CHAPTER 36: Making it hard...

Randol
God, she is sexy when she's forceful. "Anything you say, Princess. See you later, guys." I wave to our fathers and follow Celeste out the door. "So where are we headed?"
"I didn't really have any plans. I just wanted to get away for a while."
"I hope I didn't ruin that for you."
She puts a hand on my cheek before she starts the car. "I have a feeling that everything in my life will be better having you by my side." She kisses me softly and turns back to the wheel. I can't get enough of her. I would love nothing more than to rip both our clothes off and go at it right now, but I can't do that. Just have to hold on until she's ready.
After a very quick drive, we reach the edge of town. "I have a suggestion."
"What's that?"
"How about getting some ice cream? Ice cream takes your mind off of anything."
"You definitely know the way to my heart, sir. Ice cream, it is." We drive around until we find an ice cream shop. We go in and order a cone each. "Well, you want to walk around for a bit? I know you could use the air, and I think your stitches will hold."
"Absolutely. You have me laying around so much, my body is going stiff."
"Sorry, but it's part of the healing process."
"I know. I'm trying to suffer through it." We walk around town for a while, holding hands and talking. We have barely finished our ice cream when we come to a pond in a park. "Want to sit for a bit?"
"Sure." We make our way over to one of the benches and sit down. I put my arm around her and pull her close to shield her from the cold. She lays her head on my shoulder, and I can hear her let out a faint sigh. "This is nice."
"Yes, it is. I almost feel like a normal couple right now. Not one that was just fighting for the fate of our world, a day ago."
"I know what you mean." She nuzzles into my shoulder a little more. "I just realized something."
"Are you going to share?"
"I don't know much about your pack. Just that your big - ass wolf shifters."
"Hahah. Well, what would you like to know?"
"Well, for starters, what kind of wolf is Kai?"
"Kai is a Mackenzie Valley wolf. He is the second largest wolf breed in the world. Kai is bigger than this actual breed gets though, because of being a shifter. Everyone in my bloodline is at least partially. If someone has a wolf shifter mate outside of the pack, they are a hybrid of those two, of course. My mom and dad were both fullblooded Mackenzie Valley, though."
"Does it bother you that your kids would only be half shifter if you were to have them with me?"
"Are you kidding me? My kids are going to be bad asses just like their mom."
"Well, what about the fact that I can only have girls?"
"Why?"
"It's a long story, but in short it was a curse bestowed upon sirens from Hades to slow the spread of our species."
"Ah, well, that doesn't really matter to me. As long as one of our kids likes to cook, I'm good." I feel her giggle into my chest. I don't know if it's because it's been a while or if it's because she is my mate, but my libido is on overdrive right now. "Celeste, I don't know how much more alone time I can take."
"Why? Are you hurting?"
"Well, yes, but not in the way you're thinking."
"Okay, could you explain, please."
"When a wolf shifter meets their mate, the desire to perform the claiming ritual starts to build. The more you genuinely care for a person, the faster that happens."
"What are you trying to tell me here?"
"Celeste, I don't just care about you, I love you. My need to claim you, to become a part of you and you of me, is literally growing by the minute. Your smell is intoxicating. When I heard you giggle into my chest and smelled your unique aroma wafting up into my face, I almost shifted."
"Randol, I am so sorry. I had no idea. I guess I need to stay away from you for a while."
"No, Celeste, none of this is a bad thing. The only bad part of it is that I can't act on it. The fact that you have this effect on me this fast just lets me know how strong our mate bond will be."
"Well, I guess that makes me feel better, but maybe I should still stay away from you until you heal."
"Why?"
"Well, you can't act on it because you're hurt Randol. I don't want to make you any more miserable than you already are."
"Celeste, being injured has nothing to do with it. Look." I raise my shirt to show her my stitches.
"Holy shit! This is nothing but a scar now."
"Yep. I'm still sore but nothing more. I swear to you."
"Okay, then I'm really confused."
Sigh. I put my shirt back down as I try to formulate how to say this in a tactful way. "I can't act on it until I know you're ready. This isn't just me biting you, Celeste. The claiming has to happen during the act of making love. The intimate bond during that time is what triggers the magic to flow through us. I love you, Celeste. I would never want to push you or rush you into anything."
"Thank you, Randol. That is one of the things I love about you. You are so kind and understanding. You are so blind, though."
"I'm sorry?"
"The only reason I was able to stop you on the roof was because I was scared we would hurt you."
"Once the claiming is done there is no going back, though. It's not just sex."
"Is this your way of telling me you're having second thoughts about me?"
"I think you know it's not. I just don't want to put any pressure on you."
She put a hand on my cheek and turns my face toward her. She looks deep into my eyes for a minute, before pushing our foreheads together. I close my eyes in anticipation. I feel her warm breath getting closer to my lips. She stops just short though, her lips slightly grazing mine as she says, "What if I don't want to wait, Randol? What if my desire to be claimed is just as strong as your desire to claim me? What if my thighs ache every time you touch me and what if I want to make sure I keep that ache forever?" I open my eyes when she goes silent, only to be met by the most gorgeous eyes in the world already looking at me. I am stunned silent. I am on fire inside hearing the things she just said. I raise one finger to her chin. With a featherlight touch, I run that finger down her neck. Her head floats back and her eyes close. I continue on to her collarbone, then on to the top of a gorgeous rounded mound peeking out of the V - necked sweater she's wearing. As soon as I do, a mixture of a sigh and moan escaped her beautiful lips.
"You drive me crazy. Do you know that?" She brings her head back down and pins me with her prismatic eyes.
