Charlie had only loved one other woman before in his life. His mother meant the world to him. She supported him in every decision he made. She helped him through tuff times just by being by his side holding him when he was sad. She even followed him to Princeton when he was only thirteen years old. She sacrificed everything for him including her marriage when she accompanied him and he didn't even realize it until his father told him about the crack in their relationship a couple of months ago. He never had a chance to thank her for it.

Charlie was alone in the big house. He could hear the chatting and laughing outside the window where he sat down with Don before. They'd all been sitting out there until Charlie went inside to go to the bathroom. That was twenty minutes ago and he hadn't gone outside to join them again. He was sitting on a chair around the empty table in the dining room. He didn't have the energy to move.

After a few more minutes the talking outside stopped. He heard people saying goodbye and thanking for dinner. They probably got called in. Someone opened the front door and closed it again with a gentle touch. Small soft footsteps were moving towards his direction. He didn't have to look up to see who it was. He would have recognized those footsteps anywhere.

"Here you are." Amita stated and sat down beside him. "Don and the guys had to go back to the office and Alan is outside talking to Larry." It was weird calling Charlie's father Alan instead of Mr Eppes like she used to. He had the entire night insisted her on calling him by his first name but to be honest it made her feel like she was a part of the family and she could definitely get used to that.

"You okay?" She asked when he didn't say anything back.

"Yeah, I was just…thinking."

"I wouldn't recognize you if you didn't." She joked and Charlie chuckled. He turned his head towards her. They looked at each other for a long time. There was that smile again. The smile that made his heart beat faster. The smile he couldn't live without. The smile he loved. He leaned closer and touched his lips against hers. It was a slow but still quick kiss. The kind of kiss that needed a continuation. She looked him straight into his big brown eyes. The eyes told her everything he wanted and everything he felt right here in this moment. His hand found its way to her smooth cheek and he slowly started to caress it with his thumb. Amita leaned into his hand savouring every movement he made. Only Charlie could make her feel this way.

Lips were suddenly touching again. This time the kiss was a bit more intense. Charlie slowly traced her bottom lip with his tongue. He was asking for an invitation and when she opened her mouth to let him in he wasn't late to take the opportunity to deepen the kiss. Amita's hand moved to the back of his head pulling him closer. She loved his hair and the feeling of his curls between her fingers.

They heard the front door open again. Positive it was his father he broke the kiss and took Amita's hand. Together they ran upstairs and entered his room. Even if they had been dating for a couple of weeks now, she had only been in his room twice. Both of those times were before they became a couple and they were only here to pick up some books they needed for their work.

But this was not the time to see what kind of stuff Charlie had laying around. She could snoop around later and she probably would. With Charlie's permission of course. Besides, it was too dark to do that now anyway. Amita loved finding out new things about him. It made her feel so much closer to him and sometimes it could even be a real turn-on.

Charlie closed and locked the door behind them as soon as they entered his bedroom. He pressed Amita firmly against it and kissed her like his life depended on it. They felt like teenagers all over again. Neither one of them wanted to let the other one go. Amita's hands were on his back pressing him closer to her, wanting to feel as much of him as possible. She giggled when she felt his tongue on her bare collarbone and he stopped to look at her.

"It tickles." She whispered. "But don't stop." He smiled because that was exactly what he didn't want to do. He wanted to feel all of her. Touch her in places nobody else were allowed to come near. Discover new ways to pleasure her and finally in the end hear her scream his name.

He kissed her passionately on the lips before he started working on the layer of clothes that kept them from feeling each other's naked bodies. He pulled her shirt above her head revealing the purple silk bra she was wearing underneath it. His shirt was the next piece of clothing to go. Within a couple of seconds it joined hers in the corner by his dresser. They stumbled towards the bed in the centre of the room. On the short way over there they were able to get rid of her bra and both of their pants. It wasn't easy but if you really want something…

Now he was lying on top of her in his bed. A place they'd never made love in before. He was kissing and touching every part of her and she moaned in response.

