*continuation from A Short walk for Closure*
They made the short walk towards her jeep, though it was by sheer will at that point. Then they grabbed something from some fast food joint that had a drive thru. She smiled when he put a few bills on her thigh and looked at him. She was just about to say she would pay, but then he spoke about him not being able to drive. She chuckled softly and looked over at him. "I promise I don't mind. I am not exactly sure I am capable myself." She said softly and started driving the short distance to the condos after she received their food and drinks.
They pulled up to the condos, and when he asked if it was only three floors, she nodded her head. "Yes, only three. We can do this. Together." She gave him a small encouraging smile and went up the flights of stairs towards her condo. They went inside and sat on her couch as they inhaled their food in silence, not because they didn't want to speak. But because that's all the energy either of them had.
Once they were both fed and hydrated, she looked over to him after thinking about how she had been sitting on the sandy beach. "I'm going to take a quick shower and rinse off. You can go ahead and lay down in my bed, and I will join shortly." She could tell that he was about to pass out and wanted to make sure he was comfortable. She was exhausted herself, but she needed to get the grime washed off of her before she laid down. She headed towards the bathroom, turned on the shower, and stripped off her clothes. She hopped into the shower and washed every inch of her skin thoroughly before she rinsed off. She finished her shower dried off as quickly as possible. Her body was weakening rabidly from the exhaustion. She didn't bother putting anything on as she normally didn't sleep with clothes on. She wrapped the giant towel around her body as she grabbed her phone from the kitchen counter and sent a quick text to her brother, then put it on silent before she laid it back on the counter. She made sure her doors were locked before she grabbed two water bottles and headed to her room.
When she entered, she set the bottles on the bedside table and unwrapped the towel from her body. She tossed it to the side to deal with later. She looked back towards her bed and saw Fitzpatrick had already fallen asleep, which made her feel guilty and relief as she slid in beside him. She raised her hand towards his forehead and pushed a strand of his hair to the side. "We can get through anything as long as we are together." She whispered as she leaned over and placed a kiss to his forehead. She stayed facing him as she snuggled closer to him and grabbed his hand. Holding it tightly as she drifted off into a deep sleep.
They made the short walk towards her jeep, though it was by sheer will at that point. Then they grabbed something from some fast food joint that had a drive thru. She smiled when he put a few bills on her thigh and looked at him. She was just about to say she would pay, but then he spoke about him not being able to drive. She chuckled softly and looked over at him. "I promise I don't mind. I am not exactly sure I am capable myself." She said softly and started driving the short distance to the condos after she received their food and drinks.
They pulled up to the condos, and when he asked if it was only three floors, she nodded her head. "Yes, only three. We can do this. Together." She gave him a small encouraging smile and went up the flights of stairs towards her condo. They went inside and sat on her couch as they inhaled their food in silence, not because they didn't want to speak. But because that's all the energy either of them had.
Once they were both fed and hydrated, she looked over to him after thinking about how she had been sitting on the sandy beach. "I'm going to take a quick shower and rinse off. You can go ahead and lay down in my bed, and I will join shortly." She could tell that he was about to pass out and wanted to make sure he was comfortable. She was exhausted herself, but she needed to get the grime washed off of her before she laid down. She headed towards the bathroom, turned on the shower, and stripped off her clothes. She hopped into the shower and washed every inch of her skin thoroughly before she rinsed off. She finished her shower dried off as quickly as possible. Her body was weakening rabidly from the exhaustion. She didn't bother putting anything on as she normally didn't sleep with clothes on. She wrapped the giant towel around her body as she grabbed her phone from the kitchen counter and sent a quick text to her brother, then put it on silent before she laid it back on the counter. She made sure her doors were locked before she grabbed two water bottles and headed to her room.
When she entered, she set the bottles on the bedside table and unwrapped the towel from her body. She tossed it to the side to deal with later. She looked back towards her bed and saw Fitzpatrick had already fallen asleep, which made her feel guilty and relief as she slid in beside him. She raised her hand towards his forehead and pushed a strand of his hair to the side. "We can get through anything as long as we are together." She whispered as she leaned over and placed a kiss to his forehead. She stayed facing him as she snuggled closer to him and grabbed his hand. Holding it tightly as she drifted off into a deep sleep.
Fitzpatrick wasn’t one of those people that moved a lot in his sleep. He had three positions he slept in – On his back, on his side, or on his other side. Tonight, he had fallen asleep on his back with his head angled toward the middle of the bed. With a belly full of the most filling and unhealthy fair, he was all too ready to let sleep overtake him. Sadie had gone to take a shower, and he was trying to wait for her before falling asleep, but he lost his battle before she arrived.
He was aware of Sadie’s presence in the bed when she laid down. He might have been awake, but he was aware. He felt her kiss and heard her whisper, though he was not able to respond. She lay down next to him and he slipped one of his arms under her head and wrapped it around her shoulders. He pulled her close and held her protectively as he entered into a deep level of sleep.
13 hours later…
His eyes fluttered open. His body was heavy from sleep. He breathed deeply to fill his lungs and smelled her, his mate. That was when he noticed she was in his arms. She was curled into his, her back to his front. His thighs were aligned with the backs of hers and his knees were curved into the backs of her knees. One of his feet was caught between two of hers. One of his arms was draped over her ribcage and rested between one of her breasts and the bed. She hadn’t started stirring yet and he wasn’t ready to move. He snuggled against her and pressed his lips against her shoulder.
He noticed she was naked, but he didn’t pay too much attention to that. They had slept naked together a few times and it just felt comfortable now. They hadn’t had sex yet. They had done sexual things, but not actually had sex yet. He wanted to get to know her before they went all the way. He felt a little better about their time together, for now she had had the opportunity to choose him as her mate.
He was aware of Sadie’s presence in the bed when she laid down. He might have been awake, but he was aware. He felt her kiss and heard her whisper, though he was not able to respond. She lay down next to him and he slipped one of his arms under her head and wrapped it around her shoulders. He pulled her close and held her protectively as he entered into a deep level of sleep.
13 hours later…
His eyes fluttered open. His body was heavy from sleep. He breathed deeply to fill his lungs and smelled her, his mate. That was when he noticed she was in his arms. She was curled into his, her back to his front. His thighs were aligned with the backs of hers and his knees were curved into the backs of her knees. One of his feet was caught between two of hers. One of his arms was draped over her ribcage and rested between one of her breasts and the bed. She hadn’t started stirring yet and he wasn’t ready to move. He snuggled against her and pressed his lips against her shoulder.
He noticed she was naked, but he didn’t pay too much attention to that. They had slept naked together a few times and it just felt comfortable now. They hadn’t had sex yet. They had done sexual things, but not actually had sex yet. He wanted to get to know her before they went all the way. He felt a little better about their time together, for now she had had the opportunity to choose him as her mate.
Slowly, she started to wake, though she kept her eyes closed. She wasn't exactly sure how long they had slept, but it was needed. She could feel his body against hers with her back to him, though she was in his arms. She had fallen asleep facing him but must have turned in her sleep. She still hadn't left his arms the entire time. She laid there, still as could be, not wanting to wake up completely. She felt him stir slightly as he pulled her into him further and kissed her bare shoulder. She felt one of his knees between both of hers and his arm across her body near one of her breasts.
She snuggled into him further by wiggling her ass and leaning her back against his chest. It wasn't sexual, just to get more comfortable than she already was. She knew she was naked, though it wasn't the first time they slept together this way. She just wanted to be as close to her mate as possible. She laid an arm over the one around her and intertwined their hands as she laid hers over his. They hadn't been intimate in the highest form yet, but they did other things. She wasn't ready for them to actually have sex yet, though she knew it would happen. Especially when they got to know each other more.
She gave a contented sigh as she gradually opened her eyes. She blinked the sleepy haze away and focused her mind. He was there, she hadn't dreamt about it. A smile gently graced her face as she turned her head towards the shoulder he had kissed. "Good morning." She groggily spoke as she ran her thumb over the hand she was holding that was wrapped around her. "I hope you had a restful sleep."
She snuggled into him further by wiggling her ass and leaning her back against his chest. It wasn't sexual, just to get more comfortable than she already was. She knew she was naked, though it wasn't the first time they slept together this way. She just wanted to be as close to her mate as possible. She laid an arm over the one around her and intertwined their hands as she laid hers over his. They hadn't been intimate in the highest form yet, but they did other things. She wasn't ready for them to actually have sex yet, though she knew it would happen. Especially when they got to know each other more.
She gave a contented sigh as she gradually opened her eyes. She blinked the sleepy haze away and focused her mind. He was there, she hadn't dreamt about it. A smile gently graced her face as she turned her head towards the shoulder he had kissed. "Good morning." She groggily spoke as she ran her thumb over the hand she was holding that was wrapped around her. "I hope you had a restful sleep."
Fitzpatrick was awake but ready to admit it completely. He was going through the motions of waking up. He wiggled his toes, rolled his head on his shoulders a little to stretch out his back. He cleared his throat softly as Sadie started squirming against him. She might not have meant anything sexual by it, but a wiggly ass near a sensitive organ with garner a reaction. “Good morning,” he said slowly, his mouth dry and thick with saliva. “I’m still so dehydrated I don’t have the urge to go to the bathroom.” He lifted his head from the pillow and rested his chin on her bare shoulder. “That’s bad, right?”
