"I dont remember them being that intense." Orion said when we were back in the car. I laughed. "They're only like that around Lil." Spencer said from the backseat and I rolled my eyes. "Oh please. Those two have always been that way." Spencer hummed. "I didn't realize you guys had any type of relationship afterwards." Orion said to me and I shrugged. "They kinda took me in after that. Made sure I had every thing I needed and made sure I finished school. They did a lot for me." Orion gave me a soft smile. "Yeah, they did a lot alright. I still remember Warren teaching you self defense and you laying my ass out. You broke my rib." Spencer said, making me laugh. "Yeah, that was funny. You didn't even stand a chance, babe." Maya snickered at him to which he gave her a cold look. "Who else was I supposed to practice on? Besides, you're fine." I smirked at him. "Yeah, yeah." He shrugged me off and we laughed. "They're good guys." I said, settling into the seat as Orions hand rested on my leg.

~~

By the time we got back to my house it had been raining most of the drive and the temperature had dropped at least 20°. So we had all agreed on me making a baked potato soup.

I stood in the kitchen, watching everyone in the living room laughing at whatever movie Maya had put on. It was some kind of mafia/ romance movie. Orion and Spencer kept making side comments about how unrealistic it was and I couldn't help but roll my eyes, laughing to myself.

Just as I finished spooning soup into four bowls Orion walked into the kitchen, a smile on his face. "Need any help, my love?" "You can take Maya and Spence a bowl." He nodded, kissing my head before walking back into the living room. I grabbed mine and Orions and followed him. "It smells amazing, Lil." Maya praised, taking the bowl from Orions hand. I smiled at her as I sat down on the couch, Orion sitting next to me. "Okay, so what is this bullshit movie you guys put on?" I asked and a chorus of laughter followed.

~~

"Drive safe. Please text me when you're home." I said, standing in the drive way as Spence and Maya got on his bike. "Love you Lil. I'll text you when we're home. Thank you for dinner." Spencer said and I grinned. "Love you Lily!" She called as they pulled away. I laughed lightly, walking back inside and locking the front door. Orion was stood in the kitchen, washing out the bowls. I smiled to myself.

"You don't have to do those, you know." I said, walking into the kitchen. He turned his head to me and chuckled. "You cook, I clean. It's a beautiful partnership." I laughed, rolling my eyes. "How progressive of you." I joked and he grinned. "Well thank you for noticing, angel." He finished the last bowl, before putting it in the dishwasher. He'd commented on the fact I spent time hand washing my dishes before putting in the dishwasher a few days ago and I'd never really thought about it, it's just a habit of mine. He started doing the same though and it made me grin.

He turned to me and grinned. He slowly closed the gap between us and rested his hands on my hips. "You have a special power, my love and you don't even realize it." He said softly, pulling me close. I laughed softly, raising my eyebrows. "Seeing Reign and Warren today just further drove that home. Those two men have been nothing but business since I can remember. And they care so much about you they felt the need to make it known that you come first. You're first in a lot of people's eyes. You're so special, angel." I couldn't help the heat that rose to my cheeks. "They just have a flare for the dramatics." He rolled his eyes at me. "Don't diminish how important you are to the people in your life." He said softly, tilting my chin up as he kissed me softly.

I walked out of the bathroom to see Orion already in bed, his hands behind his head. He glanced over at me and a smile formed on his features. I turned the light off, leaving only the lamp next to him lighting the room. He pulled back the blanket and I got under the covers. "I know you're exhausted by now, angel. Let's get some sleep." He said, kissing my head before reaching over to turn the lamp off. He wrapped me in his arms and I cuddled closer to him, our legs intertwining. "Good night, Ry." I whispered. "Goodnight, my love."

~~

I woke up to Orion shaking me softly. "Lil, baby, wake up." He said and I groaned, my eyes fluttering open. Orion was sitting next to me on the bed, fully clothed. It was still dark outside. I rubbed my eyes and blinked a few times. "What's wrong?" He sighed, stroking my cheek. "I've gotta go, my love." I furrowed my eyebrows, sitting up. "What do you mean?" "There's something I need to go take care of out of town. Believe me, if it wasn't important I wouldn't have even considered it." He said, blowing out a breath, cupping my cheeks. "For how long?" I asked softly, feeling a sense of coldness wash over me. "I don't know yet. A couple weeks at least." I nodded softly, pulling out of his grasp a little. "I understand." He noticed the distance I was trying to put between us and his features hardened.

