An Intimate Affair (for Caela and I)

[BLACK BART]

*********** Thank You Caela for joining me *****************

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Why was it most of the routine in a beings life could be described by a single, two syllable word? Why did it seem as if the sole purpose was to stand behind the counter and file away everything that is passed over it.

Funny isn’t it how having absolute power tends to simplify things to a certain level…

One you would describe most accurately as......... boring

That’s why if you looked across the grand hall of the Universities library, across the finely polished tables that generations of students have studied and flirted over you just might see him behind the counter, leaning over the piles of books to watch the endless throng of humanity pass by.

What was he waiting for?

Or whom?

He’d tell you with a wistful smile that he didn’t know yet, didn't know her name…or the hair color or eyes…but when he saw her he would know her then.

Who was he?…Now you’d get a laugh out of that as well or give him that certain look and walk away shaking your head…

But names aren’t all that important are they? It’s the creature that wears them that makes the difference….

For amusements sake let’s just call him by the name he's using at this particular moment and time and we can move forward with this tale…

William Radford, Professor, currently at the “U of C”, appearance is deceiving (of course) but age seems to be mid 30’s with a 6 foot build that is muscular but not muscle bound. Blond hair and blue eyes reinforce the impression of the all American boy…but look long and hard enough into his eyes and your perceptions mightl quickly change.

It’s the Friday night before the holiday and the library is deserted, the average dedicated student having cleared out hours before to meet with family and friends.

The few that remained behind were usually of no interest…the remnants that had no place to be and no life to really live…and they too had quietly fled the sleepy haven.

But there was one remaining…a woman he had never had the pleasure of knowing before…and to his delight she was walking directly towards him.

 

[caela]

Rebekah sighed and flipped the page of the book she was reading as she walked. Unlike what most girls caught at reading while wandering through the library would be reading, this book was no silly romance novel. It was a rather obscure book by an author named Richard Bach and entitled Illusions If one looked closely at the binding they would find it well worn and nearly all the pages dog eared. It was one of Rebekah's favorites and she read it at least once every year since she'd found it. Bach had quickly become one of her favorite authors and there were few of his books that she didn't have.

Periodically she glance up and eyes the color of summer stormclouds would make a quick scan of her path before dropping to her book once more. She'd seen the Professor at the counter but, unlike most of the female student body at the University, she barely noticed him. It wasn't that he wasn't her type or that she found him unattractive it was simply that Rebekah had spent so much time lost in her studies and her books that she had finally stopped looking at men as anything other than collegues and they had taken on a rather asexual quality in her little world.

Rebekah lived in a world ruled by books. She was tightly focused on her studies and knew where she wanted to go in life. She had some vague notions in the back of her mind of a someday where a man might fit into the picture...maybe...but it wasn't now.

Without looking up from, or putting down her book, one hand reached into her bookbag and pulled out a pair of long jet hairsticks. They looked much like regular chopsticks but they were made of jet and had small silver dragons etched into the sides. One handed she twisted long caramel blonde curls around one of the sticks and quickly jabbed the second through the other side leaving her hair in a loose french twist and off her neck as she reached the desk.

Finally she put her book down and looked up at Professor Radford. A small but warm smile curved lips that were full and in the shape of a perfect cupids bow. "Good evening Professor. A bit quiet in here tonight isn't it?" Her voice reached him in a low tone that was what her father had once called 'whiskey toned, smooth and rich and warm'.

Glancing up she found she hardly had to look up at all to meet his eyes, though it was rare that she did. She stood 5'9 in her bare feet and in her heeled boots she was nearly as tall as she was. She favored feminine clothing in light fabrics and today's soft silk halter dress was no exception. The light grey silk accentuated her eyes and clung teasingly to the firm swell of her breasts that were just small enough for her to comfortably forgo wearing a bra, as well as swishing lightly around the sweet curve of her hips and swirling around long legs. Her heeled, leather boots clung up her calves to her knees and clicked lightly as she tapped the right one on the floor while digging through her bookbag in search of the book she needed to return.

"I know it's here somewhere Professor, give me just a moment please."

 

[BLACK BART]

"Not a problem Miss Rebekah...I have all the time in the world"

William leaned forward and rested his arms on the edge of the ledge that was piled high with publications and took in the figure that had presented herself.

Not at all bad he decided and smiled, then looked to her almost frantic searching and suggested.

"If you're looking for the book… try in your left hand?"

A slow wink and he tried to offset the embarrassments that flushed over her cheeks, the twin pink orbs such a contrast to her gray eyes that he took a long slow second look...

She had a pretty smile and a pleasant laugh, though it was slightly restrained as she offered the offending material, his hand brushing hers as he accepted it.

"Don't tell me you're NOT going home this weekend too Rebekah?" He chided and dutifully recorded the return of the book before placing it in the teetering pile..

He listened half hearted to the mumbled excuse of needing to be ready for finals...the quarter only half finished and the holiday being a long one...instead he focused on her body and how it moved so gracefully under the clothing she wore...

