Samantha and she looked up at him with curious, almost flirtatious, eyes.

  “Good morning Sir, how may I help you?” Samantha asked politely.

  “Hi, I’m Mr. More. I’m here for my appointment with Emma.”

  The gleam in Samantha’s eyes dulled a little but she still kept up a smile that made him curious to just how much she really loved Kevin.

  “Oh yes, good timing. Please fill out this paperwork and Miss Sanget will be out with you shortly.”

  “Thank you.”

  Zack filled out the paperwork and handed it back to Samantha within a few minutes. He sat back down and looked at the clock on the wall awaiting the time until he’d be face to face with Emma again. He couldn’t wait. Before he knew it Samantha said, “Miss Sanget will see you now. Her office is behind me.”

  Zack nodded and walked over to Emma’s door. He knocked on it.

  More? Wasn’t Zack’s last name More? Gregory? Zack never mentioned a Gregory. This is just stupid. There was no way. I’m just being foolish. You’re being paranoid Emma, stop it! She said to herself. When she heard the knock on the door, she put on her best business smile and said, “Come in.”

  When the door opened, her eyes met with the man who fathered her unborn child.

  Chapter Twenty-Seven

  The same heat and sexual tension that they had felt before never left. Zack closed the door and seductively said, “Good afternoon Emma.”

  Emma sputtered for words but lost the chance to speak when Zack came around the table as she rose to find words to say and he kissed her. He kissed her with the lips that she’d been craving and missing since she hadn’t seen him over five weeks ago. Emma had somehow lost her mind and had forgotten that she was in her office because she wrapped her arms around Zack at the feel of his body once again.

  It didn’t matter that this man was a stranger in her life, but he was no stranger to her body and soul. She needed to feel him again. Oh how she missed him. When he began to lift up her skirt Emma held no type of resistance. The pencil skirt rose and he laid her down on her desk, glad that there was only one paper on it and her computer.

  “The door, lock the door” Emma urged against his lips.

  Emma stopped Zack before he got to the door and remembered she forgot to shave her legs that day! Shit! She hadn’t expected to be getting any for a long time. “Umm, wait Zack, I--” Emma thought quickly, “I have to use the bathroom really quick and freshen up. Stay here.”

  “I don’t care what you look like Emma, I want you right now” Zack said through his heated gaze.

  Licking her lips at the delicious sight of him Emma almost chose to allow him to feel her porcupine legs but replayed the image in her head and decided against it. She licked his lips and giggled as she ran away from his quick grasp. She took up her pocket book that held her extra razors and did a quick cleanup of herself in the bathroom.

  Taking no more time than necessary, Emma sped back to her office. She walked slowly passed the open doors with her colleagues inside and went into a sprint every moment she got. She needed to feel Zack. Now!

  As soon as he got back to her office, Emma nodded at Samantha, and closed her door.

  Before Emma could think, Zack grabbed Emma and locked the door. He pushed Emma back down onto her desk and sucked her lips. Kissing her neck and pulling her hair out of the bun she kept it in. Feeling the smoothness of her legs drove him wild. “Thank heavens for my Venus razors!” Emma thought in her head as she began to lose herself in Zack’s caresses. She couldn’t take it anymore. She pulled down the pants he wore and without thinking, he plunged into Emma as her legs wrapped around him.

  Trying to muffle her moans, Zack placed his hand over Emma’s mouth as he pounded into her. Not being able to resist, Zack made a noise wanting to say her name and Emma’s hand went over his mouth as well. She milked his body with her core, feeling everything that she missed for over a month. They came, shaking in each other’s arms and smiling mischievously at one another because of what they’d just done. But just as soon as he’d seen the smile in Emma’s eyes, it was gone.

  Emma looked at Zack and then looked away. “Zack, we umm…we have to talk.”

  Zack looked at Emma with concern and wondered what could be bothering her. Slapping his forehead “Oh shit, we didn’t use a condom. I’m so sorry. We’ll get the morning after pill.” Grabbing some paper towels from on top of the cabinet in her office, Zack wiped him and Emma up.

  “It’s a little late for that” she mumbled to herself inaudibly.

  “What’d you say?” Zack asked.

  “Nothing. Can you meet me at my place later or would you like to talk over dinner?”

  “I think I want to be at your place. We’d be more comfortable.”

  “That’s fine. Here’s my address, and come over at around eight. I’ll order pizza if you want.”

  Zack laughed, “Pizza is fine. Now, is it good or bad? You have me a little worried.”

  Emma smiled gently and shrugged, “Depends. I’ll see you at seven.” With that, Zack placed a kiss on Emma’s lips before he left the room. Sheesh! Her office smelled like sex. She sprayed Febreze around the room and laughed to herself. “Let’s see how it goes tonight.” Emma sighed at the thought of seeing Zack again. She didn’t know if she could get enough of that man. But reality hit her immediately after that she might just have to if he didn’t want the baby that they’d created together.

