I woke up the next morning in bed. Artemis' long and slow breathing behind me told me he was still asleep, but I couldn't get up without waking him. His arm was draped over my stomach beneath the sheets.

My mind reeled back to the day before. Having sex on the couch was different than before in so many ways. The way Artemis kissed me before he pushed whatever it was away. That one kiss was still burning on my lips while the others after it faded away.

My eyes glanced at the clock on the bedside table. It was still a few minutes before I knew it would go off for me to get to work. Gingerly, I turned in Artemis' arms to watch him sleep. His eyes were closed peacefully and his features were calm. Honestly, I half expected his usual smirk to be plastered on his face while he slept, but a small tender smile replaced it. I smiled too, settling my head back as I studied his face.

It hit me last night that just as Artemis could read my expressions, I could read some of his body language. It was interesting, the different types of laughter that erupted from him depending on what I said. Whether it was a playful jest or something that was ridiculous to him. The spark that ignited in his eyes when he looked at me, ready to drive pleasure from my body. The way his fingers twitched at times when he touched me. He liked touching my body, deriving those feelings from it.

I cleared my throat gently, not wanting to wake him, but I had to pull away from him after another moment to turn my head a cough. I tried to sit up, but my head started spinning really fast. I whimpered and laid back down, covering my eyes with my palm.

I wasn't exactly thinking about moving slowly then, and Artemis started to stir. I coughed again and groaned, the action making my head hurt.

My hand on my eyes was pulled away from Artemis, who was looking down at me with a concerned look on his face. "Are you okay?" He asked.

To try and make my head feel better, I moved it to a different angle. "I have a headache. And a cough." I mumbled. "And I'm freezing." Not having Artemis' arms around me made me hyper aware of how cold I was.

Artemis leaned down, pressing his lips to my shoulder and then my temple. "You're really hot." He murmured, a small smirk sneaking on his lips. "More than usual." He cocked his eyebrows at me.

"Elves usually run hotter than mud people." I told him, then paused for a second. "Wait, was that a-?"

"A thinly veiled comment about how you look?" Artemis finished the explanation, concern crossing his face again. "Yes, and the fact that it took you a moment to realize it makes me more sure that you are sick." He sighed, leaning down to get closer to me.

I shook my head, trying to scoot away from him without my head blooming in pain again. "Nuh-uh. You can't get sick, Artemis."

"Holly…" He frowned.

I sat up the best I could, putting on my most stern face. "No! You need to get away." I coughed against my arm aggressively before looking back at him. "Artemis, we can't afford for you to get sick." I told him. "It's not like we have a mud person doctor down here, and trying to get you up to the surface would be near impossible if you were sick."

He sighed again, waiting for a break in my rant to look at me. "Oh, you're done?" Artemis asked and my eyebrows shot up at his bluntness. He took my wrists gently and pulled me to him. I whimpered, but didn't exactly have enough strength to wrench them away. I fell against his lap and he kissed me deeply, despite me still trying to pull away. "I am a genius with 6 doctorates, one of which is in medicine practice." He whispered against my lips before deepening the kiss again. I groaned at his words, my arms moving up so I could run my fingers through his hair. The fight in me was gone. "I am perfectly fine getting a little headache and cough if it means I get to hold you today."

I groaned, pulling away from his lips. "You're overwhelming." I admitted, my eyes scanning his face.

"Is that a good or bad thing?" A smile curled on the edge of his lips.

"I'm still trying to figure that out." I murmured, leaning up to kiss him softly again. As soon as I pulled away, though, my head erupted in pain again. "Gods…" I whined pathetically, my eyes shutting tightly.

"Alright, bed rest it is." Artemis ordered, pushing me gently into a lying position on the bed. I swallowed thickly, shivering from the cold until Artemis laid down behind me and wrapped his arm as well as the covers around me. The warmth of his body settled my own and I sighed gently, closing my eyes.

His voice cut through my rest as he sighed and leaned over me. "You need to call out." He reminded me, grabbing my phone. "Who do you need to call? Foaly? Julius?"

I sighed, taking the phone from him. I decided on calling Root and waited for him to answer.

