Jofuran helped him make the decision; she stood up on her toes and kissed him, gently, on the lips.Jofuran helped him make the decision; she stood up on her toes and kissed him, gently, on the lips. He felt awkward returning the kiss, but he held on to her. It was longer then a peck, and when they moved apart he looked into her smiling eyes, then quickly scanned every door (there were four) leading into the billiards room. "What?" Jofuran asked. "The last two times one of us tried to make a pass at the other _something_ stopped us." Jofuran laughed and said, "Yeah, I know. Hey, would you like to meet my folks?" "I've already met them. You mean... What?" "You know, go to dinner with us?" He thought about it for a second and said "Sure. I suppose." "You suppose?" "Well, I don't know. Nobody else ever invited me to meet their parents, and I never invited anyone to meet my mother, that's for sure!" She smiled and said, "Do you want to?" "Yeah," he said. "I do." "I'll let 'em know." She took his chin in her paw and pulled him toward her. Their kiss this time was warmer, more passionate, but Nickolai's primary emotion was relief. All the tension of his mother, his peers, drained from him as he felt her warm tongue against his. She had a small mouth, and he enjoyed the sensation of her muzzle against his lips, her nose against his. He smiled. They separated, and she said "Gotta go." He nodded. "You'll let me know?" "It's not a big deal. Just show up for the first meal." "I'll be there." When the chime for first meal rang, Nickolai was already waiting at the door, dressed in dark grey slacks, turtleneck shirt and semi-formal jacket complete with the latest fashion trend, shimmersilk trim. He was amazed at the number of Pendorians who were suddenly appearing on board; they seemed to make up about a quarter of all the guests at first meal. He calculated and realized that the meant there were maybe fifty on board; Five percent didn't make up that much of the guest list. His attention was drawn by a large grey-furred feline who was escorting a smaller, orange and black-furred feline. The larger one was well over two meters, while the smaller one seemed to be 160, maybe 170 centimeters tall. |