If you are reading this, I thank you. Now, let's turn the heat all the way. This chapter may just be too hot to handle, lol. Enjoy :)

Chapter 19: Honey & Nectar

Ares pulled her naked body into his embrace. They sat on the floor at the foot of his king-sized bed. Xena was so confused, but she was starting to feel better. The images she had just witnessed cleared a lot of anger towards him. Her head was against his chest listening to his calming heart rhythm. At this moment, she felt so protected in his arms. He held her so tightly against him that her face print seemed destined to be permanently etched on his skin. Neither of them had said a word since the replay.

"Why didn't you kill her?" This realization shocked her. The old Ares would have gone through with his vision and yet, Emma was still around, sinking her venomous fangs into their relationship.

"I knew in the long run that you would find out. I let her live, to prove to you I can be the man you want me to be. If for one second, I would have thought we didn't have a real chance, I would have turned her into ashes before I'd left the gym that day." Xena knew he wasn't lying. It touched her that Ares was able to not only show mercy, but towards someone that wasn't her and she didn't directly influence it. She was content and satisfied to see Ares really was trying. He'd never been the one to show mercy. He ruled with an iron fist time and time again.
"Thank you." She sincerely told him. The time had crept by them, and Ares needed to train his other members that he had on the schedule for that day. She gave him a peck on the lips.

"You need to get back to work." Before he could disagree, she placed her finger up to his lips.

"I saw your schedule for today. You have 3 people left and you will not be standing them up for my accord." Ares looked at her warily. He didn't know where they stood in their relationship and the last thing he wanted to do was leave her. He nuzzled his head in her air.

"Promise me you'll be here when I get back." His eyes were full of hope. She had no intention of turning him down.

"Promise," she smiled and wrapped her arms around his neck. She released herself from his grasp and found her towel. Before she could wrap it around herself, he slapped her ass and disappeared.

~XA~

Xena was starting to feel bad about the way she had treated Ares. As she thought about it, she didn't give him a chance to defend himself. She had thrown their relationship down the drain so fast. She'd called him so many names. Of course, he understood because she was hurt and had the roles been reversed, she would probably be chained up in some dark dungeon. This incident really taught her something though. She was learning that she and Ares were one and no matter how bad a situation appeared to present itself, she should always listen to him first. It was too easy to see him for the old Ares versus the Ares he'd been showing her all this time. She really felt bad. She was going to make it up to him tonight. He was hers and she had to make him feel like it. She looked back at the picture and grimaced. The thought with of him with another woman sickened her. She threw her phone on the bed.

~XA~

Ares walked inside his condo and was met with darkness. His heart sank, thinking she'd left anyway. He walked to the couch and sighed, plopping down noisily. He'd hit rock bottom, a place he hadn't visited in years. Over the last three months, he had tried his best to be everything Xena needed and wanted. And where did that get him, alone! He materialized a fireball in his hand and threw it into the fireplace and the flames roared. He was the God of War and Xena had him acting like the God of Pussies! He was stronger than this, than her. Revisiting today's hellacious events in his head, he thought back to that phone number that sent Xena that picture. He took a mental photo to research it later. He materialized a goblet of nectar but was unable to drink at the moment. The door creaked as it opened.

"Hello Ares," came Xena's sultry voice from behind him. Had he been too deeply feeling sorry for himself that he didn't realize her presence was still there? Once he walked in and saw it completely dark, he didn't even try to seek out her presence. He knew she'd left.

But he was wrong, and his heart leaped! She was still here. There was hope after all. Xena slowly walked to the speakers and put on slow sensual music. Taking her time, she walked over to Ares with her silk robe tied tightly around her small waist. He stared at her long, luscious legs and roamed up her body to where her robe started. He ached to snatch it off her and make her his, totally. Stopping in front of him, she ran her fingers across his face and pushed it back onto the couch. Lavender filled his senses. She smelled amazing. She set his heart ablaze!

She sauntered into the kitchen at an unhurried pace. The kitchen cabinets lightly closed. He sat impatiently on the couch awaiting her return. One by one she lit the candles that she had sat in various locations of the room, giving it a warm amber glow. The burning of the wood in the fireplace crackled loudly. Once the candles were lit, Xena disappeared again. He was breaking out in a sweat as the anticipation rose. She returned with a bottle of honey and sat it on the couch next to him. Slowly, she straddled him and began to dance to the music, swaying her hips to the beat. She reached down and traced the outline of his hard cock, begging to be released. Ares growled at the sensation.

His hands roamed her body, underneath her robe. She stood up off him and carefully pulled on the robe's belt. Taking her hand, she slowly slid one arm out and let it fall down her body. She took out the other arm and the robe quietly hit the floor. Ares breath caught in his throat at the clothes she had on. She wore a red lace V-neck bodysuit with matching panties, that were open in the middle, with a garter belt. The sides of the body suit were cutout, accenting her waist and hips. The whole outfit was completely see-thru. Ares couldn't believe she had on lingerie. She'd never worn anything like this before around him. She continued to dance to the music and tease him at the same time. She placed a foot on top of his knee, giving him a full view of her center. Its wetness glistened in the candlelight. His mouth watered. Spinning around, she bent over in front of him, and he slapped her ass and kissed it.

