The Carlidia Renaissance- Cable Girls Reimagined (LCDC)

Chapter 15

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Lidia's POV

As I slowly turned to face him, his lips came crashing down on mine ravenously, full of unfulfilled promise. I tangled my fingers in his hair as I kissed him back, his hands encircling my back and holding me to him as if he never wants to let go.

I backed up into the bed, and slowly started to work on unbuttoning his shirt, my eyes never leaving his dilated, hungry ones. Upon unbuttoning the last one, he impatiently threw his shirt aside and spun me round to unzip my dress, letting it pool on the floor around my semi-naked body.

I tiptoed out of my dress and faced him, feeling my face go red unexpectedly. His thumb gently brushed my cheekbone as he stared into my eyes, wordlessly letting me know that I had nothing to be nervous about. I then kissed him sweetly, and the mood suddenly shifted as he kissed me back passionately. He then moved to kiss my jaw, then made his way down my neck, and then agonizingly his lips skimmed my collarbone, eventually making his way lower down my body.

I threw my head back in pleasure, my fingers tangled in his hair. When my patience had had enough, I pulled him up to my face so I could kiss him, and the mood shifted back to the initial one again as I captured his lips with my own. He grasped at my body, and fumbled behind my back to unclasp my bra, which he then swiftly discarded. I then ran my hands down the outline of his body as I tantalizingly crouched to remove his pants, and made quick work of his zipper, and then his boxers.

As I got up to face him, my eyes zeroed in on him as I guided him back towards our made bed. I then pushed him down to a sitting position and soon after I was straddling him kissing my way from his lips, across his sharp jawline, down his neck and his muscular shoulders.

As my hands roamed his back, my hands skimmed over the large scar across his back, from that night he told me about, the night he said he wished he died. As the memories from that motel and the rehabilitation centre came flooding back, my eyes filled with tears at the memory and halted to thank God that he was still alive, that we made amends, that we're right here, in this moment.

"Is something wrong?" Carlos suddenly asked me, worry evident in his expression. "No, quite the opposite actually." And then I told him about how his scar gave me a flashback to that moment in the motel when we were looking for Sofia, and how I almost believed he was dead because of that moment when in the rehabilitation centre. He then cupped my hands in his face gently, as if it was a delicate ornament, and said "Lidia, I'm truly sorry for what you had to suffer when you thought I was dead, but it was a necessary evil for your escape plan to work. And you know the man I was back at the motel was a far cry from who I am, from the man you fell in love with back at the telephone company. Of course, both you and I have changed from the people we were back then, but I'm eternally glad that we managed to find our way back to each other.

I never really stopped loving you, Lidia. If you ever think I did, it was because I was hurt, but that's no excuse for the poor way I had treated you when you returned to Spain, and I'm ashamed of it. But it's true, I have loved you, still love you, and will keep on loving you. If you'll have me, that is."

At this declaration, tears started streaming silently on both sides of my face, and I beamed up at him in a wide smile. When I finally found my voice, I shakily replied. "You have no idea how relieved I am to hear you say this. I love you too, Carlos." I then laughed and kissed him, and felt his mouth smile widely in response before he kissed me back, and suddenly flipped me over so that I was staring up at him, and he was straddling me now.

As he kissed me, I felt his hand go underneath my panties and teased the right spot rhythmically, and I gasped in euphoria, low moans escaping my throat. "Carlos, please" I managed to choke out "I want all of you, now."

Upon hearing this, he didn't need me to tell him twice as he pulled his hand away, and slowly slid my panties down my legs and threw them carelessly on the floor. He then opened my legs and positioned himself over me before we became one, and found our own tempo, starting slow at first and then I felt the heat building up inside of me. This sensual burning went on until we were shouting each other's names in a wave of pure bliss as we reached our climax simultaneously.

Carlos' POV

As I was laying in bed with Lidia cradled up next to me, listening to the rhythm of her gentle breathing as she slept, I reflected during a futile attempt to go to sleep.

The sound of my own, younger, immature voice rang in my head "When I have a dream, I chase it until I reach it", I once told Lidia soon after I had first met her. I didn't know it at the time, but she became one of those dreams, and I breathed out a smile seeing where we are right now, that statement being very clearly fulfilled at the present moment.

I then remembered the moment we reunited. Seeing her come out of that tunnel took me back to the first time I saw her, in the midst of the hopefuls for the telephone operator job. Sure, I had quite a few casual affairs at that time in my life, but as I got to know her, I had hope she would be different. In particular, something significant.

My future.

Lidia's POV

The next day, me and Carlos went with Eva to the front of the ship, to take in the open seas before us. The setting made me reflect on my journey, from Madrid as a young girl who had just lost Francisco, to where I am today.

When I first met Carlos, I thought nothing more of him than a pretty face who was an active womaniser. But, unlike other men, he kept persisting, refusing to take no as an answer when I wouldn't even give him a chance.

Eventually, his demeanour changed, as he tried to take things slowly to the pace I was comfortable with. That moment, when I saw how he was willing to wait for me, I decided to take a chance on him. On the possibility of an 'us'. And, looking back, I have regrets, without a doubt, but that was never one of them.

As I leaned my head on his shoulder, our hands on Eva's shoulders, I thought about what would be waiting for us in America. We'd definitely have to change our names until the foreseeable future, to ensure our safety from the Nationalists, but finally, we'll be free and independent to live our lives the way we want to. And with the hope, I thought as I glanced at Eva, that our children will have a better future, and not make the same mistakes we did.

---And, that's it folks! My take on Carlos and Lidia's story has finally come to an end. I apologise for the very late update, but I wanted to finish the book off in a way that felt right and dignified for the characters involved. For any of you who are curious about Sofia, I decided not to alter her storyline, as I believe she had a fulfilling ending with Felipe so I didn't want to alter that. I would like to thank all of you who took the time to read the whole book, I truly appreciate every single one of you. Mostly, I really hope you enjoyed this journey, as I definitely did. Fanfic writing wasn't something I ever thought I'd end up doing, but I'm glad I did for this series. Vote if you liked the fanfic and comment your final thoughts, I'd appreciate any kind of feedback.- B ❤️ ---