They spend several hours walking around the Memorial Gardens enjoying each other’s company. Elise loves how Warren has to be touching her. Whether he’s holding her hand, placing his hand at the small of her back as he leads her somewhere, or wraps his arm around her waist as they walk from one Memorial to the next, Elise feels safe, comforted, and protected. They share small talk and comfortable silence as they take in the memorials. Elise gets teared up a few times as she ponders all the men and women that have given their lives to keep the majority of Americans in the dark about the horrors that go on in the world. She realizes Warren could be one of them. Only the grace of God had kept him safe thus far and allowed them to find each other. Elise knows that every time Warren goes out on a mission, he’s in danger of not coming home and while that should scare her away, it doesn’t. It makes her resolve to make the most of every day they are given together. She can’t believe that destiny would bring them together only to tear him away from her after a short time.
They stop for lunch at a little diner that Warren declares has the best hamburgers in the city. When they are seated at a table in a back corner of the restaurant, Warren takes Elise’s small hand in much larger one. He places a kiss on the back of their joined hands.
“Are you having a good time, sweetheart?” Warren’s eyes seem to burn into her. Elise smiles and nods at her hot, badass Marine. She’s still having a little difficulty believing that he is here with her and wants her to be in his life. The buzzing of her phone draws her attention from Warren. It’s her mother. Elise sighs, but answers the phone.
“Hey Mom, What’s up?” Elise answers the phone. Warren stiffens hoping her mother isn’t calling to upset her again. After listening a few minutes and a couple of eye rolls later, Elise speaks again.
“No, Mom. I’m not planning on being back up there in time for your friend, Mary’s daughter’s baby shower. They don’t care one way or the other if I’m there or not.
“We have been having a very nice day, if you must know. We have taken a tour of the Lejeune Memorial Gardens. It’s such a beautiful place. You would love it. Maybe when you and Daddy come to visit, I can take you and show you around.” Elise is again listening to her mother for several minutes. “Mom! Stop it! I’m not sure when I’m coming back up there. As of right now, I’m staying with Warren. I might come back for a visit when Warren gets deployed…I don’t know when they will be called for an assignment or when he will come home.” Elise sighs heavily and tries to school her emotions. “I will call Daddy later tonight. Goodbye Mom.”
“I’m sorry Warren.” Elise gives him a sad smile. “Mom being Mom.” She chuckles a little.
“Don’t be sorry, sweetheart.” Warren gives her a smile. “She loves you and is worried about you. Give her some time to get used to you being several states away, yeah?” Elise smiles back and nods in agreement. The waitress arrives about that time to take their orders.
“Do you trust me, sweetheart?” Warren looks to Elise with one raised brow.
“Of course, Warren.” Elise smiles at him. He nods then proceeds to order for both of them. He orders them deluxe BBQ bacon double cheeseburgers with French fries and Cole slaw and Chocolate milkshakes. Elise smiles at Warren when the waitress leaves.
“How did you know I would like a chocolate milkshake?” Elise inquires with a knowing smile on her face.
“Who doesn’t like chocolate?” Warren grins back at her. They both laugh before settling into an easy conversation while waiting for their food. The food was delicious, but Warren had ordered too much food for Elise to eat it all. She complaints of being too full as they leave the diner. They spend the rest of the afternoon exploring the flea market and shopping. When they are both tired from the day of exploring, they head back to Warren’s house. He stops by a Chinese restaurant and gets them some take out.
When they are seated at the bar in Warren’s kitchen, Elise laughs. “I didn’t think I would want another bite of food after the enormous lunch we had, but after such a long afternoon of shopping I am so ready for something else. You are going to make me fat, Warren if you keep feeding me like this.”
“I have to make sure you keep your strength up, sweetheart” Warren smirks at her. His suggestive remarks send shivers down her spine. Warren leans in next to her to whisper in her ear.
“It’s going to be a long night sweetheart. You’ll need to the calories to keep up.” Warren places a kiss on her neck under her ear. Elise shivers and leans into his kiss. Warren continues to nuzzle her neck. His hand sliding along her thigh toward her sex. Elise lets out a little moan in anticipation. The food forgotten, Warren sweeps her up off the bar stool and heads to the bedroom.
When they enter the bedroom, he carries her to the edge of the bed and sits her on her feet. They quickly shed their clothes. As the last piece of clothing lands on the floor, Warren pushes her back onto the bed. As she sprawls on the bed sideways, he spreads her thighs. Elise’s body is on fire. She wants to feel him inside her sooner rather than later.
“God, baby you are wet already.” Warren kneels next to the bed. He pulls her closer to him until her ass is barely on the edge of the bed. He places her legs on his shoulders as he leans in closer to place tender kisses on her inner thighs. Goosebumps erupt on her skin and more moisture floods from her sex. Warren moves to kiss each of her lower lips before his tongue sweeps inside. She jerks as his tongue hits her clit. He flicks his tongue over her clit until she begins to buck her hips to meet his tongue. He slips a couple of fingers inside making sure to give special attention to her sweet g-spot. It doesn’t take too long until Elise is exploding with a huge orgasm. She screams Warren’s name over and over as he keeps it going as long as possible. As she floats back to Earth from the Heaven, he sent her to, Warren scoots her onto the bed and rights her in the center of the bed.
