regency au } { of wedding nights and calming nerves

[braveandstupid]

Elena: [the wedding had been simple and tasteful, just like Elena would have wanted it, yet still exciting. Caroline had a knack for these things, and she spared no expense in getting everything together. But eventually Elena is escorted out of the party and helped out of the various pieces of her wedding dress until she's left in a much simpler dress, waiting for Derek on her own in her chambers. She's both calm and nervous at the same time, fidgeting with her hair in the silence while she waits]

Derek: [werewolves couldn't get drunk, no matter how much they drank. But the knights tried, oh they tried. And there was a lot of male lewd commenting about Derek climbing "back in the saddle" and other remarks about his manhood being at stake. Elena should be very happy to not have wolf hearing. But finally he leaves their gathering and heads up to his chambers. He doesn't need to check on Patience - Melissa has her for the night in another room in the manor - and instead he knocks gently on his bedroom door before opening it]

Elena: [she shoots up and stands when she hears the door open a moment of nerves, and she smiles when she sees him, though the nerves are still there] I see they finally liberated you for the evening.

Derek: That I have been. There was a rumor that I had a beautiful lady wife waiting for me in our chambers.

Elena: Hopefully, she doesn't disappoint?

Derek: I highly doubt that is ever possible. [he walked over to her, his hand going to cup her cheek] You're nervous.

Elena: [she glances down, her hands coming up to curl against his wrists] Not ... bad nerves. I ... I usually am when doing something new.

Derek: Well, I promise you, my love, I will take good care of you tonight. You don't need to be nervous.

Elena: I never doubted you would. [her smile is shy as she looks up at him again] I ... do not want to disappoint you either.

Derek: [chuckles] You can't disappoint me, Elena. This is not something you can learn without practice. But tonight... tonight let me just love you, and show you the pleasure that this can be. From there, you can start to learn. And it can only get better.

Elena: [sighs as she leans into him a bit] I will try not to be nervous. But it is not something I can easily ... turn off.

Derek: I'm sure I can find the switch. [and he's going to lean down and kiss her]

Elena: [her eyes close as she kisses him back, some of the tension melting away with the touch because this, at least, she is familiar with]

Derek: [and he is going to kiss her a good time, his hand sliding from her shoulder down her arm until he was at her hand, clasping it in his. he pulled back a moment, smiling] Let us go to bed, my lady.

Elena: [she takes his hand with a small squeeze and nods, waiting for him to lead the way. She doesn't really trust herself to say anything at the moment, so for now she's willing to simply follow Derek's lead]

Derek: [he is going to lead her to the bed and he will sit on the edge, pulling her dress up a bit so that she could come sit in his lap, and then he will get back to kissing her again]

Elena: [moves as indicated, settling into his lap a little awkwardly as it's not a position she's used to. But she continues kissing him, her hands faltering for a moment before moving to his shoulders to steady herself.]

Derek: [and he's going to keep kissing her gently, and his hands will roam in the familiar patterns of petting that she was used to when they were really getting into their kissing sessions. He wanted to help ease her anxiety, bring her to a point she was familiar with before pushing past it]

Elena: [it does help. The familiar has her relaxing more because this she knows how to do, and soon she's kissing him back eagerly, her hands firm against his shoulders and pulling him closer]

Derek: [and once they are in familiar territory for a while, his hands slip back down and they slip under the edge of her dress, and his warm palms are pressing against the soft flesh of her stomach]

Elena: [her breath catches and she tenses for a moment, but she breathes through it. They're married now. She doesn't have to close herself off quite so tightly and she knows that. She just has to get used to the idea]

Derek: [ and he's going to kiss along her jaw a moment] I'm just touching you in the same places I touch over the clothes, my love. That's all.

Elena: I know. [she does, logically at least] But it's still different. I'm used to ... protecting this fiercely. Now I must adjust to the idea that I am to give it away.

Derek: We don't have to do this tonight, you know. We can wait... until you're ready.

