23. Phial
twenty-three
Phial
A very's body is wrapped around mine, my cocks buried inside her as we sleep. I rolled her up against the headboard last night when she passed out while riding me. I was confused at first, but her pussy rippled around me as she orgasmed, and then she was softly snoring against my chest. I shook off the confusion, something I've had to do a lot these past few days. Then, I nudged her up to the top of the bed, filled her pussy with my cocks, and fell asleep.
The light outside is bright, meaning we slept late into the day, but we slept through most of the night as well. My brows rise as I touch Avery's cheeks and forehead to feel if her temperature has normalized.
I let out a sigh of relief when my hand isn't sweaty from her warmth and then stretch out my body, letting my cocks fall from inside of her. I need to wash up before they go back in the pocket. They're tired and sore and have never been used so much in my life, but I already know I'll be eager to help Avery through her next heat. I'll also be more prepared.
We didn't even use anything from her secret pack of things that Helna gave her on Rythar. I did ask Avery if she wanted me to get anything from it, but she told me it was all mostly toys to help her get through her heat alone. And as much as I wanted to see that, she was crying out for me, not her toys. I couldn't very well not give her what she needed. No, watching her use her heat toys will have to be something we do when she's not begging for me.
Skia had to bring us food many times during the past few days because I couldn't be away from Avery for very long before she was crying out in her pain of feeling empty and needing someone to fill her. So, I relied on Skia dropping off food by the bedroom door so that I could force Avery to eat and steal a few bites myself so I didn't die from her fucking me too much. Oh, but what a way it would be to go.
I move toward the bathroom and start the shower. The nest is filled with so many bodily fluids that we're better off just incinerating the whole thing. I'll learn how to launder nesting materials for her next heat.
I step under the warm water and make a mental list of everything else we'll need. I smile to myself at the idea of getting to do this for Avery for the rest of my life.
"You left me," Avery pouts as she steps under the warm water with me.
"You were still sleeping." I wrap my arms around her, my cocks sore but still willing if my female needs us again so soon. "I thought it best to let you sleep since we haven't done much of that these past few days."
"How many days was it?" Avery asks, pushing away from me and starting to lather her body up with soap. I push her hands away and take over the job for her.
"Three."
"Oh, that's so much better than a week." Avery smiles, running her fingers through my wet feathers as I wash her legs and feet. "Thank you for helping me."
My chirp sounds a few times in my throat, and I smile up at her before moving to her other leg. "Thank me by letting me do it again next time."
"Oh, you're doing it again next time." Avery looks at me with a serious expression. "I'm never going through my heat on my own again. No, thank you."
"I think I can make sure that never happens." I shoot her my most charming smile, and her cheeks tint pink.
I finish washing her body and move on to her hair. She lets me lather it up and rinse out the shampoo before doing the same with the conditioner. For the most part, she keeps her eyes closed, her body still needing sleep even though she's forcing herself in here with me.
If I didn't need to clean three days worth of fluids from her, I would've run her a bath, but that would've been too gross by the end, so the shower is for the best.
When I finish cleaning her, I grab one of the plush towels in the cabinet and dry her off. She smiles every once in a while, a low moan or soft gasp coming out when I touch one of her sensitive areas. I'm not getting her worked up again so soon, though. One, my cocks need a moment to rest, and two, she's barely conscious.
"Let's go sit out in the living room so I can clean the nest," I tell her as I guide her into the living room.
Skia doesn't even look up from his book as I drop Avery off on the couch and throw a blanket over her towel-covered body. I could get her dressed, but she's not about to strip for Skia. If anything, she's going to annoy him with her soft snores. Avery doesn't argue with me. She falls to the couch and is back asleep in less than a few seconds.
"Would you mind just keeping an eye on her?" I ask Skia, who grunts in response. "Thank you. I need to clean her nest and make us something to eat." I clench my jaw together, trying to decide what to do with the nesting material if we're to stay in the safe house any longer.
"Her testimony is over," Skia states. "You're free to return to your ship so long as you alert the IA where you are. Avery will need to testify at the intergalactic hearing about what happened to her, but that'll be arranged through her IA contact."
"Wait, we're free to go?" I ask, my scales shimmering as I try to process my emotions.
"Since the day after she testified. You guys were in the thick of her heat, though, and I didn't want to interrupt." Skia's voice is devoid of emotions, just like normal. "As soon as you're ready to leave, I can transport you back to the shipyard."
"Oh!" My eyes widen, but then I get to work.
I want to be back in the dome, back in our nest, curled up watching terrible reality shows with Avery and eating food from the synthesizer, not the reheated stuff Skia kept giving us. I don't think I've ever worked faster. When I finally finish, Avery's still fast asleep on the couch, and Skia is drinking a fresh cup of tea.
I press my lips into a tight line because it's clear we aren't leaving just yet. I get the luggage in the transport and set Avery's clothes out on the coffee table. She's still fast asleep, so I nudge her over on the couch until she's pressed against the back of it. I curl my body around her, finding a nap as well if we're going to be here for a while.
