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While she was busy taking her aggression out on the ring leader Rose slipped in and popped her claws. The two with the knives had their attentions turned to their leader, so both were caught unaware as Rose pressed her claws against their spines. “I suggest dropping your knives unless being paralyzed sounds like a good way to live your lives.”, Rose threatened in a low growl. She didn’t really plan to run them through, unless she had no choice she wouldn’t kill anyone. She didn’t want to become a killer. Jonathan was trying to get out of his bed despite the pain he was in, wanting to help somehow. Ellen had started to cry in fear and panic. The two men gulped feeling the sharp claws pressing into their backs. Slowly they pulled the blades away from Brian and Ellen’s necks. Brian quickly grabbing his wife and moving away trying to shield her and his son. “Good choice….now drop the knives and kick them away if you will.”, Rose instructed. The two men looked in time to see Skye knock their leader out. They exchanged a glance and gripped their knives a little tighter. “She said ta drop dem.”, Skye said turning to the pair punching one breaking his nose. Rose shook her head and withdrew her claws and grabbed the other’s arm that held the knife pulling it back forcing him to drop it while the other dropped his holding his nose. “Iolar the bombers…”, Rose said taking off her watch tossing it to Skye.
“On it Wolverine.”, Skye nodded catching the watch going over to the bombers. They were both still out from her earlier mental attack. She checked out the bombs were attached and saw a way to rip the tap that held them down. “Dey on a timer…”, Skye said noticing the little count down on each ducktape belt of explosives as she attached Rose’s watch to them. Brian, Ellen and Jonathan were all watching confused what a watch was going to do. Skye was busy plugging in coordinates to pay attention to the confused faces of the Fuller family. Rose had found a spare sheet and was currently in the process of tearing strips and tying the hands of the kidnappers behind their backs. “What are you doing?”, Jonathan asked looking at Skye confused. “Dinna fash Ah got dis.”, Skye smiled before hitting the button on the watch. The Fuller family blinked in shock as they watched the bombs and the watch disappear into thin air followed shortly by a distant booming sound. “Wh...what just happened? S...Iolar?”, Jonathan asked leaning on his bed holding his side. “Wolverine check his stitches. If he’s popped one smack him on da back o da ‘ead. And wat we just did was teleport da bombs off da coast so dey canna ‘urt anyone.”, Skye explained before looking to the five men now tied up the leader had two swollen eyes and a broken nose. “You’ve stopped nothing! You’ve saved no one! He writes that article he’s a dead man.”, the leader laughed. Skye narrowed her eyes and squatted down in front of the man to look him in the eye.
Rose had moved to check Jonathan’s stitches before Skye even recommended it. “No stitches blown. That’s good.”, Rose commented and looked at Jonathan’s face momentarily and saw him focused on something and looked to where he was looking and saw his eyes were on Skye’s backside her uniform having no pants so showed off much more than her own. “You do know she’s got a man.”, Rose whispered. Jonathan looked away from Skye and then at the ground nodding. “Mum...dad are you two okay?”, he asked worried about his parents. “Who...who are these people? Why do they want you dead? Who are these two protecting you? And hell no we aren’t alright. We just got held hostage.”, Ellen questioned in answer. “Ya listen ta me ya piece of shite. Mister Fuller dere ain’t gonna die on mah watc’. He gonna publish da truth bout ya sleaze bags and da whole country and world gonna kne exactly wat ya all about. Now ‘ow bout ya s’ut yer mouth fer a moment.”, Skye said standing back up turning her attention to the Fullers. “Dese arseholes are members of da Church of Humanity. Dey like ta kidnap, torture and murder innocent mutants just fer existing. Dey dinna fash about age or gender either. One our members was called ta protect a man and his young daughter from dese bastards. Dey want ta kill all of us. Just because we’re different. Dey want yer son dead cause he being a proper journalist and going ta print da truth bout dese bastards. As fer w’o we are. Ah’m Iolar and dis our leader Wolverine. We been protecting yer son from dese wankers.”, Skye explained before Jonathan could.
“Er what she said.”, Jonathan nodded. “He’s not going to be able to stay here let alone anywhere in public or at least without a bodyguard. At least if he’s going to live to publish that article. Which how much longer till that goes to print?”, Rose stated looking to Jonathan. “End of the month probably. I’ve got all my notes and such with the documentation that shows I’m not making this up together just need to write it. And what do you mean I can’t be in public without a bodyguard? I don’t think walking around the streets of London with a masked vigilante walking next to me will go all that well.”, Jonathan answered. “We bring him to the Island then.”, Rose stated looking to Skye. “Are ya outta yer mind? We canna take him da our base? Ah da only one he kne da identity of. Dat mean ya’d all need ta wear yer masks and use codenames. Not ta mention we canna leave him alone ta wander da island. His luck he’d stumble inta da danger room.”, Skye said shaking her head. “What would you suggest then? He can’t go home because they know where he lives. He can’t go to work because they know where that is too. He has to go somewhere that no one will find him. So unless you are offering to let him crash at your place. Cause I’m certain that would go over great with your boyfriend.”, Rose said placing her hands on her hips. The Fullers were looking from one masked woman to the other as they spoke like they weren’t in the rom. “Um I’m okay with staying with Iolar.”, Jonathan offered up with a small smile. “Absolutely not. Ah will not bring him ta mah place. Dat ain’t someting Ah want ta be explaining. Wat but da cottage?”, Skye glared momentarily at Jonathan for his interjection before looking back to Rose.
“No way. He can’t stay with me, Seer and Wiccan. We are way too busy to babysit...I mean act as bodyguards.”, Rose shook her head. “Fine wat bout wid Furry and Silver Samurai?”, Skye offered. “Oh yes because I’m sure the newly married couple would be happy to have a stranger sleeping on their sofa. Poor man would get nightmares listening to those two. Which is another good reason for him to not stay at the cottage. I have nightmares sharing a wall with Seer and Wiccan.”, Rose shook her head. “Fine Laoch?”, Skye offered. “You kidding me? Laoch? You would trust Laoch? No way would Laoch be willing to share his studio apartment with a guy that keeps hitting on you. Fuller wouldn’t live to publish his article.”, Rose countered. Skye frowned Rose had a point. Her twin was protective of her. And he if he knew Jonathan was flirty to her despite knowing about Mason he’d probably hurt him. “Um why would Laoch hurt me? He has a thing for Iolar too and doesn't like extra competition?”, Jonathan asked. “Eww dat just...ewwww. Laoch is mah kin. And dere no competition, yer in no running fer mah attention ya kne Ah’ve a bloke.”, Skye quickly answered Jonathan. “Fine Ah guess da only option is da island.”, she sighed relenting. “Knew you’d see it my way. Mister and Misses Fuller do you have anywhere that you could go? Somewhere that no one would easily know about?”, Rose asked looking to the Fullers. “Um my sister’s out of the country.”, Ellen offered. “Good go visit her for a while. We don’t want these people to be able to come after you to get to Jonathan. Now Jonathan need you to get dressed and we’ll take you to the island.”, Rose instructed. “Um but my injury? Am I okay to leave the hospital?”, he asked. “You’ll be fine. I’ve got medical training and we have a med bay so you’ll be taken care of. Now hurry up.”, Rose instructed.
