“You know, filming yourself while you’re having sex. It’s fun to watch themafterward.”
Gemini giggled, the absurdity of explaining homemade porn to an alien positively hilarious. To her surprise, Apodis just nodded, his mouth slightly agape as his gaze wandered up and down her body.
Was he undressing her with his eyes? If he were, she didn’t mind in the slightest. He’d said he just wanted to be friends, but friends could fuck, couldn’t they?
“That is veryinteresting,” Apodis finally said, though his voice had a bit of a rasp to it.
Or perhaps she was just imagining things. His wild scent was getting stronger, that was certain, like she was dancing under pine trees, crushing the fragrant needles underfoot. Did that mean something? Was she making him uncomfortable?
Or turning him on?
“We could make a video if you wanted,” Gemini said, her eyes widening a moment later.
What was coming over her? She couldn’t believe that those words had actually come out of her mouth instead of staying in her brain where they belonged. Here she was, propositioning this very sweet alien who had been nothing but kind to her.
And therehewas, looking absolutely mortified, though he didn’t stop his massage. It was a long time before he spoke, his voice quiet when he found his words.
“I don’t want to hurt you.”
Well, that was certainly not the reaction she hadexpected, the sentence sending a zing of pleasure up her spine.
What was he going to hurt her with? That big dick? Those tentacles? And why did the idea not sound so bad? She wasn’t a serious masochist by any means, but a little pain wasn’t a problem, only amplified the pleasure.
“Hurt me?”
Apodis flushed a deep maroon, and she tried to stop herself from literally squirming with anticipation.
“Alphas can get quite… overzealous when mating.”
Oh, so it was analphathing. Gemini stifled a laugh, the thought of the prim and proper male massaging her legs losing control so preposterous it was difficult to believe. And at the same time, the image coiled tension in her center, twisting its way around her like a snake.
“You think I can’t handle you?”
Gemini bit her lip as Apodis’ eyes widened, his irises flaring dark red to match the blush on his face. A tentacle coiled around each of her legs, spreading them wide as her breath caught in her throat. He shook his head a moment later, releasing her and jumping from the couch, much to her dismay.
“I’m so sorry, Gemini. I… I didn’t mean to do that, but sometimes my mating tentacles have a mind of their own.”
“You don’t have to be sorry,” she said, though she didn’t continue with what she really wanted to include.
… because I liked it.
“I am. It’s not a good idea for us to be… intimate, though I am very attracted to you. What I mean is, you’re very beautiful, but we really shouldn’t have sex. Not because I don’t want to. It’s just that things could get… complicated.”
Apodis was rambling, and she tried to understand his thought process, though he wasn’t making it easy. Complicated? Sex didn’t have to be all serious, though when he called it mating, perhaps itwasa very significant thing around here.
If they fucked, would that mean they were alien married? She probably should learn more about a species before getting ready to jump into bed with one, though for some reason she was feeling a bit more reckless than usual.
It had been so long since someone truly saw her. That was all.
Alright, she’d cool it for now, at least until she figured out what his deal was. She wasn’t trying to scare away a friend, even if it was a friend she’d never see again once she left this planet. A thought that put a real damper on the arousal tingling her nerves.
“It’s late. I can sleep on the couch if you’d like,” Apodis said, clasping his hands in front of him.
“Nonsense,” she said, holding her arms out tohim. “Help me to the bed. I promise I’ll keep my hands to myself.”
It was a long moment before his mouth curled into a smile, though she could still sense his discomfort.
“If you’re sure,” he said, stepping back to the couch.
