He liked the feel of her hands all over him, he could wake up any second now, alone in his apartment, or worse, alone back in Xavier's surrounded by all his friends who where always hanging off their partners. He could sense that she was moving up to kiss him, she didn't look like she was hurting, his lips parted very slightly as he awaited her kiss.
But she didn't seem to carry through with her kiss, though his mind was more focused on the movement of her body.. it felt overpowering what she had just done. She was looking down at him, normally he would have lift his head so his lips could touch her own.. But Catherine's body had began moving in a way that she had never done with him before, he didn't even need to think about what they where doing.. his eyes where so focused on hers, the intense flow of emotions and powerful sensations reflected in each other’s eyes.
She didn't look like she was in pain, and last time hadn't she been holding him tighter? His mind couldn't think of much more then how she was making him feel right now, her head tucking gently onto his shoulder after she broke eye contact with a shy blink. Instantly his eyes had shut, his lips parting slightly as her body continued to enflame his senses, his breathing began to mimic the motion of her body. His hands had crept up to the back of her shoulders and settled with holding her as her head was hidden against his shoulder.
A muffled gargle of a groan that was half-heartedly attempted to be silence in the back of his throat, but then another more satisfyingly delighted whisper escaped between his lips as he breathed out. There was a soft jerk in his body as it grew over excited by the burst of sensations she was causing to run through him.
"Catherine!" He sounded very eager and slightly desperate, but he repeated her name much softer though with more of a seducing tone about it as he whispered it. His hands searched out her cheeks as he lifted his head from the pillow to look at her, but his body refused to cease the delightful rhythm. His lips inched right up to hers, not kissing her, but touching them softly, their lips stroking against each other as he talked, everything about him was full of strong passion, his touch, his body, his voice..
"..I love you." His kisses smothered her, Riley's body felt so over stimulated by every single touch of affection, his hands wanted to move all over her, his lips wanted to explore every inch of her skin, his body wanted to move deeper and more keenly within her. It was pure exhilaration, but the air and his voice seemed to get entangled in his throat moments before his head rested back against the pillow. A soft quiet groan escaped smoothly through his parted lips, his eyes shutting quickly shortly followed by a quick intake of breath. How was Catherine doing this, how could she make him feel like this, it was beyond amazing, it was beyond anything he could have every dreamed up, his hands weakly stroked her back since most of his mind and energy was focused solely on the excessive amounts of powerful sensations. Slowly his lips parted just a little more, his arms creeping about her once more to hold her in his passionate embrace. This wasn't like last time.. was it? He didn't remember feeling like this, he was more scared and more worried, and then upset because part of him knew he was hurting Catherine.. But now.. now this was incredible!! Maybe he had done something terribly wrong before.. but his mind couldn't think of what had happened back then.. A soft yell escaped him without any struggle to hold it in, he couldn't help but call out, this was extraordinary, it was unbelievable that she was making him feel all these powerful sensations and overwhelmingly strong feelings!
Riley(about Catherine): She's my desert rose, a wondrous soul brought up in a harsh environment
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She listened as he called out her name, lifting her head from his shoulder, she loved this man .... loved him and she hoped she was pleasing him. The expression in his eyes and the way he wispered her name a second later told her she must be doing something right. There was something odd in the way he said her name the second time but it caused little shivers to course down her spine, how could the simple uttering of her own name make her feel this way. She didn't understand how what they were doing here was any different to back in the initiative base but it felt so amazingly different. She half wondered why she wasn't in pain this time he but it hard to concentrate on anything but him when he was doing this to her.
"..I love you."His lips were against hers though he was making no effort to kiss her, she could feel them brushing against hers as she spoke, his breath on her lips. She made a sound that could have been a groan but it was hard to tell because he was kissing her passionatley the next second. It took her a second to respond eagerly to his kisses her body pressing firmer against him each time they both moved.
She heard him yell softly, her eyes peering down at him, wondering if she'd done something wrong, but he was so close to her and he had his arms wrapped around her. She bent her head down slightly, her dark eyes focusing down on his hazel ones. One of her hands moving to run though his hair, her lips descending into his, a soft noise caught in the back of her throat as she did so.
Cat: Do you think I should go back?
Nina: Cat.. he's only a man.
Cat: You don't understand...
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Again her eyes where looking down at him, she was so amazing.. I love you.. his mind whispered to her even though she could not hear him.. but she could feel it, he knew she could. One of her hands stroked through his hair, she was pressing against him more firmly, the palms of his hands where sweaty and hot, but her lips where suddenly moving against his own once more. His kisses where returned so heated with passion it felt as if his body was ready to burst from everything she was doing to him.
His hand had gripped the sheets beside him as his lips rose to press more firmly against hers, but his hands quickly slipped up to the sides of her slender jaw, dried from the passionate sweat that had began to coat them, but the lingering warmth of his heated desires remained rather strong. One hand dropped to her ribs as his other rested on her shoulder, his lips gliding down to her shoulder, smothering her soft sensitive flesh with his heated affection. His lips fell away from her skin as his head tilted back, falling lightly down into his pillow as his eyes flickered closed as his lips parted in a short moment of unbearably overpowering pleasure.
