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Chapter 10
"I've got a blanket inside the cab in of my truck." Kevin said while continuing to hold Lisa in his arms.
Cuddy gave him a confused look, not sure of what he was offering to her.
"Excuse me?" She asked him as her hands slid down to broad span of his chest.
"I...I mean... if you want to stay and listen to the music for a little while, I have a blanket in my truck that we could spread out onto the grass." He quickly explained to her, fumbling over his words as being caught up the dance they had been sharing had left him a bit off balance.
"I guess I should have said that part first…..huh?" He added with a hint of embarrassment to his tone, releasing her from his embrace while taking a step back from her.
Cuddy let out a soft laugh. "Sure, that sounds great." She agreed with a smile... as for her, there was nothing better then seeing him flustered like this and unable to concentrate as it gave her validation that the chemistry between them was having the same effect on him as it was having on her.
"Ok, well if you want to…you can stay in the gazebo while I go and get the blanket." Kevin offered to her while the band below them continued to play.
"No, I'll go with you." She told him, reaching out of his hand and watching as her actions had caused another amazing smile to rise up upon his handsome face.
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"You know, I could get use to this." Kevin whispered to Lisa as they walked hand in hand on the trail that would eventually lead them back to the parking lot and to where his truck was located.
Cuddy looked up at him, nodding in agreement. "It does feel pretty good." She confessed to him, secure in telling him such a thing as there were no walls around this man's heart.
However, even in the midst of this easy feeling between them …..there was still a part of her that warned her of the harsh realities when it came to relationships.
"Kevin... would you hate me if I told you that part of me is still thinking this is too good to be true?" She found herself saying to him within the next breath as the words flew out of her mouth before she could stop them.
Her comment to him caused Kevin to halt in the middle of the trail as he turned to face her.
"You know Lisa; I never pictured you as the type of person who predicted doom instead of hoping for the best." He said to her softly, a bit of disappointment rising up in his eyes as he looked down at her..
"I'm not…I just…" Cuddy tried to explain to him, not liking the way he was looking at her now, not liking the way her own words were making her feel about herself as well.
"You're right Kevin….I'm sorry. In fact I didn't used to be like this. It's just that the last relationship I had ended very badly." She admitted to him as the reality of the changes that had occurred inside of her heart after her breakup with House came to the forefront.
"And to top if off you have the pleasure of having to work with that guy everyday." Kevin responded to her knowingly, not needing to speak the name of the doctor who had been giving Lisa such a hard time inside of her office the other say.
"Yeah." Cuddy confirmed regretfully with a nod.
"So then I guess it's my job from here on out is to prove to you how utterly amazing I can as be until you wonder how on earth you could have dated that jerk." He boasted to her sweetly, a small, triumphant smile instantly forming on his lips.
Cuddy rolled her eyes at him, batting him in the chest with her free hand. "And here I thought you were a nice guy." She shot back at him, holding back her own smile.
Kevin laughed, wrapping his left arm around her waist and pulling her close to him. Once more their bodies were now pressed against each other, leaving only the moonlight above them as a witness to what was going on below on the trail that cut through the grove of ancient oak trees.
"I am a nice guy." He then said to her in a low, sincere whisper, suddenly finding himself unable to resist the aching need inside of him that had been begging for him to kiss her since the moment he had laid eyes on her.
Cuddy took in a breath as Kevin lowered his head towards her face before his lips brushed softly against her own, her entire body beginning to tremble slightly as she found herself rising up to meet his kiss without hesitation.
His right hand found its way to her jaw, his thumb now gently caressing her cheekbone.
She pressed her hands into his chest...the kiss between them starting off slow and searching as his nose nuzzled against the side of her cheek, gently reassuring her as before he proceeded. His lips then moved to the corner of her mouth for a moment and he placed another soft kiss there before moving them back to the center of her full, gorgeous lips. Cuddy's lips parted slightly upon his return, inviting his tongue to enter, her heart slamming wildly into the front of her chest as he accepted, parting her lips even further with his own tongue.
Her hands were now gripping onto his shoulders for dear life as that amazing warm tongue of his moved across hers with the kind of skill that sent a pulsing wave of desire and longing up to her brain and down between her thighs before rising once more to nestle inside of her heart.
After years of being kissed by tight lipped men who were too afraid to completely let themselves go with her, their jaws wired shut just as tightly as the innermost trappings of their hearts. Or worse still….after years of being kissed by men who had practically shoved their tongues down her throat in an effort to try and control her, or get her into their beds as quickly as possible while they awkwardly groped her, Lisa found herself in the middle of the kind of kiss that left her weak in the knees, hopelessly drawing her into the sheer power and elegant beauty of what a real kiss is supposed to be, with every second passing by them now taking the very breath out of her lungs.
No one had every kissed her in such a way.
Kissed her with such openness and lack of concern in regards to their own heart as Kevin Bennet was doing just now, showing her within the kiss they were sharing, every ounce of emotion she had brought out from inside of him.
Her hands had now lowered and were now gripping tightly onto his biceps, feeling Kevin's tall frame now trembling against her much smaller one, his large, strong hands now latched firmly onto her hips as he too was feeling the aftershocks from the earthquake of emotions currently coursing between them.
She nearly cried out, when after a few blissful seconds, he ended the kiss between them. Her mouth left open and hungry, wanting more of the taste of him. Wanting more of that spine tingling kiss as she looked up at him wide eyed and completely bewildered.
"Wow…that was…that was great." Kevin whispered down to her, trying to catch his breath, appearing a bit shell shocked himself over what had happened between them just now.