"Everything okay?" He asked as soon as he answered, not even waiting for a greeting from me. He knew by now that if I was calling it was probably not a good thing.

"I'm not feeling well." I confessed, not able to stop the cough that sprung from my lips.

The line was silent for a while before he spoke up again. "This isn't about what that centaur told you yesterday, is it? You can't avoid work."

"Root…" I started, but he cut me off.

"I'm serious, Holly. I need you to understand why I chose to do this."

"Julius!" I cut him off now, before he could get into a long-winded story. "I know why you did it, alright? Foaly explained it and I had some time to think." I couldn't really tell him that the Artemis Fowl was the one that really changed my mind about it. "But I really don't feel well. I have a headache and a cough that's making my lungs burn."

The line was silent for a moment. "Okay. I understand. Why don't you take the week off? You're due for a vacation."

I refrained from rolling my eyes to stop the headache getting worse. "I don't need a week, Root."

"I know that." He started, "But I'm leaving this week and the new commander will be starting. Why don't you give this person a second to acclimate before coming back in. I'll put in your vacation for the next 5 days and you'll have the next day off as well. That's six days."

I opened my mouth to oppose him again when I felt Artemis' arms around my waist tighten and pull me closer. I paused, feeling him run the tip of his nose over the pulse on my neck. Sighing, I sagged back against his hard frame. "Fine. You're right. I'll take the time off."

"Good." I could hear the tinge of surprise in his voice, probably because of how much I was cooperating. "Rest up, Short."

I nodded, looking up at Artemis. "Good luck in Atlantis." I murmured.

"The same for you here, Holly." He hung up after that and I let a small cough escape from my lips as I reached over and put the phone back on the table.

"Are you okay?" Artemis asked, his body enveloping me and acting almost like insulation as he held me against him.

I nodded again, closing my eyes to try and drive out the headache pounding at my temples. "Yes, I think so." I took a deep breath before resting my head against his chest ."6 days is a long time. I'll probably feel better by tomorrow."

"Well, that gives us five days to have fun together." My shirt lifted slowly as his hands grazed over my stock casually. "I think we should spend it entirely naked and panting against each others' sweating skin."

I groaned at his words, the warm tingling sensation cutting through my headache. "Gods, Artemis." I said breathlessly, my body leaning into his touch on my torso.

He kissed my hair softly. "As amazing as you would feel writhing against me, Holly, even a gentle orgasm could make your headache worse." His arms left my stomach to wrap around my shoulders. "Get some rest."

I closed my eyes as the thumping in my head and stomach quieted. It didn't take me long to fall back into a deep sleep, pressed against Artemis.

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I woke up later in the day with my eyes opening slowly and naturally. A small cough and a groan came from my lips, and I stretched my body back before pausing. Artemis wasn't behind me anymore. I looked around. He wasn't in the room.

Feeding into my unnatural urge to find where he was, I nudged the blankets tucked around me and silently stood up. Going back to sleep seemed like the right idea when I realized the pounding in my skill from this morning had drastically diminished. It made my brain feel more clear as I padded out to the main part of my flat.

Artemis was cooking in my kitchen, his eyes intently on what he was stirring in front of him. I leaned against the opening to the kitchen and rested my head on the wall. I smiled, watching his lips move as he silently thought to himself.

He was still in his elf form, the ring seated on his right index finger. I knew why he was probably still adorning the technology. It was easier to move around the flat when it was made for an elf's height.

Artemis sighed, nodding and turning on his foot. His eyes snapped to me and he jumped in surprise. "Jesus, Holly!" He gasped, stunned. "How long have you been there?"

I smirked, liking the feeling of catching him off guard. "Only a little while." I mused, not moving from leaning at the entrance.

"You…Should be in bed." Artemis turned off the stove and walked towards me. I put my hands behind my back and laid them flat against the wall behind me as he put his hands on my hips and pressed his lips to mine.

"I feel fine." I confessed. "A lot better than before." I leaned up to kiss him again, liking the feeling of him that close again. "Just be glad I didn't come in with a bat again."