He looked over her head and spotted the two bottles of water on the nightstand. “Can we share one of those?” He pointed to the bottles of water. He hoped she would agree, and they would be sharing the bottle in no time. He bent his arm and propped himself up on his elbow as he was handed a bottle of water. He removed the screw top, and the water was gone in seconds. He replaced the top and tossed the bottle over his shoulder, forgetting he was in her home instead of his own; he wasn’t paying attention to that though. With the water from the bottle inside him, he leaned into Sadie flirtatiously. He waited for her to be done with the water before he lifted up and pressed his lips to hers. They needed to talk, but not before a little affection was shown.
He lifted the hand he wasn’t propping himself up with and caressed her cheek. If she allowed, he would help lower her down onto the bed, his kisses deepening. He didn’t know what his limits were now, after all this. He hoped she would allow the same liberties with kissing. He proceeded as he did most mornings and would only stop if she indicated she wanted him to.
He looked over her head and spotted the two bottles of water on the nightstand. “Can we share one of those?” He pointed to the bottles of water. He hoped she would agree, and they would be sharing the bottle in no time. He bent his arm and propped himself up on his elbow as he was handed a bottle of water. He removed the screw top, and the water was gone in seconds. He replaced the top and tossed the bottle over his shoulder, forgetting he was in her home instead of his own; he wasn’t paying attention to that though. With the water from the bottle inside him, he leaned into Sadie flirtatiously. He waited for her to be done with the water before he lifted up and pressed his lips to hers. They needed to talk, but not before a little affection was shown.
He lifted the hand he wasn’t propping himself up with and caressed her cheek. If she allowed, he would help lower her down onto the bed, his kisses deepening. He didn’t know what his limits were now, after all this. He hoped she would allow the same liberties with kissing. He proceeded as he did most mornings and would only stop if she indicated she wanted him to.
She smiled when she heard him speak, though it sounded like he had cotton mouth. She let out a giggle when he asked if it was bad that he couldn't go to the bathroom from being dehydrated. She felt his scruff touch her shoulder as it tickled her slightly, though she liked it. She turned her face more to him when she spoke. "That's pretty bad." She chortled out as she looked into his dark eyes. When he asked if they could share water, she tore her gaze away from his and followed what he was looking at. The water bottles, she thought as she saw them. She had forgotten she brought water to the room for them when she came to bed.
"Of course. That's why I brought them." She said as she pushed herself up with her arms into a sitting position and leaned over to reach for one of the bottles. She gently handed him one and then grabbed the other for herself. The covers had fallen to her waist, showing off her breasts, though it just seemed natural for her to be like this with him. She twisted the cap off and drank all of it in one go. She barely got the lid back one when she saw him lean up towards her and pressed his lips to hers. It surprised her in the best way as she dropped her empty water bottle beside the bed. She used one of her hands and placed it on the nape of his neck. Pulling him into the kiss as it deepened. She knew they had to have a long conversation, but at this moment, they didn't have to. This was something they both needed for each. The tenderness and reconnection for what had been broken.
She soon felt his hand brush her cheek as it sent chills down her spine. A simple touch had ignited the flame she had for him. She let him guide her to lay back down as she landed directly on her back. She felt him deepen the kiss just as she opened her mouth and let him gain entrance. Their tongues collided in a battle of dominance, neither relenting. She used the hand that wasn't on his neck to run across his chest and down to his abdomen, then back up ever so lightly. She continued this motion until they let up from their make-out session. She pulled from the kiss, though she didn't want to, and placed her forehead against his. Panting for air. "What. Am. I. Going. To. Do. With. You?" She spoke through each intake of breath, though she was being cheeky when she said it. She had a smile on her face, and with their faces so close, she whispered. "I can't believe you are here. I thought it was a dream, and I didn't want to wake up." She spoke this softly, yet filled with emotion. She looked into his eyes again before she pulled him back into another affectionate and passionate kiss.
"Of course. That's why I brought them." She said as she pushed herself up with her arms into a sitting position and leaned over to reach for one of the bottles. She gently handed him one and then grabbed the other for herself. The covers had fallen to her waist, showing off her breasts, though it just seemed natural for her to be like this with him. She twisted the cap off and drank all of it in one go. She barely got the lid back one when she saw him lean up towards her and pressed his lips to hers. It surprised her in the best way as she dropped her empty water bottle beside the bed. She used one of her hands and placed it on the nape of his neck. Pulling him into the kiss as it deepened. She knew they had to have a long conversation, but at this moment, they didn't have to. This was something they both needed for each. The tenderness and reconnection for what had been broken.
She soon felt his hand brush her cheek as it sent chills down her spine. A simple touch had ignited the flame she had for him. She let him guide her to lay back down as she landed directly on her back. She felt him deepen the kiss just as she opened her mouth and let him gain entrance. Their tongues collided in a battle of dominance, neither relenting. She used the hand that wasn't on his neck to run across his chest and down to his abdomen, then back up ever so lightly. She continued this motion until they let up from their make-out session. She pulled from the kiss, though she didn't want to, and placed her forehead against his. Panting for air. "What. Am. I. Going. To. Do. With. You?" She spoke through each intake of breath, though she was being cheeky when she said it. She had a smile on her face, and with their faces so close, she whispered. "I can't believe you are here. I thought it was a dream, and I didn't want to wake up." She spoke this softly, yet filled with emotion. She looked into his eyes again before she pulled him back into another affectionate and passionate kiss.
Sadie brought the kisses to an end as she pulled away from him. He hadn't been finished with the show of intimacy, but they had just gone through a pretty intense situation together. Sex, love, bonds - they were all up in the air, the need for clarification and explanation was upon them.
He lay beside her, his front pressed to his side. "I'm not a dream, Sadie. Though, I'm sure, you had decided I was a living nightmare for the last several days." He tried to make light of the misery they had both been subjected to, but it was too soon. His stomach tightened into a knot, like his dragon was punishing him for his joke. He had to grit his teeth and wait for the dragon to relax its hold on him. "That wasn't funny. I apologize." The tone of his voice, the breathiness of it, would have led her to believe he had experienced a moment of pain after his retort.
He recovered, rolling to his back and sliding one of his arms under her neck. "As for what you can do with me. Well, feed me, water me, and let's talk about what just happened." They needed to understand each other - where they stood, what they wanted, how to proceed forward. "But we shouldn't talk in bed or on an empty stomach. We can order in or go out, the choice is yours."
He leaned towards her and caught a wiff of himself and rolled back into the pillow. He promptly pulled his arm out from under Sadie and laid it along his side. "Maybe a little self hygiene would be appropriate as well." He might not stink to her, or yo most people, but he smelled unpleasant to himself, which made him self-conscious. He looked towards the bathroom and said humorously, "I don't have any products here. Seems I will have to smell like you today." He rolled onto his side and kissed her shoulder. "Order in or get dressed and go out? Your call."
He lay beside her, his front pressed to his side. "I'm not a dream, Sadie. Though, I'm sure, you had decided I was a living nightmare for the last several days." He tried to make light of the misery they had both been subjected to, but it was too soon. His stomach tightened into a knot, like his dragon was punishing him for his joke. He had to grit his teeth and wait for the dragon to relax its hold on him. "That wasn't funny. I apologize." The tone of his voice, the breathiness of it, would have led her to believe he had experienced a moment of pain after his retort.
He recovered, rolling to his back and sliding one of his arms under her neck. "As for what you can do with me. Well, feed me, water me, and let's talk about what just happened." They needed to understand each other - where they stood, what they wanted, how to proceed forward. "But we shouldn't talk in bed or on an empty stomach. We can order in or go out, the choice is yours."
He leaned towards her and caught a wiff of himself and rolled back into the pillow. He promptly pulled his arm out from under Sadie and laid it along his side. "Maybe a little self hygiene would be appropriate as well." He might not stink to her, or yo most people, but he smelled unpleasant to himself, which made him self-conscious. He looked towards the bathroom and said humorously, "I don't have any products here. Seems I will have to smell like you today." He rolled onto his side and kissed her shoulder. "Order in or get dressed and go out? Your call."
She didn't want to end the kiss, but with all that had happened between them. She knew they both had questions, and only the other could clarify. She felt him pull back some, but as she laid on her back, he was pressed to her side. She heard him make a lighthearted joke about him being a living nightmare, and a small, sad smile crossed her lips briefly. She had just been about to answer when his voice apologized for the poor time joke. He sounded breathy and in pain, which prompted her to turn to her side, facing him.
She tried easing his pain by running her hand up and down his chest and abdomen. Though it wasn't in q sexually way, just that one of a natural, soothing way. "I do believe that maybe too soon to joke about, sir." She spoke cheekily as he turned on to his back and snuck his arm under her neck. She laid her head on his arm and continued to run her hands up and down his torso. When he spoke again, she tilted her up at him so she could see his face. She beamed at him when he started to say what she could do with him as she replied. "I think those are within my realm of what I can do for you. And yes, we need to talk about everything. I... I don't want that to ever happen again. For both of our sakes." She winced as an unpleasant chill went down her spine and rolled to her back, trying not to think of the pain.
