Chapter 4
" Maybe it's better that he's asleep." Ashlee mused, sitting next to Erica at the edge of Ben's bed.
Erica nodded, her eyes locked on Ben. " I know, but I wanted to tell him goodbye." She mused sadly, leaning down to kiss Ben's forehead.
" I barely got his shoes off before he passed out." Ashlee laughed, smiling at her sweet little brother, passed out still in his wedding clothes.
Erica shook her head, smiling, " He was so cute at the reception. That was an adorable toast he gave. Thank you, for including him."
She nodded, never taking her eyes off Ben, " I figured that we would have never made it here had we not found him. He healed our hearts."
Erica nodded, tears suddenly welling in her eyes, " I haven't been away from him, since we found him."
" I know." Ashlee replied softly, " He's fine, Erica."
She nodded, " Oh, I know." She smiled slightly, " In my head, I know he's safe, that no one is going to take him from us. But in my heart, my heart still screams that if I let him out of sight again, I'm going to lose him."
" I would lay down my own life for him, you know that Erica." Ashlee told her, her voice so calm, and steady, so filled with honesty that she knew Ashlee meant it with every fiber of her being.
Erica smiled, looking at Ashlee, amazed by how much she reminded her of David, " I love you, you know that? And I thank god everyday for you. You found him, Ashlee. I know you would never let anything happen to him." Erica told her, her voice radiating with love as she gave Ashlee a hug.
" I love you too, Erica. And I just did what my heart told me to do." She replied, tears in her own eyes. She smiled, and laughed lightly, " Hey, it's your honeymoon, kiss him goodbye and get the hell out of here." She teased with a wink.
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Five hugs later, and three extra for a still completely passed out Ben, Erica and David were finally on their way.
Their honeymoon was set to last three weeks, though David fully expected them to be home in two...they were going to miss the kids, too much, and Erica was still so fearful of leaving Ben, that he saw them coming home early.
They were going to stay in Rio for a week. Only they were leaving the sea side resort they were staying in, and were heading to a small hotel on the edge of the rainforest. It was the trip they were supposed to take the first time they were in Rio, so they both felt this was where their honeymoon should begin.
Erica was standing in front of the window, looking out into the rainforest. The sceneary was breath taking, and the fragrance coming from all of the flowers around them was heavenly.
David came up behind her, and wrapped his arms around her waist, pulling her close, " I promise you, he's safe."
She nodded, sighing as she leaned against him, " I know, and I'm trying not to worry. It's just hard. The last two times we took our eyes off of him, he was taken from us." She practically whispered.
David nodded, placing a kiss on the top of her head, " But it's all over now, Erica. Everyone who took him is in jail where they belong. He's a happy, healthy, normal, little boy, and he's with his sisters who will guard him with their lives." He smiled, " Not to mention spoil him rotten."
They both laughed, and Erica nodded, pulling out of his arms, and turning to face him. " He deserves to be spoiled. And you're right, I need to stop worrying, and just give in to us and this paradise we're in." She announced, leaning in to give him a lingering kiss.
She pulled away a few seconds later, and smiled at the look in David's eyes. She felt bad, getting things started, and then stopping them, but she had a surprise for him.
" I think you deserve to be spoiled, too." She teased, tossing him a smile she knew he couldn't resist.
" Hmm...and what do you have in mind?" He breathed, trying to pull her back in his arms.
She shook her head playfully, and stepped back. " It's a surprise." She replied, " And you'll just have to patient."
" I don't't have any patience, Erica." He said, a smile playing on his lips.
" You better..." She started, closing the distance between them, " Or else." She breathed, standing on her tip toes to give him a quick kiss.
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David was going crazy waiting for Erica. She went to change ten minutes before, and hadn't come out yet. She was going to drive him mad. He laughed to himself, lighting a few candles, that's probably what she was going for, and she would come out just as he was about to lose it.
He stopped in the middle of the room, admiring his work. He'd dimmed the lights, and lit a few candles throughout the room. He contemplated turning on some music, but had decided against it.
What the hell was she up to? She'd made it very clear that if he disturbed her, or if he tried to rush her, that she would take away her surprise.
