Oh, Mara you're gonna kill me." Everyone thinks you can't keep up with me," he panted. "I can't keep up with you," he laughed.
He shut the water off and picked her up. She wrapped her legs around him and he grabbed a towel and pulled it behind her. She looked like a little spider monkey wrapped around his 6 ft tall frame. He loved it, loved holding her. She was smiling from ear to ear. "I don't know," she laughed, "it's not me, it's you."
Although she found as she approached her 40's that she enjoyed sex much more now than when she was younger. "Mara, I don't think any girl, woman," he corrected himself "has made me cum that fast with her mouth." So she hadn't lost all her skills, she mentally patted herself on the back.
"My husband always said that was a special skill of mine," she said. And then she grabbed her mouth, not believing what she just said. Sam laughed at how shocked she looked. "Oh my god, Sam I'm sorry, I didn't mean to..." He pulled her hand down, "It's ok," he smiled. "I mean I can't say that normally wouldn't make me jealous, but under the circumstances I think we can let it go. Just try not to talk about your sexual escapades if it's not about me." he said as he kissed her.
They were sitting on the bed, the sheets were half off. Mara made a mental note to change them, Sam probably didn't even know where the clean sheets were anymore. She reorganized everything.
She was wrapped up in the towel, laughing at the words, sexual escapades. Mara loved sex, sure, but certainly wouldn't describe herself as having escapades. It was more like up and downs as with any marriage. Of course in the past three year she did have a few experiences, but nothing like she had felt with Sam. The last months with Sam had been some of the best she'd ever had, despite the incident with the car. Her mind drifted back to that vision of him laying beaten on the ground and she got a chill down her spine. The thought that she could have lost him that night suddenly terrified her.
All of a sudden tears started forming in her eyes. She took a deep breath in and then put her face in her hands. "Hey, babe," what's wrong," Sam placed his hands on hers. "Look at me, hey." She moved her hands down and he could see some tears strolling down her cheeks. " I'm sorry, I don't know why I'm crying. I, I haven't felt like this in so long."
He sat up, "God, I hope you mean that in a good way." She shook her head yes. "Yes, I do, I do.. I just. It's so hard. I don't, I didn't think I could feel this way again." She cried. I have Jillian and god, I love her so much. I just got so used to being on my own."
Sam pulled her into his embrace. She had the towel wrapped around her and was leaning on his chest. "Sam, the reason I was packing my bag that night to go to Jillian." "You don't owe me an explanation. I know you were freaked out by the whole situation. And my mother didn't help things." She bit her lips, "Yes but it wasn't that. I mean some of it yes. I was just so scared. I'm still scared. After losing Keith and then watching you …" She couldn't say the words. "The night I came home I had this awful dream, you were… dead. I don't think I could handle that again."
He hugged her tighter and then pushed her back a little to look in her eyes. "Listen, I'm not going anywhere. I know it was scary and I know my job can be dangerous. But we can't just give up when it gets tough. I haven't waited this long for you to give up now." Mara just looked at him with such love. "Besides if I wasn't here then you'd have to fight all the men off on your own." She laughed, "Oh really, yeah all the men banging down my door."
He looked at her seriously and smiled. "I remember at the bar. I must have watched at least 3 guys try to hit on you." She laughed, "Oh yeah well a woman alone at the bar." "A beautiful woman," he added. "You were so cute wearing your overalls," he laughed. "That's one of the things that attracted me to you right away. You were more reserved, not going around looking for attention. Hell you wouldn't even tell me your name." he laughed.
"What was it you said to me?" She smiled, "I think you're looking for the kids table?" she laughed, "you were persistent though, you look even younger with this buzz cut the hospital gave you" she laughed. His hair was finally growing back in now, but it would be awhile before it was back to his normal wavy locks. Running her hands over his head. He reached for the towel and slowly pulled it down off her neck.. "All the better to make you feel like your cute teenage self again," he smirked and pulled the towel off all the way…