~*~Chapter Thirteen : Diamond~*~

After the tears had ended, Marty felt as though she were floating on a cloud. She was very relaxed in Todd's embrace. Only in his arms did she feel warm. Todd sighed as he kissed the top of her head again. He turned her around in his arms. Now they were face-to-face.

"I love you, Marty," he whispered. "I want to make love to you now."

"But you said... you said there would be consequences..." she murmured. She tensed, feeling slightly afraid.

"We don't have to worry about it now."

"Why not?"

"Don't worry, baby. Now is the time... and the place," he said. He slowly lifted up her top. Her pale, exposed flesh glowed in the faint light of a bedside lamp.

"You're so beautiful," Todd spoke as he kissed her revealed skin. "I love you."

"I want you, Todd," Marty stated. "Make love to me."

Todd smiled, looking triumphant when he heard her words. "You won't regret this, Marty. It's going to be so beautiful. You and me, coming together as one."

"What will it be like?" she whispered. He pressed kisses against her bare shoulder. She shivered at his tender touch.

"It will be absolutely perfect," he promised.

And then, as if by magic, all of their clothing had disappeared. Marty lost her breath as Todd pressed his body against hers. He was touching her... everywhere. Her body was on fire.

"You make me feel alive... So hot," she murmured.

"I'm going to take you to paradise."

Sensually he stroked her in the hot, wet place between her legs. She made a sound of surrender, feeling herself floating away as if she were upon a cloud of desire. "Todd please!" she moaned.

Todd was kissing her breasts, loving them with his mouth. She couldn't wait much longer. She wanted him inside her. She wanted them to be joined.

"Please take me now," she begged.

Todd stopped nibbling her breasts. His caresses ceased between her open thighs. Marty was ready. His erection was thick and throbbing. His flesh was so hot. He wanted to sink it deep, deep inside her.

"Are you sure, babe?" he asked, pausing before piercing her.

"Yes. Make me yours... forever," Marty whispered.

With no further preliminaries, Todd sunk deep into her tight, moist center. Marty screamed as he caught her lips in the sweetest of kisses. He took her lips in a moist, sensuous kiss while their bodies began the dance of passion.

"Todd... Todd!" she cried out against his lips. Almost immediately, she exploded into a thousand stars. She was lost in a haze of the sweetest, fiercest passion.

"Marty," he whispered back to her. He spilled his warmth into her depths.

Very gently, he withdrew from her, kissing her over and over. He smiled as he gazed lovingly into her smokey blue eyes. "How was it, baby?" he asked softly.

"Amazing," she answered. "Just as you said it would be."

"I didn't hurt you?"

She shook her head, tenderly smiling at him. Her eyes were bright with love for him. She looked so happy.

*I just made love to a ghost,* Marty was thinking. She was marveling at how wonderful it had been.

As Todd held her, she was happier than she ever had been before. "In my heart, we are married now, although there is no diamond," he stated. "We're going to be together forever; I will see to it."

At that moment, she believed him. The sadness she had been feeling for so very long suddenly faded. Joy came and it brightened her heart. It was as if the sorrow have never really been there; not at all.

"I love you. And it's forever," she said softly to Todd.