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“It has no place in my life.” Faron scanned the menu and selected a shared platter of grilled meats. “I will order our food.”
“Will you now? And what are we to eat?”
“Something with plenty of protein and a good dose of fats. Your skin looks a little sallow, and you need more muscle.” Faron gestured the server over and placed their order.
“Wow! You sure know how to sweet talk a girl. Sallow skin and saggy muscles. Be still my beating heart.”
“I eat plenty of fat and protein, and you do not see me looking sallow or saggy.” Faron flexed a bicep.
Kendra pressed her lips together as her gaze flicked across his bare chest. “I can see every inch of the impressive muscle on you. It’s quite a display you’ve put on for me.”
Faron’s chest expanded. “Do you approve?”
“It’s a bit much for a second date. A shirt might have been nice. Less distracting.”
“Pointless clothing. Why hide what I have? You will see it eventually when I join you, unless you prefer to mate with your clothes on.”
Kendra focused on the menu. “Let’s not get into that again. We should start by finding out more about each other before we discuss whether we have sex with the lights on or off.”
“I prefer on.”
“You would,” she muttered.
“You prefer I hide what I have under garments and darkness? You might be disappointed when I stripped.”
Kendra glanced at him. “I had a pretty good idea of what was going on under your jumpsuit without this display.”
“You have been thinking about me naked?”
“No! Jeez, enough of the sex talk.” The flush on her cheeks suggested she had been doing just that. Faron felt pleased Kendra had been thinking about him in that way.
“The mating prospects are the most important aspect of this evening. I will display for you. If things go further, there is also a dance.”
Kendra choked out a laugh. “You’re displaying for me? What are you, a peacock?”
He shook his head. “What is that?”
“A beautiful, showy bird who carries around a ridiculously pointless set of feathers that he flashes at any female who takes his eye. The gaudier the tail and the bigger and more flamboyant it is, the more females he gets.”
Faron shrugged. “That is an appropriate analogy. It is more than my muscles you should consider, but they give a good indication of how physically fit I am and how capable I will be when I take you.”
Kendra sighed. “Let’s dodge that whole mess and go back a few steps. You mentioned a dance? Have you got a good set of moves?”
“Naturally. The dance shows flexibility and form.”
Kendra licked her lips. “What do you wear when you do this dance?”
“There is a dance thong. If you prefer, I can be naked.”
She sucked in a breath. “You’ll let everything flap around in the breeze during this dance?”
“You need to see what I have on offer.”
“I’m not sure I want to see your cock and balls dancing for me. That’s not something any woman needs to see.”
“Every Tolong woman would expect to see it. If I begin my dance in a thong, I remove it at the end. If I had been with a Tolong female, she would have already inspected my assets before pursuing this date.”
“How would she do that?”
