Chapter 35 - Eric's POV

I take her bottle of beer and take her hand dragging her down the hallway and go into my spare bedroom. I quickly push her up against the wall and press into her. "Was that a challenge Raven?"

I lean into her more and smirk because I see her pupils dilate and her breathing become ragged. "Answer me Raven" I growl and grab her by the nape of her neck. I feel her shiver of pleasure at that.

"Yes it was." She gasps.

I graze my mouth along her jaw. "Are you sure you want that? To give me control of you Raven?" I tilt her head and use my hand to lock her there as I scrape my teeth along her neck. "I asked you a question Raven." I command her to answer me, but as a lover not anything else.

She moans and arches her back as I continue to kiss and nibble along her neck. "I think I do."

I smile into that beautiful flush she has going on and loving the desire in her voice. "You need to be sure Raven because once you do there is no going back."

I press my pelvis into her and she moans letting her head fall back and closing her eyes. Her arms circle my neck and scrape against my skin. I growl and reach down to grab her ass and pull her against my erection. I claim her mouth and growl at the heat coming from her pussy against my raging hard on.

I pull back and growl. "Fucking answer me now Raven. Do you want to give me control?"

"Yes." She whispers, pleading with me.

"Then you are mine now Raven." I smile as I kiss along her jaw and claim her mouth. Every animal instinct is telling me to claim her now. To make sure she knows she is mine now. There will be no going back for me. I don't think there ever was from the moment I laid eyes on her.

"Foods ready." Matt calls and I pull away.

"Fucking of course it is. We will finish this later Raven. Hmmm… but first let me give you your first taste." I let my hand cup her and she moans and moves against me.

"Mmmm…you are nice and hot for me aren't you?" I tease her lightly. I can tell she is frustrated and doesn't know what is happening to her body. I am giving her this for the first time ever. No one but me has and no one but me ever will.

She pants and I pull back to look at her biting my lip.

I stepped back and she stepped forward causing me to grin, feeling pretty fucking smug too. "It will have to wait for later Raven." I whisper and kiss her gently before taking her hand and leading her back into the kitchen area.

Ajay and Matt had already set everything up and when we came back in Ajay looked Raven over a bit worriedly then smiled when she saw her smiling and blushing.

"Ajay, I think Raven is up for playing a few sets with you, when are you playing next?" We were fixing our plates, and I was looking at Raven because this is an innocent enough test of if she knows what it means. Not like I have ever done anything like this or even fucking wanted to for that matter. There is something about it with Raven though. This is a button for her so I test it.

She smiles at me us trying to act normal holding each other's gazes but completely full of lust at the moment.

"Excellent! Everyone will come out for that. We were going to do it next weekend so that should align with your off days. I will have to meet up with you after training one night to go over what songs you want to join in on." Ajay chirped happily oblivious to what had really caused the change of answer. She probably was not even aware or caring about the tension between us.

Not having a table we piled up on the couch to eat but I wasn't letting Raven get far from me now that the wall for all that shit was gone. She was mine now and I wasn't about to try and pretend for anyone that I wasn't with her. We pulled up Ip Man from the Vid screen network and sat back to drink our beers and eat.

"I see what you were saying about this. The drama is there of course but it just shows the skill levels to the utmost degree." I said as I ran my fingers over her shoulder, softly. She wasn't wrong about this movie at all. Not even about the actor.

She sipped on another beer and was smirking. "Ip Man is actually a real person. This is based on his life and he was the one that taught Bruce Lee. Bruce Lee is everything and everything flows from Master Lee." She laughed softly beside me.

"Not going to fucking argue with you there." I smirked but was watching the screen, I had wondered about some of her style change from earlier and I think I am seeing the inspiration for it. I need to arrange sparring with her at some point. Max was already hinting he wanted to move for the leadership in training position for her and possibly fast.

Ajay had wandered off to my kitchen at some point and then came back holding the bottle of tequila and I tensed not sure if Raven really wanted to seriously take shots or if I wanted her to while they were here. She just nodded and gave her small smile to me so I smiled but gave a resigned sigh.

"Fuck it, pour them out. Let's see if this shot brings the random on." Then a better idea hits me too. I can't help the grin that makes its way on my face as I get up and go get the only real element for this part that I have. It will fucking work just fine.

Ajay smiled "You don't have any limes, but the salt will work."

I smirked thinking that was the understatement of the fucking year. "Oh yeah it will. Raven come here." I sat down near her but towards the front of the couch and I used the same look and tone I had every other time we had both discovered this about ourselves.

She didn't even hesitate she just moved forward, her eyes flaring with that desire again. I smiled at her and tilted her head. That spot she responded to so much is right there for me. "I am going to show you what you are going to do to me after I finish. Understand?"