She soon felt movement next to her and side glanced where he laid and said that the impending conversation wasn't to be done in bed. She smiled as she turned her head towards him. "Agreed, love. Agreed." She had seen he was just about to lean towards her when he rolled back and removed his arm from behind her name. She then heard his next comment and chuckled lightly as she pushed herself up into a sitting position. She pulled her legs close to her chest with the covers barely covering her.
"You are welcome to take a shower. You can use anything in there that you like. Though some may smell a little girlie." She offered him as she looked him over, taking him in like she couldn't fathom that he was real and there. The last few days had been brutal, and it's a miracle they both had survived their own storm. She snorted a laugh out when he said he would just smell like her today and chimed back, "I have a fresh clean scent in there if my green apple and cinnamon body wash isn't to your liking." She laughed some more as this time her smile reached her eyes in amusement.
She felt him kiss her shoulder and asked if they would be eating in or going out. She contemplated the choice for a moment since he was making it her call. She playfully looked over her shoulder at him and decided, "I think we should order in. We have a lot to make clear between us. Not just on your half, but I am sure you have a lot of questions and possible concerns as well. I..." She stumbled in her words and inhaled deeply as she let it out slowly, though it was shaky before she continued. "I want to let you in. Bare all. And I think that we need privacy for that."
She gave him a gentle smile and leaned over to kiss his forehead. As she pulled back, she murmured, "I will still get semi dressed while you shower. I don't think you would be comfortable with me opening the door naked." She laughed lightly as she pulled back from him and threw the covers off her. She swung her legs off the side of the bed and stretched out with her back to him. If he was looking, he would see her massive dragon mark, one that he had seen a few times before everything happened. But, if he looked closely, he would now see a crown over the dragon's head. Something she didn't even know appeared and had appeared during their time apart, when she was her most vulnerable. She looked over her shoulder at him one last time before she proceeded to get up with a cheshire grin on her face, "I hope you are okay with an assortment of things that we can possibly eat throughout our day." She gave him a wink and went to get dressed as he went to shower.
She tried easing his pain by running her hand up and down his chest and abdomen. Though it wasn't in q sexually way, just that one of a natural, soothing way. "I do believe that maybe too soon to joke about, sir." She spoke cheekily as he turned on to his back and snuck his arm under her neck. She laid her head on his arm and continued to run her hands up and down his torso. When he spoke again, she tilted her up at him so she could see his face. She beamed at him when he started to say what she could do with him as she replied. "I think those are within my realm of what I can do for you. And yes, we need to talk about everything. I... I don't want that to ever happen again. For both of our sakes." She winced as an unpleasant chill went down her spine and rolled to her back, trying not to think of the pain.
She soon felt movement next to her and side glanced where he laid and said that the impending conversation wasn't to be done in bed. She smiled as she turned her head towards him. "Agreed, love. Agreed." She had seen he was just about to lean towards her when he rolled back and removed his arm from behind her name. She then heard his next comment and chuckled lightly as she pushed herself up into a sitting position. She pulled her legs close to her chest with the covers barely covering her.
"You are welcome to take a shower. You can use anything in there that you like. Though some may smell a little girlie." She offered him as she looked him over, taking him in like she couldn't fathom that he was real and there. The last few days had been brutal, and it's a miracle they both had survived their own storm. She snorted a laugh out when he said he would just smell like her today and chimed back, "I have a fresh clean scent in there if my green apple and cinnamon body wash isn't to your liking." She laughed some more as this time her smile reached her eyes in amusement.
She felt him kiss her shoulder and asked if they would be eating in or going out. She contemplated the choice for a moment since he was making it her call. She playfully looked over her shoulder at him and decided, "I think we should order in. We have a lot to make clear between us. Not just on your half, but I am sure you have a lot of questions and possible concerns as well. I..." She stumbled in her words and inhaled deeply as she let it out slowly, though it was shaky before she continued. "I want to let you in. Bare all. And I think that we need privacy for that."
She gave him a gentle smile and leaned over to kiss his forehead. As she pulled back, she murmured, "I will still get semi dressed while you shower. I don't think you would be comfortable with me opening the door naked." She laughed lightly as she pulled back from him and threw the covers off her. She swung her legs off the side of the bed and stretched out with her back to him. If he was looking, he would see her massive dragon mark, one that he had seen a few times before everything happened. But, if he looked closely, he would now see a crown over the dragon's head. Something she didn't even know appeared and had appeared during their time apart, when she was her most vulnerable. She looked over her shoulder at him one last time before she proceeded to get up with a cheshire grin on her face, "I hope you are okay with an assortment of things that we can possibly eat throughout our day." She gave him a wink and went to get dressed as he went to shower.
Fitzpatrick watched her throw the blankets off herself and climb out of the bed and begin to walk across the room. His eyes fell to her ass as she seemed to tease him with a teasing sway of her hips that called to his more primitive nature. He threw back the blankets himself and dropped the boxer shorts from his hips. He spotted a laundry basket and tossed them into it before he approached her. He came up behind her and gripped her hips as his lips grazed up her neck. “We will both be baring all to each other today, Sadie. And if we choose to make an unbreakable vow to each other at the end of it, then no parts of our bodies will be estranged any longer.” He placed a few more kisses on her neck as he hinted at their potential future activities as he brushed his hips against her ass.
He stepped back from Sadie, giving her hips a little squeeze. “I will wear the scent of green apples and cinnamon proudly if it represents my duchess to be.” He wandered off towards the shower as she mentioned food. “Coffee and deliciousness, my love. That will fuel our day. I am not that picky; I will eat almost anything.” he disappeared into the bathroom but didn’t close the door. After the time they spent away from each other, he wasn’t ready for anything to separate them.
He showered quickly, happily using her shampoo and body wash to clean himself to take away the funk of body odor he despised having in the mornings. He slept hot, he knew that, and he often woke up seeming like he had sweat throughout the night. He got out of the shower and used some mouthwash since he didn’t have access to a toothbrush. He toweled off and walked out of the bathroom and back into the bedroom. The only clothes he had were his dress slacks from the night before. He pulled them on and went to find his lady in the living room. “Sadie?” he called as he looked for her.
He stepped back from Sadie, giving her hips a little squeeze. “I will wear the scent of green apples and cinnamon proudly if it represents my duchess to be.” He wandered off towards the shower as she mentioned food. “Coffee and deliciousness, my love. That will fuel our day. I am not that picky; I will eat almost anything.” he disappeared into the bathroom but didn’t close the door. After the time they spent away from each other, he wasn’t ready for anything to separate them.
He showered quickly, happily using her shampoo and body wash to clean himself to take away the funk of body odor he despised having in the mornings. He slept hot, he knew that, and he often woke up seeming like he had sweat throughout the night. He got out of the shower and used some mouthwash since he didn’t have access to a toothbrush. He toweled off and walked out of the bathroom and back into the bedroom. The only clothes he had were his dress slacks from the night before. He pulled them on and went to find his lady in the living room. “Sadie?” he called as he looked for her.
As she reached to reached into the second dresser drawer for something to wear, she felt Fitzpatrick's hands on her hips. She jumped slightly as a giggle escaped her. She had thought he went to shower. She straightened her back and slightly leaned into him as she exposed her neck by tossing her head to the side. She felt his lips caress her nape, eliciting a slight moan from her. The feeling of his scruff on her skin tickled as it sent tingles down her spine and into a more intimate area.
She listened to him everything he had said about them both baring all, although he teased her all the while. She smiled when she heard his insinuation about their future ventures and looked over her shoulder at him. "It will be worth the wait. I believe in this. In us." She voiced sweetly as she turned her face forward and felt him give her a few more kisses. Sadie felt him pull back and gently clutch her hip one last time. She chuckled softly at him proudly wearing her body wash and then heard the last part about his duchess to be. Which made her freeze momentarily as she had forgotten that detail. She reigned in her thoughts and asked him about the assortment of food, which he replied to as he left to shower.
She went back to grab something to wear around the condo as she thought about his duchess comment. He was an actual crowned duke, which meant that she would be his duchess. Assuming they married. It made her nervous slightly because she knew nothing about being royal. She didn't want to embarrass him, but she also knew she was made for him. And he her. She would figure out how to navigate that aspect of life when it came time, though she had no doubt he would help guide and support her. She flagged the questions she had for later conversations as she grabbed what she needed from her dresser.
She tugged on plain white tank top and ruffled boyshorts that had a paisley print on them. She brushed out her long blonde locks, and French braided them into pigtails. She grabbed her phone off the dresser to place a delivery order for their breakfast. She walked out of the room, and from the corner of her eye, she saw he left the bathroom door open. This made her smile as she thought that it was how comfortable they had been with each other before their time apart.
She sauntered to the balcony door and slid it open as she stepped out. With her phone in her hand, she sat at the patio table and made a call for their breakfast and coffee. She ordered an array of things from breakfast tacos, sandwiches, and pastries. She even threw in a few burgers and added fruit. Once she was done ordering, she gave the address it all would be delivered to and was told it would be about thirty minutes. She sat her phone on the table as she started looking out at the ocean. She stood up and walked to the railing as she got lost in thought.
