“Her mother didn’t tell her much. I hope my mother was intending to tell me more. I’ve picked up a little by eavesdropping on my older brothers, but I’ve learned the most during my time on the mainland. My dragon and I read lots of kissing books, and when we didn’t understand something, we asked Justine, The Smart Computer.”
“I see.”
Max bore a weird expression as if he wanted to laugh but was frightened of hurting her feelings. The knowledge warmed her through.
“We watched some stuff on the internet that Justine showed us. There was lots of grunting and groaning, and a woman wailing about a big dick.”
“You watched porn?”
“I think that is what they called it.”
“Oh,” Max said, biting his lip again while mirth danced in his blue, blue eyes. “All right then. No more talking. Just feeling, okay.”
“Tell him to hurry,”her dragon said.“We grow older while we wait.”
Sasha burst out laughing.
“What?”
“I promise to tell you later.” She aimed a kiss at his lips and got his chin instead. It was faintly prickly beneath her mouth and tongue. Fascinated, she raised her fingers to explore the roughness.
“You have my permission to touch me anywhere you like. Anything you enjoy me doing to you, I’ll probably get the same pleasure from too.”
Emboldened, she ran her fingers down his neck. She kissed the strong column and tasted a faint saltiness. Recalling one of her kissing books, she sucked slightly, and he rewarded her with a masculine groan. Sasha let her fingers wander his collarbone and lower, his firm chest. She kissed and sucked and explored, elated when Max’s breathing became hoarse.
She lifted the blankets. “That looks painful.”
Max grunted. “It’s not. My erection is a physical reaction to your presence. Your touch. Your kisses. Your scent.”
“Can I remove the last of your clothes?”
“Not now,” Max said in a hoarse voice. “We’ll leave that until later. How about I explore you for a while?”
“Okay. What should I do?”
Max’s eyes crinkled in silent humor. “You can touch me in return if you want, otherwise enjoy. If I do anything you’re not sure of, tell me to stop. Okay?”
“Yes.”
Eager anticipation pulsed to life in her. At long last, they’d get to experience more of the things they’d learned from the kissing books.
Max started slowly. He caressed her mouth and slipped his tongue between her lips. Just as she opened her mouth to complain of the repetition, his hands wandered down her arm to stroke the slightly rougher skin where her dragon lay on her torso. Her dragon’s purr rippled through her mind, but Sasha got the feeling Max could do much more. Seconds later, he proved her right when his hand settled on her breast. A double whammy since his touch had her dragon purring louder while the brush of his fingers against her nipple had darts surging down her torso to collect between her thighs.
“You’re so pretty,” Max murmured. “Inside and out. And you’re soft, but I can feel the muscles beneath your skin. You’re sleek and sexy.”
“Thank you. I like your body too.”
Max’s eyes crinkled again, and he resettled his torso. Instead of using his fingers to shape her breast and tease her nipple, he sucked the peak into his mouth.
She gasped, and when he would’ve moved, she held him in place. He chuckled and teased her other breast while he used his mouth to excellent effect, driving every thought from her head. Meanwhile, her dragon continued to purr and seemed incapable of adding any comments now that Max had rubbed her belly.
Max’s hands skimmed lower until he reached her upper thigh. His warm touch seemed to brand her skin, and a shiver rolled over her. Strangely, every touch and every sensation curled together in a ball at the place between her legs. She gasped as he puffed his warm breath over her sex.
Moisture had gathered there, and if she hadn’t known better, she might have wondered if she was sickening for something. But no, her body was working perfectly. Max skimmed a finger over her flesh, and she jolted at the frisson of pleasure.
“I’m glad you know what to do,” she whispered.
He laughed before asking, “Does that bother you?”
