LORY FELT A THRILL of excitement race up her spine as Mouse hauled her out of the little apartment and into the night. He marched straight past where the dirigible was anchored and placed her gently on her feet. Lory hadn’t called out, a large part of her was frightened that her sister Alice would hear what was going on.

In a shimmer of light, Mouse transformed into his Jabberwocky and once again he grasped her with his sharp talons, miraculously leaving her unharmed in the process. His massive wings beat the air and then they were airborne.

Lory couldn’t see very well because the darkness of night, but Mouse seemed to know where he was taking her. They flew across the countryside and Lory stared at the tops of the trees that were now full of leaves. It was a pleasant contrast to the barren wasteland they had flown over in the fake Wonderland.

Mouse took her out past anywhere she had traveled before. It was a large island with a hulking castle much larger than anything the White or Red court boasted of. Lory felt a tingle of awareness as they passed some type of magical border. Once inside, Mouse began his descent until he landed in a large cobbled corridor large enough for a Jabberwocky or two.

Placing Lory on her feet he shifted back into his human form. Lory opened her mouth to speak but Mouse stopped her with a hand.

“Before you start screaming at me about taking you against your will, there are some things I need to get off my chest.”

Lory tried to speak again, and he placed a finger to her lips, “I know that you feel a responsibility toward that little girl to keep her safe. But Harry is just outside her bedroom door and he will protect her.”

Lory shook her head, but Mouse wasn’t finished, “Look, Lory, I know you think I am a screw-up and that I don’t have my shit together. And fuck, you are probably right most of the time. I know that I am messy and can be a real prick. But I want to be a better man. I look at you and want to be what you need me to be. Shit, I sound like a greeting card.”

He ran his hand through his hair and this time Lory held silent, waiting to hear the words that she herself had only just discovered about her feelings for him.

“I fucking love you, Lory,” he growled it as his hands clasp the upper part of her arm. His eyes were pleading, “I didn’t mean to, I swear, it just happened. And now we are going into a shitty situation where neither one of us could make it out. I can’t do that without telling you how I feel. Shit, would you just say something?”

Lory’s lips trembled, and her eyes were glassy with unshed tears and a great deal of mirth.

“You’re crazy, do you know that?” she managed to get out before rising up on her toes and to the surprise of the both of them—she kissed him.

Mouse froze, not sure if it was really happening or not. Lory’s sweet lips were pressed against his, but that couldn’t be happening in real life—could it? Shit, if he was dreaming he was going to be so pissed.

Lory nipped at his lower lip, “Kiss me back, you idiot!”

Definitely not dreaming, Mouse determined, Lory was much nicer to him in his dreams. He wrapped his arms around her lifting Lory clean off the floor and parted his lips.

Lory had been kissed before, at least she thought she had been kissed before. But the moment Mouse took charge of this kiss she felt sensations racing through her that she had never felt before. His tongue was strong and forceful in her mouth showing her just how much that he really did care. His kiss was desperate as if he wanted to prove to her that what he had said about loving her, they weren't just words, he meant everything that he said and more.

Lory met him stroke for stroke. She had wanted this so badly, even more than she had imagined. Mouse was irritating and infuriating and so dear to her. Lory had found herself falling for him bit by bit from the moment he stepped into the kitchen to the tender way he was with Lilly. The man had her going at every turn, just when she thought there was no redemption for him he would kiss ass or save the day.

But there was something that Lory hadn't admitted even to herself that she was just now coming to realize. Lory not only loved Mouse when he was on his best behavior. Lory loved Mouse when he was being the lazy sloppy oaf that beat off in her shower. She loved his sense of humor and the wicked glint that was constantly in his eye.

She didn't want him to change, he was perfect for her. Wrenching her lips away she cupped his handsome face in her small hands, "I love you, Mouse."

He smiled and whispered softly, "Fuck yeah, you do. How could you not?"

Lory felt her temper start to rise just as Mouse smashed his lips back down to hers. Lory wrapped her legs around his waist and kissed him back with everything that she had inside of her. The kiss went from hot to scorching. Suddenly they were wearing too many damn clothes and she needed to be free from them- immediately.

Biting down on his lip, Lory smiled when Mouse groaned long and loud.

"What in the hell was that for?" his raspy voice sent shivers down to her core.

She was already soaked, but Lory hadn't dreamed that she would be one to like a little dirty talk.

"What do you want to do to me?" she asked as she began to unhook her corset.

Mouse stared, his mouth hanging open, "Fuck, Lory, are you getting naked?"

She gave him a sultry smile, "Depends, are you going to make it worth my while?"

