Someone Unexpected(36)

Sebastian looked over at me, his body glistening with sweat, and smiled.



"I love you, Elena."



I smiled back at him. "I love you too."



He looked up at the ceiling and smiled. "I think you were trying to kill  me with your magic goods there." He took off the condom and tossed in  the trash that was next to the bed.



I laughed at his reference. "I could say the same thing."



He turned to look at me again and gave me a sexy grin. "We seem to be made for each other."



I shrugged my shoulders and raised an eyebrow. "Maybe."



He had a mock look of hurt on his face and clutched his heart. "Maybe? You're breaking my heart."



I put my hand on his face and my eyes searched his. "I'm just kidding, I agree, we do seem to be made for each other."



He leaned in and kissed me and let out a deep sigh. "It would be nice to  stay like this forever but it is getting late. Will you stay with me  tonight? Please?"



"I can't Sebastian, all of my things are at my apartment. I have to look presentable at work tomorrow so I should go home."



He sighed again. "Okay, I understand. We're going to have to make some  changes, I want you to be able to stay with me. I'll figure something  out."



"I would love to be able to sleep with you tonight, next time I'll plan for a sleepover."



We got dressed and he arranged for the driver to take me home. I turned  to kiss him goodnight at his front door and he gave me a curious look.



"What are you doing? I'm riding with you, I wouldn't send you off alone,  I am a gentleman you know. I will see you to your door and then say  good night."



We rode in silence to my apartment, our hands linked together, the ocean  air crisp and clean. I had never felt happier in my life.





Chapter Nineteen  –  Jaden



The next few weeks passed quickly and Sebastian and I spent nearly every  night together that he did not have Jaden at his house. Jaden liked to  have sleepovers at grandma's house, so he slept at Sebastian's mom's  house at least three nights a week. We talked about the best way to  introduce me to Jaden and we both agreed that going to the zoo would be  fun and non-intimidating for him.



It was Tuesday and we made a date to go to the zoo that Saturday  afternoon, just the three of us. To say I was terrified is an  understatement. As the weekend drew closer, I confided in Bev about how  nervous I was to meet Jaden. We were in my office Thursday afternoon  working on a new marketing campaign, when my nerves got the best of me  and I had to talk about it with someone.         

     



 



"Bev, I need to borrow your ear for a second."



She stopped what she was doing and looked at me.



"Sure, what's on your mind?"



"Well, you know that things with me and Sebastian have been going really well lately, we've gotten through a lot of our stuff."



"Yes, and I have to tell you Elena, I have seen such a difference in him  so I am very happy that you two were able to work things out."



"Well, we haven't quite worked out everything, I still have not met Jaden."



"That will come in time, dear. Children are very delicate and you want  to make sure that you do it the right way. When the time is right, it  will happen."



"That's just it, I am supposed to meet him this Saturday and I am a complete bundle of nerves."



She raised her eyebrows and smiled. "Oh really? Well this is definitely a  step in the right direction! You don't have anything to worry about,  Jaden is a very sweet little boy and I just know that he will like you,  Elena."



"Should I bring him a present or something?"



"No I think that you should just bring yourself, that way he will know  that you are there to spend time with him. You can't buy a child's  affection, the only way to win their affection is to spend quality time  with them. Where are you meeting him?"



"We are going to the zoo."



"Oh! That is perfect! I think that you will have a wonderful time, just  try to be yourself and listen to him when he has something to say. I'm  sure that you will have a wonderful time."



"I hope so, Bev."



"You will. Let me know how it goes when I see you on Monday."



"I will, thanks for listening Bev. I guess we better dive back into this  stuff so that I can present some new ideas at tomorrow's meeting."



We worked until early evening and then I told Bev we could break for the  night. I worked for a couple of hours and as I was packing up my  things, my phone rang and it was my lawyer.



"Elena, I just wanted to let you know that Brian's sentencing hearing is  scheduled for next Wednesday at 10 o'clock. I'll meet you at the  courthouse at, say, 9:45?"



"Yes, I'll see you then. Thanks Paul."



After I hung up the phone I sat staring out of my window for a few  minutes thinking how close I was to never having to deal with Brian  again, and it was almost unreal. For so many years he had been a  constant fear for me that was tucked way down deep inside that I refused  to let out. But every so often that fear crept to the surface and the  time had finally come when I would be able to say goodbye to that fear.  For the first time in a very long time while thinking about Brian I  smiled as I grabbed my things and went home.



Saturday turned out to be a beautiful day. There wasn't a cloud in the  sky and it was about 80°. I was a nervous wreck as I was getting ready  and Sebastian called me early that morning to see how I was doing.



"Elena, you have nothing to worry about, just think of this as a trip to the zoo with a couple of friends."



That made me laugh. "Friends? What if he hates me Sebastian?"



"He won't. I know that he is going to love you as much as I do."



"Do you think I am meeting him too soon?"



"Not at all, the timing is perfect. I told you that he knows about you  and he has asked me a couple of times when he was going to meet my  special friend. He even asked me if my special friend was imaginary  because he hasn't met you yet."



I felt a little bit relieved when he said that and I had forgotten that  Sebastian told Jaden about me. The fact that he had asked about me made  me feel a lot better.



"Okay, I'm ready to do this. He ‘s either going to like me or he isn't. Hopefully it's the first one."



"It will be the first one. The car will pick you up at 10:00 and take  you to the children's zoo and we'll meet you there at 10:30."



"Okay, I will see you then."



I took my time getting ready and at 9:55 I went downstairs and the car  was already waiting for me. We arrived at the zoo at about 10:25 and it  took about five minutes for me to walk I walked over to the children's  zoo and I saw the most adorable picture. Sebastian was sitting on a  bench looking drop dead gorgeous in a casual collarless shirt and khaki  shorts. Sitting next to him holding his hand was Jaden with his dark  blonde curls, who was the cutest little thing. Sebastian saw me, smiled  and waved and leaned down to say something to Jaden.         

     



 



Jaden sized me up as they stood and I walked toward them. I smiled at them, trying to look much calmer than I felt inside.



Sebastian kissed me on the cheek and turned to Jaden.



"Jaden, this is my special friend Elena who I was telling you about. Elena, this is my son Jaden."



I bent down to his level, smiled and held out my hand to him. "It is very nice to meet you Jaden."



He cautiously shook my hand while clinging onto his father with the  other. He looked down at the ground and then quickly glanced up at me  before looking down at the ground again. "Nice to meet you."



""Well, now that we have the introductions over with let's head over to  the Wacky Barn." Sebastian looked down at Jaden. "Does that sound fun?"



"Yeah!" Jaden jumped up and down and practically dragged Sebastian in the direction of the Wacky Barn.



Sebastian looked at me and winked. "It's his favorite place in the zoo."



The barn smelled the way you would expect a barn to smell but I barely  noticed because Jaden lit up when we walked in. He let go of Sebastian's  hand, grabbed my hand and pulled me over to the sheep.



"They let us touch them!" He looked up at me with his big, blue innocent eyes. "Do you want to?"



I was instantly in love. He was so adorable there was no way I could ever say no to him.



"Of course I want to!"



"Oh goody!" He turned to Sebastian. "Daddy, we're going to touch the sheep! Watch, okay?"



He chuckled and nodded.



Jaden clung to me the entire time we were together. We ate lunch around  12:30 and he made sure that he sat next to me. At around 2:30 Sebastian  said it was time for Jaden's nap and he did not want to leave.



"Jaden, we'll do this again, okay? Next time we'll go on the camel ride, does that sound fun?"