Memories in red Part: 9
Disclaimer: See part1
Authors Note: Thank you Roz for reading part of this before I posted it.
After they shared a nice supper of soup and sandwiches Ric had left to carry the empty container down stairs to the trash. Elizabeth sat back in the chair and smiled to herself as she pulled her knees up to her chest. She had really dreaded even thought of telling Ric about her rape. She was afraid he would treat her differently like she was broken or something. Now it didn't matter anymore. He had not only said she was beautiful being around him made her fell that way. She remembered how his hand felt for that short instance when it brushed her bare stomach it felt it tingled an made her catch her breath. She loved the way he made her feel when he touched her. She closed her eyes for just a minute remembering his arm around her.
Ric came in and saw Elizabeth sitting in the chair with her knees pulled up She always looked like she was trying to disappear. He walked over and touched her shoulder.
Her eyes flew open but instead of flinching from him she smiled and blushed. Laughing she said, "Ric you scared me."
"Well sleeping Beauty I think you should going to bed it has been a really long day an you're supposed to rest." He said with a grin.
"All right she," said yawning as she got up and looked around. Remembering that there was only one bed she looked at Ric and said, " Oh."
"Don't worry about it Elizabeth I'm going to sleep in the chair." Ric said smiling
"Ric that's not fair to you I can sleep in the chair, I just was."
"Don't be silly you need some real sleep. Half the time I fall asleep in the chair anyway. So stop arguing with me. I'm a lawyer I argue for a living," he said with a big smile. "Now I'm gonna get a shower you get under the covers."
"Ok," she said biting her lip.
Ric walked over to his dresser to get some clothes.
"Ric," Elizabeth called softly
"Yes," He said as he turned around back to look at her.
Elizabeth took his robe off so that she was standing in front of him wearing nothing but her panties and his T-shirt. The shirt stopped at mid thigh. "Here you might need this," she said as she held out his robe
Ric felt his breath catch in his chest at the site. Looking at her he wondered how such a little woman could have such long legs. At that moment she was the sexist woman he had ever seen. He walked back over to her to get the robe.
She took a step closer stood on her tiptoes and put her arms around his neck pulling him down to her and she kissed him. The kiss was light a sweet and full of promise. He returned it with out deepening it but it was pure torture because A big Part of him wanted to pick her up take to his bed and make love to her until she forgot all her pain. But he knew that wasn't the answer. He slowly pulled away and said, "Good Night sleeping beauty," as he walked into the bathroom
After showering dressing in a wife beater T-shirt and sweat pants Ric walked out of the bathroom. He Found Elizabeth sleeping with hi extra pillow pulled to her chest like a life preserver.
He picked up his cell phone and stepped into the hall to call Carly. He tried her home and cell but ended up leaving her messages that he would call her in the morning to explain.
Walking back into his room he once again looked at Elizabeth in his bed. He reached over and pulled the blanket back up that had slipped off her shoulder. She looked so small and fragile but he knew she was very strong. He also admitted to himself that seeing her in his bed with hi shirt on just seemed so right the only time he was happy was when she was around.
He picked the extra blanket up off his desk a sat down in the chair. He quickly fell asleep remembering how her hair felt in his hands.
A few hours later Ric was awakened by the same nightmare as always. He took a few deep to slow down his racing heart. He wondered what he was hearing when he realized it was Elizabeth having a nightmare. She was crying and begging in her sleep as she thrashed around.
Ric got up and stood by the side of the bed. " Elizabeth.Elizabeth," he said trying to wake her. Finally he reached over and touched her arm. "Elizabeth, wake up."
She woke up with a strangled cry her eyes wide still caught in her dream. She took her fist and hit him on the arm. Then she crawled away from him across the bed. She looked around the room as though lost and pulled her knees to her chest trying to make herself even smaller. She looked terrified.
"Elizabeth its ok its just me .Ric. It's ok your safe I promise."
Elizabeth Looked at him and took several deep breaths. "Ric! Oh God! I'm so sorry." She reached out to touch his arm.
Ric at down on the bed, "Come here," he said as he reached out for Elizabeth
She sat next to him with his arms around her quiet for a few minutes as her breath shudder from her crying. When she had calmed down she looked at Ric into his warm brown eye for a minute. Then she got up and turned around and straddled his lap smiling at him she leaned forward to kiss him putting all the passion she could into that kiss as her hand reached up to cares his cheek and play with his short curls.
