Hours later, Violet awoke to the feel of Klaus's solid body at her back. His arms were wrapped around her and the fingertips of one hand idly brushed over her stomach. He trailed small, warm kisses from her shoulder all the way to her ear, where he sucked at the lobe. He pulled her body to his tightly, and Violet felt a pang of anxiety when his erect hardness pressed against her backside.

"I want you," he whispered lowly in her ear, making her shiver. She had been afraid that he would immediately press into her, before she was ready, but he took his time as he caressed her body, sometimes rubbing the tight muscles in her back and arms, sometimes sliding his palms over her breasts. She quickly warmed to the idea when his kisses caused little frissons of electricity to race across her spine. By the time he finally let a hand wander down between her legs to rub small circles around her warm, slick nub, she was trembling from anticipation, wet with desire, and was on the verge of turning them over herself to jump on top of him. His other hand squeezed her hip and bottom, experimentally rocking his pelvis into the cleft of her backside. Klaus was tall and his long frame curled easily around Violet's body and entered her soft warmth from behind.

"Oh God," Violet moaned loudly, clutching at the sheets in front of her. Klaus filled her so completely. The sensation made her dizzy and so deliciously aroused that she once again orgasmed embarrassingly easy. Klaus continued his ministrations between her legs, building Violet back up again as he made long, firm strokes into her body.

"You feel amazing," Klaus said from behind her. "Being with you like this is better than I ever imagined. I could stay here forever." He was possessive with her. Violet had often noticed a tendency towards protectiveness from him, but this had a new and different edge to it. She thought she should feel offended, for she was nobody's property, but hadn't she always belonged to Klaus and he to her. It felt right between them. "You are mine, Violet. I never want anyone else to touch you like this," he whispered the words between soft kisses on her spine. "I want you to come for me again, okay?"

The slowness of his strokes were driving her insane. She felt like she was just teetering on a precipice. " Klaus…please…?" she struggled to think coherently. Her body was wound up, tense and ready to fly apart.

"Tell me what you want," he told her.

"Just…more. Faster," she answered. He sped up only a little to appease Violet. Klaus's endurance was much better this time around and he planned on prolonging the encounter, to love her as long as possible, enjoying it with immense satisfaction. He didn't know when another chance would come for them to be alone together like this.

The arm that he had wrapped under her continued to pleasure her, leaving his other hand free to cup her breasts or to slide his palms over her nipples. He could feel her taut muscles against his stomach and chest as he pulled her back as tight to his torso as he could get her. She was ready any moment now.

"I love you," he whispered.

"I love you. I love you. I love you…" she breathed back mindlessly, as a low mantra.

"Tell me when you're close, Violet."

"I'm… I'm close."

"Come for me," he demanded again and sucked at the sweet curve between her shoulder and neck, letting his teeth graze her skin when it started to feel too good. Violet's orgasm was powerful, taking her breath for a moment. Her womb clenched and released so tightly that both Klaus and Violet were seeing stars. She grabbed at his hand between her legs, to make the sensation stop when it became too much.

Klaus continued sliding deep into her and pulling most of the way out, but was becoming more erratic in his movements now. He held both her hips to steady himself, while Violet reached behind her to run her fingers through his hair, to hold his head close to hers.

"I want all of you... please. I want to feel you," she told him. "Don't stop, okay?"

Klaus's face was buried in Violet's hair. He shook his head at the idea. No, he had to focus. What she was asking was tempting, yes, but too dangerous to even consider. He let go of her hips and wrapped his arms tightly around her torso in a firm embrace, keeping his forehead and nose against the back of her head, groaning deeply as he pulled out of her warmth to climax in-between her cheeks. After, the pair were silent and deeply sated, able to drift back to sleep for another couple of hours.

Upon awakening, they dressed in their stained but clean clothes, fed themselves a quick meal, put the fire out and the shack back in order. Klaus pulled Violet close as they stepped out into the cold, snowy white morning, rays of sunlight filtering though the trees. She cradled his face in her hands and he leaned down to kiss her. Klaus pulled Violet's hands from his face, but kept one of hers firmly in his as they shut the door of their little shack behind them. Looking around to get their bearings they noticed a steady stream of green smoke issuing from the top of Mount Fraught. The pair looked at each other with a familiar trust in their eyes.

"Sunny," they said to together and began to climb the mountain.