Commitment.

I think this would be considered a quickie even by normal standards, right?. It was only 20 minutes. We cleaned and fixed ourselves as best we could, but there was something else we had to take care of, too. A few drops of Diana’s juices and my cum had fallen on the floor.

“You’re going to do that thing again or should I get some paper towels?” Diana asked me.

I took a deep breath and slowly let it out. My tiredness was gone. In fact, I felt pretty good again. Frey had said many times before that sexual energy didn’t just come from simply having sex. Bad sex could very well produce little to no energy. Frey said that sexual energy came from feelings, from fulfilling desires, from excitement. What we did might have been a quickie, but it was arousing, thrilling, and it felt really damn good.

“Let me give it a try.”

I knelt down and put my hand over the stains. I focused, pictured the effects in my mind, felt energy flow inside me… then saw something like purple colored fog oozing out of my hand. Thin, but clearly visible. This fog fell over the stains, turning them into small particles of light that mixed into the purple fog as they dissipated. After leaving not a drop behind, the fog returned to me and the floor was cleaner than we’d found it.

I swallowed hard. “Did you see that?”

“The stains disappearing before my eyes? Yes. It’s still very weird,” she said with a chuckle.

“No, not that. The… purple fog?”

Diana raised an eyebrow. “Purple fog? No, I didn’t see it.

“...”

It was like what I’d seen with the alchemists, only theirs had been colorless, nearly gray.

“Should I be worried?” Diana asked.

“Ah, no. It’s just… I think I’m starting to see things that have always been there. I’m starting to… see magical energy, basically.” I stood up. “But yeah, no need to worry. I think this is a good thing. Actually, I’d like to try mixing drinks with magic again. I think it’ll turn out better this time.”

“Is that so? Well, I’d be happy to taste test again, just don’t try it here at work, okay?”

“I know. I’m not that dumb.”

Diana chuckled. “You’re not dumb at all.” She came closer, wrapped her arms around my neck and kissed me deeply for a short moment, letting my lips go with a deep sigh. “Really, I never stood a chance, did I?”

“Hm?”

“I’ve been thinking a lot about you. About us. About our group.” She moved some locks of hair away from my eyes and behind my ear. “I can’t remember if I ever told you this, but I was going through some rough times before we met and… I sort of used you as a coping mechanism.”

“How so?” I asked her, rubbing her back.

“I was already… attracted to you from looks alone. Before you ever saw me for the first time, remember? Some nights, as I tried to fall asleep, I would… imagine what it would be like for us to be together. It made me look forward to the time where I could just lay in bed and… fantasize. It helped me sleep.” She sighed. “Then I met you for real, and you were just…”

“A disappointment?” I asked with a small smirk.

“...better than my imagination could ever think of,” she corrected. “Oliver… I love you. And if we went back in time and forgot we ever knew each other, I’d fall for you all over again.”

“This is a bit sudden…” I said, smiling sheepishly yet holding her closer.

“I told you, I’ve been thinking and I wanted to say it.”

“Well, you know I feel the same, right? The moment I saw you I was stunned and knew I wanted to be with you.”

“Pfff! That’s just because I broke two buttons of my shirt and was walking around with too much cleavage showing.”

“That… might have helped, yes,” I admitted.

Diana laughed, leaned closer and lovingly rubbed her nose with mine. “You’re amazing and don’t think for a moment that I’m not constantly telling myself how lucky I am to have met you. I know you and I know you sometimes think I’m too good for you, but it’s the other way around.”

“...” I didn’t know what to say. I wanted to tell her that, no, she was the one who was too good for me, but I didn’t want to sully her feelings by fighting them. Instead…

“Diana… Move in with us,” I asked her. “I want you close. Every day. I want to see you in the mornings with disheveled hair, I want to cook dinner for you, I want us to sit down with everyone to watch movies, I want to have showers with you, I want you with us, with me, as much as possible.”

“...” Diana pursed her lips and breathed deeply again before slowly letting it out. “Give me another week,” she said, closing her eyes and pressing her forehead against mine. “These past few days have been… weird. I want to be with you all, too, but… I need to be sure I’m not doing it on a whim.”

“It doesn’t have to be such a big commitment from the get go, does it? You can just stay with us most of the week, go back when you need to, bring red with you or leave him with us.”

“I suppose, but… I just told you. I love you. I’m not going to half-ass anything regarding you. If I’m going to live with you, I want it to be for real, not a situation I can just escape if it gets uncomfortable.”

“Being able to escape if it gets uncomfortable sounds like the smart choice,” I said, chuckling.

“Maybe, but that’s not how I like to do things. You always give me your best, so you deserve nothing but my best, too.”

“I love you,” I told her. “But I don’t want to pressure you.”

“I do this to myself, because you’re worth committing to.”

“Stop, you’re making me feel inadequate. I’m not all that.”

“Well, get used to it. I’ve decided you’re my everything now. Will that be a problem?” she asked with a raised eyebrow.

“Um… no, ma’am,” I said with a grin.

“Good.” She smirked and kissed me again. “Now let’s get ready to open the bar. It’ll only be the two of us tonight, so we’re gonna have to work harder than usual.”

“I’ll do my best.”

“I know you will, so I’ll do my best, too.”

I still remember when Diana was full of doubts, full of worries, full of insecurities. Her words just now, however, her mental state while pouring her heart out… were steady, confident and full of care.

If that quickie wasn’t enough motivation to give it my all tonight, this certainly was.

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