#he deserves more roles where he gets to just wear nice clothes and recline on men

[userarmand]

andrew scott as lord merlin in "the pursuit of love" episode two

[lunaschild2016]

Life As We Know It - Chapter 14

Rating: M (Smut, Language, Violence, Adult Themes)

Romance/Tragedy

Their lives seemed to be steeped in tragedy. Through it all they had each other until wrong choice brought it all crashing down. Eric had never been able to make up for the mistake he made, but he never stopped trying. Once again tragedy strikes turning everything upside down. Now, for little Ava they will have to come together once more. AU Eric/OC M No War No Divergent Hunts

A/N: This is a completed story that I have posted on another site as well. But thought I would add it here since I just started this account. I hope you enjoy.

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Chapter 14

It takes him a moment to gather himself and walk through the door. The pictures are clutched tightly in one hand as he steps in. Eric didn’t see her at first. He was taking in the room and what she had obviously arranged for before they got here.

On the end of the bed was a big tray with a bottle of what looked to be a damn fine brand and year of scotch with two glasses. Some kind of arrangement of chocolate covered items. And then something that brought a smirk and almost chuckle to his chest.

Something that isn’t known about Kira or even himself and a few of the leaders is they liked to smoke cigars occasionally. Especially when they were sitting around and enjoying a nice bottle of whiskey or scotch.

He had been shocked when Kira had joined the leadership program and had not only joined the group that gathered on a balcony to indulge, but had been the one to suggest it and provide the cigars. It was rare and a treat but that she had included this wasn’t a shock, it just fit. It fit her and them because where some women might have wine and roses, Kira stuck with who Eric and she were.

They were whiskey, chocolate, cigars and yes candles.

What had his breath catching in his throat was when he finally did see her. She was standing in front of the windows in what would be a breathtaking view if it weren’t for the fact that she put that to shame.

Her back was to him but even that was stunning.

She was wearing lingerie in a bra, pantie, garter and thigh high set. The color was a cream but it had black lace design and embroidery over all the pieces. It was stunning on her but in this setting and with everything that had led up to it so far it became even more breathtaking.

She must have heard him because she turned slowly to face him. He could already see the flushed skin from embarrassment as she chewed on her bottom lip a little and met his eyes.

Kira smiled nervously at Eric and took a breath. He still hadn’t said anything or moved any further into the room. She began to worry then that maybe it was too much. Maybe it was too soon or even maybe she misunderstood things. All the doubts she had no clue were there started to rush forward but she was desperate to say something so she just plucked one of them and asked it in a soft and worried voice.

“Is it….is it too much? Or too silly?”

Is it too much or silly? Did she really ask that? Of course she did because he can see her doubting herself and this right at this moment. With a frown he gently tosses the things in his hand onto the bed and then moves quickly to her.

She gasps as he pulls her to him and claims her mouth in a kiss. Whatever doubts she had disappear as her hands clutch to his jacket and pulls him closer, returning the kiss hungrily.

Kira pushes his jacket off of his shoulders while he works his boots off with one foot and then the other. She starts to walk them backwards to the bed, guiding his shirt up then off of him.

They have to break apart for this and they are both left gasping. Eric moves his hands to the side of her face and smiles. “It’s perfect Kira. Gods do you know how beautiful you are baby? You take my breath away with or without all of this.”

With a small smile and a sigh Kira leans forward then places a soft kiss to his lips before she pulls back and holds his eyes.

She moves her own hand to the side of his face. “I love you Eric. I never stopped loving you but somehow it has gotten deeper. I love you more than I thought possible.”

It felt like a weight was lifted from her that she didn’t know she was carrying around. Her heart burst from just being able to admit that but his smile afterwards made it feel like it could outshine the sun.

He pressed his forehead to hers and breathed in. “I love you so much Kira. I never stopped either baby. I felt like some part of me was gone until you truly came back to me.”

Kira nods, still smiling. “It still scares me Eric. This and us, still scares me but I couldn’t keep fighting myself. I needed to tell you and you deserved to hear it. I know you were waiting until I was ready.”

“I would have waited forever if you needed me to Kira. Coming from me that is saying something because I have no patience for pretty much anything. But you baby, I would wait for, because you are worth it.”

She pressed her lips to his in the slightest and with a smile nipped his bottom lip with her teeth. “You don’t have to wait anymore Eric.” She whispered softly before they resumed the kiss that had been interrupted.

It was almost like a role reversal from what had been occurring when they had become intimate again. From the beginning Kira had been impatient or afraid for it to be gentle because she was afraid to feel too much. While Eric had tried to take his time and not rush, trying to get her to feel what she once did before.

Now he was impatient to be inside of her. As if that would finally complete their total reunion. Kira was for once content to take her time if that was the way he wanted it. In the end it was a combination of the two.

