TITLE:  Without Hearts or Flowers
AUTHOR:  salliejohns
CATEGORY:  155-Words, MSR 
RATING:  R
SPOILERS:  None.  This takes place sometime during 
season seven.
DISCLAIMER:  Sadly, the unnamed characters in this 
story do not belong to me.
AUTHOR'S NOTES:  This was written for the 
Believe The Truth Valentine's Day 155-Word 
Hearts and Flowers Fic Challenge.  Yes, it is exactly 
155 words.  Finally.

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Without Hearts or Flowers
by salliejohns

Instead of resting, her mind races with images and 
sensations too insistent to ignore, too astounding 
to suppress.  She's not a "hearts and flowers" 
kind of woman; he isn't a "declarations of undying 
love" guy.  They had come together in a way that was 
both surprising and expected, remarkable and 
comfortable.  
Theirs was a love unspoken and yet undeniable--unlikely, 
but perfectly, completely right.  Once consummated, 
it was earth shattering in its intensity.
And so, sleep will not claim her tonight, though she 
is physically and emotionally spent.  She lies, 
listening to the sound of his calm, even breathing, 
and remembers breath coming in hot, shuddering gasps 
as he pushed inside her for the first time.  She 
remembers warm, soft lips and gazing into eyes that 
spoke of love, fierce and eternal--passion so intense 
it brands her soul.  
 
There will be time for sleep, but now is for 
categorizing memories to last a lifetime.
 
fin