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Chapter 11
Max sat at the top of the space needle and sniffed. She unsuccessfully tried to wipe the deluge of tears. Her vision clouded and she kept trying to wipe the wetness from her eyes but it was no use the tears just kept falling.
She couldn't stop replaying Alec's words in her head. It hurts to breathe. God it did, it hurt so much. She could barely manage the simple action. Every time she tried her chest would constrict and an invisible knife plunged through her heart.
She looked behind to the empty doorway and sobbed. She already missed his presence. It felt like a part of her was missing. Everything had happened so fast. She just came to the realization she had deep feelings for him and now he was gone.
If he truly left she didn't think she would ever be able to learn to live without him now. She couldn't give up on him and let him walk away. She had to stop him before it was too late.
Rising from the slanted platform she steadied herself and ran through the doorway after him.
She managed to make it down the steps in a mad flight and finally reached the street. She was running so fast she didn't even realize she was blurring. She didn't care if anyone saw her and made the connection she was transgenic. They could alert the entire nation or White for all she cared. She would have done anything to get to Alec.
Ahead of her she noticed her body walking away, her head looking down with shoulders slightly drooped.
She abruptly stopped a few feet away from him and tried to calm herself. He continued walking and she tried to follow him at a distance. Now that he was there she didn't know what to say. She had to try; she had to make him stop.
"Wait!" Alec heard the sound of his voice and closed his eyes trying his best to ignore her. Just keep walking.
"You can't leave!" she cried.
Deep down he knew if he gave in now and stayed, he would simply be extending the slow torture he had endured for far too long.
"Alec!" she screamed his name mournfully desperately wanting him to turn around and acknowledge her.
"Max, just drop it," he sighed without turning around. "There was never anything here for me. I know that now."
"Yes there is!" she cried fervidly.
If only he would stop walking away from her and give her a chance. What a stupid notion. He had already given her so many but she had just been too ignorant to see them. So many opportunities lost.
"There isn't," he finally turned to look at her and her knees buckled.
She could see now he was silently crying almost as much as she was. Only he was letting her go and she was trying to hold on.
"What did I ever get Max? Huh? Tell me!" he asked her angrily.
Looking at her eyes she could barely see the brown. The moisture was simply reflecting daylight. She wanted to rush to him. She wanted to hold him but her feet wouldn't move.
Alec watched her quietly, waiting for her to say something but she just stood there.
"I don't even know why I stayed so long," he said in disbelief. "All we ever did was argue and fight. What does that tell you?" he asked solemnly.
"I would rather spend a lifetime arguing and fighting with you than not have you in my life at all," she finally persisted passionately. She shook her head instantly after saying the words. That wasn't what she wanted to say to him at all and she could see he didn't understand her meaning. How could he?
"Will you just stop?!" her voice rose shrilly with his exasperation.
He was hearing her he just wasn't listening to her words and their underlying meaning. He was blinded by his heartache.
"I know how much you hate and loathe me Max. You can't lie to me anymore! I saw it through your eyes. I felt it!" he whispered in a heart shattering moan. His hand closed into a fist over her stomach trying to show her it hurt.
She instinctively backed up when he approached her with his vehemence. Her eyes grew round with his disclosure. She didn't want to believe it but she knew he was saying the truth. She had lived some of his memories as well and had experienced the feelings that came along with them.
She knew why he was so hurt. Of all the memories he could have experienced why did it have to be one of those? The ones she didn't even care to remember herself because now that she opened her eyes none of the thoughts or feelings she had then even resembled what she felt now.
"That was a long time ago Alec, I've changed." she said miserably. She now understood how he felt when he kept trying to tell her the same thing. He had changed and he was different now.
"It doesn't matter. I now understand that everything I felt were sad delusions," he wiped his eyes and turned around and continued marching away from her.
"I'm through being your punching bag Max. Go back to Logan see if he can handle it," his words stung and her breathing became erratic.
Suddenly it was like he was slipping between her fingers again and she couldn't catch him.
"I can't! I won't!" she cried desperately.
Why couldn't she just tell him? She was so afraid and so emotionally blocked that she was watching the best thing that ever happened to her simply walk out of her life. He had watched over her when she hadn't cared to notice. Had been there to protect her and help her when she needed it. She had cried and laughed with him. Most of all she had healed and embraced who she really was.
He had given her something she would never find with Logan. He had become home to her, comfort. When she was with him she didn't feel that urge to run and hide anymore. He made her feel safe.
