Wanting to be as close to him as she could be, she leaned into him, resting her head against his chest. The steady beat of his heart was beneath her cheek, and his arms were a protective circle around her. Being like that, she could ignore the demands for her to prove herself and simply be the girl in love. Her smile grew even broader as his own cheek rested against her hair. Feeling the soft locks against his skin seemed to be utter bliss for him, and he tightened his hold around her. Not that she minded, as she wanted him to hold onto her and never let go.
But after she had spent wonderful minutes like that, she felt a certain tenseness in his body. It wasn't like he was ready for a fight, or something horrible, but was more like he was trying to work up the courage for something. That was odd, as she would have to say that he had to be one of the bravest people that she knew.
"Akane?" he whispered, sounding fairly uncertain.
Stirring slightly, she looked up at him. "What is it?"
"I.... I think...."
"Hmm?"
"We haveta do somethin'...."
For a moment, Akane couldn't see anything that they would have to do when they were in an intimate embrace, and then one possibility hit her hard. This could be his attempt to move towards making love to her, which would be a major step on his part. If that was the case, then he would certainly be unsure of himself, and that would make it absolutely necessary that she be kind to him.
That meant stifling her own desire to leap to accept that intimacy. Such a thing was too important to muck up, and she wanted to make sure that everything went right. Ever since she'd known about such things, Akane had always wanted to have a moment like this, where she would be romantically taken to bed, and shared in a love that was only to be shared with one man. Even though she'd had a crush on Doctor Tofu for years, Ranma was the only one that she'd ever imagined being with her like that. In fact, he was the only one that she'd ever found herself actively willing to share her body with, and she wanted to make him enjoy her as much as she desired to be skin to sweat slicked skin with his body. Only he would do for her, and only he would be the one to make love to her.
So, she smiled up at him, and stroked his chest. "Don't worry. I understand."
"Ya do?" he asked.
"Of course."
"That's good. I was... concerned 'bout that."
"Well, you don't have to be. Just do it."
"No problem."
Here was the moment that she was waiting for. She was /his/ woman, and there was every reason for them to share that sort of relationship. All of her body thrummed with anticipation of feeling his hands on her, and she could almost taste what it would be like. With eyes shimmering with desire, she raised her face to where her lips could accept his kiss, and he... let his arms go loose?
"Huh? What's going on?" she blurted.
Ranma blinked at her in obvious confusion. "We've gotta finish gettin' dressed, if for nothin' else, than for the fact that dinner's gonna probably be happenin' soon, and we'll be missed."
"We will?"
"Sure. But did ya think that I meant somethin' else?"
"I... uh... um.... No, I was just a bit thrown. I was kind of lost in... you know, you. So, I wasn't ready...."
"Oh. Sorry. I liked it too. /Really/ liked it. And I'll wanna do it again... If ya wanna...."
"/That/ is for certain," she responded, her voice strong with vehemence.
"Okay then. We'll be doin' it for certain. But we should finish up, shouldn't we?"
"Yeah, I guess that you're right."
"Glad that ya agree. I sure as heck don't wanna give your dad /another/ reason ta be mad at me."
At that reminder, Akane felt her jaw clench, and she had to force herself to relax it. Everything that her husband had said was true, and it wasn't his fault that they didn't have enough time to enjoy themselves. But, damn it, she was going to go make sure that such a time would come. Sometime soon, she would find a way for them to be able to be concerned only about pleasing each other. Somehow, and in some way, she would make it so that this way that Ranma would have every pleasure that she could give him, so that he would never have a reason to feel unsure about being able to couple with her again.
She promised herself that, and moved very reluctantly apart from her husband to return to dressing, while:
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