When erich woke up this morning,this was probably near the bottom of the list of things he had expected. But being with Ada felt so right. From the moment their initial conversation stopped being awkward,it felt right. Erich had intended to reach around and unhook Ada's bra until he felt her hand unbutton her shorts. He could feel the blood pounding in his head when her hand took his. Ada's lust for him felt amazing. She still knew exactly what he liked. In a very real sense,this almost felt like erich losing his virginity again. (Though if he was that quick again,Ada may leave him.) Erich looked down and back to Ada's eyes before lightly caressing the outside of her. He smiled at her momentarily. Her face always made him happy. It just exuded her cleverness and kindess. With a little intake of breath himself,erich slipped a finger into her. She felt amazing and was far more...ready,than erich expected. With his free hand,erich wriggled out of his own shorts. He kicked them from the bed with a foot and they plopped to the floor. If he could feel how much Ada wanted him,it was only fair he returned the favor. Being fully naked in front of Ada was very liberating for him.

When Ada's forehead touches his own,Erich moves slightly so he can kiss Ada's lips before returning to where he was. They could have just stopped and went to bed after this. It was a very intimate gesture,possibly more so than anything they would be doing. Before Erich really could process what he was saying,"oh God,I love you." Passed his lips. While not exactly untrue,this may not be the most appropriate time to tell her. But the gesture did make erich realize he still felt as connected to her as ever. Softly,erich moved his fingers in and out of Ada before lifting them to his mouth to taste her. " I missed that too." He laughs quietly. In spite of now being naked, Erich still startled when Ada grabbed him. He was so focused on making eye contact with her,he hadn't noticed where he hand was leading. The bite on the shoulder was just the icing on the cake. Erich nibbled down her neck,also minding not to leave marks on her pale skin. He holds her close to feel her bare chest against his.

He was sure his words had surprised Ada. They had surprised him. It had been about 24 hours since they had met face to face. It wasn't too long before that he was basically telling her to fuck off. Was it just nostalgia? Erich wasn't so sure. Ada actually seemed to have fonder memories of those days than he did. So it couldn't be just nostalgia. He really admired the woman she seemed to have grown into. She went through even more shit and came out the other side. Speaking with her today made Erich realize she could be his best friend again. In some regards, it didn't feel like she had been gone for years at all. He loved Ada in probably a more mature way than their first go round together. While he maybe wouldn't capitulate as much to Ada now,he felt he would be a better mate for her this time. He understood Ada wanting clarification. It's not like they were sitting around reading the paper. Erich smiles slightly and nods to Ada. "I promise." He says softly,but still firmly. He didn't elaborate or explain. He didnt want Ada pressured in any way to return the sentiment. If it ever was there,she'd tell him when it was time. Erich had to admit,Ada kissing him after tasting her was beyond hot. He took the kiss very slowly so she knew just what he liked about it. A thought did cross Erich's mind...had she ever been with another woman? How familiar was she with that taste? One day the subject might come up. If not,she would be one of the only straight women erich knew. "You bring out the sexy in me." Erich says with a little shrug before nibbling her chest lightly. With the bra off, her chest tattoo really looked beautiful. Bare,it contrasted wonderfully against her. After Ada gets out of her clothes and is fully naked,Erich takes in her body and gives her a very impressed," God damn." At Ada's last words, Erich kisses her before pulling one of Ada's legs over his waist."i thought you'd never ask." He laughs before very slowly entering her. He wanted to savor every moment of this .

erich watched ada's head rise and fall with each of his breaths. he brings his hand up to stroke her hair .he does this carefully,as if he trying to catch a bird that will flutter away at the slightest startle. being wrong probably only marginally added to the sheer amazingness of what they had just done. playing everything back in his head,he didnt really recall thinking this is so great,i'm totally getting one over on my girlfriend. instead,he was thinking oh my god,this is so great. ada is back and she is right here with me. erich smiled down at ada laying comfortably on him when she started to stir,he was about to speak until she did. hearing the words made erich sit up slightly and squeeze her gently.it was still her bare skin against his,but it felt different now. there was stil lust there,but erich felt more trust coming through the contact. "so we are officially lovers." he states and leans down to kiss her head. it was slightly salty due to working up a slight sweat. he loved just laying here with ada. doing nothing more than spending time with each other and letting the minutes tick by. but,his mind did drift towards the future. they had a tour coming up and were slated to spend a lot of time around each other. "you know,i'm just going to tell karoliena and them. i'm not going to have us sneaking around like weasels all the time. "



ooc: erich was going to say" welll....i think i better get going." before kissing her roughly on the forehead and pretending to get up. instead,ada waited until the perfect time to say she loved him. well played,well played.

ooc:in retrospect,she probably wouldnt have found it funny this first night...though maybe after the 20th?

