The children were put to bed at their usual time that evening, they all had the same bedtime since there wasn't much of an age difference between them, so Marius and Cosette were enjoying some time to themselves that evening after getting the children settled for the night.
At about 8 o'clock though they decided to head upstairs too, Marius took Cosettes hand and brought it too his lips and kissed it softly before leading her upstairs towards their bedroom.
Before they got there though Cosette stopped outside the childrens rooms, "Just a moment, I want to check on the children first" she said.
Marius smiled at her, she was so sweet to want to make sure the children were still sleeping soundly first before they went to be alone with each other.
Cosette opened the door to the girls room and checked on Marie first and then little Isabel, Marius stayed in the doorway silently watching her as she looked over her girls. When she left again after making sure they were alright she looked slightly sad and Marius gently touched her shoulder to reassure her that they would be alright sleeping without them. Next she checked on her sons in the next room and after making sure they were sound asleep she left the boys bedroom with a smile on her face, they were such darling little boys to watch.
After she was reassured that her children were asleep she smiled at Marius to let him know she was ready and his smile matched Cosettes as he went up to her and kissed her deeply.
As he was kissing her he smiled and reached his arms around her and without a word of warning he swept her off her feet, Cosette managed to suppress a laugh so as not to wake up the children but she was quite caught off guard by this action. Marius just smiled at her and carried her into their bedroom like they were newlyweds again still smiling at her the whole time.
When they were inside their room he laid her down on the bed and was halfway on top of her already when she whispered to him "lock the door".
Marius smiled at her, thanking God that she had remembered that, just in case any of the children did wake up during the night it was better that they lock the door now to prevent any of them from just wandering in. Marius kissed her quickly and then went over to the door to lock it whilst Cosette lit the oil lamp by the bed, when he turned around again he just looked at Cosette for a moment.
She was still so incredibly beautiful, to look at her you wouldn't even think that she had given birth to four children, she had managed to keep her figure remarkably the same as it was before all her pregnancies, her breasts had filled out considerably though, not that Marius had minded that change at all. Cosette was the mother of his children and that made her sacred in his eyes, but she was still his wife and he wasn't made of stone so he couldn't help appreciate those parts of her, she was still incredibly desirable to him.
Marius made his way slowly towards the bed unbuttoning his waistcoat on the way, he lay down next to Cosette and kissed her lips softly.
"I don't want to rush anything tonight Cosette". He said "I want to enjoy the time we have, we've got all evening".
"I know" she replied "I don't want to rush either; I just want to be alone with you."
"Good" Marius said while smiling, "Because that's what you're going to get tonight, but first I think we need to do something about these clothes, we're wearing far too many layers"
Cosette smiled coyly at him, "I think you're right Marius, I feel very overdressed right now, and you, why are you still wearing your shirt? I demand you remove it"
"Oh well if you demand, then I must obey, for you are my queen Cosette". Marius said playfully.
Marius removed his shirt slowly, letting Cosette savour the moment. She really loved the way he looked shirtless and he knew it. He had such strong shoulders which still bared the faded scars of his rebellious youth, his arms and hands were manly and yet gentle to Cosette, they were the hands that held her so tightly sometimes when they made love but also touched her so softly and lovingly as well. They were the hands that had touched every part of her body and sent her into states of ecstasy and they were the hands that had cradled her babies so tenderly. To Cosette his arms embodied everything that she loved about him, he was so strong and yet he was so gentle at the same time, he could make her go crazy by touching her in the right place but he could also make her feel so safe and secure just by holding her.
When Marius was relieved of his shirt he helped Cosette out of her dress and corset until she was left only in her chemise and drawers. Years ago this state of nakedness would have embarrassed her, even in front of Marius, but after everything they had shared together this was nothing to her anymore, in fact she actually enjoyed turning Marius on by looking like this for him now, she was his wife, it was her job to do that and she liked to do it.
