A/N Quick note for DM aka Doom Marine AKA Child in need of therapy. I pity you, I really seriously do. So much hate, it's really amazing one person can be so full of it and so hurt and sad and lonely and just...miserable inside that they do things like what you do. That you take the time to harass writers on a fiction site, that you devote so much energy and just pitiful pointless fury into all you write in guest reviews probably really hoping writers like me will read them and pay you some attention finally inspired me, in sadness and true sincere pity for how horrible you must feel inside to do what you do to let you know. I don't read them, I glance at the name, know it's just you again, and delete them dear, I don't need to read them all to know it's just a very very sad person desperately trying to claw some attention and acknowledgement out of something for themselves. I pity you, so much, but I won't read what you send me dear, I just won't. I'm not interested I'm sorry I really am. Bless your heart. ((hugs))

To all the rest of you, thank you for taking the time to read and especially those who leave reviews, they help the process, let me know the work is being read and appreciated enough someone took the time (Other than poor little Doom Marine 55 or DM 55 or whatever handle they take the time to create.) that a reader takes the time to even write a few words about what they felt or perceived enjoyed etc really is helpful so thank you. It's great to know people are reading this and enjoying it!

"Go away...please." Lucy whimpered hearing her bedroom door open. She had dampened her pillow already crying into it. Already beaten herself in the face with the same pillow over how stupid she'd just been.

First for allowing her thoughts to just go there, then, for not talking to Kaleb, standing there and taking his rejection, how ever sweetly worded it might have been, like a woman. Instead, she'd run like a damn idiot.

She didn't want to hear it though "Lucy I'm your friend, your Guildmaster, there are limits to where our relationship can go." she imagined him saying in that silky deep voice of his. It would still hurt knowing he wasn't THAT interested.

She imagined Cristoff had followed her, to console her and offer comfort, him or Bickslow would be perfect, both were amazing cuddlers and Bix gave the worlds best hugs, he was so tall, he would just fold himself over and around you and he always smelled amazing and had funny lighthearted things to say.

Cristoff was all gorgeous mesmerizing eyes, sweet smiles, warm hugs and he had the dragon nuzzling and purring thing down to a science, Bix gave the best hugs but nobody could touch Cristoff in the cuddles department. Maybe she'd get lucky and both had come and she could cry all over both of them.

"You'll have to settle for me." the silky voice made her freeze and Lucy pressed her lips together, drawing a slow breath trying to calm herself while remaining hidden under her pillow. There was no mistaking that voice.

"I...I'm sorry, I know I acted like an idiot…" Lucy managed before she felt a strong hand slide up her back.

"You acted like a woman who's been hurt too many times. Lucy...please talk to me." He said softly and she bit her lip, she was laying with her face buried in a pillow with another over her head and knew it was childish but she was so embarrassed, so sure she was about to have her heart handed back to her by the first man she'd desired since the whole mess with Gregory and she wasn't sure she could take it.

Every man she got interested in, every man she met she started to feel things for, started to want, really want, never wanted her the same way. She wanted Kaleb, needed him now more than...well...anyone and in ways she had never wanted anybody before.

She rolled over as she felt her bed dip to find Kaleb smiling faintly down at her, pale eyes as warm as they always seemed to be.

Had he not heard all she had been thinking?

"I heard everything." He said and she grimaced.

"You're wrong, Lucy, I didn't come to reject you." He told her and she stared at him, blinking, eyes getting owlish. Did he mean...he wanted what she did?

He smiled more and she squeezed her eyes shut hands flying to cover her face, maybe she could hold her thoughts still physically. She snapped her eyes open when Kalebs hand slid between hers and her face.

"You want me, as more than a friend, more than a Guildmaster more than that, you want a commitment from me, you've been studying, do you know what it means to be promised with someone?" He asked and she nodded slowly. It had been the first week that Arris had taught her how much Boscans respected relationships and monogamy, they had levels of it that were legally binding and while in Fiore people just "dated" and had what really amounted to a meaningless understanding with no legal support that either person could toss out like trash whenever the whim struck them with nobody but their partner caring at all.