She was broke from her reflections when she heard Fitzpatrick call her name, like he was looking for her. She walked the few steps to the doorway and stood just outside it. "Yes, love?" She gave him a radiant smile as she saw him walking towards her. "The food should be here in about 20 minutes or so. I was just enjoying the fresh air and the view. Would you like to join me while we wait?" She voiced angelic-like as her eyes met his with affection and admiration in them. She looked him over and saw he was in his pants from the night before. She looked back at him and offered, "I have a pair of my brother's basketball shorts in the bottom of my dresser if you would like to use them? He left a few things here when he stayed with me. Before his own condo was renovated."
She listened to him everything he had said about them both baring all, although he teased her all the while. She smiled when she heard his insinuation about their future ventures and looked over her shoulder at him. "It will be worth the wait. I believe in this. In us." She voiced sweetly as she turned her face forward and felt him give her a few more kisses. Sadie felt him pull back and gently clutch her hip one last time. She chuckled softly at him proudly wearing her body wash and then heard the last part about his duchess to be. Which made her freeze momentarily as she had forgotten that detail. She reigned in her thoughts and asked him about the assortment of food, which he replied to as he left to shower.
She went back to grab something to wear around the condo as she thought about his duchess comment. He was an actual crowned duke, which meant that she would be his duchess. Assuming they married. It made her nervous slightly because she knew nothing about being royal. She didn't want to embarrass him, but she also knew she was made for him. And he her. She would figure out how to navigate that aspect of life when it came time, though she had no doubt he would help guide and support her. She flagged the questions she had for later conversations as she grabbed what she needed from her dresser.
She tugged on plain white tank top and ruffled boyshorts that had a paisley print on them. She brushed out her long blonde locks, and French braided them into pigtails. She grabbed her phone off the dresser to place a delivery order for their breakfast. She walked out of the room, and from the corner of her eye, she saw he left the bathroom door open. This made her smile as she thought that it was how comfortable they had been with each other before their time apart.
She sauntered to the balcony door and slid it open as she stepped out. With her phone in her hand, she sat at the patio table and made a call for their breakfast and coffee. She ordered an array of things from breakfast tacos, sandwiches, and pastries. She even threw in a few burgers and added fruit. Once she was done ordering, she gave the address it all would be delivered to and was told it would be about thirty minutes. She sat her phone on the table as she started looking out at the ocean. She stood up and walked to the railing as she got lost in thought.
She was broke from her reflections when she heard Fitzpatrick call her name, like he was looking for her. She walked the few steps to the doorway and stood just outside it. "Yes, love?" She gave him a radiant smile as she saw him walking towards her. "The food should be here in about 20 minutes or so. I was just enjoying the fresh air and the view. Would you like to join me while we wait?" She voiced angelic-like as her eyes met his with affection and admiration in them. She looked him over and saw he was in his pants from the night before. She looked back at him and offered, "I have a pair of my brother's basketball shorts in the bottom of my dresser if you would like to use them? He left a few things here when he stayed with me. Before his own condo was renovated."
He found her on the patio. He chortled softly to himself as he approached her, his eyes dropping to the tutu she was wearing. "Well, those are adorable," he said mostly admiring but with a little mockery. "Are you going to dance for me?"
She offered him a pair of shorts to wear in the place of his wrinkly dress slacks. He grinned and moved to stand with her on the balcony. His arms went around her and he looked into her eyes. "Would it make you happier if I were in shorts that gave you better access to me?' He was trying to be playful and sexy. He kissed her tenderly, not urgently or forcefully. It was the kind of kiss that said more than words could.
He pulled back after a few minutes. "Show me your view." He pulled her towards the balcony railing and stood behind her. It was a more sexual stance but he wanted her to know he desired her desperately. He lifted one of his hands and moved her hair over one of her shoulders. His lips pressed against her warm skin. His tongue trailed over the top of her tattoo. "I see you've accepted your place at my side. Though, my tattoo never gained a crowd when I became a prince."
His arms encircled her waist as he continued to place small, tempting kisses on her upper back and neck.
She offered him a pair of shorts to wear in the place of his wrinkly dress slacks. He grinned and moved to stand with her on the balcony. His arms went around her and he looked into her eyes. "Would it make you happier if I were in shorts that gave you better access to me?' He was trying to be playful and sexy. He kissed her tenderly, not urgently or forcefully. It was the kind of kiss that said more than words could.
He pulled back after a few minutes. "Show me your view." He pulled her towards the balcony railing and stood behind her. It was a more sexual stance but he wanted her to know he desired her desperately. He lifted one of his hands and moved her hair over one of her shoulders. His lips pressed against her warm skin. His tongue trailed over the top of her tattoo. "I see you've accepted your place at my side. Though, my tattoo never gained a crowd when I became a prince."
His arms encircled her waist as he continued to place small, tempting kisses on her upper back and neck.
She tilted her head at him as she heard his teasing comment about her ruffled boyshorts and giggled. "Oh, baby. I don't think the dance you would get would be a waltz. It would be a little more... exotic." She quipped back as her eyebrows suggestively at him and smirked.
She watched him saunter closer to her and encircle his arms around her waist. She instinctively embraced around his neck and ran her hand through his hair on the back of his head. She didn't take her gaze off his even as he spoke. She chuckled softly as amusement reached her eyes and pretended to think about his question. "Here I was thinking about you being comfortable, my love. But, now that you said that. It would definitely be more accessible for later purposes if we do end up getting a little more intimate." He countered with a gently passionate kiss. One that said so much without having to voice them.
The kiss lasted a few moments as he pulled back, and she led him to the railing of the balcony. She felt his front to her backside and gently swayed her ass against his manhood. He started to tease by kissing on the shoulder, which elicited as gasp from her lips. When she felt his tongue on her skin, she couldn't help the small moan that escaped. "Mmmmmm. Hallows." As a shutter coursed through her body from the provocative way he traced the nape of her neck with his tongue.
She smiled when she heard him say he saw that she accepted her place, but the last part of his comment confused her. What crown? She thought to herself as he continued to deliciously torture her with his kisses. She wasn't going to ruin the moment by asking a question as she tilted her head to the side and leaned it on his shoulder. Exposing her neck. She rolled her hips in a circular motion as her ass once again grazed his crotch. She grabbed one of his hands that was on her waist and gently used it to trail from her inner thigh to her breasts. Though she was semi clothed, they were both of thin material, and she felt every touch.
They were soon interrupted when the sound of loud, excessive knocking protruded from inside. "Fuck! Why now?!" She whimpered slightly as she didn't want to stop. She looked over her shoulder at him and cheekily said, "I will get the door. I think you, my love... She paused a moment as she turned in his arms to fully face him and glanced down. "...have a situation at the moment." She slowly ran her hand up his thigh and grazed his hardened length over his pants. She smirked as she gave him a quick kiss and reminded him, "There are a pair of dark blue shorts in the bottom drawer on the left side. If you so want them. I will get our food and have it spread out on the counter. Then we can grab what we like and sit on the couch." She sauntered away with a sway of her hips that was meant to entice him further. It was also meant to show him how much he affected her, just as she him.
She watched him saunter closer to her and encircle his arms around her waist. She instinctively embraced around his neck and ran her hand through his hair on the back of his head. She didn't take her gaze off his even as he spoke. She chuckled softly as amusement reached her eyes and pretended to think about his question. "Here I was thinking about you being comfortable, my love. But, now that you said that. It would definitely be more accessible for later purposes if we do end up getting a little more intimate." He countered with a gently passionate kiss. One that said so much without having to voice them.
The kiss lasted a few moments as he pulled back, and she led him to the railing of the balcony. She felt his front to her backside and gently swayed her ass against his manhood. He started to tease by kissing on the shoulder, which elicited as gasp from her lips. When she felt his tongue on her skin, she couldn't help the small moan that escaped. "Mmmmmm. Hallows." As a shutter coursed through her body from the provocative way he traced the nape of her neck with his tongue.
She smiled when she heard him say he saw that she accepted her place, but the last part of his comment confused her. What crown? She thought to herself as he continued to deliciously torture her with his kisses. She wasn't going to ruin the moment by asking a question as she tilted her head to the side and leaned it on his shoulder. Exposing her neck. She rolled her hips in a circular motion as her ass once again grazed his crotch. She grabbed one of his hands that was on her waist and gently used it to trail from her inner thigh to her breasts. Though she was semi clothed, they were both of thin material, and she felt every touch.
They were soon interrupted when the sound of loud, excessive knocking protruded from inside. "Fuck! Why now?!" She whimpered slightly as she didn't want to stop. She looked over her shoulder at him and cheekily said, "I will get the door. I think you, my love... She paused a moment as she turned in his arms to fully face him and glanced down. "...have a situation at the moment." She slowly ran her hand up his thigh and grazed his hardened length over his pants. She smirked as she gave him a quick kiss and reminded him, "There are a pair of dark blue shorts in the bottom drawer on the left side. If you so want them. I will get our food and have it spread out on the counter. Then we can grab what we like and sit on the couch." She sauntered away with a sway of her hips that was meant to entice him further. It was also meant to show him how much he affected her, just as she him.
She was too enticing to him. She knew just how to move against him and how to touch him. The teasing brushes of her ass against his organ, causing it to wake. The way she guided his hand up her body and to her breast. He felt the hardened nub of her nipple beneath the thin fabric. His hand cupped her mound and began massaging as his mouth and tongue teased her upper back and neck.
