Through The Dark

Like This

As I roll over, I wrap my arms around Sam. The cool air of Crete blows through our open room. I listened as the waves crash against the shore. Sam wiggles around in her sleep and I lay a soft kiss on her temple. The clock reads 3:47 PM. We arrived less then twelve hours ago. Last night was incredible, although I just remember it all as a quick blur. Dancing. Singing. Several drinks, Of course.

As Sam rolls into my chest, I continue to push my lips against her. She opens her eyes slowly. "Good morning handsome..." She says and runs her hands through my hair. I position myself over top over her, holding my body up on my elbows.

"Good Morning Mrs Horan, have you slept well?" I ask in between kisses.

"Very well." She sits us both up. We sit in silence for a few moments, as I admire her bare body in front of me. I run my hand up her legs. Faint scars are now barely visible across her skin. My body temperature starts to rise and my feel my skin tingle as she traces my muscles. She slowly leans up and presses her lips against my collar bone. I wrap my arms around her, setting my hands on her lower back. Her hands wander lower as we kiss.

I know I have to be gentle with her because of her past. Even though we have been together for the past year and a half, we haven't done much intimate things. Even when we have done things, it was never anything wild. Pretty conservative. She's much younger than me and I never want to take things too fast. It's never been like this.

Her warm breath flows down my skin as she makes her way down my body. I let a soft moan out and run my hands through her short hair. She continues until I cannot focus on anything. I close my eyes tighter and push my hips forward. Soon enough, she works her way back up my body and kisses me. I flip her over and push into her slowly. Her mouth falls open and she squeezes my bicep. We stay like that for a long while, me over her. Our shadows dance on the wall as we're tangled together. She runs her nails down her back as I move. I open my eyes and notice that she is watching me too. Her mouth is half open and her eyes half closed as I moved. The afternoon sun lit her body beyond perfection. As I thrust in, she grips my shoulder to the point that it almost begins to hurt. She wraps her shaking legs around me, uttering my name into my neck and falls back. I let along breath out against her as push into her one last time.

I roll off of her and pull her into my grip. We lay on the bare sheets, catching our breath. "We should get dinner Niall..." She pulls herself off of my chest.

"Of course that'd be the first thing one of us would say." I laugh.

"I haven't ate since last night on the plane!" She stands up. I continue to admire her body as she gets dressed. She brushes her finger through her hair after she slips a sun dress on. "Are you going to quit gawking and get dressed or what?" She asks with a grin.

"I guess." I stand up and walk past her to my suit case. I dress myself in a pair of black denim shorts and a button up shirt, not bothering to button it up.

"I'm leaving!" She says and I run after her, slipping on my boat shoes. I take her hand as we make our way down to the shore. "What are you hungry for?" She asks.

"You have a beautiful profile." I say and she scoffs.

"This is not the time for compliments. I'm hungry. Let's go here." She pulls me into a little tavern. We find a table and a waitress sets a pitcher of water on our table. "I already know what I want. I'll have smoked pork please."

"I guess I'll have the same." She writes down our order and walks off. Soon enough, she places two large plates in front of us, steam still pours off. We thank her and she walks away. We both quietly enjoy our meal, no talking what so ever. The only thing we do to acknowledge each us is tangle our ankles. I finish before her, as usual, and watch her eat. Once she's done, we pay, stand up and leave. "Would you like to go and watch the sunset on the beach?" I ask and she nods. We walk hand in hand through the warm sand as it continues to get darker.

"Let's sit here." She pulls me down onto the sand. "Tell me things..." I raise my eyebrow.

"What do you mean?" I ask. "You already know everything about me."

"Tell me about the time you were hurt the most..."

"Physically or emotionally?"

"Both." She says and I lay back in the sand. This was a tough one. Do I tell her about my past with Madi? I mean, she knows some of it already.

"Physically: When I was in a car accident. That ripped apart my knee. That hurt a lot. Emotionally: When I came home from the hospital and found Harry in my bed with Madi." I sit up and rest my head on my hand, looking at her.

"Why was that a shock? There married. But in your bed? Is that the same bed at your house now?" She says and positions her self the same way, looking at me.

"They were supposed to be getting a divorce... and I was temporarily infatuated with her. They didn't tell me that they called off the divorce and she snuck around. Granted we didn't really have any romance between us at the time." She listens to me intently. "And no, that is not the same bed. It's in the guest room, I just had to replace the mattress. What has been your favorite memory in the past two years?"

"When we moved across the ocean to live in England. Just being with you in general is my favorite." She says, causing me to laughs. "I just love being around you." She kisses my nose and sits up. "What is your biggest fear?" I sigh and lay back.

"Let's see..." I hum. "I have too. One, dying and leaving you all alone. Two, making you feel unwanted." I take her by the hand. "Let's walk..." I pull her up and we walk along the sand. "Its so beautiful here."

"Wait, I have one more question...." She stops and looks down at her feet, as the tide washes over them. "Do you want kids?"