The Demon's Dilemma

Chapter 7

(Small disclaimer...this story is currently undergoing a point of view edit. Some chapters haven't been updated yet and are still set in the first person. I apologize for the inconvenience, please enjoy the story or check out some of my other work while you wait for this one! Thank you.)

Only one day left in her contract, will Madeline settle for some nobody off the street? Does Asher really want to leave her? Only time will tell what the future has for these two....hopefully everything will end up okay for the young lovers.....

I woke up from a deep dreamless sleep. Asher was still holding me. I rolled over in his arms to face him. His eyes were open. How long had he been awake? Did he even go to sleep last night? His hand tightened around me, pulling me closer to him. I pushed my hand up his chest slowly. I was trying to put everything about him to memory. I couldn't shake the feeling that he would be leaving me today, I wasn't sure if he'd take my soul with him or not. But I honestly didn't care. I had found someone to love even if it was only a short time.
"Madeline..." His voice was rough. I clung closer to him.
"Yeah?" I asked sheepishly. I dreaded his answer. My body tensed up against him. Please don't go....
"I have to go away for a few hours." He brushed his fingers through my hair. "But I will be back before your timer runs out..." He sighed. Was it upsetting him to leave?
Cause it sure was upsetting me. "Okay.." I nodded lightly.
He sat up as did I. He started to move to the edge of the bed. My heart thumped loudly in my chest. It hurt, I didn't want him to leave. He couldn't leave me, not yet. I crawled over to him and wrapped my arms around his neck from behind.
"Ash...can I have one more kiss before you go?" My voice was barely a whisper.
Asher turned and gently pushed me back onto the bed. He laid above me, his hands on either side of my head. My heart pounded loudly in my ears. No, he wouldn't break the contract, would he? I closed my eyes, how dare I think like that. Asher wouldn't do that to me.
He leaned down, pressing his chest against mine as his lips met mine. He was soft and gentle at first. His lips moving with mine in a dance that we had made up. Slowly the kisses became more feverish, we couldn't get enough of each other. We kissed for what felt like a lifetime. Each time his lips brushed over me it was like a new wave of excitement rolled over me.
Somehow my hands ended up teasing his hair as he slid his arms under me to hold me closer to his body.
Just as I thought we might get too carried away he pulled back. I felt the sigh as it rolled out of his lips. He didn't want to stop either.
"Lin...I.." His blue eyes ran over my face. He tried to hide the frustration in his soul but I could see it.
"I know.." I whispered as I ran a hand over his cheek. My eyes wanted to water up again.
He took my hand into his and gave the back of it a kiss. "I'll be back for you. I promise."
"You better be..." I sniffle as he helped me sit up.
He growled and pulled me to my feet, my face pressed into his chest. "You better not cry! Don't send me off with a sad goodbye." He set me down and stroked my hair out of my face. "Give me some pizzazz. Leave me wanting more so that I have every reason to come back..."
I stared up into his blue eyes and gave him a teary smile. "You will be coming back or I'm going to hell to find you."
He smiled back. "That's better. Now, Madeline, I will see you later this evening." He held my cheek and placed a kiss on my forehead.
"Asher...I love you." I smiled at him wanting him to know how much he meant to me. This was hard. It felt like I was saying goodbye forever....I didn't like it.
He looked me in the eyes. His blue oceans washing over me. His thumb traced little circles on my cheek. "I love you too Madeline..."
My heart went into overdrive as he said it back. I wanted to pull him into my chest and never let him go again. He stroked my cheek one last time before dropping his hand and turning to walk into a black cloud of smoke. My heart ached in a bad way now.
The black cloud disappeared and all that was left were my pj pants that I had let him for the night. I stepped over and picked them up, folding them over my arm. He was coming back right? He had to...he just had to.
I waited a few minutes just trying to figure out what to do. Did I want to lay down and cry? Or just cry? My heart was heavy with a sad longing pain. I sighed to myself and wandered out into the living room. I grabbed a big fluffy blanket and curled up on the couch, I wanted to turn on the TV and watch something but I didn't have the energy to do so.
Eventually the tears came and I let them fall. It felt nice to get all these emotions out.
After crying my heart out, I laid my head down on the arm of the couch and fell asleep.
When I woke up, there was still no sign of Asher. I looked to my wrist, it was my final hour...I don't think I'd just up and die. Hopefully Asher would appear back here to finish the deal. That way I could see him one last time before I died. I'm not a very religious person but I did wonder where I'd go...if I got to go anywhere. Asher said he'd eat my soul...so does that mean I die permanently? Like no chance of an afterlife or reincarnation? What did any of this mean for me....
My stomach growled reminding me that I hadn't eaten today. Was it even worth eating anything? Maybe I could eat some really nice fancy meal before I die. Like some filet mignon and some sort of fancy dessert. My mind wandered thinking of all the possibilities. This only made my tummy more upset.