Then she was saved by the knock. If they would have been left uninterrupted and to their own devices, sex would have come on swift wings. He wouldn't have been able to stop himself from taking her and the much needed conversation would be postponed even further. No. Sex would have to wait, they needed to talk.
With a departing kiss she headed to the door to get their breakfast and he disappeared into the bedroom to retrieve the pair of shorts she promised. He shed his slacks and opened the very bottom drawer. He fished around a little but did find the shorts. He pulled them on and looked down. His erection was even less hidden in these shorts than his dress pants. She wanted him comfortable and accessible and that is exactly what he was.
He exited the bedroom and went to join Sadie. She was removing the food from the bags and it smelled divine. It had been quite a few days for both of them since they had eaten and food was almost as welcomed as the water had been. "This looks wonderful." He leaned over and pressed a kiss to her cheek, "You look better. But, perhaps, we will be each other's desserts after we talk."
With plates stacked high with food, they began their feast and Fitzpatrick began his explanation around bites of his food. "It was never my intention to make you feel unwanted. I apologize for not making that clear. In business deals I get accused of painting people into corners and giving them no option but what I want. That got me thinking. Thinking about you." He paused. putting a bite into his mouth and chewing. He swallowed and then continued, "When I approached you regarding our bond, I didn't really give you time to think. To consider your options. I announced myself and then things started happening fast. We met to swim. I got hurt. You had to depart with your lovers. There was a lot of change very fast and I never stopped to question whether this is what you wanted." He drank some water, giving himself a moment. "And so I sent that text. When you accepted it shocked me."
Then she was saved by the knock. If they would have been left uninterrupted and to their own devices, sex would have come on swift wings. He wouldn't have been able to stop himself from taking her and the much needed conversation would be postponed even further. No. Sex would have to wait, they needed to talk.
With a departing kiss she headed to the door to get their breakfast and he disappeared into the bedroom to retrieve the pair of shorts she promised. He shed his slacks and opened the very bottom drawer. He fished around a little but did find the shorts. He pulled them on and looked down. His erection was even less hidden in these shorts than his dress pants. She wanted him comfortable and accessible and that is exactly what he was.
He exited the bedroom and went to join Sadie. She was removing the food from the bags and it smelled divine. It had been quite a few days for both of them since they had eaten and food was almost as welcomed as the water had been. "This looks wonderful." He leaned over and pressed a kiss to her cheek, "You look better. But, perhaps, we will be each other's desserts after we talk."
With plates stacked high with food, they began their feast and Fitzpatrick began his explanation around bites of his food. "It was never my intention to make you feel unwanted. I apologize for not making that clear. In business deals I get accused of painting people into corners and giving them no option but what I want. That got me thinking. Thinking about you." He paused. putting a bite into his mouth and chewing. He swallowed and then continued, "When I approached you regarding our bond, I didn't really give you time to think. To consider your options. I announced myself and then things started happening fast. We met to swim. I got hurt. You had to depart with your lovers. There was a lot of change very fast and I never stopped to question whether this is what you wanted." He drank some water, giving himself a moment. "And so I sent that text. When you accepted it shocked me."
After she headed back inside, she grabbed her wallet off the counter for some spare cash as a tip. She had paid for the order over the phone when she placed it. She then answered the door, grabbed the bags and containers from the delivery boy, and placed the tip in his hand. She turned around after she shut the front door again and placed the bags on the small counter. She had just started to assort the array of goodies for them when she saw him come out of the room. She chuckled softly as she said, "I just wanted you to be comfortable. But... they definitely look good on you." Almost drooling over how he looked in them.
She let her eyes roam over his body and then back up to his face as she gave him a wink. He gave her a kiss on the cheek after he complimented the food, then had a flirty tease that made her giggle. "Agreed. We save the dessert for last, love. But for now, let's fill our plates and go sit down on the couch. We do have a lot to discuss." They piled their plates to the brim, as they both hadn't eaten in the past few days. Except for the previous night. She made sure they had water and their hot beverages at the coffee table before she sat down.
She was nervous about the conversation they were about to have, but it needed to be done. And they both had things to say and/or ask. They both needed to voice their concerns, wants, and needs if they wanted this mate bond to work. She started eating a bit when he started his explanation. She just listened to him fully as she chewed and swallowed down the food. She drank from her coffee as he finished explaining. She was processing everything he had said from 'unintentionally making her feel unwanted' to his shock of her acceptance. Her gaze never left his as he spoke, and she could feel the sincerity of his words. "First, I guess that's why that message felt like a business transaction. I was confused and then hurt. I couldn't figure out what I did to make you think I wanted out or other options." She took a deep breath as she grabbed her water bottle and took a drink before she continued.
"Second. Yes, we did move in a whirlwind since you showed up. We were all go, go, go. I truly didn't know I had a mate. Or that our kind have mates. The only other one I had met, sort of like me, is Creed. And I can tell you without a doubt that feeling is only that of siblings. Nothing more. You were hurt our first meeting, and I broke up with two very important people in my life. One was more brutal because I went about it wrong. I don't regret giving into our mate bond. Just how I went about it." She took another bite from her food as she let the next words formulate in her head. She took another sip from her hot coffee to wash it down and looked back at him. "When you sent that text? I was on the beach thinking and just looking at the stars. I was actually blissful and happy. When I read it. I had an excruciating pain shoot through my chest and dropped to the ground. I didn't know why you had done it at the time, but I felt it as a rejection and acted rash and emotionally. That's why I accepted. I thought it was what you wanted. Then, I didn't really look at my phone until I got back to the condos."
She paused as she looked down. She was still sad about what had happened. But, she was relieved that they had a second chance to try and fix this. She glanced at him to gauge his reaction before she spoke again. "I am sorry that I didn't give you a chance to explain. I said things when my emotions were high and even before that... I wasn't sure if you truly wanted me or if it was because of the mate bond. I don't want to take your choice away from you either. I may not be like the other girls you have been with. In fact, I know I'm not." She inhaled deeply and let it out slowly as she took another bite and drank from her water.
"Do you truly want me, Fitzpatrick? Like for me? Or is it just about the mate bond and having an heir?" She asked the one question that had been bugging her since he had told his sister why he was taking her back. She wasn't going to judge or throw a fit, but she wanted his honest answer. She looked at him and waited to see what he said, whatever the truth may be. She just wanted to know.
She let her eyes roam over his body and then back up to his face as she gave him a wink. He gave her a kiss on the cheek after he complimented the food, then had a flirty tease that made her giggle. "Agreed. We save the dessert for last, love. But for now, let's fill our plates and go sit down on the couch. We do have a lot to discuss." They piled their plates to the brim, as they both hadn't eaten in the past few days. Except for the previous night. She made sure they had water and their hot beverages at the coffee table before she sat down.
She was nervous about the conversation they were about to have, but it needed to be done. And they both had things to say and/or ask. They both needed to voice their concerns, wants, and needs if they wanted this mate bond to work. She started eating a bit when he started his explanation. She just listened to him fully as she chewed and swallowed down the food. She drank from her coffee as he finished explaining. She was processing everything he had said from 'unintentionally making her feel unwanted' to his shock of her acceptance. Her gaze never left his as he spoke, and she could feel the sincerity of his words. "First, I guess that's why that message felt like a business transaction. I was confused and then hurt. I couldn't figure out what I did to make you think I wanted out or other options." She took a deep breath as she grabbed her water bottle and took a drink before she continued.
"Second. Yes, we did move in a whirlwind since you showed up. We were all go, go, go. I truly didn't know I had a mate. Or that our kind have mates. The only other one I had met, sort of like me, is Creed. And I can tell you without a doubt that feeling is only that of siblings. Nothing more. You were hurt our first meeting, and I broke up with two very important people in my life. One was more brutal because I went about it wrong. I don't regret giving into our mate bond. Just how I went about it." She took another bite from her food as she let the next words formulate in her head. She took another sip from her hot coffee to wash it down and looked back at him. "When you sent that text? I was on the beach thinking and just looking at the stars. I was actually blissful and happy. When I read it. I had an excruciating pain shoot through my chest and dropped to the ground. I didn't know why you had done it at the time, but I felt it as a rejection and acted rash and emotionally. That's why I accepted. I thought it was what you wanted. Then, I didn't really look at my phone until I got back to the condos."
She paused as she looked down. She was still sad about what had happened. But, she was relieved that they had a second chance to try and fix this. She glanced at him to gauge his reaction before she spoke again. "I am sorry that I didn't give you a chance to explain. I said things when my emotions were high and even before that... I wasn't sure if you truly wanted me or if it was because of the mate bond. I don't want to take your choice away from you either. I may not be like the other girls you have been with. In fact, I know I'm not." She inhaled deeply and let it out slowly as she took another bite and drank from her water.
"Do you truly want me, Fitzpatrick? Like for me? Or is it just about the mate bond and having an heir?" She asked the one question that had been bugging her since he had told his sister why he was taking her back. She wasn't going to judge or throw a fit, but she wanted his honest answer. She looked at him and waited to see what he said, whatever the truth may be. She just wanted to know.
