Dreams and Night Terrors

[Persephone]

As much fun as Persephone had with Alek in the Underworld, she was ready to leave. The bad memories were starting to overshadow the good ones they just made, and she didn't want that happening. She didn't want to feel anything but happy with Alek. So Persephone looked up at him, asking him if they could go home.

Alek: "Whatever you want baby."

He leaned down and kissed her tenderly, making Persephone's heart flutter and her body melt into his touch. This was why she loved him. No matter how she was feeling, he always could make her better with the simplest of actions.

Alek: "A nap and a swim? Or maybe wine...and takeout?"

He brushed her hair away from her face and Persephone smiled softly.

"Wine and takeout sounds perfect."

She murmured between them before pressing her lips against his. And within seconds, a tornado of wind enveloped them both and they were swept away from the dark, depraved world of the Underworld, and were soon standing back in their bedroom in Santorini. The sun warm and bright. The mood and atmosphere a stark contrast to where they once were. But it was home. And it felt like home.

Breaking the kiss, Persephone held his face within her hands as she looked up at him.

"You call for food and i'll grab the wine?"

Giving him a small peck, Persephone walked toward the bedroom door, picking up her silk robe as she went. Wrapping it around her body, she tied it shut and tossed Alek his boxers. Heading downstairs, she immediately went to the kitchen to grab a bottle of red while Alek called and ordered the food. Opening the bottle, she took two glasses over to the couch and sat down, pouring them both some. Sitting back, Persephone stared forward getting lost in thought while waiting for Alek. Holding her glass of wine close to her mouth, her eyes remained focused on nothing but mind vividly remembering her agonizing screams that echoed the halls of the castle. Slowly blinking, she took a long sip of her wine wanting the alcohol more than the taste at that point.

Feeling Alek sit down, she looked over to him and gave him a small smile.

"So, what did you end up ordering?"

 

[Berserker]

Santorini

Seph kissed him, and then they were gone. He looked around him, finding himself in their bedroom in Greece.

"I never get tired of you doing that."

Looking around him, though, he felt a tension leave his body he hadn't known was there. It was so different here. They were so different here.

"You call for food and I'll grab the wine?"

Seph, sadly, slipped into her robe, and threw a pair of his boxers in his direction. It occurred to him then that they'd left their clothes in the Underworld. They really shouldn't have bothered to get dressed, he laughed to himself. He slipped his shorts on, then sat on the bed and pulled out his cellphone. There was a little place the two of them liked that did modern Greek, and somehow he felt like a little celebrating of their adopted home was in order after the events of the day.

He hung up and left his phone on the night stand, heading downstairs to join Seph. He found her on the couch, drinking her glass of wine, staring out into e space. He headed over and sat down next to her, his body angled towards her so he could look at her. She gave him a small smile, but he felt like something was...off.

"So, what did you end up ordering?"

"Xandros. You'll have to wait until it gets here to find out more than that."

He grinned and kissed her cheek, again getting that strange feeling. He pulled back, looking at her quizzically.

"Hey, is everything okay?"

 

[Persephone]

Persephone didn't notice Alek coming down the stairs until she felt the shift of weight on the sofa. She was lost in thought, her mind going back to the last time she was in the Underworld. How she hadn't quite gotten over it or worked through it. It had been more than a year, but after stepping foot back in the castle, the memories flooded her like it happened yesterday. But these were not Alek's demons. This was not his issue. This happened before they had met and she didn't want to damper the day by emptying the skeletons in her closet. So she smiled at him, inquiring about the food.

Alek: "Xandros. You'll have to wait until it gets here to find out more than that."

He kissed her cheek and she smiled.

"Tease."

She loved Xandros, so anything he ordered would be delicious. Alek gave her a questionable look as he pulled back, studying her face like he were studying for a test.

Alek: "Hey, is everything okay?"

Leaning forward toward the coffee table, she picked up his glass of wine and handed it to him.

"Well you're not telling me what we're eating, so i'm getting a little hangry."

She joked with a little laugh, but her dark eyes met with his and soon her smile faded. She could never lie to him, even if she wanted to. He had the distinct gift of seeing right through the veil she put up whenever she was trying to be strong and brush away concern. Looking away from him, Persephone hesitate, trying to choose her words carefully. She didn't want to upset him.

"That's the first time i'd been back to the Underworld in over a year."

She finally looked at him before looking down at her glass of wine wishing it were fuller.

"Lets just say the last time wasn't as....pleasant..."

Her voice trailed off as she took a large gulp of her wine, nearly finishing the glass off. Shaking her head, she leaned forward and picked up the bottle of wine and refilled her glass.

"It doesn't matter. Today gave way to new memories, right?"