"Yes, well...you can't survive on knowledge alone my young lady...your body needs nourishment and on occasion a break from the grinding routine of education. What would you say to a real Italian meal at a restaurant that has only recently opened and a chance to relax?"

He was given a mixed look as she made the expected excuse...her eyes told him much she yearned to be "wined and dined" while she self consciously kept her face casual.

"It's not that late Professor...I can pick something up at the market and make it at home...otherwise i would and thank you...

And perhaps as if planned the grand father clock began to chime loudly...the chords overlapping each other ten times and leaving the two temporarily mute until the "din" fell silent.

"See Rebekah?" William smiled disarmingly and nodded to the face of the clock beside them. "Ten O'clock and the stores have closed over an hour ago...now unless you're thinking of eating cold, day old pizza where will you get a better offer than this? I only bite if you ask me to..."

The lame joke brought a half hearted chuckle from Rebekah's lips...and as she looked about she found that the library WAS deserted...the lights were save for the night system and they were the last two remaining.

"I'm going to hop in my car and drive to the restaurant Rebekah anyways...you'd be doing me a great pleasure by joining me...and the meal would be on me, I'm sure student wages are as thin now as they were when I was a student?"

True to his words William slid his light jacket on and pulled a set of keys from the pocket, walking beside her as they moved to the front double doors and stepped outside.

The key turned smoothly and the lock clicked merrily...William straightening to his full height and only having to look down an inch to meet her eyes.

"Last chance Rebekah...take a ride with the devil once in a while...it'll get your blood pumping."

Again a wink and he began to move to the parking lot and his car...his ears listening for the click of her heels as she approached.

 

[caela]

"Last chance Rebekah...take a ride with the devil once in a while...it'll get your blood pumping."

Rebekah bit her lower lip, worrying it between her teeth gently as she thought on his offer. She wasn't actually in any of his classes so there was no conflict of interest there and she had to admit the idea of italian sounded much better than eating her own lousy cooking again.

Making her decision she quickly caught up to him just as he was reaching his car. "All right, but no calling me Miss Rebekah. It makes me feel like I'm a little girl."

She smiled warmly at him when he opened the door to his car with a flourish. Sliding into the vehicle she couldn't help but wonder how a professor could afford such a nice car than shook her head. What did she know about cars? She rode her old 18 speed bike most of the places that she couldn't walk.

Just because it looks expensive doesn't mean that it is Rebekah. The thought brought a small secretive smile to her lips while her fingers smoothed out the skirt of her dress. It looked costly and fit her frame so very well because her sister had designed and made it for her.

"So, Professor Radford, what is the name of this new place? I hadn't heard of a new Italian restaurant opening up and I know where most of them are."

"If I'm not allowed to call you 'Miss', than you don't get to call me Professor. It's William please."

Laughing once more she nodded and relaxed against the seat of the car. She still thought it looked awefully expensive but wasn't about to ask.

"As you wish William. So do you make it a habit to ask bookbound students out to dinner?"

 

[BLACK BART]

"As you wish William. So do you make it a habit to ask book bound students out to dinner?"

"Only the ones that interest me and show great promise Rebekah"

William smiled and admired the long, lean legs that slipped out from the dress as Rebekah crossed her legs.

"Your studies are in the medical field aren't they Rebekah? I've often wondered if a Doctor's awareness of the human body is accentuated by their studies...or dulled by the myriads of scientific information they now possess. I wonder as our friendship progresses if you wouldn't mind sharing your insights into that and several other curiosities I have? In return I might have resources to help you further your studies."

She was easy to look at a well as talk to, her laugh and conversation a pleasant diversion from the responsibilities his position held for him...

The ride was over and they found themselves in front of a one-story brick building, candles flickering in the windows that hid behind a lush growth of hedges...

"El alimento del Diablo" William announced and walked around the car to open Rebekah's door, offering his hand to help lift her out of the interior and once again admire her lithe form.

The owner is an old associate of mine and on my recommendation came to this fair city to offer his cuisine...He will go to any lengths to provide you with what you desire, your wish is his pleasure to fulfill...

A second time he opened the door and then placed a hand gently on Rebekah's waist as they entered...the smell of spicy food, well polished wood and candles blending pleasantly as they looked about the empty restaurant.

"Opening night...our good luck that he's chosen to open the evening this college town empties itself isn't it?"

The fire burned warmly in the brick that surrounded it and William seated Rebekah, sitting across the table a silent, dark haired and eyed woman handed them menus before waiting quietly.

"Order for us if you'd like Rebekah, it's said a man can learn much about a woman by the food she prefers..."

 

[caela]

"Your studies are in the medical field aren't they Rebekah? I've often wondered if a Doctor's awareness of the human body is accentuated by their studies...or dulled by the myriads of scientific information they now possess. I wonder as our friendship progresses if you wouldn't mind sharing your insights into that and several other curiosities I have? In return I might have resources to help you further your studies."

