Stolen Moments 8/? (Part Two)
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Callie had been glad that Cristina had decided to stay over at Meredith’s; apparently it was some kind of urgent McDreamy crisis. Knowing that she had the apartment to herself she had grabbed a couple of bottles of wine and some take out on her way home; deciding to enjoy her private time by running herself a hot bubble bath, with the intention of having a relaxing soak.
Callie groaned in irritation as the rattling noise reached her ears; putting on her robe she headed to the door; pulling it open without thinking to look through the peephole. Blue eyes held brown, “Hey.”
Callie opened her mouth in surprise; seeing Erica shuffle uncomfortably in the doorway, “Hey,” breathing from her lips.
They stood staring at each other for a few minutes; neither knowing what to say. Erica took a deep breath, “Are you going to invite me in Torres?”
Callie smiled at Erica’s teasing tone and opened the door wider; indicating for her to come inside. As the blonde moved to pass her, their bodies brushed accidentally; their eyes meeting instantly at the unexpected contact; a shaky breath escaping Callie’s lips, “Erica?”
Erica reached out to touch Callie’s cheek; letting her fingertips trail the outline of her face, along her neck and down her arm over the fabric of her robe; lacing their fingers together as she reached her hand, “I’ve missed you.”
“I’m so sorry about-”
Erica lifted her fingers to Callie’s lips, “Shh, it’s okay; I forgive you,” Callie felt tears rise to her eyes, “Aww baby don’t cry,” Erica placed a kiss on her forehead, “I’m sorry too; I shouldn’t have shut you out.”
Callie let Erica lead her into the apartment; kicking the door shut after them; immediately pulling her into her arms; letting her face nuzzle the side of the blonde’s neck, “You had every right to shut me out; I don’t know what I was thinking freaking out like that.”
Erica let her hands run up down Callie’s back soothingly; pulling back so that their eyes could meet again, “Troy told me what it was that caused you to freak out at work.”
Callie felt her eyes widen in panic, “You’re not going to break up with me are you?”
Erica shook her head, “No, of course I’m not. I just think we should talk about it Cal,” Callie nodded her head and indicated to the couch; Erica grabbed her hands and led her to it; settling down on it so they were facing each other, “So people thinking you’re gay made you panic so much that you didn’t want them to see me touching you?”
Callie frowned sadly, “I hadn’t thought about whether I was or not, gay I mean, and then when we got to work I could hear everyone talking about me and that one word kept hitting me like a ton of bricks and I don’t know why but I just felt panicked. It felt like they wanted me to give them a solid answer and I couldn’t because I don’t know; I’m so sorry that I hurt you Erica.”
Erica shuffled closer to her and covered Callie’s hand with her own; letting her thumb run over her knuckles, “Stop saying sorry, I know you didn’t intentionally set out to hurt me…but you should have told me how you were feeling, we could have figured it out together,” she gave Callie a smile, “If it helps I don’t know either…all I know is that you make me happy Cal; and we don’t have to give them an answer, we don’t owe them anything. We’ll figure this out in our own time and until then we can label ourselves whatever we damn well want.”
Callie let out a laugh, “Can I label myself ‘Hahn’s Hottie’?”
Erica raised an eyebrow and chuckled, “You’re a complete goofball Torres,” Callie wiggled her eyebrows teasingly, “But I wouldn’t change a single thing about you.”
“Is that so?” Callie lifted her hand to cup the blonde’s face; letting her thumb brush across her cheek, “You’re so beautiful Erica,” she watched as a red flush covered her skin and giggled, “I love knowing that I can make you blush,” blue eyes flickered with intensity as Callie leaned forward to bring their mouths together for a slow, gentle kiss; allowing them both to enjoy the simple act of their lips sliding together.
Erica felt Callie hands running underneath her top; making her pull away, “Wait…”
“I’m sorry I just…it was too fast…I shouldn’t have-”
Erica watched brown eyes fill with sorrow, “No, it’s not that, I just…” she bit her lip as she tried to pull her thoughts together, “I want to trust you-”
“You can trust me; I know that I’ve let you down but I promise I won’t do it again; you’re all that matters to me Erica,” Callie held blue eyes and moved her hand to tuck a piece of blonde hair behind her ear.
