We’d had a nice quiet dinner, talking about the past and catching one another up on all that we’d been through over the years.After, Noah built a fire while I cleaned up the dishes and put things away.Then, we settled down together, curled up on the couch with a couple of blankets, and watched a movie.
“Wow, it’s late.I didn’t realize the time.I guess I should get home,” he said, placing his hand on my thigh and smiling gently.
The conversation between us had flowed as easily as it always had, but I knew there were still a lot of unsaid words between us, and now the thought of him leaving was causing a very heavy feeling inside of me.He got up from where he was sitting and made his way over to the front hall closet as I came up behind him.
“Thank you for dinner.It was wonderful,” he said, pushing a strand of hair behind my ears before stopping to look me in the eyes.
“You’re welcome.I’m glad you enjoyed.”
He threw his coat on and then leaned forward and pressed his lips to mine.I closed my eyes, allowing myself to let go and just let the warm feeling awaken me.
“Night, Mindi,” he whispered and opened the door, stepping out into the snowy night air.
“Night.”
I watched him walk down the stairs toward his truck and then went back inside and shut the door.As I stood there with my back pressed to the door, I realized I didn’t want him to leave; I wanted him to stay, but I couldn’t move.It was rare for me to have the house to myself, and I knew I needed to open the door, call out to him and tell him to come back inside, but I just stood there, leaning against the door.I heard his engine start and then trail off into the night.
I made my way into the living room, stopping after only a few steps.I really didn’t want him to leave.I turned around and made my way back to the door, pulling it open.I was shocked to see Noah standing there, and before I could say anything, he’d wrapped his arms around me, kissing me hard.
He backed me into the house, closing the door behind him, then shrugged out of his jacket as we continued to kiss.
“I couldn’t leave,” he whispered.“Not this time.”
My hands found the buttons of his shirt, unbuttoning one at a time, finally shoving the material off his shoulders.He broke our kiss only to lift my shirt up and over my head, dropping it to the floor where his lay.Then he pulled me against his warm chest, his hands running down my body, cupping my ass as he pulled me closer.
“Is it wrong that I’ve wanted you all this time?”he murmured.“That I still want you?”
My body heated as he kissed the side of my neck, his one hand now resting gently on my cheek as his other snaked through my hair, gently tugging it as his lips met mine again.
“I still want you to.”I closed my eyes, relishing the feel of his lips against my skin.
I couldn’t help but let out a quiet moan as his tongue washed through my mouth as his hands ran over my back.He played with the clasp on my bra, my nipples hardening as the material fell away.He looked down into my eyes as he gently removed it, dropping it to the pile that lay at our feet, before he took my breasts in his hands, cupping them, running his thumbs over my nipples.
“I want you,” he murmured, pulling me against his bare chest, kissing me hard.
“I want you too,” I whispered, tugging on his jeans to follow me down the hall where we entered my bedroom and closed the door.
Noah
I woke in the middle of the night, forgetting where I was, until I felt the bed move and I looked over to see Mindi sound asleep.I watched her for a while, remembering the feel of her fingers digging into my back as she arched her back off the mattress, crying out as she came.As I looked at her, sleeping peacefully, and all I wanted to do was see her face again as she cried out my name.
Half an hour later, I carefully slipped out of the bed to use the washroom and get a drink of water.
I quietly made my way through the house and back into the bedroom and was about to place the glass on the bedside table when something caught my eye.I blinked a couple of times to make sure I wasn’t seeing things and then slowly set the glass down.I reached up and grabbed a card that sat on her nightstand.As I looked at it, my heart stopped.Then I opened the card, and in the few seconds that it took for me to read the first few words, my world stopped.I sat down on the edge of the bed, reading and re-reading the card.
“Good morning,” I heard Mindi say behind me.
I didn’t know how long I’d been sitting on the edge of the bed, but when I tore my eyes from the card, light streamed in through the windows.My mind was racing and my chest was tight as I looked down at the front of that card again.All these years, all the wondering I’d done, the fucking heartbreak I’d gone through, and now I finally had my answer.This had to be some sort of cruel joke.
“Good morning, silly.”She giggled.
I felt the bed move, but the moment I felt her hands on my shoulders, I pulled away and got up.
“Noah is…is something wrong?”
I ran my fingers through my messy hair and fought to breathe as I paced back and forth.I really should have just left when I found it, but I’d been paralyzed by shock.I probably should have asked her about this when we first sat down, but I’d been afraid of the answer, but now I had it.
“Noah?What is wrong?”she asked, sitting on her knees now in the center of the bed, the blankets wrapped around her naked body.