Rebekah chuckled softly at the question and shook her head slightly making her hair dance acros her shoulder. "Well it does both actually. I am certainly much more aware of how what I do acts on my body but because it's all scientific information it's a very clinical awareness. Sort of like an internal inventory. I'm much more..." She paused and let that sentence die. She'd been about to say that a much more visceral awareness of her body came at other times but she'd realized how that would sound and so she changed the topic and they chatted aimiably the rest of the way to the retaurant with her pleasantly convinced he's missed her slip.

The restaurant itself was quaint and cozy looking but still looked like dinner wasn't going to be cheap. This was not her hometown pasta joint. She couldn't help feeling out of place when William opened the door and if he hadn't put his hand at her waist to steer her slightly she might have suggested somewhere else to eat. That hand however was warm and reassuring at the small of her back and without realizing it she shivered gently.

She couldn't help but smile at William's excellant manners, so few men she knew bothered to open doors for women or gently guide them through a new restaurant. She felt at ease in his prescence and told him so in a quiet whisper while the waitress approached. Taking the menu she looked it over quietly only recognizing a few of the items listed because the thing wasn't written in english but italian...and there were no prices listed.

"Order for us if you'd like Rebekah, it's said a man can learn much about a woman by the food she prefers..."

She couldn't help but laugh softly at that. "I don't think you'd learn much about me from the food I eat William. I sort of tend to grab whatever is handy." Handing him her menu she grinned impishly. "I can't read most of this so I am going to make a leap of faith and trust you to order for us in the hope that you don't order me anything too totally strange but something that you can't get anywhere else either."

She watched him order in perfect italian and couldn't help but shivering again. There was something in his voice and eyes. She couldn't put her finger on it but there was more to this Professor than there seemed and that intrigued her. She couldn't help but want to know what piece of the puzzle she was missing and her mother's voce whispering in the back of her head about curiosity and cats.

Leaning on the table slightly she offered William a warm smile that made her eyes sparkle merrily. "So exactly what sort of promise is it you look for when you decide to take a student to dinner William?"

 

[BLACK BART]

A light garlic broth wrapped itself around fresh peas and pasta, bruschetta...a spiced and toasted bread, a salad of the freshest lettuce with sweet, cherry tomatoes brightening its appetizing appearance, tiny strips of finger food...marinated chicken, fish, shrimp and pork all brazed and arriving sizzling hot, radicchio, baby carrots, yellow bell pepper, shallots, green olives all followed suit to tempt the couple...Along with an endless supply of red wine to wash the pallet and cool it as well with a particularly spicy dish...

William enjoyed watching his guest sample each and made note of the ones she went back to sample a second time...his laugh coming low and gentle as she found a piece of pepper that warmed her tongue or "oohed" at sauce that made the meat sheer heaven to cover before eating...

"To answer your earlier question Rebekah"

William had paused as the waitress refilled their glasses and slipped away, his eyes studying her face as she daintily licked at her lips..

"I look for a boundless curiosity and an endless energy that drives that student to find the truth...of course an open mind is a must while the journey occurs so each fact can be accepted for simply what it is...a fact. I see that much in you already...you have the courage to begin such an arduous task and the energy...all that lacks is one tiny thing"

Coffee had arrived...dark and robust...the smell of chocolate wafting with the darker bean as well as the steam carried it to their nostrils and the announcement of "dessert”. Tiny pies, tarts and spoon dishes...each enough to tempt the palate and make them ask for more...

"Perhaps you'd tell me about yourself Rebekah?"

William returned the conversation to his guest as he fed her a spoon of cheery tart

"The life you led before your studies...the ambitions you have...what arouses you and holds your interest?

 

[caela]

Rebekah's eyes widened as the waitress brought dish after dish of food. Whoever did the cooking was a master and there wasn't anything that Rebekah didn't like. She ate slowly and savored each dish knowing she wouldn't eat this well again for months most likely, her own cooking was no comparison. She couldn't help closing her eyes and purring softly on the shrimp though, she loved shrimp but what the cook did with it...it was divine.

She was hard pressed to pay attention to what William was telling her and had to stop eating and sip her wine to focus."...all that lacks is one tiny thing" Interesting, she was just about to ask what was lacking when the waitress returned with the coffee and small spoon desserts designed to tempt them into ordering the full dessert.

Sipping her coffee she purred once more and smiled up at William. There was the slightest of sheens in her eyes that spoke of perhaps just a glass or two too much wine and when he offered her the cherry tart she parted her lips gently and slowly drew it off the fork he held. There was something so intimate in the act of letting him feed her that it made a shiver run down her spine and pool warmly in her belly.

"The life you led before your studies...the ambitions you have...what arouses you and holds your interest?

"There was life before school?" She couldn't help teasing. Sometimes it felt like she'd never had a life that didn't involve school though she knew she had. "There's really not much to tell about me William. The oldest child of a single mother who had to work two, sometimes three jobs to make ends meet I sort of became the surrogate mom to my siblings. I made sure they had as much of a childhood as they could while pretty much completely missing out on mine.