 

[Berserker]

The Living Room

Seph was smiling, but there just seemed to be something...off...with her, and he asked her about it. She handed him his glass of wine, and he took it from her but didn't drink.

"Well you're not telling me what we're eating, so I'm getting a little hangry."

He smiled but it didn't stay. She was trying hard to pretend she was okay, but he could tell something was wrong. He reached out with his free hand and took hers, rubbing the back of it with his thumb.

"You don't need to pretend. Tell me what's wrong, baby."

"That's the first time I'd been back to the Underworld in over a year. Lets just say the last time wasn't as....pleasant..."

And Seph looked down. She wasn't meeting his eyes, and she was drinking her wine like it was water. He set his glass back down on the table.

"It doesn't matter. Today gave way to new memories, right?"

"It does matter, baby. It obviously matters to you."

He put a hand on her back, wanting to comfort her. Concern was all over his face.

"I'm here. If you want to talk about it. Or if you don't."

He shouldn't have let her take him there. He knew how she'd become queen of the Underworld. He knew there were made memories there. He let his excitement overpower his reason. How could he have been that stupid?

"I'm sorry, baby. We shouldn't have gone."

 

[Persephone]

Sometimes she hated that Alek could read her so well. It would make things so much easier just to talk about food and cuddle until it got there. But she couldn't pretend with him...and really, it was a comfort to know that she didn't HAVE to pretend with him. But some things, she just didn't want to talk about. Especially this.

Alek: "You don't need to pretend. Tell me what's wrong, baby."

She didn't immediately meet his eyes, trying to figure out the best way to explain why she was suddenly having flashbacks to her last time in the Underworld. She wanted to sugarcoat it. To not make it seem as bad as it was. So she simply told him her last time wasn't as pleasant. Drinking her wine, fuck she really wished she had some hemlock.

Persephone felt Alek's hand on her back after telling him it didn't matter. They had made new memories down there, fun memories. And she loved that they did. She loved that she could share the Underworld with him. But when she looked over at Alek her expression changed immediately seeing the concern painted all over his face.

Alek: "It does matter, baby. It obviously matters to you. I'm here. If you want to talk about it. Or if you don't."

She gave a hint of a nod, staring down at her glass trying to figure out if she should tell him. If she wanted to tell him. But his voice snapped her out of her thoughts, making her look back up at him.

Alek: "I'm sorry, baby. We shouldn't have gone."

Shaking her head, Persephone took his hand.

"No, I wanted to go. I wanted to share the Underworld with you. I do like it down there....i've had good times down there. And I wanted to show you because I knew you would love it too. I had a great time...I'm so happy we went..."

Her voice trailed off before she let out a heavy sigh.

"I just have demons down there too, Alek. And I didn't think going there would make them crawl back to the surface.."

Persephone admitted honestly, truly not thinking going to the Underworld would stir up her most recent memories. Persephone opened her mouth to speak but stopped, her voice seemingly not working at that moment. This was going to be tough to say out loud. She had only said it out loud to one other person.

"I've never told anyone this. Except Karen Victoria...when I sought her out for help..."

The room was quiet for a long while, Persephone staring forward, trying to find the words.

"Hades returned a year ago when I was on vacation in Greece. He hadn't seen me in centuries and he didn't know I was now apart of Ava....and she apart of me.....When he sensed it--realized it--he attacked me. He said she was a leech and needed to be destroyed....So he took me to the Underworld....and he tortured me for months trying to get her out..."

Persephone's voice was soft as she finally blinked her line of sight to Alek.

"I escaped and Hecate, my mother, and aunt saved me. The Amazons killed him. But I had a hard time coping with what he did to me in the aftermath. I guess I still have a hard time sometimes.."

 

[Berserker]

The Living Room

He apologized for them having gone to the Underworld. He should have known it was a bad idea. That it wasn't a happy place for Seph.

"No, I wanted to go. I wanted to share the Underworld with you. I do like it down there....I've had good times down there. And I wanted to show you because I knew you would love it too. I had a great time...I'm so happy we went..."

He tried to smile at her, but could barely manage it, rubbing her back. He felt like an idiot - he should have known this could affect her like this.

"I've never told anyone this. Except Karen Victoria...when I sought her out for help..."

He tensed, wondering what she was going to say. He didn't think there was anything they couldn't tell each other, and he hoped she thought the same way. He was quiet while she found her words, not wanting to rush her.

"Hades returned a year ago when I was on vacation in Greece. He hadn't seen me in centuries and he didn't know I was now apart of Ava....and she apart of me.....When he sensed it--realized it--he attacked me. He said she was a leech and needed to be destroyed....So he took me to the Underworld....and he tortured me for months trying to get her out..."