“Um well are you leaving the room or at least turning around so I can get out of this gown and into my clothes?”, he asked a little self conscious. Skye rolled her eyes. “Oy cause neit’er o us seen a man in his underwear. Watever.”, she shook her head turning around to look at the COH men. Rose sighed and turned around as well for the sake of his privacy. “Well you didn’t have to turn around Iolar but okay.”, Jonathan teased. His father rolled his eyes and his mother hit his arm as she got his clothes for him. Jonathan shrugged but got dressed quickly. “Just be safe.”, Ellen instructed hugging her son tightly. “You better keep him safe.”, she warned looking from Skye to Rose. “Dinna fash ma’am we will.”, Skye nodded. “Of course he’ll be returned safely when this is over.”, Rose nodded. “Iolar let’s get going.”, Rose nodded taking Skye’s right hand. “Aye. Time ta go Fuller.”, Skye said offering her left hand. “Well I guess I’ll see you guys when this is over. Please stay safe.”, Jonathan said hugging his parents before taking Skye’s hand. “So how does this…”, he started to ask but Rose hit the button on Skye’s watch and they vanished and reappeared in a strange place to Jonathan. “Work?”, he asked before quickly covering his mouth swallowing the vomit he felt rising in his throat. “Like dat.”, Skye teased releasing his hand and Rose’s as she took off her mask. Rose laughed a little shaking her head. “Don’t feel bad first time is always the worst.”, Rose smiled. Jonathan nodded silently looking around to take in his new surroundings. He noticed that Wolverine didn’t remove her mask. “I’ll assume that me staying...wherever this is...doesn’t mean I get to find out who you or this Laoch, Seer, Wiccan, Furry, or Silver Samurai are.”, he commented trying to get his stomach to settle back down.
“You’d be correct. Just because she revealed who she was in the sake of getting you to trust us does not mean the rest of my team will. Wasn’t exactly thrilled when she did it.”, Rose explained. “Give me your teleporter.”, she said turning to Skye. “Mine?”, Skye asked. “Yes. I have patrol tonight and you blew mine up. Forge will not be thrilled when I tell him I need a new one made.”, Rose said extending her hand out. “But if ya take mah watch ‘ow am Ah supposed ta get ‘ome? Ah’ve plans wid Mason tonig’t.” Skye questioned. “Oh you’re cancelling on him. Sorry but you are babysitting. He is not roaming the island unsupervised. I don’t want to even begin to imagine what trouble an inquisitive journalist will get into if left alone.”, Rose said taking Skye’s watch and putting it on her wrist. “But...Ah canna cancel on him. Seriously Ah NEED ta see him tonig’t.”, Skye protested. “Need? No Skye, you want. If anyone gets to say they need to see their boyfriends it’s me I’m the one that has to wait till April to see mine. You’ll survive another night.”, Rose countered setting the coordinates for the start of her patrol. “Have a good one. I’m sure Mason will understand you have work.”, Rose shrugged before hitting the button on the watch disappearing. Skye groaned pulling out her phone to call Mason. She didn’t want to cancel on him, she was rather looking forward to seeing him, less about the date portion of the evening and more about the getting him to her place part. Jonathan frowned looking at Skye. “You don’t have to babysit me. I’ll stay out of trouble. Go and..see Mason.”, he said. “It doesn’t matter now. She took mah teleporter. Ah’ve no ot’er way ‘ome. And she’s rig’t. We canna let ya go roaming bout on yer own.”, Skye sighed dialing Mason.
Mason was just getting out of the shower to get ready for the movie, dancing and more date they had planned. He smiled seeing it was Skye on the callerid. “Hello love. Was just thinking of you.”, he greeted holding a towel in one hand trying to dry his hair while holding the phone. “Ello. O dat so? And do Ah wanna kne wat kind of t’oughts ya was ‘aving?”, she teased smiling. “Same kind I always do about you. Helps I was just in the shower so I’m sure you can piece together the not very clean thoughts I had. So what’s going on? Was going to get dressed and come get you. Movie starts in an hour and need to get good seats.”, Mason smiled tossing the towel into the hamper as he kicked his bedroom door closed before dropping the towel from around his waist. Adder rolled her eyes in her bedroom having enjoyed the view of Mason in nothing but a towel but then hearing him talking to Skye made her stomach churn. Skye sighed. “Ah love w’en yer t’oughts are dirty. But sadly…”, she frowned. “You’re calling to cancel…”, Mason frowned pausing as he pulled clothes out of his closet. “Ah’m so sorry. An emergency came up and instead o getting da nig’t off Ah gotta work. But Ah outta get relieved from mah duty ta make it up ta ya tomorrow.”, Skye offered an alternative. She knew Ashley and Xavier were due in from their honeymoon so Xavier would be back to monitor the base and keep an eye on Jonathan tomorrow. Mason sighed nodding a little. “Alright. I’ll check my schedule. I think tomorrow I have something I need to take care of. But we’ll figure it out. Stay safe. I love you Skye.”, he smiled a little when he said the last part. “Ah love you too Mason. Bye.”, Skye frowned hanging up. “Well dat blood fooking sucks. Ah kne it not yer fault but da o da Church. But god damn dat was a cruel cockblock.”, she sighed shaking her head. Jonathan laughed a little. “Sorry. I didn’t intend it that way. Why don’t you show me where I’m allowed to go and you can take me to bed…. I mean show me where I’m supposed to sleep.”, Jonathan apologized stumbling a little trying to recover. Skye rolled her eyes. “Come along.”, skey said leading him away to show him where he could go and to a cot.
Mason frowned looking at the tickets on his dresser. “Well this sucks.”, he muttered still getting dressed anyways and grabbed the tickets stopping at Adders door and knocked on the door leaning in the open doorway. “Get dressed.”, he instructed. Adder blinked looking up from the book she was reading, raising an eyebrow. “W’y? Ah’m comfy in my nig’t clot’es.”, she questioned. She did not want to go on his and Skye’s date that was for sure. “Because I bought tickets to watch Gremlins in the cemetery for the traveling theater and to go to that dance after.”, Mason explained. “Um...isn’t t’at your date plan for Skye?”, Adder questioned. “Yes it is. And she just called to cancel. I don’t want to waste the tickets. You like scary-ish movies, I’ve already got that basket packed of snacks, and can’t really go dancing alone. So if I’m going to go out it’s going to be with someone I want. So get dressed. You’re my date tonight.”, Mason instructed before closing her door so she could get dressed. Adder blinked as he shut the door. “She cancelled. Ah’m someone he wants? He can’t mean it t’e wway Ah’d like him to.”, she muttered to herself getting off her bed shaking her head. But she smiled a little as she got dressed. He’d said she was his date tonight. Granted she was sure he meant it in a platonic way, but it was still nice to hear him say it. She knew she needed to dress nice since they were going dancing and he was wearing a crisp white button up, dark khaki vest, checked tie, but with dark wash jeans. So she grabbed a strapless knee length a line orchid dress with a slight ruffle detail, her black heels and her black leather jacket quickly getting dressed. Sure this was a borrowed date and sure nothing would happen but she’d be damned if she didn’t want least look nice for it.
