** For authors notes, disclaimer etc. see chapter 1

Every cloud – 4/4

"What did I do to deserve you?" Nicola asked her heart still soaring from the effects of what he'd done. There were times when she was sure that what they had, the secret, clandestine nature of their relationship meant that it could never be real. She listened to him tell her that he loved her and believed it when he said it then as soon as they were apart she managed to convince herself that it was really a purely physical thing and while he cared about her it wasn't as serious for him as it was for her. Now and again though he did something that blew her mind and reminded her that whatever her doubts his sole aim was to make her happy and the only thing stopping that from happening every day was her and her inability to make the changes necessary.

"You walked into an office in a messed up government department six months ago and turned my world upside down, increased my stress levels by at least 150%, smiled at me with that smile that makes my pulse race and stared at me with eyes that felt like they were boring through my soul and made me fall in love with you." Ollie replied backing her toward the bed and feeling his blood running hotter in his veins as she shook her head stopping him from nudging her back onto the crisp white cotton of the duvet.

"I think maybe I need to find a way to thank you for being so fantastic even when I'm being a bitch." She whispered twisting his tie in her hand and pulling his lips down to hers kissing him gently smiling against his lips as he groaned softly. "Lose the clothes I'll be back in two minutes and I want you naked and in the middle of the bed when I come out of the bathroom."

"Nicola right now the only apology I need is for you to come here and let me make love to you where are you going?" Ollie smiled as she disappeared into the en-suite and he realised that if he was actually going to spend the rest of the evening as he was hoping to then he would be better doing what she said. When she decided to take control, when she gave him the sort of sultry promise laden look she had just before she'd walked away he knew whatever happened it was going to be something he would enjoy so it would be win-win for him.

Standing in front of the small mirror on the back of the hotel bathroom door Nicola rooted around in her handbag pulling out her hair brush and pulling it through her hair before slipping out of the robe she'd been wearing and glancing at her reflection. She knew that under normal circumstances she'd have made a huge effort in this situation, she'd have made sure she was wearing something she knew he loved, she'd have worn make up and done something more with her hair that was finally dry but still looked slightly like she'd been transported through torrential rain and a flood. That said though with a final spray of her favourite perfume over her naked body she turned off the light and headed back into the bedroom.

"I love it when you're compliant." She said quietly leaning against the door frame and looking at him lying on the bed and the way his eyes widened and his breathing quickened as he saw.

"And I love you when you're naked." Ollie replied letting his eyes roam her body as she closed the small distance between the bathroom and the bed standing at the foot of it and staring down at him.

Watching how his already hard shaft twitched as she smiled at him Nicola felt her determination waver and fought with the urge to give in and let him make love to her like he'd wanted to. She wanted to make the night as special as he'd made it for her, she wanted to put as much effort into pleasing him on their unscheduled night alone as he had when he'd made her relaxation possible by fixing things with her daughter. She knew it would be easy to just relent and he'd be happy with that but she also knew that if she stood her ground and followed through with what she planned he'd like it even more and in the end he'd still get to do what he had originally planned anyway.

"You know how much I love you don't you and that I know how lucky I am to have you in my life?" She said quietly slowly climbing onto the bed and running her hands up his thighs as she watched him try to speak and fail, nodding instead. "Good because right now I'm going to remind you then later you can do whatever you want to me, as a matter of fact I'll be very disappointed if you don't."

"Nicola what are you doing? You don't have to do this all I want is to take advantage of the night alone and…" Ollie began as she slowly ran her tongue over the tip of his shaft before taking it in her mouth stopping his words in his throat as she ignored his protests and continued. The way she swirled his tongue around him as she pulled off him then sucked firmly taking all of him back in his mouth made it hard to focus on anything other than the sensations flowing through his body. He knew she loved the feeling of control that making him powerless to do anything but give up to the pleasure she was giving him gave her. He knew continuing to object would be pointless but he couldn't help but try. "Nicola you need to stop, seriously I'm not going to last I….fuck you're too good at that…oh god."

Moaning softly against his length Nicola knew she was seconds from achieving her first aim for the night as she felt him thrust into her mouth and heard his cries become more throaty and desperate. Increasing the pressure of her lips, taking him deeper into her mouth and running her tongue over his length she felt him start to shudder and finally explode as she waited for him to still before collapsing onto the bed and moving so she was by his side.

"I wanted to make love to you, you are way too good at that I can't control myself when you do it, you're amazing you realise that don't you?" Ollie smiled pulling her into his arms enjoying the fact she finally seemed willing to let him indulge in the pleasure of feeling her body close to his.

"You will make love to me we have all night for now I wanted to remind you how much I love you and how much I appreciate the fact that even when I think the world is falling in on my head you can always make it better."

"It's my job honey just remember if we put our minds to it nothing is too hard to find a solution for and I will always want to do what makes you happy."

"I know and I'm sorry for being such a bitch I just couldn't get past the fact that I was fucking up yet again and my kids seemed to be the ones who suffered most."

"Your kids are lucky to have you as their mother and you weren't being a bitch you were upset that's normal Nicola but we've sorted it. Ella is happy and you're happy. Not only that but we have an unexpected night alone with 3 foot of water between us, the press and anyone from our day to day lives, personally I think that's a result." Ollie smiled already feeling his body react again as he propped himself up on one elbow looking down at her and enjoying the complete change in her gaze from the one he'd seen not two hours before. As he kissed her again and felt her give way to his need this time he knew he'd finally succeeded in the mission he had set out on when he'd realised how upset she was. He'd taken away the obstacles and made her see the silver lining in the situation they had found themselves in and now he planned on making the most of it before they had to go back to the real world the next day and the clouds had fewer silver linings and shed rain that rivalled that which was still hitting the windows outside. That night he wouldn't waste a single second so that the next time everything got too much for her she would always have this to look back on and remember every cloud does have a silver lining even if you sometimes have to hunt damn hard to find it.