Artemis chuckled against my lips, his hands cupping my face to tilt my head back and dip his tongue into my mouth. I mewled softly against him, my hands leaving the small of my back to grasp his wrists. I could feel his body pressed against mine as I became trapped between the wall and his body.

He broke the kiss a moment later, and his hands leaned my head back further as his lips skimmed over my neck in a feather-like touch. My hands didn't leave his wrists, but my body betrayed me as I arched into him. "I don't think I could ever get enough of you." I confessed, kissing one of his palms that were against my cheek.

"Gods, it's like you can read my mind." Artemis groaned, returning back to my lips and working them harder than before and with more need. His body moved slowly against mine, pressing me into him more as he pushed us into the hard wall behind me.

It took me another second to wrench my head away from him, gasping for air. I pushed him away before he got any bright ideas to start taking my clothes off, walking over to the stove. I grabbed the spoon he was using before to stir the red soup in the pot. "Vegetable?" I asked, watching it move around as I glided it around.

Artemis came up behind me, hooking his arms around my waist and perching his chin on my shoulder. "Mhm." He replied, holding me still but not touching me more than that.

"You really like holding me, don't you?" I teased, turning my head to look at his face. He seemed calm and relaxed, despite giving him a scare moments before.

He chuckled, nodding and nuzzling his face into the crook of my neck. "You've been sleeping most of the day. I'm glad you're better." He remarked sweetly, "Are you hungry?"

I nodded back to him, letting the spoon go to grab some bowls. "Famished." I replied, putting the bowls on the counter and turning in his arms. "In more ways than one." I smirked, kissing him gently.

Artemis groaned softly, "I have a feeling you're starting to enjoy just instigating me." He murmured against my lips.

He kissed me another moment before I started to lean back and Artemis' snatched my wrists, pulling me to him swiftly. I gasped, my eyes flying open and looking up at him. Artemis stepped away, flipping over and inspecting my right hand. "Perhaps it's not the best to lean you over a burning stove." He mumbled, kissing the palm of my hand.

I barely even noticed my hand getting close to the hot burner before. "Smart." I breathed, running my hand through my hair and collecting my thoughts again. "We should eat."

Artemis hummed, kissing my wrist before pulling me against him again. He let go of my wrists to grab my knees and guide them around his waist. "We should."

"Artemis!" I laughed, wrapping my arms around his neck as he carried me back to the bedroom. He set me on the bed and I looked up at him, "I really am hungry."

He smirked down at me, leaning over and kissing me deeply. "I know." He replied, dragging his teeth over my lip and eliciting a groan from me. "Which is why we're going to eat here first." He stood back up, his eyes hooded and playful and watching me while I pushed myself back up on my elbows. "Then I'm going to eat you." My eyes widened and I could feel myself start to get wetter from his gaze and his words. He pointed at me, a serious edge in his voice. "You don't get out of bed again, am I clear?"

My lips twitched into a smirk, arching my back up from my shoulders. My head tilted back and I twisted my body slowly on the bed. "Yes, sir." I whispered seductively.

Artemis stilled for a moment, and I could tell he was torn between actually going to get the food and ravishing me right there and then. "Good Gods, Holly." He groaned, rubbing a hand through his hair and giving me a tongue in cheek glare before turning and going back to the kitchen.

I laughed again, sitting up and resting my back against the headboard of my bed. I sighed contently and tucked my legs under me. Artemis was back almost instantly, an almost disappointed look on his face as he handed me a bowl with a spoon and a glass of water. "I was half expecting you to be bent over and waiting for my cock when I got back." He joked, kissing my lips before sitting next to me with his own food.

That granted another laugh from me as I took a sip of water. "Okay, seriously." I told him, taking a sip of the hot soup and sighing as it warmed me. "You need to teach me how to make some of these things."

Artemis smiled, eating his. "I'd like that." He murmured, glancing over at me.

I rested my head back. "I don't think I've ever really taken a true break before. Not for this long."

"You deserve it." Artemis pointed out, taking a sip of water. "How's your head?"

That made me smirk and I let myself swallow the water in my mouth before I cleared my throat and answered in a serious tone. "Pretty good. I was quite impressed with myself yesterday morning."

