Part 49 (2/2)
”I love you.” He groaned in response and kissed me back. The next thing I knew was that he had lifted us both to a standing position, only my feet weren't exactly touching the ground. I giggled as he swung me around and my legs dangled in the air like a small child sat on a big chair.
”You're so little.” He said teasingly as he set me down.
”And you're a big oaf!” I said as my come back, which was received by raucous laughter. We walked back to the car and when I hesitated to get in he said in a guilty voice, ”It's alright, I won't go too fast.”
My answer was given by getting in the car and soon we were making our way to Afterlife at a speed that only just broke the law. It looked like it was causing Draven a great deal of concentration to maintain this speed and I had to suppress a satisfied smile. I could see by the natural road signs that we were near the turning for Afterlife. There was always a double twisted tree that had split in the middle and wound back together like brothers. This was my sign that we were near.
”There was something I wanted to ask you.”
”You know that you can ask me anything.” I smiled at his answer and thought if I wanted Draven to dress up in a furry loin cloth and swing from trees like Tarzan, he would draw the line. I found myself biting my lip to stop from laughing.
”Is this 'something' funny?” He asked smiling as well.
”No, but I just had a funny thought. Ok, so I was going to ask you something about me leaving.”
”Was?” He raised an eyebrow, an action that always made my heart flutter. It was so hard having a conversation with someone so unbelievably handsome it was hard enough to even concentrate on forming words in your brain let alone saying them.
”Well I say was because that was before we...more like you, freaked out.”
”Keira I did not 'freak out' as you put it.”
”Oh you so did, but that's beside the point,” I said poking at him only instead of getting a soft fleshy bit it was just solid muscle. Come to think of it, I don't think Draven had any soft and fleshy bits!
”The point then, my dear?” He prompted and turned round to face me. It was now that I realized we had stopped and were outside the secret wall that led to his garage/ car museum.
”I want you to come with me.” There I had said it and now I could feel myself wincing ready for his answer.
”But of course.” He answered as simply as that. I was shocked that I even shook my head slightly.
”Of course?” I repeated.
”Yes, Keira do you really think that I would let you go alone. I will buy the house next door if need be.” He wasn't joking.
”I don't think that Mr. and Mrs. Sutton would be happy about selling, all their cats are buried in the garden and John worked forever on that vegetable patch.”
”Keira, what are you talking about?”
”Prize turnips,” I giggled making him see that I was teasing him again.
”You crazy human!” He called me, trying to hide his smile. He turned back forward and lifted his hand to the stone wall. I had seen it a few times but I still jumped at the sight and sound of it moving back and sliding over. There it left a hole the size of a dumper truck and as we drove in slowly I always felt like I was entering the Bat Cave. Draven would have made an excellent Batman although in demon form he would be cla.s.sed more as a birdman than bat and if you ask me birdman doesn't quite have the same ring to it.
”So you're coming with me, even if you have to play 'Crazy Human' for a few weeks?” I asked getting excited about the idea. He whipped his head around so quickly on any normal person it would have snapped off.
”You want me to spend it with you and your family?” O...k, what did he think I wanted him to do?
”Umm...yes, that's if you want to?” I was getting worried now, maybe he didn't want to spend any more time around humans than he had to. After all, before he met me, he wasn't exactly our biggest fan.
”Of course but I didn't think you would want me to...invade on that part of your life.” He was surprised that I wanted him to be a part of my family, how crazy was that!
”Well, I can't say it will be the life of luxury you're used to and my mum won't let us sleep together, not until we're married that is...” Oops too far, much too far with the speaking. I bit down on my lip just below the point of it bursting open. I can't believe I had said the M word around him! I felt like smacking my forehead but I think this would have given away my view of marriage a little too much. I mean I could only just get my head around being Draven's girlfriend but...wife.
And then it struck me at how that could never be. Never, never, all thanks to one little word....
Immortal.
Chapter 51.
Hobbies.
”Married?” He inquired obviously amused thinking about it. His face had brightened and his eyes were wider than I had ever seen them before.
