Chapter Twenty Four

It seemed like an eternity to Madeline with Paul kissing her gently. She was inquisitive as to what would come next, but she was still slightly timorous about the whole notion. Madeline had always been curious about making love, but she had always felt that the timing had to be perfect as well as finding the perfect person to initiate her. Madeline could not explain the feeling, she just knew that Paul was the perfect man to enlighten her in the arts of love.

Paul again began to open the buttons on Madeline's shirt. He moved slowly and made sure she knew what he was doing before he initiated it. It was as if he was dealing with a frightened animal, he did not want to spook her. It was not long before he had her shirt undone completely and had spread the sides away so that he was again looking at Madeline's beautiful torso. Paul paused momentarily as he noticed fear in Madeline's eyes. He reached back up to kiss her lips then whispered against her mouth, "Shhh... my love. I will not hurt you. Please...let me love you?"

Madeline took a deep breath. She noticed Paul's eyes were gleaming with unshed tears. She realized this encounter was just as special to him as it was to her, and she loved him for it. She knew in that instant that in this way, Paul would never do anything to hurt her. She had already ascertained that within Section there would be many opportunities when either of them would have to hurt the other, but when it came to being alone and intimate, she instinctively knew that she could trust Paul. She slowly nodded her head and Paul's eyes closed in thanksgiving as he sipped again from her lips.

Still not wanting to spook her, Paul continued at an excruciatingly slow pace. His lips traversed her face, pausing to kiss her nose, her eyelids, her cheekbones. He smoothed her hair back and nibbled gently on her earlobe before kissing behind her ear and then down her neck. He paused when Madeline shivered, afraid that he had frightened her. But she ran her fingers through his hair to let him know she was all right. Moving back up to worship her throat, Paul very gently lay one hand against Madeline's left breast, stroking lightly with his fingertips. He slowly moved his mouth down in the valley between her breasts, kissing lightly.

Paul's hand continued stroking Madeline's breast, alternating between massaging the whole globe and tickling across her nipple. Paul raised his head and watched in awe as her nipple visibly hardened under his ministrations. He gulped in air as his face turned so that his eyes met Madeline's. The fear he had expected to find there had been replaced with pure desire. Paul's eyebrows raised in question as he offered her another chance to stop what was happening between them. Paul smiled slightly at Madeline's tentative nod. He lowered his head and his tongue snaked out to gently lick at one of her nipples. He felt Madeline's body shiver at his touch. Emboldened by her reaction, Paul gently took her nipple into his mouth to suckle upon. Madeline's resultant passionate moan, caused the previously unshed tears in Paul's eyes to drop lightly onto her breast, one by one.

Madeline ran her fingers gently through Paul's dark blond hair. She was very touched that a man of his experience was so emotional about making love to her. It seemed to put them on an even playing field. She held his head close to her as he continued to suckle gently on her breast.

Paul moved lower on Madeline's body, laving her with his tongue. She again shivered as Paul's tongue slowly entered her navel. Paul suddenly sat up and looked at Madeline. Her cheeks were suffused with color, she was clearly enjoying his ministrations. Paul gently ran the back of his fingers across Madeline's cheek until her eyes focused on his. "Madeline, I know all of this is new to you. I also know, from the reactions of your body, that you are enjoying this as much as I am. I have already promised you that I will not hurt you. But, honey, if you truly do not want to go through with this, you have to stop me now, because I cannot promise to stop if we go any further. I honestly do not know if I could." Paul's hand trembled against Madeline's cheek, attesting to the sincerity of his emotions.

Madeline gave a tremulous smile. " Paul , I am frightened." She smiled again at the hurt look on his face. "No, not of you Paul. I am only frightened that I will not know what to do when the time comes. I could never be frightened of you. I trust that you will not hurt me here."

Paul smiled back at Madeline. "Don't worry Madeline, I will teach you everything you will need to know. You can trust me." Paul got up from the bed and removed his clothes. He pulled Madeline to her knees on the bed and kissed her again. Then he helped her to stand so that he could remove the sweats and panties that she was wearing. His breath caught as he looked at her exquisite nude form.