"God you're beautiful." He whispered in her ear before starting to kiss her neck moving towards her now naked breasts. Amita closed her eyes, not wanting to release the tears that were threatening to fall. Charlie noticed she was shaking and stopped for a second to look at her. It was dark but he could still see she had her eyes closed. And he saw the single tear that fell down on the pillow under her head. "Amita?" She opened her eyes and met his. "Are you okay?" He was whispering because it just seemed more appropriate in this situation.

She waited a moment before she nodded. "I'm more than okay." She whispered back. "It's just…scary I guess."

"Scary?"

She drew in a deep breath. "Charlie, I've never felt like this before...with anybody. I don't want this feeling to ever go away. I just…"

"Schhh." He soothed her. It was probably a good thing he did so. She didn't want to start crying when all she wanted was to be with him. He rested his forehead against hers and she closed her eyes again. "I don't want this feeling to go away either. I don't want to lose you Amita…I love you too much." Her eyes opened and for a moment she was unsure of what he had just said.

"What?"

"I love you Amita." She looked at him. Did he just say he loved me? "And I'm planning on showing you tonight just how much."

"You don't have to prove anything to me." She said. "I love you too. More than anything." They smiled at each other and he bent his head down to capture her lips again.

Her hair was a mess but she had never looked more beautiful. Charlie was lying beside her in his own bed. It was little after seven in the morning and he couldn't sleep. He smiled when she started to stir in her sleep. Slowly she opened her eyes and looked around. She looked a little disoriented at first but when she felt his arm on her bare stomach the memories of the previous night came back to her. She turned her head around and saw him looking at her.

"Good morning sleeping beauty."

"Mmm…morning" She sounded sleepy and not fully awake yet. Amita moved closer to him and Charlie immediately welcomed her into his arms.

"How long have you been awake?" Amita asked when she was settled on his chest.

"An hour maybe."

"An hour?" She stopped and yawned. "What have you been doing for an hour?"

"Just watching you. You are cute when you're asleep."

"No, I'm not." She giggled.

"Yes you are. You make these little noises." He teased.

"I do not make noises!" She pretended to be offended but she knew it was pointless. She knew he was just teasing her and to be honest she kind of liked it. She loved this playful side of him.

"Yes you do." He insisted and before he had a chance to say anything more she lifted herself up and straddled him. Charlie's hands landed on either side of her hips holding her in place. She moved a little just to show him he wasn't the only one who could tease.

"Are you saying I snore, professor?" She said playfully.

"I think it's cute." She grinned at him and captured his lips with hers. When the kiss ended Amita was still on top if him looking down on the man underneath her. Charlie lifted one of his hands from her hips and stroked her hair back behind her ear.

"I love you so much." Amita met his gaze when she heard the words leave his mouth.

"That's the second time you said that." She stated.

"And I'm planning on saying it a lot more."

"I love you too." She said calmly like it was the easiest thing in the world to say. Then she kissed him again.

"I was wondering when the two of you were going to wake up." Alan said when Charlie and Amita joined him in the kitchen two hours later. "I made coffee." He pointed at the coffeemaker on the counter beside the empty beer bottles from the previous night.

"Thanks. Actually, we've been awake for a while." Charlie said and handed a cup to Amita who gladly took it. They exchanged a look that could tell more than a thousand words. Lucky for them Alan didn't see it. The memories of this morning were still lingering in their heads.

"Oh, maybe I should have got you when Don came over for breakfast earlier."

"No, this was better." Charlie responded and poured coffee in his and Amita's cup.

"Okay then. Well, I have to go. If you need me I have my cellphone."

"Okay dad."

Charlie and Amita were left alone in the kitchen. Amita put down her cup on the counter again. Charlie followed her move before he took her in his arms and held her tightly.

"So…" She said making eye contact with the man before her. "…I asked Larry yesterday what he was going to do about Megan."

"Oh yeah? What did he say?"

"He said he didn't know."

"Really?" He waited for her to continue but when she didn't he loosened the grip around her. You had to be stupid not to see the smirk on her face. "I'm afraid to ask but what did you do?"

"Well, let's just say they have a date this Saturday." He laughed and gave her a quick kiss on her lips.

"What would they do without you?"

"That's exactly what I was wondering."


TBC

I'm trying to end this story now so there will probably only be one more chapter but who knows, maybe I write a continuation someday. I want to thank you for reading it and I hope you've liked it so far :)