Chapter 12

Sawyer's hand found it's way down to Kate's bottom. Kate giggled and pushed her way out of their kiss. With her hand on his chest she looked up at Sawyer with a mischievious look in her eye. Pushing hard, she nocked him over onto his back and practically leaped out of the bed laughing all the way. Sawyer growled and dove after her as she made her way to the other side of the tent. When he finally reached her, she had her back to him. He wrapped his arms around her waist and softly nipped her neck. Shrugging out of his grip, Kate turned to face him and suddenly threw water in his face! Laughing even harder now she fairly flew over, and jumped on the makeshift bed sending the individual cushions sprawling all over the floor and her falling in between two of them so that she was laying on the sand. Sawyer, having watched all of this after getting the water out of his eyes, sauntered over to where she lay giggling uncontrolably.

When Kate finally looked up at him she burst out laughing once again. Sawyer growled deep in his throat and jumped on top of her. He kissed her hard to make the laughing stop. But Kate just laughed into his mouth.

Pulling away, Sawyer looked at her. "You wanna laugh? Laugh." With this he attacked her neck, kissing and nipping the soft skin here and there. He tickled her sides and Kate laughed all the more. She wiggled underneathe him, trying to make it stop, but he was too strong for her.

After a while Kate could take it no longer. "Stop! Please...Sawyer..." she laughed.

He tickled her just a bit longer, and then stopped, and looked at her while she caught her breath. He watched her watching him. Kate was covering herself in case he decided to go after her again, but Sawyer had other things on his mind. He softly brushed a piece of hair out of her face and then leaned down and kissed her shoulder tenderly. Kate stopped laughing and looked at him. He kissed her mouth feeling her lips, moist against his. Sawyer carefully sucked on her top lip, begging entrance in to meet her tongue. Kate's lips parted and her tongue slipped out and caressed his. Sawyer kissed her more deeply and Kate moaned into his mouth.

She ran her hands down his strong arms until they met his fingers. She intertwined her fingers with his and held his hand for the first time. Sawyer rolled off of her and lay next to her, massaging her fingers with his. As they faced each other they just enjoyed being together. Kate lay her head down on his shoulder and kissed the fleshy skin on his chest.

Sawyer looked down at her and then leaned in and kissed her lips again. And for a very long while they lay there together, kissing and holding each other.