In no time they were a tangled heap on the bed he'd slept in for nearly six years. He'd snuck various women into this bed over the years, but she would be the last. He still had to believe that. Her fingers were quick at the buttons of his dress shirt, while he pulled her hair free of the loose ponytail and delved his hands into her thick waves. They kissed as she pulled the shirt over his shoulders and discarded it to the floor. He shifted her under him, broke the kiss and just looked at her as she lay beneath him, staring up and into his eyes. Her chest heaved with anticipation, her lips swollen from his kisses and eagerly awaiting more, her chocolate brown eyes, which were always so expressive had darkened and her chin trembled. He loved watching her change from the nervous girl he had fallen in love with to the wanton woman he lusted after. Sidney draped himself over her, one hand firm on her hip, the other at the side of Caroline's head, bracing his body from crushing hers. He stared at the face of need, of desire and quickly crushed his mouth to hers once again. Her mouth opened for him immediately. Their tongues found each other and instantly the dance began. She soft and sweet, he hard and insistent. The noises she made as he pulled back and nipped at her bottom lip sent him into full arousal. Caroline's hands held onto him as he squeezed her hip playfully, his thumb circling then pressing down into her hip bone. The action caused her hips to flex up and meet his arousal that was now tight against his pants. Sidney continued to nip at Caroline's mouth, periodically breaking so that he could nuzzle his nose against her jawline. God he had missed this. Her skin so soft and her body so pliant underneath him. When her hands were on him, when her mouth was so tender but so eager against his, it was truly his favorite thing. His favorite feeling with his favorite person. He wanted her so badly. He sucked gently at the neck, tasting her flavor. A low moan echoed in the silence as her eyes closed shut and her hand pressed him further into her. Sidney was careful not to leave any marks, so he pressed his lips to her pulse point and peppered kisses down the slope of her neck. His hand left her hip and moved to between her legs.
"Sid," Caroline breathed in protest, "We shouldn't." But her body wasn't protesting. In fact, Caroline's legs fell bonelessly apart, allowing more room for his fingers to explore. Sidney shifted to the left, his other hand now free to touch gently at her cheek as his mouth settled over hers for another deep and toe curling kiss. Slowly his mouth moved over hers in a steady rhythm, then pulled back to whisper,
"It's ok Care. Don't worry." His voice was low and soothing, confident that they wouldn't be found. This was finally their time, the right time to put the past few weeks behind them. For him to finally let go of the disappointment and put forth the effort to show her that he wasn't going anywhere; that ring or no ring he was committed to her and only her.
His mouth moved to her neck as his fingers delved between her legs and under her panties. He could feel her hot and wet, her bundle of nerves already pulsing with anticipation. He moved his fingers up and down the length of her, putting just enough pressure to elicit sounds a pure satisfaction. He glanced at her face. Her lips were swollen from his kisses and her eyes closed. She gnawed at her bottom lip and he could tell she was holding back. Sid brought his other hand to Caroline's breast and squeezed the weight. He was rewarded with a throaty moan. Sidney moved his mouth to Caroline's ear,
"This is all about you," he whispered. "This is all about your pleasure, just let go." He watched as the blush washed over her. Her cheeks brightened, the splotches of color blossomed all over her chest. He watched her bow as he slid one finger past her slick heat and pushed into her. Slowly he found a rhythm. In and out his finger went, each time her body pulled the digit up into her velvet heat like a suction. He added another finger and kissed her mouth to swallow the moan it provoked. The pad of his thumb manipulated her clitoris until she could take no more and she was forced to tear her mouth from his, her body completely arching into his hand.
"Care," he said. Her eyes flew open and she looked at him, her eyes glazed and unfocused. "That's it baby, look at me," he smiled as they locked eyes. With her it was so intimate. More intimate than it had ever been with anyone else. He could feel her pleasure coming off in waves and he knew she was close. Without breaking eye contact he sped up his ministrations as the sounds of pleasure spilled from her mouth. He was so aroused by watching her, he nearly lost it himself. She lay there, her dress now dragged up around her waist, his hand down the pale blue panties, as her thighs quivered and her hips gyrated.
