Beside The Waterfall

By Delorita

Alejandro rode beside me, a wonderful man in black on a wonderful black stallion. But we rode slowly, hanging our heads. The last fight was finished. Although we released all the people at the mine and we were alive, our hearts were full of sadness because Diego de la Vega, his friend and my real father was dead.

From time to time I looked at Alejandro and he looked at me too. Finally our eyes met and he gave me a beautiful sweet loving smile and passed me his hand. I smiled back and clasped his hand tightly. He no longer wore the gloves so I could feel his warmth.

Actually I didn't know him…

I was confused. I had met this beautiful mystery man only four times before. The first time I saw him, his face was half covered and he looked like a bandit. But his wonderful deep brown eyes captured me instantly, and his voice! This sensuous exciting melodious voice! I felt my heart leaping when he spoke to me that night near my false father's hacienda. The second time I met him was in a confessional! Oh I'm blushing to remember what I told him but I didn't know it was he. I thought this was the priest. The voice was somehow familiar, but I wasn't sure, I'd met him only one time before I noticed it first in the last minute as Captain Love appeared and the "father" disappeared.

And then I met 'Don Alejandro'! So strange! At first I thought I didn't know this strange Don, but then as he touched my hand he said, "Charmed!" and presented me with this magical crimson rosebud saying, "Pleasure!" I gazed into those unmistakable eyes so like those of the bandit! But what did he want? Because I wasn't really sure I played his game with him.

But the Fandango was too much for me! To see this fire and passion in his amber eyes, to feel his strength when he held me and moved with me to this music! As the dance stopped I nearly forgot myself and wanted to kiss him in front of all the people! And I in that moment I knew I would never forget this man!

And then when I met 'Zorro,' looked into his black-masked face with those familiar eyes, my heart knew this was Alejandro too! And I wanted to play his game with him. His disguise fascinated me. And the fencing lesson was so thrilling! I was afraid I could hurt him, but he stole two little kisses from my lips. And I could never forget his hot?blooded kiss - his soft lips on mine, his tongue deep in my mouth tenderly caressing my tongue. I kissed him back instantly and my body felt lustful warmth as his hands touched my cheeks. And as he stopped the kiss I wanted more but he took his sword and his hat with a gallant bow saying, "Goodbye, Señorita!" But did he really want to marry me? Or would he only do it because he promised it to Diego?

And this was not the only question in my head! In my mind circled many different thoughts, like birds chasing each other in the sky. Don Rafael Montero was dead, and although he was a deceitful man and a murderer I loved him. He had been a good father to me and he was all the family I had ever known, and I was sad for that reason. And to Don Diego, whom I had known for only a few hours, my heart said THIS was my real father and I loved him instantly. And he was dead too! For that reason I was deeply sad because I wanted to tell and ask him so many things! What happened 20 years ago? What was my mother really like? I would never find out! All those questions made me feel almost dizzy in my mind!

But holding Alejandro's hand made me feel safe and I knew I could trust him. I felt thousands of butterflies in my stomach so that I soon forgot all my uncertainty!

"Elena, please look over there!" His magical voice ripped me out my bewildering thoughts. Straight ahead gurgled a waterfall. I couldn't imagine what he wanted to show me. He dismounted from his horse and then walked in front of me and suddenly we came to a small space between the stone wall and the waterfall. After few steps we entered into a big cave. It was overwhelming! In the middle I could see a huge pattern of circles exactly like those of the silver medallion he wore on a chain around his neck. The afternoon sunlight shone through a hole above us.

I was embarrassed and I believe Alejandro was too. He led our horses to a small stable to care for them.

What should I do? I thought. I wanted to find out whether he really loved me or not. Because he was the only man I ever wanted to marry!

So I determined to make the beginning and took a sword from the wall - there were several hanging there - and called him. "Alejandro! Choose your weapon! I want to continue our last fencing lesson!" He looked at me with surprise but then he took his own sword and gave me his beloved half smile. My hero came a few steps to me in the middle of the circles and touched my sword with his. Soon the whole cave echoed with the clanging of our blades!

This was an exciting lesson! We fought really hard and I was proud of myself because I made him sweat! But in the end he was the winner. With one blow of his sword mine flew through the air and fell to the floor. Alejandro tossed his own beside mine, took my hand and pulled me closer, finally in to his arms.

