I am off to university this Monday, so I probably won't be able to write anything or very much for the next 9 weeks. I have some stories I have started, so I might try to post some chapters, but I don't know yet. If you want to read anything else of mine, please put me on author alert, as I haven't given up, I am just going to be MIA for the next 9 weeks.
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This is dedicated to anyone going to Oxford University – I'll see you soon!
TTT1901 xxx
Chapter 14As they stood in the hallway of Sara's apartment they burst into hysterical laughter. The looks they had got from everyone walking from Nick's car to the Chinese takeaway/restaurant just around the corner, and then from the takeaway to Sara's flat had just been too much. Nick walked into the kitchen and deposited the bags full of food on the countertop, and then walked into the living room to ask Sara what drink she wanted.
He found her just standing there, balancing on her good leg and crutches.
"Sar, what is it?" he questioned.
She turned slightly and laughed. "I don't want to get mud on my couch, but I don't know how to not get mud on it! I can't have a shower very easily with this leg, and if we shower now our food will get cold!"
"Wait here," Nick said gently, and went into the kitchen again. After a bit of searching, he came out again, holding a roll of bin bags. The next 3 minutes were spent unrolling the bags, opening them up and ripping them to cover as big a space as possible. Soon the entire couch was covered in black plastic.
"Ta-da!" he said dramatically, and was rewarded with a soft kiss on the lips from Sara.
As he broke away his stomach growled loudly, followed by Sara's. They both laughed, and Nick went to get the dishes, placing them on plates. Two trips later they were both settled on the couch with a plate of Chinese and a beer.
They ate whilst talking about their day's activities. They had indeed drawn for the last event, and so had drawn overall over the whole day's events. As she finished her meal, Sara set the plate on the coffee table and turned to Nick.
"Nicky," she began hesitatingly. She was never very good as expressing her emotions verbally, preferring to keep them under wraps and never tell anyone what she felt, because it made her too vulnerable. She trusted Nick, however, more than she had trusted anyone else, and she wanted him to know just how special he was to her.
Nick looked at Sara, and realised how nervous she looked. He knew from experience that if Sara was struggling to get something out you shouldn't interrupt, so he just smiled at her, and stayed silent, waiting for her to continue.
"I … I really enjoyed today, more than I've enjoyed anything for a long time. I really … like where this thing between us is going, and …"
She couldn't seem to find any words to express what else she felt, and as Nick saw that she really couldn't express it, he leant forward and kissed her. Sara kissed him back with all the feeling she had in her, trying to show Nick how much she liked him in that one kiss, and trying to convey her feelings through their kiss, not through words.
When they broke away a few minutes later, Nick grinned at her again.
"Well said," he remarked with a wink.
Sara laughed. She was relieved that he didn't seem to mind the fact that she was so dreadful with words, and he seemed to know how she felt.
"Sar, I wanted to thank you for today. I've never had such a fun time with a girlfriend, because I've never felt so comfortable with a girlfriend before. You truly are 1-in-a-million to me Sara Sidle, and I don't ever want to let you go."
He smiled down at her, with nothing but love in his eyes. And so Sara couldn't hold back any longer. She reached up, searching for his lips with her own.
And their lips met gently, softly, like the first ever time they kissed. Sara could feel the overwhelming love flowing from Nick, and it melted any barriers she may have had left. She gave herself fully to Nick, trusting him, loving him completely.
Nick soon deepened the kiss, his tongue entering her mouth and exploring it as though he wanted to memorise every inch of it, as though this night was an amazing gift that he didn't deserve, so he needed to savour every moment.
The kiss continued, ever growing in passion and intensity, and both knew at this point where it would lead. Without breaking the kiss, the two of them starting moving slowly towards her bedroom.
Along the way, clothing was discarded, skin was caressed, necks were nibbled, and the groans, moans and gasps continued until they tumbled onto the bed in an undignified mess. And as they both continued with their explorations of the other's bodies, they both marvelled at how right it felt, how normal it felt.
There was no doubt in either of their minds – they were made for each other. With all they had come through, to now still be together was amazing, and showed the true depth and intensity of their love.
And as they both screamed in pure ecstasy at the same time, they knew that nothing could possibly separate them again.
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Nick slipped an arm around Sara's waist, as he spooned up behind her, much later. Sara gave a happy little sigh, and nestled back into his embrace.
"Sar?" he murmured.
"Mmmmm?"
"I've fallen in love with you. I fell over the past 5 years, but I now trust you more than anything, and so I feel like I can tell you this now. And as I promised before, because I love you, I'll never let anything bad happen to you. Ever. You can always count on me. Never forget that."
He pulled her even closer.
Kissing the side of her neck softly, his whispered in her ear "Goodnight, my gorgeous Sara. Sweet dreams."
And as she heard this her heart completely melted. And her feelings for him hit her hard, suddenly invading her brain, and she realised just how much she cared for him.
And she fell in love with him just like that, like that cabinet had fallen all that time ago.
Crash.
