Excerpt A Proposal
lustfull, cautious but daring. Most importantly it was familiar and comforting. We had not shared many intimacies since I had found him pinned beneath the stone. That dae seamed so long before. Caught up in the pace of our new life together and all that it entailed, we were shy around each other - a shyness that seemed absurd considering my condition. Thinking back on it now, I believe that he was afraid, we both were. He afraid of seeming an aggressor, perhaps afraid of harming the child. I afraid of reinjuring him so soon after his accident and perhaps too, apprehensive of where it might lead. It was another "first" time for I had surely not done that while with child. The larger I grew the more uncomfortable we both became. A slight peck on the cheek here, holding hands there. 'Tis no wonder then that the floodgates burst - once again - that night.
I awoke the following morning with Tijer sound asleep beside me, his head on my shoulder and his arm draped across my swollen belly. I had never slept so contentedly. I felt truly peaceful as I watched him sleep, my lover, my soulmate, and now il mio fiance. I reached across to brush a strand of hair off of his forehead and he sighed. The babe must have realized I was awake for it kicked hard and I was suddenly famished.
Tijer sighed again and opened his eyes. "Good morning, beautiful." he said looking up into my face. Then he turned his head toward my belly, which had begun a strange dance of bumps as the baby moved. "Good morning to you as well! You're much better at waking me up than listening to the cock crow. Are you happy that your parents have finally gotten their wits about them and figured out they are meant to be together? Or are you just hungry?" he teased, a gleam in his eye.
"I think the wee one is hungry, but I'd rather like something besides breakfast." I took his face in my hands and brought his lips to mine. We embraced in the moment of the kiss, an echo of the night before.
I felt the still unfamiliar need to be joined together lest I be consumed by the desire. I reached for him and found he was just as ready as I. I couldn't wait any longer and we rolled as one - I pressed him down onto his back, my leg moving over, my firm round belly resting atop his, sleek and muscular. And then he was there. I pressed down completing the link, our eyes were locked as we started moving together, slowly at first - then faster. I could hardly believe the pleasure I could feel, the intensity my body could produce.
I looked into Tijer's eyes, they were aglow, his whole face caught up in the moment. Our bodies and spirits again proclaiming what our minds and hearts already knew - As you are mine, I am yours, I love you and this is my promise, we are one now and forever, we shall stand together
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