[Aidan]

[starchilde_lost]

Valentine's day had almost been a disaster. And since then, Rachel had been trying to come up with some plan to make things up to Aidan. He didn't expect it and she knew he wasn't harboring any deep-seated resentments about it, but she just wanted to do something nice for him. Because she was his girlfriend and could. So she figured a nice candle-lit dinner for just the two of them would be a nice way to start.

It was when she found the outfit backstage at the club that things started to get interesting.

With devious glee she put an invitation that would lead him on a scavenger hunt to a variety of locations. In the boutique, she left him a suit that he could wear, at the Hub was waiting a bottle of wine, at the waterfall was a basket of desserts (with all of his favorites) and as he made his way to her hut, she sprinkled the path with some flowers.

Inside the hut, Rachel waited patiently, her small home lit entirely by candlelight and some jazz playing on her iPod. Dinner was on the table and if she'd timed it perfectly, it wouldn't be cold in the least when he followed her last instruction. Come inside and claim your prize.

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[starchilde_lost]

"Stunt car driver?" It made her smile, imagining him behind the wheel on a movie set. Something flashy and incredible, high speed and dangerous. Going out with starlets after hours and attending premieres. "I can see that."

[likesthestooges]

"I've had a lot of jobs over the years though, so generally only new ones interest me," he admitted. Either that, or jobs he had done in the past but you couldn't really do now.

"I guess I could join one of those Colonial, historical villages and be really good at that."

[starchilde_lost]

"I bet you could. Show 'em all how it's done." She could just see it, too, Aidan in period clothes, leading tours of adoring little kids, telling them tales that were in no history books anyone could find. She sometimes wondered, with men like Aidan and Logan, those that didn't age over decades and even centuries, what it was like to have memories so long.

She certainly never expected to have lived as long as she had, she couldn't imagine looking ahead and knowing that she could see centuries pass.

[likesthestooges]

"I could grow my hair out again and bring back the Colonial dialect," he said with a laugh. It was interesting to think that outside of vampires is that no one knew what the accent in Colonial America sounded like.

"I do miss tri-cornered hats though."

[starchilde_lost]

"Maybe if you're a very good boy, I'll try and coax one out of the clothing box for you." For fun, she let every entendre she could drip off of the good boy part. Not that he was ever a bad boy in any regard, except for maybe gauging her ability not to freak out in a given situation, but certainly not in any other kind of way.

Her perfect boyfriend is an ex-vampire. That probably says a lot about her doesn't it?

[likesthestooges]

"You are a very bad girl," he said, matching her tone when he told her she was a bad girl. As romantic and delicious as the dinner was, it was also torturous to have to delay the rest of the evening. Torturous in a good way, but still torturous.

"But that's one of the things I like about you. You're very versatile."

[starchilde_lost]

"You seem to bring out all the bad girl in me. I was a very innocent little girl before I started swimming with you." Which admittedly was a stretch, but she had been a lot bolder since meeting Aidan. A lot. To underscore the fact, she rose her foot along the inseam of his pants, almost up to his thigh.

She really wondered how far she could push that before he just set dinner aside and headed straight to dessert.

[likesthestooges]

Aidan smiled at the fond memory of the first time they were together. It was almost ridiculous to think how it had all turned out, but he was glad for it. There weren't many times in his life when he was really, truly happy.

Things got just a little happier though as her food slid higher up his leg, causing him to cough a bit and squirm in his seat.

"I can't say I'm disappointed about that."

[starchilde_lost]

"I guess you're not." Her foot slid a little higher and she picked up her wine, grinning over the glass. "Are you enjoying the meal?" She'd noticed the squirm, alright and decided to play it for all it was worth.

"It's hot enough for you, isn't it? I don't need to warm it up for you, do I?"

[likesthestooges]

Aidan suddenly found it a bit hard to think as Rachel's foot slid higher up his leg toward his crotch and the double entandre made it even worse. Or better, considering how you looked at it.

"I wouldn't say it's too hot," he replied, reaching a hand down to begin rubbing her foot.

[starchilde_lost]

"It isn't? That's good. I'd hate for you to get burned." Funny thing about feet. Rachel, like most people, had two and the other was slipped from it's heel to begin another slow rise along his other leg. It was a little awkward, but she managed it quite smoothly. Although the impromptu foot massage felt really nice.

[likesthestooges]

Okay, that was just plain wicked. He had been attempting to diffuse the sexual tension of the situation and she just kept plowing ahead. It was almost as if she wanted him to lose control. Rachel was very good at this game.

"Very tricky, Rachel Grey," he said, his voice slightly beeper with desire. "What am I going to do with you?"

[starchilde_lost]

"You're a creative boy, Aidan, I'm sure you'll think of something." But to be nice she slowly dropped her other foot. Well, to be nice or to be a bigger tease, she wasn't sure. Or she was or just not telling.

"But I wouldn't dream of taking you away from this meal. Unless you were done. Are you done?"

[likesthestooges]

Aidan looked down at his meal. It wasn't even half eaten and she had worked hard to cook it and it was delicious. And he was finding that he didn't care. What he did care about was her foot pressed against him and the tone of her voice and how she looked in that dress.

