Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Keeping Up Appearances ❯ Chapter Five ( Chapter 5 )

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Keeping Up Appearances

Part V

By Devon Masterson

AN: I have been hassled for an epilogue or something to close this so here it is.

Haruka looked over at Zoe, who was banging on her toy car with a plastic hammer as she sat in her playpen, and smiled. That was the toddler's idea of helping mommy with the car.

It was amazing how much she had grown the past year. She would be two in six months, but Zoe was not the only person who had been keeping her busy the past year, her husband was like her second child. He was the doting father, constantly taking pictures and fawning over her. He was so sentimental, he even cried when Zoe said her first word, dada. Haruka was a bit misty and miffed herself at her witnessing her first verbal communication, but nothing like him. "Between the two of us, she'll either be really confused or well adjusted."

"How's your car, Zoe-chan?" she asked.

Zoe smiled. "I fix, Mommy!" She continued to bang on the little yellow Playskool car.

Haruka was proud that Zoe was bright enough to know that hammer fixed things. She was confident that she would do well in school when she started to attend.

"I figured you would be out here," Michi replied as she swayed slightly side to side.

"I had to replace the intake, there was crack in the hose, that's why I haven't been able to gun it like I used to," she explained.

"It seemed fine to me," Michiru commented looking at the car curiously. Mechanics was never really her cup of tea, but interested Haruka so she tried to be supportive.

"Without the intake, I can't get the amount of performance that I need," Haruka replied, "The car runs fine."

"Oh," she replied rubbing her abdomen. She then shifted her attention to Zoe happily banging on her toy car. "That is so cute. I wish I had a camera." She picked the toddler up and held her. "Hi, Zoe."

Haruka smirked then unzipped her coveralls and stepped out of them. "She's my helper," she commented proudly. She washed her hands then walked over to her daughter and best friend. "Won't be much longer until your helper shows up."

"We can't wait," Michiru smiled as Haruka took Zoe into her arms.

"Neither can I, Zoe needs a playmate."

"Why don't you and Zoicite have another baby so she can have a playmate?"

"I'm happy with one," she laughed, "and you'll see what I mean in a couple of weeks."

Michi blushed. "You're probably right."

"I need to change Zoe's clothes then we can leave to meet up with the others," she said walking to the house.

"When does Zoicite come back?"

"He'll be back tonight," she answered trying to keep the excitement out of her voice. She wanted to keep her pining nonchalant it was her way.

"You miss him very much," she laughed. "You can't hide it from me."

"I think the time that he spends with Zoe is important," she replied side stepping the subject slightly.

"And we'll leave it at that," Michi chuckled

*~*~*~*

Haruka sat in bed looking at a magazine. "Did she tell you all about her day?" she asked as she felt Zoicite get in bed beside her.

He smiled proudly. "She ate lunch in a nice place and fixed cars," he answered. "And how was your day, sweetheart?"

"I landed the account with Tsunami Enterprises."

"That's great," he replied kissing her lightly.

Haruka smiled smugly. "I thought you and I might celebrate your homecoming and my success. It has been two weeks."

"And you missed me?" he asked stroking her cheek gently.

"I did notice that you were gone," she admitted.

He smirked. She would never change always evasive. He had to admit he liked the challenge of getting her to open up to him each time, it made him feel needed. "Well I missed you," he replied taking the magazine from her and tossing it to the floor. "It was hell being away from you for two weeks. All I could think about is you." He climbed on top of her and started to kiss the hollows of her neck.

"Tell me about it," she whispered as her eyes drifted shut.

"How about I show you what I wanted to do to you instead?" he breathed in her ear. His hand trailed down to her most sensitive area. "You have missed me," he teased seeing her respond to his ministrations.

"Yes, I did," she admitted as she kissed his lips hungrily. She moaned as she felt his member replace hand. He rubbed against the sensitive bud between her legs. It felt so good having him there, but she knew something that would feel better. She propped up one of her legs, parting her legs further as an invitation. The unspoken plea was answered when she felt him slide inside of her, causing her to suck in her breath in ecstasy.

"You're a bad bad girl," he sighed as he thrusted into her. His hand caressed her firm derrière as he tried to fight just grabbing her by the waist and pushing into her wildly. She was making him want her too much by being so yielding and sexy and he would have the pleasure of tempting, testing, and trying her the rest of their lives. She was all his and he was hers. Theirs was a love making had a certain intensity that allowed the experience to be imprinted on more than just the memory.

"By the goddess," she called out as his control and hers finally slipped. She felt him pushing her up against the headboard and bending her in ways she would not have thought physically possible, but she was in excellent shape and it was so good. She could feel herself starting to quiver in pleasure and knew that she was about climax.

Oh how she missed him! She did not know how she spent so much time away from him when she was pregnant and once she had Zoe. Now, the idea was laughable to spend that much time from him. The pleasure was a major incentive for her true, but she actually enjoyed his company and his dry humor. They gave each other balance and read each other as well as she and Michiru did. It kept everything from being routine especially sex, no matter how many times they engaged themselves it was always intense and driven whether they were some place risqué or in the privacy of their bedroom. She was happy. "Oh, shit. Shit. Shit. Shit. Shit!" she screamed out. She arched her back as the orgasm rippled through her body and radiated outward to her limbs.

