Don' t Let Go!
by SpC

It was a gloomy Monday day in palm beach, and it wasn' t just the weather.

"Children,Children, clam down and tell Uncle Harry the problem."Cap said.

"The problem Cap? You want to know the problem? Well your looking at him!"Rita yelled.

"Me? Your theone who keeps jumping down my throat every time I open my mouth, Sammy." Chris said in his own defense.

"Rita, we' ve all noticed a change in you lately." Cap said.

Rita got wide eyed." Achange? The only thing about me that has changed is I can' t stand being around him anymore!" She said pointing at Chris. " I need sometime away from here. Is that all right with you?" She asked harry.

He nodded afraid to speak.

"Good than I' m leaving. See ya later, maybe!" She walked out of Harry' s office,went to her desk, grabbed her purseand left.

Chris turned back towards Harry and plopped himself down in the chair and put his head in his hands. Harry justed looked at his friend. He didn' t know what to say.Chris looked like he just lost his best friend. Which in a way he just did.

"Why don' t you go home too.The work load has been to much lately. We are all just need some rest. She didn' t mean what she said. She cares about you. Lorenzo. Go home, get some sleep. I don' t want to see you until next week. Go!'

Chris got up with out a word and left the building. He decided to go home. He wanted to go over to Rita's, but Cap was right. He better let her cool off.....

He couldn' t do that. He had to see her. He had to find out what he had done that was so wrong. Chris stopped at the next light, and took a U-turn heading for Rita's place. Hoping for something. He was unsure what it was, but he was hoping. When he got there, he saw her car in the parking lot. So he knew she was home. He gently knocked on her door.

She got up and opened the door. Then sat back down on the couch were she was before. " I knew it was you. You can never leave well enough alone. Can you?"

Chris came in and closed the door behind himself.

"I need to knew what it is I' ve done. If I can I fix it ? Please Sammy?" He said as he walked towards her.

" This, This is what you do. You are always there. I can' t stand it any more." She yelled.

"So I will always be here. I always have been. Whats different now?" He yelled back.

"I' m afraid!"

"Of me?"

"YES!"

"Why? You know I would never hurt you" He said in pain.

"I know, but it' s not really you. It' s..." She stammered.

"It's what? Please Rita?" He pleaded.

" We have known each other for four years. And my feelings for you are so strong they...we...I have never felt this way before It feels so good to be in love with you, but it also hurts so bad that I can' t do any thing about it. Every day I have to go in there and push all of that down. After four years I just can' t do it any more. I don' t want to ruin our..."

Chris cut her off by grabbing and kissing her. She tried to get away but when he kissed her she didn' t want to be any where except closer to him. She wrapped her arms around his waist and he wrapped his around her. When they broke the kiss, Rita squeezed Chris even tighter, then burried her face into his chest. Chris started to loosen his grip.

"Please don' t stop holding me!"She begged.

"Never. I'm not going anywhere. Come here and sit down."

She did as he said. He held her in his strong muscular arms for awhile longer before he spoke."Sam, Look at me. Please!"

She looked up into his vivid blue eyes. " Rita, I have loved you since the moment I meet you. I was lost in it. I didn' t know what to do with it. I didn' t know how to approach it.

Rita nodded and said." Me too. Me too... I just knew, I just knew, I just knew!" She laughed at her own loss for words.

Chris continued. " We were partners and best friends. I didn't want to ruin that. You are the best friend I' ve ever had. I was afraid that if you found out how I felt you' d hit me. You do have a mean right cross, Sammy."

They both laughed.Rita caressed his cheek with the back of her right hand."Do you think we' d be making a mistake if we let this happen?"She asked .

"I love you Rita. The only mistake would be to ignore this. And I have been doing that way to long. I don' t think I could do it another second." Chris answered.

"That is sweet,Christopher. I love you, too" Rita said smiling back at his big Lorenzo grin .

"Sam, can you do me a favor.Please!" Chris asked with his best puppy dog face.

"What?" She said a little suspicious of what he had on his dirty mind.

"Say it again."

She was taken back a bit by that. "Say what again?"she asked

"You know, the part about you loving me." He said with a shy boyish look on his face.

