Hello hello! It's update day! Just kidding, it's early. But after the crumby last few days of being at urgent care and getting blood work done, I decided to do something happy.

That includes posting a chapter...and it contains the first lemon of the story!

It is unedited and I tried to catch them all, but alas, I am only human.

Dimitri walked beside me quietly as I fumed. I didn't want to go on this trip anymore. I knew I sounded like an ungrateful child, but I felt slighted. I had worked so hard for this only to run into yet another wall. I know deep, deep, deep down that Dad meant well, but I was still pissed. And hurt.

Dimitri seemed to understand that trying to comfort me physically may result in him getting slapped, so he stayed silent and just walked with me. I got to my allocated room, which I'll probably lose now due to be unallocated, and kicked the suitcase closest to me. Bad idea, if hurt like a bitch! I hopped on one foot and grabbed the injured one, moaning and groaning with a few curses. Dimitri walked by and sat on the bed, leaning forward on his elbows and watching me like one would watch a cartoon.

"That was smart," he stated. I looked up at him with daggers before toeing off my shoes and flinging myself onto the bed beside him face down. I'd rather shed the remainder of my tears alone, but if he was going to stay, I could just do it into the quilt. And I did, I let the hot tears slip from my eyes into the fabric. I tried to keep my breathing steady not to alert him to my distress, but this was Dimitri. He knew my distress before I did. I felt him lay down beside me and he put his hand on my lower back as my shoulders started to shake.

In moments like this, I was glad that Dimitri knew me as well as he did. He knew he didn't need to give words right now, that being there would be enough. Just that small speck of contact was the support I needed until I reached out to him. I laid that for a few minutes letting out my tears before sighing and rolling onto my side to face him. It didn't matter if my eyes were red and puffy and my nose was red too. He didn't care about that and I couldn't care less either. I wiggled closer and snuggled against him, breathing unevenly and closed my eyes.

"Feel a little better?"

"Yeah."

Dimitri wrapped his arm around me and rested his head on top of mine. I wiggled a bit to look up at him.

"I'm sorry for acting like a brat."

Dimitri shook his head, "You didn't. You were blindsided. I didn't know my allocation had been rejected until your father said so. I wasn't supposed to find out until we got back."

"I just…this is the first day we've been at Court and we don't have to hide anything. And here I am, having a fit."

Dimitri sighed and sat up. "It's ok, Roza. You're allowed to be upset. If I were in your position I would be too."

I sighed and sat up, rubbing my raw cheeks. Dimitri gave me a tender look before cupping my cheeks and kissing my nose.

"Speaking of being about to be out in public," he said kissing the corner of my mouth. I snorted a laugh and turned my head, giving him a kiss that I had desperately wanted this morning. It was short but it was lifting.

"Alright, make sure you have everything packed," he said pecking me on the lips before pulling me off the bed. I rolled my eyes and pulled over one of the suitcases and started pulling stuff from boxes, packing it in. Well, I tossed them in and Dimitri took them out and repacked them.

I gave him a saucy look as I zipped the lingerie set he pick out into the garment back and he returned the look. But the look changed to astonishment at the next thing I tucked in.

"What the hell is that?!"

I raised my brows at him as I tossed another one in. "Um. It's a bikini? You have three sisters, have you never seen one before?"

"I've seen bathing suits before, that," he said picking up the red bikini bottoms, "Is scraps of fabric."

I rolled my eyes and pulled it from his fingers. "Grow up, Comrade. I plan on wearing these and less on my trip," I joked, flinging the fabric at his face. He caught it and gave me a playful look before tucking it into the pouch. I wandered around the bed and slipped my arms around his waist, letting my hands rest over the belt buckle on his pants.

"I promise you'll enjoy every moment of it," I whispered letting my hand slip lower. Dimitri made a small noise and rocked his hips against my hand. I pulled away and gave him a cheeky smirk as I continued packing. "We got to hurry, Comrade, we have a plane to catch!"

"No, no, I need way more details than that Rose. You've seen him, right?" Lissa exclaimed as she sipped on her fruity cocktail and adjusted her floppy hat. I snickered into my own class and flopped onto my stomach.

"What else could you possibly want Lissa? It was only one time!"

"You can't possibly say that you haven't done it since we got here! I mean, I can feel the sexual tension between you two!"

