Adrift P3/3

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Annie returned to the room, bag in hand, to find Auggie sitting at the end of the bed in his pants and tee shirt. She could see his dress shirt hung in the closet, to preserve it for tomorrow's walk of shame.

"I bought you a toothbrush," she rattled the plastic bag.

"What every man wants to hear after kissing the woman he loves for the first time in nearly a year," he smirked.

"Ha," Annie tossed the bag at him and he caught it deftly.

"I just ordered a light supper, since we are eating like Europeans now," he informed.

"Perfect. Do I have time for a shower?"

"I would think so, if not it will keep," he assured.

As Auggie heard the shower start up he retrieved his phone, not surprisingly he heard he had several messages from Joan. He powered the phone off, he deserved a night off. He flopped on the bed, kicking his feet up and crossing his ankles, the sounds and smells of Annie's shower washed over him as well. He wasn't quite asleep, but definitely not very alert when Annie sat at the edge of the bed, the mattress dipping slightly, and startled him.

"Sorry," she cooed and reached out to brush his hair back from his forehead.

"I was on another planet," he admitted.

Before she could ask why or which one Room Service arrived with a knock. As they ate sandwiches and drank more wine Auggie was quiet, but relaxed. Annie noticed a significant change in his body language, as if despite everything facing them he was completely carefree.

"Penny for your thoughts?" she said as she took the pickle from his plate, he never ate the pickle.

"Maybe it is someone else's turn," he said.

"What do you mean?"

"I mean, maybe I give this intel to Joan or McQuaid or even Hayley and we wash our hands of all of it and go to the Galapagos like I believe I suggested last year," he grinned.

"It is tempting and I certainly trust Joan and even Ryan to handle it," Auggie noticed Hayley wasn't on the short list for trust.

"But…" he led her.

"But, we started this and we should finish it. It started with Khalid and has wound its way around people from both our pasts. You know we can do this more efficiently and if there is something to stop we need to stop it," she was calm and rational and Auggie knew she was right.

He sighed, a deep tired resigned sigh.

"Tomorrow?" he squinted in hope.

"Tomorrow," she agreed.

"So, tonight…." He left that dangling.

"A wise man once told me that there is nothing certain for people like us. He was right and he was wrong. There is a lot of uncertainty and I don't know where this new intel will lead us, but tonight, tonight I am certain of one thing," Annie stood and walked around the small room service cart.

She placed a finger under Auggie's chin and tilted his head up to hers.

"Tonight, I am completely certain that I love you and I have missed you terribly," she kissed him.

He stood, wrapping his arms around her waist tightly, she was smaller than he remembered and without her shoes so much shorter than normal.

Once she started kissing him she had no intention of stopping, her hands lost in his hair. She could not get close enough to him, she was practically climbing him. He moaned deep in the back of his throat and she echoed it. She wrenched her mouth from his just long enough to find the button of his pants.

"Now," she growled before plunging her tongue into his mouth.

He turned them and was momentarily worried about missing the bed altogether in his lust-filled haze.

"Bed?" he asked desperately.

"Here," she backed him up to it and straddled his waist when he sat.

The shorts and tee shirt she put on after her shower had nothing under them and his hands found warm skin quickly.

"Is this?" he asked distractedly as he stripped the shirt from her body.

"Your favorite shirt? Yes," the final s was a sigh as his lips found her breast.

"I've had it with me, everywhere," she managed to get out between gasps.

"That is so sexy," he murmured against her skin.

It took a while to get all their clothes off as neither really wanted to stop kissing long enough to complete the task. Once her bare leg curled around his bare hip all reason nearly fled the room, but Annie stopped for a second.

"Auggie?" she asked as he seemed completely distracted by the fold of her elbow.

"Hmmmm….?" He replied and the vibration traveled along her arm straight to her heart.

"This is not an indictment, just a question, but have you been safe with Hayley and Tash?" she asked knowing they didn't need a condom for birth control reasons.

He stopped kissing her and she nearly regretted the question. His hand found her jaw, cupping it, pulling it close he kissed her gently.

"Yes, always," he assured her as she pulled his weight down on top of her.

"Thank God, cause I really didn't want to have to stop now," she grinned.

"Can you Annie? Should you?" he stopped suddenly and she was confused.

"I haven't been with anyone since you," she explained.

"No, I mean, this," he trailed a finger down her breast bone to her scars.

" I don't know. I haven't had sex since I was diagnosed and honestly I didn't even ask about it," she shrugged and she saw his face cloud with concern.

"Just be gentle," she teased.

"You're sure?" he asked.

He wouldn't have needed to ask if he could have seen the look of desire on her face.

"I'm sure," she communicated and guided his hand down her body to elucidate her words.

"Oh God," he groaned as he touched her.

Like their kisses, they started gently, but soon each was begging the other for more, a year of frustrated desire pouring out of them, crashing down in thrusts and arches.

"Auggie…." Annie ground out her legs trembling.

"Yeah," he nodded as he pulled her as close as he could.

This time when Annie woke with her head on his chest she could feel his sleep-warm skin under her cheek.

The End