It was a good thing Alek had already set his wine glass down, because he would have smashed it in his clenched fist. Hades. A sick feeling in his stomach boiled over into rage. He had tortured her? The rise and fall of his chest betrayed the furor inside of him. He wanted to throw things. He wanted to kill things. He wanted to cut Hades' dick off and choke him with it.

"I escaped and Hecate, my mother, and aunt saved me. The Amazons killed him. But I had a hard time coping with what he did to me in the aftermath. I guess I still have a hard time sometimes.."

He stood up slowly, turning away from her and then back to face her, fighting to control himself.

"If he wasn't dead I would kill him. In the most painful way possible."

He could hear his voice rising in volume. Images of what he must have done to her filled Alek's mind. And then he remembered the chains in her bedroom. Had Hades tortured her there as well? And he had just-

"And I put you in chains..."

He turned away again, his head bowing. He was flexing and releasing his fists, his jaw clenched, trying not to explode. That bastard. That fucking bastard. I hope he's burning in hell. I hope he's being tortured for eternity. He took a deep breath and let it out. He couldn't lose it, not when she needed him. So he turned around, and sat back down on the couch. He reached out his arms and pulled her against his chest.

"What can I do, baby?"

He kissed the top of her head.

"I'm here now. Nothing like that will ever happen to you again. I won't let it."

 

[Persephone]

Persephone watched as Alek slowly stood. She could see his hands clenched into fists, his muscles in his back and shoulders tight and flexed. He kept his back to her and Persephone's brows furrowed. Damnit, she shouldn't have said anything.

Alek: "If he wasn't dead I would kill him. In the most painful way possible."

She could hear in his voice the strain to try and keep it steady. The deep vibrato between rapid breaths. He was really trying to keep his temper in check.

"Yeah, well I'd join you."

She added hoping to ease the tension a bit. It was thick in the air, and Persephone really didn't mean for this to happen. Sighing out, she looked up at Alek who refused to turn around. She could feel the heat radiating off him. The anger.

"Alek...please look at me.."

Alek: "And I put you in chains..."

Persephone's face dropped before her eyes widened, seeing his head bow down in guilt. She immediately stood, grabbing his forearm for him to look at her.

"NO. NO. Don't you do that to yourself, Alek."

But he wouldn't.

"Alek, *I* suggested the chains. *I* wanted you to do that. I LOVED it, are you kidding me? Don't do this to yourself....you are NOTHING like him, do you hear me? NOTHING."

THAT upset her more than any memory or flashback. Alek was absolutely nothing like Hades, and for him to even think that....Persephone sighed out, her eyes becoming glassy with tears. He was the most wonderful, sweet, caring, loving person she had ever met. She never wanted him to think otherwise...she never wanted him to think he was even in the same category as someone like Hades.

"I shouldn't have said anything..."

She whispered, sitting back down on the couch. Alek finally looked at her, taking a seat next to her and pulling her into his arms. Persephone's eyes immediately shut, squeezing him in a tight hug.

Alek: "What can I do, baby? I'm here now. Nothing like that will ever happen to you again. I won't let it."

She wasn't worried about it happening again. She knew Hades was dead.....Pulling back a little from their hug to look into his eyes, Persephone wanted only one thing from Alek.

"I need you to promise me....to never think you're like him...or to compare yourself to him again....You are my everything. You treat me like a Queen. Hades treated me like property. You are nothing like him, Alek. And it hurts me more than anything when you think you are."

Bringing her hand up to his jaw, Persephone's fingers gently gripped his beard.

"I didn't tell you this to make you feel guilty for what we did down in the Underworld. I love being tied up....I love being dominated by you...I love get my ass smacked and having rough sex with you just as much as I love making love to you....And do you want to know why? Because I TRUST you, Alek. I trust you more than anything in this world. So please....please..."

Persephone eyes filled with tears.

"Don't treat me any differently...Don't think you have to be careful around me....or change. I love you. I love our sex life. I love our marriage. I love everything. I just....I had a moment of weakness and i'm sorry. I'm sorry I let my demons become your demons."

Burying her face into the crook of Alek's shoulder, Persephone hugged him tightly once again, feeling guilty for even bringing up Hades. It always somehow came back to him, and she HATED that. She hated that he had such an influence in her life and her marriage when he shouldn't. And she hated that their day was being soiled because of it.

"I'm sorry I brought Hades into our marriage again..."

 

[Berserker]

The Living Room

He fumed in helpless fury, because it had happened to her, because he was powerless to stop it or make it go away. That someone had laid hands on his wife made him want to kill something, anything.

"Alek...please look at me.."

She had been going through this, while he was telling her how exciting the Underworld was. While he was chaining her a bed. She stood behind him, and grabbed his arm, but still he stayed turned away from her.