Mason had grabbed his jacket and the basket that had goodies to eat and a blanket to sit on while Adder was getting dressed. “T’ere Ah’m all set. Ya did mention dancing soo..”, she announced walking into the living room. Mason turned to greet her and blinked briefly before catching himself and just smiling a little. “Indeed I did mention dancing. Well let’s go then pet. Need to find a place to sit at the cemetery to watch the film. “, he nodded offering an arm to leave. “Sounds like a plan mate.”, Adder smiled taking his arm as they left the flat. Mason made his best efforts to not look at her at least in a lustful fashion. Skye’s excalibur work and his Hellfire work had kind of kept them from being intimate for going on two weeks now. And he’d already been in that mindset till Skye had called to cancel. And now as he walked from the car, carrying the basket, walking slightly behind her it was hard to not notice her. He was trying, with great difficulty, to not look at the length of her legs from her heels up to the hem of her dress or the way her ass looked in that dress as she walked. He shook the thoughts out of his mind reminding himself not only was he dating and in love with Skye but Adder didn’t see him as more than a friend. Mason handed over their tickets and they found a place to sit amongst the headstones, Mason spreading out the blanket he’d packed quickly realizing that the small surface was great for a date with Skye but put him uncomfortably close to Adder. Adder didn’t say anything about the size of the blanket just carefully took a seat curling her legs up to the side and adjusting the hem of her dress leaning on her left arm for support.
“Ya gonna sit?”, she asked looking up at Mason with a raised eyebrow. “Right of course. Just waited for you to get comfortable before finding a space on the blanket to sit.”, he nodded taking a seat next to her the limit space putting them in direct contact, his right arm and her left touching. “Well t’is is cozy…”, Adder commented reaching into the basket getting out a pint he’d packed and something to eat. Mason nodded grabbing a drink as well. He was mostly silent as the movie started, trying to watch the movie and ignore the feeling that wouldn’t go away about being so close to Adder. Neither was aware the other was feeling the same thing and ignoring it or that they were missing glances at each other. There was some general soft spoken conversation during the movie, but only about the film itself. Overall they were enjoying themselves and the longer the movie went the more the relaxed. Adder ending up just leaning into his side as they shared a container of popcorn he’d brought and even the last pint that was in the basket. To anyone around them that looked over they all just assumed the pair was on a first date based on how there was a progression of getting more relaxed and close to each other. “So next is dancing?”, Adder asked as the credits started to roll. “That’s the plan, pet.”, Mason nodded standing up and offering a hand to help her up. “Ya realize in all t’e years we’ve known eac’ ot’er and been to nig’tclubs or w’ere t’ere was dancing ‘appening not once ‘ave we danced toget’er.”, Adder pointed out taking his hand for balance as she stood up. “Hmm...I suppose you’re right. First for everything.”, Mason nodding thinking about it trying to ignore that she was inches from him and how easy it would be to kiss her in this moment.
“Ere let me ‘elp ya get da stuff picked up.”, Adder offered forcing herself to let his hand go bending to start picking up any containers, trash, and remaining food putting them into the basket. Mason caught himself looking at her ass, the hem of her dress having ridden up much higher in the back and quickly looked away. “Thanks. I’ll get the blanket then.”, Mason nodded looking for any reason to be looking down and to focus on anything that wasn’t how she looked in that dress. Adder picked up the basket stepping off the blanket watching as he neatly folded it. “God your OCD.”, she teased with a smile as he was meticulous in how he folded the blanket. “Well you know me. I like things to be where they belong.”, he smiled pausing and without thinking about his brushing some of her choppy blonde hair behind her ear smoothing down a lock that had gone askew in the fall breeze. “Yea, w’ere t’ings belong..”, Adder said quietly. She tried to ignore how she felt, having a lot of practice over the years in burying a blush. But when he talked like that and did things even as small as this it was hard for her. It always made her heart quicken. At his side was where she felt she belonged, it’s why she could never bring herself to leave him no matter who he was with “So to the Spitalfields Tea Dance?”, Mason said offering his arm again. Adder nodded taking his arm as they navigated the cemetery back to the car.
Adder had to wonder what Excalibur business Skye could have that would be important enough to skip an amazing night like this. Getting to sit close to Mason watching a film and sharing snacks and drinks and now as they walked into the amphitheater canopy the sounds of Latin American music surrounding them realizing they’d arrived on a salsa night Adder couldn’t see how a woman wouldn’t want to have this kind of date with him. But Skye’s loss was her gain tonight. “So salsa?”, Adder questioned as she took off her leather jacket handing it to the coat check. “It would appear so. Do you know how to salsa?”, Mason asked turning over his jacket putting an arm loosely around her waist as they walked further inside. “Ain’t tried it before. But Ah learn quick.”, she commented focusing on looking at the people already dancing and how they moved instead of the warmth of his hand through her dress. “It’s not too difficult, basic 8 count and I’m sure you’ll get a hang of it quickly enough.”, Mason agreed leading her out to the dance floor as one song ended. “Just follow my lead and we’ll be fine, pet.”, he smiled taking her hands before the music began and he started following the eight count. Adder was a quick learner and following Mason was something she could do. So it wasn’t really long before she’d moved from the basic eight count to including turns and some dips and lifts.
It’d been a long night by the time Mason and Adder were returning to their flat. “T’at was a lot of fun.”, Adder commented as they walked to the door. She’d been out to clubs and bars and to all manner of events with Mason as his friend and bodyguard, but tonight was the first time they’d actually danced together and it’d been just the two of them. Adder had loved every moment of tonight, getting to be that close to Mason. It’d actually felt a bit like a real date to her, even though in the back of her mind she was easily reminded this wasn’t a real date but two friends hanging out while the other’s actual girlfriend was unavailable. “Yes, it was.”, Mason agreed unlocking the door walking in with her. He wasn’t going to deny he had a good time with Adder. But he always had a good time when he was with her. Just normally they were at a pub or just home watching something on the television. Tonight felt different. Between sitting so close during the movie to hands literally moving all over each other dancing. It was hard to deny how he felt for her. “Ahhh…”, Adder sighed in relief as she took off her heels before hanging up her leather jacket in the coat closet. Mason chuckled a little as she put the basket away before taking off his own shoes and jacket. “Feet hurt pet?”, he teased. “Yea, ya know t’ey do.”, she replied playfully hitting his arm. Mason smiled grabbing her fist, not exactly thinking, as he pulled her closer to him. Adder blinked a little startled by getting pulled close to him. “Why don’t you sit down and I’ll rub them then? My fault they hurt since your plans for tonight had been to lounge around the flat in your jammies.”, he offered with a smile. “Um..alrig’t. Suppose is yer fault.”, Adder nodded pulling her hand, gently away and going to sit on the sofa.
Mason followed, despite better judgement telling him this could lead to his ruin, sitting down slightly away from her. With a flick of his wrist a strong enough gust of wind brought her legs up from the floor, forcing her to turn on the sofa slightly stretching out as her feet landed on his lap. Adder chuckled shaking her head a little. “Lazy..”, she teased. Mason shrugged. “I was taught to work smarter not harder.”, Mason shrugged with a smile starting to rub at her left foot applying more pressure at certain points than others. Adder smiled letting out a small moan enjoying the relief her feet were getting after being crammed into her heels all night and then dancing for hours. She reminded herself that this was just a friend doing something nice for another friend. Mason was trying to ignore the little moans and sounds she was making, they were reminding him too much of India. He reminded himself this wasn’t anything sexual. Or it wasn’t supposed to be but as he finished rubbing her right foot his hands started to rub higher to her ankles and calves. Adder smiled a little and closed her eyes as his hands started to massage higher. She was trying to keep the mindset that this was nothing more than it was, plus it did feel good as her calves hurt just as much as her feet. Mason glanced up to look at Adder as she let out a slightly louder moan, he smiled seeing her eyes closed and the smile on her lips.
