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Authors: D. R. Rosier
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simple uniform didn’t impinge on anyone’s free will; it
only had given Nicole the opportunity to follow her own free will. She doubted her father would see her
providing the keys to her shackles as a similar act. She just had to hope that either the girl
would escape, or that Justin and the other three women would be enough…
Sadly, the girl didn’t even really need help, she just
needed to find her courage.
Chapter 6
Justin was starting to struggle to keep up when the second
sun finally fell to the horizon. It was
with relief that he slowed and stopped when the wind stopped pushing him.
Nora said, “Let’s go into that copse of trees and set up
camp so we are out of the view of the road, we should be way past any enemy
army, but I am not sure if they might have any scouts this far out.”
He shrugged and followed. He felt a little unsure of where they stood, but when he put out his
hand Kat smiled back at him and took it. His heartbeat picked up a little at her touch and he was hoping this
meant she was willing to be… taken, as she had put it last night. They set up a rough camp, not having any
tents about fifty feet into the trees.
He watched as Nora expertly set up traps that were obviously
meant to give off enough noise to alert them. He squeezed Kat’s hand and whispered what he’d been dying to ask all
day.
“Can we go off a bit and…”
She grinned and said, “Thought you’d never ask.”
But when they started to walk off Nora cleared her
throat. When he glanced over he saw a
knowing look on her face and she said, “You two stay here, I’ll watch the road
from the edge of the wood to give you some privacy.”
Kat said thanks, but Nora just grunted under her breath.
When she was gone he reluctantly asked her, “I wasn’t sure
how you felt, could you explain a little more about relationships, so I don’t
do anything too stupid.”
She snickered and nodded, “I also have a confession, so
let’s sit down and get comfortable.”
He sat down against a log and gently pulled her in his lap,
giving her a soft kiss.
She blushed and said, “Guess I better explain it all, your
world is so different from mine. Don’t
worry, it’s not that complicated. You
already know step one, but it’s usually the man that initiates it. There is no insult in asking for sex, and
there is no insult if the woman says no either.
“If you do start a relationship, both, the man and the
woman, can ask for sex at any time, within reason of course.”
She coughed uncomfortably and said, “If things are going well
and things aren’t broken off, the next step is to… spend the night.”
She blushed a scarlet, “I’m sorry about last night, that
wasn’t what that was, and I don’t know why I couldn’t bring myself to leave
your bed. I wasn’t trying to trick you
or anything.”
He caressed her hair and back slowly and said, “It’s okay, I
understand I think. Last night was…
different for me too, and I can’t explain it. Everything was… more. I didn’t
want you to leave either.”
She looked grateful for his acceptance then continued, “The
last step of course, if everything goes well after the second part. Sometimes people still break after step two,
living together reveals problems sometimes. But anyway, step three after a reasonable amount of time, is of course,
a child.”
His eyes widened and he searched for the word marriage and
it just wasn’t there. He tried to find
an equivalent in this new language and finally said, “So, a child would make us
life mates? Or something like that?”
She nodded, “Exactly.”
He said, “On my world they have a ceremony, I guess having a
kid is even more of a statement though.”
She asked, “Ceremony?”
“Yes, where you invite your family and friends, and exchange
vows of… life mate. Like,” he searched
for the word for monogamy, and couldn’t find it.
He asked, “I am
only had given Nicole the opportunity to follow her own free will. She doubted her father would see her
providing the keys to her shackles as a similar act. She just had to hope that either the girl
would escape, or that Justin and the other three women would be enough…
Sadly, the girl didn’t even really need help, she just
needed to find her courage.
Chapter 6
Justin was starting to struggle to keep up when the second
sun finally fell to the horizon. It was
with relief that he slowed and stopped when the wind stopped pushing him.
Nora said, “Let’s go into that copse of trees and set up
camp so we are out of the view of the road, we should be way past any enemy
army, but I am not sure if they might have any scouts this far out.”
He shrugged and followed. He felt a little unsure of where they stood, but when he put out his
hand Kat smiled back at him and took it. His heartbeat picked up a little at her touch and he was hoping this
meant she was willing to be… taken, as she had put it last night. They set up a rough camp, not having any
tents about fifty feet into the trees.
He watched as Nora expertly set up traps that were obviously
meant to give off enough noise to alert them. He squeezed Kat’s hand and whispered what he’d been dying to ask all
day.
“Can we go off a bit and…”
She grinned and said, “Thought you’d never ask.”
But when they started to walk off Nora cleared her
throat. When he glanced over he saw a
knowing look on her face and she said, “You two stay here, I’ll watch the road
from the edge of the wood to give you some privacy.”
Kat said thanks, but Nora just grunted under her breath.
When she was gone he reluctantly asked her, “I wasn’t sure
how you felt, could you explain a little more about relationships, so I don’t
do anything too stupid.”
She snickered and nodded, “I also have a confession, so
let’s sit down and get comfortable.”
He sat down against a log and gently pulled her in his lap,
giving her a soft kiss.
She blushed and said, “Guess I better explain it all, your
world is so different from mine. Don’t
worry, it’s not that complicated. You
already know step one, but it’s usually the man that initiates it. There is no insult in asking for sex, and
there is no insult if the woman says no either.
“If you do start a relationship, both, the man and the
woman, can ask for sex at any time, within reason of course.”
She coughed uncomfortably and said, “If things are going well
and things aren’t broken off, the next step is to… spend the night.”
She blushed a scarlet, “I’m sorry about last night, that
wasn’t what that was, and I don’t know why I couldn’t bring myself to leave
your bed. I wasn’t trying to trick you
or anything.”
He caressed her hair and back slowly and said, “It’s okay, I
understand I think. Last night was…
different for me too, and I can’t explain it. Everything was… more. I didn’t
want you to leave either.”
She looked grateful for his acceptance then continued, “The
last step of course, if everything goes well after the second part. Sometimes people still break after step two,
living together reveals problems sometimes. But anyway, step three after a reasonable amount of time, is of course,
a child.”
His eyes widened and he searched for the word marriage and
it just wasn’t there. He tried to find
an equivalent in this new language and finally said, “So, a child would make us
life mates? Or something like that?”
She nodded, “Exactly.”
He said, “On my world they have a ceremony, I guess having a
kid is even more of a statement though.”
She asked, “Ceremony?”
“Yes, where you invite your family and friends, and exchange
vows of… life mate. Like,” he searched
for the word for monogamy, and couldn’t find it.
He asked, “I am
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