Riley(about Catherine): She's my desert rose, a wondrous soul brought up in a harsh environment
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Her eyes stared down at him knowing he'd be able to read everything she was feeling reflected openly in the depths of her eyes. There was no way she'd have been able to hide all the passion and love that was quite apparant in the expression of her face. Never in her life had she looked at any one like this, not even last time they'd made love .... because last time it hadn't been like this. She understood now when he'd said he was drowning in her presence, because right now it felt like she was sinking with her. There was so much she wanted to say to him but she didn't seem able to speak at the moment.
She lifted her body up slightly, arching her flexiable back so she could moved her lips from his mouth down to his chest. She seemed to become distracted though, her lips pausing at the sensative spot on his body where his shoudler merged into his neck. She heard a soft moan slip through her lips, as her head gently lowered a little more against him her teeth slowly, softly, tenderly biteing into his skin, not hard enough to cause him any pain. Reluctantly she seemed to remember what she'd been doing, her mouth leaving his shoulder and moving down onto his wide chest. Her hot little hands trailing down after her mouth. Her body lifted slightly higher still so she was almost sitting upright upon him. Her form partially obscured from his view by the red covers he'd drawn so carefully over her earlier.
Cat's hands moved over to pick his hands up since they'd slipped from her as she sat up, lifting them to her shoulders, resting her much smaller hands over the back of his. She knew all this was completley out of character but she felt like a different person around him. His hands on her, soft and gentle on her burning flesh, her hips still rocking backwards and forwards but she knew that she couldn't have stopped that movement even if she'd wanted to. She could feel her heart pounding away behind her rib cage, partley because of everything she was feeling, the rush passion and desire but also because she could feel her body beginning to become tired She smiled rather shyly as she lightly guided his hands slowly down over her rapidly rising and falling chest then down a little lower over each rise and fall in the spacing of her ribs, so they rested on her hips, closing them over her skin. Her hair was still obscuring one of her eyes as she spoke quietly.
'....Help me Riley.' Her words were accompanied by a light sound which might have been a gasp but she closed her lips quickly. She could feel her body beginning to get tired but she didn't want to stop yet and if he helped her she wouldn't have to.
Cat: Do you think I should go back?
Nina: Cat.. he's only a man.
Cat: You don't understand...
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There was a curve forming down her spine as she arched her back, her lips moving away from his, though it felt as if he was out of breath, even though he was still filled with built up energy. His eyes flickered shut as her lips moved down, his head turning slightly so to expose his neck to her wondering lips, her affection focusing momentarily on one spot on his shoulder that made him in a sharp breath and release a soft sigh of satisfaction at the way she was kissing him. With a gentle moan from Catherine, but then he was taken by surprise as he could her slowly, yet so tenderly biting into his skin, his eyes had opened, but a smile tugged at the corner of his lips at the odd enjoyment it had caused.
Soon her lips pressed down on his muscular chest, which was firmer during this moment of passion then usual, her hands following the path of her lips. But then she shifted, almost sitting up on him, his already over excited body tremendously enjoying the new position. But he wasn't sure why she was shifting about, his eyes watching her, focusing as best he could through the fog of powerful urges and sensations. His bright eyes quickly watching as she took up his hands that had lingered back when she moved away. Her small shoulders where almost engulfed by his hands, her own resting over the back of his as she looked down at him.
Catherine's body was still set in motion with him inside her, like his own body, her skin was growing warm, the cool air gently stroking against their skin as they moved against each other. The look in his eyes suddenly grew extremely distant and yet still so passionate, her hands slowly guiding his own down her body, the soft feel of her delicate breasts passed beneath his palms and the tips of his fingers. Although his gaze lingered for a short moment on her chest before lowering to her hips where she had let his hands remain. Looking up at her, staring at the only eye that wasn't covered by her silky hair, her voice washing over him as she spoke.
'....Help me Riley.' At first he seemed unsure of what she was asking, but then slowly used his hands to pull her gently against him, only the sensation was still so overwhelming his had to make sure he didn't hurt her by holding too tightly.. With a louder groan escaping him as he felt that strong feeling building up inside of him, remembering that burst that had left his body and entered hers last time, so frightening and yet extraordinary at the same time.. so when that happens it means their moment of heated love is over? He didn't want it to finish yet, his mind so focused on her and just making this passion last as long as physically possible, his hips eagerly pressed up slightly more against her in an effort to allow himself to dig deeper inside her with every thrust she gave.
