Chapter 19: Moving On

3 months later

Liz woke up, stretching her limbs. She looked to her left and saw Ray, still fast asleep. She looked at the time and saw it was only 8 o'clock. It must be the nerves, she thought to herself before leaning over and kissing Ray softly on his lips.

Today was moving day and Liz felt a mix of emotions. Happy, anxious, nervous, ecstatic. When Ray had asked her to move in with him she didn't even need to think about it. She had said yes before he barely finished his sentence. She did feel bad about leaving her dad but he'd been dating for a while now and Charlene had been staying over so often that it almost seemed like she already lived there with them.

It was time to move on. For Liz as well as for Sam. After months of being harassed, they were finally able to put it all behind them and pick up their lives again.

Don was safely behind bars and he would be for years to come. When Liz had told her friends about it, they were all dumbstruck. None of them would've ever thought that the stalker had been right amongst them the entire time.

Of course it explained a lot. Don had had access to Liz's room to plant the camera, access to her phone to hack into it. He knew about the layout of the house and garden and knew about the guards at the gate. All in all, the perfect way to get close to someone and to follow them everywhere they went.

Ray stirred when he felt Liz's lips and he lazily wrapped his arms around her, pulling her close. "Good morning, my angel" he said with a rumbling, sleepy voice, kissing her forehead. They cuddled for a long time before deciding to get out of bed.

"We better get started packing the last bits and pieces" Liz yawned, "The sooner we get started, the sooner we'll be at your place"

"Our place, you mean?" Ray said, giving her a wink.

Liz still had to get used to it, "Yes, sorry, our place" she said, slapping Ray on his ass for teasing her.

They only had to pack a few last things. Liz would keep her room at her dad's house so she left a lot of stuff behind. They'd brought some of her things to Ray's apartment already. They had redecorated Ray's old bedroom and made it theirs. Liz had been staying with Ray a lot over the past few months, after Ray had stopped working for her father.

They went downstairs for breakfast and encountered Sam and Charlene at the kitchen table.

"Good morning guys" Ray said, clearly in a happy mood.

"Good morning" Sam and Charlene said in unison. Sam gave Liz a tight hug and a kiss on her temple. He was happy for her but he felt sad that she was leaving.

"Are you ready for the big day?" Sam inquired

"Dad, I'm only moving house, it's not like we're getting married or something"

"Well, it may not be a big thing to you, but it is to me, butterball. It will be strange not having you here"

"I know, dad, it will be weird for me too. But I'm only 20 minutes away and I promise we will visit you often" Liz said, giving Sam another bear hug, "Where else would we play tennis" she winked at Ray, who instinctively brought his hands to his lap.

They had breakfast and shared a few last hugs and goodbyes before Sam and Charlene went off to work.

Liz went upstairs to get a few last pieces of clothing and they were off to Ray's place. They drove separately so Liz would have her car with her as well.

When they got to Ray's apartment door, he took out his keys, took one key off his key ring and held it up for Liz.

"Sweetheart, I hereby not only give you the key to my apartment, but symbolically also the key to my heart"

Liz felt tears form in her eyes and held Ray's face between her hands and kissed him on his lips before taking the key from him.

"Thank you…. I love you so much, Ray"

Liz planted another kiss on him before opening the door to the apartment. Ray carried the last few things inside and put them in the bedroom before sitting next to Liz who was sitting on the couch, looking around the place like it was her first time there.

"I can't believe I'll be living here now" she sighed and gave Ray a smile, "It's going to be great!"

"Yes, darling, it'll be amazing" he leaned over and kissed her softly but soon deepened the kiss.

"Mmmm, okay captain, let's get my last few things sorted and then I'll be fully settled in" Liz said, squirming away from Ray's embrace.

She made her way to the bedroom to hang the last items of clothes in the, thankfully, big closet. She felt Ray come up behind her and he wrapped his arms around her from behind.

"Is there still space enough or do more of my clothes have to find their way to the spare room?" he asked teasingly.