In Bosco, couples became "Promised" A legal understanding between two people that they wanted to pursue a relationship they were willing to accept could become a real engagement and marriage.

It wasn't a large legal thing, but the couple had rights. A promised person could go to their partners hospital room, they had rights to property, money, and simply telling someone requesting sex you were Promised ended all pursuit, Boscans respected it. Some couples even wore Promise rings on their right hand that signified they were promised so others wouldn't even approach them. It was a simple matter of filing a "End Promise Agreement" paper to terminate the agreement, and either party could do so, but if there was shared property and money that had to be mediated and fairly divided.

It gave couples the chance to pursue a relationship under the protection of the laws of the country. Enagements were far far harder to back out of and divorce was close to unheard of in Bosco since people had these levels of commitment they could move to when they were serious about someone. Some people never went beyond becoming promised, raised families together as Promised and were happy, others who wanted to be more strongly bound to their partner could do so, it had taken the divorce rate to zero in Bosco, that and the ceremonies around becoming married that were meant to prevent forced marriages or arranged marriages people were not happy with, no country Lucy knew took relationships as seriously as Bosco did, or protected them like it did. She liked it.

He waited while her thoughts flew through it all,gently touching her face, her neck, he couldn't stop himself, he just...needed to be touching her. When her thoughts slowed and she started registering his touch, started enjoying it, he smiled and then slid his hand behind her neck, his other coming around her back and pulling her up from the bed until his forehead was touching hers.

"It's not too soon,Lucy, if you want to try this, try...being together, then...I do want you, . I've never been more than simply lovers with anyone before, relationships for me have all been more a matter of convenience than something I actually wanted...so this will be new to me too, but…." He pulled back, meeting her eyes, smiling as hers grew bright with realization.

"Lucy, will you promise with me?" He asked and she almost choked on answering him, her throat closing with excited emotions that were all over the place.

"Yes." She managed to croak and he grinned, pulling her into a kiss that took her breath away, her mind trying to race to process things, trying to figure out what came next.

In the Guild Infirmary

Hestor was sitting on the exam table, Xally going over him with Giermo standing nearby frowning in worry when it happened, something inside him just...tore, ripped in the worst way and came apart completely and he doubled over, would have fallen from the table if not for Xally grabbing him.

"Hestor!...son of a…" The woman bit the comment off, magic coursing through Hestors body when whatever it was had hit, it had felt like some sort of magical break inside the man and she had never seen or heard of anything like what she'd "seen" through her magic.

"Hestor something happened…" Xally said worried as the man lifted his head and pushing his silver hair from his eyes. Giermo blinked taking a step back instinctively, the look in those steel blue eyes...was almost pure malice...pure...fury.

"Yes...but I'm fine now...or will be." Hestor responded in a cold tone that sent a shiver through Xally and Giermo both.

"Next...I think we go find some rings and I have papers for this in my office, I actually, as a Guildmaster, have the authority to Promise couples, so do Thane and Cristoff, so, we can have either of them sign for us…" He said quietly as he trailed kisses along her jaw.

"Right now though?" She asked, honestly? Her body was about on fire pressed against his right then, and the whole idea...that Kaleb...was promising himself to her, that he felt like she did, that she wasn't being silly or stupid that her feelings were returned and he was willing to make it something official, it all brought her wicked mind to the destination where Lucy wanted the tall, handsome mage free of his robe and naked in her bed with her all over him….but...last night he'd been…..

"I am not dead...and I'd fucking have to be to deny you right now...Gods I want you…" He growled and Lucys mind relaxed, her heart soared as Kaleb climbed all the way onto the bed and over her. Her hands undoing the belt of the robe and like the day before, discarding it so the white silk fell open as he hovered over her, a hand on either side of her shoulders, his hair falling around them because he hadn't had time that morning to tie it back.

"So...you're…" She said softly, wondering at the fact that...he would be hers... and he smirked, a real one, and every bit as wicked and panty drenching as the ones she'd seen his brothers sport, oh Gods help her, she'd not seen this man turn on that side of himself, up until this moment...he'd been so gentle, such a gentleman in every way.

