Ch. 11
The Boiling
Maya woke up gasping as her nightmare shattered around her leaving the confused Siren back in her reality.
Where was she?
Right. Right. The HQ.
She was half sitting on the sofa of the map room glancing around at the darkness, broken only by the dim glow of the computer monitor. Apon, her glancing she caught the half shadowed green eyes of the computer operator.
"You ok?" Axton asked from his seat.
Maya ran her shaking hands though her hair and stood.
"Yeah, just a nightmare," she whispered. She crossed the room and sat in a chair after pulling it up close to the Commando. "I'm fine."
"Wanna talk bout it?"
"No."
"Alright then, darlin,"
Axton looked back at the screen.
"Where is everyone?"
"I don't know."
"Sure you do."
He sighed.
"Lilith is downstairs with Tannis, Mordecai…is at Moxxi's, um, I don't know where Zer0 is, Salvador and Krieg went to kill some bandits, and Gaige…I think is at Scooter's working on an upgrade for Deathtrap."
"See you knew," Maya teased poking him.
Axton shook his head.
"So what are you looking at?" the curious Siren said gently as she peeked over at the screen.
She caught a nice glimpse of a picture the Commando had been looking at.
It was of a beautiful tan skinned woman with dark brown hair hanging long and draping over her shoulders. Her eyes were dark brown and her lips were very full. Makeup covered the whole of her face. She was leaning into the arms of another man with black hair and brown eyes. They seemed happy.
Axton flipped over onto a page of all words.
"Opportunity information and blueprints," he said ignoring the existence of the picture.
"Who was the photo of?"
"What photo?"
"Axton, the one of the girl and the guy."
"No one."
"Dammit, Axton, I saw it."
He sighed.
"That was my ex-wife, and her fiancée."
"Your ex-wife? Sarah, right?"
"Yeah, Sarah. She's remarrying some Lieutenant."
"She's Dahl right?"
"Yeah, she was my CO."
"And that's her ring right?"
Maya pointed to the diamond ring hanging around the Commando's neck.
"Yeah…she gave it back to me before I left for Pandora."
Maya was silent for a moment.
"What exactly happened?" she finally asked.
Axton shook his head.
"I'd rather not talk about it."
Maya touched the Commando's slouching shoulder, and opened the picture back up. She looked at the Lieutenant before looking at Axton. She touched the side of his face and brushed his cheek so he'd look at her. She smiled at him as she searched his face.
"You're still cuter," she whispered before slowly kissing his stubbly cheek. After pulling away she gave his unkissed cheek one last brush before standing. She started to stroll away. "I'm going to bed."
There was silence long enough for the Siren to reach the stairs, but the sound of Axton calling, "Maya!" stopped her. She turned as he reached her. His hands caught her waist, causing Maya to gasp in surprise.
The Commando turned her and forced her back into the wall. He pressed his own body against hers, still holding her waist. He looked down at her with passionate eyes.
Maya stared up at him, trembling in pleased surprise. She enjoyed his proximity, and his encasement of her made her feel completely safe.
The Siren opened her mouth to say something to the warm Commando, but he cut her off. "I lied," he said in a deep voice. "That kiss wasn't nothing, Maya. It was…maybe just passion of the moment at first, but…it triggered something inside of me. I have…feelings for you, Maya. I have had them since that kiss after Jack's death. I've been trying to deny them, and hide them, but trying to suppress my emotions was so stupid. My own jackass stubborn attitude made me lose one relationship…I'm not ganna allow it to cause another one to slip though my fingers." To emphasize his words he ran one hand through the Siren's blue hair.
Maya was dumbfounded.
"Axton, I…" she tried but his finger caught her lips.
"Shh…" he hummed before leaning down and touching his lips to hers.
Maya froze for a few moments before she let out a moan and began to kiss him back.
Axton leaned more into her, turning his deeper. His hands found her hips, and he grasped strongly as he pushed closer, covering the Siren's body completely with a piece of his.
Maya caught herself tangling her fingers through his thick, brown hair, and holding it there. Her other hand grasped his shoulder passionately.
After what seemed like forever the longing Commando pulled away slightly.
"Come back to my place with me," he forced out in a raspy breath.
"W-what?" she gasped. "Axton I…"
"We might not have a tomorrow, Maya, so why don't we make the best of tonight."
"Axton, tomorrow…"
"Tomorrow I and the others are going to be diving head first into a hornets nest."
"Axton, I…I…yes."
"Yes?"
Maya smiled a teasing smile.
"Yes," she repeated. She leaned back in and kissed the Commando once again.
