When Wren left the room, Drev took a few minutes to stretch, do a couple hundred stomach crunches, and a few dozen push-ups. Then he went into the bathroom to empty his bladder. He thought about taking a quick shower, but decided against it; they'd both probably need one in an hour or so anyway. Besides, he'd just taken one last night before he'd crawled into bed.
As he stood brushing his teeth, he looked in the mirror at the youthful man looking back at him. Rather, his face was still youthful; his eyes, if one looked deep enough, held centuries of wisdom and experience. And pain. Not for the first time, and probably not for the last, Drev found himself hating his immortality. He lost so many friends - everyone he cared for, really - and had seen so much war and strife in the world. But the saddest thing about it was that it would never end. As long as human beings lived, there would be hatred. And where there was hatred, violence was never far behind. It had been going on for all his 700 plus years of life, and would continue, regardless of whether the latest flavor of terrorist was killed or not. If there was one thing he learned about terrorism during his long life, it was that there would always be someone to pick up where the last led off.
But there had also been a lot of joy and pleasure, he had to remind himself. He'd met so many interesting people in his life, and done so many fulfilling things. Unfortunately, the good things rarely lasted. His thoughts naturally turned to Wren, the best thing in his life at the moment. There would come a time when he'd have to sever his relationship with her. There would come a time when she would begin to see wrinkles at the corners of her eyes and mouth. When she would have to start dying the silver hairs at her temples. And yet he would still look as youthful as the day they met. It had happened countless times
to him already, and it never got any easier. Of course, there was always the alternative....
The only thing he could do was make the best of the time he was given, he could enjoy every moment he did have with her.
"Come eat, Drev." The sound of her voice shattered his reverie, and he realized he'd been standing in front of the mirror with a mouth full of toothpaste for what... five minutes? He spit it out, rinsed, and dried his mouth. He took one more look at the man in the mirror before going to fetch a pair of his wide-legged black workout pants and heading into the kitchen. The instant he saw Wren, his mind cleared of cloudy thoughts. As the smile spread over his face again, he moved silently behind the slender girl and wrapped her up in his arms. His lips found the base of her neck, his hands slipped inside her robe to cup her warm, smooth breasts, and his manhood flexed hungrily against her firm backside.
"I wasn't expecting you to make me breakfast," he said as he trailed kisses up her neck to her ear, tracing the outer edge with his tongue and gently pinched her nipples.
Tomorrow's a New Day
Wren scrubbed at tired eyes that seemed filled with sand. She felt raw and used. Her body felt battered and it took every ounce of her strength to stand from her plane chair. They disembarked to the flight attendant wishing them a good night and hoping they'd had a pleasant flight. Wren gave the woman a smile she knew didn't reach her eyes.
Drev carried their bags as she could do little more than clutch her arms around her stomach. She knew she should be feeling relief at the knowledge of her tormentor behind bars, but mostly she felt like shit.
She just didn't understand what she'd done to deserve such things. Was she a whore mongering pirate in another life and this was karma's way of sticking it to her? Or did she just reek of victim pheromones? She needed to find herself a psychologist or she'd loose her mind and she'd worked so hard to rebuild it she had no intention of letting it go.
Drev draped an arm around her shoulders as he slung the two duffles over one shoulder. She leaned into him and let him guide her to the waiting limo waiting outside the terminal. It was an awkward way to walk, but she just didn't have the wherewithal to care.
Milazo
18 years ago
Wren
18 years ago
Wren smiled and pressed herself against Drev. She'd never really thought of herself as a touchy-feely person, but Drev's open sexuality and somewhat persistent need to touch her, had changed that for her. She felt free and happy and cherished. The little voices in the back of her head that liked to remind her of her past were blissfully quiet this afternoon and she could relish her new decisions and Drev's affection with out anything negative muddying the waters.
"You thought I'd just make something for myself and you'd be forced to eat those awful cardboard circles you call waffles?"
She leaned her head back and to the side and kissed his cheek "It's getting cold." Pushing gently away, she took her place and sat with her left foot pulled up into the chair. She'd brought the paper in with her when she'd gotten home from her run and it was spread on the table with them. Front page, sports, and business for Drev, and travel, ads and the funnies for her. The classifieds were usually pushed aside but today Wren had them open to the car ads, she might as well get a head start.
