“Damn,” he exhaled, fists to his hips. “You’re gonna need a shower.”
“I’ll grab it on the way down.” Nik nodded to himself, finally propping himself up on his elbows.
“What? No, just go scrub off and hop back in bed.” Jessie scoffed, waving the thought off. He leaned back an inch to be able to see himself still buried deep in Nik. His knot was taking its sweet time to release.
“What about the kid?”
“What kid?”
“Bella?” Nik answered as if it was obvious.Which it probably was.Jessie eyed him suspiciously. The dots didn’t connect for him as Nik cocked a brow. Finally, he spoke again, “Kid’s too curious, she could see us in here and crawl in?”
“So, we just sleep with boxers on.”
“Barnibus is downstairs…defenseless.”
Jessie rolled his eyes, “Are you trying to get out of sleeping in my bed or do you want me to go get the platypus while you shower?”
Nik snickered as Jessie’s knot finally softened enough to pop out of him. The wet sound echoed around his walls. The charcoal fur covered man glanced around the bare white paint that they’d not changed. “We should soundproof.”
“Oh?” Jessie quirked a brow, climbing onto his post orgasm, wobbly hooves. “Why? You thinking of getting laid more?”
Nik’s eyes widened.Oh no, was that the wrong answer?Nik rushed to slide off the bed, ensuring he didn’t leave a smear of him on the blanket. “No.”
Right? Right, like…that would be weird…
“Oh, you mean with the knot, yeah,” Jessie chortled, nodding in pained acknowledgement. Nik eyed him from the side, his face scrunched up in confusion. Jessie flashed him a toothy grin. “Probably for the best. Especially, you know, if little momma gets in on the action.”
Jessie wiggled his eyebrows at Nik. Nik’s face immediately fell into a scowl, tusks pressing into his cheeks.
“Go get the fucking platypus,” Nik huffed, slapping Jessie hard on the arm with his clean hand before stomping to the bathroom. Jessie stood, reeling as he looked around for his sweatpants.
“Was…it…something…I said?”
Chapter Eight:
~Nikolai~
Cruuuuunch.Nikolailetouta groan as someone chewed something in his ear.Smack. Smack. Smack.Nikolai peeled an eye open and glared at the ruby eyed child stood beside the bed. She said nothing. Apple in one hand, open mouth chewing, she pointed at Barnibus with the other. He grumbled before untangling the arm rest from his chest. The girl immediately beamed and frolicked away with his little buddy.Time to get up anyway.They didn’t have to be at the shop, but Nikolai had plans to work on their project car today. There was no telling what other shenanigans they’d get up to, so he wanted to work on the car early enough.
The kid’s supposed to go to school today.Which meant he might actually have peace and quiet while working. Nik sat up in the bed, glancing at the snoring Jessie beside him.Gonna sleep through a storm, that one.Nikolai was always jealous. He was a light sleeper, waking every few hours to toss around for a bit before falling back asleep. Jessie found one spot and knocked out for eight hours minimum.
Climbing to his long legs, the bugbear slouched into the bathroom. His eyeballs were still blurry, and his teeth were fuzzy, but he was sort of alert. Enough to notice that the bathroom was recently vacated.Right.He glanced around to make sure she’d actually left before draining his bladder.Then the teeth; can’t survive with gunky tusks.After brushing himself tosparkling, squeaky clean, Nikolai realized he didn’t think last night to grab new clothes.Fuck.He was running his fingers through his fur, contemplating what to do. He’d slept in boxers, so he wasn’tnaked.But Jessie’s hips and his were different sizes. He couldn’t just borrow some pants and call it good.Fuck, fuck.
Nikolai tiptoed out into the hall, hearing the sounds of the child talking to Barnibus.Hopefully that means Katarina is there with her.He slid into his room and grabbed his dresser drawer handles. The world stopped, however, when he caught movement from the corner. Clad in only a pair of panties and an oversized t-shirt, Katarina was bent over, scrunching her hair with product. Nikolai couldn’t help it. His gaze dropped to where the cotton pressed against her backside. A cute little rose-pink tail swished back and forth. Succubus tails were skinny, silky, and had an upside-down heart at the tip.
I wonder if the stories are true…Nikolai almost let the intrusive thoughts win as he reached out. Just to poke the pointy end.They’re supposed to paralyze victims, like a scorpion.He stopped as she stood back up, flipping her hair behind her. He froze, a deer in headlights, hands rushing back to his sides.
Katarina glanced at him and clearly swallowed her tongue. She choked on her own air. “Oh, shit—Nikolai.”
“Sorry,” he grimaced, unsure how to explain himself.I definitely wasn’t staring at your ass or thinking about snatching your tail.
She waved it off, laughing softly under her breath. “All good, sorry, I didn’t hear you.”
“Bella’s downstairs,” he blurted out, twisting back to the dresser.
“Yeah, she told me,” she laughed sheepishly as she moved around in the room. He kept his back to her, ignoring the way his body prickled beneath the fur. Katarina continued, her voice closer than before, “She showed me Barnibus. Thank you for letting her carry him around.”
“He needs socialization.” Nikolai pulled open a drawer to grab anything from the inside.