"Elena, I want tell you something," he said. AMy brother is dead, my friend Jack is dead. And Diego who was nearly my father, my friend and my teacher for few weeks is also dead! Am I alone now?" He said this with unbelievable sadness. These words were like a kick in my stomach. I shook my head, stroked his cheek tenderly with my fingertips and whispered: "No, of course not!" He looked at me with his indescribable dark brown eyes. I melted, took his handsome face in both my hands, and touched his soft lips with mine.

He put his strong arms around me and held me tightly, one hand on my back and the other buried in my hair. I felt his tongue on my lips. I opened my mouth, touched his tongue with mine and instantly felt a lustful warmth surging through my whole body! I wrapped my arms tightly around his neck. It was a nearly endless passionate kiss full of love and desire. I pressed my breasts against his chest and could feel his strong muscular body. I think our both bodies desired the same in this moment but Alejandro was a gentleman at heart and slowly he stopped the wonderful kiss.

He caressed my cheeks and said with a husky voice: "Elena, I love you. I have loved you since the first moment I saw you. But I'm a man who has nothing! No money or other possessions or a familiar name in the circle of the Dons. Nevertheless I want to ask you..." He cleared his throat once more, took my hands and kissed my fingers. "Elena, will you marry me?"

In his dark glittering eyes I saw so much love and my heart jumped in my throat so I could only whisper "Yes! Yes, I will! I love you with my whole heart!" We kissed again. His tongue met mine instantly. I was so ecstatic, burying my hands in his silky damp curls, which I had wanted do since I first felt the softness of his hair after the Fandango, and savored this wonderful long kiss. As we kissed he lifted me and carried me to a big chair, where he sat and took me onto his lap.

"We should read this. It may be important," he said to me and took a letter from a little strongbox beside the chair.

"Alejandro," he read, "you are my son, which I never had. You are my friend. But when you read this lines I will be dead. I want to give you my Elena to be your wife. But if you cannot find true love together, please be her friend, her brother. Besides, I want you to have half of my old possessions and Elena to have the other half. (I wrote her a letter also.) I hope you both will be lucky. And I know Zorro will be there if someone needs him!! Ever with respect, Diego de la Vega."

I swallowed and although I felt deep grief and pain I wanted to comfort my Alejandro. I stifled my sobs and tried to smile. "My dearest, I believe we found our love together like he wished it." And I kissed the tears from his long lashes, stood up and pulled him with me. He put his arms around my waist. I said, "We should try to sleep and tomorrow is a new day! Then we will think over what we have to do now. Yes?" He tried to smile too and gave me only a short kiss. I understood what this meant. Although we both felt the same strong desire to each other we couldn't make love together in our first night, too deep was the loss of Diego.

We lay down in the hay beside the horses, tried to sleep. But sleep would not come to us. I knew I shouldn't do it but I couldn't resist anymore. Carefully I laid my head on his muscular chest. Although he wore his shirt I felt his warm skin there where the shirt was open. The soft chest curls tickled my ear and my cheek. I heard his heart racing in the same way like mine but he asked with self-control in his deep voice:

"Did you really have your first fencing lesson at the age of four?" As he spoke his fingers played with my hair. Lost in thought I told him many things. About my fencing lessons, my childhood in Spain and, yes, about Don Montero. Alejandro spoke about his brother, his friend Jack and about Diego. About their rigorous training and their laughter as Diego tried to teach manners to "Don Alejandro".

In this way we talked together until we finally fell asleep. I lay in his arms and he held me tightly against his warm body.

A sunbeam on my nose awakened me. Alejandro slept beside me on his stomach. I sat up myself to admire my sweet lover. 'Oh my God, I want him more as all other things in the whole world!' I whispered. I wanted to feel his bare skin under my fingers and on my own nude body! Slowly I slid my fingertips above his neck, his shoulders, his back.

But he didn't move. I thought, "This is the most beautiful man I ever saw!" Carefully I played with his silky dark curls. Suddenly he jumped up, took my hands, pulled me to my feet, laughing at my amazement, gave me a little kiss on my cheek and said, " A wonderful good morning, my Elena! Come! Come with me!" I laughed also. Curious what he wanted to do I asked, "What are you doing with me?" But he didn't respond he only took my hand and ran outside the cave with me into the warm morning sunshine and under the waterfall...At first I screamed but the water felt cool and wonderful.

