A thousand eyes…
A Revolution fic (No blackout Au): Sebastian (Bass) Monroe/Charlotte (Charlie) Matheson; Charloe.
Charlie is used to the limelight… as a daytime TV weather girl, she is used to being sent all over the world, talking about the weather in Chicago and the US while climbing mountains in Canada, snorkelling in the Bahamas, feeding pelicans in Tasmania, bungee jumping in New Zealand or swinging on a trapeze in Venezuela… Unfortunately, somewhere along the way she had acquired an obsessed and obviously very disturbed admirer. Her boss insists on hiring her a bodyguard, turning to the best in the business, her ex boyfriend and former Marine turned private security operative, Sebastian Monroe…
Rating M
Author's note: Thanks so much for reading – and for your lovely comments and reviews, they mean a lot to me (I'd write now anyway because I love it, but it's wonderful to know that people are reading and enjoying…).
I hope you all do enjoy part 2 of my epilogue – Bass and Charlie have worked hard in this story and I want to reward them... so there's quite a lot of them enjoying themselves; if this worries you, please skip most of this chapter and I'll have the next and final part up soon which will have some exotic locations as well as them enjoying themselves…The title comes I think from an old film 'And baby makes three' (Dir. Henry Levin, 1949) but has been sort of adopted into common usage – here though, the baby is Baby, Bass' motorbike - although you never know, anything could happen… … Cheers, Magpie
A thousand eyes - epilogue
Part 2: You and me and Baby makes three…
Charlie felt comfortable, and warm and totally decadent lying naked spooned up against an equally naked Bass on the thick, soft sheepskin in front of the fire, a couple of the big floor cushions behind them…One of his hands was resting on her upturned hip, the other playing idly with the long strands of her hair and their skin was bathed in the glow from the flames with the full moon shining in through the windows, casting blue shadows against the red and gold… fire and ice she thought dreamily…
She remembered falling asleep after they made love for the first time in his bed, lying in his arms, his kisses sweet and soft on her lips, her neck; her breasts… his hands moving gently over her skin, feathery touches that raised little trails of goose bumps and sent sweet surges of sensation skittering through her… The warmth of his body next to hers felt so good, so right that her belly rippled with little aftershocks and renewed desire even as she fell into sleep…
He was so strong, and badass… but she'd also seen the kindness, the love in him; the way he took all the lost souls in, took care of them, gave them somewhere to be, a purpose… The way he'd just given himself so that the guys could go get Connor, how he'd put himself between her and Tom Neville…
He was like nothing she'd ever known before…
…
She'd woken sometime in the night, the silver gilt moon peering in and the fire almost out… her body knowing even in sleep that he wasn't there and her eyes had flown to him - standing at one of the windows, looking out towards the gate…
'What is it Bass?'
He turned a little towards her…'Jeremy just got back with Connor and Penny, they're up at the gate…' he came back and sat on the edge of the bed next to her, reaching out a hand to brush some of her hair back over her shoulder… 'I'm going to go down and make sure things are settled for the night, ok?' he reached over and brushed a kiss across her lips, 'I won't be long…'
She leaned into his hand, rubbing her cheek on the palm… 'Do you want company?'
He smiled down at her…'you stay and keep the bed warm… I'll make sure Penny knows she's got a room of her own if she wants it, although I'm pretty sure Jeremy's already given Connor a lecture about that…'
Charlie grinned…'Penny's totally able to look after herself and if she's decided that she wants Connor and he's happy about it then Jeremy might as well save his breath…'
'He'll do it anyway, he's a good man…he's sort of our moral compass…'
She sat up and wrapped her arms around his neck, leaning in for a kiss… 'You don't need a moral compass; your compass works just fine…'
He held her tight, breathing her in, then he sighed…'I'm no saint, Charlie, I've done things I'm not especially proud of over the years…' he took her hands from round his neck and brought them round between their bodies, kissing her fingers…'and what I am now is someone who's found out what matters in life…' he looked into her eyes, the moonlight turning the blue into a luminous silver grey…'and that's family, friends; the people you love and who love you… everything else is just window dressing'
Charlie looked back at him, a little smile curving her lips, her eyes soft…'There, see, your compass is just fine…' she gave him a little push…'You go down, I'll get the fire going again for when you get back…'
He lifted an eyebrow 'are you telling me you know how to make a fire? I thought celebrities had people to do things like that…'
She punched him on the shoulder 'Hey…I've been camping on my own or with Danny since I was big enough to carry my own gear; I can hunt and fish, treat snakebite and I'm pretty good at tracking too…' she smirked… 'So getting a fire going is actually only a small part of my skill set'
He gazed at her for a moment…'Charlie Matheson, has anyone ever told you that you are just perfect…'
She shook her head, her eyes dropping…'no…and I'm not perfect…' she looked back up at him… 'I've done things I'm not proud of either…' she reached down for his pants and held them out to him, her lips curving… 'But I'm trying to do better… ' She shrugged… 'Here, you'd better put these on, Penny's only human…' her eyes glinted up at him, her free hand trailing it's way down over his taut belly… 'I mean, Connor's cute but you're way cuter…'
He took the pants in one hand and covered her roving one with the other, lacing his fingers through hers and stroking it down and around his cock, their joined hands circling the thick shaft, sliding up and down as it hardened… his breath quickened and he leaned forward, his lips almost touching hers…'You've got nothing to worry about; Penny's a lovely girl but she definitely isn't my type… but I think you know that, Charlie, and you know what you do to me, don't you…?'
