I Love You, I'm Sorry / Otto Hightower / Vaera Targaryen

19. Kiss Me

Vaera woke up early and kissed alyssas little face. She looked to the twins still sleeping and otto on the couch. She moved to him crouching before him

"Otto," she whispered gently touching his arm his eyes slowly opened "sorry. I just wanted to let you know I'm going to the stream for a quick dip. The kids are asleep. I didn't want you to worry- not that you would worry about me-"

"Thanks for letting me know. I would have been worried about you."  Otto agreed

"Okay. I'm just going to..." otto nodded closing his eyes again but he couldn't sleep without thinking about vaera wet and dripping. He looked to the kids still sleeping and got up heading to the stream. Vaera was already in the water. Her night dress clung to her skin. Pebbled breasts stiff and protruding. He focused on her chest shamelessly until she dipped back down under the water.

He went back up to the room the kids were still asleep. He decided to freshen up when josh woke up. He stared back at otto with wide eyes and big lips. Otto carefully picked him up and Josh pouted shaking his.

"Ma?" Josh whispered. "Ma?" Suddenly all the kids were up and it reminded otto of when he lived at old town and had a house full of kids only it was five sons and one daughter not three girls and a son.

"Where is mama?" The twins echoed jumping up. Alyssa stared back at otto before looking around the room.

"Where is my mama?" Alyssa whispered

"She will be right back." Otto assured. "Should we get ready to go. Are you hungry?"

When vaera returned her dress still clung to her and otto had to force his gaze away. She changed quickly and got the kids packed back up.  They munched on food otto had gotten prepared for them. 

"Thanks for getting them ready. I needed to clear my head."

"Happy to help." Otto assured.

They got packed up again and the horses were ready. The kids were bouncing with excitement another day closer to their final destination.

Alyssa curled up in vaeras lap.  She strolled her daughters hair as the twins babbled and Josh giggled. Enjoying his sisters conversation immensely. Otto glanced back at them from the reigns. About mid day he stopped watering the horses and found a cookie on his seat when he returned.

The kids ran around stretching their legs as vaera pet the horses mane.

"Vaera... You're okay?" Otto questioned.

Vaera tipped her head to one side, her long curtain of silver hair falling in a perfect cascade.

"Was that in question?"

"Cookies!" Otto bursted out, words once again failing him as the image of her almost naked body with her pink little nipples and the soft hair at her—

"Cookies?" Vaera asked pulling him from his image of her coming out of the stream, she tossed her hair back over her shoulder. "What about cookies?"

He held up the cookie. Confused

"You gave me your cookie?"

"Yes. The cookies are for you..." vaera agreed. "Its my love language. Eating and giving cookies." She admitted. "but I also want you to kiss me." His head spun.

"What?"

Vaera decided to be bold.

"Kiss me. I wanted you to kiss me but thought a cookie was safer."

Otto stared down at her awestruck. Did she just say he wanted her to say or was he hallucinating?

"Kiss me," she repeated as he blinked down at her. She wanted to feel something again. She blushed looking down maybe she had been reading him wrong. "Im sorry-" he touched her chin lifting her face to his. He lowered his head lips grazing along her temple. Her eyes instinctively closed at the gentle brush of his lips on her. Her eyes only opened when his tempting and titillating touches ceased.

"Now, where were we?" He tilted his head back a little, his heart fluttering hopefully.

"You were thinking of kissing me?" Vaera suggested getting onto her toes.

"Oh, vaera, I'm not thinking of kissing you, I'm going to kiss you." Otto corrected. And with that declaration he leaned in, closing the gap between them, easing his lips over hers. Ottos lips were firm as he peppered soft kisses along her own. Vaera found the sensation unusual and utterly delightful. Liquid heat pooled low in her abdomen; a delicious weight began to invade her limbs. Is this desire? Was she desiring Otto hightower? Was she truly falling for maleficents father? She was she realized as she kissed him back. She was falling for Otto.