He wasn’t sure why but he pushed aside all logic in that moment. Okay so he knew why he pushed logic aside. Because being this close to her, touching her like this and hearing her little moans all he could think about was how much he wanted her to hear her moan like that but for a different reason, to hear her call out his name but for real this time. So without so much as a first thought Mason shifted slightly on the sofa taking one hand from her legs pulling her from her reclined position kissing her. “Mas…”, Adder started to question her eyes opening as she was pulled from her reclined position. She blinked startled at the feel of his lips on hers. She wasn’t going to question it, she’d wanted this for too long for that. Instead she just snaked her arms around his neck returning the kiss letting her eyes close again. Mason moaned a little into the kiss as she returned it, letting his tongue slip into her slightly parted lips. Adder moaned back letting her forked tongue mingle with his moving to sit on his lap her dress rising even higher up her thighs. “Mmm Adder…”, Mason moaned into her mouth one hand holding the back of her hair tightly as the other rubbed up her newly exposed thigh. Adder pulled away from the kiss starting to kiss at his neck and ear. “Mason…”, she moaned against his ear enjoying the feel of his hand on her bare thigh.
Mason had wanted this for so long, no other thoughts occupied his mind at the moment. His left hand rubbing at her thigh pushing the dress up higher exposing the black satin of her thong. His right hand moving down her back finding the zipper of the dress pulling it down revealing that she’d not even been wearing a bra. “Oh god Leah…”, he moaned running his hand along her exposed back and inside the dress. Adder smiled hearing him moan her given name before moving and finding his lips again. Adder arched her back against his hand pressing hips forward into him her hands moving from around his neck to start untying his tie pulling it off him and throwing it aside before starting to unbutton his vest. She’d seen him without a shirt hundreds of times but the idea of getting to be the one removing it this time she liked. Mason’s hand moved from her back pulling down the dress starting to fondle at her breasts. This wasn’t India, this was real and he was loving every minute of it. Adder pulled back from the kiss slightly startled feeling a sudden pinch at her nipple. Mason only smiled at the reaction starting to kiss and nibble at her neck his hand sliding down to hold her hip firmly as he started to kiss down from her neck. His hands pulled her up to be kneeling instead of sitting on his lap bringing his destination a bit more in reach as his mouth found one of her breasts.
“Oh god Mason…”, Adder moaned forgetting being gentle with unbuttoning his dress shirt just starting to pull at it buttons starting to pop. Mason smiled against her breast pausing as he saw a button hit the sofa. “I liked this shirt pet.”, he teased before nibbling as he moved to her other breasts. “You have...mmmm… more shirts.”, Adder replied, though was interrupted with a soft moan. “Mmmm indeed I do…”, he smiled gripping her waist tightly as he carefully stood up from the sofa. He let her slip down to stand on the floor and kissed her again, years of wanting resonating through the kiss. Adder held his opened shirt tightly as she returned the kiss, roughly pulling him forward as she walked backwards in the direction of the bedrooms. She wasn’t certain whose bed she was leading them to and she didn’t care. As long as they ended up in a bed together. She knew she had condoms in her room, she’d take them with her on nights she’d go to fights just in case. During the walk down the hall Adder had pulled his shirt and vest off leaving them as a trail behind them. Neither were thinking of anything but the moment they were in as they moved down the hall. Mason pressed her hard against the wall that separated her bedroom door and his. Adder moaned, muffled by his lips, as he pressed her into the wall her nails lightly raking down his chest her poison staying back at her will. He didn’t know which room to take her into or if he should just lift her up and take her there against the wall.
As the silent debate of who’s bedroom to go into went on in both their minds, Mason’s hands were starting to push her dress up higher exposing in full her black thongs a couple fingers moving the fabric aside eager to touch and to please. Adder was quickly working at unbuckling his belt and unfastening his pants with want. It was at the moment his fingers slid up and she gasped and moaned in his mouth, “Oh god yes Mason” that he took pause. A more logical side of his mind which had been gagged into silence as the passion and desire to have her had taken over finally spoke. And it was quick to remind him he was dating Skye, he was in love with Skye, that he wasn’t a cheater and right now he was behaving no better than Oliver had when he cheated on Adder. And in that instant of his mind comparing his actions and his passion for Adder to Oliver’s actions to Genevieve that he stopped. He pulled back from the kiss, removed his hands from her body and stepped away from her leaning on the wall across the hall from her. “I...I can’t...we can’t do this. We are better than this.”, he managed to speak. Adder moved after him for a moment before she realized he wasn’t moving in the direction of his bedroom but away from her in general. She stopped as she looked at him. His tie was in the living room, his vest at the end of the hall, his shirt a few feet from them, his hair a mess, his lips still wet from her lips, subtle scratches of her nails down his chest, and his pants half undone. God she wanted to keep going. He’d finally shown her interest after all these years. She knew he wanted her, there's no way he would have kissed her let alone kissed her like that if he didn’t. And the bulge she could see and had felt told her he wanted her as much as she wanted him. She wanted to argue all this to him. To say they should.
But reality settled in. He had a girlfriend and even doing this much meant he’d cheated and to go further would mean him going against everything that made him the chivalrous gentleman she loved. He was better than this. He was a better man than this. She wasn’t sure she was a better woman than this, but he was a better man. “Ah...Ah know ya are Mason.”, she said softly fixing her dress to cover her exposed breasts and pulling the bottom back down to cover her underwear. To have gotten this close to what she’d wanted just to have it ripped from her at the last minute. But he was right. She may not be Skye’s biggest fan, but she didn’t hate the woman. And she’d been in that position. The devoted girlfriend who just happened to wear a mask that sometimes took priority over the man she was with. She couldn’t do what Genevieve had done to her to Skye. And she knew Mason was a better man that Oliver ever would be. Mason ran his hands over his face. “I’m sorry pet. This..it got out of hand. I should have..”, he apologized shaking his head. Adder watched him for a moment before walking over and lightly placing a hand on his cheek. “Ya ‘ave Skye, and yer bot’...going t’rough a patc’. Ah shoulda stopped ya.”, she sighed. “It’ll be okay, mate.”, she tried to sound encouraging.
She was right. He had Skye, well for now. He was fairly certain Skye would either leave him or put him in the hospital when she finds out even this much happened. He brought his hands down to his sides and looked at her. Her hair was askew from how his hands had been moving through it, her dress was adjusted to cover her but still disheveled from him having pushed it out of his way to reach her skin. God he wanted to have her. But he knew better and pushed the impulse to start kissing her aside to just nod. “Yeah. I’m...I think I’ll go take a cold shower.”, he sighed. Adder nodded a little taking her hand back. “Okay. Ah just...going to go to sleep t’en. Nig’t Mason.”, she tried to not let this hurt her feelings. And perhaps if she looked at it right this was a good sign. It means that he really did think of her as more than a friend. But he’s a good man and just couldn't bring himself to cheat on his girlfriend. Adder went to her room closing the door. “C’rist t’at was ‘ot. W’y does he gotta be taken? W’y do we gotta ‘ave consciences?”, she muttered to herself as she went about changing into her pajamas again crawling into bed the taste of his lips still fresh on her mouth and the feel of his skin still fresh in her mind. She knew what she’d dream of that night, the same thing she’d dreamed of many night just this time with a bit more knowledge of how some things would feel. Mason went to the bathroom taking his cold shower in hopes of putting out the fire that Adder had ignited. He silently gathered his discarded clothes from the flat before going to his bed hoping to sleep dreamless but knowing Adder would be ever present in his dreams.

