One Night in London (23 page)

“How did you do that?” she asked.

“Babies can sense when you’re stressed out, which stresses them out. A little singing always works wonders.”

“Thank you so much. Thank you.” Tears filled her eyes.

“You’re welcome. Unfortunately, when they call you back, she’ll wake up again.”

“That’s fine. Just a few moments of quiet is all I need right now.”

I gave her a small smile and went and sat down next to Sebastian.

“You’re going to make a damn good mother one day.” He smiled.

“Thanks.” I took my coffee from him.

“And a damn good big sister.”

“I’m really excited for the baby. It will be challenging for my parents since they haven’t raised a kid in a number of years.”

“You’ll be there to help them out.” He ran his hand down the back of my hair.

“You know, you don’t have to stay,” I spoke.

“Chloe, I’m here for both of you and I’m staying.”

A doctor walked into the waiting room, asking who was with Willie. Sebastian and I stood up.

“We are,” I spoke.

“Willie has pneumonia and a pretty bad case of it. It seems he’s had it for a while. Because his lungs were inflamed for a period of time, his oxygen levels dropped, which caused kidney damage. Not only that, but the bacteria spread into his bloodstream, and from what we can tell, has infected his heart. It’s a good thing you got him in here when you did.”

“Is he going to be okay, doctor?” Sebastian asked.

“We aren’t sure.” He looked down. “We’re pumping him full of antibiotics right now, but only time will tell.”

As the doctor was standing there talking to us, someone came on the overhead speaker.

“Code blue, room 104. Code blue, room 104.”

“That’s his room,” the doctor spoke as he turned and ran down the hallway.

Sebastian and I ran behind him and watched through the window as they used the defibrillator and then CPR. Sebastian wrapped his arm around me and pulled me close.

“Time of death, three forty-five,” the doctor spoke as he looked at the clock on the wall.

“No.” Tears started to stream down my face as I buried my head in Sebastian’s chest.

“I’m so sorry, baby.” He tightened his arm around me as his other arm wrapped around me and softly rubbed my back.

The doctor walked out of the room and looked at us. “I’m sorry. We did everything we could.”

“Can we go in there and say goodbye?” I asked.

“Yes,” he spoke as he walked away.

While Sebastian held me, we walked into the room.

“Hey, Willie.” I placed my hand on his. “You’re home now and you won’t have to suffer anymore. You’ll always be warm and you’ll never be hungry. Pretty cool, huh?”

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Sebastian bring his hand up to his face. Oh my God, he was wiping away a tear. I didn’t want to embarrass him or make a big deal of it, so I ignored it. My heart, which was full of sadness over Willie, was also full of happiness that Sebastian was finally able to shed a tear.

“Well, I think funeral arrangements need to be made,” Sebastian spoke as he cleared his throat. “We’re going to give him a proper burial, no expense spared.”

“Really? You’re going to do that for him?” I asked as I looked into his sad eyes.

“Of course. He wasn’t only your friend, Chloe.”

“Right.” I gave a small smile. “Shall we head to the funeral home and make the arrangements now?”

“Let me call them first and make sure they can accommodate us today.”

Sebastian stepped out into the hallway. Looking back to Willie, I spoke, “Hear that? Sebastian is giving you an all-expenses-paid funeral. Even though I don’t believe in them, I’m going to let him do it anyway. It’ll make him feel better.”

“The funeral home said they can see us today. I told them we’d be over soon. That’s if you’re ready.”

“I am.”

As we walked out of the room, one of the nurses called out to us.

“Here’s his bag that was brought in with him. Since you’re his family, you should take it.”

“Thanks.” I gave a small smile.

Sebastian

A
tear fell from my eye today. The first tear I’ve had since I was five years old. Was the tear for Willie? Or was it for seeing Chloe so upset? I really didn’t know, and at this point, it didn’t matter. She needed me and I needed her.

In the room where the caskets were lined up, we walked around and looked at them. I came across a beautiful mahogany one with brass trim.

“This one is nice for him,” I spoke as I stood in front of it.

“Yeah. It’s nice,” Chloe responded.

“You don’t sound enthused about it.”

“No. No. I am. It’s nice,” she hesitantly spoke. “If you like it, we should get it.”

