Her flight would leave tomorrow at 10:33 AM
The thought of her leaving was heartbreaking to him
The thought was heartbreaking to her
She had a different life to go back to
She had her daughter
But leaving him had never felt the way it did at that moment
Good-bye had never been goodbye until now
Their last night together
Dinner, and a glass of wine with good conversation courtesy of the Gatehouse
One hour fifty three minutes later reality had set in
Tomorrow she would be gone
He held her in his arms
God, the way it felt when he would just hold her
He buried his cheek into her shoulder
She took in the scent of his neck hoping his smell would linger on her
She wanted to save everything about him in her memory
Her hands ran soothingly up and down his back
Ned looked at Alexis
Her eyes were dark but they still sparkled by the little light in the room
He was looking, searching
"Can I?"
She didnt answer, she didnt need to
He found what he was searching for
Ned began a trail of kisses down her neck to her shoulder until her shirt hindered him
Ned looked up to see her biting down on her lip as if she were trying to resist
Her eyes shut tightly
His lips went a little further
"Ned we shouldnt"
She suddenly looked frightened at what to do
"Alexis just let go, do what you want"
He was so close he could tell she had stopped breathing
"I want you"
His hands now cupped her jaw line
He kissed her, and kissed her and kissed her
Passion
"Upstairs?"
A serious question
He wanted her to choose, he wanted everything to be perfect for her
He would take his time
He would remind her
She grinned and he scooped her off the ground
Before she knew it she was standing in the same room she had made love to him in a thousand times before
Neds fingers grazed down her neck until he reached the first of the sealed buttons on her shirt
Every second he took to undress her was too long
She let out the breath she had been holding
In anticipation she reached to untuck his shirt
In that moment Ned was sure he would make love to her as she would to him
There was no uncertainty
There was no turning back
A revelation
Each button revealed a little more of her skin
Her breasts seemed to spill out of the black laced bra
His visions on her were no longer a memory
His fingers traced her body as if he were following a map the one down to her soul
Chills ran through her, his touch was electrifying
Her palms kneaded at his skin responding to every tingle that he sent her
He loved knowing that she would let him know what he did to her, what he still did to her
His lips made there way up her body and back to her lips
"Alexis I want you completely" he said looking into her eyes
Then a moment of silence
Neither spoke
But a conversation of a million thoughts and words were between them
He ran his hands down her body until he reached her hips
He latched his finger onto the sides of her black panties and pulled them off
He couldnt take his eyes off of her
The way she looked lying there before him completely naked and more beautiful than she had ever been
She was that epitome of a woman
Ned took his time exploring her body.
Touching and kissing, reminding her of what she was missing
His kisses between her thighs, the taste of her only made him crave more his touch every move, every flutter of his fingers made her want to scream even more
He knew when to stop and start and where everywhere
She wanted him
She wanted him inside her
She wanted to be as close as she could to him at that one moment
She rolled over him, taking control
Her body dangling over him, taunting him
She kissed, she nibbled until he needed her
She lowed herself on to him
He was more than ready for her
His hands at her hips he guided her as she rocked back and forth with his pace
She was relentless
She would lean in to kiss him and then take her lips away
And she moved with him until he couldnt hold out any longer
"Alexis!"
"Ned!"
He exploded inside of her and she tried to hold on bringing him as much pleasure as he did her
Legs trembling
Sounds of pleasure and pain
Until they both collapsed
Satisfied
She listened to his heart beat through his chest
His scent lingered on her
She hadnt felt so satisfied, so comforted in the longest time
Alexis reached for Neds hand and they intertwined their fingers, mimicking their naked bodies
She then looked up at him staring into space but caught his attention she still didnt say a word - she didnt need to state the obvious
They knew he would watch her get on a plane in the morning
And that goodbye now meant goodbye
