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We all looked over at Wraythe. "Middle of my wrists as a kid. I kinda dipped my fingers in. At sixth year, it didn't really grow, just changed the pattern."
"You, Eladehl?" Talin asked.
"Wrists as a kid, then middle forearm in sixth year. Grew about a hand span the other night, and now I have swirls on my dick."
"No shit?" Wraythe asked.
"No shit," Eladehl said, sounding confused. "Why?"
"Because I told Zeal it'd be hot. I was kinda just talking to myself, but he talked back. I guess he thought it'd be hot too."
Eladehl laughed once. "It is. Halfway down the shaft. But you notice something? I'm pretty sure we all got some impressive marks, right? But as kids? None of us were anything special. Like, Nari just had her palms and fingers? All through school, the three of us - because you don't count for this, my love - were kinda in the middle for our amount of lace. Not so little that we got picked on, but not enough to brag about, either."
"Is that why you started hanging out with me?" I asked. "Just wanted to get close to the girl with all the lace?"
"Nope," Eladehl promised. "I walked into the courtyard and saw you kissing him." He glanced at Wraythe. "And it wasn't faked. Like, those kids taunting him? They were all thinking how they wanted to be kissed that way. Bent over like you, or all but smothering you like he was. It was the kind of kiss people compare others to, and I knew my best friend deserved that."
"So," Talin asked, "how does this thing with you three work, anyway? Or, well, how did it, at least."
"Like a sandwich," Wraythe said. "We're the bread. She's the meat in the middle."
"Nice!" Talin was nodding his approval. "You know how that's going to work now?"
"It's up to Wraythe," I said. "He's the one who has to decide his comfort level, and we respect whatever limits he sets."
Talin just nodded. "And me?"
Eladehl lifted a hand. "You can kiss me anytime you want. I'm so ok with that."
"Not even worried that she might not like it?"
"Not really, no," Eladehl told him. "See, that's our thing. My body, my use of it. Her body, her use. Our relationship just means we get to be excited for each other, not makelimits. I don't own her and she doesn't own me. Considering that we'll both spend a lot of time fucking others? It's just always been like this. So if it happens, then it happens, Talin."
"Do not," Wraythe told him, "try to kiss me. Not unless it's really dark, you're gonna lean back, and whimper like a woman."
"Not my style," Talin assured him. Then he looked at me. "You know you haven't said much, right?"
Because I'd been taking in the easy way they interacted, yet all the subtle nuances. Eladehl and Wraythe had been friends for years before I met them. This was new, though. They were giving Talin a chance, but "open arms" wasn't exactly how I'd describe the welcome.
"You mean about how you're going to work with us?" I could only shrug. "Seduce me again, and we'll see."
"I didnotseduce you," he said, pressing both hands over his heart dramatically.
I just scooted back to lean against Eladehl. "Yes, Talin, you did. And very, very well."
His smile faded, as he nodded once. "Ok. I can handle that."
But his eyes were filled with something new. Something I'd only seen on Eladehl and Wraythe before. Something that mademewant to smile, because I was pretty sure I did like this guy. Even more now that I was getting to know him.
Chapter 47
Nariana
Eventually, the guys left. Talin offered to help Eladehl carry out the empty bottles and used glasses. Wraythe tried, but they told him to heal more before he started doing tasks of Obligation. I heard them teasing each other in the hall, and it was such a comfortable thing. My group was going to work. I'd honestly been a little worried about it, but Wraythe and Eladehl were amazing.
I also knew I didn't deserve them. Still, while they took out the trash, I ran a hot bath and cleaned up the room while I waited for it to fill. By the time I slipped into the tub, Eladehl still wasn't back, but I had a feeling Talin had wanted to ask him a few more questions. Or make out, because those two were definitely into each other.
Oddly, that made me really happy. While I knew that the Temple of Temptation had more people who enjoyed their own sex than all of the other temples combined, that didn't mean it was easy. A few times, Eladehl had flirted with some guy he liked, only to be shot down roughly. While it hadn't broken his confidence, it had certainly dented it a bit.