"What kind of car should I get? Nothing flashy, but it can't be too cheap or I'll be embarrassed to park it next to yours and I'll be forced to park it next to Ms. Carmichael's Le Sabre."
She grinned at him and put a fork full of eggs and vegetables in her mouth.
"You thought I'd just make something for myself and you'd be forced to eat those awful cardboard circles you call waffles?"
She leaned her head back and to the side and kissed his cheek "It's getting cold." Pushing gently away, she took her place and sat with her left foot pulled up into the chair. She'd brought the paper in with her when she'd gotten home from her run and it was spread on the table with them. Front page, sports, and business for Drev, and travel, ads and the funnies for her. The classifieds were usually pushed aside but today Wren had them open to the car ads, she might as well get a head start.
"What kind of car should I get? Nothing flashy, but it can't be too cheap or I'll be embarrassed to park it next to yours and I'll be forced to park it next to Ms. Carmichael's Le Sabre."
She grinned at him and put a fork full of eggs and vegetables in her mouth.
Milazo
18 years ago
"They're not cardboard," he said with a grin as he reluctantly let her go. "They're made with flax seed, and they're very good for you, I'll have you know." He glanced over the paper as he sat down, but nothing caught his eye, so he pushed it away. He could read it later. He took a bite of the omelet and moaned. "Mmm... good omelet..." He took another bite, then washed it down with juice.
"I'd suggest a Toyota Camry or Honda Accord. Or if you want something a little smaller, a Corolla or a Civic. They're all good cars - good gas mileage, reliable, and stylish enough to not be an embarassment." He winked at her and continued eating his breakfast. "That's what I would look for if I were on a budget."
"I'd suggest a Toyota Camry or Honda Accord. Or if you want something a little smaller, a Corolla or a Civic. They're all good cars - good gas mileage, reliable, and stylish enough to not be an embarassment." He winked at her and continued eating his breakfast. "That's what I would look for if I were on a budget."
Wren
18 years ago
"Thanks, I'm glad you like it."
Wren turned a page of the paper and wrinkled her nose at Drev's suggestions. "I've been doing some mental calculations, and I think I can afford something a little more than a family sedan. I was thinking something small and shiny and a convertible, but I don't really know much about sports cars. I should be looking on the internet instead of this paper huh?"
She glanced back down at the paper and one of the adds caught her eye.
"Ooooh, that's pretty. It's a Chevy Corvette. I think I'd look hot in a silver 'Vette convertible, don't you?"
Wren turned a page of the paper and wrinkled her nose at Drev's suggestions. "I've been doing some mental calculations, and I think I can afford something a little more than a family sedan. I was thinking something small and shiny and a convertible, but I don't really know much about sports cars. I should be looking on the internet instead of this paper huh?"
She glanced back down at the paper and one of the adds caught her eye.
"Ooooh, that's pretty. It's a Chevy Corvette. I think I'd look hot in a silver 'Vette convertible, don't you?"
Milazo
18 years ago
Drev arched an eyebrow at her suggestion of a sports car. He swallowed the bit of fruit that was in his mouth, then spoke. "Have you considered how much insurance would be on a car like that? Not to mention the maintenance on a sports car is more difficult, and consequently much more expensive. Hell, the tires are a couple hundred bucks a piece!"
He was a little surprised at his practical thinking. He personally didn't usually think much on details like that regarding a vehicle, but then he had a lot more money to throw around. He just didn't want Wren to dive headfirst into this and end up with a broken neck. But of course, she wouldn't. If she got in over her head, Drev would be right there to bail her out.
"Besides," he added in a lighter tone, "you don't have any physical attributes to compensate for."
He was a little surprised at his practical thinking. He personally didn't usually think much on details like that regarding a vehicle, but then he had a lot more money to throw around. He just didn't want Wren to dive headfirst into this and end up with a broken neck. But of course, she wouldn't. If she got in over her head, Drev would be right there to bail her out.
"Besides," he added in a lighter tone, "you don't have any physical attributes to compensate for."
