I fell asleep in Lindsey's arms. The sun streams through our windows and I hear him groaning, not wanting to wake up. It's the weekend and we don't have to take either of our girls to school. I smile as he tightens his grip around my waist.
"Good morning, my love" I say, turning over and kissing him hard.
"Jesus, good morning to you too" he says, taken aback by the pressure. "Wake me up like that every morning" he says and now I know it wasn't unwelcome. He begins to kiss my shoulders and after a moment or two, he climbs on top of me, kissing my lips. My make out session with Don last night ended much too quickly and though at first I didn't want his attention, it's nice to know I have him here. He listened to me and comforted me...I never thought it would be Don that would help me through something like this. What a strange turn of events! But aside from the friendship, there was a lot of hidden passion left. The way he kissed me back was familiar but unexpected. I knew I wanted to go all the way with him...maybe I would have had Lindsey not come back home. "Earth to Stephanie! Are you still in there?" Lindsey asks, smiling down at me. "Where did you go?"
"I'm so sorry, I've got a lot on my mind"
"Tour?" He guesses, positioning himself to sit next to me and I nod, knowing it was a lie. "I figured. I saw Don leave here last night and I thought he might have been bugging you about rehearsals and travel arrangements again"
"Yeah..." He is making this way too easy for me. "But let's not talk about that right now. Where were we?" I sit up, putting my arms around his neck and kissing his defined jaw.
"Uh...the girls are up. Better start breakfast."
"Let Karen handle it" I tell him, kissing him all over.
"I've got to get up" he tells me, physically removing my body from his.
"Did I do something?" I ask as tears begin to well up in my eyes without my consent.
"No, honey."
"I want you, Lindsey. Don't you want me?"
"Of course I do. Let's get the girls some food and maybe we can come back up here for a quickie" he suggests, standing by the bed. "How does that sound?"
I wipe my eyes, feeling stupid. "That sounds great"
"I love you. Don't ever think I'd just turn you down. You don't even know how hard that would be to do" He chuckles then kisses my forehead. "Near impossible" he tells me and I smile a little. "There we are. I love seeing that pretty smile."
"I love you so much Lindsey"
"I love you too, angel. See you downstairs"
"See you" I say, waving as I watch him go. I get up to shower and when the hot water hits me, my muscles relax. I sigh, thinking of how I can keep this going. It's going to be tricky but I think I can handle it. For now at least.
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Lindsey was called to work in LA and I think I was a little too excited at the prospect. Don and I were leaving for tour in a few days and I told Lindsey we needed to work on something last minute. My sweet husband of course agreed and said to make sure Karen watches the girls so we wouldn't be bothered.
"You're so thoughtful" I tell him, kissing him before he leaves.
"I'm sorry I'm leaving right before you're going on tour. I wish I could stay here with you. I'm missing so much precious time"
"I know baby but we will make up for it" I wink and he nods eagerly.
"You've just made it even harder to leave" he says.
"Distance makes the heart grow fonder, right?" I ask and he nods again in agreement. "I love you. Make mama proud"
"Oh I will. I love you too" he kisses me again with such passion, I would have had no problem taking him to bed instead of watching him leave. I sigh, seeing him go. I'm, of course, very disappointed. I love him so much and I want to be with him every minute of the day, especially since I will be leaving soon. I go to Lindsey's studio and pick up the phone. I dial the number and when he picks up I simply say, "Come over". With that we hang up and he's on his way.
I smile to myself feeling pretty sly. Lindsey is none the wiser and I'm having the best of both worlds. Karen checks on me briefly and she knows the look on my face.
"What are you scheming about?" She asks.
"Nothing, why?"
"I know you, Stevie"
"And?"
"I'm the one who cleaned up the broken wine glass" she says suddenly and I'm stunned into silence. "I hope you know what you're doing. I'd hate to see this turn ugly"
"I'm not doing anything" I tell her when I find my words.
"Lie all you want...I'm not paid to cover for you."
"Yes you are" I tell her and I don't even believe that came out of my mouth.
"Something is very wrong here, Stevie. You're not acting like yourself and I think you should see a counselor, not Don Henley. You can't fuck the pain away and I'm not going to sit by and let you ruin your marriage"
"What are you saying?"
"You know what I'm saying and we both know I mean it"
"Don't do it"
"Or what?"
"I will give you a raise, paid vacations, I'll do anything just don't do that" I beg, tears streaming down my face.
"I can't watch you destroy yourself again. You're getting pretty self destructive. I can't and I won't do it. Talk to a counselor"
"No"
"Then you've bound my hands. I'm sorry"
"No..."
"I'm sorry, Stevie...I quit" She hands me the stack of papers she was holding and goes back up the stairs without another word.
A/N: updating again because I have no restraint. I'm sorry haha
