Hello all! I was sick yesterday and wanted to post but slept ALL day. It seems as though no one is fond of The Highlander taking our beloved Kurgan's place by Arielle's side. Well Don't fret because as MacLeod will explain it was only a matter of time. . .Enjoy!

The time that MacLeod replaced The Kurgan was passed in a peaceful sort of way. Arielle would wake up and get dressed while he waited out in the kitchen or living room. While she found him attractive she really just enjoyed talking to him. In the back of her head she thought about Brenda and knew he wasn't interested in her like he was in his girlfriend back home, and she was ok with it.

They would chat away when in private. Arielle loved to hear the five hundred years worth of stories MacLeod had to tell. She even drew some inspiration from his descriptions of other sea side homes he had had in his past. She found herself happy again, but a little bit bored. What had happened to Charlie still put a damper on her days though, it had been nearly half year later and while she was happy she needed a distraction from the pain that still lingered. The Highlander didn't mind when he found her thinking about how The Kurgan was the perfect distraction from her grief. How Connor was acting was as personal as he was going to get with a woman while he already had a girlfriend. He was waiting patiently for her to realize why her mind had chosen the other man in the first place.

A week had passed since she had replaced The Kurgan with The Highlander and MacLeod knew she would come to a realization really soon. Lo' and behold the following day she did.

She was eating dinner at her house after work and then stopped and looked at her friend."MacLeod I think you know what I want to tell you," she said after swallowing her food.

The Scot looked at her kindly, "Yeah I was wondering when you'd catch on."

She hung her head in mock shame, "So you've known this whole time that I was wrong to do what I did?"

He nodded when she looked up again, "Yes, I've known since the start Arielle. The Kurgan is-"

The woman across from him put up a hand to stop him, "Wait! I know, I know. . .I just hate that I realize I was wrong and He was right."

MacLeod smiled, "I'm with Brenda, Arielle, you brought up the post-highland me, after Brenda and I became lovers. I couldn't provide the type of comfort and distraction you need. You don't need a friend like me, you need someone closer who can hold you and love you like The Kurgan can."

She groaned and put her head on her folded arms on the table.

Connor smirked, "If you need a lover you should really be looking for a boyfriend in the real world." His tone was sarcastic.

She looked up at him with an eye brow raised, "Oh you know, it was just easier to imagine one up instead."

That night The Highlander sat on the edge of her bed while she settled in. Sitting up under the covers she looked at him, "So how will this work Connor?" She asked.

He smiled, "You'll just go to sleep and The Kurgan will come reclaim his place. It's just like switching back places after you had a dream where you were someone else. I won't be him, he won't be me."

That made Arielle smile half heartedly, "I'm sorry it didn't work out between us Highlander. I would have loved for you to stay." He nodded as an understanding, "I hope I'll see you again though. I might need a regular friend one day."

He leaned forward and planted a kiss on her forehead, "I'll always be around for you. I'm your own imagination."

She gave him a bigger smile and then laid back and closed her eyes, listening to the sound of his disappearing footsteps until it was silent.

The next morning Arielle rolled over on her back and was just coming out of sleep. As she stretched her arms she felt a large hand grab her wrist and then slowly lick it. She turned and raised an eye brow at the sight of The Kurgan next to her. He smiled and the rolled over and propped up to lean over her.

She let out a defeated sigh, "You were right Kurgan. I wanted you back."

He laughed and then leaned in closer and inhaled her womanly smell deeply, "I knew from the start that you couldn't live without me. I just had to wait for you to beg for me again."

She looked away from him and huffed in response, she closed her eyes. The Kurgan saw it as an invitation and licked her up her neck and to her cheek. The woman screeched and hurried to wipe his saliva from her face.

When she didn't move to get up and dress for work he finally asked her, "What are you plans for today pretty?"

She shrugged, "It's my day off so I was thinking. . .," she trailed off when she saw the look on his face.

The Kurgan looked down at her with a terrifying expressionof lust and then chuckled deeply. Arielle was afraid to know what he was planning. What he really did just pissed her off. She expected him to try any fore play if he could but instead he talked her ear off. Telling her how he was so expert in her wildest fantasies and how badly she wanted him, even telling her her own preferences in bed! He wouldn't leave her side and she couldn't concentrate. She had plans on running to the local bookstore but even that was too hard to focus on. The Kurgan just didn't stop!

Finally, after sun set came about, she walked into her bedroom and found him sitting on the edge of her bed with his legs open and a hideous smirk on his face. The look he had on his face simply infuriated her. Without a word and with a neutral attitudeshe quickly walked to him. She didn't stop a few feet away like she normally did but instead straddled his lap and planted one big kiss, right on his smirking mouth.

Needless to say it surprised him.

Suddenly his hands went down to grip her ass, he loved how she filled his hands perfectly. She rolled her eyes under the lids and made the kiss last for what felt like hours. Suddenly she pulled away and took a deep breath in. The Kurgan took the opportunity to lick her neck. She shivered, involuntarily, and he smiled as he felt her in his hands.

When she looked at him again he found that the ice was gone from her glare and instead was mocking his power. All that from just a glance at her eyes. "Will you shut up now Kurgan?!"

He laughed and let her off to do whatever she had in mind, he did stop talking though. He watched her followed the curved of her ass through her jeans that were tight in just the right places.

Seems like the end? HA! Just you wait as see...When do you want the next chapter up?