TESSA

Iolaus wandered through the town looking for the woman he had just spent the most remarkable night with, but alas, no one knew who she was or where she went.

"Iolaus, there you are." Hercules called out. "I've been looking for you. Wow, you look beat, just get to town yourself?"

"Ah, no, I arrived last night." Iolaus replied. Hercules just looked at him as if waiting for more. But this time Iolaus wasn't going to share any more information.

"Well, I'm glad I caught up with you. I won't be heading to Gongegea after all. I need to go to Corinth to help out Iphicles and Jason." Hercules explained to the still somewhat dazed Iolaus.

"Iolaus? Are you ok?" he asked.

"Yes, I'm sorry I have something on my mind." Iolaus muttered.

"Do you want to join me? I'm sure Iphicles and Mother would love to see you." Hercules asked.

"No, if you don't mind I think I'll stay here and try to find someone."

"Are you sure? You really look tired, my friend."

"Yes, Hercules it's ok, I will be fine. I met someone last night and I really need to speak with her again. Say hello to your mother for me and tell Jason and the others that I will join you as soon as I take care of this." Iolaus answered his friend.

"Ok, see you soon." Hercules ambled off down the town road, turning to wave as he reached the end of town. Iolaus waved back and then turned to continue his search. As he walked towards the tavern, he stumbled and lost his balance falling to the ground.

"You, were much more graceful last night," the wonderful voice giggled at him.

Iolaus' head snapped up and staring into the sun could only make out a silhouette. But the voice belonged to her, the woman, who had given him a night of such exquisite passion. Iolaus struggled to his feet, dusting himself off. She helped him get up and helped dust the road off. He could feel himself getting hard as she touched him and the smell of her filled his nostrils.

"Where did you go? When I awoke this morning you were gone?" Iolaus asked.

"Doesn't matter, are you busy today?" She answered.

"What do you have in mind?" a now shy Iolaus asked.

"A picnic by a pool and perhaps some fishing, and if you'd like some more of what we started last night," She said with a sly smile.

As Iolaus could not think of a reason to say no he followed her down the road. "May I carry that for you, it looks heavy?" he asked. She handed him the bigger of the two bundles she was carrying and continued down the road. After a fairly long hike she stopped and took an unmarked path off the main road. Iolaus followed wishing they would get there soon as it was warming up and he was hoping for another bath. She led the way to a dark and deep pool.

"It is warm today, isn't it?" She asked Iolaus as she slipped out of her dress and dove into the water.

"Come join me," She called to Iolaus.

"Ok, but it will take a bit longer, these boots, and leggings don't just fall off you know." Iolaus sitting on the grass had managed to get out of his vest.

"Oh, poor boy, here let me help you." She climbed out of the pool the water dripping off her body, pooling around her feet. She knelt by his thigh and undid his waistband removing the sword, then she undid the codpiece and up he slowly rose. "Hello, old friend." She said. She stopped what she was doing and centered her concentration on his rising member. Her wet hair fell over Iolaus' stomach, making little wet trails, as she began to fondle and play. It was an odd sensation, laying in a mossy cool glen with a nude, wet woman sucking away at his most private of parts.

A small cry of happiness crawled out of her throat. She was enjoying this as much as Iolaus, maybe more. She stopped, looked up into his blue eyes, and said, " we must get you ready for the pond." She continued to undress Iolaus till he was nude as she was. Once he was ready for the pond she took his hand and led him to the edge. She gracefully dove in and waited for Iolaus to make the plunge. Iolaus jumped into the pool, surfacing shortly after to gasp for air, as the water was cool.