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While she was busy taking her aggression out on the ring leader Rose slipped in and popped her claws. The two with the knives had their attentions turned to their leader, so both were caught unaware as Rose pressed her claws against their spines. “I suggest dropping your knives unless being paralyzed sounds like a good way to live your lives.”, Rose threatened in a low growl. She didn’t really plan to run them through, unless she had no choice she wouldn’t kill anyone. She didn’t want to become a killer. Jonathan was trying to get out of his bed despite the pain he was in, wanting to help somehow. Ellen had started to cry in fear and panic. The two men gulped feeling the sharp claws pressing into their backs. Slowly they pulled the blades away from Brian and Ellen’s necks. Brian quickly grabbing his wife and moving away trying to shield her and his son. “Good choice….now drop the knives and kick them away if you will.”, Rose instructed. The two men looked in time to see Skye knock their leader out. They exchanged a glance and gripped their knives a little tighter. “She said ta drop dem.”, Skye said turning to the pair punching one breaking his nose. Rose shook her head and withdrew her claws and grabbed the other’s arm that held the knife pulling it back forcing him to drop it while the other dropped his holding his nose. “Iolar the bombers…”, Rose said taking off her watch tossing it to Skye.
“On it Wolverine.”, Skye nodded catching the watch going over to the bombers. They were both still out from her earlier mental attack. She checked out the bombs were attached and saw a way to rip the tap that held them down. “Dey on a timer…”, Skye said noticing the little count down on each ducktape belt of explosives as she attached Rose’s watch to them. Brian, Ellen and Jonathan were all watching confused what a watch was going to do. Skye was busy plugging in coordinates to pay attention to the confused faces of the Fuller family. Rose had found a spare sheet and was currently in the process of tearing strips and tying the hands of the kidnappers behind their backs. “What are you doing?”, Jonathan asked looking at Skye confused. “Dinna fash Ah got dis.”, Skye smiled before hitting the button on the watch. The Fuller family blinked in shock as they watched the bombs and the watch disappear into thin air followed shortly by a distant booming sound. “Wh...what just happened? S...Iolar?”, Jonathan asked leaning on his bed holding his side. “Wolverine check his stitches. If he’s popped one smack him on da back o da ‘ead. And wat we just did was teleport da bombs off da coast so dey canna ‘urt anyone.”, Skye explained before looking to the five men now tied up the leader had two swollen eyes and a broken nose. “You’ve stopped nothing! You’ve saved no one! He writes that article he’s a dead man.”, the leader laughed. Skye narrowed her eyes and squatted down in front of the man to look him in the eye.
Rose had moved to check Jonathan’s stitches before Skye even recommended it. “No stitches blown. That’s good.”, Rose commented and looked at Jonathan’s face momentarily and saw him focused on something and looked to where he was looking and saw his eyes were on Skye’s backside her uniform having no pants so showed off much more than her own. “You do know she’s got a man.”, Rose whispered. Jonathan looked away from Skye and then at the ground nodding. “Mum...dad are you two okay?”, he asked worried about his parents. “Who...who are these people? Why do they want you dead? Who are these two protecting you? And hell no we aren’t alright. We just got held hostage.”, Ellen questioned in answer. “Ya listen ta me ya piece of shite. Mister Fuller dere ain’t gonna die on mah watc’. He gonna publish da truth bout ya sleaze bags and da whole country and world gonna kne exactly wat ya all about. Now ‘ow bout ya s’ut yer mouth fer a moment.”, Skye said standing back up turning her attention to the Fullers. “Dese arseholes are members of da Church of Humanity. Dey like ta kidnap, torture and murder innocent mutants just fer existing. Dey dinna fash about age or gender either. One our members was called ta protect a man and his young daughter from dese bastards. Dey want ta kill all of us. Just because we’re different. Dey want yer son dead cause he being a proper journalist and going ta print da truth bout dese bastards. As fer w’o we are. Ah’m Iolar and dis our leader Wolverine. We been protecting yer son from dese wankers.”, Skye explained before Jonathan could.
“Er what she said.”, Jonathan nodded. “He’s not going to be able to stay here let alone anywhere in public or at least without a bodyguard. At least if he’s going to live to publish that article. Which how much longer till that goes to print?”, Rose stated looking to Jonathan. “End of the month probably. I’ve got all my notes and such with the documentation that shows I’m not making this up together just need to write it. And what do you mean I can’t be in public without a bodyguard? I don’t think walking around the streets of London with a masked vigilante walking next to me will go all that well.”, Jonathan answered. “We bring him to the Island then.”, Rose stated looking to Skye. “Are ya outta yer mind? We canna take him da our base? Ah da only one he kne da identity of. Dat mean ya’d all need ta wear yer masks and use codenames. Not ta mention we canna leave him alone ta wander da island. His luck he’d stumble inta da danger room.”, Skye said shaking her head. “What would you suggest then? He can’t go home because they know where he lives. He can’t go to work because they know where that is too. He has to go somewhere that no one will find him. So unless you are offering to let him crash at your place. Cause I’m certain that would go over great with your boyfriend.”, Rose said placing her hands on her hips. The Fullers were looking from one masked woman to the other as they spoke like they weren’t in the rom. “Um I’m okay with staying with Iolar.”, Jonathan offered up with a small smile. “Absolutely not. Ah will not bring him ta mah place. Dat ain’t someting Ah want ta be explaining. Wat but da cottage?”, Skye glared momentarily at Jonathan for his interjection before looking back to Rose.
“No way. He can’t stay with me, Seer and Wiccan. We are way too busy to babysit...I mean act as bodyguards.”, Rose shook her head. “Fine wat bout wid Furry and Silver Samurai?”, Skye offered. “Oh yes because I’m sure the newly married couple would be happy to have a stranger sleeping on their sofa. Poor man would get nightmares listening to those two. Which is another good reason for him to not stay at the cottage. I have nightmares sharing a wall with Seer and Wiccan.”, Rose shook her head. “Fine Laoch?”, Skye offered. “You kidding me? Laoch? You would trust Laoch? No way would Laoch be willing to share his studio apartment with a guy that keeps hitting on you. Fuller wouldn’t live to publish his article.”, Rose countered. Skye frowned Rose had a point. Her twin was protective of her. And he if he knew Jonathan was flirty to her despite knowing about Mason he’d probably hurt him. “Um why would Laoch hurt me? He has a thing for Iolar too and doesn't like extra competition?”, Jonathan asked. “Eww dat just...ewwww. Laoch is mah kin. And dere no competition, yer in no running fer mah attention ya kne Ah’ve a bloke.”, Skye quickly answered Jonathan. “Fine Ah guess da only option is da island.”, she sighed relenting. “Knew you’d see it my way. Mister and Misses Fuller do you have anywhere that you could go? Somewhere that no one would easily know about?”, Rose asked looking to the Fullers. “Um my sister’s out of the country.”, Ellen offered. “Good go visit her for a while. We don’t want these people to be able to come after you to get to Jonathan. Now Jonathan need you to get dressed and we’ll take you to the island.”, Rose instructed. “Um but my injury? Am I okay to leave the hospital?”, he asked. “You’ll be fine. I’ve got medical training and we have a med bay so you’ll be taken care of. Now hurry up.”, Rose instructed.
