~*~o~*~
"Let's go to bed," Patrick urged Blair. "It's been a very long day."
He took her hand and lead her over to the soft, comfortable bed. "Patrick, I want you to make love to me," Blair said as they crawled into bed together.
"Isn't it too soon?" Patrick asked with a slight frown upon his face.
Blair shook her head as she eased the lines of worry away from Patrick's face with a fingertip. "I'm fine," she assured him. "All I need is you..."
Patrick wrapped his arms around her as their lips met in a passionate kiss. As they kissed hungrily, they worked to remove their clothing. Soon they were naked and entanged in each other's arms. "Blair, I love you," Patrick whispered as he joined their bodies as one.
Blair looked up into the dark eyes of the man she loved. "I'll love you forever," she responded.
~*~o~*~
Todd broke away from the blazing kiss he had just shared with Marty. He stared at her as she lay under the strength of his body. "What is it, Todd?" she asked as she caressed his cheek.
"I don't know if I can..." he murmured.
"I want you to make love to me," she insisted as she tugged at his shirt and tried to pull him back into a kiss.
"I don't want to hurt you, Marty."
"You won't. I want this so much. I want to be with you, Todd," she told him.
"Are you absolutely sure?" he questioned.
She nodded her head as she gazed at him lovingly. "Please make love to me," she urged him.
Todd let out his breath in a small hiss as he gave in. He wanted it just as much as she did, but he was cautious considering their past. "Alright. But we'll go upstairs... and we'll make love in the bed."
Marty smiled as he stood up and lifted her into his arms. He carried her up the staircase to his bedroom and placed her in his bed. She snuggled down in the pillows as she inhaled Todd's scent. She noticed Todd hesitating near the edge of the bed.
"It's alright, Todd," she said as she reached out for him and took his hand into hers. She lightly tugged on it, coaxing him into bed.
"I need this so much," she assured him.
"I won't hurt you or the baby," he said as he crawled into bed with her.
"I know you won't," she whispered as she placed tender kisses on his neck to soothe him. After a minute or two, Todd began to relax again. Marty started to unbutton his shirt. She pulled it off his shoulders and began to kiss everywhere her lips could reach.
"Mmmmm..." Todd said in a groan.
Marty's lips trailed over his chest, and gradually down toward the muscles in his stomach. "I want to kiss you everywhere..." she told him. "Let's take off the rest of our clothes."
Todd didn't say anything as he stood up to unfasten his pants. He pulled them down his hips along with his boxers and tossed them aside. He was fully naked as he watched Marty removing her clothes. When only her bra and panties remained, he rejoined her on the bed.
"Baby, you're so beautiful... and I want you so much..." he said softly as he nibbled on her neck.
Marty didn't respond as she wrapped a hand around the steel of his cock, stroking him into a full arousal. Todd let out another groan as he sounded tortured by her tender touch. "Todd, please... I need..." she said as she gave his throbbing flesh a little squeeze.
Todd knew what she needed, so he unclasped her bra and slid her panties down her legs. When she was naked, he began kissing a breast, cupping it in his large hand as he tugged on the nipple with his hungry lips. Marty cried out as she squeezed his erection in response.
"Ohhh God, I am going crazy here!" Todd hissed. He knew he couldn't wait much longer. He had to be inside her... but first he had to make sure she was ready for him.
He slipped a hand between her legs and cupped her mound. His fingers came into contact with her warm honey. He stroked her clit for a moment, making her body arch toward his touch. "I need to be inside you now..." he told her.
As he sat on the bed, he reached for her, pulling her into his lap so she faced him. As he lowered her onto his body, his cock slid into her tight, slick core. Their gazes locked as he lay deeply incased inside her snug feminine channel.
No words were spoken as they began making love. Todd did everything in his power to be gentle, but it was difficult as Marty was so hot and tight and accepting of all of his length. After awhile, they had exploded into ecstasy as Todd's name tore from Marty's lips. He bit her neck as he remained deeply embedded in her center.
"Todd," she whispered once she had regained her breath. "That was so amazing..."
He kissed the rosy love-marks he had made upon her neck. "I didn't hurt you?"
She smiled at him. "No, I loved every second of it," she whispered as he shifted their positions and lay down with her on the bed. "You made me cum so hard."
"I loved that part," Todd said with a smirk. "You got so tight... and you made me cum, too."
"Can we do it again?" she asked him eagerly.
"Later," he chuckled. "After I recover. I just want to hold you awhile..."
He eased her closer in his arms and caressed her hair. Gradually their breathing returned to normal as he cuddled her in his arms. When he looked at her again, he realized she had fallen asleep. He smiled and kissed the top of her head.
~*~o~*~
Patrick and Blair had gone for a walk on the beach in the middle of the night. In the moonlight, Blair was looking for seashells. "Look at this one," she said happily as she showed Patrick a particularly beautiful one she had found. "I am taking it home to Starr."
"She'll love it," Patrick responded with a smile.
Patrick crouched on the sand as he helped Blair gather the shells. Blair wanted a momento of their first time in Ireland and the beach was absolutely beautiful at this time of night. But nothing could match Blair's beauty as she smiled at him in the moonlight.
"I love you, Blair... and despite all that's happened, I know we are going to have a wonderful life together," Patrick told her as he gathered her in his arms.
"Even without Brendan?" she whispered.
"He's in our hearts. He follows us everywhere we are. And he will always be our son," stated Patrick. "I'm going to write a poem for him. Something beautiful. Maybe when you read it, it will help to ease some of your sorrow."
"I just can't believe that Marty is carrying your child."
"I really can't believe it either... but it doesn't change anything with you and me. You're the woman I love. You mean the world to me."
Blair wrapped her arms around him and hugged him tightly. "It's not going to be easy for us to go on without our son."
"We'll find a way," he promised her. "Because we have each other."
~*~o~*~
When Marty woke up the next morning she was entangled in Todd's embrace. He was wide awake, gazing at her in wonder. "Did it really happen? Are we back together?" she asked him.
"It happened. We're back together in every sense of the word," Todd said as he lightly caressed the silken flesh of her arm.
"I am sorry I fell asleep on you last night. Making love made me very content and sleepy."
"I loved holding you while you slept. I never want to spend another night without you in my arms," Todd told her. "Marty, will you move in with me? I want us to be a couple."
"I want that, too," Marty assured him. "Yes, I will move in with you... but there's only one thing..."
"What is it, babe?"
"What about the baby? How do you really feel... considering this is Patrick's child?"
Todd placed a gentle hand over Marty's flat stomach. "This baby is yours. And I love you. I am going to care for this baby as though it were mine, too," he stated. "For the baby's sake and yours, I will do my best to stay out of Thornhart's way. All I want is to see you happy, Marty. And I never want to lose you again."
"I never want to lose you either," she said as she wrapped her arms around him tightly. She was so happy that he was accepting of the baby.
"There's only one thing..." Todd murmured as he lightly traced the flesh of her lower abdomen. "I wish this baby were mine..."
Tears filled up Marty's eyes as she didn't say the words that came to her. *I too wish this baby was yours,* she was thinking.