She reached out the tip of her tongue and ran it across his lips…'oh yeah…'
He kissed her, hard…then pulled back, his hand gripping hers around his cock then letting go…'I'll be back as quick as I can…' he stood up, his cock jutting out proudly, then looked down and grinned…'ok… I need to think of cold showers or earwax or something…'
Charlie nodded, her face solemn, but lips twitching…' or puppies…'
He choked out a laugh…'what…?'
She looked up at him, her eyes an innocent, serious blue although her lips still smiled…'puppies, with big brown eyes and wagging tails, sitting at your feet and wanting you to throw sticks for them…'
He gazed at her for a minute, caught in the blue… then he blinked, looked down and chuckled…'huh… it's working…' his eyes came back to her, an eyebrow arching, his lips curved... 'So where did you pick that up…?'
She lay back, yawned and stretched…'it's what I think about whenever I'm nervous on the show…' she shrugged…'works every time…puppies make me feel calm and peaceful… I thought it might work for you too…'
He grinned…'you continue to amaze me, Charlotte…' he pulled his pants up, and tucked himself in with another chuckle, then dipped down to pick up his shirt and headed for the door… 'I'll be back…'
…
She was stretched out on her belly on the soft sheepskin rug, knees bent and her feet waving in the air, hair tumbling down over her back in dark gold, curling strands, watching the flames tumble and flicker and munching on a re-heated toasted sandwich when she heard Bass come back… She turned to look over her shoulder as he appeared at the top of the stairs and grinned up at him as he put their suitcases down just inside the door then strode towards her… 'You brought my bag…' her grin got wider…'thanks, Bass…is everyone ok?'
He looked down at her, his eyes hot, hands going to the hem of his shirt and reefing it up and over his head then down to the button of his jeans, undoing it and sliding the fabric down his legs and off; his gaze roving over her legs, then up to her face and back down to the smooth, rounded globes of her ass, the light of the fire casting a deep shadow in the cleft between her legs… 'They're fine, and you were right about Penny and Connor, she's making sure he doesn't need anything through the night… Miles and Duncan…' he chuckled…'well they sounded like they were having a pretty good time and Jeremy's taking watch tonight to make everyone else look bad… ' He took a deep breath…'and it's my pleasure, I thought you might want it…fuck, Charlie… you look like a wet dream lying there…'
She grinned; her bottom lip caught in her teeth, then twisted round and held up the plate of toasted sandwiches, there were still a couple left…'are you hungry…?'
He dropped down beside her 'only for you…'
…..
The next time Charlie woke up they were back in the bed and she was lying on top of Bass, her body riding his, the light of dawn just starting to color the sky outside… Spread out across him, her head was resting on his shoulder; her breasts and torso cushioned by his tightly muscled chest and her legs were spread out over his hips, her knees bent beside his thighs… She could feel the curling hairs at his groin rubbing the sensitive flesh of her inner thighs and his cock hardening with the morning wake up call, the thick head already searching for the warm beacon of her pussy and his chest moving her up and down lightly with the steady in and out of his breath…
She moved slowly, dreamily… her body echoing with the delicious ache of being well and thoroughly fucked… Her lips felt full and well kissed and curved with a smile that just didn't want to quit and she felt her belly move as a laugh of pure enjoyment rippled its way through her… She turned her head a little so that she could kiss the hollow at the base of his neck… breathing in his rich, male scent…then slid down, sheathing herself on his cock…feeling her pussy stretch out around his hard thickness… She closed her eyes as she sank onto him, loving the sensation of slowly being filled to the brim… then opened them again looking up to the electric blue of his eyes meeting hers, the heat in them sending a flush racing from her cheeks down to the soles of her feet…
'Hello, Charlotte…' his voice was lazy…full of male satisfaction and deep intent…
She gasped as he moved his hips, sending his cock surging deeper in, her lips falling open as his hands found their way to the cheeks of her ass, his strong fingers spreading her out and pulling her closer… her clit pressed tight against the curls that nestled around the base of his cock… she pushed herself up, her hands on his chest, letting her ride him properly, his hands, hips and her thighs working together in a rough and pounding rhythm that left them both panting for breath…
With one hand leaning back against his thigh, she reached the other down to her clit… her middle fingers circling around the little ridge of so sensitive flesh, moving at a pace that matched his cock thrusting in and out… up and down… her back arching and her nipples peaked tight in the cool air of dawn, her hair catching the first shafts of pale sunlight as they burst in through the windows…her breath coming in fast pants, her eyes holding his as they rode each other to a climax that sent her falling into, onto him…
This time they stayed awake afterwards… hands stroking, lips searching, finding…skin sliding over skin, breath against breath; the sweet lassitude of afterglow surrounding them in the big, soft bed… Then, a little while later…
'Charlie?' his voice was low and relaxed…
She turned her head and tilted back a little so she could see him…'yeah…'
'You feel like a ride on Baby before breakfast?'