The phrase 'good enough to eat' suddenly came to mind and he had to shake off a dangerously carnal desire that went beyond just a sexual desire to possession and consumption.

"I think I'm done," he said, voice rough with the mix of desire and the strain of keeping himself in check.

[starchilde_lost]

She thought he might be. There were always the sweets and fruits she'd gathered for dessert to fill him up if he was still hungry. And she had a feeling that if he wasn't hungry now, he'd work up an appetite somehow. Slowly, she pulled her other foot back and stood, reaching for his plate and hers to set them aside on the counter. The wine followed, loosely corked since it would be nice with dessert, too.

With the food and dishes cleared, she moved to stand behind Aidan, leaning over so she could run her hands over his shoulders and down his chest. "Well, now what should we do?"

[likesthestooges]

Aidan let out a bit of a growl as her hands ran along his shoulders and chest. He loved her touch, they way her hands could either drive him crazy or make him relax entirely. He trembled a bit at the restraint of not jumping out of his chair and just taking her (yet), but he was really enjoying her touch.

"That... feels really good at the moment."

[starchilde_lost]

"Does it?" Rachel pulled her hands back up and began massaging his shoulders. Finding a few knots and starting to work them loose. She brushed her lips against the skin behind his ear as she worked, letting the warmth of her breath linger before she stood again, still kneading the muscles under her hands.

[likesthestooges]

"Mmmmm, hard to think," he said with a lazy nod. He could feel his entire body relaxing with the sexual tension was somehow still tightly strung. It was an interesting feeling, what she was doing to him, relaxed and tense. He kind of liked it.

"Fortunately, I don't need to think to know what I want," he said, scooting the chair around so that he could pull her into his lap and kiss her deeply.

[starchilde_lost]

She didn't even think of pulling back, teasing him just a little longer, she just gave a laugh as she settled against him, happy to let him take the lead from here. She could taste the dinner and wine on his lips and smell the soap and everything else that was purely Aidan. Kissing him back, she took a fistful of his shirt to pull him even closer because she'd been waiting for this all day. This was the dinner they should have had sooner, this was the way things were supposed to be.

[likesthestooges]

Just like that, all of the tension that had gone away was back, his entire body tense with desire and need. He loved how he could get absolutely lost in her, consumed by her. She pulled him closer and he could feel her eagerness in the way she kissed him and pressed her body against him.

His fingers ran through her hair as he held her close, the other hand wrapping around her waist as he rocked his hips a bit. Every inch of him was on fire and he wanted so much more of her.

[starchilde_lost]

There was fire and then there was this. Rachel burned for Aidan in a way that was completely foreign and at the same time, familiar. There was a time when she had the power of an angry god at her command, a fire that could consume solar systems and she held it in check. She could feel that fire along her veins as she spent her time as the Phoenix balance on that precarious edge. But she never fell into that fire, never let it consume her.

With him, she fell, every time.

When she broke the kiss to breathe, the hand not twisted into his shirt closed around his tie and while she wanted nothing else but to stay right where she was, she stood, pulling him with her. Beckoning him like a moth to her flame. Her heart pounded, her breathing was rapid and she was flushed, but she didn't want to do this here. "Bedroom, handsome, now."

[likesthestooges]

The first time they had been together had been hot. It had been spontaneous and a one night fling between two people who hardly knew each other. Aidan understood that there was a case to be made for how hot and exciting one night stands were.

But that had nothing on this. Aidan knew exactly what Rachel was capable of and familiarity in no way bred contempt. His knees trembled a bit as he moved with her to the bedroom, already imagining just some of the things he knew she was going to do to him.

He couldn't keep his hands off her, either. It was necessary to touch her everywhere. Aidan needed to caress, squeeze, massage and grope her. Reaching around, he gripped her ass and picked her up so her legs could wrap around her waist as he carried her to the bed.

"I need you so badly."

[starchilde_lost]

Was it weird how turned on she whenever Aidan picked her up and carried her? Wrapping her legs around him obligingly she nibbled on his neck as they moved. "Yeah, I noticed you abandoning dinner a little early." She wondered what he was going to do when he relaxed she wasn't wearing anything under her dress?

[likesthestooges]

Aidan groaned as she kissed at his neck. While vampires couldn't get much sustenance from feeding on each other, it was still an incredibly intimate thing to do and echoes of that flashed through his body as her teeth came in contact with his skin.

His hands shifted on her ass to get a better grip and he could tell that all she had on was the dress.

"You are evil," he growled as he laid her back on the bed, pressing down on her and kissing her hard.

[starchilde_lost]

"Absolutely merciless," she agreed, wrapping herself around him even more when he laid her on the bed. The kiss was breathtaking, hard, and more intoxicating than the wine she'd drank. Her fingers fumbled a little, playing with his tie and shirt, mentally cursing at her choice in his clothes. Why did she think a tie was a good idea?

Oh, right, it was a tie.

Laughing against his lips, she managed to pull it loose, using it to cover his eyes. "Let's make this a little challenging, shall we?"