Chapter 14
~ Cassidy ~
“How about if I had a crooked nose and was missing a tooth?”
“You’d still be you, and I’d want you.”
Holding up the little baby dragon, she talked to it like a baby, “Did you hear that, Deano? Daddy would still want me, even with a crooked nose.”
The little dragon licked her nose, making a cooing noise. “Did you hear that, Daron? Our son would love me with a crooked nose as well.”
Smiling faintly, he scrolled through her choices for household positions. “You know that you can’t have Odar. I need him with me.”
“You asked for my wish list, not a realistic and doable list. I really like him and Eve. They’re cute together.”
“You say that about all the couples.”
“It’s true about all of them.” Walking over, she stood in front of him. “Are we still going for the site visit today?”
“Yes. You’re very eager to be out in the hot sun.”
Stepping forward, she straddled him. Easing herself down onto his lap, she set Deano aside.
“If you keep being distracting, we may end up staying here.”
“I have something to show you.”
Grinning, he teased her, “I’ve seen it all before, but by all means, show me again. I do love looking at your lovely form.”
Sighing, she shook her head. “It’s nothing that involves me being nude. It’s something special I made for you.”
Leaning towards her, he rested his forehead against hers. “Those are my very favorite gifts.”
Sliding back off his lap, she reached under the settee and pulled out a framed sketch. Holding it up for him to see, she explained, “I spent all day working on this sketch when you were fighting the Maruvians.”
“It’s breathtakingly beautiful.”
“You really like it?”
Running his hand reverently over the front, he whispered, “It’s like I always imagined myself to look in battle—fierce, determined, and heroic. You had my clan sword custom made for me, didn’t you?”
“Yes. I wanted it to be extra special.”
“I should have guessed that. Besides you, it’s my most prized possession. I wish to use the emblem you drew for our new clan, for it’s more beautiful than any I’ve seen.”
“That’s fantastic. If you want, I can probably do even better if I set my mind to it. Hold this, I have one more.” Bending down, she slid its twin from its hiding place. Holding it up, she watched his face melt.
“This is the way you see me?”
Nodding, she allowed him a moment to soak in the details of the sketch that originally brought them together. “I can see how little my scarring matters to you. Every scar is present, but you chose to emphasize my muscles, eyes, and hair. I like the lighting reflected off my face. It makes me appear proud and transcendent.”
“I thought the same thing.”
“It’s difficult to communicate how much you enrich every aspect of my life. It pains me that you’ve given one precious gift after another, and I have yet to provide you with a gift worthy of your attention.”
Sitting the framed prints aside, she slid back into his lap. Cupping his face in her hands, she turned his face up to look into his beautiful eyes. “All my gifts pale in comparison to the gift of your love and acceptance.”
As was usually the case, he mitigated his emotional overflow by redirecting it into passion. A few passionate kisses later, and he leaned his forehead against hers again.
Since words seemed to fail him, she whispered, “Let’s go see our new land.”
“Grab a change of clothing. Instead of taking a group, I wish to explore our land alone together the first time. We’ll take the shuttle Miss Selene offered and stay overnight.”
Squealing with delight, she asked, “We can take Deano, right?”
“Absolutely, he’d burn the place down if we left him.”
Within an hour, they were in the air, heading for the choice property their clan had been awarded. Seeing Daron cleaned up and looking sharp in his crisp new form suit, Cassidy fell in love with him all over again. He was sweet, strong, sensitive, and intelligent. Unsure how she got so lucky, she tried not to stare at him, as she stroked Deano’s head gently.
“I cannot believe you still look at me with such love. Having you for my own seems like an unlikely dream.”
“I think we were fated to meet. I think all the other things that happened comprise the unlikely part of our lives. I can’t believe my sister is so jazzed about living with insectoids. That creeps me out to no end.”
“She sent you a wedding gift. It’s a fascinating little stone. I’ll show it to you later.”
“Great, my sister the queen sent me a stone.”
“You’ll love it, I promise.”
“If you say so. How much longer?”
“A few microns. You’ve asked that three times already.”
“I’m eager. Don’t tell me you aren’t.”
“I’ve seen topographical three-dimensional images, but I’m still excited about seeing it with my own eyes. For a male who used to have nothing, the thought of owning sectors of land is captivating.”