Artemis paused, spoon lifted slightly from the bowl before he caught on and set it back. He looked down, his shoulders bouncing slightly when he tried to hold in his laughter. "That's not what I meant and you know it."

I finished off the last of the soup in my bowl, looking thoughtful before popping my mouth open. "Oh! You mean my headache." I smirked, tilting my head on the headboard behind it. "It's nonexistent, at this point."

"Good." Artemis said plainly, leaning over to take my empty bowl and stack it on top of his. "Now for dessert." He kissed me roughly for a moment before pulling away and getting up. "When I get back, I want you stripped."

"Yes, sir." I moaned breathlessly again, smirking and narrowing my eyes at him.

He stopped at the door and looked back at me. "You know, you should really ask yourself why I made you call me that." Artemis turned to leave but stopped again. "Or better yet, ask yourself why your breath gets shallow and your pussy gets wet whenever those words slip from those pretty little lips." He cocked an eyebrow at me before fully turning to leave.

I moaned softly, my legs sliding off the edge of the bed so I could slip out of my pants. I peeled off my shirt and tossed it to the side carelessly right before I felt Artemis' body slip behind me. He took hold of my hips and pulled me to him. "I thought I told you not to get out of bed again." He chided in my ear, the tone in his voice making my breath hitch in my throat.

"I-I thought-" My words were cut off with his mouth, his hands guiding my hips back and I could feel his hard cock pressing against my ass.

"No…No excuses." He murmured dangerously low. My stomach tightened and I rolled my hips back against him. One of his hands left my hips to unhook my bra and pull it off slowly. "Now I'm really going to have to take my time and have fun with you." He breathed in my ear, running his tongue up the shell of it as he rolled one of my nipples in fingers.

I groaned, feeling the stimulation from multiple sensitive areas of my body. I cried out softly when he sucked at the edge of my ear, my legs falling out from beneath me. Artemis caught me in his arms. "I could do this for hours, Holly." He murmured against my skin, turning me in his arms and placing me on my feet again. My arms went around his neck when his hands went back to my hips. "I could tease you until you were a writhing, squirming mess chanting my name and begging for release." He slid his hands over my hips and ass, running them down my thighs and taking off my panties for me. "Or I could make you scream and come against my touch over and over again. If I were you, I'd go for the latter."

I nodded in agreement, rocking my hips against his clothed cock again and taking in heaving breaths. "Good girl." He hummed, and I whined when I felt his tongue run up the edge of my other ear. His lips smirked against it and my breathing stopped. I was too aroused to push him away before he wrapped them around the shell and sucked again.

I cried out louder, falling against him. Artemis used this opportunity to lower my back on the bed and spread my legs wide with his hands. "I'm going to have to remember that for the future." He grinned cockily and kissed me.

I whimpered, leaning up onto my elbows and panting. "That was…" I shook my head, not knowing how to put it into words. Artemis leaned back, looking down at me.

"You will not get off this bed until I tell you or there will be some serious repercussions." He told me sternly, lowering himself onto his knees and spreading me even further with his hands.

My head fell back when I felt his breathing against my folds. I moaned lowly, leaning up and grasping his feathery locks in my hands. He glanced up at me quickly, his eyes glinting before leaning forwards and licking up my slit hard and slow with his flat tongue.

I arched my back, crying out from the pleasure that spread from my core and warmed my body. My legs shook from the ministrations of Artemis' tongue circling at the entrance of my pussy slowly, occasionally running over my clit.

"Gods, I should have done this sooner." He murmured against my skin, nipping up and down my inner thigh. I whimpered and tightened my grip in his hair. He ran his fingers over my ankles, rubbing up my trembling legs.

Artemis pressed his tongue into my pussy and I moaned as I felt him push deeper. I bucked my hips and a warning bite came to my inner thigh when Artemis pulled back. He pulled my legs closer, making it harder to move my hip up against his mouth. "Still." He ordered, laying his tongue flat against me and licking up until he reached my clit and flicked it with the tip of his tongue.

I gasped and moaned, Artemis' hands rubbing up my calves making it impossible to move against him. Any time I tried, he just pulled me back down, nipped my thigh, and gave my core a long, slow lick.