A low sexy whisper then reaches my ears. "Randol?"
"Yes?"
"I want you."
"Fuck, Celeste, we are in the middle of the park."
"I can fix that."
"You make resisting temptation completely impossible, you know that?" Just then, I feel a hand on my knee.
"Not that impossible. You seem to be doing it right now." That hand on my knee starts to move. Upward.
"Trust me, I am not resisting anything right now." The hand stops above my groin, in the V just below my hip bone, then she digs her fingers into that V slightly. "Ah, fuck me!"
"Is that your cry of surrender?"
"I guess so."
"Want to check out the lake house with me?"
"Lake house?"
"There is a small cabin on the part of our houses property that bumps up to the lake."
"Um, yes. I would very much like to see the lake house. With you. Now." Within two minutes we are back at the car. Within fifteen minutes after that we are driving up a dirt road to a small cabin. It's nothing fancy, but it doesn't matter to me.
"Here we are. Wanna go check it out?"
"The sooner, the better, Princess." We both hop out and walk to the front of the vehicle, where I take her hand. "Let's go." I lead Celeste up the steps to the porch and turn the knob. It's unlocked. We go in, and it's just one big room with a kitchenette, dining table, and a bed. There is a bathroom in the back past the bed.
"Nice and quiet out here, isn't it?" She squeezes my hand a little, and it sends my heart into overdrive.
"That, it is. I like it." Celeste takes her coat off and throws it on the dining room table. I follow suit. While I'm taking mine off she goes over to a painting on the wall of the mountains and examines it. That sweater she is wearing shows off every curve she has, and I can't take it anymore. I walk up behind her and move her hair off her neck to let her soft, smooth skin show. I trace the angle of her neck with my hand, and she giggles. I place small kisses all along it then.
"Randol? Where will you bite me when you claim me?"
I move her sweater off her shoulder and then place a kiss on it. "Right here. My healing ability will flow through the bite, so it will be healed before we even get back." I turn her around so that I can look into her eyes. "Celeste, are you sure you want to do this?"
"I've already told you, Randol, you are everything I want."
"I love you, Celeste." Without giving her a chance to reply I seal her mouth with mine. I deepen the kiss quickly because I can't hold back anymore. I get the feeling she can't either because she is holding me so tight against her, it's like she thinks I'll run away if she doesn't. I step her back against the wall, pressing my body against hers. We've been here before. She stopped me before, but I don't think she will this time. Nope, this time, she wraps her legs around my waist. My hands roam up her thighs, and beyond to the most perfect round ass I have ever felt. Dear God, I'm not going to last long at this rate. I haven't been with anyone in over six months. Not a problem, though. I have other talents. Time to show them off, I guess.
I grab her legs to keep her from falling and walk to the bed. I slowly lower her down so I don't hurt her. As soon as I do, I stand up and start taking off her boots and socks. She takes off her shirt as I do. Damn it. Black lace. That is my Kryptonite. I look at her pants hoping that when I pull them off there is more black lace under there. I unbutton them and start to pull. I see the black lace peek through the top. The pull then turns into a yank. Once they're off, I just stand over her. Staring. She stares back through hooded eyes looking so sexy. "Jesus Christ, Celeste."
"What? You don't like them?"
"I fucking love them. It's just been a while. I don't want to disappoint you."
"You could never disappoint me. Well, I take that back. I am slightly disappointed already."
"How can you already be disappointed?"
"Because I'm the only one naked." Oh, I fucking love her. At the request of this beautiful, mostly naked woman in front of me I strip off my clothes with a quickness. All of them. She eyes me from top to bottom, then back up, stopping midway. By this point I am hard as a rock. "Jesus Christ, Randol."
"What? You don't like it?" I see what you're doing there.
"I fucking love it." She accents this phrase with the most seductive grin I have ever seen and an outstretched hand.
I take it and lie down on top of her. Her hand begins to roam across my body. Everywhere she touches is on fire. She runs her nails lightly across my back, and I let out a growl, which makes her arch into me. I can feel her breasts press against my chest. They are so full and so soft. I can feel heat radiating from her core. I kiss her like I have never kissed anyone in my life. I kissed her with love. All of this combined was about to make me explode already. I have to slow down. I take both of her arms and pin them above her head. I feel a smile come to her face in our kiss. Good. I slowly kiss down her neck. Making sure she leaves her hands above her head, I free her breasts from the cups of her bra. Her nipples are taut and beautiful. I take one into my mouth, while massaging the other with my thumb. A moan comes from above my head, and she arches and bucks against me. I switch sides to make sure both breasts get my full attention. They deserve it. I grip both her hips and drag my tongue down her soft stomach. The smell of her arousal drawing me down like a beacon. I can't get enough of that smell. I move my fingers into the waistband of those moist lace panties, but I don't move them. I just softly breathe on her wet center through them.
"Oh my god, Randol. You're driving me crazy."
"That's what I'm trying to do."
"I can't take it anymore. I need you, now."
"Not yet." I decide to put her out of her misery and start to pull down her panties. Watching her writhe underneath me is turning me on so much. I think I need to taste her just as much as she needs me to. I curl my arms around her thighs and pull her to me. I hear her whimper with pleasure when I do. I glide my tongue through her wet folds. Oh, it's so good. I could do this all day. At the very first touch of my tongue her legs shake and she bucks into my mouth.
"Holy shit!" God, she's so sensitive. Every little thing she does makes my dick tingle. I may be in trouble here. I guess I'll just have to make sure she gets off a few times before we start.