Summary: Without John Connor is there is no hope. He must live on at any cost. -- Terminator 4 x Marcus.
A/N: The rating of this story has been upgraded to T.
Disclaimer: I don't own any rights to the Terminator series.
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I kissed her softly, lightly tracing her lips with mine at a leisurely pace. It was comfortable. I would be happy to stay in this moment for all time. I deepened the kiss further as my urgency grew. No, this would not last forever.
I pulled away from her face slightly, so I could look into her eyes. Her brown eyes regarded me curiously.
"A penny for your thoughts?"
I smiled. "Darling, you couldn't afford me!"
We laughed as I held her tighter. How much time had passed, I did know know as we lay in the bed, naked as the day we were born. For the most part.
After a good deal of time passed she spoke again. "Are you hungry?"
I mulled it through my mind for a long moment. "Maybe a little. But honestly, I don't want to get up. I just want... to stay."
My words hung in the air. When I gathered the courage to turn to her, she surprised me by gently grabbing my chin. She turned my head towards her, so I could not look away from her eyes.
"Marcus," she started. I loved the way she said my name. Soft, yet strong and filled with the powerful emotion I deduced as love. "I live for these moments when we are together. Time that we spent apart, I am half alive. I wish that–"
She stopped suddenly and looked away apologetic. When her sentence died the mood changed in the room. It was time to go back. Back to being half alive.
I dressed quickly. As I tied my shoes I stole a quick look at her from over my shoulder. Her whole body was tense, and I knew I was not alone in what I felt.
"Until we meet again," she said sadly as she opened the door. I confess, it took everything in me to keep my feet moving towards the exit.
"Yeah," I paused quickly to give her a kiss, daring to briefly look into her eyes before I turned away.
When I reached the end of the hallway I muttered, "I love you too, Blair."
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A/N: Not sure many of you were expecting the last line. More will be explained in chapter 4, I promise :D
I am intentionally switching between past and present tense for each chapter. I hope it's not too confusing.