"That looks like the big dipper."

I chuckled, leaning into him. "That doesn't look like the big dipper at all."

"You're a know it all, are you not?"

I rolled my eyes. "That's literally Orion's belt, Gray."

He sighed, resting his chin on my shoulder and kissing my ear as shivers of pleasure ran up my spine. "You're like...one of those really hot, sexy nerds who know everything."

I laughed. "I think I am."

He bit my ear teasingly as I chuckled harder. I gazed up at the open, grey skies above us. It was dusk by the time we had finished our amorous session, followed by a lunch and finally a two hour drive to Grayson's new place in the East. It was a small apartment but the balcony in front provided a great view of the sky. We sat leaning against the wall. I was sitting between his legs as his arms encricled my waist. I gazed to where our legs lay entangled and leaned into his firm, strong chest. His hands around me felt protective. Secure.

He sighed softly, leaning back against the wall as I snuggled deeper into his chest. "Are you enjoying classes Xavier?"

I took a deep breath. "They're...okay. I just...I miss you all the fucking time Gray."

He stroked my arm gently. "I miss you all the fucking time too, Xaby," he fell silent. When he spoke next, his voice was guarded. "I...figured out who attacked you."

The air rushed out of my lungs as he mentioned the assault. His arms pulled me closer. I gazed at the tall buildongs surrounding us, gazing at the twinkling lights inside the miniscule windows. I couldn't help but feel safe with Gray's warmth around me. I spoke in a low voice, not trusting myself to speak louder. "Who?"

"Reznick," he said softly. "Our...our home was ransacked," the air rushed out of my lungs. "I'm sorry I didnt tell you but..." his hands squeezed my arms. "I'm glad you weren't theere."

I shuddered slightly. "How...did you catch them?"

"They're local goons. I've dealt with them before," he kissed the spot below my ear comfortingly. "They're locked up now, baby. You're okay."'

"Reznick?" I tried to act nonchalant but stil felt uneasy.

He sighed softly. "He's lying low. Fled the country for a while. I guess he's hoping it'll be glossed over."

We were quiet again. I decided I needed to create a distraction. "I...I was thinking about maybe getting into medicine someday."

He inhaled sharply. "That's bloody amazing Xavier!" he exclaimed. "You'd be so good at it!" he kissed my cheek. "How come you thought of that?"

"I guess it's somewhere always been in the back of my head. I went to Northwood Hospital this week and met this doctor, Victor Montgomery. Kinda...rekindled my passion again I think."

"Is that part of your major, baby?"

"No, just this guy, Caleb," uttering his name made a hot flush rise up my cheeks and I quickly rushed ahead. "He's this biology major and has a rapport with Montgomery and thought it would be a good idea for me to meet him. Maybe try to get some clarity on my future.

"That's...really nice of him."

I felt a twinge of fear in my chest. I didn't want him to get jealous. Trust was going to be very important if we wanted this to work.

I turned my face towards him and kissed his cheek. "Gray?"

"Yeah?"

"I love you."

He pulled me into his lap and kissed the top of my head. "I love you too, Xavier."

The events of last week flashed across my mind. How I had slept half naked beside Caleb. How things had been in the elevator. I felt guilty and decided I needed to tell him about Caleb.

"Um...he has a crush on me."

He became stock still. So much so that I could almost hear the wind. "Gray?"

His arms tightened around me and he leaned in, brushing his lips along my ear. "I don't blame him. My baby's perfect."

My heart melted.

He nipped at my ear playfully and I laughed, relieved. "You're...you're not jealous?"

He stroked my arm gently. "I love you, Xavier," he kissed my shoulder. "I trust you with my life."

My heart. My fucking heart.

Thunder rumbled in the sky and I felt Gray's hold on me instinctively tighten. I wasn't scared of thunderstorms, but loud noises sometimes made me anxious.I gazed at the sky which had turned cloudy. The blanket of stars that had littered it just a while ago was hidden behind the dark grey.

He kissed the spot below my ear as he whispered. "It's going to rain. We should head inside."

Even before he finished speaking, the sky thundered angrily as large droplets of water started raining down. I shut my eyes, leaning back into him as I felt the cold breeze sprinkled with the tiny pinpricks of water on my face. We were sheltered from the rain by the protruding balcony on the upper floor.

"Xaby?"

"Mm?"

"Let's head back inside, love."

I opened my eyes and gazed at the now pouring rain. His fingers intertwined with mine, resting on my thigh. It felt like heaven. To hear the loud rain, to feel his warmth cocooning me protectively. To feel the cold breeze on my face. To gaze at the twinkling lights visible in the windows of the opposite building.

Home. Grayson was my home.

I sighed softly and spoke. "You know, I've never got drenched in the rain."

