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Once they were in the house, she went to the dining room.The view from that room could calm him down, too, when he was having a bad day.Something about the roses and other mid-blooming flowers had him sitting in the room for hours on end just watching the other creatures in the back yard.It was much like it was in the other realm, too, where things just seemed to have a calming effect on him, no matter how he was feeling.
Sitting down at his desk, he was glad to have something to do that would occupy his mind.So long as he was totally focused on the paperwork in front of him, he could get things done.Just so he didn’t think about the meeting today or the outcome of it.His phone ringing had him answering with a short, curt saying of his last name.
“Is this Cassian Savage?”He asked who was calling.“I have been trying to reach out to Raven Savage for days now.She sent in an application for admittance to our fine university a few weeks ago, and I wanted to personally congratulate her for making the cut.”He asked him to hold on while he got her.And just like he thought, she was enjoying the backyard, over thinking about what had happened today.The smile on her face told him it all.
He handed her the phone and stood there waiting for her to get off before he left.He told himself that it was so that he could get the phone back from her, but it was more than that.He wanted to see her happy about the news that she was getting so that he could celebrate with her.He could see on her face just when she’d been told that she was going to be able to go to the academia that she’d chosen for her extended classes.
“I got into the campus that I wanted.”He danced a little jig with her around the dining room and laughed when she did.It was wonderful news, and he was glad that he got to share it with her.“I have six weeks to get ready for fall classes.Are you sure that we can afford it?I don’t want to have to work, but I will if we need the money.”
“No, you don’t ever need to work.I’ve told you that before.”He was so happy for her that he pulled her into his arms.“This will be epic for us.You’ll be going to classes, and I’m going to be a house husband to keep the home fires burning.I know you’ll be the most brilliant attorney ever made.Let’s go and celebrate tonight.Dinner and a movie.We’ll have to make up time for us to be together, too, before you get your classes set up.Just so we have plenty of time to continue getting to know each other.”
“I love that idea.”He found that he didn’t want to pull away, and she didn’t seem to want to either.“Would you like to invite your family to come along?They have been very helpful in getting me into the college that I wanted to be in.”
“Tonight is just for you.”He nodded after smiling down at her.“I’ve been waiting on some good news for today, and this is it.It’s turned into a wonderful day today, and I’m so happy that we get to share it.”
“You make me happy.”He watched her face when she frowned.“I think that I’m in love with you.Isn’t that the strangest thing?I never thought that it would happen for the two of us.I keep waiting for you to tell me that you don’t really like me and can’t wait to get rid of me.”
“Never would I feel that way about you.”She put her hands on his shoulders as he lowered his head towards hers.“I would love to kiss you right now.Tell me no before it’s too late, and I’ll back away.”
When she didn’t say anything, he lowered his head until his lips were touching hers.Even her breath tasted good to him, and he couldn’t wait to savor all of her.Brushing his lips over hers, he deepened the kiss so that he could taste what she was offering.
Cassian tried his best not to overwhelm her by taking too much.When she stepped forward, putting one of her legs between his, it was all he could do not to shout to the world that she was his mate.And that she loved him.As he deepened the kiss even more, he moved her so that her breasts were crushed against his chest, and he could feel the moment that her nipples hardened.Moving her mouth more in line with his own, he felt the moment that she was surrendering to him, and he couldn’t believe his luck.But he also didn’t want to overwhelm her too much, so he pulled back.Her small whimper made him kiss her once more before he stood there holding onto her.Her eyes were still closed, and she held onto his arms like he was a lifeline to her.He could only hope that he was, just for her.
“Raven?”Her whispered name had her looking up at him.“We’re going to be caught here in the hall if we take this any further.She looked slightly confused and staggered just a little when she took a step back.“Careful, love.I can’t let anything happen to you right now.Let me help you to the couch.”
Once she was sitting on the couch, she seemed to understand why she’d been moved.He didn’t get up and move from her when it was obvious she was embarrassed; he simply held her hand while she looked around the room, any place but where he was sitting.When she seemed to get her bearings right, she looked at him and smiled.
“I got caught up in the moment.”He told her that he had as well.And that he’d like more of those moments to get lost in.“I would as well.But not right now.I want you, obviously, but I don’t know that I’m ready for that part of our relationship just yet.”
“So long as you’re telling me that you’re not opposed to us being together, I’m fine with waiting on you to come to me.”She smiled even bigger, and he couldn’t help himself; he smiled back at her.She was his everything.“We’re getting along nicely, and I don’t want you to back away from me now that we have this between us.”