"Alek, *I* suggested the chains. *I* wanted you to do that. I LOVED it, are you kidding me? Don't do this to yourself....you are NOTHING like him, do you hear me? NOTHING."

He didn't want to be. But he was the Red Knight, after all...

"I shouldn't have said anything..."

He turned then, to see her sitting back down.

"Of course you should have."

He sat with her, taking her in his arms, asking her what he could do, promising he would protect her.

"I need you to promise me....to never think you're like him...or to compare yourself to him again....You are my everything. You treat me like a Queen. Hades treated me like property. You are nothing like him, Alek. And it hurts me more than anything when you think you are."

"I'm so afraid of hurting you..."

It had been hanging over him, since the beginning. That he would cause her pain, physical or otherwise. It would kill him if he did.

"Of making you feel the way he did..."

"I didn't tell you this to make you feel guilty for what we did down in the Underworld. I love being tied up....I love being dominated by you...I love get my ass smacked and having rough sex with you just as much as I love making love to you....And do you want to know why? Because I TRUST you, Alek. I trust you more than anything in this world. So please....please...Don't treat me any differently...Don't think you have to be careful around me....or change. I love you. I love our sex life. I love our marriage. I love everything. I just....I had a moment of weakness and i'm sorry. I'm sorry I let my demons become your demons."

"Don't cry, little queen."

He held her tightly.

"I'm sorry I brought Hades into our marriage again..."

He shushed her softly.

"You are my wife, and I am your husband. And if you are hurting I want to know, I want to help you. Let me chase your demons away, Seph."

He moved his head to look into her face.

"You have nothing to be sorry about, Seph. You did nothing wrong. I always want you to tell me when something's bothering you. I always want you to tell me the truth. You can tell me anything, Seph. Anything."

He gave her a small smile.

"Well, maybe not that you're cheating on me with the pool boy. Because then I'd kill him."

He paused.

"Painfully."

He leaned in to kiss her lips softly, making sure to put all his love into it. His pulse had finally slowed down, but now it skipped a beat as their lips met. No matter what happened, she was his life, his home, and there was no place he would rather be than in her arms.

 

[Persephone]

She shouldn't have told him. She shouldn't have said anything....it was just making everything worse. Persephone sat down with a sigh, whispering as much.

Alek: "Of course you should have."

She shook her head in the negative. The one thing in this world that hurt Persephone more than anything was Alek thinking he was even remotely the disgusting person Hades was. She never wanted him to believe that. To truly think that she would ever see him in that light. THAT hurt her. THAT made her want to cry.

Alek: "I'm so afraid of hurting you...Of making you feel the way he did..."

"No....no...never..."

She whispered, wanting him to understand that she trusted him with her body and soul. She trusted him to make love to her tenderly and satisfy her desires roughly. She wanted him to know that she loved when he took control and dominated her. She loved when he released the beast with her. She wasn't fragile. She wasn't a victim that needed to be handled delicately. She was Pesephone--HIS Persephone. And she never wanted that to change. She HATED that Hades held this power over her; that he was this looming shadow over their marriage that always seemed to appear at one point or another.

"I'm sorry I brought Hades into our marriage again..."

Persephone buried her face into the crook of his neck, the guilt of what she was putting him through making her want to cry.

Alek: "You are my wife, and I am your husband. And if you are hurting I want to know, I want to help you. Let me chase your demons away, Seph."

That made her exhale a breath she didn't realize she was holding, her body relaxing from it's tensed state.

"That means everything....you have no idea.."

She whispered, feeling Alek's head dip down causing her to move to look into his eyes. There was such love coming from them. Such devotion and conviction. She could have gotten lost in his eyes and in his words. She had already gotten lost in him a long time ago.

Alek: "You have nothing to be sorry about, Seph. You did nothing wrong. I always want you to tell me when something's bothering you. I always want you to tell me the truth. You can tell me anything, Seph. Anything."

Persephone nodded gently as he smiled down at her.

Alek: "Well, maybe not that you're cheating on me with the pool boy. Because then I'd kill him. [pausing] Painfully."

Finally she let out a laugh, the lightness carrying to her dark eyes.

"I wouldn't expect anything less."

She added while gently caressing his cheek.

"Although the same applies to me and Catrina's mother."

Persephone added teasingly right before Alek softly pressed his lips against hers. It was like a cold breeze against her skin, making her exhale a sigh between their kiss and melt into his arms. No one could ever make her feel the way Alek did. The absolute love that he gave her was all encompassing, and she could feel it pouring out of him in that moment. It made her heart race, her breathing pick up, her mind go dizzy. The world of Hades disappeared and it was just her and Alek, in each others arms.

"I love you."

Her words soft and barely audible between their kiss.

"I love you so much."