”I didn't mean that! I just was explaining the rules.” I hurried out.
”You said and I quote, ”Not until we're married”. So I think that const.i.tutes as evidence to something you having been thinking about.” He was so smug.
”No I haven't.” I said stubbornly. He laughed at me and said, ”Yeah right,” as he got out of the car and came round to my side to open my door.
”Stop smiling Draven it does nothing for your bad a.r.s.e image!” I said congratulating myself on what a great comeback that was. I took the hand he held just because I knew there was no way of getting out of this car gracefully without it. He tugged a little too hard not knowing his own strength or maybe he did because he caught me in his arms as I was flung towards his chest.
”No, but it does wonders for my Angel side!” He said in the ear he was now nuzzling. His hand pressed out on the small of my back and pulled my body closer into his own, while his other hand ran up and rested on holding the back of my neck. My spine felt like it had ran off and left me. I was putty in his oh so capable hands.
”It is nice to know what you think about.” He whispered in the s.e.xiest voice imaginable and once again I was trying to think about how to breathe without panting. He was kissing up my neck and I soon found myself wedged between his solid body and carbon fiber. Luckily Ferraris seemed to be smooth and rounded enough not to dig in anywhere uncomfortable and I believed the marketing department for Ferrari didn't use this as enough of a selling point. I mean, surely if men bought one of these, they certainly knew they were going to get laid, so maybe they should roll with that. s.e.x on this car would not disappoint, but I could imagine Draven as a partner would even make a VW Beetle look s.e.xy.
”You're thinking about my car,” Draven said shocking my mind into shut down.
”You're projecting your thoughts Keira, it's not hard to hear when you're shouting in your mind. Of course, I have no objection to listening to your s.e.xual fantasies and with you being my first pa.s.sion and collecting cars my second, I think combining the two would prove not only to be an incredible experience but also the limit on my control. YOU drive me insane.” He finished his evaluation by pus.h.i.+ng me hard against the car and kissing me until my toes curled. His hands came up to remove my jacket and under my top, making me gasp as he took hold of my b.r.e.a.s.t.s in each strong hand, filling his palms with my bra covered mounds. He was breathing hard and he wasn't the only one finding there wasn't enough oxygen to fill our lungs.
”I want you now Keira. I want to strip you naked and take you up against this machine but I WILL lose control and I cannot allow that to happen.” He was fighting with himself I could tell. His eyes were closed and he had spoken through gritted teeth. He then released my b.r.e.a.s.t.s and took a new position.
He now had hold of the car either side of my head and when I s.h.i.+fted against him, accidently... on purpose, pressing against his need, I heard the sound of metal crunching making me flinch. I turned my head slowly and saw there was now two hand shaped dints in the car's roof thanks to Draven's pressure. The thought about how that could have been my head made me realize he hadn't been exaggerating about losing control.
”Draven, you hurt the car!” I shouted jokingly. This made him open his eyes and the purple flames started to fade. He raised an eyebrow and gave me a smug smile.
”I thought you didn't like this car.”
”Not when it's at 'kill me' speeds but I do otherwise. Plus it's very comfortable for kissing against.” He laughed but when his eyes flashed a brilliant, deep purple flame I knew he was thinking about something a little more than just kissing.
He placed his hands over the dents and soon the sound off metal popping told me he had fixed it.
”See, all better and healed. Although I don't think the car would have survived much more than me kissing you and I do like this car, It was given to me by Enzo's son, Piero Lardi Ferrari.”
”Really? Is he like the owner or something?” I asked feeling completely out of my depth.
”No, he only owns ten percent of the company.” When I frowned he continued ”He was his son from a mistress and was only made acceptable as his legal air after the death of his wife. See that Ferrari there?” He pointed to a sleek red car that was a masterpiece in its own right. It was higher up than the rest and after following him, weaving in and out of all the parked vehicles he owned, I could see it better as it was up on a dais. Even I knew what car this was as it was such an icon.
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