Elena: No, I want to. [she does, desperately want to] There's nothing I want more. It's just as I said. Nerves. I've heard ... probably far more stories than I should have.

Derek: Then I have to hope I'm not the one to disappoint. [he kissed her again] Just remember one thing, love. You're not giving anything away. This is not something you give to me. It's something we share.

Elena: [she nods, her hands moving over his shoulders some as she leans into his kiss] This is just all very new to me.

Derek: Well, it just means that you won't notice how out of practice I have become.

Elena: I suppose we both have things to be nervous about.

Derek: Perhaps we do. [he chuckled, and then pulled her back to kiss her. His hands work slowly, taking their time with her body, keeping to her ribs, and then back. Slowing inching her dress up until finally he breaks the kiss again] Elena, love, I think its time we undress.

Elena: [that admittance eases some more of her nerves, relaxing more now that they are no a more even playing field, and he can probably feel it in the way she kisses him. She melts into him until he pulls back and it's the next step, she knows. She takes a deep breath before nodding slowly, starting to climb out of his lap so they can have room to do that]

Derek: [thinks a moment] Would you prefer to undress me first, or I undress you?

Elena: [she pauses for a moment, glancing between the two of them for a moment. He's currently wearing more layers than she is which means if she goes first, she will have to be naked for longer before he can distract her again so she just takes a step forward, reaching for the ties on his tunic] You first.

Derek: [smirks, nodding and leaning back. He's going to let Elena set the pace, moving as she needs him to based on what piece of clothing she wants to take off first. He knows this is probably going to be the first time she's seen a naked man, and he will let her uncover it at a pace that she is comfortable with]

Elena: [It's true. It is. Damon's made attempts, but she's always managed to protect her own innocence in that respect. She has, however, seen a half-naked man, given the number of knights that hang out at the Lockwood manor, as well as werewolves, so she goes for the shirt first, slipping her hands under his tunic and moving to push it up over his head]

Derek: [and he will go to help her get it up over his head, and giving her a nice view of her husband shirtless.]

Elena: [and yes, she definitely appreciates that, and will just take a moment to take him in, fingers trailing over his skin lightly as she traces the lines of him slowly]

Derek: [he is being so very patient, just watching her hands, letting her take her time. Soon, though, he closes his eyes and gives a soft groan, clearly enjoying the attention]

Elena: [That spurs a bit of confidence in her as her touch becomes a little more steady and sure, feeling the hard planes of muscle beneath her hands before she leans in slowly, pressing a gentle kiss against his shoulder]

Derek: [there's a soft murmur of appreciation, his head tilting to the side to give her better access to that shoulder, his lips turning up in a smile]

Elena: [she reads that invitation for what it is, lips moving to the nape of his neck as her hands start to drift lower, finding the fastenings for his pants and starting to undo them]

Derek: [and there is a gasp at that. Mostly from her lips at that spot on his next that made his wolf pleased, but her hands going down to a spot they normally didn't and it took all his willpower not to thrust his hips up against her hands for the touch]

Elena: [that again is something to make her a little more forward, letting her lips linger where they are for a moment while her fingers focused on what they were doing, not stopping until she was pushing the remainder of his clothing off his hips. She hesitates for a moment, almost afraid to look before she remembers that this is her husband and she should be looking. She takes a deep breath, before stepping back and taking him in again]

Derek: [there's a whimper as she pulls back, but he knows why and he just sits there, very obedient as he lifts his hips to push his leggings the rest of the way off. He sat there for her, naked. He wasn't embarrassed or nervous, but he was patient with a small smile] I would say take your time, but I'm really missing your hands on me now.

Elena: [the flush of embarrassment that she was expecting isn't, replaced by something else, something hotter that made her feel uncomfortable in a different way. At first she just takes him in, observing more than anything else, before she steps forward again, her hands moving to his chest as she leans in to kiss him again]

Derek: [and he will kiss her back, his hand coming up to hold her cheek as he deepened the kiss, giving her all his love in that]

Elena: [returns it in kind, her fingers sliding through his hair for a moment before she pulls back to look at him again] My turn?

