Page 88 of Legendary

I couldn’t make him talk to me about it, but I could be there for him whenever he was ready. I just hoped it would be sooner rather than later. That kind of energy was way too tempting for even me to resist for long, even if it was a total coward and only slipped in when he was asleep or incapacitated. I didn’t want to be the reason he went under completely and couldn’t find his way back out.

“Yeah, I can do that,” I told Reese, silently promising myself that I would do whatever it took to help.

Reese stuck his hand out towards me, the sleeve of his jacket pullingaway from his wrist as he wiggled his fingers. “Then I think this might be the start of a damn good friendship.” I took his hand without hesitation and shook it. I held on a little longer and squeezed causing him to contort his face into a look of slight pain. He pulled his hand away, shaking it back and forth.

I giggled. “Yes, yes. Friendship. Be aware though, you insult me again and you’ll lose that hand.”

Nick looked very, very distraught as both Reese and I came down the stairs. Reese was ahead of me, and he headed straight for his best friend when he made it to the last step. Nick opened his mouth to speak, but Reese laid a hand on his shoulder and leaned in, whispering something in his ear. It took less than a second for Nick to look at Reese and give him a small smile of content and relief. Reese stuck his hand out and Nick willingly grasped it, squeezing and patting him on the shoulder. I didn’t know what Reese had said to him, but it was enough to put his tension at ease. Reese collapsed on the couch, winking at me before he got himself completely settled.

“Did Blondie learn his lesson?” Elise asked, pointing her chin over to Reese.

“I think we both learned something,” I answered, winking back at him and walking over to Nick.

Elise looked from Reese to me, her face scrunching up into a disgusted look. “Ugh, don’t tell me you two are friends now.”

“Aw, are you jealous she might like me more than you?” Reese taunted, hanging his arm over the back of the couch to look at her.

She gave him her middle finger. “Not in the slightest. Don’t get your hopes up.”

I ignored them both and settled myself in front of Nick, nudging his legs apart so I could scooch in between them. I poked my tongue out between my teeth and felt his hands take hold of my waist. “You still want to go with me tomorrow?”

He hesitated for a moment. “If that’s what you want.”

“That’s not what I asked. I asked you if you wanted to go with me tomorrow?” I made my voice stern and obvious that I wanted him to tell me what he wanted rather than just submit whenever he felt like he might push me away.

He squeezed my sides a bit and squinted up at me from where he sat on the arm of the couch. “I would.”

I pushed away from him and smiled, nodding towards the stairs. “Followme.”

Nick looked behind him at Reese, who just shook his head and then at Elise who was severely more interested in her nail beds than us. He settled his eyes on me, a bit stunned. “I’m confused, you made it really clear that…”

I let out an obnoxious sigh that interrupted him. “Are you following me or not, Nicholas?” I didn’t give him much time to answer before I started walking backwards towards the staircase, eventually turning away from him. He was right on my heels before I could even take another breath. I pushed open my door and walked inside, allowing him to close it the minute he stepped in after me. Once I heard the click, alerting me that the door had closed completely, my pulse started to speed up.

“Dani…” He started to say but was silenced when I turned around and quickly hustled over to him, jumping up into his arms. He caught me easily, wobbling a bit at my surprise attack, but he placed his hands firmly under my ass, holding me to him. I pressed my lips to his in a fierce kiss. He didn’t hesitate to reciprocate my aggression and flicked his tongue against my own. He brought his head back, catching his breath.

There were many things I wanted to tell him, but none of it seemed like the right time. I could have convinced myself I was just putting it off, but I didn’t want to ponder on that right now. He backed up against the door as I threaded my fingers into his mess of dark hair. “You threw Reese against a wall because of me?”

His brow furrowed for a minute as if he was trying to figure out how I knew that. “He told you?”

“Mmhmm, among other things, but the idea of you willing to fight your best friend just to defend my honor has me a little turned on.”

He pulled me against him harder, lifting me up a little and readjusting how he held me. “Just a little.”

“You let me do the talking at Leviathan, alright.” I kissed his nose, trailing my lips to his cheek and towards his ear.

“And what would you like me to do, hmm?’

“Be there with me and exude that alpha angel energy I know you have,” I said with a smile on my face even though he couldn’t see it from how I was angled. I let my lips brush the shell of his ear, letting Reese’s words run through me. “Exist with me, next to me.”

He turned his head, catching my lips with his mouth, a soft groan leaving his throat. He walked us towards my bed, letting go of me so that I fell with a soft thud on the comforter. I took off my shirt as he unbuttoned his pants, getting up on my knees to pull his shirt up and rip it off his body. I reached for my pants and started tugging them down my legs, laughing when hegrabbed my thighs, tilting me backwards so that I fell onto my back. He tore them the rest of the way down my legs and threw them on the floor, doing the same thing with my panties. I sprang back up, grabbing his face and kissing him, pulling him down to my level. There was this fire whenever we were together that nearly burned me, it was an inferno. I would happily burn over and over again just to feel like this with him. Lilith and Dimitri and all the problems that plagued us didn’t matter; they weren’t welcomed here.

I hooked my leg around his body and started to turn him so that he could lay down on the bed. He clung onto my waist, getting me to straddle him in one smooth motion. I fingered the waistband of his underwear, dragging them down towards his knees. I brought my body up so I could hover over him. I felt his breath on me, and his heartbeat was thunderous and pumping with needy anticipation. I kissed him softly, feeling him buck up and slide his cock against where I was wet and ready. I traced my index finger along his jaw as he looked up at me with this adorable expression of pure…something. I didn’t know what it was because it felt like so much more than adoration.

I rubbed my nose over his, letting out a breath. “You’re mine.”

“Territorial, are we?”

I chuckled, snapping my teeth at his jawline. “You’re one to talk.”

---