Chapter 13

Alex slipped her key into the lock and pushed the door open. She was itching to get out of the dress blues she'd worn to honor her friend. She finally noticed that Bobby wasn't following her inside. "Something wrong?" She leaned against the door frame.

"You didn't cry at the service today, so if you are going to throw things or punch me, then I'm safer out here." He smiled at her.

"I'm not going to throw things, Bobby. Get your ass in here before the neighbors start snooping." She took his hand and pulled him inside and closed the door. She surprised him with a kiss.

"What was that for?" He asked eyes still closed.

"For being you and keeping me grounded. Thank you." She pulled off the jacket and hung it on a kitchen chair.

"You sure you are okay?" He touched her side.

"Lydia died doing the job she loved to do." She began softly.

"She'd be proud of you for catching the bastard, Alex. You know that right?" Bobby turned her to face him.

She nodded. "So you hungry?"

"Depends. Are you cooking?" He winked at her, which resulted in a slug to the shoulder. "Ouch, Eames. Take it easy. You promised no punches!"

"You so deserved that, Goren." She made her way to her freezer.

"Hey…I don't like it when you call me Goren." His mouth was close to her ear.

"Well…get over it." She turned and wrapped her arms around his neck again.

His mouth lowered slowly to hers as he watched her eyes search his. He kissed her open mouthed. All the while their eyes remained open and searching each other for any kind of doubts as to where they were taking their relationship.

When she closed her eyes, he knew that she trusted him completely. His hand slowly slipped under her blouse and stroked her lower back. She whimpered as his tongue slowly massaged hers.

Her fingers were in his hair as his mouth moved her from her mouth to her neck. "Oh, Bobby," she whispered. "I love you."

"I love you too." He continued his tender assault on her neck and sucked her ear lobe gently.

"I'm not hungry anymore." She pulled out of his grasp and took his hand in hers. "Come on."

He let her lead him to her bed, where she began to undo the buttons on his dress blues. He watched as her hands shook and then steadied. "If you aren't ready…"

Her eyes locked on to his. "I'm ready. I need to show you how much you mean to me."

"Alex, baby, I know how much you love me." His hands cupped her face. "I can see it when you look at me."

She smiled up at him and kissed his palm. "Good. Then we're just moving this to the next step."

He nodded and moved his hands down her body until his fingers grasped her shirt. He gently undid all the buttons and moved the shirt off her shoulders to the floor. She started to put her hands up to cover herself when he stopped her. "You're beautiful."

She blushed. "Am not."

Her hands were working on his buttons again. As she removed the last one, her hands slowly raked up his stomach and chest to slip it off his shoulders. She felt him shiver under her touch. "I never thought…"

His mouth was on hers again. "Shh…no more talking." He slowly sat down on the bed and pulled her to his lap. She let her legs slide around his waist and she pushed him back against the bed. His hands ran up her thighs.

Her hands came to rest on the bed beside his head. She could feel him hardening beneath her and she closed her eyes. Lowering her mouth to his, she took his bottom lip slowly into her mouth and sucked.

His hands moved from her thighs up her body until her face was once again in his hands and his lips covered her mouth and kissed her deep.

Bracing herself with her hands she began to move her hips so that she was grinding into him. He moaned and released her lips. "Alex…," his voice a raspy whisper.

One hand moved between their bodies as she moved slightly back so that she could unzip his pants. "I need you." His eyes closed as she slowly moved her body off of him and he helped best he could as she removed his pants and boxers.

Laying there naked, he crooked his finger at her. She smiled as she removed her pants and panties. She reached up to unhook her bra, but his hands on her hips stilled her movement. He'd sat up to touch her. Her heart seemed to skip a beat when his mouth lightly kissed her stomach. Her hands tangled in his hair again. His fingers slowly moved up her back as he released the bra. Pulling it down her arms and finally off, he pushed her back to drink her in.

She felt suddenly vulnerable as she moved back to him and placed her lips against his. "Make love to me."

He pulled her back onto the bed and covered her body with his. "I don't want to hurt you."

"You could never hurt me," she assured him.

She parted her legs and invited him between them. She could feel him at her entrance. He was bigger than she'd expected, but that didn't frighten her. It excited her.

He slowly guided himself inside her, inch by inch. Her eyes closed and her hips arched against his. "More…" she whispered.

He slowly moved in and out of her as he kissed every part of her that he could reach, and she did the same to him.

Having him inside her was nothing like she'd dreamed. It was better. Her nails raked down his back when he'd moved hard and deep inside her. "It's okay." She whispered against his neck.

His thrusts became faster and harder as he took her to the edge of insanity and back again. She moaned his name as he lifted her leg slightly so that he could be deeper inside her. They were one as he brought her to a climax again. Releasing himself inside her as she pulsed around him.

"I love you," were his last coherent words as he pulled her against him. They slipped into sleep with her arms wrapped around his waist and her head on his chest.

A/N: Just to let you know this is the last chapter in this part of the series. The next part will be up soon. It is still untitled but I'll make sure to put in an author's note so that no one gets lost.

Sassy