The Darkness In Us

Past: Part 3

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Cayde's POV

After a few drinks at the bar, Amanda called it quits because of work. Raven and I kept drinking for a bit until she called it quits too.

"You can crash in my place." I say. Wait. Did I really just say that? Fuck. Well, I'm sure she'll say no.

"Ok. Yeah sure. That's...sweet of you." she says. "Will there be drinks?" she asks. I look at her and she's watching me intently. Adorable as hell.

"And food. And good times all around." I say. She smilea and then followa me. I call my ship and we headed for the Tower.

When we land, we head straight for my apartment and when we went in, she smiles.

"Mind if I look around?" she asks. I shake my head, closing and locking the door. I grab some glasses and a bottle of whiskey from my mini bar and sat down on the couch. I watch her as she admires the stuff in my living room. She seems genuinely fascinated.

"Is this a Fallen cloaking device?" she asks. I laugh, nodding.

"Yep. Been trying to fix it to find a use for it but I keep forgetting to work on it." I say. It was true. Between the Vanguard duties and everything that's been happening recently, I haven't gotten around to it.

"Mind if I give it a go?" she asks, turning to me. I serve her a drink.

"Knock yourself out, you can work on my coffee table." I say. She takes it and brings it to the table. I gice her a floor cushion and she smiles, sitting on it, pulling what looks like a leather scroll out of her utility belt. She unwraps it and I'm surprised to see different tools in there. Screw drivers, wrenches, pliers, you name it.

"What? A girl's gotta be prepared." she says. I finish my drink and sit next to her as she explains the different components of the piece.

Beautiful, resourceful, deadly and intelligent. You're the whole damn package.

"You think you can make it work?" I ask. She nods her bangs falling over her eyes. I reach out and tuck them behind her ear and she freezes. She turns towards me and then I realize what I had done.

Her cheeks are flushed and she looks completely sober. Her eyes are already dark and her lips parted. Fuck.

"Maybe I should go. I'm sober now." she whispers. I lean closer to her.

Wait. No. No I can't let you leave.

"You could stay in my other room.." I say. She looks me dead in the eyes, biting her lower lip.

"I wanna be in your bed Cayde." she says. Those words send my body into an overheated state. I'm instantly aroused.

"Raven..." I start to say but she gets up quickly and walks to my door. I jump over the couch and stop her, putting an arm on each side of her. I have her trapped. She tries to push me away but I push my body against her.

You're so damn warm, I can feel it, Raven.

"You don't have to leave. Look, we're not always on the same page, but we're a damn good team. Like a family. We take care of each other." I say. What could make her stay?

A smirk graces those beautiful, full lips of hers and she looks me in the eyes again.

"No one's ever taken care of me, Cayde. What makes you think you could?" she asks, her voice sultrier than usual.

Give me a chance and I'll show you.

She tries to punch me but I grab her wrists and pin them above her head. A small moan escapes her and her breath hitches. It wasn't intentional, I could tell.