Chapter 41. Forgiveness.
Gavin chased after Erza. He screwed up by being a dumb guy, and he knew it. "Erza wait!" He called out to her as he rose from the ground and followed her.
Her shoulders stiffened as she heard him chase after her. Tears pricked her eyes as she kept walking. "You're such an idiot." Her words weren't shouted. She didn't need to even raise her voice for him to hear.
Gavin reached her and grabbed her hand, pulling her to a stop. To his surprise, she didn't pull her hand free. Rather, she trembled against his grip. "Hey, talk to me."
"No, you don't want me to right now." Her tone was cold, like winter's chill as she responded. She stopped walking as he pulled on her hand.
"Yes, I do. I was an idiot… a typical guy for a moment…" He started to say and choked on a sob. "I wasn't thinking… it was stupid to even think that okay."
She turned to face him, tears falling down her face. She hated that he affected her like this with that reckless comment. "I will never, ever share you with another woman… so if that is something you want…" Her shoulders rocked with silent sobs as she kept her gaze on the ground.
"No, never." He whispered as he cupped her cheek in his hand and lifted her face to look at him. "All I want is you. Just you. No one else. Not Tessa, not some fifty-cred hooker. Not some pretty bimbo at college. No one but a fierce, strong, powerful red head woman named Erza O'Malley."
She sucked in her breath at the sincerity of his words. His hand trembled against her cheek, his touch warm. Her heart raced and emotions were conflicted. "I should be so angry with you… but I can't. I know you two have known each other far longer than you and I." Her whispered words nearly broke her to admit. If he really wants her over me, I won't stand in the way.
Gavin shook his head; his eyes glowed brightly from the intensity of his emotions. "No, don't ever even think that. She could confess to want my last name, my babies, everything and I would turn her down." His cheeks flushed as he spoke that. "God, that sounds so cheesy, doesn't it?"
Erza shook her head slightly, her hair falling loose in her face. "It does, but that is so you. Always the noble romantic." She leaned into his embrace and wrapped her arms around his waist. "I'm sorry for hitting you. I shouldn't have done that."
He reached up to rub his cheek. "Definitely can say you have a mean right hook." His eyes softened as she reached up to place her hand over his.
"Why did you have to kiss her back?" She no longer felt angry. Just hurt and vulnerable as she recalled the scene.
"I have no real answer that will satisfy either of us. The simplest truth; I was a dumb guy responding on instinct. But Erza, the minute I realized it wasn't you I felt sick, gross even that someone else was kissing me." His admission caught her off guard.
"You know, sometimes I forget how mature you really can be." Her tone was quiet, almost reflective as she leaned against his chest. Her face was buried against his neck and her breath scorched his skin.
"I do a good job being the lovable goofball, what can I say?" He tried to cheer her up, but inside he still felt like an utter heel over what he did.
She gripped the scruff of his neck and whispered against his ear, her breath hot and needy. "Shut up and kiss me."
Gavin grinned and his heart soared as he pulled her lips to his. Gavin growled in his throat at the taste of her. This was Erza, his mate. Sweet like honey.
He deepened the kiss as he tightened his arms around her, one hand was buried in her hair and the other at the small of her back. He pressed her intimately against him, her curves fitted against his body perfectly.
She moaned into his mouth as she felt him wrap himself around her. Her back arched against his touch. "More." She broke the kiss to whisper as her eyes darkened with desire. "Gavin." Her breathy whisper sent a shiver down his spine as she tugged on his shirt.
"Here?" He was surprised with her actions as she pulled his shirt over his head. Her eyes glowed a beautiful shade of brown mixed with his crimson red.
Her eyes traced the scars on his body and her hand moved up to finger the bite from the Vampire Lord on his shoulder. "I never want you to go through fights like that alone." Her words were softly spoken as she cupped his cheek.
He held his breath and felt this moment was about more than just him being a dumb guy with Tessa. Gavin relaxed in her arms as he pressed his forehead against hers, seeking her grounding influence. "I just want to be strong enough to protect all of you."
She smiled wistfully as she kissed the scar on his shoulder and placed her palm against his chest. "With the training from the Valkyrie sisters tomorrow, I will be strong enough to stand by your side, not behind you." She whispered as she nibbled against the pulse at his throat.
He shuddered against her mouth and his hands slid under her shirt pulling it off. She lifted her arms and allowed him to toss it aside. "You are my partner." He kissed her neck. "You are the love of my life." He kissed the base of her throat. "You are my alpha female." He pressed a desperate kiss against her lips, swiping his tongue against hers.
She shivered against his tender words and actions. Each kiss made her knees weak and body tremble. She felt her own wetness grow between her legs with each action against her skin. She reached behind her back to unclasp her bra. I can't wait, I need him now. She tossed her bra onto the ground and placed his hands against her chest, her nipples puckering under the cool air.
Gavin sucked his air in sharply as he felt her soft breasts in his hands. He groaned with desire as he cupped and kneaded her soft skin as he deepened the kiss. "You are so beautiful."
"Shut up. You're wearing too much." Her words were needy and desperate as she started unbuckling his pants. She pushed him down on the ground. She watched the way he grunted and stalked toward him, a seductive sway in her hips.
"I will say this again, so listen up wolf." Her words were a feral growl as she leaned over him, hands on the hem of her jeans. She slid them down agonizingly slowly as she watched the way his eyes followed her movements.
She felt a shudder go throw her and licked her lips at the sight he made naked under her. "You are mine, and I don't share what's mine." She let her jeans pool at her feet along with her underwear as she straddled his hips.
Gavin whimpered when Erza grinded her wetness against his hard erection. "You are such a tease." His hands held onto her hips as he felt her move against him.
She gripped his chin in her hand, grip firm as she stared down into his eyes. "You're lucky this is happening after your stupid comments." Her voice was firm as she reached between them with her other hand and stroked his cock, precum leaking from the tip.
He reached up to cup her cheek. "Forgive me?" His words were filled with nervous worry, his touch hesitant against her skin.
"What does this say?" She lifted her hips and lowered herself down, impaling herself on his cock with a long, drawn-out moan. She sank down until she took him fully into her body. "So full." She whispered as she felt him deep in her body while she moved her hips against his.
Gavin threw his head back as she sank down on him. "You feel so good taking me." He praised her as he thrusted up inside her, matching her rhythm. He felt her walls flutter against him under his praise as he matched her movements. "I think I could get addicted to you."
She groaned against him as she braced herself by placing one hand on his shoulder while she rode him. "I think you already are lover boy." Her breath was ragged as she felt him stretch and pulse inside her. "You feel so hard, god I can't stop." She whimpered against him as she leaned down and crashed her lips against his.
He moaned into the kiss as his hips moved harder, faster. The sound of skin slapping skin filled the forest around them as he felt the pleasure build inside. "I'm so close Erza."
She nodded and whimpered against him. "Me too, don't stop. I need to feel you. Give me everything." She pleaded with him as her pleasure mounted to an unbelievable level. She cried out, no longer caring if anyone could hear as she slammed her hips down on his.
"I'm cumming!" He roared in pleasure as he thrusted and buried himself to his hilt inside her. He gasped as he felt her walls flutter in response, milking every ounce of seed from him as he shuddered against her.
She cried out with pleasure. Her limit breaking like a lightning bolt in her mind as she came undone around him. She felt his warm seed flood her body as she pressed herself down and felt him tremble underneath her. "Yes, that's it. Give it all to me." Her chest huffed from the effort as she came down from her high. Her hips slowly rocked against him as she leaned over and kissed him tenderly.
"Still the best camping trip ever."