Chapter 172

172 v. Beach Date

Dominus hums quietly and moves a hand around Mary’s waist, pulling her a little closer.

“You smell so nice, queenie,” he whispered in her ear as he sniffed her scent.

She blushed at his words and actions, “What scent exactly are you referring to?”

She knew she did not wear any perfume so she wanted to find out if that was once again one of his reused pickup lines.

“Roses and vanilla. Has always been your scent as far as I can remember,” he answered, his serious expression making her unable to tease him.

She chose to keep silent, unable to know how to answer him since he looked so sincere. It will be quite rude to further tease him, maybe he just really thought she smelled that way.

Dominus caressed her cheek, “You really look so pretty. I have never met someone who can ever be compared to you.”

She leans into his caress and closes her eyes slowly, “You always lie this much when you are with a girl, Dominus?”

“Nonsense, I never lied to you. I won’t start now,” he whispered, pulling her close to him.

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“You are so easy to love, you know,” he said the words as if he was complaining.

“Hah! That’s not something you should dare to do,” she teased him.

And yet when she looked up at him and met his eyes, she found his gaze too intense that she felt like she is facing more danger at falling in love with him.

He smiles and whispers, “Look at the horizon,” making her nerves jump at his words and the hot breath that hit her ears.

“Oh! Sunsets are so beautiful,” she stares at the sky, a look of awe on her face.

“That is true,” he admitted. “But it still fades in comparison to you,” he said truthfully.

She felt like she would collapse any second at the way his gaze has disarmed her completely. Can she really be blamed when he himself is perfect?

“Hmmm... cute,” she teased him. Surely a grown man like him would find it a bit too much to be called cute.

“Really?” he leaned closer, holding both her cheeks as she blushed profusely.

Thanks gods for the darkness, or she would have died from embarrassment over the way she reacted to him.

“Yeah, really,” she tiptoed and gives him a peck on the lips.

“Ahhh, sweet admission,” he teased her. He held her still and deepened their kiss, letting her go momentarily so she can breathe.

He stared at her with a forlorn expression on his face as he whispered, “You are beautiful. So breathtakingly beautiful.”

She looked away from his hypnotic gaze and diverted her attention to an ice cream stall. She smiled and looked back at him, proud of herself for finding a suitable distraction for them both.

“Would you like an ice cream?” she asked.

He smiled back at her, reaching out to her and ruffling her hair, “I wouldn’t mind it, of course.”

He walked with her closer to the stall and ordered two ice creams of different flavors. “I got a bubblegum and a vanilla, which one would you like?”

She grinned and pointed at the bubblegum-flavored ice cream he was holding in his hand, “That one.”

He laughed and handed her, she took it from him but tried to pay the vendor. He grunted and held her hand tightly.

“I want to pay for it since I was the one who wanted one,” she said.

“No, don’t do that. Let me treat you exactly as you deserve so when the time comes that you finally date for real, you will know exactly how to be treated,” he hated even speaking it out.

For god’s sake, this is harder for him than he thought. She smiled and allowed him, keeping silent by his side as she licked her cone.

“You really liked the flavor, young miss?” he teased her, handing her the other ice cream after she finished hers.

“Oh but you haven’t even tasted it yet,” she kindly refused of course, it will be bad to take advantage.

He chuckled and licked the ice cream in his hand, “Here then, I’m done tasting.”

She accepted it while blushing so profusely, “Are you sure I can have this too?”

“Yes,” he caressed her cheek and kissed her, “please enjoy it”.

She followed him as he lead her to sit on the sand, facing the moon and stars that had lit up the night sky.

When she finished the second cone too, he took her hand and licked her fingers clean, making her heart feel like it has jumped out of her chest, “It will get sticky if it stays there.”

“Heh, you are so cute when you blush,” he teased her.

“Can you swim?” he asked her, pulling her close.

“Nope, unfortunately I cannot,” she answered.

“Ahhh, so you can only stand in a pool and lift your head high,” he teased her.

“I know how to float. I just can’t move around,” she assured him, pouting.

“Still this is the beach. A shark can eat you if it so wanted,” he laughed at her sullen expression.

“I am not a child. I’m not scared of sharks,” she moves over to the water and sits down, putting her legs in it.

“You are harder to scare than I thought. Why are you so brave when you are so frail?” he asked, half meaning the words.

“I’m not frail,” she mumbled.

“Okay, I’ll make a mental note of that,” he chuckled, loving the fierce look on her face.

“Good,” she sat down and leans back to him, putting an arm over his stomach.

“Your hand, young miss. Be sure it doesn’t get any lower. Don’t seduce me so recklessly,” he teased.

“I am not,” she denied so vehemently that he nearly cracked another burst of laughter.

“The sky looks pretty,” she said, taking in the beauty of the night as she looked up at the sky.

“Not as pretty as you,” Dominus said as he looked at her mesmerized.

“Hmmm... about me touching a bit lower. Is this really not so appropriate?” she moved her hand to hover over Dominus’s crotch.

“Fuck. Do you really wish to date properly, or not?” his words came with a warning as he held her hand.

“Hmmm, I saw a spider there. So I put my hand over to scare it off. There have been quite a few recently,” of course she would die before she does not try to justify her actions.

He pulled her down on the ground, “Spiders are creepy. Don’t scare me like that.”

“You don’t look scared at all,” she pointed out.

“Don’t I? Probably it is because I don’t think you are actually telling the truth,” he countered.

“You have no evidence that I am lying,” she blushed profusely as she tried to push him off her.

“Aye, I have no evidence at all to support my claims,” his eyes lingered on her lips seducing him for a kiss.

In times like this when her whole world seems to stop, can she really be judged if all she wanted to do is kiss him?

And so she did the only sensible thing to do and kissed his cheek. She felt his whole body tense as he looked seriously at her.

“Young miss, please don’t be careless. I am already holding on to whatever sanity is left of me. If you do things like this so recklessly, I might not be able to control myself,” he whispered.

She knew it was a clear warning that he was at his limits but even she couldn’t seem to continue the serene pace of their date.

“You misunderstood me kind sir. I never said I wanted you to behave,” she kissed him again, this time on the lips.

She stopped and stared at his beautiful golden eyes that reminded her of the sunset from earlier. But before she can reminisce or have her whole being prepared for what is yet to come... he kissed her.

It was a passionate kiss as he pinned her on the sand, “Do you even realize what you said means to the likes of me, my queen?”

Their bodies were greeted by slow waves that reached their torsos, their clothes now officially wet from the water that seemed to do nothing to cool them off.

“I think I know exactly what I said means to the likes of you, sir knight. It is precisely an invitation that I have extended to you just now,” she said the words almost breathlessly as he kissed her neck.

“What invitation is that young miss? Tell me for I do not wish to ruin your virtues. I promised to remain a gentleman tonight,” he growled, making her giggle.

“Then cannot a gentleman have sex with a lady? Is it against your code to sweep a lady off her feet and grant her request?” her voice was low, but it was steady.

He leaned closer and pressed his body down on hers, “Only if the lady asks me properly of course. Tell me what you want, queenie. Tell me exactly what you wanted me to be.”

She whispered in his ear, “I wish for you to have no virtues, dear sir. Like an animal in heat, I would like you to take advantage of the invitation I kindly extended.”

She smiled when she felt that part of him hardened in attention, as if listening exactly to her words made him quite turned on.

“You left me no choice, young miss. As it is such an honorable request, I think I have decided to fulfill it,” hearing those words, her heart leaped and her body burned with need as she stared into his eyes of gold.