Missing You

Chapter Six: Getting to Know You

            Draven knew he could never let go. She was his woman and he wanted her to know that. He moved against her a few more times and then came inside of her. He realized that in the next two weeks, he would have to show her how serious he was about her becoming his.

            Nina woke the next morning on her side. Before even opening her eyes, she felt soreness everywhere. Smiling, she moved to her back and stretched, moaning in pure pleasure at the feel of the stretch. When her foot connected with a leg, she stopped moving. Turning her head, she saw the Draven was still asleep. The sheet was down around his waist, and he had an arm up curled around his head. She sat up slowly to not disturb him and saw the bruises and healing scratches and cuts on his abdomen and ribs, the ones on his face. Sometime in the night, he had gotten up and removed and cleaned under the bandage. She could see a healing bullet hole. She felt tears stinging at her eyes. She pushed her hair out of the way and leaned down to brush soft kisses against the bruises and cuts on his abdomen.

            She then felt his hands in her hair, “Baby, what . . .”

            She shook her head, “Shhh,” and pressed a kiss to his lips, “Let me please you.”  He released her and let her kiss him wherever he had a cut, scrape, or bruise healing. She then went lower and within seconds had his c**k standing at attention. She eased him into her mouth where she paid homage to him with her lips, tongue and teeth. He delved his hands in her hair, holding her tightly, but letting her move freely. As he neared orgasm, he grabbed her to straddle him and entered her. She cried out, holding onto his strength, arching her back and throwing her head back. He wrapped his arms around her, taking a n****e into his mouth and moved her against him. A few moments later, they both came. Nina cried out his name, and he grunted as he came inside of her.

            She collapsed on his chest, and he held her as he went to his back with her. She was breathing hard, as was he. She raised her eyes to his, “I could get use to waking up like this.”

            He pushed a strand of hair behind her ear and kissed her softly, “I know. Me too.”

            She stayed laying on his chest, with him still hard and still inside of her. “Tell me something about yourself,” she said.

            He played with her hair, “I want a dog.”

            She smiled, “What kind?”

            “A lab. A yellow one.”

            “A yellow one?”

            “Yup. Either s*x. I just want one. But with my schedule, it doesn’t really allow me to have one. I have to leave at a moment notice and I wouldn’t want the dog to be stuck at a kennel the entire time. That’s not fair to them.”

            Nina rested her chin on her hand that rest on his chest, “I get that.”

            He tested the length of her hair as he came to rest just at the line below her shoulder blades, “So what happen to the condo?  I went there first to look for you. There was a family there.”

            She looked into his calm green eyes, “I sold my house in California a few weeks after I left Texas. I moved here permanently. I wanted to be as close as I could get to you. Even if you came back and decided you didn’t want me anymore.”

            He rolled her to her back and settled on top of her, “I could never not want you. I told you back in Texas that I want you. I want all of you. Whether you know this or not, you are mine,” almost growling, “You cannot date anyone else, but me. Your ass belongs to me.”

            Her hands went to his buttocks as she bent her knees, “Show me that I am yours.”

            He growled, possessing her lips. He showed her over and over again that she was his. By lunch time, Nina was hungry and so was he. She showered by herself, enjoying the hot water as it massaged her sore muscles. She smiled at some of the beard burns he left behind. After she got out, she put on a pair of orange boy cut panties, and a tank top. Fixing her hair into a braid over her shoulder, she brushed her teeth and then left the bathroom. Draven was closing the front door behind him. He was carrying a bag, and he had his board shorts on though he didn’t bother to lace them up. He smiled, “Hey, gorgeous. Mind if I shower?”

            She went over to him and rested her hands on his hips, “Not at all,” and nipped and then kissed his chin. He slapped her bottom, “Don’t start nothing you can’t finish.”  She pulled away, “Oh, I can finish it.”  His eyes got dark, and he growled, “Do I need to take you over my knee again?”  She looked at him, “Do I need to take you over my knee?”

            He raised his eyebrows, speechless. She smacked his bottom, “Take a shower. I am going to fix us some lunch.”

            He turned to watch her walk out of her room and towards the kitchen. At that moment, he knew he could not and would not ever let her go. He got in the shower and let the hot water ease his sore muscles and hurting body. Nina on the other hand made them sandwiches filled with turkey, tomato, spinach, and hot deli mustard with a side of fruit and lemon-flavored water. When he came out of the shower dressed in a pair of khaki cargo shorts and a t-shirt that stretched across his chest, Nina felt like she needed to wipe her mouth.

