by Rosette Lex
“Probably the equivalent of two days out of the week. I mostly just opt for commuting around the Adirondacks, it’s a lot of driving, but I don’t mind the road,” I said.
“Is there a place in Keene that you frequent?” Doran asked with that same anxious note in his voice.
“Well yeah, I visit the Euro Café often, they have a really good caramel macchiato,” I said and then realized belatedly that he might have been asking me that because he wanted to find me after my memory has been wiped.
“I go there almost every morning as soon as they open, before I hit the road,” I gave him the specifics and he nodded without comment. Though his eyes lifted from his plate and I saw they were glowing again with that strange inner light.
Chapter 6
Doran
Sabrina insisted on helping me clean up after dinner and I let her, only because she seemed troubled when I tried to get her to rest. I knew soon she would be tired of all the resting and taking things easy. The bruise on her temple was fading; I had yet to see how the purple bruises on her side were turning out. Though I supposed I would, whenever she needed to bathe.
I had no idea what possessed me to ask her about it in the first place, but I couldn’t stop myself, the words simply came out. We were watching the second Home Alone movie and it was getting late, I could tell Sabrina was growing tired, though she fought it. She was a strong woman and seemed determined to not let her ordeal affect her too much.
“Come Sabrina, you are falling asleep,” I said and gently lifted her up from her position on the couch. She hadn’t realized that I was carrying her until we were halfway up the stairs. Her eyes fluttered open and widened as I walked towards the bed with her.
“I’ve—I’ve never been carried before…” she said, surprise evident in her tone. I smiled at her expression and then gently set her down on the bed.
“I am stronger than the average male Sabrina, you are feather light to me,” I said and she blushed; the nicest pink color rose to her cheeks.
“Um, I was hoping that…you could help me wash my hair tonight?” Sabrina said tentatively. I tried not to show my reaction too much and most importantly, I tried to cool the heat in my veins. I knew she would feel the warmth emitting from my pores like a slap to the face.
“Of course, I will help you,” I said and helped her up before I followed her into the bathroom. Helping her undress that time wasn’t as difficult as I was looking forward to getting her in the shower.
I tried to check myself; I could not grow attached to Sabrina. She would soon forget me and I couldn’t interfere with her life any more than I already had. She had a job, which she seemed to love, and parents whom she visited. I couldn’t possibly think that anything could happen between Sabrina and me.
“Hey…where’d you go?” Sabrina called my attention back to her and I realized she was shivering slightly. I had been so lost in thoughts that I had taken myself out of the moment with her.
I funneled some warmth from the depths that was the dragon and the room soon warmed. Sabrina was completely naked in front of me, and her eyes averted from mine in shame. I kicked myself for being so insensitive.
“I apologize; I was lost in a thought. Go get the shower started and I will join you…” I said without thought and then immediately corrected myself. “I mean, I will join you, to help you…of course,” Sabrina smiled, though I couldn’t tell if she was laughing at me or not.
“It’s alright, I know what you meant Doran,” she said and then she stepped into the shower stall. Her face was turned away from me and as I undressed, I took the time to observe her. She had ample curves, yes her thighs and hips were a bit rounder, her breasts fuller, and her waist not as slim. But she was beautiful and supple.
She had no blemish on her body and her skin was smooth. I stepped into the shower behind her and pulled the curtain to close it. I could see the bruising on her right side and saw that the purple skin was lightening; it was no longer black and blue at least.
“Um, before you start with my hair, could you…ah help with my legs?” Sabrina didn’t turn to look at me when she spoke and I heard the mortification in her voice. This was painfully awkward for her.
I thought it strange that I could control my urges to mate with her a lot better when I was near her in any intimate manner. I reached around her for the bar of soap in the soap dish then made lather with my hands.
I slipped the soap into her hand and then crouched down to wash her legs. I ran my hands up from her ankle to her inner thighs and back down before I took the soap from her and repeated the process with the other leg. I massaged her legs a bit as I went and possibly spent too much time cleaning her inner thighs.
Each time my fingers brushed the skin there, they got closer to her core. I couldn’t help myself…I wanted to see how it felt, how she felt. I glanced up at her and then gently turned her around by the waist. She looked down at me, her pupils dilated and her lips parted.
“Are you…aroused?” I asked out of fierce curiosity. I wanted to know that she wanted me like I wanted her. She simply nodded; her hair was slicked down and stuck to her neck and back from the shower raining over her.
The fire caught me by surprise and blazed in my chest while thoughts bombarded my mind of my taking her and making her my own. I had made her aroused, which meant she wanted me in return.
“There you go again…what are you thinking about?” she asked softly and I closed my eyes briefly and took a deep breath.
“About how much I want you and how much it should—can not be between us…” I said and trailed off when I saw a flash of annoyance enter her eyes.
“Lets not think about the future then, lets just live for right now, okay? I’m here, you’re here, that’s all that matters,” she said and my entire being jumped at the words she just said.
