He pulled the covers back with one hand, and then laid her carefully down on the bed, his hands moving up her body as he moved partially over top of her. Her eyes sparkled up at him in the dim room, reflecting in the light that streamed through the doorway from the hall.
He leaned on one side as he slid her other dress strap down her shoulder, revealing all of the slinky black bra beneath. He placed his hand gently on her rib cage, kissing her in the hollow of her throat. His lips made their way downward and she arched her back, her nipples pushing at the silky material of her bra, aching to be free. His lips moved along the top of the bra, grazing the tops of her breasts below, and she felt the wetness between her legs increase. He moved her bra strap down her arm, his lips continuing their trail across the top of the material. His mouth moved down, and she shivered as his lips paused at the top of the chasm between her breasts. She felt his stiffness pressing against her as he settled one leg between hers.
She gasped as she felt his tongue dart out and caress a nipple through the fabric of her bra, and she grabbed tightly at the arm that held him above her. She felt the tensed muscles there and moved her hand up his arm, over his shoulder and into the back of his hair. She moved her other hand down the side of his chest and he trembled beneath her touch.
Her fingers came to rest just above his towel and he moaned into her chest. She slid her fingertips along the top of the fold until she was below his navel, and she stroked the dark hair that made its way downwards. He drew in a ragged breath and she felt his supporting arm give out a bit, then strengthen again.
Both of her bra straps lay near her elbows now and her back arched even more as his hand moved away the delicate material and his head dipped down to capture one of her exposed breasts. His lips slid sensually over the side of the soft mound, and his free hand gently caressed the other, his thumb massaging her taut nipple. She felt as though she might explode as his tongue flicked over her other nipple, and he groaned out loud as he tasted her.
His hand stopped its ministrations to her other breast for a moment, and he reached behind her back to quickly release the clasp of her bra. He leaned back from her breasts and she pushed her chest upwards, trying not to lose his touch. Pulling the bra away from her, he contunued to stroke one breast, his mouth reclaiming the other. She whimpered with pleasure as he gently pulled at her nipple with his teeth, then moved his lips back over it and suckled erotically. Her breasts throbbed in rhythm with the gradually increasing pulsations between her legs...
Suddenly, he began kissing his way down her stomach, pushing the fabric of her dress down as he went, his fingers caressing her seductively at the same time. His tongue flicked into her belly button and she clutched at his shoulders as the sensation branched down to her throbbing core.
As he ran his fingers across the area just above her panties, he leaned back off the bed and lifted her hips up slightly. He pulled the dress all the way down her legs and dropped it to the floor.
He looked down at her and she could see his dark eyes shining in the dim room, the heat behind his gaze almost burning her up on the spot. She looked down at where the towel hung loosely around his hips, his erection pushing at the material. He stroked her thigh sensually as he leaned back over her....then he grimaced and moved back away.
"Just a second..."
She felt abandoned and frustrated as he darted out of the room.
What's he...?
He came back into the room, opening a small cardboard box as he entered, and he pulled out a little plastic package.
She smiled up at him shyly and he felt his heart leap into his throat. He groaned again as he carefully lowered himself on top of her. His erection pressed down on her as he pushed his hips into her, his mouth once again assaulting her breasts. She reached down and pulled at his sides, trying to encourage him to move further up her body.
He obeyed her demands, and she twisted her body to the side as he captured her mouth with his own again. His hand slid to her hip, clutching her... She moaned, sliding her own hands back down to his belly again. As she dipped her fingertips under the towel, his lower body began to move slightly... rhythmically back and forth.
She teased her hand further down through the wiry hairs below and felt the back of her hand graze his erection. He moaned into her mouth, his lips sliding over to the side of her face. He groaned into her ear.
"God ..."
She smiled into his cheek as she turned her hand slightly and gently moved her fingers down his stiffened shaft. He arched his back and shivered, his face in her hair now. He grasped at her shoulders, and then he moved one hand back down her side, his fingers sliding across the fabric on the front of her panties. She felt a shiver of delight at the feather-like touch.
