I think we'll start with Harry in the shower…..mmmmmmm…
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He is washing the suds out of his hair. He doesn't mind using Ruth's shampoo, it smells better than his and besides, if it means he smells of Ruth for the rest of the day, well that's just fine!
"Fly me to the moon and let me play among the stars" Harry starts singing to himself before grabbing the hose and letting rip in true Sinatra style…"In other words, hold my hand, in other words…"
Ruth stands the other side of the door suppressing the biggest giggle as Harry belts out the next line …. "Baby kiss me!"
Taking the opportunity, in a split second Ruth's hand is on the doorknob and the bathroom door, unbolted flies open.
Harry doesn't hear her as he keeps on singing. Placing the hose back the steam and the falling water prevent him from acknowledging her approach. She is naked and bolder than she can ever remember.
"Fill my heart with song and let me play for ever more…"
Before he can sing another word Ruth opens the shower door "You are all I long for all I worship and adore."
Harry's eyes look like they might pop out of his head. Here is Ruth, naked and oh my word, so incredibly beautiful serenading him, naked…naked and here in front of him and …singing!
They stand like that, sizing each other up for a few moments before Harry holds out his hand and finishes the line "In other words, hold my hand.."
That's all it takes. Before she knows it she is wrapped up in Harry's strong, wet arms. His lips are on hers, water falling between them. The unspent passion spills out of them both. Barriers come down as quickly as the water beats down on their naked, entwined bodies. Every part of each other's bodies, explored in the cramped space of Ruth's shower until the lack of space becomes too frustrating. The need to lie next to each other is too much as Harry knocks off the shower and sweeping Ruth up in his arms, carries her to her bedroom. Dripping wet and uncaring they fall onto Ruth's freshly made bed, laughing and kissing, nibbling and searching for the points which make the other gasp in ecstasy.
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Two hours later, exhausted, flushed and grinning from ear to ear they lie back next to each other and hold hands, the gap between them but a breadth of hair.
"Well?" Ruth looks across to Harry
"Well?"
"How was I?"
"How were you?"
Ruth grins, knowing what the answer will be.
"You… you were bloody awful, worst I have ever had!"
"What!"
"Really.. that thing you do with your tongue, hated it and the way you touched me…there…urgh!" the look of feigned disgust quickly turning to a devious smirk.
"Harry!"
"Ruth, you have got to be kidding. That was without doubt the very best two hours of my entire life. I can hardly believe how amazing it was. You are amazing! It was more passionate than I ever imagined and trust me Ruth I have imagined every possible passionate scenario there could ever be between us and that, THAT far exceeded any of them!"
"Oh well, that's OK then" Ruth smiles feeling quite pleased with herself
Rolling over into Harry's embrace Ruth rests her head on his chest, moist with sweat and fingers the auburn hairs she finds there.
"So, Harry. What now?"
"Well, I think I may need half an hour…"
"No silly! I mean what happens now, with us and, well work?"
"Ruth I think it is more than fair to say that the rest of the team have been expecting this as much as we have, more so even."
"Don't you think it will be a bit weird though?"
"Probably, but people will soon get used to it and I know we'll figure it all out as we go along. Let us never lose sight of the fact that we love each other though Ruth, everything else is just chaff"
"Chaff?"
"The stuff that doesn't matter, just chaff"
"I love you Harry Pearce"
"Likewise Ruth, always"
Snuggling into each other's embrace they close their eyes. Everything other than their love for each other disappears into oblivion as they smile, content and slowly drift off to sleep.
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Might leave it there… or shall I carry on to the next traumatic chapter in their lives involving Oliver Mace, Cotterdam and a departing ferry?