The Powerful Pride of an Immortal (Immortal Supers Book 4)

by Kurtis Eckstein

  Lily also had her implant surgery on Monday, and because of her new regeneration capacity, she claimed that she felt like she was back to normal, as if her implants had never been gone in the first place. No cuts to heal, no scars, no itchiness.

  And last night, Lily and I ended up having a mini-date as well. Because she wanted to go out into the back yard together to give her implants a test run, since if there was going to be a problem with the special silicone being able to handle her temperature, then she wanted to know about it right away.

  I had a pair of black FRIL shorts I never wore – didn’t see the purpose of it previously, since they didn’t block heat – so we sat down together, and for the first time ever I held her in my arms, perfectly fine, while she was literally a bonfire. There had been too much stress and worries in our lives to try this out previously, even after discovering I could produce flames, but when Lily fully realized that she couldn’t hurt me anymore, it really made her emotional.

  It probably wasn’t the most overjoyed I’d ever seen her, but it was pretty close to it.

  Because there was finally someone in the world, especially someone she loved, who she didn’t have to worry about burning. And in a sense, in the same way that she alleviated a major fear for me, I was now doing the same for her.

  Certainly, it helped that she knew she couldn’t accidentally kill me, but now she couldn’t even hurt me. Which was a big deal to her.

  She was fireproof, and now I was too.

  I also fully intended on spending time with her like that regularly, even if just for half an hour most evenings, in order to ramp up her efforts to try to control her superpower. Because now, there was no one better who could help her experiment and train. Not to mention, my own control gave her a goal to aim for, whereas previously it felt almost hopeless in her own perception.

  Thus, overall, everything seemed to be going pretty well in our lives. We had a strong family – or powerful pride , as Winter liked to put it – both in the sense that there was a ton of love and commitment, as well as in terms of raw power and capacity. And we had good connections to powerful people, via Lexi and my job with the CDS, to help us resolve any potential threats that might come up in the future – including the shadow organization, once I was able to schedule a meeting to discuss what I wanted them to investigate.

  Now, really the only missing piece was just waiting on Winter to feel more comfortable, and for my relationships with Heidi and Lexi to slowly develop.

  Which put me in a really good spot.

  I wasn’t sure I’d ever been more happy in my entire life.

  Unexpectedly, Lexi spoke up, her voice cheerful. We were in her office, planning on going to lunch in about half an hour. Today she was wearing a regular black dress-shirt coupled with dark red leather pants, looking at me with an amused expression.

  “What’s with that smile?” she wondered.

  I looked up from the document I was reading on my work tablet. “What?”

  Her grinned widened. “You were just smiling pretty big there.”

  I shrugged. “Just happy, I guess. I like working with you,” I added, since that was sincerely a part of my happiness.

  Lexi’s amethyst gaze became more endearing. “Me too,” she agreed. Her thin blonde eyebrows then furrowed slightly. “You know, I’ve been meaning to tell you something.”

  “What’s that?” I wondered, setting the tablet down on her desk.

  She hesitated, her cheeks becoming rosy. “Umm, well. You’ve been taking things really slow with Heidi, which I think is great. But I don’t really want to go slow.”

  My eyes widened in surprise. “Oh.” I paused, thinking about it, realizing that usually people who had done stuff before didn’t take it slow with new relationships. “Well, I think I’m taking it slow with you mainly because of everything you’ve been through. I don’t want you to feel pressured to do anything.”

  Lexi smiled. “Thank you. That does mean a lot.” She took a deep breath. “But I don’t want to be afraid anymore. Like, to me, officially being able to start a relationship with you has me excited, but I know it’s going to be hard if we try going past third base.”

  I nodded, recalling what she said about being afraid to have sex.

  True fear – true trauma – had a mind of its own, and wasn’t something a person could just ‘get over.’ It was why I still suffered from claustrophobia on occasion, even after all this time. And it was why I used to work on my pain tolerance every night, even after a century of losing my little girl. Some things were nearly impossible to get over, no matter how much time passed.