When he pulled away, I whined softly. Artemis leaned over me and kissed me hard again, his tongue invading my mouth like it had done my pussy before. I could taste my arousal on his lips and I groaned, pushing my body against his and wrapping my legs around him, ready to take his cock in me.

Artemis just chuckled against my lips, pulling away from me to stand back up by the side of the bed. "Get up." He instructed me, watching me intently.

I moved to stand before him when I paused. My eyes flicked up to his and his lips twitched up into a smirk again. I sucked in a breath through my teeth, not getting off the bed as I pushed myself to my knees on the sheets. "Like this?" I asked innocently.

He grinned cheshire-like, his hands kneading up my thighs and making me moan from the touch. I leaned against him, my head on his shoulder as he rubbed the sensitive skin he bit and sucked moments before. My breathing became heavy, but his hands didn't go to my opening. I whined under my breath when his fingers moved on to my hips, "Turn around." He told me softly, pushing my hips back and causing my body to pull away from his.

I turned around so my back faced him. I felt him come up behind me, his fingers returning to my hips and massaging up my sides to my back. I moaned when he guided me to lay down on my stomach, his fingers rubbing circles into my back. I put my hands above my head, closing my eyes.

Artemis leaned over me, running his lips up my spine slowly and leaving me shivering. "Gods…" I breathed, my body bending up against his slowly while he planted kisses across my neck. His hands went up to my shoulders, kneading the flesh there. My pussy throbbed softly, and I wanted him in me, but I couldn't help but moan from the pleasure that also came from his gentle touch.

"Tell me if it hurts." Artemis warned me in my ear, his hands skimming up my arms now. He was probably still worried about my head and how rough he had started to get, but honestly the pain from this morning was gone and it hadn't come back from his actions yet.

I tilted my head to the side, brushing my lips against his. "I will." I whispered. He squeezed my hands in response before going back to running his lips down my neck. "Gods, your hands and mouth feel amazing, Artemis. I feel so relaxed."

He hummed quietly, pulling away a little. "I bet I can think of another way to help you relax." I could detect a change in his voice this time, more teasing and rough in his throat.

When I moaned this time, it was in clear anticipation. I moved to roll over and face him, but only got as far as lifting myself to one elbow before Artemis' hand was on my shoulder, stopping me.

"Ah, ah," he scolded. "I think I like you just…Like…This…." My breath hitched as he pushed me back down on the bed flat, my cheek moving against the sheets as I looked up at him over my shoulder.. "And, I think," he said, kissing between my shoulder blades, "that you like it too."

"What makes you think that, mud man?" I asked, feeling myself get even wetter than before.

Artemis hummed, clearly pleased with himself for getting me to fall into his trap. "Well, for starters, I recall how thoroughly you enjoyed our shower the other morning."

I blushed. "What's that got to do with anything?" I knew my tone was more defensive than necessary, but I was embarrassed.

Artemis chuckled and I caught a glimpse of a smirk on his lips from what I could see over my shoulder. "I think you like me taking you from behind," he teased. I felt my cheeks and chest flush and suddenly was very glad that my chest and half of my face were pressed against the sheets so that most of the color was hidden. "I think you like how deep it lets me slide my cock into that tight little pussy of yours."

I trembled beneath him, my desire growing as he trailed his fingers up and down my sides. When his fingers crept down to my hips, I couldn't contain a loud, eager moan from passing through my lips. I whimpered softly, not wanting that sound to come out from him just touching me, and I pressed my face into the sheets. He moved so steady and calculated, and my trembling increased as I felt him cup the backs of my ankles and slowly run his hands up the backs of my legs, massaging them again.

I whimpered again, but didn't fight or protest as Artemis gripped my hips and pulled them up so that I was supported by my knees. His right hand slid over my ass and between my legs, cupping me. I cried out as he slipped his fingers through my slick folds, teasing my swollen clit. "Oh, Gods…" I moaned, my hands clenching and unclenching the sheets as he circled my clit. One long finger pressed inside me, followed by a second.

Artemis murmured his approval and began to work his fingers in and out of me leisurely while he ran another over my clit. I began to rock my hips back, encouraging him to go deeper and faster.

