Chapter 120

John and Marlena returned to the quiet cabin after their lovemaking session. They entered the sweet smelling family room and John found himself unable to keep his eyes or hands off of Marlena. He reached out for her and gave her an earthshaking kiss which ended up igniting the passion that they had left over from the days festivities.

John grabbed hold of Marlena and swept her up into his arms as he carried her over to the couch. He gently placed her down on the soft ivory sofa and lowered himself down to love her completely once more. He moved towards her as a smile crossed her swelled lips. He eagerly took her mouth in his as he tasted the sweet saltiness of her kisses.

"I love you so much." Marlena breathed hungrily accepting each one of John's tender kisses.

"Oh Doc, you are my world." John whispered gently nibbling on her ear as he felt her slender body molding against his.

"What time are the kids coming home?" Marlena asked in between breaths as she began to unbutton John's shirt.

"Late." John responded helping her slip out of her own clothing. "In fact, I should probably call Carrie and see what time she wants to bring them back."

"Good idea." Marlena replied in a breathy tone as he began to devour his neck. She closed her eyes and allowed herself to lose herself to his charms when the phone rang. "Speak of the devil, that's probably Carrie calling us right now to tell us that the kids want to come home."

"I'll get it." John announced extending his arm over the couch to pick up the phone and answer as his pulse raced. "Hello,"

"Hello Carrie, Doc and I were just talking about you." John replied as Marlena lowered herself on top of him and began to unzip his pants causing a reaction in him.

"John?" Carrie questioned taking note of his silence.

"Um......." he coughed clearing his throat as he tried to keep his attention on the phone conversation as Marlena's hands worked their magic upon him. "Uh-um.......wh.......what time were you bringing the kids back?"

"Well," Carrie began hesitantly listening to his irregular breathing pattern, "actually Mike and I brought them back to Salem to visit and they've both fallen asleep on the floor here, so I was wondering if you would mind if they just stayed the night with us."

"That should be okay," John managed to spit out as Marlena continued to tease him.

"Well, then I guess I'll talk to you later." Carrie said in an ackward tone as she heard Marlena giggling in the background.

"Okay, goodbye Carrie." John replied tossing the cordless phone across the room and reaching for Marlena. He instantly pulled her up to meet his gaze and he spoke. "You devil you!"

"I just couldn't help myself." Marlena giggled as he playfully grabbed a hold of her and positioned her beneath him.

"Now what are you going to do?" he asked pinning her arms above her head.

"I'm going to make love to you." She insisted pulling her mouth up to his.

"Not yet." he insisted moving back from her kiss. "It's my turn to tease you."

Marlena closed her eyes and tried to control herself as John began planting feathery kisses along her collar bone. With each kiss, the intensity began to build and she could feel John's body heating up against hers as she longed to reach up and touch him, but she was unable to do so. She felt the pressure of his powerful hand holding her arms over her head and she began to grow restless as she realized that there was nothing more that she wanted to do than reach out to him.

"John," she moaned urgently as he continued to explore her body, "oh John."

Without saying a word John moved up to meet her lips as if on que and the two joined in a heated union of body, mind, and soul as they explored the heights of pleasure that burst within the two of them. They held onto each other tightly as they peaked together and fell back with exhaustion.

"Doc, that was fantastic." John whispered moments later as he held her in his arms.

"I love you so much John." Marlena replied feeling tiny beads of perspiration upon her temple.

"I love you too baby." he said feeling the heat of her touch against his own sweat soaked body.

"This feels so perfect." Marlena breathed resting against him and enjoying their tender moment together.

"Everything is perfect when we are together Doc and nothing will ever change that." John replied gently stroking the curve of her silky smooth back with his index finger.

After a few minutes of holding each other, Marlena looked up at John with a mischievous grin and without saying a word John brought her up to him as they shared a soft kiss that slowly began to develop into something much stronger causing the two of them to become increasingly excited once more as the telephone rang.

"Ugh." John sighed breaking their heated kiss as the phone continued to break through the silence. "What timing."

"Go figure." Marlena laughed watching him look at her in frustration as she touched the left side of his face. "Maybe you'd better answer that just in case it's something about the kids."

"You're right." he agreed getting up and walking across the room towards the phone leaving Marlena to admire the fascinating view he had to offer from his backside. "Hello, this better be important."

Marlena slid down on the couch and grabbed one of the pillows and held it in her arms as she watched John talking on the telephone. She thought of how the two of them had gone through so many things to get to this point together. She glanced down at the diamond ring on her finger and a smile crossed her lips as she realized that her dream of sharing their lives together had finally become a reality and nothing was going to keep them from being a happy family ever again.

Marlena squeezed the pillow and looked back up at John. She noticed that he seemed to stiffen in his stance as he remained silent. She wondered what was going on and she sat up straighter as she watched John hang up the phone. She noticed that his face had turned a pale shade of white when he turned around to face her again.

"John, what's wrong?" she asked concerned by his sudden mood shift. "Who was it?"

"It was Chip Taylor from the Salem Tribune. He wanted to know what my feelings are about your envolvement with Stefano Dimera during his upcoming trial." he explained watching her sit up straighter and realizing that she was no longer able to maintain eye contact with him. "Doc, would you care to explain to me why some reporter would call here asking me about your envolvement with Stefano when everyone knows that you hate that man more than anything in the world? What's going on here Marlena? "