  Lexi continued. “But the thing is. I want to get to third base. I want to be there. To hang out there regularly . And I want to start working slowly on trying to get over my fears of home base.”

  Damn.

  “Okay.” I took a deep breath. “Well, at this point, I’m never again going to say ‘no’ to you. And, while I’d like to be romantic and take control of the situation by making all the advances, I think it might be best if you take control, if that’s what you really want. Because I’m a little nervous about going too far too quickly with you. More so than with Heidi, even.”

  Lexi nodded, her expression a little somber.

  I sighed. “I also think it would be best if we work on having you actually instruct me on how best to make you feel good. And I think we should make that a priority,” I added. “Like, the time you offered to suck me off the first day I was here. That kind of thing needs to come second. If I’m going to get there, then I want you to have enjoyed yourself first.” I paused. “What do you think?”

  She was smiling now, her cheeks rosy again. “Okay,” she whispered.

  I returned the smile, holding her gaze for a few long moments, before taking a deep breath. I was getting a little aroused, and now wasn’t the time for it. Thus, I reached for my tablet.

  Lexi’s hand flashed out to intercept mine, only for her to stand up from her seat and plop down in my lap, wrapping my arm around her waist. I looked up at her in surprise, just in time for her lips to meet mine, her tongue instantly in my mouth searching for mine.

  Hot damn, Lexi!

  Reaching up to grab a handful of her chest, she began feeling mine as well, only to begin running her hand up and down my abs. I lowered my hand too, feeling the dark red leather pulled taut over her thighs.

  She then reached down and unbuttoned her pants.

  Grabbing my wrist, she forced my palm to rub her thigh more firmly for a few seconds, all while kissing me passionately, before pulling my hand up to her belly and guiding my fingers downward.

  I finally broke away for a second to look at her panties with my physical eyes, not expecting what she was wearing since Winter had made me more conscientious of where I was looking with my second-sight.

  Pink silk panties, with a little ornamental black bow at the top.

  Damn. Yes please.

  It was like the perfect combination of sexy and cute.

  She continued to kiss my cheek, running her lips up and down from my temple to chin, before grabbing my face and forcing her lips on mine again. I gently began easing my fingers more inside her leather pants, rubbing her over the silky underwear.

  She moaned into my mouth, twitching slightly as she pushed more into me.

  Knowing this probably wasn’t the best time to explore too much, I gently felt for the right spot at the top and then began rubbing her softly, switching between circular motions, as well as back and forth.

  Her breathing became heavier through her nose as I worked on her for several minutes, her moaning a little louder, before she unexpectedly jerked forward, her body curling against me as her panties became slightly wet.

  I continued to rub just a little bit more, until she finally reached down to grab my wrist, holding me still while she worked her lips against mine.

  When she pulled away a moment later, her cheeks were flushed, her lips were parted, and her amethyst gaze
was passionate.

  “Sam Archer,” she whispered. “I love you so much.”

  I smiled warmly. “And I love you, Lexi Stockton.”

  She leaned forward to press her lips against mine again, her kissing softer and more intentional this time. I pulled my hand fully out of her pants to rub her thigh again, feeling the tight leather as I reached around to grab her butt, while she worked her tongue in and around mine.

  Finally, she sighed heavily, pulling away to stare at me again. “Now, it’s your turn,” she said seductively, biting her bottom lip.

  I grinned at her. “I mean, I’m not going to say no,” I teased.

  She smirked, only to wink at me as she slid off my lap, her pants still unbuttoned as she got on her knees. She then rested her head in my lap for a moment, giving me a great view of her leather-clad butt while she rubbed her face against me, before looking up to meet my gaze. Her purple eyes were sparkling and mischievous, as she licked her lips seductively, giggled at my reaction, and then began to unbutton my pants.

