Averill obeyed at once, making a cradle for him. He then bent his head to kiss her. His lips brushed across hers once, then twice, his hips shifting in time with the action so that his erection rubbed across the core of her in warm, firm strokes that made her moan. Averill reached up to grasp his shoulders, clutching at him as her hips shifted, her feet pressing into the bed as she pushed herself more firmly into the caress. His tongue slid out to urge her lips apart and thrust into her mouth even as his erection thrust into the center of her, and Averill gasped with pleasure at the exciting combination.
Shifting her hands to his head, Averill slid her fingers into his hair, nails scraping across his scalp and urging him on as she continued to arch into his thrusts, welcoming him with her body and heart until her pleasure peaked, and her body vibrated and clenched with her release.
Kade broke their kiss then, a shout slipping from his mouth as he threw his head back and thrust into her one last time, his warm seed filling her. His head then dropped to hang down, his eyes closed almost in pain, their bodies still joined together at the hip until a small sigh slid from his lips, and he eased himself out and shifted to lie beside her.
Kade then pulled Averill onto his chest, careful of her neck as he did. Once he had her settled comfortably, he released a second sigh, this one a long gusty one of pleasure.
Averill lifted her eyes to peer at him curiously, her eyebrows rising at the wide smile on his face. "What has you smiling like that, husband?"
His smile turned to a grin, and he glanced down, and said with a shrug, "I finally got to tup me wife again." When her eyebrows rose at the words, he pointed out, "It has been a long time since the wedding."
"Aye," Averill acknowledged softly as she realized that between all their troubles, this was the first time they had actually made love since the wedding. It would not be the last.
"I feel like I'm finally home," Kade murmured with sleepy satisfaction.
"You are home, my lord," Averill said softly. "We both are."
"Aye, we are." He kissed her gently.