An Unexpected Christmas (16 page)

April

The party had fizzled out around
half eleven, most people wanted to get home so they didn't feel too hung over
and tired for Christmas Day. I had helped Maggie, Ella and Nate clear up the
best we could ready for the next day but around midnight, Maggie insisted we
all head up to bed.

I had surprised myself with my
decision about tonight. I probably shouldn't have asked him to come to me. I
knew I was leaving and it had been selfish of me but I realised that I wanted
one night, just one night, to remember, to cherish and to cling onto. I needed
to know what it was like to be with him, to feel him all around me and to
disappear with him if only for a little while.

I didn't know when Nate would
come to me but I wanted to freshen up so I undressed and climbed into the
shower. I let the warm water cascade over my body and I realised that my nerves
were already sensitive. The water felt amazing against my skin. I washed my
hair and body quickly then shut off the water and grabbed the towel off the
rail. Wrapping it around myself I stepped back into the bedroom.

Still no sign of Nate and I
thought that maybe he had fallen asleep or just changed his mind. Then I heard
a very quiet knock against my door. I took a deep breath and moved over to open
it. He stood there, a small smile on his face. I smiled back but I knew I
looked nervous. It wasn't a rash decision, it was planned and that meant we
both had had a little time to think about it. I opened the door fully and Nate
moved into my room. I closed the door behind us and turned the key in the lock.
Taking a breath I turned back to him.

We simply looked at each other,
him in the dark blue trousers and a pale blue shirt he had been wearing earlier
and me in my towel. Then we both stepped forward and we were in each other's
arms. He dropped his head to mine and kissed me urgently and passionately and I
thought my knees would give out but Nate had a firm hold of me and I had my
hands fisted in to his shirt at his waist. When we both ran out of breath we
broke the kiss and just looked at each other.

'I thought you might have fallen
asleep,' I whispered.

'I wanted to make sure Mum and
Ella were asleep.' He lifted a hand and pulled playfully on a lock of my still
wet hair. He gave me a questioning look.

'I took a shower.'

'And you didn't wait for me?' The
thoughts that flashed through my mind at that point were of Nate, wet and
soapy, in the shower with me and I really liked those thoughts. I licked my
lips and I saw Nate's eyes darken as he watched and his expression went
serious. 'You're beautiful, you know that.'

'Even when I'm soggy and in
nothing but a towel?' He dropped a quick kiss to my lips.

'Especially then, although,' he
looked down at the towel, 'this would look better on the floor.'

He unwrapped his arms from around
me and reached between us, grasping the edge of the towel. His hand stopped and
he looked at me, asking me with his eyes if he could remove it. I gave him a
small nod and he pulled gently, releasing the material from around me, and then
dropped it to the floor.

I stood, completely naked, in
front of Nate Hamilton, and it was the first time in my life I hadn't cared
what I looked like because the way he was looking at me made me feel like the
most stunning woman on earth. He let out a breath then licked his lips. It was
a small gesture but it had me so turned on I just wanted him inside me right
there and then.

He lifted his hand and slowly ran
his fingertips up my arm, across my collarbone and around the back on my neck.
My eyes had closed somewhere around him touching my elbow, just savouring the
gentle stroke of his fingers. He pulled gently and lowered his lips to mine.
This kiss was slower, softer but no less demanding. I reached up and slowly
pulled his shirt out of the top of his trousers. Once free I let my hands trail
leisurely up his sides underneath his shirt and I felt him quiver. It brought a
smile to my lips and Nate lifted his head to give me a questioning look.

'I like that I can get this
reaction out of you.' He pulled me towards him so our bodies pressed up against
each other.

'You get all sorts of reactions
out of me.' He whispered in my ear. I realised that I could feel him then,
thick and hard, pressed against me. I tilted my head to the side and took a
tiny step away. I reached for the bottom button on his shirt and pushed it
through its hole.

'Well then,' I slipped the next
button free, 'we should probably,' I moved to the next, 'do something,' I
lingered on the last button then ever-so slowly released it, 'about that.'

