CONQUERED

Chapter 15

Kate felt so much better after making love to Rick. She had his semen inside her. Granted it was in her ass, but that counted. There was also another used condom in the trash, and looking up at him she could see that his face was still a little messy with her come spread all over. The sight of it had her giggling a little and she tried to bury her face into his body to hide it from him.

"Who was she?" Rick suddenly asked.

"Who was who?" Kate wasn't sure what he was talking about. Until it suddenly hit her. This time Kate got up and sat on him so she could see him, and he could see pretty much all of her. "Are you jealous of some lover I had back in college? Do you have any idea just how long ago that was?"

She wasn't going to tell him she wasn't jealous of one or more of his lovers in his past, because she was. She just didn't want to dwell on it.

"She wasn't just some college lover, Kate. She was someone special. I can tell by the way you talk about her. The way you don't talk about her." Rick kept pressing for more information.

Kate groaned. In some ways Rick was just like Lanie. Once she latched onto some tidbit of information she didn't let go, and sadly, neither did Rick.

Kate fought to keep her in the past and out of her future with him. "She's gone, Rick. I have no idea where she is now. She could be married, have five kids, and be living somewhere in Italy for all I know. Why do you need to know anything about her?"

"She's where you learned to like having sex in your ass, so talk to me. You said you trusted me. Trust works both ways, Kate. You want me to trust you then don't hide who you are from me. How you came to be this Kate Beckett."

"God, Rick!" He was playing games with her and she didn't like it. But he did have a point. She knew a fair amount about Meredith, knew enough about Gina. Knew too much about some of the other women he had had sex with. And yes, those women were the ones that hurt the most. That was because those women were all her fault.

"Fine." He won this round. "But you remember something before I start talking about her. I. LOVE. YOU! Not her, not anyone else, you. You're the one I want to marry. And If I'm going to have kids of my own I want them to be yours. …GOT IT?" He needed to understand that first.

Rick grinned at the kids remark and skipped all the rest of it as he was wont to do. He'd focus on what he liked hearing and block out the rest of it. "Got it."

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This next section may be more "M" rated than anything else. Mostly just explanation but closer to "M" rated material so reader discretion is advised. If you scroll past it real fast yes you will miss out on something. But that's just the way it is.

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Kate sighed. "Her name was Alina, you're not getting a last name. Not now not ever." Before Kate began to explain her, she laid down some rules for him.

"I met her during my semester in Kiev. She's Ukrainian. She's the reason I speak Russian so well. I taught her better English and she taught me Russian.

"She looked a little like me, maybe. Same hair color, same general build. I thought she was prettier than me, though. I was kind of worried about my looks back then, so don't judge. Her tits were certainly bigger than mine." Since she was sitting on him and he could see her tits, Kate put her hands on hers to give him an idea of her size.

"Anyway, before the first month was out we had kissed a few times, and then one time we actually had sex. Within a month I had effectively moved in with her, and then things really started to change between us.

"We went everywhere together, save for our classes, of course. Held each other in public, kissed some in public, and we made love to each other daily.

"Then one time Alina changed the game. She came home with a vibrator and a dildo. I didn't know what she was thinking. That thing was massive. It was a damn horse cock or something. It didn't even really have a head on it. Just this…whatever it was.

"That dildo got cast aside, and we stuck with the vibrator till another pair of dildos showed up. That was when we started fucking each other in the ass. I loved it but Alina was not nearly as taken with it.

"Weeks passed and we kept making love to each other, kissing nearly constantly. We got used to each others touch, taste, and smell. Then one day, untold weeks later, she came home with this strap-on device. It came with attachments.

"She usually fucked me with it and always in my ass. I used it on her a few times. Then about a month before classes were over and it was time to go home, Alina pulled out that cursed horse cock she had bought. She used it on my ass, and by then it didn't matter. I loved it. It was all she ever used on me again.

"We kissed deeply at the airport. Promised to stay in touch and we actually did for a little while. Until we found out just how much international phone calls really cost. Then it was email only and a few real letters. Eventually all that stopped and I haven't heard from her in years. Are you happy now!?" Kate glared down at him for dragging it all out of her.

"So you like women," Rick stated simply.

"Obviously!" Wasn't he listening? "I always have been interested in sex with women. For one, sex with a woman won't get you pregnant when you don't want to be. Their kisses are softer, they have more body areas to play with, and they taste different. And if you really just want to get fucked, you can. Even a realistic fake cock is still a fake cock. Not really a substitute for the real thing.

"I happen to like the way a man tastes. That and marrying a woman has social issues that, when you're college age, you're not ready to deal with. The scorn you get from just kissing her is really serious.

"And if you're about to ask me my number with women, there have been three. Alina was the only serious one, though. The other two were one night stands only. Probably didn't even get her real name. I certainly didn't give her mine." Kate wasn't stupid.

"Anything else you want to know?" He didn't really need to know everything about Alina. She planned to keep a few secrets.