As she talked, he listened and made a point to not interrupt, even though he had the desire to. He wanted to clarify facts as they came out of her mouth – the perpetual control freak needing to make things tidy, even when they weren’t his to tidy. He knew she needed to express herself and her perceptions of the situation – his job was to listen now. He set his plate on the coffee table and picked up the coffee she had gotten for him and took the lid off it, he smelled it and then set it down. He added three packets of sugar and two of the included creams. He then grabbed a plastic spoon and stirred it. He replaced the lid and lifted it to his lips. He gave a sample sip and then set it down to cool off a little more.
He looked at her then, his chocolate brown eyes meeting purplish blue. “Emotions were high for both of us. The moment you accepted I despised myself for giving you the choice.” Tears welled in his eyes then and he lowered his gaze to his legs, “Especially, when I realized you had misunderstood my reason for the offer.” He sniffled and lifted one of his hands to wide away an escaping tear from one of his eyes. His hand dropped back into his lap as he looked back up at her. He couldn’t stop the tears, but he tried his best to blink them back. “It was the ‘never’ statement that was made that broke me. ‘You would never take me back.’ That’s when I gave up hope and I broke my phone, making me unreachable.” He lifted his hand again and brushed another tear from the corner of his eye. He breathed in through his nose, trying to regain control of his tear ducts. “I put my condo on the market, which I will need to call the realtor some time today. I sold my business. I cancelled my contracts. I bought plane tickets and was prepared to live with the pain of losing you for the rest of my existence, which I can only imagine would have been a short one. One can only endure that kind of pain for so long before it wins and the heart gives up.” He lifted both hands to his face, covering it with both palms and rubbing his eyes with his fingertips. He sniffled a few times, the feeling still palpable and still too real.
When he dropped his hands back into his lap, he was ready to move the conversation on. She presented a fear of hers – that he only wanted her because of the mate bond and the make an heir. He was ready to offer his side. “I watched you before I approached you. I wanted you. I watched Red. I watched Jasper. I tried to learn who you were before I burst into your world. To you, I just showed up like a bad dream and created a tornado. But, by the time I approached you, I was already in love with you.” He reached out one of his hands to her, hoping she would take it. “I know who you are, Sadie Reign, and I chose to enter your world.” He let that hang in the air for a moment.
“I could have observed you and decided you weren’t for me and left and you never would have been the wiser and I would have known that life had other plans for me. But that’s not what happened.” He scooted closer to her on the couch and looked her in the eyes. “I do want children; I will be up front with that. But I don’t only want children with you. I want you as well. I want a life. I want a family.”
He looked at her then, his chocolate brown eyes meeting purplish blue. “Emotions were high for both of us. The moment you accepted I despised myself for giving you the choice.” Tears welled in his eyes then and he lowered his gaze to his legs, “Especially, when I realized you had misunderstood my reason for the offer.” He sniffled and lifted one of his hands to wide away an escaping tear from one of his eyes. His hand dropped back into his lap as he looked back up at her. He couldn’t stop the tears, but he tried his best to blink them back. “It was the ‘never’ statement that was made that broke me. ‘You would never take me back.’ That’s when I gave up hope and I broke my phone, making me unreachable.” He lifted his hand again and brushed another tear from the corner of his eye. He breathed in through his nose, trying to regain control of his tear ducts. “I put my condo on the market, which I will need to call the realtor some time today. I sold my business. I cancelled my contracts. I bought plane tickets and was prepared to live with the pain of losing you for the rest of my existence, which I can only imagine would have been a short one. One can only endure that kind of pain for so long before it wins and the heart gives up.” He lifted both hands to his face, covering it with both palms and rubbing his eyes with his fingertips. He sniffled a few times, the feeling still palpable and still too real.
When he dropped his hands back into his lap, he was ready to move the conversation on. She presented a fear of hers – that he only wanted her because of the mate bond and the make an heir. He was ready to offer his side. “I watched you before I approached you. I wanted you. I watched Red. I watched Jasper. I tried to learn who you were before I burst into your world. To you, I just showed up like a bad dream and created a tornado. But, by the time I approached you, I was already in love with you.” He reached out one of his hands to her, hoping she would take it. “I know who you are, Sadie Reign, and I chose to enter your world.” He let that hang in the air for a moment.
“I could have observed you and decided you weren’t for me and left and you never would have been the wiser and I would have known that life had other plans for me. But that’s not what happened.” He scooted closer to her on the couch and looked her in the eyes. “I do want children; I will be up front with that. But I don’t only want children with you. I want you as well. I want a life. I want a family.”
She picked up her coffee and blew on the top part just to cool it down and took a sip. She listened to him talk about their emotions being high as she a his eyes water. Making her own do the same as an ache coursed in her chest. She lowered her coffee to sit it on the table and leaned towards him as she ran hand up and down his back arm. Trying to give him comfort as he continued to speak. She listened to everything without interruption all the way to when he thought he lost her for the rest of his life and could only endure so much. Tears slid down her face as she watched him break like a dam in front of her.
She dropped her hand from his shoulder and lowered her gaze as guilt washed over her. "I acted rash, Fitzpatrick. I wasn't even in my right mind. I don't honestly remember any conversations that were had during that time after the acceptance of it all. I became a shell. Trying to stop the pain that was slowly killing me. We both said some things that triggered our emotions. I lashed out and said 'never' because it was so fresh. I instantly regretted it and tried calling you and looked for you. But, I could barely move, to be honest. I am so sorry for what I said to you, Hallows." She voiced genuinely as she had more tears fall down her face. She wiped them with the back of her hands and looked back at him. "I never wanted you to leave. I only needed time to process what had happened, but the begging and pleading overwhelmed me. As much as you were in pain, so was I. I felt it all. And you should call your realtor, though that reminds me of something I was doing before our fight." She would go into that part more later on as she had something that was nagging her.
She wiped the last last tear from her face and asked him the one thing she had been dying to know. Did he only want her for an heir? She grabbed her water and took a drink after she asked him, trying to calm her nerves. He could answer either way, as long as it was the honest truth. She didn't turn her blueish purple gaze from his dark brown eyes as she waited for him to answer. She once again didn't interrupt him and kept an open mind to everything that he said. He started to explain how he watched before he approached. Like he was trying to get the dynamics of everything. When he said he was already in love with her when he approached her, her heart skipped a beat as she took a deep breath. A smile showed on her face as she saw him reach for her hand. She slid her hand into his without hesitation and asked, "You loved me before you even said a word to me?" It came out more of a thought to herself as she processed the rest of what was to be said.
"I am glad you chose to enter my world. I may not have shown it because honestly, I was confused and still trying to catch up. But, I never meant to keep you out or make you think I wanted other options. Hell, I was busy with setting up a place that is very dear to me and wanted to show you." She gave his hand a squeeze as she watched him scoot closer and smiled at him. "I asked because I don't want to be an obligation to you or your regret either. It has to work both ways. We both have to want each other. I know it may not have seemed like it, but I did want you then. I want you now, as well, Hallows. I fell in love with you. I am in love with you. I am sorry if I made you feel like I wasn't."
A slight sniffle left her as she looked down briefly before she looked back at him. "I want all of that as well. The home. The family. The sense that I belong. Though, I am of a wild nature, but I do want that." She gave him a small smile as she reached with her free hand and pushed his hair out of his face, and then cupped his cheek. "I am willing to try and start fresh. We date. We get closer. We try and get our bond to form fully. But, we also need to communicate better with each other. This... this pain. Can not happen again. It was pure agony." She spoke with raw emotions that reached her eyes that showed the sincerity in her words. "You can ask me anything. I will answer truthfully and to the best of my knowledge. But, don't assume my wants or needs without actually asking me. Please?" She said the last thing with a pleading look in her eyes as she leaned in and gave him a kiss. She pulled back slightly and waited to see if he had anything else to say or concerns he needed to voice.
She dropped her hand from his shoulder and lowered her gaze as guilt washed over her. "I acted rash, Fitzpatrick. I wasn't even in my right mind. I don't honestly remember any conversations that were had during that time after the acceptance of it all. I became a shell. Trying to stop the pain that was slowly killing me. We both said some things that triggered our emotions. I lashed out and said 'never' because it was so fresh. I instantly regretted it and tried calling you and looked for you. But, I could barely move, to be honest. I am so sorry for what I said to you, Hallows." She voiced genuinely as she had more tears fall down her face. She wiped them with the back of her hands and looked back at him. "I never wanted you to leave. I only needed time to process what had happened, but the begging and pleading overwhelmed me. As much as you were in pain, so was I. I felt it all. And you should call your realtor, though that reminds me of something I was doing before our fight." She would go into that part more later on as she had something that was nagging her.
She wiped the last last tear from her face and asked him the one thing she had been dying to know. Did he only want her for an heir? She grabbed her water and took a drink after she asked him, trying to calm her nerves. He could answer either way, as long as it was the honest truth. She didn't turn her blueish purple gaze from his dark brown eyes as she waited for him to answer. She once again didn't interrupt him and kept an open mind to everything that he said. He started to explain how he watched before he approached. Like he was trying to get the dynamics of everything. When he said he was already in love with her when he approached her, her heart skipped a beat as she took a deep breath. A smile showed on her face as she saw him reach for her hand. She slid her hand into his without hesitation and asked, "You loved me before you even said a word to me?" It came out more of a thought to herself as she processed the rest of what was to be said.