Erica shook her head, “I know I can trust you Cal…I’m just scared…the way I feel about you has gone far beyond what I ever expected…and I’m terrified to not be in control…giving everything to my feelings is my biggest fear…but being with you…it makes me want to let go and drown in them,” Erica blew out a shaky breath as her eyes burned into brown orbs, “I want…no I need to let you in…I want you to see me…and I want to trust that it won’t change how you feel about me; that you won’t run away when you see that I’m not as well held together as people think.”
“I want nothing more than to see you Erica; all of you, every piece; the good and the bad,” Callie traced her thumb over her bottom lip, “They’re all pieces that make you who you are, and if they’re half a beautiful as the pieces you’ve already shown me, then I’ll be the luckiest woman in the world.”
Erica let the tears stinging her eyes freely fall down her face, “You really are amazing Torres,” Callie gave her a warm smile as she wiped them away. She placed a kiss on the blonde’s forehead and headed to the kitchen, returning moments later with two glasses of wine; handing one to Erica, “Cal, why are you wearing a robe?”
“Oh I was about to have a bath before you knocked on the door,” Callie lifted a hand and gestured to the bathroom.
Erica stood from the couch and grabbed her hand, “Mind if I join you?” Callie merely nodded and let the blonde lead her to the bathroom.
Erica watched Callie pull the tie loose on her robe and settle herself in the bath amongst the bubbles. Brown eyes were focused on her face; and a sexy smirk was gracing her lips as she watched Erica undress herself; climbing into the bath and setting between Callie’s legs; her back resting against Callie’s chest.
Callie immediately wrapped her arms around Erica’s waist and rested her chin on her shoulder, “I’m really glad you’re here Erica; I’ve missed you like crazy.”
The blonde could feel Callie nuzzling her neck; breathing her in as she tightened her hold around her. Erica sighed and leaned back closer, “I’ve missed being in your arms Cal.”
Callie leaned down to kiss her shoulder; before trailing them up the side of her neck to whisper in her ear, “Stay with me tonight.”
Erica shivered as Callie’s warm breath touched her skin, “Only if you do one thing for me.”
“Anything,” she murmured; her teeth grazing Erica’s earlobe.
“Take me to bed now Cal,” whispered huskily from her lips; Callie nipped gently at the soft skin of her neck in response; making Erica let out a gravely whimper.
They scurried from the bath; not bothering to towel there bodies dry. Their mouths coming together frantically as their tongues met in the heated exchange. Callie trailed her lips across Erica’s jaw-line; her teeth nipping gently at her soft skin as she travelled down her neck, making the blonde moan in delight.
Callie moved her lips lower placing light, gentle kisses all over Erica’s body; barely touching her skin, but enough to drive her completely mad with want and desire. The blonde tangled her fingers into dark hair drawing Callie back to her mouth; her hands gripping her shoulders as she walked them backwards to the bed; their arms and legs tangling together as they let themselves fall against the soft duvet.
Erica trailed her tongue down Callie’s caramel skin as she slid over her body; moving to straddle her hips and drawing Callie up into a sitting position. Darkened blue eyes met passionate filled brown as they stopped to look at each other; the smile appearing on their faces sealing this moment as their new beginning. Erica closed the gap between them; the tip of her tongue tracing the outline of Callie’s lush bottom lip before sucking it into her mouth; her teeth grazing against it as she did so. Callie moaned against Erica’s lips as their tongues met; her fingers going to tangle in blonde curls; before skimming them down the skin of her back.
Callie smiled in satisfaction as she felt Erica gasp; her fingers easily sliding up into her core. The blonde threw her head back giving Callie the perfect excuse to latch onto her neck; licking and kissing at her soft skin; finding her pulse and biting down hard enough to receive a throaty growl in response. She moved her mouth lower; sucking a rose coloured nipple into her mouth as she brushed her thumb over the blonde’s throbbing clit; Erica’s nails digging into her shoulders as she continued to ride her fingers.
Feeling Erica beginning to constrict around her fingers; Callie pulled her mouth away from her nipple; blowing her breath against it before pulling it back into her mouth with her teeth; her thumb applying just the right amount of pressure against her clit; making the blonde cry out her name in a husky whisper as her orgasm rippled through her.
