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Chapter 5: Playing with My Heart

Aaron laughed as Emily attempted to pull him along the streets, cutting through the crowds and nearly knocking an older couple off the road. "Slow down Em. Whatever it is it will still be there in a few minutes."

Emily stopped in her tracks making Aaron run right into her. His arms instinctively wrapped around her not letting her fall over. With serious pleading eyes she turned to him. "No we're gonna miss it if we stop. Come on." she then grinned and took off. Her hair flowed behind her as she sprinted in and out of the crowd.

Aaron just laughed and followed, yelling apologies over his shoulder at the disturbed people. As she started to slow he did too. He watched with glimmering eyes as her face lit up and smiled at him. She held out her hand and he eagerly took it.

"What time is it?" she asked walking at his pace next to the Seine River.

Looking at his watch he told her "A few minutes before nine. Why?" To say he was intrigued was an understatement. The awe in her eyes pulled him in and made him want more. He wanted to know what she did.

"Just watch." She grinned pulling at him one last time as they crossed a bridge over the river. Pointing to the Eiffel Tower she told him to watch.

As the minutes passed slowly he just saw the Eiffel Tower in lights. It was beautiful sure but nothing to run across the city to see. As he shook his head in confusion more lights lit up the tower blinking wonderfully. A smile graced his lips as Emily leaned into him staring at the sight.

"Isn't it amazing? I know it's just lights but…"

"It is." He whispered in her ear sending shivers down her spine.

"I've been to Paris so many times I lost count, most when I was a kid. My parents always loved it here." she explained. "But the first time I saw this I was probably close to ten or eleven years old. It was so enchanting and romantic that I promised myself that when I was older and came back I would bring a boy here and kiss him with the lights twinkling behind us."

He smiled his irresistible dimpled smile. "Am I your boy?" he asked teasingly.

"Well I haven't been here with a boy so you are the first." She grasped his jacket collar and pulled him in close to her. She glanced one last time at the lights then kissed him. Their lips melted into the other. Instead of the rushed kisses they shared in the restroom of the bar it was slowly and passionate. Aaron ran his tongue along the seam of her lips seeking more. She happily granted him access to her mouth moaning as he possessed her completely.

Pulling back reluctantly he smiled down at her. "Worth the wait?"

A slight blush crept onto her cheeks as she buried her face into his chest. She couldn't believe she told him that or that he indulged in it with her. His hand snaked between her face and his chest crooking a finger under her chin pulling her face up. "Yes. Yes it was. Now you can never tell anyone I told you that." She told him.

A deep chuckle came from deep within him. "I promise" he leaned down and kissed her softly once again. "They stopped?" he looked back at the tower.

"Yeah they only last for ten minutes at every hour mark." She told him turning in his embrace and resting her arms over the bridges handrail. "That's why I was running. I didn't want to wait for another hour." She laughed.

Leaning closer to her he kissed her cheek. "I was just hoping you wouldn't kill anyone on the way." He deadpanned.

"Well they were in my way."

"But that poor old couple? I think you gave the man a heart attack." His arms went around her as they watched the light dance off the water below.

"Oh well." She shrugged leaning into his warmth. They stayed like that for what seemed like forever just holding onto one another and watching the city night life move around them.

Emily was lost in her thoughts. She had made her decision to let go with him a bit more, let him know things about her that most friends didn't. Even though she knew it would just end up hurting her in the long run she wanted something with the man that made her heart race. She knew they had limited time as he was going home in just two days but for those two days she promised herself she would let him in.

Sighing softly she whispered "Do you wanna come back to my room?"

Aaron hummed into her shoulder in agreement. "I do" he pulled her away from their spot and turned her towards him. His dark orbs gazed into hers. "Let's go". The intensity of his stare sent a rush of heat low in her belly.

Emily nodded with a smile and let him lead her off the bridge. "Do you know where we are to get us back?" she teased as he searched for street signs.

"Not really but I'm sure I can swing it." He tossed back taking off in the right direction.

Making it back to her room Emily let them in and normally they would just go at it but this time they lazily got in bed after stripping down. Emily lay facing him and he did the same. "How was it growing up moving every few years?" he asked brushing her hair back.

She shrugged in return. "I don't know. It was normal to me so I never thought anything different about it. I don't have long time friends or a house that has all my childhood memories but I think it was okay. My mother might not think the same as me. I was a bit of a wild child. I was taught to be polite and quiet. I was never allowed to speak my opinion so when I was older I did just that. Very loudly I might add." She chuckled at the memories of her and her mother's fights. "What about you? What was your childhood like?"

"Not like yours." He laughed. "I don't know, I think I had the all American childhood for the most part. Stay at home mother, lawyer father. I have a younger kid brother that I hated but now we're fine. I went to law school for my father and became a prosecutor. Then I joined the FBI."

"My mother wanted me to get into politics like her but" she sighed "I couldn't live like that. I saw what the lies and press did to my family. I don't want that for my own."

Aaron nodded in understanding. "What got you into the CIA?"

Emily tensed immediately, that was one thing she was not sharing with him. "It just sort of happened." She lied.

He felt the shift in her body and took what she said and changed the subject. "What do you do for fun when you're at home?"

Emily smiled gratefully. "I can't tell you or you will most definitely walk out the door."

He smiled at that pulling her body closer to his and running his hands up and down her sides barely grazing the underside of her breast. "Tell me" he whispered. "I promise not to leave."

She chuckled then sobered. "I'm a nerd." She stated in all seriousness.

Aaron laughed. "What?"

"I'm a nerd. I read a lot… I mean a lot. I don't really go out much but that's also due to work but I just don't. It doesn't make me excited so I stay in with a good book or a movie. I don't have a ton of friends and most of the ones I do have, have families now. I just stick to myself most of the time. I travel with work so I think that's fun for the most part. And I love old time movies."

"Is a family something you want?" he asked.

Emily tensed again. "I guess. I just don't have the best career to do that."

Aaron kissed her softly. "I didn't either. That's one of the main reasons I got divorced."

"How old is your son?" she asked shyly feeling like she shouldn't be able to ask because of the way she blew up at before.

"He's three. The best thing I ever did." He had that proud father glow.

Emily gazed at him seeing the love and devotion he held for his son. It made she heart sink. Getting out of her thoughts she reached over and flipped off the lights casting the room in darkness. As she laid her head back down his soft lips trailed over her cheek to her waiting lips, kissing her just like at the bridge.

A/N: I figured it was about time for some just plain romance. Hope you like!