Riley(about Catherine): She's my desert rose, a wondrous soul brought up in a harsh environment
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Cat blushed slightly as he began to gently pull her against him. She was still quite embaressed with being intimate with him like this, especially the way she was sat astride him at the moment. He only had to look up to see most of her body. It was most probably because they'd missed out so many steps in between .... holding hands, stupid little things that most couples go through before they give themselves to one another. She could feel him pressing deeper in inside her each time they both moved, her desire and passion increasing with each push of his hips. She wanted, needed to kiss him.
She slowly lowered her body onto his again, her body brushed against his each time she moved, his hands were still upon her hips. He was pulling her more firmly against him as she tried to push up further into her. Her hot breath caresses his form as she lowered her lips to kiss him, one of her hands slipping under his neck. She deepened the kiss untill suddenly as a sudden sensation zapped though her she shifted her head to tuck away in his shoulder, she couldn't hold back the gentle cry the escaped between her partly opened lips. Her forhead pressed slightly down against his shoulder as a shiver of pure pleasure ran through her.
It wasn't possible that he was making her feel this, she couldn't think of anything anymore only the feelings that were those that seemed to be threatening to sweep her away. Her body was pressing hard against his, speeding up the rate at which they moved. She could feel her body was desperate for something, she needed some kind of release for all the feelings that were building up inside.
'Riley.' His name was more of a groan as she spoke, she could feel her blood pounding in her body as if it was about to burst from her. She could still feel him gently tugging her towards him, but she didn't want him to be gentle, she just wanted him to love her. Nothing he'd done tonight had hurt her, didn't he understand that, couldn't he feel the change in her body.
'Your not going to hurt me Riley.' She managed to get out between movements of her hips and body. Her lips pressed against his shoulder, moving back to his lips, desperatley pressing against his own.
Cat: Do you think I should go back?
Nina: Cat.. he's only a man.
Cat: You don't understand...
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As Riley's hands helped her with the movements of her hips as she began to once again lean down towards him, his eyes flickering from her up to the ceiling for a few quick glances before focusing solely on her. It was different from last time in more ways then these amazingly powerful explosions of feelings and sensations, they where seeing more of each others bodies and Riley was not at all used to seeing so much... But she looked so amazing..
His eyes slowly closed as her breath warmly stroked over his bare skin, it was so hard to kiss, his lips stubbornly where refusing to do the simple movements as her body increased the speed of its rhythm, his lips easily parting though and accepting Catherine's deep kiss as he struggled to return it. But as quickly as her lips came, they pulled away, her head once again tucking against his shoulder, his ears picking up the sound that had escaped her. Shutting his eyes tightly while she wasn't looking, his jaw growing tense as she pressed even harder down on him, her body moving quicker against him.
'Riley.' How could she talk? He wanted to talk, he wanted to say this was incredible, but he couldn't speak, his mind could barely respond in anyway to Catherine calling his name other then giving back a strained groan.
'Your not going to hurt me Riley.' He clenched his teeth together as she thrust hard against him while speaking, her lips now down on his shoulder, then back onto his own lips, his mouth desperately trying to relax quickly in order to return her kisses. But as he increased the strength of his hands as he pulled her so firmly against him, his palms trying ro do more of the work since he didn't want his fingers to dig into her soft skin. Couldn't she understand she was making him feel so amazing he could so easily forget about his strength and accidentally bruise her skin? Slowly however this slipped his mind as his hands put more effort into pulling her against him, there was loud groan as he was kissing her. It was unbearably overpowering all these sensations, his body finally bursting inside of her as he let out another muffled cry in his final kiss before pulling away and breathing heavily, his chest raising and dropping quickly, unfazed by the weight of Catherine's form above him, his hands dropping stretched out to the side in exhaustion as their moment of passion seemed to finish.
Riley(about Catherine): She's my desert rose, a wondrous soul brought up in a harsh environment
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He seemed to be having problems kissing her, as if he didn't have control of his body any more, but he seemed to have heard what she'd said since his hands gripped her harder. He pulled her against him with renewed energy, she was glad he was helping her. Her body was getting tired, she could feel her muscles complaining as she continued to move, there was a slight tremble to her body.
She closed her eyes as his lips kissed hers feeling him moving deeper within her. She felt a sudden surge of emotions like a dam bursting open inside her, her whole slender frame shuddering slightly in his arms, her teeth clentched together so she didn't cry out. Her head dropped forwards on his cheast, still feeling him moving for another couple of seconds. A moment later Riley let out a muffled yell, his hands tightening on her hips and pulling her harder against him than he had before, thrusting his body upwards on last time before he dropped back down onto the bed again and his body still now apart from his heaving chest.
The side of her head was pressed against his front, her warm gasping breaths running over his skin. She didn't think .... she hadn't know, didn't understand that she was able to feel so much. The last time they'd been together had been lovley but was nothing compared to this time.
Cat made no effort to move, she quite liked laying here on his front, but she'd have to go soon, Nina and Brad would get worried if she didn't come home soon, she hadn't told them she'd be away all night, because she hadn't expected this. Her eyes flicked over to the bed side table next to his qeen sized bed but she couldn't see a clock, it had to be quite late didn't it. She didn't have to go right yet though, she could stay here for a while, in his arms.
