Posted by Kim on 5/5/2002, 2:31 pm "You're early," Dara entered the living room of her apartment to greet Mac, who was beaming with obvious joy. With no apparent reason for Mac's attitude immediately coming to mind, a puzzled Dara found herself wrapped in Mac's arm and receiving a breath-taking kiss. She screamed her lover's name as Mac then lifted Dara's petite body off the floor and whirled her around the room while continuing to kiss her. Within a few minutes Dara was able to lead Mac to the living room sofa where she was able to finally get Mac to sit down and she promptly straddled him while bracing her hands on the sofa right behind his shoulders. Finally breaking the seemingly endless stream of kisses with Mac, Dara caught her breath and asked, "Mac what is it? What's going on?" "Look at the papers in my jacket pocket," Mac cryptically responded. Still in a state of wonderment and confusion, Dara retrieved and unfolded the papers from Mac's windbreaker pocket and immediately recognized the papers as a final divorce decree effective as of today's date. Biting her bottom lip, Dara couldn't stop the tears from filling her eyes. Mac's heart momentarily filled with anguish as he realized how difficult it had been for Dara to compromise her principles to be with him and love him these past 6 months. He silently vowed to himself and to Dara then and there that he'd never give her a reason to regret her decision. Gently cupping her face with both hands, Mac's thumbs attempted to wipe away the tears that were now falling freely on Dara's cheeks. "It was selfish of me to become involved with you before I had this piece of paper but I couldn't help myself. I needed you so much and I loved you so much. Please forgive me." Dara shook her head and softly kissed the palm of one of Mac's hands. "Don't apologize Mac. I walked into our relationship with my eyes wide open. I could have said no and told you I'd wait for you until you were free. But I chose not to do that; I didn't want to wait any longer to be with you. I loved you Mac. I'll always love you." Using one hand to pull Dara's head to his for a searing kiss, Mac snaked his arm around Dara's waist so that he could turn her body. Within a few seconds Dara was lying with her back on the couch and Mac was hovering over her, gliding his body against hers. She moaned when Mac settled himself on top and with unspoken words bade her to open her eyes and look at him. Mac slowly, gently, and deliberately made love to Dara that night and in the future they would look back on this evening when they both truly loved each other completely, freely, and with no reservations. ***** After having dinner together at the Port Charles Grille, Kevin and Ellen decided to enjoy the pleasant spring evening and leisurely walked to a coffee bar located a few blocks from Ellen's apartment. Over two cappuccinos Kevin shared the news Ellen of Mac's divorce and the couple knew both Mac and Dara were rejoicing with the turn of events. "I couldn't be more happy for them," Ellen declared, clasping Kevin's hand in joy. "Tomorrow we should try and get together with them to celebrate." Their conversation drifted briefly to work topics and Ellen asked if Kevin had finished his speech he was due to present at an international mental health conference in Rome, Italy in two weeks. Replying that he had indeed finished his speech, Kevin added he had also just picked up his tickets for the Italy trip and he handed a thick envelope to Ellen for her perusal. Ellen was proud of Kevin that he was presenting at this prestigious conference and it was great publicity for General Hospital also. But during the last few months the two of them have become almost constant companions and she was going to miss him during his trip. Opening the envelope, Ellen discovered two Alitalia plane ticket to Italy and two first-class train tickets routed Roma-Venezia-Milano. After gazing in amazement several seconds at the travel documents, Ellen looked up to see Kevin looking lovingly at her. "I want you to come to the psychology conference with me in Rome. I'm speaking on the second day of it and afterwards we can leave for a few nights in Venice, and then we can fly back to the States from Milan." Choosing his words carefully and remembering how Ellen had planned on a honeymoon with Matt in March, Kevin continued, "You have the vacation time I think. And I don't want to be away from you for a week. Ellen, we'll have a wonderful time in Italy. I can't think of a more romantic place to be or anyone else I'd want to be there with. Will you come with me?" A lovely, dimpled smile spread across Ellen's face. Except for a few trips to Canada and a vacation long ago to Mexico, Ellen had never traveled outside of the U.S. And abiding by their agreement to take things slowly, the pair as of yet hadn't consummated their relationship...at least *technically* they hadn't, and knowing Kevin was leaving soon prompted thoughts of taking their relationship to the next level before his departure. But after hearing Kevin's suggestion, Ellen concurred with Kevin that there wasn't a more romantic place than Italy. Nodding in agreement, Ellen answered, "It's a beautiful suggestion Kevin. I will come with you." Kevin pulled Ellen close to him to capture her full lips in a sensuous kiss and whispered, "I guess we'll have our own great news to share with Mac & Dara tomorrow, won't we?"
Discarding the paper containers, Dara was placing the take-away Chinese food in serving dishes on the dinette table when she heard the front door open and knew that Mac had arrived for dinner.
***The End***
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