I grumbled and finished the rest of my drink, setting the empty glass on the planks below me. We'd been here a week and with Guardian schedules and switching to human time, Dimitri and I never had more than a few moments alone together. Plus, it was a little awkward having my 'coworkers' around. It was one thing for Lissa and Eddie to know, it was another thing for Guardian Jensen along with Guardian Howes to witness it. They weren't much older than Dimitri and appointed by Court to accompany Lissa here. The other Guardians were provided by Dad's private team. Jensen seemed alright, but Howes always gave me an odd feeling.

"That's a shame. I mean, if Christian were here…"

"Oh like that would stop you," I said adjusting my bathing suit bottoms to prevent odd tan lines, "You two fuck like bunnies all the time."

"Hey! Just think how much sex the two of you will be having once you start," Lissa snickered as she sipped her drink again. I shook my head and waved to one of the waiters as he made his rounds of the outdoor lounge we had, and he brought me another drink. The beauty of Bora Bora; the legal drinking age was eighteen. The liquor was paid for by Dad and the lagoon huts were private. It was like paradise.

I was happy that Lissa was able to enjoy herself as much as she was right now. Dad had provided special sun umbrellas for Lissa to use while she was outside. It helped filter light and heat so while I was in the full sun, she was protected.

"Dimitri does have tonight off," Lissa said, twirling her straw around in her cup. I smirked and wagged my brows at her.

"Why do you think I wouldn't let him take my bag yesterday. I didn't want him to see what I bought! I plan on using some little time we have together tonight," I said, rolling onto my stomach and adjusting my sunglasses. I turned my head and smiled to see the man of topic sitting in a lounge chair a few feet away. The perks of us having a private resort was that the security could be a little lax. Sure there were Guardians patrolling the area but Lissa had specifically stated that they were to wear comfortable clothing and to switch frequently between those inside and outside. She didn't want anyone to get dehydrated or uncomfortable, and I praised her for being so considerate.

Eddie and Dimitri were relaxing across the walkway from us, Eddie sunbathing like I was while Dimitri read his book. I was disappointed that he didn't take his shirt off and opted to use one of the umbrellas to shade him, but I had to live with it.

I looked over to Lissa again and noticed she was starring at one of her appointed Court Guardians. I reached over and poked her shoulder, drawing her attention back to me. "What is it?"

"I don't know, something about him feels off. He keeps staring at you."

I frowned and sipped my drink. I hadn't noticed Howes staring, and if he had Dimitri would have noticed it too. Maybe she just noticed him when he was looking in our direction. I shook it off and turned the subject back to what we were discussing.

"So, this is what I have planned for tonight."

"Promise you'll keep the Guardians out of this area for a few hours? I kind of want to be alone," I said to Guardian Tua. One of the oldest active Guardians I had ever met; he was kind and had a witty sense of humour but could be deadly in a fight. He told me that Dad had hired him on after Court tried to 'retire' him five years ago. He was only hitting fifty and was in better shape than some of my graduating class.

"Of course kid, I got your back," he said with a smirk, his eyes flicking down to my kimono robe. I rolled my eyes and shoved him playfully before turning away. The sun started setting and Lissa wanted to turn in early for the night due to too much alcohol.

I crept quietly out to the deck and watched Dimitri dive into the water gracefully. I quickly shrugged off the robe and walked to the edge, sitting down and dangled my feet in the water while adjusting the bathing suit, bottoms higher on my hips. It was ultra-girly with the white frills on it and the scrunched bottoms, but it looks hot against my skin tone.

Dimitri broke the surface of the water with his back to me and slicked his hair back as he treaded water. I admired how the purple and pink sky reflected against the water. It was beautiful and I could appreciate just how much I didn't want to leave here.

"That's a beautiful view," I called out. Dimitri looked behind him and I watched his response die on his lips. I smiled at him as he swam towards me and rested an arm on either side of my legs. He gave me a panty-melting smile and I watched the water drops roll down his chest. The advantage of having a freakishly tall boyfriend, he could stand in water that would be up to my eyes.

"I would say it is," he replied, his fingers toying with the strings tying my bottoms in place. I hummed and leaned down to give him a kiss. He slid his hands against my legs and up to my hips as his lips brushed mine, but his laugh was unexcepted. But it made sense as his hands clamped onto my hips and he pulled me off the dock and tossed me into the water.

I broke the surface sputtering, pushing my hair back before splashing him with a huff.