Avery's hand in mine is wonderful, especially now that we're walking back up to our ship to rejoin our crew and get off this awful planet. No offense to those who choose to inhabit it. It's just that out of the many humans I have met, the only ones I care for are the ones who are part of my crew. The others seem awful, mainly because they hurt my Avery, but still.
"If you need anything, message," Skia says, stopping next to me and handing me a card with his comm information.
I give him a curious expression, unsure of why he feels the need to give it to us when he's barely interacted with us at all the entire time we've been with him. I mean, I'm grateful he kept us safe and was always looking out for Avery, but we aren't exactly friends.
"Take the card." Skia's lips turn into a flat line as his eyes flicker up to our ship, where the majority of the crew is standing at the entry point, smiling and waiting for us to join them. Essa and Alik are off a little way, closer to the port crowds, talking with one another.
Skia's shadows do another weird dance thing before he forces them back down to the ground, scowling at them as he does it. When I take the card, he goes stomping off, probably to wherever his ship is docked. A flurry of pale skin and blonde hair runs over to us, her nose working overtime as she sniffs around us.
"Are you okay?" Avery asks, grabbing Helna by the shoulders and giving her a skeptical look. Helna's pupils are dilated, and her nose is still sniffing the air. She gets close to both of us and inhales deep.
"I have my comm," Helna says before taking a final sniff and running through the shipyard in the same direction Skia just disappeared.
I narrow my eyes as I watch her run and then stop right behind the Sombran. He's rubbing the back of his neck, oblivious about the female inches away from him, sniffing him. Or maybe he notices and is into it? He can see her thoughts, but he's definitely not turning around to acknowledge her at all. I frown, but Avery bumps my hip and gets my attention back on her.
"Think she'll be back?" Avery asks as she nudges me closer to the ship.
"I don't know." I turn to look over my shoulder and watch as Helna disappears onto Skia's ship, with him still not turning around or acknowledging her at all. Surely, he wouldn't let her stow away. "Maybe not."
Right on cue, our comms ping with a message from Helna.
Don't wait for me. Going to see if I can fuck this Sombran.
My feathers ruffle at the message and Avery lets out a long laugh. Jovi also laughs when we get to the ship, one of his hands slapping down on my shoulder. "Who's going to tell Holoth that Phial brought his sister out into space only to lose her in less than a couple weeks?"
I hiss at the idea of Holoth thinking I was careless with his sister, but Avery doesn't let me worry for long. She has my back just as I have hers. "Helna is a grown woman. If she wants to go ship hopping, I don't think she's in any danger with Skia."
"No, probably not," Jovi relents on his teasing me. "Were Essa and Alik still out there?"
"They were." I narrow my eyes up at the purple behemoth. "Is something wrong? Is there anything I need to know about?"
Jovi's lips flatten into a tight line as he looks above me toward the doors of the ship. Sloane has her hand wrapped around one of his many biceps, but she doesn't look like she's going to answer me, either. Finally, Jovi sighs and gives me something.
"I don't know exactly what's going on, but it has to be important. Essa was freaking out right before you two came back."
My brows pull tight together. "Essa doesn't freak out. Not unless her scary face counts."
"No scary face, just freaking out." Jovi shrugs. "I'd go get the ship ready to leave. Whatever it is, I don't think we're staying on Earth."
The idea of having Avery all alone in the navigation pit has me forgetting about whatever could be bothering Essa. Not that I don't care, because I do. But I also care very much about being alone with Avery.
"We'll get the ship warmed up," I tell the others, moving toward the navigation pit with Avery beside me.
I want to get her locked in the nav pit with me as soon as possible. Maybe have her take off her pants again so we can continue the game we play in there, where I get her worked up and eager for me. Sure, I'm still sore, and she's probably still exhausted, but traditions are traditions.
I'll worry about what's worrying Essa later when she's willing to talk. If anything, it was probably a message from her sister. Anytime Essa asks her if she wants to leave their home planet, her sister says no, and Essa is a little sad for the rest of the day. I'm sure that's what's happening now.
We're not in the nav pit long when I get a message on my comm telling me we're good to leave.
"As soon as we're out in space, I'm eating your pussy," I tell Avery without looking over at her. I'm sure her cheeks are flushed, and her underwear is damp. "For now, will you disengage the docking controls?"
Avery fumbles with moving her chair up to the dashboard, but she's quick with her job. I send a message to the crew, telling them to get buckled in and make a jump to one of the more secluded spots we frequent. We can come up with a game plan as soon as we're off this planet.
"Phial," Avery says after we make the final jump, and I click through the comm to lock us in the room together.
"Mhm," I hum, sending a message to the crew telling them not to bother us for a good long while unless it's an emergency.
"I love you." Avery's words are soft and restrained, and when I look at her, I can see the tears she's trying hard not to shed.
"I know you do." I move to her, cupping her face between my palms. "And you know that I love you. Forever. I was serious. You're never going to be rid of me. So, pull up your skirt and let me feast. You can be emotional after you've come."
Avery throws her head back as another peel of her beautiful laughter fills the air. She does as she's told, though, and lifts her skirts as high as she can while still buckled in. I only release the lower buckles before I kneel in front of her, kissing her thighs before settling in between her legs.