And his gaze expressed complete understanding. He was on the same wavelength as me, thank God. Slowly, he nodded, bending to softly kiss my lips. “Okay, our talk can wait.”
Lying on top of Ezra, my head resting on his smooth chest, which was slick from our lovemaking, I listened to his heart beat strong, slowly calming from our time together. He ran the tips of his fingers up and down my bare back, lifting his head to gently kiss my forehead. I sighed. “I’m so happy we waited to talk.”
Ezra hummed, sounding half growl. “Unquestionably the right move.”
Tilting my head, I kissed his hard pec. “You know, you’re just as flexible as Jack.”
He chuckled quietly, the sound pulsating against my skin. “And you pulled a few maneuvers that there’s no way in hell Pearl could do.” He ran his fingers through my hair. “I have no clue how you can even move right now.”
I snorted. “I can’t.” I faked a groan. “I’m pretty sure I dislodged a few things.”
“Ah, poor little wolf,” Ezra purred softly, rolling us so he rested over me. Gently, he started kissing my neck. “Tell me where it hurts, and I’ll kiss it all better.”
A damn giggle, which was completely girly and which I couldn’t contain, bubbled up, but it didn’t stop me from pointing to the other side of my neck. “Right here.”
Ezra’s Vampire purred quietly as he tilted his head, softly touching his tongue right where I pointed before sucking gently, creating a wonderful new spark that sizzled through my body.
My eyes closed on a soft moan as I ran my fingers through his damp hair, our slick bodies gliding together as I arched under him. “The talk can wait a little longer.”
Ezra nodded, nibbling at my collarbone, his hands sliding up my sides. “Later.”
Half hanging off the bed with the dead weight of my Vampire husband on top of me, I blinked at the spelled ceiling, gasping for air. “Holy shit, baby.” My body was still shaking in aftershocks, but I chuckled when Ezra groaned on top of me in answer. I patted his ass, which was where my hand that wasn’t hanging off the bed currently rested. “If I wasn’t sore before, I’m gonna be now.”
Again, Ezra groaned against the side of my head, but when his breathing calmed, he muttered, “Jack and Pearl had better bring a shitload of food because I don’t even know how many calories we just burned,” his stomach growled against mine, “and I’m famished.”
I laughed outright, curling my foot around his on the ground. “Wanna go again?”
He stilled, and then muttered, “You’re killing me here, sweetheart. That was some of my finest work and it didn’t satisfy you?” When I teased him by only chuckling quietly, he growled low, his Vampire taking voice. “Well, we probably have time for a little more.”
Arms hanging over the edge of the bed, my head dangling so that my hair brushed the ground, I mumbled, breathless, “I must have done something damn fantastic in another life.”
Ezra chuckled quietly, his panting breaths fanning my shoulder where he lay across my back.
“Really, really, fucking fantastic things,” I muttered, waving a hand. “That was…unbelievable.”
“Why, thank you,” Ezra drawled lazily, his hands barely squeezing my hips, where they rested. His stomach growled again. “But I get half of your food since I made you come two more times after you said you couldn’t anymore.”
I grunted, my own stomach growling now. “Not gonna happen.”
“Where’s the justice in that?”
I waved my hand, my eyes still closed. “When I caught your ass from falling off the bed when you came so hard you damn near passed out.”
Ezra grunted. “I could claim it was lack of nutrition.”
“And I can already smell the lie.”
A pause. “Fucking Shifter nose.”
“You know, I’ve often thought the same thing about your Vampire nose.”
Ezra sighed, biting my shoulder gently. “Are we done procrastinating the inevitable?”
I sighed myself. “Guess so.”
We re-positioned so we were lying on our sides, staring at each other.
I touched his nose mildly, running my finger up and down it. “Are you really prepared to run?”
He bit my finger lightly, growling softly as he moved closer, and placed a heated palm possessively on my hip. “If it means you won’t be hurt and we’re together, then yes.”
I nodded slowly, staring him in the eyes, seeing his resolve. “Same for me.” My gaze darted between his eyes. “I couldn’t take you being hurt again,” my chin trembled from my near loss, “and if Antonio says he can’t stop what’s coming because he’s not powerful enough…well, I say we go into hiding.”
Ezra smiled gently, running his thumb back and forth over my hip, his wedding ring cool against my skin. “And you’ve definitely got enough places for us to hide.”
I nodded. “Antonio doesn’t even know about one of them, so we should go there.”
Ezra stared. “Jack and Pearl?”