A/N: Whew, finally finished writing this, brought a couple from my one shot collection into it. Sorry for not managing to post anything new for awhile, been working around my second shift job to write what i can. Now on to writing my next chapter in the One Shot Collection, the day is still young and i't stuck working overtime on Sunday.

Wiping the steamy mirror in front of him, Ezekiel felt a little smile on his lips form as he looked back at himself. Seeings how he managed to survive a rather ravenous Jessica after he had managed to propose to her, he almost felt like a weight was lifted. While normally that would be figuratively, he had literally been buried within his wife's coils for almost an entire day straight when he had made the attempt to escape for a little bit. Things calmed down about three days later after that, his loving wife knowing there was a limit to his endurance, but not being able to completely shake the need to have him for herself for a bit.

Glancing backwards, he could make out the door, leading back into the main bathroom, where the gentle sloshing of water could be heard. Later today, they were supposed to head out and visit some friends from school, the couple being the next town over. Deciding it would be best to leisurely enjoy the bath before cleaning up and taking care of a few things. Kicking off his pants, now standing there naked as the day he was born, Ezekiel paused, looking over in the corner. His wife had been trying to teach him to clean up a little more after himself, folding clothes when you go to bath and stuff.

The smirk never left his face as he kicked the pants over into the corner to crumple up as he made his way into the adjacent room. 'Can't make me a tame husband, not yet. FREEDOMMMM!' Ezekiel inner monolouged, afraid of letting jessica hear him voice those thoughts. He wasn't dumb enough to quite actively try to annoy her, not with her knowing. Smiling he, padded towards the partially submerged form of Jessica, resting near the edge of the steamy bath. Her back was turned to him, her long, light brown hair flowed down, spreading out around her as it met the water.

She scooted forward as she heard him, her slightly pointed ears catching the sound of his footsteps nearby. Sliding in behind her, he slide his hands around her bare stomach, gently rubbing the smooth expanse of skin, the water just adding a feeling of slickness as he pressed his chest against her. Pulling her so she leaned back into him, he laid her on top of his lap, his legs kicked out under her. Feeling him situated, she slowly looped her coils lazily over his legs, almost like a blanket, the hot water filling in any gaps.

"Hmmm you know i love when we can just relax like this. Why don't we do this more often?" Jessica almost purred out, placing her arms down on top of Ezekiel's, intertwining her fingers with his. "Well, because normally you would find any excuse to get me excited and make the bath anything but relaxing. Fun but not calm, that's for sure..." Ezekiel couldn't quite see her whole face, but he knew she was playfully pouting at his observation, so he leaned in and kissed her neck just below her ear, earning a happy hum before he added "Not that i mind when that happens.."

Squeezing his hand lightly, she smiled, patted, urging his hands to continue roaming her body. Sliding down to her hips, Ezekiel held them for a moment, teasingly giving her a little pull into him, her soft butt pressing into his lap, before he trailed his hands down to where her scales started just below. Tracing the break between scale and skin, he felt her give a little shiver at his touch, her breath catching as he played with one of her sensitive areas. The lovely blue scales blended into to the steamy bath, the noticeable dark blue diamonds highlighted by a small white outline before it blended back into the almost sapphire blue of the rest of her scales.

She returned the favor by slowly undulating her tail, forcing it to slowly roll around him, leaving a teasing massage on his legs while she ground her butt against him for a second. "Zeke, you should know better than to tease a lady.." Her honeyed words were playfully teasing, but with a subtle threat escalation. Pulling his arms out from under her, Ezekiel decided a tactical withdrawal was in order, resting his warm hands on her back. Slowly starting to knead in slow circles, he began to massage her back.

Happy as Jessica was with the attention, she decided that while she wasn't going to ravage him, she wouldn't let him get off really easy. Ezekiel cocked his head a little when she abruptly pulled away from him. Watching her turn around and basically sit sideways on his lap, she leaned in until their foreheads were touching, the two able to gaze into each others eyes. Ezekiel lost himself in those amber eyes as he reached back out to her, slowly taking hold of her sides. Sliding her arms around his neck, she gazed back, loving how those steel grey eyes only seemed to recognize her as the only thing existing at the moment.

Giving him a chaste peck on the lips, she broke their staring bout, leaning in like a hug, pressing up against him. Feeling her breast press against his chest, her butt in his lap gently grinding every now and then, Ezekiel was fighting to keep his cool. They wouldn't have the time to get ready if they started now, knowing how ravenous Jessica could be. While they might not be planning on trying to have any kids soon, Jessica didn't seem to mind increasing the odds at all...

