AN: like probably a lot of fans, my friends Megan and Kendall and I got carried away when seeing the pic of David in France. What if instead of his friend, a certain lady had been his companion? I could not resist to turn our theories into a little story... Enjoy!
Warning: slightly mature content ahead!
She was lying under soft sheets, a warm, naked body spooning her from behind in his sleep. He was breathing softly while holding her close. Eyes still closed, she felt like she needed to pinch herself as there was absolutely no chance that the past few days had not been a dream.
Ever since filming the Reunion in April, David and her both were not able to let go of each other. While they as a group had been in close contact ever since they knew that this show was happening, she was especially thankful to have him in her life again after all those difficult years.
When they saw each other again, back in the surrounding in which she had fallen for him in the first place, it had occured to her, and obviously not only to her, that not very much between them had changed, except for the fact that suddenly, all things that held them back before, were not valid anymore: they were both single and there was no fear to permanently spoil their work environment.
The feelings, the natural understanding of one another, the deep trust, the magnetic draw that always had them circling around each other. All of that had still been there.
Out of a sentimental mood, they had decided to share part of their history with the audience, which probably was not the smartest idea, looking back on it now. Yet, they had not been aware of the difficulties this would cause them, as they were still unaware of the emotional impact this whole thing would have on them.
After those two days, endless zooms and an impromptu visit of him in LA a few weeks later, they had come clean about everything and decided that now was their time.
Time to give this a shot. Time to explore the territory they had only briefly stepped into during the show's early years, before deciding that it simply was too dangerous.
To not only be friends, but lovers, the way they both had always felt it should have been.
Still, seeing the final cut of the Reunion, they both had felt that this was RIGHT, and that there was nothing to be shy about and that it would give this whole thing a new level of heart and soul. So none of them dared to ask Ben to cut it out for the sake of their own privacy.
The following time had been difficult, even when the first tabloid speculation that they were an item directly after the show aired had not landed.
David being David, the old stealth pro, he had managed to sneak to LA for a few more visits of a few days ever since, one time even with Cleo.
She had briefly met the girl at the taping, as everyone else did, but this had been completely different. He had taken her on a school break visit with her grand parents, which had still enabled him to sneak in some alone time for them, but as well offered the possibility of bringing the two most important women in his life together.
She had totally underestimated the emotional impact this meeting would have on her. This was not only a very smart and well-behaved little girl, she also was a spitting image of her father im every way possible. Which had not only caused her to fall head over heels with the kid, but also had her asking herself what could have been.
This emotional situation had probably led to the one incident that had caused them trouble:
She knew very well that she had revealed a little too much and a little more with every interview she did after the Reunion. But the podcast with Laura Brown had been like a death sentence for their little stealth relationship.
She knew David had probably facepalmed himself hearing her stutter about their endless conversations and the emotional day with the "outworldly child human being" that was his daughter. But he had never put any blame on her for what followed. Knowing that it never had been her intention to reveal their new relationship, but only her old problem of carrying her heart on her tongue.
The next set of stories that had mostly been a rundown of her past interviews combined with a creative tale involving a whine good in Santa Barbara. But apart from that, this had hit close to home. And god, that story had landed. The worldwide buzz had been overwhelmingly positive and she had to admit, it had made her happy.
Still, they both decided it was far too early to let more than their families and closest friends in on their love for each other. Due to her previous slips bringing them into this mess, they decided together that it was probably best for him to release a statement denying the rumors.
They knew that a fair share of people was not convinced by this and that they were only buying themselves some time. But neither of them cared about that as they simply needed to have this to themselves for a little while longer, planning a little getaway for them to recharge batteries before her promo tour for The Morning Show.
Then, despite their denial, that sneaky little UK tabloid had landed another story, with an amazing set of conclusions regarding her schedule and travel preferences. They had planned to take a few days off in Cabo, as this was simply a nice, private place not too far from LA. But with everyone on the lookout for them, they decided that it would not be the smartest idea.
So when David mentioned that his friend David, whom she knew from working with him before, had invited him to France around his 50th birthday (which David had initially turned down in favor of their trip to Cabo) they decided to just head there instead, spending time together and meeting up with his pal.