            They sat down at her bar and silently ate together. Then he said, “Nina.”

            She swallowed a bite, “Draven.”

            “I’m on leave for the next two weeks. I’d like to spend them with you.”

            She turned to look at him and put down her water, “Are you serious?”

            He covered her hand on the bar, “I am. Before we left things off in Texas, that last night,” seeing that Nina blushed at the memory, “I wanted to see us take this”, motioning between them, “To a higher level.”

            “Well, I am not sure what is left in the bedroom area, I think we have covered everything there.”

            He smirked, “Yes, I know,” then got serious, “But I’m talking about us. Making us exclusive. I told you that you are mine. I want to show you what that means. Outside of the bedroom.”

            She looked at him, seeing that he was indeed serious. She placed her hand on his chest, he covered it with his, “Okay.”

            “Okay?”

            She nodded, “Okay. Just promise me one thing.”

            “Name it.”

            “I don’t know if you remember my brother Jaeger,” she watched as he nodded, “Well, he had something similar happen to him in Columbia. He was gone for about six months. He was beaten,” his hand tightened on hers, “within an inch of his life. When they put him back with his squad, he begged his C.O. to kill him. He refused. Instead, his squad prayed over him, and he slipped into a coma. When he came to, he was in a hospital in Germany. He came home some time later and suffered from PTSD. He got treatment so he wouldn’t act out his flashbacks. When he would, it was scary. It was hard to see it. So please, just promise me you will see someone. Even if you don’t think you need it.”

            He nodded, “No, I get it. I am. It’s my teams protocol. Minimum time is six months, twice a week. I met her when we returned.”

            She nodded, “Good.”

            “Nina, if there is anything you ever need, all you need to do is ask me.”

            She leaned in to kiss him, “Good to know. But right now, I need you to finish your sandwich,” and moved her hand from his chest down to his groin, “Because I have plans for us this afternoon.”

            His eyes grew dark and he growled before capturing her lips in a kiss and then turned his attention to his sandwich. When they finished eating, Nina cleaned up as he stood behind her with his arms around her resting under her breasts and doing things to her neck and ear that made goosebumps appear on her skin. When she finished, he placed her on the counter of her kitchen and had her there. After they were both satisfied, he moved them to her bed, and they both fell asleep into a nap. Sometime around four, they were awoken with knocking on her front door.

            Nina stirred and opened her eyes. She was laying on Draven’s chest. The knocking continued. Getting out of his arms without waking him, she replaced her tank top and underwear and went to see who it was at the door. It was her paddle boarding club, “Nina!” they yelled.

She shushed them.

“You have company?  Who is it?” they teased trying to look around her.

She blocked them, “What’s up guys?” 

They looked at her, “Duh, it’s our day to take the boards out!  We are all here. Come on. Get your suit on. Bring your man with you. We brought ours. You have fifteen minutes!”

            Nina smiled, “Alright guys. There is some fruit in the fridge. Help yourself,” and let them in. She then went to her room where Draven was laying down. She sat on the bed and placed a hand on his chest to gently rouse him. He opened his eyes, and smiled, drawing her to his chest. His lips covered hers. She pulled away, “Do you want to go have some fun?”

            He played with her hair that fell out of her braid, “If it doesn’t involve me getting dressed.”

            “Well, it does.”

            He moaned.

            “But, I will make it worth your while. I promise,” and kissed his chin.

            He looked down at her, “Alright. What are we doing?”

            “Paddle boarding with my club. Don’t worry, they brought their dudes too. And after, we have a bonfire on the beach. You game?”

            He sat up and kissed her soundly, “I’m game.”

            “Alright!  Let’s get dressed.”

            They first showered quickly and then got dressed in their suits from last night. Nina covered her lower half with some khaki shorts and fixed her hair back into a ponytail braid. They grabbed her board, and her extra board and loaded them onto her Jeep. When Draven got a look, it was five other girls with their guys. One of which Draven recognized. He went over to the man that could have been his mirror, “Duke?  Is that you?”

            He had his arms crossed and turned to look at Draven, “Shadow?  Are you f*****g for real?”

            They greeted each other with a handshake and bro hug.

            “I haven’t seen you since BUD/S. How you been?” Duke asked.

            “I’m good.”