“We’re so much alike, it’s scary.”
“I must admit to being shocked at how easily we get along. I’d heard that human women were difficult and you were a terror.”
Laughing, she set the sleeping dragon aside. “I definitely can be. The Krylon prince told me that I annoy him greatly. His wife and I both had to strong arm him into coming up with a solution to the clanless problem. I wanted to do away with clans entirely. Creating a clan for clanless warriors to apply to was his compromise.”
“I would have liked to see you and Miss Selene pressing him at the same time. That male is a little untrustworthy. I plan to keep my eye on him and double check everything he tells me.”
“Good plan. Wow, what’s that?”
“It’s the site I have chosen for our estate.” Steering the small craft to a rest on a huge flat stone, he hit the button to open the rear cargo bay door. Walking down the plank as it extended, Cassidy could feel the ocean air on her face.
Walking out to the precipice of the slab of stone, Cassidy stated enthusiastically, “This is the most amazing spot. You can see all the way to the ocean from here.”
Grabbing her hand, she realized for the first time that he had a bag slung over his shoulder. She went willingly as he pulled her along. Everything was fresh and beautiful. “You know, everything on my planet is drying up. When the solar flare hit Earth, the oceans turned acidic, most of the animal and plant life slowly died off, and now we have to wear respirators when we go outside.”
“I’ve heard stories, but I didn’t realize it was that bad.”
Talking as they walked, they found themselves in front of a beautiful pink lagoon.
“I’ll just give it a quick scan to make sure there’s nothing toxic for our kind in there and we can swim if you like.”
“Sex, then swim.”
Grinning at her suggestion, he snapped his scanner shut. “Yes, ma’am.”
Spreading out a blanket for them, they stood face to face. Without needing to say a word, they removed their clothing. Suddenly, it became a race to see who could get naked fastest.
Daron grumbled, “Everything doesn’t have to be a competition. You know this, right?”
“Sure, it does. You’re just getting old before your time.”
“Then why am I naked and you’re still working on your pretty little socks?”
“No fair, you tore your clothing. I’m penalizing you points for that.”
“Ah, my sweet wife, you cannot make up the rules to life as we go. You mentioned not a word about earning or losing points, so I win.”
Tossing her shoes and socks aside, she lifted her chin defiantly. “You win so rarely, I really should be a good sport about it.”
“Don’t be a poor loser.”
Taking a step closer, she corrected her big warrior, “The term is sore loser, husband.”
Looking at her intently, she spoke in a deep, rumbling voice, “You smell really nice today, wife.”
Feeling a jolt of excitement roll through her gut, she perked up. “Nice enough to make babies with?”
“Yes.”
“This is the perfect time. I can’t believe I’m ovulating. Plan to spend the entire day having sex.”
“I’d hoped you’d say that. You really want my child, don’t you?”
“What kind of question is that? You better believe I do.”
“Come sit with me. I have a unique and rare pleasure to share with you.”
Reaching his hand into his bag again, he pulled out something wrapped in a pristine white cloth. He quickly unwrapped it and held it up against the sun.
“It’s bioluminescent.”
“Yes, but that’s not its best quality.” Starting at the nape of her neck, he slid it down her spine to the small of her back. The trail of tantalizing pleasure it sparked was enough to bow her back.
“You like that, don’t you, my sweet?”
“It’s unbelievable. What is it?”
“It’s our wedding gift from the Maruvian queen and her consort. Igor sent me a com, explaining how to use the stone to its best advantage. The Maruvian word for it roughly translates as Heart of a Planet. They aren’t from this galaxy, and I’m told that at the moment, only you and the Maruvian queen enjoy such pleasures.”
“Well, that explains why my lovely sister is so taken with the insectoids. The pleasure would have been beyond my ability to imagine before experiencing it.”
“I’m told that although it’s pleasurable for males as well, the titillating sensations are much stronger for females.”
“Let’s try it on you.”
Taking the stone from his hand, she slid it slowly down his spine and back up again. His head lulled back and his eyes closed. “I’d be hard pressed to imagine more pleasure than I just experienced.”
Looking down, Cassidy noticed his manhood stood at attention. Feeling a little mischievous, she touched the stone to the root of his rod and glided it up to the tip. Her actions caught him by surprise, causing him to yell out her name.
