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Please R&R!! This chapter starts off pretty steamy - definitely R rated – I feel I robbed you in the last chapter!!
Chapter Eleven – Waking
Robert awoke to Andrea straddling him and kissing his neck. He had no idea what time it was, but it was still pitch black outside. He could hear thunder rumbling gently in the distance and saw the occasional flash of lightning, which illuminated the room and the beautiful woman sitting on top of him.
"Isn't this technically rape Andrea? Taking advantage of a poor, defenceless man in his sleep" he said, running his hands up her back and tangling in her hair.
"I knew you would wake up eventually" she said in her Australia drawl. She kissed down his chest to his rock-hard stomach, teasing him, before heading down to her destination and taking him into her mouth. He groaned loudly and his hands tightened in her hair. The brief flashes of lightning showed him exactly what she was doing to him with her lips and tongue and it was driving him crazy – she was so sexy.
"Andrea – I'm not going to last much longer" he gasped.
She stopped for a brief second. "That's OK, just let it go" she said before continuing, matching her previous rhythm perfectly. He moaned loudly, arching his back and coming hard. Much to his surprise – and delight, she had taken his release into her mouth. She got up quickly to rinse her mouth out in the bathroom – she didn't think he would appreciate tasting himself on her - and made her way back to his warm bed. "Was that worth being woken up?" She said, seductively, wrapping her arms around him and kissing him.
"It was amazing – you were amazing. If only I could wake up like that all the time." He ran his fingers through her long dark hair and stroked her neck, slowly tracing circles down to her breasts, teasing her nipples to hardness, making her gasp. There wasn't the naked lust they had earlier in the night and on the first weekend they had spent together. He wanted to take his time pleasing her – to really make love to her rather than merely having sex. He kissed her deeply, pushing her down gently on the bed and hovering over her, holding himself up on his elbows with his strong arms. He moved his right hand down her body, grazing her stomach and stroked her thighs, teasing her. He worked his way towards her centre in slow, languid circles which made her squirm with delight and she moaned his name into his ear, exciting him instantly. He gently stroked her centre, amazed at how wet she was, feeling himself throb with every heartbeat. He got up and moved to the end of the bed, kneeling down on the floor and leaning against the mattress.
"What are you doing Robert?" She asked, still breathing heavily.
"Just lie back and relax." He reached forward and grabbed under her ass and slid her to the end of the bed, wrapping her legs around his head. He trailed kisses up her thighs and placed his mouth where his fingers had been moments before. Andrea moaned loudly, arching her back and reaching to grasp his hands tightly. He explored her with his mouth, deliberately holding her back from her own orgasm, despite her protests – he knew she would enjoy it more that way. When he could feel her thighs trembling uncontrollably he knew it was time to let her come. He could feel her contractions against his tongue and she let out a long moan that melted away with a clap of thunder. With the accompanying flash of lightning, he looked up at her and saw her chest heaving with every breath and covered with sweat, despite the room being chilly. He got up and joined her in bed again.
"That was so good Robert" she said, smiling at him.
"Well, I did owe you after earlier on." He had a very self-satisfied smirk on his face.
"I'm just going to have a quick shower – I'm all sweaty and gross" she said, slowly getting up off the bed.
"Mind if I join you?" He asked hopefully.
"Of course you can – it's your shower." He led the way into the en-suite and turned both shower heads on, letting the water run till it was warm enough. "This shower is fantastic – I don't have to worry about you hogging all the hot water" she laughed. She let the water run over her head and down her body. Robert was finding it hard to resist her. He moved from his own part of the shower to hug her from behind, pressing himself against her. "Now who's taking advantage of who?" She asked playfully. He turned her around to kiss her and wrapping his hands around her, lifted her and sat her on the shower's ledge, normally used for shampoo and soap. He moved to stand between her legs and gently pushed into her. She wrapped her legs around his waist and her arms around his neck as he moved slowly in and out of her, the water dripping down over them. They looked directly into each other's eyes as they came together, and something shifted between them. They both knew in that instant they would never be apart ever again. After they had caught their breath, he helped her off the ledge and they finished washing themselves. Robert handed her a huge bath towel to dry herself and offered her one of his spare robes. "I don't know about you Robert – but I'm starving." She realised neither one of them had had any dinner.
"I'm pretty sure I can rustle something up for you" he said, kissing her forehead and taking her hand. He led her through the dark house, which he knew by heart, to the kitchen where he turned the hob lights on, not wanting anything too bright. She sat on a stool at the breakfast bench, while he raided the fridge. Luckily – his cleaning lady had stocked the fridge and he pulled out a selection of cheeses, onion marmalade and water crackers.
"Oh, you know me so well" she said, tucking in. They ate in silence for a few minutes and she looked around the kitchen.
"So...do you like my house" he asked seriously.
"It's lovely Robert – it's a little masculine, but you are a man after all. I think we just ascertained that" she giggled.
He laughed gently before looking serious again. "Do you want to make it your house too?" She looked at him and stopped chewing.
"Are you sure Robert? I mean – we only got back together tonight." She looked at the clock on the oven – 2am. "Well, last night."
"I've never been more certain of anything in my life." He looked straight at her, trying to figure out how she felt about his proposition. "You can do whatever you like with the place – we can change the kitchen however you want – paint – get all new furniture...just nothing too girly."
"Do I really come across as the kind of woman who paints everything pink and has teddy bears? Well – I have teddies – but only the lace ones." He smiled at her.
"Is that a yes?"
"Yes, it's a yes. But I'm only going to rent my place out to start with." She knew she had to be sensible – no matter how swept off her feet she was.
"Whatever makes you the most comfortable" he said, kissing her. He was so happy. Yesterday his life was shit and today, he had the love of his life back and she was going to move in with him. He had never lived with a woman before – he usually wanted them out 30 seconds after they had sex. As happy as he was, he realised there were still many things they hadn't discussed, and he thought there was no time like the present. "What about your home – Australia. We've never talked about whether you would stay here permanently or not. You told me being here in Chicago suited at the moment, but what about long term?" He crossed his arms and leaned down on the kitchen bench.
"Honestly – it was a really hard thing to decide. When I'm at home, I don't want to be there and when I'm away, I miss it. I think I'm destined to always be missing somewhere. I did, however, put both my houses on the market recently. I'm pretty sure I want to stay here. I'm lucky I have the money to go home whenever I want, so that takes a lot of the stress away."
"What about your family?"
"They understand. I hardly got to see my parents and brother when I was living in Sydney anyway and I don't exactly get along with my sister....They always knew I was never going to be a homebody. I moved overseas as soon as I finished my training and have been away ever since really."
"I'd love to visit Australia with you sometime" he said enthusiastically. He'd love to see where she came from and how she grew up. Most Americans – him included – were pretty ignorant about Australia.
"Of course. I'd love that. You do realise as a redhead – well – former redhead, you are going to get sunburnt as hell" she laughed. "And you'll probably get bitten by something venomous..."
"You mean, besides you?" He laughed.
"Oh very funny" she said, playfully slapping him. Once they had their fill of cheese, he put the remainder away and switched the lights on. He led her through the house again and up to his – their – bedroom where they fell fast asleep in minutes.