"Let's go then," he whispered taking the Siren's trembling hand and leading her down the stairs.
Maya watched Lilith talk to Tannis, over her shoulder as she and Axton snuck past. The two women didn't notice the make-shift couple creeping out the front door.
Axton clutched Maya close to his side and led her across Sanctuary to his apartment. He opened the door quietly, and walked inside. Maya shut it behind her.
The Commando tossed his backpack onto the ground beside the sofa before taking his jacket off.
Maya couldn't help but admire his muscular body that was usually covered by his thick coat. Now, standing before her in a plain white t-shirt, Axton's form was easily outlined. The Siren bit her lip.
Axton stepped a small step closer, and tilted his head. Maya saw the hungry Commando scanning down her body before finding her eyes once again. He reached out and grasped her hand. With a single tug the Phaselocker was in his strong arms.
"Axton," she whispered, "I've never done this before."
He tilted his head and squinted at her.
"You haven's?" he asked. "Why? I mean you're beautiful and…"
"I was raised from birth in a monastery, remember? I was almost indefinitely confined inside, and when I wasn't the monks were with me. Plus" Maya looked down, "they made sure everyone feared me. Whenever anyone saw me they'd start screaming." She squeezed her eyes shut, remembering the day she broke out of the monks manipulation. To her surprise, she suddenly felt Axton's soft lips touching hers. She opened her eyes, and kissed him back.
After a second, he pulled away.
"You know what, Maya? I'm not scared of you…well maybe a little, but I'm not ganna scream and run away. In fact, right now…I want to do the opposite." He pulled her close against him.
Maya's skin tingled.
"Axton," she said in a breathy voice.
"Just let your body take over. It's natural. Follow my lead, and youll be fine."
"O-ok, I will."
Axton tilted his head and slowly kissed Maya.
The Siren's hear began to thump hard in her chest as she nervously balled the edge of the Commando's shirt up in her fist.
"Like that," he mumbled against her lips then laughed slightly. He wrapped his hand around Maya's and took a small step back. Leading her hand, he slowly lifted his shirt. When it got just above his chest he let go, and allowed her to slip it over his head.
She tossed it onto the floor, and looked at the Commando's bare chest. She bit her blue lip.
"Then years in Dahl military service really did you some good," she teased with a half-smile.
"Oh it did, huh?" he teased right back. "I want to see how twenty-seven years of Monk training filled you out."
Maya blushed as Axton's wanting hands grasped her hips. She put her hands on his shoulders and squeezed as she leaned back in to kiss him.
Axton traced his hands around to the front of Maya's pants, and unhooked the button. He slid his hand to the back of her pants, and cupped her butt before pushing her pants down. They fell around her ankles. She stepped out of them. The Commando wrapped his lips around Maya's tattoo covered neck.
That caused the excited Siren to gasp.
His right hand grasped her button once again. He pulled her body against his. Axton traced his hand up her body, and across her chest. He began to slowly pull off her tight top.
She helped him slide it down and over her hips, dropping it to the floor. She kicked it away and leaned her now bare chest against his.
Axton slowly slid his hands down Maya's body until he reached her waist. He switched over to his own body, and unbuttoned his own pants. He dropped them and kicked them away. He back Maya up until her heals hit the bed.
Maya, trembling, allowed her knees to give out, causing her to flal back onto the bed.
Axton followed her down.
"Scoot back," he gasped.
Maya did as she was told and slid herself back.
Axton, on his hands and knees, followed her. He placed his hands on either side of her head, and held himself above her at arms length.
Maya looked up at him, her blue eyes finding his green and holding them. She twitched as she noticed his necklace hanging down line up with her throat. Automatically, she grabbed it, enclosing the ring and dog tags in her fist. Axton's gaze followed to Maya's hand, before their eyes met again. The Siren bit her lip as she squeezed the memories of her new lover's wife tight in her hand. Suddenly, Axton's own hand caught hers. He wrapped it around Maya's fist. Slowly, he leaned down and kissed the Phaselocker very gently before leaning slightly away.
At that moment, in perfect harmony the two yanked their hands to the left, snapping Axton's necklace of bad remembrances. The Commando released the Siren's hand, and she tossed the ring and dog tags across the room. The sound of them hitting a wall and falling to the floor wen unheard by the couple because Axton was too busy wrapping his tongue around Maya's.
Axton took his knee and pushed her legs open. He grasped her bare waist and kissed her harder as he pushed himself into her.
Maya gasped against the Commando's lips before pulling him closer as the pleasure swelled inside her.
"Axton," she gasped.