The bathroom door open, and turned around.
Erica smiled at him, leaning against the door frame.
David didn't move, he just stood there, drinking her in. His eyes started at her feet, she was wearing red heels, god...what she did to him when she wore red. He eyes traveled upward, and his breath caught in his throat as he caught site of her bare legs. She wasn't wearing much else, just a red, satin robe that fell to the top of her thighs.
" Is this my surprise?" He asked, his voice hoarse as she walked towards of him.
" You like what you see?" She asked, spining around quickly.
All he could do was nod, and she closed the distance between them. " Good. But you still have to unwrap it."
" God." He breathed, suddenly unable to resist his urge to kiss her. He pulled her into his arms, and kissed her.
She let herself get lost for a few moments, enjoying the feel of lips almost to much to stop, but she did.
" You're going to kill me." He breathed as she stepped back.
She just smiled and took his hand, leading him to a reclining chair. She stopped them in front of it, and smiled wickedly, placing a hand on his chest, before gently pushing him down into the chair.
He barely had to time to recover, before she was on top of him. She just smiled, situating herself on his lap. She bent her legs, and placed one on each side of him, sitting back on her heels.
" God." He breathed, reaching up to cup her face, before pulling her down for a kiss.
She let him kiss her this time. No pulling away, no stopping, just passion. She moaned softly, as his hands instantly started about their task of "unwrapping" is surprise. She sat back slightly, never breaking their kiss, as his hands found the belt to her robe.
He was just about to pull il open, when she stopped him, her hands over his. She reluctantly pulled away, sitting back on her heels.
" Erica?" He asked, barely above a whisper.
" Close your eyes." She told him.
" What?" He asked, still not completely out of the fog of their kiss.
" Close you eyes." She told him again.
" Why?"
" Close your eyes, David. I promise it will be worth it."
He nodded, not sure what she had planned, but willing to go along with anything she wanted. He did as he was asked and closed his eyes.
She gave him a sexy laugh, and moved her hands, granting him the right to finally open is his present.
He pulled the belt off quickly, and her robe fell open. She took his hands and placed them on her abdomen, which he quickly noted was only half covered. Covered...he sucked in a breath, leather...she was clad in leather.
" Leather?" He breathed, and Erica nodded, sitting back and letting the robe fall off her shoulders.
" Leather." She confirmed, stilling his hands for a few seconds, " What color?" She asked, leaning down to whisper in his ear.
" Hmm..." He breathed, his hands still being held hostage by hers, " Black?"
" Could be..." She laughed hotly, dropping a quick kiss on his lips, " Or maybe not."
" White?" He breathed, and she laughed at the sound of the painful breath he'd just taken.
" White, I think white looks great on me, don't you?" She asked, finally moving her hands from on top of his. She didn't give him a chance to do anything, instead she kissed him again, her hands on the first button of his shirt. " But it's not quite my color."
" Ummm...red?" He managed to get out, she was trailing kisses along his jawline, and down his neck, her fingers making quick work his shirt buttons, and his brain was having a hard time focusing on anything other then her the feel of her, all over him.
" Red is definitely my color." She said hotly, moving his shirt aside, and kissing his chest. She trailed soft, kisses down his chest. The last button gave her trouble, but she still had it undone in a few seconds, and opened his shirt completely. " I think red is very sexy on me." She said, sitting up, " You know, I was worried this wouldn't look good on me, but I think it's perfect. You should see it." She teased, kissing him again, this time racking her nails over his chest.
" This is killing me." David said against her lips, holding her so close, that their was no space between them.
She nodded, giggling softly, " That's the point, David." She reminded him, pulling herself out of his arms, and sitting back on her heels. " Don't you even think about opening your eyes."
" How am I supposed to see, what color you're wearing?"
" With your hands." She told him, her voice filled with playful laughter.
She watched happily as a smile played on David's lips, and she took his hands again, placing them just below her belly button. " Touch is supposed be a persons strongest sense."
He nodded, his hands still idle. God what she did to him. Just the feel of her in his lap was enough to send his senses reeling. How the hell was going to be able to get through this little "game" of hers?
She put her hands over his, " What are you waiting for, Doctor?"
