Chapter 4
Marcus couldn't sleep. For hours he had tossed and turned trying to sleep until he finally gave up. He couldn't get that woman out of his mind. He would bet his fortune that she cared for him, but she wasn't allowing herself to get close enough for him to find out. He got up out of bed and stormed out of his room, down the hall towards the bath house. When he had designed the villa he had created an elaborate bath that looked more like a hot spring that stayed lush and green all year long. The roof of the bath house was the night sky giving it an exotic look like something out of a dream. Green trees and craggy rocks were littered around a large pool that acted as a bath for the entire household. There was even a small waterfall where the nearby stream was redirected to flow through the room, constantly providing fresh water to the pools.
He walked in and inhaled the moist air into his lungs before he looked towards the bath and stopped in his tracks. For a moment he thought it was a goddess or a water nymph in the pools of warm water, before his eyes focused in the darkness. Her long auburn hair was shining with the moonlight reflected off her damp tresses. The soft light making her pale skin almost white with hollowed shadows. Her hands ran back through her hair as she stood in the waist deep water, exposing the slender curve of her throat as she tilted her head back and let the rivulets of water trail through her hair.
Marcus was instantly aroused from the beautiful sight. In retrospect he never remembered moving but he was suddenly entering the water from the far end of the pool, hoping she wouldn't hear him. Lucky for him she was too involved in her own thoughts, her own inner turmoil to hear him wade into the water. It wasn't until he was right behind her that she realized there was another presence there. She turned to him, her eyes glaring daggers as her arms moved up to cover her breasts, instantly backing away from the figure before she could register who it was.
"I see I'm not the only one that couldn't sleep." He said in a hushed tone. She calmed as she realized it was him, but continued to move farther away from him. "Diana please...don't pull away from me."
She shook her head and whispered under her breath, "No. We cant do this..."
He kept advancing knowing with a few more steps her back would be against the stone wall of the side of the bath. "Why not?" Just then her back touched the rock wall and he couldn't help the smile that curved his lips. He moved one hand to lean on the rocks behind her, his eyes never leaving hers. She looked back at him and seemed as if she started to say something but the words died on her lips.
"Am I so terrible to be around?" he asked with a knowing smile. She shook her head and looked down and began to protest but he cut her off "Then what is it?" She bit her lower lip and would not meet his gaze lest he see the indecision in her eyes. He leaned closer so their bodies were nearly touching in the warm water. "Whatever it is I wont let it hurt you anymore." She closed her eyes and fought against the tightening in her chest, wanting to believe him. Wanting him to keep her safe. But she reminded herself she didn't need protecting. It was him that needed to be protected from her.
He moved his lips closer, brushing them softly over her ear and whispers "Give me a chance Diana...please..." She felt as if her heart would break as his arms gently circled her and brought his body flush against hers. She could not deny she wanted him but she knew she should pull away. But her body betrayed her, merely wanting a single night in his arms. To pretend that it all would be alright and ignore the future. He saw the longing in her eyes and he gently moved her arms from in front of her breasts to around his neck, pulling her so her she was as close as possible. Marcus just held her for what seemed like a long time, taking in the features of her face, memorizing the curve of her lips and the color of her eyes in the moonlight.
It was Diana who eventually closed the distance between her lips and his. His hands began to move over her figure, learning each curve, each scar, each place that caused an intake of breath when he caressed her. His hands moved lightly over her breasts, cupping them as he pulled his mouth from hers and trailed kisses down her neck and over each breast in turn. Worshiping her with his mouth as if he was paying homage to the very goddess incarnate before him.
Her hands slowly began to explore his body, the curves of his muscles, the sharp angle of his hips, the rhythm of his heart beating in his chest. She had completely given in to him, allowing herself this one stolen moment in his arms. One of his hands slowly slipped down her stomach and lower caressing the most intimate part of her body. He was amazed that there was little hair to cover her most intimate regions, just enough to show her true hair color was red auburn.
She moaned softly, burying her face against the curve of his neck as he teased her. She couldn't remember the last time she had felt such arousal. Her heart was thudding in her chest and her breathing came in quick pants against his moist flesh. She cried out softly as his fingers parted her body and one finger slid intimately inside her while another teased over the bud of her pleasure. Her knees nearly buckled and he pressed her back against the stone wall to hold her upright. Her cheeks were flushed and her chest heaved as she struggled to draw air into her lungs.
In a bold move Diana moved her hand between his legs and her fingers trailed up and down his length. She learned him with her hands for several long moments, that were a pleasurable torture to his senses until he could no longer stand it. He groaned and used his free hand and pulled her soft hand away from his body.
She looked up at him and whispered "Why did you stop me?" and tried to move her hand back but he pinned it to the wall beside her head and whispered in a hoarse voice
"Because I wont last if you keep going and I want this time to be for you." Accenting his words he slid another finger deep into her body, curling gently to caress her most sensitive regions. All thought was lost to her at that moment, nothing but a pleasure more intense than she had ever felt coursing through her. Marcus released her hand and she moved it around his neck, running both hands through his hair as she tried to keep her balance as her legs refused to hold her. "Let go Diana" he whispered "Let me love you."
His fingers moved faster and he trailed kisses down her neck as far as he could before moving back up to her ears. She pulled his lips to hers and kissed him, moaning into his mouth until she was forced to break the kiss and she whispered "Please..." That was all it took. He didn't need to be asked twice. He picked her up and wrapped her legs around his hips reluctantly pulling his fingers from her pleasure center.
He looked into her eyes in question making sure it was what she wanted. In answer to the question in his eyes she kissed him and slowly guided his length into her body. She held very still, barely daring to breathe as he filled her completely both too enraptured with the intimacy to even move. Slowly she began to move against his body, a soft moan escaping her throat. Taking her movements as a sign she was pleasured and not pained he slowly began thrusting, pressing her back against the wall so he could touch her with one hand. His hand moved over her breast, the flair of her hip and her abdomen as he caressed and explored her body. He leaned back slightly so he could see her flushed face, head tilted back and her lips parted in awe of the pleasure. There was nothing more beautiful in the world than her at that moment.
He sped up his movements, his thrusts coming harder and faster as he was reaching the end of his restraint. Wanting her to be with him he moved his hand between her legs and caressed the tiny nub of her pleasure. He was rewarded by her nails digging into his shoulder as she gasped for pleasure. Even now he could tell she was holding back and whispered
"Let go...Let it happen." His fingers moved faster against the most intimate part of her body he brought her pleasure in ways she had never known possible. He stared into her eyes as she got so close to release and pressed his lips to the spot just below her ear and gently teased it with his tongue. That was all it took for her to come apart in his arms crying out as her orgasm washed over her. Feeling her tighten around him and her nails digging into his shoulders in turn pushed him over the edge and he moaned as he felt his own release in a moment of pleasure so intense lightning flashed behind his closed eyes as he thrust as deeply into her body as possible.
After several long breathless moments he slowly let her legs slide down his till she was standing in the water, but didn't release her from his tight hold. Her breathing was ragged, her breasts rising and falling in quick succession against his chest. He slowly separated their bodies and he picked her up in his arms and carried her back towards his rooms. No one was awake at such a late hour so no one witnessed the two of them, naked and dripping wet as he walked through the halls. Diana's arms wrapped around his neck as she nuzzled against him. She pushed all thoughts of regret from her mind, letting herself enjoy the feeling of his arms around her.