She said again, her hands gripping his face as she deepened the passionate kiss, but keeping it tender and delicate. Her hand slid down his neck palm down, stopping right above his heart. She could feel it rapidly beating, the drumming matching her own. Finally, she broke the kiss but kept their mouths a whispers breath apart. Her dark eyes met his light, her hand pressed firmly against his heart. There were no words that needed to be said between them, the look they shared was enough. Persephone reconnected their lips, taking his tongue into her mouth in a sexy and passionate embrace. She slowly began to lay back against the couch, guiding Alek down with her so he fit perfectly against her body. His touch, his kiss, his entire being was what she needed in that moment. To forget her dark past and realize her future was so much brighter.

 

[Berserker]

The Living Room

He held her, speaking from the heart, and he felt her relax, finally. He made a joke about killing the pool boy, and she returned it with one about Catrina's mom. And that was when he knew they'd be alright. He kissed her tenderly, with love in his eyes and heart.

"I love you. I love you so much."

"I love you too. More than anything."

She kissed him this time, deepening it into something passionate. He felt her hand on his chest, and her eyes met his as they pulled apart, saying nothing and everything with that look. Their lips met again, and Seph pulled him with her as she laid down on the couch. His hand slid around her waist as they kissed, slowly and deeply, taking their time with it. Her kiss was like a drug, stimulating every inch of his body.

Alek's hand slid inside her robe, fingers lightly tracing the lines of her stomach, and sliding up to cup her breast as their kiss intensified. When they finally stopped to breathe, he touched his nose to hers, smiling down into her dark eyes. He pressed his lips against hers again, then let his mouth wander to her ear, then her neck, giving her slow, tender kisses on her soft skin. He spread the fabric of her robe open, his hands caressing her more fully, wishing to god he hadn't put his boxers back on when he'd come downstairs. He knew she could feel him, and he smiled knowingly as his mouth found hers, shimmying out of his shorts as best he could.

His hand slid slowly down to her thigh, pushing her legs gently apart. He stroked her, feeling her warm wetness on his fingertips. He kept kissing her as he slid inside slowly, his hands going to her hair.

 

[Persephone]

Persephone gently pulled Alek on top of her, their lips never parting. She felt his arm wrap around her waist and arched into his body, her hand sliding up his bare back. This was why she loved him so damn much. For being so brutal and so ruthless to everyone else, he was a gentleman to her. His darkness was so sexy, but the tender side of him was even sexier. She felt safe within his arms, and she knew he would never hurt her the way Hades had.

Their kiss broke and she looked up at him with a smile, their noses touching softly. He smiled back down at her, the lightness carrying to his eyes and making her heart flutter. She brought her hand to his face, gently stroking down his beard as he dipped his head down to her neck, kissing her skin softly. Alek’s hand moved the fabric of her robe easily, the silk slipping from her body leaving it naked for him to touch. She softly moaned as he caresses her breasts and slid his hand gently down the curves of her stomach. Persephone’s finger tips brushed down his back to meet the band of his shorts just as he lifted his head. He shouldn’t have put them on...and she knew he was thinking the same thing. Alek smiled such a charming smile, making Persephone softly laugh as their lips connected back together in a passionate kiss. He managed to slip his shorts off effortlessly without breaking the intimate contact they had.

Alek’s hand slid down her thighs and gently pushed them apart, Persephone’s leg hooking around his thigh as his fingers slid across her soaked sex. Moaning at the feel of him, she brought her hand to the back of Alek’s head, deepening the kiss just as he slid inside her. Her body tightened around him, a groan coming from low in her throat. Finally she broke the kiss as they both slowly moved against each other, her breathing more rapid yet soft between them.

“Alek..”

She said his name with such desire and love. One hand held his back while the other gripped his ass.

“Baby...”

Her voice a soft moan before her mouth found his again, all the while meeting every gentle, sexy, movement he made. Their bodies were one in that moment, just as their hearts were. She felt the love radiating off him and melting into her, making her body heated with pleasure. She moved against him wanting him to feel every part of her, physically and emotionally. Her heart was his and she was giving it to him completely. Persephone’s moans became more intense, feeing her body respond so fully to him.

“I’m close baby...”

She moaned as she extended her neck back, her eyes shutting at the build in feelings she was experiencing.

 

[Berserker]

The Living Room

He loved her so much, it felt as if his entire body was about to burst. But he didn't lose control. This time it was slow and sensual, the two able to smile and share every intimate emotion, together, their masks out away. They kissed softly, bodies moving slowly but with purpose, sliding against each other, hands feeling and caressing. When she said his name he wanted to come. The emotion in her voice brought him to another level. It wasn't about her body, their bodied - it was their souls intertwining this time.

“I’m close baby...”

"So am I..."

