Chapter 3: Niles
Niles returned, having successfully picked up the prescription. It had taken a bit longer than anticipated, and he had practically run all the way back. Out of breath and sweaty from the heat, Niles stood, catching his breath. He looked around the living room. No sign of Daphne. He panicked for a moment, before he realized she was upstairs when he left. Niles took a deep breath.
All right, I'm sure Daphne is still here, and she'll still want to...
He felt a blush creeping up his face, and something stirring in the pit of his stomach.
Oh god, please let this happen.
Niles went and grabbed a glass of water from the empty kitchen, tipped out one of the pills from the bottle, and headed upstairs. He looked in the study, where he had left Daphne. She wasn't there. He felt himself panicking slightly. He headed down the hall, and looked into the bathroom. Daphne's clothes were still there, folded neatly on the counter.
She was still here, and she hadn't gotten dressed. His nerves started to build up again.
Oh my god.
But where was she then? He continued down the hallway, and called out her name.
"Daphne?"
He reached his bedroom and looked through the door.
Oh my god.
Niles froze in the doorway. Daphne was sitting on the bed. On HIS bed.
Oh my GOD.
Niles took her in. Her hair was slightly damp, from sweat or the shower, he wasn't sure. She was still wearing his bathrobe - it was hanging open at the top slightly, he could see the beginnings of the curve of her breast.
Daphne stood up. There was a look in her eyes, a hunger, a lust. Niles wondered if his eyes reflected the same. He wanted her. It was all he could do to stop himself from dropping the glass he was holding. Daphne started walking towards him, just as he started to do the same, both seeming to be in a trance. They stopped in front of each other, about a foot still between them.
"I didn't hear you come in."
"Sorry, I hope you weren't waiting too long. There was a bit of a delay at the pharmacy."
Daphne's eyes didn't leave his. The tension hung in the air so thick you could practically feel it. Niles broke eye contact, and looked down at the glass and pill in his hand. Daphne's eyes followed his. He lifted his hands up, handing her the glass. He felt the familiar electricity as her hand brushed against his as she took the glass.
"Um, here you go." He held out the pill in his other hand.
"Thank you, Dr Crane."
Daphne looked down and, instead of stretching out her hand to take the pill, she instead leaned forward, and closed her mouth over his fingers. Niles froze, feeling a heat rush up his body. Daphne took a sip of water and swallowed. She put the glass down and looked back at Niles.
He couldn't hold back anymore. He took her face in his hands and pressed his lips hungrily against Daphne's. She eagerly reciprocated, lips parting slightly to allow his tongue to pass. Her hands snaked around Niles' waist, pulling him to her. She grabbed at his shirt, untucking it, allowing her to slip her hands underneath and up his back.
Feeling her hands against his skin drove Niles crazy. He'd kissed her once before, over a year ago now, and that had sustained him for so long. This was so much more. His hands combed through her hair, and he moved them lower, reaching her shoulders. He hesitated for a moment. Daphne broke the kiss and looked at him, desire burning in her eyes. This emboldened Niles, and he buried his face against her neck into her hair as he slipped his hands under the bathrobe. He moaned her name softly.
"Oh, Daphne..."
"Dr Crane..."
He moved his lips to her ear, still entangled in her hair.
"Please... call me Niles."
She kissed the curve of his shoulder, where it met his neck, and moved her lips slowly up to his ear, mimicking his previous movement. Breathlessly, she whispered into his ear.
"Take me to the bed... Niles."
Niles pressed against her, his hands slipping the bathrobe off her shoulders and it fell to her feet. Daphne's hands moved to his front, and started undoing the remaining buttons on his shirt. They moved until the bed was directly behind Daphne. Niles' hands moved down her body, resting on her hips. Daphne undid the last button, and helped him shrug off the shirt. He paused, taking a step backwards, and took the sight of her in.
Daphne's body was completely naked, sending shivers of desire through his body. Her breasts, small but shapely. The way her waist curved to her hips, her legs, well-defined and long. The whisper of soft pubic hair between them. He looked back up slowly. The way her hair was falling around her shoulders, the curve of her neck, the way Daphne was biting her lower lip. He looked back into her eyes.
"Oh, Daphne. God, you're..."
