Rebekah had waited for this for six years. She had fantasized about it, dreamt about it all this time and now that the moment was here, she just could not believe it. This man whom she had wanted was finally hers and the feel of his hands touching her skin burned into her senses like fire burning through hot coals, reducing them to ashes so very slowly.
Michael had been a co-worker and friend for four years, until the day the kiss happened. There had always been a hint of tease in his eyes; she knew there was an attraction there. Her heart would stop whenever he would enter the room and she had never experienced the sensation of getting wet just from hearing a man's voice, but that's exactly what would happen anytime he spoke to her. But, there was always a complication; He lived with a woman, and Rebekah was married. Neither relationship was happy or even healthy for that matter, as they would find out about each other over the course of many conversations. However, neither of them would reach out to the other, realizing instinctively that to do so would only complicate matters, and create heartache where there need not be. That didn't stop them from longing for each other, so that kiss was bound to happen when those circumstances were just right.
"Hey, how are you today?" Michael inquired, noticing the melancholy look on Rebekah's face.
"I'm doing ok, I guess. You know all the stuff I have been going through with Dominic? I saw a lawyer yesterday and I decided to file for divorce. I just don't see any way to fix this, and goodness knows I've tried." She let her head rest on her hands as she sat at her desk. Michael came around and put his hand on her shoulder and rubbed it lightly, (She loved when he would do that!) and let a sigh escape his lips.
"Wow Rebekah, I'm so sorry. I know how hard you've fought to keep things alive, but sometimes you just have to know when to quit flogging a dead horse, ya know?" She let him continue kneading the knot in her shoulder for a little while and then remembered that he had told her earlier that there was something he would come by to tell her.
"Oh well, enough about me and my situation. You came here to tell me something. What's up? You seemed excited about it when we spoke earlier."
"Well," he began, "I will be moving at the end of next month." Suddenly he seemed nervous to be telling her this important news. "Mary isn't coming with me. I finally sat her down last night and explained to her how I felt and for once she actually understood how wrong things have been. She cried, I cried, but we both know it isn't going to work." Rebekah's heart pounded in her chest and she stood up immediately. Turning to face him, the smile on her face betrayed her feelings.
"You broke up with Mary?" She blurted, "And you're getting your own place?" The possibilities this alluded to made Rebekah's head swim.
"Yes," he said, "I broke up with her, but it's where I'm moving to that may be a bit unexpected. You see," He shifted uncomfortably, "I spoke with my dad last night and he wants me to come home and help him get his house ready to sell. He just doesn't see the point in living there alone since mom passed away and he can't do some things on his own anymore. Not to mention he wants me to help him get his shop opened up again so he can keep busy." With that said Rebekah's heart sank. He was moving to New Mexico, leaving her in Georgia to face her divorce alone and her desire for him unfulfilled. She decided that she just wasn't going to let it go without doing something. Facing him, looking into his eyes, she reached up and put her hands on each side of his face, and with the power of the desire that had built up in her she melted into him, their lips meeting for the first time. At first neither one of them could believe what they were doing, but then the hunger they had for each other kicked in, the kiss became a torrent of passion. It was a kiss like no other; they were so in tune to each other, each of them instinctively knew just how the other wanted, needed to be kissed as their tongues explored each other in the desperate need to release the tension that had built up over the years. Pulling away from each other finally, they stood trembling.
"Wow, I, uh. I don't know what to say. Ummm." Michael's breath came in ragged gasps.
"Just tell me one thing Michael," Rebekah whispered, "Tell me that you will not leave before we have at least one night together. Promise me that? I have been holding back from this for so long, if you leave and I never have at least that, I will just die."
"I promise." It was all he had to say. He walked out of the room then and she was glad for it, because she felt like her heart would explode any moment if he continued to stand there.
That was almost two years ago and the night that she had begged for that day did not happen, much to her regret. She had felt a disappointment that burned down to her soul, almost rejection, but she understood there were things in the way of them ever having that time alone. He left his job at the end of that month and that would be the last time she saw him. The two of them kept in touch by e-mail, and admitted all the feelings they had harbored for one another during the time they worked together. Since Michael had left, Rebekah had changed jobs and things were so different for them both now. She dated now and then, but didn't find anyone that would match her attraction to him. Michael on the other hand was driven in his work with his father, didn't date and indeed tried to take some time to himself to figure out what had gone so wrong in his life that led him to be where he was. Michael's circumstances would change however, as the partnership he was expecting to have with his father never materialized and he became dissatisfied with how things had gone. He knew he couldn't continue things as they were, and once he made sure his dad was living comfortably, he made a decision.