He shook his head, his eyes still closed and moved his right hand. He moved it slowly, only a few inches, and he could already feel her breath hitch under his touch.
His left hand stayed idle, even after his right hand made connect with bare skin. She was moving his hand faster now, over her belly button and up her abdomen, making sure that his hand traced the V shape that was cut into the lingerie.
" God," he whispered, leaning forward, and doing the best that he could to kiss the exposed skin his hand was burning it's way across.
She smiled at him, lost in the way his touch made her feel. She was so close to just forgetting this whole tease, and letting him rip off the rest of her clothes and make love to her tell day break.
But before she could say anything his hand grazed along the outside of her left breast. She moaned, and leaned into his touch, as his hand brushed along the top of her breast. And then followed the course, and ran the same line around her other one.
She was writhing in his lap by then, and she was pulling on his other hand, aching for his touch on as much of her as he could touch. But he wouldn't move that hand...two could play at her game.
He leaned forward, kissing all the bare skin on her abdomen that he could find, as his hand snaked around her back. He was tugging at the zipper in a few seconds, and she wanted to stop him, she really did, but his head was buried in her neck, and he was sucking and nipping, driving her insane.
" Red...you're definitely wearing red." He breathed, placing a quick kiss on her chin, before his lips crushed against hers.
He pulled her as close as he could, and sat up, so he could get better access, kiss her harder and deeper. He had both hands all over her, and was touching her where ever he possibly could.
" I can't take this anymore, David." She breathed, his lips trailing down her chest again, " No more games."
He practically growled, and before she knew it, they were standing. She wrapped her legs around his waist, and kissed him hard, letting him carry her to the bed.
He laid her down a few seconds later, and followed slowly, stopping to take in the sight of her. " Always wear red." He told her, leaning down slowly, hearing her breath hitch, " Better yet, wear nothing." He said quickly, and laid down on top of her, kissing her with so much fire and passion, that she felt it in the depths of her soul.
He had his arms around her, and had the zipper undone in a few seconds. She moaned softly, as she slowly peeled her top off.
" God, you're gorgeous." He told her, his voice filled with love.
She couldn't do anything but nod, " I love you." She managed to get out.
" Only you." He replied, and smiled at her before leaning down to place a soft kiss on the top of each breast.
She moaned, and her hips bucked into his, her hands in his hair.
He smiled against her skin, and flicked his tongue over her nipple. She screamed, and he continued on to her other breast, repeating his movements.
She wasn't sure how much longer she could take this foreplay. He wasn't letting up either, as his kissed his way down her stomach. She was putty in his hands, lost to anything but this man and his hands and lips. God she loved him!
He kissed the top of the thighs, and she thought she might burst, that was until he gently moved her legs open, so he could kiss the inside of each thigh.
" David..." She moaned, and he looked up at her, his eyes filled with love and passion.
He had his lips on hers only a second later. She had his shirt off a second later, and was making quick work of his belt and pants. He was taking his time, making her ache a little bit more before he unzipped the bottom half of the leather teddy, and had it off second later.
They were skin to skin only seconds later and they hadn't even broken their kiss. " I love you, forever." David told her, his voice so honest that it sent chills through her. She closed her eyes, and rolled her head to the side, as they joined. He held her close, tight, and she knew that not only did he have all of her body, but all of her heart and soul.
He keep their kiss even with their movements, which started slow, and tender...but quickly became lost to their passion. David took both her hands in his, raising them over her head, and lacing their fingers together.
The moved faster, harder, a smooth, slick rhythm that was taking them both to limits only they could reach. It was only seconds later, after one last move, that they were both screaming each other's names. Erica's nails racked his back, and her eyes closed. David held her, his hands squeezed hers as they both shuttered against each other.
" Oh my god." David breathed into Erica's shoulder, a few minutes later, as he collapsed on top of her. " I have never felt anything like that."
Erica nodded, placing a quick kiss on his shoulder, " That's because you never made love to me as your wife before."
He smiled, his wife, and sat up a little so he could look into her eyes, " Tonight...and for the rest of our lives."
The End!
David wakes Erica with a kiss



