Dean Braxton

"Who was it? I'll beat the shit out of him myself," I said, slowly washing the dirt off her, trying to keep my head focused. Now was not the time to be thinking the way I was.

"I don't know...I could describe him but going after the guy would just cause more trouble. He'll get what's coming to him eventually."

"He'll get what's coming to him a lot quicker if you tell me," I said, lightly brushing a bruise on her cheek. "I could kill him for doing this to you."

"I know...it's okay though. I'll be fine."

I sighed. "You always were stubborn," I said and smiled a little. 

"You knew me when I was younger then? I only remembered bits and pieces of Brett's friends." I said and glanced up into his eyes "But your face when you seen I was all grown up was priceless." I grinned.

I chuckled. "Yeah, last time I seen you before here was when you were in pigtails. I have to say, you definitely grew up nice," I said with a smirk.

"I"m glad you noticed." I smiled "You know...with Bastian we'd always been friends anyway so dating him seemed like the right thing to do. I know he feels the same way. But everything is different with you."

"Different how?"

"When you're around my stomach is a fluttering mess."

I smiled. "I hope that's a good thing," I said, pulling her to me.

"No one else has ever caused that so I'd say it is."

I smiled. "Well good. Cause I'd feel pretty bad if it was a bad thing," I teased and pulled her tighter to me, lowering my head and kissing her softly.

I kissed him back, deepening it a little. I'd missed him so much and I had only spent a few nights with him during the storm. I pulled away gently "I need to know...are you leaving again?"

Holding her in my arms, I knew I never wanted to let her go. I'd had an ache in my chest the entire time I'd been gone. I'd missed her with every second, every breath. "No Lea. I'm not leaving again. I promise."

I smiled and nodded "Good."

"I'm glad that makes you happy," I said, pulling her even closer to me. "I want to kiss you again Lea. Actually that's the least that I want to do. I want to do way more than kiss you," I said, staring down into her eyes.

"I'm not stopping you am I?" I asked, staring back up at him as I slipped my arms around his neck.

I smiled and brought her closer to me, lowering my head and covered her lips with mine.

I kissed him slowly at first, curling my fingers around the back of his neck.

I groaned and slowly backed her up to the bed, laying her down on it and deepened the kiss.

I ran my hands down to his lower back and moaned softly into the kiss.

"Damn I missed you," I whispered against her lips and kissed her again as I slid my hand up her shirt, slowly caressing her breast through her bra.

I gasped a little from the heat of his touch "I missed you too."

I groaned as she arched into me. "I'm gonna show you just how much I missed you," I whispered against her lips then slowly undressed her and myself.