Kneus: A Terraneu Novel (Book Four) by Stormy McKnight Page A

sorrem he marched to the
medical bed and placing two hands on the bed he hoisted himself to sit on the
edge. His long legs almost reached the floor and surprisingly Gwen’s head made
it to chest level. He hadn’t realized she was that tall. The other females were
constantly complaining about the medical beds. Then he remembered that they had
added lifts to the beds when Gwen touched the button and the bed lowered until
they were almost eye-to-eye.
    “There, that’s better.” Gwen moved between his knees to gently grab his
head. “Have you been feeling any other symptoms along with the nightmares?
Headaches? Visual disturbances?” She bit her lip in concentration and he
immediately thought of when he had suckled her lip in his dream.
    “No.” His voice sounded throaty to his ears and he hoped she didn’t
notice. “No headaches, no visual issues. Everything is fine except for the
nightmares.” He tried to look away but she stopped him.
    “Okay track my finger please.” He looked straight at her to see her
finger moving back and forth across his vision. So he did as she asked turning
his head back and forth.
    “Just your eyes Kneus.” Gwen laughed and grabbed his head to hold it
steady. The sides of his face flushed with heat at her touch. The very pores of
his skin seemed to open up trying to take in the heat from her hands. She let
go of his head and repeated her test. “Okay, everything is good.” Her fingers
returned to his head and she felt and massaged her way around his scalp. “No
bumps, no damage of any kind I can feel.” She murmured to herself. Kneus closed
his eyes enjoying the feel of her touch. Just because it was clinical for her
didn’t mean it didn’t feel good to him!
    “How about sun and water?” Gwen stopped her exam of his head to ask.
While waiting for his answer she moved her hands to his shoulders and continued
pressing and prodding.
    “I am in the sun for one, maybe two hours a day.” Kneus admitted, “I have
been drinking about two to three glasses of water a day when I can.”
    “Lift your arms please.” She asked and he raised his arms out to his
sides. “Hmmm.” She pressed her fingers into his armpits and he jumped, laughing
at the touch. “Sorry, you are ticklish...I didn’t know.” Gwen apologized.
    “I didn’t either.” Kneus smiled, “No one has ever touched me under
there.”
    Their eyes met and Kneus could swear you could almost see the unspoken
communication going on between them. Like a vibrant string it thrummed with
energy between them.
    Kneus watched Gwen swallow hard and then she licked her lips, “Yes. Well
you know that you need a lot more sun than that. I am going to insist on at
least four to six hours outside.” She moved her hands to his abs and his
muscles jumped. “Also. You need to triple your intake of water. You are
severely dehydrated and I’m surprised you haven’t had worse side effects than
nightmares.” She stopped in thought and her fingers just fluttered along his
abs. He was sure that she wasn’t even aware that she was doing it.
    “Uh. Gwen.” His voice sounded a bit throaty and he was sure she couldn’t
miss it.
    “Yes?” Her eyes flew up to meet his. How could he have missed how
beautiful she was? Her thick hair curling around her shoulders and down her
back. Her warm purple-brown eyes full of intelligence and compassion. Her full
lips that caught his attention when smiling or pursed in concentration, it
didn’t matter their pink fullness called to him. Her tall frame with its
generous curves that he found perfect.
    Not saying anything he looked down his chest to watch her fingers playing
along his abs, then back to her.

Chapter Twelve
    Gwen was struggling to keep the exam professional.
The thought of Kneus before her in that medical gown, with nothing on
underneath, her equilibrium was shot. She had started off watching him take off
his clothes and had to turn away when he got to his pants. She hadn’t wanted