Wren
18 years ago
Wren smiled at his concern. She wouldn't have actually purchased the $75,000 dollar vehicle in the paper, but it was a sexy car. "Ok, ok, so no sexy, silver 'Vette."
she picked up her coffee and took a sip and nearly choked on it. Coughing softly she wiped her mouth with her napkin and put it back on the table.
"No I already compensated for that." She waggled her eyebrows at him and glanced back down at the paper.
"Oh, here's a Honda Civic SI for thirty-six five, fully loaded. That's a spiffy looking car. Tons of safety features. We should go test drive one tonight before we go to Enzo's. What do you think?"
"Besides, you don't have any physical attributes to compensate for."
she picked up her coffee and took a sip and nearly choked on it. Coughing softly she wiped her mouth with her napkin and put it back on the table.
"No I already compensated for that." She waggled her eyebrows at him and glanced back down at the paper.
"Oh, here's a Honda Civic SI for thirty-six five, fully loaded. That's a spiffy looking car. Tons of safety features. We should go test drive one tonight before we go to Enzo's. What do you think?"
Milazo
18 years ago
"Sounds good," he said around a bite of food. "And Civics are fun to customize too.
"On a completely unrelated note... you have a birthday coming up in a couple months, don't you?" The mischievous smile he flashed her suggested that it might not be so unrelated, afterall....
"On a completely unrelated note... you have a birthday coming up in a couple months, don't you?" The mischievous smile he flashed her suggested that it might not be so unrelated, afterall....
Wren
18 years ago
Wren lifted her delicately arched eyebrow at him, over the rim of her coffee cup.
"Completely unrelated huh? You're not buying a car for my birthday."
She put her coffee cup down and put jelly on her english muffin.
"Besides I'd rather you buy me diamonds."
Her lips turned up in an impish grin as she moved the muffin to her mouth and took a bite.
"Completely unrelated huh? You're not buying a car for my birthday."
She put her coffee cup down and put jelly on her english muffin.
"Besides I'd rather you buy me diamonds."
Her lips turned up in an impish grin as she moved the muffin to her mouth and took a bite.
Milazo
18 years ago
"I wasn't going to buy you a car for your birthday, and I'd rather buy you something more functional than a sparkly lump of coal." Drev finished his food and sat back, sipping his juice with a smirk on his face.
"And now that breakfast is done, we have a 'few things' to take care of, right?"
"And now that breakfast is done, we have a 'few things' to take care of, right?"
Wren
18 years ago
Wren finished up her breakfast and refilled her coffee cup from the carafe on the table. She sat back, cup in hand and tried for looking pouty.
"I don't know that I'm in the mood. You don't want to buy me pretty baubles." She gave a sniff and stuck her lip out a little, before sipping from her cup.
"Diamonds can be functional." She sniffed again and had to hid behind her cup and bite her lip to keep from laughing.
"I don't know that I'm in the mood. You don't want to buy me pretty baubles." She gave a sniff and stuck her lip out a little, before sipping from her cup.
"Diamonds can be functional." She sniffed again and had to hid behind her cup and bite her lip to keep from laughing.
Milazo
18 years ago
Drev assumed an overly confused look. "You want me to buy you drill bits and saw blades?"
He furrowed his brow and chewed on his lip as though turning thoughts over in his mind, all the while his eyes sparkled mischievously. "And besides, if I did buy you a more traditional diamond, wouldn't that mean I'd have to call you my 'girlfriend'?"
He furrowed his brow and chewed on his lip as though turning thoughts over in his mind, all the while his eyes sparkled mischievously. "And besides, if I did buy you a more traditional diamond, wouldn't that mean I'd have to call you my 'girlfriend'?"
Wren
18 years ago
'Drill bits and saw blades? What in the hell is he talking about?' Wren let her confusion show on her face, as she sipped at the scalding liquid in her cup. She watched the wheels turn in his head and nearly dropped her cup when he spoke next.
Was he serious? Drev seemed to pick the oddest times to make her stomach to flip-flops and send her mind reeling. She'd never really contemplated being anyone's girlfriend since Marcus, 'Bastard,' but the thought wasn't abhorrent. In fact it was quite appealing, she would, however, play it cool and not seem like the puppy-love sick girl she felt like.
