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robert looked down at the younger girl as she approached him, wrapping her arms around his torso, him following suit but around her shoulders.
"i've missed you, you left so soon last time." she spoke quietly, further burying her head into his shoulder, breathing in his scent deeply and leaving a kiss at the base of his neck.
"i know darling, i'm sorry," he said genuinely, placing a kiss on the top of her head, "i would have stayed longer if i could have, but you know is not really under my control."
he shivered slightly as she continued to pepper his neck and shoulder in kisses, nibbling at the sensitive skin every few seconds. she slowly pulled her head back, gazing into his eyes.
"you'll stay longer this time?" she questioned, almost sounding saddened at the thought of his departure.
"as long as i can." he responded with a small grin, which she returned before he leaned his face down until their lips met.
the two were currently standing in the kitchen of his summer home. every few weeks, or as often as they could without getting caught, they would sneak off and drive to the grand mansion, meeting there and spending as much time as they could together before one of them had to leave.
they had two main reasons to sneak around, one being that robert was married, a seemingly open marriage yes, but nonetheless this was surely breaking all of the rules involved in that sort of relationship. and two being that she was significantly younger that he. a whole eight years, doesn't sound like much but when you realize that she is only 17 and he was 24 -nearly 25- it sounded a whole lot worse.
though the legal age of consent in the england was 16, making the relationship completely legal, it would look extremely bad if any news of robert sneaking around with a high school aged girl were to make it to the front pages.
that's why this was the only location where they could meet, hidden away from all the cameras and judgmental eyes.
the kiss began to get heated, their tongues fighting for dominance, his ultimately winning. he pulled away just enough to mutter a nearly incoherent 'jump' against her lips, before promptly reconnecting them.
she obeyed his request and jumped, his hand catching the undersides of her thighs, her arms traveling around his neck and her legs latching around his waist. he walked into the living room, sitting down the red sofa so that she was straddling his waist. his lips moved from hers to her jaw continuing down her neck, finding her sensitive spot quickly, it's location being etched into his memory for all of eternity.
the affair was meant to just be a meaningless one night stand, but had grown into so much more over the months it had spanned so far. the pair meeting at a bar after one of roberts shows and heading back to his hotel room for a 'fun time' but at the end of the night, robert had the intense urge to ask her to stay. he normally never did that, seeing as he didn't want to risk having a groupie attach themself to him, but she wasn't a groupie. maybe he was just feeling extra lonely that night but there was just something so interesting about her.
she of course accepted and they spent the whole night talking, going back and forth between playful flirtatious banter and actual deep conversations, having a few more rounds as well when things got boring. when the sun began to rise in the morning, he did something he hadn't done in years, he asked for her number. she gave it to him, obviously, which lead to what was now a ten month long rendezvous. it was safe to say that the twos infatuation with one another had only grown as time went on, they had fallen in love, though neither of them dared to admit it.
she had to be honest with herself, y/n was terrified that someone would find out or that he would suddenly grow bored of her, breaking her heart and going back to his wife. he had a family with her, what's not to love? she knew that the boys knew of robert's shenanigans but none of them dared to mention it to robert, much less his wife.
the couple sat in a familiar position now, both of their bodies glistening with sweat as she laid on his chest, tracing shapes on the skin just above his heart.
"i feel horrible." she said, bluntly and out of no where, inducing panic in robert almost instantaneously.
"why's that?" he questioned plainly, trying his best to hide his anxiety, but failing miserably. she could feel him tense and his heart beat quicken the second the words left her mouth.
"you're married with kids, and here you are, sneaking around with a bloody seventeen year old, who can barely afford her own rent." she said, saying what she had been wanting to for weeks, but holding back in fear of scaring him off, making him realize that she was right and he should stop seeing her.
"i'm so unhappy with her, you know that better than anyone. and you're more than that, so much more. you have potential." he said, pouring as much of his heart out as possible without revealing his true feelings. without saying 'i love you'
"you're putting your entire life at risk, and for what? a few hours with some teenager every week? i just don't understand why you keep coming. you could just not show up one day and act like none of this ever happened. we could each go back to our regular lives." she said, it almost sounded like she was breaking it off with him, like she was beginning to regret their time together.
"that's not what you want, is it?" he asked breathlessly, tears stinging his eyes but he managed to swallow them.
"no but i can't help but think it's what you want," she said lamely, "there so many better things you could be doing with you're time." she continued, it felt nice to finally be able to say these things to someone but she was scared he would agree with one of them.
"no there isn't, there's nothing a cherish more than the time i'm able to spend with you," he said, pulling her closer to him if that was even possible, "because i love you." finally saying those words felt like a weight being lifted of his shoulders. a weight that had been there since the second he laid eyes on her.
it took her a second to fully realize what had happened, her head spinning and every insecure thought she was thinking in that moment came crashing down.
"oh robert," she whispered, burying her face into his neck, "i love you too." she said in a low tone.
he was shocked that she had said it back, but not displeased. his grip around her shoulders tightened, pulling her body further on top of his, readjusting the blanket that covered their bare bodies.
"i'm gonna leave her." he stated simply. she wanted to protest, say that he had a family and that they were more important than she was, but she didn't, being perfectly content in that moment and slowly letting sleep over take her mind, robert doing the same.
