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Big shout out to Deana and Dreamscape who put up with me in all the twists and turns of this epic adventure. ~LOL~ I call it epic as it's the longest story I've seen on this site and I can't believe I actually wrote that much about two people. Thanks gals, love you and the reviews!!
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Later that night, Lina was sleeping soundly in her own bed and Litha was face down in the mattress. She and Alex made liars out of all four of them by going 15 rounds and calling it a draw. Litha walked away with a sprained wrist and a bruised jaw whereas Alex walked away with a black eye and a hyper-extended knee. BOTH of them walked away with over $200 in the prize money. Neither injuries on either woman were serious and they had fun while doing it. It wasn't until after the spar that everyone found out that the two of them had been talking about it in the 6 months after Litha got out of the hospital. In Litha's spare time and between Alex's assignments, Litha had been training Alex in some forms of self defense - just so it would be a fair match up.
Frank checked on Lina one last time. She looked so angelic sleeping like that. Just like her mother. And just like her mother, she was more trouble than hell in a handbasket. But it was worth it. He shook his head. No matter how many times he looked at Lina, he still had trouble believing he was a father. He tucked the summer weight blanket around her waist and kissed his fingertips, then pressed them to her cheek. "Sleep sweet little angel."
Litha shifted and rolled over onto her side. The moonlight was bright that night, a full moon over head. It gilded her hair and skin with a silvery glow as it filtered in through the opened window. Frank stood in the door and watched her for a moment. Two angels in his life. Two HELLS angels to be more precise. What did he do to deserve this sort of reward? The bruise on her jaw glowed black in the dark and he chuckled. What was he thinking betting on that spar this afternoon? All in good fun really... and it was good that Alex and Litha turned out to be decent friends. They all adopted Litha as a sort of sister in many regards.
He sat down on the edge of the bed and brushed a lock of her hair from her forehead. The one wrist was wrapped in an ace bandage. Frank picked up her hand and kissed the palm gently so as not to twist the joint. Slowly Litha's eyes opened up to him.
"Come to bed love."
"I am. Just a minute. I like to watch you while you sleep, you know that?"
"Mmm hmm. I do. Lina sleeping?"
"Like an angel."
Litha snorted and shifted, moving over in the bed so Frank could lay down. She rested her head on his chest, right over his heart so she could listen to the steady and strong beat.
"No more secrets Litha?"
"Hmm?"
"No more secrets Litha. Promise me. I can't stand to go through what we did two years ago."
"No more secrets Frank."
"Promise?"
"I promise. I told Dodge to take his IAD and put it in a folder. No more investigations, no more files, no more undercover for me. I'm a happy stay at home mother who happens to be a Justice Department Agent."
"Former..."
"Uhm. yeah...."
"LITHA."
She giggled and tickled his ribs. It was just too easy to get him worked up. Frank responded by tackling her and trying to pin her down enough to tickle her back. He didnt' count on her rolling him over and her sitting on his stomach with his wrists in a vice-like grip.
"Shush, you'll wake the baby."
A smile crept across his face like no tomorrow.
"Damn your sexy when you do that."
"I know. Speaking of the baby..." he yanked his arms out of her grip hard enough that she lost her balance and fell over his chest. She caught herself as he wrapped his arms around her waist tightly.
"What about the baby?" Long tendrils of her black hair drifted over his face in the slight breeze from the window.
"How about we start on number two..." He pulled her down under him as he rolled over, his lips finding her in a long, deep, slow and passionate kiss.
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- finis.
Big shout out to Deana and Dreamscape who put up with me in all the twists and turns of this epic adventure. ~LOL~ I call it epic as it's the longest story I've seen on this site and I can't believe I actually wrote that much about two people. Thanks gals, love you and the reviews!!
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Later that night, Lina was sleeping soundly in her own bed and Litha was face down in the mattress. She and Alex made liars out of all four of them by going 15 rounds and calling it a draw. Litha walked away with a sprained wrist and a bruised jaw whereas Alex walked away with a black eye and a hyper-extended knee. BOTH of them walked away with over $200 in the prize money. Neither injuries on either woman were serious and they had fun while doing it. It wasn't until after the spar that everyone found out that the two of them had been talking about it in the 6 months after Litha got out of the hospital. In Litha's spare time and between Alex's assignments, Litha had been training Alex in some forms of self defense - just so it would be a fair match up.
Frank checked on Lina one last time. She looked so angelic sleeping like that. Just like her mother. And just like her mother, she was more trouble than hell in a handbasket. But it was worth it. He shook his head. No matter how many times he looked at Lina, he still had trouble believing he was a father. He tucked the summer weight blanket around her waist and kissed his fingertips, then pressed them to her cheek. "Sleep sweet little angel."
Litha shifted and rolled over onto her side. The moonlight was bright that night, a full moon over head. It gilded her hair and skin with a silvery glow as it filtered in through the opened window. Frank stood in the door and watched her for a moment. Two angels in his life. Two HELLS angels to be more precise. What did he do to deserve this sort of reward? The bruise on her jaw glowed black in the dark and he chuckled. What was he thinking betting on that spar this afternoon? All in good fun really... and it was good that Alex and Litha turned out to be decent friends. They all adopted Litha as a sort of sister in many regards.
He sat down on the edge of the bed and brushed a lock of her hair from her forehead. The one wrist was wrapped in an ace bandage. Frank picked up her hand and kissed the palm gently so as not to twist the joint. Slowly Litha's eyes opened up to him.
"Come to bed love."
"I am. Just a minute. I like to watch you while you sleep, you know that?"
"Mmm hmm. I do. Lina sleeping?"
"Like an angel."
Litha snorted and shifted, moving over in the bed so Frank could lay down. She rested her head on his chest, right over his heart so she could listen to the steady and strong beat.
"No more secrets Litha?"
"Hmm?"
"No more secrets Litha. Promise me. I can't stand to go through what we did two years ago."
"No more secrets Frank."
"Promise?"
"I promise. I told Dodge to take his IAD and put it in a folder. No more investigations, no more files, no more undercover for me. I'm a happy stay at home mother who happens to be a Justice Department Agent."
"Former..."
"Uhm. yeah...."
"LITHA."
She giggled and tickled his ribs. It was just too easy to get him worked up. Frank responded by tackling her and trying to pin her down enough to tickle her back. He didnt' count on her rolling him over and her sitting on his stomach with his wrists in a vice-like grip.
"Shush, you'll wake the baby."
A smile crept across his face like no tomorrow.
"Damn your sexy when you do that."
"I know. Speaking of the baby..." he yanked his arms out of her grip hard enough that she lost her balance and fell over his chest. She caught herself as he wrapped his arms around her waist tightly.
"What about the baby?" Long tendrils of her black hair drifted over his face in the slight breeze from the window.
"How about we start on number two..." He pulled her down under him as he rolled over, his lips finding her in a long, deep, slow and passionate kiss.
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- finis.