Hi guys! This is my first time posting Kahlan/Richard fic on Fanfiction so I hope you like it!!
The camp was still. Zedd was snoring loudly across the fire, Cara was on first watch as usual, and Kahlan slept peacefully by Richard's side. He decided to keep some distance tonight however. They usually slept close enough to feel the breath of the other sweep across their faces. But tonight, Richard needed to keep his distance. The memories were too strong. Her smell was too close.
Richard's dreams were often haunted by the way she glowed that morning. The night was filled with the sounds of their love making and Richard had every one of her sighs, her moans, and gasps seared into his memory. Never to be lost. But it was the angelic radiance in her eyes, filled with love and darkened with lasting desire, that seemed the most intimate to him.
She was beautiful. The rising sun highlighted the dark hues of her hair so that a halo of gold illuminated her face. She was happy... immensely satisfied. As was he. And again, those beautiful eyes beamed at him in love for him and no other. They cuddled close with her nose pressed into his neck. Her arms wrapped around his waist and her legs tangled with his. He lost himself in her as he fell in love for what seemed the millionth time.
It wasn't her. He reminded himself, scolding himself for remembering and desiring what had happened. It was only a magical fragment of Kahlan that held her intoxicating scent and that special smile that lit up his world. A wave of guilt washed over him whenever he thought of the love and tenderness he put into that night.
Turning over on his bedroll, he looked over to where Kahlan (the whole Kahlan) lay sleeping soundly. He reached over and gently brushed a strand of her soft hair from her face. "It should have been you..." he murmured gently. His eyes lingered on her face for a moment before he lay on his back and allowed himself to fall asleep.
R&R!!