He rested his chin on my shoulder so that when he spoke, my entire body tingled with the tremors. "Why not?"

I sighed. "My...mom said I'd fall sick," inspite of myself, I found my heart sink. He understood the cue at once. Sometimes, I felt like he could read my mind. My heart. Understand my soul. How could one person be so perfect?

His hold around me became more secure as he kissed my cheek. "Well, she was right."

I sighed. "I...guess I was a little uptight as a child. And....well now I'm kind of a slut. Who would've thought?" I laughed softly.

He bit my ear. "My slut."

My stomach knotted at his words.

"You know I've...always had this fantasy," I gazed silently at the water for a while before continuing. "That...perfect kiss in the rain," I smiled softly, stretching my hand out so it was away from under the shadow and sighed softly as the cold water trickled through my fingers. "That perfect date. Like...a trip or something."

He was quiet for a while so the only sound was that of the pitter patter. "You've, not done any of those, love?"

I sighed. "We did go out...my family. But, I think I haven't after middle school. And, by the time I reached puberty I was Sugar Baby already. So..."

Silence fell and I finally got to my feet. "Let's go inside."

He gazed up at me for a while, his expression tender. He got to his feet, grasping my hand firmly in his.

"Gray?"

He smiled softly, bringing my hand to his lips and kissing it. "I think...I can fulfill your fantasies."

I gazed at him, entranced. He led both of us out from under the shade so we were standing in the rain. The water poured down on us angrily. We were drenched within seconds, my clothes soaking through. I shivered slightly. He smiled at me, caressing my face as he leaned in. "About, that perfect kiss?"

I tilted my face towards him, my heart thundering in my chest. The rain trickled down his damp hair, sticking to his eyelashes. I had to remind myself to breathe when his lips met mine. It was cold, but my body was on fire.

He kissed me deeply. Lovingly. His tongue tracing my lower lip, gently coaxing my mouth open. I could feel his hot breath and the titillating contrast to my cold skin. Our tongues entangled and I gasped softly when his hands travelled to my waist, lower. Squeezing possessively.

I was lost in him. Disoriented. Intoxicated.

The sound of the rain disappeared in the background, our bodies close together. He bit my lip gently, pulling it as I gasped. His mouth opened mine as the kiss became wild. His tongue exploring my mouth hungrily. I knotted my fingers in his hair. Butterflies fluttered in my stomach, my entire body electrified. My senses heightened.

"Let's go inside."

He whispered hoarsely. The lust, the raw hunger in his voice made my knees feel weak. I nodded at him. He led me inside the bedroom and shut the door behind him, his gazed fixed on me.

It was a simple room that Gray hadn't taken the trouble to decorate much. A single bed stood near the wall, a cupboard beside it. A simgle photograph stood on the bedside table. My photograph. My heart lurched when I looked at it. It was one of me laughing deliriously and clicked at what I thought was an unflateering angle. I had been so bent upon hating that picture that Gray had taken it upon himself to make it his favourite.

Our eyes met, my heart somersaulting. Just the way he looked, so hungry. I felt my insides turn to mulch under his fiery gaze. The noises of the rain were muffled behind the door. He smirked, taking my hand in his and kissing my fingerips. "Was it perfect?"

I bit my lip and nodded, my voice strained when I answered. "Fucking perfect."

He pulled me close to him and turned me around so I was pressed against the wall. I gazed at him as he bent slightly and lifted my legs up. I gasped in surprise at the sudden strength. He hooked my legs around him, grabbing me firmly so I was propped against the wall, half suspended in air.

I gaped at him,my senses ensnared. He leaned into me, his teeth finding my ear as he nibbled it gently. "The things I want to do to you..." he growled softly, pushing himself closer. I shut my eyes, biting my lip as I felt his arousal between my legs.

"Shit...Gray...You're so hot."

His mouth travellled to my neck as he sucked on it. He grinded slowly, sensually against me. "Tell me what you want, Xavier?"

I knotted my fingers in his wet hair, pulling at it as he faced me. His eyes dark with desire, his lips glistening. Droplets of rain sticking to his face. Fire blazed between us depsite the cold water. "You...Gray," I framed his face, marvelling. "I want you, Gray."

"Hmm..." he moaned softly as he nuzzled my neck. His deep voice making me sigh. "Have you been good in classes?"

His words ended in a low whisper. I was longing for him. All my wild fantasies unhinging. "Yes."

"Really?"

"Yes,"

He bit my ear. "Why should I believe you?"

"Because...you said you'd reward me."

"Reward you with what?" he asked, squeezing my ass harder.

I gasped deeply. I used to be an expert when it came to dirty talk. Before it came to Gray and he made me lose all my coherent thoughts.

I was breathless with need, the hunger for him a physical ache. "Reward by...cumming inside me."

