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Vitri shrugged.“It’s been so long, I don’t remember exactly.I did it over several seasons.Adding to it as needs arose.”
That told me nothing.How many seasons did this planet have?How long did they last?I still had so many questions.
Before I could ask them, Vitri ushered me to one of the corners and determined not to look down, I kept my gaze plastered straight ahead.
“Whoa…” I muttered.
From this height, I could see over the tops of the trees with the large roots in the distance.The sun was steadily rising.The difference of the light from the orange star cast a breathtaking glow over the distant ocean, then spread out across the land unfolding beneath it as the light appeared bit by breathtaking bit.I could see the mountains in the far distance and shuddered as I remembered the Ghaal colony was around there.But there were fields and forests spread out to both sides, and beyond that were rivers disappearing into the distance.The ocean was a dirty gray that looked like dishwater, but it still made me long for Earth.I’d never been much of a beach person, but the horizon with the waves dappling the sunlight bouncing off the water looked so strikingly familiar I wanted to go there.
But it also appeared so far away.
“It’s beautiful, isn’t it?”Vitri came up behind me, snaking an arm around my waist and pulling me against him.I rested my palms on his arm but didn’t push him away.Instead, I tilted against him and let the steady drum of his heartbeat and roll of his breathing lull me to relax.I almost forgot how high we were and that we were standing on a structure made only from woven wood.
I sighed and pushed away from Vitri, who released me after a beat, the reluctance to put distance between us heavy in his movements.
“So, how do we do this?”
Vitri pointed up, and I followed his indication.At the top of the water tree were large shell-shaped leaves of a pale pink, and I could see the water shimmering in them in the rising sunlight.
“Don’t we drink that water?”
“Don’t worry.The rains come regularly, and we’ll use only one lot to bathe in.There are plenty of others to keep us refreshed with water until the rains return.”
I nodded, trusting his judgment, and when I lowered my gaze from the giant leaves, Vitri had removed his loin cloth, his cock hanging down the inside of his thigh, almost as thick flaccid as it was erect.I stuttered for a few moments, then pulled my gaze away, staring determinedly at the tree trunk as if it were the most fascinating thing I’d ever seen.“Wh-what are you doing?”
“What’s wrong?Do you bathe clothed on your planet?”
My cheeks flamed, and I hated that I was embarrassed.“No.”
Vitri simply cocked an eyebrow at me, and anger flared behind my embarrassment.“Fine,” I said, pulling my top over my head and lowering what was left of my pajama pants, I dropped them both to the side.I stared at Vitri as if challenging him to say something, but he simply gazed over my naked body, not at all ashamed of looking, and when I realized he was erect, I tried and failed to keep my focus on his eyes.
“You can look if you like,” he said, chuckling, moving his hips slightly from side to side, making his cock bounce with the motion.He grinned as my eyes widened.“I’m looking at you.”
“I noticed.”
“You can touch me if you want.”
Heat swelled between my legs at the seduction in his tone.His cock twitched as I watched it, and I’d be lying if I said I didn’t want to drop to my knees and taste it or feel what it would be like to be stretched by him.
I cleared my throat.“I think we’ll just bathe today.”
Vitri smirked and handed me a large white flower.The pollen spores inside the petals were rounded and large, and following Vitri’s lead, I squished them between my palms, amazed when they burst into a frothy substance.I bit my lip against a moan of delight as I washed away days of grime using the froth and decided I wouldn’t bother hiding that I was watching Vitri do the same.The lines of his chest, arms, and thighs were enticing, even if his skin was an odd color.When I raised my gaze, his eyes were boring into mine, flashing with lust and hunger.I tried desperately to ignore the feeling his look gave me as I continued to lather myself, running the suds through my hair and eventually pulling my gaze from his.
“Ready?”he asked.
“Ready for wh… fuckingbullshit!”
Vitri had prodded the bottom of the water tree’s leaf with a stick, causing the entire amount to overflow over the edges and dump unceremoniously over us.The water was cold, and I screamed in alarm as it hit my skin, its sheer volume and force enough to wash the suds from my hair and body.
Vitri shook his head and body like an animal, the vines that were part of him unwinding from his arms and torso and shaking before returning to their place.I shook my head, splashing him with water.
“What the fuck was that?”I cried, shivering.The romance of the moment stunned me the second the icy water had been dumped on my head.
“Bathing.”Vitri shook again to rid himself of the water I’d splashed on him.“You’re clean, are you not?”
“I’m fucking cold and wet, is what I am.”
“And clean,” Vitri added, smiling.He held out a hand, and with a scoff, I took it and allowed him to help me back into the tree house.
