Haruchai
As you wish.
- Joined
- Sep 27, 2011
- Location
- United States (CST)
Cross loved the way she curled into him, letting him shelter her, comfort her. Unlike Jordan's ex, he had loved his wife. Oh, he was sure that her ex-husband had loved her as well he supposed. But it had been made abundantly clear that as their relationship had died, so too had whatever feelings he may have once had for her. So yes, they needed one another, but for completely different reasons. They both had lost love, and again, for completely different reasons.
Cross could still feel the way his wife had looked at him, how she had felt in his arms. He could hear her laughter and her sighs. Feel the way she had breathed. Jordan... felt much the same. He knew she wasn't though. Jordan was her own person, her own woman. And for that Cross was grateful. In these moments of peace, post-coitus bliss, the man allowed his mind to roam. He'd never set out to look for anyone to replace Nancy. He hadn't even been looking for sex.
Yet Jordan was in his arms. As needful as he was. If such a thing as Fate existed, then surely those tangled webs had somehow woven them together. He couldn't help but smile that in a sick twisted way the murders of several young innocent women had drawn them together, and Cross also had to admit to himself that this time spent with Jordan was helping to heal some of those old pains that he has felt for the longest time.
It was with these thoughts, and this healing, that Cross fell asleep with Jordan held securely in his arms.
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Cross was unaware of the time, and had set no wake-up call at the front desk. It was still dark and he couldn't see too well, but could easily tell that Jordan was draped over him. He smiled, glad that even if she had awakened that she'd decided to stay with him. He actually hoped that was the case. He leaned over to her and kissed her face softly before he began to extricate himself from her limbs, careful not to wake her.
Padding over to the window he peered outside. Looked like about two feet of snow had fallen so far, and was still falling by the looks of it. Cross sighed and went to the bathroom, relieving his bladder and washing his hands (which smelled of sex), before coming back out to bed. He tried again not to wake her as he crawled in next to her, placing soft kisses on her neck and shoulders as she slept. He wasn't sure what this meant for them, for their case, but he knew he'd not let it deter them in any way.
Cross could still feel the way his wife had looked at him, how she had felt in his arms. He could hear her laughter and her sighs. Feel the way she had breathed. Jordan... felt much the same. He knew she wasn't though. Jordan was her own person, her own woman. And for that Cross was grateful. In these moments of peace, post-coitus bliss, the man allowed his mind to roam. He'd never set out to look for anyone to replace Nancy. He hadn't even been looking for sex.
Yet Jordan was in his arms. As needful as he was. If such a thing as Fate existed, then surely those tangled webs had somehow woven them together. He couldn't help but smile that in a sick twisted way the murders of several young innocent women had drawn them together, and Cross also had to admit to himself that this time spent with Jordan was helping to heal some of those old pains that he has felt for the longest time.
It was with these thoughts, and this healing, that Cross fell asleep with Jordan held securely in his arms.
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Cross was unaware of the time, and had set no wake-up call at the front desk. It was still dark and he couldn't see too well, but could easily tell that Jordan was draped over him. He smiled, glad that even if she had awakened that she'd decided to stay with him. He actually hoped that was the case. He leaned over to her and kissed her face softly before he began to extricate himself from her limbs, careful not to wake her.
Padding over to the window he peered outside. Looked like about two feet of snow had fallen so far, and was still falling by the looks of it. Cross sighed and went to the bathroom, relieving his bladder and washing his hands (which smelled of sex), before coming back out to bed. He tried again not to wake her as he crawled in next to her, placing soft kisses on her neck and shoulders as she slept. He wasn't sure what this meant for them, for their case, but he knew he'd not let it deter them in any way.