“Don’t do that again, wife. I’ll not waste my seed. When I release, I wish it to be inside you.”
Holding the stone up, she looked at it again. “It’s difficult to believe something so simple can provoke so much pleasure. How does it work?”
“I have no idea. You sister’s mate assures me it’s safe.”
“You must stop mentioning the freaky insectoid dude if you want me to stay in the romantic moment with you, big guy.”
Grinning, he wrapped his enormous arms around his knees. “We can always have our scientist look at if you like. I’m sure they’d be interested in analyzing such a thing.”
“I don’t think I want those ham-handed fools to touch my special sexing stone. Krylon males have big, clumsy hands. They might break it.”
Snatching the stone from her hand, he pushed her onto her back. “So, we have clumsy hands, do we? Let’s see what my clumsy hands can accomplish in the next few microns.”
Pressing one massive hand against her chest, he held her down. Looking every bit like the conquering hero he was, he slid the stone from her neck to her chest, across one nipple and down to her mound. Writhing in pleasure, she gasped for breath. Without preamble, he teased the stone over the lips of her sex, making her want more. Trailing the palm-sized stone in a huge infinity sign up and down her body, he waited for her to plead with him for more.
She was soaked for him in a matter of moments. As pleasurable as the stone was, what she really wanted was him inside her. He hovered over her, resting on one hand as the other held the stone. Wrapping her legs around his waist, she pulled him forward.
Little did she know the opportunity she presented her conniving mate. The moment her knees were apart, he slid the blunt edge of the stone over her clit. The orgasm shook her from the inside out, before she could get him inside her.
“Enough, warrior; your wife wants you now.”
Bullying his erection inside her slight form, he rested the stone against her mound where it kept pulsating pleasure, just not as acutely as when it touched her sex. Reaching down, she picked it up and slid it down to the bulge in his hip. The pleasure pulsating through his testes must have been a lot to bear. He went absolutely wild. Pounding into her relentlessly, he kissed and nipped at her neck. Bringing his body down on hers, he trapped the stone between them, provoking the strongest mutual orgasm of their lives.
Daron grabbed it and set it aside, as they tried to catch their breath.
Cassidy laughed. “We should reconsider using that thing. It will be the death of us.”
“We stop using it when you’re with child.”
“Deal.”
“Igor communicated that they have them in the shape of wands for pleasuring their queens. His message indicated that I should let him know if we’d like one.”
Cupping his face in her hands, she looked him in the eyes. “I’d say for women who fall in love with dickless insectoids, those wands are probably the best thing in the verse. However, I have a fully functioning male with a fantastic wand of his own. Therefore, I have no need of one.”
“The pleasure they offer would be extreme.”
“The pleasure you offer is also extreme. I don’t want anything inside me but you.” Smiling at the idea that popped into her head, she explained, “Besides, we don’t know what those things are made from. They could be the fossilized poo of some ancient bioluminescent sea creature. Heck, for all we know, they could be made from compressed stardust or garbage thrown away by some alien species.”
“You have a wild imagination, wife. Are you ready for our swim?”
Kissing him on the nose, she replied, “Sorry, big guy, I can’t move.”
“In that case, allow me.”
Scooping her up into his arms, he walked them into the lagoon.
Sighing her contentment, Cassidy scooped cool water over his scarred shoulders. His dull pewter-colored skin glistened in the sunlight.
“Thank you.”
“No problem, I thought you might need to cool down. I love pouring water over your delicious skin.”
“Thank you for that as well, but I was thanking you for finding value in a clanless male like me.”
“You’ve got to let all the ideas about being clanless making you undesirable go. You make me happier than I ever thought possible. Can’t you see that you’ve given me the kind of life I only dreamed of having on Earth?”
Snuggling his face into her neck, he murmured, “May you always think so, my lovely wife. To not have your love would be a devastating loss for me.”
“Ha, you couldn’t get rid of me if you wanted to.”
“Not even if I caught some alien virus and ended up growing a tail or a third leg?”
Laughing, she admonished him playfully, “Don’t think to turn my own game around on me. I won’t stand for it. Do you hear me?”
“How about if I suddenly went deaf and couldn’t hear all your demands? Would you leave me then?”
“Let this be my answer to you, husband.” Leaning over, she kissed him until he finally stopped trying to beat her at her own game.