Erica let her head fall forward and rest against Callie’s shoulder; her breathing still heavy as her body came down from its high. Callie’s let her hands run soothingly up and down her back as she placed butterfly kisses along her jaw; enjoying the simple intimacy of holding her against her body.
Erica ran her nails up Callie’s arms; placing her palms against her shoulders and pushing her down against the bed; their mouths joining together in a graceful dance. She let her hands run down Callie’s chest; using her finger and thumb to roll her nipples as she moved her lips down along her neck. Callie whimpered as she felt Erica’s mouth move down to her breasts her tongue coming out to trace around her nipples; her teeth raking over them as she skimmed her nails down her stomach; her body shivering in anticipation under the blonde’s touch.
Erica nipped, kissed and licked a trail down to Callie’s heated centre; hands tangling into her hair to guide her head exactly where it was wanted. Her finger’s entered Callie easily; creating a steady rhythm as she used her lips and teeth to suck at her swollen bundle of nerves; the tip of her tongue adding tortuous pressure to drive her over the edge. Hearing Callie moan out her name in release, Erica slid back up her body letting Callie pull her close as she wrapped her arms around her
Callie studied Erica’s face; loving the way her eyes stayed glazed over for hours after their love making. Brown eyes watched blue; different emotions flashing through them. Callie let her hands trail up and down Erica’s back; comfortable to lay there in silence just observing her.
After a long time Erica’s voice broke the silence between them, “When I was eight years old my mom suffered an unexpected heart attack; she died,” Callie lifted her hand to brush Erica’s hair away from her face; her eyes staying locked on blue, “I had a close relationship with my mom and my dad; we were a really tight family, or at least I thought we were” she paused; her tongue darting out to put some moisture back onto her dry lips, “I was completely devastated; I remember feeling so lost; like it changed everything I’d ever known,” she closed her eyes for a few seconds as Callie continued to run her fingers through her hair, “I was hurting so badly that I thought surely my dad must be in unbearable pain…and maybe that was why he hadn’t cried yet,” she opened her eyes again; hand fingers tracing a pattern against the skin of Callie’s hip, “He never did cry; not once…he never even really looked sad…and then two months after she’d died my dad introduced me to a woman; she was young, in her early twenties; he said her name was Sandra, that they worked together and that they were getting married,” Callie saw tears rippling in her deep blue eyes, “They got married three days later…My dad told me that Sandra wanted to move away from New York; she wanted to live in Hawaii…she wanted to live in Hawaii with just my father…he told me that I’d be going to live with my Grandma and that I could go and visit them during the holidays; he promised me that he’d come and visit me throughout the year…after a few months he stopped calling me…he never did come to visit me…apparently him and Sandra started a family of their own; one which I wasn’t included in…”
Callie cupped Erica’s cheek; letting her thumb wipe away her tears, “Baby I-”
“I vowed then that I would become a cardiothoracic surgeon; that I would work my ass off to make my mom proud of me…I wanted to make up for not being able to save her heart…I wanted to fix what my dad had obviously broken,” Erica let Callie continue to run her fingers through her hair; feeling completely protected by the simple gesture, “I’m guarded and shut off to those around me and I can’t let people in because I can’t trust them…I learned then that a promise is just a word; it doesn’t mean anything; people break them without a care in the world,” she let her blue eyes dart around Callie’s face before holding her gaze again, “The reason that I became distant towards you is because since my father, you were the first person I'd actually believed when you promised me, and your freaking out; it just reminded me why I didn’t believe in them.”
Callie felt her chest tighten as Erica’s admission rang in her ears; her own eyes filled with tears as she thought about the empty promise she’d convinced Erica she’d keep, “I am so sorry for what I did Erica…I don’t want to be one of those people you can’t believe…so if you let me; I’ll spend from now until the end of time proving to you that when I promise you something, I mean every single word I say.”
Erica gave her a small smile, “If I let you in; that’s it…there’s no going back; you can’t escape…the people I let in have to stay in forever.”
“Consider me all yours Hahn,” Callie smiled at her; lifting Erica’s hand from her hip and placing it on the left side of her chest, above her heart, “Can you feel that?” she watched as Erica nodded her head, “It beats solely for you; it belongs to you Erica,” the cardio surgeon closed the space between them; their mouths coming together in a languid meaningful kiss; her hand remaining on Callie’s chest; her fingers feeling the steady beat of the heart that beat for her alone.
