A/N
You guys, sorry for the extended delay in posting. And sorry for dragging this out but... I like the sss lll ooo www process :).
Buffelyn, what's it gonna take for her to trust him again? Just a little time.
Marcher, I feel my knife twisting days are coming to a close (at least for a little while) :)
Dylan, your last review tickled me. I take it you're ready for Evy to 'trust' Rick :)
Rick's girl, does she trust him? Yes, she just doesn't know it yet.
And AJ Mackey, your review helped Evy explain what she was feeling to Rick and it will help her in her decision to trust him again (you'll see that in the next chapter).
Thank you all soooo much for reviewing and I hope you enjoy this chapter!! :)
Evelyn lifted her head and turned toward Rick and watched as he approached the bed. He was dressed and he had that smile... that smile that melted her heart on his face.
'Looks are deceiving. Don't be fooled by that smile' her logical mind reasoned.
'But I love him' her heart rationalized.
'But can you trust him?'
'I want too'
'But can you?'
At that moment Rick sat down on the bed next to her. He leaned down and kissed her naked shoulder, then her cheek. The touch of his lips on her shoulder and on her cheek weakened her logical mind's resolve for a moment. Evelyn laid her head back down on the pillow and closed her eyes as the kiss moved from her cheek to her neck.
'It would be so easy to just forget the last two weeks' her heart reasoned. 'So easy'
'Do you really think you CAN forget?' her mind quickly countered.
'I could try'
'Is that wise?'
'To follow me instead of you?'
'Yes'
'I always follow you. Why can't you follow me sometimes?'
'Following you got us in this mess in the first place'
'I'm not the only one that loves him. You love him too'
'Yes I do but I'M not a fool for love. He was unfaithful...'
'HE WAS NOT! And I'm NOT a fool for love either'
'Just a fool for him'
'I HAVE to forget! WE have to forget'
'Forget that he was unfaithful?'
'HE WAS NOT... he was not unfaithful!!'
'Well... what do you call it?'
Silence...
'Are you going to answer me?'
'We have to forget'
'Why?'
'Because we love him'
'Forget what he did?'
'Yes!'
'What happens the next time there's a fight?'
Silence...
'Will he go running after another woman?'
Silence...
'Will we be in a quandary thinking he had?'
Silence...
'Will we worry ourselves sick every time he walks out of the door?'
Silence...
'Will we torment ourselves wondering whose bed he was in?'
"Rick" Evelyn said as her logical self gained the upper hand.
"hum?" he mumbled as he pulled a patch of skin between his teeth and suckled it.
"rick..." she groaned as she fought against the effect of his ardent kisses on her neck and the hand that had reached up and cupped her breast. "We..." she said weakly as he started rubbing her nipple with the palm of his hand. "We... we need... we have to talk" she sighed as her body began to surrender to the ministrations of his lips and hand.
"Later" he breathed into her ear before latching onto her lope.
Evelyn made her decision in an instance and her logical self no longer had the upper hand.
Later. It would have to be later. Later they would talk. Later she would tell him what she was feeling, how she was torn. Later she would tell him she was afraid she might not bet able to trust him any longer. All that would have to happen. But it would happen later.
But now...
Now Evelyn would push her logical mind aside and follow her heart.
She wanted him. She craved him. She would have him.
Logic, reason, wisdom be cursed!
She allowed herself to forget and she would surrender herself to him.
Rick turned her over onto her back and covered her lips with his and it seemed as if only seconds passed before his body naked covered hers. Rick took his time as he explored her body again and she, though timidly, explored his. When their time came, they both wailed loudly as their bodies found gratification.
Rick rolled off of Evelyn onto his back with a sigh of satisfaction. Evelyn pulled the bed sheet up to cover herself and they both lay there, remaining silent, looking up at the ceiling. Both thinking about the love they had and the love that had been shared between them that afternoon. Only the growl that emitted from Evelyn's stomach broke their tranquility.
"Hungry?" Rick said as he rolled onto his side and laid his arm across her waist.
"A bit" Evelyn laughed lightly.
"Want me to go put some leftovers in the oven for you?" he said as placed a lazy kiss on her cheek.
