Chapter 5: Carter

I almost laugh when I realize where Emmy has taken us. She takes us to my parents’ cabin where she told me her secret and we made love for the first time as well. It only seemed appropriate that we came back here after reuniting. At this moment I realize that she is my home and I have missed her more than I let myself believe.

I run my hands through her dark chocolate hair and stare into her deep blue eyes. I’m still upset that she left more so because she didn’t leave without saying goodbye. I understand why she had to leave now, but the way she did it is what hurts the most. However, in this moment my love for her is overwhelming the anger that I’m feeling.

Emmy leads me to the bedroom where we had spent our first time together. Once we are in the room, I grip Emmy’s curves and pull her to me. I kiss her hard on the lips with such passion it should be illegal. Emmy’s hands move to my belt, undoes it and then she works on my jeans. I rip her shirt off. I don’t care that her shirt is in shreds on the floor at our feet. I need to feel skin on skin.

Our hands are all over each other. It has been six months since we have been together, and I need to be with my soulmate. I want her. I want to fuck her hard and fast. Make her never even think about leaving me again.

I don’t care that she had to leave and after what she showed me, I now know it was for the better, but still she could have done some things differently. I really stopped caring the moment Emmy drops to her knees and pulls my boxers down to my ankles.

Looking down at her and the look of lust written on her face. I know what she has in mind. Without hesitation she takes me into her mouth, and I groan at the feel of her warm mouth wrapped around me. Damn I really missed her. I close my eyes and let Emmy work her magic on my cock. If her mouth feels this good, then I could only imagine what her pussy was going to feel like.

After several minutes of letting Emmy suck me, I can’t take it anymore. I need to taste her just like she needed to taste me. I pull her head back by her hair. I’m being rougher than I ever have been before. Normally, I was soft and romantic, but this time I couldn’t hold back the beast that wanted out. It has been pent up for too long and now it wants to come out and play. Emmy whimpers as I yank her back by her hair.

“Bed, now.” I say in a deep, demanding voice.

Emmy doesn’t even hesitate. She jumps up and strips herself of the rest of her clothes while I do the same. She lays down on the bed. I pull her to the edge and spread her legs apart. With a lick of my tongue along her folds, Emmy moans in anticipation of what’s to come next. She tastes good, so damn good. I almost forgot how amazing she tasted. I enjoyed eating her out, but soon I wasn’t going to be able to take it much longer.

I need to be inside her. I know I should let her cum. Normally, I’m a very generous lover, but right now all that shit was out the window. Besides, I was a man and I had needs. I was about to be nineteen, but sometimes I felt like I was going to be twenty-nine instead.

Once I’ve got my fill, I get on top of Emmy. Her eyes are glazed over in passion, lust, and pleasure. She missed me just as much as I missed her. I wondered if it killed her like it killed me to be away from her. I wonder if she felt parts of her soul shatter while she wasn’t with me. I pushed those thoughts away and lined myself up with her entrance.

Her eyes are begging me to enter her, almost as if she couldn’t take the anticipation any longer. Emmy might be able to read minds, but I have learned to read people very well in the last few months and I know exactly what she wants and how she needs it.

I’m the one who knows when someone is lying or being honest. I’m the one who can read people like an open book. The team needs my skills. Ivy had seen that I was good at connecting with people and that they tend to like and trust me. She’s helped me master my skill. I’m the only one on the team who could read people so damn well.

I plunge deep into Emmy. Fuck she is tight, tighter than I remembered, but I guess going half a year without sex will do that. She whimpers at how I tear through her. She is liking this side of me. Maybe her monster and my beast could become friends. I move in and out of her. I take her lips into mine and our tongues swirl around each other in a wild dance of passion and pleasure.

Emmy moans under me and I remember how much I love the noises she makes when I’m deep inside of her. I could listen to her sounds of pleasure all day long. I thrust harder and faster. She is taking everything I was giving her like a good girl. She doesn’t stop me, and she doesn’t protest. Finally, I can feel myself coming close to my release. I let out a growl and release myself deep inside of Emmy. I collapse on top of her. Both of our breathing is heavy from our little rendezvous.

