"Hey, thought you were exhausted." Issey giggled into Darren's ear as he slid her panties down her thighs.

"You complaining?" He grinned into skin.

"No, just thinking if you're so sleepy maybe you should lay back and let me do all the work."

He considered, "You ARE better rested than me."

She sat up, running her fingertips in the dip across his shoulders, "Mmm slept all day and poor you running around and singing for all those screaming girls." She punctuated each of the last four words with kisses across his chest, playing her fingers through the wiry hair there.

He settled against the pillows, playing along, "I'm glad you understand, this sex symbol stuff isn't easy."

She slid her hand between his thighs, "Seems pretty hard to me"

She wanted him in her mouth, couldn't wait to taste him, to feel the weight of him on her tongue, but the urgency of his hands on her suggested she should get the show on the road.

Straddling him she sunk down over him, allowing him to guide himself into her. Both let out a low moan as he filled her. He reached for her neck pulling her in closer, capturing her bottom lip with both of his. He sucked and nibbled until she shivered through a ragged breath and deepened the kiss. In the time she hadn't been allowed the luxury of placing her lips against his she'd begun a secret obsession with corners of his mouth. The way they tucked in slightly when he concentrated, or quirked upward when he was pleased with himself made her crazy with desire. Now she ran the tip of her tongue there and thought of all the times she'd watched him across the room and wished for this.

Rocking against him Issey closed her eyes and allowed herself to feel the aching waiting and want inside replaced with warm, tingling waves of relief. Whether Darren sensed her emotional break or was experiencing one of his own was unclear but he ended the kiss and pressed their foreheads together panting out a whisper, "Forever this time. Us, this, longer than the stars or the tides, always."

She met his eyes which were no longer sleepy and green but dark and lust blown and whispered, "Always" before arching her back away from him and rolling her hips.

He let her set their pace, concentrating his attention on her nipples. The sensation shot through her and she grasped at him, babbling nonsense sounds and words as her fingers dug into first his hair, then his biceps, needing to feel the sureness of him, the reality of him.

Darren lifted her easily and urged her, "lay back, let me."

Issey surrendered, pressing herself into the mattress, her head at the foot of the bed. Darren followed her down, thrusting into her while lightly scratching her thigh hooked around him.

As much as she enjoyed being on top, Issey loved feeling the closeness of Darren over her. She lifted her hips to meet his every move and let out a long desperate "ohhhhhh" watching his kiss bruised mouth open and his strong jawline tense as he came.

He collapsed, spooning around her, "I'm sorry, I tried to hold out for you but, Jesus, baby you feel so amazing."

She was spent, her arm barely under her control she waved the thought away before kissing him messily. "Trust me, I'm good."

They dozed in and out all night, waking to kiss, to touch, to smile at each other in the dark and whisper silly, sappy words of love. When her alarm went off in the morning Darren silenced it immediately and nuzzled into her shoulder. "No."

She petted his hair, and stroked the back of his neck, "'Fraid so love. I can't do two days off in a row."

"It's haul out, it's travel time, can't we just fly to the next stop? Or drive ourselves? It's like, 2 hours away."

"Driving? It's over 5 hours, flying it's an hour in the air, but I don't know if we can get a flight this late and besides I have work to do on the bus."

"You sure? Cause I feel like I have some unfinished business right here." He thumbed across her nipple and traced her earlobe with the tip of his tongue.

Just as she was forgetting everything she needed to accomplish today her phone rang. "Can you get me three more tickets to tonight's show?"

"Good morning Sophia." Issey attempted to push Darren off of her but he redoubled his efforts, kissing inside her thighs, rising dangerously close to burying his face between her legs. She kicked at him, but without any real desire to move him away. "Ahh, Soph, can I call you back in like 10 minutes?"

"HA! Ten minutes. Tell we need an hour, minimum." Darren grinned up at her and wiggled his eyebrows.

"Are you having sex right now? Did you seriously answer the phone while you were having sex?"

"No, Soph, I'm in a mEEting," her stuttered word not super convincing she put her hand over her phone and turned to Darren, "STOP, my sister knows."

"Tell me it's the hot one, that's all, let me live vicariously through you."

"I'm not saying that, he doesn't need the power trip."

Darren licked at her wickedly.

"IT IS! Oh good for you. I want details tonight. Can I meet him? Can I borrow him?"

"Yes and absolutely not. And I'll get you all the tickets you want if you hang up the phone NOW."

"Enjoy, see you tonight!" and her sister was gone.

"My sister wants to borrow you."

He continued tasting her, slipping his fingers inside her as he did, when he got her to squeal he looked up, "Borrow or share? Cause I could get into one of those."

"Really? Already bored with me?"

"Never. But you know, sisters." He shrugged and went back to making her scream noises not heard in nature.

When she'd nearly cracked his skull like a walnut with her thighs riding out the insane pleasure against his mouth he sat back, "Okay?"

"Fuck you." She smiled.

"I'm into it, but you're the one who wants to go to work." He settled beside her and she tried to snuggle closer but her muscles weren't yet under her control. He obliged, moving over to her.

"I need to look like I do something other than getting pregnant when we get to Philly. My sister is bringing her kids, and apparently a few other people's kids to the show. She wants to meet you tonight, is that okay?"

"You want me to meet your family?" he kissed her temple.

"I figure if we're going to be together for the rest of our lives we might as well meet each other's siblings."

"I guess that makes sense. I should mention that Chuck is dying to meet you in New York."

"Oh boy."

"You just said."

"I know, but you're impressive. My sister's already in love with you. I'm a lot more of a complication."

"A wonderful complication, besides, I love you and Chuck will love you too. Do we really need to get up?"

"In about a half hour. I set the alarm early."

"See? Just another reason I love you. Um, not to poke too much at this but what made you decide last night was the right time?"

"I don't know really. I just felt it and I'm glad I did because since we broke up I've felt like I've been treading water and fighting to keep my head up and right now I'm just floating. Everything seems easier, better, right."

He beamed at her and they lay together quietly for a while. When it was almost time to get up Issey held his gaze and whispered, "This is more than I've ever known was possible, I hope you're ready for how very much I love you."