Shadow Cipher

15. Jake

It only takes 2 days to get to Ivantaro. Whenever Nova isn't shut away in her room, she's in my lap, riding my d**k, or in my bed moaning my name. I still can't believe I gave her my name, but boy am I glad I did! Hearing her scream "Jake" in orgasmic pleasure is something that I will play over and over in my dreams till the day I die. Nova has been spending time checking out what she wants to do when we get to Ivantaro. She says she wants to visit the casino, Star Slots. Fine by me. Honestly, I would give that woman anything she asked of me. I'm glad she hasn't realized that yet. I've already decided not to take her to Bolton. I plan to tell her on Ivantaro. I am planning a romantic day for us. She deserves it after the hell she's been through... that I've put her through. Hell, I would understand if she never wanted to see me again after all of this, but unfortunately for her, she's stuck with me.

Nova is in the Pilot's chair and I'm in the commander's chair as we enter Ivantaro's atmosphere. As soon we dock, Nova is practically vibrating with excitement. She must think she's hiding it, because she's got a serious expression on her face. "I booked us a room at the Star Slots Hotel. I figured we could head there and get washed up and changed before heading to dinner. How does that sound?" I ask Nova.

She just nods and mumbles, "Sounds good."

I tell Franklyn to watch the ship, then put my arm around Nova's shoulder, and we start walking to the hotel and casino. Nova's attention is quickly taken by the various attractions. She's very interested in the fire dancers doing a routine just outside the casino. "They're amazing!" She exclaims with proverbial stars in her eyes.

When we get to the hotel, I check in under my actual name. She looks at me with suspicion. "It's not like I can reserve a room under the name, 'Red Shadow', now can I?" I ask her with a sidelong glance. She nods in agreement.

In the elevator to our room, I kiss Nova, pushing her against the wall. She groans into my mouth. I know if I were to put my hand into her pants, she would be soaked. She presses her body against me and almost immediately, my body is ready for her. My c**k is rock hard and it takes everything for me not to strip us both and take her right here. The elevator dings and we walk to our room. Once inside, I do follow my urges. I pick her up, take her to the bed and toss her onto it. I pull off her shirt and pants, then she's tugging down my pants and I'm pulling off my shirt. I'm on her in a heart beat in a tangle of limbs. When we are both sated and exhausted, we take a shower. Then I got an alert on my data pad about a dinner reservation.

When we get to the restaurant, Nova's eyes go wide. "This is the fanciest place I think I've ever been," she says.

"Really? You and your brother never went somewhere fancy to celebrate after he won a big race?" I ask.

She smiles. "No. Cygnus would hate this place to be honest. After he won, all he ever wanted was to go to this one taco truck near the tracks. It looked like a dive, but it has the best tacos."

I think back to her favorite sweater, it has a logo of a taco truck and the back of it says, Yesterday's grief is today's beef. "Is it the same taco place you have a sweater from?"

She blushes. "Yeah. Cygnus got me that because if I wear it, we get 20% off our food. So I wear it to all his races, for luck." She looks at the menu. When our waiter comes by we give him our orders, I ordered a pasta dish, she got a steak.

Then we hear a commotion from a few tables away. It seems like it's a couple that came to Ivantaro to get married. For a moment, I imagine Nova and I in a wedding chapel, saying vows, exchanging rings, promises of love forever. I'm shaken out of my day dreaming when Nova asks, "Do you want to get married?"

"Right now?" I ask, starting to wonder if I projected my day dream. I always imagined that to be in the future, after Nova and I spend years together traveling the galaxy, but I would never say no.

"Yes. It seems like something people do here. It could be fun?" She says like marriage is no big deal.

"I do want to get married..."

"Great! Pay the waiter, I have to run to the restroom. I'll meet you at the front." She says in a hurry.

I watch her walk away, unsure what is actually happening. We haven't even told each other that we love each other... And she wants to get married? I mean... I guess... Why not? I pay the waiter and stand at the front waiting for her.

She slinks up to me and wraps her arms around me. "I'm excited. Are you, Husband?" she asks and I swear my heart skips a beat. I never imagined getting married to anybody, but with Nova... it feels strangely right.

"Extremely, Wife." I say and give her a passionate kiss. The valet brings us our car and I drive us to a wedding chapel. The whole thing doesn't take very long at all. They have rings available to purchase at the chapel and I surprise Nova with not just wedding bands, but an engagement ring too. I don't tell her, but I slip a tracker into the engagement ring and a pulse tracker into the wedding band so I can always know if she's alive. Nova has then take lots of pictures. She even snaps some on the data pad she seems to have stolen from my ship. She seems happy, and I'm more than happy, so I can't ask for a better outcome from this trip.