Chapter Nineteen

When we got back to the complex, I packed up my laptop and drove to Fox’s Norfolk apartment. Before I reached the apartment, I could smell the lasagna Fox had in the oven, and I smiled. Since he found out lasagna was one of my favorites, he tried to make it at least once a week when he was home. He greeted me from the kitchen as I walked into the apartment, “Hey babe. The lasagna is almost ready.”

“Okay. I’ll be there in a second,” I said, trying to completely bypass the kitchen so he wouldn’t try to cheat and see my dress. 

Before I had a chance to slip it into the closet, he grabbed me from behind, wrapping his arms around my waist. “What do you have there?” He whispered in my ear.

“My dress for the Navy Ball.” He reached for the garment bag, and I slapped his hand, “You can see it when I put it on for the ball.”

He picked me up and threw me on the bed. I quickly threw the dress on the floor next to the bed, so it was out of his reach. He didn’t go for it though, he kissed his way up my neck to my jaw. Before he could go any further, the oven timer went off, “You better be glad there’s a lasagna in the oven.” 

I laughed, “Are you saying lasagna is more important than me?”

“Yes. Absolutely,” he said with a serious face, “Sustenance is an important part of sex.” As if on cue, my stomach growled loudly, “see? You need sustenance.”

I laughed again, “Get off me then, you brute.”

He pulled me to my feet, with a chuckle, wrapping his arms around my waist, “Are you sure I can’t take a peek at your dress?”

“Nope,” I said before laughing when he gave me the puppy dog eyes, “No, you can’t see it.”

He sighed heavily, “Fine,” he drew out before walking out of the room.

I slipped my dress into the closet and walked into the kitchen. Fox was standing over the stove, cutting the lasagna. I slipped my arms around his waist and breathed him in as we stood there, “The lasagna smells really good.”

He hummed, “I should hope so. I’ve slaved away on it all day.”

I chuckled quietly into his back, “I love you.”

He turned in my arms and captured my lips in his, “I love you too,” he said against my lips.

Stepping away from him, I pulled two plates from the cabinet. “Have you guys heard when you’re shipping out again?”

He nodded as he put the lasagna onto the plates, “It’ll be a little while before we go on assignment again. We’re mainly training and some of the guys are working on promotion paperwork and training.”

“That’s good. It’ll be nice to have you stateside for awhile,” I said, taking the plates to Fox’s small dining table while he grabbed us silverware from the drawer. “I don’t think Lavi or Lyosha have gotten any reports of hunters lately. It seems like we’ve disrupted them enough that their numbers are finally starting to plummet.”

“Or they’re getting their shit together,” he offered as we sat down at the table.

“There’s a good chance you’re right on that. I’m sure they’re getting reorganized with Joseph at the head.” 

“You said Lyosha’s program hasn’t picked up that much activity where Joseph is concerned right?”

I took a bite and nodded, “Yeah, so they’re clearly trying to get organized for something big. It’s frustrating we can’t stop him before he has a chance to get started.”

“You guys will catch up to him soon. I understand the frustration though. And there’s no way Lyosha can tune his program so you guys can find him sooner?”

I shook my head, “He tweaks it every time he gets a hit, but without a lot of activity, he can’t keep tuning it.”

When we both finished, I collected our plates, washed them off, and put them in the dishwasher. Fox slapped my ass as he passed by me to put what was left of the lasagna in the fridge. I caught him by his belt loops and pulled him back to me as he started to walk past me on his way to the bedroom. I kissed him slowly, “Dinner was really good,” I said against his lips.

He pulled back, “How good?”

I laughed and hummed in thought, “This good.” I kissed him deeply as I started unbuttoning his pants. I slipped my hand into his pants and grabbed his already hard dick. I kissed my way down his neck, pausing at my mark to nip it which caused him to shudder. As I rubbed his dick, I pushed his pants down before going down to my knees. He moaned as I wrapped my lips around his dick. I moved slowly up and down his large shaft. He quickly took control, grabbing onto the sides of my head and thrusting into my mouth. When I cupped his balls in my hand and gave them a little squeeze, I could tell he was very close as he continued thrusting in and out of my mouth. 

Before he could come, he pulled back completely. “On your feet, babe,” he said. As soon as I was on my feet, he undressed me quickly and picked me up, depositing me on the counter. He kissed me roughly before kissing and nipping his way down my torso. I spread my legs to allow him access to my hot and wet core. He slipped two fingers into me and his lips latched onto my clit. My hands naturally wove themselves in his short brown hair, pulling it as he thrashed my clit with his tongue. It wasn’t long before my orgasm washed over me. When the pulsing of my orgasm stopped, Fox pulled his fingers out of me, licking my juices off his fingers. He fished a condom out of his pocket and quickly rolled it on and thrust into me in one move. I moaned loudly and kissed him hard as he set a punishing pace, fucking me fast and hard. It wasn’t long before my orgasm hit me, and as my inner walls contracted around his dick, his movements became less rhythmic and more hurried. He came with a shout, pulling me to him and resting his head on my shoulder. 

“I love you,” he linked me.

“I love you too,” I linked back. I pulled back just enough to cradle his head in my hands and gave him a slow, loving kiss. As the kiss quickly became heated, I felt him start to harden inside me. 

I wrapped my legs around his waist as he picked me up from the counter and walked us into the bedroom. He thrust back into me after he changed the condom. He gave me an intense kiss before starting to move in and out of me. I moaned loudly as he deeply thrust into me. My nails dug into Fox’s back and scratched him as he fucked me harder. He started rubbing my clit, causing my back to arch as my orgasm began building. As he continued rubbing my clit and thrusting in and out of me, I gently bit my mark which caused us both to come. 

“That was one hell of a lasagna,” he said quietly.

I burst out laughing and hummed, “Probably the best you’ve made so far.”

He chuckled, “How would you feel if I started making lasagna at least four times a week?”

I laughed, “We can just have lots of sex. Let’s not ruin my love of lasagna.”

He sighed dramatically, “I guess that’ll work.”

“Goddess you’ve been spending too much time with Jax and Ian.”

He barked a laugh, “I’ll take that as a compliment.”

“Don’t,” I said, causing Fox to throw his head back and let out a loud laugh. 

“I’m going to tell them you said that,” Fox said after he composed himself.

“Go for it. They know it’s true,” I said, getting up from the bed.

He caught me around the waist and dragged me back to his lap, “Where do you think you’re going?” He whispered in my ear.

“To take a shower,” I said, pretending to attempt to get out of his arms.

He rolled us so we were both laying on our sides, “No,” he kissed my shoulder, “Stay in bed. We can shower in the morning.”

“Let’s shower now and you can sleep a little longer tomorrow,” I reasoned.

He groaned, “Fine.” He rolled us back over before letting me go. I grabbed onto his wrist and pulled him to his feet and into the bathroom. He kissed me sweetly after we stepped into the shower, and took his time exploring my body as he bathed me. He kissed me on the forehead as he finished. I began to bathe him, running my hands over his hard body. 

Once out of the shower, we settled into bed. “When are we leaving tomorrow?” I asked.

He yawned, “I get off at five, if I don’t get held over, so let’s leave around six.” 

I cuddled further into his chest and yawned, “Okay.”

Chapter Eighteen

Chapter Twenty