respond with anticipation. He did this slowly, over and over, kissing every part of
her body, listening as she made soft, whimpering sounds while he moved above her.
He did this until she couldn't take it anymore, and when they finally joined as one,
she cried aloud and pressed her fingers hard into his back. She buried her face in
his neck and felt him deep inside her, felt his strength and gentleness, felt his
muscle and his soul. She moved rhythmically against him, allowing him to take her
wherever he wanted, to the place she was meant to be.
She opened her eyes and watched him in the firelight, marveling at his beauty as
he moved above her. She saw his body glisten with crystal sweat and watched as
beads rolled down his chest and fell onto her like the rain outside. And with every
drop, with every breath, she felt herself, every responsibility, every facet of her life,
slipping away.
Their bodies reflected everything given, everything taken, and she was rewarded
with a sensation she never knew existed. It went on and on, tingling throughout her
body and warming her before finally subsiding, and she struggled to catch her
breath while she trembled beneath him. But the moment it was over, another one
started to build again, and she started to feel them in long sequences, one right
after the next. By the time the rain had stopped and the sun had set, her body was
exhausted but unwilling to stop the pleasure between them.
They spent the day in each other's arms, alternately making love by the fire and
then holding each other as they watched the flames curl around the wood.
Sometimes he recited one of his favorite poems as she lay beside him, and she
would listen with her eyes closed and almost feel the words. Then, when they were
ready, they would join again and he murmured words of love between kisses as they
wrapped their arms around one another.
They went on throughout the evening, making up for their years apart, and slept in
each other's arms that night. Occasionally he would wake up and look at her, her
body spent and radiant, and feel as if everything were suddenly right in this world.
Once, when he was looking at her in the moments before daybreak, her eyes
fluttered open and she smiled and reached up to touch his face. He put his fingers to
her lips, gently, to keep her from speaking, and for a long time they just looked at
one another. When the lump in his throat subsided, he whispered to her, "You are
the answer to every prayer I've offered. You are a song, a dream, a whisper, and I
don't know how I could have lived without you for as long as I have.
“I love you, Allie, more than you can ever imagine. I always have, and I always will."
"Oh, Noah," she said, pulling him to her. She wanted him, needed him now more
than ever, like nothing she'd ever known.
Our room*
L
ater that morning, three men‐‐two lawyers and the judge‐‐sat in chambers while
Lon finished speaking. It was a moment before the judge answered.
"It's an unusual request," he said, pondering the situation. "It seems to me the
trial could very well end today. Are you saying this urgent matter can't wait until
later this evening or tomorrow ?
"No, Your Honor, it can't," Lon answered almost too quickly. Stay relaxed, he told
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