She nods but her eyes dilate even more. "Yes Eric." It's her breathy voice again but it is so much more. It is her submitting to me. I close my eyes and take a steadying breath as I feel shivers of desire and pleasure just from her words and trust in me.

When I open my eyes her nostrils are flared and her breathing is hard just from her seeing what that did to me.

I leaned into kiss and graze my teeth across her neck and then licked right where I knew she wanted it most but when I pulled away her eyes snapped open and she gave a gasp. I quickly sprinkled the salt and took the shot before going back in. Her head fell back in a moan and I smiled before I pulled back kissed her deeply. Not feeling like it would ever be deep enough. It didn't seem to be that way with her. I always ended up needing more. I pull back and press my forehead to hers for a moment and then pulled back and smiled at her lustful and dazed eyes.

"Your turn Raven. Tell me where do you want it?" Her eyes flickered to my leadership tattoos but was eyeing the same spot I had taken mine from on hers and she growled at me.

"Right fucking here." I groaned and shivered at her words but also the feel of her grazing her teeth and teasing me so that I pressed my hand to the back of her neck telling her no more teasing. She gently sucked and licked on the spot and even as turned on and bold as she was she was blushing and it was beautiful. She quickly sprinkled the salt and even quicker put the salt down before tossing her shot back. She moved back to my neck I growled at the feel of her against me before I eased her back and looked into her eyes. I knew my look had to match hers and I just fucking wanted my friends gone at this point. I smiled and leaned closer to her.

"Good Girl." I whispered and she moaned with her back arching slightly.

My friends weren't leaving so I moved us back to sit back and wrapped her in my arms.

Raven and I both had messages coming in. I don't know what hers were but mine were from Four of course being a dick at first. Then the last message was pretty plain but not a dick. 'Please don't hurt her' That was the last one I got from him. I also had Zeke bringing me her bag, but I was hesitant. I wanted her to stay here but there needed to be a talk first.

I needed to have a talk with Raven about the relationship because that is what I wanted. Yeah this whole stuff that we found about ourselves was great but it wasn't what had me falling for her long before now. It was a singular side of her and myself and ones neither of us knew we had until recently.

The movie ended and we started to engage in the debate about was Chow better than Donnie. In the end I played like I hated admitting I was wrong, but I could tell by both of our smirks we were enjoying the debate.

Chow was very talented but the performance in Ip Man was unrivaled. The idea of watching another movie on the debate list was tossed around, which I was not wanting at all. My patience was wearing thin, and mainly because I just wanted some time with her to myself.

"You guys want to play Candor or Dauntless" Matt asked.

Ajay grimaced "Not with just us four and I don't want to invite anyone else and have to share the chips and salsa. I seriously feel like I could bathe in the shit." She says as she scoops some up on a chip.

Raven laughs with a smile at Ajay. "I tell you what Ajay, you get the stuff for it and something to store it in and I will make some for you to have at your disposal. I draw the line at trying to make a vat full though. Gallons maybe but nothing larger than that."

Ajay grins and winks at Raven. "Deal. Damn I am just making out like a bandit tonight. Get to have your sexy ass on stage with me, get damn good food and then I get to have my own private stock of this shit." She looks to me and gets a wicked grin. "Only thing that could make it better is if I could maybe get the chance to…"

I glare at her, giving her eyes she has seen so rarely and she stops. "You can just shut that shit down right there. Not happening." I pull Raven closer to me, feeling the need to hold her in place as if she will just disappear on me. My hand moves to the back of her neck and I do just that, hold her there but my eyes are locked on Ajay.

She smirks at me and then eyes me for a moment. "My bad." She looked over the two of us and elbowed Matt. "Time to go fucker. We have to get back to Control anyway. I have to hand in a report to Zeke about the east entrance gate checks."

Matt looked confused for a moment and then looked at Raven, then to me with a frown. I lost concentration on them though because Raven and I were lost in each other.

"Hey Raven thanks for making dinner. Eric I will see you tomorrow for my report as well." He said as he stood and followed Ajay to the door.

Ajay looked Raven over one more time and nodded "Thanks for the food and I will be looking forward to sharing the stage. Are you going to the dorm tonight? I still don't like you staying in the same room with that shit head."

I growled at her tone and the thought of her even being in the same room with him. "No she won't be going back there tonight. I am working something out with Zeke."

Ajay shrugged and nodded. "Wherever she stays as long as it isn't there with him."

I sit there for a moment trying to collect my thoughts even though all I want to do is grab her and lay her back on the couch right now.

I move my hand to her shoulder and trace the shoulder part of her tattoo. I can't help but shake my head smiling. "How is it you inspire so many people to adopt you, or look to want to protect you? Or take you to bed…or both."

She shrugs and frowns. "I don't think I do any of that."

I mentally curse who scum father and brother but scoff out loud. "That is because you don't see yourself very clearly, you said yourself…your own worst critic."

