Sid and I wake up slow, the sun blinding us through the windows. We do everything together in the mornings now; shower, get dressed,etc. He helps me get ready for work and we switch off making breakfast and taking care of the pets. Today, we eat our bowls of cereal on the couch while watching tv,tangled up in each other. My mind is just running around and I'm too happy for my own good.

"Don't you have to be at work before nine?" Sid asks. Shit! I almost forgot. I've been so caught up in him that I overslept.

"Maybe I can call in sick. I've been there everyday when I'm supposed to be there and even when I'm not so I should be fine."

"Alright go call in," he say. He looks up at me with a boyish grin like he's planning on doing something he knows he shouldn't be doing. "Because I have plans for us today." I give a small almost inaudible gasp. He grabs my hand and kisses my fingers.

" I hope I can stay home so I can find out what these plans are." I say with a grin back. In my room, I grab my cell of the bedside table and dial my boss, Anna. After four rings, it goes to voicemail. Anna always picks up her phone, this is unusual. I leave a message the second time I call her and call our front office woman, Monica.

"Vogue Magazine. This is Monica, how can I help you?" she says with a happy voice.

"Good morning Monica," I make my voice as sick as possible. "It's Seraphina. Can you tell Anna, since she's not picking up her phone that I'm calling in sick? I've been having some bad stomach pains since I woke up and-" I stop mid lie as she cuts me off.

"Mhm, whatever I'll tell her." Monica agrees with a dismissive tone. Monica has always had a beef with me since I got here, I have no idea why. But I believe in karma and decide to be the better woman this morning.

"Thanks so much bye." I hang up the phone before she asks for any details. I go back to Sid with a smile.

"So," he asks, "Can you stay?" Sidney actually looks anxious! It's cute on him. Sometimes it amazes me how sweet and caring he is. I make him wait a while then say, " I can stay."

"Fuck yes!" He exclaims. He opens his arms and I gladly walk into them.

"As for the plans," I sit on his lap, " What are they?"

"Well, after we get changed we can downtown and walk around. We can eat lunch somewhere."

"Sounds like a good plan to me!" I say.

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Taking a taxi into Manhattan, the two of us walk around; Sid is being very nice and patient and letting me go into stores without one complaint. Sidney reminds me that he wants to keep our day together under the radar as much as possible. I do my best not to draw too much attention to him with all the hugging and kisses on the cheek but I can't help it. I can't imagine having to keep a low profile everywhere I go. After dragging him in and out of various stores, I decide we should do something else. That was until we pass a Michael Kors store where I stop and look up at him pleading.

"Babe," Sidney's face begs for me to stop shopping. It wasn't like a bought many things or like we went into many stores. "Really? We've honestly have been in ten stores already."

"You counted? Come on, just this one. I have to look at something. Pretty please?" I whine as I wrap my arms around his thick torso. I hear him sigh defeated.

"Fine. Last store, then we go do something else."

"Thank you, I promise, this is the last store. " I kiss him on the lips. Inside, the store resembles many of the other designer stores; open space, racks along the wall lined with coats, cardigans and dresses. Pants are on tables or sitting above cloth racks. Scarves are neatly folded on a bench in front of the handbags and shoes. I've been in this store numerous times, I'm sure the
people working here know me by now. Going to the wall of bags, I grab a large grey tote that I've had my eye on it for months since it came out. Some other girls around the office have been ogling it also but we're all not in the position to buy it just yet. I obviously can't afford it so I just like to look at it.

" Oh my God. This bag." I hold the bag up in front of me then hook it in my elbow, modeling it in a mirror.

" What?" Sid asks. He walks up behind me, I didn't even notice he wasn't my my side anymore.

"I've been looking at this bag for months since it came out. I've been saving here and there for it." I turn every which way to see what angle is the best for holding the bag.

"How much is it? Don't you have a bag like this one?"

"No...Maybe. It's not from the same collection, it's smaller than this one and was significantly cheaper. I'm a fashion editor, I can't carry the same bag. But they don't pay me enough to look like one." I sigh. I show him the $1,290 price tag. He takes the bag from me and goes to a woman who works here. "What are you doing?" I ask. He puts a hand out, blocking me from what he's doing.

" I'm getting you the bag." He says over his shoulder.

" What? You don't need to do that! I'll get it when I have the money!" What the fuck! That's awfully sweet of him wanting to get me the bag but he doesn't have to do that. It's nice to get things but this is too much. A lady in a grey dress comes over to us and asks, "You needed help sir?"

" Yes, I would like to get this bag for the beautiful lady next to my right," he says looking at me smiling. I just look down and smile, feeling a weird mixture of emotions; happy, irritated, overwhelmed. "Good choice! I'll go get the bag for you," she says. She turns and walks over to a door that leads to the back room. I turn and face him. I don't know what to say.

"What? What!" He exclaims. His face is smug and playful. I hate him. I just turn and face the checkout desk. I make this weird face when I'm irritated or trying to act mad. I suck in my cheeks while pursing my lips. Sid leans over and says in my ear, "You look cute when you make that face," then kisses my temple. He makes it so hard to be mad at him.

"You're so fucking stubborn, you know that?" I scold him.

"I know." Sid says smiling. The woman comes back with the bag and rings it up. Sid takes out his debt card and pays for it. This is the second material thing he's given me.

"Would you like to carry it now or would you like it in the bag?" The woman asks.

"I think you should carry it now," Sid says. Because he's adorable I decide to. When I finish transferring all my shit and put it in my arm, I immediately feel badass. Like I just own bitches solely on this bag. I know, bitchy whatever.