Cat: Do you think I should go back?
Nina: Cat.. he's only a man.
Cat: You don't understand...
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Closing his eyes as her warm breath seemed to brush against his skin as she lay atop him, Riley fully content in her remaining where she was. How could Catherine do that? Make everything feel so much better then their first time.. he liked her being on top, she was so much better at this then he was. His arms bent, his hands managing to lay on her back, the tips of his fingers affectionatly stroking her warm skin very slowly as he tried to focus his breathing to make it calmer. Riley lifted his head from the pillow and pressed his lips against the top of her head, his soft and gentle kisses repeating a few times with their affection before letting his head fall back lightly into the pillow with a soft sigh.
Wondering if they where going to go back to Xavier's soon.. or if she was planing on staying here, either way Riley had already decided to go where she goes, and he did tell Lisa and the others he wouldn't return if she wasn't with him... it just hurt too much to be there without her. He shifted his head slightly so he could look down at her, one of his hands mving over her head, his fingers stroking through her hair.
"You where.. incredible.." An almost cheeky grin brightened his expression, taking a short moment to think through all the words that flashed through his mind.. so many seemed to suit her.. His eyes peered up towards the ceiling as he he quickly tried to recover, but then turned back to focus on Catherine. His lips moved to lightly give her a few more tender kisses before settling to quietly watch her a little longer, he was happy now.. more then just because of what they had just shared, but because she had said she wanted this, to be with him, in his bed, in his arms, in his life, as much as he wanted to be in hers.
Riley(about Catherine): She's my desert rose, a wondrous soul brought up in a harsh environment
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She felt his arms move onto her back, his fingers brushing over her soft skin, she liked the gentle touch, it reassured her that he was there and that he cared. Her eyes opened for a long moment as she felt his lips press against the top of her head, one of his hands moving to run though her golden brown hair. It wasn't fair she didn't want to go to work tomorrow, and she had two shifts, one during the day at the cafe and then another at night in the club. She wished she could just stay here with him, she wanted to lie here in his arms forever, or at least till the morning. Maybe she could lure him over to her place one night, she could try and get an evening off and she could watch video's with him or something. A part of her was determined to convert him to the television, she was still really excited about owning her own.
"You where.. incredible.." She blushed slightly even though he couldn't see it since her face was hidden from his view. She shifted her position on his chest a little, she could still feel him inside her. His lips kissed her head again, she wanted to say something in reply but she was still exausted. The drugs in his system meant it was easier for him to recover faster than she could.
ooc: Sorry it's short but I'm tired
Cat: Do you think I should go back?
Nina: Cat.. he's only a man.
Cat: You don't understand...
------ ooc- That's alright Jen, hope you slept well!
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As Catherine shifted her position, Riley watched her still quietly, enjoying the feel of still being inside her even if her body had only slightly moved about. Closing his eyes as he smiled and let his head rest back on the pillow, his fingers lightly tracing down her spine very slowly, taking his time as he traced its way back up towards her shoulders.
He had so many things that he was so desperate to tell her, silly little things, like his first experience in the shopping mall, and how amazing it was to see all those hundreds and hundreds of music CDs.. how do people think of all those different songs, don't they ever run out of ideas? He had gotten very intimidated with the large shops and furniture stores, he had made sure to avoid them and stick to the much smaller ones.. It was surprising how little of the modern world Riley has experienced, sure he knows a great deal about it, he knows what a microwave is, but he's never used one, and he's never been inside a shopping mall since all his food was always brought and made for him, either by his mother or by the initiative. And he's never really needed to go shopping for things before.. and he could never have imagined they'd be so many cars for sale, or so many books to read, or so many choices for music to listen to, and he's never been inside a video store before. All these common simple things that he just never got a chance to do before, and it had taken over a month for Riley to get the ID needed to use the bank once again, he had been very upset to find a 'Marc Lucas' personal ID card in his wallet.
Riley's hand moved down lower on her body, holding her against him as he shifted position, rolling over so he was lightly pinning Catherine down to the bed, not wanting to lose the sweet sensation of still being inside her. But he didn't know that if he slipped from her he wouldn't be able to enter again unless she aroused him once more, if he did then he might not have risked the move. Smiling down at her, slowly let his lips touch hers before giving a light kiss to her cheek, taking his time to move his kisses down to her shoulder and then right along the base of her neck until he reached her other shoulder, his slow and gentle kissing moving back up her neck, to her cheek and then lingering upon her lips very lightly.
Resting his forehead lightly on her shoulder, his warm breath felt on her skin, still a little heavy and out of breath but returning to normal rather quickly. Soon his kisses where tracing along her shoulder once more, then his lips on her cheek before his kisses returned to focus on her own wonderful lips that had earlier caressed his body. Most of his weight seem to shift on to one arm, mostly focused on his elbow while his other hand rested its palm against just under Catherine's ear, his thumb resting low on her cheek while his fingers where tucked around the back of her head as he held her tenderly while his kiss had began to grow more passionate before he pulled away, his head resting again upon her shoulder and cuddling his arms closer to her.
