"You're right, Adonna," he agreed, rubbing her cheeks between his hands, glad they'd reached an agreement of sorts. Leaning down, he sealed it by sharing in the kiss she offered him. "I'm glad you beat her as hard as you did. She did deserve it," he agreed with a grin.
Once they returned home, Justus and Adonna dined together and retired for the night without incident. They spent the next week and a half getting to know each other more, and it was nice for the most part. Justus had to remind her gently that she was in his house now from time to time, but she seemed to be getting nicely accustomed to life togther. Flavia did stir up a little trouble from time to time. In fact, Justus had to beat her on the bench again once for her constant insulting of Adonna. He never had to discipline her before he was married, and now it was twice in the same month. Justus and Flavia also had their passionate encounters during this time. They had sex almost every night, although missed a couple of nights. Adonna was becoming far more comfortable with her body in front of Justus, but they didn't really expand their boundaries much beyond what they'd already done.
There would be times when Justus would doubtless need to be away for months, or even a year at a time. But the mission he was about to lead was only expected to last three weeks. He only had to go to Neapolis and return a legion of soldiers to Rome, organizing them for a possible upcoming offensive. He'd come to trust Adonna, but it was his first time away. She knew Cornelius now, so he'd arranged for a young legionary to have some time away from his company, and follow Adonna when she left the house. He was to keep an accurate journal of what she did outside of their house for the three weeks. "I'll be back before you start to miss me much, Adonna," he told her with a smile as they stood at the doorway, leaning in and kissing each other goodbye for the first time. "But I assure you, I'll miss sleeping at your side."