I felt Lynn stir next to me and rolled over on my side to smile at her. She hummed and did likewise, smiling at me dreamily, her body close to mine. I took her hand and kissed it gently. She mouthed the words "I love you" to me and I nodded and responded in kind. I then I pulled her to me and we kissed deeply and lovingly, our bodies warm and melding together perfectly.
She rolled onto her back and I laid on top of her. She moaned as I pushed my hard cock into her wet, pliant pussy. We kissed as I undulated on her, sliding in and out while she squeezed me. We whispered to one another, confessing our love and devotion. We did this now freely and without reservations. It sent our hearts soaring to hear one another say it.
We strained against one another and groaned as we came together, lost in rapture. Then we lay still, panting and caressing gently. She felt so good around me and against me, the woman I loved so very much. A great weight had seemed to fall away from me when I had admitted to her last night that I was in love with her and had been for some time. She had made the confession first and knowing that my feelings were requited was, quite simply, the best thing I'd ever heard.
I finally rolled off her but kept her hand in mine, looking at the ceiling. We said nothing for some time before I sighed and turned on my side again, smiling her.
"Lynn, you made me the happiest man alive when you told me you were in love with me," I said gently. "I hate saying it, but I know you still need to fix our marriage. I'm still holding to my promise. I love you too much not to."
She said nothing for some time but finally turned her head to look at me, her eyes glassy. "Thank you for relieving me of the burden of broaching that topic," she said softly. "I resolved last night after your confession to forget about it until today, since I just wanted to enjoy being freely in love with you. Problem is, I'm more conflicted than ever now."
I nodded. "Lynn, it was weeks ago that I admitted to myself that I was in love with you. It didn't change anything, I was still determined to honour our agreement. I've been given the privilege of loving you, even if it was only for a set amount of time, and that's more than I should ever be allowed to ask for and more than I deserve. I-"
She put a finger to my lips gently, keeping me from talking. Her eyes shone with love and her smile was soft but still dazzling. "Michael, you are the kindest and most caring man I or anyone else knows. You're a million times more than someone like me deserves. But you're wrong, it's
me
who has had the privilege of loving
you
. I don't think you could understand how much the past two seasons have meant to me."
She cupped my cheek in her hand, a tear trickling down her face. "The night I realized or at least admitted to myself I was in love with you, I wept for hours. I felt so conflicted and even cheated. I was even more torn apart by how you must have felt, or at least how I thought you'd feel if you were in love the same way I was. I did my best to hide it, I really did. But last night was too much. If I didn't tell you, I would have burst."
She smiled through tears. "I don't know what to do, Michael. I don't have any clue whatsoever. I love you so much..."
I pulled her to me and held her against my chest as she wept, calming myself and not letting my own rampaging emotions get the better of me. Lynn needed me to be strong, even if that isn't what either of us wanted. I caressed her and kissed the top of her forehead.
"Everything's changed, Lynn," I whispered. "Everything and nothing. Our little affair will be more wonderful than ever, but the plan hasn't changed. This, what we've admitted to, it just makes our time together more precious."
She looked up at me and her eyes were now red from crying. She was as beautiful as I'd ever seen her. "How, Michael? How can you be so strong?"
I shook my head slightly. "I think I'm faking it, Lynn. There's nothing I want more than to take you for my own, to marry you and make you my wife, believe me. But that's not how things are going to play out. They can't play out that way."
Her eyes seemed almost distant and she considered my words. "Your wife..."
"You have a husband," I said as firmly as I could. "A husband who may be a dumbass, but he's your husband. You have your children. Your life is about fixing this, Lynn."
She bit her lip, choking back tears. "And you, my dearest love? What about you?"
I used my thumb to wipe a tear away from her eye. "I'm getting to love you. What have I got to complain about?"
She rested her face on my chest and sighed deeply, saying nothing for close to a minute. She finally looked up at me. "I don't know, Michael. I hate saying this, but if this is what's meant to be, you might have to be the strong one for the two of us. I don't know if I have what it takes."
"Well, it's not like we have to worry about it just yet," I pointed out. "You've got two years of his infidelity to make up for. Hell, by then you might be sick of me."
She giggled and kissed my chest. "Your practicality could be quite infuriating, sir. So you're suggesting that for the rest of this trip we devote absolutely no thought to the future and simply enjoy being in love as much as possible?"
"That is quite possibly the best idea I've
ever
heard, Lynn," I said, grinning. "We don't think about anything beyond this trip until we're back home. Deal?"
"Deal." Lynn said as she pulled me close and kissed me lovingly.
***
We were interrupted by a flash and a massive crack of thunder outside that actually shook our hotel room. Lynn yelped in shock and held a hand over her heart, her eyes wide as she tried to calm herself. I laughed jovially at her comical reaction.