Chapter 111: You Have To Be {R-18}
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Ember kept her smile as Evian pulled her along past the main buildings and other upright structures entirely while avoiding all Guard patrols not because they would be stopped or questioned but rather for convenience.
They walked into one of the Estate's many gardens and as they strolled through, the various flowers forming an intimate atmosphere around them, Ember chuckled,
"I still think it was rude," she said.
"What was?" Evan asked.
"Leaving the celebrations. It might come off as rude. I mean, Lady Myrine invited me and I didn't even give her the courtesy of a goodbye greeting."
Evian laughed as he chose a spot at the very center of the garden, carpeted with soft shrubs and he gently guided Ember to the floor not because she lacked the strength or coordination to do it for herself but rather as a personal attempt of his at being a gentleman. Likely a consequence of the mood.
"Thank you," Ember said as she folded her legs beneath herself, "You haven't answered me though."
"It was a question?" Evian asked with a raised brow as he joined her on the ground.
"Of course."
"You worry too much," Evian told her, "it's fine."
Ember opened her mouth and then closed it. She was not particularly sure how she would put it into words that she didn't wish to get on Myrine's bad side in hopes that her relationship with Evian went... Further? Became more- official?
She blushed as the thought of marriage seeped into her mind and then she shook her head secretly so it did not cloud her thoughts and make her feel even more embarrassed than she already did.
*Sigh*
Letting out a breath, the Redhead raised her head towards the Evening sky. The sun had long set and it was that brief moment of intermission before the arrival of stars to pepper the sky or the moon to shine down its silver beam.
"The Crew sends their regards," Ember said slowly.
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"That sounds nice of them," Evian said with a nod.
"They feel neglected," Ember said, "They think you've been pulling away."
"I have," Evian admitted and Ember rounded on him with wide eyes,
"You have?"
"Of course I have. The war is over. The Larnak Territory is experiencing peace again. There is no reason for the Crew. No reason for me to BE with the Crew." Evian said.
"Wow," Ember said, "Thought we were all friends."
Evian smiled lightly,
"That's a thought completely hampered by my Memory loss. I don't have enough of a connection to the Crew to warrant 'friendship'. We could get to know each other. The future is completely open, so we'll see."
Ember frowned at the bluntness of Evian's replies and her voice caught in the back of her throat as she asked,
"And me? Are you pulling away from me too?"
Evian eyed her, surprised she was lumping herself with the Crew,
"You're different," he said with a chuckle at how obvious that should have been. He raised a hand and moved it under her curtain of red hair so he could cup her cheek and pull her face towards himself, "You have to be."
Ember wasn't sure she understood the second sentence but it hardly mattered when Evian's handsome face began to pull close. She closed her eyes in delicious anticipation of contact and when it took too long to happen (about two seconds) she pulled her face forward and made it happen faster.
As their lips touched, hers soft and his firm yet gentle, Ember shuddered and it wasn't because of the evening air that her body was more than capable of enduring- An important detail to note as one of Evian's hands went to her shoulder and rubbed it through the material of her gown before pulling the garment aside enough to reveal her smooth skin to the evening air.
Ember was mostly unaware of this as at the moment, her attention was completely gripped by Evian opening his mouth slightly to take in her upper lip and suckle on it lightly and sensually before alternating to the bottom lip and then pausing knowing surely, his Redheaded lover would reciprocate.
And she did.
When Evian's tongue teased an entry into her mouth, she gave access and met him with equal mettle and as she got heady and lost herself in the pleasure of the kiss, the tingle Evian's touch caused her and her shudders, she could hardly care that her back was going from upright to inclined and then finally horizontal when she found herself lying on the soft shrubs of the garden floor.
Through it all, she seized the front of Evian's shirt and held on tight so he moved with her until he lay on top of her, their kiss only getting more intense. Their tongues battled for dominance while Evian's hand began to roam.
Ember's gown was held tight at the front with a bodice of sorts and with impressive dexterity, Evian loosened it in one smooth seamless move that caused the two halves of the top of the gown to fall apart and reveal barely covered and contained breasts.
Evian's eyes were closed to be in the moment, to indulge in the sweetness of hit Partner's lips but of course, that did not hamper his hand from feeling around and touching those nicely protruding peaks of hers.
He grabbed the first and squeezed, his fingers and lustful brain rejoicing in the softness and the warmth of those potential milk dispensers. Evian went from lightly squeezing to trailing his finger along the smoothness of Ember's skin until he arrived at the protruding nub and flicked on it hard.
"~Nghh~" Ember groaned into the kiss but Evian flicked a few more times, feeling all along as her nipple got erect and so hard, it would likely cut through glass and then he grabbed and pinched.
"~Mmmnnghhh~" Again, Ember groaned against his lips and she raised a hand to grab locks of his hair and pull him into the kiss while her other hand searched for the hand on her breast. Her fingers rested at the back of it and stayed on as Evian manipulated her nipple like he intended to draw put milk.
There was nothing to draw out but the pain-turned-pleasure was certainly a highlight for the beautiful redhead.
Her toes curled in her heeled boots and her thighs clamped together while her nethers twitched with arousal, all the while leaking juices by the gallon. Her underwear was soaked through and so was her gown but Ember didn't care. Actually, she wanted more.
She liked the coolness of the wetness on her crotch and between her thighs and enjoyed the spasms her nethers went through to deliver that wetness.
Evian took his lips off hers and then began to roam. He kissed her neck, sucked on an ear lobe, and then so predictably went lower towards the perky peeks on the Redhead's chest. He loosened the garment that still tried to hold both globes in place and bared the two to his eyes and the exploration of his mouth.
With one in hand, Evian took the nipple of the other into his mouth, sucking gently to give Ember a pleasurable tickling sensation before switching to an aggression suckle that had her arching her back off the garden floor to thrust her breast even harder into his mouth.
The action pressed the warm milky-skinned tit into Evian's face causing his nose to sink into its welcoming ampleness but of course, Evian had no complaints. He liked where he was.
His free hand stretched down, well past her waistline to start pulling up the bell-shaped lower half of his lover's gown. He pulled and bundled the garment enough to allow his fingers to touch Ember's thighs directly and the moment Ember felt that touch, she was gripped with anticipation.
It had been so long since Evian had touched her there.
Busy with handling the aftermath of the war, in ways no member of the Crew truly understood, Evian's sneaky visits (on account of her still unsupportive Father) were few and he always ended it all with a simple but deep and intimate kiss before leaving.
But now, they were alone, the sky was getting darker and he could take his time to indulge himself in the deliciousness she possessed.
He trailed between the clamped thighs and despite how much Ember wanted his touch at the source of her wetness, her spasming limbs remained tightly against one another and gave little room for maneuver but of course, Evian made do.
Once he managed to get a finger into that tight spot, he kicked off his exploration and found his way to Ember's leaking crotch. The light tuff of red hair above it was already moist with her delicious secretions and he used his very first touch to feel around until he found her clit at the top of her pussy.
The little nub was hard and throbbing with her arousal so when he pressed down and Ember took her hands off his body to spread them wide and grab any piece of shrubs she could find in hopes of an anchor while her body keyed up and she shook with an intense tremor of a climax, Evian was not surprised.
"~OHhh...~" Ember started with a loud yell and then remembered they were in public with guards very much in earshot and her tone mellowed, "~Fuck! I'm Cummmminng~"
Indeed she was...
... And Evian kept his finger pressed down on her clit all through with her nipple still in his mouth and his nose still sunk into that delectable smooth flesh.