Part 249
Wearing only his boxers, Howie was standing by the window when Sarah joined him. She went to him and put her arms around his waist placing a tender kiss in the middle of his back. He put his hands on hers and leaned against her.
"What did Dusty say?"
"He’ll have Jesse here before the show tonight. He was relieved to hear my voice."
"He didn’t know you were safe?"
"Not until Daddy called him earlier to get him to bring Jesse to me. He’d heard the reports of me being on the plane but he said things were so chaotic, he hadn’t had a chance to call you or Daddy."
"How’s he gonna get them here?"
"He’s pulled some strings and got a military flight here. That’s the only thing moving right now."
"Did he say how long it would be like that?"
"No, he really didn’t talk much about it other than it was a terrorist attack," whispered Sarah. "Howie, how could someone be so cold and calculating to do something like this?"
Howie turned in her arms and brushed her hair back. "I don’t know, Angel. You look so tired. Let’s go to bed."
Sarah ran her hands across his chest. Softly, she said, "D, I want to go see Kellie as soon as possible."
"We’ll look at the schedule and see when…"
"We’re in Minneapolis on the 23rd and then we don’t have anything until the 26th which is Calgary. We could fly out and be back in time for the show…maybe lay down a few tracks while we’re out there."
"Sarah, that’s pushing it too much. You’ve had a…."
"Stop, Howie! I need to see Kellie."
"Fine…we’ll go see Kellie but back off the CD. Kevin, AJ, and I will figure out how to get it done. It may have to wait until the tour is over."
"That won’t be…"
Howie put his finger over Sarah’s lips. "Beautiful Angel…you let the three of us worry about the CD. We’ll get it recorded and released on time. Now, you listen to me. No more stalling," said Howie scooping her up in his arms and heading to the bed. "You’re going to bed….NOW."
Sarah laughed, "I love it when you’re forceful."
Holding her in his arms at the bed, Howie kissed her as she ran her fingers through his hair. Setting her on her feet, Howie cupped her face in his hands. "I love you, Sarah," he whispered.
Sarah ran her hands along his arms stopping at his biceps. "So strong…I feel so safe in your arms."
"I’ll always be here to protect you," he answered as he moved his hands to the top button of her blouse. Slowly, he began to unbutton it as he said, "You’ll never be far from me ever again…by my side," continued Howie as he slipped his hands under her shirt to take it off.
The shirt fell to the floor but neither seemed to care. Howie’s eyes twinkled with his desire for her. Reverently, as if he were touching something holy, he reached to touch her, lightly caressing the skin just above her bra.
Sarah took his hand and placed it on her breast. He felt her harden through the lacy fabric as he caressed her.
"So soft," he whispered leaning in to kiss her.
Sarah ran her hands over his arms as Howie continued to kiss her neck. She moaned softly, "Mmmm….so good, Howie."
Without her even noticing, Howie had unhooked her bra and it was now on the floor with her shirt. He sat on the bed pulling her to him by the waist and took one breast in his mouth. His tongue flicked across the hardened nipple. As he played with her breasts, he unfastened her jeans and pushed them down to her ankles. Slipping a free hand between her thighs, he caressed her increasingly wet center.
Sarah gasped. "Oh god!! I need you!"
Taking her hands in his, Howie pulled Sarah onto the bed on top of him. He kissed her lightly as he ran his hands across her body. "This is where you belong, Angel…right here in my arms."
Sarah looked into his eyes. "Make ‘Sweet D’ love to me."
With that, Howie rolled her over, shed his boxers, and then moved to cover her body with his. Slowly he entered her, their eyes fixed on each other. It was a sweet, tender union of two souls, their bodies moving together in perfect harmony.
In the afterglow of the sweet reunion, Howie lay spooned with Sarah, his tongue tracing the outline of the angel on her shoulder. "Every time I make love to you is like the very first time."
Dreamily, Sarah said, "It’s always perfect."
Placing a hand on her stomach, he asked, "How are the babies?"
"Sleeping. Howie, NEVER again will I complain about morning sickness."
Howie laughed softly, "Me either…it can make us late ANY TIME!"
Sarah yawned, "I want to get up and go back to the hospital, D…I need to see Becca."
"We’ll go, Angel…I promise. Just get some sleep, please."
"Sing to me," she requested sleepily.
Howie began to sing softly and in just a matter of minutes, he recognized the easy breathing of Sarah’s sleep. He kissed her lightly on the neck and buried his face in her hair taking in her scent. Softly, he prayed, "God, thank you for bringing her back to me. I promise to take care of her, never letting anything or anyone ever hurt her."
It didn’t take much effort for Howie to go to sleep. The two slept a peaceful sleep, too exhausted to dream and relieved to be back in each other’s arms where they belonged.