Mind the rating! Smut ahead!

And no, this is not the end!

-Nico

Never before had Gerard wanted to remember each and every curve of a person…each soft fold of skin, every freckle, scar, and yes, even blemish.

It was so with Rae, who lay before him in simply her glorious bare skin.

He felt stronger…larger than he had in years as he lay on his side beside her, still wearing his black pants, belted to his body with a large silver buckle. Rae gazed up at him, tracing the outline of his perfectly formed nose, lips, and eyelids with her own eyes.

For what may have been hours, they lay together this way, simply memorizing each other's bodies with light touches and lingering gazes.

Eventually, when looking became insufficient, Gerard chose to pull her to his naked chest, kissing her…first her lips, then her jaw, then down her collarbone, all the while reveling in the tiny sighs that emitted from her chest as he traced small, perfect circles on her hot skin with his tongue.

Her nails raked against his porcelain back, intensifying as Gerard sucked gently at the base of her throat. He moved slowly, taking the time to taste each inch of her.

The effect on Rae was tangible, and Gerard could feel her body tighten like a coil more and more with every touch of his mouth and fingers.

In turn, Gerard's body hardened and flexed in response to the warmth of the woman below him.

He allowed his right hand to trail the side of her body, coming up slowly to cup her left breast, the corner of his mouth turning up in a cat-like smile as he heard the soft gasp that tore through Rae's very being.

Stars clouded her sight as she felt the warmth of his mouth envelop the dusky peak of her. She buried her hands in his hair, holding him close to her, desperately trying to steady her frantic breathing.

Rae almost broke in half as she felt his hand travel southward.

She was unable to suppress calling out his name as she felt him feel through what she was sure was slick folds of skin.

In response, he moved quickly, dipping his head down to taste her more intimately.

Rae's heels dug into the soft hotel bed, her hands clutched at the loose sheets and blankets she had rested in.

Her body shook as Gerard teased and tasted her, her eyes squeezed shut in pleasure, her nostrils filled with the masculine scent of him.

Soon, she felt she would either explode or die. She wriggled down, grasping his face between her hands.

He raised an eyebrow, a smile still tugging at the corner of his mouth.

"My God," Rae breathed. "You're truly beautiful."

"Thank you," Gerard replied. "But you don't need to flatter me; you've already gotten me in bed."

Rae giggled pulling him to her so that she could kiss him while she deftly unbuckled his pants and slid them down his muscular legs with her foot.

Their eyes remained locked as Gerard positioned himself above her, pausing for a moment before entering her.

They sighed in unison.

All of the passion, all of the fear, the pain, the love that had developed in the last few days presented itself in a rhythmic matching of the two lovers. Gerard rested his head in the crook of Rae's neck as he loved her, whispering her name into her ear as he rained kisses on the tender part of her neck.

Rae wrapped her legs around him, reveling in the warmth from his body…the overwhelming feelings coursing equally through the both of them.

Gerard's pace became more frantic, and she matched him, pulsing until they both shattered in an explosion of lust, fantasy, and happiness.

And later, laying in his arms, feeling his soft breath flutter in her hair, Rae knew that she had become whole.

And the man in her bed had too.