When I awoke, Ariel was lying in bed, and the red suction and bite marks all over her body gave me a sense of pride. Instead of waking her, I went to the kitchen and made a quad over ice for us. Coffee hasn't been strong enough since I became a mother. I walked out to my back porch and watched the sun over the horizon. The light blue shades with yellow lines dancing among them let me know it was almost sunrise. I leaned on my elbows, playing with the coffee cup as the breeze ran its fingers through my long red hair.
"Hey," Ariel greeted me while hugging me from behind.
"Good morning," I greeted, "I made you your favorite."
"Four shots of espresso?" she beamed.
"Yes, but iced," I warned, "It's already seventy-five degrees out here."
"Yum," she purred before drinking.
We stood there side by side quietly. Had I just done the unthinkable? Ariel was the one person I could trust. I mean, sure, I thought about fucking her before, but I would always stop myself. The thought of losing her, like I did Tanya, was something I couldn't deal with right now. I don't know what happened last night, but I couldn't help myself when I saw her. What I felt wasn't helping either.
"Last night was..." I tried to speak but couldn't find the words.
"The best ex of my life," Ariel completed.
I cocked a brow, "Really?"
"You have no idea. I haven't slept so good in so long," she confessed, "How come you wouldn't let me do anything for you after all you did for me?"
I untucked the joint from my ear and sparked it. After inhaling a few long drags as the weed calmed my senses, I gave it to Ariel.
"Truth be told, I didn't want to get off, and I didn't want anything shoved inside of me either. I just wanted to fuck something," I admitted.
"Like a man?" she chuckled.
"Like a woman," I implied.
A smile came across Ariel's face, "I like it."
"I could tell. I never had my batteries die while fucking a girl before, let alone have her beg to keep going because she was so close to cumming," I taunted.
"Hey!" she shoved me, "It was different. I'm not used to the cocks being in me vibrating like that."
"Really?" I chuckled.
"Ugh!" she childishly shoved me once more, "Do you have to be so cocky?"
"Sorry! The woman who taught me was the same," I smiled.
I leaned in slowly, pecked her on the cheek, and purposefully took my time releasing. She looked at me with a lust-filled gaze.
"Why are you doing this to me?" she asked.
"Because I can," I hummed.
I gently pecked her lips; her eyes closed as a small smile formed.
I pounced on her once more. Her body gave way to my every whim and movement like a dance. She trusted me now more than ever. Part of me felt happy about it, but another part was always guarded. Fuck you, Tanya. You caused part of this.
"Mom?!" Aodhan called.
Ariel's eyes widened in shock. With a yelp, she took a huge step back from my embrace; redness blossomed on her pale cheeks.
"We're out here!" she answered.
My son came out, rubbing the sleep from his tiny eyes.
"Hi!" I exclaimed while warmly hugging him, "How's my son doing?"
"Pancakes," he yawned.
"Pancakes?" I repeated.
"I want pancakes," he mumbled.
"I can make them!" Ariel offered, "Chocolate chip?"
"Yah!" Aodhan beamed.
"Why do you take such good care of me?" I asked.
She responded with a silent wink before taking Aodhan's hand and leading him into the kitchen for breakfast.