Her neck extended back and his mouth was on it, not wanting to stop kissing her. His body moved in tandem with hers, the push and pull of two perfectly matched bodies. He felt her entire body tensing around him, the damn about to break. His mouth slid up to find hers...

...and the doorbell rang.

The food.

Alek paused for only a second, and then he whispered urgently against her lips.

"Forget about it. Just keep going."

 

[Persephone]

She was so close, her body responding to every touch, every movement, every smile they shared together. She could feel the him in every fiber of her being like electricity coursing throughout her body. It felt absolutely amazing, like a drug, and she was so high--so completely taken by him. Persephone's neck extended back and eyes shut, moaning out as their hips continued to connect in a slow and sensual pace. Her fingers gripped Alek's muscular back at the feel of his tongue and mouth on her neck. She was so close, her body reflexively tightening around him an drawing him in deeper. Her back arched into him. Her hips rolled against his. She was there, she was on the edge when....

The doorbell rang.

And Alek stopped moving causing Persephone to expel a breath like whimper of protest, her head lifting off the cushions and looking toward the front door. The food. Alek began to pump into her again making Persephone groan out lowly at the sudden movement, her face turning to him.

Alek: "Forget about it. Just keep going."

He whispered between them urgently before kissing her again. She had already forgotten, her tongue taking shelter in his mouth while her hips rolled against him over and over again. Her moans began to grow in intensity again, muffled between their kiss, but indicating she was back on that edge again. Her body clenched around him, her muscles tightening, and right as the doorbell rang for a second time, Persephone broke the kiss and cried out as the wave of pleasure slammed down onto her body, coming and pulsing against Alek. She felt the warmth overtake her seconds later, feeling Alek push into her deeply and hold himself there, knowing he had come right along with her. Taking his mouth with hers, she held him tightly against her body, kissing him as she shook to completion.

The doorbell was replaced by pounding on the front door, matched with a man's voice.

Delivery Man: "Chaírete? Eísai entáxei ekeí? Écho parádosi ... " [Hello? Are you okay in there? I have you delivery..."

Persephone finally parted her lips from Alek's. She looked up at him with a smile, her fingers gently brushing down his beard and along his lips. She could have stayed like that forever, delivery man be damned. The outside world didn't matter anymore, it was just her and Alek. But the man was relentless, pounding on the door again. Her smile grew, her eyes never leaving Alek's.

"We should probably get that..."

She whispered unconvincingly before bringing her lips to his again in another soft yet incredibly hot kiss. Now Alek's phone on the coffee table started to buzz, obviously the delivery man trying to call him since they weren't answering. Persephone began to laugh against Alek's lips before finally breaking their kiss and sitting up with him.

"Maybe I should answer the door naked. As a consolation for waiting."

Persephone stood from the sofa with a playful grin, acting as if she was about to go answer the door.

 

[Berserker]

The Living Room

They were in perfect sync, bodies moving as one. Until the doorbell rang. He told Seph to ignore it, kissing her again, hips pressing against her. He felt her body tighten, and then she cried out, coming under her, body shaking. He pushed inside her and stayed there, coming himself. They were locked together, kissing, feeling their bodies tremble. And then there was more knocking.

"GO AWAY! JUST LEAVE IT ON THE PORCH!"

He went back to kissing her. Now the delivery man was shouting. Now more pounding. Alek sighed, looking into Seph's face.

"We should probably get that..."

He shook his head no, kissing her again, hoping to turn this right around into another miraculous lovemaking session. But then his phone started to vibrate.

"Maybe I should answer the door naked. As a consolation for waiting."

"Uh huh."

He murmured, trying to kiss her again. But then Seph was getting up.

"You're not serious."

He could tell by the smile on her face that she was teasing, but it made him get up all the same. He grabbed a pillow from the couch, looking at her like she was making him do something awful. He went to the door, holding the pillow over his manly bits. He threw open the door, shoved a 50 euro note into the guys hand for a tip, took the bag of food, and slammed the door on the stunned delivery guy.

He turned around to see Seph watching him. He tossed the pillow to the floor, and crossed the room back to her. His free hand slid from her hip around and down to her ass.

"Want to eat in bed?"

 

[Persephone]

The feeling was euphoric between them, coming together and crying out at how absolutely fucking amazing it felt. Panting out moans as her body shook in aftershocks, her lips were on Alek's not wanting to part from him. But the delivery man began to bang on the front door causing Alek to pull back.

Alek: "GO AWAY! JUST LEAVE IT ON THE PORCH!"

Persephone couldn't help but crack up, her lips upturned into a smile as Alek went back to kissing her. Holding him against her, the delivery man was relentless and began to yell now, Persephone looking up at him with a smile.

"We should probably get that..."