Why was there so much fear? She knew he loved her now, he had just admitted it to her and still she was hesitant.
"Please stay," she begged and stopped walking with one last desperate plea.
He turned on her giving her a look of unabated sadness. She could see it was slowly killing him.
"Give me one good reason why I should stay Max," her brown eyes stared her down. The sadness was mixed with a small glint of hope and she felt her own forgotten tears on her cheeks. This was it. All she had to do was tell him.
He waited and again got nothing but silence. "Just one," he begged her with anguish.
She tried to open her mouth to give him that one reason but nothing came out. All she could hear was the mad screaming in her head. Just tell him!
That's when she broke down and cried.
He sighed sadly. Every fiber in his body told him to go to her and hold her, but he was done. He hated himself for being the cause of her pain but he couldn't do this to himself anymore.
"That's what I thought," he couldn't even raise his voice above a whisper, "nothing." She heard the quiver in his last word and died inside. She watched him turn his back on her and he continued walking away.
She lost him before she even had him.
He had given her one last chance and she hated herself for being such a coward. She prided herself in being strong and courageous but she couldn't even tell him how she felt.
She tried again but she was crying so much the words wouldn't pass her trembling lips. "Be…cause…" she finally managed through a whimper and a sob.
He stopped walking.
She finally realized why it was so hard for her to tell him. The feeling was so strong it frightened and threatened to break her with its intensity.
"I…" she wept miserably.
She loved him too much. Her legs wouldn't hold her anymore and her knees hit the ground. Her body hurt so much and her tears simply wouldn't stop. Just the thought of him leaving made her feel as if her heart was being squeezed and ripped right out of her chest.
He turned to look at her when he heard her fall to the ground in defeat. She finally looked up at him as he stared down wearing his heart on his face, right there for the entire world to see – Broken. Still he waited for her words.
"Because, I love you," she finally admitted with a cry.
His mouth dropped at her words and almost immediately Alec felt a deep icy cold shiver course through his body. It was replaced by intense heat and his vision blurred turning black. Reality distorted and he felt lighter almost as if he was floating and then his body jolted. He felt heavy and grounded once more. For a moment he felt like he had lost consciousness and when his vision cleared again he was staring up at Max.
When Max opened her eyes she was staring down at Alec. He was kneeling on the ground a look of pure confusion on his face. It took a moment for her to take in everything around her and she realized she was staring into his striking green eyes again.
She smiled and almost jumped seeing his gorgeous face and not hers, but then remembered her confession. Her smile faded and the emotional agony returned. She had told him now and he would probably still leave because she hurt him too deeply. She had waited too long.
Alec looked down to his hands and flexed his fingers slowly. Getting up from the ground he looked down into deep brown eyes and the flow of tears she had been crying through his body transferred to her beautiful face and she whimpered. She wrapped her arms around her body trying to still the pain that was breaking her inside.
He gave one long slow blink as his mind remembered her words and he felt the residual emotion of her love for him pass through him. No matter how hurt he had been a moment ago the feeling fleeted away into oblivion. She loves me.
He touched the side of her face and his thumb brushed some of her tears. "Do you know how long I've waited…?" he said sadly. "Why couldn't you just say it Maxie?" His green eyes shone and she could see his sadness was slowly fading away.
Her tears subsided with his reaction. His touch calmed her but her lips still trembled when she tried to speak again. "Alec…I love you so much it scares me," she admitted in a whispered voice. She was afraid that saying the words too loud again would shatter the sudden spell surrounding them.
With a finger he tenderly lifted her chin and their eyes locked. "Does this scare you?" he asked softly and he slowly leaned into her.
It felt like forever before his lips finally touched hers but when they did it was like her mind exploded with a shower of fireworks. The searing sensation of his mouth over hers made her body tingle.
She forgot her heartache. The pain she felt but a moment ago disappeared along with her fear. Her head swam with the sensation of his embrace and she welcomed the lack of air. Her knees felt weak and her legs almost gave out from under her. Feeling her sway he wrapped his arms around her waist, catching her.
Sliding her arms around his neck, she lightly brushed her fingers on his barcode and into his hair.
Picking her up off the ground, he deepened the kiss. His tongue trailed slowly and slid past her pouty lips. She welcomed him with hers and together they deliciously savored every sensation. They were finally kissing.
She couldn't believe how much she truly did love him. He returned the emotion fully and she felt it in his kiss. If he hadn't been holding her she would have fallen. She moaned softly into him and he held her a little tighter not wanting to let her go.