            He looked at some of the healing bruises, “Goat f**k?” and his waterproof bandage around his arm.

            Draven nodded, “Goat fuck.”

            “Damn man. Glad you’re out.”

            “You’re telling me.”

            Duke looked to Nina, “I didn’t realize that Nina was yours.”

            He glanced over at Nina as she was securing a few other items inside her Jeep with help from one of the girls, “Yes,” and turned back to Duke, “She’s mine. Which one is yours?”

            He pointed out a short red head, “Shelbs, or as everyone else calls her, Shelby.”

            “Who are the rest of the guys?”

            “Come on, I’ll introduce you.”

            The men walked over to the other men that were putting the finishing touches on all of the beach gear. Turns out they were almost all of his own SEAL team. They were missing one, he was on leave for a ruptured appendix. One of the men known as “Cage” rolled his blue eyes, “Yeah, what a pussy.”  The rest of them laughed. Shelby approached the group, “You guys ready?”  Seeing the affirmative, “Well, let’s do it bitches!”

            Draven looked at her, “Did you just call us bitches?”

            She felt Duke lift her up over his shoulder, “You got it!  Come on!  Day light is a wasting!” and then turned to the others, “Load up bitches!”

            Everyone got into their own cars. Nina let Draven drive. He put on his sunglasses, “Your friend Shelbs just call me a bitch.”

            Nina smiled and kissed his chin, “Yup. Don’t worry, she calls everyone bitch.”

            He laughed and shook his head, put her Jeep in gear and set out for another location. When they arrived, everyone began the job of unloading and finding a spot on the beach. When they did, the paddle boarding began. Draven learned very quickly that this was not just a paddle boarding group, they were viscous paddle boarders. They pushed each other off, they had contests, they played games, they made it fun and competitive. He liked it. A lot. He could see why Nina enjoyed it. After they boarded, they sat down on the beach to eat and play more games. At one point they played frisbee football. The guys tackled each other, and the girls cheered them on.

            Later after the sun had set, they all sat by couple around a small bonfire. One of the girls he knew as “Chris” with black hair and brown eyes turned to Draven, “So, Draven, you’re a SEAL too?”

            He nodded, “I am.”

            “How long?”

            He looked down at his hands, “A long time.”

            “How’d you meet Nina?” asked another girl by the name of Nicole, but everyone called her Nick.

            “I was in Philly for a meeting,” each of the other SEALS knowing what he was doing, “I saw her at a bar in the hotel I was staying at. And then, we wound up on the same plane here.”

            “How long have you two been seeing each other?” asked a girl by the name of Mads, which he assumed was short for Madeline.

            “Not long. Before I left on my last mission, we had been seeing each other about a week or two.”

            “And now that you are back?” asked Nick.

            Nina took the chance to answer, “We are enjoying our time together. Who’s up for Smores?”

            Later on, back at Nina’s house, they unloaded her Jeep and rinsed off the equipment outside. Once inside they took turns taking a shower. When Draven got out, he dressed back in his cargo shorts and t-shirt to find Nina checking her sugars.

            “You okay, baby?”

            She looked up, “Yeah. I am just refilling my insulin pump.”

            “One day you need to show me how you do that.”

            She winked at him, “You got it. Hungry?”

            He lowered his chin, “For your sweet p***y?  Any day of the week.”

            She laughed, “No. For food?”

            He stood up, “Not really, but I could eat something.”

            She nodded, “Why don’t you pick out a movie for us, and I will get us a snack.”

            Before he did, he looked at her, “Thank you. For today. I really needed something lighthearted like that.”

She smiled, and kissed his chin, “I’m glad.”  He nodded and went to her oversized couch. He searched for a movie and found it. She went to sit down next to him with a bowl of popcorn and some more lemon water. He watched as she nestled into his side and feed him popcorn as they watched Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga in “A Star is Born”. By morning they both had fallen asleep on the couch. Draven was asleep against the sofa cushions and Nina was asleep against his chest, her back to him. His arms were wrapped around her tightly, and they were both covered with a light blanket.

            Draven was woken up when his phone went off, it was still dark outside. He reached over Nina for it. It was an alarm. He kissed her sleeping temple, and gently and quietly moved away from her. He brushed his teeth and put on some tennis, left her a note and left quietly. When Nina woke sometime later, she reached for Draven to not find him there. Instead she opened her eyes to find another note. Tears flooded her eyes, as she opened the letter. “Sorry to leave you again while you are sleeping baby, but I have a session with my counselor at 0600. I should be back before you wake up. Always, Draven.”

