Logic by Viola Grace

blood flowed.
    He howled against her, and she was silent as light flooded her soul and burned out through every pore.
    She could feel his hips bucking against hers, but she was lost in waves of pleasure and heat. When she finally let him go, she licked at his shoulder and watched as his skin healed with only the crescents of her bite left behind. His blood still warmed her tongue, and she licked her lips to get the last of the taste.
    Toyo was slower to release her. It was only when his cock stopped twitching inside her that he unlocked his jaw and licked at the punctures.
    Beryl let herself drop bonelessly back to the bed.
    Toyo pulled out of her and hauled her back across the sheets until he could tuck them both under the covers.
    He dropped his arm around her waist and pulled her against him, spooning her with his body warming her entire backside.
    A nap was inevitable. She could feel that she was still changing. As she dozed off, she tried to remind herself to call work and tell them she needed a few personal days.
    Beryl threaded her fingers with Toyo’s between her breasts. Nothing could be more personal.
     
    Two days later, she was back in Teanic City, and in a peculiar switch, she was shopping while Tamra was assisting.
    “I can’t believe how much you have changed, Bebe.” Tamra grabbed a few light dresses and handed them over. “Try these.”
    The shop assistant scuttled over and took the dresses to the change room.
    “I can’t believe it either. Mind you, I can’t believe I had to wait until they were off on a mission so I could sneak out. I am tired of spending the days wearing nothing but a man’s shirt.”
    Tamra grinned. “Even if that man is your bond mate?”
    Bebe snickered. “Especially then. There is no surprise and frankly, no underwear to even slow him down. I am not complaining, but I think a few more layers might be a good idea.”
    Drovin had caught them twice, Rand once and Loesh had warned them that he could hear what they were doing and asked them to come to dinner when they were done. If she hadn’t been running around bottomless, she didn’t think that Toyo would have been so easily aroused. It was a theory.
    Tamra’s free day had been enough to get Bebe into town for shopping. She had stolen a Guardian skimmer and headed for the market area wearing clothing that she had cut and tied to fit her. Currently, she was wearing a tunic and trousers with delightfully comfortable underwear beneath it.
    It was a shopping outfit, and she had six months of wages to blow through in one afternoon. She planned to shop, and she had just the friend to help her.
     
    Nine dresses, ten tops, four pairs of trousers an armload of underwear, shoes and some skirts later, they were sitting in one of the open-air cafes and having a late lunch.
    Tamra grinned. “I have to confess, I had no idea you had it in you.”
    Bebe saluted her with a teacup. “Thank you. It was thanks to him that I managed to stop sending out a come and get me signal to every W’lyn.”
    They had agreed early on to avoid using names. Bebe didn’t want to attract any more attention than she already did. Mind you, with her pearl-white skin, she got less attention than she did when she looked pure Terran.
    “Your manager is really feeling your loss.” Tamra picked up a small sandwich and nibbled.
    “I am planning to either return to work or telecommute. It isn’t like I have to be there to do my work as long as I have a secure connection.”
    Tamra sighed, “But you won’t be there for lunches.”
    “You will have to sucker someone else into sharing sweets with you.”
    “Spoilsport. I know you will be content as long as you have puzzles to solve. And now you have a new playmate, so your time is all consumed, leaving none for me.”
    “Don’t pout. I am here today, am I not? I knew you had a free day, and I called you to see if you would help me. This luncheon is by way of thanks.”
    Tamra raised her wineglass and smiled.