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Author's note – I just want to thank everyone for the reviews that you've left. I'm sorry the updating hasn't been as frequent as it should be, but I've been having THE most incredible bit of bad luck lately. But hopefully, things are looking up! This chapter is kinda short, but it's potent!

I tried to post this yesterday, but something was up with the site and I couldn't load the document. Sorry!

CHAPTER 19

When they got into the bedroom, Robert sat on the bed with Sera's legs still wrapped around his waist. He continued to kiss her as if his life depended on it. He slid his hands through her hair, slipping off her headband. He trailed kisses down the side of her neck, focusing on the point just above her collarbone that made her gasp then moan. He was trying to go slow, but his body seemed to have a mind of its own.

Sera wanted to touch him and drive him as crazy as he was driving her, but she couldn't seem to make her limbs move. With Jamal, she had shared a few kisses, some of which she had previously thought were pretty hot. She realized that they were nothing compared to the heat she felt now. Not that she didn't think Jamal was capable of generating heat, but they just never got to that point in their relationship.

Robert's hands were on Sera's waist and he began to slowly move them up while he nibbled on her neck. His thumbs eased slightly under the bottom band of her sports bra, gently caressing the underside of her breasts. Sera whimpered softly and leaned into his hands. Robert glanced down at her sports bra and saw that it had about 5 hook and eye closures in the front. He sighed a bit and shifted his hands so that he was supporting her weight with his left hand. He then moved his right hand, trailing his finger down the side of her neck and down the center of her chest. His dexterous fingers made short work of the hooks and eyes, causing Sera's eyes to pop open in amazement. She was highly impressed. She had trouble getting the dang thing off using two hands.

Her eyes closed again, this time in embarrassment as Robert slid the bra off of her shoulders, baring her breasts for him to see. She started to bring her arms up to cover herself, but Robert whispered, "Don't." She slowly put her arms down and he looked at her, his blue-green eyes devouring every inch of her that he could see. She looked down, not wanting to meet his eyes, but he wasn't having any of that. He lifted her chin up until she was looking at him. He then kissed her sweetly and whispered against her lips, "You're absolutely perfect."

Robert moved his lips lower and proceeded to give the same attention to her breasts that he had given to her lips. Sera seriously thought she was about to go into v-tach, her heart was beating so fast. Robert's mouth felt electric and she was feeling little shocks all over her body. He was completely supporting her as she leaned back, giving him complete access. She leaned forward and grabbed his hair, kissing him over and over.

Robert slid them back on the bed, rolling her over until she was underneath him. Sera took advantage of his movement to kiss his beautiful chest. She had heard a friend say once that she thought men's nipples could be just as sensitive as women's nipples. She decided to test the theory, and judging by Robert's groan of pleasure, the hypothesis was correct. Robert was in the process of kissing her stomach, causing Sera to alternately moan and giggle, when the phone rang.

Sera's moan turned into one of frustration and she pounded the bed with her fist. She reached over and grabbed the phone off of the desk. She was about to yell, "What?!", but the thought that House or Mitch could be on the other line stopped her.

"Hello?" Sera hoped she sounded reasonably pleasant. Robert looked at her, smirked, and continued his assault on her stomach, although he appeared to have another destination in mind.

"Hey, Peace. Listen, I just wanted to tell you that we may be a bit late. Agent Leggit talked to that Mum person as soon as you left and she said she had something that you may need. She was being helicoptered in, so she should be here shortly. I called the restaurant so that they wouldn't have the food sitting out getting cold. I hope you and Dr. Chase are using the time wisely…maybe working on the case?"

Sera heard the part about being late and something about Mum, but the rest of what Lisa said sounded like buzzing. Robert was slowly easing off her leggings, kissing her legs as they became exposed. Sera shook her head to clear it, in time to hear Lisa's comment about working on the case. She opened her mouth to speak, then closed it to bite her lip to prevent a gasp from escaping when Robert nibbled on her left calf.