"I never want to let you go.." Something terrible ALWAYS happens when he lets her go... it wasn't fair that she worked so much, if he could just convince her to live with him, then she'd have more free time. He loved her so much, he didn't want her working so hard and missing out on life when he could just share all he has with her and they'd be alright.
Riley(about Catherine): She's my desert rose, a wondrous soul brought up in a harsh environment
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She felt his hands wander up and down her spine, taking their time and softly brushing over her hot skin. His hands finally lingered upon her shoulders, her heart rate was beginning to return to normal and it was easier to breath now. She murmured gently, pressing her head a little more firmly against his chest as she felt his hands shifting to her lower body and the next moment he'd rolled her onto her back. Her small body pressing down into the warmth of where his body had been laying only a couple of moments ago.
His kisses descended upon her lips, trailing softly down to her neck and shoulders. She let out an indistinct noise in the back of her thraot, it wasn't fair she was too exausted to do this again right now, but her body still responded to him, feeling a hot flush run though her. She raised her eyes to meet his, feeling his body pinning hers' to the bed. Maybe he just wouldn't let her leave, she felt a flicker of desire run through her, maybe he'd keep her here and not let her go yet so when she'd recovered properly they could do that again.
She tried to return his kisses when his lips returned to press against hers again, foloundering slightly as he increased the passion in his kisses again. She didn't understand, last time hadn't he fallen.
"I never want to let you go.." He didn't have to if he didn't want to .... but .... she'd have to leave soon, she lifted her head to press her lips against his. It wasn't like she could leave at the moment anyway, not with him on top of her again like this, he wasn't hurting her but his body was resting on hers just so firmly as to pinn her to the bed. She wasn't about to complain though, she was rather enjoying being like this.
Cat: Do you think I should go back?
Nina: Cat.. he's only a man.
Cat: You don't understand...
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Letting out a soft yet pleased hum from his throat as he pulled his lips away, his eyes taking a moment to open and look down at her. He had been so scared that he'd hurt her like last time, but she didn't seem at all hurt, exhausted, but not hurting. He had been so sure he'd done something wrong, and maybe a part of him still thought that, but also, even though it was wonderful last time he was with her.. it was just a shadowed glimpse of how this time had felt. There was still that spark lingering inside him, that faint desire to continue their love.. but hadn't they finished? His body did that thing which last time when he had been so tired it had exhausted him so terribly he had fallen asleep only moments later.
Riley seemed awfully happy, which also felt strange, it had been so long since he's been able to smile and he was now struggling to try and hide his smile. Because sometimes he had worried that Catherine didn't want to be with him any more, sometimes he worried that she had started a life and couldn't fit him in it, sometimes he was scared she'd never want to be with him again because he hurt her.. But all that was wrong, she did want him, she wanted him in her life, she wanted him inside her.. she loved him, she made perfect love to him.. he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her..
"I didn't know.." His lips pressed very lightly against hers before lifting away to continue speaking very softly, his voice almost a whisper..
"...that it was possible to fall even more in love with you." One of his hands reached to slowly stroke aside some of her hair, his fingers tenderly running through her fringe, it wasn't fair really... he was 21 and this is the second time he's ever done this, though the first time was nothing compared to this.. But everyone else around him seemed to have already experienced it.. they all knew these surges of emotions and unbelievable sensations before him and it didn't seem at all fair.. He always seemed as if he was missing out on something.. but if he could choose, if he knew how it had felt back when Claire always tried to get him to share his love with her.. he still would have waited all these years just for Catherine..
"Catherine... I want us to stay together, I want to live with you, I want us to come home to each other, I don't care where, at the school, here, anywhere. We can get a room for two at the school, or if you want to stay here, you can move in with me here.. or we can go somewhere else, or I get us a house.. anything.. anywhere.. live with me, please?" He had this distinct desire to start moving within her, talking seemed to get his mind focused on something else other then that longing sensation. He didn't care how long he'd have to wait for her to be ready to live with him.. as long as there was a chance that one day he can go an entire week, sleeping with her in his arms, waking to her wonderful face.. then a month.. then a year.. then more years following after..
"..I want to grow old holding your hand." She can't walk away from him again... he has nothing without her.. no one's ever made him feel like this.. and no one's ever loved him like this.. and no one will ever lay beside him or hold him or touch him or kiss him ever again if she disappeared. But he'll chase after her again.. he'll always try and be with her.. he didn't want to hurt any more, and when she was staying in his arms.. it never hurt.
Riley(about Catherine): She's my desert rose, a wondrous soul brought up in a harsh environment
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She looked up at him as he began to hum gently, removing his lips from hers, he looked happy, he sounded happy, she was glad she'd pleased him. She knew last time she hadn't really been that much involved in their love making, she'd just lain there and let him do everything, but last time he'd not made noises like that, and he hadn't looked at her like that either. She shifted under him slightly, letting her head rest against the pillow as her eyes looked upwards into his.