Once they were both comfortable, Marius lay down and Cosette rested her head against his chest, they didn't need to start anything physical just yet, tonight was more about being alone together than anything else, so for the longest time they just lay like that together enjoying the feel of their skin touching the others. Cosette had let her hair down and it had spread out over his chest in beautiful golden waves. Marius ran his fingers through it, he always thought she looked the most beautiful when she looked natural like this, one of the best things about his life was having Cosette for a wife, he always felt so glad that he could see her like this, without elaborate hairstyles or corsets or dresses and such, not that she didn't look beautiful too with them on, but he felt like it was his very own privilege that he was the only person who was allowed to look at her like this, he felt that the first time they ever made love, and he still felt it more than five years later.
For most of the evening that night Marius and Cosette just lay together enjoying their alone time, they talked quite a bit about a lot of things, about how much they loved each other, about the children, about their lives, their pasts and all their hopes for the future, whatever that might bring. Eventually Marius sat upright and invited Cosette to sit on his lap, which she did, straddling him by wrapping her legs around his waist. Marius pulled her close to him and kissed her on the lips, letting his tongue massage hers and caressing her back with his hands. He slowly slipped them underneath her chemise and lifted it gently upwards until they had to break their lips apart so he could pull it over her head.
"My Cosette" he whispered to her between kisses "My beautiful Cosette". Marius touched her breasts gently, and continued kissing her as he listened to her gentle moans when she felt his hands on her, when she moaned he could feel himself become hard at the sound of her excitement and he knew he needed to be inside her soon. He kissed her neck softly and she kissed him on his shoulders letting her lips caress each of his scars. She loved his scars, they weren't ugly to her or frightening, to her they were a sign of his strength to survive, if he didn't have these scars he would be dead and that made them more beautiful than anything.
Cosette could tell Marius was ready for her, she could feel that he was aroused when he pressed himself harder against her. Suddenly, Marius held her all the tighter with his hands and lay her down so that he could position himself on top of her, his legs intertwining with hers. He ran one of his hands through her hair and over her neck slowly, feeling the shape of her, he let his hand wander over her breast gently, he liked to touch her breasts, they were one of his favourite parts of her, he continued letting his hand wander down her body until he passed her waist and started touching her gently between the legs. His fingers rubbed her until he felt her become wet even through her drawers, he was always so proud of himself that he could do that to her, make her wet. He listened to her breathing get more and more ragged as she became more aroused and she was almost disappointed when he stopped touched her, until she noticed why he had stopped.
Marius moved his hands away from her waist and was unbuttoning his trousers, Cosette smiled and bit her bottom lip tantalizingly as he removed his trousers, she was so eager for him to be inside her, she could feel herself throbbing between the legs and so badly wanted for him to thrust himself into her, the wait was such agony!
Soon enough, once he was fully undressed Marius hooked his fingers into the strings of her drawers and untied them, he slowly pulled them downwards, practically teasing her with the leisurely speed he was using, he just wanted to savour the feeling of undressing her again. Finally they were removed from her and they were both fully naked together after the longest time of restraining themselves for the sake of the children.
Marius leaned down to kiss her on the ankle gently, he wanted to kiss every part of her tonight so he started at her feet, next he kissed her on the back of the knee whilst he placed one of his hands on her soft stomach, he then kissed her gently on the inner thigh, so close to her most intimate area it made Cosette tremble slightly, next he kissed her hip and stroked her gently with his hand. He placed his head on her stomach for a moment, that beautiful precious place that had held each of his wonderful babies; it was so sacred to Marius so he spent a long time worshiping it tonight. He kissed her gently under the navel several times, closing his eyes and caressing it with his lips. Then he slowly worked his way up to her breasts, the beautiful soft breasts of his angel, he kissed them and ran his tongue over her nipples while Cosette could only moan and get more and more aroused by him.
Next he moved further upwards and kissed her neck slowly which he knew always sent Cosette into a frenzy, he could tell he was already having that effect on her because she was giggling and holding on to him so tightly, she was definitely ready for him now so without any more hesitation he moved himself fully between her legs and entered her.
Oh it was a wonderful feeling being inside of her again, she was always so warm and wet and it felt so good to move inside her. Cosette opened her legs as wide as she could get them for her husband to feel the full effect of him moving in her, her knees were either side of his waist and she gently used her feet to caress the backs of his legs.