He moved from sitting to reach over and loop his arms under my thighs. He picked me up, pulling me into his lap as he sat back down. "Don't do that. Please don't do that. I cannot bring myself to leave you if it means you push me away again, no matter how important it is." He pleaded, forcing me to look at him. I didn't want to sound selfish so I bit my tongue. I didn't want him to go. I felt like everything would change if he left. "I want nothing more than to stay here, with you. Trust me, you are where I want to be." He said softly, nuzzling his nose against my neck, placing soft kisses. I sighed, tangling my fingers in the hair at the nape of his neck. "I just want you to be safe." I said softly, barely above a whisper.

Orion held me closer, and pulled his head back to look at me again. "I will be coming home to you before you know it, my love. Trust me, you're not getting rid of me that easily." He cracked a slight smile and I gave him a small one in return. He kissed me softly, holding me as close as possible. I let myself relax into him, knowing I will absolutely be missing this, missing him. He pulled away when his phone pinged and he glanced down at it. He sighed, meeting my eyes again. "Will you be okay, angel?" I nodded softly. I wasn't good with feelings, they made me uncomfortable, but I knew Orion needed to hear it. "I'll miss you." I said softly. "I'll miss you too, my love. More than you could ever imagine." He kissed me again, slowly, and I savored it for a minute.

"Carter will be staying at my house while I'm gone, just incase they need something while I'm away. If you need anything, I'm a phone call away." I nodded. "I'll be fine, Ry." He nodded, sighing. I moved off his lap and despite his look of protest, he stood up. I walked with him to the door and he wrapped his arms around me again, holding me close. "I'll be home soon." He promised, and kissed my forehead before walking out the door. I watched as he got on his bike and left the drive way, disappearing down the street. I stepped back inside and closed the door, locking it.

I sulked back to bed, laying down. I wasn't excited about the next couple of weeks, but I've lived for years alone, I knew I'd be perfectly okay but I wanted him here. It was an interesting feeling.

~~

I woke up to knocking on my door. I sat up in bed, rubbing my eyes as I glanced at the time on the clock. It was noon, but I still wasn't happy with the disruption. I got out of bed and stretched. I pulled on a hoodie before walking towards the door. I peeked out the curtain and laughed when I saw Carter. I opened the door, rubbing my eyes. "Rise and shine, Little Lilypad!" He said cheerily, walking in. I rolled my eyes at him but closed the door behind him. "Now that Ry is gone for a few weeks, we can hang out without him being a drama queen." Carter said as he opened my fridge. I chuckled. "It's never 'hey how're you' with any of you. It's always let's barge into Liliths house and invade her personal space."

Carter stopped and turned towards me. The cutest, most innocent smile spread across his features. "Hey Lily, how're you? Haven't really seen you since I was stabbed, anything new happening?" He asked and I burst out laughing. "I'm okay, thanks." He rolled his eyes at me playfully. "Want to fill me in on what Orions doing that's so important he had to leave in the middle of the night?" He laughed, shaking his head with a smirk. "Nice try. Remember just a few weeks ago when you said you wanted to stay out of it all? I'm just respecting your boundaries." I rolled my eyes. "You two are too much alike." I mumbled, but he heard.

"So why did you actually come here?" I asked as I sat at the counter. He laughed. "There's nothing to do around here. I hate being in club business anymore unless it's absolutely necessary, which it isn't currently, so I'm staying away from that shit. And while it's nice to hang out with the boys now and then, I can't drink till dawn anymore. So you're the only other person who's remotely tolerable." I rolled my eyes at the last part. "Your age is really showing, Carter. and don't act like you aren't more than happy to be in my presence." "You don't even know how old I am." He said teasingly as he laughed. "Old enough to be retired." I joked. He mocked hurt, covering his heart with his hand. "Wow, okay." He said, making me laugh. "To be fair, most people who are able to retire from this job do it sooner than later. 20 years was more than enough for me." "20 years? Jesus." He chuckled. "Take a guess." I raised my eyebrows. "You sure you want me to hurt your feelings like that?" He grinned, nodding. "Oh please do."

I leaned forward, studying his face more. "When we met at the bar my original guess was like 45ish, but I don't think you're quite that old. Maybe 40." "Fourth fucking five? You're kidding right?" Carter asked, offended and I nodded, smirking. He looked baffled. "God damn, maybe I should cut back on the drinking." I burst out laughing, while Carter still looked concerned. "I'm only 37 Lilith, this is not funny." He pouted, crossing his arms. I smiled as him. "Awe. You still look hot for your age though, so that's a plus." I tried to make it better. "For my age?!" He looked horrified. I bit back my laughter, looking at him with sympathy.

