R/S SMUT AHEAD :) Oh and again, all of the characters are property of Janet Evanovich, I'm making no profit, yadda yadda.
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As Carlos reached the entryway, he opened the door to his apartment with shaking fingers to reveal Steph. She stood there bundled in a flimsy wool peacoat and outrageously striped scarf with her face flushed from the cold, big snowflakes coating her eyelashes and wild riotous curls. And she'd never looked more beautiful to him than right then.
All he wanted to do was push her up against the wall and fuck her till her knees gave out, but he couldn't ravage her like an animal- she deserved better than last time. So instead, he settled for pulling her close, giving her a breath stealing kiss and losing his own in the process.
Just as he opened his mouth to greet her, Steph shocked the hell out of him by saying, "Babe!".
He was so stunned it took a minute for her greeting to sink in before he responded with one of his rare full out barks of laughter. From the way her eyes lit up at the sound, he could tell she was in a playful mood. He mentally groaned- it was bad enough when HE taunted her, but when she got on board, she gave as good as she got.
"It's negative five degrees outside Babe. Why aren't you curled up in bed, sleeping out the storm? Unless you'd prefer to be curled up in MY bed, in which case, I doubt you'd be doing a whole lot of sleeping."
The tease of course, drew the expected response, Steph's face becoming even more flushed as she stammered out, "Uhhhh- I, um- I need to talk to you".
"I've been doing a lot of thinking lately Ranger," she started, "and most of it revolves around us".
He could feel his eyes widen in surprise for the second time tonight. Seems like his Babe beat him to the punch, so to speak. Shaking his head, he pulled her further into the apartment and onto the couch.
"Babe…" he began, only to find himself shushed by her soft fingers gliding over his lips.
"Ranger, Carlos, I…", she tried again. "I want you. You've always known that. All those kisses in the alley that I never protested. All those nights you slept in my bed and I ended up draped all over you. I could go on, but why? We both know that I could never say no to you, but that's about to change. I finally ended my unhealthy pattern with Joe because I realized I could never commit to him seeing as how I'm only in love with you. But I won't allow you to treat me as a fuck buddy. Either you want to have a relationship with me and I get Carlos AND Ranger, or we just stay friends. No shades of gray here Batman."
As she wound down, he remained silent long enough that she prompted him with a not-so-patient, "Well?".
"Babe, I want you to know that I'm in love with you too. I have been for a long time now, and nothing you could ever do or say would erase that. In fact, if you hadn't come here tonight, I would have been at your place soon enough anyway."
"Really? Why?"
"I've been doing some thinking too and I'm ashamed to admit it, but I'm really glad you broke up with Morelli. I've realized that I keep hinting, albeit sometimes not so subtly, that I want you, but I've never really given you an idea about what the future holds for us. I may not have all the details pinned down but…", he paused, knowing that if there was any chance for them to be together, he had to take the plunge.
"But… I know that every time I think about my future, I see you in it. Beyond that, all I can offer you is unconditional love, honesty and support, and unwavering commitment. Although, I've recently discovered I'm not completely opposed to the idea of kids, if you want them. For as long as you'll have me, I'm yours."
As he finished getting out that last line, he was assaulted by an ear piercing shriek followed immediately by Steph launching herself at him with a fervor he had only borne witness to on one other occasion- their night together during the Abruzzi ordeal.
Somewhere during his internal play by play, she'd tackled him onto the couch and was currently straddling him in a rather strategic position. He could feel her soft core above his aching length and the thought entered his mind that she was finally right where he'd wanted her to be all along.
But on the heels of that thought, he shut his mind off and let his other head in on the whole scenario.
As he picked her up and carried her to the bedroom, her eyes flared indigo blue above him and she caught her lower lip between her gleaming white teeth, racketing the blood in his veins from a humming simmer to a bubbling boil.
Starved for her, he placed her on the bed and followed her down, but she flipped them.
Just as he moved to flip them back though, she unbuckled his pants and he spilled hard and straining into her warm hands. Before he could react, she grasped him firmly at his base and lowered her parted lips onto him. She worked him slowly, driving him into the wet suction of her mouth and swirling her tongue around his tip at the end of every plunge. He could tell his breathing had changed and his hands were fisted so tightly in the sheets he thought they were going to rip.
He could feel himself about to fall over the edge and he tried to hold on, to warn her, but she moved her hands even lower to gently massage his sac and he screamed her name on a long groan.
As soon as his breathing returned to normal, he pulled her up, kissing her and biting lightly on her lower lip, even tasting himself, but she pulled away. She slid off the bed and slowly pulled each piece of clothing off, tantalizing him with every newly revealed glimpse of flesh.
He pulled her back onto the bed and peppered her body with soft, wet kisses. When he got to her nipples, he caught them between his teeth and pulled lightly. Her back arched in gorgeous curve and she let out a loud moan.
The sight of her underneath him, writhing, encouraging him to enter her stripped him of his control, and he thrust into her with one quick stroke that had them both gasping at the sensations. He thrust into her fast and hard, even as she cried out for more.
He reached between them and pinched her clit, sending her over the edge and screaming his name. He felt her walls tighten around him and he followed her over, groaning as his abdomen contracted and he felt himself shooting into her, coating her walls with his hot cum.
Eventually, he pulled out her and they lay side by side, still breathing heavily, their vision clouded by black dots, but finally content in each others arms.
Just before she drifted off to sleep, he leaned over, whispering in her ear, "Someday is here, Babe" and was rewarded with the most blindingly brilliant smile on her face, just before she mumbled, "Te amo, Carlos".
A/N: Well Babes, I hope that met your expectations and prompts you to review! And if it didn't, then review anyway so you can yell at me!