Chapter fourty four

Nick woke up in the middle of the night to the sound of pages being flipped. With narrowed and exhausted eyes, he turned towards Crystal and found her busy sketching in her book.
A grim look of concentration on her features.
" Hey.... " he sleepily said, still trying to adjust to the light as he sat up.
" Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to wake you. "
He had always been a light sleeper. And he could always wake to the lightest noises. Mostly because of his constantly alert nature. Reaching for his phone he checked the time, and it was two in the morning.
" Couldn't sleep? " he asked as he shifted next to her and looked at what she was drawing. She shook her head. Then she sighed and placed the pencil in between the pages before she closed the book.
" I can't believe I left all my drawing materials at home! Just what was I thinking? "
" Is that why you're so stressed? "
She nodded. And it wasn't only the painting set, but all the drawings she had done while staying there. They were all in the little space she had created in her washroom. All of them. Even the ones she had painted while in London and brought had them along with her.
She loved them, but she doubted she had it in her to go back to the house and take them.
Getting off the bed, Nick stretched out his hand to her.
" Come with me, " he said and she stared at him oddly. But then she placed her hand in his and followed him out of the room and past the living area all the way to the storage room. Then he unlocked the door and asked her to go in.
With a puzzled and questioning look, she stepped inside the space. It was dark so she couldn't see a thing, but then Nick switched on the lights and she let out a breath.
" Are those?... it's my..... Nick!! " she turned to him, but then immediately returned her focus to the space in front of her. Now occupied with her paintings, they had been very neatly arranged in the racks. And some had been hung on whatever wall space remained. Including the painting of him she had done and had been planning to hand over before they had left.
In the middle of the room was a canvas already set up, and at it's foot was a familiar kit. She ran to it just to confirm, and it really was hers.
" How? " she asked him. Her eyes bright with emotion.
" I had Aiden send them over. Then I set them up in here while you were in the shower yesterday. "
The room had previously been stacked with all his weapons, but he had simply moved them somewhere else. And as he looked at the way she was currently staring at him, then it was all worth it.
Standing up, she rushed to him, wrapping her arms around his neck as she basically jumped on him. He chuckled lightly, lifting her off the floor effortlessly and holding her as tightly as he could.
" God I love you! "
She spoke the words into his neck. Her legs wrapping around his waist. Then she pulled back to look at him. There was that warmth in his eyes that she recognized as it was only ever directed towards her. And reaching up, she pushed back that stubborn lock of hair before lightly resting her palm on his cheek.
Nick tried his best to keep his concentration on her face. And that was one hell of a difficult task considering the short nightdress she had on. Since moving in together, all they had shared were countless kisses and affectionate moments, but he also missed the feel of her skin. The pleasure he got when he touched her, the sounds she made as he made her come.
He very much missed that.
" So I take it that you like it? " he asked as he looked past her shoulder and at the room.
" Of course I do!.. it's perfect! And I already have some pieces in mind that will look just wonderful in the living room! Oh, and I can paint something bright to hung above the headboard, it's very good meditation to look at something - " he cut her off by leaning in and capturing her lips with his.
It was supposed to be a simple and affectionate kiss meant to slow her rumbling down, but then it slowly began evolving into something more. Something heated and intense. And he realised just how much he had missed that closeness. That feeling he got only when he had her melting and in his arms. He craved to touch her again. But this time he wanted more than that. He wanted to take her, to bury himself inside her. To make her his completely.
He kissed every part of her he could reach, walking towards the door before he pinned her back against the wall beside it. Then he placed his forehead on hers before he pulled her nightdress over her head and threw it aside.
" I want you...so much! " Crystal managed to confess past her heavy breathing. All while rubbing her now bare breasts against his chest. He made a strangled noise from the back of his throat, and all through the way to the bedroom he stopped at every wall he passed to devour her with wild kisses. Ripping off her lace panties outside the bedroom door before he walked inside.
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Nick laid Crystal gently on the bed. Then he settled himself above her, his knees on either side of her as he sat back on his heels. She looked beautiful.... otherworldly. And he was planning on taking his sweet time, he wanted to make this last and as memorable as it could be .
In the past, his relationship with women had been based on random fucks meant for the purpose of easing his need.
But with Crystal, he wanted it to actually mean something. He wanted it to be special and intimate. It wasn't just sex... it was making love. He had never understood the concept behind that until now.
Placing both hands on either side of her head, he hovered above her. And she sucked in a breath when he slowly began moving down. And when he captured her nipple with his mouth, she bit her bottom lip and her back arched up encouragingly.
Taking in as much of her breast into his mouth as he could, Nick reached up with the other hand and rolled her other nipple between his fingers. Those soft whimpering sounds and the feel of her hand as she dug it into his hair made his cock throb almost painfully.