I would not let thoughts of the future ruin my time with her. Nor would I let thoughts of how she made me feel confuse things either. Through everything that Sabrina had been through, I knew she was not to be played with.
“I will do that,” I said simply and then stood.
Her head lifted so she could keep eye contact with me and I acted on a whim and lowered mine so that I could press my lips against hers. Her lips were soft and plush; soon they became urgent as they moved against mine.
My entire body felt hot and I felt my erection swell and stretch against my belly. I pulled her close and groaned as the skin of her belly pressed against my sex. The sensitive head throbbed with need and it took everything within me to keep myself from picking her up and entering her in one motion.
Sabrina’s slippery hands slid up my stomach and chest to grip my shoulders and I gently ghosted my hands down her sides. They ran over the swells of her breasts and the curve of her waist, down to cup her ample behind. Sabrina gasped and I lowered my head to kiss her again, I slid my tongue into her mouth to taste her and became drunk off of her natural scent and sweet taste.
My hands slid up to cup her neck and then my lips slid down to her jaw and my hands found her heavy breasts. They were smooth and soft just like the rest of her and I marveled at how her pink nipples puckered and hardened when my thumbs brushed over them.
I rolled them in between my fingers and Sabrina let out the softest moan, I had to take my hands off of her immediately and brace myself against the wall of the shower.
“What’s wrong?” Sabrina asked me breathlessly.
“I—I have to keep myself under control is all…I do not want to lose my head and be too rough with you,” I said gruffly.
“I won’t break, just be careful of my side is all,” Sabrina said, her hand reached out to glide down my chest and stomach and stopped at the base of my sex. Her fingers brushed over the length of it lightly and I grit my teeth at the painfully teasing touch.
“I will wash you now,” I said and Sabrina nodded slowly while I reached for the soap and began to wash her arms and chest. I spent more time than necessary on her breasts.
I washed her stomach, back and shoulders, her backside and I even washed her hair with the generic shampoo that I had there. Sabrina was about to turn the shower off when I stopped her.
“I did not finish,” I said and she looked up at me curiously. I turned her around and spread her legs open a bit before my hand brushed over her sex. Sabrina gasped and her hand reached back to hold on to my arm. “I have you,” I whispered into her ear and she shivered delicately against me.
My erection was pressed against the soft globes of her bottom and I pressed against her even tighter while my fingers slid in between her folds to feel her own slickness there. My fingers rubbed against a small sensitive nub that caused Sabrina to tighten her grip on me and whimper softly. Her legs were beginning to shake and I kept rubbing to se what it would lead to. She seemed about ready to come apart.
My other arm curled around her waist to hold her up and I continued rubbing until she cried out and began to quake shake and quiver against me. Eventually, her breathing slowed and the shaking stopped.
I regretted not having seen her face while I brought her so much pleasure. I turned her around and pressed a kiss against her lips before I pulled back to look at her. She gazed up at me with an almost dreamy, drunken expression. Though I could also see exhaustion in her eyes. She’d had a full day.
“Come, it is time for bed now,” I said and Sabrina nodded as I pulled a towel down form over the shower curtain bar and wrapped her in it. I carried her into the bedroom and dried her quickly before I got the fire going in the fireplace.
Sabrina was wrapped up in blankets and fast asleep by the time I returned to the bed. I glanced down at my straining erection and walked back to the bathroom. I turned on the shower once more to cool my skin, as it would grow too hot.
I gripped myself firmly in my hand and groaned at the painful relief I felt as I stroked myself thinking of how Sabrina tasted and felt pressed up against me. How slick and wet she was. I braced myself against the wall as my release shot out and pleasure coursed through me rendering me nearly incapable of thought.
Even after the waves of my orgasm passed, my sex twitched and was hyper sensitive. I knew the following days with Sabrina would be simply maddening.
* * *
The next morning, Sabrina woke bright and ready to spend the day at the club, away form the woods I bet. I knew there was nothing to do other than sit and watch movies or walk in the woods so I could imagine how eager she was to go.
“So, will you teach me how to play golf?” Sabrina teased as she sat at the table across from me holding a cup of orange juice. I chuckled and she pouted at me adorably. “Please?”
“You are killing me Sabrina, how can I say no to you? But to play golf, one must swing a club and it may be painful for you to do so,” I informed her and she realized that I was right.
“Okay then I don’t mind being your cart girl,” she grinned at me with a saucy expression and I chuckled.
“I would not mind that either,” I said and smirked at her meaningfully. We hadn’t yet spoken about what happened between us the night before, but it was certainly on my mind. Plus, Sabrina seemed in higher spirits than she had since I brought her to the cottage.
When we finished breakfast, I took Sabrina out to the front of the house. I had managed to retrieve some of her own clothing for her at her insistence. It wasn’t difficult since I could travel at the speed of light. She wore tights and a cream colored oversized sweater. Her good mood improved when she was able to dress in her own clothes.