She blushes and shakes her head. "Agree to disagree?"

I sigh and shake my head. "Maybe I will just have to tell you every day how beautiful, scary smart and fearsome as hell you are until you believe it."

She reaches for her beer and drains it then looks at me, blush still in place. "Did you still want to play the roulette game?"

I chuckle and smirk at her. "Do you just want to do more body shots?"

She smiles and winks at me cheekily. "That too."

Gods do I. Instead I bite my lip and shake my head. "Not right now. I need to be clear headed because we need to set some ground rules."

She frowns in confusion. "If it is that whatever this is stays private I can understand that."

I can't help but sigh at that and shake my head. Hell no I don't plan on keeping this secret or private. "Hell no, I don't give a shit about that."

Her brow furrows in confusion even more. "What ground rules?"

I want to pull her into my lap, but I need to restrain myself as it is. I settle for turning us both to face each other and sitting indian style. I hold her yes and tilt my head. "You saying you wanting to give up control. Do you know what that means? Really means in the romantic sense? Not as in I want to control your life?"

She blushes even more and nods. "In general yes, I never could get into the erotica that discussed it, but I know a bit about the basics. I just never thought I…"

I grin and shake my head. "So not quite into say…the Marquis De Sade?"

I can't help but laugh at how red she turns but in my mind I love it, how innocent she is but willing to explore. "So you know the name and what the books are about but you don't know specifics. Don't worry, not really my thing either. So tell me you truly want this Raven and why?"

She takes a breath as she frowns and looks at her hands. "I don't quite understand it, but every time you would touch me. Before my last fight I mean. When you would verbally push me to do more or touch me to correct me. When you demanded me to, even in my state of detachment my body needed to do what you said. It spurred me on even mentally too. Don't get me wrong sometimes I barely restrained myself from punching your lights out because you were being that big of a dick, but other times I didn't. It left me confused because I didn't know what it all meant. Then that night when you were there with me in the tattoo parlor your eyes commanded me. I saw the desire for me and understood that was something I had seen before from you; I liked it." She turns even more red and frowns even more. "Probably sounds a little messed up but that mixed a bit with the pain from the piercings and I liked that too." She looks down almost ashamed of herself and I can't have that.

I take her chin and make her look at me. "Don't be embarrassed to talk to me about this stuff because I need you to be open with me. And it doesn't sound messed up to me because I felt it too. Raven I don't really do more than just single nights and I damn sure don't do the sadism thing. But this, you and me Raven even without the physical part, I want nothing more than this right now. You are going to have to let me know when you need me to stop and I will stop. I am also going to push limits too because that is just me. So that is a ground rule, you tell me when you truly need me to stop. I want you to trust me so keep that in mind. If it is uncomfortable but you can handle it or if I am pushing it and you are fine with it but change your mind. You need to let me know immediately. Does that make sense?"

She is still blushing but she nods and smiles at me. "Yeah I can handle that."

I let a smirk take over but then move on to the next one. "Good girl. Now for the next one. I am finding myself to be extremely fucking jealous when it comes to you. So the other ground rule is I don't share. If you think you want to, I don't know, sow some fucking wild oats you better fucking tell me now. I am not going to start this shit with you and find out you feel you need to explore other people."

She scowls at me getting a bit offended. "If I wanted that I would tell you, but I'm not built that way. I won't ask you for some kind fucking commitment or think we are going to get married but I am not exactly the type that would want to date or be with multiple people."

I tilt my head smiling at her. "I never thought you did the date multiple people, but it needs to be made clear. Those are the ground rules."

"What about keeping it out of training or keeping it quiet?"

"I don't plan on taking it easy on you in training and most likely will be harder on you. I would be that way anyways because I expect more from you. Am going to fucking make out with you during training? No that 'ain't going to happen. I don't plan on hiding things either though. Are you ashamed of it or afraid of what one of your friends might say, because I have to say you don't exactly seem that way to me? I could be wrong so I guess I need to ask. Do you want to keep it secret?" I can feel my body tensing up at this. I don't think she is that type of person, but I am a known asshole.

She shakes her head and smiles at me softly. "No I don't want to, Eric. I would never be ashamed to be seen with you. It is a relief though that we are on the same page about training. I also think I would be a very jealous person in regards to you. So does the same ground rule count for you? Or do you see yourself also seeing other people and continuing with the casual thing?"

I feel such happiness her words about not being ashamed to be seen with me. I laugh though because I have this reputation of being a man whore but I haven't been with anyone in forever. "Oddly fucking enough I haven't pursued anything like that in…fuck over a year. So no that isn't going to happen." Now that all that is out of the way, I lick my lips. I start to pull her to me and in my lap, smirking at her eyes filling with desire. "So about those body shots…"