Love At First Lie | Herophine Fic

I'll Second That

JOSEPHINE

Slowly, my eyes begin to flutter open and I'm greeted with the familiar warmth that was wrapped around me last night. The warmth I've craved since he was ripped away from me. Hero. He found me. We found each other. Last night and in probably one of the busiest places in London at the moment. If someone - Mia mainly - said to me yesterday I'd find him there, I would have laughed in their face. It's ridiculous. But it's what happened.

As soon as he suggested coming back to his place, I couldn't resist. It's what both of us wanted. No, needed. The one thing to prove to one another that what we have and what we've had since we met is undoubtedly real. On the tube ride home, I could tell just how eager he was. Just as I was too. His leg constantly tapped against the floor, wishing away each stop until we arrived wherever we alighted. I recall him saying that he lived in Marylebone - again like me - but I could be wrong. The neighbourhood is a big one so there still could be some distance. Not that it matters now.

Last night was... indescribable. Somehow more than I thought it would be. The way he held me, how delicate and careful he was with me. With every movement and caress of his gentle hands, he had my well-being at the forefront of his mind. Anyone looking in from the outside would have thought he was taking my virginity or something.

His green eyes never left mine once. No matter what he was doing, as he made every careful, calculated movement, his gaze was upon me. I could feel them boring deeply into me.

I've not moved a muscle since waking up. I can't. I'm surprisingly sore and achy. He worked my body so well and with such finesse. Like he'd done it a million and one times before. I've never felt so close to anyone. Ever. It was the most intimate thing I've ever experienced. Hero knows and appreciates what intimacy means to me. It's just one of the many reasons we work so well together. In every aspect. Every touch, kiss, lick, caress and thrust held something more behind it. Simultaneously pushing our bodies towards an unbelievable climax. My first from penetration alone. It's always been about stimulation for me but somehow he knew how to get me there and pull me over the edge with him as we crumbled.

While there was still the familiar boldness I'm used to from him, there was a certain vulnerability about him too. I sensed something was wrong when I moved on top of him. Sex is meant to be enjoyed and while I love intimacy and the closeness and comfort of missionary, there's just something about being on top. Especially when your other half is the one whose chest is flush with yours. It's just another way of being as close to him as possible. But when I saw his face, I knew something was wrong.

And of all the things, he wanted to apologise. He thought I'd blamed him. Blamed him for leaving when in fact I knew from the moment the door was closed to my car, it was anyone's fault apart from his. He wouldn't do that. I know him. Just as he knows me. And I trust him, completely. Never for a second since we've been apart have I blamed him. For anything. And he needed to know that. I wouldn't have gone through with what we did last night if even just a small part of me thought otherwise.

Sex has always been a means to an end on the few occasions I've shared myself with someone. A good time, a race to the finish, a release and relief. But last night after what we shared, I didn't want it to end. I was holding on for dear life to make what we were sharing last. The way Hero looked at me... I've never been looked at in such a way. He gazed upon me like his lover. And I have no issues admitting that I wanted him to. Despite our closeness, in every sense of the word, I didn't feel like I was close enough to him. I was so lost in him, it's too easy to forget myself when I'm with him. It was unlike anything I've ever felt or experienced.

It should terrify me how quickly we've fallen for one another but if anything it does the complete opposite and excites me with all the possibilities now we've found each other. We've got time and plenty of it.