Chapter 13

Sawyer stroked the side of Kate's face as they continued kissing. She brought her hand up and grabbed on to his back, holding him lightly. He could feel her smile mid-kiss and pulled away with an inquisitive look on his face. Leaning down he kissed her neck and whispered into her ear, "What're you thinkin'?" Then, using his tongue he traced the edge of her ear and softly nibbled on it. Kate moaned low, and deep in her chest. Sawyer knew that such a moan was meant just for him because had he been any farther away he wouldn't have heard it.

He knew what she was thinking. And he was thinking the same thing.

Working his way down her neck and chest with small pecks, and nips, and licks, Sawyer pulled her body closer to his with one hand while the other strayed toward her thigh. When his lips reached her breasts he once again kissed the delicate skin in between just as he had the evening before. Again, it made Kate gasp and Sawyer smile. He kissed the skin again, and then rolled his tongue just below the soft flesh of her nipple. Kate moaned again and her fingers dug into his back. With the hand that had lowered, Sawyer caressed the alabaster skin of her leg. Then slowly, so slowly, made his way over the top of her thigh and down the inside just enough so he could pull her leg up over his as she had done before.

Kate smiled and complied. Taking it a step farther, she wrapped her leg around his and wiggled her way underneath him. Then, putting the other leg between his, she lifted her knee just enough to touch Ihim/I, and then wrapped that leg around the other. With his leg now between the two of hers, she squeezed them together. This made Sawyer gasp and stop his work on her breasts. Panting softly, he did his best to continue. Kate enjoyed every second of it. She loosened her legs and raised her knee again.

When her feather-light touch came in contact with Sawyer, he dropped his head and breathed in sharply, his body becoming tense. Using her hips, Kate lifted her leg just an inch more, making him gasp again.

Sawyer looked up at her through his long bangs. He had the fire in his eyes, and if Kate hadn't been turned on before, she deffinitely was now! The slow heat smoldering behind his eyes, Sawyer breathed, "You're killin' me Kate..."

Laughing softly, she lifted her hips again, grazing him yet again. With slow breaths, Sawyer tried to control himself, tried to go back to kissing her, focusing on her. But she lifted her hips again, softly stroking him. She could feel his desire, as his body shuddered in anticipation. Again her skin caressed him. Again, he sucked in air. His whole body was tense, trying to control himself.

Tensing her body, pulling her face up toward his, Kate whispered seductively into his ear, "Please..." He looked up at her and saw something that hadn't been there but a moment ago. A pleading look had entered her eyes. She was actually begging him! And he had thought he was the one who would be begging soon if she didn't stop tantalizing him. But this was for real. He had so affected her that she was actually begging Ihim/I Sawyer searched her eyes for just a moment before nodding almost imperceptibly. Shifting his weight, he pulled his knees up underneath him and lay her back down. Without breaking eye contact, Sawyer gently pushed her legs apart with his knee. There was no resistance. Lowering himself, Sawyer softly kissed her lips, feeling her shiver beneath him. When he looked back into her eyes, he saw her let go. He saw her give everything over to him, put her life in his hands. And in that instant, Sawyer swore to himself that he would not let her down, not fail her. Not now...not ever.

Then he saw her tremble as she realised what exactly she'd done. Her whole body shook with fear, and anticipation. Sawyer's expression softened. "Don't be afraid." He breathed into her ear. "I'm here."

And then, taking her into his strong arms, Sawyer and Kate became one. Legs intertwining, hands searching and discovering each other, they made love.

They had had sex before. Now, they made love. Sawyer's lips and hands roamed Kate's body as he moved in and out of her. As her breathing quickened, her body began to sweat, and he breathed her in. He loved the smell of her. Loved the feel of her hands caressing his back. Of her body moving with his. Kate moaned. A sound that could have come from the very tips of her toes. Time was no more. As pleasure and pain coursed through both of them, they clung desperately to each other.

When Kate was coming close to her peak, she wrapped her arms around Sawyer's middle and held him tight. Her finger nails dug into his back, and her teeth into his shoulder. She whimpered in confusion, and lust, and ecstacy. As she felt her temperature raising, she let go of everything, including her hold on Sawyer. Kate threw her head back and her spine arched as she came. Had Sawyer not had a hold of her, she would have hit the floor. But her sudden movement had seemed natural to him, and he had been ready.

What he hadn't been ready for was the reaction it would evoke within himself. Kate's muscles tightened around him, making his veins surge with a new indulgence. Sawyer's world centered on Kate, and the things she did to him. He choked back a sob that had entered his throat, and he whimpered at her grace. Suddenly fire and ice shot through him. Sawyer gasped and nearly called out. Catching himself just in time, his mouth opened in a silent moan.

As both recovered from their experiences, they found themselves sitting upright with Kate on Sawyer's lap. Both were sweating and tired. They leaned into one another and their forheads touched as they caught their breath.

After a minute, Sawyer looked up at Kate and leaned in to kiss her. He could feel the left over heat of her body on top of his. Still breathing heavily, he broke the kiss and brushed a strand of hair out of her face. She smiled. Then Sawyer lay down, with Kate still clinging to him for warmth. He rolled to his side so they were laying face to face, but still in each other's arms. Kate reached behind her and pulled the blanket up over them. She nuzzeled into his chest, and he held her close as both fell into a peaceful slumber.