She tried again. "Robert and I are working out." Sera thought she heard an "Ah-ha!" in the background and realized that Lisa must be on speaker phone. She lifted her feet one at a time so Robert could slip the leggings all the way off. She found it rather hysterical that she was on the phone with her best friend, naked as the day is long, while a sexy Aussie had his way with her. Sera stifled a giggle and asked, "Who was that?"

Lisa responded, "Just House in the background. Did you say you were working out? Is that Prince I hear in the background?"

Sera held the phone away from her mouth as a small moan slipped out when Robert started trailing kisses up her inner thigh. She brought the phone back with trembling hands and willed her voice to sound normal. "Yes, it's Prince. You know I always listen to him when I do T'ai Chi. It relaxes me. Robert has had some T'ai Chi training, thanks to that class you sponsored, so I'm just reviewing…" Sera had to stop since her mind had just gone blank with shock. 'Oh my…no, he isn't….oh!' Sera knew she had to get Lisa off the phone quick because Robert was doing things to her that she had only read about and she didn't think she'd be able to speak normally in a few seconds.

Lisa prompted her, "You're reviewing…?" Sera closed her eyes and counted to 5 before answering. Robert glanced up at her, giving her a wicked look before continuing what he was doing. Sera said, somewhat impatiently, "Yes, Lisa – I'm reviewing the postures. Do you know that instructor you had only taught about 24 postures in the traditional Yang form? In actuality, there are over 100, but Westerners have a tendency to try to shorten them. They have no respect for traditions…"

Lisa cut her off, as Sera knew she would. Lisa had no patience whenever Sera would go off on one of her "no respect for traditions" rants. "Yes, well, you know how we terrible Westerners are. Look, we should all be there in about 40 minutes with food and Mum. I'll let us in – I know how you hate to be interrupted when you're centering your qi or whatever it is that you do."

Sera was about to scream. Her whole body felt as though shockwaves of pleasure were pounding through her and she was having an inane conversation about martial arts. "Don't worry about my qi. We'll be up when you get here. I should be able to show him a few more moves and get in some exercise before you arrive. See you later!"

Lisa answered, "See you. And try not to hurt Dr. Chase too much when you throw him all over the floor."

Sera didn't even bother formulating something clever to say. She just said "Bye" in the general vicinity of the mouthpiece and hung up the phone. She threw her head back on her pillow and grabbed handfuls of the bedspread to keep from flying off of the bed. Robert looked up at her, thinking that there was nothing sexier than a woman in the throes of passion. Her face looked flushed and her breath was coming out in little gasps.

Sera felt something building inside her that she had never felt before. She knew, medically, what caused orgasms and what happens in the body when a person has one. None of her many degrees prepared her for the reality of one. She screamed Robert's name as her whole body seemed to implode with heat. She felt as though all of her energy had been drained out of her body. For a second, she thought she would faint from the sheer pleasure of what she felt. Robert came up and situated himself over her.

She looked up at him. After what she had just experienced, she shouldn't be wanting more, but she did. She wanted him…all of him. Now. She pulled him down to her and whispered in his ear, "I've always been the type of girl to jump into the icy water instead of wade out bit by bit." Robert understood what she was saying, but had to still ask, "Are you sure? I can try to ease some of the discomfort, but…"

Sera put her finger over his lips. "Sweetie, it's going to hurt no matter how you do this, so I'd rather just have the pain over with quickly. I want to feel you…completely."

Robert positioned himself and gently kissed her, saying softly, "I know you may think it's too soon to say this, but I am totally falling in love with you." He then made her his…completely.

The pain was like a dash of cold water, causing Sera to cry out and hold him tightly. Robert just held her, not moving, letting her get adjusted to him. She let out her breath slowly, then leaned back a bit, looking at him. "What did you say?"

Robert smiled, then moved slowly, causing a small sigh to escape Sera's lips. "I said, my beautiful Serenity, that I am falling in love with you." He began to show her exactly how much he loved her until both of them shouting each other's names and whispering words of love.