KING'S BAY METROPOLITAN HOTEL
Jason is already changed into his
casual clothes -- a white t-shirt and a pair of navy blue sweatpants --
when the bathroom door opens. Courtney emerges, dressed in a loose-fitting
pair of pink cotton pajama pants and a small gray tank top. She has pulled
down the stylish up-'do she was wearing for the evening and her dark hair
falls over her shoulders in loose curls.
"You absolutely amaze me," Jason
says.
"What?"
"You put all that effort into getting
ready to go out tonight -- and don't get me wrong, you looked awesome --
but then we come back here and you get all casual and you still look as
beautiful."
"Thanks, sweetie," she says, tossing
her arms around his neck and planting a gentle kiss on his lips. Jason
accepts it happily but soon lets go.
With his arm around her waist, he
begins leading her over to the couch. "You wanna watch a movie or something?"
he asks.
They get settled on the sofa, him
sitting up straight and her to his side, her legs pulled up onto the cushion,
before she gives him her answer.
"Actually," she says softly, her
lips brushing against his ear, "I was thinking ... I've kinda been hoping
for a chance like this."
"Huh?"
She offers him another kiss, this
one more passionate. "I meant what I said that night," she says. "I'm ready."
Jason eyes her with disbelief, though
the hot flicker in his gaze is not lost on her. "Are you sure?"
"Positive."
Her mouth goes to his once again
and this time he takes it greedily. The kiss intensifies and Courtney feels
Jason's hands all over her body. She doesn't stop them.
When the rain is blowin' in your
face
And the whole world is on your
case
I would offer you a warm embrace
To make you feel my love
Sometime in the midst of it all they
stop long enough to stand and make their way into the bedroom, but they
have collapsed together on the bed before Courtney even realizes it has
happened ...
When the evening shadows and the
stars appear
And there is no one to dry your
tears
I could hold you for a million
years
To make you feel my love
There is something in the room with
them, something so powerful that Courtney knows everything has changed.
She is no longer scared of this moment, no longer scared of the act itself
or of what it might bring. She gives in to Jason's touch ...
No, you haven't made your mind
up yet
But I would never do you wrong
I've known it from the moment
that we met
There's no doubt in my mind where
you belong
And she meets his touch with her
own. Her hands roam his body, undressing him, exploring what she realizes
she has wanted for so long ...
I'd go hungry, I'd go black and
blue
I'd go crawling down the avenue
There ain't nothin' that I wouldn't
do
To make you feel my love
Nothing else matters to Jason. In
this moment, all that exists is Courtney and himself, and they are one.
There is something so passionate about it, so intense that it draws him
in further, deeper, but it is also so gentle that it wraps him up and fills
him with something that until this point he has only imagined could exist
...
Storms are raging on a rollin'
sea
Down the highway of regret
Winds of change are blowin' wind
and free
But you ain't see nothin' like
me yet
They are lost in one another, lost
in this thing that they could only dream about until now. It's so much
more than what their imaginations could conjure, something they suddenly
cannot imagine ever letting go.
And they don't let go of it, not
tonight.
There ain't nothin' that I wouldn't
do
Go to the ends of the earth for
you
Make you happy, make your dreams
come true
To make you feel my love
This scene features lyrics from the
Garth Brooks recording "To Make You Feel My Love," written by Bob Dylan.
These lyrics have been reproduced here without official permission and
are intended solely for entertainment purposes and to enhance the reader's
experience. This song can be purchased on CD or cassette here.
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