"Would you? While I hop in the bath."
"Sure thing" he smiled then lifted his head and leaned over and kissed her lips.
Evelyn watched as he got out of bed and pulled on his boxers and pants. After he left the room, she threw the covers off, got out of bed, grabbed her silk robe and went to the bathroom. When Evelyn was finished with her bath and came out of the bathroom, Rick was coming down the hall with a tray in his hands.
"I was coming down" she told him when they met at the bedroom door.
"Thought you might like to have supper in bed" he grinned a lecherous grin.
Rick pushed the door open with his foot and motioned for Evelyn to go ahead of him then he followed her inside. As Evelyn walked toward the bed, she tightened the belt on her robe and took a deep breath. She would not be waylaid this time. After she finished eating, right after she finished eating, she would remind him of the talk they needed to have.
After she settled herself against the headboard, Rick set the tray on her lap. He then went around to his side of the bed, stretched out on his side, propped himself up on his elbow and helped Evelyn eat the food on the tray. Rick did most of the talking, telling Evelyn about all the things he was learning about his new car. Evelyn commented every now and then but her mind was on their pending talk.
When they had finished eating, Rick took the tray and put it on the floor on his side of the bed. As he turned back to Evelyn, she was throwing her legs over the side of the bed.
"Hey" Rick reached out and hooked his arm around her waist before she could stand up. "Where you going?" he asked as he moved to sit behind her, his legs hanging over the side of the bed, snuggling her legs. "I thought we could stay in bed for awhile" he said huskily as he moved her hair to the side and kissed her neck.
His plan was to keep her in bed for the rest of the evening.
"Rick..." Evelyn said. "We need to talk."
"We've... been... talking" he said between kisses.
"Rick..." Evelyn felt herself weakening. "Really... we HAVE to talk. Rick please!" she said when he pulled her belt loose and slid his hand beneath her robe. "It's important" she said as she pulled his hand from beneath her robe, pulled it together and retied the belt. "We have to talk" she said as the stood up and walked out of his reach. "We have to talk" she said again after she turned and faced him.
You guys, sorry for the extended delay in posting. And sorry for dragging this out but... I like the sss lll ooo www process :).
Buffelyn, what's it gonna take for her to trust him again? Just a little time.
Marcher, I feel my knife twisting days are coming to a close (at least for a little while) :)
Dylan, your last review tickled me. I take it you're ready for Evy to 'trust' Rick :)
Rick's girl, does she trust him? Yes, she just doesn't know it yet.
And AJ Mackey, your review helped Evy explain what she was feeling to Rick and it will help her in her decision to trust him again (you'll see that in the next chapter).
Thank you all soooo much for reviewing and I hope you enjoy this chapter!! :)
Evelyn lifted her head and turned toward Rick and watched as he approached the bed. He was dressed and he had that smile... that smile that melted her heart on his face.
'Looks are deceiving. Don't be fooled by that smile' her logical mind reasoned.
'But I love him' her heart rationalized.
'But can you trust him?'
'I want too'
'But can you?'
At that moment Rick sat down on the bed next to her. He leaned down and kissed her naked shoulder, then her cheek. The touch of his lips on her shoulder and on her cheek weakened her logical mind's resolve for a moment. Evelyn laid her head back down on the pillow and closed her eyes as the kiss moved from her cheek to her neck.
'It would be so easy to just forget the last two weeks' her heart reasoned. 'So easy'
'Do you really think you CAN forget?' her mind quickly countered.
'I could try'
'Is that wise?'
'To follow me instead of you?'
'Yes'
'I always follow you. Why can't you follow me sometimes?'
'Following you got us in this mess in the first place'
'I'm not the only one that loves him. You love him too'
'Yes I do but I'M not a fool for love. He was unfaithful...'
'HE WAS NOT! And I'm NOT a fool for love either'
'Just a fool for him'
'I HAVE to forget! WE have to forget'
'Forget that he was unfaithful?'
'HE WAS NOT... he was not unfaithful!!'
'Well... what do you call it?'
Silence...
'Are you going to answer me?'
'We have to forget'
'Why?'