“Carter, you’re crushing me,” Emmy says a moment later.

I have definitely gotten more muscle mass since she last saw me. I roll off of her and pull her to me. Her head rests on my chest. Her fingers trace my tattoo. Her fingertips tickle me and feel so warm against my skin. I grab her hand and she stops moving.

“Babe, you keep that up and I’m going to be fucking you again.”

“Oh really. Is that a challenge?” She smirks at me as she lifts her head up to look at me.

Damn I love when her spit fire side comes out to play. I’m starting to see less and less of the shy scared Emmy I have known for so long. It’s refreshing to see her more confident.

“Don’t challenge me. I’m not a man to challenge. I’ve become harder, stronger, tougher, and meaner since you last saw me. You have your monster; well, I have my beast.”

“I noticed you had changed a little. What happened?” Her voice is soft.

“Killing changes a man. The team has been on missions since you left. Emmy, I’ve killed people. Sure, it might have been in the name of justice and keeping the peace, but in the end, it’s still taking a life. Ryan, Alice, and I are the only ones who have killed. The others don’t want any part of it, so us three are the hitmen. We take on missions the others can’t handle or don’t want to handle. There’s always been a beast inside of me lying dormant ready to come alive and strike. I didn’t pay any mind to it ‘til after you left. I don’t know, it was like something shattered within me.”

“I know how that feels. I understand, believe me I get it.”

“I know you do. I’m still capable of being nice and kind. I still care about things and people. Like I care about you so much it hurts. I care about our team, my family, my friends, even Vivian has grown on me, even if she loves to lecture the hell out of the team.”

Emmy laughs at the last part.

“Yeah, grandma is good for her lectures. I swear I don’t know how she comes up with a different one so often, it’s like a special talent or something. Maybe she has a book of lectures that she writes in her free time. Then when she finds a use for it, she just pulls it out of her pocket like a well concealed weapon.”

Now I laugh. “I wouldn't put it past Vivian to have a book of lectures. She’s a good woman and she acts like a grandmother to all of us. Ivy, Daren, and Stella are like older siblings to the team. We’ve really come to respect them, and they are cool to hang out with. Jason and Kenzie feel like my aunt and uncle; they are around often enough. I have to say I enjoy my magical family and friends.” I’m so grateful to be a part of this amazing world.

“They are great. I missed them, but I did get close to my dad while I was away. He helped me so much. I don’t think I would have survived this without him.” Emmy stares deep into my eyes like she is looking into my soul. “I missed you the most. Carter. I’m sorry I left…”

I put a finger to her lips to silence her.

“It’s done and over with, babe. Let’s move on from it. We’ve both grown a lot in these past months away from each other and now we need to find our way back to one another. I will always love you, Emmy, don’t you ever doubt that. You are my soulmate and when this shit is over, we can talk about settling down. We can get married and start our own family, but for now let’s just promise to stick together no matter what. We both have demons, so let’s fight them together.”

Emmy smiles.

“I love you, Carter Drake Baxter. You are the best soulmate a girl could ask for.” Emmy kisses me on my lips. “We should get back; I don’t want the others to worry about us.”

I nod my head in agreement.

She uses magic to fix her shirt that I tore in half. She also used magic to clean up the room so no one would ever know we were here. Once we are dressed, she then teleports us back to the manor. It’s late and we both need rest. I hate that we can’t sleep in the same bed, but Vivian has strict rules about that. Only married couples can share the same bedroom. Vivian is old fashioned when it comes to crap like that.

I kiss Emmy goodnight and walk her to her room. She holds onto me a bit longer and then I watch her as she opens the door and then disappears behind it. I sigh and walk back to my own room that I share with the guys.

I shower then I flop onto my bed. Bex and Ryan are both out, but I told them I was going to talk to Emmy and not to wait for me because I didn’t know how long I would be. I didn’t expect to have sex tonight, but hell was I glad we did. One thing is for sure, our passion and love haven’t died for each other in the months we were apart. Maybe distance really does make the heart grow fonder. I think to myself as sleep finds me.