"No, I think it'll fit…. or maybe not"

"Hold on, let me take this away" Ray grabbed a few items and lastly took out a navy blue suit, "I won't need this either. I'll put it in the other room"

Liz eyed the costume he was holding, "Is that your Marine dress uniform? The one from the funeral?"

"Yes, it is. I can keep it in the other room since I barely get to wear it"

"Which is such a shame…." Liz said, licking her lips, "It looks so good on you"

Ray chuckled before walking away to put the items in the small closet he had in another room.

They had dinner and Liz was still amazed by Ray's cooking skills. Since they'd had Martha at her dad's house, Ray hadn't been able to show off his skills very often but the few times that he had cooked for Liz, the meals were absolutely amazing. Ray had suggested teaching Liz a few things in the kitchen and she'd gladly accepted.

After dinner Ray had disappeared and Liz thought he'd gone for a shower but after about 15 minutes and not hearing a single sound, she got up to see where he was.

"Ray?", she walked into the bedroom to see if he was there and he was indeed.

He was standing there, in his Marine uniform. Liz's jaw dropped and she couldn't believe how amazing he looked. It had been a while since she saw him in it but in her memories he didn't look as good as he did now that he stood before her. He gave her a huge smile, which completed the picture.

"Just wanted to see if it still fits. If you like it so much, I might need to wear it more often" he waggled his brows and looked at her, eyes dark with lust.

"Oh, absolutely, you must!" Liz said, quickly closing the gap between them, latching her mouth to his.

Ray felt Liz's tongue probing against his lips, begging for entrance. He couldn't help but smile at Liz's reaction to seeing him in his uniform. He knew she liked it but had no idea she liked it this much.

Their tongues found their way to each other and danced around while Ray's hands found the hem of Liz's shirt and pulled it up, breaking their kiss momentarily to pull the shirt over her head.

His hands roamed her soft skin and Liz could feel herself getting wet because of his touch. He unclasped her bra easily and took it off leaving her naked from the waist up. Ray took his hands off Liz and started to unbutton his uniform but Liz grabbed his hands quickly.

"No, leave it on, Captain" she whispered with a husky voice, nipping at his lips. She put her hands on his chest, softly pushing him on the bed. He was sitting on the edge of the bed now, Liz standing between his spread legs. He put his hands on her ass, softly squeezing it, "As you wish, sweetheart"

Ray's hands came up and cupped her breast, rolling her nipples between his fingers. This elicited a moan from Liz, throwing her head back. She ran her fingers through his shorn hair and latched her hands behind his head, pulling him closer. She needed to feel his hot mouth on her.

She got exactly what she wanted when Ray took one of her hard nipples into his mouth and started sucking. Liz put her knees on either side of Ray, straddling him as he kept on licking and sucking her nipples. She took a hold of his head and made him look up at her.

She kissed him, eyes still locked, and that turned Ray on even more. Liz could feel him throbbing underneath her and decided to give him some space.

She stepped back off the bed, kneeling in front of Ray, taking his belt off and finding her way to his button and zipper to release his growing member.

Ray let out a sigh of relief when Liz pulled his hard manhood from his pants. She started stroking up and down and Ray let himself fall backwards onto the bed, his legs dangling over the edge. Liz playfully kissed the tip of his erection before getting up from the bed, removing her pants and lying next to Ray. Liz was naked now and Ray fully clothed except for his pants being open with his member out.

Ray rolled on top of Liz, kissing her deeply while one of his hands travelled south to her wet core. The fabric of his clothes rubbing against Liz's nipples made her moan loudly and she started to kiss Ray even more frantically while pressing her body harder against him.

His skilled fingers found her wet and wanting and he teased her by circling her clit so slowly it was like his hand was barely moving. Liz moved her hips so that she pressed herself harder against his fingers and after another minute or so Ray felt he had teased her enough and moved his hand lower and inserted two fingers, slowly pumping in and out.

