Vulpecula ✔️

Vixen.

Kayden's POV

I didn't move from my position. Until her tiny hands grabbed my shoulders and pulled me up. Her eyes held surprise and something so serene and deep that I felt lost. I was a goner for her. And only her.

How could a small woman, who barely even reached my shoulder have such power over me?

"We are equals Kayden. You and I are a team. We work together, we fight together and we stay together. You kneeling in front of me doesn't sit well with me." Before she could continue, I pressed her body to mine and kissed her damned lips.

"I would kneel in front of you because you are the only one I would do that for. I could bring mountains down just for you Ava. You mean a lot to me. And I feel stupid because I'm unable to express how much you mean."

"You do it everyday. You prove to me everyday that you care a lot about me." She smiled at me. Soft and beautiful. "Now get me the towel before I turn into ice." She chuckled at that and I wrapped the towel around her. Right under her arm pits.

My little cinnamon roll.

She has me wrapped around her pinky. And for fuck's sake I cannot seem to feel offended about it. If Ava tells me to grovel at her feet for even a little glimpse of her, I would do that in a heartbeat. Because she is the sunshine of my world.

I never thought that I would hold someone as dear to me as my mother or my father and even Ashar for that matter, but here I am, standing in front of the woman who has me by the balls.

But perhaps that's what love does to a person. The talk with Jo-Jo cleared my mind and the talk with John made me all the more determined to make her happy. To make her world full of joy, laughter and just happiness. Because at such a young age, she has gone through so much shit that I can't even imagine. She just deserves happiness now.

Ava grabbed my hand in hers and led me out. Then widened her eyes and ran back inside. Of course she forgot to remove her damp underwear. The sexy black underwear. When she came back her cheeks were flushed and her her eyes looked anywhere but me.

"Hey, it's okay. It was normal. You needed help and I did that. No need to be ashamed because I saw you." I cooed.

"It's embarrassing. I feel like I was imposing myself on you."

"You could never do that. I would never mind any type of intimacy with you Ava. Always remember that. I just need you to understand that these type of things are okay. Normal. Real intimacy is when-"

"When you know the world of the person. When you see past their shields and know precisely what they are thinking. It's when two people are connected heart, body and soul. It's when you look at them and know immediately how they are feeling. I know Kayden. Sex isn't everything in a relationship. Lust is not the base of a relationship. It's understanding and respect. And lots of love."

I dumbly nodded my head at her. She is right. And I hardly know anyone who thinks the same. I've felt this for a long time now. There was always this longing in my chest before Ava. I felt empty. No matter how many times I had sex with someone. No matter how much I lusted after someone. The younger me even considered sex as love at one point.

It was the time when I was seeing this girl from our high school. She was fucking pretty. Whenever I used to see her, I just wanted to rip her clothes apart and have her right there. That's what I did for a long time. We hardly knew each other. She didn't even know my middle name, or the fact that I don't like milk chocolates.

I thought I was in love with her. I couldn't be anymore wrong.

And then I read stories about people having sex and then suddenly they love each other. I never understood why our generation thinks that love is all about sex. That if someone is big and good at it, you are suddenly in love with them. Or if someone is tight and knows what they are doing, bam you're in love with them. Without even knowing a single thing about them.