She sighed as the last of the tremors shook her body. She was lying naked across the hotel bed, sweaty and disheveled, and he was on his knees at the side of the bed. Her legs were spread wide, hanging over the edge, one propped up on his shoulder as he nuzzled her inner thigh and smiled up her body, marveling that he had finally found his way to her. He knelt up and wrapped his arms around her waist, pressing his face against her soft pale tummy and remembered...
"I love easily, and quickly" she had said, during one of the early conversations when they both understood where things were headed, but neither of them was prepared to say out loud how sincere the feelings had become. She wasn't saying the words, but she was telling him nonetheless. It surprised him that it was so easy with her. Nothing else in his life was easy. Home, work, life in general, he felt like he was being slowly crushed, a grain of sand at a time. But when she answered a message, or posted a picture, or gods; picked up the phone. Everything became so...easy.
That's not to say that there had never been a difficulty. No relationship worth having is always perfect. But somehow, even on that stressful night when he was sure she was going to say goodbye, she ended up making his heart feel light. It was a text conversation and because nothing is easy, he jumped to a conclusion. But as she explained, in a way that he found both comforting and insanely honest, he found himself comforted, smiling and then goofy, crazy happy. She was his breath of fresh air, and he needed her like a starving man needs bread.
She had rules. She had a family. She was a mom. She was someone else's wife. She was so many things. But none of that mattered right now, he just needed her to be his for a little while.
When she picked him up from the airport, there had been a moment. He saw her and almost started running. He had to stop himself, what if someone she knew was also here, what is he was too effusive and it was obvious and it caused a problem for her. She was too important to lose that way, he was not going to screw this up in the first 30 seconds. He slowed down, forced himself to walk, and found himself face to face with his Angel. He knew her name, but instead of using it, he set down his bag, opened his arms and said, "Okay?"
She looked into his eyes, unsure, he was unclear about what, but she seemed to be worried. He smiled wide and stepped closer. His voice was low, no one but her could have heard him when he said, "Come here, baby girl..."
The uncertainty slid aside almost visibly and she smiled. He thought his heart might have stopped. She didn't step forward but instead dipped her head and suddenly he couldn't wait for her to decide. He knew she wanted an embrace, and he worried that if he didn't have her in his arms right then, he might explode. He took another step forward and was pleased that her arms did indeed raise slightly. He found himself hugging her, one arm under her shoulder blades, the other across her hips as her arms slowly snuck around his waist and she tucked her forehead under his chin.