Cassie and Jaqui ran laps while her daughter Leia waited in the stands playing on her mom's phone.
"Takeda couldn't watch her today?" Cassie asked.
"He's on assignment."Jaqui said, keeping pace with her, "something's bugging you, I can tell.-what's up with Conner?"
"Conner won't let me touch him, he's convinced he's not worthy of Kabal's "parts" and that Kabal was the love of my life. I don't know how to fix this." Cassie asked her friend.
"So you're saying- after 9 years you still aren't getting any." Jaqui knew this was an easy fix. Sex had been a cornerstone of Cassie and Conner's relationship, not being able to make love to Cassie probably took quite a tool on his self confidence.
"Not funny." Cassie muttered. " I don't know how to fix this."
"Let him touch you, or touch yourself. I remember when you first met him, just think about how he made you feel and roll with it." It was a 'so crazy it just might work' kind of idea. "Seriously, Conner just needs to realize it's all in his head. If being with him was just a 'back up plan' you could have given up at any time."
That night she would test the idea out. As usual Conner came home late. She left him a home cooked meal in his office; it was covered in foil because she could never anticipate exactly how late he would be.
He sat down and opened it; Salmon and quinoa. He smiled; Cassie was still a great cook. He missed her, maybe he would start sleeping in the same room with her. Even if his back would hurt, it would be nice to be close to her. He ate the food then went to the bedroom where he found her masturbating herself to orgasm, with her eyes closed, while crying out Conner's name.
He touched his hand to her neck, down her breasts, her nipples hard and erect as she arched her back as she climaxed using fingers to vigorously rub her clit.
" god…Conner…" She moaned as she finished herself. To fell his touch made her climax even harder.
She took a breath before saying the words she should have told him when he first got out of surgery.
"I need you. I've always needed you. You are my rock. You mean so much to me it hurts. A wise man told me to never give in to pain, but for so long that was all I could see when I looked at you; the pain I caused you." Her eyes were still closed."I desperately need to feel like I still have you- that you still love me."
He leaned in and kissed her. She opened her eyes, looking deep in to his beautiful green eyes that were filled with only love. They kissed again, holding the kiss longer
He's cock was already hard, he wanted her so bad. She helped him get undressed, exploring her hands over his body. He scooped her up in his arms and had sex standing up. He slammed her back in to a wall, thrusting her deep and hard as she held on to his shoulders. She climaxed so hard it was borderline painful. "oh god, I love you!" They kissed as his shot his load inside her. When he caught his breath he carried her to bed and they slept in the same room for the first time in what felt like forever. Cassie fell asleep right away. Conner continued to explore his hands down her body, wondering how he was so fortunate to have such a beautiful, devoted wife.
After that affection came easier. He would eat with her, talk to her, sleep by her side as she held him. She would always hold him, sometimes kissing his neck and chest, when she couldn't sleep. He finally accepted he was worth of her love- she was his wife, to love and honor for the rest of their days.
Not only that, after sex his ideas started to flow. He invented smaller tanks that allowed him to holster a weapon on his back. He had surgery to remove the digital corneas (that relied only his brain waves to adjust) and instead created goggles that ran off a digital sensor (which was infinitely more accurate.) He created a leg brace to strengthen his normal leg, which completely fixed the stability issue. Now all that was left was to get back in action.
Takeda offered to train with him in the simulation room, and if he wasn't available Jaqui took up the job. They still considered him a part of their team, and were on board for his return. After training for 2 months, both in the simulation room and with weights and running, he asked Johnny to reinstate him.
Johnny was willing to give him a chance, Sonya was not too sure. She had him fight actually opponents in the simulation room (which kinds defeated the purpose of the simulation room), he sent 14 people to the hospital. He was powerful. He had fill his weapons with blanks, but due to how close he could get before firing a shot, it still hurt like a b-ch.
Conner started to accompany the team on missions, using the speed of Kabal combined with his own sniper ability, he was unstoppable;e. But more importantly he was fighting at Cassie's side (even if the final decision was that she was to remain in command, due to the fact Conner had been stripped of his rank.)
And after the mission he could go home to her cooking, and mind blowing sex. They couldn't keep their hands off each other. She loved it when he penetrated her deep, with her legs over his shoulders, the way they used to do it. She wanted to feel every inch of him, and since she was infertile they never used condoms with made the feeling even more intense.
Cassie was 39 when she finally got pregnant, and at the age of 40 she gave birth to a perfect baby boy. John Kurtis Stryker; compassion+ forgiveness= hope.
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