by

G.W.Rayne & -jb-

Wondering where he was, she looked out the window at the black clouds rolling in...the sky growing darker by the minute. If he didn't come home soon, she'd have to go to the barn and tie the horses before the approaching storm hit. Glancing at the clock, then the sky again, she grabbed her sweater and headed out to the barn, the wind whipping around her. Entering the building, she found him already there, tying the horses. Glancing at her as she came in; he ran over to her, draping his coat around her shivering body...holding her close to keep her warm.....

Slipping her arms under his and around his back, she hugged him, feeling his warmth through her wet clothing. Laying her head against his chest she listened his heartbeat, enhaling his scent. She remembered it from earlier that morning, when he left.

Looking outside, and knowing that a run back would soak them both, he reached up dowsing the lantern; gazed into her eyes...then...moved his lips close to hers... touching...gently at first...almost unnoticeable. The electric charge generated within their souls wasmore powerful then the raging storm outside.

Hunting for blankets, they found only one. Quickly closing the
barn door , he brought out another lantern as the water seeped in
under the doors from the pouring rain. Climbing the ladder to the
hayloft, and handing her the lantern and blanket, they both
looked down to see the water now flooding the floor.

As he reached the last rung of the ladder she smiled, spreading the blanket on the strewn hay. Lighting the lantern, he set it on a hay bale, watching in the glow of the light as she laid back in the straw...the look in his eyes warming her soul...

Observing as he unbuttoned his pants, removing them, then his shirt, tossing them in the corner. she sighed, gazing at his lean muscular body needing to touch...feel him close to her.....

Slowly kneeling in front of the beauty before him...again bringing his face to hers...he hovered above her...again kissing her soft lips...more passionately this time...deeper...searching...exploring.

Seeing the desire in her eyes, he kissed her neck...lightly at first...around to one side then the other. Working his way down to the first button on her blouse, he noticed the deep breath she enhaled as his hand brushed the skin between her breasts. She thrust her head back as each button was opened, his lips pressing between her breasts. With her hands on the back of his neck, she pulled him closer .

As his kisses travelled lower to her stomach he slowly unbuttoned her jeans..pulling them down...down...kissing all the way first down one leg then the other. Once clear...her jeans in a heap in the straw, he kissed all the way back up...again one leg then the other then her stomach then once again an eternity that only lasted a second...he was facing her

She quivered as his lips touch intimate places known only to him, bringing forth all of the fiery passion hidden deep within her. With each touch she softly sighed...slowly tossing her head from side to side...clutching at the blanket...wanting more.

Probing further, he reached behind her, pulling her into him, exploring, searching, loving her. His desire for her at that moment was like none he had ever wanted wanted in his life. Totally absorbed in her, there was no world outside...no loft...no storm...only the beating of his heart drowned out the beating of the raindrops on the tin roof. His only desire was to please her. His pace quickened, pushing her to the edge.

Then suddenly, there was a flash of lightning and a clap of thunder that shook the ground...or was it the storm? There seemed to be no way of knowing as she exploded... suddenly, grasping the back of his head...arching her back...forcing herself into him. Then, as if he had never left, she opened her eyes to see him again hovering above her, his lips inches from hers .

He kissed her...not like before, but as if it is the last kiss he would ever have. And neither knowing when...he was inside her.

Reaching up, she held his face in her hands...kissing him and savouring the taste of his lips. As he entered her, she cried out, wrapping her legs around him...pulling him close...taking him deep inside...wanting to hold him there forever. She gazed into his eyes... the depths of his soul...his undying love for her filled her heart. She felt every beat of his heart...hers raced like the winds outside...she hungered for all he has to give.

For every thrust he made, she met with one of her own...beads of perspiration forming on her forehead...her breasts...her stomach. Closing hers eyes, her fingernails dug into his back, gently raking them down it's length, feeling his muscles tense. Moaning slightly she tightened those muscles which she knew gave him the most pleasure.

Opening her eyes she could see he was close...the look on his face...the sweat pouring from his brow.....he tensed more as there was another loud clap of thunder and flash of lightening. The loft doors flew open...another flash of lightening...his cry louder than the thunder. HHis back arched and with one final thrust, it was over.

Laying down beside down her, he cradled her in his arms... caressing her soft skin... drawing the blanket over them.

The storm raged, the calm shattered by the furious activity, the universe seeming to come alive all in one place, all at once, but when the peaceful ferocity quieted, everything in the world was proper... complete.