Chapter 34

The sun had set about an hour before Reno had left his apartment. The Patrol he'd been on had been rougher than usual. He suspected in a week they would have to give the area up. He wasn't even in his uniform as per Rufus' command, and he'd still had a hard time. Thank Shiva Elena hadn't been sent out that way. He didn't want to see her back in hospital again anytime soon.

By the time he had gotten back to Healen Lodge and made his report, everyone else had gone home. He hadn't seen Aura since he had left her in Rufus' office earlier, and he wanted to check on her. He knew that his boss was using her to jerk his chain and he needed to figure out how to get a step ahead of him again. He had called her before leaving his apartment, but she had not answered, so he decided to just walk over. There was no reason she shouldn't be at home. If Rufus had sent her to try and spy on Cadan again, Reno would damn well just go and get her. He hoped that wasn't the case.

Her door was unlocked when he arrived, and upon receiving no answer when he knocked, Reno let himself in. He would have to talk to her about locking her door. Again.

"Aur…?" he called, walking through the living room and into the kitchen. He heard the shower a moment later. Unable to help it, Reno thought back to the last time he had found her in the shower. It had been right after Rufus had…

He walked quickly up the hallway. Surely this wasn't the same situation.

"Aura?" he asked, knocking on the bathroom door and watching as it swung open. Didn't she ever lock doors? "Aur…?" he stuck his head in. Seeing her through the shower glass, Reno watched as turned to face him and her eyes widened.

"Reno…"

"Hi… Sorry…" he began to turn to leave, but she called him back.

"Wait…"

He stopped and looked back to her. "Yeah?"

"… come and join me." She smiled when his jaw dropped.

"Uh…" Reno didn't need to be asked twice. "Okay." He pulled his shirt up and over his head, dropping it on the floor as he moved toward her shower door. He'd only just gotten out of the shower at home, but he didn't need to mention that. Hastily, he undid his belt and then his pants, kicking them across the bathroom in his attempt to get them off.

Aura had opened the shower door by the time he was free of his clothing and he stepped in with her, straight under the spray of hot water. "Hi." She said with a smile, and he lasted about two seconds before he'd reached out and touched her.

"Hi." He replied, one hand moving down her slick arm and the other sliding around the back of her neck to bring her closer. He bent to press a kiss to her lips. "How was the rest of your day?"

"Alright." She replied, her arms coming around his waist as she looked up at him. "Was your patrol interesting?"

"More interesting than I'd like…"

"Are you okay?" she asked, her bright green eyes quickly moving over him as if looking for hidden injuries.

"I'm fine, sweetheart." His hands moved down her back as she leaned into him. "What's wrong?" he asked, seeing the way she looked up at him, her arms tight around his waist.

"I missed you all day." She replied after a moment, "I just… kiss me…"

He bent to kiss her again and groaned as her arms wound around his neck as she responded to the kiss, her lips parting and allowing him entry to her mouth. Reno deepened the kiss, hot water cascading over them as his hands slid further down her back to her arse, pulling her more tightly against himself. He knew that she was aware of how ready he was from her appreciative groan into their kiss as she rubbed herself against him as much as she was able in his tight grip.

"Aur…" he breathed, releasing her and moving to adjust their position.

"No…" She gasped, putting a hand to Reno's shoulder and instead pushing him back into the corner of the shower until his back was against the tiles. Slowly, she sank to her knees before him, dragging her nails down his chest and stomach as she went. Her eyes never left his.

Reno's knees just about gave out and he was glad to be leaning against the wall. "What are you doing?" he asked, his voice barely audible above the shower.

"I don't really know…" she replied, still looking up at him, "You might have to help me…" He nodded, his hand coming to her cheek and brushing her wet hair back as the water streamed down over her.

"Okay…" He bit his lip as she uncertainly took hold of him and he carefully stroked her cheek as he watched her. Aura's other hand moved to his thigh as she adjusted her position before him, sitting higher on her knees. One of Reno's hands moved through her hair, while the other cupped her cheek, tilting her face a little higher as she moved closer, licking her lips. That sight alone just about made Reno lose it. He swallowed thickly, trying to even out his breathing.

He used the hand on her cheek to guide her as she carefully took him into her mouth. His hand slid around to the back of her head as he let out an unashamed moan, leaning completely back into the corner of the shower for support as his eyes closed. "Ohh, fuck!"

Reno was unable to keep his eyes closed for long. He wanted to watch her, and so he forced them open and looked down at her. "Fuck…" he breathed again, meeting her emerald gaze. The look on her face was uncertain, so he smiled at her. "That's right…" he said, using his hand at the back of her head to guide her movements gently. Aura kept her eyes on him as she took more of him into her mouth, moving as he instructed. Reno was completely reliant on the wall now. "That's good…" he groaned, "Uh… you can use your tongue if you want…" He felt the difference a moment later and threaded the fingers of both his hands through her hair. It took all of his self-control to allow her to stay in control of her movements and not to simply hold her head still and fuck her. "Aura…"

He knew he was going to have to change things up unless he wanted it all to end and so he gently guided Aura back and pulled her to her feet. "What's the matter?" she asked, "Was that wrong?"

"No…" he breathed, "Oh, no…" he pressed a kiss to her forehead. "That was perfect… I just wanted my turn…" He bent enough to lift Aura by her thighs, turning to press her back into the tiles. He adjusted his hold on her until her knees dangled over his elbows and he held her wide open as he pushed into her. Aura let out a loud cry, her nails cutting into his shoulders as she clutched at him.

"Ah! Reno!" she squirmed in his arms, scratching at his back as he thrust into her. She gasped as he fucked her against the tiles, and Reno fought to keep her still enough for some leverage as her skin slid over the wet tiles with every thrust into her body.

Eventually, he had pushed her into the corner where he could brace them enough to get some power behind his movements. Aura was crying out with every thrust he made until she sank her teeth into his shoulder and her cries became muffled grunts as her nails continued to scratch at his back and shoulders. He shifted his hold on her, her knees still draped over his elbows as he practically folded her in half, seeking a new angle. He knew he'd found the right one when Aura's head tipped back and her hands slid along the tiles, searching for something else to hold on to. Reno continued to thrust in the same way, not allowing her time to even gasp between thrusts and soon her hands were back on him, one clutching at his shoulder and the other pulling roughly at his hair.

The sounds she began to make were Reno's undoing and the moment he felt her shudder around him he lost himself. He was glad again for the corner as his knees went weak and he slid slowly to the floor, still holding Aura in his arms.