Then finally.
The cry came from deep inside of her as her body shook with pleasure. Sid continued to massage her breast and move his fingers in and out of her, as he dropped his head and buried his lips in her neck. He listened to cry of pleasure that came from deep inside of her and felt the heat as she rode out the orgasm.
As she came down, Sid pulled his hand from her panties and rubbed gently at the fabric covered mound. He pulled away as he straightened her dress back down, smoothing the wrinkles and gave her a gentle smile. Caroline stared up at him, her mouth agape and the sweat glistening at her hair line. Brushing his hand across Caroline's damp forehead, Sid pressed his mouth to hers. "I love you," he said softly. Emotion shone in her eyes as she quietly whispered back the affection.
Her hands went to his belt just as the sound of voices came from the other room.
"I'm telling you man NHL 14 is going to be so sick. Dad says he can get me a test copy if I ace midterms."
Caroline and Sid froze. Austin Lemieux's voice was unmistakable. The couple listened as Austin and a few friends milled around the living room and the sound of video games filled the small space. Caroline's eyes went wide as she scrambled up and off the bed. She smoothed out her hair in the mirror as Sid groaned and picked up his t-shirt from the floor and shrugged it back on. He felt the arousal drain from his body as the challenge of getting them out of there undetected presented itself. Caroline looked panicked. Sid knew to diffuse the situation before it started.
"Hey," he whispered coming up to her, stilling her frantic hands as they smoothed the flyaway hairs that haloed her head. He couldn't help but smile at her swollen mouth and pink cheeks.
"This isn't funny!" she whispered emphatically.
"I know, I know," he whispered back standing flush to her. His hand found hers and Sid laced his fingers into hers. "Let me take care of this. I'll meet you on the terrace in 30 minutes. Wait a minute, then you can come out. It will be alright," he gave a reassuring smile and watched as her face washed with relief.
"Ok,"she agreed. He bent down and brushed his lips against hers. "We will finish this, I promise." Sid smiled suggestively to which Caroline returned a similar smile.
When Sidney entered the living room it took only a few seconds for Austin's friends to lose it. They had seen Sid around at the brunch, but they never thought they'd get a chance to see the superstar up close.
"Sid, what's up man," Austin said casually, an obvious attempt to impress his friends.
Sid smiled, "Just using the bathroom, those shrimp puffs were brutal."
The boys laughed and in seconds Sid maneuvered the group out of the living room andoff to show them a few stick tricks in the backyard. A minute later Caroline slipped out undetected.
She found the other WAGS out on the terrace, the mimosas had flown freely for a few good hours now and it seemed Michelle Cooke was no longer feeling any pain. Caroline was relieved to find that the cut on her foot was small and had looked worse than it really was. Caroline apologized and the whole incident was forgotten. Sure enough, not many minutes later Sidney came into view grabbing a bottled water from the beverage station. Her face heated up at the position they had been in less than an hour ago. She watched as his fingers curled around the water bottle and he smiled congenially at the bartender. Those fingers, she thought as she found herself in a trance replaying the events and shuddered with the anticipation to finish what had started.
"Caroline, there you are, I have been looking all over for you." The sound of a haughty voice broke Caroline of her thoughts. Caroline swung around and was met with the stern stare of Cameron Spencer. Caroline groaned inwardly, Cameron was truly the last person Caroline wanted to see.
"Oh hi," Caroline said lamely, her hands immediately began to fidget. Cameron glanced at Caroline's hands then spoke,
"I know I was harsh on you earlier, I tend to forget that people aren't naturals at that kind of thing. Sid makes it so effortless, than I assumed you would too." There was something about the way Cameron said this that rubbed Caroline the wrong way, but she wasn't going to get into it with the blonde. "I can only do so much with awkwardness but I'm sure if I get creative there is something we can do with you." It was hard to tell that Caroline was being insulted when Cameron flashed a brilliant smile at her. "We will make it work!" The enthusiasm was painfully forced.