"I love you... Again,I love you , I love you,I love you"

Chris reached over and kissed her with all the bottled up passion of four years. Then Rita pulled him down on top of her. While Chris was running hands his up and down her thighs and kissing her neck, she decided to explore his muscular chest. They took a breath long enough for Chris to ask " Do you think we should take this up stairs?" He looked down at his heaving partner and attacked her chest with kisses. In between kisses he answered his own question. "I can't,...won't... ...make...it" That was the last thing they said for the rest of the evening. Except for a few names moaned in pleasure through out the night.

The next morning Chris woke up and found he and Rita were in her bed. He is wondering how they got there. Then remembers their little sexual tour of Rita's apartment. Actually it wasn' t very little. He thought smiling.

"What's that smile for?"

He looked down and saw Rita s extraordinary green eyes shinning the same exhilaration he was feeling."Good morning,sunshine!" Chris leaned down to capture her lips in a kiss.

"Wow! I could get used to waking up to this every morning." she said.

"You better." He kissed her again. Then quickly jumped out of bed." How about I fix you breakfast in bed?" he asked while putting on an old pair of sweat pants he leaves at 'Rita's.

She nodded "Yup, definitely could get used to this."

By that time she said this, she could hear Chris bounding down the stairs. Rita had to laugh at how much energy he had unlike every other morning. And that she had some thing to do with it.

A little while later Chris came padding up the stairs in his bare feet. He had with him a tray full of goodies." You know Sammy, I' m surprised you had so many good things to eat" he said when he came in the room.

"Well, lucky for us I stopped by the market yesterday on my way home. What do ya gotthere,Sam?"

Chris got back in bed and sat the tray down in front of them." Coffee, of course. Then I also have some toast, fruit, and some juice. What' d ya think? Sound good?"

Rita leaned over and gave him a gentle kiss on the lips." Sounds perfect!" She picked up a piece of fruit and put it up to Chris' s lips. Then he took a bite. Then she put what was left in her mouth, then leaned over and kissed him. Soon a simply sweet kiss turned in to a need for each other again. Rita pulled away and picked the tray up and put it on her night table. She turn her full attention back to what they where doing. Chris pulled away from Rita and said.

"Did I tell you cap gave me the rest of the week off."

Rita gave him a puzzling look. Chris continued."It seems he thinks I can't live, let alone work with out you."

Rita slid down to lay on her back and pulled him with her."I' ll make sure that we never fined out." She said and kissed the huge Lorenzo grin that appeared on his face.

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"Come on Chris ! Can I look yet?" Rita asked standing on the beach later that afternoon covering her eyes.

"Okay, You can look." Rita uncovered her eyes and what she saw truly made her heart swell with love for Chris.

"Well Sam, What do you think? I got some sandwiches and potato salad. I hope thats okay." Chris said still a little nerves that she would not like his little surprise. He had laid a beautiful blanket out on the sand . He also packed a picnic lunch.

"Oh, Chris I just love it! You are so wonderful." She said before she planted a big kiss on his cheek. Then she sat down and patted the spot next to her."You know Sam this seat isn' t taken if you like .I would love it if you'd join me.

Chris sat down next to her and tickled her. "OH, You would . Would you?" They both where laughing their heads off.

After they ate lunch they sat holding each other and watching the waves rolling in. " Chris, I'm scared." Rita said turning around in Chris' s arms.

Chris looked into her ey'e s and saw what was causing the fear. " Sammy, I know that all of this could be taken away so easily. Thats why you have to enjoy it while you have it. I will love you for the rest of my life and that is something that will never change. Knowing you love me, Rita is all I need to be happy.Well, that and holding you in my arms forever."Chris said, giving Rita a reassuring smile.

"Good...because all I need is you holding me in your arms. I love you so much Chris. Can we go home and spend the rest of the day in bed." Rita said standing up and pulling Chris with her.

Chris got a devilish grin on his face and said." Race you to the car."

They both ran for the car trying to slow the other one down. When they got back to Rita' s place she had just unlocked the door when Chris sweeped her off her feet. He walked in kicking the door closed with his foot, and carried her up the stairs.

"Who do you think we are Rhet Butler and Scarlet O'Hara" Rita said laughing all the way. When they got to Rita's room he laid her on the bed and said. "No. I love being Chris and Rita. Especially now in this new phase of our relationship."He laid down next to her kissing all the way.

They spent the rest of their vacation in bed.

The End, for now.

Discalimer - You know who they belong to. We are all very thankful to them too. Lance and Lorenzo forever!