Abe�s heart felt like it was going a thousand beats a minute. Pulling the belt of her robe tighter, she attempted to calm her nerves.
�You can do this,� she whispered to her reflection in the bathroom mirror.
Forcing herself to take a couple of slow, deep breaths, she left the bathroom. Nick was sitting on the side of the bed. He had removed his jacket and tie. The shoes were also off. He started to stand, but she stopped him.
�Stay there. I need to do something for me. I really hope you aren�t disappointed,� she said.
Her hands slowly loosened the belt of her robe. Dropping the belt, the robe slid open. Watching, Nick for any sign to stop, she pushed it from her shoulders before she lost her nerve. Nick watched the material pool at her feet. She forced herself to remain still, when he eyes began their journey back up her body. She saw his reaction immediately. The reaction was in his eyes. His blue eyes darkened with a heat that warmed her from where he sat.
She wanted to walk to him, but her legs refused to cooperate. She needn�t worry, because he was standing in front of her in an instant. Mere inches separated them. Without a word, Nick began unbuttoning his shirt. Removing the shirt, he went to work on his pants. Soon, he was as bare as she was. He watched Abe. Her cheeks may have been pink and the corner of her bottom lip might have been caught between her teeth, but there was a smile still tugging at the corners of her mouth.
�You know I love when you blush,� he said in a low voice and was rewarded with the color deepening.
He allowed the backs of fingers to whisper against the sides of her arms as he watched her skin react to his touch. Lightly, he traced along her collar bone then dipped down between her breasts. The rise and fall of them quickening as his fingers retraced their path, then slide over her shoulders and down to rest on the small of her back. Pulling her close, he held her. Her head rested against his chest while his erection was pressed securely against her tummy. She nuzzled his skin as she felt his hands slip lower to cup her bottom. He lifted her to her toes causing her head to tip back and he captured her mouth, their tongues doing an intimate dance. She was floating but also anchored by the weight of her desire.
Without warning, Nick was falling. She found herself going with him. Her hands tangled in his hair. He moaned, as he rolled her beneath him. He separated her thighs with his leg. Everything was happening slow and easy�naturally. Slipping inside her, he forgot everything but her. With the lights on he could watch her every expression.
�Open your eyes Bella.�
She did as he asked and it was like everything opened up to him. Again that feeling of this being natural�right. Soon they were slipping over the edge and then floating back down to earth.
Easing over to lay beside her, Nick began to doze off, while playing with her hair.
She whispered, �don�t go to sleep yet.�
�Why,� he whispered back.
�Because I have something else to give you.� Nick�s eyes popped opened and she read his mind. �No, not that.�
�Oh,� he said, in tiny voice. �Hey where ya goin'?�
�Nowhere,� she replied leaning off the side of the bed. She dug into her briefcase and pulled out a small box. �Here.�
�This was suppose to be your birthday present collectin� day.�
He propped some pillows up behind him and leaned back against the headboard. She watched him tear into the paper and then the box. He pulled out the little figurine.
He asked, �Which Pocket Dragon is this one?�
�Big Heart. If you every wonder about my love, just look at this little guy and know you�ve got my heart.�
�I do?�
�Yep. All of it.�
�Bella, you got all mine too,� he said, kissing her lightly on the lips. �Thank you. I love you.�
�I love you too, Nicky.�
He carefully sat the small figurine on the nightstand on his side of the bed. Reaching around her, he turned off the light, and then pulled her down to rest against him.
�So we have two weeks.�
�Two weeks,� she agreed.
�I guess that�s not so long.�
�No. Are you sure you want to go home with me?�
�Yes. Are you having second thoughts?�
�About you? No. Them? Yes,� she replied with a chuckle.
�Baby, we�ll be together and you know as long as we are together we can get through it.�
�True, but boy we sure are putting it to the test.�
�No. Seeing my family would be the test and we�ll do that soon enough. Let�s get through your family, then we can tackle mine.�
�You know, I have never pushed you to talk about them.�
�Let�s not spoil tonight with that talk.�
�Okay,� she agreed reluctantly.
�I promise sometime in the next two weeks we will talk about them.�
�Good. I�m calling tomorrow to let Mom and Dad know you�re coming with me.�
�I�m excited. I get to see where my Bella grew up. See the house. See your room.�
�Oh yeah. That is one thing. The sleeping arrangements��
�I�m in the guest room or something like that,� interrupted Nick. �Yeah pretty much figured there would be no Bella and Nick time while we�re there.�
�Nope. Sorry big guy,� replied Abe, reaching under the sheet.
�You better pat Kid Nicky. He is going to miss his play time.�
�I bet,� she chuckled. After a moment, she said, �I�m going to miss this too. I sleep better with you in the bed.�
�So what your saying is you won�t miss Kid Nicky.�
�No, I�ll miss Kid Nicky.�
�Good, cause I wouldn�t want him feeling unloved on top of being lonely and sad.�
�Oh no, we could never have that, could we.�
�Nope,� he agreed, solemnly. Abe pulled away from him. �Where ya goin� now?�
�Making sure Kid Nicky knows he�ll be missed.�
With that she disappeared under the covers.
