He knew she'd undo him. It happened every time he touched her. This time was no different. He looked at her face in the clear morning light. Rapture showed there and he'd done it, he'd put the glow in her face and the dark passion in her eyes. As he moved back and forth, the emotions crossing her face were as erotic as the hands raking down his back, making him arch into her. Throaty guttural sounds pushed him forward as her body rose and fell to meet his.
He didn't think he could hold out much longer. He wanted to give to her, let her know that he loved her, that this was how he felt, how she made him feel, but the smoothness of her legs, the velvety soft feel of her skin, the way she moved against him, taking him in and holding him just long enough before she let him move out snapped his control. He fought for control, knowing it was a losing battle, knowing that with Sandra he could no more control his emotions than he could control the way his heart beat when he looked at her.
"Sandra!" he shouted one final time in an effort to hold them in that one erotic place for a moment longer. Then he exploded inside her and together they plunged over the edge of the world.
***
Sandra's breath was ragged when she came back to earth. It was past time when she and Wyatt should be in Starfighter and on their way down the mountain, but they were still entwined in each other's arms.
Wyatt reached over her and grasped the remote control. He pointed it toward the television and turned it on. Live pictures from Cape Canaveral at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida came through clearly. The countdown was on the screen. They watched, then* hearts pounding. This particular shuttle was scheduled to carry a very special satellite which it would launch before returning to earth.
"Ten . . . nine . . . eight." Sandra and Wyatt counted with the commentator. They were sure there were several other people also watching and counting along. Everett and Casey Horton along with Bradford and Melissa Rutledge were on site for the launch. Jordon and Annie were waiting for them in Washington, Sam Parker was at the Pentagon, and Sandra was cradled in Wyatt's arms.
"Three. . .two. . .one . . . liftoff."
THE END
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