“Um well are you leaving the room or at least turning around so I can get out of this gown and into my clothes?”, he asked a little self conscious. Skye rolled her eyes. “Oy cause neit’er o us seen a man in his underwear. Watever.”, she shook her head turning around to look at the COH men. Rose sighed and turned around as well for the sake of his privacy. “Well you didn’t have to turn around Iolar but okay.”, Jonathan teased. His father rolled his eyes and his mother hit his arm as she got his clothes for him. Jonathan shrugged but got dressed quickly. “Just be safe.”, Ellen instructed hugging her son tightly. “You better keep him safe.”, she warned looking from Skye to Rose. “Dinna fash ma’am we will.”, Skye nodded. “Of course he’ll be returned safely when this is over.”, Rose nodded. “Iolar let’s get going.”, Rose nodded taking Skye’s right hand. “Aye. Time ta go Fuller.”, Skye said offering her left hand. “Well I guess I’ll see you guys when this is over. Please stay safe.”, Jonathan said hugging his parents before taking Skye’s hand. “So how does this…”, he started to ask but Rose hit the button on Skye’s watch and they vanished and reappeared in a strange place to Jonathan. “Work?”, he asked before quickly covering his mouth swallowing the vomit he felt rising in his throat. “Like dat.”, Skye teased releasing his hand and Rose’s as she took off her mask. Rose laughed a little shaking her head. “Don’t feel bad first time is always the worst.”, Rose smiled. Jonathan nodded silently looking around to take in his new surroundings. He noticed that Wolverine didn’t remove her mask. “I’ll assume that me staying...wherever this is...doesn’t mean I get to find out who you or this Laoch, Seer, Wiccan, Furry, or Silver Samurai are.”, he commented trying to get his stomach to settle back down.
“You’d be correct. Just because she revealed who she was in the sake of getting you to trust us does not mean the rest of my team will. Wasn’t exactly thrilled when she did it.”, Rose explained. “Give me your teleporter.”, she said turning to Skye. “Mine?”, Skye asked. “Yes. I have patrol tonight and you blew mine up. Forge will not be thrilled when I tell him I need a new one made.”, Rose said extending her hand out. “But if ya take mah watch ‘ow am Ah supposed ta get ‘ome? Ah’ve plans wid Mason tonig’t.” Skye questioned. “Oh you’re cancelling on him. Sorry but you are babysitting. He is not roaming the island unsupervised. I don’t want to even begin to imagine what trouble an inquisitive journalist will get into if left alone.”, Rose said taking Skye’s watch and putting it on her wrist. “But...Ah canna cancel on him. Seriously Ah NEED ta see him tonig’t.”, Skye protested. “Need? No Skye, you want. If anyone gets to say they need to see their boyfriends it’s me I’m the one that has to wait till April to see mine. You’ll survive another night.”, Rose countered setting the coordinates for the start of her patrol. “Have a good one. I’m sure Mason will understand you have work.”, Rose shrugged before hitting the button on the watch disappearing. Skye groaned pulling out her phone to call Mason. She didn’t want to cancel on him, she was rather looking forward to seeing him, less about the date portion of the evening and more about the getting him to her place part. Jonathan frowned looking at Skye. “You don’t have to babysit me. I’ll stay out of trouble. Go and..see Mason.”, he said. “It doesn’t matter now. She took mah teleporter. Ah’ve no ot’er way ‘ome. And she’s rig’t. We canna let ya go roaming bout on yer own.”, Skye sighed dialing Mason.
Mason was just getting out of the shower to get ready for the movie, dancing and more date they had planned. He smiled seeing it was Skye on the callerid. “Hello love. Was just thinking of you.”, he greeted holding a towel in one hand trying to dry his hair while holding the phone. “Ello. O dat so? And do Ah wanna kne wat kind of t’oughts ya was ‘aving?”, she teased smiling. “Same kind I always do about you. Helps I was just in the shower so I’m sure you can piece together the not very clean thoughts I had. So what’s going on? Was going to get dressed and come get you. Movie starts in an hour and need to get good seats.”, Mason smiled tossing the towel into the hamper as he kicked his bedroom door closed before dropping the towel from around his waist. Adder rolled her eyes in her bedroom having enjoyed the view of Mason in nothing but a towel but then hearing him talking to Skye made her stomach churn. Skye sighed. “Ah love w’en yer t’oughts are dirty. But sadly…”, she frowned. “You’re calling to cancel…”, Mason frowned pausing as he pulled clothes out of his closet. “Ah’m so sorry. An emergency came up and instead o getting da nig’t off Ah gotta work. But Ah outta get relieved from mah duty ta make it up ta ya tomorrow.”, Skye offered an alternative. She knew Ashley and Xavier were due in from their honeymoon so Xavier would be back to monitor the base and keep an eye on Jonathan tomorrow. Mason sighed nodding a little. “Alright. I’ll check my schedule. I think tomorrow I have something I need to take care of. But we’ll figure it out. Stay safe. I love you Skye.”, he smiled a little when he said the last part. “Ah love you too Mason. Bye.”, Skye frowned hanging up. “Well dat blood fooking sucks. Ah kne it not yer fault but da o da Church. But god damn dat was a cruel cockblock.”, she sighed shaking her head. Jonathan laughed a little. “Sorry. I didn’t intend it that way. Why don’t you show me where I’m allowed to go and you can take me to bed…. I mean show me where I’m supposed to sleep.”, Jonathan apologized stumbling a little trying to recover. Skye rolled her eyes. “Come along.”, skey said leading him away to show him where he could go and to a cot.
Mason frowned looking at the tickets on his dresser. “Well this sucks.”, he muttered still getting dressed anyways and grabbed the tickets stopping at Adders door and knocked on the door leaning in the open doorway. “Get dressed.”, he instructed. Adder blinked looking up from the book she was reading, raising an eyebrow. “W’y? Ah’m comfy in my nig’t clot’es.”, she questioned. She did not want to go on his and Skye’s date that was for sure. “Because I bought tickets to watch Gremlins in the cemetery for the traveling theater and to go to that dance after.”, Mason explained. “Um...isn’t t’at your date plan for Skye?”, Adder questioned. “Yes it is. And she just called to cancel. I don’t want to waste the tickets. You like scary-ish movies, I’ve already got that basket packed of snacks, and can’t really go dancing alone. So if I’m going to go out it’s going to be with someone I want. So get dressed. You’re my date tonight.”, Mason instructed before closing her door so she could get dressed. Adder blinked as he shut the door. “She cancelled. Ah’m someone he wants? He can’t mean it t’e wway Ah’d like him to.”, she muttered to herself getting off her bed shaking her head. But she smiled a little as she got dressed. He’d said she was his date tonight. Granted she was sure he meant it in a platonic way, but it was still nice to hear him say it. She knew she needed to dress nice since they were going dancing and he was wearing a crisp white button up, dark khaki vest, checked tie, but with dark wash jeans. So she grabbed a strapless knee length a line orchid dress with a slight ruffle detail, her black heels and her black leather jacket quickly getting dressed. Sure this was a borrowed date and sure nothing would happen but she’d be damned if she didn’t want least look nice for it.