"I am glad you chose to enter my world. I may not have shown it because honestly, I was confused and still trying to catch up. But, I never meant to keep you out or make you think I wanted other options. Hell, I was busy with setting up a place that is very dear to me and wanted to show you." She gave his hand a squeeze as she watched him scoot closer and smiled at him. "I asked because I don't want to be an obligation to you or your regret either. It has to work both ways. We both have to want each other. I know it may not have seemed like it, but I did want you then. I want you now, as well, Hallows. I fell in love with you. I am in love with you. I am sorry if I made you feel like I wasn't."
A slight sniffle left her as she looked down briefly before she looked back at him. "I want all of that as well. The home. The family. The sense that I belong. Though, I am of a wild nature, but I do want that." She gave him a small smile as she reached with her free hand and pushed his hair out of his face, and then cupped his cheek. "I am willing to try and start fresh. We date. We get closer. We try and get our bond to form fully. But, we also need to communicate better with each other. This... this pain. Can not happen again. It was pure agony." She spoke with raw emotions that reached her eyes that showed the sincerity in her words. "You can ask me anything. I will answer truthfully and to the best of my knowledge. But, don't assume my wants or needs without actually asking me. Please?" She said the last thing with a pleading look in her eyes as she leaned in and gave him a kiss. She pulled back slightly and waited to see if he had anything else to say or concerns he needed to voice.
He listened. He heard. He understood and agreed with her terms. Better communication. No assuming what the other might want or need. More time together. All of that he can offer her now. He had nothing to do but to be with her now. He wasn’t going to restart his business ventures. He had sone enough work in the area. He might host another surfing competition or two, but his time would be much more available to her now. But he couldn’t explain this to Sadie just yet because she kissed him before he could speak.
He returned Sadie’s kiss. He didn’t hold back the passion or the clear desire he was trying to be reserved about; he put it all into the kiss. When she pulled back, he said softly against her lips, “I promise.” He kissed her. He shifted on the couch to face her. One if his hands lifted to hook around her neck, his thumb brushing her cheek. His mouth opened against hers, his tongue running over her bottom lip until she allowed him entrance. He wanted her. He wanted to mark her and claim her but there were rituals to be completed with that ceremony and now wasn’t the time or place.
If Sadie was still holding her plate of food or her coffee cup, he took it out of her hands and placed it on the coffee table. Rather, he tried to place it on the coffee table, he wasn’t really paying attention, but he wanted her hands free. He leaned into her, scooting even closer. The hand that wasn’t hooked around his neck brushed her thigh, inviting her to shift herself so she could either sit in his lap or straddle him. He still had something to ask her, but he needed to get this urge to claim her out of his system.
Through urgent kisses he made a breathy plea, “I want you, Sadie.”
He returned Sadie’s kiss. He didn’t hold back the passion or the clear desire he was trying to be reserved about; he put it all into the kiss. When she pulled back, he said softly against her lips, “I promise.” He kissed her. He shifted on the couch to face her. One if his hands lifted to hook around her neck, his thumb brushing her cheek. His mouth opened against hers, his tongue running over her bottom lip until she allowed him entrance. He wanted her. He wanted to mark her and claim her but there were rituals to be completed with that ceremony and now wasn’t the time or place.
If Sadie was still holding her plate of food or her coffee cup, he took it out of her hands and placed it on the coffee table. Rather, he tried to place it on the coffee table, he wasn’t really paying attention, but he wanted her hands free. He leaned into her, scooting even closer. The hand that wasn’t hooked around his neck brushed her thigh, inviting her to shift herself so she could either sit in his lap or straddle him. He still had something to ask her, but he needed to get this urge to claim her out of his system.
Through urgent kisses he made a breathy plea, “I want you, Sadie.”
She didn't try to entice with the kiss. She had just wanted to seal everything they had talked about with one. That, and to prove she did want him and that he affected her just as she did him. Just as she pulled her head back, he whispered he promised against her lips. Which brought a smile to her face as he kissed her again. This time, it had carnal passion when he pressed his lips against hers. She reciprocated as she wrapped an arm around his neck and deepened the kiss. She felt him move on the couch and turn more towards her as he slid his tongue into her mouth.
She couldn't help but let out a whimpered moan as his tongue invaded her mouth. She felt him grasp her nape, and it made her gasp as his touch had sent chills through her body. She felt him take her water bottle from her hand, but where it went? She didn't know. Nor did she care. She just wanted him and this kiss not to end. "Mmmmm." She gasped out as she felt him brush the inside of her thigh. She took that a sign he wanted her closer, and she moved without hesitation.
She didn't break from the kiss as she crawled into his lap and straddled his thighs. She grabbed the back of his head and deepened the kiss again as she grinded her sex on his lap. "I want you to, Hallows." She could barely respond as the need and want for him intensified. She had the strong unknown urge to stake a claim on him. She couldn't explain it if she tried, but her body knew exactly what it wanted. They continued with the passionate kisses, and the hand on the back of his head grabbed a fist full of his hair in her lustful haze. Her free hand ran up and down his bare chest all the way to his lower abdomen, then back up.
She rotated her hips in a circular motion on his lap as her excitement started getting more palpable in the air. She felt something hit just right on her sex in her movements. Which elicited a sharp intake of breath as she moaned into his mouth. "Mmmmmm. Fuck, Hallows." She broke the kiss as she laid her forehead against his, panting for air. "I want you in more ways than you will ever know." She barely whispered out as she sensually ground herself against him again and pulled back so she could look into his eyes. "What do you want, Fitzpatrick? I just want you. Any way I can have you." She whispered out as the hand on the back of his head ran through his hair and the other landed on his chest over his heart.
"I had this really insane urge to what felt like stake a claim or something. Sort of like a mark on you. Is that normal?" She asked genuinely, though she wanted to kiss him more. She didn't want to push him for more if he wasn't ready for that. However, she did want to be intimate with him in all the ways possible, but she also wanted him to want the same as she did. No rushing anything.
She paused in her thoughts before she spoke again. "I should also tell you something I just thought about. I kind of bought the penthouse when I read in your letter that you put it up for sale. It was a quick purchase and I made the realtor an offer to fast track the process. Then I went looking for you again, but couldn't find you. I ended up on the beach thinking of a way to find you." She spoke sheepishly as she looked down at him as she sat in his lap. She bought the the thirteenth floor for two reasons, she hadn't wanted to let go in hopes he did come back. And the second, she didn't want anyone else to have it. She sat patiently as waited to see what he said as her fingers danced across his chest.
She couldn't help but let out a whimpered moan as his tongue invaded her mouth. She felt him grasp her nape, and it made her gasp as his touch had sent chills through her body. She felt him take her water bottle from her hand, but where it went? She didn't know. Nor did she care. She just wanted him and this kiss not to end. "Mmmmm." She gasped out as she felt him brush the inside of her thigh. She took that a sign he wanted her closer, and she moved without hesitation.
She didn't break from the kiss as she crawled into his lap and straddled his thighs. She grabbed the back of his head and deepened the kiss again as she grinded her sex on his lap. "I want you to, Hallows." She could barely respond as the need and want for him intensified. She had the strong unknown urge to stake a claim on him. She couldn't explain it if she tried, but her body knew exactly what it wanted. They continued with the passionate kisses, and the hand on the back of his head grabbed a fist full of his hair in her lustful haze. Her free hand ran up and down his bare chest all the way to his lower abdomen, then back up.
She rotated her hips in a circular motion on his lap as her excitement started getting more palpable in the air. She felt something hit just right on her sex in her movements. Which elicited a sharp intake of breath as she moaned into his mouth. "Mmmmmm. Fuck, Hallows." She broke the kiss as she laid her forehead against his, panting for air. "I want you in more ways than you will ever know." She barely whispered out as she sensually ground herself against him again and pulled back so she could look into his eyes. "What do you want, Fitzpatrick? I just want you. Any way I can have you." She whispered out as the hand on the back of his head ran through his hair and the other landed on his chest over his heart.
"I had this really insane urge to what felt like stake a claim or something. Sort of like a mark on you. Is that normal?" She asked genuinely, though she wanted to kiss him more. She didn't want to push him for more if he wasn't ready for that. However, she did want to be intimate with him in all the ways possible, but she also wanted him to want the same as she did. No rushing anything.
She paused in her thoughts before she spoke again. "I should also tell you something I just thought about. I kind of bought the penthouse when I read in your letter that you put it up for sale. It was a quick purchase and I made the realtor an offer to fast track the process. Then I went looking for you again, but couldn't find you. I ended up on the beach thinking of a way to find you." She spoke sheepishly as she looked down at him as she sat in his lap. She bought the the thirteenth floor for two reasons, she hadn't wanted to let go in hopes he did come back. And the second, she didn't want anyone else to have it. She sat patiently as waited to see what he said as her fingers danced across his chest.
