This is a continuation of the Lew and Di characters - so you might want to read the "Old Friends, New Lovers" and "Lew in the Morning" and "Lew and Di in the Sunlight". Thank you for reading!!
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My chair bumped against the weathered, wooden planks of the deck as I pushed away from the table. Lew reached for my hand as I stood. I felt the calluses on his hands as I grasped his fingers against mine. He pulled me to him. The night was almost perfect. The moon was full, shining its light on the sleeping sand. Wisps of clouds passed through the soft illumination, causing shadows to play in the darkening night.
We had just finished a delicious dinner outside on the deck. It had been my turn to cook for him. My mind had been restless all day; just moving from one thing to another and not able concentrate on my book or a nap or anything for more than a few minutes. Not sure how to spend my last hours here, not wanting this week to end.
My eyes looked into his, searching for my truth. I had been here for almost a week and this was my final night on the coast. This was my last night of no responsibilities; my last night with Lew until I decided where the next path of my life was going to take me. A job was waiting for me to start in a few days -- a job a thousand miles away.
I wrapped my arms around him and pressed my face into his chest. His heartbeat was a gentle sound beneath my ear; the ocean beating another tune against the shore as we began to dance slowly under the moon. I tilted my face toward him as his lips brushed mine. He pushed my hair out of my eyes.
Our eyes locked and held, the music from the cd player floated through the open kitchen window. We moved together so easily. As we turned in our slow circles I noticed the soft light emanating through the door and window. His profile in the half light made me sure of my decision to give it a try with him, and wanting to do that here -- not long distance.
His lips on mine, tasting the mix of red wine and seafood. Running my hands up his back, feeling the contours of his shoulders and muscles beneath, wanting to touch every part of him. He had become an elixir I could not drink enough of.
We moved slowly together for the next several songs. Quietly lost in each other and the moment, we held on to each other and kissed like we had never tasted one another before.
"Di, this has been a great week." Lew said quietly into my hair.
I stopped swaying. "Can we walk?"
I kicked off my shoes and descended the rough wooden steps. My feet sunk in the loose, cool sand at the bottom of the steps as I paused in the night to look at the moon skimming the surface of the water in front of me. I heard Lew descending them behind me. The wind had picked up and my hair blew around my face.
As I walked fast towards the water, tears had trickled from my eyes and streaked down my cheeks. My emotions were crazy and I didn't know what my deal was. How could one week be this incredible? My sun dress tangled around my legs and I stumbled and sat at the edge where the wet and dry sand met. I pulled my knees up and wrapped my arms around them.
"Di?" I heard Lew question. He molded easily into me as I felt him sit behind me, his legs straddled my body and his arms wrapped around me.
I turned and curled into his lap, my trickle of tears became a steady river and I sobbed into his arm. "Sorry." Was all I could utter between gasping breathes. "I love spending time here, time with you. This week went by so fast."
"Shhhh. Its ok Di." Lew stroked my hair and held me against him.
As if to prove that point, the sky lit up far out over the ocean with a spider web of brilliant light. We both jumped and watched in awe as the storm moved closer to the land. Lew kissed the top of my head and stood, lifting me with him as the wind really picked up and big, fat rain drops began to fall. Lew grabbed my hand and we ran back to the house, getting completely drenched on the way. Lew went through the kitchen door and I turned and let the rain wash the tears from my face. I watched another flash of bright light over the angry water.
Still mixed up and unsure of everything except wanting to feel Lew's skin on mine and his arms around me, I faced the churning ocean. I let the rain wash my tears away as the droplets ran together down my face. The change in weather did not calm me, it churned my feelings into a vortex that was not of my control. I turned and entered the kitchen.
Lew had peeled his t-shirt off his wet skin and was facing away from me as I walked behind him and kissed the glistening water drops from his skin. I ran my hands along his ribs and around to his chest. Kissing his back with little kisses along his spine, I made my way down to the waistband of his shorts. I ran my fingers down his stomach and lightly brushed the front of his shorts, feeling him there.
He turned and brushed the water from my face. I opened my mouth to speak and he placed his fingers on my lips. "Shhhhh." His lips replaced his fingers and he kissed me gently. His tongue parted my lips and I opened my mouth to him. My hands moved up his neck and tangled in his hair, pulling his mouth deeper into mine.
His hands moved swiftly up and down my body, my dress clung wetly to my body. Goosebumps made me tingle as I grasped the hem of my dress and began to pull it over my head. Lew tugged it free of my arms and I stood before him in my satin sky blue bra and panties. He ran his finger between my breasts, lightly tracing the edge of lace along the swell of my milky skin.
I sucked in my breath as he kissed the wet droplets off my collar bone. I shivered as his lips touched my skin. Tilting my head towards the ceiling he kissed his way up my neck and along my jaw bone. Slowly making his way back to my mouth; feeling like I couldn't kiss him enough my kisses became more hurried and hungry.