She stroked him again, and he shuddered more strongly.
"Oh God, Alex... Do you know what you do to me...?"
He moaned as she pushed the fabric of the towel away with her other hand and then ran her fingers over his exposed hip. As his hand slipped between her legs and softly stroked her through the material, she felt her hips push out involuntarily towards him. He lifted his head and looked at her in shocked arousal.
"You're... you're already so wet."
She closed her eyes as she felt his hand slip underneath the material, his fingers moving over the soft folds of skin underneath. She cried out as he touched her most sensitive places.
"Oh, Nick. Please..."
She pushed her breasts against his body, and her hand began to massage him a little faster now. He choked out her name again, and his finger dipped inside her. She felt a jolt of energy and she pushed her hips into him, wanting to feel him deep inside her. He pushed her panties down her legs, and she flicked them to the floor with her leg.
She pulled at his hip desperately and put her lips to his ear. He shivered as she whispered to him, her voice ragged with desire.
"Please, Nick... Please... I need you inside me..."
He groaned louder this time as he rolled back on top of her, grabbing for the condom package and tearing it open. He somehow managed to put it on while he nibbled lightly on her breasts; she closed her eyes and pushed her hips towards him again.
He looked down at her then and smiled, running a finger gently over her lips. She opened her eyes and looked up at him in surprise... She gasped as she saw the look in his eyes.
His desire was almost a physical presence, and she'd never seen anyone look at her that way before; she'd never felt so wanted. He smiled at her passionately and ran his hands down her body. His fingers trailed further down and she pushed her hips out in anticipation, crying out as he caressed her womanhood once more.
Suddenly, she felt him pushing inside her... She inhaled deeply and he moaned aloud as he finally entered her, both of them shuddering under the intense pleasure of the friction. He looked back down at her and began to move back and forth into her, slowly at first.
His eyes held hers and she moved with him without effort; her body seemed to know what it was doing. He pushed deeper and deeper and she felt waves of bliss roll over her body. She felt her climax building slowly within and she watched his face as he became more and more impassioned, his heated expression increasing her own arousal even more...
He began to thrust inside her more quickly and she clutched at his buttocks, trying to pull him in deeper and deeper. Suddenly his hand slipped down between her legs as he moved faster and faster into her, his fingers caressing her swollen nub. She cried out as the waves of ecstasy washed over her and her body arched against him uncontrollably.
She felt as though her body was exploding, and she couldn't seem to stop her arms from flying back over her head, her hands clutching wildly at nothing. She felt her inner passage gripping and releasing him of its own accord... The orgasm had taken over her body.
Nick sucked in a deep breath as he felt her hot, wet channel closing around him, pulsing and tightening on his nearly exploding erection. He didn't think he could hold it back any longer, and as he forced himself up on his arms to push harder inside her, his head snapped back as the rapture consumed his body.
He felt the climactic pressure work its way through his body as he ground his hips into her, no longer in control of himself. Alex finally had power over her hands again, and she reached up to clutch his hips once more, pulling him tighter into her as she watched his jaw clench while he lost himself inside her.
He slowly came to his senses, his pelvic regions still throbbing slightly in the aftermath. His face rested on her chest, her chin resting in his hair, and his arms reached up to clutch her shoulders. He was still inside her and he didn't want to lose the feeling just yet...
She shivered beneath him and he raised his head slightly to look into her face. She tilted her head to gaze back, and he felt his heart beat begin to race again at the huge smile on her face.
He felt utterly spent, but managed to push himself up onto his forearms, and as his hips moved slightly, she reached down to grab at his waist, trying to hold him in place.
"No... Please don't go... Stay inside me..." She smiled more shyly and he looked at her tenderly.
"I'm not going anywhere."
He moved his face close to hers, staring deeply into her eyes before he kissed her slowly. She moved her hands up his back and massaged his shoulders, feeling the kiss reigniting her inner passions... She couldn't stop the smile from forming under his kisses, and he pulled back from her slightly, smiling back.
