the spaceport.”
“Mind your words,” Nic teased her. “You’re an exemplary Elite lady now, with a proper Elite boyfriend.”
“Over my dead body,” she snorted. “There’s nothing proper about me. I’m an Earth rebel.”
“What will you do when they give you access to Colin’s inheritance?”
Ava beamed at him. “I’ll buy your poor, outcast ass a cruiser ticket and fly you to Earth, so we can live together in Sutton and live off my money for a change.”
“Sounds good to me.” Nicolas genuinely sounded like he was looking forward to a difficult life of struggle and financial hardship, and it touched Ava to the core. He was eager to have a life with her , no matter how complicated it would be.
“Now.” She got up and extended her hand. “Let’s go see Uncle Gerald and practice our ‘we’re-just-uncle-and-niece’ act on the flight to Birmingham.”
14.
Now that the storm had blown over, the fields around Sutton looked peaceful again, although the bruised wheat stems scattered all around her were still whispering with vicious stories.
Ava was standing at the edge of the field near Georgie’s family’s farm. After their visit to Uncle Gerald – who had turned out to be very nice – Nicolas and she had decided to drop by her old town and meet some of her friends. Nic had immediately taken to setting up financial aid for all the farmers who had suffered damage from the tornadoes, reminding her so much of her father’s concern for the welfare of the villagers that it had brought her to tears for a minute.
“Hey,” Nicolas said, wrapping his arms around her waist from behind. “Penny for your thoughts.”
Ava turned around in the circle of his arms. “I think you could be happy here,” she said earnestly. “This place suits you.”
“Who knows,” he mumbled in her hair. “If you show me everything, I might see the beauty of Earth through your eyes.”
She smiled, enjoying his embrace. They hadn’t touched in days – this was the first place where they could be themselves since their arrival on the British Isles. Georgie was the only one who knew about them besides Alen, whom she’d sent a message straight after leaving Old Berlin. They were safe here.
“You don’t have to,” she said. “Not yet. First, you have to fly me back to the moon.”
Nic chuckled. “If we book a slow cruiser back to Luna, we might even do a little playing among the stars,” he mumbled suggestively. “You know – book adjacent rooms and be naughty during the trip home.”
“I like the sound of that.” Ava snaked her arms around his waist and eagerly pulled him in for a kiss. Not being able to touch Nicolas while he was so close should have been familiar territory by now, but the past few days had been torture. Maybe it was because she knew he wanted her just as bad as she wanted him. “Actually, I want to be naughty right now.”
“Let’s go back to Georgie’s and consecrate the guest room,” Nic rumbled, his voice catching in his throat. “ It’s almost dark anyway. Time to go to bed.”
They walked back along the field hand in hand, sneaking in through the back door so they wouldn’t be interrupted on their way to their room. Ava felt a bit guilty for avoiding Georgie and her parents, but not guilty enough to make Nicolas wait. She’d make her way to the kitchen for a late-night snack and a chat with their hosts later on.
“Come here,” Nicolas told her as soon as the door was closed behind them. He backed her up against the wall, his hands slipping around her wrists as he held up her arms on either side of her face. “God, I want to devour you. I want you so bad.”
“ And you can have me,” Ava said, her lips inches away from his mouth. “Any way you want.”
“ Any way I want?” Nic mumbled huskily. “You really are naughty, huh?”
Ava’s heart skipped a beat when his warm mouth claimed hers, his tongue exploring her lips before eagerly pushing forward and
“Mind your words,” Nic teased her. “You’re an exemplary Elite lady now, with a proper Elite boyfriend.”
“Over my dead body,” she snorted. “There’s nothing proper about me. I’m an Earth rebel.”
“What will you do when they give you access to Colin’s inheritance?”
Ava beamed at him. “I’ll buy your poor, outcast ass a cruiser ticket and fly you to Earth, so we can live together in Sutton and live off my money for a change.”
“Sounds good to me.” Nicolas genuinely sounded like he was looking forward to a difficult life of struggle and financial hardship, and it touched Ava to the core. He was eager to have a life with her , no matter how complicated it would be.
“Now.” She got up and extended her hand. “Let’s go see Uncle Gerald and practice our ‘we’re-just-uncle-and-niece’ act on the flight to Birmingham.”
14.
Now that the storm had blown over, the fields around Sutton looked peaceful again, although the bruised wheat stems scattered all around her were still whispering with vicious stories.
Ava was standing at the edge of the field near Georgie’s family’s farm. After their visit to Uncle Gerald – who had turned out to be very nice – Nicolas and she had decided to drop by her old town and meet some of her friends. Nic had immediately taken to setting up financial aid for all the farmers who had suffered damage from the tornadoes, reminding her so much of her father’s concern for the welfare of the villagers that it had brought her to tears for a minute.
“Hey,” Nicolas said, wrapping his arms around her waist from behind. “Penny for your thoughts.”
Ava turned around in the circle of his arms. “I think you could be happy here,” she said earnestly. “This place suits you.”
“Who knows,” he mumbled in her hair. “If you show me everything, I might see the beauty of Earth through your eyes.”
She smiled, enjoying his embrace. They hadn’t touched in days – this was the first place where they could be themselves since their arrival on the British Isles. Georgie was the only one who knew about them besides Alen, whom she’d sent a message straight after leaving Old Berlin. They were safe here.
“You don’t have to,” she said. “Not yet. First, you have to fly me back to the moon.”
Nic chuckled. “If we book a slow cruiser back to Luna, we might even do a little playing among the stars,” he mumbled suggestively. “You know – book adjacent rooms and be naughty during the trip home.”
“I like the sound of that.” Ava snaked her arms around his waist and eagerly pulled him in for a kiss. Not being able to touch Nicolas while he was so close should have been familiar territory by now, but the past few days had been torture. Maybe it was because she knew he wanted her just as bad as she wanted him. “Actually, I want to be naughty right now.”
“Let’s go back to Georgie’s and consecrate the guest room,” Nic rumbled, his voice catching in his throat. “ It’s almost dark anyway. Time to go to bed.”
They walked back along the field hand in hand, sneaking in through the back door so they wouldn’t be interrupted on their way to their room. Ava felt a bit guilty for avoiding Georgie and her parents, but not guilty enough to make Nicolas wait. She’d make her way to the kitchen for a late-night snack and a chat with their hosts later on.
“Come here,” Nicolas told her as soon as the door was closed behind them. He backed her up against the wall, his hands slipping around her wrists as he held up her arms on either side of her face. “God, I want to devour you. I want you so bad.”
“ And you can have me,” Ava said, her lips inches away from his mouth. “Any way you want.”
“ Any way I want?” Nic mumbled huskily. “You really are naughty, huh?”
Ava’s heart skipped a beat when his warm mouth claimed hers, his tongue exploring her lips before eagerly pushing forward and
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