Disclaimer: Not mine, not making any money.
Minor smut warning, and a bit of angst.
1
Ranger had been out on a surveillance shift and I'd fallen asleep on my couch waiting for him to come back. Lately he'd been letting himself into my apartment late at night. I'd go to sleep alone and wake up wrapped up in warm, Bulgari-scented arms.
Although we'd been sleeping together every night for almost a month, sleeping was all we'd done. Lots of hot, open-mouthed kisses, and lots of ruined panties, but no actual Ranger-induced orgasms. I wondered what he was waiting for, but Ranger is Ranger, and he always has a reason and a plan. I knew when he was ready he'd finish ruining me for all other men.
Tonight the lock tumbling brought me out of a restless sleep. I'd been dreaming, I think, but I couldn't remember anything except a feeling of dread.
I sat up and looked at Ranger sleepily. "Hey, Soldier, did you catch the skip?"
"Got a call. Babe. I have to go away, and it's going to be a long one."
"How long?"
"At least six months, maybe a year."
Tears came to my eyes, but I refused to be a clingy whiner. "When do you have to go?"
"Very early in the morning."
"Can you stay tonight?"
Instead of answering, Ranger scooped me up off the couch and carried me to the bedroom, depositing me on the bed. He removed his utility belt and placed the gun from the small of his back on the nightstand. Sitting on the edge of the bed he pulled off his boots and socks, and then stripped off his tight t-shirt, revealing the most tantalizing body ever to grace a human. I did a drool check. Just a little, and I quickly wiped it away.
He gave me a full-on smile and then stood and removed his cargoes. Commando. And an amazing mocha-latte ass that I wanted to eat for dinner. And breakfast. And lunch…
I could feel the wetness pooling between my legs, and my nipples stood up and screamed for attention as he turned toward me to reveal a full erection, the biggest I'd ever seen. I'd seen it before, of course, but just the one night, and that was a long time ago.
He lay down beside me on the bed and wrapped me up, his mouth on mine, tongues dueling. And then he began kissing his way down my body, removing my clothes on the way. I knew how much he liked to kiss, and he tasted every inch of me, his mouth and tongue and teeth making me cry out with pleasure.
After my third orgasm, he slid his body up mine, the feeling of skin on skin making me ache to have him inside me. He paused, poised to enter me.
"Are you ready for this, Babe?"
"I've been waiting for this for years, Soldier. I'm beyond ready."
oOo
We couldn't get enough of each other, and were just resting for a minute between rounds when Ranger's watch alarm beeped at 4:30 a.m.
He groaned and pulled me tight, kissing me until I thought my eyelids would roll up, cartoon-like, and flap round and round like window shades.
Then without a word he got up, went into the bathroom for a few minutes, and came out dressed. When he had all his weapons back in place, he sat down on the side of the bed and pulled me into his lap.
"Babe, I wish I didn't have to leave, but I have no choice. I'll tell Tank to let you know whenever he hears anything about my status, and please call him if you need help with a skip or anything else. I love you, Stephanie."
"I love you, too, Carlos. Please be careful, and come back to me as soon as you can."
He kissed me once more and rose, turning toward the door.
"Wait, take this." I jumped up and rummaged quickly in my jewelry box, pulling out a small silver St. Christopher medal on a chain. "It's supposed to be protection for travelers."
He took the medal solemnly and put it in a pocket. Then he paused for a moment. Opening another pocket he pulled out a small, battered, leather-covered book.
"Babe, I want you to have this. It's a book of American poetry that I've had for years. I used to take it on missions, read it when I had a chance. It reminded me of home when I was in some pretty desolate places."
"But Ranger, don't you want to take it with you this time?"
"I can't, Babe. Where I'm going, I can't tell you where, but the climate will ruin it. So I want you to have it."
"I'll take it, but only to keep for you until you get back. Then I'll return it to you."
He kissed me one last time and was gone.
TBC
