“I… god, I feel weird now. Was this weird?”
I shook my head as I sat back and let her move, watching as she pulled away from me, and pulled the bedding around her, hiding all that sweet flesh from my eyes.
I scratched my jaw, looking over to check on Nixie who’d gone back to chewing her toy, her eyes firmly on us. Had she watched? That was creepy, right? Poor thing. She’d have nightmares.
“Do you regret it, V?”
She was silent, and when I turned to look at her again, she was staring at the bedding.
“Honestly?”
Fuck me, no, I’d rather she’d lie to me if she was about to break my heart, but I wanted the truth. Needed it, even.
“Probably,” I said instead, wondering if the truth would hurt more.
“Honestly no. I don’t regret it. I don’t regret a second of it.” What? I watched her lift her head, shoving her hair out of her face, and tucking it behind her ear with a hint of impatience.
“You don’t?”
“Do you?” The vulnerability on her face made me want to hold her, but her body language was still telling me to stay back right now. Maybe this was just how a person reacted when they were treated properly, after being hurt and mistreated. I had no idea. I was mostly used to being the one being rejected or abused.
“Hell no,” I said finally, and some of the tension left her shoulders, as she relaxed back against the headboard a little, tugging the bedding right up to her collarbone.
“Good. Uh… is there heating in here?” Oh.
“Jesus. Of course you’re cold. Yeah, lemme get it.” I dragged out the small halogen heater and aimed it at the bed, warning her to avert her eyes so I didn’t blind her with it.
“Wow. Cutting edge tech, Rocket.”
I grinned at her as I joined her back on the bed. “I don’t really feel the cold, so it didn’t bother me that the place doesn’t have heating. I mean, I have blankets, right?”
“What about Nixie?” I glanced at my baby girl again.
“She has a fur coat, babe. Besides, she generally sleeps with me anyway.”
I got up and slipped my underwear back on, crouching down to collect Nixie and bring her to the bed, her soft furry body against my chest.
“See? She’s okay.”
I passed her to V, and then climbed into the bed beside her, pulling her against me, with one arm around her. She snuggled against me, a soft moan of pleasure leaving her sweet lips.
“Oh my god. You really are like a heater.”
See? Sometimes even the most useless unwanted men have a purpose. If mine’s to keep her and Nixie warm, I’ll take it. If it’s to give her the baby she’s always wanted, then I accept that duty too. Pretty sure I’d accept anything if it made her happy.
V
We fell asleep fora while, but when we woke, it was only early afternoon and we were both starving, so we dressed again and took Nixie with us as we headed back out to get food. Rocket did offer to send a prospect, but honestly the room smelled a bit like a sex club, and I needed the fresh air.
“Hey, you guys off out?”
Rocket groaned beside me as Micro waved at us.
“He said to tell you he’s grateful by the way, for pushing him to own up or whatever. He’s happy it happened.”
“Bully for him,” Rocket murmured, pausing by my car as Micro joined us.
“Not with Soph?” He asked his President, while I unlocked the car.