He was relishing having her in his arms like he imagined so many times. It suddenly felt like a dream come true. The kiss was mind blowing; it was deep, tender and intense. It was exhilarating and soothing all at once. It was everything she could have ever dreamed a true passionate kiss would be.
She felt loved, safe, treasured but most of all, she felt complete. This is what she had been waiting for her entire life – Him.
She knew it now, her body screamed with delight at the discovery. She tried to remember why it took her so long to get here but try as she might she couldn't form a coherent thought. All she could think about was the most amazing breathtaking kiss she had ever gotten. She never wanted it to end.
Eventually she heard a strange noise around them and so did he. Reluctantly they broke their kiss and looked to the source of the noise and realized people were standing there clapping. Their faces wore heartfelt smiles and some were even whistling. They had drawn a crowd who witnessed the entire unfolding of their argument and now were watching them make up.
Alec was still holding Max tightly close to his body. She looked back to his face and watched the gold flecks in his eyes dance with amusement. Blushing at the sudden attention they were receiving she hid her face in his neck and he laughed lightly.
Closing her eyes, she snuggled deeper smelling him and listened to his rich laugh. Brushing his hand over her hair and down her back he marveled at her sudden shyness. "Maxie.. Don't be shy. They're happy for us." She moved her head away from his neck and smiled weakly trying to forget they were there. "I was never big on audiences."
This made him laugh a little louder and he set her on the ground back to her feet giving another small kiss on her forehead. "You know…I can fix that," he grinned wryly looking back into her brown eyes.
She couldn't help herself and gave him a dazzling smile. It felt so good to hear him laughing again. "You're so bad," she rolled her eyes at the subtle hint and slapped his arm.
He just couldn't help himself and kept staring at her as if everything had stopped moving. She was smiling and it was an amazing feeling to know she was doing it for him alone.
"But so good at it," he added in a low tone that just gave her shivers. So many thoughts and ideas formed in her head that she literally had to school her features and stop herself from blushing.
"Can we go now?" she said out of the side of her mouth trying to remain calm and keep from bolting right then and there. Alec slid his hand along her arm and down to her fingers to entwine them with his.
"Oh God yes," he said with enthusiasm. Turning to look at his face she noticed the boyish expression and laughed. He was so adorable and she smiled again; he was hers.
Pulling her to him he gave her another hug and this time kissed the top of her head. "Don't make any sudden movements. Walk, don't run we don't want to startle them," he joked at the still staring audience and chuckled at the expression on her face.
She gave the crowd a small smile but was pulled away by an overly anxious Alec and laughed at his sudden urge to leave. "What happened to no sudden movements and walking?" she smirked.
"Too long," he said simply. "Besides if they get out of control I'll protect you." And he winked at her. His humor was ever present but now she found it cute. She had wasted so much time swimming in denial she now realized that she loved him since the beginning.
They were making their way back to Alec's apartment and he kept giving her sidelong glances, until she finally spoke up, "what?"
He just smiled.
"What!?" she asked again now feeling slightly annoyed with his silence. He spent so much of his time talking that seeing him this quiet for so long meant something had to be wrong.
He finally spoke up with a crooked grin, "I'm just happy to be back in here." He touched his chest and stopped walking making her stop as well. Pressing her against the nearby wall he looked down into her eyes and examined her face. She could feel his warm breath on her skin.
She began to feel lightheaded again. It was easier when she was just near him but when he started to watch her like that she found it hard to remember her name. His piercing gaze lingered on her face with an overpowering sensation. He watched her passionately and her heartbeat began to accelerate making her feel slightly warmer.
He pressed both hands to the wall on each side of her. "Max…" he drawled slowly "you've never looked so good."
All confidence had returned to his body full force now and she no longer envied the feeling, she simply reveled in it. "And home right now is just too far for me," he touched her cheek trailing his fingertips along her jaw line and kissed her again.
Their lips locked and she hungrily returned the kiss. Home did feel too far now and with the way she felt at the moment she didn't think she would ever make it there. She never wanted to stop kissing him.
When he broke the kiss his lips lingered on hers. They gently grazed and she pressed herself into the wall trying to support her weight with a small moan of disappointment. Smiling at her, he pressed his knee between her legs steadying her, and kissed her again. My name is Max, tough bitch extraordinaire and…Alec…wow… oh who cares.
