[The Shifters Committee 01.0] Time Shifters

by Rebecca Foxx

  “It’s about us. Something happened, and I’m worried about it. I don’t know what to do,” she said to him.

  “What’s up? Just tell me the truth Vivian,” he told her.

  She thought about it. Would the truth really work in this case? She didn’t know for sure but it was worth a shot.

  “Are you sure you want to know?” she asked.

  “I’m damn sure. I knew something was wrong, but I didn’t know how to approach it with you. Especially considering the way everything has been going between us,” he told her.

  She sighed. Of course he wanted to know. Of course. She moved towards her bag, grabbing the telltale pregnancy test and bringing it over.

  “Well I’ve been feeling bad lately, and I didn’t know why. I took a pregnancy test, and this is the result,” she told him.

  She popped the test into his hand, and when he held it there, he looked at her with worry.

  “Holy shit,” he said.

  “Yeah, I don’t know what to do. If people find out about us, then we’re screwed. We’re not supposed to be out there in the open, and I’m worried about what this will mean for me. I mean, I can abort it, sure, but I don’t know if I want to do that,” she admitted to him.

  He paused, looking at her like a deer in headlights.

  “Shit, what do we do?” he asked.

  She looked at him, wondering if she should tell him.

  “I mean, in truth it’s us to us. I don’t know if I want to risk showing this to the media though. I’m sure they would have a field day,” she admitted. As much as she hated to admit it, she didn’t want him to get in trouble more than she worried about her ass. She was an advertiser, and she could play it off as they knew one another beforehand, but Chad was supposed to keep up appearances. He was a billionaire for Christ’s sake, and he definitely wasn’t the type to be running around and doing this.

  “I don’t know, I really don’t know,” he muttered.

  “I don’t either. I mean, we can try to work things out, but I don’t know if it will. Maybe it is best if we just leave this in the past where it belongs,” she told him.

  He looked at her, wondering if there was anything that he could do. He sighed, glancing at her.

  “Maybe it is best if we separate. I mean, I don’t want your image to be tarnished by this. You can give the kid up for adoption in private, and we can just be friends. I hate to say it, but it might end up being this way,” he told her.

  As much as she hated admit it, she was right. It was obvious that it was only going to become harder and harder to tell the truth to one another, and it was definitely going to get messy fi they didn’t let this go, and do so fat.

  But still, there was that part within her that hated it. She didn’t want to be just friends with Chad. They got along so well, and the ad campaign was better because of the closeness, but at the same time, neither of them wanted to risk it, and it was obvious that with this, they would have to.

  “Maybe it is. Maybe it will be,” she sighed dejectedly.

  “I still scare about you Vivian, and we can still be friends, but let’s just keep our personal business out of the media,” he told her.

  She nodded, and he gave her a final peck on the lips. It seemed that it would be easy, that she would give it up for adoption, and she would be able to have the life she’s always wanted, but in truth, it made her feel miserable. This was a bad problem, and although she wanted to just put it to the side, there was no way that she could at the end of the day.

  Chapter Six

  About a month had passed and Vivian decided she would give it up for adoption when the time was right. She would give it to a family that she knew would take it, and she knew them very well. However, that wasn’t the problem with all of this, in fact that was only a smidgen of the issue.

  She was able to hide the pregnancy from most, but the guilt that she felt when she saw Chad radiated within her. They started to distance, but Vivian felt like a knife was being struck into her gut and continued to push inward. In truth, she didn’t care if people knew anymore, because the pain that she felt from hiding it and not exposing it was much much worse. She didn’t like the guilty feelings that resided within her, rather, she wished that they would go away.

  But would they? She didn’t know anymore, because she knew that they could never be fully honest with one another. She knew the only way she would ever stop feeling guilty about what had happened is if she told him the truth, but she didn’t know how to approach that. However, one day, Vivian was sitting in her office after a meeting, sighing and looking at herself.

  “Why does my heart feel so heavy? I thought ending things off would make it easier on me, but it just makes me suffer even more so,” she muttered to herself.

  “I guess that makes two of us,” he told her.

  She looked up, and immediately, he was there. Chad. He hadn’t said a pepper to her in a month, other than the standard business crap. He looked a bit more haggard though, probably the same as she did, and it was probably because of the same issue.

  They both knew this wasn’t going to work.

  Chad walked up to her, turning away in shame and trying to make the situation a tad bit less awkward.

  “So, I guess you feel the same,” he told her with a sigh.

  “How did you know?” Vivian said.

  “Because every time that I look at you, I feel the knife of guilt strike deep into me. I hate this Vivian, and right now, I feel like the worst person ever of even suggesting it. I mean, I can afford the child. I’ve got the money to support the both of us, the child, and then some. I don’t know why I even suggested separating. It’s been terrible since I did so,” he told her.