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Callie had been glad that Cristina had decided to stay over at Meredith’s; apparently it was some kind of urgent McDreamy crisis. Knowing that she had the apartment to herself she had grabbed a couple of bottles of wine and some take out on her way home; deciding to enjoy her private time by running herself a hot bubble bath, with the intention of having a relaxing soak.
Callie groaned in irritation as the rattling noise reached her ears; putting on her robe she headed to the door; pulling it open without thinking to look through the peephole. Blue eyes held brown, “Hey.”
Callie opened her mouth in surprise; seeing Erica shuffle uncomfortably in the doorway, “Hey,” breathing from her lips.
They stood staring at each other for a few minutes; neither knowing what to say. Erica took a deep breath, “Are you going to invite me in Torres?”
Callie smiled at Erica’s teasing tone and opened the door wider; indicating for her to come inside. As the blonde moved to pass her, their bodies brushed accidentally; their eyes meeting instantly at the unexpected contact; a shaky breath escaping Callie’s lips, “Erica?”
Erica reached out to touch Callie’s cheek; letting her fingertips trail the outline of her face, along her neck and down her arm over the fabric of her robe; lacing their fingers together as she reached her hand, “I’ve missed you.”
“I’m so sorry about-”
Erica lifted her fingers to Callie’s lips, “Shh, it’s okay; I forgive you,” Callie felt tears rise to her eyes, “Aww baby don’t cry,” Erica placed a kiss on her forehead, “I’m sorry too; I shouldn’t have shut you out.”
Callie let Erica lead her into the apartment; kicking the door shut after them; immediately pulling her into her arms; letting her face nuzzle the side of the blonde’s neck, “You had every right to shut me out; I don’t know what I was thinking freaking out like that.”
Erica let her hands run up down Callie’s back soothingly; pulling back so that their eyes could meet again, “Troy told me what it was that caused you to freak out at work.”
Callie felt her eyes widen in panic, “You’re not going to break up with me are you?”
Erica shook her head, “No, of course I’m not. I just think we should talk about it Cal,” Callie nodded her head and indicated to the couch; Erica grabbed her hands and led her to it; settling down on it so they were facing each other, “So people thinking you’re gay made you panic so much that you didn’t want them to see me touching you?”
Callie frowned sadly, “I hadn’t thought about whether I was or not, gay I mean, and then when we got to work I could hear everyone talking about me and that one word kept hitting me like a ton of bricks and I don’t know why but I just felt panicked. It felt like they wanted me to give them a solid answer and I couldn’t because I don’t know; I’m so sorry that I hurt you Erica.”
Erica shuffled closer to her and covered Callie’s hand with her own; letting her thumb run over her knuckles, “Stop saying sorry, I know you didn’t intentionally set out to hurt me…but you should have told me how you were feeling, we could have figured it out together,” she gave Callie a smile, “If it helps I don’t know either…all I know is that you make me happy Cal; and we don’t have to give them an answer, we don’t owe them anything. We’ll figure this out in our own time and until then we can label ourselves whatever we damn well want.”
Callie let out a laugh, “Can I label myself ‘Hahn’s Hottie’?”
Erica raised an eyebrow and chuckled, “You’re a complete goofball Torres,” Callie wiggled her eyebrows teasingly, “But I wouldn’t change a single thing about you.”
“Is that so?” Callie lifted her hand to cup the blonde’s face; letting her thumb brush across her cheek, “You’re so beautiful Erica,” she watched as a red flush covered her skin and giggled, “I love knowing that I can make you blush,” blue eyes flickered with intensity as Callie leaned forward to bring their mouths together for a slow, gentle kiss; allowing them both to enjoy the simple act of their lips sliding together.
Erica felt Callie hands running underneath her top; making her pull away, “Wait…”
“I’m sorry I just…it was too fast…I shouldn’t have-”
Erica watched brown eyes fill with sorrow, “No, it’s not that, I just…” she bit her lip as she tried to pull her thoughts together, “I want to trust you-”
“You can trust me; I know that I’ve let you down but I promise I won’t do it again; you’re all that matters to me Erica,” Callie held blue eyes and moved her hand to tuck a piece of blonde hair behind her ear.
