Stronger Together chapter 186

I was exhausted. Just fundamentally tired. Even with my decision to  slow down and let other people handle things I ended up running around  like a chicken with it's head cut off during this wolf mess and I was  just tired. Luckily the next week was totally free of any obligations,  and I decided to take the time off to enjoy myself and relax. Once I got  back to the house I talked to my master about it, and he grudgingly  agreed to the time off, with the promise that I work twice as hard after  the conclave.

So  here I was, at home, laying in bed. Unfortunately I was alone at the  moment, my girls weren't taking this break with me and they mostly had  other things to do, but it still felt nice to be in my own space.  Comfortable. I was finally able to relax and just enjoy myself, pursue  my own interests and just enjoy life. I had, unfortunately, run into a  small problem. I wasn't sure exactly what those interests were. I liked  spending time with the girls but they had stuff to do, I liked forging  but that wasn't exactly taking time off.

At  some point after coming to this world I had become one of those people  who didn't know how to relax. I was always on, always working, and now  that I had some down time I was kind of at a loss. I'd spent quality  time with the girls and with the kids and even the pets since I'd been  here and that was nice a peaceful, but with people busy with other  things I had genuinely no idea what the actual fuck I was supposed to do  to entertain myself. After laying in bed for about an hour thinking  about this, I realized I'd just have to find someone to spend time with.

There  were so many people in the house, not all of them could be busy. Barb  was dealing with company stuff, Raven was entertaining Munin, Kara was  with Inari, Yang was with the kids. Andi was spending time with Sam and  Morgan and trying to hang out with my master was a first class trip to  hard labor. But I realized I'd missed one very important person in my  quick list. I had no clue what Cinder was doing.

Cinder,  having only become part of our relationship a month or two ago, still  had her own room, so I headed there and rapped on the door, hoping my  newest girlfriend would have some time to spend with me. I wasn't sure  what we would do, but honestly this whole "no idea how to relax" issue  was one we shared, so it was fitting for us to figure it out together,  and I had been meaning to spend more time with her. Cinder opened the  door with a smile "Cameron! So good to see you, can I help you with  anything?"

I  could tell me showing up at her door like this caught her off guard, and  I felt a surge of guilt at that. Three girls was a big step up from two  and I hadn't been balancing that relationship properly. I'd been  letting Barb and Raven carry things with Cinder because I was too busy,  but that was wrong. Luckily I was here now to undo some of that damage,  assuming she actually felt like going out. As I let me eyes wander down  her body though, I almost hoped she would prefer to stay in. I swallowed  hard at how gorgeous she looked framed in the open door.

Cinder  was wearing red silk pajamas, but not much of them. Tiny red booty  shorts that couldn't contain the generous curve or her ass showed quite a  bite of pale, smooth cheek from the bottom, and her very sizable tits  strained at the tiny red silk top there were practically bursting out  of. Her normally perfect black hair was rumpled in a decidedly sexy way  and fell over one of her amber bedroom eyes. She could clearly tell I  was affected, because her full pink lips were quirked up in a very  predatory smile.

But  I wasn't here to fuck, despite how badly I wanted to rip her shorts off  and pound her into the door frame like a framing nail. I forced myself  to cool down and offered her a cheerful smile as I dragged my eyes from  her curvy, flawless body. "I actually came to see if you wanted to do  something together. We don't get much time for just us, and I thought  maybe I could take you out on a date? Maybe dinner and a movie? If you  aren't busy I mean, you can just head back to sleep if you're tired."

Of  course if she turned around and walked back into that room, I was going  to try my best to follow that thick rippling ass back to bed and spend  the whole day breaking her in half if she was open to it. However it  seemed like that wasn't in the cards because her visible eye lit up with  joy and her predatory smile became softer, She almost looked...shy. It  was an adorable look on her normally confident and composed face. Her  voice was cheerful as she responded "Of course! I would love that! Just  let me get dressed and we can go, do you have anything specific you want  to see?"

I'd  checked briefly and been astonished by how many great movies had been  out in two thousand four, but luckily one of the first ones I noticed  had been a perfect movie for a first date. "Fifty first dates is in  theaters. That one was an older movie back on my earth but it was  considered a classic, I think you'll love it." She smiled happily and  leaned up to kiss my cheek, shooing me away so she could get dressed,  and dropping her shorts before the door was completely shut, showing off  a full moon that made me think about becoming a werewolf myself.