Ric almost lost his mind when she straddled his lap so he was rested between her leg. She leaned into kiss him her hard nipples only covered by his thin T-shirt brushed his chest and his resolve napped. He wrapped one arm around her pulling her tighter against his chest as his other hand tangled in her hair.
He pressed his tongue against her lips seeking entrance an as she opened her mouth just slightly he slid his tongue into her mouth and felt the soft wetness. Her felt her tongue seek his mouth in return.
Elizabeth moaned as they kissed deeply full of passion and heat. The kisses were driving her crazy with the desire for more. Ric moved his hand down to here hip and pulled her tight against him she could feel him hard and throbbing between her legs and she gasp. Suddenly Ric pulled away took a couple of deep breath and picked her up off of him and sat her on the bed. "Elizabeth, I'm sorry we can't."
Elizabeth looked at him for a second the shocked by what she had just heard. "Oh Go I am so, so sorry!" she said as she crawled across the bed and started towards the door her first instinct was to run. She should have known now that he knew about her he would only want to be her friend.
"Elizabeth, don't run away and don't be upset."
She stopped tuning around to face him with eyes full of tears, "I just threw myself at someone who doesn't want me and."
Before she could finish Ric spoke again, "Elizabeth Stop! Calm down you were just on my lap you know I want you. God Elizabeth I need you. But we can't. Please come over here."
"NO!" she said wrapping her arm around herself.
"Please?" he said holding out his hand.
She walked over to him and stood in front of him. "Then Why? Why did you push me away?" she asked as she started to cry.
Ric pulled her close by wrapping his arms around her and laying his cheek against her stomach. "Elizabeth please never doubt that you're beautiful and that I want you. We need to wait because when, Not if, but when we make love I want it to be for all the right reason. I want to be about desire and happiness not about fear and pain. I want to wait for when we are not so tired and emotionally raw. Please I am not saying no, I'm just saying not now tonight. Do you understand?"
"Yes,' she said in a quiet voice just happy to know he did want her. "Ric will you do me a favor."
"Yes, anything"
"Will you sleep with me I don't want to be alone when I have another nightmare."
"I would love to hold you in my arms all night." He turned her loose and stood to pull back the covers. Elizabeth got into bed and sild over Ric joined her and pulled the covers over both of them and then reached out for Elizabeth and pulled her into his arms. They listened to each other breath as they finally fell asleep.
To be continued:
Disclaimer: See part1
Authors Note: Thank you Roz for reading part of this before I posted it.
After they shared a nice supper of soup and sandwiches Ric had left to carry the empty container down stairs to the trash. Elizabeth sat back in the chair and smiled to herself as she pulled her knees up to her chest. She had really dreaded even thought of telling Ric about her rape. She was afraid he would treat her differently like she was broken or something. Now it didn't matter anymore. He had not only said she was beautiful being around him made her fell that way. She remembered how his hand felt for that short instance when it brushed her bare stomach it felt it tingled an made her catch her breath. She loved the way he made her feel when he touched her. She closed her eyes for just a minute remembering his arm around her.
Ric came in and saw Elizabeth sitting in the chair with her knees pulled up She always looked like she was trying to disappear. He walked over and touched her shoulder.
Her eyes flew open but instead of flinching from him she smiled and blushed. Laughing she said, "Ric you scared me."
"Well sleeping Beauty I think you should going to bed it has been a really long day an you're supposed to rest." He said with a grin.
"All right she," said yawning as she got up and looked around. Remembering that there was only one bed she looked at Ric and said, " Oh."
"Don't worry about it Elizabeth I'm going to sleep in the chair." Ric said smiling
"Ric that's not fair to you I can sleep in the chair, I just was."
"Don't be silly you need some real sleep. Half the time I fall asleep in the chair anyway. So stop arguing with me. I'm a lawyer I argue for a living," he said with a big smile. "Now I'm gonna get a shower you get under the covers."
"Ok," she said biting her lip.
Ric walked over to his dresser to get some clothes.
"Ric," Elizabeth called softly
"Yes," He said as he turned around back to look at her.
Elizabeth took his robe off so that she was standing in front of him wearing nothing but her panties and his T-shirt. The shirt stopped at mid thigh. "Here you might need this," she said as she held out his robe
Ric felt his breath catch in his chest at the site. Looking at her he wondered how such a little woman could have such long legs. At that moment she was the sexist woman he had ever seen. He walked back over to her to get the robe.
