Free Chasing Circumstance by Dina Redmon

comfortably, I sat back against his chest and exhaled.  I noticed how my body fit perfectly against his as he wrapped his arms around my shoulders.  He leaned forward and left a trail of lingering kisses over my ear and down the side of my neck.  His hands roamed the contours of my body and settled sweetly over my breasts.  As his fingers played lightly around my nipples, his kisses became more aggressive and he was now biting at the skin on the back of my neck.
    “Amia, please, stand up and turn around for me.”  He whispered against my ear as his hands moved away from my body. 
    Rose petals clung to my skin as I stood and did what was asked of me.  I had lost my words somewhere between his kisses and command.  I watched his eyes as they moved over my body.  He studied me as though I were a piece of art.
    “I will never tire of saying this, Amia, you are beautiful.”  Stuart sat up on his knees and covered my thighs with gentle kisses.  My legs began to tremble with anticipation as his face moved between them and his tongue tasted the rose scented flesh that awaited him there.  His hands moved up my legs, and grasping the roundness of their apex, he pulled my body tight to his lips.  His tongue delved deep inside me, causing my entire body to quiver from his passionate attention.  Without thought, my hands pulled at his hair to help keep my balance.  I knew I wouldn’t be able to stand much longer as I felt the gratifying surge of ecstasy begin to pulse through my body.  “Stuart…” I breathed out his name as I came to full climax. 
    He stood, took me by the hand and helped me step out of the bathtub with him.  We walked, without speaking, to his bedroom and lay on our sides on his bed.  I moved close to him and reached to touch the side of his face.  Gazing upon his face, I was filled with concern as I saw the realness of what he felt for me in his eyes.  How had we come to this place?
    Pushing the thoughts from my mind, I closed my eyes, and gently bit at his lower lip.  Stuart slid his left arm under my body, and with one quick motion, pulled me atop him. With our bodies still wet from the bath, we laid there together with his arms holding me tight to his chest and my legs together between the strength of his thighs. 
    I felt the beat of his heart against my cheek as I lay there on his chest with his hands in my hair.  His muffled words seemed to come from deep within as he spoke, “Amia, I don’t want this to end.  I was such a fool to let you go, to push you away…”  Ending his sentiment against the top of my head with a gentle kiss, I looked up to see tears forming in his soulful brown eyes.
    Holding myself up on my elbow, I moved my hair to one side of my head, and looked into his eyes, “I’m here now, Stuart.  Let’s enjoy this moment and not dwell in the actions of our yesterdays.”  Using the tips of my toes against the bed, I scooted myself up so we were face to face.  I kissed away each tear from his cheek and brushed my finger across his lips to quiet him.  “Now, kiss me and get lost in this moment with me.”  I kissed him with my finger still on his lips.  He suckled at the tip of my finger and as I pulled it away, our lips joined in a union that pushed away all thoughts of our past.  There was nothing now except our wet, naked bodies and our want of one another.
    After he put on a condom, I slowly shifted my legs to the outside of his, and positioned myself over him.  Moving my hips down his body, he slid inside me and filled me completely.  I sat up, driving him even deeper within me and began to move against him.  He lifted his hands from his sides and moved them up my stomach to my breasts until he held the fullness of them in his hands. 
    The dampness of my hair caused it to cling to my face while our bodies swayed together to unheard music.  As the beat quickened, so did our movements, until we were lost in an intense energy.  I felt my muscles