Ruth unlocked her door feeling very lonely. Harry had gone away for an operation and he'd been gone for a little over a week now. She missed him more than she thought she would. She wasn't worried about him, the operation was pretty straightforward but she did miss him. And with the amount of sex they'd been having before he went away… well, she missed that too. She threw her keys on the kitchen table as Billy wound himself around her legs. She sighed and quickly opened the cat food, knowing what he wanted. She considered getting something to eat when she nearly jumped out of her skin.
"Good evening," Harry said as he walked into her kitchen.
"Christ, you nearly gave me a heart attack," she said breathing heavily. He smiled unapologetically and handed her a bouquet of lilies which she hadn't noticed.
"Oh Harry," she said quietly. "They're beautiful, thank you." She took the flowers and filled a vase with water. "You're supposed to be in Dublin for at least two more days," she said with her back to him.
"I missed you," he murmured into her ear, sending shivers through her as his hands caressed her waist. She'd forgotten just what his touch did to her. How much it electrified her nerve endings. How it made her catch her breath. How his voice made her tremble to her very centre. She let the flowers fall into the vase and leant back into his chest as his arms tightened around her. He kissed the spot behind her ear, tongue darting out briefly. He continued down her skin, licking her neck lightly. "You taste even better than I remember," he whispered, doing it again.
She turned around and kissed his lips firmly, her hands drifting down his jacket. "I missed you too," she whispered before kissing him again, his jacket falling to the floor.
"Good to know," he said with a smile. His hands quickly unbuttoned her blouse even as their lips stayed joined. He ran his hands over her bare stomach and made a satisfied sound in the back of his throat which made her smile. He pulled her body closer to his and slowly they managed to walk upstairs, lips never once being parted. By the time they fell onto Ruth's bed they were both in a partial state of undress. Their fingers entwined together as he continued to kiss her even more passionately than before. She sighed happily as his lips moved lower to her breasts. He let go of one hand and lifted her back to quickly rid her of her bra.
"Oh God," she murmured as his mouth continued to tease her flesh. "I can't take this Harry," she whispered after a minute of this. "Please, I need you now." He chuckled lightly as both of their hands hurried to rid themselves of the rest of their clothing. Quickly he thrust into her and she moaned in a low voice as she felt herself stretched wonderfully. He raised her chin and made sure she was looking into his eyes as he moved within her. It was hot and frantic and over really quickly. It had been far too long since they had been together and neither wanted to draw it out. She collapsed completely exhausted as Harry kissed the side of her neck. Her breathing came back to normal and Harry raised himself on one elbow to look at her.
"I should go," he said quietly.
"What? Why?" she asked completely shocked.
"I have an asset that I have to meet in an hour or so," he said. "Its why I'm in London early."
"What?" she asked bewildered, her happy bubble bursting completely. "So you come home to meet me, softening me up with a bunch of flowers when really you just wanted to see if a quick fuck was on the table before going off to do your job?"
"No," he said, both shocked at her assumption and her language which she never used. "No, its not like that."
"Just get out," she said quietly. "Leave."
"Ruth…"
"Get out of my house." She turned over so she wouldn't have to look at him, curled in a ball and Harry felt at a complete loss. He didn't know what to say. He could tell that she was building walls up around herself and knew that anything he said wouldn't have any effect.
"Fine," he said quietly getting out of bed. He picked up his clothes that had made it up to the bedroom. "Ruth," he said once more but got no reaction. "I'll call you later." She ignored him completely as he left. She listened carefully and heard her front door close quietly. As soon as she was alone she let herself cry, feeling her heart break at the same time.
A/N: I'm updating earlier than I thought because I'm permanently in bed for the next few days with nothing to do but read and write. I've had my foot tattooed and it hurts to walk on it so I hope to write more and update relatively quickly. And this story seems to have developed a plot while I wasn't looking!
Also spooks reviewers are a lovely lot. Much nicer and more dedicated reviewers than the one tree hill lot. So I'm working on HR rather than the other stuff. I'll shut up now...
