I have scars on my body, but I am not self conscious about them. If he doesn’t like them then that’s his problem, not mine. My nerves have more to do with any expectations he might have now that I initiated this step.
He walks towards me, grabs the hem of my shirt, and gives me a questioning look. I nod my head slightly.
His gaze doesn’t linger on any part of me; he just undresses me and grabs my hand to pull me towards the tub.
He climbs in and moves so that I can sit between his legs. I rest my back against his chest as he wraps his arms around me, and I feel my body relax. He always makes me feel at peace.
We sit there in each other’s company for a long time before he slowly starts washing my body. Once he’s done washing my front, I sit up and turn around so I can straddle his lap.
I grab the cloth and soap before slowly starting to washing his chest.
He looks at me with small smile.
“This is perfect, baby,” he says softly.
“I don’t know when I will be ready to give you more; I just wanted to feel close to you like this,” I tell him.
“Baby, we have so much time to be together in that way. I meant what I said, I’m not going to rush you. When we have sex, it’s going to be because you want it and I want it, not because it’s expected. We make our own rules for our relationship,” he tells me.
I lean in and kiss him softly. This is what I need; no pressure, just peace.
Silas
Serenity is so strong. I could tell it took a lot for her to ask me to have a bath with her. That’s why I didn’t make a big deal out of it.
I don’t ever want her to feel like she owes me anything.
After we wash each other up, I put on some boxers while she puts on some sleep shorts and a tank top. It doesn’t take long until we are both climbing into bed together.
I hold her as she falls asleep. I think about her scars. I didn’t want to bring attention to them, but I sure would like to find the fucker who did that to her.
My woman has so much beauty and kindness that it makes me wonder what my father was thinking of tying her with a sin like me, but I know that I will cherish her for eternity.
Once she’s asleep, I get up to meet my family in the main room. They are all sitting there looking tired. We have been looking for the being wanting to attack the family but, so far, we have no leads.
Everything has been a dead end, and we can’t ask Serenity to touch every person in Hell to find out who is betraying us.
“There has to be something we are missing,” Leopold says as I approach the table.
“How is my daughter?” my father asks when he sees me.
“She’s good. Resting right now,” I tell him.
“Everyone thinks they can challenge the family at some point. We have been through this many times,” Otis states.
“This time is different. I can feel it’s different,” our father says quietly.
Those words still us.
Lucifer is a powerful being.
It’s true that he has had many beings try to take Hell from him. It didn’t take much to show how much power we all have.
Having my dad feeling that we are up against something worse than anything we have ever faced before is concerning. It makes us all on edge. We already are taking it very seriously since Serenity is at risk but, if our father feels this way, it is possible that we could be overthrown if we aren’t careful.
“We can’t keep her locked up here; she’s already getting bored,” I tell them.
“The hellhounds will be back soon, so she will have fun with them. Soon, another bride should be joining us,” my father says. His words have my brothers giving him their full attention.