FFXV: After the Fall

Chapter 8

Helena heard the sound of the door closing behind her and smiled, knowing that he wouldn't be very far away. That sound triggered a sense of anticipation, which steadily grew in strength.
Two seconds later, he was behind her and massaging her shoulders in slow, circular motions. "That, was an amazing date." He smiled as he looked at them.
   "Oh yeah." She agreed. "Most are either really awkward or really boring. This one...was the best I've ever had."
   "Good. And you were right- we needed it. The first one was at least half-business. Made up for it?"
   "Definitely. More than."
He then switched to more stroking than actual massaging, also taking in the tops of her arms while moving a little bit closer.
   "So, now...we need somethin' else."
   "...yeah."
Despite the urgency part of him felt, he was determined to try and not rush this particular moment. For her.
So, it began at her shoulders. After a few more moments of gentle stroking, he started picking at the left strap of her blue top; pulling it away slightly, putting the occasional finger or two underneath it, then finally slid it along and over her shoulder as well as the bra strap so that he could get at all of her skin.
She felt a set of fingers brush all the way from that side of her neck down to and over her shoulder, and a slight shiver took her as he began to place gentle kisses on that area. She was surprised; she'd been fully expecting something far more hot and urgent, specially after the last couple of occasions. This was the exact opposite. There was nothing but tenderness here, and she was already falling under its spell.

As he switched to her right side in order to repeat what he'd done to the left, he felt his impatience start to settle down into something a lot milder. It was still there, of course- only one thing would ever make a dent in that- but it now seemed to recognise that he wanted to take his time with her. He was very glad, there was definitely a lot about teasing her that he enjoyed.
For starters, her skin was just gorgeous to touch. He didn't care that it was quite a bit paler than his own, that just meant he could see more detail. It was soft, warm...and very sensitive.
He suspected that was the case after their last encounters, but it really stood out here the most; it showed up in her breathing, which was now slightly fast and uneven with the odd little hitch here and there. It also showed up at certain things he did, which he then reacted to so that he could get even more out of her.
Case in point- he'd just had the idea of brushing his open mouth along the top of her shoulder and neck, and his ears had caught a quiet sigh at it- and then she'd shivered. Just a little bit, but it was enough. That then triggered him to try adding a small lick of his tongue just before he kissed her there, and she took that and raised her head up a couple of inches so that he had more access to her neck...and it just carried on.
He could happily do this all day. All. Day.
He loved her reactions.

As he sought to start tracing out that neck on its right side, his hands left her arms and dropped to her waist and sides. Those he squeezed, and her left hand moved to rest on his wrist. His right kept on going, looking for the bottom hem of her top like it was some kind of magnet for the place, and started picking at it.
   "Gladio..." He heard a silky voice.
   "Mmm?"
   "Can you...speed up a little, please?"
Aha. She must be starting to lose her patience. He smiled, then raised his head to hover next to her ear.
   "...in a bit." He said.
She huffed slightly. "Fuck's sake."
   "You impatient girl. We've got all night." He then started kissing his way back down her neck while his curious fingers slid under her top and drew a line across her belly.
She reacted a lot more strongly to that, leaning back against him and taking over his left hand, putting it onto her chest. He wasn't quite ready to start at that yet, though, so he decided to merely stroke over that top-covered breast instead of squeeze. He was more interested in what his right hand was doing, which was continuing to move over her belly and sides.
   "Aren't you normally the impatient one?" She gasped.
   "Not this time. This is gettin' done properly." He then took his other hand back and grasped the bottom of the top with both, raising it slowly up her body. She instantly complied with him, lifting her arms, and he removed the item and tossed it away.
He then finally turned her around, and smiled.
Even more of that amazing skin was now in front of him, some of it hidden by a half-lace, very pale blue bra.