�Heaven.�
Pulling from Rafe�s strong arms to look into the beautiful hazel eyes of the man she loved.
�Rafe! What did you just say?�
With the same confused look on his face that he has had for months, Rafe replied, �I�I just.� Then, as if the sky opened up and for the first time in what seemed like a lifetime, Rafe smiled. A smile that made the rest of the world just disappear around them. And without another word spoken Rafe pulled Alison into is arms and looked deeply and passionately into Alison�s beautiful blue eyes. He felt her warm body pressed against his and he still tried to get closer. The closer he got to her he felt his heart start to beat harder. It was almost as if his heart never beat until that very moment when this woman�.Alison�was touching him. He felt her fingers on the back of his neck gently caressing his hair. That simple little action made his whole body tremble.
�Rafe!� Alison whispered breathlessly.
Rafe gently placed his hand on the back of Alison�s head and pulled her into his chest. �Shh! Shh! Your safe Alison! As long as you�re in my arms I won�t let anything hurt you!�
Alison reluctantly pulled away from Rafe�s warm, strong arms. �Rafe, you can�t! Your married!�
�No, I can�t NOT!! Alison you don�t understand, I fought and suppressed the feelings that I had for you. I can�t do that anymore. Nothing else really matters. I feel more alive when I�m with you then I have ever felt before!�
�Oh Rafe!� Alison grabbed his arms and pulled him into a hug, like she�s done so many times before.
Rafe again looked down into those beautiful eyes that held him mesmerized. He leaned down and gently kissed her awaiting lips. As the kiss got more intense and more passionate the closer he moved in. Then Rafe broke the kiss to once again behold her beauty.
Alison had one solitary tear slowly creeping its way out of the corner of her eye. As it proceeded down her cheek Rafe gently brushed it away with his thumb and then kissed the spot on her cheek where the tear once laid. He slowly moved to the side of her neck right behind her ear. He then kissed his way to her collarbone. Alison began to remember the first time he kissed her like that. It had been in park right after Rafe hurt his ankle, only this time she wasn�t going to pull away from him.
Rafe continued to passionately kiss Alison�s neck and slowly making his way down to her chest. He then stopped to give her that smile and kiss her lips again. They slowly moved out of the kiss to just take each other in.
�I love you Alison Barrington! I know I always have and I know I always will!� With that Alison pulled Rafe�s face back to her lips. As their kissing again grew more and more intense neither of them noticed the older gentleman that just walked up to them.
�Ah�.humm!!� The gentleman cleared his throat to indicate to the young couple that they weren�t alone.
Without looking up or even removing his lips from Alison�s skin, �I�m kinda in the middle of something right now, Boss!�
Then like a bolt of lightening Rafe stopped what he was doing to Alison dismay. He held her at arms length and looked into her bright beautiful eyes.
�Oh God! Alison! ALISON!!!!� He pulled her into his chest and held her tighter then he had ever held her before.
�Rafe? What�s worry?�
�Nothing, Angel!! Absolutely nothing!�
Pulling away from his embrace, �Rafe? What did you just call me?�
�Angel. MY Angel!!! Just like the first time we made love.�
Grabbing Rafe for yet another tight hug, �Rafe, you remember?!�
Rafe picked Alison up in his arms and spun her around, �Yes!!� Setting her down in front of him and with a chuckle, �I remember all of it, Angel! Every wonderful,� He stopped to quickly kiss her, �perfect�� He again paused for yet another quick kiss, �GLORIOUS moment!�
�Oh Rafe!� Alison kissed his lips with such excitement that she was again off her feet and Rafe caught her in his arms.
�Can I say something or do you want me to turn around?� Ed said so matter-of-factly.
�Oh, hi Dad��..DAD!!!! You�re my father!!� Rafe turned to Ed full of excitement and hugged him to the point of lifting Ed off of his feet too. �I remember that too!!�
�Your Dad? Rafe?� Alison had a confused look on her face.
�I�ll explain it to you Angel! I�ll explain everything!!