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ever felt before; we needed each other to breathe, to survive and to live.
    We had been inseparable since that night and our passion had soared from the first time we made love, making us both in awe of how intense our sexual chemistry was; it was hot, extreme and mind blowing all at the same time.
    Pulling the cork on the wine, he poured us both a glass then placed a bowl with salad, cheese, cold meats and crusty bread between us. Picking up a small tomato, he popped it in his mouth and fed me one. He continued feeding me in silence, never taking his eyes off mine until the food was all gone.
    Taking a sip of his wine he turned to me. “I’ve been offered a great job, Liv,” he revealed suddenly.
    Grinning broadly, finally relaxing that everything might be okay when I told him my news, I flung my arms round his neck. ‘It’s about time,’ I declared. “See, I told you one would come along.”
    He was quiet and pensive for a few moments. He refused to look at me as he uttered the words that changed my life forever. “It’s in Edinburgh.”
    I sucked in a heavy breath and gaped at him. “Oh!” I countered.
    He searched my face, running his finger across my eyes and down my nose. “It’s my dream job, everything I was hoping for when I left university.”
    He’d been hoping to get into the technology business after university, giving him the opportunity to live away from his parents whilst being able to support himself financially.
    Taking a deep breath and looking honestly into his eyes I said, “Then you must take it, Nate.” I gulped and carried on. “You need this, you’ve wanted this, and by god you’ve worked hard studying for it, we’ll be fine. There’s phones and trains, we can meet half way once a month and phone every night. It’s always been your ambition to do this, baby. Don’t turn it down for me.”
    I glanced away, trying to blink back the tears that were pushing into my eyes. Steadying my breath and putting my arms around my middle, I drove away the crushing feeling that was strangling me.
    I felt his hand stroke down my hair, holding the back of my neck he turned me to him. “Oh Liv!” His voice sounded as strangled as I felt. “If I take it, I have to leave tomorrow. The job starts in two days and they’re only holding the position for me till then.”
    A choked sob escaped my throat when I stood and walked to the waters edge as I demanded myself not to let him see my shock, tears and utter devastation.
    I turned into him as I felt his arms slide round my waist and his mouth nuzzled my neck. I inhaled his scent and engrained it to my memory as I returned his embrace with a fierce hug, holding on for dear life and so afraid of letting him go.
    “I need to do this, Liv” he said softly.
    Peering upwards I whispered, “I know, Nate.”
    He slung his arms under my legs, lifting me and walked us over to the blanket before he laid me gently down, spreading himself out beside me. His hand caressed my face and he lowered his lips to mine then kissed me, fervently but so tenderly for a long moment.
    “Make love to me, Nate,” I begged, stroking his cheek.
    A low groan rumbled from his throat as he brought his lips back to mine, kissing me with a new found passion as though he wanted to consume me and never let me go.
    His fingers skated down my neck followed by his lips, kissing the shivering trail his fingers had left.
    As his hand reached my breast, his thumb circling my nipple, my back arched and I pushed my heavy breast further into him. His thigh slid over mine and I could feel his hard cock throbbing against me, shouting for its release. He slowly opened each of the buttons of my shirt, kissing the skin between each one as it appeared. Taking my bra encased nipple into his mouth, he nibbled and sucked it making me moan and grind my hips into him.
    Lifting me up, he removed my blouse and undid the clasp on the back of bra, freeing my breasts into the open summer air. “So