His shirt was open then and I ran
my hands up his chest, pushing the material off his shoulders and letting it
fall to the floor. He had a glorious chest and I took my time to appreciate it;
he was toned, but not to the point where his muscles looked like they might
burst, and he had a light sprinkling of hair which dipped and disappeared in
the waistband of his trousers. I moved my hands to his belt buckle, pushing the
leather through its clasp then pulling it from his trousers. It, too, hit the
floor. We looked into each other's eyes, not saying a word, as I freed the top
button on his trousers then felt for the zip. He took in a deep breath as I
leisurely pulled down on the zipper then grasping the material on each side I
gave them a little tug and they dropped around his ankles revealing black
boxers.

Nate stepped out of his trousers
and kicked them out of the way. He reached up and pushed a hand into my damp
hair and pulled me towards him, his lips crashing into mine in another
passionate kiss. His free hand travelled down my spine and over my bottom and I
swear if I was a cat I would have been purring.  I pushed his boxers down as
our kiss deepened and we stood there, kissing, completely naked in each other's
arms.

I only realised that Nate had
turned us when my legs hit the side of the bed and I fell backwards onto the
mattress. He followed, climbing on top of me, never breaking the kiss. He
moved, trailing hot kisses down my throat and over my collarbone then he took
one of my nipples in his mouth and I nearly came from the pleasure that coursed
through my body. The sensation was unbelievable and if my mind could have made
a rational thought it might have wondered how an act, so simple, could produce
such wonderful feelings.

Nate moved from one to the other
and repeated his actions then continued his kissing trail further down over my
ribs and stomach. I cradled his body between my thighs and Nate pushed them
further open with his shoulders and kissed me again. I couldn't hold in the
groan that escaped my lips when I felt his tongue on me. I could feel him smile
against me then he looked up. I looked at him wondering why he had stopped.

'What?' I gasped

'You might want to try and stay
quiet. I don't really want to be interrupted.' He then dropped his head and
continued his kissing and licking and nibbling. I could feel myself getting
hotter and that wonderful tingling sensation began to build within me. As I
started to pant I flung my arms above my head and grabbed one of my pillows, I
then held it over my face to muffle the moans of pleasure Nate was forcing out
of me. It didn't take long and I came hard, savouring the waves of ecstasy that
flowed through my body. I felt Nate move back up my body placing light kisses
as he went and then he was lifting the pillow off my head. I looked into his
eyes and wondered briefly if he was bad at anything? I took in a couple of
breaths to slow my heart-rate back to a relatively normal pace.

He dropped a quick kiss to my
lips and gave me a smug smile. 'You look incredibly sexy when satisfied.'

'But I'm not fully satisfied.' I
leant over the bed and grabbed the towel I had around me before and pretended
to look for something.

'What are you doing?'

'Looking for the receipt, I might
be able to get my money back.' He laughed out loud and pulled me back onto the
bed and pressed me into the mattress with his body. He kissed me again, hard
and full of passion.

'I'm not finished with you yet.'
I grinned up at him then and wrapped my legs around his middle. He kissed me
again and his hands flew over my body. I snaked an arm around his shoulders and
pulled him closer. My other hand travelled down his side and in between our
bodies to his erection. I wrapped my hand around it and Nate stilled. He lifted
his head and looked at me while I leisurely stroked my fingers slowly up and
down his length and softly over the head. I watched as his breathing quickened
and his eyes darkened. It was a wonderful sight and I loved the feeling of
being in control, and being the one to give him such pleasure. All of a sudden
he grabbed my wrist and stopped my action. 'You might want to stop or this is
going to be over quicker than either of us want it to be.' Nate let go of my
wrist and I freed my hand from in between us. I ran it back up his side and
over his shoulder where I linked it with the other. I pulled him down and
kissed him hard and demanding.

'I need you, now.' He nodded then
moved off me and grabbed his trousers pulling a small packet out of the pocket.
I watched as he opened it and rolled the condom onto himself and then he was
back over me positioning himself at my opening and then, never breaking eye
contact, pushed forward.

