“Thanks, Blue.” I stretched up to kiss him quickly.
“Remember your promise,” he whispered to me.
I nodded, and Blue traced away.
“And then there were three,” Re said as he held his hands out to Trevor and me.
We took his hands firmly.
“Two days,” Thor said to us. “We'll meet back here. The tracing chant is; Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.”
“Aristotle,” I whispered. “I can't even... it's just so damn sad.”
“Hades and Persephone shared something sublime,” Thor said softly. “We were all envious of what they had, but now... ”
“Love is risky,” Re said as he glanced at me. “The greater it is, the greater the risk.”
“But who isn't willing to take that risk?” Thor asked wistfully.
“We'll see you soon, Thor,” I said gently.
Thor nodded, and Re traced us away.
Re, Trevor, and I came out of the Aether in Re's tracing room; a bare room of pale stone. Then Re led Trevor and me upstairs to a guest bedroom.
“I'll leave you two to reconnect alone. Take as long as you need,” Re said. “I'll be waiting in my bedroom if you'd like to join me later.”
“Both of us?” I lifted my eyebrows.
“Why not?” Re shrugged. “I wasn't lying when I said I like to watch.”
“I'm not into guys,” Trevor said with a wary look at Re.
“Neither am I; I assure you,” Re said. “But if we are to share Vervain, why not do it together instead of waiting our turn as if she were a horse to ride?”
Trevor thought about this and then nodded. “Perhaps we'll join you in awhile.”
“Great.” Re grinned. “I'll go prepare.”
Re walked away, and I grimaced.
“What does that mean?” Trevor asked me.
“I have a feeling that it will involve props,” I said. “But let's not think about that now. Shut the door, Trevor.”
Trevor smiled softly and shut the door behind him. Then he stalked over to me and circled me slowly.
“I remember offering you my life,” he whispered, “because you spared it.”
“Did I?” I murmured as I watched the thick muscles of his biceps twitch.
Trevor discarded his clothing as he went, and I followed his lead; taking off the tight dress and tossing it aside. I wore nothing beneath it, and Trevor inhaled sharply to see me nude so quickly. A low growl tickled my skin as he pressed in behind me and laid his lips against my neck; right over Blue's bite.
“And I remember biting you here to cover another man's mark; although, it wasn't this one,” he whispered. Then he lifted his head and asked, “Will you claim my life, Minn Elska? I would die for you; to protect you.”
“Don't die for me; live,” I said automatically.
Trevor breathed in deeply and shuddered against me. I turned in his arms and undid his belt. He stared down at me as I did; watching me push his jeans down his legs and reveal his thick shaft. It rose up eagerly; the pale caramel color of his skin blushed with rose near the end. I looked up at him and gave that blushing tip a naughty lick as I stood.
