Educating the Alien: Raedyn (The Azurite Series Book 1) by Sara Hotchkiss Page A

the dinner she’d just finished with her mother and Raedyn. It was possible her mother had been implanted with an alien, she was behaving so out of character. Of course, Raedyn had charmed the pants off her, and insisted she be called by her first name, Mary.
    He began with using his limited English, complimenting her for raising such a competent daughter before he slipped the interpreter bud into his ear. For someone that had never dated, he sure knew how to impress the parents. Raedyn and her mother conversed the entire meal, leaving Lexi feeling like a third wheel.
    Raedyn had silently sent a prayer to the gods that he had spoken at length with Jaime over dinner protocol and meeting the parents. He owed the guy a drink. He could tell by Mary’s smiles and familiarity with him that she was impressed. There was more than one reason he was in Public Relations.
    Now they sipped their coffee and nibbled at the cheesecake her mother had made from scratch. The night was winding down and Lexi was ready to crash. The Azurite embassy had suites for guests when they were in town and Lexi longed for a hot bath and a soft mattress.
    “Well, you two. This old lady needs to get to bed. I made up the guest bedroom for you, but take your time, have another slice of cake,” said Mary.
    “Mom, we…”
    Mary waved her hand in a dismissive gesture. “I’m not so old fashioned that I won’t let a young couple share a room for the night. I’ll see you in the morning.” And with that Mary shuffled off to her own bedroom on the opposite side of the house from the guest room.
    “Night Mary,” said Raedyn in English, no doubt earning him further brownie points.
    Lexi glared at him.
    “Now you’ve done it,” she said. “You are aware there is only one bed in the guest room right?”
    Realization dawned on Raedyn’s face and the color leeched from his skin.
    “Are you going to vomit?” Lexi asked remembering the conversation with the women from the book club.
    Raedyn straightened his shoulders and squared his jaw. “No.”
    He did feel his cock pulse and the air in the room began to pressurize. His palms dampened and his pulse raced. He recognized the symptoms. His body was rebelling against his strict deposit schedule and just the thought of sharing a bed with Lexi, her warm, soft body curled up next to him was driving him to arousal.
    Lexi raised an eyebrow speculatively. “I’ll show you the room and then we can bring in the luggage,” she said in a sigh.
    He followed her through the hall, examining the school pictures of Lexi growing up before his eyes. The house was warm and welcoming, like Lexi herself.
    “Here’s the bathroom and the room is here across the hallway.”
    They retrieved the luggage from the car in silence before Lexi finally spoke again. “I’ll let you use the bathroom first,” she mumbled taking her bag and going into the bedroom.
    Raedyn made quick work of his nighttime routine, brushing his teeth and removing his clothing. He had applied his oil that morning so there was no need for it now. He preferred to sleep in the nude, but tonight that wouldn’t be a good idea, he opted to leave his boxer briefs on. He looked at himself in the mirror.
    “You are a grown man. She is an adult female. You are professionals.” Not really feeling better after the pep talk, he grabbed his bag and opened the door.
    Lexi was waiting in the hallway for her turn in the bathroom. His arm grazed hers as he walked by. She was wearing more than the last time he saw her ready for bed, of course so was he, though not enough to conceal his semi-erection. He held his bag in front of him like a shield as he passed her in the hallway and entered the room, then threw it in the corner and eyed the bed.
    It was a queen-sized bed, not nearly large enough, but he had no desire to sleep on the floor. He recited the mantra from his bathroom talk through his head as he crawled into the bed and laid on his back. Bad idea. His dick was