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Driving Oded
Chapter 7 - When It All Falls Apart
Disclaimer: There is no relation between the woman in this story and Mr. Fehr. No offense is intended in any way. This story is for entertainment only, and no money is made from it.
Rated: R for sexual content.
Comments: This story is
the sequel to “
Warning: This story deals with the loss of a pregnancy. If you feel this subject is too sensitive for you please do not read any further. Thank you.
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They aired the first episode of his show in October of that year and it seemed to do well at the start despite the timing. They were still shooting episode’s and with no indication that anything was wrong. However after a few weeks of airing rumors started to surface rumors that made him uneasy. He pushed it aside, Christmas was coming and it would be his first ever, and his first with the woman he loved.
He was determined to get the whole Christmas experience, including going out and getting a real tree for her. They spent a good forty minutes putting the tree in the stand, and all though a bit sticky and covered with needles, he came out from under the tree with a smile on his face.
They had gone shopping together and bought ornaments for the tree, burgundy and gold with white lights, and a simple star for the top. He dimmed the lights and lit the tree up. He had to smile when he saw the look on Lacy’s sweet face. He walked over to her putting his arms around her waist.
“Ded, it’s just beautiful,” she said, “Thank you for doing this,”
“No problem,” he said. She turned to him then.
“You don’t celebrate your holidays?” she asked, “I mean you’re Jewish,”
“I just don’t get into it, I guess you could say. I haven’t been since I left home,”
“Oh,” she said.
“It’s not a big deal really. I’ve always wanted to have Christmas. I’m kind of curious,”
“Well it’s not the same without the family,” she said softly.
“Hey,” he said gently taking her in his arms.
“I’m sorry, it’s just I miss the way things were when I was younger,” she said, “The whole family together, we’d have dinner on Christmas Eve, and we’d open one present before going to bed, then the next morning we’d get up and have breakfast before diving under the tree,”
“Sounds nice,” he said gently.
“It was,” she said, “I’d be there with all my cousins and stuff. I don’t know when things changed but, this is the first time Christmas has felt real to me in years,”
“Well I’m counting on you to show me the ropes,” he said holding her close. She smiled at him then, “There, that’s much better,”
“So, now what?” she said.
“Hmm,” he said softly, “I have a few ideas,” he gently kissed her lips. He moved to kiss her neck as he hugged her close.
“Mmm,” she sighed, “I have wrapping to finish,”
“I’m more interested in unwrapping,” he whispered.
“Ded,” she moaned softly, “I love you,”
“I love you too sweetheart,” he said as he moved her towards the sofa. She laughed as he lowered her to the sofa and settled his weight against her. She wrapped her legs around his waist as he smiled at her.
“I’m not going anywhere baby,” he said as she pulled him close.
“I know,” she said, as she drew him in for a kiss, “Make love to me,”
“That was the idea,” he said softly.
He kissed her as she ran her fingers through his hair as she pressed her body to his. He slipped his arms under her as he parted her lips tasting her sweet mouth. He took his time making love to her lingering over her soft curves. The sound of her soft moans in his ears drove him wild, and he made love to her. Afterwards they lay together on the sofa under the warmth of a fleece blanket. He stroked her hair as she lay in his arms and she smiled softly at him.
“Happy?” he asked softly.
“Yes Ded,” she answered, “Very,”
They lay together for a long time and he felt her relax in his arms. Everything was going well, the show was still running, and although it was struggling for ratings he wasn’t letting it bother him. He had Lacy, and they were happy together that’s all that matter to him at that moment.
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They had a quite and romantic Christmas Eve. She made them dinner, a simple turkey breast with all the trimmings. They had a nice dinner before moving to the living room to open presents. They had kept the gifts simple, sweaters, books, CD’s. He did surprise her with a hunter green nightgown.
She soon moved to the bathroom to slip it on. She came out and he was still sitting on the floor, he smiled at her as she crossed the living room to him. She gave him a little twirl before facing him again.
“What do you think?” she said.
