The Lioness (3 page)

“He
leaned his forehead down to hers. “So am I baby, so am I.”

**********

Rose
sat back and sighed. This was better than she had expected her night to be. She
had figured on spending the night alone, like usual, then crashing. Now Ty was
here, looking at her, studying her and looking very much like the cat that
swallowed the canary.

“You
look happy Ty. Did you get enough to eat?”

“Enough,
I’m stuffed. My mother would be happy to know I’m eating well. You know how it
is when you are on a job, not eating on time or lucky you get anything
depending on where you are. A couple nights we just had rations, we were out
doing patrols. I saw a few more skirmishes that time, more then I liked. I’m
glad you weren’t with me.” He looked over at her and took her hand. “It’s no
place for you, you really ought to think twice about whether you really want to
go there.”

Rose
leaned forward and was moved by his concern. “I don’t want to be there for the
stories. You know it’s the first time I’ve felt like that. I simply want to
come and be with you, to be there when you come back. I want to be your support
network.”

“God,
how is a guy supposed to turn that down? I want you there and I want you so far
away, somewhere tucked safely away so I know I can go to bed at night and know
you are safe.” He took her hand and kissed it. “I won’t say no though. It’s up
to you. We’ve been through that before and I don’t want any problems with us
again because of it. I just care about you too much and don’t want to lose you
ever again.” He picked up her hand and kissed it, watching her eyes in the
candlelight that softly lit their table.

“Let’s
not talk about it now or think about it now. I want to enjoy what time we
have.”

Ty
glanced over Rose’s shoulder to see if he could see their waiter. He saw him and
flagged him down. After telling him they were finished, he looked at Rose. “Do
you want to go straight to the hotel or go dancing?  The only other time we’ve
danced was in Turkey.”

Rose
smiled and saw the look in his eyes. It would be nice to go straight back, but
going out dancing would add a little fuel to the embers that were there building.
She was in great need of Ty and what he was capable of doing. His touch, his
kiss could set her on fire. He had the most magical lips in the world and that
was from just kissing, never mind the rest of the meltdown, mind-blowing sex
that followed. She sighed and smiled.

“Let’s
go dancing for a while. There are a couple of places on Street 51, one is Heart
of Darkness, the other is Chilli’s Stardust Disco. That would probably be the
place, though I’ll warn you, you’re going to draw attention, I may have to
fight off the ladies.”

“Listen
honey, all I want is you, so let’s go dancing and have a good time till you say
so, then we’ll go back and, well not to crash. I have plans.”

**********

The
place was hopping when they got there. They had stopped briefly at the hotel so
he could drop off his bags and Rose could change. She wanted something lighter
on. She knew the place was going to be hot, with all the people who came to
dance. She was glad she had changed. Jeans would be fine but she had worn a
sweater to the FCC and now with her tank and heels, she was more in tune with
the others who were there.

As
she had thought when they walked in, people stopped and looked. Some of the
Khmer girls that were sitting looking for companions for the night, got up. She
steered Ty away to a table close to the wall. She gave them a look that made
them understand he was with her and she wasn’t sharing.

“I
saw that fancy footwork and the look those girls gave you said it all. They
were deeply offended.”

“Good,
let them be offended. I couldn’t care less. I’ve been wanting you for too long
to have them hanging around.” They sat down and a waitress took their order.

“Are
you sure that’s all you want?”

“Mm,
positive, I’m not much into drinking and I don’t want to get too buzzed while
I’m dancing. I want to know what tonight is all about. I don’t want to miss a
beat.”

She
looked at him and smiled. “Wait a minute, I want to go see if they have something
a little slower for us to start with.” She was up and walked over to the DJ. Talking
and watching as he scanned down his list. She smiled and nodded and then came
back to the table. “Come on, I have a few lined up.”

“How
did you manage that?”

I
know his sister.”

They
walked and the first notes to “Hold Onto Me” by Daryl Hall came on.              “Where
did he find that gem?” Ty asked.

