~ Los Angeles, the Cliffside Vi ~


    Friday


    6:23 AM


    In Ron''s and Z''s apartment…


    Ron stirred from his sleep and smiled. The lingering scent of Z filled his nostrils and immediately brought out vivid memories from the previous night and his heart swelled from happiness.


    The day started as a disaster, and until lunch, it didn''t look good, but with help from Aiden, Ron managed to turn around the situation from a certain cmity into furthering their rtionship.


    Ron reminded himself to thank Aiden for all the help and advice. The dinner in the forest with fairy lights and music was perfect... minus the Kitty eating half of the food, but Zughed, so that should be a win as well.


    After dinner, Ron walked Z to her room and got ready for the night.


    Ron was unable to sleep because he was missing Z by his side, but he told himself to be patient and not to push it. After all, she just forgave him and they are back to <em>''dating''</em> status and he should not ask for too much, too soon. He tossed and turned in the bed and he was mentally prepared for the sleepless night ahead when he got a text message from Z. She is missing him…


    What came after that was not nned, not nned at all, but Ron is notining about it. Not even a little bit. He and Z finally went all the way and he is confident that it was good for both of them.


    Ah, he is so happy that even his morning erection feels much stronger than usually. And he is naked under the cover… and so is Z. Ron smiled so much that his cheeks hurt.


    Ron opened his eyes and observed that he is alone in the bed. Where is Z? Ron assumed that she is in the bathroom but when he craned his neck, he saw that the bathroom door is open, and the lights are off. She is not in there. He extended his hand and patted the part of the bed where Z should be and confirmed that it''s cold. She is not there for a while.


    "Z?" Ron called while getting out of the bed. "Z!"


    He found his boxer shorts and sleepwear scattered on the floor and he put them on swiftly before going out of the bedroom to check the rest of the apartment in the hope to find Z.


    Panic swelled inside Ron when he confirmed that she is not there. Why would she leave? Where would she go this early?


    He paced two more times through each of the rooms and he even checked closets and the pantry while hoping that he missed her somehow... and he ended up in the main bedroom again.


    Ron saw that Z''s pajamas are on the floor. Did she go out in her underwear, or she got clothes from the closet? She should be in bed.


    Ron moved the bed cover and saw red stains on the bedsheets, a reminder of what they did the previous night, he didn''t imagine it. And the stains are the confirmation that for Z it was the first time.


    He didn''t understand, why would she leave? Shouldn''t Z want to cuddle and to be kissed and held gently after the night they made love?


    Images of Z shed in his mind, her eyes shut tightly and her pretty face grimacing in pain… and anxiety overtook Ron. Did he hurt her? Is that why she is not here? Damnit! He saw that she is in pain, why didn''t he stop? Why did he continue indulging his primitive urges at the cost of hurting her?


    Ron inhaled deeply in an attempt to calm himself down because the main question is: Where is Z?


    It took him some time to remember the lens and he used it to confirm that Z is in the main vi. In the study, to be more precise.


    Ron felt that he can''t breathe. Why would she be there? At this hour? Whoever goes to that study is talking either with Sarah or Aiden and considering the timing, whatever Z is talking about, it can''t be good.


    Ron dashed out of the apartment and ran toward the main vi as fast as his bare feet carried him.


    It took him under three minutes to reach the study, but for Ron, it felt like three eternities.


    He banged on the door with his fist a few times, and when Sarah opened the door, he looked behind her and his eyes locked on Z who was sitting on the sofa with a troubled expression.


    Without a word, he walked toward Z and when he was one step away from her, he fell on his knees.


    <em>''THUD!''</em>


    Ron stared at Z''s shoes and spoke: "I''m sorry, Z. I ended up hurting you again. As promised, I will leave the Cliffside Vi and not bother you ever again…"


    …


    About half an hour earlier in Ron''s and Z''s apartment…


    Z stirred from her sleep next to Ron who was still in dreand. She observed Ron''s peaceful face and she smiled while remembering what they did the previous night.


    It''s just like how Oni and N said: wonderful.


    Well, it hurt at first, but what happened after, definitely overshadowed that initial pain and now she can''t stop grinning like a fool. Ron and she did it, and they are finally a real couple who merged into one.


    Z closed her eyes and remembered his lips kissing her face, and neck, and lower… andst night she discovered that a spot behind her ear is very sensitive. And she recalled his hands touching everywhere, and how good it is to hold onto him, and the feeling of him inside her is amazing.


    His lustful expression is something that stirs butterflies in the pit of her stomach. Ron is intense.


    Z saw a mental image of Ron grimacing just before he filled her up… Z froze. Oh, no! They didn''t use protection! Now what?


    Z remembered that there are safe days and non-safe days, but none of those is fully reliable. She was so nervous that she could not remember when her previous period was, but she was confident that there is a big chance thatst night was NOT safe. Will she be a mother at sixteen years old? She tried counting nine months ahead to see if she will be seventeen when she gives birth to her baby, but then she gave up on that because no matter if she is sixteen or seventeen, it will be before she can get her college degree. Oh, no… Sarah is going to kill her!


    Right, Sarah! She will be so disappointed. Sarah always says how educationes first, and Z agrees. How is she going to afford to raise a child without a decent job and the sry whiches with it? How is she going to be a mother when she is a child herself?


    Ah, if she thought about itst night, now she would not be such a mess! But she can''t fix the past. She needs to figure out what to do NOW. The only thing she could think of was to talk to Sarah. Sarah always has a solution. Sarah will have something. Anything.


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