How long had I slept? God only knows. The North Carolina sun flooded through the window, and Kate had already gotten up.
I could barely comprehend what had actually happened the night before. Was I that naive not to have foreseen this? What did it mean for us? Was this just a holiday fling? An exciting affair with someone I cared about but ultimately would leave behind when I went home?
Perhaps I was overthinking? I told myself I should just enjoy the moment. Carpe Diem. Seize the day. Seize her tight little arse more like. Where the fuck had she gone anyway?
I got out of bed, found my now neatly folded sweatpants, and put them on with a chuckle. She must have really wanted me if she had fucked me after finding my discarded laundry on the bedroom floor. I didn't bother with a shirt. It's not like modesty was a real issue anymore, and I never liked wearing shirts at home.
I wandered out of the bedroom into the living space. It was a compact yet cosy open-plan living room/kitchen/diner. The room oozed Kate's personality. She loved her books. The number of bookcases was almost overwhelming for the available floor space of her apartment, and every single one of them was stacked high with literature of every type. Thin paperbacks, hefty tomes, thick glossed photo books, and even some pretty rare first editions.
I was immediately hit by the welcoming aroma of hot, freshly brewed coffee. A delicious, heavy perfume of dark roasted beans. The radio was on, Frank Sinatra's "My Way" lilting softly through the sun-kissed air, and there she was. She had her back to me. It was a good job I didn't want my blue teeshirt seeing as she had appropriated it for herself, and was wearing it over nothing but the panties she had on last night.
Her arse looked great. Two perfectly round cheeks peeked out from the bottom of my shirt, with just the tiniest fringe of blue lace from her underwear covering them. I must have growled audibly looking at her because she turned around and smiled at me. "Morning Handsome," she greeted me. "Had a nice lay-in?"
"Very nice thank you, shame you weren't in there when I woke up though."
She smiled shyly at me. "I'm sorry, once I'm awake I have to get up, and I really didn't want to disturb you. You want some coffee?"
I nodded, "I fucking need it. These time zones are a bitch."
I yawned and stretched, arms bent at the elbows, then stretching up to the ceiling. As I did, she moved into me, catching me off guard. Her arms encircled me at chest height and I chuckled mid-yawn, lowering my arms down around her waist, holding her body against mine. The top of her head was at my chin, and I planted a soft kiss on it. "You OK Kate?"
"Mmmmmm," was all she responded with, as she rubbed her face against my chest affectionately.
I placed a single finger under her chin and raised it up so she was looking at me. I smiled and kissed her lips gently. "No regrets?"
"No regrets," she confirmed, kissing me back. Her lips parted just a little as we sank into fervent osculation. It was deep. It was needy. She tasted of coffee and desire. My hand cupped the back of her head and my lips pressed harder against hers, a deep groan transferring from my mouth to hers.
We stood in the kitchen as time froze around us. Nothing existed at this moment except for two hearts beating in synchronicity, two bodies entwined in inexplicable, lust-driven entropy. It was the longest kiss I could remember ever having.