After a while I began to come to and I heard William's familiar dark voice.
"You enjoyed that huh?"
For a moment I wasn't sure whether he was talking to me or Alex, but she responded, murmuring softly to him, praising him. I had to admit that he deserved her praise. He was a gentle and considerate lover, she was lucky!
"You see, you weren't too tired after all" he whispered. "I know what you need, there's so much I can teach you, here…." He reached over to the table beside the bed where he had left the chocolates and the champagne. He picked up another chocolate truffle and held it out to her.
"Mmm…..delicious, am I going to need the energy?" she whispered with a wicked little smile.
He glanced back at the table for a moment. "You trust me don't you Alex?" he asked.
She didn't hesitate for a second "Of course" she replied instantly, wriggling down into the pillows. "I'm just your helpless slave, you know that."
"Hmmm...could be interesting!"
William gave a little snort and reached over to the bottle of champagne saying "close your eyes!" She raised an eyebrow doubtfully. "Trust me?" She gave a little sigh and closed her eyes obediently.
"What on earth do you have in mind?"
"You'll find out!"
I felt his hand slide into the bucket and nearly cried out with surprise at the shock of the melting ice. He felt around for one of the few cubes left and pulled one out. He rolled over and I looked down at her, her naked body stretched out on the bed, her eyes closed unquestioningly. Even I had no idea what he was going to do but she clearly trusted him completely. He ran the tip of his finger down her stomach and she twitched slightly but didn't move. Then he gently placed the ice cube on her stomach. She gave a little squeak of surprise and her eyes flew open as the ice slid across her warm skin.
"Oh you bad girl! I told you to keep your eyes closed!" he said with mock severity. Now I shall have to teach you to obey me!"
She stared up at him, her eyes wide with excitement and perhaps just a tiny touch of fear. He smiled down at her reassuringly and began to slide the rapidly melting ice cube down into the patch of dark curly hair between her thighs. She gasped as he slid it down across her warm folds and it rapidly melted completely and disappeared. He leaned over and ran his tongue down the cold trail of melting ice at the same time reaching over to the ice bucket. This time his questing fingers found a larger cube. He was clearly a more adventurous lover than I had thought!
"Now then, keep your eyes closed this time!" he ordered firmly.
"Yes sir!" she said breathlessly, closing her eyes.
"William! Are you going to...?"
"Keep out of this Lily!"
I bit back a sharp response and tried to relax as he repeated the slow movement of the ice and this time it had not completely melted when it reached her soft entrance and he eased it gently inside her. She gasped again and pushed herself against him, but did not open her eyes. I felt the muscles tighten over my finger as her body sucked the ice cube inside her.
"Oooh Bill! That feels…..so weird!" she sighed.
He pulled his finger out of her warm channel, a trickle of cold water oozing out onto the sheets. "Want to feel something else?" he suggested softly.
Her eyes widened further. "Well that depends what you've got in mind" she purred softly. He took her hand and guided it down his stomach to where he was throbbing with anticipation.
"Hmm…that feels warm in comparison. Could be interesting!" she breathed softly, rolling on her side and throwing a leg over his hip invitingly. William needed not further encouragement as he rolled her over onto her back and mounted her, sliding himself into her smoothly in a single movement. He gasped with pleasure at the new sensation and I joined him. Her normally warm soft welcoming flesh was cool and wet from the melting ice. "Oh yes!" he murmured to himself.
"Yes….."
He began to move faster, the friction of their bodies rapidly burning away the coldness left by the ice cube.
"Oh Bill...that feels so good!" she murmured.
"Oh William that does feel good."
He stopped in mid-stroke. "Lily? What did I just tell you? Will you please go away!"
"Oh please, I can't help it. Have you any idea how long it's been since I felt this? In fact, I've never felt anything quite like this." I could feel my voice in his head, low and thick with desire.
"Oh really Lily!"
"Now don't be unreasonable William dear. I never realised that a man's body could feel such pleasure, it's fascinating. Just try and ignore me!"
