CHAPTER 19

Sorry for the delay, been going through some stuff… hope you like it…

Once back at Jack's, he lit a fire in the fire place and set a blanket on the floor for them to sit on. Sue grabbed a pillow off the couch and relaxed as Jack made some hot chocolate for them. She stared into the amber flames that flickered through the crackling wood. Jack could see something was bothering Sue, it reflected in her eyes. As he approached her, he could see water beginning to pool in the base of her beautiful hazel eyes. He handed her the cup of hot cocoa, and she wiped the tears away, trying to hide them from Jack.

"You OK?" He asked. She shook her head. "Liar." He said smiling at her. He sat down on the side of her, taking her hand in his. "Sue, talk to me." He asked.

"I guess I know that at some point, someone is going to pinch me and wake me up from this dream I'm having or Levi will jump up on me and lick my face to tell me my alarm is going off and I need to go to work." She said with a sigh. Jack smiled, nearly allowing a chuckle escape. "Don't laugh, it's happened before. I've had this dream before." Sue said, upset, half at the fact that Jack was laughing at her, and half because she believed her fairytale would end any minute.

"Honey, I'm not going anywhere." Jack said, trying to reassure her.

"I love you Jack Hudson." She said as she leaned into kiss him. He smiled at what she'd said.

"I love you too." He said back to her. He looked at her, she suddenly looked sad again. "We'll figure a way to make this work." He said. She smiled at him. "What do you want to do? Movie? Board game?" He asked innocently. She leaned forward and kissed him. When their lips parted, she scooted close to him and curled into his arms and kissed him again. Sue pressed her lips onto Jack's, pulling him close to her. She could feel the heat from his breath on her face as their lips parted. She shyly pressed her tongue forward, lightly touching his bottom lip. His lips parted providing access for her. Their tongues danced in harmony, exploring every inch or each other. Her fingers trailed through his silky hair, enticing him more. He gave her some relief from his assault on her lips but continued his journey to her jaw and neck caressing her passionately, causing her to groan as he laid light kisses along the base of her neck. He realized then that he needed to slow down their kiss. He slowly made his way back to her lips, and finally breaking the kiss.

"You have no idea how difficult it is not to touch you." Jack said, short of breath. He smiled at her, lust still engulfing his eyes. Sue stared into his eyes, smiling because he was trying to calm himself down. She too was taking cleansing breaths to try to relieve herself from the sexual passion she was feeling deep within. Sue suddenly felt the awkwardness between them and pushed back from their embrace. Jack's eyes never left hers. He took her hand, entwining their fingers together. As he leaned into kiss her again, she pulled away just enough to make him stop.

"Jack…" She began. "I- I'm sorry." Sue's eyes left his, she bent her head as if ashamed of her thought.

"For what?" Jack asked.

"For starting that… for kissing you like that. I- I wasn't thinking." Sue said apologetically.

"Do you regret kissing me?" Jack asked confused by her apology.

"No!" She answered, almost yelling. "It's not that… It's just… I shouldn't have teased you like that." She finally said in nearly a whisper.

Jack stared at her, a smile crossed his lips. "You're not." Jack said, trying not to laugh at her discomfort.

"Sue, I love being with you. I love holding you, and kissing you. I want to be with you more than I can tell you, but I understand about your promise." Sue looked at him surprised that he knew about it and that he said he understood. "Sue, I will never push you to break that promise." He said looking deep into her eyes.

"Thank you." She said smiling back at him.

"But know this… When you are ready, I intend to be the man you share that with." Jack said lightly blushing at his admission.

Sue looked at him curiously, a bit nervous. "Jack, I don't think you understand…" she started.

"I do understand. Perhaps, it is you who does not understand…" He said with an evil grin on his face. He leaned in and kissed her a quick peck before backing away again.

"Jack… My promise to God was to never share that part of me with anyone except my husband." She explained shyly.

"I know." Jack said smiling at her.