Elijah explored Maddi's lips for a time.  He reveled in their softness and lost himself in the moment.  A weight lifted from his shoulders that was almost palpable.  So many years without feeling this alive, ended by the simplest of offerings.<br/><br/>Realizing the uncomfortable position Maddi was in, craning her neck, Elijah broke the kiss just long enough reach an arm down to her knees as he pulled her body into a perpendicular position, Maddi still sitting on his lap.  Then without second thought, like a man arriving at an oasis, Elijah kissed her again.  Gently opening his lips allowing their tongues to come together.  His right hand starting to trace a line directly down her spine, just repeating that small movement over and over as they drank each other in.