by Jade White
“There wasn’t a body there,” Kathleen said as she entered the room.
Shawn stood up and hugged Kathleen like he had hugged me. “I’m so glad you’re alive,” Shawn said. “And what do you mean there wasn’t a body?”
“When I went to check out the place where you fought, there wasn’t a body,” Kathleen said.
“There should have been…” Shawn trailed off.
“What type of shifter was she?” Kathleen asked.
“A… phoenix…. Oh no,” Shawn said.
“Can’t they regenerate?” I asked.
“Yes,” Kathleen answered, “even if you actually killed her, she won’t actually die until she’s late in her years.”
He cursed and hit his head with his hands. “I can’t believe I was so stupid,” Shawn said.
“You were probably really stressed,” I comforted, “you did think we had all died, after all.”
Shawn looked at me with a weak smile. “What if she comes back to fight me again?” he asked Kathleen.
“Then you’ll beat her again,” she answered.
“What if she’s tries to hurt other people ?” Shawn asked. “I don’t think I can go through that again.”
“I’ll be with you, no matter what,” I said. “After all, we are engaged.”
“What?!” Kathleen exclaimed.
“You never noticed the ring?” I laughed. “I’ve had it on this whole time!” I put my hand in the air towards Kathleen to show her.
“Oh my god! I can’t believe I never noticed!” Kathleen said.
We all laughed together.
“Where’s Missy?” Shawn asked after a moment.
“Missy’s working right now,” I answered. “She got a part-time job at a hunting store.”
“Hunting?”Shawn repeated.
“Apparently she knows a lot about setting traps and knives, in general,” I said.
“Probably from her assassin training,” Shawn laughed. He reveled in the calm and warm atmosphere. He then realized that this meant that Rachel was living topside.
“Does this mean that it’s okay for Rachel to live here?” he asked Kathleen.
“Well I don’t really have a city to keep her in anymore so as long as she doesn’t mention it to anyone then I have absolutely no problem with it,” Kathleen replied.
Shawn turned to Rachel and smiled. “Isn’t that great for you?Are you going to try and model again?”
“Actually I’m opening up a fashion store soon,” I replied. “I’ll even get to model all my pieces.”
“That’s amazing!” Shawn exclaimed in excitement, so happy that Rachel was able to follow her dreams. He was so ecstatic that no one was hurt in the blast with the exception of Bartley. It seemed that somehow life was back on the right track again.
“Shawn”
We spent the night chatting and discussing the wedding plans. Rachel was going to design her own wedding dress as well as get me my own tailored suit. Missy and Kathleen were going to be our bridesmaids and all of Rachel’s family was going to be invited. Everything was happening so fast and the world was turning.
“I’m sorry, I’m just so tired. Can we continue planning tomorrow?” I asked.
“Of course,” Rachel replied. “It’s about time for bed anyway.”
“Rachel”
I was so happy to have Shawn back in my life. I was still in mourning and couldn’t get over how simple it all seemed when Kathleen had returned with the uncertain news. I was glad to finally have closure on that tragedy and have it end on a good note. It felt like it was so long since I had seen Shawn… when in reality it was only a few weeks. I hadn’t even broken the news to Michael since I was too heartbroken to do so.
When Michael asked if he could call Shawn Papa, my heart nearly broke in two. I didn’t have the confidence to tell him what had happened to Shawn, so I simply told him that yes, he could call him Papa.
Shawn and I were getting ready for bed. It would be the first time in weeks that we would sleep together. I was so sick of my cold, empty bed and was glad that I finally had my fiancé back to fill it. And after thinking he was dead for so long… I couldn’t help but be ecstatic. We both lay down next to one another. I leaned my head onto Shawn’s arm and chest while I wrapped my arms around his torso.
“I missed you,” I whispered.
“I missed you too,” Shawn replied.
I smelled his familiar scent in my nostrils, which calmed me. Finally, everything was back to the way it was supposed to be and my gut wasn’t screaming out in suspicion.
