The Mistakes We Made

Part III

"Do you know what time it is?", Stevie asked him after she had freed herself from his embrace.

"Half past two..", he answered, taking a quick look at his watch, "Do you want me to leave?"

"Actually, I.. Is it inappropriate to ask you to stay with me tonight?"

"Most likely, yes." he said, "But when has that ever stopped us?"

"Never.", she chuckled huskily.

"I'd love to stay with you tonight.", Lindsey said softly.

"Good.", Stevie whispered, "I'm gonna get changed.", she slowly stood up and made her way into the bathroom, leaving Lindsey by himself.

He sighed when he heard the bathroom door closing behind her. That conversation had been pretty intense. It had brought up a lot of things from their past he had not thought about in a long time. Never had he thought that Stevie was still so highly affected by them. Lindsey stood up and went to take a look out of the window, "Where do you want me to sleep tonight? On the couch?", he called out for her.

The bathroom door openend up again and he was faced with a make-up free Stevie, her hair up in a bun and a toothbrush in her right hand, "In the bed.", she said with a mouth full of toothpaste foam, "Where else?"

This rare image of her caused him to laugh, he hadn't seen her like this in many years.

"What?!", she looked at him.

"Nothing.", he smiled, "You look cute, that's all."

She raised one eyebrow in response, put the toothbrush in her mouth and disappeared back into the bathroom, the door gently closing behind her. Lindsey shook laughingly his head before he started undressing himself. He got rid of his shoes, socks, jacket and jeans, crawling underneath the white covers of the king size bed in only his boxers and a white tee. It didn't take very long until he heard the bathroom door opening up for a second time, Stevie walking out in a long black silk robe, her hair freed from the bun again.

"Aren't you going to blow out the candles?", Lindsey asked when she went straight to the other side of the bed.

"No, I love falling asleep like this. They'll die out on their own.", she explained and pulled back the covers to join him.

"You're not actually going to sleep in this, are you?", he asked again, tugging at her robe.

"I am, actually.", she said, looking at him. "I didn't expect to have company tonight and what I'm wearing underneath is... Well, let's say, there are certain areas of my body you certainly don't want to see of me anymore.", she wrapped the blanket around herself.

"You can't be serious, Stevie!", he chuckled, "Do you actually think I'm that shallow? I love you for the person that you are in here," he touched the sport right above his heart, "I don't care about how your arms might look or your cleavage. It's of no importance to me!"

"What did you just say?", she asked him wide-eyed.

"That I don't care about your arms?"

"No before that.."

"That I love your for the person that you are?"

"Yes.."

"Well, what about that?", he asked her.

"It's nothing..", she shook her head.

"Stevie, what is it?", Lindsey sighed.

"It's nothing, really.. just that..", she trailed off.

"Just what?"

"It's been awhile since anybody said that to me, that's all..", she admitted eventually.

Lindsey looked at her. Stevie was blushing, hardly trying to not meet his eyes. He had to smile at her words, bent forward and placed a kiss on her nose, "Let's get you out of that..", he muttered and reached underneath the covers to untie her robe, slowly pulling the garment off her shoulders. Stevie closed her eyes. He could see that she was clearly uncomfortable showing off her body to him like that. He took a good look at her exposed skin that was barely covered by a short black nightie she wore underneath, softly saying, "You can relax. I still love what I see."

That caused her eyes to open up again, "Lindsey..", she said, knowing way too well that he had just crossed the line.

"I'm going to kiss you now.", he said, tucking a strand of golden hair behind her ear, "Stop me right now, if you don't want it."

When she didn't say a word, just looking up at him with her beautiful brown eyes, he bent forward again and placed one lingering kiss on her lips.

Lindsey backed off some to take a look at her. Stevie had closed her eyes and was just opening them back up again, their eyes locking, "I want it.", she whispered.

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Much love, Lara