How did he manage to render her so weak and faint with just a kiss? With one look he made her lose control and that was something no one had ever accomplished. She had to get him back home now. If he kept staring and kissing her like this she would simply combust where she stood.
Without a care in the world, she took his hand off the wall and pulled him at a run, going back to the apartment. He was only too happy to comply.
Finally making it back to the apartment Alec turned around to look at Max and reached out and closed the door behind her. His arm lingered over her shoulder and he was a few inches from her face. "Sooo… we're home now," his deep voice had that sexy hue and Max had to use every ounce of willpower to keep from pouncing on him.
He backed away from her slowly and like a hypnotized cat her eyes lingered on his body with keen interest. She could see the outline of his muscles and now that she knew what every part of him looked like it seriously didn't help the mental picture she was getting. She actually blushed and he cocked his head at her with curiosity. "See something you like? Or remember something you'd like to share?" he smiled that sexy grin and she melted.
She leaned against the door and gave him a small grin. "Yeah," she agreed breathless. They ran the entire way and truthfully she wasn't even tired. She was breathless because they were finally alone and if she didn't restrain herself she knew she'd lose control.
Her face was flushed and being so close to him her skin burned with desire. In the back of her mind it registered that she felt like she was in heat but she knew that was impossible. This was just the way he made her feel. That and the fact she hadn't been intimate with anyone in…well almost forever, didn't help matters.
His green eyes watched her with a curious expression. Whether she wanted it or not he intimately knew every inch of her body as well and she knew it.
"So which is it?" Alec wanted to laugh at this new version of Max but stopped himself. It was just so adorable to see her flustered and knowing he was the cause gave him a strange sense of satisfaction.
Watching her standing there he had to mentally stop himself from rushing to her and kiss her senseless. She was beautiful and so addictive. Now that they were alone he knew if he started he wouldn't be able to stop himself. Truthfully he wanted nothing more than to hold her but he wanted to give them time to "settle" in this relationship. So he was giving her space.
She was still watching him. The silence in the apartment was incredibly loud and awkward. "Uhm… Max?" he asked nervously. Without realizing it he had backed up into the couch. Trying not to look like a complete idiot he casually sat on the armrest as if he planned it.
"Cat got your tongue?" he grinned casually. "You're starting to make me nervous…" he confessed. "Say something," he told her with a small laugh. The only answer he got was a slow bite of her lip. It was followed with a lopsided grin complete with the distinguishable smell of arousal. Oh he knew it was there the entire time and had tried with an iron grip to hold back. Now he didn't think he'd be able to. He swallowed, I'm in trouble.
One second Max was leaning on the door and the next thing she knew they were both falling over the side of the couch. Alec had quick reflexes and caught her just in time. But as she jumped on him he lost his balance and he fell over taking her with him.
Laughing he landed softly on the cushions. Max was positioned between his legs, her face a few inches from his, she shared in his amusement with a bright smile. His arms were draped around her waist and he lifted a hand to hook a long lock of hair behind her left ear.
He couldn't help himself and grinned slyly with a thought. "You see," he whispered, "I told you you'd come running."
She just watched him and hunger filled her large brown eyes. "Shut up," she replied and whispered back, "you talk too much."
Smiling she kissed him. Her pouty lips hugged his. In a luscious sensation she sucked on them and moved away slowly releasing them. She licked his lip slowly and nibbled on it getting a soft moan from him. If she kept this up he knew he wouldn't be able to fight it any longer.
"Max…" he managed to say her name as her lips covered his again with a smoldering kiss. This time it was his turn to lose all of his senses. Why am I resisting this again?
The thought disappeared quickly and he yielded. They had both yearned for this for far too long to resist now. What had been constant fighting and arguing he always classified as a rare form of foreplay. He had been correct in his assumption and now after almost a year of doing it they happily gave in to each other.
His hand slid down to her waist and up inside the back of her shirt. His finger trailed along her warm soft skin and she slightly arched into him with a small moan. Releasing his lips for air he only managed to say a couple of words in the heat of the moment "Not here," he whispered and picked her up as he rose from the couch.
She simply nodded her head in agreement and covered his mouth with a voracious kiss once more. Letting him carry her Max wrapped her legs around his waist and held onto his neck.
He carried her over to the bedroom and she released him from her kiss and watched his face lovingly. She could forever drown in his pools of green, the devil may care attitude and the gorgeous smile he had always seemed to reserve for her.
