« Harry, come with me, come upstairs. Please, I want you to see something. »
But Harry wasn't moving
« Dempsey… I am sure you'll create a lovely house but I'm not sure I can help you with it. I'm sorry »
« Please Harry. You always trust me. Trust me this time too» he pleaded. She couldn't say no to him so she relented and followed him upstairs.
They entered a very large bedroom at the back with what appeared to be the world's largest bath in the ensuite. But the most stunning was the old 4-poster bed in the middle of the room with a breath-taking view of the grounds.
« Come lie down on the bed for a minute Harry to appreciate the view when you wake up in the morning. »
He lied down next to her, reaching out for her fingers. « Imagine waking up to this every morning »
He turned round to face her, leaning on his elbow, « what do you think? Do you like it? »
« Dempsey, it's simply stunning and your future girlfriend will be crazy not to like it as much as I do ». He could see tears in her eyes and emotions swelling under the surface. He reached out, stroked her face with his hand, a look of complete and utter adoration on his face as she looked up to him, lips half-opened, trying to read in his eyes what he wanted from her. She felt so confused right now.
« I'm glad you like it because, Harry, the only woman who I ever want to share this view with is you. »
« Me? », whispered Harry
« Princess, you're the only reason why I'm staying here in England. It starts with you and finishes with you. I already knew way before Simone arrived that I had strong feelings for you but she was the catalyst that made me act on it. I needed to prove to you that I was serious and committed to this thing between us. You might not be ready yet to commit to this whole house thing and I understand that. It's only a house, I could always sell it if you don't want to know about it. I don't want to force your hand. »
« Dempsey, if you sell this house, I may have to shoot you. », warned Harry as she put her hand upon his chest, feeling the warmth of his skin under her fingers. Letting her fingers trail up his neck, all the way to his lips as he looked at her with desire written all over his face. « I'm willing to commit James. Commit to the house, commit to you. »
James slowly bent down towards her, his hand gently caressing her face before softly kissing her lips, their breath mingling. Their touch sends electric waves around their bodies. They deepened the kiss as James tightened their embrace. Leaning his forehead against hers, he took a deep breath, shivering from the sheer intensity of his emotions,
"You mean the world to me, Harry. You're way more than just my partner, you've been for quite some time now. I love spending time with you, I love our friendship but I'd love to just be able to take you in my arms and tell you how much you mean to me. I need more than just being your close friend, Harry. I want you in my life, Harry. I've never felt anything like that for anyone. It's like you've brought me to life, you've given me a purpose. What I want to say is that I'm pretty sure, no scratch that, I know I'm head over heels in love with you and I'm not quite sure I can think straight when it comes to you"
Harry was flushed but beaming in his arms, "James…wow and me who thought I was no match to the girls you've dated in the past. I thought my feelings were completely one-sided so I just tried to shield myself from disappointment. I couldn't have coped with the humiliation if you had shut me down. I would never have endangered our partnership or friendship for just a night of sex. It had to be more. You're worth so much more to me".
"Princess, it would never have been a one-night stand between you and me. I mean, don't think for one minute that I'm not looking forward to making love to you, god yes, but it goes way beyond that. Hence the house and the residence permit. What do you say, Harry?"
"I say I want to see the rest of our house, James. After all, you wanted my opinion if I remember well?"
"Yup, I want you to tell me how you imagine our house." as he pulled her out of bed, and walked her to the window overlooking their future garden wrapping his arms around her waist, whispering in her ear, blowing soft kisses beneath her ear. "Look here", pointing his finger towards the stream, "Can you see the trees behind the stream? Well, that's the limit of the grounds. You think it will be big enough for our children to run around?", he asked gazing in her beautiful blue eyes.
Their children….God, she was silenced by the intensity of his gaze…" Well, if they are anything like their father, I'm thinking a full army training ground might be needed to tire them out but hey " she smirked.
"You never know we could have a bunch of little Harrys ready to take on the world. Imagine, more of you, you'd all be the death of me.", he smiled.
"Oh yes, we'd run rings around you, my love. Got to keep you on your toes, you know" and with that they shared the most soul searching kiss, knowing that they shared the same vision of their future together.
Dempsey took her from room to room, to get a feel for the house and inspect the work needed. By the time they had taken a copious amount of notes and debated on colour schemes and other things Dempsey had no idea about, it was getting late and they decided to stay overnight and enjoy their time together, away from it all. They took a walk together later in the afternoon through their new village, holding hands and enjoying the peaceful environment…such a welcome change from London. They decided to stop at the local supermarket and got a few things together for dinner. They cooked together laughing and kissing, just very happy to be together and enjoying their newfound intimacy.
While Harry was cleaning up and putting things away, Dempsey, put some music on. Suddenly, he dragged her to the living room by the fireplace where he had started a fire to warm them up.
"I love that song, come dance with me, Harry." and she was powerless to resist his arms around her waist, she nestled her head against his shoulder as they moved slowly to the rhythm of "Love me like you do" by Ellie Goulding. Listening to every word of the song, had such a powerful impact on them
Love me like you do, love me like you do
Love me like you do, love me like you do
Touch me like you do, touch me like you do
Looking into each other's eyes, they stopped dancing and lost themselves in the most sensual kiss they had ever experienced. Fingers burning each other's skin, feeling on top of cloud nine, clothes being thrown on the floor as they couldn't get enough of each other. Kissing, finding soft spots on each other's body, their lovemaking was urgent and sensual, lips were swollen from a desire that came from the depth of their soul. Words of need and love uttered, his mouth on her breast, while her head fell backwards, urging him on, begging, calling out his name, his fingers stroking her where she wanted him until he couldn't take it any more and slid in between her legs, calling out her name, accelerating the rhythm until he exploded in her, cursing and begging.
"Oh my god, Harry", kissing her swollen lips and holding her tight as they both tried to catch up their breath. "I love you so much".
"James, I've never experienced that with anyone. You were right that one time "lobotomised or comatose, you'd know if we'd done it", she giggled. "That was definitely VERY memorable"
They both chuckled, enjoying the proximity of their body, the feeling of each other's skin, kissing more and falling even deeper in love if at all possible. When the oven biped, they threw some clothes back on and took their plates to the sofa where they settled with a bottle of wine, enjoying their time in each other's arms. A few pieces of furniture had been left by the previous owner and it will do for now. Once most of the decoration is over with, then they'll go furniture shopping. But for the time being, they'll enjoy their little secret, a protective bubble that sheltered their burgeoning relationship. They agreed to keep their relationship a secret for the time being and they'll come to the house whenever they could.