I couldn't believe I had agreed to meet him here, it was risky, to say the least. I felt his hand brush mine and I turned, following him to the underground fortress he had built for himself. We went throught the lake taking the secret path the only he knew to cross We stopped quite without warning in the middle of the lake, and he turned to me, a mischevoius grin on his face. He grabbed my hands in his and yanked me forward to him, pressing his mouth to mine. It was an urgent kiss that clouded my senses, I was barely aware of the rustling of cloth as he pulled my shirt up, his hands carressing my warm but shivering body.
We were suddenly in the lake, shedding wet clothing as fast as we could pry it off of our soaking bodies, smothering each other in breathless kisses. He pulled me below the surface, breathing into each other's lungs as we urgently pressed our lips together. We resurfaced gasping for breath, our bodies still intertwined, and he half carried me half dragged me to the stairs leading from the lake where he dropped me quite unceremoniously. I almost protested, but he silenced me with another passionate kiss, his hands exploring my body, teasing me, pleasing me, making me need him.
Four hours later I was in a state of bliss, dry, dressed, dignified as I walked into the train station to the telegraph office. I handed the adress to the man at the counter and penned a telegram.
To: Mme. De Chagney
Bordeaux, France
Have been impatiantly awaiting your returnSTOP Things are very dull without youSTOP Give my love to our precious FelicitySTOP All my love, Raoul.
The man nodded and started tapping the wire out, and I turned and left, a very satisfied man, with a schedule to meet the one I loved again, same time, same place. It was risky, to say the least.