forever - [book two in the amorous series]

two - second chance

Michonne

I gasped as I hurriedly sat up, my slumber being broken once again from a nightmare that I kept having; it came over and over and over.

"Jesus," I whispered to myself as I shook my head. I rubbed my eyes. Rick rested his hand on my thigh, in an attempt to reach out and hold me. I rested my hand on his, rubbing it gently.

"What's the matter?" his voice was raspy from his sleep.

"Nothing," I lied, still rubbing his hand. He sighed.

"You gonna sit here and lie to me, Michonne?"

I shook my head.

"I promise it's nothing. You need to go back to sleep."

"Nuh-uh. You need to tell me what's wrong with you."

Silence closed in on the room before he spoke again.

"This is the third night in a row, 'Chonne," he sat up and turned the lamp on his side of the bed on.

I shook my head again, attempting to turn my face away from him. "It's nothing, Rick. I promise."

He used his thumb to gently turn my face toward his, revealing to him that mine was tear-stained. He immediately took me in his arms and embraced me. And now, I couldn't hold it in. I let out small sobs into his chest as he rubbed my back in small circles. I shook my head as I sniffed a few times and spoke into him.

"I'm just so scared, Rick," I let out muffled cries into him.

He never stopped holding me as he spoke.

"Of what, baby? What's going on?"

I pulled away from his embrace and looked up at him.

"Mike .. What's going to happen to my baby if I lose this custody battle again? What is it gonna mean for him?"

"Michonne," he sighed, "You aren't going to lose this battle okay? Our son is going to be fine. Nothing bad is going to happen to him," he held my hand in his as he looked me in my eyes. "I need you to tell me you believe that."

I nodded, never breaking eye contact with him. He nodded back at me.

"Tell me."

"I believe it."

He nodded.

"I promise you everything's gonna be okay."

I closed my eyes rested my forehead on his. We sat in this position for a while before I felt weight shifting toward me, then his lips on mine. They were soft, despite the fact that he'd just woken up. I smiled a bit into the kiss that began heating more and more by the second. I opened my eyes to see him pawing at the bottom of my camisole, trying to pull it over my head as I positioned my thighs on either side of his, straddling him. I paused for a minute, looking down at him.

"Are you sure you can do this?"

He nodded.

"I promise I'm not in any pain. And the last three and a half months have been hell without being able to have you, 'Chonne," he chuckled as he finished pulling my camisole over my head and reveled at the sight of my bare breasts front of him; he knew my body was his and only his. I could feel him growing under me as he grabbed one in each hand. I threw my head back in ecstasy as he took one in his mouth. His hands moved from my breasts and began roaming my skin as I looked down at him, my hands resting gently on his shoulders.

There was a faint knock at the door that frightened both Rick and I, and caused me to retreat from the position I sat in on his lap. I hurriedly slid my camisole back onto my body before getting back under the covers.