Never had he wanted someone like he wanted her. And it wasn't only in the sexual aspect, he wanted her and everything that had to do with her.
Crystal felt the build up of sensation as it formed at her center. And despite how good it felt to feel his hands and mouth on her breasts ,she wanted more. And she passed on that message clearly when she wrapped her legs around him and started grinding herself against him.
" You're so impatient... I like it! " Nick said, looking up at her with a smirk.
" I'm not... impatient!.... I'm... "
" Hot?... needy?...." he wrapped his hands around her knees and slowly parted her legs, "...wet? " he finished off. And instead of answering, Crystal lowered her gaze to the waistband of his sweats and tried to reach over and pull them down.
" Needy it is, " he said. Then he got off the bed and took over the task of taking them off, and when he got back on, she noticed his thick length and just how hard he was.
" See how much you affect me? " he asked when he caught her staring, reaching down and wrapping his hand around his length before slowly stroking it once, his eyes fixed on hers, but all her attention was in the very alluring action . And although her blush threatened to consume her, she governed the courage to look him straight in the eye afterwards.
" I can... but I'd rather if you showed me instead. "
" My pleasure. "
She gasped when he suddenly spread her legs wide. Then the shock was replaced with pleasure when he buried his head between them, using his fingers to spread her lips before licked her.
" Oh God!... Nick..." she moaned, bucking her hips up to meet his mouth. He was in no way gentle as he sucked and licked... capturing her clit between his lips and roughly sucking on it. Crystal's eyes rolled to the back of her head as the pleasure rose, as she was unable to hold it back anymore. And when she thought she had had enough and would probably pass out from the intense pleasure, he entered two fingers inside her opening and she cried out his name. Her grip on his hair tightening.
She rode the wave of pleasure until it began to subside, leaving her panting for breath with her eyes closed.
" Oh jeez!.... " she said after some seconds "..that was.... magical! "
Nick smiled at her, then in an attempt to torture her a little, he thrust one finger inside her sleek channel, she grit her teeth, her body unintentionally bucking up to meet his thrust. Then he crooked his finger inside her, hitting a sensitive spot that had her squeezing her eyes shut as the pleasure rose again. But then he pulled out before she climaxed and she watched as he brought the finger to his lips and sucked it into his mouth.
" So fucking sweet! " he whispered as he leaned in and kissed her. And she could taste herself in his mouth. It was unlike nothing she had ever experienced.
Nick groaned as he broke the kiss, then he looked down and watched as Crystal's small hand wrapped around his cock. He was already completely hard and he knew that it wouldn't take long for him to come if she kept stroking him like she was. So he captured both her wrists, even though she tried to resist, and pinned them above her head.
" Keep them there! Got it? " he demanded and she nodded. Liking the edge of command in his tone.
" Now, spread your legs...wide! "
And with lustful eyes, she watched as he settled himself between her legs, then he leaned in to kiss her before he slowly started thrusting into her opening. Slowly at first, so that she could get used to his length inside her.
" So fucking tight! "
" Christ!... feels so good... so good! "
He quickened his thrusts, and she wrapped her legs tightly around him as she bucked up to meet him.
Nick could feel her muscles as they clenched around him, and he watched as her breasts bounced in tune with his thrusts. He rolled and twisted her nipples.
" So close.... I'm gonna come! " Crystal dug her nails into his back, and it felt as if that was all that remained for him to lose the last bit of control. He let the pleasure explode inside him. Felt as she shuddered underneath him, and that both let their climax roar as high as it could go. She felt as he spilled inside her, and as the hot spurts rolled down her thighs as the orgasm finally began to subside.
With his breathing ragged and his chest heaving drastically, Nick raised himself high up so that he could look at her. It felt as if the shield around whatever little part of him that he had still been closing off from her had just shattered upon the impact of her eyes.
And Crystal felt overwhelmed with all she was feeling. It wasn't just the pleasure they had shared or the great love that bonded them. It was something deeper, something more raw and utterly consuming. So powerful that she doubted there was a name strong enough to describe it.
Nick studied her closely, and he let the silence stretch out between them. Taking the time to try and figure out what exactly it was he wanted to say. Because there WAS something.
" Nick, I lo- " he shushed her by placing a finger on her lips. Watched as she flickered her across his face as she attempted to ascertain what exactly was wrong. Then slowly, as if even HE wasn't quite aware of what he was doing, he took her hand and laced his fingers with hers, then he brought both of them to his chest and after a gentle and sweet kiss, he said the words she had been very hopefully waiting to hear.
" I love you Crystal....I love you. "
She parted her lips and a breath escaped. Then he watched as tears started welling in her eyes.
His heart sped up.