Nikos continues his wooing tips, which is a hoot. He hasn’t had to do any of it. “Buy her pretty things, give her a cute pet name, take her out to dinner or flying or swimming. Spend quality time getting to know her without complicating things with sex. If your animals are anything like this one’s” —he gestures to me— “or the dragon’s, then they will be difficult and push for more. Talk to them and explain you are in it for the long haul, not just a quick roll in the sheets.”
The two males look at me, and I nod my head. “I hate to admit it, but he’s right. We have all made many mistakes with Lila, so learn from them and court her right. I don’t think she’sever had the pleasure before. She’s stubborn, though, so don’t let her railroad you, and she will want to break it off after a short period of time. She’s conditioned herself not to want more. Don’t let her. And he’s right, you need to be open to letting others into the relationship, but set ground rules with Magenta. Lila doesn’t have any problem with us messing around with each other, not that all of us have explored that option yet, but Magenta is the focus of your circle. She may not want anyone else touching you, so you need to establish boundaries. Her recent fun time involved two other women and one male, and she wasn’t opposed to any of them touching each other, but it’s better to be sure.”
Malik stares at me with wide eyes. “Look at you, being all adultlike and shit. Lila has been good for you. I’m proud of you, bro.” He reaches across the table and gives my hand a squeeze.
Before I can reply, my communicator alerts me to a message. It’s from Kinga. The children have been fed and wish to say goodnight to their parents. I show Nikos the message, and he jumps to his feet.
“Please excuse us, our offspring are in need.”
He takes off toward the exit. Both Maxsim and Echo are heading in that direction as well. Neither of them want to hang around any longer than necessary. Echo tires easily now, and Maxsim gets all growly if someone other than one of us brushes against him by accident.
I stand up and stretch. “Duty calls,” I tell them, unable to stop the smirk that crosses my mouth.
“Family looks good on you, brother.” Malik reaches over and slaps my hand. “Give my nieces and nephews kisses for me.”
“I’ll tell them their favorite uncle, Malik, is here on the ship. I’m sure they will insist on visiting you soon.”
He grins. “You bet I’m their favorite uncle.”
Titus scowls. “Not for long. Once they meet me, I will quickly take the top spot.” This draws Thorn’s attention.
“Unlikely. Everyone knows I’m the nicest of the dragon princes. Once they see my contribution to their hoards, I’m sure I will quickly become the favorite.”
“What did you get them?” I ask, unable to stop my curiosity.
He crosses his arms and smiles smugly. “Unlike the rest of the idiots in my family, I understand that children of that age who aren’t dragons probably don’t have the innate drive to hoard, so instead of gifting them gold or jewels, I gifted them Squishmallows. They are big enough so they can sleep amongst their hoard comfortably, even as they grow.”
“Squishmallows?” Titus asks. He and Malik glare at Thorn in confusion, but I grin and nod with approval. I know what he is talking about. Link explained this phenomenon to me when we were on Earth. Lila had bought a number of them to put on her bed.
“They are a super soft squishy pillow, shaped like a character or food, that are very popular on Earth. Lila loves them, and I’m sure they will be a big hit with the children as well. I’m impressed. You may just win that favorite uncle title. How did you get your hands on them?”
His grin drops, and he looks around to see who is listening, but no one is paying attention. “I have a contact who does black market runs to Earth and picks up items.”
I nod, unsurprised to hear this. We knew there must have been a way on and off Earth that wasn’t just through the circus. We should really question Aura about it. I’m sure there are a lot more illegal aliens on Earth than Smith knows, but then again, if he has his own way on and off, he must suspect. The man is most definitely not an idiot.
Malik and Titus glare at the dragon, and Titus elbows his brother none too gently. “You didn’t tell me about that.”
Thorn adopts a nonchalant expression. “A dragon needs to have his mysteries.”
I leave them to argue about what other shit he might know that he hasn’t shared with his brother and glance over to where Lila is. She is sitting with Susie and Mark and another Celestian whom I haven’t met yet. I consider going over and interrupting them, but I know Lila should probably hang around after such a major announcement and soothe any ruffled feathers. It wouldn’t do for her to disappear, because it might make the crew uncomfortable, even if it was to kiss her children goodnight.
I leave her. The four of us should be enough to get the five youngsters to bed without any extra assistance.
When I get to our suite, I hear squeals of delight coming from the nursery. When I arrive, I stop and lean against the doorframe and watch with so much love and joy. Maxsim and Echo are in cat form, and they are giving the three krakens a ride around the room. Nikos is breastfeeding both of his young ones, their water cribs already filled and waiting for their occupants. They will continue to nurse from him for a couple more weeks. Although not as large as a female’s breasts, his still remain slightly engorged to provide for his young. I find myself oddly attracted by the sight. Watching Lila pump milk for our young was a massive turn on for me, I just never thought I’d feel the same way about Nikos. I must have a nursing kink. I shift awkwardly as my cock hardens in my pants, not wanting anyone to notice, but of course I couldn’t be so lucky.
“I can feel your arousal,” a voice whispers in my ear, and I curse the warlock’s existence. He chuckles, obviously able to hear my expletives inside my mind. The nosy bastard isn’t so insistent on privacy and consent when it comes to Lila’s mates. “Now, now, don’t be embarrassed, it is quite a stimulating view. I also share your nursing kink, and my mouth waters at the thought of wrapping my lips around his ripe nipples.”
Oh, well, okay, I shouldn’t be surprised the warlock is so open about these things, since he is a kinky fuck. Lila and Nikos haven’t had a chance to be intimate on dry land yet, and although I got to join in last time, I think some of the others are envious that they missed out. We all like to watch any one of us fuck our wife, and it’s even more enjoyable to be invited to participate, even if it is restraining her for their pleasure.
Xavier chuckles again and runs a hand down my spine and around my waist, pulling me back against him, his mist form gone now that we are in our private suite. “I just sent our wife an interesting image in her mind. I’m sure it won’t be too long until she joins us. Shall we get this wrapped up so when she does, the kiddies are all tucked in?”
He brushes his hand over my cock before pushing past me and swooping down to scoop Jack from Echo’s back.
“You need to be more careful with Daddy Echo. Remember, he’s having babies too. You are going to have two new siblings to care for in a few months. How about you all jump into bed and get some rest so you can grow big and strong to help us look after them?”
The three krakens are quick to obey. There was a little jealousy to begin with, but now they are the ultimate protectors of their little brother and sister. They scramble into their beds, and Xavier takes Ty from Nik. His tiny tail wiggles with excitement at the sight of his warlock daddy. He really has the children wrapped around his little finger.
Xavier lifts him and rubs his nose against Typhoon’s, and the little baby squeals with delight, grabbing two handfuls of hair. Xavier winces and manages to untangle the tiny fingers before giving him a kiss on the cheek and slipping him into his water crib. Typhoon happily swims to the bottom and curls his tail around his body, closing his eyes.
