*~The Dream Of A Lifetime~*

“There is no point in beating yourself up over your parents, Princess,” Nickolas said following Valondra upstairs.

“I’m not,” Valondra said.

“It was their choice; not yours.”

“I know that.” She went into the bedroom. “But they are my parents, Nicky.”

“Parents that practically disowned you, ya know, because you wouldn’t give up a good guy to make them happy. You put your happiness before anything else and told them you were staying with me.” She looked at him. “You chose how you wanted to spend your future and with who.”

“But I didn’t choose what they wanted and they hate me.”

“No. No I don’t regret it.” She looked at him. “All I ever wanted growing up was parents that loved me and respected me and my decisions. I never had that though and never will. My parents had my future planned for me the moment I was born. I was going to study psychology and be a psychologist to prison inmates and be married to a 40-year-old doctor with six kids of my own. That’s not what I wanted. They didn’t care I wanted to be on the movie screen and on the covers of magazines. It wasn’t there plan. My acting and singing in school plays and shit was only supposed to be a school activity.” Nickolas just looked at him. “The only reason they left me join the community theatre program in Clearwater was so I would be out of their hair. They didn’t want me around and they still don’t. I didn’t fulfill their dreams they had for me. As fair as they’re concerned I am a failure in their eyes.” “You’re not a failure, Princess. You’re an amazing young woman with tons of talent that’s going to share it with the world.”

She sighed. “Sometimes I just wish that I did what they wanted me to do that way I would be someone great in their eyes. Just so they would love me for a little while.”

“You wouldn’t be happy though as a prison psychologist and married to a 40-year-old doctor with six kids.”

She chuckled. “No I wouldn’t.”

“You’d be miserable and end up posing for Playboy and having an affair with me.”

“That’d be the best part though.”

“What? Playboy?”

“No; the affair with you.” She kissed him. “It’d be worth it.”

“Yes it would.” They hugged.

“But I’m so glad I didn’t go with what my parents wanted for me.”

“So am I.” He hugged her tighter. “I’d be miserable myself.”

“Well we don’t have to worry about that.”

“Thank God.”

“And we never will.”

“I hope not.”

“We won’t.”

“And I’ll make sure of it.” They looked at each other. “I’ll kidnap ya and take ya to the island with no transport in getting back before I let you choose what your parents want.”

“Sounds like a good idea as long as you come with.”

“I wouldn’t have it any other way.”

“Good.” She kissed him. “So do you want to swim? Or get in the hot tub?” She went to walk away.

“You can’t swim.”

She smiled and put her arms back around him. “Yeah, but got nice strong muscular arms.” She took her fingernails gently down his arm and back up; the way he liked it. “Arms that I love being in. Arms that I love having wrapped around me and holding me tight…very tight.” He grinned. “Don’t you like holding me?”

“No…I love holding you.” He kissed her. “Let’s forget the pool and the hot tub and just do what in on the both of our minds.”

“And what is that?”

“You, me, and burning up the sheets.” She grinned. “What?”

“No one said we had to wear our clothes for the hot tub or the pool.” She left him go.

“You’re a bad girl.” She shrugged. “Not that I care. I love when you’re bad.”

“Good; now get naked.”

“Excuse me?”

“You heard me so hurry up. I am on a time limit now. According to the things I read and from Ariel and Rachel, I have up until my fifth month to let’s get a move on it.” He smiled and shook his head. “You said it yourself, Baby, we got five months to catch up on. You better get all the sex ya want now, because once I get furrther along ya can’t and after I have this baby I’m not going to want ya to touch me.” She smiled. “It’s either now or never, Nicky, so which is it?” He grabbed her and pulled her to him.

“Now of course.”

“Good.” He kissed her.