Her Dark Night - Chapter 10 -- Witchblade Karma

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Date Posted: 14:35:23 12/06/02 Fri
Author: moondreamer
Subject: Her Dark Night - Chapter 10
In reply to: moondreamer 's message, "Her Dark Night - NC-17 (seriously)" on 11:43:16 07/07/02 Sun

A/N � Hi everyone!! Sorry it�s been so long � but as they say, �what a long strange trip it�s been�. Real Life definitely threw some curves my way � including a man who decided he wasn�t real appreciative with my Witchblade obsession. *Sigh*. I�ve really appreciated all the emails everyone has sent encouraging and pleading (ok,to be truthful - threatening) me for more of this and the other stories. I am doing my best right now to satisfy all the demands on me � it may come slowly but it will come. Bless you all.

Chapter 10

Dru reached a trembling hand out and smoothed the sweat-tangled pieces of hair off Luke�s forehead. She paused as his lips curved in a singularly sweet smile and he gave a soft murmur. His eyes were still shut and he seemed relaxed and tension free. The fierce energy of her proud warrior of the evening replaced with the innocence of a sleeping child.

When he didn�t respond further she continued her gentle explorations of his face. She traced the strong lines of his cheekbones and jaw. Dru could feel the solid strength of bone beneath the softness of his skin. It was a pleasing contrast. She wondered if this is what he felt as he had caressed her skin. Had he felt the same fascination? The same need to follow the path of the blood within her veins?

She remembered the tickling sensation of his beard against her flesh and moved her had down to cup his jaw. Luke�s breathing deepened; each gentle caress of her fingers seeming to relax him even further. Stilling her movements, she listened to hypnotic sound of his breathing; hearing the deep and regular inhalation and exhalation as he dozed.

Dru shifted her position and leaned her head down over his chest. She closed her eyes and felt a strange sense of peace. The strong beat of Luke�s heart echoed the sound of his breathing. At that moment is was as if he surrounded all of her senses. With her eyes closed the heat of his flesh and the sound of his life essence consumed her consciousness until nothing else existed for her except him.

She had no sense of time and had no idea how long they stayed in this strange tableau. Finally, the physical demands of her body brought her to awareness again. Dru sighed and moved carefully from the bed, unwilling to disturb him if she could help it. She moved slowly toward the bathroom; wincing as she moved. It had definitely been awhile since she had been this active.

Dru flushed the toilet and then moved over towards the sink. She turned on the faucets and ran warm water into the basin. Cupping her hands she leaned over and splashed the water into her face. As sensitized as her flesh still was even the water seemed to caress her. The evening passed through her mind, a collage of images whirling and twirling through her disturbed thoughts.

Dru raised her head and looked at her reflection in the mirror. She stared deeply into her own eyes and drew in a shuddering breath. Whatever had brought Luke into her life the result was still the same. She had been changed on some elemental level and there would be no turning back.

The Dru who stared back at her this morning was a different woman than the one she had seen reflected back the previous evening. That Dru, the one who had so carefully and nervously groomed herself seemed a stranger to her now. After the night of sensual exploration with Luke her uncertainties and fears had disappeared. She felt changed; a stranger to herself.

Dru raised her hand and traced the outline of the stranger she faced in the mirror. Like a force of nature Luke had blown into her life, turned her upside down and forced her to examine her sense of self. Her lips curved in a wry smile � it had been a sexual epiphany of sorts.

An epiphany that had left her somehow stronger. A part of her that had been suppressed and hidden beneath the expectations of her day to day life had been brought to the surface. Heated and expanded in the crucible of Luke�s desire it had boiled up and tore away the fragile veil that had previously covered it.

Part of her still felt as if the hours with Luke were nothing but a dream. She was afraid that if she walked back into her bedroom there would be no darkly appealing stranger in her bed. What would she do if this all turned out to only be in her head? A fantasy she had wrought to escape her disappointment at the way her carefully planned evening had turned out?

Dru reached a trembling hand down between her legs and brought it back up to her face. She sniffed her fingers and then gave them a tentative lick. The evidence was undoubtedly there. Luke had definitely been no dream. But what to do now? Where could she go from here? Where did she want to go from here?

�A shower would probably be a good start.� She muttered to herself. Turning away from the mirror Dru moved over and started the shower. When the temperature was adjusted to her satisfaction she stepped into the steaming spray and pulled the curtain shut behind her.

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