  When the doorbell rang at seven on the dot, Emma walked over to the door feeling nauseous as ever. She didn’t know how he’d take the news, but she did know that he was the father of her child and regardless she was keeping this baby. She inhaled and then exhaled as she opened the door. She wore yoga pants and a fitted t-shirt. She barely showed so she knew he wouldn’t exactly see a difference.

  The pizza had just gotten there minutes before he arrived and she took out plates to set the table and some wine and sparkling grape juice. She placed the wine on Zack’s side and the sparkling grape juice on hers. Zack stood at the door, looking as delicious as ever. She almost forgot she was hungry. He kissed her on the lips. “Good evening Emma.”

  “Stop saying my name like that. I don’t know what to do with myself when you do.”

  Zack chuckled and hugged her. “I missed you Em.”

  “I missed you too Zack”, she sighed into his hug. Her stomach growled and she remembered she was eating for two. “But I’m also starving so let’s eat!”

  Zack smiled at her rush to eat, and walked over to the table. He looked around at her condo and smiled. “You have a really nice place here. I didn’t think you’d live in Jersey too.”

  “Too? You live in New Jersey?”

  “Yup. I live in Essex County. About twenty minutes from here.”

  “Wow, that’s crazy. Who knew we lived so close to each other?” Emma said to herself.

  They both sat down and began to talk about how it’d been going since they’d last seen each other. Catching up was the easy part, but in the back of Emma’s mind she knew that she’d have to be honest with him.

  Zack looked over as he realized that Emma drank a different drink than him. “Sparkling grape juice? Why no wine? You don’t like this brand? I think it’s excellent.” Zack peered down at the bottle in his hand as he poured more into his glass.

  “No, that’s my favorite brand actually. I just can�
�t drink anymore.”

  “You can’t drink anymore? Were you an alcoholic?” Zack looked questionably at Emma.

  “No, it’s not that.” Emma nibbled on the bottom of her lip.

  “Then what is it Emma?”

  Emma looked down at her fingers and her plate.

  “Talk to me Emma. Why can’t you drink anymore? Are you alright?”

  “I’m pregnant Zack.”

  Everything in the room began to spin as Zack asked Emma to repeat what she had just said.

  “You heard me. I’m pregnant Zachary More. And it’s yours.”

  “How do you know? Are you sure?” Zack felt his test tighten and he felt light headed. He was glad he was already sitting down because he felt like he would’ve passed out if he was standing up.

  Emma nodded. “Yes you jerk, I’m sure. I’m five and a half weeks pregnant and you are the only person I had sex with that day. So don’t give me any BS about who I sleep with. You can even count the days yourself. I’ll even show you the blood work from the doctors.”

  Zack nodded and started inhaling deeply. A baby? She was having his kid? What would he do with a child right now? His father was going to kill him. Actually, his father might not kill him because his parents always wanted grandchildren and worried that Zack would never have any at the rate he was going.

  Emma took Zack’s silence as an opportunity to speak. “Look Zack, I’m keeping this baby. Whether you want to be in the child’s life is up to you. You don’t have to. I’m fine with doing this alone. And eventually I was going to tell you but I didn’t get around to calling you or anything. But this is your chance to tell me whether or not you want to be there. If you don’t, fine. If you do, even better. But there’s no going back on your decision.”

  Zack excused himself to take a moment in her bathroom. He felt like he was barely moving until he got to the bathroom and closed the door. He splashed cold water on his face, looked at himself in the mirror, and slapped himself in the face a couple of times. This is real life Zack. She’s pregnant. You have to do the right thing! Go on dates. Get to know her. See if what you felt for her was real. You came back to find her for a reason. Maybe this wasn’t the only reason. Maybe this could be the right woman for you. Take a chance. You are good enough. You said you were ready to try. So man up and try.

  Zack spoke to himself in the mirror and knew what he had to do. Before he even knew Emma was pregnant he wanted to try and date her. But there was only one condition this time. Zack opened the door to let Emma know what that condition was.

  Emma cleaned up the table as she waited for Zack to come out of the bathroom. She’d appreciated that he hadn’t just left and said he didn’t want to be a part of this journey with her. But instead he was realistic and took time out to think things through. When the bathroom door opened, Emma’s hands shook at the fate that awaited her. Would she be a single parent after all?

  Zack walked out to Emma and saw that she was scared. He could always read her and he knew that when she spoke, she put on a brave façade, but he also knew that this time she was afraid. Afraid of what his answer might be. Without wanting to keep her waiting, he spoke to her gently. “Sit Emma. Let’s talk.” Emma nodded and placed the dish down in the sink. She walked over to the couch and sat down next to Zack.

  “Em, I don’t want you to think I don’t want this baby. If you want this baby, then so do I. But we’re going to have to do this the right way from here on out. No more sex until we know that the chemistry we have is real. So for three months, we’re going to try and not have sex. It’s going to be hard as hell, but if we want to see if we actually have a chance to be a family for this baby than that’s what we’ll have to do. “

  Emma stared at Zack and began to cry. “Emma? I’m sorry. Did I upset you? I thought this would be a good thing. Shit.”

  Emma smiled and shook her head as she looked up at him. “No Zack, this is a great thing. Thank you. I was so scared to do it alone, but I’m so happy you’re here now.”