In the meantime his mouth was tracing kisses from her breast to her taut stomach and he bent down over Liz so he could move his mouth even lower. He flicked his tongue against her clit and Liz grunted loudly. He pouted his lips and sucked on her little bundle of nerves while still moving his fingers inside of her.

It didn't take Liz long to get close to her climax and just when she was about to come, Ray stopped everything he was doing and sat back up, kissing her chin and eventually her mouth.

Liz groaned, "Ray, please, don't stop…" she begged him.

"I don't want you to come just yet, baby"

Ray turned Liz onto her side and lay behind her, spooning her naked body. He moved a little lower and lifted Liz's leg and draped it over his to gain better access. Liz felt excited and she could feel her arousal grow. They'd never done it in this position and she couldn't wait to feel him inside her.

Ray lined himself up behind Liz, stroking the tip of his erection through her folds to moisten himself and he slowly pushed his tip inside her core. Liz shifted a little so Ray would have even better access and she pushed her ass towards him. Ray pushed himself inside her to the hilt and stilled for a moment so Liz could adjust.

Ray squeezed his eyes shut, trying to keep his orgasm at bay because being inside Liz in this position felt incredible and he was afraid he wouldn't last long.

He started moving slowly, setting a nice pace for the both of them. He kissed and nipped at Liz's neck while his free hand was playing with her nipples. Liz was in heaven, feeling so full and at the same time being touched by a skilful hand and mouth in all the right places.

Ray increased the pace and soon grabbed Liz's hip to keep her in place while he pumped in and out of her wildly. He was sweating because of the uniform and he felt drops of sweat trickle down his forehead and neck.

When he felt he was close his hand moved from her hip to her clit and stroked it fiercely.

"Come with me, baby…. let's do this together" his low voice rumbled in her ear.

Liz didn't need more than that and she felt her body explode. It felt like fireworks had gone off inside of her and her body convulsed heavily. Ray came soon after Liz, feeling her insides tighten around him and he grabbed her around her waist, as he kept moving inside her until he couldn't move at all anymore. Ray held her tight as they both tried to come back down from their high. They were panting heavily and Ray winced as he pulled out of her.

They lay in each other's arms for long moments, almost dozing off.

"Sweetie, we should really get up. It's too early to go to sleep now; we'd be up in the middle of the night", Ray said, reluctantly moving away from Liz.

They got up and Ray was about to unbutton his uniform when Liz's hands stopped him.

"Please, allow me" she smiled and slowly started to undress Ray. She carefully put the uniform back on its hanger, "We need to keep it nice for the next time you wear it" she winked.

Ray chuckled, "Glad you liked that, sweetie. I for one was sweating hard in that thing. But for you, I'll gladly wear it again" he said, pulling her closer and kissing Liz on her temple.

Liz put on a thin robe while Ray went to the bathroom to have a quick shower. Liz had settled in front of the tv in the living room with a bottle of wine. Ray had put on his Captain America shirt and some sweatpants and Liz gave an approving look when he walked in.

"Aawww, thank you for wearing that" she said as she put her head on his shoulder, wrapping an arm around his waist firmly.

"No problem, I like wearing it" he smiled warmly.

They clinked their glasses and both took a sip of their wine.

"I could get used to this" Ray said, stroking Liz's hair before kissing it.

"Mmmm, me too. Who knew that having a stalker could lead to something this good?"

"I know. I would've never thought this would happen. When your dad offered me the job, I thought it would be easy. Watching you from a distance, hoping to catch the guy quickly"

Liz giggled, "I really didn't like you when we first met", she said, looking up at him, eyes now glistening with love.

"I knew it!" Ray responded, pinching Liz's ass.

"Luckily that changed quickly, although I guess my friends helped me see it"

"Remind me to send them some flowers" Ray teased as he wrapped his arms even tighter around her. He couldn't believe how lucky he was to have found Lizzie the way he had.

"I love you, Lizzie"

"I love you too, Captain"