Sydneys POV

After promising to introduce Jacky to Lissa as soon as we got in touch with her and hopefully had her on her way here ASAP we were excused.

It was early morning by now and I felt the fatigue settle over me, now that we were on our way back to guest housing.

It was odd, but if it hadn't been dark I would have thought it was the middle of the day. The streets were busy and the shops we had passed earlier were open now.

„Why is everybody up?" I finally asked Adrian.

„It's the middle of the day" he simply replied.

I frowned „no, it's the middle of the night" I corrected him.

He chuckled and I felt his hand reach for mine. His fingers laced with mine for a moment and then with a sigh he released my hand again.

„Damn it. I've gotten too used to do this. I hate to not be able to touch you" he said.

„You can, as soon as we are back in our room" I replied.

He looked at me with a smug smile but didn't coment any further. Instead he continued to answer my question from before.

„Most Moroi and Dhampir live on a nocturnal schedule. It's just more convinient. At least for us Moroi. We don't burn in the sun or something like that but when we are exposed to it for longer periods of time it can be draining for us" he ended.

The word us hadn't been lost on me, indicating clearly that there was a difference between him and me.

„So you've been suffering the last couple of weeks? We spent so much time outside" I finally asked, feeling a bit guilty.

He shook his head „Nah. Many Moroi do live on a human schedule. Especially those who have normal jobs and live among humans. It's not a big deal. I am talking about being out in the sun like actually sunbathing or doing sports outside, stuff like that" he explained.

Human schedule I thought. It made me feel awkward.

Adrian was Adrian. Sure he was a Moroi and sure he needed blood but other then that I just couldn't see a difference between him and I.

„Are you okay?" Adrian asked after a while and I noticed that I've been quiet for some time.

I nodde „Sure" I replied.

We had entered guest housing by now and had just entered the elevator.

When the doors closed he took my hand and I looked up at him.

„What's wrong?" he asked.

I tilted my head „nothing" I lied, looking down.

He brushed a strand of hair behind my ear and made me look up at him again by putting one of his fingers under my chin.

„Tell me" he insisted.

A ping announced our floor and the door opened.

Reluctantly he released my hand and we walked in silence to his room.

„Do you feel like you are missing out on something because you are with me? A human?" I finally asked when he closed the door behind him.

He frowned „where is this coming from? Of course not"

I shrugged „Maybe I am lacking something. Something a Moroi or Dhampir could give you but I can't" I replied, not meeting his eyes.

„Sage" he started, waiting for me to finally look at him again.

„You are everything I could possibly want and need in a partner and even more. There is nothing you are lacking. You are beautiful, smart, funny, understanding, loving and agonizingly sexy. What else could I want in a woman. Moroi, Dhampir or human. YOU are who I want and need" he ended.

I chucked „agonizingly sexy?" I asked.

He nodded „all I could think about is that tight perfect body underneath of that" he said pinning me against the door now and playing with the hem of my blouse.

He let his breath glide against my throat and gently nibbled on the soft skin there before aligning his body with mine, caging me between his body and the door.

I bit my lip involuntarily and my heart skipped a beat by his sudden proximity.

When I looked up at him again he bit his lip, too and it was so hot that I almost lost it. Him actually trying to be sexy was just too much to handle. He was just pure sex and I was melting.

When he started talking again his voice was husky and a bit rough „God damn Sage. I can barely hold myself together anymore" he admitted before letting his lips crash down on mine, kissing me with a fierceness that completely took my breath away. I backed him torwards the bed and he complied, squeezing my behind while walking backwards in the direction I was pushing him.

We never broke the kiss, his tongue circling mine, both of our breaths heavy now, his hands were roaming my body and my whole body felt tingly.

When we reached the bed we finally broke the kiss and I was gasping for air.

We stood infront of each other now, both breathing heavy, watching eachother in silence.

I wanted him, no I needed him and I could see in his eyes, that he felt exactly the same, yet somehow neither of us initiated a next move.

