Jane

Chapter Nine

       The next few days were very nice when Clayton left us. Although he kept a guard nearby us with was rather annoying to say the least. Tarzan was fun to teach. He was so much smarter than we gave him credit for. He loved to spend each waking moment with us. He did not want to sleep in Clayton's tent.

Though I tried to show him how to sleep properly. Tarzan would climb a tree near us. Then sleep in it. I was curious. I would go check to see if he was there in the middle of the night. He was still there. Looking over us. I felt safer with Tarzan around then I did with Clayton's guard. I could not explain it.

"Father, he is learning fast. But not as fast as I would like for him to. He needs to learn to speak our language if he is to come to our land with us" I point out to my father.

"No way Jane! I am not bringing that ape brain back with us!" I hear Clayton argue. My father had him on facetime. I grab my father's phone.

"Clayton, we can't leave Tarzan behind. Please, do a back ground check on who used to be here before us, we can help Tarzan find his family" I beg of Clayton.

"Really Jane?! You are supposed to be focusing on us! On our wedding when we get home. You promised" warns Clayton.

"I will keep all my promises. Do I not keep them?" I ask him.

"Fine. I will look up what I can on ape brain only for you" he grumbles.

"Oh Clayton! Thank you so much. I mean if you can manage to find out where Tarzan comes from we can send him back to his real family. He will be out of your hair" I point out to Clayton. Just as I said this Tarzan comes over to me. He was tugging gently at my hair and sniffing it.

I giggle.

"More importantly he will be out of your hair" grumbles Clayton.

"Ape brain!" Tarzan notices Clayton with excitement. He waves at Clayton who now was glaring back at Tarzan.

"Clayton...Cl---ay---ton" he mutters under his breath.

"Jane I have to go. I have to get things ready so I can come back to you all" he tells me.

"Thank you again Clayton" I say.

"Do not thank me yet. Let's see what I can find out" he mutters. He hangs up without saying good-bye.

"Clayton?" asks Tarzan. He did know his proper name! He was only messing with Clayton! I laugh so hard my ribs hurt.

"You do know his name?" I snort with laughter. Tarzan smiles at me.

"Ape brain?" he questions.

"Oh Tarzan you are so smart!" I brag on him as my hand rests on his shoulder gently. He smiles my way causing my heart to leap about.

"Hey you! Get away from that!" I hear my father bark orders at something. I glance to see what the matter was. I find a smaller monkey checking out my father's items. It was not a gorilla I had saw before that was for certain.

"Turk? Turk!" calls out Tarzan to the curious gorilla.

"You know him?" I ask Tarzan. He nods.

"Her! Turk!" he tells me. He had learned a few more words from us this week.

"Turk! Turk!" he cries out.

"No Turk! No!" I yelp out as we chase down the ape.

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Turk leaps about with excitement now. Thinking we are all playing some kind of a game here? Turk was breaking my father's things. Knocking them over. My father was getting rather upset about it to.

Turk was fast. But not as fast as Tarzan! Tarzan caught to his buddy Turk. They wrestle to the ground in a struggle. I gasp and wince. But Tarzan was laughing as they rolled around. Was this gorilla a sibling of his? Was he raised with Turk? My father watched on curiously.

Suddenly an I hear it.

An elephant blows his or hers trunk right behind me startling me. I turn around to see. Sure enough a large elephant made its way to the camp sight.

My heart began to hammer in my chest as I was face to face with it. The elephant rushes over to Tarzan and Turk. He or she grabs Turk. Then playfully bounces the gorilla on its back. I gawk at them all. Tarzan leaps on the elephants back with Turk. Then Tarzan holds his hand out for me to ride with him.

"Oh no...no Jane stay!" I laugh with fear.

"Tantor" he tells me suddenly as he pants the animals head. The elephant suddenly picks me up my middle with its trunk. I scream as I am lifted up for a little ride. I land in front of Tarzan.

"Tantor friend" he tells me as he wraps his arm around me.

