They arrived home that night in wonderful moods. The past two days had been
amazing and neither wanted them to end but both knew they would. She still
had a life in New York and although Robert would do just about anything to
have her stay he knew that he could never ask her to stay for him. It would
have to be a decision she would have to come to on her own. She was just as
torn. She loved him. She had always loved him but she had no idea if they
could ever be together. He had his whole life here and she had hers in New
York. The problem was that she felt like her life in New York would be no
life at all without him in it. They sat quietly in the garden on the wooden
swing and sipped their wine. Both were lost in their thoughts and Robert
was the first to speak.
"Have you thought about what you want to do?"
She nodded. "I could lie and say the normal things people say when they are trying to be safe about things but I think we have wasted far to much time with games." He nodded. "I want to be with you Robert. I missed you every minute of the last six years and I don't want to walk out of here and out of your life. I am not asking for a ring tomorrow I just want to love you."
He thought about what she had said and decided that he had been safe for too long and so far it wasn't working in his favor. He wanted the same she did and he made the hardest and easiest choice of his life.
"I need an attending at the hospital. The pay sucks and the hours suck even more but it is always entertaining. And the way I look at it, you and your brother would kill each other if you had to live and work together, so this is what I suggest. Come live and work with me. I think we mastered fighting well enough to turn it into an art form and besides I would fight with you just to kiss and make up." Lexie smiled at her. It was almost as if he could read her mind. He had made the decision easy on her and that was exactly what she needed.
"Ok." She simply said and they smiled at each other and sat back and continued to swing slowly and sip their wine.
They slept in the same bed again that night and there was nothing more than heavy petting. They both knew that when the time was right they would know it and neither were in any hurry.
He went to the hospital for an hour or so the next day and she went shopping to replace the things she had left in New York. He had given her a closet in the master suit and all of the drawers she wanted. He stopped in the doorway of the bedroom and surveyed the mess of bags and boxes all over the room. "Is there anything left for anyone else to buy or did you buy out the store?" He asked and she popped her head up from a pile of boxes wearing a big floppy hat.
"I just got a few things. The essentials really." He laughed and picked up a Victoria Secret bag.
"Hum, I would say this is defiantly an essential." His tone was suggestive and Lexie actually blushed.
He went to finish the work he had started at the office in his study and she finished putting away her stuff. She wandered in to his office and sat down on the sofa to read her book.
"How is Orlando doing?" He asked not looking up from his work.
"Not well, Lanna left him for a pipe fitter from New Jersey. So now he is traveling to India in search of the meaning of life." She said matter of factly.
"I always knew that Lanna was a whore." Robert muttered and continued writing. Lexie nodded in agreement and continued reading. The hours passed and finally as the grandfather clock in the hall struck 7 o'clock he set his pen down with a sigh. He grinned at Lexie who was biting her lip while she read. He had learned along time ago that she did this whenever she was mad or nervous. "Did Orlando find the meaning of life?" He quipped and she looked up with shock on her face.
"No, he found Sophia." Robert nodded.
"Well how about we let Orlando and Sophia be alone and I will cook you dinner."
Lexie thought about it for a second and Robert grabbed the book away and took her hand, pulling her up. They went into the kitchen and Lexie sat smiling at him as he cooked.
"It feels like we have been doing this for a million years doesn't it?" She asked with a far off look in her eyes. He set the cooking spoon down and faced her.
"Yes, it does." He walked over and pulled her up into his arms. "Have I told you that I loved you today?" She shook her head. "I do. Forever and always." She smiled a soft smile at him and kissed him slowly. He looked into her eyes and felt like his breath had been taken away. Her eyes told so much about the depth of love she felt for him. The amount of time they had been apart had only brought them closer. He knew without a doubt that he would spend the rest of his life with her. She would be the mother of his children and his best friend. She would be the only one that truly ever understood him and was on his side even when he was wrong. And the scariest part was that it didn't scare him. "Are you ok?" She asked and touched his cheek. He nodded. "Ok, well I am going to go wash off the shopping smell before dinner. I bought a million bottles of stuff from the bath store and I am dying to use them." She kissed him again. "You are sure you are ok?" He nodded again and she turned and went upstairs.
