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As No&039;One orgasain, the feel of her slick sex and her hips jerking and her voice crying out putting him waaaaay over the threshold: She et; she was open; she was ready for him

She was luscious

And as she rubbed herself against his hand, he wanted his ue up inside her so he could shat he had given her

In fact, if she hadn&039;t been locked against hiht away, heading down her body and finding her with his lips But there was no going anywhere at the moment Not until both their rides were over and their muscles had unlocked froo of him

Even after her release had passed, her ar hold on his neck

When she started to shake, he felt every tremor

At first he wondered if it was the passion returning, but it was quickly obvious that wasn&039;t the case

No&039;One was crying softly

As he tried to pull back, she just gripped hiainst his chest and burrowing in Clearly, she wasn&039;t afraid of him, or hurt by him But, God, still

"Shh" he whispered as he put his big palentle strokes "It&039;s okay"

Actually, that one was a lie He wasn&039;t sure if anything was okay Especially as she started to sob in earnest

Given there was nothing he could do but stay with her, he dropped his head close to hers and yanked the duvet off his legs to cover her up and keep her warm

She cried forever

He would have held her even longer than that

It was odd providing her with a grounding place grounded hi as the sexual ones had been only moments before And in retrospect, he should have known this was co What had just happened was probably the first and only sexual experience she&039;d ever consented to Feh-blooded family? No way she would have been permitted to even hold hands with a male

That symphath&039;s violence had been all she&039;d ever known

Goddaain

"I don&039;t knohy I cry," she said eventually, the words dodging past her harsh exhales

"I&039;ve got you," he ot you"

But the e not quite as prevalent

It was all over after one last shuddering inhale Then she was still and so was he

"Talk toher back "Tell me where you&039;re at"

She opened her mouth as if she meant to answer, but then just shook her head

"Well, I think you&039;re very brave"

"Brave?" She laughed "Hoell you do not know me"

"Very brave This couldn&039;t have been easy for you - and I&039;m honored that you let me do what I did to you"

Her face assumed a picture of confusion "Why ever for?"

"It takes great trust, No&039;One - especially for soround"

With a frown, she seemed to retreat into herself

"Hey," he said, putting his forefinger under her chin "Look at htly "I wish I had so to help you put shit in perspective I don&039;t, and I&039;e to break through the past, and you did that tonight"

"I suppose we both have courage then"

His eyes shifted away "Yeah"

There was a period of quiet, as if the past had sucked all of the energy out of both of them

Abruptly, she asked, "Why is the aftermath so aard? I feel so apart fro, Yeah, sex could be weird like that, even if there weren&039;t co: Even if you didn&039;t go all the way, the shattering closeness that was shared seemed to make the return to normal feel like distance in spite of the fact that you were lying side by side

"I should go back to my room now," she said

He pictured her down the hall, and thought that it seemed too far away "Don&039;t Stay here"

In the diain "Are you certain?"

He reached up and tucked away a blond escapee from her braid "Yeah I aest time, and somehow - maybe it was the vulnerable look in her eyes,her

"I kneas you," he said softly "The entire time I kneas you"

"And that was okay, to use your expression?"

He thought back to hislike Wellsie was"

When he heard her clear her throat, he realized he&039;d spoken out loud "No, what I mean is - "

"You don&039;t have to explain" Her sad smile was so full of compassion "You truly don&039;t"

"No&039;One - "

She held up her hand "There&039;s no need to explain - by the way, the flowers in here are gorgeous I&039;ve never smelled such a bouquet"

"They&039;re out in the hall, actually Fritz changes the for you?"

"Have you not done enough," she countered

"I&039;d like to bring you soraceful brows peaked "I wouldn&039;t wish for you to trouble yourself - "

"But you are hungry, right?"

"Well yes"

"So I&039;ll be back in a minute"

He shifted off the mattress quick, and unconsciously braced hiht-headedness, no need to reclaio as he walked around the foot of the bed -

No&039;One&039;s eyes fell upon him, and the expression on her face stopped him dead in his tracks

That speculation was back in her eyes Hunger, too

He hadn&039;t considered whether there was ever going to be a repeat when it had been happening But given the way she stared at hi "yes," at least from her point of view

"Do you like what you see," he asked in a too-deep voice

"Yes"

Well, didn&039;t that get hiht back to attention - and damned if her eyes didn&039;t lock on and watch the show

"I have other things I want to do to you," he growled "That could be just the beginning If you want"

Her lips parted, her eyelids sinking low "Do you want that?"

"Yeah, I do"

"Then I would say yes, please"

He nodded once at her, as if they had struck some kind of deal Then he had to force hi over to the closet, he pulled on a pair of jeans and went for the door

"Anything in particular?" he asked before he left

No&039;One slowly shook her head, her lids still low, her mouth still parted, her cheeks still flushed Man she had no idea how enticing she looked in that big, ru off the side of the mattress, her neat-as-a-pin hairdo feathered with blond wisps, her scent as strong and seductive as ever