"Marius…." she whispered softly, just because she wanted to say his name, she loved being with her husband like this, it was something she had never been taught to think about when she was growing up in the convent but on nights like this she was so glad she hadn't become a nun. Not just because she wouldn't be able to enjoy making love to her husband, although that was something she really did enjoy but also because she would have never been able to have her children, and they were wonderful children, it would have been such a shame to deny them from the world.
Marius kept thrusting gently inside her, moaning softly as he did so with each penetration, it was a warm night that evening which only added more to effect they were having on each other, they made love slowly and gently and didn't rush anything, it wasn't about the finish tonight, it was about experiencing each other, as if they were discovering each other's bodies again after a long time apart. Lips were brushed over different parts of their skin, and hands were free to roam each other's most intimate places. Marius kissed Cosettes shoulder and neck gently and Cosette let her hands run through his hair, sometimes strands of it would fall in front of his eyes which made him look so alluring to her and she would brush it back gently for him with her fingers, he also let his fingers run through her soft hair and even kissed it softly too during the night.
Marius could tell after a while that he was ready to come, he would have happily kept on entering her all night, he had been longing for this all day after all, but the end was always amazing so he was happy that he was nearly there, he took one of Cosettes hands and moved it over her head and intertwined his fingers with hers.
He kissed her ear and whispered to her "I'm ready, will you come with me?"
Cosette was more than happy to oblige him that night "Oh yes" she whispered back, "make me come, please, I'm ready, please make me come". She used her free hand to grip onto his shoulder hard, digging her nails into him, Marius didn't mind this, actually it felt amazing to him when she did that, it meant that he was doing everything right,
When she and Marius made love Cosette would more often than not reach climax, when it was good she would feel herself orgasm from down below and into her stomach, but on the nights like this when it was amazing she would feel it everywhere on her body from her shoulders right down to her feet where her toes would curl up from the effects of climax. On the really amazing nights she would be weak at the knees for hours afterwards, she could tell that this was definitely going to be one of those nights and she smiled lazily at the thought.
"Look at me" Marius whispered softly to her, pressing his forehead gently against hers so he could look at her beautiful eyes as he was about to come.
Marius let out a moan as he shuddered and screwed up his eyes and ejaculated into her, holding onto her hand tightly as he did so, Cosette also cried out blissfully at the same time as she felt herself orgasming from every part of her body and felt Marius's hot come flowing into her. She really loved that feeling; she liked knowing that he was filling her up with a part of himself. It didn't feel wrong, or dirty, or shameful, it felt right, and it felt amazing.
Marius actually felt a little light-headed after he had come that night so he rested his head in between her shoulder and neck for a little while just to regain his composure. He kissed her there softly and gratefully, for he was so grateful to her for everything, for being his wife, his lover, his best friend, the mother of his children and the centre of his world.
"I love you" he whispered to her, still with his head buried into the crook of her neck.
"I love you too" she told him back, smiling euphorically.
He stayed inside her for a long time afterwards, and they started kissing again, letting their tongues connect to each others while Marius let one of his hand wander to her legs and he stroked her gently over her thighs and hip.
"Don't ever stop touching me Marius" she whispered to him
"I won't" he told her, kissing her gently again. "I promise I won't".
Afterwards, Cosette lay on her front resting her head against her folded arms on the pillow, she was feeling so content and fulfilled and satisfied and so very very loved by her husband right now. Marius was brushing a hand gently up and down her back while he lay on his side next to her, just enjoying the sight of her.
Cosette simply smiled at him as he kept on doing that, it felt nice, she liked being touched by him, that's why she never wanted him to stop. They didn't need to exchange words right now, each knew exactly how the other was feeling at that moment and they both saw out the rest of evening laying with each other like that, touching each other and kissing each other, It was pure bliss.
And then nine months later their son Léon was born, having been conceived on that wonderful night, and they went right back to the beginning of crying and feedings and sleepless nights again. Not that they minded too much, because each of their children was truly a blessing and Léon was such a beautiful baby that they couldnt take thier eyes off him. They were both so overjoyed to have another baby close by again that it didn't matter that they couldn't be as intimate with each other for a while, because they were a family now and that was more important to them than just having each other.
They knew there would be plenty more times when they would be able to make love, but their babies would only be babies once and that was more sacred to them than anything else.
The End