That was something he WANTED them to do: Remember the night for all of the good things that happened. Perhaps there was no true VICTORY where there was war. Every step forward came at a price, but he believed that this chance to grow had been worth it. The devil could no longer terrorize this town. He was no longer threatening to turn every being on this planet into his pawn. Adaliya would not be able to hurt Hope, or use innocent people like Henry ( Jr. ) Mitchell. The hybrid had his FREEDOM. Taking lives would never be easy for people like them, but they had to focus on all of the things that would change for the better. It was the only way to get through necessary sacrifices.
But even with that mindset, his thoughts barely even circled around the things that happened earlier that night. Call him selfish, but he REFUSED to pay attention to anything other than the brightest soul he could have found in this universe: Hope.
«Mhm.» He breathed softly while his hands continued to work their way up, slowly massaging inch by inch of her back. «Good. It’s SUPPOSED to feel good. Want you to feel good.» His lips brushed a light, gentle kiss to her jaw and he grinned against her skin when she reacted to the roll of his hips, groaning and scraping his scalp. «Did you just call me evil?» The male’s eyes locked with hers while he gave her a playful pout, much like the one he nipped away from her face a few seconds earlier. «That’s not very NICE of you, is it? Maybe I’m spoiling you a little too much.» Which was why he eventually stopped moving altogether, a look of amusement on his face. «Is that so?» His features softened when she nuzzled his nose and he gave her another kiss before he narrowed his eyes the slightest bit. THINKING. «What about a different bed? Do you think you could ‘ quite happily spend an eternity ‘ in a DIFFERENT bed with me?»
Another hum left his lips when he heard Hope’s promise and he squeezed her body in appreciation. It mattered to him. Jace always wanted her to feel as safe, as happy and as comfortable as possible - and while he knew that there would be bad days ( it was only human, after all ) he also knew that he would ALWAYS attempt to make her feel good. To bring out that beautiful smile, or those sweet sighs of contentment. «Oh, I wasn’t offering you an out.» His expression was serious, but SOMETHING about his voice was playful. Of course it was. «I’m starting to think I should just keep you forever.»
Weird did not even begin to cover it and he could not stop himself from joining in on Hope’s laughter. «YEAH, I guess.» The male grinned at her before he shrugged his shoulders. «I don’t know. She wanted to talk about my favorite food and I was honest with her - so she told me to… Slice her wrist in case of emergency.» Of course he did not slice and ( fortunately for everyone ) he didn’t get THAT thirsty, but who was he to complain about a snack? Especially when it gave him more time that he could spend with his girlfriend? «Maybe she felt generous. Maybe she wanted to repay me. I fixed a shoe for her.» Although the fact that he helped her before didn’t make it less surprising that she offered him her blood. «I actually didn’t get to EAT my steak.» He muttered between their kisses. «It was getting late, I wanted to find you.»
It was the benefit of being half a vampire. Jace enjoyed eating food and he rarely passed on the opportunity to eat, but it was the BLOOD that sustained him.
«But did you have anything? Because if you didn’t, I WILL force feed you before we sleep.» He joked after he gave her another, tender kiss. «Tribrid or not, you gotta eat.»
«HOPE.» As much as he wanted to stay, it was not like he would ask someone to come to his room so he could feed - in front of her. Blood bags could have been a solution, but he wasn’t exactly a FAN. What? He only fed on people that volunteered anyway.
His eyelids fluttered and he allowed them to close for a second when she bit and tugged on his skin, telling him to stay. Again. God damn it, how was he supposed to resist her? «In this bed?» Jace repeated and he raised an eyebrow when she added the next part. On me. Her hands already directed his head toward her neck and the mere THOUGHT of it made his throat burn, but he tried to ignore it. He simply placed an open-mouthed kiss to the spot where her shoulder met her neck before he nuzzled it. «You’d like to do that for me, huh?» The hybrid echoed as a mixture of emotions laced his voice. «Hope, I… It would be intense.» It had been intense the first time they shared blood, but it wasn’t unlikely that it would increase this time. «But if that’s what you WANT, we could try.» On one condition. His lips parted and captured her skin again so he could slowly suckle against it before he continued to speak. «I’ll do it. If you TRULY want it, I will stay here and feed on you, but I need you to feed too.» Sure, his self control was impressive, but there was no way that Jace would ever RISK hurting her.
