Mount Olympus

Jace

I wait until she's completely still before wrapping my arms around her and kissing her neck. Not what I had in mind...but it'd be pretty damn awesome if this works.

Rayah

I smile and don't know what to do but wait until he tells me I can move.

Jace

I kiss her ear and then her cheek before pausing to see if she's any more calm than before.

Rayah

I finally even my breathing and the pulsing in my head finally stops. I tak another deep breath.

Jace

I flash a smile at her and kiss her ear again, "Better?"

Rayah

I nod, sighing, and flash another smile.

Jace

"Now," I kiss her chin, "Tell me what's at the top of the What's-Bugging-Rayah list."

Rayah

I sigh, thinking. "Hunger," I say. "I'm hungry almost every minute. Even If I just ate everything I have..." I whispered.

Jace

I kiss the side of her face and nod, "What else tops the list?"

Rayah

"School," I sigh. "I have lots of stuff do. Stressed about that," I tell him.

Jace

"Anything else?" I kiss her neck again.

Rayah

I nod, keeping my eyes closed. "Not feeling good. Have chores. Don't have my lisense yet so I can't drive places, can't have whiskey, can't get drunk, can't have any allowance until I do my chores, have to babysit tonight. There's a lot more but I'm not going to name them."

Jace

I sigh and brush the hair from her forehead, kissing it, "Don't leave that bottled up anymore. The moment something bothers you, come to me and talk about it. You can't relax because you're bound by all this."

Rayah

I sigh and nod again, flashing a halfhearted smile. "Okay."

Jace

I kiss both her eyelids and then her lips, "You can open your eyes now."