Ecie & Esme III: Forever and a Day

Eight

'Are you nearly ready?' Taylor asked looking up at Esme as she did her makeup. 'The guys are waiting.'

'I'll be done in a second,' Esme said looking at herself in the mirror then getting up. 'What's the rush anyway?'

Taylor shrugged. 'Is Lauren coming tonight?'

'Yeah,' Esme replied. 'She's coming over now.'

Taylor nodded then sighed.

'What?' Esme said looking at him.

'Nothing,' Taylor replied. 'Are you ready?'

Esme looked at Taylor. 'What is it? Something's wrong.'

'Nothing's wrong,' Taylor replied. 'I'm just thinking.'

'Of what?'

'I don't know, it doesn't matter,' Taylor replied getting up.

'Yeah it does,' Esme said. 'If you're not going to tell me then don't sigh like that.'

'I want to leave California for a while,' Taylor replied. 'Maybe just for a week.'

'Right,' Esme nodded moving around the room. 'Where are you planning on going?'

'I thought I'd check out London,' Taylor replied. 'Then maybe spend a few days in France before coming back.'

'That's great,' Esme said. 'Are you ready?'

Taylor looked at Esme. 'What's wrong?'

'Nothing,' Esme replied shaking her head. 'I guess always knew this day would come. You'd get bored of being here and want to leave. I'm fine.'

'Esme,' Taylor said going towards her and putting his arms around her. He kissed her head.

'When are you leaving?'

'Tomorrow morning,' Taylor replied. 'The flight is at nine o'clock.'

'Are you all packed,' Esme said shrugging Taylor off.

Taylor looked at Esme. 'Esme,' he said again. 'You're coming with me.'

Esme stared at Taylor. 'What?'

'You're coming with me,' Taylor smiled. 'I booked two tickets.'

Esme stared at Taylor not sure what to say.

'It's okay,' he grinned holding her again. 'You don't have to say anything. I just thought that seeing as you said you didn't have any classes next week, we could get out of America for a bit and have some quality alone time together.'

Esme looked into Taylor's eyes and started crying.

'I'm not leaving you,' Taylor chuckled. 'I won't be leaving you for a very long time. I promise.'

Esme kissed Taylor on the lips then hit him. 'I thought you were going to go by yourself.'

'Were you going to get mad at me?' Taylor laughed.

'I hate you,' Esme kissed Taylor once more. 'You're mean.'

Ethan pressed his body against Lauren's as they kissed passionately by a wall. He stroked her cheek and ran his other hand through her short dark brown hair. Their bodies went hard as they kissed each other and they rolled against the wall.

They pushed into an empty, dark room and left the door ajar. Ethan unzipped the back of Lauren's navy and indigo strapless sweetheart Rebecca Taylor dress. Lauren stepped out of the dress as they fell to the large bed. Lauren tore open Ethan's shirt as he took off his pants; they kissed hastily in a race to get naked first.