His friend had been very understanding of their situation when David had explained things to him, and he was even more delighted when David called him and told him that not only would he be coming to France to spend time with him, but that she would tag along as well. He helped them arrange a private accomodation at this beautiful resort to shield them from nosy glances and paps, and they managed to reserve the private beach club of the hotel for one day of their 1 week stay to hang out with Dave there, who would then go back to join the little travel group he was with afterwards.
They had flown out here seperately, David joining Cleo, Zoe and her family in London for a brief visit before going to France, and her flying over from LA. This had been easier than initially inaticipated with everybody sporting masks on airports and planes lately.
Ever since they met up at their destination a few days ago, she had to admit she had not seen much of this beautiful place. They had spend most of their time in their bedroom or on the private pool terrace that belonged to their place, goofing around like in the old days, having deep conversations about whatever was playing on their minds, and of course, making love to each other.
It still amazed her how fluently they had transformed this platonic relationship into the most passionate experience of her life. There had never been any awkwardness, as she had feared, or any thought of "What am I doing here?". Instead, it had been like things had finally fallen into place. She had felt at peace in his arms from the very first second, knowing he was the person could always trust the most. At the same time, she had burned from the inside with all the sensations his touches gave her. This had intensified with each day they had spend together, getting to know this side of each other better and better.
She felt him stir slightly behind her, waking up from his sleep. With a soft moan, he kissed the sensitive spot below her ear, before burring his face in her hair, inhaling the scent.
"Hmm, what time is it?"
She opened her eyes to peek at her iPhone on the night stand.
"Around 9 am. David will be here around 11 am, he said, right?"
"Hmmm." He said, pulling her closer to him, beginning to roam her body with his hand, again kissing her neck.
"That means we still have some time..."
She smiled, reaching back, burrying her hand in his hair, before turning around in his arms to place a tender kiss on his lips.
Pulling him closer she opened her lips to invite his tounge into her mouth, which he gladly did.
Running the tips of her fingers over his muscular back (she still could not believe what their little "workout routine" combined with him picking up her healthy diet had done to his already amazing body), she felt his hands moving up from her butt, to her waist and over to her front, where he used one hand to massage her breasts, and the other one to gently stroke her center.
Within a few minutes, her breathing quickened as she got more and more worked up, feeling his hot breath on her lips and skin, and the light scratching of his stubble on her face was only intensifying things.
She let her hand, currently caressing his cute behind, wander to the front between them, taking him into her hand, feeling his anticipation for her, causing him to let out a loud moan.
She decided that, even though this was beautiful, she needed them to be even closer. She slung her leg around his waist, him grabbing her butt to bring her closer to him, her hand guiding them to become one.
After gasping at each other in sensation, they began to kiss again, falling into a lazy rhythm, enjoying this intimate morning.
After some time, the pace of their movements picking up, David gently rolled them over without their bodies parting, so that he now was on top of her. Gently moving his hand from her ankle up to her her knee, he lifted up her leg to sling it over his upper arm to deepen the contact. After another increase in pace, they found their sweet release together.
She slung her legs around his waist to keep him in this position for a little while longer, while he rested his weight on his elbows, kissing her nose before looking into her eyes.
"That really is the best way to start the day" he smirked.
"It is" She replied, pulling him in for another kiss.
"Too bad we have to get out of bed today" he sighed "But I really have not seen Dave in a long time and he was so happy when I told him we were coming after all."
"Will be so nice to see him again. Has been a while since that movie was shot."
"I still remember when he signed onto that one and called me when he saw your name in the briefing." David laughed "He was completely starstruck an SO nervous. I told him he had nothing to worry about and that this project would be a blast for him. And even if he would never have admitted, I think he had a little crush on you."
"Haha, how funny. But he is a lovely person."
"He is, and he was SO happy when I told him about us and totally understood that I would not be tagging along on that boat. And he was ecstatic when I said we would come after all and meet him." He replied, his eyes getting wet when thinking of bringing his best friend and her together.
She peeked at the clock again, before giving him a short peck on the lips.
"Alright, we better get out of bed and take a shower before making him wait. You go first, while I start the Espresso machine" She said.
He gave her one last, tender kiss before moving off of her and out of bed, heading for the bathroom.
She lay on her side, smiling, while checking out his naked behind, thinking:
"Life can't possibly get any better than this."