            Just as she was done reading the letter, her door opened and in stepped Draven. He was carrying a small paper bag and two coffees, and he had stopped to get a haircut and a shave. Nina stood up on the sofa and launched herself at him. He caught her gently but dropped the small bag. She held him tightly around the neck and shoulder, trying not to cry and failing miserably. He could feel her shaking with her tears. He moved to the bar and put down the coffees and held her moving to the couch. Sitting down, he moved her to straddle him as he soothed her back. “I thought you were gone again,” she said through tears.

            “No baby. I told you,” moving to frame her wet face with his hands, “I’m on leave for two weeks. It’s mandatory because of what we went through. I’m not going anywhere,” and kissed her gently, “Okay?”

            She nodded and kissed him again, “Okay.”

            He wiped at her tears, “Okay.”

            She laid back on his chest to hold him. He held her close and soothed her back. They stayed that way long enough for the coffee to get cold. When they finally moved from their position on the couch, he went to get the small bag and warmed up the coffee. When he returned to the couch with their coffee, he handed her the bag. “What’s this?” she asked.

            “Open it.”

            She opened it to find two Malasadas, and a plastic baggie. Inside she found two tickets for New Orleans. She raised her eyes to his, “Really?  New Orleans?” with a smile.

            He smiled back, “Yeah. Why not?  I saw my counselor. She recommended I take a small vacation for a few days. I will meet with her when we come back.”

            “Are you sure?” she asked.

            He nodded, “Absolutely. As long as I have you.”

            She blushed and kissed him. He kissed her soundly on the lips and took her into his arms. Several hours later, they were on a plane to New Orleans, Louisiana. They checked into a hotel in the Garden District. It was perfect. A block from the streetcar, and it was nestled in a quiet neighborhood. After check-in they decided to go get something to eat. A block down was a sushi bar. Together they enjoyed a roll, some sashimi, a few nigiri, and several sake bombs. By then, the sun had already set, and Nina was feeling the sake bombs, and was giggling up a storm at almost everything that Draven said.

            “Feeling good are we?” he said drinking down some beer.

            She giggled and let out a loud burp. He smiled, as she said, “Excuse me.”

            “Do you want anything else baby?” he asked.

            She looked at him, “You,” she sighed, “And your big hard c**k in my mouth and inside of me.”

            He cleared his throat as he was mid-swallow with his beer to prevent from spitting it out. He motioned for the waiter to bring their check. After he paid, he watched as she giggled and finished off her last sake bomb. Then he stood up and held out his hand, “Ready gorgeous?”

            She put her hand in his, “Ready Freddy.”

            As she stood, she stumbled over her own feet. He steadied her, “You got it?”  She nodded, “Yup,” and stumbled again. He smiled, shook his head, and instead lifted her over his shoulder and carried her out to the much amusement of some spectators. She said, “Awesome sushi dude,” and presented him with a shaka. “Come again!” one of the sushi chefs said with a smile.

            Draven carried her back to their hotel room as she sang Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance”. He thought she had a good singing voice as she sang, “I want your ugly, I want your disease, I want your everything as long as it’s free, I want your love! Love, love, love, I want your love. I want your drama, the touch of your hand, I want your leather-studded kiss in the sand, I want your love. Love, love, I want your love.”

            Once back at their hotel room, he set her on the bed gently and removed her shoes. She giggled at him. He smiled down at her, “What’s up baby?” 

She raised up on her elbows, “You call me baby.”

            “Well, because you are my baby.”

            She smiled up at him, “Damn, you are hot.”

            He smiled and watched as she moved to her knees on the bed to stand on them in front of him. She slid her hands up his chest to wrap around his neck as his arms went around her, “f**k me, but you are so f*****g hot,” and kissed him. He smiled against her lips and then pulled away, “How drunk are you baby?”

            “I don’t know. I don’t normally drunk, I mean, drink this much,” and hiccupped, “But, when we sat down, I saw this blonde chick looking at you like she wanted to lick you up and down.”

            “Honey, I’ve only got eyes for you,” cupping her head with his hands.

She put her hands on his hips and got pouty, “Why are you with me?  Other than we have some mind blowing, earth shattering, body melting, make me think of no one other than you, sex.”

            He smiled and kissed her pout, “Because you are kind, generous, smart, gorgeous, and I love the fact that you only think of me and cry my name when you come.”

