I thought you said forever over and over
There was so much left to talk about, so much left to feel. Liam hadn't even begun to process the violation that had occurred, hadn't given himself the chance to think about what it all meant - not when chief among his feelings was relief that Maea was back and unharmed, and that she still loved him in spite of his failures and his weaknesses, and that he wanted to prove to her that he still loved her, too.
So instead of talking or thinking, Liam fell into his partner, diving headlong into the way she felt in his arms, the way she tasted against his lips. The sound of her breath hitching beneath his ministrations had him smiling against her neck. "Nothing in this world or beyond could take me from you," he promised, his own voice stuttering as she ground against him, eliciting a soft groan in response.
His hands roamed up her back, over her shoulders, as much to fumble for the fastenings of her robe as to reassure himself that she was indeed whole and fully healed - and just to enjoy touching her. And when he finally managed to push the robe from her body to pool in a heap at her feet, he reached for her, lifting her to set her on the nearby counter. The bath could wait; unwilling to pause even to carry her to the bedroom, Liam caressed Maea's bare skin lovingly, fingers trailing up her thighs to tease at the edges of her underwear.
So instead of talking or thinking, Liam fell into his partner, diving headlong into the way she felt in his arms, the way she tasted against his lips. The sound of her breath hitching beneath his ministrations had him smiling against her neck. "Nothing in this world or beyond could take me from you," he promised, his own voice stuttering as she ground against him, eliciting a soft groan in response.
His hands roamed up her back, over her shoulders, as much to fumble for the fastenings of her robe as to reassure himself that she was indeed whole and fully healed - and just to enjoy touching her. And when he finally managed to push the robe from her body to pool in a heap at her feet, he reached for her, lifting her to set her on the nearby counter. The bath could wait; unwilling to pause even to carry her to the bedroom, Liam caressed Maea's bare skin lovingly, fingers trailing up her thighs to tease at the edges of her underwear.
A sleepless night becomes bitter oblivion
Liam