"Really? You had to ruin the moment?" I asked, spraying him again with the salty water. He laughed and splashed me back before coming closer to me. He could still stand comfortably here while I had to tread water.

"I wasn't ruining the moment, I was taking advantage of you being off guard," he said. I rolled my eyes but let him take my weight against him, hoisting me up on his hips. I hummed and leaned in to kiss him again and he met me halfway. But the kiss was short because I was airborne as soon as the kiss ended, and I plummeted back into the water.

"Really?!" I screamed as I broke the surface again. He laughed and smirked at me as I made my way back to him. Dimitri pulled me to him again and I quickly wrapped my legs around him. He laughed and his hands came to rest on my butt, sealing the space between our hips while I wrapped my arms around his neck.

"You're not going to toss me again are you?" I quizzed.

"No, I've done it enough. If I do it again, you'll leave," he laughed, kissing my cheek. I smirked, unable to stay irritated at him and swooped in to kiss him again. He greedily gave into the kiss and let one hand travel up my back to the back of my head, twisting his fingers into my hair. I sighed against his mouth as we pulled away, resting our heads against one another.

"I love you," I said softly, feeling my lips brush his as I spoke. He gave me another languid kiss before responding in turn.

"I love you too. More than I can say."

I hummed and rubbed my nose against his and his hand played with my hair. He started to walk backwards towards the dock and I giggled as the cool air danced across my now wet skin. Once we were back to the dock he spun around and pressed me against one of the posts, giving me a wolfish smirk.

"Why do I have the feeling you bought these scanty bathing suits to tease me?" he asked. I hummed and looked up like I was thinking before tightening my arms around him, pushing my chest against his.

"What kind of girlfriend would I be if I didn't tease you?" I asked. He chuckled and rested his hands against my waist, drawing circles upwards with his fingers. I tilted my head down and kissed the underside of his jaw and licked a small line from his jaw to his ear. I don't know what was hotter; the taste of him, the shiver that ran through his body, or the sound of pleasure that rumbled in his throat. I squeaked when his hands fondled my chest, kneading and playing with my breasts through the wet top. But it was too gentle for the buzz that was coursing through my body. I tightened my legs and brought my hands down on top of his, squeezing his hands against my chest. It was rougher than what he was doing, but it made everything below the belly button clench.

"I think we need to take this inside," I whispered against his skin, nipping at his earlobe. Dimitri groaned as he rocked into my hips again and stopped his assault on my chest. I let go of his hands and reach up for the dock and he helped me climb onto it. I picked up the stuff he had brought out and we scurried off the dock like lovesick teenagers.

We stumbled into the room as quiet as we could, but it was all that quiet because I giggled the whole way in. The moment the door was shut he was on me again, his hands moving hungrily over my body as mine moved over his. I grabbed onto his shoulders and jumped up to wrap my legs around him and he gave me the extra boost. His hands worked on the tie at the center of my back and I felt the top loosen against me so I pulled away long enough to pull it over my head, tossing it into the room.

I rolled my hips against him as his lips travelled down my throat and an excited gasp escaped my lips when his teeth caressed the skin of my neck. His chuckle vibrated against my skin before his hands loosened my legs around his legs and he tossed me onto the bed, crawling over me before I even landed.

"You seem to enjoy throwing me around," I quipped as his lips ghosted over my collarbone. It was the last coherent thing I said for a while. The months of having to deny each other were catching up and we were both ravenous. Our limbs were tangled on the sheets and I groaned when he pulled away from me, sitting up on his knees above me. He smiled down at me with a smile that made my insides melt further than they already had and he pulled my bottoms down. I lifted my hips to help him and I bit my lip in excitement when he pulled them off at the end of the bed and he stood up to remove his swim trunks.

I sat up a little and let my gaze wander over him. The taut muscles of his chest and abs chiselled to perfection and the trail of hair that led down below his belly button made me clench. The man was beautiful and I knew that was not a phrase men wanted to hear, but this man was. His hips were narrow but packed with muscle and his cock stood proud against the coarse hairs. His legs were long and powerful, ropes of muscles connecting down his legs. The man was a God; in the flesh and in combat.

The molten look in his eyes made me shiver and he climbed back on the bed. I sat up even more but he gently pushed me to lay down and I conceded. One of his hands ghosted over my shin and he flattened his hand against my leg before cupping my calf and lifting my leg up. I raised up on my elbow to watch him, but I couldn't look away from his eyes as he leaned down and kissed the soft spot of my ankle. He kissed his way up my leg with slow, gentle kisses. When he reached my knee the sensation of his kiss made me moan and shiver at the same time. It felt glorious and ticklish at the same time.