Biting his lip, Zeke fought any reactions to this stimulus. Jessica on the other hand, she decided she was going to have a little fun with this. Turning into his neck, she peppered him with a few light kisses, before she began to softly press her fangs to his neck, feeling his breath catch in his chest. Jessica was a lamia, however she didn't have any venom to speak of, unlike an apophis, so while sharp, they didn't do much. Well until Jessica was near Ezekiel's neck..

Feeling the light prick of her fangs, Ezekiel grunted, cursing his wife mentally. 'Little minx really wants to get me going' As he felt her lips lock to his neck, sucking lightly banishing any pain with a mixture of excitement and pleasure. She slid her forked tongue across the skin near the fangs, extra sensitive from the mixed treatment. Ezekiel held his breath, not wanting to give in and let Jessica get the reactions she wanted. The popping sound from her lips letting go of his neck followed by the cold from her gently blowing on it warned him of the impeding hickey mark. "Aww, zekey~" slipping her long tongue out to flick his ear lobe, she leaned up so her lips were just below his ear, at the end of his jawline "Mhmm don't be like that, i know how much you like it... I promise, if you just let out a little moan, i won't push you any further...~"

She slowly slide to the other side of his neck, making sure to tease him further by giving him a brief love filled peck on the lips, before she continued to the other side of his neck, playfully wriggling her squished breast against him as moved over. Licking a spot almost like making an X, she pressed her fangs up against the skin, waiting a moment for him to decide. Zeke knew he already would have one obvious love bite, while shivering at the thought of feeling another one, he didn't exactly go out to meet with friends with two matching hickeys. Managing to only slightly moan out, he grunted out her name.

She couldn't help but smile devilishly as she held her fangs there a second longer, before kissing the spot she had been threatening. Struggling to cope with all the grinding and teasing, Ezekiel closed his eyes to try and focus on blocking mentally some of the sensations. Her warm breath left his neck, soon replaced by the feeling of her lips pressed against his. Pressing back into the kiss, he felt her tongue brush his lips, asking for permission silently. Slipping his lips apart a little, he tasted her sweet tongue, almost like a lightly sugared water, slip in and begin to gently wrap up his. The warm, wet kiss, kept him preoccupied for a minute, not battling with their tongues, but caressing each others.

Breaking from the kiss, they both opened their eyes, a thin trail of saliva connecting their lips as they panted lightly, staring into each others eyes. Her amber eyes lovingly looked into his, before she groaned lightly, reaching up to cup his cheek. "Honey, i would love to help you out, but you wanted to make this double date tonight so we will have to take a rain check... Try to dry off soon ok?" With a teasing kiss, she got up of his lap, pulling herself out of the pool, before slithering over to the door to the changing room, not bothering to shut it as she began to towel herself off. Ezekiel in the mean time sat there for a moment. He glared down at the water, where she had just been sitting, before the loud sigh escaped his lips, sure that Jessica was giggling at it in the other room. Standing up fully and ignoring the very excited member of his, he made his way over to dry off. 'Oh, i will get you back for this...' He thought as he made his way over to dry off, waiting for her to tease him further...

Later that Evening

Feeling a lot more calm after some time had passed, Ezekiel stood patiently as Jessica hummed to herself, smoothing the collar to his dress shirt out. She smoothed out the shirt over his chest, smiling at his how he managed to clean up while staying casual. Wearing a clean pair of jeans, casually un-tucked dress shirt and a light jacket. Her dark skirt skirt and form fitting low cut shirt, all contrasted nicely with her scales, the ensemble pleasing to his eyes at least. "Thank you dear, but i'm not too worried about my collar. I doubt i will be proposing to anyone tonight."

Feeling a playful pinch, he lightly growled before opening the door to the comfortable bar they all had choosen as their meet up spot. Following Jessica inside, they made their way over to a large booth, meant to accommodate larger mamono who couldn't use regular seats. Jessica slide into the booth first, followed by Ezekiel as they accepted the menus passed to them by the waiter. Signaling they would need two more, Ezekiel was about to start looking at the drink menu when he felt a light punch in the shoulder. "What, couldn't wait for us? You always were impatient in school, heck you even left Zack's bar early and didn't say hi last time i went. And speaking of high school..."

Standing there, with Ali towering over his shoulder was Matt who mockingly mimed the spot on his neck when Zeke's love bit showed. One of his best friends from school, they had constantly gotten in a fair share of trouble together, often running punishment laps together being having been on the track team. "Well, i will apologize for getting started with at Ali missing, i can't seem to recall anyone else important showing up" Ezekiel chuckled as he looked over at Ali, standing there calmly behind Matt. Her purple sun dress stood out against her grey skin and black fur, hair still the normal flowing mess, but somehow looked a little bit combed. Standing on her six clawed arachnid like legs, she was probably one of the biggest patrons in this bar right now, Ushi Oni's always taking up a lot of room. She flashed a bright smile before looking over to Jessica, the two best friends throughout high school.

