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Story I – Chapter 29

Kahlan smiled as she intertwined her fingers with Hotch's. "So do you want to start this here or should we take it upstairs?"

He bit his lip. It wouldn't be the first time we've made love on the island. His mind went back in time to when they had first purchased the house and they had christened every room and a shudder went through him. "The bed's more comfortable than the countertop."

"Maybe I just want to fool around first," she offered with a seductive smile and pushed him back into his seat and climbed up onto his lap.

He chuckled as his hands went around her and cradled her ass. "Oh yeah?"

She scooted in even closer making sure her pelvis was putting pressure on his manhood. "Yeah," she agreed and then leaned in and started kissing his neck.

He leaned his head away to give her more access as he whined in pleasure.

Her fingers undid the buttons on his shirt and her lips traveled to his ear. "Remember, I owe you," she whispered as her fingers finished with his buttons and then tugged at his belt.

He shook his head. "No. Don't worry about that. I owe you for everything you've done for me."

She shook her head. "No. I made a deal; you didn't," she told him as she scooted back some and her lips trailed down to the top of his chest.

He held her with one hand as his other moved to the back of her head and tangled in her hair as his breathing sped up. He wasn't sure if it was his new life, anticipation, or what, but he felt more sensitive than he ever had before and her lips were driving him crazy.

When her fingers unhooked the button on his pants, he moaned. When she slowly pulled down his zipper and folded his pants away from him, he licked his lips. When her hand snaked down into his boxers, his whole body flinched. She pulled her hand back and quickly sat up and looked at him. "Are you alright?"

He swallowed audibly and nodded. "Yeah."

She studied him. "Are you sure?"

He took a deep breath and nodded again. "Yes. It just feels really good, if you know what I mean."

She grinned. "Oh yeah?" she asked as her hand went back into his boxers and started massaging him.

His head fell back as he groaned. "Oh yeah," he breathed.

She giggled and continued her massage as her lips want back to his chest. He groaned even louder as she sucked on him, marking him roughly. After about a minute, she pulled her head back and his skin left her mouth with a 'pop' and she pushed herself off of him.

He looked at her and frowned as he whined.

She giggled again and grabbed his hand. "You're too tall sitting here. Come on," she urged as she pulled on him.

"Oh," he offered and got up.

She led him to the couch and turned him so his back was to it, pushed his pants and boxers down to his calves, and then pushed on his chest to make him sit down. He chuckled as she knelt down in front of him and pulled on the back of his knees until his butt was even with the edge of the couch. He loved it when she took control like that. Most people wouldn't think he was like that, and it even surprised him when he'd realized it the first time Kahlan had done it, but after he had analyzed it, he figured it was because of always having to be in control with the rest of his life. Being able to relinquish that control to someone he trusted completely was like a release in itself.

She pushed on his chest until he was leaning back against the couch and then ran her fingers down the taut muscles of his stomach. He quivered as her hands traced the 'V' she loved so much and she smiled as she wrapped her hands around his increasing manhood. He slowly sucked in his breath in anticipation as her head leaned down and when she took him into her mouth a soft moan escaped him.

"Oh God," he breathed as she started working up and down him and his hands went to her head.

When she sped up, his hands started to tense, but he untangled them from her hair and moved them to the cushion beside him out of fear of hurting her with his new strength.

When her hand started massaging his balls, he flinched again, and she giggled causing goose bumps to erupt down his legs. She pulled back and looked at him while still playing with his balls. He was biting his lips and she gave him a weird look. "Are you sure you're alright?"

He nodded. "Just a little more sensitive, I guess."

"Sensitive in a good way?" she asked as her fingers moved.

"Oh yeah," he offered as he nodded.

"So does this still feel good?" she asked and then pressed into his favorite pleasure spot.

He gasped as his butt arched up off the couch.

Her eyes as grew wide as her smile. "I guess so," she offered to herself knowing damn well he couldn't even hear her. She giggled again as she finally let him go and he sucked in air as he slowly lowered himself back to the couch. She started massaging him again. "I was wondering if they were still going to work or not. I'm glad to see that they do."

He nodded again. "Yeah, they still work," he offered in a shaky voice.

She laughed and then leaned down and ran her tongue up the side of his manhood, and he moaned as he sank into the cushions even further. When she took him into her mouth again, he gripped the cushions and gasped.

After several tantalizing minutes, both of her hands found a pleasure spot and dug in, and he actually cried out. When he heard a loud rip, he froze and looked down at his left hand as Kahlan pulled off of him and sat up; he had ripped the whole side of the cushion open at the seam. He cringed. "Oh shit. I'm so sorry," he offered as he tried to get the pieces of material closer together but sitting on it prevented it.