He whispered to her as he ran one hand up to her cheek, caressing her softy.
"What are you smiling at?"
"You."
She blushed a bit and he ran his fingers through her hair, then delicately stroked her neck. He smiled back at her, his eyes sparkling.
"Alex, I've wanted this for so long..." He gazed down at her longingly and she shuddered some more.
"Me too."
He sighed as he felt himself finally slip out of the warmth between her legs. He removed and disposed of the condom in one quick move, then slid up beside her body, facing her. She turned to face him and he pulled her closer to him, his hips rubbing against hers, his hand running down her arm to rest on her hip. She couldn't stop her hands from running over his chest and he sighed under her caresses.
"So what took us so long?" He smirked at her and she smiled uncomfortably.
"You tell me..." She said it quietly.
He raised one eyebrow and she decided to risk her question.
"Nick, I... I think I've been crazy about you almost since we met, and when you... When we..." She blushed and he finished her sentence.
"When we fooled around on your sofa?" He grinned cheekily and she laughed.
"Yeah, that..."
She became a little more serious. "Well, I thought maybe you were actually interested in me too..."
He laughed at her and brought his hand back up to her cheek again.
"Alex, I'm pretty sure you were the only one who didn't know how attracted I was to you..." He smirked as she raised an eyebrow in question and he continued. "You had me within the first few hours..."
She stared back into his eyes and felt her breath catch as she recognized the honesty there. He spoke again.
"And when you went back to Vancouver, I thought.... I don't know. We'd been through so much and then... You'd moved everything out of your apartment, and I didn't know if you were coming back."
He frowned as he recalled how desolate he'd felt and she reached her own hand up to his face, running her fingers down his cheek.
"I'm sorry, Nick... I didn't mean to... It's just that, you seemed to be avoiding me, and I... I thought maybe you weren't as interested in me as I was in you, or I'd been too obvious and scared you off or... I don't know."
He kissed her fingers and smiled at her with regret. "Damn... I knew I'd blown it."
She looked at him in question again and he went on.
"I was feeling some pressure from the department about getting too close to a victim in an active investigation. They were worried about muddying up the department's name, making it look bad. I... I'm sorry Alex. I stayed away even though I didn't want to. I wanted to be with you."
She smiled sympathetically, understanding completely how he'd felt at their separation.
"And when I called the hospital the next morning, you'd checked out, and I couldn't reach anyone at the hotel all day and then.... and then you were gone."
He pulled her closer resting his face near her ear, his lips murmuring into her hair. "Don't leave me again like that, OK? I don't think I could handle it."
She hugged him tightly and gently kissed his neck, feeling him shiver.
"I swear I didn't want to go, Nick... I'm sorry. It just seemed like the best move at the time."
She pulled her head back slightly and he looked down at her, his hands stroking her back. "I didn't want to leave you at all."
"Just don't leave without telling me again, OK?"
He looked at her half in happiness and half in sadness, and she reached up to touch his face again.
"OK."
She smiled at him adoringly and he felt his heartbeat quicken again.
She moved her body tighter against his and he felt her breasts pressing against his chest. He felt a small stream of pleasure sneak through him, and he grasped at her hip more tightly. She felt him begin to stiffen against her stomach again and she moved slightly away from him so she could run her fingers down his chest. She smiled up at him amorously and he felt himself getting harder still. She smiled timidly, looking a bit surprised.
"Wow... that was fast."
He looked down at her with a sexy grin. "I'm as surprised as you are..."
He ran his hand over one of her breasts and felt her shudder beneath his hand.
"Well... maybe not that surprised..."
She looked back at him longingly, and he groaned as he took her mouth with his yet again
Alex woke up in the darkness, momentarily disoriented... Until she felt the warm arms wrapped around her from behind. She felt his even breaths on her shoulder as he slept tightly against her back, one leg slipped comfortably between hers. She smiled in the darkness, her heart welling up with joy.