“What happened to you these past weeks?” I asked remembering how ragged and tired Shawn had looked when I found him on the street.
“I thought you were dead. I thought everyone was dead,” Shawn whispered.
“Well we aren’t,” I whispered back in a breathy tone. “We are all safe.” I squeezed Shawn closer. “Stop worrying,” I said.
Shawn sighed and turned towards me, holding me close. I turned away so we were spooning. Shawn’s form fit against mine perfectly. I felt so safe in his arms. It felt so right, so fitting.
Shawn put his face into my neck and whispered,
“I love you.”
“I love you too,” I replied.
Shawn squeezed me in his arms. I held his hand and caressed it with my thumb. I felt sleep pulling at my eyelids. The warmth of Shawn’s body was lulling me to sleep.
* * *
“Rachel”
The weather on my wedding day was beautiful. It was spring and the flowers were blooming. We had invited all of Rachel’s relatives along with the few people that I knew from the underground city including Missy, Kathleen, the doctor, and the nurse. It was a small ceremony but perfect for Rachel and I.
It was even more perfect as the music began to play and Rachel began to walk down the aisle. Her dress was a perfect snow white and her eyes looked like sapphires. It reminded me of the first time we met at that fateful party. That was the night that started it all. That was the day that spelled out our future together, a one night stand that would end in a happily married life together.
As the minister went through the ceremony, Rachel and I kept gazing at one another. Then the time came for our vows.
“Rachel, I promise to always love you. I promise to take care of you in sickness and health. No matter what, I won’t leave you because I’ll never want to, and you know that I was never the lying type. I may not know about the future but I know about the present, and right now I plan on spending the rest of my life with you and Michael,” I spoke.
Rachel smiled and then began her vows. “Shawn, I want you to know that I do love you, and have ever since we met. Even though our reunion wasn’t on the best terms, I’m still glad it happened. I'm happy when I’m with you and I hope that you are when you are with me. I'm happy that Michael has accepted you as his father and you have accepted him as your son.
I'm glad that we are now together as one big family, and I can say that we have a web of people we can trust with our lives and it is all because of you. You have made my life an exciting adventure and I’m glad you took me with you along for the ride. I hope we can explore the world together, forever and always. I love you,” Rachel said.
I felt my eyes water a little bit at her touching vows.
“Do you, Shawn, take Rachel as your lawfully wedded wife?” the minister asked.
“I do,” I replied.
“Do you, Rachel, take Shawn as your lawfully wedded husband?” the minister continued.
“I do,” she answered.
“You may now kiss the bride,” the minister said.
I wrapped my arms around Rachel’s waist and pulled her close as I planted a kiss on her lips. The crowd cheered as we officially tied the knot and became Mr. and Mrs. Angelo. We decided to take Rachel’s name because I long ago discarded mine. From today onwards I was proud to be known as Shawn Angelo.
“Rachel”
“Rachel!” Auntie exclaimed
as she pulled me into her embrace.
“Auntie!” I replied, “I missed you so much!”
“You wouldn’t believe how surprised I was when I got your wedding invitation in the mail!” Auntie said.
“I’m so sorry, Auntie, but things just happened that way,” I apologized.
“No need to apologize, darling, I understand that life has a way of getting in the way, ha!” Auntie laughed. “So you married the weird guy who waited out in the rain for you, eh?”
“Yes I did,” I replied, “and it was the best decision of my life.”
“I’m glad to hear you are happy, Rachel,” Auntie replied. “I was so worried something had happened to you when you didn’t return my calls.”
“No, no, I just was not able to answer them at the time,” I tried to explain.
I could feel Kathleen’s eyes on me as I spoke to my aunt. I had to be sure not to mention anything suspicious or about shifters to my aunt.
“If you can’t tell me, that’s fine child,” Auntie said with a smile. “I know what it’s like to need to keep a secret.”
I looked up at her and smiled. I was so glad that Auntie was so forgiving and thoughtful when it came to things like these.