Walking through the doorway he kicked the door with his foot closing it behind them. Starting with the door they eventually made their way to his bed. Together they made passionate love for hours, savoring, teasing and bringing each other beyond pleasurable passion into ecstasy.
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Letting the sensation flow through them, she lay on top of him and waited. She moved back up and watched him watch her. There was nothing to say, it was absolutely phenomenal.
Stretching out she leaned over him and rested her head on his chest. Listening to his breathing, she felt the slow rise and fall. The steady powerful beating of his heart made her smile because in its quickened state it beat in time with her own.
His hand slid along her bare back and he trailed his fingertips along her spine.
She held herself up with an elbow and leaned her head into her hand. With the other hand she traced an invisible line along his neck up his chin towards his mouth. Her thumb brushed his soft lips and he wrapped his mouth around it, kissing it. She was only a few inches from his face and her eyes went from his mouth to his eyes and there was a long silence as their gazes locked.
She was now completely lost in his green eyes as he quietly watched hers. There were so many things she wanted to say to him and so many things she wanted to share but now couldn't think of a single one.
His right hand cupped the side of her face in a gentle caress and in a featherlike motion touched his lips to hers. "I love you so much Max," he whispered into her mouth.
Feeling her eyes water she closed them with the deep emotion. "I love you Alec," she softly pressed her lips on his. "I think I've always loved you." He brought her closer putting his arm around her neck and held her.
Nuzzling in his neck she felt comfort from his body heat and purred. "I know," he said quietly. "I think deep down I've always known, that's why I never left. I tried so many times…" His voice turned soft, "I just couldn't leave you."
Now he wanted to put those thoughts behind him. He had been so doubtful before and being in her body for the last week hadn't helped matters any. Now that he was back in his own skin, everything was so clear.
"I'm glad you stayed," she murmured in his neck and he could feel her soft breath on his skin.
They had both changed immensely and as hard as the whole ordeal had been he was happy it had happened. He had learned so many things, both good and bad but in the end he had gotten to know her more than he would have ever thought possible.
Literally living each other's lives gave them an advantage no one else would ever have. They now knew each other inside and out and no one would ever be able to take that away from them.
They had completed their first journey together and if it was even possible he loved her more now than he ever did before.
Lost in thought, he didn't notice Max doze off. Her head was buried in the crook of his neck. It was amazing how perfectly they fit together. He ran his hand into her hair kissing the top of her head.
He could feel a slight reverberating feeling in his neck and in amazement he realized she was purring. That, was absolutely incredible and he smiled at how adorably sexy it was. Reaching for the blanket he pulled it from the foot of the bed and covered them both. Closing his eyes he draped his other arm around her and for the first time in a week found sleep quickly.
Max woke slowly and stretched her long limbs like a kitten. She was so amazed at how relaxed and good she felt. In the back of her mind she still felt an ethereal impression of his touch on every inch of her skin and she moaned lightly with satisfaction.
Almost as if waking from a dream her brain rapidly downloaded all of the information of the past day and night and she slowly sat up in bed. Her eyes scanned the darkness of the room and she recognized it as Alec's. She looked down to her hands and flexed her long slim fingers. They were slightly trembling from her sexual high.
She wanted to make sure she was really in her own body and raised the blanket slowly to look. Hearing a soft sigh she looked beside her and smiled. It had been real. She was really back in her own body and it was not a dream.
Alec was sleeping on his stomach his head turned towards her. His facial expression was relaxed and the small boy shined through again. With enchantment she watched every line of his face. The soft moonlight shone through the room window and crept towards the bed to create a small glow over them.
Laying her head back on the pillow she faced him and a small smile formed on her lips. He was so gorgeous her heart fluttered. She had to remind herself that he was truly hers. Knowing she almost lost him made her appreciate every little detail with fervor.
She thought about the last week. Starting from the moment they switched bodies. It had completely and forever changed their lives. Her thoughts then returned to the previous night and she bit her lip.
Her mind wandered to the passionate lovemaking and she instinctively squirmed remembering how amazing it was. Her legs were still trembling from the experience. He had brought her so high. Giving her more pleasure than she ever thought possible and still he took her beyond to ecstasy. Her body tingled with a residual phantom sensation and it sent a long shiver coursing through her veins. The aching need to feel him again was so strong she had to physically squeeze her legs together. Her eyes lingered over his body. She always knew Alec was a sensual creature by nature but she never knew to what extent.
