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“Celenk, what’s wrong? Are you regretting coming here? Do you miss the city? Are you… tired of me?”
He finally met her gaze directly, eyes gleaming.
‘To answer your questions in order - no, no, and absolutely not.”
He spoke with enough sincerity that she believed him and relaxed. Enjoy the present, she reminded herself.
They cooked and ate and cleaned up, falling back into the easy rhythm of their trip. After dinner she beat him at two hands of cards, then asked him what his job would entail. He told her he was going to be assisting with the cattle. He talked about it willingly enough, although she wondered if he realized how often he referred back to those childhood summers.
She finally couldn’t stop herself from yawning, and he laughed.
“I get the message. No more boring you with cattle tales. Time for bed.”
“You’re not boring me, but it is getting late.” Raja had fallen asleep not long after dinner and had been curled in her pocket ever since.
Her heart rate sped up as they turned out the lights and walked through the dark house to the bedroom, but he didn’t follow her through the door.
“Aren’t you coming to bed?”
“I thought perhaps I should sleep in the wagon,” he said stiffly, and her heart sank.
“In the wagon? Why?”
“It seems less… complicated.”
She crossed her arms and glared at him.
“Well, it’s not. And in case you’ve forgotten, we’re not alone anymore. What if someone comes by early and sees that you’re sleeping out there? Have you thought about that?”
She was so angry she actually stomped her foot. He looked shocked, then smiled at her.
“My fierce little flower. Very well, I’ll sleep in the house, although I suppose I could -”
“You’ll sleep in the house, in the bed, with me, just like you’re supposed to!”
“Yes, ma’am.” His tail tugged her closer as he smiled down at her angry face. “Any more demands?”
“I could think of a few things,” she whispered, slipping her hand around behind him to stroke his tail, loving the resulting groan.
“I’m almost afraid to ask.”
One of his hands had dropped as well, kneading her ass as he did so frequently and she wiggled happily. This was more like it.
“Afraid of a little mutual pleasure?”
“Yes,” he said and it took her a moment to realize he was serious. “Afraid that the more we have, the more I will want - and I don’t think I’ll ever get enough of you.”
Her heart was beating frantically now, but he didn’t say anything else. He pulled off his shirt and made it into a small nest, then took the sleeping Raja from her pocket and carefully placed him in it.
“I’ll make him a real bed tomorrow,” he promised, then stalked towards her, all lethal power and grace in the moonlight shining in through the uncovered windows.
He stripped away her clothes, fortunately with his hands and not his claws, then picked her up and carried her to the bed. The mattress was very comfortable and the bed much bigger than the bed platform in the wagon, but the only thing that really mattered was the male standing over her.
“Do you want something to sleep in?”
She shook her head mutely, watching as he stripped away his pants to reveal the rest of his powerful body. His codix had not been released, but she could see that his slit had already widened slightly in preparation.
“Do you need my assistance in falling asleep?”