“I
don’t know, must be a Daryl Hall fan around, I love his voice, him and Brian McKnight,
well you know....”

“I
know baby, you have the same taste as me.” He moved her out onto the floor and
they danced. More dancers came and they moved with the beat. He felt her body
mold to his as he danced with her. Looking down in her eyes, he mouthed the
words as they danced. The words, the music, fit his mood and spoke his heart. He
loved her and now she was here with him.

She
was a good dancer and she fit him. She knew just how to move with him.  As they
danced he felt her heart beat. He pulled her closer and sang into her ear. He
felt her humming, even over the boom of the music. He closed his eyes and felt
his body soar. He felt her lips graze his cheek. Then he was kissing her as
they danced. She was holding him tight around his neck. His dream, God he was
flying high and knew the night had just started.

They
danced every song that came on. Once the DJ played
“
Hold Onto Me” again,
then everyone cheered as they went out to dance once more. He really danced her
around this time, enjoying the completeness of it all. She was his and he was
whole.

Looking
down into her eyes he whispered the words of the song and saw her smile her
sweet smile.

“Take
me then, now. Let’s go back. I don’t think I can wait much longer.”

**********

They
were back at the hotel in record time. Ty locked up the rented Land Cruiser and
the walked in and collected the key to the room and went up to the second
floor. By the time they got up near the door he was pulling her hand. She was
happy. She couldn’t be with anyone else. She knew that now. That young
journalist had been making eyes at her earlier this evening and she knew deep
down no one would be able to measure up in every way like Ty. He was everything
to her.

Ty
unlocked the door and pulled Rose in. After closing and locking the door he
threw the keys on the table. Then scooping her up, kissing her lips, he looked
at her. “Do you know how long I’ve dreamed of this moment?”

Rose
was sure it was the instant she had left Banda Aceh. It made her feel so sad. So
much time lost, because of her and all the foolishness. “I think I know.” her
voice was hoarse with emotion. “As long as me. When I walked away.”

He
kissed her, letting his lips savor the feeling. He was no fool. He was going
back to Iraq. Life expectancy for a foreign correspondent was not always good.
He had to have this week and then go back to finish up. He had never quit a
job. This was not quitting. He just needed a break and he needed his Rose. Now
he knew they were both on the same page. “Don’t think about that, or the
walking away part. Think of me, you, our future. Actually don’t think, just
enjoy.” He let his lips go back to hers as he walked her to the bed.

Placing
her down he kept his arms braced on either side of her as she laid down, her
hair splayed out, looking beautiful. Her eyes were hooded, going unfocused. She
was a site, and his. He kissed her again, boy he loved to kiss her. She had the
sweetest lips. Like the first time, “Mint chocolate chip.”

“Silly,
I haven’t had chocolate lately.” She smiled up at him. “No, but that’s what I’m
always going to think of when I’m kissing you.” He let his tongue come out and
lick her lips, then lick into her mouth. She started sucking on his tongue,
arching up to meet his body. She needed to feel him, quick, somehow. “I need
your touch Ty.”

He
let his hands glide up her arms as he rested on his elbows, till he captured
her face. Then, taking a hold of her, he rolled and had her up on top of him. Looking
deep into her eyes he felt and saw her need, the heat that he felt. Kissing her,
he was floored by her as she gave her mouth and opened to him, a feeling of
desperation on her part, from the long weeks of separation they had both been
suffering.

She
moved up on her knees and looking down, let her hands touch his chest as she
started to explore him, her kissing him, him kissing her back like this was
their last moment on this planet. She wanted to feel all of him, get every
lovely inch within her fingers. She spanned her fingers out to feel his hard
chest and she sighed. His lips moved over hers, tasting her. She moaned as his
tongue tasted her, thrusting in, giving her a taste of what they would have
again. Her head was swimming, remembering the first time.

