Wrapped in Silk (39 page)

“Emma please, please I can
’t see you cry like this and know I have made you feel this way, please,” he held her tightly.

“Shit,” she said pulling away and pulling the overflowing pot off the burner, “Damn it!”

“Let me have a look at that,” Brody kissed her burned hand gently, “Do we have a first aid kit?”

Emma laughed, “Yes
.”

“Could you tell me where it might be?” Brody asked scrunching up his nose.

“I will get it,” Emma walked away and he grabbed her and set her on the counter, “I want to.”

Brody set the kit on the counter, “Good Lord Emma, this is quite a kit, should we put wheels on it, it’s a bit heavy,”
he smiled and opened it. “Is all this necessary, I think you could perform surgery with all the items in here.”

Emma smiled and blew on her burn. He took her hand a
nd lightly licked across the red area and blew on it.

“Does that feel better?” h
e asked looking up at her through his startling long dark lashes.

“I
t makes me feel something,” she gapped at him.

“Oh
yes?” he smiled.

“Yes and London will be here soon so please,”
Emma said quietly.

“I know what you need Emma,” Brody smiled as he sp
rayed the burn cream on her hand.

“Don’t,” Emma snapped.

“Shhh,” Brody said as he wrapped her hand.

Emma scowled at him and he bit his cheek, “You
’re not funny you’re being...”

“
Shhh, love shhh,” Brody said concentrated on wrapping her hand, “What you need to realize is that without you I would be empty, you are my life Em. With or without any extra,” he kissed her hand and smiled looking at it.

Emma looked down and laughed, “You are perfect,” she wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him.

“We are together, do you like the bow?” he smiled.

“I love the bow,” Emma laughed, “I am burning dinner
.”

“You are sitting on mine,” Brody whispered as he walked away
.

~

“Thanks for coming out,” Lila smiled and hugged Emma.

“I miss
you,” Emma said.

“Can you believe how well those two get along?” Lila asked looking at Brody and Mark sitting at the table deep in conversation.

“Thank God,” Emma laughed.

“We ordered drinks,”
Brody said as he pulled out the chair for Emma to sit.

“Thank you,” Emma smiled as she sat.

“So Mark says all your blood work came back perfectly,” Brody said and kissed her hand, “Do you know what that means?”

“That we are good to go,” Emma said taking a drink.

“Have you found someone?” Lila asked.

“No we have another appointment next week at the fertility clinic,” Emma said looking over the menu.

“Emma is a bit picky,” Brody laughed.

“I just need to be sure, it’s important,” Emma scowled.

“I agree with you Emma, there are crazy’s out there,” Lila laughed, “She will be carrying Brody Hines child, what if...”

“Lila, she
doesn’t need anymore to worry about,” Brody cautioned.

Emma looked up at Lila and
they exchanged a nervous glance.

“I will do it,” Lila said quickly.

“What?” Mark asked.

“Why not, I am healthy and she is my best friend in this world, Emma I will do it,” Lila smiled.

“Lila you don’t have to do this,” Emma laughed, “We will find someone.”

“No I want too, I want to do this for you,” Lila said with conviction.

“Lila you should really think about this and discuss it with Mark,” Brody said kindly.

“It’s my body and I say I want too,” Lila said
defensively, “Besides, I certainly don’t want your child, you won’t have to worry about me flaking out.”

“You have a career and a life, don’t be so quick to offer to do this. It is
n’t something to take lightly,” Brody stated.

Lila laughed, “I can think about it but I think everyone sitting here knows when I have made up my mind about something it doesn’t change,” Lila glanced at Mark who sat quietly looking down.

“Brody can you dance with me?” Emma asked as she stood.

“I would love to wife,” he laughed.

Brody and Emma danced and held each other, the song changed and another slow song was on.

“You needed to give
them a minute?” Brody whispered in her ear.

“Ya, he looked upset. This is the longest relationship that Lila has had in years, they are perfect together, this shouldn’t come between them,” Emma said resting her head on his chest.

“Ok but she would be perfect,” Brody said and kissed her head.

“She needs to worry about her,” Emma said looking up at him.

“I know, sorry.” Brody kissed her nose.

The
ir dinner was at the table when they returned. They ate quietly, Mark laughed and looked down shaking his head. Emma looked at him and smiled and he closed his eyes and sat back. Lila stood abruptly and stormed towards the bathroom, Emma knew to give her a few minutes.

“Sorry Mark,” Emma whispered.

“Emma this isn’t your fault,” Mark smiled.

“Well it kind of is,” Emma said uncomfortably.

“Hey,” he said and grabbed her hand, “Honestly it just shocked me, kind of messed up my plan for this evening.”

“What do you mean?” Emma whispered.

Mark took a box out of his pocket and showed her, “I thought she and I were in a different place.”

“Oh my goodness Mark, don’t you even think about what just happened with us you.
..” Emma hugged him and laughed.

Brody scowled
at his plate and Mark laughed.

“Is something amusing, is there something I am missing?” Brody said trying to retain his anger.

Emma sat and smiled and turned to Brody, “He was planning to propose tonight. We screwed that up.”

“Oh, oh Mark I am so sorry,” Brody said apologetically.

“Don’t be, it probably just saved me a ton of embarrassment,” Mark blushed.

Lila returned and began to eat and stopped and looked at them, “I am doing this, Mark do you have a problem with that?” she snapped.

