She didn’t know how long it was before she heard a knock on her door. “Let me in Harley.”
He didn’t yell it. His voice was quiet. She’d never heard him raise his voice. Harley got up from the bed and unlocked the door. She didn’t open it for him, she just quietly said: “it’s unlocked.”
Harley stood right where she was. When Aiden came through the door in a hurry, he nearly ran into her and He used that moment to wrap his arms around her. She buried her head in his shoulders and cried.
“Shh. It will be ok. It will all be ok.”
Aiden maneuvered her to the bed, sitting her on the edge and continuing to comfort her. He stroked her hair and continued to murmur soothing words.
Her eyes were red and swollen by the time she lifted her head off his shoulder. “What’s wrong sweetheart?”
“It’s just been a rough couple of days.”
“It has been. I agree. I can’t help but think something is up, though. Tell me when you are ready.”
“Why did you come?”
“I wanted to check on you, and Luc wants me to be with you when you confront the vampires. He thought I could be of some use.”
“Would you have come on your own?”
“What?”
“Would you have come here on your own if Luc hadn’t of told you to?”
“Does it matter?”
“Yes. Right now, it matters very much.”
“Yes. I wanted to come and make sure you were alright. I know that Luc gave you his blood and healed you. He’s an alright guy, I just want to make sure you didn’t have any odd side effects.”
“Why?”
“I like you, Harley. You are one of the few real people I know. The time I spent here, I never saw you judge anyone. It’s like one big family here. I saw you treat everyone the same. Paranormal or otherwise, it didn’t matter to you.
“No one has treated me like a normal person since the shift. I’ve either scared them, or they wanted to use me in some way.”
Harley looked at him, a haunted look in her eyes. “It’s hard to find people who accept you for who you really are. People have an idea of who they think you should be, and that’s what they want out of you.”
“What did he do to you, Harley?”
“Who?”
“Whoever hurt you so badly?”
“That would be a long line of people Aiden. A very long line.”
Aiden leaned in and brushed his lips against hers. She was surprised, yet she didn’t pull back. His kiss was tentative at first. Like butterfly wings against her lips.
He slowly increased the pressure between their lips. Keeping the kiss chaste. Just lip on lip. Harley slid her arms around his neck and leaned even closer to him.
Aiden pulled her onto his lap without breaking the kiss. One of his large hands went to her waist, while the other sought her long hair.
His hand stroked upwards to her scalp before using his fingers to massage the back of her neck. Slowly, almost tentatively he opened his mouth to hers.
The heat between them increased as she opened her mouth to him. She opened a chance to him as they kissed. She was inexplicably drawn to Aiden. He wasn’t the normal type of guy she went for, yet she was drawn to him.
Maybe it just felt good to be kissed. To be appreciated in some way. Her tongue sought his out. She gently licked his lips before sliding her tongue into his mouth.
Aiden pulled her closer using the hand around her waist. He raised the back of her shirt up enough to let his fingers play across the bare skin right about her waistband.
His tongue was now dancing along her mouth, meeting his tongue with hers. He tasted her mouth with pleasure as you would savor your favorite dessert.
This kiss was passionate, yet almost reverent. He seemed to be holding back. She wasn’t sure why. She also wasn’t sure that she cared.
Mostly, Harley just wanted to enjoy the kiss. She ran her fingers through his thick green hair. It still struck her as odd. She’d never played with green hair before.
His hair was soft, almost like silk. She loved the texture. The kiss continued with both tentatively feeling the other out.
Aiden’s hand slid up her back. Not to her bra strap, it was just below her strap, strumming across her bare skin. A thrum of energy played along her skin as he touched her.
She drew back, slowly, trying to catch her breath. He was an impressive kisser. His eyes were bright with desire and Harley wanted to lose herself in his touch.
She just knew she couldn’t do it right now. Not tonight. Tonight, the pain was still too fresh from Cash, and she didn’t want to drown her pain in someone else’s pleasure.
His lips pressed against her forehead, and whispered, “Are you okay?”
“Yes, I just... It’s been a couple of bad days. I don’t want to start something I may not be comfortable with finishing tonight.”
“We don’t have to have sex, Harley. We can just kiss and cuddle. Unless you don’t want too.”
“I don’t want to be a tease Aiden. I enjoyed touching you.”
A wicked grin crossed his face. “You can touch me anytime you want.”
Harley laughed, “You are not helping.”
Aiden started nibbling on her ear. “I’m not trying to help.”
She shivered. “Umm, Aiden.” She implored breathily. He’d found one of her spots.
“Yes, Harley?” He nearly purred.
“Please stop that.”
“Please?”
“Yes, please.”
“Alright, for now.”
Aiden leaned back on the bed pulling her with him. He snuggled her in his arms tucking her head under his chin. She loved it when
