The Adventure Continues

[abrightboy]

For thatsfascinating.



The villa Malcolm rented was in the Languedoc, not far from Marseilles, south of Avignon. It was a very historic region, though Malcolm was particularly not interested in visiting Marseilles again. There was a charming village nearby the villa and if they were going to go to an historic city for a day, he'd rather make the trip over to Montpellier, where he'd never been at all, much less with Dr Whitly.

The villa had six bedrooms. As the driver brought their luggage inside the bright and spacious main room, Malcolm handed him some folded Euros and thanked him and shut the door behind him.

"First choice of a room is yours," he told Edrisa with a smile. "But you might want to explore first."

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[abrightboy]

Trying not to break the kiss, he shifted his weight, pushing into her. He hoped it wasn't too hasty, he just... wanted her. He felt like she wanted him. It always made him dizzy, the way she embraced him for who he really was. She loved him for real. All of him. It was something he'd thought he could never have.

[thatsfascinating]

She gave a breathy, desperate moan as he entered her and kissed him harder, her embrace tightening. She wanted him so badly, and loved him so much, all of him, every single thing. She never thought she could be this happy, so completely loved for who she really was by such an incredible man.

[abrightboy]

Her reaction stirred him to push harder and faster into her, still trying to kiss her, however haphazard and distracted that had become in the sensory barrage of her body moving against his and her hand in his hair.

[thatsfascinating]

She kissed him back as best she could, her own kisses becoming almost frenzied as she began to lose herself in the moment, the sensation, the pleasure, the love. Their bodies moved together, tangled together, and in that moment Edrisa couldn't tell where her flesh ended and his began.

[abrightboy]

"Edrisa," he managed breathlessly, pressing his forehead against her temple.

[thatsfascinating]

"Bright," she gasped in response, turning her head to kiss whatever she could reach.

[abrightboy]

His breathing was heavy and he was close to climax, his grip on her hip tightening with his good hand.

[thatsfascinating]

Edrisa was panting as well, trembling on the edge of her own climax. She tightened her grip on his hair, as her other hand went to his ass, gripping and pulling his hips even tighter against her own, for just a little more friction.

"Bright..." she gasped again, the sound rough and almost pleading.

[abrightboy]

"I ca-can't..." he stammered, his hand moving from her hip to cup the back of her neck as he pressed his cheek to her cheek, trying to keep going for her.

[thatsfascinating]

"It's okay...ah...Bright!"

He didn't need to keep going long. Her body arched and she cried out as she came.

[abrightboy]

His orgasm overlapped with her, and he buried his face in her neck as it surged through him, staying there as he caught his breath, his thumb stroking her throat gently.

"Are you okay? Was that okay?" he panted against her skin.

[thatsfascinating]

She stroked his hair gently as she came down from the high, loving sharing the afterglow with him, his body warm against hers, feeling his breath on her neck.

"Oh god yes," she breathed. "That was incredible. Are you okay?"

[abrightboy]

He nodded, then lifted his head to press a kiss to her cheek and then her temple. "Yeah. I'm... it's always great with you. I was worried for a second there I'd finish too soon," he explained, still a little breathless.

[thatsfascinating]

She turned her head to press her lips softly to his, then smiled, tenderly brushing his hair back from his face

"Not at all! It was just right. But, in the future, it's okay if you finish before me. You can use your fingers to get me off."

[abrightboy]

He lifted his head to look at her, his hand shifting to rest beside her head, his thumb stroking her cheekbone while his fingers curled gently into her hair.

"Really? That's not... cheating or something?"

[thatsfascinating]

She leaned into that touch to her cheek, closing her eyes for a moment, then opened them to gaze at him, smiling warmly.

"Not at all! Don't get me wrong, simultaneous orgasms are great, but it's not a disaster if you come first." Her smile widened. "I love it when you come."

[abrightboy]

He ducked his head a moment, but he was definitely smiling. And maybe blushing a tiny bit.

"Can I suggest that movies and television do not give people an accurate understanding of the expectations of them in bed," he noted with a wry smile. "It's almost dangerously irresponsible," he added, leaning in to give her a gentle but lingering kiss.

[thatsfascinating]

"Totally irresponsible," she agreed with a laugh, then kissed him back, taking her time.