She walked into the bathroom and started to go through the bag of lotions and soaps she had purchased. She opened one side of the bathroom cabinet and it was full of Robert's manly stuff so she opened the other side. It was empty except for a small bottle of perfume that sat on the top shelf. She recognized the bottle as a scent she had worn a million years ago and was confused as to why it was there. Maybe it was one of Donna's that she had left behind. She couldn't resist opening it and inhaling the sweet scent of gardenias. A noise from the door pulled her from her reverie and she turned to face him.
"Did Donna forget this?" She asked and he shook his head slowly. "Well what is it for then?" He leaned against the wall and crossed his arms on his chest.
"It reminded me of you." He looked down as he spoke and she felt tear welling up in her eyes.
"You bought this?" He nodded and she was speechless. She walked over to where he stood and pulled his chin up so his eyes would meet hers. Their gaze broke only when her lips touched his. The kiss was deep and passionate and more consuming than either had ever known. His arms went to her waist and pulled her body to his. They walked slowly out of the bathroom, their mouths connecting them as they gracefully made their way to the bed. He took the bottle form her hand and set it on the nightstand and he lay her down on the silk covered bed. He had made love to many women in his life but compared to the experience they shared they all paled in comparison. The silkiness of her skin was better than he had ever imagined it would be. A soft purring sound slipped from her lip then changed into the most erotic whimper he had ever heard. Their bodies were in tune with each other in perfect harmony and as they push forward to their climax she had never felt sexier and more alive, and she never wanted it to stop. The wave of passion washed over them and they clung to each other with all that they had as the climax of twelve years of foreplay descended on them. Her voice cried out as his body over took hers and they finally lay spent on the bed. Their heated breath was the only sound in the room until a loud wail started down stairs. They looked at each other and Robert jumped up and grabbed his pants, pulling them on as he ran out of the room. "Oh shit, dinner!" Lexie said to herself and threw on her nightgown as she ran downstairs after him. He stood at the sink with the water running into the burn dish. She couldn't help but laugh. "I'm sorry." She said over the ringing of the fire alarm. He finally smiled and picked up the broom and smashed the fire alarm on the ceiling until it stopped beeping. He walked over to her and kissed her.
"It is ok. There are other things I would rather be doing right now." He kissed her again and she started to giggle. She turned and started running up the stairs and he followed.
"Have you thought about what you want to do?"
She nodded. "I could lie and say the normal things people say when they are trying to be safe about things but I think we have wasted far to much time with games." He nodded. "I want to be with you Robert. I missed you every minute of the last six years and I don't want to walk out of here and out of your life. I am not asking for a ring tomorrow I just want to love you."
He thought about what she had said and decided that he had been safe for too long and so far it wasn't working in his favor. He wanted the same she did and he made the hardest and easiest choice of his life.
"I need an attending at the hospital. The pay sucks and the hours suck even more but it is always entertaining. And the way I look at it, you and your brother would kill each other if you had to live and work together, so this is what I suggest. Come live and work with me. I think we mastered fighting well enough to turn it into an art form and besides I would fight with you just to kiss and make up." Lexie smiled at her. It was almost as if he could read her mind. He had made the decision easy on her and that was exactly what she needed.
"Ok." She simply said and they smiled at each other and sat back and continued to swing slowly and sip their wine.
They slept in the same bed again that night and there was nothing more than heavy petting. They both knew that when the time was right they would know it and neither were in any hurry.
He went to the hospital for an hour or so the next day and she went shopping to replace the things she had left in New York. He had given her a closet in the master suit and all of the drawers she wanted. He stopped in the doorway of the bedroom and surveyed the mess of bags and boxes all over the room. "Is there anything left for anyone else to buy or did you buy out the store?" He asked and she popped her head up from a pile of boxes wearing a big floppy hat.
"I just got a few things. The essentials really." He laughed and picked up a Victoria Secret bag.
"Hum, I would say this is defiantly an essential." His tone was suggestive and Lexie actually blushed.
He went to finish the work he had started at the office in his study and she finished putting away her stuff. She wandered in to his office and sat down on the sofa to read her book.