"Just one," Rick told her.

"Just one!?" That had to be a first. Rick only had one question. That was damn near impossible for him. "Let me guess, you want a story to go with Alina?"

"Nope." Although now that she had brought it up he might ask her for one later. "I just want to know if you want me in your ass again?"

Kate smiled wide since as a matter of fact, she did. So she leaned down to kiss him and whisper something to him. "Only if you tell me that you still love me. You can tell Libby that you love her later. I want to know now."

It is safe to read again if you have scrolled down to avoid any "M" rated material. Thank you for reading carefully.

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Kate was walking over to Libby's room to get her up from a nap. She had a piece of Rick inside her ass. And even more to the point, she was smiling widely since he had told her that, yes, he still loved her. He was still working on trusting her, but yes, he still loved her. He would tell Libby that he loved her, too, when she was ready to hear it.

"You're up already." Kate saw her searching her dresser for something to wear. So far she had things that didn't really go all that well together. Libby clearly wasn't all that fashion conscious just yet.

"I wanted to 'prise you." Libby pouted. She had wanted to prove to Mommy that she could dress herself and surprise her.

"Surprise me? That's so sweet. I love you for it." Kate kissed her quickly. "I tell you what, I'll go back outside and wait so you can surprise me." Kate kissed her and went back outside. She stood there with her back to the door and a huge smile on her face. Today just kept getting better and better.

"You okay?" Laura was walking past relatively close to get from one greenhouse to another while pushing a metal cart with divided fruit plants on it. She had finally given in and was going to transform one greenhouse from vegetables to fruit. Though for now, it was only going to be half of the greenhouse. The other half would just have to wait till she had more plants to work with.

"I'm great!" Kate kept smiling wide and watched Laura push her cart toward her.

"Okay, what's wrong?" Laura was thinking Kate was hiding from something.

"Nothing's wrong! Rick made love to me. Told me that he loved me. He doesn't trust me yet, but he will. And Libby is inside trying to surprise me by dressing herself and looking like a big girl."

Kate hadn't felt this free in a long time. No more filter between brain and mouth. Her heart was about as open as she thought it could possibly ever get. Save maybe for when Rick actually said yes and married her. That might be her epic moment.

"Is that all." Laura smiled wide since she was happy for her. "Just be ready to not judge what she comes up with to wear. My money is on colors that not only clash but burn your eyeballs out," Laura teased.

"Not my daughter. My daughter is fashion conscious. You'll see." Kate defended Libby and whatever choices she came up with.

Laura's smile got a bit wider at the daughter comment. Kate was really taking this task to heart. It was good to see. "We'll see." Laura kept on smiling as she pushed the cart to her greenhouse.

"Yes, we will," Kate called after her and continued to wait till she was called.

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"Mommy? You can come now." Libby was ready and watched Mommy come in. She saw her put a hand over her mouth. But she wasn't really sure just what she was thinking. She couldn't tell if Mommy was happy or didn't like what she had chosen to wear.

It was still a little cool outside, so clearly Libby had thought about that. She had on black leggings, pink shorts, and a yellow top that said something about Butchart Gardens.

"You are the single most beautiful daughter I have ever seen." Kate watched her smile light up the room. "We need to brush your hair, though. It's a mess, sweetie."

That had Libby pulling a piece around to look at it. She hadn't thought about what her hair looked like. It was always red and curly. But if Mommy said so, she must be right.

Suddenly she wanted her hair to be different. "Can I have braids?" She looked hopefully at her mommy.

Kate had found a brush and was ready to get started on her hair. "Braids?" That was a new challenge for her. "I think we need Rick for that. He's much better at braiding hair than I am," Kate bet given that he had raised Alexis. Surely Alexis had wanted braids at one point in her young life.

Libby really wanted Mommy to do it, But Rick was nice. "Okay." She would let Rick braid her hair. Maybe he would teach Mommy for next time.

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Libby found herself in Mommy's bedroom and was watching Mommy and Rick talking to each other. They were over there where she couldn't understand what they were saying. Then Rick was walking toward her, smiling.

"I hear someone wants braids. Lucky for you I am an expert at braiding hair. Just ask Alexis. I braided her hair more times than I can count. Just don't ask her about the first time I did it." Rick really didn't need to remember the first time he had tried this. Talk about a disaster. His daughter was crying oceans of tears as he had to watch this woman undo what he had done and it was painful for both of them.

"First, we're going to need the right tools. We're going to need some conditioner, Mommy," Rick told Kate.

"Conditioner. Got it." Kate went into the bathroom where there was a bottle of conditioner.

"We need a little touch of oil," Rick said when she came back with the conditioner.

"Oil?" Kate didn't get it but he was the master at this, so she went off in search of oil.

In the meantime, "So where do you want these braids? You want just one on each side? Or maybe one really big one right across the top," Rick teased her and listened to her laugh.