" Do you like it?" he asks when we're outside.

"It's beautiful I love it. Thank you so much." I'm still mad at him though, I could never repay him. The price of this bag is a little less than my rent.

"You're very welcome, love. It was a gift. I might as well put this contract to good use."

"Well, no more buying me expensive things. I'm not a charity case. Now I have to get you something." I run through everything he might like and come up with nothing. He is an incredibly hard person to shop for especially when he can buy whatever he wants.

"Hey!" He stops walking, pulling me back. Sidney holds my face in his hands, he looks pissed. "You are not a charity case. If I get you something, it's because I want to. I have more money than I know what to do with,I wanted you to get this. You said you've wanted this forever."

"Yea but-" I stop talking when all of a sudden his lips are on mine muffling my words, keeping me from saying anything more. He finally pulls away, leaving me breathless.

" It's fine Sera. Just accept it. What do you want to do now?"

"Can we go to central park Just for a walk?" I suggest.

"Of course. It's not far from here. Let's go before all the cool stuff is gone."

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We walk a couple of blocks before we finally get to central. There are kids running around with water guns, old couples sitting on the bench. Artists, street vendors and street performers are everywhere. I stop by one of the street bookstores and buy some books and magazines. Sid and I walk hand in hand to the playground. They're a few kids around but not many. I let go of his hand, running towards the swings. I always liked the swings and I still do—they're the only ones I fit on. I guess I like them because I feel free in away almost like I'm flying. I grab one that isn't too low to the floor. Sid comes behind me and starts pushing me.

"Do you need help?" Sidney laughs behind me after seeing my failed attempt to get the swing going.

"Thanks, I need the help!" I say with a giggle.

" I thought so. You looked like you were having some difficulty."

"Oh whatever, just push me please." I'm on the swing for awhile, we talk and crack jokes the entire time. When I stop swinging, all the kids are gone since its getting dark. I take Sid's hand and lead him to the jungle gym. I lead us to the big slide, the one that can hold a bunch of little ones. I make him sit in front of the entrance and me across from him. "Sera," he says.

"Yes?"

"What are we doing?"

"We're going to make out," I say it like it's obvious.

"What? Seraphina really he-" I catch him off guard and grab some of his shirt in both of my hands and pull him close. I kiss him slowly then pull away slowly while biting his bottom lip. I hear him give a little moan. " Sera, if we get caught-"

"That's what makes this so exciting, knowing we could get in trouble." I kiss him again. While I'm kissing him I move to sit on his lap and wrap my legs around his waist. He pulls me closer to him and moves his lips to my neck. I lean my head back, exposing more of my neck as he keeps kissing it all over. His hands move up under my blouse undoing my bra.

" Here?"

"Yes. Like you said, It makes it more exciting." He whispers. I attack his mouth once more and in a swift motion he puts me on my back. It's not exactly comfortable but I could care less. With roaming hands not knowing where to grab, I move my hands from his lower back and under his shirt, tracing his spine. I can hear him groan and his body shudder against mine. He starts to kiss me from my lips down to my neck, my collarbone, my chest and down to my stomach. He stops at my navel and looks up. I have a feeling where this is going but I don't really know what to say.

" Sidney,"

"Yes?" He says. Sidney has this look on his face like he knows what he's about to do is going to drive me crazy but he wants to tease me before he does it. It's so frustratingly hot.

"What are you going to do?" I ask, my voice barely audible.

"You know what I'm going to do," he says. He slowly undoes the button to my jeans, pulling them off. He kisses me right above where my underwear is and moves back to my face.

"Do you want to do this?" he asks. My mind is going crazy. My heart his beating so hard in my chest and my lady parts are going crazy, I might explode. " Yes," I whisper. " But not right here."

"Why not?" he asks. " For two reasons; one it's not romantic or comfortable and two here comes a cop." Sidney turns his head and sees him too. " Shit," he whispers. " We better go."

"Duh!" I whisper back. I quickly put on my jeans again and grab my stuff. We're able to quietly get off the jungle gym and go I'm the other direction.

" Shit that was intense," he says when we're crossing the street.

" I'd say." I agree for many reasons obviously. We catch a cab to Greenwich. The entire ride he can't keep his hands off me, which just drives me insane. Hands on my thighs, on my lower back, kissing my neck. We reach Greenwich and it doesn't get any better. As we walk towards my apartment, he grabs my ass.

" Wait til we get home." He whispers in my ear. Oh my God. That could mean many amazing thing. I walk faster to my apartment building and run up to the elevator. The second the doors dings open, we bolt out running to my door. I dig in my bag and find my keys, hurriedly trying to open the door. Sidney starts kissing the back of my neck distracting me to the point where I can't even open my door. Turning around, I grab his face in one hand, pulling him in for an urgent kiss.. He takes the key out of my hand and opens the door. Once inside, I drop everything on the floor, kicking the door closed. Kissing and relieving each other of all clothing, we fall on the couch. This is the most intense foreplay I've ever had. His lips are everywhere marking his territory.

"Is this that you had planned for me?" I ask breathlessly.

"It's part of the plan now." he says. Again making his way down south, he looks up. Before he even asks the question I say yes.

Notes

Well this chapter was long over due! I just got really busy but here it is. This is my favorite chapter to write thus far, mostly because of the playground scene and I've related to Sera on a few things. You may or may not be wondering, "why is there so much smut?" If so, I like to imagine that these two people, both Type A, leader, private and busy don't have a lot of time to get it in. It only seemed fitting to have the two basically lusting over each other for a good bit before they fall into a steady rhythm.