"Nice and slow." He reminded me while he leaned down over my body. I could feel the heat of his chest on my back. "Do you like that?" He murmured in my ear, his lips caressing the shell as he continued to finger me.

I knew he wasn't asking out of curiosity. I was breathing heavily and my body was pushing against his every time his fingers dipped into me. He just wanted to hear me admit it out loud, submitting further to him. "Yes." I breathed, my body jerking as a bolt of pleasure ripped through me, originating in my clit, which Artemis started rubbing hard and fast. "Oh, Artemis!" I cried out, my hips rocking back into his hand as he started to thrust them into me at a steadier pace. "Yes, like that. I'm almost—Gods…"

Artemis pressed his fingers as deep inside me as he could, causing stars to dance across my vision. But just as I was about to cum, he pulled away from me completely, my back feeling cold and my pussy empty and throbbing with need again.

"D'Arvit, Artemis!" I yelled out in distress. "What are you doing?" I started to reach between my legs to cup my hand over myself. If he wouldn't finish me, I'd do it myself.

"Ah, ah, ah!" he said, grabbing my arms and pinning them next to my head. His body pushed my face more onto the bed, muffling the desperate cry that slipped from my lips. "There'll be none of that. You get to come when I say you can." I moved my head and opened my mouth to curse him out, but he beat me to it. "Now, now, Ms. Short, don't make me restrain you. You know I will."

My eyes flicked to the belt that lay next to me on the bed. Somehow, Artemis had managed to remove it during the massage. Or maybe it was while he was fingering me… Either way, I wasn't quite ready to go there yet, and I knew by his voice that he would restrain me if I tried anything. So instead, I groaned. "Just hurry," I begged, hating the sound of so much need in my voice.. "I wanted you in me five minutes ago."

I swear I could hear him smirk. "Yes, ma'am," he purred. Artemis released one of my hands and pressed on the small of my back, making me raise my hips even higher and giving him better access.

I practically lamented in relief when I felt the head of his cock slide against my pussy lips. I could feel my insides pulsing in anticipation, making my mind go numb.

"Is this what you want?" he asked teasingly, rocking his hips slowly to make his cock push lightly against my opening. "My cock spreading you and filling you all the way? Rubbing against your walls and making you feel good?"

"Yes, please," I pleaded, panting into the sheets and feeling my hot breath on my face. "Please fuck me with your cock."

"Good girl," he murmured coyly, running his hand up my back with a light touch. "Look at that, I didn't even have to ask you to beg."

I moaned in relief when he finally slid inside me. "Oh, Artemis…" I whimpered, feeling my toes curl. He took his sweet time filling me, only to pull out just as slowly.

I let out a low moan as he slid into me once more. This wasn't like any of the other times when he thrust into me without holding back. It was slow and gentle. Quite frankly, I wasn't sure why he was taking me this way, but it felt amazing. Almost like making lov—NOPE. I cut my train of thought off right then. I was not going there.

I must have tensed or taken a sharper breath, because Artemis stopped moving and reached up to stroke my hair. "Holly? Are you alright?" he asked. "I'm not hurting you, am-ah!"

I cut him off by clenching my pelvic muscles, squeezing his cock tighter. Unwilling to let myself go down that train of thought again and needing a distraction. "Don't you dare stop." I ordered.

Behind me, I heard Artemis suck in a deep breath, bringing himself back under control. After a few moments, he growled, "That was naughty." I opened my mouth to snap back, to tell him to get back to fucking me already, but instead gasped when he moved his left hand from my hip to squeeze my ass cheek. "And I believe I already told you what happens to naughty girls." I stopped breathing, my eyes going wide. "They get punished."

I moved to raise my head off the bed and sit up, but Artemis kept me pinned down with a firm hand on my back. Before I could respond, his hand disappeared from my ass, only to return a second later in an open-palmed smack. I shouted out, my entire body pushing forward and tightening in a delicious way. "Artemis!"

I screamed as he repeated the action, this time accompanying it with a vicious thrust with his cock. I felt it through my entire body. "Ah! Yes!" The words slipped from my mouth without thinking.