She
quickly undid his buttons till she got to his pants, pulling his shirt out. She
felt him squeezing her fanny. She arched into him and reveled in the feeling of
their closeness but she wanted more of him, wanted to taste him. She kissed him
back, dancing her tongue around his while she worked his pants down, freeing
them and feeling his hard, solid hips and then his butt. God he was built
perfect. He was all man and so big in every way. Why he wanted her was beyond
her, when he could have any one of the many beauties that threw themselves at
him. He did, so she wasn’t going to question him. She knew him well enough to
know when he said something he spoke the truth and it was always from the
heart. It made her feel very needed and that’s what she needed at the moment.
She broke the kiss and looked down at him. He was looking like she must look, a
little unfocused, ready to explode.  She knew she was going to explode soon.

She
smiled down at him and then started moving south, sliding his boxers down. “God,
you’re beautiful and so big.” Smiling, she took him in her mouth. She let her
lips slide down his length, heard his moans and let her tongue work him. His
moans fueled her to do more.

“Oh
Rose, oh God, what am I....”

“I
want to please you, you never let me take you, and I’ve wanted to go down on
you ever since the night you did me and I thought I’d die. Let me do it for
you, for me, it will be such a turn-on to feel you cum.”

He
pulled her in tight and hugged her. “What am I to do with you, my precious Rose?
You floor me, take my breath away every time I think I know you….” He kissed
the top of her head. He was finding it hard to think but he wanted it to be the
two of them this time together. “Not all the way this time. I want to be in you
when I cum. Please just get me almost there.” He kissed her again hard,
thrusting his tongue in and he felt her give in. He was trying to feel her
through her jeans and he wanted her naked, needed her that way. He worked her
jeans off after she brought herself up so she was braced over him, hands on
either side. Then he flipped her over, pinning her down.  “Sorry, I think I
want to be the one going south.” He smiled and kissed his way down to her belly
button. He was about to burst, hearing her moans and whimpers.

“You
never play fair Ty, whether it’s scrabble or making love, I wanted to.”

He
placed a finger over her lips. “Shh, I want to eat you, I’m starved for a
certain pussy right now and it has your name written all over it.” Then he was
back down on her licking in and hard.

Licking
her, he felt her moving and looking up, saw she was working her tank off so
only her bra was on. She looked down at him and even in her unfocused state her
smile was dazzling. She unfastened the front closure and freed her breasts.
They were perfect and he knew she would have them in her hands, taking her
nipples between her fingers while he licked her and stroked her.

I
wish you’d let me suck on you Ty, it’s all I can do to behave.”

“Then
don’t, what do you want, tell me. How do you want it?” He was watching his shy
Rose, who had blossomed into a sex goddess when they had gotten to know one
another. It had taken a while. She had been so shy but he had watched her
blossom when they were alone. He had showed her ways to please the both of them
while they were together.

“She
pushed him over and came up kissing him, hard and deep. “I want to do this.” She
straddled him so she was down on him, giving him a birds eye view of her perfect
fanny. “Lord have mercy. You want me to die of a heart attack, baby?”

“No,
just give you back a little joy.”

“That
would be an understatement, more like ecstasy or nirvana.” He sank his face in
as she took him again. She was going to send him over the top and quickly so he
better get her there first or he wasn’t going to make it. He reached for the
bedside stand and felt the foil packet. Good, he was ready.

Rose
was so close, she wanted to let him go first but she knew he was holding back.
She could tell by his movements but it was hard for her to get there and she
wanted it so bad, like a drug she wanted to let go, feel the mind blowing
feeling that made her feel like her whole body was melting down. He was licking
and suckling her clit in turn. She moved with him but finally she lost her rhythm
and just buried her face in his big thigh. She gave up and rolled over and he
was on top of her, spreading her legs, giving it to her with his tongue like
she wanted, like she needed. She felt it build, felt the pulse and she wanted
to stay with him. She tried to know what was going on but it was impossible.
She couldn’t think straight. She knew she screamed his name as she hit the top
and she felt the flow and her moans were fueling him as he thrust his finger in
her again and again till she thought she couldn’t take it any more, then
everything went white.