She pulled his hands away from it. "Don't worry about it. It can be fixed."

He wilted. "I didn't mean to. . ."

"It's fine, Aaron," she urged and then started massaging him again to try and get his mind off of it.

Her ploy worked as he sank back into the couch and started basically purring as his eyes slid shut.

She smiled at the look of pleasure on his face and bent to bring him even closer to the edge with her mouth.

After what seemed like forever, she had to sit back on her heels and stretch her back and neck out. "Damn, Hun," she told him as she shook her head; he was still rock hard and apparently nowhere near to going over the edge.

When he finally realized that she had stopped, he opened his eyes and frowned as he looked at her. "I'm sorry. What?"

She sighed. "I know you said that you knew you could make love to me. Was that because of reacting this morning or something or have you pleasured yourself since all this happened?"

He shook his head. "No. I just figured I could. Why?"

She took a deep breath. "Because it's taking you a lot longer than before and I was wondering if that was the new normal."

He cringed; he had been so lost in the pleasure that he hadn't realized it was taking so long. "I'm sorry."

"No. I am. Maybe I can't pleasure you as much anymore."

He shook his head vigorously as he pulled her up into his lap. "Yes you can. That felt amazing!" Her look told him he wasn't so sure. He licked his lips. "Maybe he thinks it's your turn."

She giggled. "Oh? He's just being a gentleman?"

He nodded as he smiled. "Of course he is."

She laughed.

He pushed her up, stood up, pulled his pants back up, and motioned to the stairs. "Let's take this upstairs."

"Ok," she agreed and started that way thinking that maybe he did need a little more contact than what he was getting, but before she could make it to the stairs, he scooped her up in his arms and she laughed. "What are you doing?"

He smiled. "A gentleman wouldn't make a lady walk when he could carry her."

She giggled. "Then take me away, Sir."

A sly smile crept onto his face as he tightened his grip around her. "Hold on," he offered and the next thing she knew they were standing at the foot of their bed.

She gasped. "Wow."

He looked down at her. "You liked that?" he asked as he laid her down on the bed gently and knelt beside her.

She giggled as she nodded.

He smiled. "I bet you like this even more," he offered as his hands moved to her shoulders and brought her closer so he could kiss her lips.

She moaned softly and leaned into the kiss and he scooted closer as he kissed along her jaw line. She leaned away from him once his lips worked their way to her ear, and he let his hot breath ghost over it and then nuzzled her head more to the side so he could pleasure the bump behind it. She squirmed in delight and he held her closer so she couldn't move away and then ran his jaw down the side of her neck. There was just enough stubble to be felt and she giggled as she squirmed even harder. "Stop," she breathed.

He chuckled and held her in place. "No," he uttered and did it again.

"Be nice," she insisted as she tried to pull away from him.

"I am," he argued and leaned in again.

She tensed expecting him to tickle her again, but he kissed right behind her ear and she melted into his embrace.

He smiled because he could hear her heart speeding up and started kissing a trail down the side of her neck. When his lips got close to her jugular he felt his own heart speed up. As his tongue slid over her smooth skin, he could feel the blooding rushing through the vein and he felt a shudder run through him. He squirmed to get even closer to her and before he knew what he was doing, he had changed and his fangs were closing down on her as his mouth watered. As soon as the tips of the teeth touched her skin, though, he realized what he was doing. Oh my God!

Kahlan half fell onto the bed as the man who had been holding her so closely was suddenly across the room in the corner. "What the hell, Aaron?" she asked as she got up and went to him.

His chest was heaving. "Just give me a minute," he begged as he held his hand up to keep her back.

She cringed because she could tell he had changed and was having trouble trying to change back. She ignored his hand and went to his side. "Calm down, Hun," she ordered as she placed a gentle hand on his back.

He shook his head as his hands balled into fists. "It won't. . . I can't make it go away."

"Don't force it. You know you do better when you relax." She reached up and ran a hand through his hair. "Just breathe, Hun," she urged as she made a point to hit the pressure points that she knew calmed him down.

He straightened as he inhaled deeply through his nose.

She started rubbing a hand up and down his back. "Come on, Aaron. You're ok."

After a couple more deep breaths he nodded and finally turned back to her; he was changed back. "I'm so sorry," he uttered as shame filled his face.

"Ohhhh, don't, Hun. It's ok."

He shook his head violently. "No it's not! I almost bit you!"

