Alisha is waiting for my answer. She is pushing it back to me because of my hesitation when I should be showing myself to be a worthy mate.
I hunted for her tribe and taught them new skills.
I protected her.
And we traded stories.
She said we make a good team, and I believe the same. She is a good leader, and she cares about her people. I would willingly fly with her again. Perhaps I have proven myself in her eyes.
I wrap my fingers around her much smaller hand, needing to touch her.There are two options.
Two?
My brothers worked out that it’s not sex that causes the rut, it is your…my face burns as if I have sat in the sun too long.Your arousal fluid.I force the rest of the words out.
Now that she is holding my hands and looking at me with expectation, my meq has decided to be interested again. It presses against the tight human pants, as if hoping to break free. I want to say it’s my biology or her proximity, and perhaps it is, but I also like her as a person. As a leader.
And maybe for the moment that is enough, and the rest will work itself out.
I risk a glance up, not sure what I’ll see on her face. Perhaps she does not want to mate with an alien.
Her teeth are pressed into her lower lip.I’m not quite sure how to say this without it seeming…selfish, so I’m just going to say it…think it?
We should definitely be very honest at this point.What request does she have that might be selfish?
I don’t want a sexless relationship. If we’re mates, then we need to mate.
How is that selfish?
You are unsure about having a mate, so I thought you might not like sex?
Alisha, I will need you. That is why being separated from a mate is so dangerous for males.
Not me…my arousal fluid.She uses my words even though she wrinkles her nose.
True.
We do not ever need to be intimate to be mates, which is a strange thing to admit. And not something I want.Being cautious is not the same as not wanting. I like you, and being chosen by you is an honor.
If Alisha were Honey, men would fight for her attention and to show they were worthy mates. Instead, she has settled for me because we are stuck together.
Okay, so we’re going to do this properly.
How else is there?
I could send you into rut by sticking my hand into my pants and then into yours.
My mouth opens, but there is nothing to say. I want to refute her statement, but she is correct. That is all it would take.
Which, if you do not want to rush your first time with a woman, is an option.She continues as if she hasn’t shaken my entire thought process.
If I am potentially going to die on this rescue mission, I want to pleasure my mate at least once. Even though I don’t know what I’m doing.
Her lips twist into a grin.I only know what I’m doing with humans.
That is not reassuring. Not only that, but I do not want to be caught. All this discussion has dulled the edge and allowed my doubts to swarm closer. Do we need to mate if it is just for the rescue?
But she’s looking at me as if she’s waiting for me to do something. Does she want me to start? I should be thrilled at being chosen, no matter the reason. This is a chance I need to seize. I lean closer and brush my lips over hers, half expecting my markings to start glowing.