Derek: Yes. Do you wish to stay standing, or to sit?

Elena: Which is easier?

Derek: [he though, and then kept her close as his fingers went for her hands, standing up and guiding her to stand with her back to the bed, but still standing] When you need to, lay back. [and he's going to kiss her neck as his hands start their familiar petting on top of her dress, sliding down her body in time before reaching her hips, and his fingers will work to slowly inch her dress hem up to his hands]

Elena: [she closes her eyes and focuses on his lips against her neck, rather than what his hands were doing once they moved past her hips. She can feel the breeze of the room against her legs as the dress moves higher and that makes her shiver a bit, fingers gripping his shoulders tightly to keep him close]

Derek: [and once the hem of her dress is in his hands, he is slowly going to lift it up, rising it to easily slide up and off her body to reveal to him what was underneath]

Elena: [she fights the instinct to cover herself - if she can look at him, he can look at her. But her heart is pounding in her chest, excitement and nervousness at war with each other and she can't say for sure which she feels more, but as the dress falls to the floor, her eyes meet his, waiting for his reaction]

Derek: [he looks at her and smiles, and then stepping closer and looking her in the eye] You are the most beautiful woman I have ever laid my eyes on.

Elena: [that statement draws a smile out of her, bright and wide, before she's pulling him in again] I do not have a basis of comparison, but you are rather beautiful yourself.

Derek: Thank you. [and he is going to kiss her again, his hands going to rest on her hips, just massaging the flesh there a moment before his kisses go to trail along her jaw] Let me show you how much I appreciate your beauty [said between kisses, his hands helping to ground her as he leans down to continue to kiss along her shoulders, and then one hand slides up to gently cup her breast]

Elena: [she closes her eyes, trying to just focus on the way he's making her feel rather than the implications of the situation. She can feel him pressing against her and it feels good for the most part, especially as his hands start to slide over her. When she feels his hand cup her breast, she involuntarily sucks in a breath, her body arching to meet his touch, pressing her against him more]

Derek: [he smiles, kissing her neck at her pulse point as his hand massages her breast gently, and then more firmly. His thumb runs along her nipple, teasing it to harden for him]

Elena: [that draws an actual sound from her, just a small murmur of pleasure as her hips rock against his involuntarily]

Derek: [his hand on her hip will move her a bit closer so that he could press against her, and then he slid his hand on her breast around to her back to support her back as he leaned down to replace his hand on her breast with his lips, gentle kisses along the flesh before sucking on the hard nipple]

Elena: [he breathing starts to pick up, slow soft pants as she adjusts to the sensation, feeling something twist inside of her that only really makes her want to feel more of him against her. She pushes up on her toes some, trying to give him a better angle, before she pushes back on his shoulders to make him look at her] Would this be easier if we were ... [she then gestures to the bed behind them. It seems like it would certainly be easier on his back, at least]

Derek: [he smiled, kissing her lips] Yes, it would. But sit. We will get there soon. [and he will guide her to sit on the edge of the bed, and he will kneel instead. This puts him in the right position for all the things he wants to do to her so that she will come to enjoy their nights together for a long time. He knew it was all about making sure her first time was pleasurable to make her want to have this kind of relationship frequently, and he had been waiting awhile to show her just how he earned that reputation]

Elena: [she sighs softly before nodding and following his lead, sitting on the edge of the bed and watching him kneel in front of her. There's a part of her that from the stories she's heard thinks that this is supposed to be the other way around, but she doesn't question it, just focusing on him in front of her]

