It was torture, holding her in his arms and not being able to touch her the way that he so longed to, but Tristan LaRue knew that the moment he landed in their backyard he would be able to do the things that every fiber of his being was begging to be allowed to do, his powerful wings thrusting them through the air as he looked down at her. Katherine Hernandez made his heart skip a beat, as she had for the last five years since they met back on the outskirts of Las Vegas when he had come to her aid and then she to his, it seemed almost like an eternity ago now. She held onto him gently but firmly as he carried her through the air, watching the way that it made stray strands of her ebony hair fly around her face, covering her beautiful brown hues before she brushed it away, and he smiled as he remembered the first time he had ever carried her like this once his wings had healed properly and he was able to fly freely once again. He could recall the way that she had clung to him tightly before she realized that he wouldn't be letting go of her, and how relaxed that she had become in his embrace, and then he remembered the way that she had kissed him as he had moved effortlessly throughout the clouds around them, it had been an amazing feeling.
Their house came into view, he had known it wasn't too far from where they had taken off at when she had said that she was hungry and couldn't be stuck in the traffic they had encountered on the five freeway, and he had taken her into his arms to leave soon after that, which had allowed Belladonna to drive to Club Desire to see her boyfriend instead of dropping them off. Landing lightly in the backyard, he gently set the shapeshifter down on her feet, making sure that she had her balance in the stiletto boots that she was wearing before allowing her to leave the safety of his arms and follow behind her inside where it was warm. He knew he needed to let her eat since she was hungry, despite the millions of thoughts of what he truly wanted to do to her, but he had to admit that he was a bit hungry as well as he let his wings fold back into the tattoo that stretched across his back while walking into the sitting room to turn on the lights, smiling as their Christmas tree sparked to life with the rest of the lights in the room. He looked over his shoulder to watch her pull off her boots, watching the way the curtain of her hair blocked her face from view, the way the ends waved and curled around her breasts as she leaned forward to slide her feet free before getting up again, noting she had ditched her leather jacked already to leave her in her skin tight corset and jeans.
"What do you want to eat babe?" Katherine called from the kitchen as she opened the refrigerator to see what all they had that she could whip up real easily, though it seemed that nothing was going to be fast enough to settle the fact that she was starving and should have eaten before they had left for Tuscon for the raid. She was about to ask him again as she straightened up and closed the fridge to find herself staring at his chest, looking up at him as his hand brushed hers, her brown hues meeting his green ones as he looked down at her with a soft smile, and she bit her lips softly at the thoughts that went racing through her mind. She was no stranger to dirty thoughts, she'd had them quite often about the man that stood before her long before the first time they were ever intimate, and with their five year anniversary coming up those had increased tenfold as the days had started to pass them by.
"Why don't I just fly down the few blocks to get pizza and come back, that way we don't have to wait or anything, they always have them ready and I can get anything else on the way there or back too, you're already hungry as it is," Tristan said, his fingers gently entwining with hers to bring her hand to his lips, kissing it gently before starting to move from her fingers to her wrist gently. He watched the way that her eyelids fluttered, a soft sigh escaping her lips as they parted slightly, knowing that she was trying to answer his suggestion and that he was distracting her, a sly smile coming to his lips as she opened her eyes to look at him, giving him a look as she pulled her hand away. He feigned innocence but knew that he was caught, that was all there was to it but he still gave her his most innocent look as she shook her head with a laugh, brushing her hair over her ear as he pulled her close once more. "C'mon, you're hungry and you want out of your clothing as fast as you can get, by the time I get back you could have showered and changed so you'd be comfortable for dinner and for a well deserved Friday night in," he said, his eyes pleading with hers to give in.