“I like it,” he said, “Come here,”
She walked over to him and kneeled next to him on the floor. She smiled as he reached out and pushed his long fingers through her hair. She blushed instantly as he drew her close.
“You know when you blush it just makes you that much more endearing,” he said.
“Oded,” she said quietly.
“Yes,” he said looking at her.
“Everything’s going to be all right isn’t? I mean I know the ratings for the show are low and everything,” she said.
“Hey,” he said drawing her close, “Let me worry about the show all right? It’s not like it’s the end of the world if this doesn’t go,”
“How can you be so blasé about this?”
“Well, I mean I’d like for the show to take off, and it would be nice to have steady work, but if this doesn’t work I’ll find something else. I’m just trying to do as many different things as possible. I don’t want to get type cast because of my ethnicity. Ardeth was fun, Antoine was different,”
“Donovan, is very different,” she smiled.
“Yeah,” he said, “The point is, we’re going to be fine,”
“You’re right,” she said, “I love you Dedi,”
“I love you too sweetheart,” he said drawing her close. He kissed her soft lips, “You want to stay down here or go up to the bedroom?”
“Mmm,” she said, “Bedroom,”
“As you wish,” he smiled as he moved and stood up. He pulled her to her feet and then lifted her into his arms. He carried her upstairs and laid her across the bed.
She watched him as he stripped his sweater from his body. He removed his pants as well before joining her on the bed. He moved up to hover over her and she cupped his face drawing him against her. She kissed him eagerly parting her lips to him as she pressed against him. He probed her mouth feeling her caressing his back and he reached up drawing the straps of her gown down. She moved her arms letting the material move and exposing her breasts to him.
He moved letting his lips graze against the soft mound of flesh before teasing her nipple with his tongue. She moaned his name softly as he swirled his tongue over her causing a shiver to pass through her body. He slowly teased her to the point of near pain before moving to the other breast. The whole time she could feel her arousal pooling inside her, and his arousal was evident as it pressed against her through the thin material of his boxers.
He continued his explorations moving lower drawing the silken material with him. He kissed down her flat stomach dipping his tongue into her navel as he moved over her body. He moved the gown lower seeing that familiar nest of curls emerging as he moved it. A smile spread across his lips as he looked at her. He slipped it completely from her body watching her tremble as he moved over her.
He was a bit surprised when she shifted on the bed rolling onto her stomach. He decided to go with it as he moved up and straddled her body. He brushed her hair aside as he pressed his lips to the back of her neck. She shivered as he kissed her slowly moving down her spine and across her back.
He nipped gently at her skin moving his way down to the small of her back. Lacy lay there trying hard to control her breathing. It was taking every ounce of courage she had at that moment to go through with what she was about to propose. They had talked about different positions but Lacy was apprehensive about any position that prohibited her from seeing his face. Keeping eye contact with him was something that made her feel comfortable, it was her security, and she had needed it. Now she was hoping that she could let go.
He moved over her letting his lips nip at her skin, his tongue taste her body. His moved lower over her buttocks and he could feel her body shake as he touched. He caressed the back of her legs and smiled to himself as she parted her legs to his touch. He let his hand slip down finding her moist slit, before skimming up to find that tiny pearl. She cried softly as he stroked the sensitive nub causing her to arch off the bed a bit.
He continued to caress her before letting his finger dip inside her hot chamber. She moaned lifting her buttock into the air a bit as he touched her. He moved his hand and stroked her back.
“Roll over baby,” he said softly.
“No,” she said, “Like this,”
“Are you sure?” he asked.
“Yes,”
“Move to your knees,” he said gently as he watched her. She listened getting on all fours in front of him. He caressed her hips feeling her tremble, “You’re sure about this?”
“Yeah,” she said pressing back against him.
He stroked her skin softly and reached down caressing her gently. She moaned and pressed back against him as he stroked her gently. She gripped the bedding as he slipped a finger into her making sure she was ready for him.
“Ded,” she gasped.
“Should I stop?”
“No,” she said.
He removed his boxers before he moved in closer. He gripped his erection and guided himself into her as she moaned with pleasure. She nearly climaxed instantly as he pushed inside her tight clasp. He gripped her hips in his strong hands trying to recover his breath, and stay in control.
