Disclaimers in part 1
AJ was thinking he knew where this was
heading and he was a bit worried. He didn’t want to push her but he didn’t know
how much control he would have; he had wanted her for so long. He also knew
that losing her would hurt him very badly. He finally noticed that she was
shivering. "Are you still cold?"
"A little."
He enveloped her in a large hug, quickly
kissed her neck then he stood up. "Let’s go back to the room."
He saw a flicker of indecision in her eyes so
he did not try to push her. He just took her hand and led the way. When they
got to the room, she was almost trembling from nervousness. He realized that
but let her assume he thought she was still cold. He reached in the closet and
took out the extra blanket and wrapped her in it. Then he walked over to the
microwave and put in a cup of water to heat. While she watched him do that she
took off her shoes and his jacket. She sat down on the loveseat and cuddled
back into the blanket. Slowly her trembling began to subside. He brought her a
cup of tea and sat next to her. He put his arm on the back of the couch, not
touching her. "Sarah. You feeling better?"
"Yes. I am. Sorry, I feel silly. It’s
not like I’ve never… This place makes me feel like a gawky kid again just like
high school." She hoped that he would understand what she was trying to
say.
"Nothing has to happen, Sarah, unless
you want it to. Right now, I’m just enjoying your company. Might be difficult,
but I think I can control myself," he said with a grin. "Look how
long I waited before I got to kiss you."
"Is this really happening or am I just
dreaming?"
"This is really happening." He slid
his arm around her shoulders. "So how often do you have dreams like this
about me?" she blushed. "I never knew Marines could blush." Her
blush deepened, he kissed her on her forehead. "Sarah, how about we
stretch out and watch TV. I enjoy holding you, it was really nice to wake up
with you in my arms this morning," he said as he squeezed a bit tighter.
"I enjoyed that too." She stood up.
"Let me go change. I’ll be right back."
AJ smiled, toed off his shoes and took off
his tie and tux shirt. He would keep his T-shirt and pants on until she made a
move to remove them. If she did. He propped the pillows against the headboard
so that they could watch TV again and he put her tea on the bedside table. She
walked out of the bathroom and hung up her dress before coming back into the
bedroom. She saw a relaxed AJ flipping channels on the remote. She climbed into
her side of the bed. She wanted to snuggle next to him but she wasn’t sure how
to ask. As she hesitated, without looking, AJ opened his arms to her and she
went straight into them with a smile. She put her head on his shoulder and
lightly put her hand on his chest. She felt him kiss her head but he didn’t
move more than that. She was enjoying just watching him breathe and listening
to his heartbeat when he asked, "See anything you want to watch?"
"I wasn’t paying attention. What’s
on?" He smiled down at her head, knowing that he hadn’t been paying any
attention to the TV either.
"How about the History Channel?"
she nodded. He flipped to the right channel and they lay there for a while.
Unconsciously, AJ began to stroke her arm and her back. She still seemed
nervous. "You’re tense. Roll over." She looked into his eyes and
turned over. He gave her a full-fledged back rub.
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