"Yeah," Caroline said lightly, "I get the feeling you can spin anything your way," she mimicked the smile and Cameron's eyes narrowed almost imperceptibly. "Well then, let's see what we can do to make you more comfortable in front of the camera."
For Sid, for Sid, for Sid. Caroline chanted to herself and listened patiently for the next 15 minutes about what Cameron was going to "need Caroline to do." Caroline's mind spun as Cameron filled her in on "tips and tricks" to be camera ready. She made passive aggressive comments about Caroline's posture and the crinkles by her eyes. But Caroline refused to waiver. She just nodded her head and smiled tightly. Just when Caroline felt like she couldn't take it anymore she felt a hand come up to the small of her back.
"Hello ladies," Sid said smoothly, flashing a grin at the women as he came up to Caroline's side. His arm curled around her waist and he drew Caroline in close. Cameron smiled brilliantly, although her eyes flickered to Sid's hand and Caroline could swear she saw a spark of irritation. "How are things going here?" he asked looking at Caroline.
"Good," she choked out, giving Sid a reassuring smile.
"Excellent Sidney," Cameron's voice was silky smooth. "I was just giving Caroline a few tricks of the trade. You know getting her comfortable with her new role." Caroline flinched at Cameron's words, "new role?" What did that mean?
"She'll be a natural in no time," Cameron continued, tossing her long blond hair over her shoulder and smiled even wider if possible.
Caroline felt Sid squeeze her waist, "Thanks Cameron, I appreciate it. I know you'll make it look great." Caroline fought the urge to roll her eyes. She knew Sidney spent a lot of time saying what everyone needed to hear, always so diplomatic when all Caroline wanted to do was book Cameron on a one way flight to Fiji.
"Oh Sid, you're going to make me blush," gushed Cameron, her hand reaching out and grasping his bicep. "I love what I do and I do it well, you know what that's like." The last sentence came out like a purr and hung in the air. Sid just smiled, seemingly oblivious.
"Sid," Caroline said, interrupting the mutual admiration club that was evidently in session all of a sudden. "Um, are you ready to get going?" she didn't want to be tacky but it was obvious the party was beginning to wind down and Caroline had had her fill of Cameron Spencer for the day.
Sid looked at Caroline, "Oh yeah, sure. Let's find Taylor." They said their goodbyes to Cameron and the rest of the party goers, as well as the Lemieux's. Nathalie was gracious as she handed Caroline back her plattered and thanks them all for coming.
Hours later Caroline, Sid and Taylor were sprawled out on the floor of Sid's family room, a rousing game of Trivial Pursuit underway. Clad in comfy clothes, the trio sat around the large coffee table and indulged in Vocelli's pizza as they chatted animatedly about the afternoon at the Lemieux's.
"That Cameron is beyotch," Taylor said matter of factly as she moved her piece three spaces.
"Tay!" Sid scolded looking outraged at his sister.
"What? She is." Taylor responded hotly. "She likes you too. I can tell."
Caroline felt the heat creep up on her cheeks and became very interested in the crust of her pizza.
She felt Sid's eyes on her but couldn't meet his gaze.
"That is absolutely not true," he argued. "Care, don't listen to her. She obviously has no idea what she is talking about." Sid glared at Taylor.
Taylor seemed unfazed by the whole thing.
"Whatever, I'm just saying, she's too...ugh, Barbie doll, and..." Taylor paused for emphasis, "She talked to me like I was freakin' twelve years old."
Caroline smiled weakly at Taylor, "She did that to me too." Caroline glanced at Sid, he seemed more uncomfortable than she about the conversation, "But, she knows a lot about PR stuff and she's engaged. I'm sure she is harmless. I'm not worried." Caroline leaned over and pressed her lips lightly to Sid's cheek although she had to admit that last part was a lie, she was worried...kind of.
Sid smiled and Taylor giggled and the attention was brought back to the game.
