His lips crushed to hers within a second. Her eyes closed as she focused on his tongue as it battled with hers. She felt vague annoyance as her head hit the office wall but it disappeared in moments. His mouth on hers simply made her forget everything else. She gasped into his mouth as his hand quickly and firmly touched her bare skin under her blouse, rising from her waist to just below her bra. His thumb brushed against the curve of her breast, almost hesitantly. She opened her eyes and found him looking at her warily. She'd been so caught up in his assualt on her senses that she hadn't realised their wonderful kiss had stopped. Her breathing was heavy and she knew he was waiting for her to say something. To either encourage or deny him. In spite of the fact she had been angry with him half an hour ago, she felt guilty that he'd be this wary with her. This unsure.

"Ruth… I don't know if I'll be able to stop," he admitted. One of her hands rose and stroked his cheek gently.

"It's a good thing I don't want you to stop then isn't it?" He smiled as their eyes connected and leaned in to give her another fervent kiss. She felt a thrill of shock and desire as he reached for the hem of her skirt and grabbed her thigh, none too gently. She thanked God that she had bare legs because the feel of Harry squeezing the flesh of her leg was indescribably good. No, good was an understatement she thought as his hand raised and began lightly toying with the lace of her underwear. He moved to kiss her neck instead of her lips and her heavy breathing spurred him on. He couldn't stop now, he thought as his hand moved between her legs and her breathing hitched. It had been so long since he had touched any woman but the fact that it was Ruth in his arms, pinned between the wall and his body, her hands pushing his jacket to the floor before she started gasping as his fingers pleasured her… it was almost too much to bear.

Her arms tightened around him as she climaxed with a high pitched moan that was music to his ears. When reality came back to her she leaned closer to whisper in his ear. "Harry, I need you. Now." Clothes melted away quicker than either thought possible until her hands were under his barely buttoned shirt and he removed her bra, seeing her breasts for the first time. Both of his hands cupped them, his thumbs going over her hard nipples. She groaned and was about to complain about him teasing her when he entered her hard and fast. Her legs wrapped around his waist tightly as her breathing became very erratic.

She had always imagined their first time together to be slow, soft and gentle but there was nothing about that to it. It was a desperate burning need exploding in a fast and frenzied encounter. Years of longing and want made slow and gentle an impossibility. "Oh Harry!" she cried out as she unexpectedly climaxed tightly around him, muscles spasming out of her control. He came a few seconds later, mouth on her neck as he finally stilled within her.

Eventually he let her go carefully and she slowly slipped to the floor, far too disorientated to pick her clothes up and too blissfully happy to care. She came to reality when she heard Harry speak quietly.

"I'm sorry," he said, sitting next to her on the floor as she raised her head and opened her eyes. Before replying to that she thought it might go better if she was dressed so she reluctantly started pulling some clothes on. When her blouse was buttoned up she turned to him.

"Why are you sorry?"

"Because. It never should have happened like this," he replied trying to keep calm. "It shouldn't have been late at night in my office while we were arguing, up against the wall… it just shouldn't have been." He stopped because her hand covered his mouth.

"Do you think for one second I didn't want this to happen?" she asked. With her hand still there he couldn't reply. "I would not now be half undressed if I hadn't wanted it, believe me." She dropped her hand and was relieved to see him smiling. "Are you going to take me home?"

"Ruth…"

"Come on Harry," she said lightly. "You're right. It shouldn't be a quickie up against the wall. So… take me home," she added with a light smile.

"Yours or mine?"


I'm really not very happy with this one, but ButlerSwanBurnett and NatCJK both requested the M rated companion piece for tall dark stranger. I know its not great but hopefully its better than nothing. xxx