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still as the pair moved their bodies together,
finding that ancient rhythm that she knew only soul-mates could understand.
Sofia could feel the pressure building inside of her, something strong and wild
and light. Frank's pace began to increase, the sound of their mingled pants
loud in the room as their breathing increased.
    “I love you,” his
breath became words. “I love you, Sofia.”
    She couldn't reply,
too overwhelmed by what she was feeling. This was far beyond physical pleasure
and, as her climax neared, she felt that only now did she truly understand what
people meant when they talked about a couple 'becoming one flesh.'
    “I need you to cum
for me,” Frank was nearly begging. “I need to feel you cum before I can.
Please, Sofia, cum for me.”
    ***
    She had cum for him,
she remembered. It had been an explosion she'd never felt before or since, the
first forever etched in her mind. He'd climaxed shortly after and the memory of
his seed spurting inside her was something that still made her pussy throb. In
the five years they'd been together, they'd never used condoms. While neither
one were technically practicing Catholics, both had understood that their
families wouldn't have approved. Fortunately, because she'd been taking the
pill for other medical reasons, Sofia had been able to keep taking it without
feeling guilty and without any real disapproval. Besides, she wasn't truly
taking it for contraceptive reasons. That was just a side benefit.
    The thought of that
little round container pulled Sofia the rest of the way out of the past, or at
least a little closer to the present. One of the reasons they'd liked their
arrangement had been the fact that it was known to be effective. If, of course,
it was remembered.
    The familiar guilt
washed over her. Even after all these years, it was still there. She'd thought
she'd put it behind her. After all, she'd come up with a solution that had
worked for the past eight years. But still, it came forward, the memory of the
little round blue disc, the one with a filled spot that was supposed to be
empty. How could she explain that to Frank? He would think that she'd made it
all up to get to his money. Even back then he'd been worth enough that most
people would've thought what she'd done had been intentional.
    The sound of the
front door opening made Sofia get to her feet. She hurried to the kitchen sink
and rinsed her face. She needed to get dinner started and an after-school snack
out. As she started pulling food from the refrigerator, she heard him come into
the house.
    “Hey, I'm home,” a
cheerful voice came from the living room. A few moments later, a boy with coal
black hair and serious blue-violet eyes appeared in the kitchen. He smiled,
looking just like his father. “So, Mom, you'll never guess what happened at
school today.”

Chapter 5
    Frank stood on the
porch for several minutes even after the gate swung shut. He didn't feel the
bite of the wind as it cut through the backyard. He didn't hear his mother
calling after him, or his brothers talking in low voices even though, on some
level, his brain registered what was happening. All he could think of was how
close she'd been and that he'd missed her.
    A car backfired down
the road, the sound jarring Frank back to reality. He forced himself to push
thoughts of Sofia from his mind and went back into the house. Whatever attempt
he'd made to forget about her was lost as soon as he saw the man sitting on the
couch next to Maria. Giovanni DeLuca hadn't aged as well as his cousins. His
black hair was thinning and he had the look of a muscular man who'd let himself
go. Part of Frank wondered if that had been a recent development or something
that had happened after the divorce.
    “Frank,” Gio jumped
to his feet, his dark eyes darting every which way. “How're ya doing?”
    Anxiety rippled off
of him in waves, and, in Frank's opinion, for good reason. Gio had never
disguised the fact that he'd always had a thing