“Do you see one you like better?” I arched my brow at her.

“No. This one is fine.”

“Chloe, are you okay? I get the feeling you don’t want to do this.”

“Is it that obvious?” I bit down on my bottom lip.

“Just a bit. I can take care of everything. I don’t want you any more upset.”

“It’s not that this really upsets me, it’s just not necessary.”

“What’s not necessary?” I asked.

“A casket that costs ten thousand dollars. We can lay his body in something a little cheaper.”

“Oh. I was just trying to give him the best.”

“I know you were.” I smiled. “But it doesn’t matter. His spirit is on the other side now and he’s at peace. He doesn’t care about a ten-thousand-dollar fancy casket. We can bury him in this one right here.”

“But it’s so plain.” I frowned.

“So? It’s going in the ground, Sebastian.”

“Fine. If that’s the one you want, I’ll buy it. But, just for the record, I want to be buried in the ten-thousand-dollar casket.”

“Of course you do.” She smirked as she placed her hand on my chest.

After picking the casket, I had the funeral home make the arrangements at the cemetery.

“Just call me when you get the details sorted out,” I spoke to the funeral director.

“Remember, just a burial. Quick and simple,” Chloe spoke.

“Yes, ma’am. Quick and simple.” The director turned his eyes to me.

I shrugged as we walked out.

****

Chloe

S
ebastian came with me to tell Willie’s friends about his death. They took it really hard and some even shed a few tears. I promised that we’d let them know exactly when the funeral was so if they wanted to attend, they could.

“I’d feel better if you’d let me walk you home,” Sebastian said.

The truth was I didn’t want to be alone and he was the person I wanted to be with. Spending the day with him meant more to me than anything and I was happy that he was with me when Willie passed away. To be honest, if he wasn’t, I would have probably called him.

“I’d like that.”

“Are you hungry?” he asked. “We could stop on the way and grab a pizza or something.”

“Pizza sounds good.”

After getting the pizza, we stepped into my apartment, sat down, and ate. The last time he had been here was when he bolted out the door. That seemed like forever ago, but in reality, it wasn’t. It amazed me how time slowed when you were suffering from a broken heart.

“Are you going to go through Willie’s bag?” he asked as he took a bite of his pizza.

“Yeah. We can do that after we eat.”

“Don’t you want to call your parents or Sienna and tell them what happened?”

“I will later. Right now, I just want to sit here and enjoy this pizza with you.”

The corners of his mouth curved up into a captivating smile. My body was aching for him and his sensual touch. Sex with him was addicting. Even when I was so mad at him, my body still thought about all the things he’d done to it.

“Do you want to have sex?” I blurted out.

“Huh?” He nearly dropped his pizza.

I laughed. “Answer the question. Do you want to have sex with me?”

“Umm. Of course I do. It’s all I fucking dream about.”

I got up from my chair and climbed on his lap, straddling him and placing my hands on each side of his face.

“I’ve missed you and your cock.” I grinned.

“And I’ve missed you and your pussy.” He brought his lips to mine. “Is this real, Chloe?”

“As real as it gets, babe.”

Our lips locked lightly at first, then our kiss became passionate. So passionate that it was making up for all the time we lost.

“God, I’ve missed you so much,” he whispered.

“I’ve missed you too.”

As our lips were still locked in a passionate kiss, I climbed off his lap and he got up from the chair. Breaking apart, I pulled my tank top over my head and quickly removed my bra, tossing it on the table. Swooping me up in his arms, he carried me to the bedroom and lay me down on the bed while he hovered over me and his mouth devoured mine. Breaking our kiss, he stood up and pulled off my tennis shoes and socks. Reaching for my pants, his hands pulled them down along with my panties and he tossed them on the floor. With a low growl, he stared at me as he quickly stripped out of his clothes and then grabbed my legs, pulling my ass towards the edge of the bed. He knelt down with my legs over his shoulders, and his tongue licked up my inner thigh, sending erotic spasms throughout. His lips lightly pressed against my aching spot while his tongue traced tiny circles around me. Holy shit. Once again, I was in heaven. I moaned and threw my head back in ecstasy while raising my hips for him to go deeper.