He felt her pressing against him as he held still inside her. He withdrew almost completely before thrusting back into her causing her to cry out. He moved slowly at first as she moaned softly. He ran his hands over her back and around to her front cupping her breasts as he moved against her.
He increased the pace slowly causing her to cry out louder with each powerful thrust. He gripped her hips as he felt himself getting close, her body winded up for the final crescendo. She cried out loudly as her clasp tightened, and she heard him cry out her name before his warmth filled her body.
He slipped his arms around her resting his head on her back as he tried to catch his breath. He moved from her and she lay down on the bed and sighed when she felt his arms around her. He kissed her shoulder and nuzzled her hair as they lay together.
“I love you,” he said softly.
“I love you too,” she said.
“Merry Christmas Ded,”
“Merry Christmas Lacy,” he said softly.
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The time passed and soon they were into a new year. The show was still limping along but no word of cancellation was mentioned as of yet. Lacy had turned the condo into a home and they were enjoying their time alone together. Occasionally they would go out with cast fellow cast members from time to time, but most times they stayed alone together.
He was working on the set one day when he got the phone call. Lacy was at the hospital and Oded almost broke his neck as he ran from the set towards the waiting car. He couldn’t get there fast enough, and was nearly running over people as he ran into the hospital. He went to the desk and he was directed to the exam room where Lacy was sitting.
“Lacy,” he said walking over to her. He approached her as she quickly reached for him. She hugged him tight as cradled her in his arms, “Sweetie what’s wrong? What happened?”
“Oded,” she said with tears in her eyes. Before she could finish the doctor pulled back the curtain and stepped inside.
“Mr. Fehr?” he asked.
“Yes,” he said.
“I’m Dr. Benson,” he said shaking Oded’s hand.
“What’s going on here?” he asked holding Lacy close. The doctor looked at Lacy.
“Ded honey,” she said, “I…I miscarried,”
“What?” he said looking at her.
“I was late and I took a pregnancy test. It was positive but I wanted to be sure first so a made an appointment. I was hoping to tell you tonight over dinner. I woke up this morning and I was cramping and bleeding,”
“Unfortunately this is very common early in the pregnancy. In fact most women don’t even notice and assume that they were just late getting their periods. If she hadn’t taken the test she may have not known,” said the doctor.
“Is she…” he started, “Is she going to be all right? I mean,”
“She’ll be fine. She’s going to feel a bit weak for the next few days. Someone should stay with her. And no intercourse for a few days, she needs to rest,”
“I’ll take sometime off,” he said caressing her cheek.
“All right,” said the doctor, “She has a few prescriptions here and I’ll have a nurse bring in the release forms,”
“Thank you,” said Oded as the doctor left. He turned to Lacy and sat next to her taking her hand in his.
“Ded,” she said softly, “I…I’m so sorry,” she said as the tears spilled down her cheeks.
“Lacy,” he said cupping her face, “You don’t need to be sorry. It was nothing you did,”
“I just,” she stopped, “I didn’t even realize how much I wanted the baby until this happened. I was so afraid to tell you though. I mean with the show and everything,”
“You are more important to me then this show,” he said, “When they told me you were in the ER, I thought I had lost you,”
“Ded,” she said throwing her arms around his neck.
“It’s going to be all right,” he said, “Come on. Let’s get you home,”
He helped her get dressed and filled her prescriptions before he finally took her out to the car. She was silent as they drove home and she went straight to the bedroom. He followed her up and she changed into her nightgown before settling into bed. He laid next to her holding her close as she clung to him. He gently stroked her hair as she rested in his arms. She drifted off to sleep and he crept from the room and went downstairs.
He went down to the living room, sat on the couch, and dropped his head into his hands. He couldn’t stop it as the tears spilled from him a sob escaping his lips. He had to release the emotion, to grieve the loss that had just been revealed to him. It had been a long time since he had felt such grief, and he now wept openly at the loss. He not only wept for the baby he would never hold, but for the pain Lacy had endured in silence.