I let the water run over my face, my hair, my clothed body and couldn't stop laughing Oh he looked so beautiful with his wet curls, his wet skin! Finally he took me in his arms and kissed me under the water. A steamy kiss without reserve. I responded in the same way.

We fell in the grass where the sun warmed our bodies. Breathlessly I said to him: "Please! Take off these wet things!" And I pulled at my skirts. He looked at me with such a fire and desire in his fascinating amber eyes but asked with tenderness in his sensuous voice, "Really?" I nodded, unable to speak and helped him with shaky fingers to undo my skirts.

Finally his lips found back to my mouth. I drank from his mouth and he from mine. We were one in this kiss in our endless hunger to each other. His hands moved over my body. All over he touched, caressed me and made me feel wonderful dizzy. His fingertips played with my hard nipples through the material of my wet blouse. It was a feeling which brought me to deep sighs and I wanted to take off the blouse. He helped me once more and as I was totally naked finally he touched my nipples with the tip of his tongue. I sobbed with pleasure and buried my hands in his curls. Then his fingers and tongue moved downwards, over my belly. I felt his warm moist lips on the insides of my thighs, caressed, kissed them and finally he touched me with his soft tongue between my legs on the throbbing center of my passion. I shuddered and moved myself against him to feel more. And he gave me more, each touch more tender than the other. I panted, mad with desire, "Alejandro, please, come into me! I want it so much!" Now he took off his pants and laid his warm nude body on top of mine. I opened my thighs further to let him penetrate my hot body. He slid slowly into me and I groaned arching myself against against him. He looked down at me, his eyes glowing with love. Carefully he gave me a little thrust asking, "Does it hurt, my love?" I shook my head, and to show him it didn't hurt I buried my hands in his hair and pulled his head downwards to me. Our lips met again and I let slide my tongue deep in his mouth and gave him a passionate sucking kiss, wrapping my thighs tightly around his hips.

It was an undescribable feeling! He was inside me! I felt a burning heat in my whole body as I began to move with him in one love rhythm. He closed his eyes and his wonderful thrusts were stronger, deeper. I cried with pleasure, encircling his neck with my arms.

I heard his hot wild breath together with mine. Our bodies moved together faster and faster in a passionate throbbing rhythm. We kissed once more and I glided on a wave of unbelievable delight. Then he raised himself on his strong arms and gave me more powerful thrusts, and I saw his enjoyment on his face and I held him tightly on his hips deep in me. Our bodies jerked together, I cried out his name and he panted mine over and over and then we came to our wonderful white hot release.

Silently I lay in Alejandro's arms in the sunshine. My fingers played with his silver necklace and with the dense curls on his chest. We thought about what we would have to do now because I couldn't marry him instantly. I would have to be in mourning for my father.

He murmured with a little husky sleepy voice: "In order to protect the identity of 'Zorro' I have to be probably 'Don Alejandro' now and forever? And he should marry you?"

I raised myself on my elbows to face him, replying, "Yes. I believe it also." He got a deep wrinkle between his dark eyebrows said, "Oh, I don't like that arrogant jackass!" My finger slid above the angry wrinkle and I answered: " I think the dons don't remember you so well. They met 'Don Alejandro' only one or two times, so you can be yourself and I can show you how to act around them. But you are not an aristocrat, you are something much better: you are a man."

Slowly the wrinkle disappeared, he closed his eyes, and after few minutes he opened them and replied, "Well, my dearest, we will do it in this way! But until we may marry we will meet here in secret?"

He looked with longing to me and instantly I responded:" Oh yes, of course! I can't be without you!!!"

"I cannot be without you either," he said," and Elena…could you give me my fencing lessons now?" he asked with a wink of his left eye.

I laughed and nodded and then caressed his cheek with one finger, the lines of his smooth lips..Suddenly he tenderly bit my finger and in the same moment he conjured up a romanya blossom for me in the same way as the rosebud at our first meeting. "Señorita," he said, "am I allowed to introduce myself?" I gave him a loving smile. "I am ZORRO...ahem...I mean Don Alejandro y..." But he didn't speak his name until the end because our lips met in a new wonderful endless kiss…