"You're being dramatic now." I said rolling my eyes playfully at him. "Apparently my glory days are behind me, excuse me for mourning." I chuckled. "Oh come on Carter. You know you're hot. And so does every other woman who lays eyes on you." "I know I'm hot, but am I hot or hot for a 45 year old?" He asked just as my front door opened. I turned towards the door to see Maya and Spence walk in. "Oh perfect timing!" I exclaimed. "Maya, is Carter attractive?" I asked. She didn't hesitate in her answer. "Carters fucking delicious." I laughed and looked at Spence who looked baffled.

"See, Carter, quit bitching." He looked surprised as he looked at Maya. "What the fuck babe, I'm right here!" Spencer whined. "Oh baby, you know you're stuck with me for life. A little look never hurt anyone." She winked at him and everyone was silent for a minute. "Literally the last girl you said was hot we had a threesome with. Do not even act like that." Maya rolled her eyes at Spence and my jaw hung open. "That was too much info, Maya."

Spence mumbled a 'whatever' and I changed the topic. "Anywho...why are you here?" I asked them. "Cant we just drop by?" Maya asked innocently. I scoffed, turning my full attention to her. I could tell by the look on her face there was something else. And when I crossed my arms and looked between her and Spence, he caved. "Okay. Ry told me he left early this morning and he said he wanted us to check on you." I snorted, rolling my eyes. "It's literally been like 8 hours. I've managed my whole life without him. I think I'll be okay for a few weeks." "He should be worried. I get three weeks with you." Carter said, winking at me and I rolled my eyes playfully at him. "Yeah, why don't you call him and tell him that."

~~

Everyone hung around for a couple hours before leaving. Carter forced me into agreeing to go to this "adult playground" place that had laser tag, trampolines, obstacle courses, and a ton of other shit tomorrow with all of them. It had been quite a while since I'd done anything like that, so I wasn't all that mad about it. It would be a weekday so hopefully not that many people would be there.

Just as I sat in bed after eating dinner my phone rang. I picked it up, seeing the FaceTime from Orion. I answered as I laid back, turning on my side. Orions face popped up and it immediately made my heart flutter. "Hey, angel." He gave me a tired smile. He looked like absolute hell. "Hey" I said back, frowning. "Long day?" I asked softly. He chuckled lightly, setting his phone against something. "You have no idea, my love." He pulled his shirt over his head and took off his pants before picking the phone back up. He was in a pretty nice hotel room. "How was your day?" He asked, laying back in bed. I shrugged. "I didn't do much. Carter came by and so did Maya and Spence. Which by the way, I can take care of myself." He grinned at me.

"I know you're more than capable. I just hate that I can't be there. With you." He let out a soft sigh. "It's just a couple weeks." I whispered, trying more to reassure myself than comfort him. "I promise angel." He said, reassuring me. I gave him a soft smile. "God you're gorgeous." He mumbled and I felt heat rise to my cheeks. "I couldn't stop thinking about you all day." He confessed and I grinned. "Yeah? What about me?" I asked, raising my eyebrows. He chuckled, letting out a breath.

He looked stressed and worn out. I wanted nothing more than to distract him. So I sat up and propped my phone up for him to see me. He let out a soft groan when he could see me fully. I was wearing his shirt, it still smelled like him. "Tell me." I said softly. He cleared his throat as I lifted the shirt over my head. He moved the his phone to the nightstand and I could see his hard cock pressing against the fabric of his briefs. The sight was delicious. "I can't stop picturing you pressed against the bathroom mirror, moaning loudly for me. You did so good taking my cock baby, wrapping nice and tight around me as I filled you to the brim with my cum." He breathed. I bit my lip as he spoke and watched him stroke his cock as he talked about it. He already had precum leaking from the tip. God I wish he was here.

"Lay on the bed for me love, and spread your legs nice and wide so I can see. I want to watch you cum as you touch yourself for me. Just like you did that night I watched you from the hallway." He said darkly, as I finished removing my underwear and tossing them to the side. Heat spread through my body as I recalled the memory of him telling me he had watched me that night. And it immediately had me wet. I sat on the bed and spread my legs. "Like this?" I asked innocently. He chuckled and smirked. "Yes, my love, exactly like that. Now show me how wet you are for me." A small grin spread on my face and I did just that.

I touched myself for him and got off to the melodic deep moans that filled my ears. As I rode out my high I couldn't help but be baffled by the effect he had me from hundreds of miles away.