I know I never want to end up that way and that schooling is the only real way to make sure I don't. For the moment I make it a point not to let anything distract me from my studies too much though there is the occasional weekend out with friends, or dinner with a handsome, charming, gentleman." The last was said with a soft smile offered to him and without mentioning that it was the first time in over a year that she'd said yes to someone asking her to dinner.

"You said earlier that something was lacking William, what did you mean?"

 

[BLACK BART]

The table had been cleared...all that remained behind being the urn of aromatic coffee and small dish of dark chocolate dessert...the combined light of the candles and fireplace casting an almost magical aura over the couple as they faced each other in the deserted restaurant...

William had listened carefully to Rebekah, his eyes telling him as much from her face as she spoke as the words supplied, the cost to this interesting woman as she grew from childhood to womanhood quite evident...

"You have determination...ambition.... resolve, Rebekah"

William complimented as he lifted a filled spoon to her lips and watched with fascinated eyes...

"All of that gained and formed from your earlier years and the promises made to yourself."

Rebekah's lips opened and the pink of her tongue flitted out. Tasting the decadently wicked and delicious whipped dessert before opening her lips to accept the spoon...

"But as you gained from that earlier life you were also cheated. Deprived of the one quality every living creature needs to carry them through life...and beyond."

Williams’s attention was focused on her tongue as it licked the last of the dessert of her lips before she smiled...the pleasure those lips and tongue could give so obvious to him and yet so lost to their pretty owner...

"Desire, Rebekah..."

He supplied finally, his gentle teasing satisfied as she leaned forward to listen for his answer to her earlier question...

"The raw and unbridled desire to experience the simple passions and pleasures in life...the wish to be touched and FEEL what you didn't allow yourself to as you matured into the woman you are. To make yourself vulnerable and in that vulnerability be able to appreciate everything you experience..."

William nodded and the waitress appeared...accepting the gold coins he dropped into her hand with a warm smile before vanishing again. and he rose to slide Rebekah's chair back.

"I enjoyed the evening Rebekah...you're a stimulating dinner guest and would make an avid student I think...If you were in my private class..."

No need to ask her address...William piloted the car smoothly to the sidewalk outside her dormitory before walking her to the front door and giving her a chaste kiss on her cheek.

"It's a long weekend Rebekah...perhaps you'll grow weary of your studies and want another meal and continue our conversation? If you wish all you need do is to call me at my extension at the library...I'll get the message"

“The extension number William?” Rebekah questioned as she stepped through the doorway, drawing a smile from him as he answered.

“It’s been in the directory for ages my dear… “6….6….6”

 

[caela]

“It’s been in the directory for ages my dear… “6….6….6”

Rebekah couldn't help but laugh softly at the extension number. "A very nice play on numbers William. Should I worry that your extension is 'the devil's number'?" Leaning in she whispered conspiratorialy, "Are you going to seduce me and steal my soul William?" Again she chuckled before impulsively pressing a soft, but entirely friendly, kiss to his lips. "Thank you for dinner William, I had a wonderful evening and I just might call you if my studies don't keep me too busy."

She made no promises and asked for none in return as she turned and slipped away into her dorm. She'd kept their parting light but her mind was spinning from what he'd said earlier. He thought she lacked desire? Good lord if he only knew! But than that was a part of herself she kept tightly locked away in order to make it through the days in the role she had set for herself.

Curling up in her bed that night she wrapped her quilt around her and tried to read herself to sleep but images of William's face kept drifting through her mind and it was only when she promised herself that she would call him the next day that she was able to sleep.

***

The next day was a quiet one for Rebekah. With so many students gone for the holiday it was calm and peaceful in the dorm instead of loud and obnoxious like normal. Most of the day she spent with her books but in the late afternoon the sweetness of the day simply called to her and she pulled on a pair of denim shorts, a sapphire blue tank top and her running shoes and headed out for a long walk around the campus.

Without realizing she'd done it she wandered around and to the library and couldn't help but laugh at herself. She was like a little girl with a crush! Ah well, since she was here...pushing the doors open she slipped into the quiet library and called out softly, "William! William are you here?"

 

[BLACK BART]

It was a different Rebekah that strode into the library tonight.

Not new or improved as the human race tended to try and label the same old, same old product...

But a very different and pleasant to view side of this young woman...

"Behind you Rebekah"

William smiled and watched her body gracefully pirouette to the sound of his voice where he stood...

"I'm pleased to see you, you're a sight for these old eyes. But you're not exactly dressed for an evening at a restaurant and the theatre are you?"

He approached her as a good friend would...Not one that was intimate with her...But one that valued the budding friendship between them, his hands offered to take hers before giving her a light kiss on both cheeks.

"You may not know this but less than an quarter hours drive from here is a small river...and along that river I've found a waterfall that is simply magnificent when the sunsets...I've got a lunch packed for two and another bottle of wine...how about you let me show the spot and you can decide for yourself?"

He smiled as she accepted without hesitation...at least they were past the first barrier and she was curious enough to go with him...