            She smiled and reached up to kiss him. He kissed her thoroughly and then pulled away. She stumbled forward reaching for his lips, and he caught her and said, “I think we should get ready for bed. We have a long day ahead of us tomorrow with eating beignets, eating some crawfish, and going on a ghost tour.”

            She pouted, “Ok. Fine. But tomorrow, you are gonna eat me out and I’m gonna go down on you.”

            As she moved away from him after grabbing him through his jeans, he put his hands on his hips and bowed his head, letting out a few deep breaths. As he waited, he changed into some plaid pajama bottoms and a t-shirt. Nina came out of the bathroom dressed in a simple white shift that ended just below her supple buttocks. Draven stifled a groan when she leaned over to push the covers of the bed backwards. His eyes were able to feast on the smooth curves of her luscious ass. She got in the bed and tried to seduce him as a strap fell off her shoulder to catch on her n****e. He said low, “Son of a bitch.”  When he finally got Nina to bed, he was smiling from ear to ear and couldn’t wait for tomorrow. In the morning, he woke to feeling a wonderful sensation going on below his waist. Opening his eyes, he saw that Nina was indeed going down on him. He started growing harder as he was already hard thanks to her mouth. Winding his hands through her hair, he raised her head, she said, “Oh, good. You’re awake now,” and lowered her head back down. As she worshiped him, he nearly came. Instead, he grabbed her to pull her up to him, and kissed her soundly.

            Then he ripped her shift open and devoured her n****e like he wanted to last night. She cried out and arched up to him. He moved to her other one as his hand massaged the first. Then both his hands massaged her breasts as he kissed his way down her abdomen to her wet cunt. His hands left her breasts to cup her buttocks and lifted her p***y to his mouth where it was his turn to devour her. A few moments later he felt her come, and she came hard crying out his name. He then moved up her body and entered her in one slow thrust.

            She wrapped her legs around him, as his hands bore into her hips and he thrust just as hard inside of her. A few moments later, she came again crying out his name softly and he came with a grunt and then laid on top of her soft body. Her hand went into his hair, as the other held him to her. They laid there breathing heavily.

            “Well, good morning to me,” he said.

She laughed, he moaned, “God, do that again.”

            She laughed, he moaned and to both their surprise, he was still hard and thrust against her. She moaned. He moved against her again and again until she came with a soft gasp. He then came again and laid on her breast. “God, I could never get tired of doing this with you.”

            She ran her hand through his hair, “Nor, I you.”

            Kissing her breast, they laid there for a few more moments dozing. Finally getting in the shower, they had some amazing foreplay by cleaning each other and then drying each other off. Finally ready, and dressed for the New Orleans humidity with Draven in his cargo shorts and a t-shirt, and Nina in shorts and a t-shirt, they got on the streetcar for the French Quarter. Throughout their day, they enjoyed everything they set out to do. They enjoyed the local cuisine and had some great conversation about their childhoods, their experiences in high school and college. He shared with her the death of his childhood best friend to Leukemia when they were thirteen, and she shared with him the time she found out she was a Type 1 Diabetic in high school.

            When they went on their Haunted History Tour, a few couples were watching them interact. “How long have you two been married?” an older lady said. Nina smiled, “Oh, we-”  Draven put his arm around Nina’s shoulders, “We have been married for two weeks. We are on our honeymoon.”  Nina looked up at him, and he looked down at her with a wink. “Oh, how sweet!  Harold!  Did you hear that?  They are newlyweds!  Hey everyone!  These two are newlyweds!”  Their group clapped and a round of congratulations went around. Draven smiled down at Nina and kissed her.

            Later on as they walked to the streetcar, she was holding his hand, “I had a great day with you.”

            He looked down at her, “Me too. It was pretty great that our tour group bought us some drinks.”

            She nodded, “It was.”

            “Tomorrow, what shall we do?”

            She turned to him, “I want to come back to the French Quarter to Jackson Square, and get my cards read, and then I want to go shopping at the French Market.”

            “You got it,” and leaned down to kiss her.

            Once back at the hotel room, they showered, had some great s*x in the shower, got dressed, and went to another local eatery. Draven loved that he could get her smile and laugh so easily with him. Then they slowly walked back to their hotel room, hand in hand, and once back in they helped each other to get ready for bed. Several kisses later, they finally both drifted off to sleep.