"it has a certain olde world charm,right?" erich smiles down at her. other woman seemed so dehumanizing. it also seemed to imply there was another woman in erich's life and he was having his cake and eating it too. erich was already thinking of how he could break this to selene. everyone involved deserved better than sneaking around. for all his faults,erich did seem to have some sort of honor...providing you were someone he liked. erich felt ada slightly tense up at the mention of telling those closest to him just what was going on. he knew ada fairly well and imagined she would be walking on egg shells throughout the tour. the poor woman had enough anxiety on a good day. it wasnt right to ask her to spend 24 hours a day,7 days a week like that. erich felt responsible for getting ada back on the road. in his excitement,he wasnt even sure she herself was ready for this. he just saw her,saw the opportunity for the tour and went with it. she was his ada again,so the least he could do was make this as easy as possible for her."i do. it may suck for a little bit. but do you want being found out looming over our heads?" erich asks her seriously. "do to you?" erich says,looking down at ada again before gently hugging her. " karoliena wouldnt do anything to you. shes not petty enough to spit in your drink or pull chairs out from under you. she doesnt like you enough to hit you. only cassie gets that honor." erich says with a little laugh,looking to lighten things a bit."she may ask you 1000 questions though."

erich loved ada's accent and really loved when she spoke german. people who said it wasnt a sexy language must not have heard the right person speak it. he did have to agree,that wasnt near as pleasant sounding. "yeah..you really have a good point there. it sounds like a variation of those fish in the jar." erich says with a little laugh. he made eye contact with ada when she looked up at him. if she didnt look so comfortable,he'd have to kiss her again. so he settled on another forehead smooch. he didnt know that it was one of her favorite things,it was just the closest part of her he could reach at the moment. erich couldnt put his finger on it,but ada had changed a bit since the last time he had seen her. somehow,she managed to look even cuter. he chalked it up to her new hairstyle. erich wanted to assure ada that his friends would keep their secret. but remnants from their old relationship creeped in. ada already knew he was capable of cheating...if his friends would keep such a secret,would this come back to haunt him later? erich pushed that thought from his head. ada needed to be taken on current merits. "where is karoliena going to get another singer? cmon. she needs me." erich playfully scoffs at ada's concern about karoliena selling them out. if anyone find out,it wont be from any of my friends. i trust them all 100%" erich assures ada with another little kiss on the top of her head. he caresses her back gently in hopes of calming any worry she had. if the hess clan can do anything,its keep secrets. nobody outside the group knew that erica and mariko's real relation nor did anyone know what really happened to natalya's killer. an affair hidden from a girlfriend? easy. erich now held one of ada's hands when he felt her body tense again. was the poor woman always this worrisome,or did he bring this onto her? he wanted to answer ada's questions lightheartedly,but he was sure she wanted real answers. "i'll sort of prep her so that she knows the...um,wilderness years are off limits. but she'll want to know about marlena,your intentions with me...i guess think of it as meeting my mom?" erich says with a nervous laugh. it was kind of pathetic to say,but karoliena was sort of the mom of the hess clan. "if she respects you,you are in the clear." erich assures ada.

erich really wanted ada to be at ease. which he imagined was easier said than done. these people were sort of unknown factors to ada. things and circumstances had changed since everyone was last together. "well,you could look at it this way. erica cheating on a pregnant woman was far shittier than anything we are doing,miss ada." erich tells ada in hopes of making her feel better about things. in the grand scheme of things,THAT was the most morally reprehensible thing any of them had done. erich wanted his,and by extension now,ada's circle to be a safe spot for her. even the grumpy karoliena couldnt be angry at ada forever. no matter how many of her priceless stained glass windows erich had drunkenly shot out with an 18th century dueling pistol he found. in erich's mind,it wasnt his fault. karoliena was just asking for that to happen. who stores firearms in the wine cellar,really?! ada may have left erich,but karoliena's ire was indeed misplaced. erich squeezes ada and again and kisses the top of her head. "who knows. maybe you'll get the karoliena who will serve you tea and cookies. i think she just likes to fuck with people. ask gretchen,she went from being disgusted with erica,to just adoring her. like i said before,karoliena is just as fucked up as the rest of us. she just has a smooth wrapper." erich sighs to ada. he really wanted to phone karoliena right now and get this over with. he wasnt a patient man and wanted ada to be able to not worry about it. "who wouldnt want to talk about her? you've done amazing with her.i think for that alone,she'll welcome you back with open arms." erich says optimistically.erich giggles dirtily back to ada before reaching down and lightly pinching her butt. "miss wannemaker,i dont believe you. i think you're going to have to show me those intentions. when and wherever you want." with their relationship rekindled,erich was letting his attraction to ada be fully known. "oh.i dont think she will hate you. you're a tough cookie. she appreciates toughness."



