Chapter 25
The day seemed to go perfectly still. Quistis stared at him, unable to speak, unable to move a muscle. Seifer stared back, his chest heaving.
Seifer: I love you.
This time he said it softly, without the anger. Slowly Quistis rose from the bench, never taking her eyes off Seifer.
Quistis: I'd given up hope on you. I waited and waited for you.
She shook her head as tears flooded her eyes and blurred her vision.
Quistis: Say it again. Please, say it again.
Seifer: I love you.
Each word was a kiss gainst her temple as Seifer held her close and glorified in the feel of her against him.
Quistis: Let's continue this in bed.
With that they headed to the basement and Seifer carried her into his room, and gently placed her on the bed. He undressed her quickly. Quistis snuggled into his embrace when he slid in naked beside her.
Quistis: Make love to me, Seifer. I need to feel you.
God, he loved her so! He hadn't thought it possible for him to feel such emotion. He loved her. He made love to her with a patience he hadn't known he possessed, with a tenderness he had long denied. He kissed her endlessly, until Quistis took the initiative and guided him to the soft heat between her thighs. He slid into her, his breath catching at the exquisite sense of being one with her, and he loved her slowly and gently, until they were both replete. He didn't withdraw from her afterward, but held her close, stroking her hair, brushing whisper-soft kisses to her temple.
Seifer: Marry me, Quistis.
His voice tight and smoky with emotion.
Seifer: My life won't be worth nothing if you're not in it. Marry me.
Her heart had looked beneath the surface and seen a man worth reaching out to. Now he was reaching out to her.
Quistis: Yes.
Suddenly the life head nearly thrown away seemed worth living. He pulled Quistis closer and held her for a long moment as the power of the love he felt swept through him like a cleansing wind, blowing away the last traces of darkness from his heart.
Seifer: I've been alone a long, long time.
Quistis: It's all right. You won't be alone anymore.
Seifer: Yeah, I'll have you with me.
Quistis: Always.
The End
The day seemed to go perfectly still. Quistis stared at him, unable to speak, unable to move a muscle. Seifer stared back, his chest heaving.
Seifer: I love you.
This time he said it softly, without the anger. Slowly Quistis rose from the bench, never taking her eyes off Seifer.
Quistis: I'd given up hope on you. I waited and waited for you.
She shook her head as tears flooded her eyes and blurred her vision.
Quistis: Say it again. Please, say it again.
Seifer: I love you.
Each word was a kiss gainst her temple as Seifer held her close and glorified in the feel of her against him.
Quistis: Let's continue this in bed.
With that they headed to the basement and Seifer carried her into his room, and gently placed her on the bed. He undressed her quickly. Quistis snuggled into his embrace when he slid in naked beside her.
Quistis: Make love to me, Seifer. I need to feel you.
God, he loved her so! He hadn't thought it possible for him to feel such emotion. He loved her. He made love to her with a patience he hadn't known he possessed, with a tenderness he had long denied. He kissed her endlessly, until Quistis took the initiative and guided him to the soft heat between her thighs. He slid into her, his breath catching at the exquisite sense of being one with her, and he loved her slowly and gently, until they were both replete. He didn't withdraw from her afterward, but held her close, stroking her hair, brushing whisper-soft kisses to her temple.
Seifer: Marry me, Quistis.
His voice tight and smoky with emotion.
Seifer: My life won't be worth nothing if you're not in it. Marry me.
Her heart had looked beneath the surface and seen a man worth reaching out to. Now he was reaching out to her.
Quistis: Yes.
Suddenly the life head nearly thrown away seemed worth living. He pulled Quistis closer and held her for a long moment as the power of the love he felt swept through him like a cleansing wind, blowing away the last traces of darkness from his heart.
Seifer: I've been alone a long, long time.
Quistis: It's all right. You won't be alone anymore.
Seifer: Yeah, I'll have you with me.
Quistis: Always.
The End