She swam over to him. When they were in the slow moving water, she wrapped her arms around Iolaus and started kissing him, her tongue exploring his mouth, savoring his taste, nibbling on his lower lip and sucking it into her mouth. Iolaus answered with his own exploration of her mouth. Iolaus continued kissing her face and down to her neck. Burrowing his head into the hollow of her neck. Excitement between them was mounting. She broke off the kiss reluctantly and moved her mouth to his wonderful chest, taking time to properly welcome each nipple, to the day. Iolaus stood his ground in the water enjoying each and every little sensation that was encompassing his being. Much to his surprise, she wrapped her legs around his waist and quickly and skillfully moved his member into her. Using the water like a cradle they rocked together as one. Iolaus came first, but just barely. Nothing the night before had prepared him for the explosive feelings that occurred when it happened.

"Perhaps we should go to the shore and rest awhile?" Iolaus asked. He took her hand and led her to the glen, where their clothes were piled and lunch fixings were gathered. "Here, let me help you," Iolaus offered. She just shook her head, no, her long hair hanging down drying into ringlets. She got her dress, and put it on but since she was wet it clung to her every curve.

She took a blanket and snapped it out, and began to put food out for a meal. She handed Iolaus a larger piece of cloth, "just wrap this around you. No point you getting dressed again." Iolaus did as he was told; then he sat by the blanket. She moved to him and gently pulled him into her lap so he was reclining.

She offered Iolaus a slice of fresh fruit and he ate hungrily as the juices dripped down his chin. "We can't have that can we?" She smiled. She leaned over and started licking away the juice from the fruit. Iolaus answered with small kisses around her neck and chin. He grabbed her and quickly reversed their positions. He began to fondle her breasts through her damp dress. Her nipples began to respond getting hard and very sensitive. Iolaus slipped his hand inside her dress and cupped her breast. With his mouth he carefully removed her garment from her breast allowing him full access to the nipple where he teased it with the tip of his tongue. She moaned in delight and arches her back to get him to continue. Slowly he moved his attention to her other breast. Iolaus' hands remove her clothing so that she is naked and he just wrapped in the cloth.

"Gosh, you're more beautiful than I remembered," he muttered, all the while kissing her flat abdomen and teasing her navel with his tongue. When he got to her furry mound he moved so to place himself between her legs. He spread her legs and with his hand gently parted her lips. Iolaus began kissing harder and sucking away at her. His tongue darting in and out applying pressure at just the places and just the right times. She arched her back and moved her pelvis closer to his face. Sooner than she expected her whole body shuddered in complete ecstasy. Iolaus removed the cloth surrounding his body and plunged himself into her. She was consumed with erotic desire for this man, and quickly matched his pace with her own. They both continued the furious pace neither wanting to stop, the pleasure was far to great. When it was over, she was unable to talk and Iolaus was not much better.

"That was incredible!" She panted, "where did you learn how to do that?"

Iolaus blushed, "I'm not sure it just came to me, after all the wonderful things you have done for me these past few hours, it seemed to be the right thing to do."

They lay together in a tangled mass of clothes, food, and cloth enjoying each other's body and company. The sun was no longer high in the sky, darkness would be coming soon. "I thought you promised me some fishing?" Iolaus teased.

"Well, if you'd rather fish..." She let the rest of the sentence tail off.

"NO! I mean no, this was good, better than fishing any day." Iolaus stammered.

"Well, I have to be going it has been fun seeing you again Iolaus." She said as she redressed and started packing up her things. She left a fishing pole, some line and what food had not been smashed by their lovemaking. "I'll be in touch, later," She added and started to walk away.

"Wait, your name I would like to know your name, and why are you leaving me again? Why can't we be together?"

"Iolaus, you have your destiny and I have mine. Hercules needs you in Corinth. I just needed to be with you again. You need to go join your friend." She told him.

"I promise we will be together again." She added as she walked back up the trail to the main road.

Iolaus watched till she was gone and then realized that he had not gotten her name. But he felt in his heart that she would keep her word and they would meet again. He cleaned up as best he could caught a couple of fish and had dinner; he had really worked up an appetite. Tomorrow he would leave for Corinth to help Hercules.