Kate came back with a bottle of corn oil from the kitchen. "Oil."

"Now we need a small bowl of water. Braiding is best done with wet hair," Rick explained since he had learned from bitter experience.

"Bowl of water." Kate was back and sat that down.

"Now watch closely, Mommy." Rick knew he was teasing her and so did Kate, but she said nothing and just watched.

"First we wet the hair like so." Rick did that. "Next we apply a little touch of conditioner like so." Rick did that as well. "Now comes the magical part. This is all magic, Libby, so watch closely. You too, Mommy."

"Take out a large section and split it into three. Then start twisting one over the other, over and over again like so." Rick got to work.

"Now we have one braid. While we have this, we hold the end and use our fingers to pull the braid out little bits at a time to make the braid wider. You can do this again after you're done." Rick got busy and made it wider.

Rick held out his hand, "Put a tiny dab of oil on my finger, please," and let Kate do that. "We use the oil on the very tip of the braid. It's meant to help prevent frizzing."

"OH!" Now Kate understood the reason for it.

"At this point we tuck our nice long wide braid under her hair here in the back like so." Rick tucked the very end under her hair. "Hairpin, please." Rick held out his hand.

"Hairpin. Oh, crap." Kate wasn't ready for that and had to scramble to find one. Thankfully she had a few hair products in one of her suitcases. "Hair pin." Kate put it in his hand and watched him use it to anchor the braid in place followed by watching him fluff out her hair around that area to help hide it.

"Then we pull out the sides a little here and there to make it wider still. And presto! One magical braid for our lovely Princess who now looks amazingly beautiful." Rick saw Libby smile from ear to ear.

"Tell Rick thank you, sweetie."

"Thank you, Mr. Rick." Rick even got a hug from her.

Rick hugged her back. "You're very welcome. I happen to really love beautiful Princesses with braids in their hair."

"See, Mommy!" Libby showed off her new braid to Kate.

"Word of caution. Use a little touch of conditioner when that curly hair gets a knot in it. It will help a little to get it out. Alexis decided one time that she didn't want straight hair any longer. She wanted curls. OH, BOY!" Rick rolled his eyes and his head over that event.

"Good to know." Kate would take all the help and insightful advice she could get. She was out of her element here, but she was going to do her best.

"Go show Alexis your new braid, sweetie. Mommy wants to talk to Rick."

"Okay!" A happy and smiling Libby ran out of the bedroom, off to search for Alexis so she could show off her new magical braid.

"Thank you, Rick." Kate wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him with as soft a passionate kiss she could muster. It meant she was down to just two kisses left from their deal, but it had been worth it.

"You're welcome. Six can be a magical year. If she's anything like Alexis, right about now she wants to learn all she can learn. So a trip to a school might be a good idea. See if we can find some books for her to use. I'm thinking all of us might have to be part-time teachers for her.

"Maybe we can turn her into a bookworm. Get her to love reading," Rick suggested.

Kate kept her arms right where they were along with her lips, and kept her body pressed against his. "That would be nice. Thankfully we don't have any TV to dull her young mind with useless junk."

"I thought commercials were the best part?" Rick said, not really meaning it.

"HA, in your dreams, mister," Kate sniped.

"I hate to break it to you, but the closest sex shop is back in Vancouver. There are three of them. Two hours out and two hours back. If we have enough gas to make the trip." That was the real kicker here.

"Vancouver has schools, and book stores, and libraries. And ATM machines. My car is still at the dock. I have the keys and it still has gas. We could raid the little cafe that was there.

"Plus Anderson has a big boat with sails. We don't need gas. Get the others to make a list of what they want. Maybe Laura needs more plants. Michael hasn't asked for anything that I know about. Neither has Alexis. She was happy to get the condoms, though," Kate mentioned.

"KATE!" He didn't need to hear anything about his little girl needing condoms.

"Get over it, babe. She's a gown woman who has needs, and she likes Michael a lot. You might be walking her down the aisle one day to hand her off to him. So you better get over it." Kate kept herself right where she was.

"She can do that when she's 30," Rick insisted. Maybe by then he might be ready. Maybe.

"Am I interrupting something?" Alexis and Libby were at the door and both of them could see just what Kate and Rick were doing.

Kate took her arms from around Rick quickly before Libby got ideas. "We were discussing getting Anderson to take us to Vancouver to do some shopping since he has a sailing boat and doesn't need gas.

"You and Michael can make a list of what you want," Kate told her.

"I'll tell Michael." Alexis took off running. She was betting between them they could come up with a really big list of things. They could even hand over all the cash they had and maybe even their credit cards and PIN numbers to get more cash from an ATM.

Libby had questions. Her mommy had her arms around Rick and might have been kissing him. "Mommy, what you and Mr. Rick doing?"

"Oh, boy!" Kate was afraid of this. Rick had only just told her that he still loved her. He was still working on trusting her again. And he hadn't said yes to her proposal yet. This was trouble with a capital T.