Settling into the special made table, the two couples conversed late into the evening. They hadn't all see each other in one spot for almost a year and were hellbent on catching up. Ali and Jessica began to gossip about former classmates and colleagues. Matt and Ezekiel, being good friends settled into some good natured teasing, deciding to feel the need to start drinking against each other. One beer turned into three, soon empty shot glasses laid around the table, the amber and sometimes clear liquids seeming to disappear before anyone could appreciate them. Ali was the first to look at me, leaning down and whispering into his ear, before with a gentle nudge, she propped Matt onto his feet. Quirking his eye brow still, Matt glanced over, a cocky smile wriggling onto his face. "So how about we finally go have the game of billiards so i can prove once and for all how i'm better than you at it?". Ezekiel resisted the urge to leap to his slightly wobbly feet and instead turned to Jessica, a smile resting on her face. Leaning in her gave her a quick peck on the lips before asking "You all set sweetie? I can get you something before destroying this loser..." He nodded behind himself at Matt, smirking at the indignation he could feel.

"No, the only thing you can do for me is to stay fired up like this" With a playful smack on his butt, Jessica sent him off with a glint in her eyes. Looking over at Ali, the both seemed to have the same idea. Ezekiel and Matt were known to be verrrrrrrrrry competitive. They raced against each other all four years of track, friendly competitions broke out between the two all the time if they were ever put in a room together, alcohol or not. Which would lead them to continue to push themselves until Ali and Jessica broke it up, taking their respective fired up partner home to 'calm' down. Now the girls could talk freely without worrying about embarrassing the guys or having any plots they made found out.

Making the way over to the one unused billiards table, Matt putting a little swagger in his step, totally not because the alcohol, before rounding on Ezekiel as he started to rack the pool balls. "So should we skip to the important details? Like what do i win and or get to make you do when i win by a landslide?". An evil gleam found its way into Ezekiel's steel grey eyes as he watched his friend slide the pool balls to a rest before removing the rack. "Well, challengers need to announce their bets first, then i will." The two stared each other down as Ezekiel slowly walked over to him, two pool sticks in hand. Handing one over, Ezekiel wondered what it would be this time. Past bets included everything from small sums of money, all the way to back in high school when Matt had to ask his crush out, resulting in Ali and him starting to date back in High school. "Well I was thinking that you and Jessica have been together awhile... How soon you guys planning on having kids?" Ezekiel was surprised by this comment. "Yeah i guess, when are you going with this Matt?". Looking over at the woman in the slight distance, he leaned in and lowered his voice. "Well i don't know anyone better to be a god father than me, if they take after me maybe they'll turn out to be winners unlike their father..." trailing off, he let Ezekiel catch onto the bet. "Hmm that's a lot at stake. My possible future children's lives are at stake if i'm involving you in them.." Ezekiel muttered, Matt feigning hurt and throwing his arm over his eyes, letting out a hurt moan. 'Well two can play that game ' Ezekiel thought before continuing with "Ok, since we are making bets like that, then here's what i want when i win... You need to-"

Looking over at the guys, Ali and Jessica smiled. "Hmmm, looks like a bets going to be made... I wonder what it'll be this time. I should thank matt for last time he made Ezekiel wear that maid outfit for a week at home.." Jessica took a sip of her cider, eyes tracing the form of her husband as he and matt murmered at a distance. Ali nodded, looking over at Matt. "It's a shame Matt won the last one. I was looking forward to being forced to wear that old set of 70s distance runner shorts for a couple days... Then again as long as he is worked up when we leave, I'll be happy." The smirk spreading a little wider, Ali licked her lips looking forward to what would follow them returning home. Leaning in after glancing one last time at Ezekiel, Jessica gave her friend a conspiratorial look, raising an eyebrow the asked the unspoken quesiton of what she would do to him tonight. The smile grew wider on both their faces as they began to plot the night.