"Uh huh, and I am for the most part better behaved than my brothers because I've had to be, but...now...I am yours, and you...are my woman...and Lucy...the things I'm going to teach you…" He purred and she sucked her lower lip into her mouth as he trailed a hand up her side and right under her baggy pajama top, sliding over her skin and grasping one of her breasts drawing a gasp out of her that made his sexy smirk turn even more sinful.

They had only been together under the guidance of a Sudehpah, with Lucy learning things, but this was different, this was...them...together, free to feel and do whatever they wanted because now...they belonged to each other.

Kaleb felt released, he'd thought he'd choke on asking her, but it had been easy, and as every word came, he'd felt better and better about it. He did want her, and building a relationship with Lucy sounded like the best idea he'd ever had. She made him feel...like a man. Which wasn't to say his life was lacking before her, he had a rich life, but now...Lucy was all he'd ever wanted in a woman and to ignore that would be the pinnacle of foolishness, yes he was worried it wouldn't work, that they would both find they weren't right for each other, but damn it, so far, every day had been better than the one before since he'd met her.

He even liked holding her while she cried, how her raging thoughts could eclipse his own with the layers and sheer creativity. Like now, her wicked mind was feeding him an idea she'd been harboring, a position...it required the man to be the one giving the pleasure, taking little for himself, or so she thought.

He almost chuckled as he pushed her pajama top up and she lifted her arms so he could remove it from her. She actually had the idea if he was pleasuring her and getting no return handling from her it was selfish. Oh was he going to enjoy teaching her everything, they'd change her sudehpah lessons from singley devoted to building her into a healthy single woman, to couples work and Kaleb wouldn't just be a body stand in, instead, Arris would shift his teaching so both of them enjoyed everything.

Once she was more comfortable with sex, they could start feeding that creativity of hers more, he really, very much looked forward to it, but right now? She was still trying to keep from thinking about that position she wanted, certain it was selfish and he wouldn't enjoy it.

Once her shorts and panties were tossed aside he narrowed his eyes on her and pushed the idea she'd had back to her as he bent as sealed his mouth over the rosey peak of one of her large breasts. Gods he loved them, he'd freely admit he was a breast man, he loved them, the feel of them against his skin, the weight of them in his hands, how his lips and tongue and teeth could play so freely with the sensitive peaks and there were always places where a woman was more sensitive to touch around them, with Lucy, it was the valley between them and the undersides of them.

He was perfectly happy to play with those places while he pushed his slightly modified version of her idea to her and smirked against her flushed skin when she moaned "Oh my Gods...Kaleb...yes…"

She'd heard Cana and Levy both say they really, very much enjoyed a man…"eating them out" oral sex...Lucy had zero experience with it but...Kaleb obviously had plenty because she'd been thinking, when he had lifted her butt up, tilted her hips while they had been having sex she'd about flown apart it had felt so good, so...if he lifted her up, him on his knees, and…

She groaned as Kaleb made what she was thinking happen, pulling her to him, sitting back on his heels and lifting her lower body, sliding it up his until only her shoulders touched the bed and her legs spread wide as he dipped his head and Lucy felt his tongue slide up her center, pressing between her heated folds and circling each lip before his lips closed around her and she gasped.

She felt him, his arousal pressing against her back and it just added to the pleasure for her knowing he wasn't...well...lacking enjoyment,

Not at all, oh Gods Lucy moan for me...say my name...hold onto the sheets… he purred in her head and she did, she writhed, mewling and gasping.

"Kaleb!..ah!" She managed, Gods it felt so good, she'd thought maybe it would, was worried about so much around that, she was clean, and took care of herself but...would he like it?

You taste divine, stop worrying and spread your legs a little more for me… he prompted and she did, gripping the sheets as his tongue slid into her hot channel and he hummed against her and made her cry out it felt so good.

He had his arms wrapped around her legs, keeping her spread wide, his hands had perfect access too, gripping the insides of her creamy thighs and he used his fingers to spread her, work her flesh in conjunction with his lips, teeth and tongue.