I can't believe I'm really here.
She looked over at the alarm clock beside the bed. 4:30 am. She sighed contentedly.
They'd made love over and over again for hours and had finally fallen into an exhausted sleep together. She groaned now to herself as she realized why she'd awoken. She was both desperately thirsty and desperately in need of the bathroom at the same time. She caressed the arms wrapped around her and wondered how she was going to slip out of this position without waking up Nick...
She slowly pulled the top arm away from her chest, setting it somewhat behind her and tried to ease forward. She heard him sigh in his sleep and she moved her legs out of the way as he rolled onto his back, throwing an arm over his head. She slid off the bed and turned to look down at him, the hall light falling across his half-covered body.
She smiled down at his sleeping form.
Wow. He's so...
She couldn't even find the words, and her heart sped up in her chest.
She took a small breath and then looked around the room for something to cover herself with. She saw a dark t-shirt laying on the chair and she made her way around the bed and pulled it over her head. As she made her way back to the door, she stepped on her panties on the floor and hastily pulled them on.
She padded out to the bathroom and went inside, turning on the light. She smiled at herself in the mirror, her touseled hair and shining eyes a dead give away to her current emotions... and a firm indicator of what she'd been doing for most of the evening.
She made her way out to the kitchen, quietly opened a cupboard to retrieve a glass and then ran the cold water. She sipped quietly, unable to stop the flow of hapiness that made its way through her tired body. She smiled as she leaned against the counter, thinking about how sore she actually felt...
"What are you smiling about now?"
She jumped a bit as she looked up to see Nick leaning against the kitchen entryway. He had on a pair of navy boxers and she felt a thrill tingle through her at his sexy smile. She blushed and looked down at the floor.
"Um, nothing..."
He moved over to her and wrapped his arms around her, forcing her back against the counter. He smiled down into her face and she held her water glass behind his back, feeling happy to be back in his arms.
"Oh yeah? Nothing?"
He raised a brow at her, still grinning and she laughed. He reached around and pulled the glass from her fingertips, drinking deeply and watching her as she tried to answer.
"Well, maybe there was something... But I think I've forgotten it."
He laughed. "Hmm. Maybe I can help you remember..."
He set the glass on the counter and moved his hands down to her hips and pulled her more tightly against him, kissing her lips, her cheek, her ear lobe, her neck...
She shivered and giggled a bit. "Oh, I might remember what it was now..."
He picked her up in his arms again and she sighed into his neck as he carried her back into his room.
Nick padded around the kitchen making breakfast as Alex watched from a bar stool. She hadn't been able to stop smiling all morning. Nick turned and caught her watching him. He flashed her with one of his stunning smiles and she felt the butterflies return.
"If you're even half as hungry as I am, you could probably devour my entire fridge."
She laughed. "Just open the door and stand back."
He grinned at her over the counter. "Veggie omelette sound good... for starters?"
She laughed.
"Yes, that sounds excellent. I think we may have forgotten to eat dinner last night." She felt herself flush as she thought about what they'd substituted for food.
"Yeah... but I didn't notice at the time." He smiled at her significantly and she laughed.
"Dinner? What's dinner?" She joked, and they both laughed.
He refilled her apple juice again. "You sure are thirsty, darlin'. I may have to run to the store and buy some more juice."
She smiled. The way he said darlin' was so sexy... She couldn't believe either of them had any liquid left inside them after the constant lovemaking. She smiled sheepishly and he grinned, following her train of thought easily.
"Yeah, well... I had some... exercise."
He laughed as he left the omelette to cook for a moment and moved around the counter towards her.
"Ah, yes, exercise. All I can say is, that was one hell of a workout!" They both burst out laughing.
