Eternal Souls Sensual Souls Chapter Six

GHerc returned to the lake to find Marrianna had gone. He saw a path and followed it until he came upon the little cottage she had told him about. He knocked softly. No one answered. He hated to invade her privacy, and hated even more the news he had to impart to her, but she deserved to know the truth. He opened the door carefully and peaked his head inside. It was filled with flowers and magnificent art. It certainly did not look like a prison but he feared Marrianna would come to view it that way. Not that he would blame her.

He found her all curled up and fast asleep on what looked to be a big comfy bed. GHerc swallowed a lump in his throat. She was covered this time from head to toe, but he found her impact on him was as stunning as when he first saw her. He couldn't resist the urge to caresses her cheek and stroke the silken blonde locks of her hair.

Marrianna purred like a contented kitten and then opened her eyes. She smiled at him so bravely and trustingly that it almost broke his heart. "Why hello you," she said. "I was hoping to see you again." "You may change your mind, when you hear what I have to tell you," GHerc said dejectedly. "Your father said no?" Marrianna guessed. GHerc nodded in silent confirmation.

"Well then I guess will just have to make the best of it," she said with determination. "Don't do that, don't let them off the hook so easily. Because of them and their past mistakes you're stuck here. Away from your family, away from your friends. And while you're at it don't let me off the hook either. Why is that whenever it comes to helping the people, I truly care about, I end up failing them?"

"Stop it right there mister," she shouted. "Don't go blaming yourself for this. Sometimes there are just circumstances in life that are beyond anyone's control, even you big guy." She saw he was going to argue. "Come here," she ordered. "What for?" he asked. "Just come here" she sat up in the bed offering her hand. GHerc drew nearer and took it in his. With surprising strength she pulled him down beside her on the bed.

"Look in a very real sense, I owe your father my life. He may not have given me back the one I was used to, but he did give me the chance to live again, and start over. Haven't you ever heard that expression where there is life there is hope? And as far as you're concerned you've given me comfort, compassion and companionship beyond anything I've ever known those are tremendously powerful gifts and I've already come to treasure them."

GHerc couldn't believe what he was hearing. He felt the same way about her but hadn't expected her to return these powerful emotions after all they'd just met . He reached out and drew her tightly into his arms. He felt a tear begin to fall and then another. Then the dam burst and all the grief he had kept buried deep inside him came pouring out. He cried for the loss of Deinera and the kids, Serena, Iolaus, his mother and all those he had loved on earth. And for the little boy who had grown up longing to be loved and understood by his father. He had never allowed himself this luxury before because he felt he'd had to be strong for everyone else. But now things seemed different somehow like a heavy burden was being lifted from his shoulders.

Marrianna had held him tightly as he came to terms with his grief. She rocked and crooned to him softly. When his pain had subsided he pulled slightly away. As he had done for her, she leaned up and kissed the tears gently away. Their gazes met and held as she began to stroke his arms, then his back.

He leaned down to kiss her lips then started to pull away. "Don't" she whispered. " I don't want to take advantage of you" he insisted. "Do you think I'm trying to take advantage of you?" she asked with a smile.

"Don't be ridiculous" GHerc replied. "Then don't you be. Alright maybe we are both vulnerable, but we are also both intuitive enough to recognize this feeling between us goes far beyond that." "Must be that half.. I mean full god thing" GHerc said offering her a weak smile. "Must be," she said. Giving him a full wattage grin in return. "Besides vulnerability is not necessarily a bad thing, it's better than false fronts and guarded walls." "You might have a point there," he conceded.

"Then as I see it there is only one decision we each have to make and I've already made mine," she said firmly. "And what decision is that?" he asked. "Well you see I've made up my mind that I want you. Now the question is do you want me?" Marrianna asked. GHerc nearly fell off the bed. He would never get over how forthright she was. "So what's your answer Hercules?" she asked teasingly punching him in his right arm. He easily deflected her blow.

He caught her arm and let her feel every inch of his strong muscular body. "What do you think?" he asked rhetorically. Then he sealed her mouth with a thorough kiss.

Marrianna was swept away by the power of his lips upon hers. She had never before experienced such potent feelings. Her heart was swelling with love and an unquenchable thirst for this man, this god. GHerc stood and then lifted her off the bed. He set her down, standing directly in front of him. She feared he was going to call a halt to what was happening between them. That was the last thing she wanted. She was about to protest but he silenced her with another of his heart stopping kisses.

He put his hands on her shoulders and began easing the gown she was wearing downward. Marriana felt a flush of embarrassment but then she looked at his incredible blue eyes. They danced with the light of a thousand flames Herc smiled at her before he began kissing her exposed skin. She cried out at the wonder of it all.

GHerc stopped for a moment and looked at her searchingly. "Did I hurt you?" he asked concerned. Marrianna shook her head no. She was incapable of speaking. So she let her hands do the talking.

Her fingers worked on his vest and even though they stumbled over their task, she managed to get it undone She sculpted his powerful shoulders then moved on to his magnificent chest. She played with the hairs on it for a few delightful moments.

Marrianna lifted her head and gave him a coquettish smile. The playful moment lasted but a second as by this point their desire had built to a fever pitch. When the moment came he united them with a gentle eagerness. It was her first time and from what she had read and heard she had expected pain. There was none, only a splendid sense of completeness. Maybe it was because she was now a goddess, or he was a god... Suddenly Marianna lost any capacity for coherent thought as she was delivered into a universe of a trillion shooting stars.

GHerc soon followed her. When they returned from their journey they cuddled, kissed, giggled, chatted and kissed again. Then with him curved around her like a spoon, they fell into a deeply contented sleep.