Again they found themselves in the cozy interior of the car...the Jaguar hugging the road as they sped along towards the promise of a sunset meal...and William meeting Rebekah's occasional glance as they drew closer.

Until finally they had arrived and with an armful of blankets and an antique wicker basket complete with a meal and drink they moved to the grassy banks...

"There. look.." William pointed across the lazy moving water and to where the flow quickened before dropping off the edge... "When the sun begins to set the rays will catch the mists of the water..."

They were seated on the blanket...the meal of cold cuts, cheese and fresh breads before them as well the wine...

"Tell me Rebekah...do you believe in heaven and the earth...and of those who rule each?"

 

[caela]

He'd had her when he mentioned the waterfall. Rebekah loved the outdoors and the beautiful scenery that was sometimes so hard to find in a college town. She was more than happy to agree and slid into his car with a smile curving her lips.

She laughed softly as he sped along the roads, the speed of the car making her shiver pleasantly with excitement. She loved cars that were designed to go fast and people that drove them that way. The Jag seemed to enjoy being driven fast and well as much as Rebekah enjoyed the ride.

She was quiet when they climbed from the car and pulled out the blankets and the lunch William had packed but it was a comfortable quiet between friends. The spot he'd found was lovely and Rebekah just stood and stared in wide eyed wonder. Even without the sunset it was beautiful and she couldn't wait to see how it would look when the sun at last went down.

"Tell me Rebekah...do you believe in heaven and the earth...and of those who rule each?"

She was startled by the unexpected question and sipped her wine thoughtfully before answering. "Do you mean God, and the Devil and such William? Or are you speaking more metaphysically?"

She didn't wait for him to answer and simply continued, "I believe in God yes, and the Devil too I'm just not sure how much I believe they manifest themselves here or get involved in human affairs. Unless they get bored I would think they had better things to do than hang around down here. It might be interesting to meet them though, see how different they actually are from the typical stereotyping done by churches and hollywood."

She shrugged slightly and laughed at her own comment. "Though if either one were to hang around here I'd probably miss it while I was studying." She grinned at him and sipped her wine again. It was excellant and she knew if she hung around him much she was going to get spoiled and not be able to eat her own cooking anymore and told him as much with a light laugh.

 

[BLACK BART]

"What I have is yours to use as you wish Rebekah"

William offered as they formed a sandwich and then split it to share...

"I live alone and have more than I need...a house...cars...land...people who look after what I want when I spend time there. It's yours to have if you please..."

As cozy as the interior of the car had been the setting sun turned the small blanket quickly into an intimate grotto, the shadows giving the feeling of secluded privacy as the red and orange hues of the dying rays came to life in the reflective surfaces of the falling waters...

For a time neither spoke...for a short time it seemed neither dared even breath...for with each passing minute the hues became darker and more intense...until finally the final brilliant ray weaned...and the pair were left in the fading twilight.

"Would you like to dance with the devil Rebekah?"

 

[caela]

"I live alone and have more than I need...a house...cars...land...people who look after what I want when I spend time there. It's yours to have if you please..."

Rebekah laughed softly and smiled at William. "What use would I have for all of that? Beisdes the last I checked Professors didn't make quite that much money. Even if you did inherit all of it WIlliam why would you offer it to me?" She reached out and gently stroked his cheek with her fingertips before shifting to settle closer to him as the sun began to set.

The view of the sunset over the falls was amazing and it made her breath catch in her throat with it's beauty. Turning her head toward William she pressed a soft kiss to his cheek. "This is the sort of thing I'd rather have you share. The beauty of a sunset is something that cars, land, and money can't buy and means infinitly more."

"Would you like to dance with the devil Rebekah?"

Again she laughed softly but she took his hand and rose to her feet beside him. "No, but I would like to dance with you William." She smiled as her arms wrapped lightly around his neck and his arms went around her waist holding her close. Together they swayed gently to music that played only in their own minds. Resting her head on his shoulder her breath was a soft, warm, brush against his neck.

"Should we be starting this William? I know how busy my own life is and yours can't be any less so can it?" She knew what she wanted him to say but she had to give him an out if he wanted it. She wasn't the one night stand type and if all the wining and dining was meant for that she wanted to give him a chance to walk away before he wasted his time.

 

[BLACK BART]

"Should we be starting this William? I know how busy my own life is and yours can't be any less so can it?"

Her body was warm and thrilling, the slow circling motion of thier silent dance causing them to brush against each other with every move...

William cupped Rebekah's face in his hands and gently tilted her head back to meet her eyes...

"Life without taking the time to live is simply existing Rebekah...never pass up the chance to truly live or one day you may wake up and find yourself trapped in a dreary world of your own creation, without anyone to share the moments that might mean something to you..."

And without warning he kissed her...his lips pressing to hers and feeling no resistance...his tongue creeping out as her lips opened to tease her own...his arm sliding around her waist to pull her close...and as she responded with her own tongue he felt the heat between them begin to grow...

Almost reluctantly he broke the kiss, his arms holding her close enough to feel the heat in her groin and he smiled...

