The Heart of a Soldier

"You can't keep doing this to me, Sunshine." He whispered, his minty breath fanning over her swollen lips as her face remained mere inches from his.

The lips that were shamelessly swollen because of him.

It was in this moment, when his bare chest was on full display to her, that she allowed an unreadable emotion to overtake the soft feminine features of her face. She studied every inch of him, every callus, every muscle that dipped over his abdomen, the scratchy stubble on his face, the rise and fall of his chest.

Though the minutes passed she continued to study every inch of him with lust and admiration.

With careful movements Erin began to weave her shaky fingers through his short black hair, she then took her index finger and traced over the tattoos that were permanently etched onto the exposed expansion of his skin. Noah's eyes fluttered shut as he felt the gentleness of her soothing touch.

He trusted her and because of that he kept his eyes closed - allowing himself to feel the heat of her skin on his.

Unexpectedly, almost as if she were testing his limits, she placed her plump lips over the spot where his skin was marred and injured. The skin that was once shot through and bleeding was now where her tender love resided and even though this wound was once healed with bandages and gauze; it was now forever healed by her kiss.

#1 in militarylove on August 7 2021.