I sighed and threw one leg over him, holding him close.I sighed and threw one leg over him, holding him close. "You think I was wrong," I said softly. "You could say that," P'nyssa replied as we lay in bed together. "I wish you had called me and told me. I wish Aaden had told me. No, it was just come home and find him and all his belongings gone. My house was empty without him, Ken." "I know," I replied, running my hand over her breasts, her belly, the thicket of fur between her legs, then back up again. "But think about how I felt. I mean, how was I supposed to feel about him? What was I supposed to think? What had he done to Alexi?" "What did he do to Alexi? He waited until Alexi asked you... you and him. Aaden is more responsible than either of us can ever hope to be, Ken. He's an incredible mel, sweet and romantic and strong. He loves you; don't ever give that up." "I won't." "Promise?" "Promise," I said, snuggling tight up against the fem I loved so very much. "Ken!" Aaden's voice flashed through the house, startling me from my workstation. "In the office, Aaden!" "Office, hmph," he said quietly. "Offices aren't full of seedling jars. This place is a disaster area. One of these days I'm going to have to organize this into a real seedling table. Aren't you tired of the smell?" I waved around idly. "It changes from day to day. You know how smell is the most intense of all senses, so very wired into the brain as it is? I think it helps me think. As long as I don't let it bother me, I'm fine." "Anyway," he said, looking around. "Ken, this is Khai. Khai, I'd like you to meet my coimelin, Ken." I stood up, facing the boy Aaden had brought in. "Ken Shardik, you mean," he said, timidly. "Well, yeah, that too," I said, smiling. I held out my hand and he took it, shaking it. In more than one way; he was shaking all over. I released his hand and clapped him on his arm. "Hey, a week ago you walked right by me without even so much as a 'Hello.' What happened to that kind of confidence?" "Call it stupidity," he said, his voice trembling. "I wasn't paying attention." "So you're Khai," I said, stating the obvious as I sat down slowly. "He's right," I said, hooking a thumb in Aaden's direction. |