Terra Firma

It was fair to say that her not so long curly black hair was smooth and silky, every strand, just below her shoulder blades. Once I noticed the hair, it was not too long before they also noticed how striking she was. Very strong, chiseled features and sharp, moist black eyes and the even blacker eye-lashes that seemed to understand, to invite confidences.

Today she looked particularly lovely, she was glowing and giddy with excitement, talking far too easily and making no apologies for it, like she had a hot date tonight, her third one with this new man in fact, but tonight they were to meet at his apartment. She had been daydreaming, rather fantasizing, about this date since they had exchanged their first words many months before. He, of course had no idea that she had been in pursuit of him even then. Whenever he was anywhere nearby, she could feel his presence, his scent, she, was drawn to his warmth... not by choice necessarily, but by chance, perhaps.

He was your typical nondescript type. Not the one that you generally read about in romantic novels, a cool drink of water. The bonus was that he had no idea of how absolutely insignificant he was. He seemed totally unaffected by his obvious non existence. What was his charm that furthered her need to be with him, only she would know. Or was she, really?!

Apartment 207. This is it, she knocked gently on the door and took a deep breath.

He opened the door and held it ajar while he drank in every inch of her standing in the dimly lit hallway, he had to remember to breathe, she literally took his breath away. He had no warning that beneath her white cotton dress, she was clad only in fishnet stockings, black panties and a lacey black bra.

"Were you expecting me?" with that she loosened the shawl around her neck and let it fall open down from her left shoulder, Did he imagine her fishnets, black panties and the lacey black bra inside?! Her perfect brown breasts, firm, her hard toffee-brown nipples; strained against the floral lace fabric, which barely covered their soft roundness?!

He pulled her needily into his apartment and closed the door behind her.

His words were low and lost between them as he pulled her close to him and leaned down to kiss her thin cherry lips, he held her hair between his fingers and twirled it admiringly, smiling, he tucked her tresses back over her shoulders, revealing her lovely long neck even more. He stroked her cheek gingerly and looked into her clear black eyes, kissing her on the cheek and slowly down to her neck. He held her face with his hands and tilted her chin towards him, he began to trace his lips around her face and finally her lips, tasting her juicy gelly lip-gloss.

He started nibbling on her lips, slowly and with such focus that they both dissolved into the sensuality of his kiss; he moved to her upper lip and nibbled his way across, she arched her back and pressed her lips hard against his, he opened her lips with his tongue and thrust it in and out of her mouth filling her with anticipation, She responded by soft shots on his tongue now in her mouth and back to his lips.

He lifted her face to look at him, he loved her eyes with their sparkle and the promise of ecstasy that they held. She smiled and allowed her shawl to drop to the floor around her feet. He could smell her fragrance waft up around her, he closed his eyes and breathed her in.

Before the embrace got stronger, she wriggled to get out of his clutches and he let her go.

As he let her go his right arm tickled his way down her neck and her firm little breasts, down to her waist and her hips too.

Did she feel the need that she could see in his eyes? "love me", she whispered as she dropped her head back, her silky dark hair flowing over her shoulders and cascading down her back.

She pushed her hips forward as he pouned into her. She could feel the strong and all consuming wave deep inside of her. Or was it a tingle reaching its peak? She raised her head and looked into his eyes, wide with excitement. She squealed in absolute delight, once again as his lips found hers and kissed her hard.

"You are a gorgeous creature", he managed to whisper... "do you want to see the rest of my apartment?"

With that they both began to laugh, silly and sweet, that intoxicating kind of laughter that lifts you from your body and brings the intimacy of pleasure to new heights.

"Just the barbeque place", she giggled in that throaty voice of hers that drove him wild.

She looked around the roofed terrace with curiosity. She already knew that Devil was quite romantic as opposed to popular belief, but this room, decorated in a rustic style impressed her.

"I feel as if I'm in a garage," she confessed.

Devil laughed. "No, dear," he answered. His alluring voice made her heart stop for a second.

"Everything here is small. Why are you surprised?" I love small things, all.

"I feel, like we went back in time..."

"So?"

She smiled.

"Forget about Present," he continued and a dim warm sensation rose from deep inside of her core. "Today is the Day. You knew, I'm no ordinary man, and you're not just an average young woman."

"Not the first time you mention that", she answered, her cheeks went pale. "I started thinking that you liked me only because of her."

"Oh no, dear!" Devil retorted, leaning forward. "I just want you to increase your self-importance, you have to understand how unique you are! You should be the Queen of the World, and, believe me - you have this chance!"

Her breath was heavy, and her mouth was a desert. She grabbed her goblet, and drank all its water in one gulp. She put it down, and blushed even harder, when her eyes met astonished Devil's stare.

"Wow!" he said softly, as a patient teacher would. "No, honey, you should drink it very slowly, literally by drops, like wine would wash your mouth and tongue. Only this way you would be able to appreciate the flavor and taste."

He poured the new portion to her, and she followed his advice.

Yes, never in her life had she tasted such a delicious beverage.

Now it was her turn to gape back. But Devil appeared not to notice it.

A few minutes were spent cooling grills - vegetables and fruits, as he continued introducing dishes, most of them also exclusive and mouth-watering.

She finally relaxed. All her worries and concerns were gone. All her being, the body and soul seemed floating in hazy balmy substation, and the prediction of incredible pleasure grew deep inside her.

They were saying jokes and meaningless anecdotes, they laughed for the smallest reasons.

Invisible romantic music came from nowhere. Exited, the both got up and came to each other.

The candles slowly grew shorter, but their flames extended up. The dusk around the dancing couple expanded, pushing them close together, as if they were the only two living beings in the Universe.

"Want a ride?" Devil asked, and his eyes flashed.

"Yes!" she screamed, hanging at him with thrill.

The darkness fell... No, it was them, who plunged into the bottomless obscurity.

They flew above a gulch of rushing lava. Or it was a river of Hell?

Suddenly she discovered herself into some room that seems to be some kind of a chapel.

"What are You and who are You?!" she almost screamed with horror.

"And so?" he asked calmly.

She fell onto her knees. She only wanted to get away.

"Why are you scared?" his voice sounded with a tired sadness.

Yes, why? She thought, slowly getting up.

Did he see tears in her eyes?

"My task!" he continued, almost crying. "Nobody asked me if I want to do this! I'm doomed, I have no choice! looking at her with such soreness, that her heart turned over.

She tried to imagine how he would live without her caring love, without her support, simply without her!

"Sorry, Devil..." She hugged him, and he clapped his arms around her.

"You feel my pain," he whispered. "And from now on it will forever be."

The bodies twisted around each other, as mating snakes, they interweaved, as roots of trees, they clasped, like galaxies caught by the same gravitation trap. Flash! explode!

They burst in a firework of boundless enjoyment, and all went into an infinite abyss of a black hole that sucked them in.
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She opened her eyes, and stared at the ceiling of her own bedroom.

She sat up in bed, looking around with amazement.

"How did I get home?" she mumbled, shaken. "What was that? Nightmare? Bad dreams?"

Not too bad... some inner voice whispered deep inside her.

"I'm late for work!" she said aloud, trying not to think about anything else.
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She saw Devil next to her, in office talking on the phone and tyoing away on his computer.

She neared, as he was done.

Devil had already put his hand on the handle of the door, but looked at her with a smile, and his lips curved into smug smirk.

"Good morning, dear," he greeted her, winking and went inside.

Without a word, she went to her own desk, and dove into her job efforts, trying to drown in her work routine.

Strange dreams, these days....... Devil of small things!...