He tilted his head after some more moments „now what?" he whispered into the silence.

I once again bit my lip „Am I supposed to be the voice of reason now?" I asked in disbelief.

He shrugged and leaned against the pole of the canopy bed, bringing some more physical distance between us „if you are not, I am sure I can't be that tonight" he said still in that husky voice that went straight to my core.

His eyes swepped over my body and I felt his gaze burn my skin underneath all that fabric on my body.

I sighed, taking some more moments to weigh my decision.

„Cold shower?" I then finally said and he let out a breath I hadn't see him hold.

His muscles visibly relaxed and he slowly nodded. I couldn't gauge if he was disappointed or not. I knew I was, eventhough it had been my decision. But whilst all I could think about was finally having sex with the most gorgeous man on this earth, I also felt exhausted and when we finally would cross that line I wanted it to be more then a hasty act.

He took my hand and lead me to the bathroom where he slowly started to unbutton my blouse.

I mirrored his actions on his shirt and we continued to undress eachother in perfect silence.

His erection was unmistakable and once again I was about to change my mind, but he shook his head with a smile.

„We are just going to shower" he said, before he lead me into the shower cabine.

He turned on the water and started to put shower gel in his hands, rubbing them together until it became foamy and then started to rub my arms in gentle round motions.

I could only stare at him. It was so sensual and sexy.

My eyes closed when he worked on my breasts, cupping them gently for some time, until he worked his way down to my hips.

He let his hands glide over my thighs and he let his hands rest between my legs for a moments. We both let out a low moan but then he went back to business, continuing to wash my hair. It felt amazing. Every touch every rub was perfection.

When he was done I looked up at him through my lashes, squeezing the shower gel into my own hands and startied to spread it over his beautiful body the same way he had just done on mine.

„Does that not hurt?" I asked, letting my hand encircle his erection once.

He sucked in air and let out a small groan.

„Careful Sage" he said through gritted teeth.

I looked at him innocently and continued my cleaning process. I could feel his heartbeat under my hands when I let my hand brush over his chest.

„Your heart beats so fast" I mused.

Adrians POV

„Checking if I am still alive?" I chuckled.

She laughed „well if you are not getting it under control we might have to call an ambulance" she replied.

„I am sure I will live Sage" I said and she kissed my chest gently.

„Good, cause I don't know what I would do without you" she replied.

She walked around me and continued to massage my shoulders, there wasn't any bodywash left, of that I was sure, but I loved how she took her time, determind to touch every inch of my body.

Another kiss was placed on my shoulder blade and I felt her breats press against my back. I sighed and rested my hands against the wall.

I didn't know what I had been thinking when I had decided to shower with her.

As much as I enjoyed this, it was also torturous. Touching her had been one thing. I had been in control and making her feel good was always something I I could focuse on. But her touching me… she was so damn unpredictable. Delightfully so, yet when she came to face me again, millions of waterdrops on her perfect skin that looked like diamonds I just wanted to lift her up and lower her down in me, fucking her against the tiled wall under the warm stream of water.

Sydneys POV

After some more minutes he turned off the water, apparently he had decided we were clean enough. He reached for a towl and wrapped it around me and then he grabbed another one and wrapped it around his waist.

„Are you going to put lotion on me now?" I asked.

He chuckled „I don't think I would be able to control myself" he then said and I pouted.

„Fine. Then I will have to do it myself" I said.

I patted my body dry and let the towl fall to the floor before I then sat down on the edge of the bathtube. I started to rub in the bodylotion.

His eyes followed my every move. From my arms to my neck, to my breats.

I had to supress a moan at that point. Him watching me made me feel heady.

„Want some?" I asked handing him the bodylotion.

He sighed and shook his head with a smug smile but then opened his palm and I squirted some lotion into his hand.

I watched in delight when his towl dropped to the floor as well and then he started to massage the lotion into his smooth skin.

