aheroliveshere | [for man_without

She crumples against his chest, feeling like she's made of so much spun sugar. That a stiff breeze would shred her to pieces right now. She buries her face in his skin, chuckling at the idea that he'd put on that blood stained shirt again, like it was nothing. Like the rest of the world was blind, not just him. Her hand reaches out to brush over the bandaged wound, smoothing the frayed edge of the tape back down gently.

"I need you," she whispers into the notch of his throat, so quiet it's barely audible and yet, with such raw power, her true meaning is unmistakable.

He holds her like she's something delicate, and yet his arms are strong around her, solid and protective.

His head tilts as she fusses with the bandage on his shoulder and he answers her, "You have me."

She might have been alone before, but he's here for her now, whatever she needs. Leaning in, he kisses her to prove it.

She returns that kiss with a touch that's almost reverent. This little intimacy between them, this closeness, this is what she needs. There's something healing in it. In the taste of his mouth, the warmth of his body wrapped around her. She shifts, slips her arms around his neck, curls her hands around his head, and sinks into him. This is not the timid kiss on his door step, or the frantic, desperate kisses of the night before.

She dares to ask for more of what he seems willing to give her. His touch. His presence. His awareness. She takes him at his word, and drinks deep, her heart rate ticking up a few notches and her breath quickening just the same. He's leaving in a few hours, and her grip on him tightens at the thought of this space without him in it.

God, she's got it bad.

He sinks slowly back against the chair cushions, bringing her with him. His fingers card softly through her hair and his other hand gently urges her to his lap so that he can hold her fully against his chest.

He might have to leave her eventually, but he doesn't want her to think about that. He wants her to know that he's here for her now, and that he'll be there for her from now on.

She goes, willingly, her head pressing into those touches like a cat, making a soft sound somewhere between contentment and arousal in the back of her throat. Her hands find their home in his thick hair, and she takes her time, exploring the softness of his mouth, the way his breath hitches when she nibbles at his lower lip.

A quiet chuckle bubbles up in her chest and she murmurs against his lips. "Sorry, I seem to be -- making up for lost time."

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He draws back, just enough so that he can remove his glasses and set them aside, and then he returns to her; pressing his lips back to hers.

He quirks a smile, shaking his head while playing fingertips down along her spine. "I have no complaints about it."

Only maybe apologies for all the lost time.

She doesn't answer with words, only more small mouthfuls, more soft sighs. Perched on his chest like this, he makes her feel safe. Makes her feel like she can survive this. Makes her feel like it's worth surviving.

Her kiss descends to side of his neck, her lips marking a path along his collarbone, back to the hollow of his throat. Soft, wet kisses, intent on burning herself into his memory. She breathes him in, tastes him, savors him with every touch of her lips.

He wants to feel more of her, so he pushes open her robe and gently nudges it off her shoulders.

His head tilts back, giving her access to his neck, inviting her lips. His nose brushes against her crown and he breathes her in, marking her scent as something he'll remember. The sound of her breathing and heartbeat, and the echo of her smell will linger with him long after he leaves here.

He can feel the shiver of arousal shimmer through her body as the robe slips down. Her breath feathers against his lips and her pulse flutters beneath her skin. Everything about this is still new, still electric, still intoxicating. She shifts a little higher, catching his face in her palms, recapturing his mouth.

Whatever they spent the previous night doing, it wasn't enough. It wasn't nearly enough to make up for every near miss of the last year, every almost touch, every moment that stretched a little too long before they parted. She needed to taste him again, needed to feel her desire mirrored in his own. She needed him, and he knew now. He knew everything.

He lets her pull him in, leaning in when she cups his face, kissing her harder when her lips demand it.

His hands slide along her skin, mapping every contour, committing every smooth detail to memory. He can't erase what happened, he can't go back and make up for wasted time. All he can do now is not let this time slip away, to hold onto her here and not let go.

His touch soothes and warms her, chasing away the clinging cobwebs of dread, making her feel alive again. It's like she's been made of stone and he's reminding her that she's a creature of flesh and blood.

Her breath hitches, and she pulls back just enough to whisper, "Can't get enough of touching you. Would it be greedy of me to ask to go back to bed?"

He has to leave soon, and she doesn't want to spend the remaining minutes counting down until he has to leave. She'd rather lose herself in him while she still has the chance. Hell, with their luck, it might be their only time left together.

He's not thinking about the time ahead when he has to leave. All of his focus is on her and the moment now, and he's all to eager to agree with her request.

"No. Let's go." Because he hasn't gotten enough of her, either.

Another kiss and then she has to move, gently extricating herself from his embrace, taking his hands and urging him to his feet. Yet another kiss, hands moving over his torso, his ribs, down to his hips, leading him by backing away slowly, drawing him along with her.

A slow dance, tinged with a heaviness and a hunger she can't quite figure out how to express. Her robe falls to the floor, forgotten, as they navigate the space between living room and bedroom. She never looks away from him, never breaks contact.