"I didn't know.." What? what hadn't he known, his lips pressed against hers. "...that it was possible to fall even more in love with you." A kind of tired shy smile crept over her face at his words and she hadn't known anything in the world could feel as amazing as what they'd just done. It was nice to feel his fingers running though her hair like that, she'd never had anyone to hold and touch her like this.
"Catherine... I want us to stay together, I want to live with you, I want us to come home to each other, I don't care where, at the school, here, anywhere. We can get a room for two at the school, or if you want to stay here, you can move in with me here.. or we can go somewhere else, or I get us a house.. anything.. anywhere.. live with me, please?" It took a moment for what he was saying to sink it, he wanted to live in the same house as her, as in sharing the same bed each night. She felt a mixture of emotions run through her at the thought.
'Ar ... are you sure Riley?' She said looking up at him, she didn't want him to think he had to give her this offer, she hadn't really thought about living with a man before. Of course she lived in the same flat as Brad but that wasn't the same thing as living with some one like Riley. He seemed to be mentioning the school and awful lot. 'Did ... do you wanna go back to the school? I thought you had a job here.' She'd forgotten about his earlier telephone call from the lady who owned the bookshop. Why would he get a job like a policeman and then just give it up?
"..I want to grow old holding your hand." It was sweet but she didn't want to think about the future, she just wanted to think about here and now. There was so much she wanted to know but she wasn't sure what to ask first, and she was so tired, her whole body seemed drained of energy. She couldn't help feeling cold even with the balnkets over the two of them and the warmth of Riley's larger body over hers.
Cat: Do you think I should go back?
Nina: Cat.. he's only a man.
Cat: You don't understand...
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This was dangerous.. they where talking, what if Riley said something and she got mad at something he said? He didn't want her to leave, he didn't want to lose her, his head lowered, resting against hers on the pillow as he tried hard to think over her reactions to different things he might say.. But sometimes he'd say something he'd thought so simple and she'd get so mad..
"You work so much Catherine, if I didn't have something to do in the day while you're earning your living, I'd go insane waiting for the end of the day to come.." He didn't want to rush her into something, he lifted his head and smiled almost assuringly down at her, not wanting her to think he was insisting this or anything..
"We don't have to do it right away.. and we can spend time together, a night or two with me, a night or two with you, I don't mind, we can test it out, see how we go?" It felt strang.. he was raised to beliving in sleeping with the one you marry, and yet here he was trying to court his lover into simply sharing a home with him. He thought over her question over if he wanted to go back to the school, but the initiative and the institute where the only worlds he could remember so well, he still couldn't remember much at all of his time back in Iowa when he was younger.
"I don't care where I live.. as long as it's with you.. or near you, then I'll be happy." His hand and eyes focused on stroking her hair, he missed her so much.. he wanted her to stay with him so much but he didn't want her to think he's forcing this idea on her right away.. But she had said that when she did things it wasn't because he forces her to.. it's because she wants to, but what does she want from him, he wasn't sure.
Riley(about Catherine): She's my desert rose, a wondrous soul brought up in a harsh environment
Re: Riley's appartment"You work so much Catherine, if I didn't have something to do in the day while you're earning your living, I'd go insane waiting for the end of the day to come.." She couldn't help it, she'd loved even to have a nine till five job, but she couldn't exactly be picky about where she worked. She knew the only reason she'd got the job working in the club was that the manager had thought she had a good body and a pretty face, those seemed to be the only qualifications you needed. If she didn't work then she wouldn't earn enough to pay the rent on the flat and she really didn't want to live in some little one roomed dive somewhere. Her eyes moved around his bedroom, it was like some sort of palace this wasn't it? She wondered what he'd think of her own small apartment, it didn't seem quite fair that one person should have the same amount of room in his appartment as the three of them did.
"We don't have to do it right away.. and we can spend time together, a night or two with me, a night or two with you, I don't mind, we can test it out, see how we go?" She smiled slightly, she liked that idea, then she'd have somewhere to go if she wanted to get away from him for a bit and visa versa for him. It also wouldn't cause as many complications if this whole thing didn't figure out in the long run. She lifted a hand to his cheek for a moment, letting her fingers run over his skin.
"I don't care where I live.. as long as it's with you.. or near you, then I'll be happy." Wasn't it dangerous for him to be here though? wouldn't the Initiative be waiting here for him? Wouldn't they be safer at Xaviers? and she did miss everyone there didn't she?
She could feel him running his hands through her hair, it felt so nice, but it was making her feel even sleepier, her eyes blinked a couple of times then shut for a long moment as she almost dozed off. She jumped slightly and opened her eyes realsing she was about to fall asleep, looking up into Riley's eyes.
