“You can say no,” I assured her as I lifted her chin so she would meet my gaze.
“I don’t mind. That’s why I asked.”
“Oh,” she smiled. “You really don’t mind if I say no?”
“I really don’t mind,” I smiled. “Anything I receive from you is a gift. If you’d prefer I keep my hands on your hips, and nowhere else, then that is where they will stay.”
“Okay. That’s actually what I do prefer.”
“Great! May I kiss you again?” I couldn’t wait to feel her soft lips against mine.
“Uh, huh,” she smiled and then her lips crashed against mine.
Chapter 20
Ashley
I couldn’t get enough of Axon. He was perfect. The way he touched me, the way he looked at me, the way he respected my boundaries, and especially the way he kissed me. It was all absolute perfection.
Our make-out session went on for a long time. He ran his hand through my hair as he deepened the kiss and I held onto his shoulders as if I were holding on for the ride of my life. His tongue danced with mine and the cave echoed with our constant moans. Eventually, we had to pull back to catch our breath and that’s when I caught Axon smiling at me with the dopiest grin I’d ever seen in my life.
“You look happy,” I commented.
“I am happy,” he grinned.
My stomach made a loud growling sound, which caught his attention. Axon covered my belly with his hand and the gesture reminded me of all the times Tarak has covered Gabby’s growing belly with his hand. What would it be like to have a baby with Axon? A perfect little blue baby, half human and half sirret.
The elders said that Gabby would have her babyany day now. It’d only been five months, but that’s the average amount of time a sirret gestates for. I couldn’t wait to see what her and Tarak’s baby would look like. We’ve been told they’d probably have tiny horn nubs, dark blue skin since Gabby’s skin is darker than Tarak’s, a little tail, and I’m predicting a full head of curly hair.
If it were Axon and I, I’d bet they’d be a pale blue, with Axon’s white hair, and my freckles. I wonder if they’d be full-figured like me or thin like Axon.
He finally pulled his hand away and said, “I’ll get breakfast started.
He walked to the cook fire and I immediately missed his warmth. His warm hands on my body.
I was still imagining what our baby would look like as I watched him cook. What our life would be like together. I imagine it would be similar to what we’ve been doing here. Him cooking for me, then us exploring the forest together. We’d have a life filled with lots of adventure and cuddling, that was for sure, and what an amazing life that would be. I wanted that. I wanted it so much I ached for it.
I decided I didn’t want to be apart from Axon any longer, and I joined him by the fire. He turned as he heard me approaching and I held out my hand for him. He grinned and put my hand in his. We intertwined our fingers and Axon kissed the top of my hand as if it were a precious metal.
“I love your hands,” he admitted.
“I’ve noticed,” I chuckled.
“They’re perfect, just like you.”
“Axon?” I needed to know the truth. I needed to ask him probably the most important question of my life.
“Yeah?” He quirked an eyebrow up at me.
“Do you think we’ll lumines?”
His expression grew serious as he pondered my question. “I think it doesn’t matter.”
“What do you mean? You don’t want a luminescence mate?”
“No, I want a luminescence mate. I’ve wanted one in particular for a long time.”
Oh, was he…was he referring to me?