“No dear,” Mark said and looked at her, “I actually think it’s a wonderful thing to do for someone you love.”

“Okay so I will go to your next appointment with you so I know what’s going on…” Emma began to interrupt, “It still gives me a few days or you all a few days, I am ready to do this. Emma I know you would do this for me.”

Brody smiled down at the table and squeezed Emma’s hand. Emma continued looking down and saw the ring box still sitting on the table and gasped.

Lila followed her eyes and saw the box, “You get a new ring Emma?” Emma’s eyes widened and she looked at Mark and he laughed. “What’s so funny?”

“What the hell,” Mark laughed and took the box, “Lila dear, I have known you for a few months now, I love every moment, even uncomfortable ones like these and I wanted to ask you something tonight.”

“Oh my God,” Emma said and covered her mouth.

Mark went down on one knee, “Lila will you marry me?”

“My God get up,” Lila gasped and looked around, “I am doing this for them Mark, so if this is some sort of…”

“You’re a stubborn pain in the ass, I have had this for a week but our schedules never seem to allow this to happen and apparently they won’t for the next nine months or so. I love that you want to do this for your friends, our friends, and I love you. Marry Me?”

“Fine!”
Lila snapped and then laughed.

Mark hugged her and put the ring on her finger and they kissed.

“It will have to be a long engagement, I want a big wedding, and I will have a baby for them first,” Lila said in her authorative voice.

He laughed, “You win on that one but you
’re going to have to start at some point realizing this will be a partnership.”

Lila smiled, “I love you, thank you.”

~

“
Wake up love
,”
Brody said, “I need you now.”

“You need me all the time,” Emma giggled.

“I do but in a much different way today,” he smiled.

Emma sat up and smiled, “You
’re happy.”

“Yes Mrs. Hines, and you should really try it. It seems the only time you smile these past few weeks is when London’s around or when, well
when I am about to attack you,” he kissed her neck and moved slowly down.

“Hold up there hot stuff, you need to save your swimmers for later,” Emma laughed.

“Awe I see, point made. You’re going to make me come, in a very public place, do you know how hot that is?” Brody growled and he moved his hands swiftly down between her legs and she moaned.

“Brody
,” Emma breathed out.

He smiled and w
hipped the covers off of her and lifted her shirt as he looked down at her, “You have breakfast ready Emma it would be rude of me not to eat.”

~

Emma’s fertility treatments had started almost two weeks ago. When Emma had done the treatments before she had given herself the injections, Troy would not. She didn’t argue or fight about it, she just handled it herself. It was completely different this time, Brody gave her the shots every day.

“Good morning Em,” he kissed her and she sat up, “Oh no lye down love.”

Emma laid down and Brody pulled up her nightgown and kissed her belly. He opened the alcohol pad and gently cleaned the injection site.

“Okay Emma I am very sorry abo
ut this, just a little pinch, followed by a burn, I am so sorry love,” he said as he pulled out the needle and set it on the table and covered her belly with light kisses.

Emma laid back and smiled. It was the same
every time, the kisses, the gentle cleaning, the step by step narrative, and more kisses followed by…

“Oh God Brody
…” Emma moaned.

His tongue spread her softly, “Like silk,” he purred.

Brody circled her clit with his tongue, avoiding applying pressure, bringing her to the edge and slowly sucking ever so gently so that she was almost there and he then moved lower plunging his skilled tongue inside her lapping upward skimming her g spot and then back to the teasing until she could not take it anymore and then in an instant he would push inside her, letting out a groan that’s sound alone could cause her to go off.

“Em,” Brody winced and pulled back.

“Sorry, oh damn….stop stop stop,” Emma moaned.

Brody handed her a pillow and she screamed into it and felt him jerk inside of her.

“Emma,” Brody breathed rolling to his side.

“I am sorry, I love you,” she said between breaths.

Emma took to biting a pillow to muffle her moans so that she would not wake London and when one wasn’t available she sometimes used Brody.

“I love you Em,” he laughed and pulled her into his arms.

Brody was there every step of the way, he even scheduled his upcoming tour around the possible date of the baby that may be theirs one day soon and around London’s school schedule.

~

Emma picked up a magazine from the rack in the sperm collection room at the fertility clinic.

“So this is fun, we could watch a movie,” she said and picked up the bin of blurays sitting next to the television.

“We should have brought our honeymoon video,” he smiled and hugged her.

“You said not until our anniversary,” Emma laughed.

“We have never watched Porn,” Brody said flipping through the bin smirking.

“
What’s so funny?” Emma asked.

“Well how about
Assman and Throbbin,” Brody laughed, “Oh no this one might work, Raiders of the Lost Womb, huh Emma?”

Emma laughed and so did he.

“Oh I have just the one Assvengers, Skyballs, oh how about the Dark Bone Rises,” he laughed loudly.

“Maybe that’s not a good idea,” Emma giggled.

Emma watched his expressions as he looked through the movies. His facial expressions were so expressive when it was just them, she did not wonder what he was thinking. It was much different than when they had first met, the mask he adorned was held in place then. Hiding from everyone his true self. Emma thought it must come with the territory. In the public eye he was a mystery, just as he had worked so hard to be. But day by day he was coming out of his shell.

“What the hell
decade are these from, honestly these women seem to literally have monkeys upon their laps, Emma do they not know about wax or hair removal or just trimming?” He looked disgusted and Emma laughed.