If you're gone
Terri sat on the top step in front of her new apartment in Hawaii. She still couldn't believe she was finally here. It seemed like a dream. She loved the people that she worked with here. There was only thing that she missed. She missed the man she had secretly loved for the past three years. Foolish pride had stopped her from confessing her love for him. Now it was too late. He was gone from her life. Why was she having such a hard time forgetting him? She remembered the way he laughed, the way his hair looked in the sunlight. He was her best friend and confidant. He could make her laugh when she felt like her world was ending. If only she had told him how she felt. Now it was too late to tell him of her feelings for him. Or was it?
Jack Tripper stood at the airport looking at the plane departing. His longtime girlfriend Vicky was on the plane. They had said their final goodbye a few minutes before the plane took off. He didn't feel empty inside. Quite the opposite, he felt at peace for the first time in months. Guilty pains struck him from somewhere inside him. He knew that he should feel something after they decided to part ways. A sense of loss, of pain, something. No matter how much he tried the feeling refused to emerge. Instead a feeling of restlessness was there. He wanted to take a much needed vacation. He walked over to the ticket counter and did something that Jack Tripper never did before. He bought a ticket to Hawaii. He had always wanted to visit Hawaii. This would be the perfect time. He smiled and thought about the sights that awaited him.
Terri smiled as she left the hospital. It had been a busy day and she was relaxed. She loved the feeling of staying busy. She was meeting some friends at the bar of a local hotel. She smiled as she parked her car. She walked up to the hotel lobby and could have sworn she saw someone from her past getting into the elevator. Shaking her head she decided that it had to have been her imagination. She walked into the bar to meet her friends.
Jack rode the elevator up to the fourth floor. He was surprised at the view. He had a wonderful view of the ocean. He smiled as he walked onto the balcony. He breathed in the warm salty air. He smiled and decided that he needed to get something to eat. He walked down to the lobby and asked the woman at the front desk "Where is the best place to get some food?"
She smiled and said "Well, the bar serves a nice hamburger. If you want something more elegant than that, there is always the restaurant down the street."
Jack thought for a moment and decided that a nice burger would be just the thing he needed. He walked into the bar and was seated immediately. He looked around the restaurant and smiled. The decorating was Hawaiian style. There were surfboards on the wall and tiki statues on the walls. He laid his head back and closed his eyes.
Terri and her friends were at the bar. She smiled at something one of them she. She laughed and threw her head back. Her other friend called her and she turned her head to look at her. It was in that instant that she saw him. So, it hadn't been her imagination after all. He was here. He was in the bar. Sitting at the table directly across from them, was the man of her dreams. He was sitting yards from where she was right now. She excused herself from her friends and walked over to where he was sitting. He had his eyes closed and his head was back. She smiled and bent over and did something that the old Terri Alden would have never done. She kissed Jack on the mouth. His eyes opened suddenly and she felt him smile into her kiss. When she was done she heard him say "Wow!"
"Surprised?"
He nodded and said "Very! What? How?"
Terri smiled and said "I've dreamt of doing that for awhile now."
"How come you never said anything before?"
She sat down next to him and said "Can you imagine the fit Janet would have had? Then after she found Phillip, you had Vicky. By then it was too late to tell you how I felt."
Jack smiled and said "I wish I had known…"
"Well, now you do!"
Jack got up and held his hand out to her. "Let's take a walk."
Terri smiled and reached out for his hand. She felt something go thru her body. He must have felt it to because he looked and her and smiled. They walked out of the bar and out onto the sandy beach. They walked together and suddenly Jack smiled and leaned over to kiss her. Terri saw stars and felt the earth move under her. She smiled and said "Are you staying in the hotel?"
Jack nodded and they hurried across the street to the hotel. The elevator arrived and Jack pushed the button for the fourth floor. The started kissing again and didn't stop until the elevator reached the floor and opened. Jack held her hand again until they reached his room. He took the key out of his pocket and opened the door. He held the door open for her and once they were both inside they started kissing again. More passionately than before. Jack pulled away and looked at Terri. He smiled and asked "Are you sure?"
The song "The Power of Love" By Celine Dion is playing in the background.
The whispers in the morning
Of lovers sleeping tight
Are rolling like thunder now
As I look in your eyes
I hold on to your body
And feel each move you make
Your voice is warm and tender
A love that I could not forsake
(first chorus)
'Cause I am your lady
And you are my man
Whenever you reach for me
I'll do all that I can
Lost is how I'm feeling lying in your arms
When the world outside's too
Much to take
That all ends when I'm with you
Even though there may be times
It seems I'm far away
Never wonder where I am
'Cause I am always by your side
(repeat first chorus)
(second chorus)
We're heading for something
Somewhere I've never been
Sometimes I am frightened
But I'm ready to learn
Of the power of love
The sound of your heart beating
Made it clear
Suddenly the feeling that I can't go on
Is light years away
(repeat first chorus)
(repeat second chorus)
Terri nodded and her response was to remove her top. Jack whistled and upon seeing her skin said "Beautiful! Absolutely beautiful."
Terri blushed, moved forward and said "You are definitely overdressed Mr. Tripper." She then started removing his shirt. She smiled as she heard his sharp intake of breath. She let her hands roam across his chest. She felt every muscle in his chest. Finally, feeling more daring than she had in ages, she let her hands move down to the buttons on his pants. She smiled and said "Are you sure about this Mr. Tripper?"
Jack nodded and smiled. With that Terri unbuttoned his pants. Revealing his boxers underneath. She smiled as she ran her hands around the elastic of his boxers. She felt him shiver and said "Excited Mr. Tripper?"
Jack merely nodded and swallowed. He was afraid to speak. She smiled and leaned forward to kiss him on the neck. She felt his hands on her bra. He was fumbling with the clasps. She smiled and continued to kiss him while she reached around the back to undo her bra. She felt it fall to the floor. She heard and felt his sharp intake of breath. Then she led him to the bed. She smiled at him as she watched him look at her body. She saw his smile widen as she moved closer to the bed. She smiled and climb into bed with him. Jack whispered softly "Are you sure you want to…."
Terri put a finger to his lips and said "You talk too much Mr. Tripper." She silenced him with a kiss as she felt his hands caressing her body. She moaned and he turned her over. She reached up and let her fingers roam across his chest. She smiled at his reaction to her touch. She saw the hunger in his eyes as she felt him enter her body. It was at that moment that she swore she had died and gone to heaven. The one man that she had always wanted to love her was now making her ultimate fantasy come true. She had never been happier in her life. She could have died at that moment and she would have died a happy woman.
Jack watched Terri's eyes as they made love. He watched her mouth open and close. He felt her body responding to his. He listened to her voice as she moaned with his every movement. She wrapped her legs around him and wrapped her arms around his neck. She looked deep into his eyes. He looked at her face and felt something he had never felt before. His breathing got deeper and he went deeper inside Terri. They exploded at the same time. When they were done Jack collapsed on top of Terri. He nuzzled her neck. She sighed contentedly and smiled up at him. Once they recovered enough to think straight. Jack looked at Terri and started to say "I love…."
"Don't say something you might regret Jack. I know what we did was unplanned. It was the most incredible experience of my life. I will remember it forever…"
"You sound like you are saying goodbye. Terri what we just did, what we…."
Terri got up and quickly got dressed. She ran out of the hotel room. Leaving Jack sitting on the bed. He was naked and completely stunned with what just happened. He had to find her. He had to make her understand. She had become his heart, his soul, his everything. He wouldn't let her get away without a fight.