'I want .... that is I think I'd like to go back .... to Xaviers.' She had to go now, it was getting late, but her body didn't seem to want to comply so she just lay there and looked up at him, knowing if she stayed like this for much longer she'd fall asleep in his arms. He'd twitched the blankets a little closer about them so their combined body heat began to nicley warm her up, only adding to make her feel more drowsy.
Cat: Do you think I should go back?
Nina: Cat.. he's only a man.
Cat: You don't understand...
Re: Riley's appartment
Enjoying the feel of her fingers stroking across his skin, Riley didn't even think that Catherine might have to go back to her apartment. He watched her carefully, noticing how her eyes lingered shut for longer and longer moments, she jerked away just when he thought she had drifted off, which he was rather glade because he wasn't in the position for her to fall asleep, if he fell asleep on top of her she'd be crushed by morning. He smiled slightly as she looked up at him, his mind planning on shifting so they could sleep, but lingering unmoving as she began to speak.
'I want .... that is I think I'd like to go back .... to Xavier’s.' It would be safer there.. but he didn't want to say that to her, because he wanted her to choose where she wanted to stay. With another adoring smiling as he cherished her beneath him one last time before his hands shifted about to slowly, and very carefully have her back on top of him, her body resting over his form so the warmth of his body heat and the soft covers helped keep her warm during the night. His arms where wrapped about her, one of his hands resting gently on her back, another allowing his fingers to lightly caress the softness of her hair as they gently stroked through her fringe.
"Good night Catherine... I missed you." His voice was barely a whisper, not wanting to disturb her, but unlike all the other nights he has said this to her.. for the first time.. in a very long time.. Catherine was in his presence.. in his arms. The tenderness in his touch and the loving motion of his fingers soon caused even Riley who had used very little energy for the past two days, aside from their time of love, to grow drowsy. But his eyes remained focused on Catherine, even though he could not see her face any longer, but he loved her so painfully much that he didn't want to close his eyes and miss a single moment with her.. The movement of his fingers steadily slowed to a stop, his heavy eyes having closed for a few moments and soon the darkness of his mind had easily swept away any thoughts of remaining awake for any longer.
Riley(about Catherine): She's my desert rose, a wondrous soul brought up in a harsh environment
Re: Riley's appartment
Her eyes snapped open rather quickly, experiencing that sudden fright of waking up and not quite knowing where she was. Her eyes moved to look at the rather bare room she was in, her gaze falling on the figure of Riley who was asleep, or as far as she could tell he was asleep since all she could see of him was his back. She wished she'd woken up with his arms around her but it seemed that they'd moved apart during the period of time they'd been asleep. It felt cold outside the covers and she just wanted to dive down under them again and snuggled up to him but she had to get back.
She sat up and slipped her body from under the covers, wrapping her arms around her slender frame, hurrying to pull on the clothes that were scattered on his floor. She then slid over to the door and out into the rest of the apartment, tip toeing down the hall so she wouldn’t disturb him yet, she slipped her new jumper top over her head. The curtains of his front lounge were open and she could see the reason she was so cold swirling around outside. It was snowing again, large flakes that fluttered on the night air, the air was thick with them. It was still dark outside so she had no idea what time it was, she hunted about for a few moments but she couldn’t see a clock. She didn’t want to start opening draws and things to try and find one, she felt like she’d be prying then.
She also realised she was really hungry, a bagel on her way to his wasn’t really a stable meal even if she usually did survive on microwave meals or whatever else Nina bought that she didn’t mind Cat eating. She crept down the hall again, looking at the two closed doors but she didn’t open them, again she felt like she was nosing around if she looked inside. She peered into his bed room moving so she could stand at the foot of the bed, he had his arms wrapped around one of his pillows. She didn’t realise that his body was so used to holding onto a pillow at night now as a substitute for her …. He looked cute though.
Catherine moved onto the bed sitting down on her knees next to him, her eyes moved to his bedside table, falling upon the watch, her head tilted slightly so she could read that the time was only eleven O’clock. One of her hands reached out, touching his shoulder, she leaned over him slightly, she dropped her face to his as she hissed the side of his cheek.
‘Hey Riley …. I have to go home now.’ her voice was very gentle and low as she spoke.
Cat: Do you think I should go back?
Nina: Cat.. he's only a man.
Cat: You don't understand...
Re: Riley's appartment
The exhaustion of the experience had only fully hit Riley the moment he fell asleep, but it was short lived, he defiantly hadn't been asleep for more then an hour, much less, but Catherine's hand had rested on his shoulder, causing his eyes to open, even if he was still asleep. Riley had a habit of being able to respond to questions when he wasn't fully awake, but since she was so close and her hand was upon him, her voice washed over his mind, waking him up fully as his head lifted slightly off the pillow and more recognition of her presence was within his eyes.
