Post-Coital Bliss

"Wow," You said as you exhaled. "That was...it was..." You struggled to come up with appropriate words.

Still, you didn't have to worry about that long because, right then, Garcia moved slowly and tentatively from her ass-up position to get upright before turning around to face you. She looked at you in silence, while you looked at her sweaty form up and down; from her bright & teary eyes to her lower lips dripping with a mix of cum and virginal blood. Soon, however, she locked her gaze with yours.

"Permission to speak freely, sir," The soldier requested.

You nodded your head just barely before answering. "Granted, Private."

Her smile turned brighter. "I wanted to thank you for commanding me to enjoy having sex with you so much. You could have refused and still taken me as was your right, even though I would have taken no joy in it. But you did because you cared about me and it pleases me to have you as my commanding officer, sir."

Then she paused, blushing for a moment.

"And, if it's not too much to ask, would it be alright if I submit a formal request to kiss you, sir?"

You blinked once. Then twice. And then you started laughing, your tone full of mirth as joy released the tension you had been feeling.

But soon, you got closer to her and lifted her chin up tenderly with one hand to look at her before she got the wrong idea. She seemed to catch her breath before your eyes, mesmerized by the fact her face was just a little over 2 inches from yours.

And then, you felt the need to be honest with her.

"It would be my honor to kiss you goodnight, Private Garcia."

Her eyes swelled for a moment as she sniffed. And then, she fell into your embrace as you locked your lips together.

You made out with her with your eyes closed, listening to her moaning when she tasted herself on him. And at that moment it hits you that, while much of the world might be going to shit, your life had never felt fuller.

Which only made you more determined to double your efforts to protect your own.