But he continued further up and placed a kiss on the soft skin of my inner thigh, his nose brushing against my sodden slit. I squirmed in his grasp and he laid down on his stomach, nipping at my leg gently. Both of our breathing was laboured and he didn't break eye contact with me as his lips came down on my clit, and I whined while curling my toes. I had fantasied about him do this so many nights since the cabin, and now that it was happening I felt like I was going to combust!

His one hand came to rest on my hip while the other came to my core, rubbing his fingers against my lips. The feeling of his tongue and fingers there was euphoric, and I didn't want it to stop. He slipped his fingers into my core and I tilted my head back with a moan, rocking my hips up to him. He knew exactly what he was doing and I was loving every bit of it. He worked his magic on my body and I drew closer and closer to the edge, but he pulled away just as I reached it and I whimpered as his fingers and lips left my body.

He crawled up my body and hovered over me, bracing his hands on either side of my head. I stretched my head up and claimed his lips, forcing my tongue into his mouth while pulling him down onto me. I welcome his weight and let it wrap around me like a cocoon. I could feel how hard he was against my hip and I rocked against him again, pulling a moan from him. I loved the sound of him in pleasure and it wasn't one I would forget quickly. Dimitri pulled his lips away from mine and kissed my nose before shifting his weight and bringing a hand down to guide himself to me. I spread my legs a little further apart and planted my feet against the mattress as he entered me in a single thrust, a thrust that made my body bow against his and my head tilt back into the mattress. It felt like the missing piece of me was there again, we were joined again. Dimitri took the opportunity to shower my neck and chest with kisses as he rocked into me, and I relished in the feeling of his slightly laboured breath against my skin.

I couldn't find enough places to hold onto him as our bodies moved together. I was either tugging on his hair while he kissed me, gripping his back and shoulders, or grabbing his ass and moving my hips harder against his. He gripped one of my legs and wrapped it around his hip, and my excited moan seemed to spur him on. Dimitri was a quiet man by nature, but here with me in this room, he was more vocal about how much he wanted this. About how much he loved me and wanted me, whispering my Russian name like a mantra against my skin and in my ear. The mysterious words he whispered in my ear were beautiful even if I didn't know what they were. He brought his lips back to mine as he intertwined our hands and brought them to rest above our heads on the pillows as he moved harder and faster.

I felt myself running closer and closer to that beautiful edge and Dimitri tucked his face against my neck as his movements became frantic and desperate. He was close, I was close, and I was desperately seeking relief.

And that relief hit me like a tidal wave, blooming from my chest and through my body. I barely registered Dimitri's name leaving my lips and I screamed in ecstasy, but I wasn't the only one calling the other's name. Dimitri moaned into my skin as he came, his seed spewing into my wanton channel. My head lolled against his as I caught my breath. His hands squeezed mine before he lifted his head and brushed his lips against mine. I parted my lips and slid my tongue against his, slowly kissing him as the high seeped through our bodies.

It had been a hell of a time waiting, but it was worth every damn minute of it.

Dimitri pulled out of me and I whimpered at the loss of his body, but he quickly pulled me against him as he laid on his back, draping me against his chest. I nuzzled into him and sighed happily as my eyes drooped a little bit. I could hear his heart beating under my ear against his ribs, pounding quickly as blood rushed through his body.

I shifted my position on the bed and let out and a small laugh.

"The bed is soaked, Comrade."

Dimitri busted out laughing and he turned his face into my hair. "Do you want to get out and we can change the sheets?"

"No," I said kissing his chest, "We don't need to do that now. I want to bask in this feeling for a little bit longer. I didn't think this would ever come."

"I know what you mean," Dimitri replied softly. I smiled and laced my fingers with his as he placed a hand over mine that rested on his stomach. A thought occurred to me and I reached up to kiss his jaw before pulling myself from the bed and walking to the receding wall. I unlocked it and pulled it open and then ran back to bed, curling up beside Dimitri. There were fire lamps along the edges of the dock and it illuminated the mountain landscape across the water. In the morning it was beautiful but it was also beautiful at night too.

"You're staying the night, right?"

Dimitri's arms tightened around me, "Of course I am."

Soooooooooo... what do you think? How did I do?

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