He thrust deeper and deeper, sending shocks of pleasure coursing through my body with each connection. Inside of me my desire rose in waves that came close to crashing down on me but stopped at the last instant, each wave building on the last in an intense agony of lust. My fingers scrabbled at his back, pulling him deeper inside of me. I wanted more, more.
Every second stretched into infinities, the flickering light dancing shadows on the walls. His lips caught mine and sucked at my bottom lip as he thrust, and I felt the wave push past the crest and over, the desire surging through my body echoed by his own.
“Brynn.” He groaned, calling my name. I could feel him pressing to his edge and it sent me over mine as he rocked into me once more.
Waves of orgasm rocked my body and I clenched my eyes shut, sparks of white passing over my vision even in the darkness as the shudders passed through me. The sparks whirled around, turning from snowflakes into burning embers as the shocks of pleasure rolled over my body and I twisted, writhing under the first man to love me, to make me love him.
He orgasmed only moments after me, his muscles stiffening above my hips as he spasmed once, again. I did not know what had happened until he moaned, his eyes rolling back in pleasure. His lips pressed against my shoulder hard as he thrust one last time, sending me into another wave of ecstasy. My knees buckled as the shivers continued through my arms and legs, and I crumpled my hands against his chest.
Eliot’s lips fluttered soft kisses on my cheek, his hands caressing me in compete possession. I gazed up into his face and smiled, tears springing unbidden to my eyes. After pressing another kiss to my lips, he rolled off to one side and rearranged himself, circling his arm around my body and bringing me close to him. My ear pressed to his chest, I could hear his heartbeat sounding quick and hard against his skin. Slowly, carefully, his long fingers stroked my hair.
“Thank you,” I said. “For bringing me here. For everything.” I tilted my head up to see his face, and his kind eyes gazed back at me.
“It’s been a pleasure,” Eliot said, his lips pressing briefly onto the tip of my nose. “Everything.”
“Even the damn cat?”
“Especially the damn cat. He can stay.”
I laughed. “I’m glad you’ve changed your mind about him.”
“I haven’t changed my mind about him. I’ve changed my mind about you.”
“Oh?” I raised my eyebrow in a question.
“No, that’s not what I mean. I was scared to risk anything with you.”
“Am I so risky?”
“Yes. But I had everything to gain from the risk.”
His heartbeat was slowing in my ear, but I still felt as though every nerve inside of me was shivering.
“What’s going to happen? After the internship ends, I mean?” We only had weeks until I had to go home, graduate, and start my life. I didn’t want it to be over.
“I don’t know, Brynn,” he said. “What would you like to do?”
“I’d like to keep studying math,” I said firmly, then laughed at myself. Out of everything, that was the first thing that leapt to mind.
“The academy has wonderful programs,” Eliot said. “Of course, with the paper you’ll be publishing soon, I’m guessing you’ll have offers from any grad school you decide to attend.”
“Paper?” My heart beat faster. It was unheard of for professors to share credit with interns.
“Of course. Did you think I was going to let you slack off in your last days here?”
I kissed his skin in response, letting my hands move freely across the raised marks on his chest. When I reached his face, he looked serious, like he had when I first saw him sitting on the bench in front of the library cafe.
“Thank you,” he said. His hands moved in small gasps along my back.
“For what?” My voice caught as his hand found the small of my back and pulled me against him.
“For helping me…to know I can live again. For helping me to find love.”
“You’re the one who found me,” I said. “Even though you didn’t know my name.”
“That’s right,” Eliot said. “I had forgotten. A temptress who runs away to hide from me. What have I gotten myself into?” He smiled.
“I’m sorry,” I said. “I shouldn’t have run.”
“I’ll just make sure to keep an eye on you.”
My gaze wandered over the room. The candlelight reflected on the windowpane, but I could almost make out the stars in the sky outside.
“I can’t believe I’m here in Hungary. Finally. After all these years.”
“I’m sorry you had to go through so much to get here. I know it’s been hard.”