In Between

Chapter 10 - They are Back

All the time in the world could not kill the need that those two had to be in each other's arms.

They walked holding hands without thinking to Eleanor's bedroom, falling on her bed in silence.

They touched each other with no hurry or impatience, but gently and slowly like they were trying to remembering every inch of each other's body. He kissed her deeply and she let herself melt into his arms. They caressed one another's body slowly with no rush or lust but full of desire and led themselves to a climax that they had already experienced several times but had forgotten how good it was. Sex was never a problem for them, but this was not just sex, their connection gave them the feeling of belonging that Jasper wished for so much and the feeling of being home that Eleanor didn't want to admit that she was looking for while she was away. They were one again.

"Can I get you something to eat?" Jasper asked, caressing her hair while she was laying in his lap.

"You are not my servant Jasper, you don't have to do that!" Eleanor spoke softly and smiled, caressing his face while she studied it. From her point of view, laying down, she could face his eyes directly. "God I missed those blue eyes" She mumbled to herself.

"I know I'm not, but I could make you something to eat like normal people do, You don't even know if I'm good cook or not!"

"Oh... Ok then, so amaze me!" She said teasing him.

He was already leaving the bed when he answered her. "Give twenty minutes."

While he picked his clothes off the floor Eleanor once again mumbled to herself. "God I missed his body too."

"What?"

Eleanor blushed at the thought she had said her thoughts out loud. "Nothing?"

"You are mumbling a lot today," he added, leaving the room giggling.

Of course he heard what she said, but he was not going to tell her that, though he was pretty happy about her thoughts. While in the kitchen he scavenged the fridge trying to decide what to do. When he came back he brought grilled mushrooms, smoked ham, boiled eggs and pancakes, and of course two large cups of coffee and strawberries.

"I don't like boiled eggs," Eleanor informed him, disappointed.

"You will like this one, use this sauce." He said passing her a white mixture that looked a lot like mayonnaise.

They ate in silence for a bit, but as soon as she tried the eggs her eyes rolled. "Oh, this is good! So good!"

Jasper just smiled in satisfaction.

"Who knew you could actually cook!" Eleanor exclaimed, eating another egg that she previously had dipped in the mystery sauce.

"Well you know by my letters that I had to more or less raise myself so, I learned a thing or two."

Eleanor finished her coffee and came to sit in Jasper's lap. "So this is what normal people do?"

He just nodded in agreement, smiling at her happiness.

"We should do it more often then!" She concluded.

Jasper turned serious and started to play with her hair. "Len, not that I'm not enjoying all this, but what you mean by more often?"

Eleanor could read insecurity in his eyes. She was not sure how to answer him, she knew she was happy and felt really good right now but she was still a bit insecure about all this and one thing she was sure of, she would confront her brother and Sebastian about all this situation. Breathing in and out, trying to put her head in order she finally spoke. "Look, Jasper, I ... I know I want to be with you, of that I'm certain but I also want to clear everything up with my brother and of course with Sebastian if all you found out is true, I will not be able to keep working with him. I will not feel comfortable."