Wild wild west. [[closed to John for H&M]]

[5thcolumnfed]

( Continued from here)Erica makes her way back to the bedroom, and because she doesn't know about all of these glowing lights, she finds the candles and matches, and lights all of them she can find, then flips that switch so that only the glow of the candles is in the room. It's like home, and it's much, much better for her. Some things she loves -

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[yippiekiyaymf]

John comes in with a bowl of ice cream in each hand, and is stopped dead by the sight of her lying there in the flickering light, head surrounded by the pool of gold that is her hair.

"I keep thinking I remember how beautiful you are, but you keep taking my breath away."

[5thcolumnfed]

Erica opens her eyes and lazily pushes herself up with a soft sigh as she looks at him.

"I hope I always do," she says seriously, quietly, as she looks him up and down.

[yippiekiyaymf]

He comes closer and hands her a bowl with a good serving of ice cream, and leans down to kiss her.

"Too bad you got such a trail worn stud in return."

[5thcolumnfed]

"To me, you are beautiful, John McClane," she says with a warm smile as she nuzzled against him before settling in with her ice cream.

"This reminds me of our wedding night in some ways. We didn't get out of bed for anything other than what we had to for days. I loved those days."

[yippiekiyaymf]

"I'm rather fond of those memories myself." He settles happily against her.

"And trips to the privy. Here the privy is inside. We won't have to go far."

[5thcolumnfed]

"Then I say we don't move until we have to," she says, taking a bite of the ice cream. "And I guess come Monday we'll figure out what it is we're supposed to be doing here. Maybe I'll get another saloon. Unless...I'm expected to be a detective. You think?"

[yippiekiyaymf]

"You're smart enough to be. I could teach you the tricks I know, a bit about the law, be sure you're comfortable with a gun...if you want to."

[5thcolumnfed]

"I'd like to learn," she says with passion as she looks up at him. "I know I could do it, and then we could work together."

[yippiekiyaymf]

He grins.

"You know what your most attractive part is?"

[5thcolumnfed]

"What?" she asks, biting at her bottom lip, eyes shining happily at him.

[yippiekiyaymf]

"I can't decide whether it's your mind or your fire, but I love them both above everything else."

[5thcolumnfed]

Erica smiles softly and kisses his shoulder before eating her ice cream quietly for a little while.

"It's 2011 now. Maybe the time of our great-great-grand child."

[yippiekiyaymf]

"It's hard to imagine what they'll see, what they'll do."

[5thcolumnfed]

"But it all starts right here," she says, hand moving over her belly. "That's amazing to me. Outstanding, even."

[yippiekiyaymf]

John leans over to kiss the belly.

"Our little foot hold in the future."

[5thcolumnfed]

She takes his hand and places it on her belly. "Can you feel the little one kick yet? It's movin' around like crazy."