CHARLOTTE He looks like a god. My bronzed, blond Apollo. I gaze on, for the sheer pleasure of watching him move, male beauty in motion, sheer poetry.
Having reduced one tree core to usable pieces, he moves to pick up the next, placing it on his timber anvil. And now, he sees me, his face lighting up.
âCharlotte!â
Dropping the axe, he strides over, sweeping me into his arms, his eyes alight.
âI didnât hear you arrive. I was trying to have everything ready for you.â
âI can see that.â I grin. âLooks like youâve got the house toasty warm for us.â
âI wanted you to come Home.â His expression is a puzzle; longing, love, hope, enthusiasm, sadness. âI wanted you toâ¦. to have a place to call your own.â
And then he is on me, his arms encircling me, his mouth fastened on mine.
I love him. I want him. And my body wants him.
He breaks the kiss, looking down at me, a speculative look in his eye. âYes?â he says.
My heart pounding - I have seen too little of my Golden Lover in the past few weeks - I cast an eye over our surroundings. âUm, yes, but here?â
He grins, beckoning me with his eyes.
âEr, no, not hereâ¦.â Taking me by the hand, smiling all the while, he leads me back into the kitchen, opening the unidentified door I spotted. And beyond isâ¦.
The chamber is basic in the extreme; four walls, a ceiling and a bed. But a fire burns brightly in a hearth, on the wall to the rear of the kitchen range when I think about it, and there are candles everywhere. Only one or two are lit, but Michael moves around the room with a taper, lighting one candle off the last, until light glimmers golden with candle and firelight.
The bed is huge and thickly blanketed.
âI couldnât get the house properly ready for you,â he says, apologetically. âI wanted to, but there simply wasnât time. But I was able to get it to the point that we can eat, and sleep and make love.â
The room, bare though it is, is beautiful. And I see from the hope in his eyes that he wants me to like it.
âItâs lovely,â I say. âUmâ¦. have we a bathroom?â
He hesitates. âYou see all those trees and bushes out there?â
Iâve got to pee outside?!?
Then he cracks out laughing. âGotcha!â And I laugh too, wondering how much of a joke I am laughing at.
He straightens his face. âItâs not great,â he admits. âBut you can walk right through to the hotel and use the bathrooms there if you want to. Or thereâs an old privy out the back. Iâll have to dig a new pit for it though until we get some proper plumbing in.â
âRightâ¦. Um⦠A shower?â
âDid you see the tin bath hanging off a nail in the kitchen?â
This should be interestingâ¦.
âHope youâre happy roughing it for a bit?â he asks, anxiety in every word. âI so wanted it to be perfect for you, butâ¦.â
Words wonât do for this. I step close, flowing into him, my fingers in his hair, my lips on his. âIt is perfect.
Youâre here. Iâm here. Andâ¦.â
âYesâ¦â he says. âJames will be here too, later.â
Then he stops to kiss me, and the world is a warm and wonderful place.
Despite the fire, the room is chilly. âDonât get cold. Get into the bed,â he mutters, his voice husky. âIâll just go bolt the door. Donât want any interruptions.â
By the time Michael returns, only a minute or so later, I have peeled off layers of winter clothes and am between the sheets, having found waiting for me, half a dozen hot water bottles.
He smiles, sheepishly. âItâll be warm enough once weâre both in there.â
I lie back, watching him as he undresses, unbelting his jeans, shrugging them off to climb between the sheets with me.
He looks embarrassed. âIâm sorry. I should have been able to shower first,â he says.
âDonât be silly.â I stretch out a hand to him. âYouâve been working, hard, on building our home. Youâre fine.â And he is. He smells wonderful, of hard work, clean sweat and warm masculinity.
My Golden Loverâ¦.
âItâs too long a time apart from you. I just want to touch you. To be inside you.â he whispers.