She took an involuntary step back as shock filled her face. "Wh. . . What?"

He wilted. "I am so sorry. I thought I could do this but apparently I don't have enough control."

She shook her head and went back to him. "No. Now stop! We can figure this out, Aaron."

He ran a hand down his face. "Figure it out? What's there to figure out? I almost bit you, Kahlan!"

She took a deep breath. "But you didn't. We just need to figure out why that happened and then we can figure out what's going on," she offered calmly as she grabbed his hand and took him back to the bed and made him sit down.

He huffed, propped his elbows on his knees, and dropped his head into his hands.

"I thought you fed this morning."

He nodded. "I did."

"Do you feel hungry?"

He shook his head. "No, but sometimes I don't realize it until it happens. I didn't mean. . ."

She pulled on his chin and made him look at her. "Explain to me exactly what happened."

He sat up and took a deep breath. "I could hear your heart, and I could tell you were getting excited and it was exciting me," he started. She nodded and took his hand to urge him on. He sighed. "And when I was kissing your neck. . ." He took a shaky breath. "I could feel the blood. . ."

He suddenly stood up and his hands went to his head and he took a couple of steps away from her. "God! Just thinking about it is making it want to come back," he confessed and had to swallow the saliva that had flooded his mouth.

Her brows furrowed as she studied him. "You said you wanted to bite me?"

He turned to her and his eyes had filled. "Yes. I'm sor. . ."

She stood up as she shook her head. "No, Hun." She sighed and went to him. "Before, that first day, you said you felt like you wanted to attack me because the hunger was so bad."

He frowned as he thought back and nodded weakly. "Yeah?"

She took a deep breath and pulled him back to the bed. "Did you feel like you wanted to attack me or feed on me tonight?"

He licked his lips as his eyes darted around for a few seconds. Finally he shook his head. "No. I just had the sudden urge to taste you," he muttered as he looked at the floor.

She chuckled lightly. "Then do it."

His eyes shot to hers. "What?!"

She shrugged. "Remember what Sebastian said about keeping the vampire satisfied will let your human side be satisfied? Maybe this is sort of like that."

He disgusted look on his face made her chuckle, but he shook his head and got up. "No!"

"Damn, Hun. How many times have we bit and sucked on each other through the years, a few million?"

He huffed. "But we've never drawn blood. . . Well, except that time you did, but you swore it was an accident!"

She cringed. "That was," she insisted and went to him. "I sort of got caught up in the moment."

He shook his head. "I almost did, too!"

She smiled. "You said all you wanted to do was taste me, Aaron. Maybe the vampire needs a little and that will be a small price to pay if it lets us finish what we started."

His eyes widened. "Kahlan!"

She wilted. "Jeeze, Hun. You can't rev me up like that and just expect me to stop running." She had noticed even though he had softened in the interlude, he had grown hard again when he was kissing her, but he had gone soft since he had freaked out about turning.

"I will not!"

She folded her arms across her chest and fixed him with a hard look. "I think I get to decide what happens or doesn't happen to my body."

He drooped. "No, Babe. I couldn't."

She went to him and put her hands around the back of his neck and locked eyes with him. "Why not? What's a little love bite?"

His eyes searched hers and he swallowed thickly. It took everything in him to keep the vampire at bay; it was aching with want knowing that she was giving him permission to do it. He took a deep breath and shook his head. "And what if I can't control myself and do more than a little love bite?"

She cupped his cheek with a tender hand. "I know you would never hurt me, Aaron."

"No. I wouldn't," he agreed.

She sighed knowing that he was implying that he wasn't sure about the vampire. "You would never hurt me, Aaron, and I don't care if you have fangs and yellow eyes at the time or not."

He licked his lips as he studied her. "You're serious?"

She smiled and shrugged. "Why wouldn't I be? I want. . . No, I need to make love to you, Aaron, and if you need to bite me for that to happen then get to biting," she offered playfully as she leaned her head to the side to expose her neck.

He leaned away from her. "God, Babe. . ."

She sat back up. "Actually, I wouldn't want you to do it there, but you could bite me someplace no one would see it," she told him seriously.

He swallowed. "Maybe it won't happen again," he offered with a half grin.

She turned more towards him. "And if it does, just go with it, Aaron. It will be alright," she insisted.

He knew she really wanted to make love, and he really wanted to be able to please her, so he took a deep breath and nodded. "Alright."

She smiled and faced him completely as she wrapped her hands around the back of his neck. "Then where were we?"

He placed gentle hands on the base of her skull and pulled her to him slowly. "Right about here, I think," he offered and then kissed her.