The Healing Heart
Chapter 3
by
Nina
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For the second time that night her knees betray her. She went down and his lips followed her. Her cloak magically slipped from her shoulders, tenderly slipped to the muddy ground. Leaves surrounded them. Irrationally she thought, here? In the mud? But the thought didn't stay.
"It's not right, what will - "
His fingers caressed her back and she swallowed.
"If this ain't what you want, I'll stop. But I already know."
She knew, too. She needed to fall, she needed to crumble, but the cost - how high the cost?
Storm motioned with her hands and a quiet fog swirled among them, covering their presence from the outside world. His eyes twinkled mischievously at her.
"Shy?"
She nodded. "The others - "
Logan covered his mouth on hers, stifling her words. His heady aroma blinded her.
"It's none," he said between kisses, "of their business."
Ororo nodded - she felt powerless to do anything else. Logan's gentle fingers looped around her top and guided the straps down her shoulders, revealing her undergarments. She was shaking but he treated her with a gentleness she'd never felt before. Even Forge had not been so kind. He smelled her fear but treated her new nakedness with a virginal cautiousness.
As he removed his own clothes, she didn't dare look up. She felt too visible, too conscious of her own self. She wanted to laugh at her stupidity, to run away, to hide. She held her shoulders and turned her back, believing the act would give Logan enough time to rethink this situation. He could stop, put his clothes back on his body, and walk in the other direction and she would understand. No one had to know, and she would still thank him for the opportunity.
"'Ro," he said softly. He stood behind her, and his body felt hot against her chilled dark skin. "It's okay. Turn around."
She obeyed but she was trembling; she kept her arms crossed in front of her as if ashamed. Logan carefully removed each hand and kissed them softly. She started crying, and he kissed the tears from her face.
"We can still stop," he said, nuzzling her neck. "I'm not in control here. You are. I won't do anything you're not comfortable with right now."
She licked her lips. You can still say no. . .
"Please," she whispered. She still shook, but now from desire. "Don't stop."
He embraced her and she opened herself like a desert flower during the first rains.Two of the earth - mother goddess and upright beast melded in a delicate union. Their moves paid homage to their friendship and their lovemaking echoed it. When he pushed, he pushed in tandem with her body's rhythms. When she rose, he cupped her body and cradled her to his chest. He had studied her and was tender with her - not rough, not like an animal. He had watched her grace in the air and on the ground, and now he danced with her in this new rhythm of gentle combat. He recognized her weaknesses and strengths and understood what she needed. He knew her.
But at the same time, she had watched him. Watched him rough, watched him tender. Her lips spoke to his compassion, as she tasted the hair on his body. Their friendship had been one of the longest, and the weaving of their legs and arms around each other's waists personified it. She raked her fingers through his hair and his warm face nuzzled the length of her body.
Goddess, yes--!
She must have shouted it, but she hadn't realized it until his hands responded to her call. He buoyed her body and drew her so close, as if she couldn't be too near, as if any space between them would weaken their bond. Their rhythm quickened and crested, and Ororo shouted again. She swore that Logan shouted with her but she wasn't sure. The joy she felt exploded hotly inside her and she couldn't think clearly. Her absent control created a rainstorm that burst from the sky and soaked them both, but the rain was warm and mimicked the beauty she felt.
Yes. . .yes.
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