âAnd thatâs what I want too.â
His lips lower to my breasts, slowly, tantalisingly. His skin is cold, but his breath scalds across my skin, my nipples puckering. His arms, one around my midriff, one about my shoulders, pull me in tightly, contouring my curves to his harder, muscled body. Again, his fingers are chilled, sending a frisson scampering up through me and drawing a warm response from deep inside my core.
His nails, rough and hard, dig, point-like into my spine, drawing little gasps from me and sending my pussy into a liquid meltdown.
His body is sleek and hard against mine, his erection pressing against my thigh. I feel electrified, heady; and the tremor inside me brooks no denial.
âInside me. I want you inside me.â
His blue eyes are intense, lustrous in the candlelight, wide-pupiled as he moves to sink his cock into me. Already wet for him, more than ready after our long parting, I spread myself wide, willing him inside me. I know that, always, he fears that I love only my Master, not him âI want you. I love you. Iâve waited for you.â I murmur. âMake love to me. Fuck me.â
His eyes widen, and as he slowly penetrates me, I move to take him, swinging my hips to meet him, to match him, as gradually, he presses inside me.
His face lying on the pillow by mine. âCharlotteâ¦.â He almost breathes the wordâ¦.
He moves within me, slowly at first, to a rocking rhythm, which I match, meeting him. This is lovemaking at its most simple. Two people, one within the other, the meeting of flesh, the meeting of souls; my Golden Lover and I, as we rock and love and fuck our way to climax.
He thrusts harder, more forcefully, and again, I match him, swinging my hips up to take him as deeply as I am able. His cock ramming into me, balls banging against me, our bodies colliding, slamming, each against the otherâ¦.
He is shuddering, sweating. I know he is struggling for control, to hold himself for me to come first.
And it wonât be longâ¦.
Orgasm, coiled within me, quiescent, for too long, strains for expression. With Michaelâs cock within me, stretching me, filling me, my pussy quivers and wells. My thighs tremble. My belly shuddersâ¦.
And my climax unfurls and surges, rising through me, rippling in waves as, crying out, I grip onto Michael, fingers digging into his skin, winding into his hair. As I arch and strain against him, he holds me tight, his own climax close.
Almost as I relax, he groans, dropping his face to my chest, sighing as he spurts into me.
After a few seconds, still deep inside me, he pulls himself up onto his elbows, looking down at me.
He is dripping with sweat. Casting around, he is looking, I think, for a towel. There isnât one, and he settles for wiping his forehead on the sheets. âIâll definitely be prioritising improving the facilities,â he comments. He looks worried. âCan you handle this?â
âItâs great,â I say.
He looks sceptical.
âNo, really. It is.â I stroke his face. âAs long as weâre all together, itâs fine. It looks as though we have all the necessities. Anything else can come later. And I can see how lovely itâs going to be.â
He flushes with relief. âGlad you feel that way. I wasnât sure how my bride-to-be would react when she saw that sheâd be living in a building site.â
I shrug it off. âIâve lived in worse.â
He turns serious. âSo, you have.â
Time to lighten the moodâ¦.
âWant to give me the guided tour? I couldnât look inside the house before. It was too dangerous. It looks as though you have it all opened up now.â
His smile blossoms. âIâd love to. Um, get plenty of clothes on. Itâs cold out thereâ¦â
*****
My Master arrives. I stand outside as he pulls up, and he smiles as he sees me. Stepping out of the car, he wraps his arms around me, brushing his lips against mine.
âWelcome home,â he whispers. âUm, not too private here, are we?â Looking around, curious faces are watching us through the hotel windows, various workmen looking out.
To Hell with themâ¦.
We walk, hand in hand, through to the house. During the day, I have done battle with the kitchen range, effectively enough to produce a decent casserole. If I stick with âone-pot cookingâ we should eat well from here. The three of us sit, sharing a meal, over wine and candlelight.
My Master glances up. âWhen can we expect electricity?â
Michael rocks his hand. âIâm hoping weâll have it for Christmas.â Then he looks over at me. âSorry Charlotte. I just couldnâtâ¦.â
I cut him off. âItâs perfect. Donât worry about it. Weâre together. Thatâs the main thing.â