Cinder  came out withing fifteen minutes, hair perfectly coiffed, wearing  sunglasses, a purple flowing skirt that went to her knees a white button  up short sleeved shirt and a vest over top of it. She had a black beret  sitting askance on her head, and I swear, I have never seen a beret  look anything less than stupid on anyone but my girl made it work. She  smiled smugly as she saw me staring and offered me her arm by the elbow  so I could escort her out.

I'd  check the movie times and we had enough time for an early lunch before  we hit the theater. We stopped at a cafe called the Goddess and the  Baker that someone had mentioned to me at one of my poker games at  Dalton's place. Apparently they made the best cinnamon buns in the city,  and Hana had gone to try them out and given me her stamp of approval.  That kitsune was a total foodie, so if she gave a place a gold star then  it was absolutely worth checking out. Cinder drove this time, since  Raven had been teaching her how.

I  climbed out of the car and opened Cinder's door for her, getting a  giggle from my girlfriend as I helped her out. I knew it was a bit  ridiculous since she could bench press the car we drove here in, but she  clearly enjoyed the attention. I put and arm around her waist and we  walked into the cafe, and they got us a table pretty much immediately. I  smiled at her as we sat down "The cinnamon buns here are supposed to be  amazing. Hana was raving about them and you know how she is about  food."

The  kitsune had been around on and off over the past year and we had all  gotten to know her pretty well. It was common knowledge in out house  that the fox girl was a total foodie. Cinder smiled and when the  waitress came out she ordered cinnamon buns for both of us. She took off  her sunglasses, revealing those luminous amber eyes and took a deep  breath. "This place is amazing. It smells great. I'm really glad you  asked me to come out with you today. I've been wanting to spend more  time with you, but I know you're so busy."

I  reached out to grab her hand, giving it a soft squeeze "You can always  come and talk to me. I'm sorry I've been such an ass. I haven't been  paying nearly enough attention to the important people in my life." She  blushed a bit, and it looked almost as cute on her as her shy smile.  "So, tell me about the six weeks I was away. We didn't have time to talk  when I got back. How have you been? I missed you while I was gone,  though I suspect with Raven and Barb running you ragged you had a bit  less time to miss me."

Cinder  chuckled a bit and turned a slightly deeper shade of red. It seemed  like Raven had managed to help her with a lot of her issues since she  came to us. I knew Cinder had a shitty childhood so it was nice seeing  her so free with her emotions. Her voice was a bit breathy as she  responded "Of course I missed you. But I admit I did have my...hands  full." She bit her lip in a way that should be considered a crime before  clearing her throat "Anyway most of the time I wasn't with them I spent  with Morgan and Sam. Andi has become a good friend as well."

I  was glad to hear that, Andi deserved more people in her life, she'd  gotten a raw deal out of all of this and knowing she was reaching out  made me smile. The cinnamon buns finally arrived and we ate while we  talked, Cinder filling me in on what kind of things she and the girls  liked to do. She mentioned her lessons with River, and how along with  Raven he had done so much for her in terms of mental health. I told her  about my training and we just generally got to know each other better.

Once  we finished eating we headed for the theater. We got there a bit early  so I bought her some snacks, and I taught her about the joy of combining  salty, sweet and sour, showing her my favorite combination of sour  gummy worms, popcorn, and reese's pieces. Her adorable reaction to the  different taste combinations was the cutest thing I've ever seen, and  wound up starting an intense make out session that was interrupted by  the movie starting. She cuddled against me as we watched and seeing her  laughter and genuine comfort was amazing.

After  the movie we headed home, and I kissed her goodbye at the door because  it was fun and she went inside first, then I followed her in and we both  started laughing. We sat down on the couch together to watch another  movie, and this one didn't really interrupt the make out session so much  as the other way around. Feeling Cinder in my lap, grinding her hips as  I tasted the still lingering hint of sour and sweet on her gorgeous  lips was intoxicating, but eventually everyone came home and we had to  stop.

I ended  up making dinner and headed to bed in my room, Raven was staying with  Munin tonight and Barb was working late so it was still just me. I  closed the door to my room and turned around, smiling at Cinder, who was  standing in the middle of the room in a black silk robe that looked  almost as soft as the pale skin underneath. I grinned at her. "You know  even with a few hours in between, this is a hell of a way to end a  date." She gave me a wicked smile and dropped her robe as an answer, and  I swallowed hard as I took in her very skimpy lingerie. Best response I  could imagine.