Lucy was barely able to breathe now, her end barreling toward her, Gods when she had finished last night it had been so wet and his mouth was there and..

Lucy...I am sucking on your body and loving it, cum for me honey, let me taste you….he purred and that was it, the mental gate flew open and Lucy screamed his name and came, her orgasm hitting her hard, sending stars shooting behind her eyes and Kaleb made this deep sexy growling sound, taking her in and easing her down close to the mattress, he didn't let her lay there though, she expected him to but instead, as she came down instead of settling her on the mattress, he pulled her to him, rising off his heels and his hard length slid into her spasming core and she cried out as the feel of his length stretching her, filling her, sent her body into a whole new level of completion.

When she thought she might pass out from how good it felt he started moving, gripping her hips securely, holding her up off the mattress and rolling his hips.

"Oh my...oh...oh Kaleb!" She cried out writhing as he took up a languid pace at first, that matched the spasms of her orgasm, drawing it out but then starting that tension building the moment it faded.

All the women, all of his experience, and never had he lost his ability to think like he was now, all he knew was Lucys body, her gasps and moans, whimpers and purrs, these sexy little growls she made when he hit an angle she liked, how her golden brown eyes burned with lust and kept dropping from his to watch his body move.

She loved it, how his white tattoos stood out, almost glowing in his tanned skin, he was built, so muscular, and all that hard muscle was flexing and moving under her smooth skin, he was such a big man, tall, powerful, she was so tiny by comparison and it just added to how much she loved watching that large powerful body working between her legs.

Sweat made his skin shine, little drops forming running down the ridges of his muscles, she felt her own gliding over her skin,between her breasts that had started bouncing as his tempo increased, the force of his thrusts into her were blinding her, making her eyes close as sensation overwhelmed everything, pleasure grew and grew beyond where it had even when his mouth had been on her because Gods he felt so good, so long and hard inside her, reaching deep and touching places inside her that made her whole body tingle.

The tension built and built and it was so incredible, no wonder Cana thought of little else. Kaleb kept adjusting her, lifting, lowering,angling her hips and she closed her legs around his hips, dug her heels into that hard ass of his and was meeting those rough thrusts that had her breasts bouncing wildly until finally she screamed as pleasure exploded through her and Kaleb gasped, snarling out her name as she ripped him along with her, shattering his control as her body tightened on him.

It never had happened to him before but now Lucy had caught him up with her twice and Gods it felt even better this time, his end hitting him so hard her saw stars and he only managed a few more broken thrusts into her before he was spent and had to gather her up to him so he could lay down with her and catch his breath.

A complete escape, utter immersion in her, in the pleasure of being with her, he'd never had it with any woman before, but he had it with Lucy and it staggered him, Gods he enjoyed her so much he'd damn near cum when she had the first time, he'd enjoyed how wide open she was, how her pleasure washed over him body mind and soul, she held nothing back and it was amazing.

Lucy was laying against him, fingers toying with a lock of his hair staring unseeing at his chest in utter amazement. No book, no description from Cana, Levy, anyone had prepared her for this, was this how sex always was? Gods Gregory had just plain sucked, like, worst in the world if regular sex was even a hundredth as good as what she'd just experienced.

Kaleb was Boscan though, and they got training, and he'd had years to gain experience, was he just that good?

His rumbling chuckle stalled her thoughts and she hovered for a second between embarrassment knowing once again her rapid mind had laid her bare to him and just smiling happily because sweet Gods above had she enjoyed that he had rocked her world and now she felt just all exhausted and boneless and wonderful.

"You rocked my world too angel…" He chuckled and Lucy grinned up at him, snuggling in against him.

"I want more…" She admitted, her body coming against his, tired as she was, she just wanted more, to feel him again, to hear him...she wanted to run her hands all over him, kiss him everywhere, taste all of those white tattoos...and other parts of him…

He laughed, "You're insatiable...you really are a Goddess you know that? Not just a Princess, a Goddess…" His smile fell a little as he looked into her eyes and saw how happy she was, the affection in those deep brown eyes just floored him, she was embracing this completely, that they were going to build a relationship, that they were making a commitment to each other and nowhere in him could he find anything but his own happiness, excitement, enthusiasm for it all because she was just...amazing.