Mason had grabbed his jacket and the basket that had goodies to eat and a blanket to sit on while Adder was getting dressed. “T’ere Ah’m all set. Ya did mention dancing soo..”, she announced walking into the living room. Mason turned to greet her and blinked briefly before catching himself and just smiling a little. “Indeed I did mention dancing. Well let’s go then pet. Need to find a place to sit at the cemetery to watch the film. “, he nodded offering an arm to leave. “Sounds like a plan mate.”, Adder smiled taking his arm as they left the flat. Mason made his best efforts to not look at her at least in a lustful fashion. Skye’s excalibur work and his Hellfire work had kind of kept them from being intimate for going on two weeks now. And he’d already been in that mindset till Skye had called to cancel. And now as he walked from the car, carrying the basket, walking slightly behind her it was hard to not notice her. He was trying, with great difficulty, to not look at the length of her legs from her heels up to the hem of her dress or the way her ass looked in that dress as she walked. He shook the thoughts out of his mind reminding himself not only was he dating and in love with Skye but Adder didn’t see him as more than a friend. Mason handed over their tickets and they found a place to sit amongst the headstones, Mason spreading out the blanket he’d packed quickly realizing that the small surface was great for a date with Skye but put him uncomfortably close to Adder. Adder didn’t say anything about the size of the blanket just carefully took a seat curling her legs up to the side and adjusting the hem of her dress leaning on her left arm for support.
“Ya gonna sit?”, she asked looking up at Mason with a raised eyebrow. “Right of course. Just waited for you to get comfortable before finding a space on the blanket to sit.”, he nodded taking a seat next to her the limit space putting them in direct contact, his right arm and her left touching. “Well t’is is cozy…”, Adder commented reaching into the basket getting out a pint he’d packed and something to eat. Mason nodded grabbing a drink as well. He was mostly silent as the movie started, trying to watch the movie and ignore the feeling that wouldn’t go away about being so close to Adder. Neither was aware the other was feeling the same thing and ignoring it or that they were missing glances at each other. There was some general soft spoken conversation during the movie, but only about the film itself. Overall they were enjoying themselves and the longer the movie went the more the relaxed. Adder ending up just leaning into his side as they shared a container of popcorn he’d brought and even the last pint that was in the basket. To anyone around them that looked over they all just assumed the pair was on a first date based on how there was a progression of getting more relaxed and close to each other. “So next is dancing?”, Adder asked as the credits started to roll. “That’s the plan, pet.”, Mason nodded standing up and offering a hand to help her up. “Ya realize in all t’e years we’ve known eac’ ot’er and been to nig’tclubs or w’ere t’ere was dancing ‘appening not once ‘ave we danced toget’er.”, Adder pointed out taking his hand for balance as she stood up. “Hmm...I suppose you’re right. First for everything.”, Mason nodding thinking about it trying to ignore that she was inches from him and how easy it would be to kiss her in this moment.
“Ere let me ‘elp ya get da stuff picked up.”, Adder offered forcing herself to let his hand go bending to start picking up any containers, trash, and remaining food putting them into the basket. Mason caught himself looking at her ass, the hem of her dress having ridden up much higher in the back and quickly looked away. “Thanks. I’ll get the blanket then.”, Mason nodded looking for any reason to be looking down and to focus on anything that wasn’t how she looked in that dress. Adder picked up the basket stepping off the blanket watching as he neatly folded it. “God your OCD.”, she teased with a smile as he was meticulous in how he folded the blanket. “Well you know me. I like things to be where they belong.”, he smiled pausing and without thinking about his brushing some of her choppy blonde hair behind her ear smoothing down a lock that had gone askew in the fall breeze. “Yea, w’ere t’ings belong..”, Adder said quietly. She tried to ignore how she felt, having a lot of practice over the years in burying a blush. But when he talked like that and did things even as small as this it was hard for her. It always made her heart quicken. At his side was where she felt she belonged, it’s why she could never bring herself to leave him no matter who he was with “So to the Spitalfields Tea Dance?”, Mason said offering his arm again. Adder nodded taking his arm as they navigated the cemetery back to the car.
Adder had to wonder what Excalibur business Skye could have that would be important enough to skip an amazing night like this. Getting to sit close to Mason watching a film and sharing snacks and drinks and now as they walked into the amphitheater canopy the sounds of Latin American music surrounding them realizing they’d arrived on a salsa night Adder couldn’t see how a woman wouldn’t want to have this kind of date with him. But Skye’s loss was her gain tonight. “So salsa?”, Adder questioned as she took off her leather jacket handing it to the coat check. “It would appear so. Do you know how to salsa?”, Mason asked turning over his jacket putting an arm loosely around her waist as they walked further inside. “Ain’t tried it before. But Ah learn quick.”, she commented focusing on looking at the people already dancing and how they moved instead of the warmth of his hand through her dress. “It’s not too difficult, basic 8 count and I’m sure you’ll get a hang of it quickly enough.”, Mason agreed leading her out to the dance floor as one song ended. “Just follow my lead and we’ll be fine, pet.”, he smiled taking her hands before the music began and he started following the eight count. Adder was a quick learner and following Mason was something she could do. So it wasn’t really long before she’d moved from the basic eight count to including turns and some dips and lifts.
It’d been a long night by the time Mason and Adder were returning to their flat. “T’at was a lot of fun.”, Adder commented as they walked to the door. She’d been out to clubs and bars and to all manner of events with Mason as his friend and bodyguard, but tonight was the first time they’d actually danced together and it’d been just the two of them. Adder had loved every moment of tonight, getting to be that close to Mason. It’d actually felt a bit like a real date to her, even though in the back of her mind she was easily reminded this wasn’t a real date but two friends hanging out while the other’s actual girlfriend was unavailable. “Yes, it was.”, Mason agreed unlocking the door walking in with her. He wasn’t going to deny he had a good time with Adder. But he always had a good time when he was with her. Just normally they were at a pub or just home watching something on the television. Tonight felt different. Between sitting so close during the movie to hands literally moving all over each other dancing. It was hard to deny how he felt for her. “Ahhh…”, Adder sighed in relief as she took off her heels before hanging up her leather jacket in the coat closet. Mason chuckled a little as she put the basket away before taking off his own shoes and jacket. “Feet hurt pet?”, he teased. “Yea, ya know t’ey do.”, she replied playfully hitting his arm. Mason smiled grabbing her fist, not exactly thinking, as he pulled her closer to him. Adder blinked a little startled by getting pulled close to him. “Why don’t you sit down and I’ll rub them then? My fault they hurt since your plans for tonight had been to lounge around the flat in your jammies.”, he offered with a smile. “Um..alrig’t. Suppose is yer fault.”, Adder nodded pulling her hand, gently away and going to sit on the sofa.
Mason followed, despite better judgement telling him this could lead to his ruin, sitting down slightly away from her. With a flick of his wrist a strong enough gust of wind brought her legs up from the floor, forcing her to turn on the sofa slightly stretching out as her feet landed on his lap. Adder chuckled shaking her head a little. “Lazy..”, she teased. Mason shrugged. “I was taught to work smarter not harder.”, Mason shrugged with a smile starting to rub at her left foot applying more pressure at certain points than others. Adder smiled letting out a small moan enjoying the relief her feet were getting after being crammed into her heels all night and then dancing for hours. She reminded herself that this was just a friend doing something nice for another friend. Mason was trying to ignore the little moans and sounds she was making, they were reminding him too much of India. He reminded himself this wasn’t anything sexual. Or it wasn’t supposed to be but as he finished rubbing her right foot his hands started to rub higher to her ankles and calves. Adder smiled a little and closed her eyes as his hands started to massage higher. She was trying to keep the mindset that this was nothing more than it was, plus it did feel good as her calves hurt just as much as her feet. Mason glanced up to look at Adder as she let out a slightly louder moan, he smiled seeing her eyes closed and the smile on her lips.
