🏁 Tetrology Of The Sea - Book 1: From The Sea 🪼🔨💻 💞 🔮

Sixteen

Shana laid beside Travis as Travis slept soundly beside her. She watched him as his bare chest rose and fell and even though he was bruised, it was still something nice to look at. She didn't even mind that he had a small pooch that was close to the bottom of his torso; she found it endearing actually and it made her feel like her first time was with someone she loved, not just with someone she thought was cute. Of course, she knew that this could get out and she hoped with all her being that it didn't revert back to Travis because he hadn't done anything.
Travis twitched in his sleep and Shana giggled quietly to herself at how cute it was. She knew that Aylin would be furious with her but she didn't care. It had been nothing like her cheerleader friends had said it was but she knew that it wasn't going to be as amazing as everyone said it was. Rather, she thought it wasn't going to be that amazing. For someone who had never done it before, he knew how to do things to her that was nothing but the height of erotic and orgasmic. It was like even though he was going into her, he was trying to pull something out of her as well. All she wanted to do was give it to him.
Travis opened his eyes slightly and Shana smiled at him. He smiled back and put his hand on her cheek.
"What time is it?" he asked softly.
"Almost 5:00 in the evening. I'm sure Aylin will be looking for me soon." She said softly as she leaned into his palm.
"I'm sorry I fell asleep." He murmured.
"I forgive you," she said, with a kiss.
Travis smiled under the kiss and then pushed her over and made her under him. She giggled and he trailed his nose down her neck, nipping her every now and then. It made her shudder every time and she wrapped her arms around his neck, putting her hands through is hair.
"Travis, I think I have to go now..." she whispered.
"Mmm, no..." he said, kissing her down to her breasts.
"I don't want to leave either but if I don't then it will be harder to control Aylin if he gets really angry."
Travis sighed and settled his chin on her as he looked at her. She smiled and out her fingers through his hair again.
"You don't know how much I want to stay with you right now."
"You don't have to leave."
"Travis-"
He shut her up with a kiss and they went and did it again.

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When Shana finally got home, Aylin was sitting on the stairs and waiting for her.
"Took you long enough." He said as he watched her casually.
Shana ignored him and tried to head upstairs without him getting into it but he grabbed her ankle.
"Shana."
"Yes?"
"Out of all the guys in the world, why did it have to be him?"
Shana shook her brother's hand from her ankle and looked back at him.
"Because he's the only one I have loved and treated me as if I were a lady, not a trophy or a beauty. Just me, Shana Grey. I have never wanted to give myself but to him."
"You didn't have anything, did you?"
"No..."
"Shana-"
"If anything happens I will move out and tell Daddy everything. I will take responsibility for my actions. I knew what I was doing. Please don't lecture me."
She went up the rest of the way to her room and took a shower. She remembered every part of the occasion and the hot water on her skin made it feel as if he were touching her and she sighed. She'd never forget this moment and she hoped that nothing was going to happen to her but if it did, she would take full responsibility for it. It was her decision, not anyone else's. She finally finished scrubbing herself and went to get dinner even though it was really awkward for her and her brother.

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Ruth finally came home and when she went in she found Travis in the kitchen chugging a glass of water. When he heard the door open he walked toward Ruth and she hugged him tightly.
"I missed you so much." She said.
"I missed you too, Mom."
She smiled and then looked at him a little. "You look different."
"You haven't seen me in almost a week."
"I know that, child. I mean there is just something about you that is different than before... Either way, I got you some presents. Nothing much but I thought you might enjoy some of them."
Travis grinned, happy to receive the presents as Josh came in with the luggage. He smiled at him and looked Travis up and down.
"You do something different to yourself while we were gone?"
"No... Got beat up but that's about it."
"Are you alright, sweetheart?" Ruth said with a concerned expression. "I tried to call yesterday but it seems no one was answering the phone."
Travis smirked at himself, knowing exactly why no one picked up. He went to get more water and Ruth took out all the presents she had bought for him. Most of it was novelty items but the thought was sweet and he wouldn't dare of throwing them away. There were some T-shirts in here but other than that, it was nothing much.
"But we did chip in and get you this." Josh said softly.
He pulled out a nice looking box and Travis set his fourth glass of water down, taking it. He began to unwrap it as Josh sat beside Ruth.
"I don't know if you'd like it but Ruth said you might appreciate them."
He nodded, taking the top off the box and his face lit up. He pulled out the intricate looking necklace and sniffed the pendant. He could tell it was made from the sea, his home...
"I remember when you gave that magnificent pearl to me sweetie and I just didn't have anything to do with it. So we asked a jeweler if he could carve something out of it for us. He was very good at what he did and even added real abalone shell to it to make it look a little authentic."
"Thank you, Mom. This is the most intricate thing you've ever given me."
"Put it in the water. It's cool what it does." Josh said, holding his hand out.
Travis handed him the necklace and Josh dunked the seahorse into the water glass that was sitting on the table. Travis frowned at that but was amazed at the way the water caught all the brilliant colors of the pearl and the abalone shell.
"It reminded me of the distant relatives of the seahorse, the leafy sea dragons, and some of them have a strip of blue that seems to almost glow in the water."
He handed the necklace back to Travis and he put it around his neck. He smiled as he touched it a little when a wave of nausea overtook him and he grabbed hold of the counter.
"Travis?"
"I'm fine..."
"You look green." Josh said softly.
Travis tried to push it off but another wave came and he ran to the downstairs bathroom and vomited into the toilet. It smelled horrible and the smell just made him vomit even more and he groaned against the toilet. Ruth knocked on the door and then stuck her head in.
"Travis? Are you alright, sweetie?"
"I'll be fine I think... Must have just caught some food poisoning or something."
"Why don't you just go lie down?"
"No, you just got back and-"
"It'll be fine. I'll bring you some broth."
Travis was going to refuse but from the way he was wobbling, he figured it would be alright to be babied once more. At the moment, he wasn't feeling himself.