Nowadays Every Night: Chapter 14

And he did, thought Julia to herself, as she lay awake later that night, Michael fast asleep beside her.

For the first time in her life, she felt free, as if a huge giant weight had been lifted off her shoulders.

What she'd told Michael was true, she still loved Eric. She didn't think she'd ever stop loving him, nor did she think that of the man who was now next to her.

And it was true, they couldn't be together, but deep down in her heart, they always would be.

She'd keep that memory, the memory of the night they'd shared close to her.

Julia also knew it'd take a lot of willpower to keep her hands off Michael now, now that she knew what he could TRULY be capable of. *wink wink*

It'd been mindblowing the first time, when she'd been with Eric, but this was so much better, one reason being, she knew what she was doing. The second reason being well..she decided that's something else she'd keep to herself.

The temptation was there to stay in Michael's room, in Michael's bed, but she knew she had to do the right thing.

And leave.

He lay on his stomach, facing away from her, Julia watched his chest rise and fall with each breath as he slept, sliding her hand down his shoulder, down his side, feeling every inch, every muscle.

One last time.

The memory of him being with her, of them coming together, burned even brighter and hotter in her mind now, not only the sense memory, but the body memory.

Every inch she touched of him, she remembered how he'd touched her.

This man that had so much warmth and so much love inside of him, and she felt grateful to have experienced that, to have shared in that.

Julia raised herself up onto her knees, then leaned down over Michael, kissing him on the back of the neck.

He groaned when she did, his eyes sliding open.

"Just saying thank you," she whispered, feeling his arms come around her body. "And goodbye."

Michael was on his back now, looking up at her with sleepy brown eyes.

She felt him pull her against him.

"Not now," he whispered.

"Michael, I HAVE to," she whispered. "I can't stay."

He pulled her even closer now, close enough to straddle him.

"Yes," he whispered, going down on her neck. "You can."

Her mind spun even more so, her heart began to race, breathing began to shake.

"Just stay with me," whispered Michael, his breath warm against her skin. "Just a little longer."

"Oh God.." she whimpered, her eyes squeezing shut.

When she opened them, Michael was looking down at her.

He leaned down to kiss her, slidng his tongue deep in her mouth, Julia groaned at the feel of him.

His hands slid all up and down her body, and soon his lips were following the same path.

She bit down as hard as she could on her bottom lip, trying desperately to not cry out, but GOD..how he felt...what he was doing! Oh GOD he was ..OH GOD..OH GOD...OH GOD...he's doing it..OH GOD he's doing it! Eric NEVER did that! OH GOD!

"Julie," he whispered, his voice in her ear.

She moaned softly under her breath, no words would come to describe how good she felt.

Michael chuckled, kissing the side of her face, the side of her neck.

"I know," he whispered.

"Don't stop," whimpered Julia. "Please..Just.."

"Don't have to beg, love," he whispered.

I have to leave..I know I do, I can't stay here, I can't stay with him.

But please just let me..just one last time.