Her Protector

Secret Lovers

New York City. April 7th, 2030. 10:30 A.M.

It was a beautiful Sunday morning in New York and Riley was still in bed sleeping peacefully. Her eyes fluttered open from the sun hitting her face, waking up in her bed only to find an empty spot on her bed where Lucas was supposed to be laying at. Riley held the covers close to her nude body while looking around the room.

"Lucas?" Riley called. There was no answer. The pretty brunette climbed out of her bed, picking her silk red panties from off of the floor and put them on. With her naked torso still exposed, Riley walks over to the closet to grab one of Charlie's button-down shirts and put it on to cover up her breasts. Riley leaves the bedroom and walked down the hall, making her way into the kitchen, only to find Lucas standing in front of the stove cooking a steak in the skillet in only his jeans. Riley stood by the doorway and watched Lucas fixing breakfast, enjoying the sight of seeing his shirtless figure. The pretty brunette entered the kitchen, creeping up behind Lucas and wrapped her arms around his waist.

"Looks like somebody's awake." Lucas grinned as Riley puts her head on his shoulder and smiled at him.

"Morning, Detective Friar." Riley said as she kissed Lucas.

"So, how did you sleep? Did you sleep well?" Lucas asked while cooking the steak.

"Pretty good, I think. So, what are you cooking for breakfast?" Riley asked.

"Well, I already made some coffee and some freshly squeezed orange juice. I've already made some scrambled eggs, they're in the oven to keep them warm while I cook the steak." Lucas said.

"Lucas, that New York strip steak was meant for me and Charlie for when he returns from Chicago. We were planning on having a romantic dinner together. Which means New York strip steak, a baked potato and steamed vegetables." Riley said.

"It is? Oh, I didn't notice. Well, I can replace the steaks when I leave from work." Lucas said while seasoning the other steak.

"Charlie ordered them from Omaha Steaks." Riley grinned.

"Well, shit." Lucas chuckled a bit. "So, about last night. Do you want to talk about it?"

"Yes, I want to talk about it. Lucas, I never had any regrets about what happened between me and you. I know that we're married. You're married to Yvonne and I'm married to Charlie. Our feelings for each other came back. It's just that I don't want anyone to find out about me and you." Riley said.

"I know. I don't want them to know about our affair. Should we keep our relationship a secret without anyone knowing and especially the press? I'm mostly worried about the press." Lucas said as he continued to cook the first steak until it's well done.

"I guess that makes us secret lovers." Riley said as she grinned at Lucas.

"Yeah." Lucas said. "Hey, remember when we were in our senior year of high school at Abigail Adams High? You invited me over while your parents and Auggie were out of town."

"Yeah, and you made this big romantic dinner for us. You made baked chicken with tomatoes and garlic. The power went off in the neighborhood and we had our little power outage date and our romantic dinner turned into a candlelit dinner, which ended in a night of passion between us. The next day, you were making breakfast and you were in your jeans and I was wearing your shirt." Riley said.

"Look at us now. I'm making breakfast with no shirt on and you're wearing my...well, you're wearing Charlie's shirt. Now, how did it go between me and you?" Lucas asked as he puts the steak in a pan.