Page 27 of Shade
"Thanks for bringing her over."
"Of course. I put her food and water near the entrance, and her litterbox is near a tree some three yards right in front."
I smiled, then leaned forward to press a soft kiss on his face. Since my hands were still occupied with Pix and I'd been taking a guess, I landed just below his lips, my top lip falling against his lower one, while my lower pressed against the dip below his mouth. Playing it off as if that'd been my intention all along, I sucked his lower lip into my mouth, giving it a gentle bite before kissing him properly.
Pixie, disappointed she no longer had my full attention, leaped off my lap and stalked off, probably to explore this new place. Shade wrapped an arm around my waist and pulled me close, and I pulled back from his lips to murmur against them. "Where's your bed?"
Shade sucked in a breath, and I shrieked as he picked me up, then carried me deeper into his place.
Shade
Reaching my bed, I gently placed Diego on the mattress, then quickly removed his shoes and socks. He reached for me as soon as I was done, pulling me close as he turned on his side.
I climbed in, then cupped his face between my hands, kissing his soft, pink lips as he made a happy sound, his arms sliding around my waist. While I didn't exactly wear clothes, I didcover myself in my shadows so I appeared somewhat 'clothed' to the people who could see me. But when Diego touched me, he could feel me with nothing between us, since my shadows were far too wispy to form an actual barrier.
"Your skin is so silky," Diego murmured as he ran his hand up and down my side, and I hummed at the warm touch.
"Your eyes are the deepest brown I've ever seen," I replied, making him smile.
"Yeah? You know, it's weird, but people don't generally talk about my eyes. It's like they think they'll catch my blindness if they look at them too long," he said, his eyes flickering all over like they would if he could see. I knew his blindness hadn't been caused by any damage to his eyes, but rather by the damage to the nerve that connected his eye to his brain. Damage caused by that wretched man who'd thought hitting a ten-year-old kid made him strong. Sometimes, I wished I'd made him suffer some more.
"Well, they're idiots, because you have beautiful eyes, and I could look at them all night."
Diego snorted, then closed his eyes. "Nope, not tonight. I have plans for tonight."
"Oh? What kind?"
Diego grinned, then leaned forward to smack a kiss on my lips. "That's a surprise. You like surprises, right?"
I snorted, making him chuckle, and I pulled him back into a kiss, wanting to taste his smile.
We made out for a while, and I was just about to suggest Diego lose some of his clothes when there was a knock at the door. I stopped short with my teeth on Diego's neck, then pulled back, much to his annoyance, if his groan was anything to go by.
"Yes?" I called out, unwilling to leave the bed.
"You're back! I was starting to get worried," Liam exclaimed as he opened the door and walked right in. We were far enough away that he wouldn't see us with his human eyesight, but I still covered us in shadows, not wanting him to see Diego's hazy eyes and flushed skin. Though I didn't think human sight was good enough to see that even in light.
"Yes, we are," I answered, trying to find a way to get him to leave. Liam was a good friend, but right now, I wished he wasn't.
"Oh, is Diego here too? Did you guys have fun?"
"We did, but we were about to have some more fun, if you know what I mean," Diego chimed in as he sat up, and Liam's eyes widened before a pink blush colored his cheeks.
"Oh! Oh, wow, I'm so sorry. I'm gonna go now, and I'll make sure no one else bothers you."
"Thanks, Liam. We'll tell you about the date tomorrow," I promised him, and he gave a jerky nod before racing out.
"He's far too sweet for this world," Diego grumbled, and I hummed.
"The human world, maybe. But here, everyone adores him."
"That's true," Diego said, then fell back into the mattress, pulling me with him so my body covered his. "Now kiss me some more."
So I did, and when I trailed my finger below the hem of his shirt, he helped me take it off, then removed his pants as well, leaving him in just his underwear.
I ran my palms over his bare thighs, humming when his hair tickled my palm. I didn't have hair on my skin, not even on my head—but I used my shadows to give the impression of it, because it was fun to 'put on' long hair sometimes, and short others—and I liked the way his felt.
"Come here," Diego murmured, then pulled me into another kiss. I slid my leg between his, slotting my thigh against his bulge as my hard length pressed against his. He groaned into the kiss, and then wrapped his hand around my length.
