Lust

Three years. So much can change in that amount of time. And it had.

Rachel could see the peppered grey, even from across the room. Up close, she ran her fingers through, a familiar gesture that caused her pulse to quicken. Soothing and exhilarating, all at once.

She tried to calm her nerves, the short bursts of air passing through her lips as her chest heaved up and down. Emotions that she was unable to process and yet, had thought of countless times in the years gone by.

It was happening. Again.

Eddie left a trail of kisses down her neck, along her shoulders, past her breasts, and to her stomach. She had gained weight, that belly a little looser. Faint pink stretching across her stomach in jagged lines. It had crossed her mind for a moment, waiting for his reaction to the state of her body. Those little things that had changed.

He said nothing. Apart from how beautiful she was, those words that always felt natural when he said them. Besides, he had seen it all before.

His stomach hung too; the hair upon his chest curling in greyed wisps. How long it had been, she thought, even for three years.

With the care and precision he was known for, he kissed along her thighs. His breath against her skin made her shudder. One hand reached up and took hers, bringing it down to rest upon her stomach.

Without a word, he asked her if she was certain. Rachel had always been certain. He could see it in her eyes.

The slight touch was enough to unravel her. A feeling that she had been sorely missing when he left. She could feel his apology, the admittance that he had missed her too, all in the care he took.

Releasing a low moan, she gripped his fingers tighter. She yearned for him, evident in the heat radiating from her body to his mouth.

Sometimes, things were better left unsaid. They had each other, suspended within this moment in time. Three years was a long time for one night.

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