“You are so beautiful, sweetheart. I can’t get enough of you.” Warren kisses her long and deep. Their tongues dance in a fierce passionate dance. Elise’s hands roam over Warren’s muscular back, chest, and abdomen. She works her way lower until her hands find his throbbing manhood. Warren moans as she fists his cock and strokes gently.
“Warren.” Elise moans into his mouth. “I need you, please. Fill me with your cock, baby.” Elise lifts her hips to encourage him to enter her.
“You are so eager, sweetheart. I want to take my time and learn everything you like.” Warren trails kisses down her neck, across her collarbone, and toward her breasts. Warren is driving her body crazy with his attention. He sucks her nipples before placing gentle kisses around and under her breasts.
“Please, Warren. Don’t tease me. I need more.” Elise squirms her body under Warren’s. She is getting desperate for him to get on with it. He moves back up her body to give her another long, sensuous kiss. When he breaks it, he looks deep in her eyes.
“Roll over, sweetheart.” Warren eyes are burning into her soul with his piercing gaze. Elise complies. “On your hands and knees, baby. Lift your ass in the air.” Warren’s voice has dropped to a deep husky rumbling that sets Elise’s body on fire. She quickly does as he instructs her. Before she’s barely gotten on her knees, Warren spreads her legs further apart. His erection presses into her entrance as he slowly slides all the way in. She feels his balls slap against her clit as he bottoms out. Elise pushes her hips back to meet him. He had not gotten this deep last night. It feels so good that another moan erupts from her mouth. Warren slowly pulls out until just the head of his cock remains just inside her lips. Slowly he slides back inside. Elise pushes back against him desperate for him to move faster, give her more.
“Warren, please. I need more.” Elise’s soft voice moans in the quiet of the bedroom. Her pleading doesn’t go unnoticed. Warren picks up the pace and begins to slam into her, hard and fast. The slapping of flesh fills the room accompanied by their moans and groans of ecstasy. It’s not long before their bodies are dripping with sweat as their frenzied lovemaking speeds up. Warren needs her to come. He won’t hold out much longer.
“Touch yourself, sweetheart. Push yourself over the edge.” Warren’s breath on her neck as he commands her ramps up her desire. She balances herself on her left arm while her right hand moves to her clit and she begins to rub it with gusto. All the while she continues to shove her hips back to meet his every hard thrust. He was pumping into her so hard. Her body shook with each pounding thrust. Her tits jarring and swaying in the wind. Warren leans over her back, kissing, licking, and nipping her shoulders. He whispers encouraging words in her ears pushing her closer and closer to the edge. “That’s it, baby. Push yourself over, come sweetheart! Come, now!” Warren’s demand forces her over the edge and Elise’s body quivers and trembles as the white-hot fire washes over her body from her core to the tips of her toes. Warren continues to pound her as she rides the wave of her orgasm. Elise’s arms and legs are getting weak from the massive orgasm she has experienced. As Warren keeps pumping in and out of her, Elise feels another orgasm building in her core.
“Yeah, sweetheart. That’s it, one more time and we go together.” Warren grunts out as he works in and out of her body. As Elise’s orgasm explodes, Warren falls over the edge with her. He stiffens holding himself deep inside her as his balls draw up and shoots his cum into her. He jerks a couple of times, emptying himself fully before he lowers her to the bed while he covers her body with his. Elise sighs in protest as he slips out of her and rolls her to cuddle next to him. Warren gets the cover out from under their bodies and pulls them up over their sweat soaked bodies. Holding Elise close, Warren sighs in contentment. He would die a happy man if he could end every day with Elise wrapped in his arms, sated from his lovemaking. Warren lays awake for a long time, listening and feeling to her breathing as she lies on his chest. He could definitely get used to this.
Chapter 20
The next coupleof months are the best of Warren’s 42 years. He and Elise have developed a routine. Elise gets up with Warren early every morning and sees him off to PT. She spends her days working at a homeless shelter in downtown Jacksonville or hanging out with Charlotte and her twin boys. They spend most nights making love and falling asleep in each other’s arms. Elise and Warren have gone up to visit her parents a couple of weekends and they even came to visit for a few days last month. Her parents are becoming more accepting of the relationship and thankfully her father has dropped the whole, ‘I’m going to ruin his career thing.’
Warren has gotten called up for a couple of training sessions that lasted a weekend, but so far, he hasn’t been sent out of the country yet. One day while Elise is at Charlotte’s playing with the boys, Charlotte gets a phone call at almost the same time Elise’s phone rings. Warren is calling. Elise shifts Jesse to her other hip and answers her phone.
“Hey Warren! How’s your day?” Elise coos to Jesse as he begins to whine at the disruption of their game of peek-a-boo.
“It was going good until a few minutes ago.” Warren sighs into the phone. “Look we are being called up on a mission. I’m not sure how long we will be gone, sweetheart.” Elise feels her pulse rocket and she is suddenly sick at her stomach. Warren is going into a dangerous situation and there’s nothing she can do to help him.