Niles trailed off. There were so many words he could use to describe Daphne at this moment, and none of them seemed to be good enough. Daphne came closer to him again.
"You're not too bad yourself, Niles."
Niles shuddered as Daphne used his first name again. He loved hearing it coming from her mouth.
"But, you're still a little overdressed for the occasion."
Niles thought he would explode as Daphne smiled cheekily, her hands reaching down to unbuckle his belt. He cupped Daphne's breasts, and he brought his mouth to her nipple. He licked it lightly, and he heard Daphne moan, distracted from her task of undressing him.
Niles' only goal in mind for that night was to satisfy Daphne. His needs came second, they always did, and this was already more than he ever dreamed of. Usually Niles was less forward, but as he felt this may be his only chance with Daphne, he wanted to make sure that he did his best to please her.
Daphne had resumed the task of unbuckling his pants and belt. She pushed him back and started to kiss his chest, making her way down until she was level with his waist. She then slowly pulled his pants to his ankles, freeing him. Niles groaned, and ran his hands through her hair. She was level with his erect manhood, and that sight was almost enough to drive him over the edge. Daphne moved herself backwards onto the bed, and laid there, baring herself to him. Niles finished kicking his pants and shoes off; losing balance a little and awkwardly falling on his side onto the bed next to her. He let out a nervous chuckle, and Daphne laughed, amused, and pulled him closer.
Their naked bodies were now in contact, and Niles found himself thinking of when they danced the tango early last year; the last time their bodies were this close together. He found himself murmuring the words Daphne had said back then into her ear.
"There's only one rule in the tango: our bodies must be in continuous contact, with not a sliver of daylight between us."
Daphne moaned hungrily in response as if remembering that night, running her hands down his back. Niles shivered at her touch.
Niles braced himself above her, and buried his face against her neck. He inhaled deeply, her intoxicating scent driving him crazy as he kissed and sucked her neck and collarbone. He reached down between them, fingers exploring until they brushed the soft pubic hair he noticed earlier; finding her sensitive clitoris and her warm, welcoming entrance. Daphne growled and moved her hips upwards towards his touch.
Niles pulled Daphne as close to him as he was able, and rubbed his thumb against her clit, adjusting his speed and movements in response to her moans. Daphne provided small corrections, directing him on how to please her and he willingly complied, moving his fingers in and out in rhythm to her grinding.
Her breathing quickened, and she let out a long moan as she climaxed.
"Oh, Niles..."
He kissed her as Daphne shifted, spreading her legs wider, guiding him inside her. Niles could barely contain himself. This was a moment he had dreamed about for so long, but the reality was so much more. He started thrusting, Daphne's hips matching his pace, again and again. He groaned, her name escaping his lips a few times.
Daphne, Daphne, oh Daphne...
She echoed him in reply with his name.
Niles...
He came, his orgasm sending shockwaves of pleasure through his body. His breath was ragged, and he slowed, collapsing against Daphne. Niles pulled her against him, not wanting this moment to end as his orgasm subsided, leaving him aware of his own heartbeat.
Niles moved slightly so his weight shifted off her, leaning on his side. Daphne pulled herself closer into his embrace. He buried his face into her neck again as he tried to make sense of his racing thoughts, holding her tight.
"That was amazing." Daphne was the first to speak, sounding like she was still catching her breath; the words whispered into his ear.
Niles only moaned happily in response. He wasn't sure how long they lay there like that; his heart coming back to a steady rhythm, their warm bodies sticky with sweat as a reminder of the heat wave and the moment they just spent with each other.
He pulled his head back, having composed himself as much as he could, and looked into Daphne's deep brown eyes. Lying there, bodies still entwined, he repeated a motion from earlier that night - which now felt like a lifetime ago. He brushed her damp hair out of her face and tucked it behind her ear. Just like earlier, Daphne leaned into his touch, and looked completely content.
There was so much going through Niles' mind, so much he wanted to say. Thoughts of confessing his love for her, proclaiming his desires, his dreams, his fantasies. Asking her to be his forever.
Instead, he pushed them all down. Niles leaned forward, and kissed her with all of his unsaid desires behind it.
"I think I'm going to take a shower to cool off, then fetch the fan from downstairs."