"I brought you out here for a meal and a sunset hun...we've enjoyed both...why don't you drive us back to town and I'll let you decide where to park the car..."

 

[caela]

Rebekah was startled when his lips came down on hers. Hers widened slightly before closing as she let herself sink into that kiss. Her arms shifted from his shoulders to wrap around his neck and her heart pounded in her chest while her body pressed closer to his. Her lips parted for him and her tongue reached out to tease along his and taste the warmth and wine on his lips.

She had to struggle not to whimper when he broke the kiss, she'd wanted it to continue and the look in her eyes told him so.

"I brought you out here for a meal and a sunset hun...we've enjoyed both...why don't you drive us back to town and I'll let you decide where to park the car..."

Her fingers curled around the keys and her eyes locked on his. She remained quiet while they packed up the blankets and picnic baskets, her mind lost in thought. Finally they slid into the car and Rebekah drew a deep breath before asking softly, "How do we get to your place William?"

She held her breath without realizing it until he smiled and gave her the directions.

 

[BLACK BART]

"48609 LaEnvie Avenue" William replied relaxing as Rebekah shifted into low gear and pulled smoothly away

"Snob Hill?" Rebekah's voice was teasing as her eyes swung to his and she smiled to ease the jibe...

"The snobbiest" He quipped back and grinned, his teeth bright and even as he met her smile. "Owning the largest and grandest putts my neighbors "off", they never insist on asking me over to rub in they have a better this...or a better that..., it lets me devote my time to the things I enjoy most in life."

"And those things are Professor?" The look she gave was a pouting one, making her full ips even more apparent as she batted her eyelashes in a flirting motion.

"Finding the prettiest and smartest woman and seducing her?" It was his turn to tease and he did it well, holding the serious look just until her eyes widened before grinning again and laughing softly. "I'm glad I finally found her, she was quite difficult to find but when I did she surpassed my wildest expectations."

"Why PROFESSOR!" The mock gasp she gave him the proof she didn't mind the flirting at all and he continued as she pulled onto the bypass around the town’s main avenues.

"Since I'm not your college teacher why don't you call me William. And take a right...here?"

The Jag slid around the corner smoothly and both occupants smiled, a long brick paved avenue coming into the headlights of the car...

"Drive up it to the front, one of my people will park it for us..."

"Isn't it late for them to still be here?"

"Most live here...it is more convenient for me and they prefer the quarters I can provide to the alternatives....Here, right here."

Rebekah's door opened as the car stopped and a well dressed man stood holding it for her...his hand out to help her from the low slung sportsters seat.

"Home Sweet Home" William quipped as she joined him and waved towards the brick fortress in front of them.

"Be it ever so humble..." Rebekah's quip didn't hide the fact she was impressed with the two story mansion that sprawled a hundred foot on either side of them.

"More beds and baths then I can seem to remember...a pool, Jacuzzi and tennis court around back...and the dungeon downstairs"

Arm around her William escorted her to the front entrance where a pair of handsome men held the double doors open.

"All these good looking men William aren't you concerned they might steal one of your ladies away from you?"

"You are the one and only lady that has graced these premises my dear"

William stopped as they stepped inside and spoke earnestly...

"I hope you're not getting the wrong impression of me already?"

Rebekah took his hands in hers and looked into his eyes, her face showing concern over the wounded tone in his voice.

"I'm just teasing William...and I do believe you. You may claim to be a devil, but you are above all else a man of honor."

Standing in the grand foyer, the wealth and luxury of the house shining in glorious opulence the two had eyes for only each other...and William bent to kiss her lips before answering.

"I am The devil...remember Rebekah?" Now what would you like to see or do first...tour the house, the well lit grounds outside, take a dip in the pool or Jacuzzi...or experience my toys downstairs?"

 

[caela]

"I am The devil...remember Rebekah?" Now what would you like to see or do first...tour the house, the well lit grounds outside, take a dip in the pool or Jacuzzi...or experience my toys downstairs?"

Rebekah laughed softly and grinned up at him. "The devil, got it. Why don't you show me the grounds please. I don't have a suit to swim in and I don't think I'm quite ready for a dungeon. "

The devil, he'd said that more than once now and if she'd thought he was serious it would have been creepy. She simply saw it as his sense of humor and enjoyed the thought of the Devil courting her. Linking her arm with his she let him lead her through the house and out the back to the grounds.

The sight was breathtaking and utterly private. She was utterly in awe of the beauty around her and the money it had to have taken to maintain it. It was a bit much for her to take it all in. What on earth was this man doing with her? Her family wasn't poor but they were no where near this league and if it weren't for a full academic scholarship she would probably be toiling away at some community college that she could afford on whatever job she could scrounge up instead of here at the University.

She glanced up at William and than around her again and shivered slightly feeling totally out of place all of the sudden. "William..." her voice trailed off after his name but the uncertainty in her voice told him what she was feeling as she looked up to him from eyes gone wide with worry.