‘Hey Riley …. I have to go home now.’ He looked rather confused as he stared at her and then the pillow in his arms, why wasn't she the one in his arms? But then her comment sunk in more and he looked back at where she had been sleeping before, then at his watch as if trying to figure out if this was just some kind of dream.. She was leaving him again? Her voice was so sweet and caring that he knew she wasn't running off on him, but he still felt highly disappointed and maybe just a little bit rejected by her disappearing once more. Sitting up, not even getting a rush of goose bumps or a shiver down his spine by the sudden chill hitting his bare skin, rubbing the blur from his eyes with the palms of his hands, Riley looked back over towards her, completely awake now.
"Alright.. but I want to walk with you." He had pulled the covers off without even caring about being shy or bashful, after last night.. it would take a lot to embarrass him around her right now when it came to his body. Moving to the foot of the bed and grabbing up his clothes, he had dropped his clothes into his laundry basket, pulling on some fresh underwear before hurrying off to the bathroom. He forgot the cut that ran right down the back of his calf, he had a limp for a few days but that was completely gone now, only the scar was a week old so it was still healing. He didn't even know he had a few fainter scratches about his back, but then again, that's what happens when you are thrown backwards through a glass at the airport. He returned wearing the new jeans he had gotten just recently, they where black, Dawn and Angela had picked them out for him.
His hands where wrapping another black belt about his waist, still seeming unfazed by the chill in the air, sure he could feel it, he just wasn't bothered by it right now. Pulling a grey shirt from his closet and slipping it over his head, Riley also grabbed his short black leather coat. It was warm, warmer then his brown leather one, but this one he draped about Catherine's shoulder's almost stubbornly and without asking, he didn't want her to walk back in the cold without something more warmer covering her, even if it was big for her.
Smiling at her as he darted back out of the room after placing on his black boots and thick white socks, his eyes where glued on the window as he awkwardly bent over to pick up his jacket. He's never been out in the snow, the only time he was out there when it was snowing was when he was in his car and he had fallen asleep on the side of the road since he seemed unable to force himself to continue driving in that weather.
"Catherine, do they have somewhere close by that sells food? I forgot to eat lunch.." He had already mentioned that he didn't have any food in his fridge really, he was placing on his jacket when his phone began ringing, his hand scooping up the mobile as he called out to her again.
"May you please grab $50 from my draw, it's in a blue box under 'food'." Along with about a collection of $100 notes and other $50's, but the money was all divided into separate envelopes. Each one with a different name, 'food', 'clothes', 'house items', 'personal items'.. etc..
By the time Catherine appeared he had said hi, chatted quickly and then said bye to Kimmie who had called to ask why he had quit the force. He was waiting patiently by the front door for her.
Riley(about Catherine): She's my desert rose, a wondrous soul brought up in a harsh environment
Re: Riley's appartment
She backed off a little when he sat up, sliding her body off the bed once more, watching him rub the sleepiness from his eyes. "Alright.. but I want to walk with you." That was just silly, did he think something would happen to her? Didn't he get the fact that she'd been wandering around the streets for the past four and a half years. It would be nice though .... to be able to spend a little bit more time with him even if she did feel rather quilty about waking him up like that. She could have just gone and left him a note but she didn't want him to wake up and worry about where she had gone
She looked away, slightly emaressed as he stood up and moved about getting dressed, but her eyes lifted to watch as he walked out of the room. Her gaze lingering on the cuts of his back, how did he get those, she stood rather akwardly but he returned a short few minutes later. Her eyes seemed to linger upon his chest but then she looked away down at the floor, only glancing up as he slipped his jacket about her shoulders. She'd been so excited and nervous about coming around to his she'd forgotten her coat and only remembered it when she'd stopped to eat quickly.
"Catherine, do they have somewhere close by that sells food? I forgot to eat lunch.." She nodded but as she did so the phone began to ring loudly. He stepped away slightly towards the door. "May you please grab $50 from my draw, it's in a blue box under 'food'." She pulled open the draw and was slightly amused to find he had envelopes labled for different things that he needed to buy. It was all so organised, she wondered how he'd cope living with someone who contrasted him so sharply, all her money was just shoved into a shoe box, it didn't help sometimes when your job paied cash in hand. Maybe she could just try and be a bit tidier.
She pulled out the requested fifty dollars and made her way through to the living room to where Riley was waiting for her. She handed him the money and then slipped through the door as he opened it. She almost hopped about waiting for him to close and lock it, she wanted to get out into the snow, suddenly feeling as if she were about ten again.
He wasn't moving fast enough for her, she grabbed hold of his hand, pulling him after her, bounding down the stairs in heels. If she wasn't as agile as she was she'd have probably broken her neck before she reached the ground, pulling him through the doors after her.
She smiled and turned her body so she was looking up at him, surrounded as they were by snowflakes, her eyes blinked slightly.
'You can always eat around mine.' She said, managing to look innocent yet suggestive at the same time, her lips curving into a smile.
Cat: Do you think I should go back?
Nina: Cat.. he's only a man.
Cat: You don't understand...
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