Chapter 31

Bending over the bed, Reno placed Aura carefully on the covers before straightening to swiftly pull his shirt up and over his head. He tossed it aside as he bent to kiss her again, unable to help a wide grin as he did so. Within moments he had slid her underwear down her legs and sent it to join his shirt before kicking his own pants away as he crawled onto Aura's bed, wrapping an arm around her waist and lifting her higher up the mattress. He hovered over her as he lay her down again, his gaze catching on hers as she watched him silently.

"Are you alright?" he murmured. Aura nodded, holding his gaze, though he noticed how quickly her breath was coming. Lightly he brushed his fingertips across her collarbone, feeling her chest rise and fall quickly. Reno's eyes trailed down Aura's throat, followed his fingers along her collarbone and then continued lower down her chest, past her ribs to the plains of her smooth stomach. He heard Aura's breathing hitch when his gaze moved lower and he looked back up to meet her eyes once more with a grin. He leaned forward, pressing his lips to hers again, his hand brushing her hair back from her face. "Try not to hold your breath…" he whispered, his lips now trailing across her cheek to her ear, "Breathe through it…"

"Breathe through what…?" she asked, her voice shaky. He let out a soft sigh against her ear, his fingers now tracing from her shoulders and down her arms as he moved down between her thighs.

"Something I don't often do…"

Aura went up on her elbows to look at him, and he winked at her. Sliding his hands under her legs, he lifted them into a more suitable position and then wrapped his arms around her thighs to hold her in place as he dipped his head between them. Aura's startled cry was instantaneous and then, when he knew she'd felt his tongue, her hands were in his hair.

"Oh, Sweet Shiva!"

Reno kept his eyes on her for a moment, watching as her back arched and she fell back against her pillow. He tightened his hold on her, closing his eyes to focus on his actions and trying his best to keep her in place as she shifted, seemingly unable to remain still as he continued what he was doing. When her hands tightened in his hair and she let out a loud squeal, Reno couldn't resist a chuckle and he released her thighs before pressing a kiss to her soft skin and moving up over her again, his left hand moving to replace his mouth between her legs.

"Oh my gosh, Reno." She breathed when his eyes met hers once more, "You're really good at that…"

He gave a low laugh, his lips moving to her ear, "… Just you wait." He whispered and then lifted his head enough to watch her face as he shifted his hand, using his fingers in a way that he was certain would draw a reaction from her. He smiled when she screwed her eyes shut and her mouth fell open in a silent gasp, her head tilting back and exposing her pale throat to him. Reno pressed a light kiss to her neck, his free hand moving slowly up her body.

"Ah-Reno…"

Hearing his name fall from her lips while his hand was between her legs and that look was on her face sent a wave of fire through Reno's veins. He knew that he was hard, he had been since they had entered the room, but as she gasped his name again, he knew that he was getting harder by the second. "Is that good…?" he asked, his eyes locked on her face, memorising every detail of her expression as he increased the pace of what he was doing with his fingers.

"Reno! Yes…. Ah!" One of her hands clutched at his shoulder while the nails of her other hand dragged across the bedspread, and Reno's heartbeat was thundering in his ears. He needed her. "Reno… Reno…"

He was unable to help his free hand moving down to take hold of himself, biting back a groan at his own touch. Pressing his face into Aura's hair, he tried to distract himself from his desperate need. He had to hold off, but he wanted her so badly.

"Reno…" her hand sliding from his shoulder up the back of his neck made him look back up to meet her green eyes, "Kiss me…" she whispered. He grinned at her for a second before doing exactly as she wished, as her other hand shifted to his lower back and she adjusted herself beneath him, her back arching again.

Instinct had him moving to lift one of her legs higher and she hooked it around his waist of her own accord. He tried to resist moving against her just yet, but he could feel the need becoming an ache within himself. Instead, knowing that he could get better sounds from her, Reno focused his attention once more on what his hand was doing between Aura's legs. He kept his eyes firmly on her face, watching intently as she gasped, her head titling back as her already slightly flushed face increased in colour. He had never seen anything so utterly captivating.