"...my Goddess…" He breathed reverently, his voice gravelly with emotion and Lucy was reaching up, pressing into him, her lips taking his just as there was a shout into his head.

KALEB! You better be fucking listening because I think I found the key! Vanders mental voice resonated in his head and almost made him wince as Lucys plump lips slanted over his.

Where? He demanded as he parted his lips and groaned as Lucys tongue pressed into his mouth. She was so into him right then, so happy, embracing her own lust and already imagining herself on her hands and knees, eager to try having him take her from behind, trying to do a little inventory of her body to be sure she had the strength because she was still tingly and jelly limbed from their first round.

Well, that's the sucking part, so the key is in...uh...Estrelle...yeah...so a bit of a hike but it's not like the spirit could steer when her key fell to Earthland right? I mean the mission will take probably...well...we can't fly over Pergrande so we'll have to sneak through it but I mean it matters right? This is Starshines lost buddy, you said this was important to her. Vander replied.

Kalebs heart sank, Austiq was East of Pergrande and similar to how Bosco had been a few centuries ago, wartorn, with opposing factions battling for supremacy. The good thing about that was they could likely get in and out of Austiqe pretty easily, it was crossing Pergrande that was going to be dangerous.

Just getting there could take a month...are you sure? He demanded and got a mental scoff from his little brother.

Seriously? You think i would haul my sexy ass across fucking Iceburg and Pergrande on a hunch? YES, I'm fucking sure, the stuffed asses at Cellis tracked it down and I um...got one of the professors to...uh...share the information including the position, we can navigate to within a half mile of it and I'm assuming Starshine...wait...are you with her?! Fuck...KALEB! I totally wanted to tap that! His brothers exasperated reaction to an accidental backwash Kaleb sent when Lucy reached her hand down between his legs and started fondling him, drawing a moan from him that was unfortunately, both mental and physical.

Damn big bro, here I was planning to fuck that pretty thing all the way across Pergrande and until she couldn't walk once we found her key and you're in her bed...I admit...I've never competed with you for a woman before...Vander was scheming, he could feel it and mentally snarled.

You aren't competing with me now either you shit, we're promised, you keep your damn dick in your pants!

That was when he discovered Vander hadn't been far...in fact...he'd been in a shadow near the ceiling and came crashing to the floor beside Lucys bed with a yelp when his older brother said he was Promised.

Lucy screamed and whipped around in Kalebs arms and he narrowly avoided taking her elbow to his chin.

"Vander!" She cried.

The Shadowquip propped himself up on his elbows and winked at her "Still screaming my name even in Kalebs arms...nice...Gods I'm good." He chuckled.

"What the fuck are you doing in my room?!" Lucy demanded, not at all appreciating having her first time spent with what was now officially her Promised or...well..would be once they signed the papers, interrupted by Vander. She liked Vander, really did, but damn she'd been very in to starting a fresh round with HER man.

"Missing the bed and joining your fun by about 18 inches I'd say…" Vander said with a grin, gracefully regaining his feet and standing over the pair.

"You're not joining anything, Vander I…" She started to tear into him but Kalebs arms tightened around her and he grabbed her chin, pulling her face to the side so she looked at him in surprise, he looked both happy and sad and that alarmed her.

"He was bringing news that you'll want to hear…..Tell her Vander." He sighed and Lucy frowned, looking at Vander.

"There's a group of specialists at Cellis that track the emergence of celestial keys, they can pinpoint the area where they emerge when they come to our plain and one emerged about 3 weeks ago in Austiqe...a Zodiac...Aquarius to be specific." He said and Lucy froze, mouth falling open, tears forming in her eyes.

"Vander...if you're playing a joke…" She breathed.

