Out of Nowhere

loosened her hold on Angel and let him take her into his arms. “I’ve had a room made up for her….” Vicky coughed nervously “I think she would probably sleep better with me tonight.  If she wakes up in a strange place it might scare her”.  Jason nodded, grabbed her hand and started the walk up the stairs to his bedroom.  It was going to be a long sleepless night if he had to sleep in a bed with Vicky and not make love to her.  He sure was hoping for a repeat performance from this afternoon.  As Vicky walked up the winding staircase she just couldn’t believe the beauty of it all.  She’d never seen something so beautiful in all of her life.  Not even in a hotel or museum. They finally made it to Jason’s bedroom and when he opened the door her mouth almost hit the floor.  It looked more like an apartment than a bedroom.  “Oh my gosh…this is your bedroom? It’s incredible Jason”. He smiled.  He was proud of his home.  He may have inherited his family’s business but he worked really hard to bring it to the success that it was today.  He walked over and put Angel on his bed.  The bed had to have been special order as it was much larger than a king sized bed.  All three of them could fit in it without touching and still have plenty of room.  Jason was in the process of taking off Angel’s shoes when Vicky realized she forgot to grab their bags from the car “I forgot to get our bags.  Her sleepers are in there” Jason smirked to himself. He knew it would take Vicky some time to get used to having help but he’d do his best to make sure she got settled.  “Fred will bring them up in a bit. Are you sure you’re not hungry? Angel ate everything in sight but I noticed you didn’t touch anything on the plane”.  Vicky was just too nervous to eat.  She’d never been on a plane before let alone a private jet.  “Willa prepared her famous chili” there was a knock on the door.  It was Fred bringing up their bags.  Vicky couldn’t eat anything if she tried.  Jason walked up to Vicky and wrapped his arms around her “I’m still the same person Vicky and I’m in love with you”.  Vicky realized she was being silly.  She was with Jason nothing else mattered “You’re right. I’m just a little nervous” He kissed her. He couldn’t seem to help himself.  When he’d finished kissing her he asked Fred to have Willa bring Vicky up some dinner.

While Vicky was eating the wonderful chili that Willa had prepared Jason went to run a bath.  He hoped it would help her to relax but when he came out to convince her to take a bath with him she was already fast asleep in bed with Angel.  So, Jason did the only thing he could.  He drained the bath, undressed and got in bed too.  It was going to be a long night.

Chapter 17

Vicky opened her eyes to the sun shining through the windows. She looked over at the clock on the nightstand and it was already ten in the morning.  She never slept this late. Jason was gone and so was Angel.  Where were they?  And, why didn’t they wake her up? Vicky showered and quickly dressed in sweat bottoms and a tee shirt, then headed down stairs. She walked in the direction of the voices she heard.  They were in the kitchen.  Jason and Angel were at the breakfast table eating and Jason’s back was to Vicky.  He didn’t hear her come into the room.  Jason was talking to Angel as he was feeding her.  “You are just as sweet as your mom. I guess you don’t like applesauce because you have more on me than you’ve actually eaten”.  Vicky relished in the giggles of Angel and Jason’s laughter.  Her heart was so full taking in the scene before her that she couldn’t help smiling too.  “Good morning everyone” Jason turned around still smiling from the food fight he was having with Angel. Vicky walked over and kissed them. “Would you like some breakfast”? “If breakfast is as good as the chili then yes that would be wonderful because the chili was incredible.  Thank you.” Willa nodded and went to prepare a plate for her. Vicky tried to use a napkin to clean up Jason “you are a mess” still smiling “Yeah, and I love it and you too”.  Then he kissed her again.  He couldn’t seem to get enough of kissing her.  “Babe, I’ve got some errands to run this morning so I’ll be gone for a couple of hours.  Do you think you guys will be ok without me?” Vicky sat down with the plate Willa had prepared “We’ll miss you but Angel and I will be fine.  We’ll get acquainted with your home while you’re gone and explore.” Jason kissed Vicky long and hard again then rose and left the kitchen.  Ms. Willa had known Jason a long time and was very protective of him.  She’d met her share of gold diggers over time. However, she wasn’t quite sure what to make of Vicky just yet but she seemed to be very different from all the others.  Angel was a beautiful child and with her coloring many could consider her of mixed heritage.  He seemed very enamored with her.  Of course, Willa would keep her opinions to herself…for now.

Later that afternoon Vicky put Angel down for her nap.  Then she decided to check out Jason’s library.  She hoped she could find something good to read until he got back.  As she was making her way down the stairs there was a commotion in the foyer.  Willa in a very controlled but firm voice was talking to some woman who looked like she’d just stepped off of the cover of a