  “How so?” she managed to ask.

  “Well, I’ve never felt this alone before,” he told her.

  She admitted that she felt the same way. She did feel lonely, and ever since Chad and her hit it off, she felt like he was a piece of her in a sense, and now that he was gone, it was but a chunk of her heart that was now gone.

  “That makes two of us. I feel lonely, and I feel guilty doing this. I don’t want to give this up. I mean, I told the adoption agency that I was considering adoption, and there is a family that will take it, but I don’t really want that.

  I feel like that’s the easy way out. We’re going to have to face ourselves still, and at the end of the day, I’m going to have to have the kid, look at it in the eyes, and tell the child that I couldn’t handle it because of the life that I live. I don’t know if I can do that Chad, I really don’t,” she told him.

  He nodded. “I feel the same way. As time goes on, I see your body changing, and it hurts me to think of the life that you’re choosing. I don’t want that, and I have to say, ever since I met you, I’ve been different. I know what it means to love in a sense, and I feel that with you,” he told her.

  She looked at him with shock plastered all over her face. She knew that it was definitely going to be hard to admit that she was wrong, that she couldn’t give this man up, but she knew that it would be okay.

  “Well, do you want to be together then? Do you really love me?” she asked.

  He paused gazing into her eyes and then nodding.

  “I do love you Vivian. I do want to be with you, and I want you to keep the child. You shouldn’t have to suffer because of my stupid fucking idea, and I don’t want to see you sad like this. I miss the old you, the you that was always so happy, and after we did have sex the first time, I saw that side of you all the time, and I was falling for it. Fuck what the other people say. I already know that some wont’ like it, and you might lose business, but we can paint it as a romantic story, a story that’s real for both of us. We don’t have to pretend that life is all doom and gloom anymore, but instead, we can have a life that works for both of us, and a life where we’re both happy,” he told her.

  She had to admit, it sounded great in her mind. A happy life, a life with him, and a life with their futur
e.

  “Are you sure you want to do this? Are you sure that you want to be with me?” she asked him.

  He paused, grinning at her with a cheeky smile. “Of course. I love you Vivian, and I will love the future child that we will create together as well,” he told her.

  She nodded in assent, looking at him with a grin.

  “I love you too Chad, always and forever,” she replied. They looked at one another with smiles on their face, and for the first time ever, Vivian felt happy and safe. She knew that whatever the cost, whatever it takes, everything will be okay.

  Their lips pressed against one another in a passionate kiss both of them knowing that they will have to face a long road ahead of them when they did decide to come out about their relationship, but in truth, it would all be okay once everything was settled out, and that’s what made Vivian happy.

  Chapter Seven

  They kissed one another softly, both of them loving the way that they felt as they stuck next to one another. For Vivian, she missed this, and he did as well, happy to feel her soft lips caress and touch her once again. Soon, he started to close the door, locking it so that nobody intruded. Most of the workers went home, but it was a good precautionary measure as well, and for Vivian, she was happy to have done it.

  Soon, she felt him start to press her up against the wall, touching her curvy body with his hands. He rubbed his hands up her side to her luscious breasts, lightly teasing and touching her with little caresses. He pushed his tongue into her mouth, and while he did that, Vivian moaned, relishing in the feeling of this man’s lips.

  She did miss this, that’s for sure, and she wished that she could have more of this now and in the future. He then started to pull at her suit jacket, slipping it off along with the ruffly top that she wore under all of this. Soon, her black bra was exposed, and for Vivian, she felt natural around him. She missed this, and Chad was so good at what he did that she couldn’t say no to him, that’s for sure.

  She was ready for whatever might come next, and soon, he started to move her body against his own, grinding his hips. She let out a soft, subtle moan as he did this, her back arching and her hips bucking with excitement and need.

  He then started to move his lips down her neck, lightly biting and touching the area with his teeth, sucking on the flesh there. He made sure not to force too much, because he didn’t want to leave any marks. However, even if he did, he didn’t give a shit, because right now, he wanted to be with her.

  He peppered her body with kisses, getting to the apex of her breasts. His hands cupped each of the sides of them, touching them and lightly pressing against here. Vivian moaned, trying her best to bite her lip so as to not attract attention.

  However, after a moment, she knew that it wasn’t useful to have those thoughts and instead she just went with it, moaning and groaning at the sudden excitement that started to flood through her.

  She then felt his hands move to the back of her bra, undoing the clasp and letting the garment fall down. She blushed as she realized she was out in public, in her office, topless. It was the first time she had ever done this sort of thing, but at the same time, she kind of liked it.

