Free (Sequel to Through The Dark) Complete

Chapter 36

Julie looked down at Harry's fingers wrapped around the front of her hips.  His touch sending shivers up and down her body.  It could just be the cold, right?  Yeah, right.  Why?  She was so afraid of leading him on.  She wanted him.  Badly.  But, she wasn't sure she was mentally able to go back to what they had.  She wasn't sure she was mentally capable of being the girlfriend.  She took a deep breath.  She knew she needed to say something.  As if it was a surprise she was conflicted.  She looked around at her surroundings.  Looked where she was. Looked at this place.  And all because of him.  He was good to her, more often than not.  "I don't want you to let go, Harry.  I'm just afraid I'm going to slip."

He took a step closer to her and pulled her back into his chest, wrapping his arms around her tightly from behind and resting his chin on her shoulder.  "I won't let you."  He turned her to him and lifted her chin.  He saw the tears gathered in her eyes.  "Just don't fight it.  We have time to figure out what it is, in the end.  Or what it will be.  But don't fight the feelings now.  Go with what you feel.  There's no right, no wrong.  It's just the way we feel."  He searched her eyes and ran his thumb over the stray tear that fell onto her cheek.

Julie took his hand from her cheek and looked him in the eyes.  She took a shaky breath and then brought his palm to her lips and kissed it gently, closing her eyes.  She rested her lips against his palm as she felt his eyes on her face.  Her hands were shaking.  Her body was aching to be touched.  She struggled with just reacting to the now.  But she tried to push everything out of her mind and go with the moment.  She opened her eyes, looked up at him, dropped his hand and in one motion put her hand behind his neck and pulled his lips to hers.  She immediately felt his arm go around her waist and pull her tightly to him.  The feeling was nothing less than she expected.

Harry felt Julie's hand shake when she kissed his palm.  Her soft lips gently against his palm were feelings he didn't know he wanted.  When she let go abruptly and pulled his lips to hers, he gasped, but it didn't take long for him to respond.  He wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her right to him.  He took his other hand and put it behind her neck.  He was hoping she'd let loose and relax.  He hoped she would throw caution to the wind and just feel.  And now that she had, he was going to take this opportunity, to show her how it could feel.

Harry dropped his second arm and grabbed her around the waist lifting her up off of her feet.  He felt her arms wrap around his neck and encouraged her to wrap her legs around his waist.  He felt her hand run over the shorter hair on the back of his neck and shivered.  They hadn't been together like this since he'd cut his hair.  Weird thing to think of, but he was used to her hands in his curls.  He held her tightly around her waist as he started to move towards the waterfall.  Her hands ran through his hair and tangled into the longer part on top and her lips moved to his jawline.  Yep, she still drove him just as crazy.  No question about that.  He groaned loudly when her tongue swirled around below his ear and then she nipped at his ear lobe.  "Be careful.  You know what you're doing."  He growled at her.

Harry felt her smirk against his neck as he said that, and she rotated her lips and her tongue down the side of his neck.  She was going to be his undoing right here.  He walked her right through the running water fall and set her on the rock behind it, pulling himself slightly away so he could look at her.  She was running her hand over her hair pushing it back.  Small strands had falling into her face from the curtain of water that they'd just come through.  He ran both his hands through his hair pushing the water out of it.  He didn't want to question her, but he was afraid of what she might think afterwards.  He looked at her eyes and was shocked when she wrapped her legs around his waist and pulled him to her.

After Harry set her on the rock and they'd both pushed the hair and water out of their faces, Julie watched him stop and stare at her.  Yeah, not good enough.  She used her legs around his waist to pull him to her so he was now between her legs and they were crossed at the ankles behind his back.  She was learning to live in the moment.  And in the moment, this is what made her happy.  This is what made her feel.  She felt his fingers brush gently up her back as he grabbed the tie of her bikini top and tugged on it gently.  "You're going to torture me, aren't you?"