  Zack smiled and kissed Emma.

  “Wait, before we do this abstinence thing, you have to let me enjoy you completely tonight.” Emma said with a seductive wink and licked her lips.

  Chapter Twenty-Eight

  The next week Emma and Zack went about their lives normally. But when Thursday came, they both went to see the ultrasound of their baby together. When the image popped on the screen and they could see that there was a heartbeat, Emma smiled and tears welled in her eyes. Zack couldn’t help but do the same. They were going to be parents.

  For the next couple of months, Emma glowed. It wasn’t just because she was pregnant, it was because she was happy. Zack took her out on dates to the movies, they even went to a drive in theater. They went to concerts, restaurants, and he even took her as a date to banquets. She felt like she was on cloud nine, and she also felt like the feeling she had for him before made perfect sense now. She was falling in love with the father of her unborn child. “And this is why mommy loves you even more than I did before.” She smiled down at her growing stomach and realized that this child had brought her joy without even being here yet.

  Zack was happy. He was really happy. He dated Emma and knew within a month that he was going to love this woman. Why? He had no idea. But he just knew that she was different. Finally. What he waited for. He sent a silent thanks up to God as he drove to Emma’s house.

  When Emma got home, she hopped in the shower and heard the doorbell ring. Rushing to put on some clothes, he placed on sweat pants and a tank top. “Coming, I’m coming” she rushed to the door. She knew she shouldn’t have run that fast because she knew being pregnant she got winded fast. Taking a second to catch her breath she opened up the door. Kevin stood in front of the door, eyes wild and looking crazy.

  “You’re pregnant Emma? Whose baby is it? Is it mine?”

  “What are you doing here Kevin? I want you to leave!” Emma all back punched him in the face.

  Kevin walked into the house and closed the door. “I’m not leaving until I know if that baby is mine or not! It has to be. You look nothing more than three months pregnant, and we were just ending around that time. Why didn’t you tell I was going to be a father? How dare you keep this from me?”

  “It’s not your baby you asshole! Now get out of my house!”

  “What do you mean it’s not mine? It has to be!”

  “Well, it’s not. Now that you know, leave my house.” Emma pointed to outside as the door was open.

  “You little bitch! You were cheating on me?!”

  “Actually, no Kevin. Unlike you, I respected our relationship and loved you. And it’s none of your business who the father of my child is. Now leave!”

  “Go to hell Emma. Fine, I’ll leave. I’ll be out of your life for good, but may I use the bathroom please before I leave? It’s been a long drive and a long day, I’ve been drinking too many cups of coffee and I needed to speak to you.”

  “Yea yea fine. Make it quick. Use the guest bathroom.”

  Kevin nodded and rushed to the bathroom.

  Samantha couldn’t take it anymore. She had to tell Emma! Emma was too happy and she was miserable. She needed to see Emma cry. Make her feel the pain that she bottled up. So she got in her car and drove to Emma’s house. She noticed another car parked by the house but it looked too far down to be a guest of Emma’s. So she walked up to the door and banged on it.

  Emma wondered who the hell it could be and figured it might be Zack. It would be good timing, because maybe then Kevin could see she upgraded. Emma didn’t even look in the peephole and opened the door. Samantha stormed in and Emma gaped at the sheer anger that was all over Samantha’s face.

  “What are you doing here Samantha? Is everything alright?”

  “No, it’s not. You little bitch.”

  Emma stopped speaking for a few seconds and replayed what Samantha had just said to her. Then all of the anger she had held back from Samantha these past few months came rilin
g up. “Excuse me?”

  “You heard me. I quit! You think you’re better than everyone else. But you know what? To hell with you. I quit!”

  “Get the hell out of my house right now Samantha before I beat your ass. I’m not playing!”

  “You won’t do a damn thing! You’re a punk. Just like when I stole your man, you didn’t do shit about it either. I didn’t even have to try hard. You just weren’t doing your job right. Should’ve been a real woman like me.”

  “A real woman like YOU? You’re a hoe Samantha! A side hoe. You are good for nothing. And I knew it was you since that night you dumb imbecile. You were just too caught up in your glory that you didn’t realize you got caught. I LET you continue to work for me because I felt bad for you. I pity you.” Emma fought herself not to yell forgetting that Zack was on his way and Kevin was in the bathroom.

  “You pity me?! I knew it! You don’t remember me Emma. You don’t remember who I am? Take one good look at me and think about where you know me from” Samantha sneered.

  “I don’t know. I only know you from work” Emma said with what she thought to be validity.

  Samantha moved closer, “You don’t remember me in court? The day you put my boyfriend behind bars?”

  Chapter Twenty-Nine

  Emma gasped as her world began to spin. This was George’s girlfriend; the one who lied and said that he was with her the night that he tried to rape Emma. Because of her, Emma was almost put in jail for perjury until a video proved that he had come to her car in the parking lot and tried to rape her the first time until she ran into her house and he chased after her and beat her up.

  Emma held onto the counter top in the kitchen and tried to remain standing. With short breaths, “It was you? You’re George’s girlfriend?”