For our honeymoon, we went back to London for a little while to walk around and take in the sights together. We were considering going to America but we were afraid Shawn’s old boss might try something if he figured out we were visiting the country. Kathleen and Missy promised to look after Michael so it was just the two of us.
We went to all the famous tourist spots together: Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, St. Paul’s Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, and a handful of museums. By the end of the third day we were absolutely done with sight-seeing.
“Where do you want to go tomorrow?” I asked as I readied a bath.
“Nowhere, to be honest, I’m done,” Shawn replied.
I laughed. “Me too,” I agreed, “We’ve done enough tourist-y things to last me a decade.”
“Oh thank god,” Shawn laughed, “I was worried you wanted to keep going.”
“Not after the blisters from today!” I exclaimed.
When the bathtub was full, I undressed and quickly hopped into the warm water. I sighed at how the warmth soothed my cramped muscles, but sadly it stung the back of my heels.
“Are you starting without me?” Shawn asked, pretending to be hurt.
“Just hurry up and come in,” I said.
Shawn walked into the bathroom and undressed as well. He hopped into the bathtub behind me so that I was situated between his legs. He wrapped his arms around me and I rested my back on his chest.
“Isn’t this perfect?” he whispered.
“It is,” I replied.
We sat there for a long time, resting. It was nice to just enjoy the moment together. The warmth of the hot water was so inviting and soothing to our poor overworked muscles.
“I’ll wash you,” Shawn offered.
“Sure,” I replied and passed him the soap.
He squeezed it into the palm of his hand and rubbed it together with his other hand. He then placed both his palms onto my breasts softly. “Is this alright?” he asked.
“Yeah,” I replied.
He began to massage them gently. He used his fingers to roll my nipples and then tweaked them slightly. He weighed my breasts in his hands and squeezed them. “They’re so beautiful,” Shawn whispered.
I hummed and enjoyed the feeling, it was sending little signals of pleasure up into my brain. Shawn’s hands began to explore and caress me elsewhere. One hand went under the water and touched me between my legs. I moaned a little under my breath.
“I haven’t gone down on you in a long time,” Shawn said.
“You haven’t…” I agreed.
“Isn’t it about time?” Shawn asked.
“Oh god yes,” I agreed.
We both exited the bath and dried each other off. I let the bath go and then followed Shawn into the bedroom.
“Lay down,” Shawn requested.
“Okay,” I replied and did as he asked.
I lay down with my legs spread wide. Shawn got on his knees and went between my legs. He placed a light and sweet kiss on my vagina lips. He then used his fingers to ghost around my entrance, testing my sensitivity. Shawn then got up and took something out of his bag.
“What’s that?” I asked as he opened a bottle.
“Oil, don’t worry it’s safe for you,” Shawn said.
He squeezed some onto his hand and then began to spread it between my legs, over my vagina, and my inner thighs. I shivered at the cold touch but it only served to turn me on more. “I’m going to massage you before using my mouth,” Shawn explained.
I nodded in understanding. Shawn began to use his hands to do the most amazing thing: he moved in circles around my vagina but never right on it but it still felt immensely sexually pleasurable. There were sounds as the oil slicked over me but I paid no mind since it was so good. Shawn used his fingers to pinch and pull at my labia, which felt weirdly pleasurable. He inserted one finger inside me with one hand and continued to massage my labia with the other. It was like a one-two punch to my pleasure zones and I was like putty in his hands.
Then Shawn’s mouth came down and kissed me.
“What about the oil?” I asked.
“It’s fine to ingest,” Shawn said, “I made sure.”
“Okay,” I replied.
Shawn put his mouth back on me, and as he did his hand began to circle my entrance once again. He inserted one finger slowly while starting to suck on my clit. “That’s good,” I commented.
Shawn hummed, which sent a vibration through my clit, which cause me to shiver in pleasure. Shawn began to push his finger in and out of me, sliding easily with my own slick combined with the oil. Before I knew it, he added a second finger. Shawn stopped sucking on my clit and started to circle it with the underside of his tongue. It felt so good that I couldn’t help but cry out. I placed my hands on the back of his head to encourage whatever he was doing. Shawn started to hum, which sent those great vibrations through me once again.