"Alright, you've made your point, and it's a good point...you do that and I will go get comfortable to spend the night in with you," she said with a laugh, watching him step closer towards her, and she stepped forward to close the distance between them, his arms snaking around her waist as she rose onto her tip-toes to kiss him gently, breathing his scent in deeply. She always marveled at the way that he smelled of fresh air and sunshine, no matter what time it was or what he had been doing, it was a scent that she found herself somewhat addicted to and often had to force herself to leave each and every morning that she went out. She felt him slide his hands into her back pockets, her fingers squeezing her ass and making her shiver as her arms slid around his neck to let her fingers tangle themselves in his hair gently before the two forced themselves away from one another. "But don't fly, you've done enough of that tonight, just take my car since it's faster," she said, tracing his jaw with his fingers the way she often did when she was trying to make him do as she said, and felt him relax against her, knowing he would give in as he always did.
"Car...got it...pizza and other stuff...back in like twenty minutes if that," he murmured against her lips, his fingers still lingering within her back pockets before he gently pulled away from her completely, pulling her keys off the hook by the entryway behind him as he did so, his lips tenderly pressing to hers once more. He hated to be away from her, it was always hard to do so even if just for a few moments, but he knew that it had to be done so that she didn't go out and then press herself to go to her bookstore cafe to make sure that all was going well there, she needed a night to relax and he was going to find a way to give her that somehow. He walked to the door to leave, grabbing his shirt and pulling it over his head as he did so before hearing her follow after him, stopping as she made him put on his jacket so that he wouldn't get cold with a smile before he turned to kiss her softly. He stood in the doorway of the house with her arms crossed over her chest as he slid into her classic Mustang, bringing the engine to life as he watched her walk inside, hoping that she would be comfortable and relaxed by the time that he came back with dinner, reminding himself to get extra because of how high her shapeshifter metabolism was.
As she watched him drive away, Katherine locked the door and headed upstairs to the room they shared to walk into the grand bathroom, turning on the water to let it heat up while she shimmied out of the tight jeans and panties, slipping her corset off and leaving everything in the clothes basket to step into the steaming water. A soft purr emitted from her lips as the water pounded on her back as she washed her body, letting her hair get wet enough to add conditioner to make it soft once again before she got out and wrapped herself in a towel and tied her hair up in another one to keep it from dripping everywhere. Wandering back to her bedroom, she searched for something to wear that wouldn't be too hot or cold on her body, settling for a satin black nightdress that fell to mid-thigh that she knew Tristan liked on her, adding the matching panties to it before drying her hair and letting it fall loose as she walked back down the stairs to wait for him to come back. She noticed his phone sitting on the kitchen counter and knew that meant she couldn't call him and ask him for chicken wings and beer as well, kicking herself for not mentioning it earlier as she heated up a cup of coffee to drink as she waited for him to come home and join her.
Tristan sat in the car as he waited for the pizza to be ready since he'd had to wait ten minutes for fresh ones, and had used the time to pick up a large order of chicken wings from their favorite place and both beer and soda from the liquor store to take home, something telling him that she would want those. He walked in to get his order, putting everything on the passenger seat and heading home, looking forward to being with her once again, though it hadn't been more than a half hour since he had left, he found himself craving being near her once again, glad to pull into the driveway and balance everything to carry to the door. He had been about to try and knock when she opened it, his eyes catching sight of her outfit and forcing himself not to get distracted, his pants growing tight over his lower extremities as he placed everything on the coffee table for her to look over, seeing her smile before she kissed him. "I take it my hunch that you were beyond hungry was right," he said with a soft laugh as he stripped out of his coat to hang it up next to hers, watching her walk into the kitchen to get a bottle opener and napkins since they never bothered with plates with meals like this. He liked that she wasn't afraid to get her hands dirty in any aspect, it was one of the things that attracted him to her even more he had to admit.
"You always know, I was just kicking myself for not saying something before you left, especially when I saw your phone in the kitchen so I thought for sure I was out of luck, it's like you read my mind or something," she said, sitting on the couch as he sat beside her to open the box of pizza and a container of wings, hearing her pop them each open a beer. Watching her he found himself enamored with the way that her fingers did things, and found his mind wandering once more, deciding to busy himself with their dinner since they were both famished and needed to eat before anything else.