E-Expectations

The first thing Robert sees in the morning is Anna's face. She is walking through the door, a huge smile on her face, as she pushes a wheelchair.

"I hope you aren't expecting me to get in that thing," he snaps.

"Did someone wake up on the wrong side of the bed," she quips.

"I have legs Anna…I can walk."

"Alright…then let me see you."

"For heaven's sake woman," he challenges.

"Either you get your ass up out of that bed and prove to me you won't hurt yourself or I am going to put you in this wheelchair. Either way you are not going to stay in this bed feeling sorry for yourself today. I have plans for you."

"Anna…"

"Stop fighting me…you won't win."

"You are so bossy, you know that?"

"And you love it, don't you?"

She comes around the back of his bed and kisses his neck. Why does she always do that? Just when he is ready to ring her neck, she makes him fall in love with her again.

"That is dirty pool Devane."

"Oh Hogwash. Now are you going to get out of that bed on your own or do you want some help."

He takes her hand and uses all his strength to pull her onto the bed with him. She is laughing now and his heart fills with joy. "I'd rather you stay in the bed with me."

"We already discussed this Scorpio," she says, but she still allows him to pull her underneath him as he brushes the stray hair out of her face. "God you are beautiful," he says.

She opens her mouth to say something but all of her thoughts quickly evaporate the moment his lips brush against hers. Warmth radiates from within her as the kiss changes from soft and slow to red hot and demanding. His fingers caressed her warm body as they slid under her shirt and she trembled beneath him. He did not want to stop kissing her; the hunger in her touch his salvation.

Their breaths quickened in sync just as the kiss ended. She looks up into his intoxicating eyes and caresses his cheek…He is not the only one who wanted to go further.

"Are my eyes deceiving me…Is Anna Devane actually speechless?"

She smiles, which elicits a smile of his own, and then she disentangles from his embrace. She needs to put a little distance between them now…if only because she does not know how long she can resist him.

"You are still a damn good kisser Scorpio…what the hell do you expect me to say? It speaks for itself. "

"You are magic Anna…just magic…so are you still going to take me on this adventure or not?"

"Oh, so now you want to go with me…what changed your temperament Scorpio?"

"Your kisses…what can I say Anna…when you kiss me, I suddenly have the courage and the strength to do anything. "

"Even walk to that wheel chair?"

"Even that."

She gave him space because she knew he wanted to do this himself but she was still there to catch him when he did not quite make it. It took all the strength he had not to give in to pride. She was helping him be stronger…the least he could do was appreciate her efforts.

"You ready," Anna asks, after he is safely in the wheelchair.

"As I'll ever be," he says. She gives him one more kiss on his neck and pushes the wheelchair out the door.

Today is one of the good days. He hopes he will have more of those.