Chapter 60 — Reconnecting

Tatum's POV:

"Well I guess we should get some rest huh?" Luna says as she reaches for my hand.

I grab her hand and lead her into our bedroom and I try to calm my mind. We both get into bed as I turn off the bedside light. Luna and I lay there in silence with her as close as she can get to me. Our legs are entangled and she has her head rested on my arm as I stroke her long beautiful hair. One of her arms is wrapped tightly around me as if she's afraid I'm going to disappear. Her other hand rests gently under my head and I can feel her thumb rubbing my temple lightly.

At that moment I realized what she was doing. It was the same thing I had done many times at the office, at home or anywhere we were. She was recharging or reconnecting so to speak. Allowing our energies to connect and dispel all the negative chaos that had been growing within us over the past weeks. She was stabilizing and realigning herself and her wolf with me and mine. I pull her closer upon this realization and bury my face into the top of her hair. I breathe deep inhaling her sweet aroma and I can feel my body respond allowing the stress and tension to dissipate and leave my body. I can tell Luna is still tense as her breath is shorter than usual and not as deep and out of rhythm with mine. My wolf stirs with unease as I realize it's taking her longer to relax and reconnect.

"When do you have to leave again?" I hear her muffled voice ask.

"Hopefully I won't." I reply as I kiss the top of her head softly.

Luna squeezes me again as if to say she doesn't believe me and she's trying to get as much of me as she can before I have to leave again. I squeeze her lightly in return and within a few minutes Luna is asleep.

I stay awake and watch her restlessly struggle in her sleep as she mumbles incoherently. I grab her and pull her back to me and hold her tightly. She struggles for a moment then relaxes into me and after a while I drift off to sleep with her in my arms.

I awake the next morning feeling refreshed and energized. I slide my hand across the bed expecting to feel Luna but only find emptiness. I open my eyes to see her sitting in one of the large white chairs with her laptop in her lap. She's typing away on the keyboard as I slide silently out of bed. I stretch out my arms above my head and quietly walk over to where she is sitting and I lean down over her shoulder to look at her screen. I see project completion worksheets in multiple small windows as well as some financial spreadsheets in the background.

"Working on your day off I see." I say in my normal voice.

At the sound of my voice Luna jumps, nearly dropping her laptop. I begin to chuckle under my breath but then Luna rubs her temples. I can tell by her sigh that she still hasn't fully recharged herself and a sudden downpour of rain hits the tin roof. I suddenly recall my mother's words, and I reach over her and close the laptop, removing it from her lap and placing it on the coffee table.

I grab her up from the chair and promptly toss her into our bed. Before she can protest or get back up I pounce on top of her pinning her to the bed. I kiss her gently, slowly allowing my tongue to tease her lips until they part. After a few moments I release her lips and lay my head on her chest.

"Tatum what are you doing?" I hear her ask.

"I'm cuddling with my future wife." I reply and then take a deep breath.

I feel Luna's hand run through my hair as I listen to the sound of her distressed breathing. Her heart is beating wildly out of rhythm with mine. My wolf whines internally at me as I lay there for a few moments more. After a while, I lift up and roll to my side, burying my face in Luna's neck as I begin breathing slowly. Luna continues to run her hand through my hair and after some time her breathing begins to steady.

Her heart is still beating out of rhythm but it has slowed significantly and my wolf snorts in satisfaction. I hear Luna exhale a final ragged breath as her tense body loosens and she leans into me wrapping her arm around my neck pulling us closer together. The rain outside begins to subside and after a few moments Luna pulls back and rests her forehead against mine.

"We can't stay in bed all day." She says softly.

"Why can't we?" I ask with a sigh.

"Because there are things I've prepared for that are coming up next week and I'm sure you'll have another trip to schedule soon." Luna replies in an unenthused tone.

"I told you I was back for a while and with any luck I won't be making any more business trips and if I do you're coming with me." I reply with a smile on my face.

"And besides we have a wedding to plan." I continued.

I feel Luna's heart skip a beat at my words.

"Um Tatum. I actually have to go out of town next week. I have to take a trip to New York and visit the construction site." She replies.

"I know. I'm going with you. The plane ride over will give us plenty of time to discuss the wedding." I replied.

Luna's heart begins beating slowly as she rubs my shoulder. I begin to trail light kisses up her neck to her chin to her mouth and I tug at her clothes as I kiss her more deeply. Once we both have our clothes off I push myself inside of her making her gasp pleasantly at the sensation. I slowly begin to move in and out of her enjoying every arch of her back and every twitch her body makes as pleasure hits us in waves. Luna's moans and screams of pleasure begin to make me lose control and my pace quickens. I feel Luna climax and pulsate with release causing me to go over the edge with her and almost collapse on top of her.

I hold Luna and make love to her all afternoon allowing our wolves and senses to reconnect fully before I allow her to leave the comfort of our bed.