She lifted an eyebrow…'I might need a cushion…' she glanced out the window, it looked like it was going to be a beautiful day… then she grinned…'But yeah…why not…'
They got dressed quickly and carelessly, planning to shower and change later, Charlie shoving her phone into the inside pocket of her leather jacket… then both crept quietly down the stairs, Bass pausing to let Jeremy know where they were going and to collect water bottles from the kitchen… No one else seemed to be awake; at least no one stirred as they walked through the house and out the back door to the garage…
Charlie took deep breaths of the clear morning air; it felt fresh and clean in her lungs… She listened to the crunch of their footsteps and the crisp sound of turning wheels as Bass pushed the big bike up the drive to the gate before starting her up…and then when he did, the powerful engine sounded loud enough to wake the town below, sending birds erupting suddenly and complaining from the trees around them… there was no noise from the house though…
Bass laughed…'Oh, I love the smell of gasoline in the morning…'
Charlie sent a smiling, questioning look his way as she fixed her helmet and swung up onto the pillion seat…
He shrugged as he did up his own chinstrap then pressed the remote for the gate…'it's a take off from an old movie, 'Apocalypse now'…' he swung his leg over and settled into the seat, lifting his arms up so Charlie could settle hers around his waist, waiting for the gate to slide open… Then he turned back to her, his voice raised to reach her over the rumble of the engine… 'The world's changing fast, Charlie, and the days of bikes like Baby are nearly gone… I know it's probably inevitable; and there'll be something different, maybe something faster…but I'll miss them…'
He took off and Baby carried them smoothly, her engine purring, down the dirt road to the turn off just past the mailbox where Bass halted to check for traffic. At just after dawn on a Sunday morning, there was no one on the road though and he turned, heading right, following the highway up the peninsular through wild and beautiful country, hilly and scenic; the lake stealing in and out of view as they went past small towns with odd and strangely sweet names like Egg Harbor and Fish Creek, that floated into view as they swept along the highway… their brightly painted buildings hugging the hillsides, the roads steep and narrow, boats in the sheltered town harbors already under sail or underway, going fishing, or sailing…secret boat business…
Sea birds wheeled overhead, and the air was crisp but getting warmer as the sun rose higher… Charlie leaned into Bass as they swooped round the easy bends, she felt the wind of their passing whisper over the little gap between her jeans and her jacket and whistle under her helmet… She laughed out loud and spread her fingers out over his broad, leather covered chest, the sensitive flesh between her legs feeling the purr of the engine like a sweet massage that travelled up her spine to her throat… She lifted her face and let loose a rebel yell of sheer, outrageous joy that was torn away by the wind and carried who knows where… 'Whoo hooo'… Feeling Bass answer her back with a deep laugh that she felt vibrate through his chest back into hers…
They rode on, past working farms and wineries… hobby farms and stands of woods that were still misty with the morning harvest of dew floating up to the sun… the lake looking dreamlike as it came and went, visible to the left then the right…
Charlie remembered the first time she'd ridden like this, with him…on their way to the house from the city…it wasn't long ago but it felt like so much had happened since then, not only because of the Neville's but between herself and Bass, she felt different, changed somehow… She felt Bass slow Baby down, as if somehow he felt her change in mood, but then that wouldn't surprise her now… He turned off the highway onto a small road, not much more than a path, that took them through tall, close growing trees and up onto a clearing overlooking the lake with a view that made her heart leap… The vast waters of the lake sparkled in the sunshine and seemed to disappear off into the haze of distance with the lands that bordered it appearing like islands floating just above the waves… from up here it was as though they were alone in all the world…
He swung the bike round and to a halt, turning the engine off and slipping Baby forward onto the stand… The sudden silence rang like bells in Charlie's ears, and then as they adjusted, there was the sound of the wind, and distant seagulls…and even further away the waves crashing on the rocks below…
Bass unclipped his helmet and took it off, hooking it over the front of the bike and running his hands through his hair to loosen the strands. Then he swung his leg up and over, off the bike, ending up standing next to her… his eyes on hers, so intensely blue that she felt them like a touch on her skin…
Charlie lifted her helmet off and handed it to him; he took it then reached back and hung it next to his… still holding her eyes with his own…then he came closer and leaned forward to kiss her, his lips cool and tasting like the wind…his tongue warm as he gently probed her lips…
