a/n: To answer a couple questions. Bodie appears when Rae needs him the most. In moments of stress and uncertainty. I'm sorry if that hadn't come out clearly. Rae is also a virgin. She hasn't done the two person tango yet. The only person that she trusted enough is dead and before then she was at school. Once again I apologize for my grammar. My mind works faster than my fingers and I miss things. My Beta hasn't had the chance to tackle the challenge yet so I'm on the look out for a new one. Thanks for the reviews.
WARNING WARNING WARNING
This entire chapter is mature content. Proceed to the next chapter if you wish to skip it. I decided to up the warning and put the scene in one chapter. It's a short one and had no major plot points in it.
MATURE WARNING HAD BEEN GIVEN.
-brittsis
He was trying to romance her, there was no other explanation. She'd open the bedroom door to find a flower waiting for her or she'd go in the kitchen to find the table set for two. They ran together in the morning and walked the beach at night. He even took her dancing once. It had cost them though, Rae had stepped on his foot more than once. During all this she avoided any intimacy, determined to keep the relationship friendly. It was their last night on leave. Charles was being shipped to a colony on guard duty and she was going to Officer Candidacy Class. They'd be separated and everything would go back to normal.
They entered the bar and was immediately given drinks on the house. The owner was an old friend of Charles's and wanted to treat humanities newest soldiers. Charles flitted about the room while Rae stayed at the bar, chatting with the owner. She found out some juicy details about Charles from when he was a kid and told a few stories from boot. It was getting late when Rae switched to coffee and began to look around for her companion. She found him on the dance floor and her gut clenched. He had his arm around some woman and was whispering in her ear while they danced. She watched as the woman bat her eye lashes and laughed.
Disgusted, she put some credits down and waved to the owner. "I'm heading out Ricky."
"Without Charles?" He asked and pushed the credits back toward her. "Drinks were on the house."
Rae stole another look at the couple on the dance floor before picking her credits back up. "Yeah without Charles. Let him know I went home."
"You got it. Good luck out there Raegan."
"Thanks." Rae pulled her jacket on and pushed out of the bar.
'I told you he was bad news.' Bodie spoke, leaning against the side of the building. He pushed off the wall and followed behind her.
"Shut up Bodie." Rae growled and hurried her pace.
'What hurts more Rae?' He jogged ahead of her and spun around to look at her. 'The fact that I was right or that you were beginning to fall for him?'
She stopped, her hear pounding with the truth. "Go away." She closed her eyes tight and counted to ten.
'You talking to me or you're feelings?' He circled around her and Rae could almost feel the air stir where his ghost stood.
"I said leave me alone!" She spun and lashed out, her first colliding with a solid mass. Rae opened her eyes in surprise to find Charles stumbling back and rubbing his jaw.
"God damn you go a mean right hook." He cursed. "What was that for?"
"Nothing." She spat at him and strode away.
"Raegan wait.." He jogged up and grabbed her hand. "What's wrong? And don't say nothing."
"What happened Freeman? Did the blonde kick you out?" She watched as his face fell. "That's right I seen you on the dance floor did you really think I wouldn't notice?"
"I wasn't trying to hide anything." He let go of her and rubbed his head hard. "You expressed over and over again that you want to be friends."
"So you jump right into someone else bed? Had an itch? Well fuck you!" She could feel her temper rising and quickly. Deciding it was for the best, she turned and ran from him. She'd go back to the house, pack her stuff, and find a hotel to spend her last night. He caught up with her though, tackling her in the sand on the beach. She struggled against him, throwing him a couple times. Finally his weight won the fight and he pinned her.
"Would you stop for one fucking second" He fought to regain his breath as she cursed at him. She heaved up and collided her head with his. He cursed but didn't waiver in his grip. "What the fuck is wrong with you?"
"We already covered this Freeman. Go back to the bar, have a grand old time. I don't care!"
"Liar!" He yelled at her and tightened his hold on her when she tried to throw him. "I think you do care, you care a lot. Otherwise you wouldn't be throwing this little fit."
She stopped struggling, her body going rigid and the fire dieing in her eyes. "I'm sorry to disappointed you. But we're only friends, comrades in the Marines."
"Fuck you." He swooped in and colliding his mouth with hers, forcing her lips open with his tongue. One of his hands released hers to grab her hair in a tight grip. Before she could catch herself, she was kissing him back. They rolled in the sand again, fighting for dominance as their fingers raced across fevered skin. Both their shirts were gone before they broke for air. Charles sat up and pulled her onto his lap. His fingers undid her jeans then slid under the cloth to cup her ass. He grinned against her neck as she moaned, her nails raking down his back.
"I've wanted you so much." He whispered against her skin as his lips traveled across her skin.
"Shut up and kiss me." Rae growled, pulling him back for another bruising kiss. She pulled from him and stood, stepping from her jeans. "This is just sex." She warned him when he smiled wide.
"Keep telling yourself that." He chuckled and pulled her to him. He kissed her thigh softly and looked up at her. "I know the truth."
Rae shoved his shoulder, causing him to lay back in the sand. He pulled his jeans off and she straddled him. Her mouth devoured his skin, her tongue circling his nipple. Charles groaned and pulled her back up to his mouth. He rolled her onto her back and wedged his knee between her legs, pressing firm against her. She gasped and held onto his shoulders.
Charles hovered over her, looking into her eyes. "Has there…"
She shook her head and pulled him in for another kiss, her teeth biting down on his lip. "Only you." She whispered. "God damn you Freeman there is only you."
He grinned and kissed her softly, changing the pace of things. His fingers went from hurried movements to gentle caresses. His lips went from devouring her to savoring her. She didn't have an defense against this and tried to hurry him along. "Shhh love," He whispered into her ear and kissed the skin just under it. "Just relax."