"I wouldn't joke about that Starshine, I know what that key means to you, Kaleb told me when he assigned me to start looking for it. I put out the word and got a call from a professor in Cellis who...ahh, likes the way I dance...especially how I strip...and we worked out a little trade for the info...I gave her a nice show and fucked her until she screamed and she gave me the location of the key. Win win for me really, I get laid and get information for a job." Vander shrugged.

Lucy turned and looked at Kaleb.

"You...you started looking for Aquarius without telling me?" She breathed.

"I wasn't going to get your hopes up needlessly, I set Vander on it because he specializes in finding things few can, if he could find places to search, I was sending you and the Raijinshuu after it." Kaleb replied and Lucy lunged, kissing him fiercely.

Nobody had ever taken her love for her spirits seriously, nobody had ever seemed to understand it. Even Natsu had seemed uninterested in how she made contracts and didn't care about knowing her spirits, but Kaleb...he worked with them, could even communicate with them through her when she was close enough to provide whatever link he used, and now...he'd gone out of his way and started trying to help her find Aquarius, put his own brother to work on it, used guild resources…

"I made it an official job for you and your team, for Vander too, gave him and Laxus the authority to pull whatever resources and mages they needed...now...now you'll need to get packed, because you're going with your team and recovering Aquarius." Kaleb said against her lips and Lucy was crying, so happy, so incredibly happy she couldn't contain it.

"Shh, don't cry...honey…" He kissed her and she hugged him, her arms around his neck now.

Go get everything together Vander, she'll be ready soon. Kaleb ordered and Vander bowed.

You two really Promised? He demanded and Kaleb looked over Lucys shoulder at him.

Yes, the papers aren't signed yet...but...I already have Thane drawing them up and he'll have them here in a few minutes so they'll be in order and we will be fully official before you leave Bosco. And yes….you can fucking tell dad… Kaleb replied

Like you could stop me...awesome bro...grats, she's a sexy little thing, I'll watch over her, promise not to flirt...too much...with her while we hunt that key down. Vander said with a wink and, in a swirl of dark shadows, he vanished again, hurrying to assemble everyone.

Lucy had her hands buried in Kalebs hair and was kissing him for all she was worth, Aquarius….the spirit who had been with her since she was tiny, Kaleb was helping her get her friend back, going so far as to make it a mission so he could bring the resources of the guild to bear.

You love her, that spirit, and I want you to go get her back, anything you need Lucy, anything, you tell Cristoff, he's going with you too, and he will make it happen, he has the same authority I do, can pull any of White Seas resources...I wish I could go with you… He said into her head and he meant it, Gods did he ever, he wanted to be there when she found Aquarius, watch that broken part inside of her start mending, see her eyes light up and share her joy.

He couldn't go though, there was simply too much to do here, there were things happening, Seven was stirring problems along the border, and Pergrande had their hand in it he was certain, Vander was bringing Presca, the pair were probably the finest spies in Bosco and on their way back from recovering Lucys key he'd ordered the pair to look into Pergrande, find out where the tie to Seven was, how high up it went. It had only been a week since he'd issued that order and had his brother and Presca in his office the following morning.

Presca had raised a brow at the order, his cool steel eyes surprised.

"You don't want us doing that first? Little more important than a celestial key isn't it? Boscos national security…" He'd pointed out and Kaleb had narrowed his eyes on the Energy mage.

"Just do it, recover the key first, then handle it, whatever resources needed, again, the crown is paying you and White Sea for this so find the connection, when you do, lay low while I report your findings, depending on what's going on, who is involved, the King may want you to eliminate some threats." Kaleb said and Vander had smacked Prescas shoulder before he spoke again.

"Kalebs all wrapped up in the pretty blonde Presca, you're a hopeless romantic, you shouldn't be bitching about a mission for love." He quipped earning dark looks from both Presca and Kaleb but he was busy neatening his cuticles with a sharp long black dagger ignoring them.

He glanced at them when they were silent for too long and snorted.

"Oh please, don't look at me like that, I like her too Kaleb, and if you don't make a move I promise I'll be between those sexy thighs pulling that golden hair and making her scream my name until I've had my fill of hearing her and soon, as for you Presca, you've always been a romantic bitch and you know it, come on, we gotta get moving, I need to start loosening some tongues and you need to help me break into Cellis again, I have a feeling there are tongues there I want to play with." He smirked.