Derek: [nope, Derek isn't like the other knights only out for his own pleasure. And this isn't a quick fuck in his tent during tourney. This was his wife, and he loved her with his entire soul. He kissed her again, and then his attention will go back to her breasts. Now that she was sitting, he didn't need to steady her and so one hand was caressing the other breast that his lips were not on, and the other was sliding along her outer thigh, rubbing her there and guiding her legs apart slowly as he slid to the inside of that thigh]

Elena: [she moves her hands behind her to brace herself as she shifts, letting him move between her legs and better get closer to her. Her limbs feel a little shaky, so she tries not to lean on her hands too much, but most of her focus is on the feel of his hands and mouth and as the hand on her thigh gets closer to where they meet her hips push up again of their own accord, wanting something she can't really put into words]

Derek: [she will learn, he knows. He knows what she is wanting, but he wants her to learn it as they go. But as he switched breasts to suck on her other nipple, that hand slides up the rest of the way and cups her sex, feeling the heat between her legs wanting him. His hand just massages the area, not letting his fingers explore the lips and valleys between the folds, and just putting a bit of pressure on the flesh to get her used to the feeling]

Elena: [her hips rock up towards the press of his hand, her fingers curling against his shoulders again. More sounds fall from her lips and as she tries to move her body in a way that would best allow him to keep touching her, while not really knowing what it is at the same time]

Derek: [and he is going to smile, sucking her nipple and teasing it with his teeth as he increases the pressure with his hand. Finally he stops, straightening himself.] Lay back on the bed, my love.

Elena: [nods, shifting back more so that she could lean against the pillows and get comfortable, before glancing down the length of her body at him and waiting for the next instruction. She's still taking him in in some ways, so her eyes linger on certain areas a little longer than they should]

Derek: [he kisses her lips again] Since this is your first time, I want to make sure you won't hurt. Let me know if you want me to stop, okay?

Elena: [nods as she looks up at him, not really trusting herself to speak right now, but it's a clear yes.]

Derek: [and he's going to smile, and then kiss down her stomach before moving to position himself between her legs. He settled on his arms, guiding one of her legs over his shoulder and he kissing along her inner thigh before placing a kiss on her mound, eyes watching her]

Elena: [she looks confused, mostly, because what are you doing, but she trusts him enough that she doesn't stop him, letting him do what he's going to do]

Derek: [and his kiss is going to move lower, and one hand comes up to part her folds a bit so that he can kiss the soft skin beneath them, and his nose just grazing her clit]

Elena: [she's just about to ask him what he's doing but the words are swallowed by a surprised sound. The brush against her clit sends pleasure licking down her spine and her hands grip the sheets tightly as she arches up into it.]

Derek: [that's what he wanted to hear. He grins, and he's going to take his time kissing her lips and then her clit, teasing it more]

Elena: [her eyes close as her head tips back, her body shifting against his lips as she moves with what feels good, starting to lose the ability to really think about what she's doing and just do it]

Derek: [and he's going to continue to suck on her clit, but he brings a finger up, gently sliding his middle finger in, just up to the first knuckle]

Elena: [her hips lift at the press if his finger, and the sound that comes with that isn't as happy as the others, but it's not telling him to stop either, trying to adjust to the intrusion without complaint especially since she knows what's coming later will be much bigger]

Derek: [much bigger. which is why he's preparing her. He's going to tease her open more, focusing on teasing her clit, flicking it with his tongue as he gets his finger deeper inside of her, stopping only when he feels her barrier against the tip of his finger. And then he's going to slide it in and out slowly, helping her get used to the feeling]

Elena: [As he keeps going and she gets used to it, she starts to relax again. She's still not sure what to do with her hands, but she leaves them where they are, fingers rhythmically clenching and releasing the sheets underneath her]

Derek: [he can feel her starting to stretch, and as she relaxes he starts to flick her clit faster as he goes to slide a second finger into her.]