He had kissed many women in his past. But never with the kind of emotion churning inside of him has when had kissed Lisa just now. The selfish and self-destructive man he had been in the past who was content on holding back his heart as he focused solely on the physical aspect of a kiss and all that followed after it now banished forever
For him, after this day and after this moment there would be no turning back.
"Excuse me, mind if we sneak through?" A male voice suddenly said from in front of them with a tone of amusement, causing both of them to turn their heads as they continued to hold each other close.
They had been so wrapped up inside that passionate first kiss between them a young couple in their very early twenties had walked up on them, no doubt getting a free show as they headed towards the stage where the music continued to be played.
"Oh sure…go ahead." Kevin said a nod before effortlessly picking Lisa up in his arms as he stepped to the side of the trail.
Cuddy let out a yelp of surprise, her arms wrapping around his neck as he...along with the young couple passing by them, laughed softly at the amusing site.
"Oh my god ….put me down!" Cuddy ordered to him in a high pitched voice as her eyes followed the couple down the trail ,watching as the young man took hold of the young woman's hand and they laughed softly to each other again.
"Only if you kiss me again." Kevin informed her, his voice deepening with the desire that had been set on fire during the first kiss they had shared as their eyes locked onto one another again.
"Kissing you too much could be dangerous." She whispered back to him as her eyes traced over the outline of his lips.
"I like living dangerously." He challenged back to her, still holding her off the ground as if she were as light as feather.
Lisa bit down on her bottom lip, hesitating for a moment before she lifted her chin up and kissed him again, her hand moving to his cheek and stroking his jaw as she gave in oncem more to this new and seductively sweet addiction presenting itself before her.
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After kissing her again along the moonlit path of the trail, Kevin had slowly placed Lisa back on her feet, her smaller hand reaching for his larger one once more, making him feel better about himself than he had in a very long time.
They made their way back to the truck, letting go of each others hands as he unlocked the vehicle and reached towards the bench style seat located in the back of the extended cab, pulling out a large, heavy quilt that had been stitched out of five by five patches of dark green, burgundy and deep chestnut brown fabric. He had also brought along and sturdy, body size dark green pillow.
"I thought we could lean back against this." He explained to Lisa as he turned, handing her the folded up quilt as he tucked the long pillow under his right arm.
"You pretty much think of everything don't you?" She teased to him with a smile, still drunk over the two kisses they had shared and finding herself already craving more.
"Well…" Kevin started to say slyly as he reached into the truck once more, this time pulling out a small canvas backpack that he slung over his opposite shoulder. "You don't get to be president of your own company without planning a few things in advance." He finished, loving the way the bag on his shoulder had piqued her interest once more.
"What's in the backpack?" Cuddy asked him, lifting her chin towards the object as he closed the door to the truck, locking it once more with his keys before shoving them back into the front pocket of his pants.
"Ummm….hard hats and tool belts." He joked to her as they began to walk together towards the trail once more.
"Shut up." Cuddy responded, elbowing him as she carried the heavy quilt in her arms.
"Hey, watch the merchandise! I think I'm going to have a bruise in the morning thanks to you!" Kevin warned to her, trying his best not to laugh.
Cuddy let out a short huff. "Considering you're built like a Greek god I hardly doubt…" She found herself saying before she clamped her mouth shut, closing her eyes in embarrassment as she stopped dead in her tracks about a quarter of way back onto the trail.
Kevin's smile took on epic proportions. "A Greek god huh?" He teased to her as she slowly opened her eyes and looked up to him.
"It's obvious even you know how good looking you are." She replied back to him dismissively, trying to ease the sting of her awkward and embarrassing admission to him just a few seconds ago.
Kevin chuckled, playfully nudging her shoulder with his own as they started to walk once more. "That's ok Lisa…..please feel free to worship me as you wish." He told her, refusing to let go of the blunder because of how insanely adorable he thought she was acting right now as she tried desperately to claw her way out of the hole she had dug for herself.
Cuddy pouted, furrowing her brow. "I don't think I want to kiss you anymore." She warned, turning her head up towards him and replacing the pout with an evil grin.
He scoffed at her. "Come Lisa...who doesn't want to kiss a Greek god?" He countered with a superior tone, choking back his laughter as she gave him a very dirty look that in no uncertain terms was silently yelling at him to shut the hell up.
"Are trying to make me mad? Or are you just that conceded?" She shot back at him with harsh tone, while in reality their conversation had her feeling anything but mad and if fact had her feeling more alive in than she had been in a very long time.
"If I say I'm trying to make you mad …..can we kiss and make up?" He asked her innocently, watching with sheer delight as she stomped her foot and turned to face him.
"I can't believe you -" She started to say before he lowered his lips onto hers, drawing out a slow and lingering kiss from her until she was sure the lack of oxygen to her brain was going to cause her faint.
"You have to stop doing that." Cuddy gasped as when he finally pulled back from her, realizing only then she had placed a the death grip on the quilt resting in-between her arms, preventing her from wrapping herself around him.
"You know…it's kind of hard to resist kissing you when you look like a Greek goddess." Kevin whispered down to her with a wink, before turning his head and casually beginning to walk down the trial once more.
"That was unbelievably corny." She yelled down to him, staying where she was for the moment, even though in truth the words he had said to her just now had been so very sweet.
"You coming?" Kevin asked her nonchalantly from over his shoulder as he walked the next few feet on his own.
"So what do you have in the backpack anyway?" Cuddy questioned to him a second later, her legs moving quickly to catch up with him as the smile stretching across her face was now rivaling the glow of the moonlight above them.