He slid up against her as she sat on the bar stool, standing between her legs. He dipped his head and kissed her slowly and deeply. She shivered as she felt her body responding, and ran her fingers over his bare chest and around his sides, sighing into the kiss. His hands moved down the t-shirt she was wearing and slid underneath, caressing her hips, a finger sliding under the side of her panties. She gasped and pushed him away, laughing suddenly.
"Nick, you're going to kill me! I don't know if I can handle any more... at least not until I've had some nourishment."
He laughed and held his hands up in front of him.
"OK, OK... I'm sorry." He smiled bashfully. "I'm just having some problems keeping my hands off you... I can't remember ever wanting someone this badly..." He stroked her thigh thoughtfully and she smiled as he looked at her warmly.
"I know what you mean." She lowered her head slightly and looked up at him through half-lowered eyelids, embarrassed. "And I... I haven't been with anybody in... in a long time." She smiled self-consciously.
He moved back in to stand between her legs, placing his arms around her back and pulling her into a gentle embrace. He spoke into her hair.
"Me either."
She felt a bit surprised at this, and she guessed she must have stiffened somewhat because he pulled back a bit and looked down at her. "What?"
She grinned at him, disbelievingly.
"Really?" She raised one eyebrow and he laughed.
"Yeah, really. Why is that so hard to believe?" His own brows were raised now too.
"Well, it's just that you're... you're so hot." He barked laughter and she smiled sheepishly. "Well, you are!"
He looked back down at her grinning. "Well, so are you. What's your excuse?"
She laughed and shook her head, knowing she was far from hot. She knew she was attractive, but accepted that she was more pretty than beautiful.
Once again, he seemed to be reading her mind.
"You are beautiful, Alex... you know that don't you?"
She looked away, embarrassed, and he gently urged her face back towards him with his hand. He pushed her hair behind her ear and looked into her eyes, that deep, earnest gaze taking her breath away once more.
"You're the most beautiful thing I've ever seen."
She swallowed and he leaned in to kiss her deeply again. She clutched at his shoulders, feeling him pull her back in...
She opened her eyes slightly and caught the beginnings of smoke coming from the stove. She pushed at his chest and he looked back at her, his eyes both heated and confused.
"Nick, the omelette..."
"Oh shit..."
He trotted back into the kitchen and grabbed the pan.
"Phew. It didn't burn." He looked back at her and laughed. "I guess I better concentrate on the food for a while..." He looked at her meaningfully and she grinned at him.
"Thank God. I'm starving..."
"Patience, young lady... and who says this one is yours, anyway..." He grinned at her, mischief in his brown eyes.
She grabbed a coaster from the counter and through it at him, hitting him squarely on the rear end.
"Hey, ouch! That's no way to treat the chef!"
She giggled in amusement. "But I'm a guest... I should get mine first!"
"Yes, Ma'am. I've learned my lesson!" He rubbed at his backside, feigning pain.
She leaned her elbows on the counter as he turned back to the task at hand. She watched his muscles move slightly as he moved around the kitchen getting things, and she felt her throat tightening as she noticed how low his boxers sat on his hips... She smiled contentedly and continued to watch him.
The view from here isn't so bad...
Stretched out on the sofa watching a movie a little while later, Nick looked down at Alex asleep on his chest.
She was curled into his side, her fingers splayed across his chest, her face nestled just under his chin. Her bared leg stretched over his middle and he smiled as he remembered that their first encounter had started this way. He brought his hand up from behind her and stroked her lower back.
Feeling a trickle of pleasure, Alex opened her eyes and looked up at him blearily. Her face broke into an instant smile and he felt himself smiling back.
"Hey, sleepy girl. Were you dreaming about me again?"
She pushed off his bare chest and looked down at him in question. "Pardon?"
He gave her a playful grin and caressed her shoulder.
"Oh, nothing... I was just remembering that afternoon on your sofa, when you were dreaming about me..."
She turned bright red and tried to protest. "What? I... I didn't... I wasn't..."
"Alex, you said my name in your sleep that day." He grinned even more as she became positively flustered.
"I... I did not..."
