Fates collide (New species love story)(Jericho love story)

Chapter 17

Echo blew air from her lips making a huffing sound and set Suzuko in Clovers loving arms, she runs straight at Jericho and leaps at him forcing him to catch her and cradle her in his arms. She wraps her arms around his neck and pushes her face higher slamming her awaiting lips onto his.
Jericho's growls out as it turns into a loving croon, his tongue invades her mouth swiping across her tongue and tasting every inch of her. She loved him, and she missed him as much as she missed Suzuko and Hydra.
Breaking free from the kiss they stare at each other with a loving gaze, "if you're not going to ask me to be your mate I will be highly disappointed" she watches a grin spread on his face, as he lets out a laugh.
"Echo?" His expression sobered as he watched her with a serious gaze.
"Yes?" She stares at him, hope in her eyes.
"Will you... Show me how you use the computer like that?" Annoyance flicked across her features, he broke out into another grin "I'm kidding, be my mate?" Jericho watched Echo with a loving expression, he went far too long without her and never wanted to experience it again. He was able to tend to Suzuko and Hydra while she was gone and kept himself busy as missing Echo was a dull ache in his chest. He worried for her safety but he understood he couldn't do anything about it, justice and Suzuko comforted him telling him that she was strong and once she had an idea in her head nothing would stop her.
He liked that when echo was in his arms she was calm, almost innocent. He knew she could protect herself but he needed to make it clear that it was his duty to protect her, she was a small female that could easily be taken down by a bullet.
"Of course" she grabs his face and presses her lips forcefully to his in a deep passionate kiss.
"We will take care of the gifts" breeze grins at the couple, "Want to help us get them settled Suzuko?" The young girl turns to look at her mother and new father with a longing expression, she knew her mom was happy and she also understood that they needed some time together. As much as she wanted to be with both of them she was going to have to leave them alone for a bit.
"Yeah! I'll help" she grins up at Breeze.
Jericho, understanding that they could leave holds Echo tighter in his arms and in a dead sprint heads home. To their home. The one he had ready for them.
He slams the door open as Echo glances around taking in the rooms, Jericho was determined to find out how many tattoo's his mate had and Echo was all for it.
He blindly grips for the bedroom doors handle and twists it, too distracted by his mates eyes. He throws her onto the bed and starts to strip, he wasn't concerned about her backing out on this. He pushed the thought out the moment she threw herself into his arms, Echo understood what he was doing and undressed on the bed. Rage boiled in his blood at the scars that littered his mates body, the scars on her all looked old besides the scarred bullet tissue. The tattoo of a snakes eye laid over her heart was marred and twisted, she watched him with passion filled eyes.
He growled out, "who did this!" He was enraged as he took in the rest of her body, quotes in beautiful lettering ran across her collar bone, he hip bone, down her legs. Birds, snakes; bears covered scars making them look like a story book, it was almost as if the tattoo's were telling them how she got the scars.
"That gift, I got it as a reminder of her. She was beaten and they shot me, my plan is to get a tattoo for her. I'm not are of what yet but I want it on the top of my foot, when she tried to get away they broke her ankle first" sadness glinted in Echos eyes, guilt ate at her for not saving the gift.
Jericho saw the sadness and cupped her face in his rough hands, Echo was a strong female and he knew that but he also realize that she held too much in to look strong in front of the weak.
"You do not have to be strong with me, let me be strong for you" he presses his lips to her throat as a sob rips through her mouth. She gripped at his bare shoulder and held him close as tears streamed down her face, she didn't have to be strong right now.