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He watched her face in the throes of ecstasy, as he continued his way up her body. Tugging her shirt up over her head, he added it to the pile of clothes on the floor. The firelight danced across her skin as he watched the flickering reflection in her blue eyes. Quickly rolling on a condom, he seated himself at her entrance, looking down as her eyes opened up to him. The smile on her face was all the permission he needed as he slowly pushed his way in to the hilt.

She felt each stretch as her body accommodated his girth, being touched in places that were unaccustomed to invasion. Her hand grabbed his shoulders as she accepted his ride. He bore his weight on his hands looking down at her, his smile just as intense.

Over and over, he moved inside of her, bringing her to the edge once more. Lowering himself, he continued to piston as he tugged a nipple into his mouth, sucking voraciously.

That was all it took to send her over the peak, screaming out his name as he roared hers at the same time. Falling down and rolling, he pulled her across his body, arms holding tightly. Their ragged breathing slowly calmed as their heartbeats began a more regular cadence.

Smoothing her hair back from her face, he kissed her forehead, wishing the moment would never end. Wishing the last remnant of guilt over being happy would disappear. But also knowing that for him and Sherrie…it was only the beginning.

9

The next morning dawned as bright as the previous day with the sun beaming through the slit in the curtains. Sherrie opened her eyes and stretched, the soreness between her legs reminding her of the night before and a smile crossed her face.

“Hey, beautiful,” Tony said, pulling her in closely. Missing nothing, he asked, “How are you today? Are you too sore? Did we do too?—”

She pressed her fingers to his lips, halting his words of concern. “I’m fine.” Smiling again, she repeated, “Really fine.”

They heard the sound of a diesel truck nearby and he said, “Must be the snow plow. Let me go and thank them for coming out here.” He kissed her quickly, sliding out of bed and into his clothes. She watched him leave the room and snuggled deeper into the covers for a few minutes.What now? What happens when we return to the real world?Sighing deeply, she realized that she had no idea what he would feel once they were back around their friends.

Tossing the covers back she quickly dressed and headed for the kitchen. Glancing out of the window, she saw a large truck with a snow plow attached to the front and the driver talking to Tony. They chatted for a few minutes before she saw him pull out some money, handing it to the driver. The plow driver tried to wave the money away, but Tony insisted. Shaking hands, he made his way back to the cabin as the driver plowed around their vehicles before driving back down the driveway.

She hurried outside before he had a chance to come in, wanting to prolong their time at the cabin. He looked up as she stomped through the snow. “You promised to show me how to shoot.”

Smiling, he took her hand, leading her to the side of the house. Pulling his pistol from its holster, he acquainted her with his Glock 19. “This is a good one for you to use, baby. No kickback, easy to hold, semi-automatic.”

She nodded nervously as he placed it in her hand. Standing behind her, he showed her how to take her stance, aim, and pull the trigger. With his warm body behind hers it was hard to concentrate, but she wanted to show him that she could do this.

They practiced several minutes, firing at trees until she was able to hit them with a degree of accuracy. Twisting around, she looked up at him smiling as she said, “I’ll be in good shape to defend myself if I’m ever attacked by a tree.”

“Smartass,” he said, smacking her on her ass. Then looking serious, he said, “I’ll get you a weapon when we get back and take you to our firing range. I do want you to be able to defend yourself.”

“I just aim for the trunk, right?” she said, still smiling.

Laughing, he added, “You’re not too wrong. Actually, the creed is to aim for center mass.” Seeing her questioning expression, he said, “That means aim for a person’s chest.”

He took the pistol from her and they headed back toward the house. He sent her on ahead while he checked the vehicles again. She decided to fix lunch before they had to think about leaving.

Tony came in, stomping his boots off at the door. Looking up, he saw Sherrie standing in the kitchen staring at him and he could not stop the smile on his face.God, what would I give to see that every morning?Stalking over, he immediately took her face in his hands and pulled her in for a long, wet kiss. She opened immediately allowing his tongue to slip inside, drinking in her essence.

She wrapped her arms around him, wanting to feel his hard body pressed into hers. The kiss went on until she was not sure where she ended and he started. Finally pulling back to catch her breath, she moved her cheek to his chest, feeling his heartbeat.

Letting him go slowly, she smiled but he noticed it did not reach her eyes.

Turning, she moved to fix the coffee but was held back by his hand on her arm. He moved her back into him, lifting her chin with his fingers. She looked up questioningly.

“You going to tell me why that smile doesn’t seem like it’s real?”

“I guess I’m just thinking about what we need to do. We need to clean the cabin and get everything packed up. Then load up all our stuff before we leave. And then?—”

“Sherrie?” he interrupted, looking directly into her eyes. “I don’t want to know what all we’ve got to do. I want to know what’s going on in that beautiful head of yours.”

Pursing her lips, she retorted, “So you think you can read me now?”

He threw his head laughing. “Yeah, baby. I think after watching you for almost a year and spending every second of the past three days with you, I know you. So give it up, Sherrie.”

Sighing, she said, “I just…well, this has been really nice, although kind of surreal. So I was just wondering…um…what happens when we go back.” Feeling the blush rising up from her chest to her face, she tried to look away, but his hand on her cheek halted that plan.

“Oh, no, darlin’. I want to see your eyes when I tell you exactly how it will be. What we did last night was no casual fuck for me and I thought you knew that. But seeing the doubt on your face right now, means I didn’t do a good job getting that across and that’s on me. So, I’ll set you straight right now. As far as I’m concerned, we’re now a couple. This weekend has shown me that I can be happy again. And I want to be happy again. And that happiness can only be with you.”

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