Dedication by Stephen King

Author:Stephen King
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2009-12-26T18:52:26+00:00

Chapter 8

Veneration

The stars twinkled in an inky black sky when I pulled my car into Elizabeth’s drive. Work had kept me well past normal, a pipe burst in the bath at home and an accident on the freeway held me fast for an hour. The moon set while I wove my way along winding roads finally delivering me close to midnight. For a moment I leaned against my car, tilted my head back and let the vastness of the universe press down on me. I adored it when I could escape the light pollution of the city, could witness the true beauty of the night sky. It always seemed so close and yet so far, all encompassing and breathtaking.

“You should see it from the air.” Connor’s voice reached out to me from the shadows and I jumped, heart racing.

“God, Connor!” My hand pressed over my pounding chest and he chuckled.

“Sorry, thought you’d hear the door. Are you coming in? You’ve been out here for a while now.” I shook the fog from my head and retrieved my bag.

“Can you really see the stars up there?” He held the door for me, hand falling to the small of my back in a familiar gesture, turning me towards the bedroom.

“Mmmhmm,” he answered. “Above the clouds, no light pollution, little atmosphere, just you and the stars. It’s beautiful. Part of the reason I became a pilot, actually.” He followed me close enough his heat radiated into my back. I looked over my shoulder at him.

“You became a pilot so you could see the stars better?” I smiled and he tickled my sides, making me jump.

“No, I became a pilot because I couldn’t make it into space.” His eyes were serious above his smile and he pulled me to a halt in the doorway to Elizabeth’s bedroom, nodding past me. “But that’s okay. I’ve found there are more captivating, brightly burning entities on the ground.”

I turned to follow his gaze. My breath caught and I reached back, fingers closing around his wrist, holding on to him for balance. “Wow,” I whispered.

Her room glowed with the light of candles, sending the memory of my last night here, with them, shimmering through me. Elizabeth’s skin shone golden in the warm light, sprawled in the middle of her bed, a hand resting on her belly, the other tucked beneath her cheek.

Connor propped his chin on my shoulder and I leaned into him. “She makes me consider giving up flying,” he whispered. My stomach flipped in empathy, understanding her gravitational pull. “Shall we wake her together?” he murmured close to my ear. Desire coiled through me and I nodded in wordless agreement.

In silence we stripped, our moods matched in intensity. I could smell them in the air, the combination of her sweetness, his musk, knew that initial edge of keen longing had been eased. Connor eased onto the bed with her, laying along her right side, I stretched along the other. Elizabeth shifted in her sleep, a smile touching her lips.

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