Chapter 23 Dark secret

Raven lay happily in the Vipers arms not wanting to leave. Raven let out an inward sigh, she knew she had too leave eventually. Her heart cracking a little bit more she removed his arm and got off the hotel bed.

"Don't go, not yet" Randy whispered sleepily feeling the weight shift as Raven began gathering clothing, at least she didn't have to worry about footwear.

"I have too Randy"

"Just stay for five more minutes"

"We both know it will be longer than that" Raven laughed softly. She made the mistake in leaning down to kiss his cheek because he grabbed her and pinned her to the matress. Raven giggled for the first time in days "This is the opposite of leaving you know"

"So stay and be selfish for a while longer" He began to kiss up and down her slender neck, pulling another groan from her body. She knew she should of pushed him away, she knew she should stop this before he got hurt but his lips on her skin felt too good.

"Mmmmm, I think staying is a better option" She felt that smirk on his lips as his kisses desended lower. Her collarbone, sternum and nipples all got a taste of his tongue. Raven's breathing increased, Randys lips pulling at the hard nubs. The Viper loved how smooth and heavenly her skin felt beneath him and he could easily see himself sticking with her and only her. Another satisfying grunt emerged from her vocal chords, his tongue hitting the promise land.

"Randy!" Raven jerked her hips up in surprise, his teeth biting the sensitive button. She never thought biting that would feel so damn good. "Don't stop!" Her hands clutching the bed sheets, she needed this more than he realised and with every stroke of his skilled tongue, Raven was being set free. Catching herself before she exploded and lost herself to the edge Raven held it in. Randy growled, not liking her control. Randy kissed his back to her lips, instead of embracing the small woman gently he basically rammed his tongue down her throat. Her walls grasped around him as he slid inside her as hard as humanly possible.

"You will cum Raven" Randy growled his hips ploughing her into the matress. Raven was sure she would soon be apart of the matress.

"No" Raven gasped out, her hips meeting his thrusts. Her body had betrayed her by this point and eventually her brain gave up the fight. Just as she got the word out her body tensed as the sparks became too much for her small body and Randy was rewarded with sweet juices flowing over him. He gave one more hard thrust as if it was his victory stroke before spurting his seed inside her. Tiredly he flopped back down beside her wrapping his arms around her again. She wasn't about to leave until he said so, controlling yes but Randy hated it when she left and for once he knew what it was like to be on that side of the fence.

"I have to go enventually" Raven whispered sadly, his heart seemed to pound harder against her back.

"I don't want to let you go Raven and I don't mean just right now"

She turned in his arms and looked at those beautiful blue eyes "Please don't say that Randy"

"Why?"

"It wouldn't work between us thats why"

"Because you hunt bountys for a living? I'm paid to kick people in the head, its not that big-a deal"

She just looked at the Viper sadly "Just answer one question honestly. Are you falling in love with me?"

He never lost his eye contact with her, the words rolling off his tongue so easily "Yes"

"I was hoping you wouldn't say that" Raven sighed kissing his chest gently, "It would of been easier if you said no"

"What would be easier?"

Raven let out the deep breath she had been holding, she had to tell someone even if that someone was going to wind up hating her for not saying something sooner. "I'm dying Randy"

He just looked at her, the words not getting through "Your what?"

"Dying"

There were so many questions he needed answered but he just couldn't put them into words, luckily Raven pretty much guessed what he wanted to know. "I have a bunch of blood cysts on my lungs, they started to develop a few months ago and just didn't go away. I have about two months, maybe three at the most to live"

Instead of pushing her away he held her closer "How long have you known?"

"Deep down I've known a while but it was confirmed for me a few hours ago. I didn't want to get into something I couldn't finish but I needed to be with someone incase it was my last chance"

Randy kissed her saddend face "You have me until the day you die. Even if you say different"

"I don't want you to..." "Well you don't get a choice Raven. Why didn't Jamie tell me? No doubt she would of remembered this"

"Because Jamie doesn't know."

"She doesn't know?"

"No and shes not going to know. The only ones that know that about this is me and you so if anyone else finds out I'll know who to murder"

Randy chuckled softly "Thats so nice"

Raven kissed him gently not feeling shy for admitting this even if he felt different "Randy I love you but if Jamie finds out about me dying then your coming to Hell with me"

"Gotcha"