The thin basketball shorts he had on did nothing to hide the effect the rotating of Sadie’s hips was having on him. He groaned hungrily into their kiss as her core – wet from desire – passed over his erection. The feeling of her against him. The weight of her in his lap. The motion she was tormenting him with. It would have been so easy to give in to the moment and take her. It was all that he desired but her question still played between his ears – ‘do you only want me to breed?’ He was fighting sex so hard because he wanted to prove to her that he wanted her for so much more than that. Sex was just so tempting. So, so tempting. Especially, when she moved like – he grunted as she ran her concealed core over his length again.
She pulled out of the kiss and his dark eyes opened to look at her, sharp and hungry as a predator. She pressed her forehead to his. “You can have me in every way, Sadie. Every. Way.” She pulled back and confessed to her urge to claim and mark him. His smile could have been considered either inhumanly wicked or tantalizingly greedy. He ran his tongue over his teeth and then bared them as his lips curved back in a snarl. But it wasn’t an angry snarl. This was a snarl of need and desperation. When she asked if the urge to mark was normal his answer came out in a low growl, “Yes.” He needed to get himself under control. He could only imagine his eyes might be showing the vertically slitted flame eyes of his dragon by now. He cleared his throat, regaining his composure. “Pardon me. I got a little too excited there.” He answered her again, the growl in his voice control but the appetite for her body never leaving. “Yes. The yearning to claim and mark is quite natural. We are a pair, Sadie. When we are ready to be fully mated, I will mark you and you will mark me. It is a symbol far more permanent than a ring, though we will have those, too.”
He shifted under her, lifting his hips so she could feel the intensity of his desire for her against her tutu. “I am also having the urge to claim you. I want to bite you and fuck you and make you scream my name.” His hand that had been resting on her thigh lifted to rest upon her hip as the hand that has been resting on her cheek dropped to her other hip. His hands lifted together, catching the hem of her shirt and lifting it as his eyes asked her permission to remove it.
She pulled out of the kiss and his dark eyes opened to look at her, sharp and hungry as a predator. She pressed her forehead to his. “You can have me in every way, Sadie. Every. Way.” She pulled back and confessed to her urge to claim and mark him. His smile could have been considered either inhumanly wicked or tantalizingly greedy. He ran his tongue over his teeth and then bared them as his lips curved back in a snarl. But it wasn’t an angry snarl. This was a snarl of need and desperation. When she asked if the urge to mark was normal his answer came out in a low growl, “Yes.” He needed to get himself under control. He could only imagine his eyes might be showing the vertically slitted flame eyes of his dragon by now. He cleared his throat, regaining his composure. “Pardon me. I got a little too excited there.” He answered her again, the growl in his voice control but the appetite for her body never leaving. “Yes. The yearning to claim and mark is quite natural. We are a pair, Sadie. When we are ready to be fully mated, I will mark you and you will mark me. It is a symbol far more permanent than a ring, though we will have those, too.”
He shifted under her, lifting his hips so she could feel the intensity of his desire for her against her tutu. “I am also having the urge to claim you. I want to bite you and fuck you and make you scream my name.” His hand that had been resting on her thigh lifted to rest upon her hip as the hand that has been resting on her cheek dropped to her other hip. His hands lifted together, catching the hem of her shirt and lifting it as his eyes asked her permission to remove it.
When she pulled from the kiss, his predatory gaze landed on her. The look he gave her made her squirm on top of him in the most delicious way. Her mischievous smirk played across her face as she leaned in close to his ear and seductively whispered. "Every way? I will hold you to that, Love. Because I want it all." She nipped on his earlobe playfully, and as she pulled back slightly, she kissed his jawline and then his neck. She blew a cold breeze on the crook of his nape while she rotated her sex over his manhood.
When she leaned back, she gave him an innocent look as she asked about the feeling of wanting to 'stake a claim' on him. She waited for him to answer as she started tracing patterns on his chest and slowly grinding on him. When she heard him snarl, she stilled on top of him. The noise made her clench her thighs on him and her core pulse with need. Her gaze never left his, and when she saw his eyes change, it ignited her even further. Making her own glow purple as they reacted to him. "Never apologize for getting excited with me. I would rather enjoy it. And as for us marking? I agree when we are both ready. Though the mating part might come faster than us marking."
She giggled as she gyrated her wet, thinly clothed sex on him again just as he shifted under her. "Shit, baby!" She hissed out as she felt his hardened length graze aching lady parts. "What are you doing to me?" She asked playfully as she started running her hands up and down his sides. She smiled when she heard he was feeling the same way about marking her, followed by a growl that left her throat. I want to bite you and fuck you and make you scream my name. As he said those words, the intense primal need for him grew. She felt her excitement start to saturate her tutu shorts over his hardened shaft.
Her blueish purple eyes studied his ruggedly handsome face and as they landed on his dark eyes. "Then make me scream your name, Fitzpatrick. Make me scream your name for the rest of our lives." She said given him the green light to take her top off. Once he did, she grinded again his steel rod beneath her. Eliciting a moan from her and swearing she heard him grunt as she did. "I don't think I can hold out any longer Hallows. I want you. Need you." She shuttered out as she smashed her lips back into his and thrusted her tongue into his mouth. She let his hands roam her nearly naked body, while she continued to torture his hardened cock beneath her. Showing how much she wanted him. Whether they went all the way or just pleasured each other with their touch or mouths. She knew she had a carnal need for him. Her mate.
When she leaned back, she gave him an innocent look as she asked about the feeling of wanting to 'stake a claim' on him. She waited for him to answer as she started tracing patterns on his chest and slowly grinding on him. When she heard him snarl, she stilled on top of him. The noise made her clench her thighs on him and her core pulse with need. Her gaze never left his, and when she saw his eyes change, it ignited her even further. Making her own glow purple as they reacted to him. "Never apologize for getting excited with me. I would rather enjoy it. And as for us marking? I agree when we are both ready. Though the mating part might come faster than us marking."
She giggled as she gyrated her wet, thinly clothed sex on him again just as he shifted under her. "Shit, baby!" She hissed out as she felt his hardened length graze aching lady parts. "What are you doing to me?" She asked playfully as she started running her hands up and down his sides. She smiled when she heard he was feeling the same way about marking her, followed by a growl that left her throat. I want to bite you and fuck you and make you scream my name. As he said those words, the intense primal need for him grew. She felt her excitement start to saturate her tutu shorts over his hardened shaft.
Her blueish purple eyes studied his ruggedly handsome face and as they landed on his dark eyes. "Then make me scream your name, Fitzpatrick. Make me scream your name for the rest of our lives." She said given him the green light to take her top off. Once he did, she grinded again his steel rod beneath her. Eliciting a moan from her and swearing she heard him grunt as she did. "I don't think I can hold out any longer Hallows. I want you. Need you." She shuttered out as she smashed her lips back into his and thrusted her tongue into his mouth. She let his hands roam her nearly naked body, while she continued to torture his hardened cock beneath her. Showing how much she wanted him. Whether they went all the way or just pleasured each other with their touch or mouths. She knew she had a carnal need for him. Her mate.
Sadie teased him so. The mating might come faster than the marking, certainly had his attention. He wanted her, of course. He had since he met her. More important to him that the mating was her understanding that he wasn’t just after her for the sex but the connection. But her words and her almost pleading to him to stop waiting and allow them this passionate bond was becoming too much for him. She broke his restraint, and he gave fully into her as she kissed him with more passion than he could endure and grinded against his cock with all the ferocity of a building orgasm.
His arms wrapped around her torso, and he stood up, only to place one of his knees on the couch so he could twist his upper body and lay her down. He didn’t break the kiss as his tongue continued to wrestle with hers in a desperate cry for connection and release. His arms released her for his hands to move down to her tutu shorts. He slipped his fingers into the band of her shorts and pulled them down. The kiss had to be broken then as he needed to move down her body to remove her shorts. He dropped them on the floor and stood up. He dropped his shorts onto the floor and stepped out of them as he climbed back onto the couch.
He dipped his head down to kiss up her thigh. He licked her sex only briefly as she was already incredibly wet. He savored her flavor before continuing to kiss up her body. His lower body rested between her legs, his cock laid against her thigh, rock hard and pulsing with the beat of his heart. He wanted her. He wanted to thrust himself into her and take her, but he didn’t want to be that much of a brute.
Instead, his kisses paused at her breast as his lips closed over her nipple. He began a slow, massaging motion with this mouth and tongue on her nipple in the hopes of arousing her further.
His arms wrapped around her torso, and he stood up, only to place one of his knees on the couch so he could twist his upper body and lay her down. He didn’t break the kiss as his tongue continued to wrestle with hers in a desperate cry for connection and release. His arms released her for his hands to move down to her tutu shorts. He slipped his fingers into the band of her shorts and pulled them down. The kiss had to be broken then as he needed to move down her body to remove her shorts. He dropped them on the floor and stood up. He dropped his shorts onto the floor and stepped out of them as he climbed back onto the couch.
He dipped his head down to kiss up her thigh. He licked her sex only briefly as she was already incredibly wet. He savored her flavor before continuing to kiss up her body. His lower body rested between her legs, his cock laid against her thigh, rock hard and pulsing with the beat of his heart. He wanted her. He wanted to thrust himself into her and take her, but he didn’t want to be that much of a brute.
Instead, his kisses paused at her breast as his lips closed over her nipple. He began a slow, massaging motion with this mouth and tongue on her nipple in the hopes of arousing her further.
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