“So, how are we going to get there?” Sabrina asked the obvious question and I smirked.
“We can go one of two ways, we can fly while I am in the form of dragon, or I can carry you and run,” I said with a smirk and her eyes widened as she thought about it.
“Umm, how about you carry me and run? That’s faster right?” Sabrina asked nervously. I smiled and then shrugged.
“I can not go as fast as I would normally, my body is built to withstand the speeds I can reach, but yours isn’t. I would run just as fast as would fly with you.” I told her.
She sighed and then held her arms out for me to cradle her to my chest. I scooped her up and then ran the few miles to the golf club. I set her down just before we walked down the long walkway that led to the grand log façade of the building.
“It’s really nice in here,” Sabrina said with wide eyes as she glanced around the cozy lobby. The club was set up much like an old colonial estate and had a lot of land dedicated to different activities for its members.
“So how about we play some golf and then have lunch here before we head back home?” I asked and Sabrina nodded absently as I led her to the green. We stopped at the golf shop so I could rent a set of clubs and a kart.
I let Sabrina drive us around from hole to hole as she watched me play. I’d always let her take my last put into the hole. When noon came around we had made it to the eighteenth hole and it was time for lunch.
“That was fun, can we come back here tomorrow?” Sabrina asked and I nodded.
“Sure, if you want.” I said as I led her to the porch where we could sit outside and enjoy the scenery. Sabrina sat down in her chair a bit more gingerly than normal and my eyebrows furrowed as I sat across from her. “Did you hurt yourself while we were playing?” I asked and she shook her head no. I saw right through the lie and she gave a small sigh.
“It’s fine, the pain is already…going away,” she said dismissively and I decided to let it go. The waiter came by with menus and prattled off the specials and drink specials as he set them down on the table.
Just as the waiter was leaving us to go over the menu, he quite obviously bumped right into Sabrina’s bad side. She inhaled sharply enough that the table behind her heard and glanced back curiously. Yet, the waiter kept walking as if he hadn’t noticed.
Anger flared hot and bright in my chest and I shot up from my seat to clap my hand on the man’s shoulder. “You just bumped into a woman who has bruised ribs and caused her more pain than she needs to be in. You need to apologize,” I growled at him and his brown eyes widened with fear and a bit of pain. I smelled something burning and realized I had begun to singe his uniform. I let him go and he stuttered an apology to Sabrina before he scurried off inside.
“You didn’t have to do that Doran, it was an honest mistake,” Sabrina said softly as I sat back down. I took several deep breaths before I spoke again.
“He could have put undue stress on your ribs and caused them to crack entirely, they are sensitive right now,” I said and Sabrina nodded, she fell silent to try and diffuse the moment.
“You burned his uniform…I didn’t know you could do that,” Sabrina said, she was surprised when it happened, but she seemed to have found it funny after the fact.
“I can create fire with a snap of my finger if I wanted, my temper flared is all, though he is lucky I held back. I could have seriously burned him,” I said and Sabrina’s eyes widened as she realized just how powerful I was.
Yes, I could be dangerous when I wanted. She’s seen me the dragon before, breathing fire and all. Sabrina knew, and yet there she sat across from me, in public and not begging strangers to save her from a dangerous alien.
As I realized this, I also realized that I was growing attached to her. There she was, the only woman who accepts me and does not fear me. She was beautiful and strong and I felt calmed when I was with her. How would I ever bear wiping her memory of me and leaving her life for good?
* * *
Two weeks had gone by and the time was fast approaching where I would have to make contact with Tristan to explain all that has happened with Angel and our plan. He would be finishing up his assignment and I was to meet him at his house. I did not want to leave Sabrina, but she was fast asleep, tangled in the sheets.
The days after that pivotal moment in the shower we had grown closer, we spent our time hiking through the woods or visiting the club. Then we would return to the cabin and watch movies
or talk for hours.
She was fascinated about Voltaire and wanted to know all about my kind and where I was from. But ever since that time in the shower, both she and I had been shy around each other when it came to intimacy. Of course, it became a sort of ritual that I helped her shower and dress.
She was a virgin though and I did not want to press for anything or goodness forbid, take her virginity. She deserved someone better, someone who was human and could give her a normal life. I sighed and then stood up from the bed and changed into dark jogging pants and a dark hooded sweatshirt.
I left the cottage quietly and sped almost instantly to Tristan’s home. The lights were on and I saw his mate puttering about in the kitchen. Tristan opened the front door and stepped out onto the porch.
“We must speak,” I said and Tristan nodded. He closed the door behind him and we walked some ways into the tree line.
“There was a complication on the day that I was supposed to capture the man you had me target,” I began and Tristan’s expression became completely serious and he crossed his arms over his chest. I explained to him everything that happened and told him that I had Sabrina with me hidden away.
