Autonomic Functions
Harm couldn't believe it. After nearly a decade of longing and desire he was finally here, in Sarah MacKenzie's arms. And for a change it wasn't because of some horrible tragedy. It was because he wanted to be in her arms, and he wanted to have her in his arms.
The joy of the moment threatened to overwhelm him, and before he knew it spots started swimming in his field of vision and he began to feel faint. Quickly he released the breath he'd forgotten he was holding when he gave into the sea of feelings that Mac evoked. Giving his head a little shake as if to clear it, he looked down at the woman he loved only to see a look of concern in her eyes.
"Are you ok?" she asked softly.
"Yeah." He answered trying not to blush.
"Are you sure?" Mac pressed.
"It's silly." Harm tried to deflect her line of questioning.
"Please Harm?"
With a sigh he decided he wasn't going to get out of it. "Like I said it's silly. I forgot to breathe, that's all."
"You forgot to breathe?" Mac asked, sitting up straight in her shock and growing amusement.
"Yes. I forgot to breathe." Harm said with growing frustration.
"As in something out of a romantic story?"
"Yes, Mac. As in something out of a romantic story."
"That's so sweet honey." Mac said with a luminous smile. "Come here." She added in a low whisper.
Leaning down Harm captured her lips with his own, at first gently, but slowly deepening the kiss. Soon their kiss had taken on a passionate life of its own, and they were powerless to do anything but follow along. It was only a few minutes later, however, that Harm had to break the kiss with a gasp. For the next thirty or forty seconds he just sat there as he sought to take in oxygen with huge, panting gasps.
"Harm?"
"Forgot to breathe again." Harm muttered wryly.
Harm couldn't believe it. After nearly a decade of longing and desire he was finally here, in Sarah MacKenzie's arms. And for a change it wasn't because of some horrible tragedy. It was because he wanted to be in her arms, and he wanted to have her in his arms.
The joy of the moment threatened to overwhelm him, and before he knew it spots started swimming in his field of vision and he began to feel faint. Quickly he released the breath he'd forgotten he was holding when he gave into the sea of feelings that Mac evoked. Giving his head a little shake as if to clear it, he looked down at the woman he loved only to see a look of concern in her eyes.
"Are you ok?" she asked softly.
"Yeah." He answered trying not to blush.
"Are you sure?" Mac pressed.
"It's silly." Harm tried to deflect her line of questioning.
"Please Harm?"
With a sigh he decided he wasn't going to get out of it. "Like I said it's silly. I forgot to breathe, that's all."
"You forgot to breathe?" Mac asked, sitting up straight in her shock and growing amusement.
"Yes. I forgot to breathe." Harm said with growing frustration.
"As in something out of a romantic story?"
"Yes, Mac. As in something out of a romantic story."
"That's so sweet honey." Mac said with a luminous smile. "Come here." She added in a low whisper.
Leaning down Harm captured her lips with his own, at first gently, but slowly deepening the kiss. Soon their kiss had taken on a passionate life of its own, and they were powerless to do anything but follow along. It was only a few minutes later, however, that Harm had to break the kiss with a gasp. For the next thirty or forty seconds he just sat there as he sought to take in oxygen with huge, panting gasps.
"Harm?"
"Forgot to breathe again." Harm muttered wryly.
