This chapter is rated M for sexual content.

Chapter 17

"What about us?" Remus asked in a would be calm voice, willing his raging body to calm down.

Aurora settled herself even closer to him and leaned in to his ear. She caught the lobe in her teeth and bit playfully, listening at his sharp intake of breath.

"I want to get closer to you." She whispered.

"I don't think you can get much closer" He said dimly as he felt her warm body pressed to his. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath, willing his already overexcited libido to calm down.

Aurora simply smiled and kissed his parted lips. She felt his hands run up her back to her neck, to sink into her thick hair as he angled her head for better access. She heard a mewing noise catch in her throat.

She allowed him to kiss her urgently until he finally had to break away for some air. But she only used this opportunity to kiss her way up the strong column of his neck and when he had sucked in another breath he began nipping at her shoulder.

Remus felt her shudder before breaking away and met her intense glance. He ran a hand over her healing cheek and pulled her toward him until he could place a soft kiss on her marred skin.

"I love you." He said unconsciously.

Aurora froze and her gaze flew to his surprised eyes. He hadn't even realized he had said the words until after he had done it.

In fact, he hadn't even realized that he had felt that way about her but as he sat facing her startled eyes he knew that it was the truth. Sometime over their months together he had fallen in love with her. He expected to feel some sort of panic but did not. He felt nothing but easy, accepting calm.

"I do." He said simply, with not even a trace of embarrassment.

"Oh, Remus! This is exactly what I wanted to talk to you about." She said happily. "I'm in love with you too."

Remus couldn't hide his grin as she snuggled into his chest. He stroked her hair for a moment until he felt her blazing kisses on his neck and down his chest to where his shirt began.

He groaned and felt himself harden almost painfully. He ran his hands back up her body to cup her breasts and then it was her turn to moan.

Remus shifted them so that they were stretched out on the sofa as he continued to knead her soft flesh. Aurora arched into his hands and wrapped her arms tighter around him as she kissed him hungrily.

"Aurora?" He said as he broke away. His grey eyes meeting her burning blue ones, asking her the silent question that stood between them.

She smiled and guided his hand back up to the neck of her robes, resting her hand on top of his as undid each fastening. She sucked in her breath as his knuckles grazed across her stomach and suddenly she found she needed something to do with her own hands.

He wasn't wearing his robes so was able to just peel off his shirt. Her hands ran up the warm sinewy of chest that had been bared to her gaze.

"You know," She began thoughtfully "The day I met you I should have known there was something more to you than meets the eye."

"What makes you say that?" He asked as he pushed her robe aside.

"You are so much more powerfully built than any of the other guys at school. More mature. Like a man." She replied as she tugged her own shirt over her head.

Remus felt a swelling of pride rush through his veins at her words and his mouth go dry as she lay there clad in her bra and jeans.

He leaned down and captured her lips once more, this time a renewed sense of urgency crashing through him. He made quick work of her remaining cloths until she was naked beneath him.

"You're lovely." He breathed as Aurora began tugging off the rest of his clothing.

"So are you." She said as her hands ran over his back, her eyes shining.

"I'm scarred." He replied self consciously.

"You're gorgeous." She insisted. "Your scars are part of who you are. Embrace who you are Remus. Love yourself as I love you."

Her words touched him beyond measure and horrifically he felt tears well up in his eyes. He closed his eyes so she wouldn't see and sought her lips as his hands began exploring her.

He rubbed her hard nipples and smiled in their kiss as she made a low noise in throat. He brushed his fingers against her tummy and watched transfixed as she tore her head away from him and sucked her breath in sharply.

The lower his hand roamed the shorter and more erratic her breathing became. He distinctly heard a whimper issue from her as his fingers brushed against her scorching thighs.

"Remus!" She practically panted at him as he began tracing patterns.

He smiled before capturing one of her taut nipples in his hot mouth and slid a finger into her. He continued his tender ministrations until she arched off the sofa and began wildly running her hands up and down his back in a frenzy. Her nails occasionally scratching at him in her aroused state.

Remus lifted his head back to her lips to get her to lie back down but soon she was writhing beneath him and he found he couldn't wait any longer.

He rolled them over so that he was stretched out on top of her and poised at her center. His eyes found hers and he clearly saw the same emotions tearing through him shining back from her eyes. He kissed her neck and plunged into her.

She quickly caught the rhythm and matched his pace. Kissing him blindly on whatever part she happened to reach. Each thrust made her moan as entered her and groan as he withdrew and she wrapped her legs around him to fold him firm.

She cried out and clung to him desperately as they became swept away with the burning passion. They came with a torrid cry and finally collapsed.

Remus rolled them over so that she was laying on top of him and he was no longer crushing her into the sofa. He ran his fingers idly up and down her back as she rested her chin on her hands and stared at him.

"What are you thinking about?" She asked softly, unable to resist leaning forward and pressing a kiss to his chest. She could feel his heart still pounding under her lips.

"You." He said as his hands stilled on her back.

"Oh? All good I hope."

"You're wonderful Aurora. You've made my life worth living...for the first time I'm happy. And I don't know how to thank you."

She flushed at his unexpected sentiments and looked shyly toward him.

"I'm sure we can think of way." She said before stealing another sultry kiss.

Aww, how fluffy!