“Let me look after you for a change,” I whisper as I run my thumb over his cheek. Christian doesn’t say anything or open his eyes, he just slowly nods once.
I remove my hand from his face and look down at his shirt. I unbutton it slowly one by one. After pulling the cotton from his trouser, I run my hands over his shoulders, pushing the fabric down his back before pulling off each rolled-up sleeve until he is topless in front of me. I look into his deep blue eyes and keep eye contact as I undo his trousers before helping him out of them and his boxers. I love looking at Christian when he is naked, I usually watch him when he’s in the shower just to see the steam rolling around him making him appear as a god. But today the steam is like his own shadows wrapping around him, trying to bring some warmth to his cold exterior. I take his hand and lead him to the shower before stripping off and guiding him in with me, being sure to keep my head from the water.
As soon as the water hits his chest he closes his eyes and allows it to wash over him, and soothe him. I reach around and take hold of his shower gel. Slowly I wash his body, making sure to rid him of any blood and dirt that is a reminder of what he has just done. I don’t need to ask if Flint is still alive, I saw the way Christian looked at him, and I know he will have paid with his life for storming into our home, threatening one of the twins and scaring me. I’m okay with that.
Christian leans his hands against the tiles, his head bowed and his eyes closed. He is lost in his dark thoughts as I continue to wash his body, followed by his hair. Once all the soap studs are washed off he pulls me into his arms and holds me under the hot water. Even in his lost state, he is cautious of my head wound and the water spray. He doesn’t say or do anything, he just holds me like I’m the only thing stopping him from falling apart. I stay there and let him do whatever he needs to do to calm his heart which I can feel racing against my cheek as I lean against his damp, smooth chest.
I don’t know how long he holds me, and I don’t care. All that matters is he’s here with me and for this short time, we are safe.
I’m lost in his arms when I feel Christians hands thread into the hair at the top of my neck before tightening as he tips my head back and presses a kiss to my lips. He holds me like that whilst kissing me under the warm water as all thoughts clear my mind. All that exists is him and me. Christian lets go of my hair and moves his hands down before lifting me, his lips never leaving mine. I instinctively wrap my legs around his waist as his arms tighten around me. Christian shuts off the water with one hand before carrying me out of the shower not breaking the kiss.
Christian walks us into his room and lowers me onto the bed.
“We’ll get everything wet,” I point out breaking the kiss for a moment.
“I don’t care,” he whispers before his lips are back on mine.
No one can say Christian is a gentle lover. Since that first time, he takes me wherever and whenever he wants. He loves nothing more than to bite and fuck me hard, and I love it! But today there is a gentleness about him that makes me swoon. Even as he kisses my neck and down my body, it’s nothing but loving caresses, his lips featherlight and his fingers trail down until they find the apex of my thighs.
Christian lovingly kisses and licks me until I’m screaming his name as I cum before he slowly makes his way back up my body, before kissing me on the lips as his hands cup my head. I feel him press his hips forward as he slowly slides into me and I melt as I stare deep into his eyes. Even now Christian doesn’t go back to his usual strong self, instead, he makes love to me in a way he never has before. Not once does he take his eyes off my face, as he moves in and out of me hitting every single one of my buttons, he lovingly strokes my cheek and presses soft kisses to my lips, cheeks and jaw.
“No one will ever hurt you again, baby,” he whispers into my ear as he kisses my neck.
“I know Daddy,” I gasp as he hits that spot within me and grinds against it.
“I will die before anyone hurts you, you are my whole world,” he adds through gritted teeth. I want to reply but I’m overcome by the pleasure his touch is giving me as I grind up into him, needing him more than ever. We move together in perfect harmony and soon are both panting and sweating and climaxing together as Christian holds my hands above my head and kisses every inch of my jaw.
As we come down Christian rolls to the side and pulls me into his arms before looking deep into my eyes and cupping my cheek.
“I love you, baby girl,” he whispers as he gently kisses my lips.
“I love you too, Daddy.”
“I keep waiting for the moment you realise what being with me means and you run in the other direction,” he says softly before looking away from me. I reach up and cup his face, forcing him to look back at me, but he fights against me. I move so I am on top of him and hold his face in my hands as I straddle his hips.
“Look at me,” I whisper firmly. When he finally does I see nothing but sorrow in his eyes.
“You are the most selfless person I know,” I start but Christian tries to look away from me. “Look at me!” I say firmer this time. Christian does as he’s told and I give him the ‘daddy’ look he gives me when I don’t listen. Christians eyes widen a little before a small smirk appears on the corner of his mouth.
“Youarethe most selfless person I know. There is nothing you won’t do to protect your brothers, and now me. It’s one of the reasons I fell in love with you years ago. I know that you carry more guilt over everything you have done than you will ever admit. But you did it all to protect the other three. Do you think we don’t know you hurt? Because we do and it’s one of the reasons we all love you so much.” I press a kiss to his lips before offering him a smile.
“Plus, why would I run when you are worth keeping around for the sex alone?” I tease with a wink. A smile bursts onto Christian’s face before he tucks me against his chest and rolls us back over so he’s on top of me again.
“You keep me around for the sex do you?” he demands with his brows almost disappearing into his hairline, before he starts tickling me.
“Amongst other things,” I squeal whilst trying to get away from him both of us laughing.
He is still tickling me when a commotion sounds from outside and I hear someone scream in pain.
“What the?” Christian jumps to his feet and is grabbing a gun from his drawer when Maximus storms into the room covered in blood.
“Jason’s been stabbed!”
23
Jasmine
Everything happened so quickly after Maximus stormed in. Christian grabbed some trousers and rushed out to find out what was going on, I rushed to get my clothes from his bathroom but when I came back out into the bedroom, Layton was there stopping me from leaving. He was under instructions to keep me in the room until Christian came to get me. I tried to get past him but no matter how hard I fought against him, he won. He won’t even let me go back to my room for fear I would hear what was happening in Jason’s. So now I’m sitting on Christian’s windowsill looking out onto the garden below.