He chuckled darkly. "I had a feeling you'd enjoy that," he murmured.

I gasped, realizing what I had said, but it was too late. Another smack sounded through the room and I hissed as I felt the sting of it on my skin. Instinctively, I pressed my hips back, meeting Artemis' next thrust and wordlessly giving him permission to continue spanking me.

He didn't disappoint, delivering another series of stinging slaps to my rear. I felt my desire climb higher, pushing me closer to orgasm. My body continued to clench in that delicious way with each new slap and thrust. My fingers dug into the sheets by my head, gripping on to the only thing it could find.

Artemis began to alternate between thrusting into me and spanking me, occasionally switching hands so both of my ass cheeks experienced my rough "punishment."

By the time he gripped my hips with both hands again, I was panting, and a strangled moan was being forced out of my mouth every time he rocked his hips forward and filled me. My ass was stinging terribly and I had no doubt it was a nice shade of red, but it just made me more aware of what was going on in that general region of my body.

Mainly, Artemis' hips slapping against my ass as he thrust his long, thick cock into my willing body over and over.

He grunted and I could tell he was close. I was too.

"Artemis," I moaned, circling my hips to meet him thrust for thrust.

Growling, Artemis hooked an arm around my waist, keeping me still as he thrust into me harder and faster. He wasn't being gentle anymore.

"Come for me Holly," he ordered. When he reached between my legs and rubbed my clit, it was all over.

"Artemis!" I screamed as one of the most powerful orgasms I'd ever experienced crashed over me. I could feel myself squeezing his cock as my body pulsed with pleasure.

Behind me, Artemis groaned. I vaguely felt his other hand leave my waist through the pleasure coiling through my body. When it reconnected with my ass in the hardest slap yet, I jolted back into reality for a second. Then, I was soaring even higher and I buried my face into the bed as I screamed, a second orgasm hitting me.

"Holly!" Artemis strained behind me. I felt his hips jerk and he slammed all the way into me a few more times before burying himself as deep as possible. I moaned as I felt his hot seed shoot into me, my hips bucking back from the feeling.

I panted and whimpered as Artemis leaned down my body, covering it with his own. He nuzzled my neck before speaking in a soft whisper. "Holly, did I hurt you?"

My stomach clenched at his words and the tone in his voice was calm and caring. My ass was still burning, but I knew that wasn't what he was asking me. He wanted to make sure he didn't go too far. I shook my head, raising it to look at him. "No. I'm fine."

I could see a small smile of relief spread on his lips before he hid it in my hair. "Good." He sighed, his arms still hooked around my waist, hands pressed against my navel. 'How do you feel?"

His cock slid out of me slowly. With the empty feeling, a sound between a wail and a whine slipped out of my mouth. I tried my best to hide it in the sheets on the bed, but Artemis heard it still. "Shh.." He soothed, his thumbs running back and forth over my skin.

His hands slipped to my thighs next, pulling them back slowly so the lower half of my body laid down on the bed. I could feel a cold blast of air rush over my ass, and knew it was probably raw.

Artemis laid down next to me on his stomach, facing me and reaching out to brush the loose strand of my hair out of my face. He was still clothed, and I scoffed gently. "You were that eager to get in me? You couldn't even undress?" I asked playfully, my voice quiet from the tiredness settling over my body.

Artemis smiled, "I'm always eager to be in you." He confessed, his voice matching mine. I could feel his hand slide over my hip, causing me to arch my back up out of instinct. "Besides, you were begging for my cock before I could get anything off.." He inched forward to kiss my lips sweetly. "How do you feel?" He asked again, and I realized I didn't answer before.

It took me a second to get the words that fit right. "Warm." I could tell from his furrowed eyebrows he was studying my face closely. "Deliciously satisfied."

He nodded at my answers, seemingly content with them. I could feel his fingers run over the heated flesh. "Do you want something to help with the sting?" He asked.

Most of me wanted to say no to him, that it liked the burning sensation and reminded me of what he could do to my body. It didn't want him to leave this embrace we had. Besides, I could heal the pain if it bothered me later. But the other part appealed to his caring tone and the want to feel his hands glide over my ass again. I nodded silently, looking up at him with pleading eyes.

