29. Molly
Molly wasn’t sure, afterwards, how long it lasted. It seemed that Torus never got tired—he made her come over and over again, growling in her ear about what a good girl she was to open herself for him and how he loved fingerfucking her tight little pussy.
Being praised during sex was a whole new experience for Molly. She had only ever been with one other guy in bed—her ex. And Zach had always taken the opposite approach. He often called her a “dirty slut” or other derogatory names that made Molly feel cheap and used. She knew that some women liked being denigrated during sex, but she wasn’t one of them.
But the big Kindred’s steady stream of dirty talk and praise seemed to open something inside her. She felt herself melting like ice-cream in the sun when he told her she was his “good girl” and talked about how “pretty her wet little pussy was.” She also liked it when Torus told her what he was going to do to her or ordered her to open for him and hold still while he touched and stroked her.
His big fingers inside her felt wonderful too—they weren’t quite what she needed, but they were close enough to help ease the terrible emptiness inside her and for Molly, that was enough.
At last she felt satiated. With a little moan, she collapsed against his side, panting from the last orgasm he’d given her.
“You all right, sweetheart?” His deep voice was hoarse as he looked down at her.
“I…I think so.” Molly shifted against him and felt something wet. “Oh…what is that? Did I do that?” she asked, looking down.
“No…I’m afraid that was me.” Torus made a face. “Sorry about that. I was trying to hold back but when I felt your pleasure through the TET link, I’m afraid I came too. Several times.”
“Don’t apologize,” Molly said. “Why shouldn’t you feel good too? Especially when you made me come over and over again,” she added, feeling her cheeks get hot.
“Mmm, and I enjoyed every minute of it,” Torus growled. Holding her eyes with his own half-lidded gaze, he lifted the two fingers he’d fucked her with to his lips and sucked them into his mouth.
Molly watched him with wide eyes.
“You…you really like that?” she asked at last.
“The taste of your juices? Of course I do—you’re delicious, sweetheart,” he rumbled.
“Um…thank you,” Molly murmured. His reaction wasn’t at all what she had expected. Not after what Zach had told her…but she pushed away the unpleasant memory.
“Are you all right, little bird?” Torus’s voice was soft and his gaze was searching. “Is there anything you want to talk about?”
“Hmm? Oh, no—nothing at all,” Molly said quickly. “Uh, I guess we should probably get cleaned up,” she added, nodding down at the mess they’d made of the bed. “I hope they have some spare sheets around here somewhere.”
“I’m sure they do.” Torus nodded. “Let’s clean up and then we can get back to bed and try to get some sleep. But this time I want to hold you close …I think you humans call that ‘cuddling’ or ‘snuggling’—right?”
Molly was surprised.
“Yes, that’s right. But do you really want to?” she asked uncertainly. “Because earlier, when we first went to sleep, I thought…you seemed to want to stay on your side of the bed. I thought maybe you preferred having your own space to sleep in.”
“What I prefer is to have you in my arms,” Torus said. “I was only keeping my distance because I was afraid getting too close would activate the Bonding Fruit compounds you’d ingested. Speaking of that—how do you feel? Are you satiated?”
Molly felt herself blushing.
“Yes, and thank you for, er, helping me through it. I’ll be more careful what I drink next time,” she added.
His silver-gray eyes were suddenly half-lidded.
“It was my pleasure to help you, sweetheart. I’m more than happy to give you anything you need.”
Molly sighed.
“I’m just sorry you couldn’t, er, fit yourself inside me,” she admitted, feeling her cheeks get hot again. “I honestly thought that Bonding Fruit was supposed to help a girl, you know, open up. Maybe I’m immune to it or something.”
He frowned.
“I thought it was supposed to help, too. But even if it had, I still don’t think our sizes are compatible. I’m afraid Bonding just won’t be possible for us.”
At his words, Molly felt a wave of sorrow go through her—a feeling of loss so great it nearly took her breath away.
Torus must have felt it too because his eyes widened as he looked at her.
“What is it, little bird?” he asked gently.
“Nothing.” Molly swiped at her eyes which were suddenly stinging. “I’m being silly. We haven’t known each other that long—well, in a personal way, I mean. But I guess I was hoping…”
“I was hoping too,” Torus rumbled. He pulled her closer and gave her a tight hug. “But let’s not dwell on what might have been. We’re together now—let’s live in the present and try to enjoy our time together. All right?”
“All right.” Molly sniffed and rubbed her cheek against his broad chest, inhaling his warm, soothing scent. It occurred to her that though she and Torus hadn’t even been Joined a whole twenty-four hours yet, her fake marriage had already brought her more joy and sexual fulfillment than her real marriage ever had.
“I’m glad, sweetheart.” Torus dropped a soft kiss on the top of her head and she knew the big Kindred had picked up on her thoughts. “Now let’s get cleaned up so we can get back to bed and snuggle.”
Molly couldn’t help grinning. The word “snuggle” sounded so funny coming from the huge Kindred but it was clear he meant it. She could feel the warmth and sincerity coming through the TET link as well as his desire to hold her close and protect her.
It was such a nice change, she thought. Zach had never wanted anything to do with her after sex—her ex had always rolled off her and started snoring as soon as he got his rocks off. The idea of cuddling or snuggling would never have crossed his mind.
Stop thinking of him! she told herself sternly. He’s in the past—Torus is here in the present, concentrate on him and on enjoying this moment together, like he said.
But though she tried her best to live in the present, she couldn’t help wondering what her future might hold and if the big Kindred would be part of it or not…