"Haru," he moaned as he moved faster with in her. Her outburst greatly excited him and surprised sending him over the edge as well. He gripped her tightly to him as she writhed in her aftermath.

The two fell against each other. "What did you do to me?" she asked breathing hard. If they kept this up, she would have to start taking vitamins and running again.

"Nothing yet," he replied kissing her hungrily. He wanted more.

*~*~*~*

"I have clothes at home," Haruka nearly whined as she was being pulled along by Zoicite. She was not really in the mood today. She had been feeling a little woozy off and on throughout the day, probably from dread. She never really liked shopping and would be content to wear something simple like khakis and a white shirt. The whole thing was tedious even if he did have excellent taste.

"So this is the example you are going to set for our daughter?"

Haruka blushed as she looked at Zoe sitting in the stroller laughing. The little girl found this situation amusing though she did not know quite what was going on. All she knew was they were going shopping and that meant if she was on her best behavior she would get a toy. "Be good girl, Mommy," she replied handing Haruka the toy she was playing with as if to reward her.

She smiled. "Why don't you keep it for, Mommy?" she suggested giving the toy back to her.

"See," he teased.

"Oh shut up," she said in annoyance as she walked off in the direction of a clothing store. She hated it when he was right.

Zoicite smiled. "You look so cute when you're annoyed with me," he commented as he caught up with her. "If our daughter weren't here, I'd take you now. I'll just have to wait until we get home I suppose." he added lowly.

Haruka raised an eyebrow at that prospect. She knew he was kinky enough to do something like that. Amazingly enough she was conservative sexually, but he brought out the whore in her for some reason. A great many things had passed between them that she would have never thought about or tried if it were not for him, case in point how they met and ended up married. "I'm going to hold you to that."

He winked as they walked into the store. "Welcome to Le Boutique," a sales associate greeted as she worked on a display. "Feel free to look around and let me know if I can be of assistance."

Haruka shrugged and kept walking. Zoicite smiled, "Thank you." He pushed the stroller as he looked around. He stood beside Haruka as she looked about somewhat randomly to see if anything caught her eye. "This is Setsuna's first fashion show, so you have to wear something fashionable and smart since your firm is representing her."

"Yes I know, the look says it all let your fashion be your umbrella," she sighed.

Zoicite frowned. "I never say that," he replied. He was getting a little annoyed by her attitude. He was only trying to help. "If you don't need my help, Zoe and I meet you at the car."

"No," she said quickly. As much as she hated to admit it, she was not much in the fashion arena. Setsuna and Michi always helped her pick out her clothes…when she was not in too stubborn of a mood that is. "I do… need some assistance."

"Then I guess I can help you since you are my wife and I hate to see you go down in flames."

"I wouldn't go that far," she said lowly.

"I'm teasing you," he said good-naturedly. "I'll make it up to you later."

"Fine by me," she replied as she walked over to a suit. It had a vintage '40s look to it. "I like this."

"Try it on," he suggested picking up one in her size. He signaled the sales girl they met earlier to open a fitting room. "We'll be out here," he said as she went inside.

About fifteen minutes later, she came out wearing the sexy zoot suit. "Very nice." The suit had the traditional style long jacket and baggy pants, but it was designed to be worn without an undershirt and tie. The jacket was cut so that covered the right areas but showed dangerous cleavage.

"I think a pocket watch would look good with this," she said as she looked in a three-way mirror.

"Glad to know that I'm rubbing off on you a little," he whispered in her ear as he undid the braid she had her hair plaited in. He ran his hands through her blond locks and lifted them into a makeshift upsweep. "You could do your hair in an upsweep with tendrils coming down," he whispered. His voice was husky and his warm breath massaged her neck as he talked. He kissed her neck lightly. "You could wear the pearl choker and earrings I bought you for your birthday."

Her eyes drifted shut as she lets his words playfully seduce her. She remembered that birthday she got jewelry and the twenty inch rims she had been eyeing from JC Whitney. By the gods, she loved that man.

"Have you been helped?" a sales girl asked politely.

The couple turned around, though they knew it was not going to go anywhere at the moment they were still annoyed at her intervention. "We're going to get this one," Zoicite answered. He was eager to get the rest of their items and put Zoe down for nap.

The sales girl looked at them strangely for a moment. It was then that Haruka recognized the girl as the one who helped her sometime ago when she and Zoicite first started their relationship. She looked very confused as she looked from the two of them to Zoe in the stroller. It was obvious that Zoe was their daughter.

"But I thought…" she began then clamped her mouth shut. She was not going to try and figure it out

*~*~*~*

"That's a lovely outfit, Haruka," Ami complimented.

"Thank you," she replied as she looked around. Setsuna's show had been a tremendous success like they all knew it would be. She was even able to make some contacts with possible clients who were impressed with her campaign so far. She would have made more contacts if she did not feel so bad. About halfway through the fashion show she started to feel sick again. "Maybe we should have taken it easier this afternoon." The two had been going at it pretty regularly, but that was not something new. "I must be coming down with what Mina had or something. I hope I don't give it to Zoe."