Artemis chuckled, reading my eyes immediately. He got up, pressing his lips to mine again. "Don't worry, Short. I won't make you beg again quite yet."

My eyes watched him disappear behind me, but my body refused to get up again. I wondered what he would do to me if I got off the bed again or if he would even care, but my body was too satiated to even get on my knees once more. "Artemis?"

"Mhm?" Artemis was behind me again and I could feel a cap of something being opened.

"Why did you think I would enjoy that?" My mind went back to his words before.

I could practically feel Artemis pause even though I couldn't see him. "You didn't?" He asked, concern coating his voice.

"No, no. I did." I answered automatically, not wanting to make him feel bad. I tried to push myself up to look at him, but my body still felt too heavy. "And I know you've gotten my body language down to a science, but that was…intense."

Artemis sucked in a deep breath before continuing. "I didn't know." He admitted. "It's just…" He sighed again, and I heard the soft thud of a bottle being placed on my bedside table. "It's something I've wanted to do to you for a while. I hoped you would like it." I gasped when Artemis' hands slid over my burning flesh, some kind of cooling gel or lotion hitting my skin.

"You liked it?" I asked, realizing that Artemis had never done anything but try to make me feel good. This would have been the first time he did something that was purely selfish and not in my best interest.

Artemis leaned down, kissing my hair and nodding against it in silent response. He took his hands off me and I felt the cool cotton of his shirt draping over me. "You get some more rest." He whispered as I felt him pull away.

I rolled over onto my hip, grabbing his hand. I didn't need him to leave me and silently go brood over me, possibly being hurt by him. "I liked it too." I told him plainly, my eyes meeting his. "A lot."

Artemis didn't say anything, raising his eyebrows. The fear in his eyes melted a little bit and he reached down to caress my cheek gently. "Are you sure?" He asked.

"Half of me wants to get off this bed." I informed, smirking a little. "A little because I want to comfort you." I laid down on my back and spread my legs slowly, careful not to rub my raw flesh against the sheets. "Mostly because I want you to punish me again."

"You're not afraid of me?" Artemis asked, leaning over and pressing his palm over my pussy, pushing into it with enough pressure to make me whimper again.

I shook my head, my breathing speeding up as my hips circled against his hand on their own accord. He pressed his lips to mine with the same intense, slow pressure he was doing with his hand. I leaned into the kiss, tilting my head back and opening my mouth. "Artemis.." I breathed when I was able to break away for a second.

"You should be." He whispered darkly against my lips, making my mouth move with his before he dipped his tongue in it for a moment. "I can make your body do so many things without your mind giving it permission." I writhed against his touch, gripping his forearms tightly as he pressed his fingertips over my opening, the circles rubbing my clit with every movement. It was a slow build, but made me cling to his every move and word. "You're already so responsive to my touch, Holly. That's why I can't keep my hands off you."

"Everything you do," I groaned as he kissed me to cut me off, but I tilted my head back to break it and take in several deep breaths. My body kept climbing slowly as he pressed into my most sensitive parts. "Is calculating to make sure I feel good. I have loved every bit of it, Artemis." I reached up to grip his hair, pulling his head up to meet my eyes. "But you're telling me the very best orgasm I have ever had was the one where you let go and did what you wanted?" I crashed my mouth to his to make my point, my hips pushing back against his hand at this point and rocking to create more friction and increase the pleasure pulsating through my body. "Let go and have fun, Artemis. Fuck me the way you want to, because it was amazing."

Artemis groaned at my words, pushing me further into the bed with his hard body. I could feel his cock jump against my leg and moaned louder, sweeping my tongue over his lip and nipping at it gently.

It didn't take long for me to reach release again. This one was more gentle than the last but the pleasure that rolled off of my body made me cry loudly against Artemis' mouth. He chuckled and I could tell he loved everything he knew he could do to me and my body.

The pressure from his hand decreased as I rode out my orgasm and my hips slowed when I came down from the high. My eyelids fluttered and I felt Artemis kiss my neck softly. "I want you to be happy, too, mud man." I whispered, feeling him lay down and wrap his arms around me.