Over at the billiards table, Ezekiel was focused entirely on the shot. He ignored the mellow buzz of conversations surround him, any lull in noise or movement ignored as he lined up his next shot. Matt took shuffled a little, baffled at how Ezekiel had gotten such a lead on him, running the table for about five turns after pocketing his first striped ball. "Dammit, really. Have you been playing me all those times i won?" Matt uttered as yet another ball, a red stripe this time disappearing down the corner pocket. Ezekiel slowly paced the table as he eyed it for another shot. "Well seeing how i always was better than you its only fair i let you win sometimes.." Ezekiel scratched the next shot, letting Matt have a little breathing room. "So when i win in the next three shots matt, when do you think you will follow through on our bet?" Matt glared over at Zeke as he got ready to take his shot. "When did you get so smug? Maybe i need to beat you up for old times sake.." He muttered, lining up for his next move. "So what kind of dress will you wear if you guys ever get married?" Zeke laughed as he watched matt sputter and mess up his shot, watching with horror when his solid green number six ball, nudge the eight ball, it slowly sliding over towards the pocket. Both holding their breath, they watched it as it came to a rest, right on the lip of the pocket. Releasing his held breath, Matt sighed, leaning onto the table...

Jessica and Ali turned from their discussion about fun positions to get Matt and Ezekiel into when they heard a disgruntled half shout. Matt was holding his head in his hands, staring at the pool table. "What a shame?" Jessica muttered, noticing the wide smile on Ali's face, as they wondered what Ali won this time. Jessica looked at the time and nudged Ali, both of them taking a moment to decide now would probably be a good time to take off. They both got up, Jessica slithering over while Ali scuttled over behind her. Reaching Ezekiel, Jessica nudged him into hugging her, whispering in his ear "You can tell me later what the bet was, now that you guys are done, i would say its about time to go home." Nodding, he looked over to see Matt pulled into the strong embrace of Ali. She affectionately pulled him into her generous chest, gently running her clawed hands over his head, smoothing his ruffled hair as he sighed into the hug, face being partially buried by her bust. Finally pulling away from that purple sundress, he glared over at Ezekiel for a second before the two split out into smiles, chuckling knowingly.

The respective couples made their ways to their own vehicles after saying good night, promises of another double date needing to happen. As soon as Ezekiel made it into the house, he felt Jessica tugging him upstairs to the bedroom. Feeling his shirt tugged free over his head, he soon was pressed down against the sheets, Jessica slowly coiling around him as she began to teasingly pull her snug shirt off. "Sooo Zeke, I think you were pretending to be a little more buzzed than you were the whole time.. That's not very sportsman like.." As she let her fingers slide down his chest, tracing his abs as she leaned in. "Not my fault he kept drinking the whole time, i made no promises..."

"While, i think that was very unfair, i think a little punishment is in order..." The smiles never left either of their faces and she trapped him snugly in her coils, beginning to pick up right where she had left off, fangs pressing up against his next soon to be 'Battle scar'.

The Next Morning

Ezekiel groggily reached over, managing to grasp the offending, ringing phone with his none trapped arm. Laying there, nestled into his wife's embrace, he felt her breathing on his neck, the slow measured breathing relaxing him. "Hello?" His voice a little more gravelly from the slight lack of sleeping caused by his lover. "Oh really.. Yikes, how many does that make this month? Oh, not bad then... Well i kinda called it, it could be funny dude... Well i mean of course but at least do it properly... I better get it first... Ok, alright, i will talk to you later Matt."

Hanging up the phone, he closed his eyes, clearing his thoughts for a second. "Well, i know you want to know... You going to just wait or finally ask me?". Feeling Jessica snuggle into him a little more before she kissed his very bruised neck. "Well of course you're gonna tell me Zeke, you know better than to keep a gal waiting.." Opening his eyes, he turn a little, looking at Jessica as they laid there, her soft body always finding a way to press up against him and she came a little closer waiting patiently for the moment. "Well our little bet yesterday was about-"

The Next Town Over

Matt knew he wasn't going anywhere for the next couple hours, firmly trapped by Ali's legs. Her arms wrapped around his torso, holding him against her chest as she slept happily, the smile not once leaving her since they had gotten home last night. He sighed happily going over the list of things to do when he was finally freed from her clutches. 'Well, probably look into making a new reinforced bed frame. I can't believe she broke this one already.. Also i somehow think my pelvis survived last night.. On top of that we need to start making arrangements soon...'

However for the moment, he was just going to relax her. Bringing up his hands, he held onto her paws, intertwining his fingers in her claws, as he laid there in the loving grasp of his sleeping lover. Or more importantly, in the arms of his new fiancee, after following through with his bet he lost last night. Was he mad he lost... Not really. 'I love this woman, nothing would matter as long as i have her. I just have been putting it off, unsure of how to finally ask her.. Thanks Zeke for giving me the push last night. Next time i will make you pay though...' With a quiet sigh, he closed his eyes and began to slip of into peaceful sleep, in his happy soon to be wife's warm and furry arms.