Where There is Love

Deimos laid awake in the dark of their den with Ikigai wrapped in his embrace, her head tucked into his chest, a small smile on his lips as he just enjoyed the sound of her peaceful breathing as she slept. There were so many parts about his relationship with his beautiful wife that he savored and enjoyed that it was hard to pick a favorite, but these late night moments when it was just the two of them in the space that they had made their home were certainly near the top of the list. He never could have imagined himself as the kind of man that could be so gentle and loving toward anyone, but Ikigai had brought that side out in him because she deserved it. That's not to say that he couldn't have his rougher moments with her whenever she desired, but never before had he wanted to lay awake just so he could watch someone sleep.

His large, bear-like paw rubbed gently along her back as he kissed the top of her head, willing himself to slip into sleep so he could join her. Sleep wasn't coming easily, however, and as he held her lithe body to his much larger and masculine frame it was difficult to keep his mind from wandering. With the warmer breezes of spring had come her heat season and that had brought their fervent desires to have another litter. There had been no shortage of enjoyment between them over the last several weeks and while he had hoped to have a more immediate result from their attempts, he was patient and had no doubt that they would have family when the time was right. Still... he supposed the more frequent the attempts the more likely they were to get there. As much as he hated to disturb her sleep, his paws began to follow his lustful, wandering thoughts and they began to drift lower over her sides and hips to her rump, gently feeling over her feminine figure that he knew oh so well.

Eventually when he finally decided that he just couldn't help himself, Deimos carefully rolled Ikigai over to her other side so that her back was pressed to his belly, doing his best not to fully rouse her just yet. He held her snuggly against him with one of his paws lightly roaming across her belly, tucking his face into the side of her neck and letting her scent fill his nose. Hoping that she wouldn't scold him too harshly for waking her up, his foreleg slid further down her body and hooked around her hip, holding her steady as he pressed his hips into hers with a quiet groan into her pale fur. Perhaps with a bit of luck this would be the time that brought them what they so desired.

"Deimos & Ikigai"