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She doesn’t hear me quietly open and close the door, so she jumps when I climb in behind her in the shower.
“What are you doing?” she demands as she spins to face me, but the fight isn’t really there.
“Shhh, I’m helping,” I tell her. I gently remove her hands from her hips and turn her back around so that she’s facing the wall, palms against it. Memories flood me but I suppress them. Softly, I run my fingers through her tangled hair. When it’s clear that it won’t be enough, I load up her long dark locks with conditioner.
“Some help you are, shampoo goes on first,” she snarks at me. I bite back a smile and say nothing. I reach for a comb and begin to work my way through her tangles, being as gentle as I can. When I’m done, I run my fingers through her silky, glossy mane and rinse it through. I then repeat the process with shampoo, and again with conditioner. To my surprise, Raven lets me, not moving a muscle from the position I put her in.
I reach for a loofah and the soap, taking my time to lather up her arms, her back, her legs. I reacquaint myself with every inch of her skin, turning her to face me so that I can clean her front. I kneel before her, washing her legs, and she gazes down at me. There’s fire in her green eyes alright, but it isn’t anger. Not yet.
I stand, dragging my body against hers, invading her space, pushing for a reaction, but she gives me none. Her breathing is a little fast, her nipples standing to attention, but other than that, she’s not backing down. So I continue to wash her, waiting her out. Will she snap if I kiss her? Will she hit me? Or kiss me back?
“Feel a little better?” I ask softly.
“Much,” she agrees. “I need to change those sheets.” I worry that she means so that she can get back into bed again but she surprises me by adding, “The room needs airing and tidying, ready for Phoenix’s return.”
A huge grin spread across my face at the fight in her words and I crush my lips to hers, approving of her determination to get Nix back.
“I think they’re clean now,” she tells me with a hint of amusement in her voice when I pull away from kissing her. I look down to see that I’ve been paying a little too much attention to soaping up her breasts.
“I’ll be the judge of that,” I tell her harshly. Desire flares in her eyes and my cock jerks a little. It stirred to life the moment I pressed my lips to hers. Hell, if it had its own way, it would have been hard the second I walked into the bathroom and saw her naked, but I’ve mastered very good self control over the years.
“Are we done here?” she asks. I wonder if she means with the kissing, but then she nods up at the shower head.
“Done in here,” I clarify, turning off the water. I lift her again, this time allowing Raven to wrap her legs around my waist, and move us through to my bedroom. I don’t bother with towels for either of us, moving towards the bed.
“No,” Raven says suddenly, causing me to stop.
“No?”
“Not the bed. Spent enough time in bed lately,” she mutters, making me smile.
“As you wish,” I grin at her, pushing her up against the locked bedroom door. Now this brings back memories, memories which make my cock twitch and pulse with desire.
I press even closer, invading her space, aligning my body against hers. She sucks in a sharp breath. Warmth and pride flood me. I still affect her. She still wants me. I smirk to hide how pleased that makes me, ignoring the little flutter in my chest. Instead, I wrap one hand around her dainty little neck and apply a gentle pressure. Her pupils dilate, her nostrils flare, and she swallows noisily, the action causing ripples under my palm. With every ragged breath she takes, my cock hardens more and more. Fuck, I want her.
Leaning in, I run my nose up the length of her neck, inhaling her scent as she invades my senses. Memories assault me, hard and fast, and with a strangled groan my mouth descends on hers.
I am so fucking lost in her, I’m fucked.
Raven’s Diary
Present Day
Fuck this shit. I never let the monsters in my life win before, I don’t plan to start now. I’m getting my baby back and I’m taking that bitch down in the process.
I should have severed all ties to Cordelia years ago. I didn’t for Phoenix’s sake, but actually, I don’t want that kind of toxicity in her life.
Being around the guys again has made me realise that family has fuck all to do with blood. And that the only people I trust to truly have Nix’s best interests at heart are the guys downstairs.