I began to thrust my hips weakly towards Shawn’s face. I didn’t want to accidentally be too pushy, but I also wanted more friction.
“Is it good?” Shawn asked muffled.
“Yes,” I moaned, “so good, don’t stop,” I pleaded.
Shawn kept going and then added a third finger inside me. It felt so bony and hard.
“Can we have sex?” Shawn asked for permission.
“Oh god yes,” I replied.
Shawn got up and crawled on top of me. He set himself up to penetrate me and then looked at me with his golden eyes.
“I love you,” he said as he began to enter me.
He felt so wonderful inside me. The friction was absolutely to die for. Shawn began to thrust his hips so I wrapped my arms and legs around him.
“I love you too,” I proclaimed which made Shawn stutter.
“You’re going to make me come if you say that,” Shawn said.
“Let’s make another kid,” I suggested.
“Really?” I asked.
“Yes,” I replied.
“Wouldn’t it be nice if we had a girl too?” Shawn asked.
“That’d be wonderful,” I said.
Shawn kept thrusting inside me earnestly. “I want you to come first, though,” Shawn said. He sat up so that he could put his hands between us and began to massage my clit, and then thrusted in and out of me at a medium pace while slowly building up speed.
I could feel the warmth beginning to pool in my crotch as I felt myself tilt on the edge of orgasm. “Shawn! I’m going to come!” I cried out.
“I’m going to come with you!” Shawn replied in kind. He continued to massage my clit and thrust at the same speed. I felt myself tighten and loosen as waves of pleasure rolled over me.
“I’m coming!” Shawn said as I felt him start to throb inside of me. He spurted inside of me, letting
his cum soak my walls. With one final thrust his load was covering my insides. We both stayed in that position as we gathered our breath.
“That was… amazing,” I commented.
“Yeah,” Shawn agreed, “amazing.” He pulled out of me slowly, a trail of cum seeping out following him. He then lay beside me and pulled me into his arms. I felt sleepy but wanted to enjoy the moment.
“I wish we could stay together like this forever,” Shawn said.
“We can,” I whispered.
Before I got too tired I wanted to return the favor so I pushed Shawn onto his back and crawled down to be on level with his crotch.
“Rachel?” he asked.
“I want to suck you off,” I explained.
“Aren’t you sleepy?” Shawn asked.
“I am but I also really want to do this,” I said.
Shawn whimpered as I licked the head. He was really sensitive. I tasted his cum on him and felt myself hum. It turned me on that I tasted both him and me on his cock. “Oh, Rachel,” Shawn moaned as I got to work.
I licked from the base of his cock up to the tip in slow languid strokes. I made sure to pay special attention to the large vein under the head because it seemed to make Shawn shiver.
“That’s so good,” Shawn complimented.
I hummed as I began to suck the head.
“Oh god I can feel you hum,” Shawn commented. “It’s amazing.”
I continued to hum and suck as one of my hands came up to stroke whatever wasn’t in my mouth. The combination of cum and my slick made it so my hands slid easily over his rod, creating a most delicious friction. Soon Shawn started to buck his hips on occasion since he was probably nearing his climax. I was merciful and began to pump him in earnest into my mouth. I used my free hand to grab at his balls and massage them.
“I’m going to come, Rachel!” Shawn moaned.
I continued my ministrations till I felt that familiar throbbing inside my mouth and more of Shawn’s tasty cum. Once his orgasm had finished, I slowly lifted my head up and off him.
“Was it good?” I asked while wiping my mouth.
“It was amazing,” Shawn replied, his eyes half lidded.
“Well, we aren’t done yet,” I said.
“We aren’t?” Shawn said in surprise.
I grabbed at his dick and held it in my hand. “You aren’t soft yet, and I’m not ready to stop,” I said as I began to climb on top of him.