Erica shook her head, “I know I can trust you Cal…I’m just scared…the way I feel about you has gone far beyond what I ever expected…and I’m terrified to not be in control…giving everything to my feelings is my biggest fear…but being with you…it makes me want to let go and drown in them,” Erica blew out a shaky breath as her eyes burned into brown orbs, “I want…no I need to let you in…I want you to see me…and I want to trust that it won’t change how you feel about me; that you won’t run away when you see that I’m not as well held together as people think.”
“I want nothing more than to see you Erica; all of you, every piece; the good and the bad,” Callie traced her thumb over her bottom lip, “They’re all pieces that make you who you are, and if they’re half a beautiful as the pieces you’ve already shown me, then I’ll be the luckiest woman in the world.”
Erica let the tears stinging her eyes freely fall down her face, “You really are amazing Torres,” Callie gave her a warm smile as she wiped them away. She placed a kiss on the blonde’s forehead and headed to the kitchen, returning moments later with two glasses of wine; handing one to Erica, “Cal, why are you wearing a robe?”
“Oh I was about to have a bath before you knocked on the door,” Callie lifted a hand and gestured to the bathroom.
Erica stood from the couch and grabbed her hand, “Mind if I join you?” Callie merely nodded and let the blonde lead her to the bathroom.
Erica watched Callie pull the tie loose on her robe and settle herself in the bath amongst the bubbles. Brown eyes were focused on her face; and a sexy smirk was gracing her lips as she watched Erica undress herself; climbing into the bath and setting between Callie’s legs; her back resting against Callie’s chest.
Callie immediately wrapped her arms around Erica’s waist and rested her chin on her shoulder, “I’m really glad you’re here Erica; I’ve missed you like crazy.”
The blonde could feel Callie nuzzling her neck; breathing her in as she tightened her hold around her. Erica sighed and leaned back closer, “I’ve missed being in your arms Cal.”
Callie leaned down to kiss her shoulder; before trailing them up the side of her neck to whisper in her ear, “Stay with me tonight.”
Erica shivered as Callie’s warm breath touched her skin, “Only if you do one thing for me.”
“Anything,” she murmured; her teeth grazing Erica’s earlobe.
“Take me to bed now Cal,” whispered huskily from her lips; Callie nipped gently at the soft skin of her neck in response; making Erica let out a gravely whimper.
They scurried from the bath; not bothering to towel there bodies dry. Their mouths coming together frantically as their tongues met in the heated exchange. Callie trailed her lips across Erica’s jaw-line; her teeth nipping gently at her soft skin as she travelled down her neck, making the blonde moan in delight.
Callie moved her lips lower placing light, gentle kisses all over Erica’s body; barely touching her skin, but enough to drive her completely mad with want and desire. The blonde tangled her fingers into dark hair drawing Callie back to her mouth; her hands gripping her shoulders as she walked them backwards to the bed; their arms and legs tangling together as they let themselves fall against the soft duvet.
Erica trailed her tongue down Callie’s caramel skin as she slid over her body; moving to straddle her hips and drawing Callie up into a sitting position. Darkened blue eyes met passionate filled brown as they stopped to look at each other; the smile appearing on their faces sealing this moment as their new beginning. Erica closed the gap between them; the tip of her tongue tracing the outline of Callie’s lush bottom lip before sucking it into her mouth; her teeth grazing against it as she did so. Callie moaned against Erica’s lips as their tongues met; her fingers going to tangle in blonde curls; before skimming them down the skin of her back.
Callie smiled in satisfaction as she felt Erica gasp; her fingers easily sliding up into her core. The blonde threw her head back giving Callie the perfect excuse to latch onto her neck; licking and kissing at her soft skin; finding her pulse and biting down hard enough to receive a throaty growl in response. She moved her mouth lower; sucking a rose coloured nipple into her mouth as she brushed her thumb over the blonde’s throbbing clit; Erica’s nails digging into her shoulders as she continued to ride her fingers.
Feeling Erica beginning to constrict around her fingers; Callie pulled her mouth away from her nipple; blowing her breath against it before pulling it back into her mouth with her teeth; her thumb applying just the right amount of pressure against her clit; making the blonde cry out her name in a husky whisper as her orgasm rippled through her.
Erica let her head fall forward and rest against Callie’s shoulder; her breathing still heavy as her body came down from its high. Callie’s let her hands run soothingly up and down her back as she placed butterfly kisses along her jaw; enjoying the simple intimacy of holding her against her body.