"Shhhhh, stop the line of though you're going down Rebekah." His voice was calm and soothing before his head tipped to claim her lips in a slow lingering kiss that chased all the thoughts from her head entirely.

 

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They stood in the middle of an acre of perfectly preened and cultivated shrubs and lawn...the arrangement of the flowering bushes creating the feeling you were wrapped within a magical grotto...the trickle of water moving over the sculptures lending it's own intimacy to the moment that was drawing near...

"None of this compares to you Rebekah."

Williams eyes were intent on hers as he spoke, the words carrying the feeling he believed each as he stroked her face with his hands...

"You possess everything I've ever looked for in a woman...your beauty is only the tip of what I desire...the greatest attritubes lay inside you and give me great hope..."

"Hope William? What can I possess that compares to all you have here...?"

Rebekah's eyes were wide as William smiled and wrapped a hand around her waist...

"Inner strength...the intelligence to look at things with a fresh point of view..***** is fresh and invigorating to you...it makes your soul reverberate with energy...I can see it in your eyes and face...and feel it when I touch your body..."

And as if to emphasize his words his second hand slid past the boundries of her blouse to carress the firm mound of her breast...the nipple hardening as Rebekah gasped at his touch...

"All of this around us I willingly share with you my lovely young woman...and ask nothing in return save your time and honesty...and your passion."

Again thier lips met and as Rebekah's opened to his he drew her close...his hand sliding the fabric off her shoulder and baring her skin below it, again he broke the kiss and as one hand massaged the firm swell of her ass his lips moved to kiss the flesh of her shoulder and trail hot kisses slowly down...

 

[caela]

"All of this around us I willingly share with you my lovely young woman...and ask nothing in return save your time and honesty...and your passion."

Again thier lips met and as Rebekah's opened to his he drew her close...his hand sliding the fabric off her shoulder and baring her skin below it, again he broke the kiss and as one hand massaged the firm swell of her ass his lips moved to kiss the flesh of her shoulder and trail hot kisses slowly down...

Rebekah was startled at the force with which her body responded to him. She knew her passions could run deep and hot but it had been so long since anyone had called forth even the smallest edge of them that she'd nearly forgotten what it felt like to have her blood burn under her skin.

She whimpered when his lips left hers but the sound quickly shifted to a low groan at the feel of his lips trailing down her shoulder and across the top of her breast. Her arm became pinned to her side when he slid the strap of her top lower to reveal her entire breast and a sharp gasp issued from her lips when his own caught at the throbbing, dusky rose, nipple. Her ass rocked in the grip of the hand kneeding it and her own free hand trailed up his back to curl her fingers in his hair and hold him tightly against the breast he nippled and suckled on.

"W-w-william," she managed in a husky groan. Whether she meant his name to stop him or encourage him she didn't know but he stopped and looked up at her and as she stared down into his eyes there was something there she couldn't name and that made a shiver run up her spine that had nothing to do with the passion flooding her. For half a heartbeat it was almost enough to make her pull back from him...almost.

Without a word she tightened her grip in his hair and drew him upward to capture his lips in a searing kiss. She fed on his lips and when they parted her tongue slid forward to duel with his while her body tried to press even closer to his. Finally she broke away and looked up at him once more, her chest heaving slightly as she tried to catch her breath.

"As lovely as it is here William I'd like our first time together to be in your bed, though we should definatly remember this spot for another time." She smiled up to him as she reluctantly stepped out of his arms and slid the strap of her shirt back up her shoulder, her fingers laced through his and gave a gentle squeeze as she motioned for him to lead the way. "After you oh lord of the manor."

 

[BLACK BART]

pardon my mistake

 

[BLACK BART]

William smiled as his guest offered the lead and squeezed his hand in encouragement...

"My bed it is then"

Squeezing her hand in reply he slipped from it and rested his own on her hip, feeling her body tremble under his touch as she returned his smile.

The doors slid smoothly open as the couple approached, the interior of the massive first floor lit only by the warm glow of several lamps in distant corners...

"My humble home Rebekah, a collection of paintings and sculptures that have been valued into the millions...and yet it has no value to me other than being a cheap substitute for what I truly desire...we need to use those steps over there."

He took his time guiding her...not to allow her to look around at the interior of the first floor as much as to enjoy prolonging the time before they reached thier destination...to increase her wanting of him...and his of her...the heat of her swaying hips under his hand a seductive thing in itself...

The marble steps curved slowly up and around one wall...the sounds of thier steps echoing off the walls and ceiling as they climbed in unison...Williams hand never straying from it's perch over Rebekahs flanks until they stood before a second pair of open doors.

"Enter with me here of your own free will my precious...and tomorrow you'll look at your world with a different veiw"

The room was brightly lit...the tapestries that hung off the walls and four post bed all a bright red...the polished wood of the floor reflecting the image of the pair that stood at it's threshold.

"Why Proffessor you have a sense of the grandeur within you?"

Rebekah's eyes were wide and held his own as he leaned down to kiss her lips and stepped into the room...

