Back to Reality

Charlotte woke as the sun began to rise and throw the room into glorious sunlight. How she wished she could stay here forever, but she knew that by this afternoon they would be heading to the airport, their honeymoon over. How she wished the two weeks could have lasted longer but she knew it was time.

"Morning sleepy head. You want some breakfast?"

"And good morning to you too." replied a very bleary eyed Caitlin. It had been nearly three in the morning before they had drifted off to sleep after another night's exertions. "I would love some breakfast but I don't think it's what you've got in mind!"

"Oh, were we not satisfied enough last night!"

"Charlotte, maybe because it's the end of our honeymoon, I don't know, but I am finding it very difficult to get enough of you."

"Well, hun, I hope that continues when we get home, but I think it is the romance of Paris that has taken over both of us and the fact that we have got used to spending the last two weeks mostly in bed! Not that I'm complaining mind you. I think once we hit home soil, the reality is going to hit that we might not be able to make love just quite as often and as physical! We will have to go back to our day jobs!" was all Charlotte could say. She knew that when reality hit them, their lives wouldn't be just quite as relaxed and when their hectic day jobs hit, they would be too exhausted to make love just quite as much and as physically as they had over the last two weeks.

"I know, darling, but I find you so sexy first thing in the morning. Your hair all asque and the sleep in your eyes makes me want to ravish you. You are the most beautiful person in the world and I am so happy that you agreed to marry me. I would be lost without you."

"Caitlin, you will always be with me and me with you. You know that. Come on, lets make the most of our last day and I don't mean in bed!"

"Ah, I was getting quite excited if truth be told"

"Were you? Well, as you are married to a doctor, maybe I had better take a look and make sure your blood pressure and other vital organs are working normally!"

An hour later, Charlotte was up and in the shower, while her lover recovered from the examination. A smile kept engulfing Charlotte's face as she thought about how horny Caitlin had got just lying beside her and if this was anything to go by; they were certainly going to have plenty of early nights in the years to come. Stepping out of the shower, she quickly toweled down and went back into the bedroom. Caitlin was now propped up against the head of the bed with a huge grin on her face.

"Wow, if that was anything to go by, I won't be going to just any doctor to have my blood pressure taken! You can do it."

"Unfortunately sweetheart, I am not allowed to be your doctor now that you have married me! However, I might just have to take your blood pressure every now and again to make sure you aren't going to keel over on me! Go on, get a shower and you will feel much better. Then we can go downstairs for breakfast and then some sightseeing. We had better take some pictures to show the others!"

After breakfast Charlotte and Caitlin went on a short sightseeing trip of Paris just so that they had some pictures that they could actually show to their friends instead of the ones that were for their eyes only.

"Come on, let's have a nice cup of coffee before we head back to the hotel and do that awful packing job" suggested Charlotte.

As they sat down at one of the cafés and ordered their coffee, Caitlin began to think about having to go home and face the world.

"Honey, can I ask you a question?"

"Sure you can"

"Have you really enjoyed the last three weeks together and are you glad you married me? I mean, I didn't want to put any pressure on you but I love you and want you to be with me. I have never known a feeling like this Charlotte, and it scares me just a little."

"Oh sweetheart, you are the most important thing to me but yes, I was a little surprised at the effort you had gone to, to plan our wedding and honeymoon and the cover the guys gave me. Listen to me Caitlin, you have been the love of my life over the last four years and when we split up I felt so alone, scared and wishing the ground would just swallow me up. Look, honey, if you're scared about life being difficult when we get home, don't be. I'm not going to run out at the first sign of trouble. Things will be different know we're married but we'll cope. We have lots of friends who will be around us and whatever life throws at us, we always have each other. Please, darling, don't give it another thought and let's enjoy the last few hours in Paris."

"Why are you always so logical in a crisis, Charlotte?"

"I'm not. You were the one who talked sense into me about the baby and even now, I know you will be the first to know what my plans our and I will only have this conversation again when you are ready to commit to wanting children."

Three hours later, Caitlin and Charlotte were headed for the airport and the long flight back to reality.