ooc: there it is: the common ground ada and erich have. they hate consequences and confrontations.

erich nodded sadly along to ada's words on natalya. they all knew it was probably the worst thing any of them would do. especially considering the person erica was with instead. at least nobody would assume erich or ada was using the other. "nobody fucking deserved that." erich responded with a sad sigh. "trust us,the irony isnt lost on anyone about gretchen's appearance." erich adds with a humorless laugh. he was going to make a joke about how he knew selene wasnt pregnant,but out of respect for natalya actually being dead,he did not. "was it in flemish? if it was...well,then i'd be concerned. when she is pissed off enough to speak that? "erich doesnt continue and sort of laughs,watching ada's head bounce when he laughs. it feels completely right having her lay on him like this. this was going to work wonderfully,erich could feel it. "i'm frankly surprised she contacted you at all.privately or otherwise. tea and cookies could still be in your future. it's rare for her to be such a hot head." erich tells her optimistically. he could very well be wrong,karoliena doesnt release grudges easily. it took up until last year for her to really accept erica. erich felt ada snuggling in for some well deserved sleep. still,then next morning,they would go their separate ways,but they could still slyly contact each other. erich gives a very impressed sound at the flexing of ada's arm. "remind me never to settle arguments with you by arm wrestling. when you turn your hat backwards,is it like a switch?" erich laughs warmly and makes a terribly outdated reference.



ooc:fun fact. the relationship between erica and gretchen was originally going to be much darker. gretchen knew she resembled natalya and used erica because of this. while erica used her fame to get whatever she wanted from gretchen. in the end? we decided erica had suffered enough. she deserved happiness.

erich nodded with a wink. "yeah, erica likes the blondes,so watch out,miss ada." he jokes to her. erich knew that erica had been on a date with cara zayn,so maybe there was something to her being attracted to blondes. erich did wonder how erica and ada would get along now. he imagined farily well. ada and gretchen seemed to like each other,so ada was already well on her way to being accepted by erica. "oh,english? you are fine then. if it were flemish,i wouldnt accept an invite to her castle." erich jokes slightly to ada,but he knows she is far too concerned to be joking about karoliena. he gives her another squeeze and an assuring kiss on the head. " it's going to work out. if she doesnt like you,well,then she doesnt like you. we cant change it. we'll just bring marlena around and let her work her magic. nobody can resist her. she wins karoliena over,BAM! she has to accept you by default." erich plans brightly. he was very confident in their daughter to win over anyone. who didnt like adorable kids?! erich lightly squeezes ada's bicep and slowly backs his hand away. "dont threaten me with a good time. " erich settles into the bed,enjoying the feeling of laying here with ada. he gives a small yawn and looks out at the dawn coming through the window. "shall we call it a night?" he asks,not wanting to keep her up more than she already was. being out of the life,she may not be able to pull all nighters anymore.

"yeah,i've been a father for almost a complete day now. there is no way she should come on tour with us. everyone there is just fine. savannah and her crew are there. karoliena is there,later even jayne and nina are coming in." erich rattles off. he was rather happy his people tended to travel around in clumps. it made one feel like pirates on the high seas or something. "a show or two is one thing,but having a child on a complete tour? she'd be either bored stiff or be traumatized by the sheer amount of gas station hot dogs one eats." he says with a slight chuckle. he did wonder if later on all these children of theirs would also travel together,or would they all just drift off on their own? he gives his ada another squeeze. they would still together on the tour,but it wouldnt be the same. for this moment,they had each other. would it be strange to show affection to each other when everyone knows whats up? "you are cute when you are sleepy,miss ada." erich tells her lovingly.before adding a little dirt with," we need to rest up. we're going to need to try that all again. you know,just to ensure we didnt break any parts." erich sighs and looks up the ceiling briefly before answering ada,"good night,miss ada. i love you."