The feeling of Sam's body like that upon his shattered the last remnant of Daniel's control. He rolled on top of her, pressing her down into the bed with his full weight. Sam moaned into his mouth and bucked upward. His body responded, and he ground himself against her.
Sam was wild with desire. It ran rampant through her, taking control of her mind and body. She began tugging at his shirt, trying to get it off, but Daniel stopped her.
"God, Sam, please," he rasped. "Don't do this if you don't really want it."
Sam captured his face between her hands and looked straight into his eyes. "I want it, Daniel. I thought it was Jack that I wanted, but I was so wrong. I want you, not him. I want you."
Staring into her eyes, Daniel saw the truth in her words. He didn't need anything more. His mouth came crashing back down onto hers in a heated kiss. After a few seconds, she resumed her effort to get his shirt off. With his help, it went flying across the room. He removed her top, her bra soon following. And then his mouth and hands were on her breasts, making her cry out and writhe in ecstacy.
Unable to stop the tide that was sweeping the two of them forward, Daniel got Sam's pants unfastened and pulled them and her panties down. Sam struggled to get them and her shoes off. Then she attacked Daniel's pants, managing to get them and his boxers down his hips. They were completely gone a moment later.
Daniel was back on top of her, sweat-dampened skin sliding against hers. His mouth fell upon hers. She opened herself to him fully, telling him with her body what she wanted. Heeding the silent plea, Daniel joined his body with hers. Sam moaned loudly, an echo of his own sound of rapture.
Going slow was something that was beyond both of them, this first union of bodies so intense that they could do nothing but ride out the storm. The feeling of being with her like this was so exquisite to Daniel that it was almost pain. He was very rapidly rising to culmination, but he didn't want to go over the edge without her. He did not know that Sam was on the same rapid journey to climax. In the next second, she began shuddering in his arms. He let loose with a cry to match hers and went hurtling over the edge with her.
Forever seemed to pass in those seconds of exquisite ecstasy. As it ended, they lay gasping and shaking, too weak to move. It was Sam who recovered first. She pulled Daniel's head up and took his mouth in a long, deep kiss. He returned it with thorough intensity. And then his eyes met hers, filled with so many questions.
Sam smiled up at him, cupped his cheek, and whispered, "I love you."
Daniel's chest tightened painfully. He wanted to believe her so badly, but he was afraid to.
Seeing his doubt, Sam continued. "I've been such an idiot, Daniel. I thought I was so in love with Jack, that he was the one I wanted. I couldn't see the truth, that, all this time, I've been falling in love with you, right from the day we met. When we were pretending to be in a relationship, it felt really good. Every time you touched me or kissed me, I wanted it to happen again. But I was blind to what that really meant. It wasn't until I thought I was going to lose you that I realized how empty my life would be if you left." She touched his face. "I love you, Daniel, you and only you."
With a smile of joy, Daniel pressed his lips to hers.
"I love you," he murmured against them.
Reluctantly, they separated, but only for the seconds it took to get under the covers. It may have been the middle of the day, but neither of them had any intention of doing anything except exploring their newfound love.
And that is what they did, making love twice more before the sun set. From the bedroom phone, Daniel called the airline and canceled his flight. Later, as Sam made dinner to feed their starving bodies, he called his archeologist friend and explained that his plans had changed and he wouldn't be going on that dig after all. There was no longer any reason to run away.
