Chapter 5 #2
“Because social norms vary amongst groups. For example, a dating app based in the USA can have sexualized images and texts without issue. However, a much more conservative and religious place, like the Middle East, requires more circumspection.”
Jaspar swallowed yet more wine as he digested her words. “That makes sense. It’s much like a military maneuver. You surveil the terrain and plan your attack.”
“Exactly.”
“Given you’ve agreed to help us pair warriors and human females, does that mean you need to visit Xaanda?”
She recoiled in surprise. “I hadn’t actually thought that far ahead. Is that possible? How long does it take to get there and back?”
“Depending on galactic conditions…” Jaspar paused as he waited for Beta to give him the answer. “The equivalent of ten human days to get there, another ten to come back.”
“That seems quick.”
“The ship provided to us contains the latest technology. So, if you wish to see for yourself how our society functions, that can be arranged.”
“You’re talking about me being away more than a month, though.” She went to the counter and poured more of the wine into her glass. She approached him with the bottle and refilled his empty cup. “I don’t suppose your computer could send me some stuff to read or watch?”
“Beta can definitely prepare something.” Jaspar found himself smiling and feeling rather warm, which was probably why he said, “Thank you for agreeing to work with us.”
“Tentatively agreed. We still need to hammer out the terms, but I’ll admit, I am intrigued.
” She took a sip of her wine, a strangely fascinating thing to watch—the way her lips parted to grip the rim of her glass, the fluid moistening them, the way her throat rippled as she swallowed.
He startled when she said, “Will you be using the service once we get it up and running?”
“Me? No.” He shook his head. “I mentioned earlier, I have no interest in mating.”
“What do you do for companionship?”
He frowned. “I thought I made it clear I prefer my own company.”
“Which is all well and good, so do I. What I meant is, who do you fuck? Or do only married guys get to have sex?”
Her blunt query raised his brows. “Fornication is allowed, although for the unbonded, given the scarcity of our own females, it tends to be with alien species.”
“You have to visit other worlds to have sex?”
“That is one option. One of our moons also has a brothel to serve the unattached.”
“You rely on sex workers?”
She said it with such shock he felt a need to defend.
“On our world, females are rare and cherished. Since they are few, they are only intimate with their mates. Given males have carnal needs that sometimes require satisfaction that isn’t self-inflicted, professionals in the erotic arts provide an acceptable alternative.
” At her twisted expression, he added, “I take it that is frowned upon on Earth?”
“Yes and no. I mean, we have sex workers here. Personally, I’m not keen on the whole paying for it. Then again, I don’t have issues finding sexual partners.”
“You fornicate for free?” He couldn’t help a lilt of surprise.
“I fuck for pleasure,” she replied with a chuckle, and the sound had an effect on his cheeks, which heated. Before he could reply to her outrageous statement, she added, “I can see why your planet might have different rules. Cade said something about a virus wiping out most of your women.”
Jaspar nodded. “I lost my mother to it.”
“I’m so sorry.”
“Those responsible paid for their actions.”
“Wait, you’re saying it was intentional?” She gaped at him.
“Yes. A tragedy that our Oracle saw glimpses of, but by the time she realized how it would happen, it was already too late.”
“Damn. That’s a horrible thing to do, and now you’re running into the issue of population decline because a lack of women means no babies.”
“Exactly.”
“By the sounds of it, marriage is a big thing in your culture.”
“The bonding is an intimate joining of two that lasts a lifetime.”
“Monogamous aliens. I can use that in the sales pitch,” she mused aloud.
“Actually, the monogamy aspect applies only to the males. With the lack of females, certain social norms were loosened.”
“Meaning what?”
“A female may choose to have more than one mate.”
The admission raised her brows. “Well, hot damn. Now you’re talking.”
His nose wrinkled. “You approve?” Because he didn’t. It was part of his struggle with brothels. Knowing how many had passed before.
“Monogamy isn’t for everyone, and here on Earth, in case you hadn’t caught on, people are more casual about sex. Personally, I’d love to have more than one sexual partner.”
“Why?”
Her lips curved. “Because I have a high sex drive.”
“What is stopping you from bonding with multiple males?”
“For one, I’ve never found any I liked enough to keep around, and two, I am not dealing with two guys duking it out because they can’t handle sharing.”
At her comment, he nodded. “Jealousy can be an issue.”
Her head tilted. “While we’re on the subject of sex, what can Earth girls expect in bed?”
“Our beds are much like yours. Layered with a soft underpad. Blankets. Cushion for the head.”
Once more, she uttered a small laugh. “I meant, what kind of differences are there between our kind when it comes to fucking? Does your dick shoot tiny spears? Do you bite? Strangle your lovers?”
His jaw dropped. “Killing or harming our lifelong mates would be counterproductive to our goal.”
“So you do sex the vanilla way?”
“Vanilla… Isn’t that a flavor?” His translator didn’t grasp her intent.
“Of sorts. I think I know a faster way of finding out if you blue dudes are freaks between the sheets.” She approached him, and to his shock, she cupped his cock through his pants. Instant erection, which led to embarrassment and even hotter cheeks. And yet… he didn’t move away.