She took a step closer stood on her tiptoes and put her arms around his neck pulling him down to her and she kissed him. The kiss was light a sweet and full of promise. He returned it with out deepening it but it was pure torture because A big Part of him wanted to pick her up take to his bed and make love to her until she forgot all her pain. But he knew that wasn't the answer. He slowly pulled away and said, "Good Night sleeping beauty," as he walked into the bathroom
After showering dressing in a wife beater T-shirt and sweat pants Ric walked out of the bathroom. He Found Elizabeth sleeping with hi extra pillow pulled to her chest like a life preserver.
He picked up his cell phone and stepped into the hall to call Carly. He tried her home and cell but ended up leaving her messages that he would call her in the morning to explain.
Walking back into his room he once again looked at Elizabeth in his bed. He reached over and pulled the blanket back up that had slipped off her shoulder. She looked so small and fragile but he knew she was very strong. He also admitted to himself that seeing her in his bed with hi shirt on just seemed so right the only time he was happy was when she was around.
He picked the extra blanket up off his desk a sat down in the chair. He quickly fell asleep remembering how her hair felt in his hands.
A few hours later Ric was awakened by the same nightmare as always. He took a few deep to slow down his racing heart. He wondered what he was hearing when he realized it was Elizabeth having a nightmare. She was crying and begging in her sleep as she thrashed around.
Ric got up and stood by the side of the bed. " Elizabeth.Elizabeth," he said trying to wake her. Finally he reached over and touched her arm. "Elizabeth, wake up."
She woke up with a strangled cry her eyes wide still caught in her dream. She took her fist and hit him on the arm. Then she crawled away from him across the bed. She looked around the room as though lost and pulled her knees to her chest trying to make herself even smaller. She looked terrified.
"Elizabeth its ok its just me .Ric. It's ok your safe I promise."
Elizabeth Looked at him and took several deep breaths. "Ric! Oh God! I'm so sorry." She reached out to touch his arm.
Ric at down on the bed, "Come here," he said as he reached out for Elizabeth
She sat next to him with his arms around her quiet for a few minutes as her breath shudder from her crying. When she had calmed down she looked at Ric into his warm brown eye for a minute. Then she got up and turned around and straddled his lap smiling at him she leaned forward to kiss him putting all the passion she could into that kiss as her hand reached up to cares his cheek and play with his short curls.
Ric almost lost his mind when she straddled his lap so he was rested between her leg. She leaned into kiss him her hard nipples only covered by his thin T-shirt brushed his chest and his resolve napped. He wrapped one arm around her pulling her tighter against his chest as his other hand tangled in her hair.
He pressed his tongue against her lips seeking entrance an as she opened her mouth just slightly he slid his tongue into her mouth and felt the soft wetness. Her felt her tongue seek his mouth in return.
Elizabeth moaned as they kissed deeply full of passion and heat. The kisses were driving her crazy with the desire for more. Ric moved his hand down to here hip and pulled her tight against him she could feel him hard and throbbing between her legs and she gasp. Suddenly Ric pulled away took a couple of deep breath and picked her up off of him and sat her on the bed. "Elizabeth, I'm sorry we can't."
Elizabeth looked at him for a second the shocked by what she had just heard. "Oh Go I am so, so sorry!" she said as she crawled across the bed and started towards the door her first instinct was to run. She should have known now that he knew about her he would only want to be her friend.
"Elizabeth, don't run away and don't be upset."
She stopped tuning around to face him with eyes full of tears, "I just threw myself at someone who doesn't want me and."
Before she could finish Ric spoke again, "Elizabeth Stop! Calm down you were just on my lap you know I want you. God Elizabeth I need you. But we can't. Please come over here."
"NO!" she said wrapping her arm around herself.
"Please?" he said holding out his hand.
She walked over to him and stood in front of him. "Then Why? Why did you push me away?" she asked as she started to cry.
Ric pulled her close by wrapping his arms around her and laying his cheek against her stomach. "Elizabeth please never doubt that you're beautiful and that I want you. We need to wait because when, Not if, but when we make love I want it to be for all the right reason. I want to be about desire and happiness not about fear and pain. I want to wait for when we are not so tired and emotionally raw. Please I am not saying no, I'm just saying not now tonight. Do you understand?"
"Yes,' she said in a quiet voice just happy to know he did want her. "Ric will you do me a favor."
"Yes, anything"
"Will you sleep with me I don't want to be alone when I have another nightmare."
"I would love to hold you in my arms all night." He turned her loose and stood to pull back the covers. Elizabeth got into bed and sild over Ric joined her and pulled the covers over both of them and then reached out for Elizabeth and pulled her into his arms. They listened to each other breath as they finally fell asleep.
To be continued: