"Well, today it would feel good, it's so hot," he turned to her with a grinned. "Go ahead, Mac, if it'll make you feel better."
Mac realizing the absurdity of the situation began to laugh. Seconds later, relieved that the tension of the morning was over, Victor joined her.
So starting the jeep they covered the rest of the way to the village, and began to chat about what finding Shami's parents would mean to her. It seemed like they reached the village in no time at all. Unfortunately they discovered that Shami's parents were not there after questioning several of the locals. They had passed through the village a few weeks ago and said they were heading northwest to look for their daughter. Mac was ready to hop back into the jeep and head to the next village, when Gunny reminded her they only had permission from Colonel Davies to check out this one village and were expected that afternoon.
Knowing Gunny was right, but not liking it, she reluctantly agreed to return to the base. "Since we have conformation that they were headed off toward the next village, I'm sure that Colonel Davies will let us come back tomorrow as long as it's not compromising your work for him. We could bring Shami and they could be reunited right on the spot," offered Victor.
Mac leaned over and impulsively hugged him saying, "Gunny, that's a wonderful idea!"
Pulling back in surprise, he nonetheless took his life in his hands, and he said, "I think that idea deserved a kiss rather than a hug."
Mac was thinking that she had dreamed of kissing this man for so long and that this might be the only chance she would get make that dream come true. She didn't know that the kisses she had shared with him in her dreams had really taken place. Grabbing him by the front of his shirt and pulling him to her she kissed him forcefully.
Finally having the woman that he loved in his arms, wide awake this time, and actually aware that she was kissing him, Gunny wrapped his arms around her and put all of his feelings for her into this one time opportunity to let her know by the touch of his lips how he truly felt for her. Allowing his tongue to invade her sweet tasting mouth, Gunny pursued her tongue with his, in a dueling match he intended to win.
At first Mac tensed when Victor's arms went around her, but then as he took control of the kiss, she sensed a familiarity that startled her. It dawned on her that the taste of his mouth was the same taste she had in hers when she retreated to the bathroom the night before. She pulled back and asked, "Have we done this before?"
"Before last night, only in my dreams. But after last night, in yours too."
Torn between the jolt of desire that she felt at his admission of his having dreamed of kissing her, and anger at not getting an answer to her question, she didn't know whether to slap him, or kiss him again. She chose to do both. Slapping his face and then not giving him a chance to react, she again jerked him forward to continue to kiss him.
Victor's flash of anger at being slapped was quickly quenched in the passion of her lips. Having her once again in his arms, he knew that he never wanted to let her go again. Drawing her closer into his arms and feeling something hard against her hip Mac slide her hand down expecting it to be Victor's arousal and instead found the gear shift. Victor realizing what she had thought the gear shift was, took her hand in his and placed it over his lap, "Was this what you were looking for?" he murmured in her ear.
Mac jerked her hand back as if it had been burnt. She was surprised that just the passion of their kisses had aroused him that much, but she was not sure what to do with that information quite yet.
Pulling back slightly from her, Victor looked into her eyes, "Should I apologize…Mac," Victor asked with his arms still around her.
"Does that mean you're sorry you kissed me?" she asked softly.
To Be Continued….