Erica ran her nails up Callie’s arms; placing her palms against her shoulders and pushing her down against the bed; their mouths joining together in a graceful dance. She let her hands run down Callie’s chest; using her finger and thumb to roll her nipples as she moved her lips down along her neck. Callie whimpered as she felt Erica’s mouth move down to her breasts her tongue coming out to trace around her nipples; her teeth raking over them as she skimmed her nails down her stomach; her body shivering in anticipation under the blonde’s touch.
Erica nipped, kissed and licked a trail down to Callie’s heated centre; hands tangling into her hair to guide her head exactly where it was wanted. Her finger’s entered Callie easily; creating a steady rhythm as she used her lips and teeth to suck at her swollen bundle of nerves; the tip of her tongue adding tortuous pressure to drive her over the edge. Hearing Callie moan out her name in release, Erica slid back up her body letting Callie pull her close as she wrapped her arms around her
Callie studied Erica’s face; loving the way her eyes stayed glazed over for hours after their love making. Brown eyes watched blue; different emotions flashing through them. Callie let her hands trail up and down Erica’s back; comfortable to lay there in silence just observing her.
After a long time Erica’s voice broke the silence between them, “When I was eight years old my mom suffered an unexpected heart attack; she died,” Callie lifted her hand to brush Erica’s hair away from her face; her eyes staying locked on blue, “I had a close relationship with my mom and my dad; we were a really tight family, or at least I thought we were” she paused; her tongue darting out to put some moisture back onto her dry lips, “I was completely devastated; I remember feeling so lost; like it changed everything I’d ever known,” she closed her eyes for a few seconds as Callie continued to run her fingers through her hair, “I was hurting so badly that I thought surely my dad must be in unbearable pain…and maybe that was why he hadn’t cried yet,” she opened her eyes again; hand fingers tracing a pattern against the skin of Callie’s hip, “He never did cry; not once…he never even really looked sad…and then two months after she’d died my dad introduced me to a woman; she was young, in her early twenties; he said her name was Sandra, that they worked together and that they were getting married,” Callie saw tears rippling in her deep blue eyes, “They got married three days later…My dad told me that Sandra wanted to move away from New York; she wanted to live in Hawaii…she wanted to live in Hawaii with just my father…he told me that I’d be going to live with my Grandma and that I could go and visit them during the holidays; he promised me that he’d come and visit me throughout the year…after a few months he stopped calling me…he never did come to visit me…apparently him and Sandra started a family of their own; one which I wasn’t included in…”
Callie cupped Erica’s cheek; letting her thumb wipe away her tears, “Baby I-”
“I vowed then that I would become a cardiothoracic surgeon; that I would work my ass off to make my mom proud of me…I wanted to make up for not being able to save her heart…I wanted to fix what my dad had obviously broken,” Erica let Callie continue to run her fingers through her hair; feeling completely protected by the simple gesture, “I’m guarded and shut off to those around me and I can’t let people in because I can’t trust them…I learned then that a promise is just a word; it doesn’t mean anything; people break them without a care in the world,” she let her blue eyes dart around Callie’s face before holding her gaze again, “The reason that I became distant towards you is because since my father, you were the first person I'd actually believed when you promised me, and your freaking out; it just reminded me why I didn’t believe in them.”
Callie felt her chest tighten as Erica’s admission rang in her ears; her own eyes filled with tears as she thought about the empty promise she’d convinced Erica she’d keep, “I am so sorry for what I did Erica…I don’t want to be one of those people you can’t believe…so if you let me; I’ll spend from now until the end of time proving to you that when I promise you something, I mean every single word I say.”
Erica gave her a small smile, “If I let you in; that’s it…there’s no going back; you can’t escape…the people I let in have to stay in forever.”
“Consider me all yours Hahn,” Callie smiled at her; lifting Erica’s hand from her hip and placing it on the left side of her chest, above her heart, “Can you feel that?” she watched as Erica nodded her head, “It beats solely for you; it belongs to you Erica,” the cardio surgeon closed the space between them; their mouths coming together in a languid meaningful kiss; her hand remaining on Callie’s chest; her fingers feeling the steady beat of the heart that beat for her alone.