When their lips parted she tilted her head. "Didn't one of your previous girlfriends ever tell you that, though?"

They had never broached the subject of exes, but she figured it was a fair question. He must have had at least some former lovers. He was sweet and charming and so good looking.

[abrightboy]

He huffed a small, self-deprecating laugh.

"You'd think so, right? You'd think if you started dating a man in his thirties that he'd know things that everyone knows." He took a breath and shifted his weight so less of it was, as he was concerned, crushing her. "When I went out to D.C., I didn't really know how to... reconcile my anonymous new name with.... the secrets I was hiding with it. There was one girl I dated really early on. I decided to tell her... everything. She said she was fine with it. With all of it. But after... about six months she said she couldn't live like that forever." He shrugged faintly. "Who can blame her? It's... hard. You know what it's like. Anyway, logistics is not what any of those conversations centred on. And after her, I didn't tell anyone about... anything. So you can imagine that those... encounters lasted one or maybe two nights. I'd only go to their place, I'd never stay over... I guess I preferred them thinking I was a little bit of a jerk over them knowing that I was a lot of a freak. The Bureau was pretty competitive, so it was easy to keep people at work from getting too close. ...But then I met this woman. She transferred from the west coast. She was a profiler too. We went out a handful of times. I was interested in her but... I was still protecting myself. She called me out on it. ...I thought she could understand. I told her the truth. I took her to my apartment. I didn't... hide anything. I told her about my nightmares and the Surgeon..." He pressed his lips together. "She said...with the medication I was on, there was no way I was mentally stable enough to work in law enforcement. By the end of the week, everyone in the office knew who I was. In three months I was fired. So yeah. You're the first person I've been with who's been interested in talking about it and.... felt like a safe place to talk about it," he confessed. He smiled a little sadly. "And I still try to deflect with humour when we do."

[thatsfascinating]

She listened, holding him tightly and stroking his hair to soothe and reassure him. Her expression showed the heartache she felt for him, someone so sweet and kind who wanted, needed, so badly to be loved, being shoved away when he tried to show who he really was. There were elements to his story she could identify with, but she'd never have her life's work threatened, never had to obscure her very identity. She was so glad that he could be himself with her, reveal himself to her. It helped that she knew from the beginning who he was, and knew about all his difficulties before she signed on.

When he was done, she pulled him close "I'm so sorry," she said, the sorrow clear in her voice. "You didn't deserve any of that. Especially not the woman to betrayed you to the Bureau."

[abrightboy]

"She was actually mad that I didn't get fired right away," he told her, sliding his arm down to wrap around her ribs. "But I closed a lot of cases and I guess they felt like they needed a reason. I mean. More of a reason. Or... support for her reason," he said, working through the semantics of it with a faint frown. He shook it off and looked at her. "I don't know if you met her when she was at the station. Did Colette actually consult you about Watkins' victims or just read your reports?"

[thatsfascinating]

"Colette? Oh...the woman from the FBI? No. I saw her, but no, she never...she was your ex? I mean, I heard all about her, about how she really didn't like you. It's probably a good thing she never visited me. I would have given her one hell of a piece of my mind."

Possibly gotten herself disciplined or fired in the process.

[abrightboy]

He huffed a laugh and kissed her.

"Not to suggest that I don't enjoy you going off on someone who deserves it, but please don't get fired for me," he told her, pressing his forehead to hers. "I'd just hate it if I couldn't solve cases with you." He kissed her again. "Besides," he pointed out with a small smile, "if it had worked out with her, I wouldn't be here with you."

His hand splayed and slid down over her spine and back up over her ribs.

"And you're much better."

[thatsfascinating]

She sighed happily, closing her eyes as her forehead rested against his.

"You're right, you're extremely lucky," she said with a teasing smile. She cupped his cheek and gave him a gentle kiss. "So am I," she added softly. "I wish you hadn't had to go through all those terrible things, but I'm grateful that road brought you to me. My life would be so much poorer without you."

[abrightboy]

That made him duck his head as he smiled again.

"Still. I'm sorry you're stuck having to teach me... everything. I'm sure there are days when you'd love to have someone around who could just... sweep you off your feet and make your toes curl."