Chapter 109

I woke up to sun shining through the window and squinted my eyes as they adjusted to the light. Turning, I found Raph's head resting on my shoulder I could feel his breath on my neck, his arms wrapped around my waist. I smiled as I remembered the events of our wedding night.

'We finally did it.' I thought as I fought a trill of giggles.

I looked down at his hands on my naval underneath the blanket and rubbed them with my thumb.

He stirred and I could feel that our still naked bodies were pressed together, my back to his stomach. I smiled as I inhaled his exciting scent. Rolling over slowly, I looked at his handsome face resting on my shoulder. His eyes were closed so I took this time to observe the rest of his face. A face that I would never get tired of. I swept a tuft of his dark, silver hair from his forehead and his eyes squinted open.

"Good morning, love." He murmured against my skin and placed a gentle kiss on my shoulder.

"Good morning." I said then yawned, "What time is it?" I asked after a few more seconds of silence.

I saw the corner of his lips raise, "Why?"

"No reason, just curious." I said as I turned fully to face him. I grimaced in discomfort. My core and right shoulder were both feeling sore.

"Are you okay?" He asked propping himself up on his elbow looking at me with sleepy, but concerned eyes.

I nodded, "Just a little sore." I said looking down at his toned chest. I blushed as I looked back up at his face that was smiling happily.

He leaned forward and gave me a kiss on my forehead, "Would you like to have a bath?"

I smiled and nodded as I laid my head back down, "That sounds nice."

I felt his warmth and weight leave the bed and heard as his footsteps walked to the bathroom. It was a decent sized bathroom, I recalled from my brief visit to it last night. My wedding dress was probably still on the floor. Everything had happened so fast last night, I barely had time to think. Which reminded me of Raph's words, "Don't think, just feel."

I sighed happily as I remembered the feel of all those kisses he placed along my body. The heat.

I woke up to a kiss on my lips, and rubbed my eyes to see Raph standing over me. Completely naked. I blushed and looked down at the silhouette of my own naked body under the covers.

I bit my lip and felt his thumb run over it causing my breath to hitch and a shiver run through me.

"Would you like me to carry you?" He asked as he continued tracing my lips with his thumb.

'Stop doing that. I can't think.' I thought in my hazed mind.

I nodded absentmindedly, barely remembering the question.

He drew the sheets under me and picked me up. I pressed my hands to his chest to steady me and felt that it was still bare. I cleared my throat and looked down at the sheets covering my body.

"What? Do you not like it?" Raph asked in a teasing voice.

"N-no. You know that's not it." I said as I rubbed the side of my face, a bashful smile on it.

"Hmm, and what is it?" He asked as he set me down on the rim of the tub.

"It's-it's." I sighed, "I don't know." I gave up.

"If you'd like to touch, you can." I looked up at his golden eyes. They seemed so calm and happy.

"Do you like it?" I asked quickly and quietly.

He stared at me his gaze unwavering.

"Do you like it when I touch you?" He trailed his fingers along my right shoulder, where the mark was. The mark. He'd marked me. A feeling of peace surged through me at the realization. When he'd told me that he was going to do it last night, I had been in such passion and mindlessness I'd barely paid attention to his words. But the moment his teeth sunk into my shoulder it was like the pleasure stopped to be replaced by pain. I'd whimpered and groaned in annoyance, but soon it had returned stronger than before and I'd become just as mindless.

I nodded my head as I came back to the present, "You know I do." I bit my lip as I admitted that I liked his touch, when actually I craved it. I could feel that heat building in my core again.

"Then yes. I enjoy your touch, in fact, I relish in it." He said causing heat to rise to my cheeks.

I put my hand tentatively up and reached hesitantly for his chest. I'd felt it last night, but not really. I'd just touched it.

I pressed my palm to his hard body and smiled at the feel of it, I looked up to see that he'd closed his eyes and was smiling a bit. I looked back down at my hand and began to stroke every inch of his strong abdomen.

After all, I could do that now. All the restraints were off.

His hands twitched at his sides and he shivered slightly from my touch, I knew he wanted to touch me like I was him. I steeled myself and dropped the sheets around my chest, partly so I could feel him with both my hands, and partly because I wanted him to touch me again.

"Okay." He breathed and grabbed my wrist gently, "Let's have that bath, then we can continue." He smiled slyly.

I smiled back in the same manner.

"Alright." I dropped the rest of the sheets that were sitting by my waist and I slid into the bath. I sighed happily as I felt the warm water relax my muscles. I closed my eyes and felt his hands on my calf.

I smiled, "Do I get to wash you?" I asked as I rested my head against the rim of the tub. It was a large tub that could probably fit three or four people.

"If you'd like?" He said as he moved up my leg. I shivered at the sensation.

"Would you like that?" I asked. I didn't want it to be all about me. I wanted to please him as well. To give him the same pleasure he'd given me.

I looked up to see him smiling, my calf in his hand as he rubbed it soothingly, "Yes, Brooke. I would like that."

I smiled, 'Good.'