Whispers of the Night

Effort

Few days later...

{Zak POV}

I panted as I rolled off Holly leaving her with a satisfied look, pulling the sheet over her body she huffed and picked up her phone checking it.

"That was amazing." She spoke pushing her hair behind her ears after she put her phone down "So passionate."

Her hand rubbed across my chest making me frown and remove it.

"What's wrong baby?" She asked sitting up slightly to look at me.

"N-nothing. Just tired.."

"I can imagine, you worked really hard." She replied making me nod my head lazily. I worked hard compared to her, laying like a bag of sand. There was no passion from her, not like with the others... Not like there was with Scarlett. I was passionate, sure I was as I was killing my love for a woman I used to know by burying myself in another.

"I have to go and speak with Scarlett." I spoke out loud.

"What? Why?" Holly questioned.

"Because she has my daughter for one. I want access to her, I won't be a deadbeat.." I replied.

"Oh, I- maybe you should wait a little longer, like I said."

I shook my head "I've waited long enough now. I don't want her thinking I don't care." I answered sitting up and moving off the edge of the bed.

"Now? You're going right now?!" Holly snapped in annoyance.

"After a shower. Yeah, I want this sorted. So we can all move forward."

She looked at me with annoyance but her face changed and she moved to the end of the bed. "Zak.. Do you want to maybe have a child of our own?" She asked looking up at me.

I shook my head "I don't do children, Avari.. Well I didn't see her for 5 years now."

Holly rolled her eyes and nodded accepting my answer. I still hadn't told her the truth, and the reason behind that was one for us both. Holly was trying to trap me, now I'm not stupid enough to get myself married because I don't drink, so her next option is a baby. I'm a ladies man, there's no denying that I love sex. Every sense of it, sometimes more with other people than Holly who looks at it as a duty.

I loved the connection between two souls, the beauty of the energy between them and the love and devotion, all of which was void with her.

Holly however was looking for a meal ticket in the shape of me, if she was pregnant, she would drag my balls through glass to get what she wanted and I'm not just talking about a full time nanny from birth either. I'm talking a house, car, allowance, holidays, clothes, handbag and shoe allowance, I'm talking everything that could have me on the bones of my ass in less than a week.

"Right, well I'm gonna shower." I announced leaving the bedroom.

An hour later and a half later and I was parked across the street watching Scarlett in the garden. I sighed softly as she knelt on the ground digging at the dirt, pushing it around a pink flower proudly. A few empty plastic plant pots at the front door from where she has just planted a few.