“Yes, I understand.”She stood up, and he let her.If he had been honest with her about how painfully hard his cock was, it might well have had her back off more.Instead, she said she was going to the dining room again and would enjoy the afternoon.He sat there until he could get up without hurting himself to go back to his office.He was sure he’d get nothing done, but he was going to give it his best shot at getting work finished up for the day.
It was nearly four when he finally got things squared away on his desk.There hadn’t been that much, not enough to keep his mind from wandering, but he finally made himself concentrate, and it was finished up in no time.Putting the paperwork away, he was about as ready for the rest of the evening to celebrate with his mate.It wasn’t every day that someone he knew got accepted into a good college.
He knew that Raven was getting ready in her bedroom, and he took the stairs two at a time to go to his room.He hoped that it wouldn’t be long before they were sharing a room, but he wasn’t going to rush things.She was happy, and he was happy with the way that things were going.All they needed was for her to trust him a bit more, and things would be where they should be.Even if he had to wait for months or years, he would do so because he loved her and she loved him.
After putting on a suit and tie, he made the reservations at one of his favorite places to eat.When he’d asked her where she wanted to go, she told him that she didn’t get to go out all that often but hoped the place would have cloth napkins.That was something that he could work with, and got the last table when he called.They had about everything on the menu from seafood to steaks and everything in between, so he hoped she’d be able to find herself something to eat.
The movie that he got tickets for was easy enough too, as she’d been telling him about the new movie that was coming out and how much she wanted to see it.He knew nothing about the movie but was happy to be hanging out with her, so he didn’t even look up reviews about the thing, so he’d not know the plot.He couldn’t remember the last time he’d been to the movies and was glad that she had agreed.
While waiting for her in the hallway, he wished he’d gotten her some flowers.There were plenty on the stand with the vase on it in front of him, but he would have felt foolish had she caught him taking flowers from there for her.In the last moment, he did pick one off for his lapel and put it in the button hole.He was about as ready as he’d ever been.Then she came down the stairs.
“Christ, you’re more beautiful than I remember you ever being.”The dress, what he could see of it, was royal blue and matched his tie.Her cape was midnight black, and it looked delicious as it wound around her ankles.Even the little bits of peeking of her shoulders that he saw when she was coming down the stairs didn’t help his imagination at all.All he could see was the dress and cape on the floor next to the bed, and the two of them tangled in the sheets.“I might well be immortal, but you’re testing me right now.You look good enough to eat.”
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When they got to the restaurant, a place she’d only dreamed of being able to go someday, she took off her cape so that she could watch his face when she showed off to him.She’d been thinking of wearing a dress like this one for weeks now and was glad that she’d been able to surprise him with it.The low-cut front and back were more than she could have hoped for in a dress for going out to dinner with Cassian.
For the entire dinner, he kept staring at her.He was also touching her in intimate ways that had her hair stand up on her arms and neck.Nothing could have prepared her for the looks that he gave her, which seemed to be filled with hope and lust.Both feelings she could understand as she was having the same.
Raven was trying to find a comfortable way to sit by squirming around on the hard surface, but until he put his hand over hers, she thought she was hiding her pain pretty well.Her pussy was weeping and felt swollen.Like she was in need of something more, but it wasn’t working out for her.However, the strangled look on Cassian’s face made her realize that she was only making it worse and stopped moving.
“If you don’t sit still, we’re never going to be able to come back here again.I’m going to strip you down right now and have my way with you.I can smell you, and you’re driving both me and my dragon crazy.”He let her hand go and smiled at her.It was a painful look that he had on his face, and she had to swallow a laugh, if not for the same pain she was in.“Thank you.Let’s just enjoy our meal.”
For the rest of the meal, everything was a blur.She knew that she had ordered and had eaten, but she’d been surprised by her empty dinner plate being taken away.There was mention of dessert, but if she had any, she had no idea.As soon as Cassian paid the check, they were out the door and to the car in record time.She felt like a puppet on a string and could only move when Cassian guided her around.
As soon as they were out of the restaurant, he was nearly dragging her to the car.As soon as she was pressed against the hard surface, she moaned.If Cassian had done it to her, she wasn’t sure, but it was the most delicious feeling that she’d ever felt.His cock was grinding into her pussy like he was fucking her, and she came twice before she could beg him for more.