"Have fun Jane dear" my father calls out to me. Some fun!

"Father a little help here!" I call out.

The elephant takes off into the jungle. I hang on for my life. My heart races so fast. I feel wind on my skin. Tarzan laughs with joy behind me. Turk leaps off and into the trees.

Lucky gorilla.

"Tarzan, Jane want down!" I beg of him.

I had a pretty big fear of heights. I was not used to flying either. Tantor takes off faster. I yelp. I hang onto Tarzan's hands that were plastered beside me. Soon we were racing in the woods. It was rather fun. I giggle as we race. Tarzan wanted to show me about I guess. It was so beautiful. I might have missed all of it. We soon stop by a breath taking water fall.

"Oh Tarzan....it is lovely out here" I gasp. I look about me. I see gorillas drinking the water. Playing in it. I see flamingos walking near us. It was like being at the zoo but being in it. Being able to get closer. That is the only way to describe it. Paradise. With my Tarzan.

He was not mine. I shove the thought in the back of my head.

"Beautiful. Just beautiful" I mutter as I smile and gaze about me.

"Jane beautiful" he mentions on his lips causing a shiver to cascade down my spine.

"No, nothing like this" I giggle. He turns me around to face him face to face. He lifts my chin up so I have to look him right in his sexy gaze. My heart races. He looks at my lips as we share a moment together. No Clayton to ruin this for us now.

My confused heart battles it out as his lips make their way to my own. His lips brush lightly at first on mine. They press harder the next time. Staking claim in them. Hunger burns in me for Tarzan. My arms steal about his neck.

My fingers fumble in his long curly hair. He did not smell dirty. He smelled masculine. I was not sure how to describe him. I breathed him in between the sweet kisses. He scoots his body closer to my own. His fingers shake as though he were scared to try to touch me. I could tell he wanted to badly. I lean back. Trying to read his expression of curiousness.

I take his hand in my own. I place his hand on my cheek. Then to my lips giving him the human contact he craved. He needed me. Clayton did not actually need me. He wanted me.

Tarzan needed me.

That caused a passion for Tarzan to rise up in my spirit. I kiss his trembling fingertips. I hold his hand. Kissing each finger. Then I look into his eyes. I smile. He notices the ring on my other hand.

Guilt creeps in over Clayton. I was cheating on him. I never in my life cheated on anyone. Or wanted to. I slide my ring off my finger. I place it in the pocket of my jean shorts until I could give Clayton back his ring properly.

I had strong feelings here. I wanted Tarzan. It was not fair to Clayton to be with him when I was wanting to be with someone else. Even Clayton should be loved fully by someone. Maybe that was not me.

Tarzan smiles at me as though he knew the choice I made for him. Without saying a word. He touches my cheek on his own this time. I feel joy surge in my heart to be here with him. I wanted to know him more.

Learn about his past. I found myself wanting to be in his future. Did we possibly have one together? A future? If he did see other women around would that be the end of his attraction to me? I could not help but worry.

I close my eyes. The thought of losing him to another woman pained me inside for some reason. I could not explain it. I was battling so many emotions right now. Tears brush along the corner of my eyes as I fought them back. I feel Tarzan lean in and kiss my forehead. I look into his gaze. He smiles at me.

"Jane beautiful. My Jane" he whispers. How did he know what I was thinking?

He seemed to know.

He places my hand on his chest where his heart was beating. He kisses me. I knew he was trying to tell me something. I think I knew what it was. Maybe I wanted to think I knew.

"My Jane. No Clayton's" he whispers to me. I nod my head.

"Tarzan's, Jane" I vow softly as my heart races. He smiles brightly at me. He looked like he wanted to say something more. He leans in kissing me again.

Oh Jane...what are you doing to yourself?

I was losing my heart to Tarzan. I was just scared that my heart was going to get broken by this gorgeous creature. Once he saw those model pretty woman out there I was going to be a goner. But at least for a moment I felt special.

I was his Jane.

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