It was a tight game. Each player had four pieces with Caroline about to go for her fifth. The category was People and Places for the blue pie slice. Taylor drew the card and looked at the question. She immediately began to giggle.
"Ok, this is a good one." Taylor looked at Sid then at Caroline and read the question.
"This Olympian's gold medal dramatic win was the most watched event in the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games."
Caroline didn't miss a beat, "Apolo Ohno," she said confidently.
Taylor stared for a moment and then burst into laughter. She fell over onto the lush carpet in a fit, clutching the game card in her hand. Caroline was completely lost. She looked at Sid who was staring at her totally nonplussed.
"That's not right?" she asked confused.
Sidney just shook his head while Taylor continued to laugh. Caroline was starting to feel self conscious. She pried the card from Taylor's hand and flipped it over. Instantly a wave of heat washed over her.
"Sidney Crosby," she said hollowly staring at the card, then at Sid. Her face felt like an outdoor barbeque.
"Sorry," she said lamely, while he just grinned. The crinkles around his eyes most pronounced, his dimples piercing his cheeks.
"My ego is definitely safe with you," he teased stealing a kiss before he picked up the die and took his turn.
In the end Taylor won the game, she won it on an entertainment question about some MTV reality show. As they cleaned up the game, the inevitable elephant in the room finally made its presence known.
"Are you spending the night?" Taylor asked pointedly.
Caroline didn't know what to say, she had hoped she would but didn't want to make things awkward for Sidney's sister. Plus while things with Sidney were back on track, she wondered if it was too presumptuous to assume that they were totally back to normal.
"I don't..." Caroline began at the same time Sid said, "Yes."
Taylor seemed unfazed and shrugged her shoulders, "Cool, I'll see you in the morning, I'm going to Skype some friends," she bounced up off the floor and gave Caroline, then Sid a tight hug before heading upstairs to the guest room.
"That's ok right?" his voice was unusually tentative.
Caroline nodded quickly, "Yes," she breathed. "That's very ok."
They watched TV for a while on the couch, Caroline pressed up to Sid's side, her head leaning against his upper arm while he surfed the channels before settling on some sitcom rerun.
They enjoyed the comfortable silence for a little while until Sidney's voice broke through the quiet,
"You have nothing to worry about," he said quietly. Caroline didn't have to ask what he meant. He continued, "I've been around women like Cameron for a while now. They over compensate. It's a boys club you know, its just the way it is. She's good at what she does, you have to have a certain type of personality for that kind of stuff. But seriously, she is no threat." He looked at her with hopeful eyes.
"I trust you," Caroline said solemnly. I just don't trust her, she thought to herself.
He gave her a smile that slowly turned into something else, "So," he drawled, his hand covering her upper thigh that was clothed in a pair of his sweats. "How about," his mouth found the curve of her jaw, "we go upstairs," his mouth traveled down the slope of her neck nipping playfully as Caroline tilted her head to give him more room to work with, "and finish what we started earlier." He ended the sentence with his mouth soft on hers. Without breaking the kiss, Caroline nodded and linked her arms around his neck pulling him tight to her. After a few minutes of making out, he pulled away. His eyes danced on hers, his lips huge and ruby red.
"Apolo Ohno? Really?"
Caroline looked scandalized. "It was a trick question, the wording wasn't right." she searched her mind for any other excuse she could think of but before she could offer another reason, his mouth was back onn hers.
He ended up breaking his rule of waiting until she agreed to move in before they slept in his bed. His need was too great, Sidney knew it was all a matter of time before the pieces came together. They made love slowly, savoring every inch of one another until neither could wait any longer. He rocked himself slowly into her. Their hands intertwined, their mouths fused together. The rightness of it all nearly more satisfying than the feeling of their bodies joined as one. He swallowed her cries of pleasure and looked forward to the day when her here was normal, when their lives would be as joined together as their bodies now were. He was comforted by that and after as he pulled her warm and supple form to his, he drifted into the most restful sleep he'd had in weeks.