  I have to admit that I didn’t last long.

  Once she was finished, and both of us were buttoned up again, she leaned over me in the chair, kissed me for a long few seconds on the lips, and then whispered in my ear.

  “Dessert was great. Now, let’s go have lunch.” She pulled away a little to meet my gaze, her warm breath caressing my face. “I can’t wait to do this again tomorrow.”

  Holy shit, work was never going to be the same again.

  Lunch was really good. I sincerely enjoyed it.

  But the unexpected dessert afterward was amazing.

  And then the second unexpected dessert on the way home, just after we left for the day. Shit, so much for getting her there before me every time. In the car, she pretty much refused to let me do anything to her, except hold onto her butt, with me feeling the smooth dark red leather while she took care of business.

  Like, damn, if Lexi was going to work me this much during and after work, then it was good I was a regenerator, because I wasn’t sure a normal man would be able to keep up with her sexual appetite in addition to potentially four other women who might want my attention.

  The rest of the trip back home was very enjoyable as well, with us holding hands and talking more casually on the last half of the drive. It was obvious that us finally having raced to third base really made her happy.

  She was almost glowing with contentment and satisfaction.

  When we pulled up to the house, I parked in the garage, prompting her to give me one last lingering kiss, before we got out and headed inside. Being that everyone was usually in the kitchen or downstairs living room when I got home, I fully expected to see them all, although it turned out that Freya and Rose were changing Eden’s diaper in the other room.

  However, what I didn’t expect was to see Winter.

  Or to find her cooking , using up all our skillets, four of them sizzling with what almost looked like fajitas. She turned her head to look at me when I stopped to gawk, a small smile tugging at her pitch-black lips.

  Lily walked up, from her spot next to Heidi, to give me a hug. “She’s making us something called Pork Sisig for dinner.”

  I kissed her on the lips before focusing on Winter’s back again, beginning to tug Lily closer while holding onto her. “Smells amazing. What kind of dish is it?”

  Winter responded without looking, speaking loud enough to be heard over the sizzling. “It’s a Filipino dish my mom loves.” She looked over her shoulder again, her pale green eyes endearing. “And yeah, it is kind of like a fajita,” she added with a small smile.

  Suddenly it clicked. There was just the slightest trace of an Asian look to her face.

  “You’re part-Filipino,” I said more as a statement than a question.

  She nodded. “Yes. A fourth. Though most people would never guess it, with how pale I am. My mom has pretty tan skin, but my bio-father is pretty pale too.”

  I silently wanted to inquire more about her past, but didn’t want to ruin the mood in the event she didn’t want to talk about it. Thus, I changed the subject back to food, realizing I was pretty sure we didn’t already have all the ingredients she was using.

  She beat me to it though.

  “Yeah, I went out to grab a lot of this stuff. Freya let me borrow her car.” She paused, glancing at me. “It’s a really nice car. I might have to get myself one.”

  I chuckled. “Yeah, it is, and now that I’m thinking about it, I can’t wait to go car shopping.” I looked back at Lexi, who was sitting at the table now with a small smile. “When you go looking for a new one, you have to take me with you, okay?”

  Lexi grinned. “Sounds like you’re asking me to take you on a date,” she teased.

  I returned the smile. “I mean, if you were going to take me on one, then that’s definitely a kind I’d really like.”

  She winked. “Then I’ll have to see if I can borrow you sometime this weekend.” She paused, glancing at Lily. “Or maybe we can try to take the day off on Friday. Car shopping can be an all-day thing, and I don’t want to steal you away for an entire Saturday or Sunday.”

  “Could possibly make it a double date,” Lily suggested. “Although, I’m not sure how that would go without someone feeling like a third wheel.”

  “I don’t mind being a third wheel,” Winter unexpectedly blurted out, only to look at me like she was shocked at herself. She then focused past us to look at Lexi. “But I won’t intrude. Sorry. A date should be a date.”

