“Ugh,” I ran a hand down my face in defeat.
“If I say no, are you going to follow me anyway?”
“Yes.” his answer was quick and firm, and I knew there’d be no arguing with him.
“Fine. You win this one. Now sit still, I’m going to check your gash.”
Brexl
I breathed a sigh of relief when Taylor agreed to my idea of joining her when she looked for food again. I did not like making her mad, but I wasn’t going to let her go out on her own, not when there could be a different predator lurking behind every tree.
I’d found this large rodent while watching over her as she foraged. I thought having some meat to go with the tubers and mushrooms would make for a nice meal. Taylor deserved to have a full, hearty lunch. I did not think about how cooking the rodent would be a giveaway to the fact that I had not stayed put like she’d asked me to.
This arrangement was better. I wouldn’t have to sneak around and, she wouldn’t be frustrated with me. It was a win-win, as I often heard the hu-mans say.
I winced as she pulled the bandage away from my skin. She was so close to me again, and despite the pain, I was starting to look forward to her checking my injury. My unruly cock started to rise, and it took all my willpower to get it back down again.
“It looks good. I’m not a doctor, but I think it’s healing nicely.”
I grunted in response hoping she wouldn’t notice the slight bulge in my pants.
She re-wrapped my wound and pulled away from me. I missed her warmth and her scent tickling my nose. I would never go so far as to injure myself again just to have Taylor close to me, but it was a tempting thought.
Later that day, we ate the remainder of the meat and vegetables for dinner. Leaving us with a few nuts to eat for breakfast before we went out foraging again.
Taylor gave me the one fur we had, and although we were laying deep in the cave, she still chose to put her body slightly closer to the entrance than mine.
That was alright. I would wait for her to fall asleep again like last night so she may have the blanket and I can protect her from whatever might enter the cave. She might be angry with me in the morning, but I would gladly take her wrath if it meant keeping her safe.
I waited for her breathing to slow before I got up and gently draped the fur over her body. Then I placed myself between her and the entrance, stretching out in the wide space.
I had just started to get comfortable when, to my surprise, Taylor got up, shot me a terrifying glare, and threw the fur at my face. Then she laid down slightly closer to the entrance than me.
This is fine. I tried to reassure myself.It’s just my luminescence, my very reason for existing, trying to put herself in the path of danger to protect me, that’s all.
With a grunt I got up, gently tossed the fur onto Taylor’s body, and laid down slightly closer to the entrance than her.
“Ugh!” Taylor got up, cursing my name under her breath, threw the fur at me again, then laid down closer to the entrance. If we kept this up, we’d soon be sleeping outside on the beach.
I grunted as I got to my knees, but before I could rise any further, Taylor held up one finger and said, “Stop right there. I swear to god, Brexl, if you give me that blanket and try to lay down closer to the entrance, you’re going to regret it.”
She leveled me with a glare that made me want to cower. I had to remind myself that I was a literal monster, and she was a tiny hu-man. The top of her head only came up to collarbone. Her threats were empty. What could she do to harm me?
I glared right back at her, threw the blanket to the ground, and laid down closer to the entrance.
“Do your worst.” I accepted her challenge.
Taylor pursed her lips and her moonlit face turned red. She stood at my feet with a vicious glare on her face. My heartbegan to beat faster as I wondered what she might do next. Maybe it was foolish of me not to fear the one person who wasn’t afraid of me.
She bent down, grabbed my feet and dragged my body until I was laying vertically toward the entrance. This was foolishness. There was no benefit to laying this way.
To my surprise, she did not try to lay closer to the entrance, instead she laid down right next to me, her arm touching mine. Then she threw the wide fur over both of us to share.
“There, now we’re both equally close to the entrance. Happy?”
“No,” I pouted. This was not a good arrangement.
I did not mind having her arm pressed against mine. That was pleasant. I did mind that she wasn’t letting me protect her as a mate should. Not mate. A luminescence friend, or whatever we were.
