She sat on the edge of the bed, the smallest sound enough to propel her to her feet--ready to run from the room. There was no sound, not even the clock ticking one thinks is ever present. She once again glanced at the doorknob, ready to leave yet not moving. The woman began to hear nonexistent noises, as if she were staring in the Tell Tale Heart, though no crime had yet been commited.
When the real sound came, it took her a moment to register as such. The soft knock came again. She rose slowly, her heart beating so hard it nearly stopped her breathing. With a trembling hand, she opened the door ever so slowly, pausing a moment before looking up the meet the gaze of the one she'd been waiting for.
He was tall, as she had expected, dressed in black as she had expected also. It was his gaze that was unexpected. His eyes of gray rested gently on her. Even in rest, they were intense. She realized that as much as he was able to see into her when they had only typed words to share, he was much more able to see into her soul with those eyes.
A moment passed silently before he held out to her his offering of hope and friendship. She took it with an unrehearsed smile, holding the single red rose close, greatful for this gesture of his.
"Are you going to let me in, fair lady, or leave me out here on the doorstep?"
She smiled suddenly, greatful again, this time for his humour and kind tone. She stepped back, allowing him entry.
His boots were nearly silent on the carpet, but not quite. She closed the door behind him., the bolt sliding home with a clink of metal meeting metal.
He shrugged his heavy leather coat off, laying it over a chair. She watched him with wet eyes. The man, with his long dark hair tinted red, held a hand out to her. She looked at it a moment before extending her hand to meet it.
"I wasn't sure you'd come." She said timidly, a small shy smile escaping despite the tears waiting to be released from her eyes.
"I wasn't sure you'd be here." He replied easily. "But I was willing to take the risk." He held her hand firmly, using it to pull her to him.
She looked up at him, as they encircled eachother with their arms. They stood there for a moment, holding eachother tightly, every inch of thier bodies pressed together.
"Oh how long I've waited..." She whispered and tilted her head back, lips parted slightly to receive his kiss.
His hand gently held the back of her head while his lips touched hers. Their mouths opened, greeting eachother with their tongues--tasting slowly at first. Then, the tempo quickened as the passion they had experienced only in words and dreams came to full realization. His free hand slid down to grasp her buttocks firmly. She planted her hands behind his head, trying to deepen the kiss even more. He let a small moan escape from low in his throat as she frenched him harder, breathing heavily thru her nose.