His hands continue to roam as he lets her lead the way. They cover her sides up to her shoulder, tracing her collar bones, trailing along her neck, cupping her cheeks as he kisses her again.

He steps over the robe without giving it another thought. He hovers over her, close and in her space, not allowing a break in contact either while following her to the bedroom.

Why hadn't they done this months ago? Why hadn't she told him, the first time she felt this powerful draw to him? Why hadn't she reached out and touched him, kissed him, held him?

Every kiss grows longer, deeper, every touch grows bolder. Her hand slips between them before they even reach the bed, daring to caress along his length through his trousers. She needs him, needs to feel that same need from him. Another kiss, breathless and tinged with a quiet desperation, drawing him down with her to the mattress.

How did she live so long without this? How could she ever do without it again?

Both of their heartbeats are beating loud in his ears, he can feel heat rushing to the surface of their skin, smell arousal and perspiration thick in the air. Desire is growing into urgency and his breath stutters with her touch and he kisses her harder in response.

Moving onto the bed over her he sheds his pants and boxers while she draws him down. As she lays back his mouth devours her, lips, cheek, throat, the hollow where her neck and shoulder meets; tasting her, breathing her in, showing her how much he needs her.

Her head tips back, her hands threaded in his hair, clenching and caressing. Her legs tangle with his, and she arches beneath him, trying to get as much skin to skin contact as she can manage. Heat calling out to heat, her soft curves pressed against his hard planes.

She whispers, moaning under her breath, clinging to him, drowning in him. Every breath, she wills him to return to her, wills whatever crazy madness that swirls around him to stay at bay. He is flesh and blood, tendon and bone, and he belongs to her now. She presses her nose against his temple, breathes him in and whispers, "Please."

There is no denying that plea, even if he wanted to, which he absolutely does not. He shifts, moving an arm beneath her and clutching her to him as he pushes into her.

This morning was about slow torture and savoring, now all he wants is to move into her, to feel her against him and around him, to give her everything she's clamoring for.

He wants her to know he knows how she feels. He needs her, too. It's well beyond want at this point and if he allowed himself to think about it it might be overwhelming, so he doesn't. Instead he focuses on how it feels to be with her, letting that fuel motions and reactions and drive back everything else.

Karen responds in kind, rising on the heat he draws up from deep within her. She groans her approval of the direct approach, her long legs wrapping around his waist and pulling him into her. More kisses, until they both need to breathe, and then she presses her temple to his, holding him close, breathing his breath.

A quiet litany of Yesyesyes falls from her lips and he can feel his need mirrored in her own.

His chest rises and falls in deep breaths as his hips continue to arch into her; her voice in his ears driving him on.

His palm slides along one of her legs wrapped around him, gliding along her smooth skin to her thigh which he squeezes tight, drawing her even closer as he thrusts deeper into her.

He knows the moment he's found the right depth, the right rhythm, knows precisely the moment he finds the right angle to make her moan and arch into him. Her heels dig in and her head falls back, every line and curve of her body inviting him to keep going, to never stop, to join her in this rising heat and flame reaching for the sky.

Reading her reactions, feeling them and responding, he gives her what she wants, what they both need.

When her head goes back his own bows, kissing her throat, gasping into her collar. As much as he wants to continue on and on, the end is coming and he works hard to make sure it's something they reach together.

Every motion, each thrust, is meant to build upon the blaze that's already burning, striving towards an inferno to engulf them both.

Just a few strokes more, she just wants this to last just a few moments longer. He's magnificent like this, unfettered in his power and strength, driving into her to make the bed rock and the mattress springs sing. She swears, the words lost in a breathless wanton cry. He can feel the moment she starts to break, to melt, to flow. Shivers of ecstasy make her thighs tremble, and he can feel her body clench hard around him, rhythmic pulses that go on and on and on. Her head curls off the pillow and she pulls him close, wanting to not miss a single moment of his own unraveling.

He comes undone a piece at a time, like a taut rope that's cut through strand by strand until he snaps all at once.

She meets her peak and it takes one, two strokes more and then he joins her, a groan rumbling low in his chest while the air sucks from his lungs. He clutches her tight, riding the wave of bliss with her.

When his breath finally comes again its in deep gasps taken against her skin while his heart drums hard enough against his chest that he's certain she must feel it as he feels hers.

"Jesus, Karen... " It's all he can manage to say.

Oh but he is glorious like this, free and wild and perfect. Her own breath is ragged, her heart pounding in time with his, every inch of her skin alive and awake. Her hands card through his hair, her heels stroke down the backs of his thighs. He can feel the aftershocks rippling through her, electricity bleeding away one breath at a time as they drift back to calm.

She manages a shaky grin, nuzzling against his cheek up to his ear, her voice quiet, playful, but still tentative.

"Wanna go steady?"

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