Mouse ripped at his t-shirt and it came apart in pieces. Lory laughed as his jeans didn't fare much better after yanking his boots off and tossing them somewhere behind them. His incredible body shone in the moonlight. Every ripple of muscle, the deep v-cut on his hips, and his thick manly thighs seemed magnified. Every inch of him was covered in a golden glow, the only thing that he hadn't shed was his underwear.

Lory slipped out of her corset and placed her hands on the fastenings of her pants, "Well? Are you going to tell me what you are going to do?"

Mouse took a menacing step closer, "I want to shove my dick into your mouth. I want to see your gorgeous lips around my cock as you suck me hard. I want you to beg for it. And then I want to settle between your silky thighs so that I can see your pretty pussy. I want to fuck you with my fingers, my tongue and then I want to take you so fucking hard that you will never think of anyone else. I want you to be mine. Just so we are clear, Lory, you are mine. And I don't fucking, share."

Lory blinked in surprise, her shirt halfway up her slim torso having just dropped her pants.

"Did I scare you?" Mouse asked hoarsely.

His gaze was glued to her face, but Lory could tell that it was killing him not to look down. He was being a gentleman even now. Her heart swelled.

She shook her head and wrenched her shirt off so that she stood before him in her panties.

Mouse had tried to be strong, but the moment she had done that his eyes had automatically fallen to see her high small breasts. They were perfect in every sense of the word. His mouth watered, and he took a step toward her.

Lory surprised him further by sinking down to her knees and lifting her hands up to slip his underwear over his massive cock and down his slender hips.

"Fuuuuck!"

Mouse felt his resistance crumbling, He wanted her so badly and didn't know if he would last if she took him in her mouth. But Lory had ideas of her own and didn't wait for permission. She traced the head of his dick with her tongue and then licked the entire length. Mouse's hands slipped to her shoulders and he groaned.

Feeling emboldened, Lory put her mouth over him and began to suck. His heady masculine scent filling her nostrils as she tried to sink down as far as she could. Her hands still held him at the base of his cock and she stroked him while sucking him off. The sounds that he was making urging her to take him further to suck harder.

"Fuck, Lory, you have to stop," Mouse pulled her off of him with a loud pop. Her lips were red and swollen and there was a trail of spit that trailed down to her chin. "You are perfect," he growled it more than spoke the words and Lory could see that his beast had awakened.

It thrilled her, and she smirked at him, "Too much for you, big boy?"

He threw his head back and laughed, "Just you wait, Lory, just you wait."

He swung her into his arms and carried her into the castle. She wasn't sure where he was headed and didn't really care at that moment. He went up a grand staircase and into a long corridor. When he opened the door to his bedroom Lory was once again amazed at the size and opulence of their home. Without a word, Mouse tossed her onto his massive bed and pounced.

Lory giggled as his large body landed on hers, but it turned into a moan when his lips found one of her nipples and he traced the tip with his tongue. Her hands tightened on his shoulders and she arched her back to force him to take more.

He licked and sucked the tender nub until Lory was nearly incoherent and then he moved to the other side doing the same thing. Lory would have promised him anything at that point. A blowjob every morning? Done. Sex three times a day? Let's make it four. She just wanted him inside of her.

The burning between her thighs was overpowering and she knew that if he didn't do something soon that she was likely to take care if it herself.

He slid down a little further and pushed her legs apart, "Fuck, Lory, you are so wet, Baby."

Mouse lowered his head and began to lick, long broad strokes that had her shrieking and begging for more. His cock was harder than it had ever been in his entire life and he knew that if he didn’t sink inside of her he would die.

Moving onto his knees, Mouse positioned the head of his cock at her entrance and thrust forward. She screamed at the invasion, it wasn’t her first, but shit, if it didn’t feel like it.

Mouse paused, panting, “Did I hurt you?”

She shook her head, hoping he would ignore the tears that had slipped down her cheeks. They weren’t from the pain. Lory couldn’t explain the emotion that was swamping her. This was everything that she had never known existed and she couldn’t imagine ever being without him. Not after this night.

He began to take her in smooth strokes and the stinging pain quickly turned to pleasure as he stroked her clit with his finger while thrusting inside of her.

Mouse was struggling to hold on, she was so tight that he would swear he was cross-eyed. But he wanted this to be good for her, it had to be good for her.

She began to shake and cry out, her fingers digging into his shoulders and Mouse let go of whatever small ribbon of resistance that he had been clinging to. Slamming into her hard twice three times she ruptured beneath him, and he exploded deeply inside of her.

It was primal and animalistic and the most perfect experience of his life.

“I love you, Lory, so fucking much.”

She reached a shaky hand up to smooth the wavy blonde hair away from his face, “I love you more.”