Dr King and the Fräulein

"Do you have to go?"

"I have to Schatzi. This is what I do. And anyway now I have a partner so it's going to be much safer and easier. Once winter is over and I've helped him find his wife I'll be back. Don't fret my love." Dr. King Schultz stepped forward, gently taking her arm and pulling her into his embrace. She gladly allowed herself to lean against him and sighed gently as he slid his hands around her waist and kissed the top of her head. "I feel like you just got here and now you have to leave. I miss you so much when you're gone. I can only hope that Fritz takes good care of you. And tell your partner I want you back safe and sound. Life isn't worth living without you my lieben." She began crying softly in his arms and the tears stained his gray coat.

"Shhhh. Please stop. I can't stand to hear you cry. It makes me sadder than I can bear."

He pulled back from her and his large, strong hands made their way to her face, clutching her steadily and firmly, his thumbs caressing her cheeks and wiping the tears away. Slowly he bent down, resting his lips first on her forehead, then her nose, and finally coming to a halt as his lips met hers. She took a deep, sharp breath before submitting to his kiss and as she did the whole world and its worries melted away and a surge of love made her stomach somersault so intensely she stopped breathing.

As he moved back she stared into his hazel eyes and as they sparkled she wondered what it was about him that made her feel this way and she hoped that whatever it was it would last forever for she had never been so happy, content and in love before. And as she thought of these things, he bent down so that he could reach her neck and caress it with his lips while she ran her hands through his soft hair that had grown long since she last saw him. His mouth on her neck was going to be the undoing of her and she'd never let him leave unless he stopped.

"Schätzchen," she said breathlessly, "Do you have time for me to say goodbye to you properly?"

She stared at him, her eyes desperate and pleading and she could see that his eyes gave away the same feelings in him. "Yes. With everything I am. I want you to."

Breaking apart for a second, she took him by the hand and led him into the bedroom…