PART TWO

And we made truth together, where no one else would.

I smiled through her fingers and ran the dust through her hands,

the hour-glass of reason on the summerday sands.

We sat as the sea caught fire.

Waited as the flames grew higher in her eyes,

Summerday sands. - Jethro Tull

“Vera?” She slowly opened her eyes and checked the clock by the bed. They'd been asleep for about an hour. The town outside was beginning to wake up to the idea of early breakfast and the start of the day.

She raised her head and looked into Jayne's eyes, “Yes, Jayne?”

His gaze flicked away, slightly guilty, then flicked back, fingers stroking gently down her arm,“Did I hurt you *very much?”

She smiled, “You've ravished me that hard before and I've enjoyed it. Can't say it didn't hurt, but I was very wet and ready for you and I *love it when you sometimes go wild inside me, plus you might have noticed I came pretty hard twice before you did.”

He smiled smugly, “Yeah. Noticed that all right!” His fingers tenderly found the lumpier scars down her sides, caused by gaps in the Kevlar vest she'd been wearing just over a year ago, “Sexy warrior woman of mine.”

Vera could hear the growing heat in his voice, plus there was the unmistakeable evidence of arousal unfurling next to her stomach, “You want some more sex before breakfast.”

“Be slow and tender. Make it real good for you.”

Vera trembled, knowing how good it was likely to be, “Yes.”

His wide blue gaze met hers, “Just like that, you said 'yes'?”

She smiled and cupped his face, “Yes. Very definitely 'yes'. We both know how good it can be between us. But getting some breakfast shortly afterwards would make my stomach a lot happier.”

Jayne grinned and lifted the hotel phone, “No problem! Reception...erm..can you do room service? All right! 'Kay; pot of coffee, pot of tea and a pile of breakfast in about...hmm..two hours?” He put a hand over the speaker part of the phone, “Want anything special?”

Vera grinned, “Apart from world class sex with you? Italian tomatoes on