Madeline crawled back on the bed and lay down. Her hand reached out to Paul's drawing him onto the bed with her. She captured his mouth in a searing kiss as Paul's hands began to explore her body with reverence.

Chapter Twenty Five

Madeline had never felt anything so exquisite in her life. Paul played her body like a fine-tuned instrument. He was the consummate lover, taking her to heights she had never believed attainable. He would take her right to the edge and then bring her back down, never quite letting her fall into the precipice. His eyes, his hands, his lips, his tongue, all worshipping her body as if she were a queen.

Madeline had not been the only one to receive pleasure. Paul had patiently guided her in what would bring him pleasure as well. Her hands and her mouth had brought him to the edge several times. He had taught her how to handle him gently, how to bring him to excruciating pleasure, time and time again. Handling him in such a loving manner made Madeline's heart soar with joy. They were accomplishing things together that Madeline had never thought possible.

When Paul had finally sheathed himself within Madeline's tightness, tears had formed in both of their eyes. Although she had felt a slight pain while he was entering, Paul's tender care of her erased any possible bad memories she might have had of the experience. But the feeling that Paul's heart experienced when he was fully sheathed within Madeline, was something that could not be denied. He was home, and they both knew it.

After attaining unbelievable heights together, they lay wrapped in each others arms, snuggling. Both were quiet as their bodies, now sated, began to rest. Both were enjoying the other so much that neither wanted to drift off to sleep, although eventually they knew they must.

Paul was the first to break the silence. He really didn't want to, but he knew that some things needed to be discussed between them. "Madeline, my love... what we just shared was beyond anything I could have imagined. I know now that my heart belongs to you and only you, without a doubt."

Madeline smiled as her head rested on Paul's bare chest. "Then why do I feel a big 'but' coming ?"

Paul smiled but the smile did not reach his steel-blue eyes. "Because, my love, this is Section. And in Section things like this do not happen. If Adrian or George had any inkling of just how much we felt for each other, or any other operatives for that matter, it would be used and exploited, totally destroying any semblance of the love that we have. Here at Section, nothing is sacred. The ends justify the means. We either play by their rules or we die. That is just the way it is in the most covert anti-terrorist organization in the world, whether we like it or not."

Madeline smiled again and stopped Paul's further word's with a finger across his lip. "Do you honestly believe I do not understand how things work here? I may be new here but I am not stupid Paul. I understand more completely than you would even think possible. I know that I can trust no one here." She sighed as Paul's eyebrows raised. "Yes, Paul, that includes you. I know there will be times when you will have to use me in order to accomplish the goals set out by Section. But here, when we are together like this, I know I can trust you not to hurt me. You will do what you have to do Paul, just as I will do what I have to. That is the way of the world Paul, not just here in Section. As long as we both understand that concept, I think we will be all right."

Madeline leaned up and kissed Paul gently. "Now go to sleep and get some rest so that you can pleasure me again, my love. Now that you have introduced me to making love, I find that I am insatiable. I expect you to keep up your end of the performance." She winked at Paul and them settled down to sleep.

Chapter Twenty Six

Adrian had watched Paul and Madeline for a long period of time. She had not deigned to actually watch the surveillance from either of their quarters, although she had heard the rumors flying around Section from the surveillance observers. She was happy to note that the young couple had been more than circumspect when it came to dealing with each other within the more public areas throughout Section.

She was proud of the progress that Madeline was showing. Madeline had actually surpassed all of Adrian's expectations, and thirsted for more knowledge. She had become the highest rated tactician in Section in less than six months time. Her star was rising at an alarming rate, faster than anyone Adrian had seen before, including Paul's.

Adrian continued to push Madeline, wanting to see how far she could push before Madeline pushed back. Adrian found that Madeline had an incredible tolerance level, for anything. And, she was a fast learner.

Adrian was personally pleased with the relationship that had developed between Paul and Madeline. She knew that both of them, together, would always be stronger than either of them apart. The only thing that Adrian was unsure of about the two was which one owned the controlling interest in the relationship. There were times when she would swear that Paul ran the relationship. Then there were other times when Madeline was clearly in control. Adrian figured that there was no real reason for her to know the answer to that question, just curiosity. Only time would tell which of the two would be the leader. Only time would tell.

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