For disclaimer--- see first chapter…thanks

Rob was absolutely amazed to find Kari standing outside his door. He felt this wonderful release wash over him. She too, wanted to straighten out this unexplainable attraction that was between them.

"Oh my heavens Kari," Rob greeted her anxiously; "Get in here. You're soaking wet."

Helping Kari from her thin raincoat, Rob realized that it had provided little protection. She was soaked clear through to her blouse and jeans.

"Let me go and get you a robe and you can get out of those wet clothes," Rob told her then.

"Rob," Kari's low voice stop him in his tracks, "Before you go, I need to know if I will be staying long enough to even change my clothes."

Rob spun around to face Kari and immediately took the five steps it took to reach her. His mouth came down on hers with a hunger they both shared. Rob embraced her soaking wet body tightly against his own for what seemed like hours, but surely was just a few moments. Rob held her firmly against his warm dry body and Kari was surer than ever that she'd made the right decision to come back to him.

Pushing away from his embrace, Kari looked up into Rob's sensual eyes and said simply, "Who needs a robe?"

Rob gave Kari a light quick kiss, moved away quickly and got her the robe. Handing it to her, he said, "Kari, before anything else happens, I think we should talk."

Kari let out a little sigh and reached for the garment.

"I don't want to have this be a one-time deal," Rob told her before letting go of the robe he'd gotten. "I want more."

"So do I," Kari admitted quietly then as she drew a shaky breath and headed for the bathroom to change.

Rob went to knock on the bathroom door, intending to ask Kari if she would care for a glass of wine. Just as he raised his hand, the door swung open and Rob's breath caught in his throat. He could not believe how beautiful Kari looked in his navy blue robe. His mind was already running triple speed trying to comprehend Kari's last statement.

Rob found his voice then and spoke, "Kari? Would you like a glass of wine?"

Kari nodded her assent.

As he began pouring he asked cautiously, "So what made you decide to come back?"

She took a moment to collect her thoughts before she answered him. "I thought about what we almost did yesterday and realized I'm glad that it didn't happen. That's not the type of person I am and I suspect that you're not that way either. I guess I was just so shocked that you said you wanted to be with me, a typical stranger, that I wasn't thinking clearly. Then you said you wanted more than just a sexual weekend; I just didn't know how to handle that. Instead of talking things out with you, I just ran away and as time went by I thought able how special you made me feel in the brief time we spent together. I realized it would be very easy to spend my time loving you and I thought I'd come back to see if you still wanted more than just a weekend."

Rob took Kari into his arms and hugged her tightly while whispering soft loving words into her hair.

Releasing her, he looked her in the eyes and said, "I'm so glad that you came back, I was on my way to find you. When I ripped open the door on my way to do just that, there you were like a dream on my doorstep. You are all I've thought about since you left me yesterday and I know in my heart that we can make this work. I think we'll become a very special couple, I knew it from the moment I laid my eyes on you on that beach."

With that statement, Kari reached for Rob's head and pulled his lips to hers. Moments seem to slip from both their minds as they kissed and hugged each other for what seemed an eternity. As much as they wanted to build a relationship with each other, they could no longer hold back their desire for one another. Rob trailed soft kisses down Kari's neck before reaching down to lift her off her feet. He gazed at her searching for any sign that she did not want this and found none. Gently, he carried her and placed her on the soft quilted comforter on the large bed. Kari smiled to him in encouragement as he carefully braced himself above her. Rob sought her soft lips once more and enveloped them hungrily with his own. Kari's hands trailed a path down his spine and under his shirt; this action drove him crazy. He answered with a motion of pressing his hips against her, showing her the very physical need she was causing him. Kari gasped a little, as the robe did not mask the enormity of him. Rob smiled and then ducked back to working a path from the little space behind her earlobe. Downward, he moved stopping over her collarbone to caress her exquisitely with his tongue. Kari couldn't suppress the moan his simple action elicited from her small form and she reflexive dug her nails into his back in rapture. Rob chuckled softly and moved to a position below her neck, all the while working his way towards her sternum.

When Rob fumbled with the ties to the robe, Kari sought to help him mistaking his intent. "No," He smiled and whispered softly as he grabbed her wrists and pulled them away. "Not yet."

Inside, Kari was already on fire and blinked in disbelief unsure if she would be able to take much more of his gentle foreplay. Her loins ached with her growing need for him. But nonetheless, she complied and trusted him as he merely loosened the garment. With the newly gained slackness, the lapels of her robe feel open exposing her bare chest to his eager hunger to taste her body anew. He did things to her chest with his tongue that Kari had never even thought to imagine. She moved to urge him to culminate their rendezvous by reaching to touch his mass.

"I need you," She breathed and then added with a moan, "please."

Wordlessly, Rob strove to please her and shed the last remaining barriers between them.