Ars Amatoria Romance Themes Challenge

# 57: Chance

The night passed incredibly fast and before they knew it, Jen and Alex were lying on his bed, bathed by the first rays of sunlight. She moved her body closer to his, cuddling to his chest. In response, he kissed the top of her head and hugged her tighter.

"That was awesome," she whispered. "It was everything I expected and more."

"Thanks for the good review," he joked.

"I mean it." She looked up to his face. "Thank you for taking my offer and giving me a chance to be with you again."

"Who said I did this for you?" he asked, smirking mischievously.

"Nobody. But we both know you did."

"Well, since we are on it, you owe me an answer. You promised you'd tell me in the morning what we were going to do after, and it's the morning already." He pointed at the window. "What do we do now? And don't say we could 'give it another try.'"

Not knowing what to make of his words, she looked at him. "Well, last night was a good opportunity to relive the passion and find what we've missed, I think." As she talked, her hand began to wander softly across his chest and abs. "For me, it was the chance to remember why I missed you so much, and how much I want you back." She kissed his shoulder twice. "I guess you discovered you miss me too, so why shouldn't we give it another try?" One last kiss, on his jaw. "Don't you want me back?"

"I don't want to give it another try," he said softly, playing cool to her caresses.

"Why not?"

"This is our last chance, Jennifer. And I either do things, or don't do things, but I don't try." He caressed her hair away from her face, as she smiled.

"Well, then." She sat up and put a hand on his chest. "I say that right now," she moved closer, her face an inch away from his, "we have to do this all the way." He moved in and kissed her, she let her body fall on top of him and he hugged her. "I love you," she told him when the passionate kiss ended. "I love you now as much as ever."

"Well, that's not fair." He caressed her hair and back. "I love you now more than ever."