She had never looked like this before. Reno watched, fascinated as she writhed, gasping his name yet again. He traced the dark blush creeping its way up her throat with his fingers, his eyes still on her face. Gone was the usual control, the careful guarding that had been present over the last few months, and here she was now completely open to him. Her newfound confidence was impressive, and he hoped that she liked how much she had grown of late. Then Aura's eyes met his and she was the girl who had cut her hair off to buy him reading materials, who had sat with him every night for months teaching him how to sound words out and to use punctuation. She was the girl who had curled up with him when they had no heating and who had helped him find food so they could survive. "Reno." She murmured, her hand coming up to his cheek, every bit as tender as she had always been.

He hadn't noticed when he'd taken his hand from between her legs to adjust her beneath himself, but finding himself now in the right position and ready, Reno didn't hesitate. He let out a groan of relief as he sank into her, pressing his face into the hollow of her neck and shoulder. Faintly he heard Aura's sharp intake of breath and he used every last drop of willpower he had to remain still as he tried to breathe and to wait for her to be ready. When he felt her hips shift slightly he let out a shaky breath and trailed a hand down her side to her waist. He let it rest there gently as he pushed into her again. She didn't make a sound this time and Reno lifted his head to look at her. Aura's lower lip was caught between her teeth, and her eyes were closed. Reno watched her face intently as he rolled his hips before withdrawing slightly only to thrust into her again.

"Ah…" Aura gasped and her eyes opened. Her fingers traced lightly down his cheek and then across his tattoo, and shivers slid quickly down Reno's back. When she smiled at him, Reno swallowed. This was the girl who had traded her treasured possessions, her only reminders of her life with her father, to make sure that Reno had a gift on his birthday when she learned that he'd never had one before. Everything she had ever done for him over the years flicked through his mind and Reno couldn't help the tighter hold her took of her, one hand clutching her hip and the other coming to her cheek, keeping her face still so he could watch her as he began thrusting into her more quickly, his own breath coming out in short panting gasps within moments. He drank in every sound Aura made, every expression that crossed her features, and it just made him want more.

Both his hands made their way to Aura's hips, and he lifted her slightly for a better angle. The small noise she made only encouraged Reno and his hands moved under her, sliding up her back to clutch at her shoulders, pulling her to meet his thrusts. Aura's own hands clutched at Reno's back and he felt her nails digging into his skin before she let out a loud cry, throwing her head back as she wrapped both of her legs more tightly around his waist, locking her ankles behind his back. Reno gave a low growl, driving himself into her in swift purposeful strokes now. It still wasn't enough. He needed more.

His left hand came up to clench a handful of the bedspread by Aura's head and he tried to brace his weight as he shifted the angle of his thrusts. The small shriek he drew from Aura told him that the new angle was effective and he increased the force of his thrusting in the same way, his eyes never leaving her face. He hadn't noticed the snarling noise he had been making until Aura's green eyes met his and she brought a gentle hand to his cheek. "It's okay…" she gasped, her breath hitching with each of his thrusts. "Reno… it's okay…" Her hand slid from his cheek around the back of his neck and into his hair, stroking him comfortingly as he continued to thrust into her, both of his own hands now tight on her hips. His movements slowed somewhat when Aura lifted her head, brushing her lips gently against his cheek. Her other hand moved soothingly up and down his slick back and he was able to refocus himself. His eyes remained on her face as he shifted his angle again, his movements smooth and decisive as he set about drawing as many reactions from Aura as he was able.

Reno's thrusts became less desperate as he watched Aura begin to lose focus. Her hands still moved soothingly over him as she murmured his name over and over like a mantra, but her eyes seemed to cloud and she whimpered as he slid a hand up her body to clutch at her breast. He ran his other hand down her thigh to her knee, still hooked around his waist, as he brought his lips to hers once again. He smiled into the kiss as Aura opened to him, and he rather enjoyed being inside of her as he slipped his tongue into her mouth as well. He enjoyed the low moan she made into the kiss as he began to roll his hips luxuriously and her back arched in response. As Aura's nails dragged down his back, Reno's own thoughts began to splinter. She was moaning beneath him now with every thrust he made into her body and he felt like he had wanted to be able to make her make those sounds his whole life. As his hand moved into her hair, tugging gently, she shook, breathing his name into his mouth as he hovered millimetres over her wanting to drink in every detail of her release. The sight of her was enough for Reno to lose himself a moment later with a strangled cry and he stilled within her, not yet ready to withdraw. Carefully he lowered his weight onto her, pressing his face into her damp hair and breathing deeply. Perhaps he had always been in love with her.