Had I made the right choice?
Was it possible that this harmony he was feeling was only short-lived? In an hour, a day, a week from now, would he be fighting the demon inside him again? I loved him to the point of insanity, and I wanted to make him happy. I’d seen the struggle they went through, the highs and the lows. Travis was a prime example of his demon getting the best of him. He had been uncontrollable—unreasonable.
For Chase, losing me would be a thousand times worse—emotional and physically. If our bond was not severed as Alastair claimed, Chase would be in agony. Apart we weakened, I couldn’t imagine what being on different planes would do. I hoped we never found out.
It was a gamble saying no to Alastair, but it was just as much a gamble completing the triforce. Really, this whole thing called life was a gamble—my revelation for the day. I just hoped I had made the right wager, betting on Chase and me.
He stepped out of the shower with damp hair and again no shirt. I think he was slowly trying to kill me with the power of his abs.
I sat belly down on his bed, feet swinging in the air. “What? Have all your shirts suddenly walked off and disappeared?”
He eyed me. “They look better on you.”
I grinned, glancing down at his black t-shirt. “Yeah. They do.”
He belly flopped on the bed beside me, causing me to fling in the air like a seesaw. “Thanks,” I said sarcastically, glancing up. I bit my lip, trying to bank the slow sweltering fire that started when he sauntered out of the steaming bathroom. How can that be? Not more than an hour ago we were burning up the sheets. How could I be ready for round two?
Grabbing my hand, he traced a heart on the inside of my palm. “Whatever harebrained scheme you were thinking, forget it.”
And just like that he could extinguish the burning flames inside me. I snatched my hand away, frowning. “You’re no fun.”
“Oh really,” he replied in an impish tone and a glitter in his eyes. On my next breath, I was under him and he was pressing that fun part of him against me. “’Cuz I am pretty sure I just demonstrated how fun I can be.”
Holy snap, crackle, pop.
My heart kicked in my chest, but I gave him a sweet smile. “Aww. Do you need me to tell you how great you were?”
He gave me a saucy grin. “Nah. I felt just how magnificent I was. And if your feelings weren’t enough, the sound of you moaning my name—”
I covered my hand over his mouth, unable to stop smiling. “Don’t say it.”
His dark brow shot up. “Are you blushing?”
“Do you want to have kids someday?” I asked, squeezing one of my legs between his thighs and pressing not altogether lightly on that sensitive part of his manhood.
He hissed. “Angel Eyes, don’t make me play dirty.”
I eased up, feeling somewhat satisfied, and then I started thinking… “It is possible for us to have kids in the future, isn’t it?” I never really thought about it before, but after tonight… I knew that Divisa could have babies with other Divisa and with humans, but I wondered, since our relationship didn’t really fall into any category of normal, would there be little Chases?
“You want to have little demon babies running around with glowing eyes? I can’t even imagine what their terrible two’s would be like.” He shuddered.
I pictured two little dark-haired boys chasing each other, one with amber eyes and the other with blue. “Not now, doofus, but someday…”
It was obvious that he hadn’t ever considered having children, just like a guy. “I know that I will thoroughly enjoy the act of trying.”
I rolled my eyes. This was such a riveting conversation. “Do you want children?” These were probably questions we should have talked about before we decided to bind ourselves irrevocably to one another for all eternity.
Whatever. Technicalities.
He shrugged lightly. “There are a lot of things I never considered before you. I never thought anyone would be able to love me. I never thought I would let an outsider in. I never thought I would be willing to give up everything for one person.” Ridiculously long lashes framed his lowered eyes, and his voice dropped to a throaty whisper. “I never thought I would fall in love.”
And that is how you swoop a girl off her feet. He made me feel like the luckiest girl in the world. “I guess we have plenty of time before we need to think about babies,” I said, feeling slightly lightheaded.
His lips curled into a half grin. “But in the meantime…” Then he did that thing with his hips.
My eyes fluttered closed, and my brain shut off.
Some heavy kissing and wandering fondling ensued before I had a second to catch my breath. It was magnificent.
“So I’ve been thinking,” he said, teasing the hem of my shirt.