Giving in to my human needs I went into the kitchen and warmed up one of the mini frozen pizzas I had in the freezer and flop back down on the couch to watch some Netflix. After one episode of Sugar Rush, I turned off the TV and glanced at my wrist. I was running out of time. I stretched my arms and back before settling in again.
Where was he? I had like twenty minutes left....he promised he'd be back...I didn't want to cry again. Fuck crying. I'm going to face this like a calm headed adult. I groaned and laid my head in my lap.
"What are you doing?"
I looked up to see the cocky grin of Asher standing in front of me.
"You look like shit...what have you been doing all day?" His face looked like he had eaten a sour candy.
"YOu're back!" I cried out. I jumped to my feet and hugged him tightly. He chuckled and hugged me back.
"You didn't think I was coming back?" He stroked my hair.
"No I...I was just worried about you coming back..." I lied.
"Well I'm sorry to break up the reunion but you don't have much time and we need to go. Now."
I looked at him confused. "Wait why do we need to leave?"
"No time for questions! Hold on to me!"
I was suddenly crushed into his chest and the black smoke surrounded us. The smoke disappeared as soon as it had appeared. I was no longer in my pj's, but a nice simple dress. I looked up to Asher and he had a red button-up and black slacks on. He was smiling at me. "Close your eyes and don't open them until I say so okay?"
"Asher, what's going on?" I was very confused.
"No time for questions. Close your eyes and hold my hand."
I sighed and closed my eyes. He took my hand and led me somewhere. We didn't walk very far before he stopped me. He kept ahold of both of my hands.
"Okay Lin...open your eyes."
I did and I was surprised by what was surrounding me. It was a nice hotel room. The room was big and had a...heart shaped bathtub in the living room? I glanced around quickly before returning my eyes to Asher. "Wha...what is all this? Why are we in...what I assume to be a love hotel?"
He grinned that mischievous grin. "Because hopefully here in a minute we will be using these amenities. But first you only have a few minutes left. SO stop wasting time." He cleared his throat. "Lin...will you be my girlfriend?"
I gasped. He didn't say what I thought he did? "Ash?"
He took one hand and waved me on. "Hurry up! You don't have long...." His eyes seemed panicked
"Oh shit! Yeah, yes! Yes, I'll be your girlfriend!"
Asher brought up my right wrist. I looked at it. The counter stopped then disappeared completely, the chain unwound itself from my wrist then disappeared as well. I looked up to Asher and he smiled at me.
"So we are boyfriend and girlfriend now?" I grinned at him.
He took a step closer to me and wrapped his arms around my waist, pulling me closer to him. "Yes, we are. And with that, your contract with me is now hereby sealed and finished. You should be proud of yourself. You won a deal with a demon." He grinned down at me.
"I am. Cause I have the best prize in the world." I raised up to my tiptoes and wrapped my arms around his neck.
"Yeah?" He asked softly.
"Yeah..." I smiled back at him as we started swaying gently from side to side. It was a great feeling, knowing that I was no longer going to die soon. Plus I had found love in a week...like isn't that some sort of fairytale crap.
Asher gave me a smile that I hadn't seen yet. His eyes sparkled with a curious nature to them. Before I could ask what he was thinking of he picked me up and threw me over his shoulder.
"Hey! What are you doing?" I giggled at him.
He took a few steps then dropped me to the bed, he pounced on me so suddenly I didn't have time to react. His lips pressed against mine and we were soon tangled in each other as we kissed. My body was heating up as Asher pressed his body against mine. He was moving so quickly. Soon his lips pulled from mine and dug into my neck. It felt incredible. I groaned against his shoulder as his fingers trailed across my thigh. My skin was getting tighter as he pressed against me again.
"Ash...wait, wait slow down..." I mumbled out between rolls of pleasure.
He sat back his brow sweaty. "I'm sorry Lin..." He sighed as he looked me over.
My strap had slid down my shoulder and my skirt was all messed up from where he had slid his hand across my thigh. My body shuddered as it remembered his touch. I wanted more....
"I needed to get that out. It's been bothering me that the fuck head got to second base with you before I did." He growled lowly.
"It's okay Ash..you'll still be my first..." I blushed not able to finish my sentence. My eyes ran over his body drinking in his essence. My cheeks went from pink to full-on red as I saw the outline of his cock pressing against his pants. It looked huge! My experience with cocks is very limited but damn.... My eyes ran to his face. Uh oh...He caught me. I could tell by the look on his face.
He smirked at me. "Checking me out huh?" He crawled over me. I held my breath as he laid down on me. I was compressed into the mattress. My breathing slowed and my head became foggy as Asher came back to kissing me. It was intense. My hands were trapped between our bodies. His wrapped around my shoulders, the other stroked my cheek before sliding down my body. Gently easing its way down my side, rolling over my breast sending lightning down to my core. I was hot again. My skin tight and on fire.