Gunner was still holding his left arm closely to his side as he sat up. The bruise from Serena was prominent on his chin as were the rest of the bruises on his body. Everything kind of hummed in pain that he chose to ignore. He winced a little before he took her hand in his own and smiled at her, "Anna, I was only asking because I wanted to make sure that you weren't just delusional last night for some reason or another... I want this.... I just don't want to hurt you... But I'm not going to go all Sebastian on you either," He joked. He kissed her hand, "Although, you got to admit, the guy is smooth with the ladies."
He pulled her close and kissed her, "I am more than okay with this... Don't think otherwise. And Niya will be fine..." He tucked a piece of hair behind her ear, "I'm sure she knows that you are with someone... Although, she might expect it to be Serena... rather than me.... I prefer me though," He said with a smirk, "Way better," He kissed her nose, "Besides, it was about time that I gave you the private tour," He teased.
He had noticed her glance toward the bathroom shortly before, "Do you want to take a shower or something? I have towels and such..." He looked at her apologetically, "I do not, however, have anything that is going to fit you... even remotely..."
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Serena's eyes flickered open and her hand shot up to the one that rested on her shoulder. Her eyes were wide until she took a moment to look at who was attached to the hand on her shoulder. She took a deep breath, it was a good thing that her first instinct hadn't been to break something, "Morning," she said with a smile, hoping that it made Sebastian feel a little bit better with shocking her. She had most definitely preferred it this way to him accidentally making to much noise. She also preferred it to him leaving while she slept, she still didn't want to leave him alone.
She kept looking up at him, her hand on his before she released it, "Sorry."
She shook her head a little and started to sit up when she realized that her hair was no longer covering her neck and it hadn't been while she was lying down. Something about Sebastian knowing her secret had made her feel comfortable, however, him seeing it was a different story. She felt dirty and cheap under his eye but she knew that he wasn't looking at her that way. Sebastian had known all this time and he still called her pretty and beautiful and for the first time in a long time she actually felt it. She didn't in this moment. She felt a knot in her stomach and avoided meeting his eyes, not wanting to see whatever it was that they held, as she sat up and pulled her hair back over her shoulders. She bit her lip, "Are they..." She started, her voice was quiet, "Are you feeling better?" She asked, changing the subject, deciding it was best to avoid the conversation of her scars. For the both of them. She always found that those that did not partake in that world were often uncomfortable with the subject of blood whores.