We kept looking at each other, following each others hands, while they were gliding over our bodies and when I reached my legs and he was massaging his stomach we were basically both panting.

He watched me letting my fingers glide in between my legs and he audibly sucked in air.

Our eyes met and from the corner of my eyes I could see his hand dip deeper, too.

I let my fingers glide in between my folds once again and his eyes darted down to watch them disappear. He groaned and I could see him holding his length in his hand now, slowly moving it up and down his hardness.

It was so sexy, that I almost came on the spot.

His eyes widened when I started to put circles against my clit and my head fell back against the tiles and my eyes closed.

When I opened them again I watched him letting his hand circle his tip a few times, while his eyes were still fixated on my fingers.

„God you are so fucking gorgeous. I love it when you touch me like that" I purred and he moaned out loud, making me squirm against my own touch.

Our eyes met again „that sweet little mouth around my dick feels so damn good. God you are driving me crazy" he said huskily.

„Mmm I love how you feel in my mouth" I sighed, putting more pressure on myself.

I moaned, overwhelmed by the wave of pleasure that kept increasing and increasing.

I watched his movements getting faster and faster, too and he was still watching me in a way that fed the fire that was burning deep inside of me.

„Adrian" I moaned and he answered with a moan of himself „Sydney".

With his eyes on me it almost felt like he actually was touching me and I almost whimpered when I let one of my fingers enter me.

„God damn" he groaned, leaning against the bathroom wall.

I could see the veins on his arm while he was tightly gripping himself.

I moved my finger in and out of myself before adding another one.

I bit my lip to compensate the urge to cry out loud when I started to rub my own wetness on my knob of nerves.

My breath was out of control now and I was moaning uncontrollably.

„God I need you" I almost whined.

„Same" he replied through gritted teeth.

We continued to touch ourselfs, both of us eager not to miss a second of it. I loved the sounds he was making and how he reacted to mine and I was drowning in the way he was watching me.

He watched me in awe and with so much want and desire, that it didn't take me much longer.

I came first, leaning against the cold tiles, muttering word that didn't make sense, while I came down from the high of this orgasm. I could hear him follow only a few moments later, grunting my name and when I opened my eyes he was sitting against the wall oposite of me, a huge grin on his face.

„You good?" I asked still a bit breathless.

He chuckled softly and nodded „How about you?" he asked.

„Splendid" I replied and he laughed.

„This was a first" he then said, still catching his breath.

I tilted my head „Really?" I asked.

„Really" he confirmed.

„So on a scale from 1 to 10 how much would you…"

„10" he replied without letting me finish my question.

I laughed „10? Really?"

He slowly got up and wrapped the towl around his hips again.

„Oh for sure. No doubt about it. This was hot as hell" he said leaning down to kiss me.

„This was the best not-sex I ever had" he finished

I got up as well „It was very hot" I said kissing his shoulder and looking at him through the mirror he was facing now.

I wrapped my arms around him and he slowly turned around.

I stood up on my tiptoes and he kissed me gently.

„I don't deserve you" he whispered.

I playfully slapped him on the chest „nonsense" I said , supressing a jawn.

„Ready for bed?" he asked and I nodded.

„Tomorrow is a new day. New obstacles to climb, new battles to fight" he went on.

„We cross that bridge tomorrow" I said and he nodded.

I changed into my pajama shorts and the matching top and he put on his boxers and we both sank into the bed.

I restedmy head on his chest and he slung lne hand around me.

„Thanks for the orgasm" I whispered into the darkness.

He chuckled „Likewise. I don't think I ever came that hard when it was only me touching myself" he replied.

„You are welcome" I said with a smile.

He chuckled once again.

„One of these days you are going to kill me Sage. And I mean that in the best way possible. Miss I'm a quick study. You keep surprising me and I normally am not surprised easily, and I love every second of it. I love you"

„I love you, too" I whispered with a content smile on my lips before we both fell asleep.