"Undress for me Rebekah...join me...and together we'll share something that is truly....Grand"

 

[caela]

Rebekah's eyes were wide and held his own as he leaned down to kiss her lips and stepped into the room...

"Undress for me Rebekah...join me...and together we'll share something that is truly....Grand"

Rebekah smiled at the small kiss to her lips before he stepped back from her and into the room. She wanted to whimper as suddenly her hip felt cold and all to light without the weight of his hand guiding her. The crack about entering of her own free will had sounded a bit ominous in her ears but his kiss had made that thought flutter right out of her mind and it was his eyes that now held her.

Something about him being in that room was just...right...and that was a little intimidating. Part of her suddenly wished they'd stayed in the garden but as she looked up into his eyes she felt a small smile play at the corners of her lips and stepped over the threshhold. Why she had the sudden feeling that she'd just changed her life in a way she couldn't fathom she wasn't sure and she pushed the feeling away.

It had been a long time since she had wanted anyone and she wanted William more than she could recall ever wanting anyone else.

Steadying her nerves, and trying to make her brain shut up, she draw a deep, shuddering breath and reached up for the ties of her halter. Her fingers trembled slightly but she managed the laces and let the shirt slide down her body to pool at her feet baring the ripe curve of her breasts to him tipped with rose colored nipples already drawn tight and hard with her wanting.

As her fingers slid down to her shorts a deep flush colored her skin but she didn't pause as she shimmied them over her hips to reveal there was nothing underneath them except her own soft skin. She couldn't remember taking her shoes off but they wer gone by the time her shorts hit the floor so she must have.

Unable to control the blush that was coloring her skin her eyes glanced up at William's almost shyly. She stood bared before him as he'd ordered. Stepping closer from where she'd undressed she joined him where he stood and found she couldn't get her voice to work so she pleaded with him with her eyes to say something while her heart felt like it would beat out of her chest in a sudden wave of nervousness.

 

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William smiled and let his eyes roam over Rebekah's body...taking his time to enjoy the fullness and size of her perfectly formed breasts that complimented her figure rather than distracted from it...the nipples swelling and hardening as she blushed...the blush spreading across her face and neck to spill over to the delicate flesh below... to the flatness of her bellythat tapered down to the swell of her sex...so promising as it nestled between Rebekah's firm thighs..

So tempting to seize violently and take...so easy for his taking...


And yet William had other plans before he simply "took"...

Standing in front of her he gently cupped a breast in each hand...leaning forward to suckle at an already hard nipple and suckle it...teasing first with his tongue and then lips...rolling it between his teeth to hear her gasp...and move to the second to repeat the performance..ignoring the hands that curled themselves in his hair as he straightened to look into her eyes and see in them the same lust he felt swelling in his groin...

"You are exquisite Rebekah"

He complimented and stepped behind her, her name rolling off his tongue in a deliciously naughty tone...his hands carressing her buttocks and feeling them tighten under his touch as she leaned back and into him...

"Do you want me Rebekah?"

He whispered into her ear and let his hands wander upwards teasing the quivering flesh of her back and neck, his lips trailing hot kisses on her neck and shoulders...

"Do you want me for WHAT I am and not what I possess?"

Again he cupped Rebekah's frim breasts and teased the nipples with his thumbs...pulling her tight against him to grind the swell in his pants against the heat created by her taut buttocks...

"Tell me child...say it...and we can become one"

 

[caela]

"You are exquisite Rebekah"

Rebekah smiled softly at the compliment even as her body shivered under his touch. Her buttocks tightening under the caress of his hands as she leaned trustingly into him. Her eyes had drifted half closed and her lips parted on a soft sight of pleasure to the warmth his touch sent sliding through her body. It felt as if knew her body already the way it answered to his touch, she'd rarely responded so strongly to anyone and never on so short an aquaintance.

His voice cut through the pleasure his hands and mouth were spreading through her body drawing her back into the here and now for a moment. "Do you want me for WHAT I am and not what I possess?"

Again he cupped Rebekah's frim breasts and teased the nipples with his thumbs...pulling her tight against him to grind the swell in his pants against the heat created by her taut buttocks...

"Tell me child...say it...and we can become one"

She let her body be pulled back against him and gently rocked her hips, deliberatly rolling the curve of her buttocks against the front of his pants, teasing the growing bulge she could feel pressed against her. Tipping her head back against his shoulder her own mouth found his throat to nip and kiss softly as her voice reached his ear in a throaty whisper, "William, I don't give a damn about the THINGS you own, give it all to charity, throw in the sea for all I care. I want YOU."

As her voice trailed off she turned in his arms to face him, her arms wrapping around his neck and her finger twining in his hair to pull his head down so her lips could catch his in a lingering kiss. She poured her longing for him into that kiss, letting him feel the desire welling up in her body as her supple curves pressed against him. One long leg wrapping around his own to hold him tightly against her. The feel of his clothing scratching against her bare flesh only increasing her desire for him.

"I want YOU William, if you have any doubts of that let me call a cab and I will never darken your doorway again."