SECRETS OF THE PAST
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Rated NC-17 for Content
Erica wandered around the Turkish
airport. She took a cab and asked for the Almer Hotel. The hotel Franklin was
staying at. She had spent her savings to come here. She didn't care if Franklin
didn't want her. She had to tell him all she needed to say before it was too
late. She had been thinking about this for days after she found out the news
about her pregnancy. At the lobby desk, she asked for his room number. They
gave it to her and she headed to the elevator.
She patted her stomach, thinking
about Frank ever since that night on the forest floor. She had loved the way he
hovered over her, moaning. She had enjoyed his lovemaking more than Danny's.
She wore a pink summer dress, hearing that it was hot here. When the elevator
door opened on his floor, she walked to his door and knocked.
She was excited. She hadn't even
told her mom she was leaving. She held her bag and put it on the floor. She
knocked, hoping more and more that Frank would be the one to open the door, but
he wasn't. It was his father.
"Erica? What are you doing
here?" Jack was surprised to see Erica at his door.
"I have some news for
Franklin and I can't wait. I know I’m not supposed to be here, but I couldn't
help it," she explained to him.
"How did you get here?"
Jack asked.
"I spent my savings to get
here, Mr. Abagnale." She glowed. She was happy.
"Uh…Franklin is in his room.
Go ahead and wake him up." Jack pointed to the bedroom.
"Thanks, Mr. Abagnale."
She opened Franklin's door and walked slowly inside.
She saw him asleep. He looked
cute. She slipped off her dress and slid into bed with him. She kissed his lips
as he lay there. He kissed her back out of reflex.
He opened his eyes and saw her
laying there beside him. "Erica?"
"Hi, Frank. Your father said
it was all right to wake you." She got closer to him.
"Erica, what are you doing
here? I told Leah not to come, and now you’re here." Franklin was upset.
"I thought you would be
happy to see at least one of us here. I know you love Leah more than me. But
Franklin, honestly. I love you. I don't want to be a burden to you. But Frank,
Jr. is gonna need you," Erica explained.
"You’re pregnant?"
Franklin asked.
"Yes. It was confirmed last
week." She nodded her head.
"Oh, God." Franklin put
his hands over his face.
"What? What's wrong?"
Erica asked.
"Leah is pregnant,
too," he told her.
"Franklin, I know you are
marrying her, but I want you to be a part of our child's life." Erica
touched his shoulder.
"I wouldn't have it any
other way." He smiled at her.
"So, are you happy?"
she asked him.
"More than happy. I am
ecstatic. Get your clothes on and we will get some breakfast." He got up,
but remembered he wasn't wearing any underwear.
"Franklin, I am your
breakfast." She opened the blankets and revealed herself to him.
"No, Erica. I can't do it. I
can't have sex with you and cheat on Leah. Anyway, you would feel like shit if
I did that to you. Wouldn't you?" He tried to not be interested, but
slowly his body was giving in.
"Yes, I would, but Franklin,
you don't know how it feels to watch you and Leah live happily ever after and
leave me in the dirt. Honestly, it sucks." She lay there, a little upset
that she couldn't have him.
"I know it does, but I just
can't bring myself to feel something I don't. It would be like me treating you
as my whore." Franklin did not want to treat her like that.
"I don't care. I’d rather be
your whore than Danny's wife. I love you, Franklin." She started to kiss
him.
He looked at her, and without
giving it a second thought, he began to kiss her back. She wiped her tears and
leaned into him as he kissed her.
"You promise to never tell
Leah about this ever?" Franklin asked.
"I'll never tell," she
promised.
He slid off her underwear and
kissed her. When he put himself inside her, he looked into her eyes. He looked
as they moved together as one. Erica clung onto him as they moved. She closed
her eyes as she heard him moan in a low tone, then opened her eyes to see him
hovering above her, making love to her. She enjoyed every movement.
He went faster and looked into
her eyes. The feeling was overwhelming. It had been so long since he had had
sex. So, to him, it was a relief. He came inside her, since he couldn't get her
pregnant again.
When he finished, he lay by her
side and kissed her. She had enjoyed this moment more than anything.
"Thank you, Franklin. That
was amazing." She wiped the sweat off her forehead.
"You’re welcome. It was
amazing for me, too. By the way, how did you get here? Did you come by
yourself?" He was barely beginning to realize that she had come by
herself.
"I had some money for
college, but I spent it to come here. And, yes, I did come by myself," she
told him.
"I'll refund your money as
soon as we get back home," he told her.
"You don't have to. It was
worth every penny. Just to be with you one night was all I ever could ask for.
I'll cherish this always." She went into his arms and lay there happily.
"Wow. You’re welcome. Leah
never told me that before." He had never felt appreciated. Not once.
"You’re welcome, Franklin.
You deserve to be happy." She kissed his cheek.
His phone rang, and he answered
it. "Hello."
"Hello, Mister Abagnale. My
men met with you yesterday. You gave them your card. I would like to discuss
business with you. When are you free?" Manuel asked.
"Uh…let me check my
calendar. Hold on one second." Frank held his finger to his lips to tell
her to get dressed and be quiet.
Erica understood, and Franklin
got dressed and called his father.
Jack listened closely as he
leaned close to Franklin to hear the conversation. Franklin began to speak.
"Uh…yeah. We can meet today, say, about five PM."
"Great, Mr. Abagnale. I
await our meeting." Manuel was anxious.
"You’re welcome, Mister…?"
Franklin asked for his name.
"Sorry. Where are my
manners? I'm Manuel Ortega," Manuel introduced himself.
"All right, Mr. Ortega.
Where shall we meet?" Franklin asked.
"I'll send a car for you.
You’re staying at the Almer hotel, right?" Manuel asked.
"Yes, sir." Franklin
nodded his head.
"All right, Mr.
Abagnale." After that, the phone clicked. He had hung up.
Franklin turned to Jack. They had
their contact, and now it was time to do business as usual.