�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.
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