“Is this what you’ve been craving?” he moaned.

“Yes. Oh God, yes!” I belted out.

He looked up at me and smiled. A smile itself that could throw me straight into an orgasm.

****

Sebastian

S
he tasted sweet. Just like I remembered. I’d been waiting for this day for what seemed like forever. I already knew it would be worth the wait. I wanted nothing more but to pleasure her all night long; to take away her sadness, if only for a day. I wanted to make her feel loved and wanted, but most of all, I wanted to show her that she was the most beautiful and most important woman in the world. Nothing mattered to me anymore. Not my business, my money, nothing. Only her. She was the only thing in my life I needed and wanted.

Her moans became feral as I continued to devour her. My tongue circled around her swollen spot as my finger dipped inside her. The wetness that emerged from her excited me, and my cock was throbbing to be inside. But first things first. The noises that escaped her escalated as my fingers explored her.

“Uh. Uh,” she cried out in pleasure.

“Come for me, baby,” I spoke with bated breath.

“Oh God, Sebastian.”

She arched her back and her legs tightened against me as she gave me the pleasure of tasting her sweet orgasm. She arched her back and propped herself up on her elbows, displaying her beautiful and perky breasts. Climbing on the bed, I dipped down and wrapped my lips around her hard nipple, sucking and nipping until the moans that escaped her satisfied me. Her hands roamed through my hair and then down my backside until they reached my ass with a firm grip.

“I need you inside me right now,” she spoke, panting intensely.

“How bad?”

“Really bad. Please. You need to fuck me with everything you have.”

Jesus, hearing her say those words sent me into overdrive as I crammed myself inside her with such force, we both gasped for air. Her legs wrapped around my waist as I pounded into her as hard as I could. Her pussy greeted me with warmth and I found myself lost in her. I needed to slow down because I wanted to make this last.

Hovering over her and slowing my movements, I stared into her eyes. This moment. The moment we reconnected with each other was immeasurable.

“I love you,” I spoke in a low voice.

Her lips gave way to a smile as she placed her hand on my cheek.

“I love you too.”

Chloe

“I
’m paralyzed again,” Sebastian smiled as he tried to roll off of me.

“That’s a good thing. Job well done, Mr. Bennett.” I grinned.

With a moan, he rolled onto his back.

“Does this mean you aren’t going to do yoga anymore?”

“Probably not.”

“I didn’t think so.” I smiled.

Climbing from the bed, I slipped on my silk robe.

“Where are you going?” he asked.

“To go through Willie’s bag. Maybe there’s something in there we can bury with him.”

“Hold on. Let me grab a pair of sweatpants. Oh, that’s right. Someone dropped off all my stuff in her pajamas.” He propped himself up on his elbows.

Damn. Staring at him on the bed like that totally naked had me raring to go again.

“Oh yeah. I did do that. Didn’t I?” I picked up his underwear off the floor and threw them at him. “You have these.” I smiled brightly.

“As soon as we’re done going through Willie’s bag, we’ll go back to my place, where you already have clothes and stuff waiting for you.”

“Are you inviting me to a sleepover, Sebastian?”

“Damn right I am. We’re never spending another night apart.”

With a smile, I walked over to the bed and climbed on top of him.

“Promise?” I brushed my lips against his.

“You have my word, baby.”

Wrapping his arms tightly around me, he pulled me down on top of him.

“I’m never letting you go. No matter what happens, you’re my girl forever.”

“Forever is a long time.”

“Time is all we have and I’m going to spend every moment of it with you. You are the priority in my life, Chloe, and I’m going to make you a very happy woman.”

“You already have.” Our lips tangled once more, which led to another round of fantastic sex.

I set my phone down on the table while I took a bottle of open wine from the refrigerator. It started to ring and Sebastian told me it was Sienna.

“Answer it for me,” I spoke as I reached up into the cupboard and grabbed a couple of wine glasses.

“Oh, hello there, Sebastian,” Sienna spoke. “So you’re half naked, I see. Does someone want to tell me what the hell is going on?!” she voiced rather loudly.

Sebastian laughed as he handed me my phone.

“Chloe, sweetheart, what happened from the time I talked to you this morning? How did
he
happen?”