What he said about pleasing women she had filed away as jokes and boasting but now she knew better. She would never underestimate his words again. He had completely blown her away in one night. She couldn't help thinking how exhausted he must be so she decided to just let him sleep for the moment.
He hadn't stirred when she woke which confirmed her thoughts. A strange thought occurred to her and she laughed lightly. Still examining his face she watched as he licked his lips and beyond her control she reached out to touch them.
Alec had been sleeping soundly when he felt movement beside him. He was instinctively alert to everything around him and kept his eyes closed. When he realized it was Max, he relaxed. He simply listened to her breathing and after a few moments she lay back down beside him. He could sense her watching him and heard her laugh lightly. Wondering why she was so amused he tried hard not to smile but then licked his lips ruining the illusion. He felt her fingers on his mouth and opened his eyes slowly.
Her eyes were level with his and he watched the soft brown of her irises and smiled.
"Hi," she smiled back at him and his heart skipped a beat. She's so beautiful. She pulled her hand back but his hand reached out to hold it.
He watched her in silence and then thought of the reason why she was awake. "So I guess you're back to sleepless nights." He couldn't say he envied her. He used to think there was too little time in a day. Once he found himself spending almost entire nights awake, bored, and restless unable to sleep, that small thought had been crushed quickly.
"Yeah, I was kind of getting used to sleeping. It felt so good to just relax," she smiled remembering the morning she had slept in. Max and the words sleeping in just didn't go together. "It was addictive too," she said a little embarrassed. "I slept soo much I even slept in for work," she said casually and then sat up square in bed. "Shit! Normal…" She turned around to look at him and he sat up with her.
"What?" he raised an eyebrow, "Sleep, shit and Normal? I really don't see the relation…" he said with confusion, "okay partly," he corrected. At his comment she pushed him playfully. "No! I left looking for you and well we never, you never," she was confusing herself and started over, "I mean I never showed up for work." She stopped lost in thought then added. "He's going to fire me… again."
Alec smirked at her and then chuckled, "don't worry about it. He won't fire you." Relaxing once more he lay back down on the bed.
"You don't think so? What am I supposed to tell him? Sorry I was busy having wild hot sex with your Golden Boy," she said mortified. This time he laughed with mirth, "no that is a sure way to get you fired."
She watched his smug expression. He reached out his hand and pulled her back down. "Don't worry about Normal I'll take care of him…it's my fault anyway," he said softly. Knowing the reason behind it her smile slipped a little. She turned to face him and sighed.
"So are you going to tell me what you were laughing at?" he asked quietly.
"When?" she asked, frowning at him.
"Before when you thought I was still sleeping." He grinned and saw the small twinkle in her eye when she grinned with him.
"Na uh…" she teased him and buried her face in her pillow again with shyness. Okay so he thought he knew everything about her but he had never really seen this side of her before. She was completely shy and God she'd kill me, girly, the thought made him laugh.
She raised her head at his laughing and smiled, "I know you. I'll never live it down if I tell you." She laughed again but it was mostly because of what she was thinking.
"Maxie… you know your laughing is a sure way to give a guy a complex," he joked with a grin, completely mesmerized by her laughing eyes and mouth.
She rolled her eyes at his comment moved in closer giving him a slow kiss. "You have nothing to worry about. You and Buster were amazing," she grinned.
This time he rolled his eyes at her and gave a small laugh, "I should have seen that one coming." He shook his head for forgetting that one.
"Tell me?" he asked again and she rested her head on his pillow a few inches from his face.
"It's not even that funny," she started in a more somber note. "I was thinking how we could have just saved ourselves a lot of trouble," she smiled then added, "breeding partner."
He followed suit and smiled. "Incentive to stay back at Manticore?" he asked and she giggled.
He was spellbound and couldn't stop looking at her doe-eyes, her pouty lips and every little detail of her face. "Yeah it kind of helped that you didn't kick me to the door this time," he added with a wry grin.
"Well you see what happens when you ask nicely?" she teased and her hand rested on his warm chest. She had thought it before and thought it again. He was perfect.
"You and your door, I'll never be able to look at one the same way again," she whispered and out of nowhere blushed.
He couldn't take it anymore and his hand reached into her long lustrous hair bringing her face closer to his. Kissing her passionately, he savored her lips and tongue slowly. Breaking away his green eyes stared into hers. "You'll forget the door soon enough," he promised with a whisper.
He was good on his promise. Making love to her again, he made her forget the door. She even forgot her name. The only one she could remember was his.