‘Your ice cream is going to melt,’ she told Helena, trying to make light of it and calm her breathing.

‘Are you serious?’ asked Helena, disappointment shining in her eyes.

‘Do you want me to get you a drink or something?’ asked Alexa awkwardly.

‘You know what Lex if I want a drink I can get it myself ok?’

‘Oo…kkay, so should I take that as a no then?’

‘I don’t know, how should I take the fact that when we’re kissing your mind is thinking that the ice cream is melting?’

‘Helena I just don’t want to get carried away……’

‘Why don’t you?  Don’t want me anymore?’

‘What?’

‘Admit it, is it this ugly scar that you don’t want to look at or something else that’s changed?’

‘Nothing’s changed Helena! You’ve been sick I can’t just jump you.  What if I hurt you?’

A flicker of understanding came into Helena’s eyes.  ‘You mean you haven’t just gone off me?’ she asked shyly.

Alexa couldn’t believe the absurdity of the situation.  She pulled Helena close, letting her hand slide under her T-shirt to feel her firm skin and they both shuddered at the contact.  ‘Lena you have absolutely no idea how much I want you, how much my body has ached for you since we’ve been apart and for you to suggest that this,’ she moved her hand higher to gently trace the line of Helena’s scar, ‘the reminder of how lucky I am to have you still here with me would be some kind of turn off is the most ridiculous think I ever heard.  It’s killing me not getting to be with you, taste you, be inside you but because I love you even more than I want you I have to wait until you are totally recovered and ready.’

Helena’s mouth grew dry.  Had she ever heard a speech so sexy and so adorable all at the same time?  She stood up with a confident stance, needing Alexa to see how strong she was now.  She held out her hand to Alexa and pulled her up from the chair.  ‘I’m more than ready. I won’t break,’ she promised and leaned in to kiss Alexa.  Helena let her hands loop through the hooks of Alexa’s jeans and pulled their hips together before letting one hand caress the form of Alexa’s ass and the other wind through her hair to deepen their kiss.  ‘God I’ve missed this,’ groaned Alexa as Helena turned her attention to the sensitive spots of her neck.