'Because we love him'
'Forget what he did?'
'Yes!'
'What happens the next time there's a fight?'
Silence...
'Will he go running after another woman?'
Silence...
'Will we be in a quandary thinking he had?'
Silence...
'Will we worry ourselves sick every time he walks out of the door?'
Silence...
'Will we torment ourselves wondering whose bed he was in?'
"Rick" Evelyn said as her logical self gained the upper hand.
"hum?" he mumbled as he pulled a patch of skin between his teeth and suckled it.
"rick..." she groaned as she fought against the effect of his ardent kisses on her neck and the hand that had reached up and cupped her breast. "We..." she said weakly as he started rubbing her nipple with the palm of his hand. "We... we need... we have to talk" she sighed as her body began to surrender to the ministrations of his lips and hand.
"Later" he breathed into her ear before latching onto her lope.
Evelyn made her decision in an instance and her logical self no longer had the upper hand.
Later. It would have to be later. Later they would talk. Later she would tell him what she was feeling, how she was torn. Later she would tell him she was afraid she might not bet able to trust him any longer. All that would have to happen. But it would happen later.
But now...
Now Evelyn would push her logical mind aside and follow her heart.
She wanted him. She craved him. She would have him.
Logic, reason, wisdom be cursed!
She allowed herself to forget and she would surrender herself to him.
Rick turned her over onto her back and covered her lips with his and it seemed as if only seconds passed before his body naked covered hers. Rick took his time as he explored her body again and she, though timidly, explored his. When their time came, they both wailed loudly as their bodies found gratification.
Rick rolled off of Evelyn onto his back with a sigh of satisfaction. Evelyn pulled the bed sheet up to cover herself and they both lay there, remaining silent, looking up at the ceiling. Both thinking about the love they had and the love that had been shared between them that afternoon. Only the growl that emitted from Evelyn's stomach broke their tranquility.
"Hungry?" Rick said as he rolled onto his side and laid his arm across her waist.
"A bit" Evelyn laughed lightly.
"Want me to go put some leftovers in the oven for you?" he said as placed a lazy kiss on her cheek.
"Would you? While I hop in the bath."
"Sure thing" he smiled then lifted his head and leaned over and kissed her lips.
Evelyn watched as he got out of bed and pulled on his boxers and pants. After he left the room, she threw the covers off, got out of bed, grabbed her silk robe and went to the bathroom. When Evelyn was finished with her bath and came out of the bathroom, Rick was coming down the hall with a tray in his hands.
"I was coming down" she told him when they met at the bedroom door.
"Thought you might like to have supper in bed" he grinned a lecherous grin.
Rick pushed the door open with his foot and motioned for Evelyn to go ahead of him then he followed her inside. As Evelyn walked toward the bed, she tightened the belt on her robe and took a deep breath. She would not be waylaid this time. After she finished eating, right after she finished eating, she would remind him of the talk they needed to have.
After she settled herself against the headboard, Rick set the tray on her lap. He then went around to his side of the bed, stretched out on his side, propped himself up on his elbow and helped Evelyn eat the food on the tray. Rick did most of the talking, telling Evelyn about all the things he was learning about his new car. Evelyn commented every now and then but her mind was on their pending talk.
When they had finished eating, Rick took the tray and put it on the floor on his side of the bed. As he turned back to Evelyn, she was throwing her legs over the side of the bed.
"Hey" Rick reached out and hooked his arm around her waist before she could stand up. "Where you going?" he asked as he moved to sit behind her, his legs hanging over the side of the bed, snuggling her legs. "I thought we could stay in bed for awhile" he said huskily as he moved her hair to the side and kissed her neck.
His plan was to keep her in bed for the rest of the evening.
"Rick..." Evelyn said. "We need to talk."
"We've... been... talking" he said between kisses.
"Rick..." Evelyn felt herself weakening. "Really... we HAVE to talk. Rick please!" she said when he pulled her belt loose and slid his hand beneath her robe. "It's important" she said as she pulled his hand from beneath her robe, pulled it together and retied the belt. "We have to talk" she said as the stood up and walked out of his reach. "We have to talk" she said again after she turned and faced him.