She rested one arm on his shoulder, still kissing him… and swung her leg around so that her butt was still on the seat but she could face him, then she wrapped her legs around his hips and stretched her other arm up so she could run her hands behind his neck… She felt the heavy bike settle onto its stand and then stay steady beneath her…
Bass pulled back a little, his hands resting on her hips, his body cradled against hers, his eyes still with that intense depth to them and she gazed up at him, her own eyes getting lost in his…
'This is one of my favorite places, Charlie…' he turned his head and looked around…'the world seems clean and beautiful from up here… you can't see the dirt, or the pain, there's only the sky, the water and the land…' he let out a breath…'it's beautiful and elemental, primal…' he turned back to her…'I wanted to show it to you…I thought you'd understand what I loved about it…'
She stared at him…from the angle she was looking from, she couldn't see the land at all, it was as though he stood against the sky… solid and human but with his eyes like pieces of the sky… and she did the only thing she could think of that would answer him… she stretched up and kissed him again, feeling his body warm against the chill of the wind coming off the water…wrapping herself around him as though she could hold him, ground him with the force of her… Love? Caring? It was something like that, becoming something like that for her… it was getting harder to imagine living without him close by her, with her…
'Charlie…' he spoke against her lips…'It's getting harder to think of being away from you…'
She pulled her head back and looked into his eyes again, hers wide… 'I was just thinking that about you…'
He pulled her closer, his body hard between her legs, he reached between them and undid her jeans, then lifted her up off the seat….'that's good then…'
She held on to him with her arms around his neck, dropping her legs as he yanked her jeans down as far as he could, then sat her back on the seat… She gasped as she felt the cool, smooth leather cool on the bare skin of her ass… then gasped again, grabbing the leather of his sleeves to keep her balance as he pulled the jeans down to her ankles, the bunched material catching around her boots and leaving her legs draped open in front of him…
He grinned down at her, and there was something wild and feral in it, his eyes fierce and burning blue as they raked down over her body …
Charlie couldn't remember ever feeling so completely turned on… She knew that her pussy lips were glistening because she could feel how wet she was… Doing this…out in the open, with the wind and the water, and the bike was something so far out of her experience that she was in a sort of daze… she laughed and leaned back a little, stretching back, gripping his jacket tightly in her fingers, letting him see more of her... and how much she wanted him…
He groaned…'you look amazing, Charlie… fuck, you are amazing…' he stepped into the circle of her legs and her knees fell open around him… He reached down with one hand and undid his jeans… his cock hard, a little drop of moisture at the tip, glistening too…
Charlie shifted her ass on the seat and hung on to Bass as he came closer, her legs circled around his back now, his cock tantalizingly close… the seat of the bike just the right height to let her stay on it while Bass fucked her… she tilted her hips up a little more to give him more access as she watched his cock come nearer, the head parting her lips and slowly sliding in… and feeling him moving into her as she watched was something that took her breath away, she forgot to breath…forgot everything except the feel of him stretching her out, thrusting in then pulling out… She looked up, her eyes wide and gasped at the focused, absolutely intent look in his eyes as he watched too…
Then she was gasping again as he set a ferocious pace that set her ass slapping against the bike seat, her hands gripping onto the shoulder pads of his jacket, her legs clinging onto to him in a wild coupling that had her heart pounding and a scream wailing from her throat as her orgasm tore through her… his own yell as he came joining with hers, the sounds flying away with a gust of wind that sent her hair into a writhing tangle behind her…
They were both panting, great, heaving breaths… Bass was leaning with his knees against Baby, his arms around Charlie with hers circled around his neck, her legs, ankles still encased in her jeans, draped and limp around him...
Charlie looked up at him and grinned, her eyes still blown and hazy with pleasure… 'That was…wow… that was… lets do it again…'
He laughed and pulled her in closer…'I'm calling puppies till after breakfast…'
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AN: thanks so much for reading, and, as if you haven't guessed by now, this chapter was all for Bass and Charlie, and was all about them getting closer…
I know that AU's aren't for everybody, but sometimes I love to put characters in other places, times and situations - while keeping parallels from the show and keeping true to character as much as possible. I choose to use the theory of parallel universes, where everything is possible… I love the show so much too though and I think I need to head back to the Revo blackout world next… once I get part 3 of the epilogue for this story done.
Anyway, wishing you all the best, cheers, Magpie