"Girlfriend is such a strong word. Can't I just be a kept woman?" She tilted her head to one side and chewed on her bottom lip pretending to think. "Hmm, no, because then I'd have to let you buy me that car and pay for all the things that went with it, and buy my clothes and feed me chocolates while you fan me with palm fronds. I don't think I can take that kind of pressure." She gave and airy wave with her free hand and sighed as though terribly put upon. "Girlfriend it is."
She sat up, put her cup down and leaned toward Drev and cocked an eyebrow. "Now I get diamonds and you get reward sex, and I still get to buy my own car. I'll be expecting a little velvet box tomorrow."
Her face remained expecting and determined, while she swallowed hard to keep from laughing. She had never been any good at this sort of thing and never would be, but it was fun to try.
Was he serious? Drev seemed to pick the oddest times to make her stomach to flip-flops and send her mind reeling. She'd never really contemplated being anyone's girlfriend since Marcus, 'Bastard,' but the thought wasn't abhorrent. In fact it was quite appealing, she would, however, play it cool and not seem like the puppy-love sick girl she felt like.
"Girlfriend is such a strong word. Can't I just be a kept woman?" She tilted her head to one side and chewed on her bottom lip pretending to think. "Hmm, no, because then I'd have to let you buy me that car and pay for all the things that went with it, and buy my clothes and feed me chocolates while you fan me with palm fronds. I don't think I can take that kind of pressure." She gave and airy wave with her free hand and sighed as though terribly put upon. "Girlfriend it is."
She sat up, put her cup down and leaned toward Drev and cocked an eyebrow. "Now I get diamonds and you get reward sex, and I still get to buy my own car. I'll be expecting a little velvet box tomorrow."
Her face remained expecting and determined, while she swallowed hard to keep from laughing. She had never been any good at this sort of thing and never would be, but it was fun to try.
Milazo
18 years ago
For at least a minute, all Drev could do was stare at Wren with his mouth open in shock.
'What the fuck just happened?! Is she serious?' When his mind stopped spinning, he was able to close his mouth and wipe the dumbfounded look off his face. He found it interesting that he didn't seem to have a problem with Wren being his girlfriend; he just hoped she didn't really expect a velvet box by tomorrow....
"Alright, but you're going to have to give me another day before you expect a velvet box; we're going dancing tonight, remember? And you're going to have to protect yourself from all the groupies you just pissed off."
'What the hell did I just say?!"
'What the fuck just happened?! Is she serious?' When his mind stopped spinning, he was able to close his mouth and wipe the dumbfounded look off his face. He found it interesting that he didn't seem to have a problem with Wren being his girlfriend; he just hoped she didn't really expect a velvet box by tomorrow....
"Alright, but you're going to have to give me another day before you expect a velvet box; we're going dancing tonight, remember? And you're going to have to protect yourself from all the groupies you just pissed off."
'What the hell did I just say?!"
Wren
18 years ago
'Holy crap, what just happened here? I still don't know if he's serious and I'm only half serious. Oh, God. oh, God. What have I done...' She took a deep breath and leaned back in her chair, pretending to mull his terms over. 'Pull it together, Wren, it's not like he asked you to marry him. Ok, take stock and go from there. You can do this, with out being a bull in a china shop, no really you can.' She took another calming breath and gave another airy wave of her hand and shrugged a shoulder.
"That's alright, I needed new pepper spray anyway and my license to carry concealed should be here soon, so that takes care of that." She sighed, sounding a bit put out. "I guess I can wait a day, you are taking me dancing after all. Just remember I don't like anything ostentatious."
'Ok I'm going to have to stop this soon, before he takes me seriously. Damn, tell me again what it is I started here.'
"That's alright, I needed new pepper spray anyway and my license to carry concealed should be here soon, so that takes care of that." She sighed, sounding a bit put out. "I guess I can wait a day, you are taking me dancing after all. Just remember I don't like anything ostentatious."
'Ok I'm going to have to stop this soon, before he takes me seriously. Damn, tell me again what it is I started here.'