"That's my body you're talking about remember!"
"Bill? Is something wrong?...oh please don't stop!" whispered Alex.
"No, no everything's fine" he said hurriedly, starting to move his hips slowly again.
"Listen to her William she knows what she wants, what we all want!"
" All right, stay there but just keep quiet, you're putting me off!" He hissed the thought at me and I chuckled softly to myself. I could feel him reaching for her through the blood bond, trying to gauge the level of her arousal, trying to time his movements to increase her pleasure. After a few moments they fell into an obviously familiar rhythm, their bodies moving together in an intimate dance, each giving pleasure to the other.
He was kneeling astride her body, both hands on her hips, her legs spread on either side of his as he moved his hips in a smooth rhythm, driving himself into her, the pleasure building gradually until I simply couldn't help myself. I poured myself into him, giving him my strength and stamina, letting my arousal wash over him until he began to cry out with the intensity of it.
"More, yes more William, harder, she wants this, can't you tell?"
He gave a harsh growl, like that of an animal in pain and suddenly there was nothing else in the world, only this ecstasy...
I knew I had made a mistake as soon as William opened his eyes to see her looking down at him speculatively. "Bill? Are you okay?"
He smiled up at her. "Yes, yes I'm fine!"
She took a deep breath. "Oh good! So, what was that about?"
Uh oh! This was bad! William looked up at her with his most innocent expression.
"Don't tell her William, you know she won't like it!"
"She's not stupid! She already knows!"
Surely he wouldn't be so foolish as to admit it! I knew he had this strange, chivalrous attitude towards telling her the truth but there had to be limits. If she left him because of me he'd never forgive me! Also he'd be devastated himself of course and I found that I didn't want that. I knew how much he...I caught myself on the verge of admitting to myself that he loved her. I gave a resigned little sigh. He did, didn't he...and I knew it, I just didn't want to accept it.
"What?" he asked.
"Oh come on! Don't take me for a fool Bill!" She said firmly. "I'm not saying that I didn't enjoy it but there was something more going on there. I can feel you through the blood bond remember? I know you, you feel...warm and comforting, but there was something else there with you, something dark and cold and powerful." She paused, looking down at him. "It was her wasn't it? Lilith."
Damn it, he was right, she'd guessed!
He reached for her and pulled her down beside him. "Yes" he answered with a sigh. "It was Lilith. She is always with me, you know that."
"Yes I know" she said in a small, defeated voice.
"Are you okay with that? Because..." he faltered to a stop, evidently unable to think of anything he could actually do about it.
Well I could think of something! He could drive me out again, so that I was unable to affect him as I did now. I shuddered at the thought that, should he exercise his power over me, I could end up hiding out in a walled off corner of his mind for ever! Admittedly he would lose the ability to draw on my strength, but then so would I.
She smiled up at him and snuggled closer. "So I've got Lilith" she said "But I've got you as well and as long as I've got you I'll be okay!"
"She's okay with this?" I could hardly believe what I'd just heard.
"She's a very pragmatic young lady. She's had to make a lot of adjustments very quickly in order to be with me and she hasn't hesitated yet. You should be grateful to her. Her decision means that I won't have to renege on our mutual trust and throw you out!"
I went cold. He did know!
"Do you really think you could do that William!" I asked icily.
I felt him smile to himself as he caressed Alex's hair. "Now you see I can always tell when you're worried Lily. When you take that tone with me I know I'm right!"
Damn it! He was too perceptive. I had though I was growing to know him but hadn't realised that he was learning about me as well. But even as I thought this I felt a sense of pride in him. I had known, all those years ago when I first set eyes on him, that he was special. Everything that had happened since had merely proved me to have been correct.
"I...I'm sorry. I should not have made myself known as I did. It was foolish of me"
"It's probably for the best. She had to know sooner or later."
"She will accept this?"
"She has no choice."
Oh but she did! And he was well aware of it too. I had to ask myself what would happen if she were to ask him to banish me as he had before. Would he do it please her?