  Chad grasped her luscious breasts, touching and teasing the area with sublet grasps before he started to move towards the edge of the nipple, lightly grazing his hand once more over it. She moaned, bucking her hips as his hands touched the nub of her nipple, lightly coating and pinching it with little touches. He then lowered his lips to the other nipple, letting his tongue fondle against the area before he started to suck on it fervently, not stopping at all.

  For Vivian, this was heaven and a dream come true, and with every passing moment, she felt like she was reaching a bliss.

  He continued to suckle on her, and then he started to lightly push his tongue against the center of the nipple, flicking over it while his other hand pinched it. She was getting close already, but he didn’t want to end it just yet. He pulled his lips away, looking at her with a low glance.

  “I have more planned for you. I’ve mixed this,” he said to her with a soft smile.

  He then spread her legs apart, undoing her pants and pulling them down, revealing her pussy. She was dripping wit need, and then, he let his fingers graze over her entrance. He let them fall right over her clit for a moment, lightly dabbing and touching against the soft and subtle area before he started to move towards her entrance, pushing the digits in and loving the way that it felt.

  For Vivian, this was heaven, and she wanted more of this. She moaned, bucking her hips and loving the way that it felt. He started to push them in deeper, letting his hands graze against her walls. As he did that, she let out a small moan, trying her best to hide her mouth so that she wasn’t screaming out to loud. But it was so good, and for Vivian, this was what she needed.

  She didn’t know if making moans in her office was the best thing to do, but for Vivian, she felt happy for this action. She knew that Chad was going to give her what she wanted soon enough, and with every single touch, graze, and push, she felt like she was about to go insane with lust and need.

  After a moment or so, he pulled away, smiling at her with a smile. He then undid his pants, pulling them off to reveal his aching cock. He then looked at her, giving her a small smile of reassurance.

  “Turn around. I want to give it to you from behind,” he said.

  She did so, her hand against the wall and her legs spread. She heard the sound of something getting thrown off, and that’s when she felt something poking at her entrance. She blushed, wondering how this would feel, and soon, he was inside her. She knew that this was deeper than she expected, and she could feel it immediately as he started to go in and out of her. She loved the way that it felt, and with every passing moment, every single thrust, every waking second, she definitely felt happy and satisfied.

  She loved how it felt, and soon, he started to pick up the pace, moving in and out and making her moan in wanton pleasure and need. He started to move in and out of her faster and faster, loving the way that this felt, and soon, he started to tense up. She felt him hit the one spot that she knew that she had, and that’s when it was the end.

  She screamed out, her pussy tightening up and loving the way that she was completely and utterly smitten by him. After a moment or so, she came hard, her body tightening and suddenly the thrill of her orgasm too much for her. After a moment or so, he let out his own low groan, and that’s when it happened. She felt him shoot his seed into her, and she loved the way that he filled her up.

  The two of them stayed like that for a bit before he pulled out of her, looking at her with a flushed glance.

  “Sorry about that, you just looked so amazing and I missed it,” he said.

  “Don’t apologize. I wanted this as well. Besides, we’re a couple now, right?” she asked him. She really hoped that they were, in fact she didn’t want to really see him if it wasn’t the case.

  “Of course. I already told you that. And I do love you Vivian. I know the road wont’ be easy for either of us, but I’m ready for whatever might come next. I know for sure that it’s only going to get better with time, and I’m glad that I’m able to really help you with this. I know that we’ll have to struggle, and I know that you’ll probably get a lot of flak, but I’m here for you, and I love you,” he told her.

  She nodded. “I love you too Chad. Whatever happens, happens. I know not everyone will enjoy our love, or the way we express it, but you now what? Fuck them. Fuck them all, because they don’t know what we’ve gone through, and the different life we want to have. I’m ready to do whatever it takes, and I’m ready to not only raise this child with you, but to also grow stronger with you as well,” she replied.

  He smiled at her, a surefire glance that said it all. “I’m glad. I love you too. Let’s take on the world together,” he replied.

  They kissed one another in her office, a place where the magic all started, and where the magic would continue. After that, they decided t
o make it official that they were together, and after a month or so, right when Vivian was about to show, she told everyone about it.

  The results were mixed at best, with some people grimacing in disgust that she got together with Chad of all people, and some getting mad because he wasn’t black. But Vivian didn’t give a shit, or did she care about the color of his skin. Rather, she felt the love grow stronger.

  The result was also mixed with the public, until she had the kid and everyone realized that they did love one another. Chad did keep his promise and he didn’t leave her after that, and Vivian thanked her stars for everything that was going on.

  She knew deep down that it wasn’t going to be easy, but rather it would be a struggle for both of them. But she was ready for whatever it took, whatever life may throw at them, whatever it may be. She didn’t want to run around and hide anymore, and that’s why she was ready to face the unknown, and she knew that no matter what, she would have Chad by her side.