She straddled his lap, picked up his goblet, and took a mouthful of his nectar. Instead of swallowing the tempting liquid, she grabbed his mouth, and transferred the sweet temptation into his. He swallowed as she kissed him passionately. He was not sure how much more he could take before he rammed his swollen cock inside of her. He threw her back on the couch and ran his fingers through her hair. He needed to let her know how he felt about her.

"Xena," he said, her name low, full of passion.

"I would never ever do anything like that behind your back. I love you; you are my world. Without you in it, I would prefer to cease existing."

"I'm sorry," was all she said while staring directly into his soul. That was good enough for him. Picking up the bottle of honey she sat on the couch, he popped the top off. He picked up her foot and lightly drizzled its contents on her toes, watching it run down her foot. With his talented tongue, he licked the sole of her foot and placed each toe in his warm mouth one at a time, cleaning the honey off her skin. This sent shivers up Xena's spine. She was losing herself at his touch and for the 1st time, she didn't care. She was finally going to let things play out naturally and if he stopped it, then so be it. He was hers and only hers. She felt it was a need to let him know. She didn't want him looking elsewhere to be fulfilled. She was all he needed, and she was going to show him that tonight.

With the honey bottle still in hand, he sat her foot on his shoulder and squeezed the contents down her inner thigh. He hungrily watched the sweet syrup run to her center. Once the honey hit its mark, he dived into her like a vampire drinking blood. Xena's hips bucked at the pleasing sensation. She gripped his hair with one hand and the couch pillows with the other. She was squirming so badly under him, he held both of her hips to keep them from falling off the couch.

Her moans were growing louder and louder, feeling his ears with ecstasy! She was his Elysian Fields, and he had every intent on making her feel that way. He never wanted her to doubt his love again. Her orgasm rippled through her like lightning flashing through the sky as she screamed his name. He held her body until she'd calmed down. She sat up off the couch, taking the honey from him. She slid his shirt over his head and threw it on the floor. She reached for his hand, pulling him up from the couch. He stood, never breaking his gaze off hers. She slowly slid his pants down and he stepped out of them. She violently pushed him back down onto the couch, now that he was naked. His cock stood at attention. Carefully, she drizzled it until she was content.

Starting with the head, she inserted it into her mouth, licking and sucking around it only. Ares gasped at the sensation he was already feeling. She then licked up the full length of his shaft. Ares let out a long breath of air, staring intensively. She put her hand around his balls with one hand and took him all into her mouth. Stroking him up and down, snaking her tongue around his head. Ares grabbed the back of her neck as she sucked faster and faster. He was using his powers, yet he was about to explode at her touches. Xena felt the throbbing of his cock and prepared to drink him down. And she did just that.

She rose to her feet and took him by the hand, leading him to the bedroom. The candles in the bedroom were already lit. Xena had rose petals all over the bed. She teasingly crawled onto the bed on her back, her eyes daring him to join her. She laid back onto the pillows and Ares crawled on top of her. He whispered, "I love you," over her mouth before claiming her lips. After he pulled back, he slid one strap of her bodysuit down with his teeth, ever so slowly. He did the same with the other side. He kissed and sucked around her collarbone, working his way lower down her body. He came to her breast, taking one into his mouth ferociously as he played with the hard nipple on her other breast. The sensation inside her stomach was building up. Xena reached down and pulled him flush on top of her. They stared into each other's eyes.

"I love you too, always," she honestly told him. Ares searched her eyes, looking for any kind of sign to continue. His cock pressed at her center. She took his fingers and lazily licked at him. They were sticky, as the remnants of honey lingered. She then linked her fingers with his other hand. He was breathing heavily on top of her.

"Ares, I'm all yours, all of me." Without further hesitation, he gently pushed himself within her. Her grip tightened on his hand as she gasped. He was stretching her so far; he couldn't get in all the way. So, he pulled back out and pushed himself back in deeper. They both moaned loudly. She arched her back into him, wrapping her arms around his neck. Ares laid in the crook of her neck, inhaling her scent, unmoving. He rose up to look into her eyes, his lips parted.

Slowing, he started rocking his hips, stroking her in all the right places. He was amazed at the sensations surging through his body. He rose to his knees and adjusted her hips towards him. He moved faster and faster, pulling her hips into him as he slammed into her. She knew her hips would have bruises in the morning from his powerful grip. Xena was in the clouds. She couldn't see anything clearly. She felt light as a feather, as if she were floating over the rainbow. Everything was a blur. She knew wherever her mind had taken her, she never wanted to leave. Ares powerful voice ripped through her ears.

"Say your god's name Xena," he demanded as his orgasm neared.

"Aaaaresssss," she barely got out.

"Say it for the world to hear." She screamed his name as she became undone. He filled her completely with his seed and fell onto her body. Neither of them could move, glued together by their wetness. Xena limps felt like jelly. She lazily placed her hands on his azz, as he was still inside her, as their orgasms calmed. They both fell asleep in this position, overjoyed.