Chapter Fifteen

They drove back in relative silence, both trying to sort through the emotions they were feeling. Richie kept his hand on her left thigh for the entire trip, a couple of times Halle had to stop his hand wandering, knowing that if he even got close to his goal they would probably end up in an accident. Richie just smirked at her reaction.

Halle invited Richie inside when they arrived back at her house. He still had a couple of hours before he needed to be at sound check and he knew exactly how he wanted to spend them.

Taking a seat on the couch side by side, Halle began feeling nervous. "Thank you for today. It's great to get away from everything, even if it was only for a little while."

"Anytime" Eyes sparkling, Richie pulled a small tendril of hair back from her cheek. Halle brought her hand up to his, their gazes locked on each other, they slowly moved together for a sweet kiss.

Halle could barely breathe, his tenderness was amazing, she smiled and slid into his arms, laying her head on his shoulder. They just sat together in comfortable silence. Richie' s hand making lazy circles on her shoulder, sending shivers through her entire body. His other hand had hers clasped in his lap. She could feel his steel hardness through the denim of his pants and felt herself salivating.

Finally, he couldn't stand being this close, yet not really close at all. Richie dragged Halle to his lap. He could hear his heart pounding in his chest and the blood rushing through his veins.

Halle gasped at his sudden movement and found herself held tightly to the rock hard chest she had fantasized about all day. He took her mouth in a greedy kiss, his tongue sweeping through her mouth, tasting her yet again. Excitement and urgency pushed past his control and spiralled through his body. He leant Halle back onto the lounge and spread along beside her. His hand slid up her thigh, around her hip to her waist, then under her top to the small of her back. She arched at the feel of his hands on her skin.

They were so lost in their passion that they didn't even hear the front door open and close.

"What's going on in here?" came a rather agitated male voice that had Richie and Halle jumping apart, and Richie losing balance and falling to the floor.