He finally managed to pull himself together as he reached for the phone. He arranged for a few days off to be with her. He explained his situation and they said they would shoot around him for the time being. When he was done he stood up and walked back to the bedroom.
He stood there in the fading daylight watching her sleep. Her face was flushed from crying and he felt a pain in his heart. In that instant he realized that the only thing that mattered was her. It didn’t matter if they canceled the show, if they had to move, or what. All that mattered in that instant was that she was there with him. He realized at that moment he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her, only her. He wanted her to be his wife, the mother of his children. He wanted to wake up to that sweet face every morning, and have it be the last thing he saw before he went to sleep at night.
He kicked his shoes off and moved over to the bed. He lay next to her as she stirred and reached for him. He drew her close as she cuddled against him and he let out a deep breath. He lay there quietly until he finally drifted off to sleep as well.
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The next morning he woke up when he felt Lacy move in his arms. He opened his eyes seeing her looking at him. He stretched before reaching up and caressing her face softly.
“Hey,” he said softly.
“Hey,” she answered back.
“How are you feeling?” he asked.
“Tired,” she said, “Dedi,” she said softly.
“What sweetheart?” he asked.
“Are you mad at me for not telling you?”
“No,” he said, “Why would I be?”
“Well I know we’ve talked about kids and stuff. I thought you’d be mad that I kept it from you,”
“I’m not darling,” he said as stroked her hair, “I’m just feeling a little shocked,”
“Are you disappointed?” she asked.
“A bit,” he said, “It’s weird. I mean I know we talked about it, but until this happened it didn’t really hit me how much I wanted a baby,”
“Yeah,” she said looking at him. He cupped her face in his hand letting his thumb trail over her soft lips.
“Of course, if we’re going to have children, the logical thing would be to get married first,” her jaw dropped as she looked at him.
“Ded, are you asking me to marry you?”
“Well this isn’t exactly the way I had it planned, but yes. I love you Lacy, I don’t want to be without you ever. You mean everything to me. I want you with me always,” he said, “Will you marry me?”
“Ded,” she said as the tears pooled in her eyes.
“Don’t cry,” he said smiling softly at her.
“Are you sure you’re not doing this because of what happened?” she asked. He released her and reached over. He pulled open his nightstand and withdrew a little black box.
“I’m not quiet that spontaneous,” he said showing it to her, “I was just waiting for the right time,”
“Ded,” she gasped.
“Open it,” he said holding the box out to her. She sat up and took the box from him. She opened it and inside was a stunning engagement ring. It was a platinum setting with a large princess cut diamond in the center with small baguette diamonds set into the band. She looked stunned, “Lacy, do you like it?”
“Ded, it’s beautiful,” she said.
“So?” he smiled. She looked at him, “You haven’t given me your answer,”
“Yes,” she smiled, “Yes, Ded I’ll marry you,” he drew her close and pressed his lips to hers. She smiled against his lips as he hugged her close. He released her then and looked at her.
“Here,” he said reaching for the box. He took the ring out and reached for her hand. He slipped the ring on and smiled at her, “Perfect fit,”
“I wish we could make love,” she said.
“Soon honey,” he said caressing her cheek, “You need to recover first,”
“I love you Oded,”
“I love you too Lacy,” he said before kissing her lips.
He hugged her close as she rested her head against his smooth chest. She stroked her hair feeling her relax in his arms. He could hardly believe it, as he held her close, they were engaged. His search was over even though he hadn’t really even been trying there she was, everything he wanted, everything he needed, right there in his arms.
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Over the next few days he stayed home and took care of Lacy. They would eat their breakfast in bed and often just lay there talking afterwards. He took her downstairs and they sat on the back deck in the evening wrapped in a blanket watching the sunset, before moving back inside to bed.
They talked about getting married. He didn’t want to wait very long and told Lacy he’d like to be married my fall. She was more then willing to make that happen. He returned to work after a few days while Lacy started to plan their fall wedding. She wanted to keep it small and simple.