Kaleb had sighed, sitting heavily in his chair.

"Vander, DO NOT piss off Dean Kalperden, our relationship with Cellis is very good and I want to keep it that way, the mess with Hestor was enough, do NOT fuck the wrong people." He growled and Vander grinned at him, dodging a decently aimed swipe from a still glaring Presca.

"I'll handle it bro." He vowed and laughed when Presca swiped at him again.

"Your aim sucks when your bitchy." He pointed out.

"I am NOT a romantic bitch you manwhore, hold still so I can fucking hit you…"

Now, here he was with Lucy in his arms, she'd agreed to be his, and he was just desperate for her, felt like a youth new to sex again and it was the most wonderful and at the same time painful feeling he'd ever experienced. She would be gone for easily more than a month, they had just promised...Gods he wanted to stay at her side…

Their desperate kisses escalated into a fevered session of love making too, he couldn't stop himself, even when Thane knocked on her door, he just ordered the man to wait in her living room, not bothering to try at all to hide what they were doing, not that it bothered Thane, he was thrilled, the Master being promised would protect him in the future from Kurino, something nobody had thought about but him, but it was enough that he set the papers on Lucys kitchen island and hummed happily to himself as he made a pot of coffee, not the least bit disturbed by the screams and moans coming from Lucys bedrooms or the sound of the bed banging against the wall.

He waited until he heard them both scream out each others names before pulling out mugs and pouring them both fresh coffee. Happily noting Lucy kept her kitchen neat and easy to navigate.

When he regained his breath Kaleb kissed Lucy again, smiling down into her eyes, loving the way she looked right then, so relaxed and sated, her lips swollen from kissing and her whole being glowing in bliss. How easy it would be and how much he would love seeing that every day….

"Thane has our papers ready...still want to do this before you go? We could...wait...if you want freedom for a while longer I would understand.." He offered, he really did NOT want that though, he wanted her to be his.

Lucy shook her head frowning a bit at him, after a lifetime of dreaming about having someone, of dating a good man, she wasn't letting it slip through her fingers.

"No...I want you, i want...us...are you sure you...can't come with us?" She asked softly and he sighed, when his mind hadn't been absorbed with her body he'd tried to think of a way but it wasn't possible, a couple of weeks was one thing, but more than a month right now wasn't possible, no matter how badly he wanted to.

"I want to...you have no idea how much, but it's not possible right now my Goddess." He said quietly and she sighed, nodding, she needed a shower, but the papers that would make them a couple were more important than that, so they pulled on their robes and went to the kitchen, Thane holding out pens to them and grinning happily as they both signed. Lucy scrolled her last signature beside Kalebs and grinned, turning and pulling his smiling mouth down to hers for another kiss before turning to Thane.

"Thank you…" She said breathlessly and Thane smiled at her "Thank you Mistress, I'll file these right now Master Kaleb and send copies to your father...he's already called asking for them." His aid said with a grin, taking the papers and hurrying from Lucys apartment, Arman Pradesh had been firm about wanting Thane to send him copies the second they were signed, Thane knew better that to make his Masters father wait for anything that involved his children.

They were almost to the shower when Kaleb was informed they would leave in the morning, his father, now aware he had promised with Lucy, was arranging for a Boscan pursuit cruiser to come and collect the team going to recover Aquarius but it wouldn't arrive until tomorrow.

"We have the whole night…" Lucy had grinned and Kaleb swept her up in his arms and carried her giggling to the bed, not giving her any time to move from where he laid her down before he was on her, kissing over her, yanking her robe open hungrily.

"It's not enough…" He growled "I want to take your riding out over the sea, I want to show you the islands, find a deserted one so I can lay you in the sand and make love to you while the lights from the sea play over us….I want to show you how much I want you, how much you mean to me now...my promised...my Goddess…" He purred and Lucy just melted as his lips moved over her and her hands shoved the robe from his shoulders…...