He wasn’t sure why but he pushed aside all logic in that moment. Okay so he knew why he pushed logic aside. Because being this close to her, touching her like this and hearing her little moans all he could think about was how much he wanted her to hear her moan like that but for a different reason, to hear her call out his name but for real this time. So without so much as a first thought Mason shifted slightly on the sofa taking one hand from her legs pulling her from her reclined position kissing her. “Mas…”, Adder started to question her eyes opening as she was pulled from her reclined position. She blinked startled at the feel of his lips on hers. She wasn’t going to question it, she’d wanted this for too long for that. Instead she just snaked her arms around his neck returning the kiss letting her eyes close again. Mason moaned a little into the kiss as she returned it, letting his tongue slip into her slightly parted lips. Adder moaned back letting her forked tongue mingle with his moving to sit on his lap her dress rising even higher up her thighs. “Mmm Adder…”, Mason moaned into her mouth one hand holding the back of her hair tightly as the other rubbed up her newly exposed thigh. Adder pulled away from the kiss starting to kiss at his neck and ear. “Mason…”, she moaned against his ear enjoying the feel of his hand on her bare thigh.
Mason had wanted this for so long, no other thoughts occupied his mind at the moment. His left hand rubbing at her thigh pushing the dress up higher exposing the black satin of her thong. His right hand moving down her back finding the zipper of the dress pulling it down revealing that she’d not even been wearing a bra. “Oh god Leah…”, he moaned running his hand along her exposed back and inside the dress. Adder smiled hearing him moan her given name before moving and finding his lips again. Adder arched her back against his hand pressing hips forward into him her hands moving from around his neck to start untying his tie pulling it off him and throwing it aside before starting to unbutton his vest. She’d seen him without a shirt hundreds of times but the idea of getting to be the one removing it this time she liked. Mason’s hand moved from her back pulling down the dress starting to fondle at her breasts. This wasn’t India, this was real and he was loving every minute of it. Adder pulled back from the kiss slightly startled feeling a sudden pinch at her nipple. Mason only smiled at the reaction starting to kiss and nibble at her neck his hand sliding down to hold her hip firmly as he started to kiss down from her neck. His hands pulled her up to be kneeling instead of sitting on his lap bringing his destination a bit more in reach as his mouth found one of her breasts.
“Oh god Mason…”, Adder moaned forgetting being gentle with unbuttoning his dress shirt just starting to pull at it buttons starting to pop. Mason smiled against her breast pausing as he saw a button hit the sofa. “I liked this shirt pet.”, he teased before nibbling as he moved to her other breasts. “You have...mmmm… more shirts.”, Adder replied, though was interrupted with a soft moan. “Mmmm indeed I do…”, he smiled gripping her waist tightly as he carefully stood up from the sofa. He let her slip down to stand on the floor and kissed her again, years of wanting resonating through the kiss. Adder held his opened shirt tightly as she returned the kiss, roughly pulling him forward as she walked backwards in the direction of the bedrooms. She wasn’t certain whose bed she was leading them to and she didn’t care. As long as they ended up in a bed together. She knew she had condoms in her room, she’d take them with her on nights she’d go to fights just in case. During the walk down the hall Adder had pulled his shirt and vest off leaving them as a trail behind them. Neither were thinking of anything but the moment they were in as they moved down the hall. Mason pressed her hard against the wall that separated her bedroom door and his. Adder moaned, muffled by his lips, as he pressed her into the wall her nails lightly raking down his chest her poison staying back at her will. He didn’t know which room to take her into or if he should just lift her up and take her there against the wall.
As the silent debate of who’s bedroom to go into went on in both their minds, Mason’s hands were starting to push her dress up higher exposing in full her black thongs a couple fingers moving the fabric aside eager to touch and to please. Adder was quickly working at unbuckling his belt and unfastening his pants with want. It was at the moment his fingers slid up and she gasped and moaned in his mouth, “Oh god yes Mason” that he took pause. A more logical side of his mind which had been gagged into silence as the passion and desire to have her had taken over finally spoke. And it was quick to remind him he was dating Skye, he was in love with Skye, that he wasn’t a cheater and right now he was behaving no better than Oliver had when he cheated on Adder. And in that instant of his mind comparing his actions and his passion for Adder to Oliver’s actions to Genevieve that he stopped. He pulled back from the kiss, removed his hands from her body and stepped away from her leaning on the wall across the hall from her. “I...I can’t...we can’t do this. We are better than this.”, he managed to speak. Adder moved after him for a moment before she realized he wasn’t moving in the direction of his bedroom but away from her in general. She stopped as she looked at him. His tie was in the living room, his vest at the end of the hall, his shirt a few feet from them, his hair a mess, his lips still wet from her lips, subtle scratches of her nails down his chest, and his pants half undone. God she wanted to keep going. He’d finally shown her interest after all these years. She knew he wanted her, there's no way he would have kissed her let alone kissed her like that if he didn’t. And the bulge she could see and had felt told her he wanted her as much as she wanted him. She wanted to argue all this to him. To say they should.
But reality settled in. He had a girlfriend and even doing this much meant he’d cheated and to go further would mean him going against everything that made him the chivalrous gentleman she loved. He was better than this. He was a better man than this. She wasn’t sure she was a better woman than this, but he was a better man. “Ah...Ah know ya are Mason.”, she said softly fixing her dress to cover her exposed breasts and pulling the bottom back down to cover her underwear. To have gotten this close to what she’d wanted just to have it ripped from her at the last minute. But he was right. She may not be Skye’s biggest fan, but she didn’t hate the woman. And she’d been in that position. The devoted girlfriend who just happened to wear a mask that sometimes took priority over the man she was with. She couldn’t do what Genevieve had done to her to Skye. And she knew Mason was a better man that Oliver ever would be. Mason ran his hands over his face. “I’m sorry pet. This..it got out of hand. I should have..”, he apologized shaking his head. Adder watched him for a moment before walking over and lightly placing a hand on his cheek. “Ya ‘ave Skye, and yer bot’...going t’rough a patc’. Ah shoulda stopped ya.”, she sighed. “It’ll be okay, mate.”, she tried to sound encouraging.
She was right. He had Skye, well for now. He was fairly certain Skye would either leave him or put him in the hospital when she finds out even this much happened. He brought his hands down to his sides and looked at her. Her hair was askew from how his hands had been moving through it, her dress was adjusted to cover her but still disheveled from him having pushed it out of his way to reach her skin. God he wanted to have her. But he knew better and pushed the impulse to start kissing her aside to just nod. “Yeah. I’m...I think I’ll go take a cold shower.”, he sighed. Adder nodded a little taking her hand back. “Okay. Ah just...going to go to sleep t’en. Nig’t Mason.”, she tried to not let this hurt her feelings. And perhaps if she looked at it right this was a good sign. It means that he really did think of her as more than a friend. But he’s a good man and just couldn't bring himself to cheat on his girlfriend. Adder went to her room closing the door. “C’rist t’at was ‘ot. W’y does he gotta be taken? W’y do we gotta ‘ave consciences?”, she muttered to herself as she went about changing into her pajamas again crawling into bed the taste of his lips still fresh on her mouth and the feel of his skin still fresh in her mind. She knew what she’d dream of that night, the same thing she’d dreamed of many night just this time with a bit more knowledge of how some things would feel. Mason went to the bathroom taking his cold shower in hopes of putting out the fire that Adder had ignited. He silently gathered his discarded clothes from the flat before going to his bed hoping to sleep dreamless but knowing Adder would be ever present in his dreams.