"Beg for it," he said, his voice low. Hoarse. Dangerously sexy.

"Please..."

"More."

His voice made my skin crawl pleasurably. It was laced with lust. I could come to his voice alone.

"Please fuck me, daddy. Come inside me."

He growled softly, carrying me over to the bed and throwing me roughly on the mattress. I gazed at him, entranced as he removed his drenched tshirt. His taut chest glistened with the rain water. I couldn't believe someone as perfect as him was mine.

"Your mattress is going to be wet," I whispered as I watched him hungrily.

"That's okay," he smirked. My breath caught as he undid his pants, revealing his hard, throbbing arousal that made fire burst in the pit of my stomach. "We're not sleeping tonight anyway."

He gently pushed me onto the bed and climbed on top of me. I hugged him close, my heart racing at his familair warmth. My body aching for his touch. He hooked my legs around him, our kiss deepening as our tongues entangled in fiery passion. "Fuck, Gray..."

I moaned softly against his mouth as his hands reached for my tshirt, pulling it off, his lips trailing down my neck. He sucked hungrily, whispering. "I missed you, Xavier."

I pulled him closer to me, letting him feel how bad I craved him. "I missed you too."

Fire burst in the pit of my stomach when I saw his taut muscles. My hands reached for his back and grasped him close as he slowly grinded against me. He buried his face in my neck, biting it savagely. The cells of my body danced with lust, begging for him. Yearning for him.

His mouth traveled lower and lower as my stomach knotted in anticipation. I bit my lip when he reched my thighs. He trailed kisses from my knees and upwards. I squirmed with the torturous excitement.

I reached for him, knotting my fingers in his soft hair as he I gasped at the feeling of his hot, warm tongue on my feverish skin. I gazed down at him, an electric shock coursing through my body when my eyes met the striking green. He gazed at me, sucking softly on my member. He trailed the tip of his tongue all along its length as i moaned softly.

He increased his pace, his hands grasping my thighs as he sped up, sucking harder. I thrusted slowly in his mouth, throwing my head back and shutting my eyes at the heavenly sensation. His mouth was hot. Wet. Eager. I bit my lip, whispering his name. "Gray...your mouth feels so good."

He trailed his mouth back to mine. His tongue was commanding. Claiming. He leaned back and I gazed at him, mesmerized as he reaced for the bedside table, fishing the plastic bottle out. His lips found mine with ravenous hunger. He leaned back again, his eyes fixed on mine. The sexy, alluring eye contact was unhinging my brain. My entire body was on fire when he leaned over me and entered me.

"Fuck...fuck...."

I bit my lip, floating in ectasy of the moment. The slight tingling pain and intense pleasure radiating in my body. He pinned my hands on either side of my head, his fingers intertwined with mine as he gazed at me. He leaned over and kissed me tenderly, moving slowly inside me. His fingers knotted in my hair, pulling my head back as I moaned. His tongue entered my mouth, leaving me breathless. I wrapped my legs around him more securely as he increased his pace.

The familiar feeling of him inside me made my skin blaze. My thoughts running wild, my body yearning. I moaned aloud, gasping, losing myself. He nuzzled my neck, his voice strained when he whispered against it.

"You're mine, Xavier. All of you. Every inch of you is mine."

I bit my lip. Gray had always been a secure man, atleast on the inside. Although there were times when I found myself doubting his facade.

"All yours, Gray," I whispered back. "All yours."

He increased his pace, moaning softly. He bit my ear, his hands gripping me close. Possessively.

He took me over the edge again and again as I was consumed by a deluge of inexplicable pleasure. Shuddering, gasping, shattering in his embrace again and again. Our bodies writhed late into the night, hunger blazing ruthlessly. I shut my eyes, my back arching when he made me come. Again and again. Like he couldn't get enough. My entire being was on fire when he finally unraveled inside me, tainting me.

"Fuck...Xavier!" He bit into my neck as I screamed out.

We lay silently after we were done. His arms wrapped around me, his hot breath on my neck as I gazed in blissful ignorance at the wall.

He stroked my arm gently, kissing my bare shoulder as he whispered. "I think I'll be able to move back to the central precinct. Black will be retiring in two years from what I hear."

I shut my eyes, reveling in his warmth. "Hm...that sounds perfect."

"And you can complete your degree and move back in with me."

My heart fluttered at the thought. "Can't wait."

His fingers intertwined with mine and I kissed his. Placing his hand near my chest. My heart was already feeling heavy that by this time tomorrow night, I'd be worried about leaving the next day. Worried that I won't see him for a week. Leaving a part of myself behind with him again.

But I wasn't going to let myself be brought down by those thoughts before I had to. I still had time, and I was going to enjoy it while it lasted.