says
softly.
Goddess help me stay away from her.
“Yes, I most likely will.”
I turn my head so I’m facing him and
he turns to me. His eyes are raw and I hear the pain in his voice.
“You expect me to stand by while this happens?”
“ No.” I turn away and peer
back at the sky. “She’s worth protecting.”
He growls low in his throat. “So what
the hell am I to do? I doubt I can kill you.”
My loud sigh fills the air. “It might
help if you could keep her away from me.”
Roland laughs, and from the corner of
my eye, I see him flash a true smile. “No one has ever been able to
stop my sister when she sets her mind to anything.”
I wanted her the first time I saw her.
I was drunk off my ass and still she affected me. I also knew she
wasn’t like the women who threw themselves my way. It was a
conundrum I rarely faced as a dragon. I wanted her, but I did
everything I could to stay away. Now, her brother’s words make
taking her to bed more real. I’m well aware I’ve only been delaying
the inevitable. It’s also not the time to develop a
hard-on.
I roll over, gain my feet, and hold my
hand out to Roland. “We might as well get to know each other. Why
don’t you come inside and get cleaned up. I’m hungry and need to
eat. I don’t promise the food will taste any good, but I’ll
share.”
Roland takes my offered hand and
rises. We walk inside and he uses the bathroom while I clean the
blood from my face at the kitchen sink. When I’m presentable, I
check the refrigerator. There’s a huge slab of bacon and a dozen
eggs. I begin preparing all of it. I also make another pot of
coffee.
Roland comes out of the bathroom and
stops on the other side of the small island that separates us. “You
need to know that my sister loves deeply,” he says while holding a
wet cloth to his nose, so his voice is muffled.
Being able to see only his eyes above
the cloth, they remind me of Sierra’s eyes. A dark brown chocolate
that has a way of reaching into your soul and twisting just a bit.
“I love deeply too. I’m sure it’s too deeply.” I have no idea how
Roland will take my next question. “Have you been in
love?”
He lowers the cloth and regards me
intently. “Did she tell you?”
I nod. It’s nice that my hair doesn’t
fall in my face any longer. Sierra’s fingers running through my
hair was more than nice. What the hell is wrong with me? I regard
Roland while trying to control my lust because I’m thinking about
his sister. “Yes, if you’re asking if I know that you’re
gay.”
I see dread in his eyes but also hope.
“It doesn’t bother you?”
I let out a laugh. “Not at all. I’ve
found that men and women have trouble resisting my beauty, but if I
were you,” I give him a wink, “I would try.”
His smile is like his sister’s too.
I’m becoming jealous that they shared a womb.
“ Thank you, Sarn,” he says
with an appreciative look up and down. “Somehow, I will strive to
keep from molesting your gorgeous body.”
I raise my eyebrows appreciating his
sense of humor with a subject so delicate for him. “That’s all I
can ask. It will be a trying feat, but you need to control yourself
as much as possible. Now why don’t you set the table?”
A while later, we eat burned bacon and
runny eggs. In a deadpan voice, Roland speaks up after we’ve
stuffed ourselves. “We make a good couple.”
In his same level tone, I reply, “If
your sister refuses me, you’re next in line.”
He bursts out laughing. “I like you,
dragon,” he adds after his laughter subsides and he can speak
again.
I’ve enjoyed my time with Roland, but
the craving for alcohol is creeping up on me once more and I feel
restless. I point toward the door. “Tell me what there is to do
around here so I don’t go crazy.”
I think he understands what I’m
asking. “The bears seem to get off on chopping wood for no other
reason than it’s there. That’s one of the reasons I remain at
softly.
Goddess help me stay away from her.
“Yes, I most likely will.”
I turn my head so I’m facing him and
he turns to me. His eyes are raw and I hear the pain in his voice.
“You expect me to stand by while this happens?”
“ No.” I turn away and peer
back at the sky. “She’s worth protecting.”
He growls low in his throat. “So what
the hell am I to do? I doubt I can kill you.”
My loud sigh fills the air. “It might
help if you could keep her away from me.”
Roland laughs, and from the corner of
my eye, I see him flash a true smile. “No one has ever been able to
stop my sister when she sets her mind to anything.”
I wanted her the first time I saw her.
I was drunk off my ass and still she affected me. I also knew she
wasn’t like the women who threw themselves my way. It was a
conundrum I rarely faced as a dragon. I wanted her, but I did
everything I could to stay away. Now, her brother’s words make
taking her to bed more real. I’m well aware I’ve only been delaying
the inevitable. It’s also not the time to develop a
hard-on.
I roll over, gain my feet, and hold my
hand out to Roland. “We might as well get to know each other. Why
don’t you come inside and get cleaned up. I’m hungry and need to
eat. I don’t promise the food will taste any good, but I’ll
share.”
Roland takes my offered hand and
rises. We walk inside and he uses the bathroom while I clean the
blood from my face at the kitchen sink. When I’m presentable, I
check the refrigerator. There’s a huge slab of bacon and a dozen
eggs. I begin preparing all of it. I also make another pot of
coffee.
Roland comes out of the bathroom and
stops on the other side of the small island that separates us. “You
need to know that my sister loves deeply,” he says while holding a
wet cloth to his nose, so his voice is muffled.
Being able to see only his eyes above
the cloth, they remind me of Sierra’s eyes. A dark brown chocolate
that has a way of reaching into your soul and twisting just a bit.
“I love deeply too. I’m sure it’s too deeply.” I have no idea how
Roland will take my next question. “Have you been in
love?”
He lowers the cloth and regards me
intently. “Did she tell you?”
I nod. It’s nice that my hair doesn’t
fall in my face any longer. Sierra’s fingers running through my
hair was more than nice. What the hell is wrong with me? I regard
Roland while trying to control my lust because I’m thinking about
his sister. “Yes, if you’re asking if I know that you’re
gay.”
I see dread in his eyes but also hope.
“It doesn’t bother you?”
I let out a laugh. “Not at all. I’ve
found that men and women have trouble resisting my beauty, but if I
were you,” I give him a wink, “I would try.”
His smile is like his sister’s too.
I’m becoming jealous that they shared a womb.
“ Thank you, Sarn,” he says
with an appreciative look up and down. “Somehow, I will strive to
keep from molesting your gorgeous body.”
I raise my eyebrows appreciating his
sense of humor with a subject so delicate for him. “That’s all I
can ask. It will be a trying feat, but you need to control yourself
as much as possible. Now why don’t you set the table?”
A while later, we eat burned bacon and
runny eggs. In a deadpan voice, Roland speaks up after we’ve
stuffed ourselves. “We make a good couple.”
In his same level tone, I reply, “If
your sister refuses me, you’re next in line.”
He bursts out laughing. “I like you,
dragon,” he adds after his laughter subsides and he can speak
again.
I’ve enjoyed my time with Roland, but
the craving for alcohol is creeping up on me once more and I feel
restless. I point toward the door. “Tell me what there is to do
around here so I don’t go crazy.”
I think he understands what I’m
asking. “The bears seem to get off on chopping wood for no other
reason than it’s there. That’s one of the reasons I remain at
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