UNDER THE STARS

by Donna and Gwena

(Rated NC17)

Connor and Gwena walked out onto the porch, ignoring the muffled protest from Johnny inside the cabin. Leaping off the porch onto the grass, Connor turned and grasped Gwena around the waist and lifted off as well.

She smiled at him mischievously. "So, what would you like to do, sir?" she teased.

"Let's go for a walk. There's a nice little waterfall not to far from here," he said with a grin. "Waterfall, huh? I have good memories of waterfalls," she smiled. Her smile faded for a moment as she flashed on a particular memory - the last time she'd been with Aidan. She shook it out of her mind and gazed up at Connor with a renewed twinkle. She danced ahead to the end of their extended arms and laughed up at the stars above.

They followed the rushing creek upstream till the came to a pool that had collected at the base of a small waterfall that tumbled off the side of the mountain. "Kat told me this is one of her favorite places. I can see why, now." Gwena nodded. "Yes, it's lovely. Very much like the one on my property in Ireland. Makes me a bit homesick all of a sudden," she mused.

Grinning wickedly at her, he motioned at the water with his eyes as he started to unbutton his shirt. She gave him an impish look and stripped her dress off in one smooth motion up over her head. As she lowered her arms to drop the dress, the harness holding her sword to her back slipped down to drop with it. She dove into the pool quickly, laughing up at him.

Shaking his head in amusement he slipped off his jeans and tennis shoes and joined her. The water was cold but very refreshing. It was about chest deep to him in the deepest part of the pool, which meant it was over her head there. Gwena began to tread water, eyeing him suspiciously. Earlier, he'd dunked her mercilessly in the creek. Just what kind of play did he have planned this time? The dark hid his features from closer examination. Suddenly he dove under the water and the next thing she knew, she was being levitated out of the water as he came up underneath her. She went sailing up in the air and then fell back down with a huge splash.

Gwena came up sputtering. "Oh, that's *war*, boyo!" She got an evil gleam in her eyes and dove under, pulling his legs out from under him; with her were-enhanced strength and speed he didn't have a chance.

They battled fiercely in the water for awhile before the finally drug themselves out of the water. As they laid panting on the grass, the cool night air on her wet skin caused Gwena to shiver. Connor took his shirt and began to towel off the moisture from her skin. Then with a wicked grin he said, "It looks like I might have to warm you up the same way I did Kat the last time she played in this pool"

"Oh?" She raised an eyebrow at him. "And do you think I'll enjoy warming up with you?" She accompanied her teasing words with a kiss to his throat.

"Oh course, I could always toss you back in the pool," he teased right back. His vigorous rubbing of her skin was beginning to do a very good job of warming her up already."Hmmm, I think I've had enough of water for the day." Her hands slid around his waist and up over his strong back muscles. She cyber'd up a blanket under them and moved a little closer. Tossing the now wet shirt aside, Connor covered her body with his. Looking down at her, he grinned. It's been awhile, hasn't it?"

She smiled at him. "Since we ended up talking all night the night Katherine had her date with John Clayton, that would make it ... oh, 400 years or more." Like many immortals once they'd gotten into thousands of years of age, she tended to round everything to the nearest century. She didn't tell him she knew to the day how long it had been since she'd been with him intimately.

Nodding his head, he said, "Too bloody long, Gwena!" His eyes seemed to glow fiercely in the darkness as he looked at her.

She smiled seductively at him. "I think we have a lot of time to make up." His long, lean body against hers was flooding her with desire. Her lips parted slightly as she gazed up at him with her dark grey eyes nearly black.

His mouth found hers and he kissed her deeply. The kiss became even harder as she responded to him. Gwena opened her mouth to his questing tongue, meeting him with equal fervor. Her hands continued to roam over his back and down to his buttocks. It *had* been too long. She wasn't in love with Connor, but she considered him an excellent lover as well as friend.

Bitting her lip gently as he broke the kiss, his mouth began to travel down her neck and then to her shoulder. His tongue then began to trace ever shrinking circles around a full breast until at last he took her now hard nipple into his mouth. Gwena arched her back, pressing against the pressure of his mouth. His attentions had created an ache in her loins. She dragged her nails lightly along his side. He then gave the other breast equal attention, alternating sucking the nipple with little flicks of his tongue on the end of it with sharp little nips. Traveling even lower his mouth explored her flat belly on it's way even lower. Gwena moaned and squirmed under him. She parted her legs slightly, feeling the moisture and heat that his mouth was creating.

She couldn't help but cry out loud when his questing tongue found her hot little nub. Gwena gave herself over to the pleasure coursing through her, allowing it to build sweetly. Wonderful as his mouth felt, she wanted to feel him inside her.

His fingers replaced his mouth as he worked his way make up her body this time, till she felt like she was about to explode. But just before she went over the edge, he rammed his manhood deep inside of her. Gwena gasped at his fullness, then wrapped her legs around his waist encouraging him on. He began to ride her with strong powerful strokes as their mouths hungrily devoured each others. It didn't take much to bring her completely to the edge once more. As the intensity of her burgeoning orgasm built, short panting moans started in Gwena throat with each of his thrusts. She hovered for an exquisitely perfect moment before her spasms started and she cried out. That one was quickly followed by another as Connor continued to thrust in and out. When her body convulsed in pleasure the second time, he cried out in release himself.

Sweaty and panting, Gwena giggled. "Now I think I need to cool off again. I'm not warmed up, I'm overheated!" She kissed him briefly, but deeply, still slightly out of breath.

"I can still toss you back into the pool if you like! But then I would have to warm you up all over again, " he said as he chuckled wickedly. The answering grin on her face told him that she thought that might just not be a bad idea!