The sight of her - her bare hands, the courage she walked with that even he found he couldn't match - did not get any more words from him. He did not know what to say. The emotion was so focused, it seemed to deny articulation. He'd wanted to talk of so many things... but her kiss found his voice stilled, no words as real as that touch.
And so he kissed her back, and it was not gentle. He was not a gentle man; it was with a sort of dizzy effort, so counter to what he used to think was his nature, that he touched without violence. His body had reacted to her before, but he had always curbed it, always remembered that he had had many women and never with much care, and she was different, so completely different...
But it was different. To touch another with love, to recognize that within that soft skin there was another human being - to look at her eyes as their lips met and truly see her - it was like nothing else. He kissed her until he was gasping for air.]
Carmen - [Oh, clever words, enduring strength, where were you now?]
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Date: 2010-01-22 08:45 pm (UTC)And so he kissed her back, and it was not gentle. He was not a gentle man; it was with a sort of dizzy effort, so counter to what he used to think was his nature, that he touched without violence. His body had reacted to her before, but he had always curbed it, always remembered that he had had many women and never with much care, and she was different, so completely different...
But it was different. To touch another with love, to recognize that within that soft skin there was another human being - to look at her eyes as their lips met and truly see her - it was like nothing else. He kissed her until he was gasping for air.]
Carmen - [Oh, clever words, enduring strength, where were you now?]