Alek was just as relentless, shaking his head and pressing against her, his lips taking hers once again. A long and low moan followed, feeling herself become wet from how eager he was to keep going despite the obvious interruption. But the phone then began to buzz and Persephone sighed out, their kiss breaking once again. She suggested that she get the door naked as a consolation prize for the man waiting, all the while Alek trying to kiss her and ignore the guy. But she began to sit up, Alek looking at her with a bewildered expressison.

"Uh huh. You're not serious."

She grinned playfully at him and stood up from the couch. Alek grabbed a pillow and gave her a look, one that looked as if she just told him to go bathe in acid. She couldn't help but chuckle, slapping his ass as he walked by her and to the door. Persephone followed, standing by the staircase sideways, her arm strategically placed along her breasts and her leg popped out a bit to hide her sex. Just as Alek flung the door open the delivery man looked startled, eyes wide as Alek shoved some money at him. The man then looked beyond Alek seeing Persephone and she smirked, the guy's mouth agape as Alek snatched the bags away.

Deliver Man: "Mítir Theoú..." [Mother of God...]

Persephone grinned as Alek slammed the door, the man moving his head to still stare until the last possible second. Alek then turned around and she began to laugh, pushing off the banister as he crossed the foyer to her. His hand immediately slid from her waist to her ass, squeezing it and making her go onto her toes and giggle.

Alek: "Want to eat in bed?"

She slowly nodded with a salacious grin. Persephone leaned forward, her lips closing the distance to his, then she suddenly stopped right before they touched.

"Race you!"

She said quickly, pulling away from Alek and bounding up the stairs while laughing.

 

[Berserker]

Seph clearly found all of this very amusing, which was somewhat contagious. He couldn't help but smile at her as he held up the bag and suggested they eat in bed. And they were already naked, so that was a plus. Though, as he squeezed her ass, he strongly considered having her on the floor in the foyer. He dropped the bag as Seph was leaning towards him, pretty sure that she was having the same exact idea he was. Then again, maybe not.

"Race you!"

Seph turned and ran up the stairs, laughing all the way. He looked up the stairs after her.

"Race me? What, are we twelve?"

He picked up the bag of food, then very purposefully stomped his way up the stairs, calling to her as he went.

"You better be in bed when I get there or the bear's going to get you!"

He stomped down the hallway, making a show of stepping through the door.

"He's going to get you anyway."

He set the bag down again, reaching out his hands towards her. He started to tickle her, chasing her around the bedroom. Finally he caught her, laughing, tackling her onto the bed. He hovered over her, looking down into her eyes.

"Do you want me to make a fire?"

 

[Persephone]

Persephone could see in Alek's eyes that he wanted her right then and there, despite just having her, AND despite them being in the foyer. So she decided to have a little fun since the mood had taken a sharp turn earlier. So she leaned into him, about to kiss him, when she stopped short and told him she would race him upstairs. Laughing as she turned on her heel and bounded up the stairs, she stood at the top landing, looking down at him from over the railing.

Alek: "Race me? What, are we twelve?"

"Don't get uppity at me because I didn't want you fucking me on the uncomfortable marble floor."

She narrowed her eyes playfully.

"I know what you were thinking."

She teased, her smile turning into a grin.

"So stop brooding, handsome.....and come and get me."

She taunted him with a little giggle, pushing herself away from the banister as she saw him start to stalk up the stairs. He made a show of his 'brooding' by stomping up the stairs making Persephone laugh even more.

Alek: "You better be in bed when I get there or the bear's going to get you!"

Faking a gasp from inside the room, she shouted out to him.

"Not the beaaar!"

Persephone stood by the bed with a big smile as she listened to Alek stomp down the hall before it became quiet. He menacingly stepped through the doorway looking like her were about to attack.

Alek: "He's going to get you anyway."

Alek reached out to grab her and Persephone screamed out with laughter, back peddling away and around the bed trying to get away. But he managed to grab her by the arm, bear hugging her while tickling her stomach.

"NO!! No no no no no! AHHH!"

Her laugh was uncontrollable, as she lifted both legs up in the air in a tucked position, trying to cover her stomach as he kept his arms wrapped around her. He moved to the bed, throwing them both onto it, Persephone's stomach hurting from laughing so hard. Finally they settled, Alek hovering on top of her as she looked up at him, her laughter finally subsiding but her jubilant smile remaining.

Alek: "Do you want me to make a fire?"

Her dark eyes were locked with his, looking so deeply she could have sworn she saw his soul. Her hand lifted to his cheek as she slowly shook her head no. Lifting to meet his lips, Persephone didn't want him to leave her, she only wanted him. Her kiss was tender and soft at first, then became deeper and more urgent as the moments passed. Rolling them over on the bed, she was now laying on top of him, her legs sliding to either side of his hips as she kept herself pressed against him.

