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there since none can enter my space without my permission. If they tried they’d either be seriously hurt or set off the alarms and end up seriously dead when I arrive and beat them into a bloody pulp.” He walked to her and held out a hand, “You may want to close your eyes for the next part. It tends to make people throw up the first few times it’s done if they are looking around while I move us through time and space.”
    She moved to him and placed her hand in his. “Are you sure you want me to go to that space with you? I want to, but only if you are very sure I won’t be upsetting the balance in your home in anyway or something like that,” she was babbling, again. She was worried that maybe she was pushing too hard, wanting too much and that bugged her, like mad.
    Ares pulled her in close to his body, “Stop talking, Ava. I wouldn’t have offered if I didn’t want you there. So close your eyes, hold on tight, and we’ll be there in a moment.” He slid his arm around her waist and pulled her in close to him, real close to him.
    Ava wrapped her arms around his waist, pressed her face to his shoulder and closed her eyes. Breathing in the scent of the man, she sighed and relaxed, felt at complete and utter peace for the first time in far too long and let him take her away.

Chapter Six
     
    “You can open your eyes now, we’re here.” Ares’s voice was right next to her ear, his lips just touching the curve. “Come on, Ava, eyes open and then you can check out the place while I tuck your gown away.” His hand was sliding up and down her back, slow and so very warm.
    Ava was loathe to leave his arms. It felt far more wonderful to be wrapped up close to him like this than she could possibly explain to anyone, herself included. "What if I tell you I need another moment to open my eyes to this completely and fully life changing event? Because I have a feeling when I do open my eyes, I won't ever want to leave and then what will you do?"
    “You can take all the time you need, we’re not on any schedule. As for leaving.” She felt his chest move, likely shrugging. “You are more than welcome here, Ava. I’ll make it all official if you want, you’d be the first person, besides myself of course, allowed through the wards. I can even modify the necklace I gave you so you can come and go if you’d like.”
    “You would do that for me?” she asked, pulling back to look up at him. “Truly? That’s outstanding,” she murmured. “I would like that, but only if you are sure you wouldn’t mind me coming and visiting you at any given time. Keep in mind I might drop in on you at the most inconvenient of times.”
    "Define inconvenient," he said with a grin. "'Cause I don't ever have visitors, not including Dion or Apollo from time to time. There wouldn't be anything to walk into except maybe if I'm wandering around in the buff. Guess you could just cover your eyes when you arrive. Probably would be the safest stand to take."
    “Or I could just ask that you tell me when you are walking around in the buff so I could come and stare at you for a good long time. Silly I know but goodness you are truly an amazingly handsome man and I would very much love to see you naked.” Life was far too short to not give in to the things she wanted, and she wanted him with a passion.
    His eyebrows went up toward his hairline. "Okay, uh, I'll give you a schedule or something." He appeared a little flustered and slightly wary. Hmm, maybe she'd gone too far ? "I probably shouldn't admit this but, since you're being so very open I will. I've been trying, rather desperately, to imagine you fully naked. Especially since over the last couple thousand years I've been behaving myself and not peeking at what I want."
    That made Ava smile. He was so charming and sweet. She was deeply affected by him. Far more than she cared to admit. "I would like that. Typically I am not this brash or forward. I guess you bring it out in me and don't