Milazo
18 years ago
"Okay, let's slow down here a minute," Drev said, leaning forward in his chair, shaking his head a little bit to try and clear it. When he looked back at Wren, he wore a look of genuine confusion. "Are you serious about all this? I'm getting kinda mixed vibes here. And I'd thought we discussed all this relationship status stuff, and decided to just be 'friends with benefits.' Have things changed since then?" He took a swallow as the next thought occured to him. "Or do you want things to change...?
Wren
18 years ago
Wren let out a breath she hadn't know she was holding, and let his questions mull around in her head. 'What do I want?'
"Honestly? I don't know. I like what we have now and would hate for that to change, but on the other hand, I would like to see where we might go if we...changed things. I've had so much change in my life that I've come to depend on the stability I find here. I don't know if that's good or bad. I don't know if it should stay or change.
"I do know that this works, and I don't know if being more committed to you will work and I'm too raw to have one more thing not work in my life. " She sighed and shrugged her shoulders. "I think this is the point where we laugh this conversation off and go have hot monkey sex."
"Honestly? I don't know. I like what we have now and would hate for that to change, but on the other hand, I would like to see where we might go if we...changed things. I've had so much change in my life that I've come to depend on the stability I find here. I don't know if that's good or bad. I don't know if it should stay or change.
"I do know that this works, and I don't know if being more committed to you will work and I'm too raw to have one more thing not work in my life. " She sighed and shrugged her shoulders. "I think this is the point where we laugh this conversation off and go have hot monkey sex."
Milazo
18 years ago
"If this is working, let's not change it," He said as he stood up. "Unless it would mean even more hot monkey sex." With a grin, he pulled her up out of the chair, opening her robe as she stood. His hands slipped in, around her slender waist, and pulled her tight against him as his lips came down on hers. His hands drfted down to the firm, bare globes of her ass and squeezed as his tongue slipped carefully into her mouth. He'd felt the first twitch of arousal when she said "hot monkey sex" and it didn't much more coaxing than that.
Wren
18 years ago
"Is that possible?" She smiled, then his lips were on hers and she was melting. He made her body into a big puddle of goo and yet she told herself she didn't love him. No, she didn't, not in the way a person does when they think about marriage and babies and growing old together. She did love him in her own way and she was sure he loved her in his, but for them it was not romantic and full of promises of the future. No, if Wren was honest with herself, it was a love born of need, her need to be needed and his to protect. It worked for them and she had no wish to change that.
She pushed the chair away with her foot, then with a small bending of knees and her hands braced on his shoulders she gave a small jump and wrapped her legs around Drev's waist. She pressed her lips back to his, before working down along his jaw to his ear.
"Yeah, I kinda like this." She whispered and then turned her kisses down his neck.
She pushed the chair away with her foot, then with a small bending of knees and her hands braced on his shoulders she gave a small jump and wrapped her legs around Drev's waist. She pressed her lips back to his, before working down along his jaw to his ear.
"Yeah, I kinda like this." She whispered and then turned her kisses down his neck.
Milazo
18 years ago
Drev caught Wren when she jumped and immediately carried her into the living room. He would have liked to make it to the bedroom, but he didn't think he could make it. He nearly tripped when he stepped around the couch, but caught himself and shuffled over. Raining kisses on whatever bit of her body he could reach, Drev lowered himself to the couch so that Wren was straddling him. The instant her weight was on the couch, he nearly tore the robe from her shoulders and tossed it aside. He could feel the warmth of her arousal, and he cursed himself
for deciding to put on pants.
for deciding to put on pants.
Wren
18 years ago
Wren settled against Drev and found herself irritated at his pants. She pushed away and slid down to the floor. Drev got the idea when she tugged on his pants, and lifted his hips. She pulled them off quickly. Placing her hands on his knees, she pushed up from the floor, her hands gliding up his body, guiding her back into his lap. She wanted to spend time on the floor in front of him, but felt uncomfortable putting her mouth there. She would have to talk to him about it and like every other sex question she had, he would guide her through the process and make her comfortable with the act.
When she was settled, she began to place small kisses along his jaw, and lifted her hips enough so that she could slide the head of his member into the center of her heat. With a small moan she pushed down and took him inside of her.
When she was settled, she began to place small kisses along his jaw, and lifted her hips enough so that she could slide the head of his member into the center of her heat. With a small moan she pushed down and took him inside of her.