If they decided to do this, they would have to do it together.
“I do feel good,” she mumbled, moaning softly, over and over again as his hands worked her muscles up her back. “So good..” Her voice lowered, and her hands pulled gently on his hair, trying to bring his lips closer to hers, seeking his kiss. Their eyes met and she growled her frustration at him. “Hey,” Hope groaned, protesting the lack of movement since he’d stilled his hands and his hips. She wiggled underneath him, searching for friction between them and biting her lip when she got it. She grinned at him, legs continuing to slowly stroke his as she continued to teasingly raise her hips just the slightest bit underneath him; mumbling his name softly when she felt her walls starting to throb around his length all over again. Watching the narrowing of his eyes, the tribrid did the same back to him, nodding her head so that she could kiss his nose; up over the tip of it before continuing up the length of it and up between his eyes. “Think a D I F F E R E N T bed could definitely work just as well..” she muttered, already thinking about dragging him into the two homes S H E had a bed in.
There it was. Movement again. Him squeezing her in his arms. The immediate warmth made her shudder and she tried to bring him closer straight away, wanting to live in his warmth. Her movements underneath him stilled, all except for her arms wrapping tightly around his middle, her hands stroking his sides. It seemed like her hybrid was F I N A L L Y coming to accept that Hope wasn’t choosing to go anywhere without him. That she wanted to be with him. “I’m starting to think I’d like for you to keep me F O R E V E R ..” she told him, voice sounding just as playful, though her words remained true, and serious.
“Very heroic..” she teased, though she had to say, too, he kind of was something of a Knight in Shining Armour. Rescuing girls with their broken shoes, fighting the Devil, carrying her to bed. “Well..” Hope said, smiling against the hybrid’s lips, “can’t say I’m sorry you didn’t get your steak when I got to dance with you, now, can I..” she trailed off, kissing him back, just as slow, humming as they continued to break the kisses with words every so often.
“I’ll eat later. You can force-feed me something from down in that ridiculous place you guys call a kitchen. We can both have something there. Maybe not a steak..” Hope raised her eyebrows. “But something.”
She nodded, hearing the repetition of her own words, her teeth having snagged his skin so it was almost like she was tugging it with her. There was more nodding as he continued, her lips parting against the skin of his neck as Jace left a kiss in the curve of her neck. “Yes.” she breathed, answering his question. Intense.. God, everything they did felt intense. She wanted to say something encouraging. Tell him not to worry about it, That she was certain. That she was H I S . His only. “I W A N T ..” She started, but then her voice fell away, turning into a long, drawn out moan as he started to slowly suck on her skin. “I want to..” She moaned, legs tightening around his, squeezing him to her. It wasn’t the condition she’d been expecting, but she was nodding before he’d even got the words out.
Tilting her head back, she rested against the pillow, looking for his eyes, the lights she’d created flickering above them as her breath started to quicken at the thought of them feeding on one another. At the thought of them sharing this again.. with what they’d already shared tonight. “I want to do that, too. I want to taste you.” she whispered, gaze falling to his lips as she dragged her fingertips slowly, leisurely up his back. “I want you to be able to do this. Whenever. Any time you need blood. Any time you need to feed.. With me.”
She’d always give him this. If he’d take it from her. If he’d S H A R E it with her, God, she’d let him every single time. She loved him, she wanted him to feel good, and like he could be himself with her. His full self. “I want all of you, Jace. Every side of you.” her hands stilled behind his shoulders, kneading them slowly, just like he’d done for her all the way up her back. Her forehead met his as she leaned in to lightly brush his lower lip with a soft, barely there kiss. “Just you. Only you. All of you.”