Page 5 of Resolution
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After the uninspiring dinner, Tamsyn walked with them to the military housing since she was going to visit her friends. A couple of hours later she reported in via the com.
Les walked me to my dorm, she said in Melly’s head. Not much new information from this evening. I get the impression they’re uneasy about this place but didn’t get any specifics. Les did tell me privately he didn’t want to come here to stay but Devora was intent on it and on giving Jenny the best situation she could. Their little girl is so cute! He said he’d go out the gate tomorrow if it was just him but he’d never leave his wife and kid. Definitely not happy.
Did he give you any specifics?” Jeff asked.
No. I didn’t push either. I want to get you two together with them. Maybe we can all have dinner.
We can’t talk openly in the mess hall, too many ears. The captain was adamant. But yes, if you can get us all together privately, I’d appreciate it.
Tamsyn signed off and Melly looked at her husband. “So far not much other than a general feeling of uneasiness.”
They’d been sitting on the bed, playing a lazy game of cards, waiting for the rancher’s report. Now they’d heard from her, Jeff rose and turned off the lights. The walls were thin and Melly could hear someone’s child crying and people talking in the hall. She slid down, adjusting her pillows and when Jeff got into bed she drew him closer. He gave her a kiss and she knew if she made the slightest overture he’d gladly deepen the intimacy. His rapidly hardening cock pressed against her stomach made that clear. She was overwhelmed with anxiety being trapped in this small oasis of normality with the infected all around and only wanted the comfort of his arms and the oblivion of sleep. She wished she’d said no to this expedition but it was too late for regrets and now she needed to make the best of it and do whatever she could to expedite their ability to leave. “Goodnight,” she murmured, closing her eyes and rolling onto her side, back to Jeff.
Silently her husband spooned her, his warmth reassuring, and Melly allowed herself to drift off to an uneasy sleep full of nightmares.
Waking from a particularly vivid dream about being at her family home and having the infected neighbors converging on her, she sat bolt upright in bed and stifled a scream. Jeff drew her into his arms and murmured soothing reassurance in her ear. She collapsed against him, fighting tears. “I’m afraid I’ll go insane in this place.”
“Hey, we’re together and I won’t let anything happen to you, I promise.” He took her earlobe between his teeth and gently nibbled, giving her pleasurable goose bumps. “Have I failed you yet?”
“No and I know you never will.” She turned in his arms and gave him a kiss on the lips, deepening the caress after the first sweet contact, licking his lips and pushing her tongue to explore the instant he gave her the chance. Jeff took over, expertly positioning her for their maximum pleasure. His hand slid up her leg under the nightgown, pushing the fabric aside, until he reached the vee of her legs. Nuzzling her neck, he murmured, “Doc, no panties? I’m shocked.”
“Sure you are,” she whispered with a chuckle, moaning slightly as his fingers teased her clit.
“Actually, you’re right, I highly approve.” While he toyed with her clit, drawing lazy circles around the bud of nerves with his fingers, he lowered his head to tease her nipple until both of them were hard, aching buds.
Melly could feel his erection pushing against the fabric of his sweatpants and slid her hand down his ridged abdomen, under the waistband of the pants, to grip him and stroke root to tip. “I want this. I want you. Drive away the nightmares for me, please.”
He rolled her onto her back and took his weight on his elbows, staring into her eyes. “You know I’m sorry I had to drag you into this mission of mine but I’m proud of you for agreeing to come. You could have stayed safe in the APC with the team.”
“I want to be where you are. I want to help in any way I can,” she said. “I’m sure you’ve done riskier things.”
“Not many,” he said. “But never with a teammate who meant more to me than you do.”
Melly reached up to cup his cheek. “I’ll always have your six. Is that right?”
“Perfect.” He lowered his face until he could kiss her again.
Although distracted, Melly was single minded right now and determined to assuage the ache at her core, which only Jeff could satisfy. She worked the knot of the drawstring with nimble fingers and once she had it undone, pushed his pants down his hips. He lifted up to allow the move, finishing the job himself while she impatiently stripped off her single garment and tossed it aside.
Jeff paused to study her, admiration and prideful lust on his face and in his eyes. “You’re beautiful in the moonlight, wife.”
“And you’re taking too long, sweet as the words are.” She grabbed his shoulders and tugged him down, not that he offered any resistance. His arousal pushed at the vee of her thighs and she spread her legs wider, tilting her hips to encourage him. Jeff thrust hard and she clenched around him, relishing the girth and length her man brought to their lovemaking. He set a fast pace and the old bed creaked and shook but Melly blocked out the sounds, concentrating on the sensations Jeff evoked at her core and then throughout her entire body. He bottomed out and the contact sent her spiraling into an orgasm. Jeff held her tight through it, his thick length exactly where she needed it to be for maximum pleasure. As she was coming down from the sensations he started moving again and used his fingers to circle her clit once more. Melly worked her inner muscles for their mutual benefit and it was only moments before her husband went rigid, holding her tight and groaned out his climax. She could feel herself milking his cock, the hot jets against her inner core an additional stimulus to send her soaring once more as well.
They collapsed together, sweaty and sated.
“I love you,” Jeff whispered, smoothing her hair off her face. “I never expected to find a woman as special as you are to me.”
“I love you too, soldier.” She gave him a tender kiss. “But can I say I hate this bed? I’m surprised the neighbors aren’t pounding on the wall in protest.”
“I think the unit next to us is empty,” he said with a chuckle. “I don’t care either way. We both needed this tonight.”
Safe in his arms, she stared around the room, illuminated by moonlight from the one window over the tiny kitchenette sink. “We’ve been in some strange places on this journey of ours. As long as we’re together I don’t care.”
Rising, Jeff walked to the cramped bathroom and returned with a warm washcloth. Tenderly he took care of her while Melly closed her eyes and tried hard to hang onto the happiness of their lovemaking and not let the terrors of being locked inside a ring of infected thousands strong overcome her again. Luckily Jeff came straight back to bed, took her in his arms and made himself a pillow for her. She clung to him until sleep overtook her, this time thankfully free of dreams, or at least none she could remember.
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