"Thank you..."

She murmured between them, her fingers brushing back his long hair.

"For everything you said downstairs.....you'll never know how much that means to me. How much you mean to me. I love you..."

Her lips pressed against his.

"I love you..."

Then again.

"I love you..."

And again, each proclamation softer than the last. And with the last one, Persephone slid Alek inside her, her breath heavy against his lips at the feel of him filling her.

"I love you."

Then her lips stayed on his, tasting him while her hips rolled slowly against him in a sensual and intimate dance.

 

[Berserker]

The Foyer

He scoffed at Seph's challenge to "race her" upstairs.

"Don't get uppity at me because I didn't want you fucking me on the uncomfortable marble floor. I know what you were thinking."

He had to grin at that.

"Yes, you're a mind reader. But come now, that is NOT the most uncomfortable place we've had sex."

"So stop brooding, handsome.....and come and get me."

He stomped his way up the stairs, so she could hear every step he took. When he got to their room, he pretended to "get" her, tickling her and then throwing her onto the bed. He looked down into her face and laughing eyes, wondering how he could have been so lucky as to find her. And in the most unlikely of places. Now they were here, in an even more unlikely place. And he would make her forget everything bad that had happened to her, but only giving her good things from now on.

She kissed him, and he felt her love pour into him, starting out sweetly then becoming more insistent. She rolled him onto his back, laying on top of him as they kissed. His hands slid around her back, holding her, just enjoying this connection to her, but all too ready for anything that might follow.

"Thank you...For everything you said downstairs.....you'll never know how much that means to me. How much you mean to me. I love you..."

He reached up and touched the side of her face. She kissed him, repeating I love you and he was so overwhelmed by it that all he could do was keep kissing her in return. Finally she said it again, and slid him inside her. His back arched with the feeling, eyes closing with pleasure. She always felt so good...how did she always feel this good? He started to move his hips and so did she, the two of them slowly rocking against each other.

"Baby..."

His hands stroked her back, his lips tenderly on hers.

"I love you too...you're my everything..."

 

[Persephone]

They had made incredible love downstairs, their bodies becoming one. It was almost as if it was proof to them both that their marriage was beyond the black hole that was Hades. It was a declaration of their love and their marriage. But right now? It was just them and no need to prove anything to anyone. Persephone repeatedly told Alek she loved him, gently kissing him each and every time. She couldn't say it enough. She didn't want to stop saying it. But the last one she said, she slid him inside her and muffled her gasp with his lips. Not only did their bodies become one in that moment, but she could have sworn she felt their souls unite as well. It was the most incredible feeling, something that she never would have believed existed unless she experienced it herself. Their hips began to connect in perfect sync, Persephone's tongue gently tasting his, like a slow dance that burned long and hot.

Alek: "Baby..."

He whispered between them and she could have come right there just from his voice.

Alek: "I love you too...you're my everything..."

His hand gently stroked up her spine, making her shiver as she moved. Persephone's dark eyes stayed locked with his, an expression of pure love and ecstasy coating her face. Her hand cupped his cheek while her other was planted next to his head on the bed helping her stay upright as she moved. It didn't take long for her body to respond to him, the outpour of love more powerful than the physical.

"You're mine....you're my world...."

She said between breaths, the build in pressure increasing with each connection of their hips. Then her lips stayed parted as she gasped in, feeling herself contract around him.

"God yesss...."

She moaned out, the octave in her voice changing as she came. Persephone's eyes rolled shut, her face dipping into the crook of Alek's neck kissing his skin while whimpering out noises of pleasure at the aftershocks that coursed throughout her body.

"Come baby..."

She whispered hotly against his ear, taking his lobe into her mouth as she rocked against him.

"Come..."

Her words a breathless lullaby luring him to his release.

 

[Berserker]

The Bedroom

They moved slowly this time, rhythmically, together as one body. They were pressed against each other, from their mouths to the hips and everything in between.

"You're mine....you're my world...."

"All yours..."

He felt her tense, squeezing him inside her, and saw her eyes shut as she came. Her head fell to the crook of his neck and her mouth pressed against his neck as her body shook and jerked. Her lips there turned the fire in his body up to full blast, and he held her tightly against his chest, loving the feel of her body reaching its apex. Her mouth moved to his earlobe as she whispered to him.

"Come baby...Come..."

"Persephone..."

He could feel the pressure building, as she moved so gently above him, so differently from how they normally finished. When he came, he clutched her tight, never wanting to let her go. He moaned, delirious with pleasure, feeling like there was a warm blanket around him. It was peace and bliss and love all wrapped into one. He buried his face in her hair, not able to think about anything but touching her, loving her.

"God, Seph, I could do nothing else but make love to you forever."