Elena: [as he picks up speed she can feel something in her start to tighten. She isn't really sure what it is but her sounds shift an octave, and something is building and she wants to see where it will crest]

Derek: [he grins, scraping his teeth along her nub before sucking on it harder, speeding up his finger thrusting before he got to a third finger, stretching her a bit further]

Elena: [three fingers is a little uncomfortable again, but that only lasts for a moment with the way he's speeding up. Her hands move from the sheets to the pillows, unable to really stay still with everything that's coursing through her. Her hips still push forward against his fingers, moving with a more regular rhythm until the pressure building crests and waves of pleasure start to wash over her]

Derek: [he just keeps his hand still, letting her grip around his fingers as he licked up her juices as they flowed out of her. When he was done, he kissed her stomach, looking up at her] Did you enjoy that?

Elena: [she drops back against the bed as she tries to catch her breath, unable to help the giggle that bubbles up from her throat as she nods. One hand comes up to cover her mouth to hide the wide smile, still trying to be modest despite the fact that she was naked in front of him]

Derek: [he grinned, sliding up her body and nuzzling her cheek, waiting for her to move that hand before kissing her firmly]

Elena: [she kisses him back eagerly, her hands move to his shoulders as she does, letting them roam over his back and chest as she tries to pull him closer]

Derek: [kisses her until he needs to breath, and smiles again] That is how you should always feel with this. Nothing less.

Elena: How lucky I am, then, that I have such a considerate husband to show me.

Derek: I am the one who is lucky, my love. [and he is going to kiss her again]

Elena: [kisses him back as she does, hands wandering closer to his waist, before she pulls back to look up at him again] Is there ... I mean, do you want me to ... ?

Derek: Well, that is up to you. Like I said, this is something we share. It's not just what I want.

Elena: [looks up at him, a slight teasing tone to her voice] But it is a little about what you want.

Derek: Well, eventually I do plan on making love to you, Elena. Then I will have what I want. [his fingers ran along her cheek as he smiled at her]

Elena: [She tips her hand into his cheek for a moment before nodding. She smiles in return, but she's not sure she's feeling brave enough to touch him with the apprehension of what they're about to do looming in the background. While she is much more relaxed than she was when they first started, the idea of him making love to her still makes her stomach flutter a bit, so she'd rather focus on that for now. She tips up to kiss him again, drawing him closer and opting to learn her husband's body later]

Derek: [he is fine with that, and it's not like he isn't hard and ready. He's been so since she unlaced his pants. He will gently guide her legs a bit further apart, and as he kisses her he is going to guide his shaft to her sex, running his head along her folds]

Elena: [yes that is much bigger than his fingers. She tries to closer her eyes and just focus on how it feels when he kisses her, the press of his hands on her and wanting to feel that crescendo again]

Derek: [he's going to keep kissing her, and then he is going to slowly press himself in, only the head, knowing that she will need to adjust and giving her the time for that]

Elena: [her fingers curl against his shoulders as she breaks the kiss, glancing down at the space between them, before looking up again] Perhaps it would be better if it were quick?

Derek: It will hurt. Your maidenhead is still intact. You will deal with that and stretching to accommodate me all at once. I don't want to cause you pain like that.

Elena: [she nods before glancing up at him] Sometimes a little pain can't be avoided.

Derek: [he smiled, and then took her hand, lacing his fingers with hers] I love you, Elena.

Elena: [squeezes his hand as she nods] I love you too.

Derek: [and he's going to kiss her, and he will go to do what she asked, pulling out just a bit before thrusting back in part her maidenhead and until their hips are pressed up against each other. He groaned against her lips, and he was ready to pull her pain from her if she was in too much of it]

Elena: [it's not really. In the end it's mostly a pinch, and the stretch of him is more uncomfortable and sore than anything else. there's a sharp soft cry in response to his groan, closing her eyes and just keeping him close for a moment]

Derek: [and he will press his forehead against hers, shhh'ing softly] There, it's in. We are now one.

Elena: [she exhales slowly, getting used to the weight of him pressed against her and the feel of him inside her] It's not as strange as I thought it would be.