I had to bite down on my lower
lip to stop from crying out, it felt so good. Nate licked my lip to soothe
where I had bitten it and then pulled slowly out of me but not quite all the
way, then pushed forward again. He filled me perfectly and when he pulled away
I felt empty until he drove into me again. The delicious feeling he had created
earlier began to build again and my hips lifted off the bed to meet his. It was
slow and purposeful and full of emotion. I could see it in his eyes and I'm
sure he could see it in mine. I was so close to my climax but I didn't want to
go alone, I wanted to plunge into the depths with this wonderful and amazing
man. I couldn't hold out any longer and my mouth fell open in a silent cry of
pleasure and nothing could keep my eyes open. A second later I heard a groan
from Nate and then he had collapsed on top of me. It took me a couple of
minutes to fall gently back to earth and I savoured the weight of him above me.
We were still tangled; all legs and arms mixed together when Nate wrapped one
arm around me and rolled us onto our side.

We lay that way for a while. In
each other's arms, Nate running his fingers slowly up and down my thigh and
every so often, drawing tiny circles with his index finger. I ran my fingers
through his thick dark hair and we simply watched each other. This was one of
the images I would savour, that I would call upon late at night when I couldn't
sleep; him looking at me like I was perfect, and it broke my heart.

Tomorrow, technically today,
would be Christmas and then I would leave him. I knew it was the right thing to
do, that he would be better with someone else, someone worthy of him but for
now I would relish the feelings and the looks and the words from him.

I was woken by light kisses on my
shoulder then up my neck. When I opened my eyes I saw that it was still dark
outside and I rolled onto my back to allow Nate better access to my body. His
touch was light and made my skin tingle in the most delicious way.  We made
love slowly and passionately and I savoured every touch, every kiss as though
it was the last because it may have been. I felt myself fall in love with him
more than I ever thought I would love anyone. The way he looked at me, the way
he touched me, it all seemed like a dream, a very vivid, sensual and amazing
dream.

I must have fallen asleep again
because the next thing I knew I could hear birds and it was beginning to get
light outside. I opened my eyes and saw Nate looking right back at me.

'Morning,' he said, pulling me
closer to him and kissing me slowly.

'Good morning.' I smiled back.

'I should probably head back to
my room.' I nodded but neither of us made any effort to move. Our smiles
broadened and then evolved into giggles. We were acting like teenagers, not
wanting to get caught and the whole idea was hilarious. 'I really should go.'

I nodded again, not trusting
myself to speak because I knew I would ask him to stay and he would.  He
dropped a kiss to my forehead then climbed out of the bed. I leant up on my
elbow and watched as he scooped up his boxers and pulled them on followed by
his shirt. He left the rest, just scooped them in to his arms and balled them
up. Then turned to me and stopped, taking in the sight which lay before him. I
was covered by the duvet that he had pulled over us both at some point in the
night but I knew he wasn't seeing it. He was just seeing me. He came back over
to the side of the bed and leaned down for another deep and passionate kiss.

'Merry Christmas,' he whispered,
and then moved over to the door, opening it silently and slipping out of my
room.

I was woken next by someone bouncing
on my bed and shouting, 'it's Christmas!' very loudly in my ear. It took me a
second to remember I was completely naked and pull the covers up and under my
chin.

'Merry Christmas Ella,' I said
through a yawn. 'What time is it?' I was grasping onto the covers like my life
depended on it.

'It's about eight. Are you coming
down?'

'I'll be there in a minute.' Ella
bounced off my bed and practically ran to the door.

'Okay, don't be long I want
presents.' I laughed as she closed the door behind her then I could hear her
thumping down the stairs.

I let out a breath, thankful that
she hadn't noticed that my pyjamas were on the chair in the corner or the towel
that was left on the floor. Then the images from last night re-entered my head
and I couldn't stop the grin that formed; I just closed my eyes and let the
thoughts wash over me. I smelled like him, and I ached in the most delicious way,
just the thought of him made me happy. I flung the cover off and climbed out of
bed. I slipped into my pyjamas and grabbed a bobble to secure my hair up and
out of the way.