And standing on the sidelines as Evander trains is not the place. I am a badass warrior, not some fawning school girl.
“Fine, I’ll drool over him and Fenrir, and you can continue to fight your feelings.”
“I’m not fighting anything, Sera, I really like him, but besides the few moments we have spent together, he’s busy. You know that,”I remind her and she huffs.
“I bet if you presented yourself to him on your hands and knees he would make time,”she taunts before going quiet and I roll my eyes.
But I mean that thought has merit. Maybe I should steal Evander away for a little while.
He trains a few moments longer, then Michael calls it a day. Lucius gives Evander a smack on his shoulder as they talk about some hits he got in when Michael was distracted. I wait for Lucius to leave, then walk over to him. Lucius is always there to interrupt us whenever we get a moment alone it seems. But not tonight.
“Hey, what’s up?” Evander asks with a grin as I reach him. Lifting his T-shirt to wipe his brow of sweat, he gives me a peek of his delicious abs.
Licking my lips, I smirk when he raises his eyebrow after he catches me looking.
“Oh, nothing, just wanted to hang out,” I coo, taking my hand and running it along his chest, to the band of his shorts.
He’s all sweaty and smells delicious. I think I need another bite. He is my chew toy after all.
“Oh yeah,” Evander says with a smirk, pulling me closer to him and pressing his lips to mine, quickly. I sigh as he pulls away and takes my hand. Leading me toward the food hall, I groan.
“Wait, let’s take a walk before we grab something to eat,” I suggest and he looks around. There are a few angels practicing, but most of our team has gone to get food. “Sure, lead the way,” he says and I smile.
“I have been wanting to take you here, but things have been so hectic. It’s my secret spot,” I say as we walk through the halls toward our rooms.
“Your bedroom,” he grunts and I roll my eyes.
“Just wait,” I mutter, and open the door.
His eyes go wide and his jaw drops. “What the…”
“Welcome to myValhalla,” I sigh.
“This looks just like a forest. How is this possible? Mine looks like my room back at home… Well before I died, I mean.” He gets quiet and I don’t want him sinking into the sadness of his past.
I grab his arm and lead him to my favorite place. The waterful soon shows through the trees.
“Okay, that’s fucking cool,” he grunts and I laugh. Sera is preening at his reaction to our home. She likes pleasing Evander. Letting him go, I strip off my clothes then dive into the cool water below.
When I created my Heaven it was a place from home that I loved. One was this forest in Lapland. Every night you could see the Northern Lights through the trees and if you were lucky sometimes the snow would be so thick, we could build a hut of ice for shelter as we watched.
It’s been a very long time since I was on Earth. Countless days of training and battles. It’s nice to have a moment to rest.
“Are you coming?” I shout.
Evander is at the top of the small cliff, staring at me. “You can swim right?” I joke, and he chuckles before removing his tee. His chest is defined and even more delicious from above.
“I want to take a bite out of him,”Sera purrs.
“Behave. I don’t want to freak him out by you coming on too strong.”
“No fun.”She pouts, then leaves me, so that I may enjoy this moment with Evander.
It’s been work, work, work and no play. Which makes Frida grumpy.
“Yes, I can. I learned in a small lake back home when I was five or six. One of my best friends drowned. My mothersigned me up for classes the next day.” He looks off into the woods, frowning.
Before I can even think of a way to offer him comfort, he finishes stripping off his clothing, then cannonballs next to me. Water splashes everywhere and I cry out in joy.
