Chapter 53

"Make it quick babe" she said as she felt him move. What followed, was a frenzied motion of two bodies both yearning for release, climbing together, skin slapping against skin, soft whimpers and grunts and moans that were being held back softly still made their way into the open air that was hot and racy between them.

He pushed and she received him, and when he pulled back, he felt her muscles spasm around him. it had become a beautiful choreography between them, knowing just how the others body would react to one… knowing just when to change the angle, to push harder or faster or to stop and just feel, it was a learned behaviour and also something new each time between them.

Even now as he watched her splayed over his desk, he wanted to give her nothing more than utmost pleasure and by the way she was looking at his eyes, dark with lust and want and hunger for him, he knew she wanted him to have the same.

She began touching herself, massaging her breasts and her eyes rolled back into her head as her back arched once more, feeling too much all at once…

He thrust in one last time and her body tensed as she exploded, her pelvic muscles perfectly milking his own release into her, their souls fell together, flying into a sky of ecstasy and he swore, he could see only her behind his eye lids when he shut them tight, the impact of his release too incredible to have any control over his other senses…

And when he opened his eyes again, there she was, smiling blissfully at him, the haze of yet another amazing round of love making still overwhelming her. She sat up and kissed him, and he couldn't help but pull her closer, needing to have her as close as possible as they kissed.

"I know I told you to make it quick… but is there any chance we can do that again?!"

He chuckled at her lips "why Professor Beckett, I never took you for a sex freak"

She hit him playfully "so I'm back to being Professor Beckett again?" she asked

"You're still Kate for me, it's just that the idea that I'm having sex with my professor is such a turn on!"

"You're such a boy!"

"Man, Professor Beckett. Man" he corrected her and kissed her with more passion than before, showing her just how well he knew how to love a woman, and just how 'man' he could be.

She had to push him away when she realized he was getting hard against her again.

"Cool it big guy, I don't need your mom walking in on us right now. How about you continue this 'proving to me about how man you are' later when you come drop me home." She asked

"It would be my pleasure" he replied smugly.

"Good" she said and kissed him once more. she quickly got out of his grasp and collected her clothes and ran off into his room to the bathroom, leaving him smirking behind her with the hope that they would have another amazing night tonight back at her place.

"Richard, Kate…"he heard his mother call

"We'll be right out mother" he called back as he began to dress up too. And before leaving the room, his eyes stole a glace towards his desk drawer. The ring. Something in him wanted to take it out that moment and keep it in his pocket for later. But then he decided against it and walked towards the kitchen. It could wait a while longer. They had a whole lifetime ahead, and tonight, he just wanted to make love to her.

"I don't know what pleasure you get from making Kate feel bad about caring for you" Martha said as she saw her son approaching the kitchen counter.

"You wouldn't understand" he said with a smirk on his face

"She was just empathizing with me about our worry that your grades may slip this final semester"

"Mother, we talked about it, don't worry, I know I have to study and I will. Trust me, you be proud of me on graduation day"

Martha smiled as she finished serving the last plate and then she paused for a moment and said

"You've grown up so fast"

"Oh no, not again" Rick said as he hid his face in his hands. Just then Kate came around him and sat beside him

"What is it?"

"My mother's having one of those moments of realization that she has a grown son"

Kate laughed, but reached out to hold Martha's hand nevertheless.

"You wouldn't understand a mother's love Rick" Martha said to him while smiling sweetly at Kate. "But I hope that someday, you will experience motherhood, Kate. It's one of the best roles you'll play as a woman"

"Thank you Martha. And even though I haven't given it much thought before, I think I'd want to be a good mother someday"

"You haven't given it any thought before" Rick asked, interrupting the moment.

Kate raised an eyebrow at him "not really"

"How come?"

"I don't know, I've just never been in a relationship that got serious enough to start thinking about kids"

"Oh" Rick said and then looked back at his plate in front of him.

Martha looked between the 2 of them and then decided to ease the tension, or whatever it was that was between them.

"Why don't we take dinner to the living room, and resume that movie you 2 were watching earlier"

"Sounds great" Rick said and was the first one to move.

Kate found his behaviour weird, but didn't call him out on it. The rest of the evening went on great. The 3 of them enjoyed the movie and often Martha and Kate were even reciting the dialogues along with the characters much to Rick's displeasure. But it was all in jest. After the movie, Kate rose to leave, and so she kissed Martha goodbye, thanking her for an amazing evening, and then Rick followed her out of the loft wishing his mother a goodnight before he could leaving, knowing he may only be back late at night or early the next morning.

The minute they were in the elevator on their way down to the parking garage of his building, she turned and kissed him, letting her lips softly brush against his. He was caught off guard and hence for the first few seconds of the kiss, his hands knew not where to go. When his mind finally caught up with him, he deepened the kiss and let his palms rest lightly on her hips.

The kiss was beautiful, nothing rushed, nothing ordinary... it was just plain pouring out of love between two hearts.

"What did I do to deserve that?" he asked when she pulled away and stood beside him again, closer this time, and holding his hand.

"Gave me a wonderful evening" she said

"Then I expect one of these tomorrow morning too" he said with a smirk.

She squeezed his hand and they walked on to her car.

She turned the music on while they drove back to her place and usually, she would find him humming along, or at least bobbing his head to the beat of the music but tonight, something was different. He seemed to be a little lost in thought. So when they hit a red light, she reached out to hold his hand and she asked him

"Hey, everything okay? You seem miles away"

He was startled by her touch, but then he just smiled and said

"No no, all's good. Don't worry"

Kate wasn't convinced. She wondered what he could possibly be thinking about that could have him so distracted. When they finally reached her parking lot, he unbuckled his seat belt and tried opening the door, but it wouldn't budge. So he looked at her, and realized, she had flicked them locked from her controls near the wheel

"Oh, you want to start here?" he asked with a naughty grin, but she knew he was trying to hide something

"We're not getting out of the car until you tell me what's bothering you Rick"

He huffed and looked at the windshield for a moment. Finally he turned a little towards her and said

"Back at the loft, you said…"

He paused and now she was getting impatient. Clearly something she said was bothering him, and she was trying hard to recall what she may have said to upset him so much.

"You said you've never given thought to the idea of having children…"

Oh. Kate thought.

He then looked at her eyes and said "I can't help but wonder, is it that you don't want children in the future, Kate?"

Kate took a moment to analyse the sincerity in his blue eyes, they were the purest things she'd ever seen. She couldn't help the smile and the soft chuckle that left her lips and she took off her own seatbelt and leaned into him, grasping his lips with hers, kissing him sweetly

She pulled back just a little only to whisper "you've really got to pay more attention to me Rick"

And then she kissed him some more. But she knew she would have to explain more, he still seemed so tensed, and it did wonderful things to her that the bizarre idea of her not wanting children was upsetting him so much. So she pulled back and took his hands in hers and said

"You picked out 1 line from the number of lines I said and dug a hole for yourself to bury yourself in with it"

"I don't understand" he said

"Rick, what I said was I've never been in a relationship serious enough to even go near the thought of having kids. I never said I don't want to have kids at all"

Some realization hit him, but he didn't say anything, needed her to say more

"if you're afraid that if and when we go further in this… whatever we've got going on for us… that I would not want to have children… then you've got me all wrong Rick"