She looked at him in a comedic sort of horror and he laughed.
"Yes, you did. And then you snuggled into me like a little cat. It was pretty shameless, actually..."
She looked back at him, unspeaking. Her face could not have been redder and he couldn't stop himself from laughing a little harder. She slowly began to smile, despite her embarrassment.
"I really said your name?"
"Yep. Scouts honour." He smiled at her sweetly and she giggled.
"Well, who could blame me, really."
She smiled down at him seductively and ran her hand across his chest muscles, watching him from hooded eyes. He looked up at her, feeling arousal start to take hold again. Her hand slid lower, and she wet her lips...
Then she smacked him lightly on the chest and climbed off him, grinning mischievously. He looked at her, disappointment etched in his features.
"Where are you going?"
She tried to look nonchalant and headed towards the kitchen.
"Uh, I don't know... I've got the munchies again... and I'll probably grab a shower if you don't mind; I need to go check out my place and then..."
She felt her amusement threaten to overflow as she watched his expression become more and more disappointed. When she was confident she'd gotten him, she sprinted back over to where he was half-sitting up on the couch and threw herself over him, straddling his hips. He looked up at her shocked and she laughed down at him.
"I bet that's the last time you tease me... especially for something I did in my sleep..."
She continued to grin at him and he shook his head, laughing.
"Woman, you are the devil... that was cold!"
He sat up beneath her and wrapped his arms around her and looked into her face. She smiled back at him happily and he felt his own grin widen.
"A woman has to stick up for herself, you know."
He smiled tenderly back at her and spoke softly. "I'll keep that in mind."
He nuzzled her neck and she giggled gleefully. He leaned back and took her all in again. She smiled shyly, uncomfortable under his appraisal.
Damn, she's beautiful.
She suddenly leaned her head to one side and began to frown a bit.
"What's wrong?"
"Well, I was just thinking... If you were supposed to avoid me because of how it looks for the police department...."
He frowned back her. "Yeah?"
"Well, what happens now? Are you going to be in trouble? I don't want that, Nick..."
He sighed. He'd worried about the same thing... Until she'd undressed him with her eyes outside the bathroom last night.
"Don't worry about it, Alex. I'll deal with it." He tried to smile encouragingly at her, but she continued to frown.
"Look, my personal life is just that: My personal life; it's none of their business. We may have met during this case, but that's all pretty much over now, besides the trial."
"Nick, is James Meadfield still in a coma?" She still looked concerned and he stroked her arms gently.
"Yeah, as far as I know. And if he doesn't wake up, there won't even be a trial."
She nodded and looked down at his chest; the thought had ocurred to her before. He frowned at the serious look on her face, wanting to convince her everything would be OK... for both of them.
"Alex, we haven't done anything wrong. The guy was a psycho and he got what he deserved... in fact I think he got better than he deserved." He grimaced. "But I'm not going to wait for him to wake up and see how this all pans out..."
He gazed directly into her eyes, smiling gently. "I want to be with you now."
He stroked her cheek and was gratified to see her smile returning. He leaned in and kissed her softly, and she sighed. He pulled back and grinned at her hopefully.
"So... got any plans this weekend? Cuz I was sort of hoping..." He smiled at her with interest and she giggled.
"Nope, no plans. What did you have in mind?"
He stared at her hungrily and she bit her bottom lip, the yearning beginning to mount within her again. He stood up with her still straddling him, and carried her back towards his room.
She sighed happily, but still there was a nagging doubt at the back of her mind...
I hope this works out OK. I couldn't bear it if anything went wrong for Nick...
He slid his hands under her panties, his fingers grasping at her behind as they entered his room, and she felt the worry slip away for now...
A.N(Part 2): Man, I didn't realize how hard that was going to be to write...
And I'm going on holidays for about 3 weeks starting in a couple of days; I'm trying to decide whether I should continue this story or just wrap it up quickly... what do you guys think? I'm still into writing it, but there could be a large gap between new chapters...