“Well, at least that part of you works the same.” Squeezing his shaft, she continued to talk in a low, husky murmur. “In this age of consent, I guess I should ask if you’re okay with me taking you for a test ride.”
Again, her wording didn’t translate properly, but he grasped her intent. “You wish for us to couple?”
She held him firmly. “I’ll admit, I don’t usually mix business with pleasure, but in this case, I’m going to make an exception. You know, to avoid any lawsuits later if the women who hook up come back claiming you’re deviant.”
Jaspar could have reassured her many different ways with stored videos, texts, even a conversation, but honestly, he liked her idea much better. And what a novelty, sex with a female who did so out of desire and not because he’d transferred a predetermined number of credits.
“I will fornicate with you.”
She laughed. “Now that we’ve got that out of the way, are you allergic to latex condoms? I’m on the pill, but for all I know, you Xanadus have super sperm.”
“Condoms?” He frowned.
“A rubber-like sheath that goes over the cock to prevent pregnancy and some diseases.”
“Oh. There is no risk of progeny, as I am infertile due to a chemical incident on a mission.” He accidentally blurted out the truth, but she didn’t appear to care. Still, he rushed to add, “As to disease, why would intercourse cause illness?” He couldn’t help but sound puzzled.
“Does your kind not have sexually transmitted diseases?”
“We treat illnesses before they can be spread. Don’t humans?”
“We don’t always know we’re sick.”
“Oh.” He pursed his lips. “I didn’t realize your society hadn’t yet developed screening machines to avoid such issues.”
“If it helps, my last test came up all negative, and I haven’t been with anyone since, so I’m good to go.”
“In that case, how should we proceed?”
“Get undressed,” Colette ordered as she retreated a single step and began removing her clothes.
Demanding, but Jaspar was used to obeying orders. He dropped his pants, and no surprise, his cock stood tall and ready. It thickened as he got to gaze upon her naked body in person and not on a screen.
Her bountiful breasts hung in heavy handfuls. Her waist indented nicely over flaring hips. A very narrow strip of hair between her legs had his mouth watering.
She padded toward him, hips swaying, and he clenched his fists, as he wanted nothing more than to grab hold of her and sink his cock deep. But he had to be careful. Gentle. Show her that his kind weren’t savages.
She placed her hands on his waist and drew him against her, skin to skin. “Let’s see how well you kiss.”
He had no time to admit he’d never actually done the lip-touching thing before. She obviously had. She claimed his mouth, and it brought his body to life. The intense reaction shocked a moan from him.
She chuckled softly. “Someone likes that,” she said before sucking on his lower lip.
Cautiously, he brought his arms around her, unsure what she liked, what she expected, his hands stroking the soft and smooth skin of her back.
She hummed. “Mmm. Feel free to touch me anywhere.”
The invitation had him skimming lower to palm her buttocks. A full handful that he squeezed. She tugged his lower lip with her teeth.
“So far, so good. Let’s see what else you’ve got.” She shoved his chest, pushing him in the direction of a long divan. Grasping her intent, he sat down, and she straddled his lap, trapping his cock between their bodies.
She resumed kissing him, teasing his lips apart and insinuating her tongue, a surprising gesture that froze him for a moment.
Only a moment, though, as the slithery strokes soon had him tasting her right back.
Her hand slid between their bodies, and she grabbed hold of his cock.
She squeezed and stroked, and he might have embarrassed himself by spilling on her if she hadn’t stopped and leaned back.
“Your turn to show me what you’ve got.”
His eyes struggled to focus, and when they did, her breasts stared at him. Tempted him.
“Like what you see?”
“Your breasts are beautiful,” he admitted in a low murmur.
“Beautiful enough to kiss? Suck?”
“You want me to touch them?” At her nod, he leaned forward and latched onto a nipple, tugging it with his lips.
Colette moaned, a noise repeated when he cupped her globes and squeezed them together.
While he might not be as experienced as others, he had watched his share of erotica and knew what to do.
He ran his tongue over her nipples, licking back and forth, teasing them, fascinated by how they went from soft to hard puckered nubs.
He must have been doing it right because she kept making noises as she gyrated against him, her moist cleft proving her arousal.
When she pulled away, he almost forgot himself and dragged her back.
Then, forgot to breathe as she pressed her lips to his torso.
She slid from his lap and kissed her way down his body, nipping his skin.
His cock twitched as she reached it, and his hips jerked involuntarily when she wrapped a hand around him.
“I don’t know if you and Cade are the norm or the exception, but damn,” she whispered, her tone and expression admiring.
She stroked his shaft, hand sliding up and down, which had him leaning his head back with a sigh of pleasure.
He almost knocked her loose, though, when her tongue swiped over the swollen tip.
Surely she wouldn’t—
She did. Her mouth opened wide and swallowed his shaft. Jaspar twitched and tensed at the pleasure, trying to hold on so he didn’t embarrass himself, but when she added suction…
He couldn’t hold on.