It was late in the evening
when Lacy woke feeling the cold space in the bed next to her. It was after
“Ded,” she said softly as she moved towards him. He looked up at her and she could sense something was wrong, “What are you doing down here in the dark?”
“Thinking,” he said as he sat back on the couch. She moved and sat next to him on the sofa.
“Honey, what’s wrong?” she asked.
“Word came down today,” he said, “They’re canceling the show,”
“Oh,” she whispered, “Ded honey I’m sorry,”
“I just kept hoping that something would happen,” he said, “I was hoping maybe they’d hang in there with us, but it’s over. Their showing three more episodes for a full season and then it’s over,”
“God Oded I’m sorry, honey,”
“So,” he said, “I guess we’ll be moving back to LA,”
“Well we don’t have to think about that now,” she said, “We have time,”
“Yeah,” he said with a sigh, “I’m sorry about this,”
“It’s not your fault dear,” she said taking his hand in hers, “This stuff happens and you said we’ll be all right. And if you want to postpone wedding,”
“No,” he said looking at her, “We’re not postponing the wedding. I don’t want to wait to marry you, this isn’t going to change our plans,”
“Ded, is there anything I can do?” she said softly.
“Come here,” he said drawing her close. She moved and straddled his lap. He reached up cupping her face in his hands letting a thumb trail over her soft lips, “I love you,”
“I love you too,” she said looking at him, “I’ll always love you Ded,”
He drew her close kissing her lips. She parted her lips to him in a silent invitation that he eagerly accepted. He slipped his fingers into her soft hair as his tongue swept through her mouth causing her to moan. She moved her hands up sinking them into his short hair pressing her body to his. He softened the kiss suddenly and looked at her.
“Are you ready for this?” he asked.
“Yes,” she said caressing his cheek, “I want to make love to you,”
She kissed his lips as he brought his arms around her running his hands up her back. She took the aggressive stance this time parting his lips as he moaned softly against her. She reached down searching for the bottom of his sweater pulling it up. He moved his arms and she broke the kiss as she shoved it up over his head. She pulled it free and tossed it aside before running her hands over his smooth chest.
She leaned in pressing her lips to his soft skin as he twined her hair around his long fingers. He moaned as he felt her soft kissing moving over his skin. She let her tongue trace the curves of his muscled chest moving closer to a dark nipple. She flicked her tongue against it causing him to gasp before she sucked it gently. She could feel his arousal pressing between her thighs as she teased him.
“Lacy,” he said softly.
“Shh,” she said against his skin as she continued her explorations.
She moved lowering herself between his legs. She undid his pants tugging them down as he lifted his hips. She moved them down his legs and set them aside before she began touching him again. She kissed softly over the inside of his thighs feeling him tremble as she touched him. He once again reached for her sinking his fingers into her hair once more as moved closer to his aching manhood.
He gasped feeling her tongue on the velvety soft skin stroking him tenderly. She slowly explored his hard length feeling his body tense as she touched him. A shudder passed through him as he felt her move engulfing him in her moist mouth. He groaned as she moved on him his body tightening to her touch.
“Lacy,” he said in a near growl, “I need you,”
She moved from him and untied her robe revealing herself to him. She was naked and his eyes raked over her as she moved to straddle his hips again. She let out a gasp of surprise as he gripped her hips and sunk into her hot chamber. She pressed her forehead to his as her breath broke from her lips.
“Now,” she whispered.
He gripped her hips in his hands as she began grinding against him. His breath quicken as well as their bodies came together. She clutched at his shoulders as they increased the pace, soft moans becoming desperate cries as they raced towards that sweet release. He felt it as her body started to tighten on him as he thrust up into her.
“Ded,” she moaned, “Oh God,”
He felt then as she splintered her body clamping down on him causing him to pump his warmth into her body. She threw her arms around him hugging him close feeling him stroke her back. He didn’t speak as he moved standing to his feet as she wrapped around his strong body. He simply carried her upstairs to their bed. They cuddled together under the covers, and drifted off to sleep both knowing that tomorrow was another day.
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Driving Oded – Chapter 8