Death Valley (Desert Children Series #2)

Truth or Dare

"I think we should know embarrassing stuff about each other now that we are married." Ghoul told me.

I nodded. "I have some pretty weird stuff you should know about me."

Ghoul sighed. "I'll start. I shave because my own body hair grosses me out."

"I have to brush my teeth with my left hand." I tried to think of something weirder but Ghoul interrupted me.

"I still quickly tuck myself in because of the whole monsters thing when I turn out the lights."

I giggled. "Me too! I also say Wed-nes-day to remind myself how to spell the day."

We were laughing at our flaws and it felt cute.

The sun had started to set, so we watched it together while holding hands. I put my head on his shoulder. We decided together that we should pull an all nighter and become nocturnal. I dressed in only my underwear and shirt, and he did the same. We started off by throwing pillows at each other like footballs.

"Your boxers are cute." I commented.

"Thanks." He replied. "Your choice of panties is splendid."

"EW! I hate that word." I yelled at him and threw a pillow at his face.

"Panties? Panties. Panties." He mocked me in a female voice.

"Stop or I'll choke you with my dick. I'm king of this bed." I stood up on the bed to show my dominance.

"What dick?" He asked and laughed.

I flashed him my shaved abdomen. "This one, loser."

Ghoul pulled me back down on the bed with him, smothering me in kisses.

"Truth or dare?" He asked.

"Mmmm...truth." It was always a go-to.

He tapped his finger against his chin before speaking. "Have you ever watched porn?"

"Ew no. Why? Have you?" I answered.

"I'm a guy of course I have." He laughed.

"Ghoul you dirty birdy. Truth or Dare?"

"Truth."

"What is your sexuality?" I asked curiously.

"Bi." He looked away as he said it.

"Aw! That's so awesome. I don't really have a sexuality. I think if I like someone, I like them. I happen to like you." I smiled.

When one of us finally picked dare, Ghoul dared me to show off my lingerie that Rocket picked out.

"YAS! HIGH FASHION!" He yelled after each one and I tried not to laugh.

"Which one is your favorite?" I asked.

"The one you have on now." He put his arms behind his head.

I decided to do a little strip tease. He whistled as I took off my bra and threw it to the side.

"I need a volunteer from the audience to take off my under- err panties off for me." I said in a seductive voice.

"Me! Me!" Ghoul waved a hand in the air.

"There are so many handsome men to choose from, but I'll have to pick this man over here." I pointed at Ghoul.

I got up on the bed and he slipped off my underwear slowly.

"Fuck." He muttered.

I tangled my fingers in his hair and kissed him passionately. I was so happy to be here with him. My heart fluttered in my chest as we fell on the bed together, having the best time of our lives. We rolled around in the sheets, hands running over each other's skin. I was breathless and in love.

Early morning came and we were tangled in the sheets, kissing softly. We held each other close in the warm blankets. I knew I should sleep, but I couldn't. I wanted to stay in this moment forever. He meant the world to me.

He suggested we get some breakfast and take a walk along the edge of the canyon. I agreed with him and got dressed. Ghoul went downstairs to get us our breakfast and I jumped back into bed to stay warm. We sat on the bed and ate a breakfast of pancakes and bacon. It was the best food I had in a long time. It filled me and made me feel better than the stuff we had at home. The pancakes were light and fluffy. The bacon was the right kind of crispy. The taste lingered on my taste buds. I wanted to eat more, but I knew I shouldn't stuff myself.

Slipping on shoes, we went outside. The air was warm and dry. It thankfully wasn't as hot as back home. We sat by the edge of the canyon, staring out at the rocks. We held hands and talked about what we would do when we got back home.

He smiled. "I think we will start cleaning upstairs. I want to stay away from the Dracs as usual and maybe get some dogs."

I smiled with him at the thought of improving our home life.

"I never wanted to do anything until I met you. You made me want to make a better life for myself." He said.

I tightened my grip on his fingers in a loving way and watched the sun shine over the red rocks. I thought about all of the pain I had gone through before this. I thought about my mom's boyfriend and what he had done to me. I thought about the loneliness and feeling like I had nowhere to go. After all of it, I finally had reached heaven on Earth.