"How is Orlando doing?" He asked not looking up from his work.
"Not well, Lanna left him for a pipe fitter from New Jersey. So now he is traveling to India in search of the meaning of life." She said matter of factly.
"I always knew that Lanna was a whore." Robert muttered and continued writing. Lexie nodded in agreement and continued reading. The hours passed and finally as the grandfather clock in the hall struck 7 o'clock he set his pen down with a sigh. He grinned at Lexie who was biting her lip while she read. He had learned along time ago that she did this whenever she was mad or nervous. "Did Orlando find the meaning of life?" He quipped and she looked up with shock on her face.
"No, he found Sophia." Robert nodded.
"Well how about we let Orlando and Sophia be alone and I will cook you dinner."
Lexie thought about it for a second and Robert grabbed the book away and took her hand, pulling her up. They went into the kitchen and Lexie sat smiling at him as he cooked.
"It feels like we have been doing this for a million years doesn't it?" She asked with a far off look in her eyes. He set the cooking spoon down and faced her.
"Yes, it does." He walked over and pulled her up into his arms. "Have I told you that I loved you today?" She shook her head. "I do. Forever and always." She smiled a soft smile at him and kissed him slowly. He looked into her eyes and felt like his breath had been taken away. Her eyes told so much about the depth of love she felt for him. The amount of time they had been apart had only brought them closer. He knew without a doubt that he would spend the rest of his life with her. She would be the mother of his children and his best friend. She would be the only one that truly ever understood him and was on his side even when he was wrong. And the scariest part was that it didn't scare him. "Are you ok?" She asked and touched his cheek. He nodded. "Ok, well I am going to go wash off the shopping smell before dinner. I bought a million bottles of stuff from the bath store and I am dying to use them." She kissed him again. "You are sure you are ok?" He nodded again and she turned and went upstairs.
She walked into the bathroom and started to go through the bag of lotions and soaps she had purchased. She opened one side of the bathroom cabinet and it was full of Robert's manly stuff so she opened the other side. It was empty except for a small bottle of perfume that sat on the top shelf. She recognized the bottle as a scent she had worn a million years ago and was confused as to why it was there. Maybe it was one of Donna's that she had left behind. She couldn't resist opening it and inhaling the sweet scent of gardenias. A noise from the door pulled her from her reverie and she turned to face him.
"Did Donna forget this?" She asked and he shook his head slowly. "Well what is it for then?" He leaned against the wall and crossed his arms on his chest.
"It reminded me of you." He looked down as he spoke and she felt tear welling up in her eyes.
"You bought this?" He nodded and she was speechless. She walked over to where he stood and pulled his chin up so his eyes would meet hers. Their gaze broke only when her lips touched his. The kiss was deep and passionate and more consuming than either had ever known. His arms went to her waist and pulled her body to his. They walked slowly out of the bathroom, their mouths connecting them as they gracefully made their way to the bed. He took the bottle form her hand and set it on the nightstand and he lay her down on the silk covered bed. He had made love to many women in his life but compared to the experience they shared they all paled in comparison. The silkiness of her skin was better than he had ever imagined it would be. A soft purring sound slipped from her lip then changed into the most erotic whimper he had ever heard. Their bodies were in tune with each other in perfect harmony and as they push forward to their climax she had never felt sexier and more alive, and she never wanted it to stop. The wave of passion washed over them and they clung to each other with all that they had as the climax of twelve years of foreplay descended on them. Her voice cried out as his body over took hers and they finally lay spent on the bed. Their heated breath was the only sound in the room until a loud wail started down stairs. They looked at each other and Robert jumped up and grabbed his pants, pulling them on as he ran out of the room. "Oh shit, dinner!" Lexie said to herself and threw on her nightgown as she ran downstairs after him. He stood at the sink with the water running into the burn dish. She couldn't help but laugh. "I'm sorry." She said over the ringing of the fire alarm. He finally smiled and picked up the broom and smashed the fire alarm on the ceiling until it stopped beeping. He walked over to her and kissed her.
"It is ok. There are other things I would rather be doing right now." He kissed her again and she started to giggle. She turned and started running up the stairs and he followed.