Derek: No, it's not. In fact, it only gets better from now on, as your body is used to my size.

Elena: [she nods, shifting her hips tentatively to see how it feels, before leaning up to kiss him again briefly] Show me.

Derek: [and he's going to smile, guiding her leg up around his hip and then start to move, just pressing up against her a bit, not really pulling out much]

Elena: [she gasps a bit as he presses up against her, grinding her hips down as he pushes up into her on instinct more than anything else]

Derek: Just like that. [and he went back to kissing her, making the thrusts a bit longer each time, working into a slow pace]

Elena: [eventually the soreness and uncomfortable feelings start to fade, and he begins to draw soft moans from her again, her hips rocking up in time to meet each thrust because she knows it feels good. Eventually her hands move firmly to his shoulders to pull him closer]

Derek: [and he will, moving up a bit more, which lets his shift rub along her clit with each thrust. He starts to go a bit faster, reveling in the feeling of making love to his mate. His kisses traveled along her jaw to her neck, feeling her pulse under his lips as he kissed her there]

Elena: [her head tips back, closing her eyes as she gives him better access to her neck. Her hips rock up to meet each of his thrusts and they pick up his rhythm, doing the best she can to match it. The sounds of her pleasure continue to fall through her lips without prompting, until there's that slight change in octave as she got closer, her body tensing under his hands]

Derek: [he's feeling close to, the wolf in him starting to show it's head as he speeds up, wanting to get deep inside of her. Wanting to fill her and make her conceive another child of his. To claim her as his mate from any man. And because of that, he felt his fang trying to push through as he sucked on her neck, wanting to fall over that edge with her and really be one with his mate]

Elena: [she felt his teeth graze her neck but she doesn't think of the implications at the moment, her hands tightening her grip on his shoulders as he speeds up. Her hips fall out of rhythm, not quite able to keep up and settling for hanging on for the ride. She can feel herself keep pushing, so close to those feelings and sensations she felt before]

Derek: [he's there with her, and then it hits and it's like a bolt of lightning rushing through his body. His orgasm hits and as he came, his teeth bit down into her neck. Instinct makes him avoid the artery, the wolf holding his mate with his fangs, claiming her and keeping her there so that he could fill her with his seed]

Elena: [there's a small sound of surprise as he bites down against her neck but the rest of it is swallowed by the rush of her own orgasm, nails digging into his shoulders as she stills under him, breathing through the surprise of it before she relaxes under him]

Derek: [as he comes down, the wolf gives way back to the human, and he nuzzles her neck, putting kisses over the bite mark. He stays pressed deep inside of her, and his hands go up to hold her close] Are you okay?

Elena: [she exhales slowly as she comes down. It doesn't take long for her to start to feel the soreness in her shoulder, but there are still slow throbs of pleasure coursing through her body, so she nods. She's okay, even if she feels weird] Yes. I'm fine. I just ... wasn't expecting that.

Derek: [chuckles softly, putting his hand on her arm and trying to pull some of that away from her] I tried to hold back. But as my uncle told me... it's a sign that the woman I am with is the one I'm supposed to be with forever.

Elena: [hums softly, before shifting to curl into him a bit] Then I suppose it is a good thing you are stuck with me.

Derek: I am not 'stuck' with you. I want to be with you. [he leaned in to kiss her] Come, let's go to sleep. You're going to be sore in the morning, so I will send for breakfast to be served in bed.

Elena: [nods as she stretches out next to him, before glancing back to him again] What is most comfortable for you?

Derek: Just holding you in my arms. [he turned a bit, pulling her against him]

Elena: [she nods before curling into him. It takes her a moment to shift and find a comfortable position, but eventually she settles for tucked against his shoulder, her head resting against his chest so she can hear his heartbeat]

Derek: [and he will just kiss her forehead, his arm curled around her and he kept her nice and close as he fell asleep]

Elena: [and she is asleep not long after him, resting peacefully for the rest of the night]