"Are you feeling okay, Haruka?" Ami asked.

"I'm fine Ames," she replied. "I think I might be coming down with something. I going to find Zoicite and we're going to leave."

"You've also been working hard," Ami added, "and I know Zoe is a handful. You probably need sometime off."

"I'm sure I just need some sleep," Haruka said, "I've been having some late nights."

"Oh I see," Ami chuckled.

"I never would have figured you for a pervert, Ami," she smirked. "Later." She started to wade through the crowd of people looking for her husband. She finally spotted him talking with Malachite and Michiru. Zoicite and Michiru seemed to have much more to talk about ever since Michi gave birth a month ago. They were forever trading cute baby stories and she and Malachite would sit back and watch them proudly, it was entertaining.

Michiru waved to Haruka as she saw her emerge from the crowd. Haruka smiled politely but Michi could tell that she was clearly ready to leave. She looked a bit peaked. "Is Haruka alright?"

Zoicite watched as she made her way to them. "She looked a bit sick when we left but she said she fine. I should take her home."

"I must look as bad as I feel from the worried looks on their face," she replied. Her pulse raced and she could feel her blood rushing in her ears. She really needed to lie down. She touched the side of her head as her vision blurred. They had just started to make their way to her when everything went dark.

"Haruka," Michi and Zoicite said in unison. She started to fall forward and he caught her just in time. He took her into his arms and carried her out before too many noticed and stopped the party.

"Let's take her to my office," Ami suggested as stepped outside of the party. The others joined her as well, except Setsuna, Rini, and Hortaru. They would end the party and be along shortly. She checked Haruka's physical vital signs. "She just passed out. I would like to examine her."

A couple of hours later, Ami walked into her lobby and looked at the expectant and worried eyes on her. "She has the flu," she announced. "She had a slight fever so I gave her something for it right away because of her condition."

At the word 'condition' they all looked at Zoicite and raised an eyebrow. He was just as surprised as they were. "She's pregnant?"

Ami smiled and nodded. "So you're going to have to take good care of her. She needs to stay in bed for at least a week and here's a prescription for her medication," she said handing him a sheet of paper.

"Can I see her?"

"She's asleep, but you can sit with her," she replied. She was grateful that she was right and it was not anything serious. She suspected that Haruka was pregnant the moment she saw her. She looked like she was slightly bloated and had the nauseated look. She looked like that right before she moved to the States and she was pregnant with Zoe.

"Thank you," he said as he left the lobby.

*~*~*~*

Haruka opened her eyes and yawned. She felt a hundred times better and was ready to take on anything. A good night's sleep was what she needed. She threw back the covers and quickly got out of bed only to sit back down. She felt so dizzy and weak all a sudden.

"Mommy," Zoe called out as she ran into the room ahead of Zoicite. She climbed on the bed and tackled Haruka. "Miss you."

"I miss you two, munchkin," she replied kissing her on the forehead.

"I'm glad you're awake," he replied carrying a tray. "I brought you something to eat."

"How did you know I was hungry?"

"I figured you would be after sleeping the whole week away and if you weren't I was going to wake you up anyway," he replied. "Now eat up."

"A week!?" she asked.

"Eat first then we talk."

Normally, she would have argued with him but the food was too tempting and she was starving. She began to eat what he brought her. Once she finished, she felt satisfied and revitalized. "So what happened?" she asked as Zoe lay in her lap. "I remember the party then waking up here."

"You passed out," he answered. "Ami did some tests and found out that you had the flu. You slept most of the week."

Haruka stretched. "Well now that I feel better. I should go and start catching up on the work I missed," she replied running her hands through Zoe's hair. The toddler had fallen asleep.

"Not until after your doctor's appointment," he replied.

"I feel fine, I don't need to see Ami."

"With Dr. Akimura," he added.

"Dr. Akimura, she's my…" Haruka reached over to the nightstand and picked up her planner. She looked back a few months and noticed that last month did not have star on any of the days. This month was nearly over and it did not have a star on any of the days either. She looked towards Zoicite and saw the grin on his face.

"I know we did not plan it," he replied as he lay back on the bed and pulled her to him so that she could lie her head on his chest.

"We didn't the first time either," she pointed out.

"But we will be fine. I'll be right here with you filming the entire thing."

"You're going to have me kill you."

"I'll seduce you before it gets that far," he teased.

"Just like a man to think with his…" her sentence trailed as she saw their daughter sleeping peacefully, "privates."

"I'm not the only around here that does that."

"I'm hormonal," she explained.

Zoicite smirked at her smugly. "That's something I never expected for you to say."

"You should always expect the unexpected with us."

"That's what I like about being married to you," he replied kissing her forehead. "It's never boring."

The End

AN: I have a series of stand-alone stories that flow with this time alone. So far it is Sweet Little Lies, KUA (obviously, you're reading it now), and Where Temptation Lies.

Sailor Moon is the property who a whole lot of dang people and it seems to grow all the time, but this I will tell you I'm not one of them. I own ZoeJ and the plot of this particular story. I do profit from this story monetary wise.