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He rubs his nose against mine, drinking in my scent. “My lovely, perfect Vivi…I do not know what that means. Do better than what?”
Oh. Heh. I smile wryly. “It’s a human saying. I’m going to try harder to figure this out between us.”
“What is there to figure out? I am your mate, you are mine.” His mouth brushes over mine in an almost-kiss, a teasing flirt of lips, and it sends a flutter straight to my thighs. “Resonance has decided, yes? We are together because we are the best ones for each other.”
“Yes but—”
Skarr pulls back, eyeing me. “What ‘but’?”
“I’m anxious,” I admit. I’m still clutching at his clothing, and I have to force myself to uncurl my fingers and let him go. “I’m scared of what the future means because I still feel as if I don’t have a past. Can we go slow? You and I?”
He strokes my cheek with his fingers, and I have to admit, I like the soft, careful touches. Like he can’t get enough of me and has to steal just a bit more. “What does it mean to go slow, Vivi? Tell me honestly because I do not wish for there to be more misunderstandings between us.”
“I want us to spend time together. I want us to get to know each other. Not just as mates but as friends, too. I want to take a bit of time before we…before we get pregnant.” It feels silly to state it that baldly, but I need him to understand exactly what I’m saying.
He tenses, a hint of a frown on his face. “So no kisses?”
“No, we can kiss. We can do other stuff too, but if I say I want to go slow, I mean…” I fumble around for the words, thinking. “Like if we’re touching and kissing and I tell you to stop, I want you to stop.”
He pulls back, his expression offended. “You think I would notstop? That I would ignore what you want?”
Oh, I’m really messing this up. “No, I don’t mean that, Skarr. I think you would. Iknowyou would. I am just setting the expectation that I might say no at inconvenient times and I don’t want to feel pressured.”
Skarr gazes down at me with a look of vague displeasure.
“What is it? Tell me so we can talk about it.” His expression is making me anxious, like I’ve gone and borked things already.
“I am tempted to go find a human male and shake him. Are they all so terrible you must give me warning after warning?”
“Not at all,” I protest, scrambling. “But it used to be different amongst our people, and…actually you know what? I’m not going to defend men. I’m just being extra cautious. I would like for us to start with kisses and spending time together before we get to…you know.”
“Before we get to two cocks,” he agrees, grinning at me.
“Exactly.”
“Very well, I shall not go and push Jason into the sand.”
I smother a horrified giggle. “Please don’t.”
He grins at me, pleased at my laughter. “I should like to spend time with you this day, Vivi. Shall we pick out blankets for your new home? And I can bring food and we can eat in here.”
“Honestly? That sounds absolutely lovely.”
“But I would like to kiss you again before all of that.”
We’re being so polite, he and I. With another giggle, I nod. “I would like that, too—”
I can’t get out the words before he pulls me against him, his mouth on mine. This kiss isn’t timid like mine, either. It’s hungry and devouring, showing me all the pent-up hunger inside him and fanning the flames of mine. Skarr’s tongue teases against mine, stroking and caressing and leaving me weak in the knees. I’m aching and my demanding khui is humming when he pulls away and gives me one final, possessive kiss.
So much for being polite.
ChapterTwenty-Four
SKARR
Iwant to strut around the camp with elation as I go to get food for my Vivi.
She loves the hut. She wants to spend time with me. She wants to kiss me and get to know me before I extrude both my cocks at her again. She likes being with me. I grin as I wait by the fire for the food to be ready, listening idly to the conversations without paying attention. My thoughts are full of Vivi and how her mouth turned so pink when I kissed her. How sweet her lips felt against mine, how she pressed her body to me, hungry for more.