At first he couldn’t stop running his hands over her. He had lifted her up and laid her on the bed after she had undone his pants and he stepped out of them. She was beautiful laying there dressed in the sexiest thing he had ever seen but it was her eyes and smile that held him.

It was the pure openness that they both felt again. He moved his body next to hers and had started to softly kiss her while his hands gently began to run over her.

Kira arched under his touch, his hands seemed to pull her this way or that just with the gentle caress he was using on her. Her own hands began to run over his body as well but she wasn’t trying to push him like she had done so often.

She used her nails to graze over his chest, back and then down to his hips. Slowly she ran them under the elastic band of his briefs. He was smiling a little but let her take her time and teased him. All it took was a brush of her fingers in the lightest touch for his control to break. It was like a dam had been opened and the next he knew his briefs were off and he was hurriedly moving the cloth of her panties to the side then entering her.

He swallowed her cry of pleasure as he claimed her mouth with his own groan. Her legs wrapped around his waist and the material from the silken stockings whispered against his hips with each thrust he made and every time she moved her hips along with him.

Her hands moved to the back of his head and when they broke from the kiss gasping, she held his eyes.

“Say it again Kira.” Eric said in a voice panting with the force of his thrusts into her. Which were hard and fast.

Every thrust into her felt like it was bringing them closer to completing something that had been missing from them both for too long. He could feel it so deep within her not only physically but emotionally too.

“I love you Eric.” She barely is able to grunt out just from the force of their coming together.

Eric closed his eyes in the pleasure of her around him, they were both almost there. He could feel it in the way her muscles were twitching around him but she wasn’t making it a contest of wills. They were both holding out to enjoy each other.

He groaned as he reached closer to his release. “I love you Kira.” He got out before he claimed her mouth again.

They both understood that they needed to release together. His hand slipped between them and stroked her after moving the panties over more. She began to really work every muscle she had to add to his pleasure.

They couldn’t break apart from the kiss or each other as the need to be connected was too strong. Soon though their bodies were unraveling underneath each other as they found their release.

They lay panting into each other’s mouths, hands running over each other lightly as the trembles subsided. Until finally he untangled from her and lay beside her. They kept sharing kisses until he pulled away and looked down on her, propped up on an elbow beside her, with a smile.

“You kept them all Kira.” His voice was full of wonder and happiness.

Kira sighed and let him pull her closer to him so that she was now laying with her head on his chest. He had moved them up to recline on the pillows since they had just fell onto the bed laying sideways earlier.

“I couldn’t tear them up like I think I had planned to at first. I needed to know they existed but I couldn’t bare seeing them. So I locked them away. I didn’t take them out again until I was planning this.” Kira shrugged slightly.

Eric sighed and nodded. “You locked them up along with your heart Kira. I get it. I am just….” His voice broke and he pulled her closer so he could look into her eyes “...I am just so fucking happy you can forgive me Kira. That you can love me again and let me love you.”

“Like I said Eric, I never stopped loving you. I just stopped allowing myself to think about it or admitting it to myself.”

He kissed her then but didn’t turn it into more than that, instead he just gathered her to him and they held each other. Until their stomachs reminded them they had basically missed lunch and dinner time was already on them.

He wouldn’t let her change but let her put on a robe as they went to the kitchen and took out the food that was already made up for them. They also went back to the room and took full advantage of the scotch, vid screen setup on the wall over the fireplace, the fireplace and relaxing into each other.

Later after a few glasses of the scotch and the food they ate was settled, Eric finally let her change. Only after he slowly took off each piece with his hands, teeth or both before taking her again but this time he took his time with it.

The weekend was amazing and not just because she was able to finally tell him how she felt. It was amazing because they were able to relax without being constantly occupied with friends or work. Even when they were at home together on weekends they both ended up in the office doing something for work. Or friends dropped by with every good intention but sometimes they just needed to be with each other and no one else. To finally have that for the first time since the got back together was what made the weekend amazing.

Even when she showed him the advancements she made on the solar and wind power devices or some of the other features she put into the house it wasn’t really working. At least by their standards it wasn’t because they enjoyed talking about that stuff with each other.

Sunday rolled around and Eric would have never thought back on Friday when they had been driving in that he would be loathe to leave when it was time. He knew they had to get back to reality but he hated to. They both knew that it was going to get even crazier with work. The weather was going to get nasty and they had so much to get done before the real snow set in.

One thing that was on Eric’s mind when they left that he was mulling over was how soon was too soon. She had finally admitted that she loved him and during other talks as they held each other she admitted that she knew they were more too. She still didn’t define it and he didn’t push that. It was enough that she knew they were together and not just friends with benefits….for now.

There was a box he had buried in his clothes in the dresser of their closet that he knew he was wanting to present to her. He just didn’t know when the time for that would be.