  Needless to say, it seemed Lexi was a little flustered to have Winter respond to her without her even getting a word out. “It’s…it’s alright,” she finally said. “But yeah, I kind of want to go alone with Sam, if that’s okay.”

  “I don’t have a problem with it,” Lily replied. “But if you can do Friday, that would be nice.”

  “And,” I added. “We kind of need to replace a few vehicles, so this doesn’t have to be a one-time thing.” I glanced at Heidi.

  “Don’t look at me ,” she scoffed playfully. “I don’t think I want another car. I’d rather just go with someone than drive myself someplace.”

  Lexi looked concerned. “Still bothering you?” she wondered quietly.

  Heidi sighed, and then shook her head. “No, it’s not that. I just feel like, what’s the point of going someplace by myself? I don’t have a job. Don’t really want a job either, if I’m being honest. And aside from that I can’t think of a reason why I’d want to go out by myself.”

  “You have a job,” Lily countered. “You help out a ton with Rose. And Eden too. You’re like a live-in nanny.” She grinned. “The hot kind.”

  Heidi’s cheeks flushed. “T-Thanks.”

  Lexi spoke up again. “Well, sis, if you change your mind, it’s really no big deal for me to get you one. There’s not really a car I can’t buy outright.”

  Heidi nodded. “Thanks,” she said again.

  Winter cleared her throat. “Well, dinner is ready. The last part is to crack an egg over it, and let the heat from the meat cook it, but I think I’ll just do one skillet first, so everyone can try to see if they want the egg or not.”

  Heidi popped up from her seat, walking over. “I’ll eat anything, so I don’t care.”

  Lexi chimed in too. “Yeah, make it how it’s supposed to be made, Winter. We’ll eat it.”

  Winter glanced at Lily, smiled seemingly at her thoughts, and then began cracking an egg over each skillet full of pork, chili peppers, and whatever else she had frying in there.

  Dinner was great.

  Dessert was great too, though it was just ice cream from the freezer this time. Can’t expect every meal to come with hot sexy times afterward, even with five grown women in the house.

  20: Round Two

  Lily Dodson

  April 26, 2735 – 3 Days Later – Early Evening

  Lily sat in the master bedroom, wearing a small pair of black FRIL shorts, coupled with a simple cherry-red FRIL camisole
top. Trying to swallow the lump in her throat, she focused on her purple latex sheets, running her hand across them to listen to them crinkle in an attempt to not think too much.

  She was nervous. Really nervous.

  It was Friday, and Lexi had managed to get the day off for her and Sam, which meant they’d gone car shopping for a good portion of the day. However, Heidi also really wanted to go on another date with Sam too, so when Lexi and Sam got back, he then spent some time socializing with the family before taking Heidi out for a few hours.

  Nothing too unusual about any of that, at this point.

  However, then Freya dragged Lily into the bedroom, told her to wait, and proceeded to go back into the living room to see if Lexi could help watch Eden upstairs for a little while. She agreed, of course, but now Lily was waiting patiently, nervous about what Freya had planned.

  It had been two weeks now since the two of them had spent some time alone together that very first time. Since then, they’d enjoyed Sam together on multiple occasions, but never again alone with just the two of them.

  But Lily knew it would happen again. More than that, she knew it would happen regularly from now on – maybe just once every couple of weeks, or even just once a week, but definitely regularly. Not to mention, now that she had her implants in again, which she knew Freya liked a lot, she was almost surprised this hadn’t happened a second time sooner.

  But it appeared the time had come.

  At least, that’s what Lily assumed her being told to wait in the bedroom meant.

  Her breath halted in her chest when the door opened and Freya crept inside quietly, a mischievous grin on her face, with one hand behind her back. Lily closed her eyes to take a few deep breaths, preparing herself mentally for what they were about to do, only to flinch when Freya leaned forward and kissed her for a long few seconds on the temple.