My legs hooked around his hips, drawing him close so I could grind my hard dick against him. I moaned at the friction. Kal growled as he started to swell. I nibbled on his lips, then licked him. Kal met me movement for movement until we rutted against each other, bringing me closer to the edge.
Breaking away, breath harsh, I stared up at him, and he watched me with his gleaming purple eyes. He slipped a hand under my shirt, stroking the bare skin on my side. His fingers were so hot. I moaned, thrusting my tongue into his mouth. I was desperate to get closer to him, and even with my legs trapping him against me and my tongue in his mouth, it wasn’t enough. I wanted to fuck him. Now.
Kal shifted back, though he couldn’t get far. “My Seth. We need to talk before this goes further.”
He always wanted to talk when it came to physical crap, but I couldn’t get him to tell me about his past. Figures. “Do we have to?”
“Yes.”
A loud rumble cut through the tension like a knife, and Kal chuckled, dislodging my legs as he stood. “Let’s eat and talk.”
When he helped me up, I rearranged my pants. They were tenting obscenely from my erection. A quick glance at Kal assured me he wasn’t any better. I quickly averted my eyes or else I would tackle him.
Our fingers interlaced and his tail curled about my leg—the pressure was comforting, and now, familiar. He led me to the table, and I sat down, trying to ignore my aching dick, and Kal went to the food dispenser.
After a minute, he laid a plate full of food on the table. I picked up a tuo berry and popped it into my mouth, then said, “Eat something.”
He picked up a piece of flatbread and took a bite. “So, sex?”
I sputtered, food spraying the table. Kal laughed, but when I hacked, he started to stand. I waved off his concern, choking. He continued to stand and got me a glass of water, and I chugged it. I coughed one more time before swallowing compulsively.
“Are you alright?” he asked.
“Yep,” I said, face on fire.
“Seth, it's a conversation. Nothing’s going to happen that you don’t want to. We’re talking, nothing more.”
“Yep, yep, yep.” I wiped the sweat off my forehead. I rocked back and forth, not wanting to talk about this. Sex was nothing new, but trying to articulate it was beyond me.
“Look at me, please,” he asked, voice soft.
I did.
“We don’t have to talk if you’re uncomfortable, but until we do, I don’t want to have sex,” Kal said. “I want to fuck you. Badly. But Ineedto talk first. It’s what my people do.”
The direct conversation was more difficult than anticipated. In the past, I’d gone along with whatever my partner wanted. We had never discussed anything.Which is a problem, I told myself sternly. I took a deep breath. Kal would not get mad. He was a safe person. He wasmyperson.
“I want to,” I said in a forced tone. “But what will it mean for the future?” In the moment, I hadn’t cared; now that my brain was working again, I couldn’t help but be concerned. Would that one act make my choice for me?
“As far as my species goes, sex won’t change anything physically. You’re already my mate, and sex won’t change that. Emotionally…” Kal stopped.
“Will it be too hard?” I asked.
“In some ways, yes. I won’t want to give you up. Not that I want to give you up now.”
That would present a problem if I chose to go home.
“Also, before we go any further, I would like to know what you do and don’t like. My permissions,” he continued. “What you’re comfortable with. The conversation doesn’t have to be extensive, but I do need some guidelines, Seth.”
“Right.” I tugged at the collar of my shirt, inexplicably uncomfortable.
“Are you done for now?”
“Yeah. Yep.”
Kal walked around the table to sit beside me. His tail curled about my wrist. Other than that, he didn’t touch me. I struggled to breathe as dots floated across my vision. I sagged against him, and Kal’s arms hooked around my waist. He placed a kiss on the top of my head. I focused on the solid feel of him against me, the smell of the spicy scent he wore, and the sound of Lucy playing with one of her crinkle toys in the background.
All was well; Kal was here.
