the woman.
“It’s like I’m surrounded by all these things and attitudes that should make my life happier, but instead of being a part of it, I’m furtively listening between walls and watching impersonal instructional videos. I’m stumbling around trying to understand a culture I want to be a part of, but I don’t know how to go about it.” She sighed as she gave them both a forced smile. “Hell, I can’t even figure out how to masturbate properly.”
“You’ve never masturbated before?” Dayved asked, feeling really shocked by her admission. He believed that human teenagers went through the same hormonal changes Desconian adolescents experienced. Self-exploration was encouraged in Desconian society, but apparently that wasn’t the case on Earth. Hell, they’d probably labeled masturbation as evil as well. He couldn’t even imagine going through such intimate hormonal changes and being vilified, condemned, and made to feel dirty for what was essentially a natural, biological reaction. Life on planet Earth must be awfully confusing for the young. No wonder they had an enormous crime problem.
“Would you like to sleep in our bedroom tonight, Kimberley?” Ewin asked quietly. “It’s the best seat in the house if you want to watch, and Dayved and I can perhaps give you some coaching on masturbation techniques.”
Kimberley smiled shyly, bit her lips together, but nodded her willingness. “I would appreciate that.”
* * * *
Kimberley knew she was going to hell. Not for anything of the sexual nature she wanted to learn about but simply for the fact that she was lying to two men who’d done everything for her.
She didn’t want to watch.
She wanted between them.
And that made her feel more wretched than ever. They were her friends, and amazingly wonderful guys, and the last thing she should be thinking about was doing anything that would affect their perfect marriage. It was beyond selfish.
“Are you a virgin?” Dayved asked as casually as if he were offering her more coffee.
She felt that heated blush cover her cheeks again but brazened out the feeling. “Yes.”
Both men seemed a little stunned by her answer, but she wasn’t really sure why. The fact that she hadn’t masturbated before coming to live with them surely suggested her lack of experience.
“Would that help protect you if you went back to Earth?”
Disappointed by the turn in the conversation, Kimberley nevertheless shook her head. “Even if I can prove my virginity to the authorities, just the fact that I’ve visited Descon will be enough to make life difficult.” She tried to smile even as painful memories crowded her thoughts. “When my boss on Earth learned that I was conversing with Juna and Hollank, he fired me. I wasn’t able to find employment after that. I pretty much sold everything I had to stay alive long enough to catch the transport to Descon.”
“Goddess,” Dayved said as he hurried around the table, lifted her out of her chair, and gathered in his arms. “And you were willing to go back when those people abandoned you? Fuck, Kimberley, promise me you won’t even think of going back there ever again.”
Kimberley nodded, willing to promise him and Ewin anything. She nearly cried with relief when Ewin stood up and wrapped his arms around her and Dayved. She clung to both men, shaking with reaction to their nearness even though she tried to tell herself it wasn’t appropriate. She knew from the instructional videos that most Desconians watched others have sex but kept the physical touching within their own relationship. She shouldn’t be letting Dayved and Ewin comfort her this way.
But she couldn’t help wishing for things she had no right to ask for.
* * * *
Ewin couldn’t believe how right it felt to hold both of them in his arms. He pressed a kiss to his husband’s neck, squeezing them both tighter when Dayved placed the same sort of affectionate kiss on Kimberley’s
“It’s like I’m surrounded by all these things and attitudes that should make my life happier, but instead of being a part of it, I’m furtively listening between walls and watching impersonal instructional videos. I’m stumbling around trying to understand a culture I want to be a part of, but I don’t know how to go about it.” She sighed as she gave them both a forced smile. “Hell, I can’t even figure out how to masturbate properly.”
“You’ve never masturbated before?” Dayved asked, feeling really shocked by her admission. He believed that human teenagers went through the same hormonal changes Desconian adolescents experienced. Self-exploration was encouraged in Desconian society, but apparently that wasn’t the case on Earth. Hell, they’d probably labeled masturbation as evil as well. He couldn’t even imagine going through such intimate hormonal changes and being vilified, condemned, and made to feel dirty for what was essentially a natural, biological reaction. Life on planet Earth must be awfully confusing for the young. No wonder they had an enormous crime problem.
“Would you like to sleep in our bedroom tonight, Kimberley?” Ewin asked quietly. “It’s the best seat in the house if you want to watch, and Dayved and I can perhaps give you some coaching on masturbation techniques.”
Kimberley smiled shyly, bit her lips together, but nodded her willingness. “I would appreciate that.”
* * * *
Kimberley knew she was going to hell. Not for anything of the sexual nature she wanted to learn about but simply for the fact that she was lying to two men who’d done everything for her.
She didn’t want to watch.
She wanted between them.
And that made her feel more wretched than ever. They were her friends, and amazingly wonderful guys, and the last thing she should be thinking about was doing anything that would affect their perfect marriage. It was beyond selfish.
“Are you a virgin?” Dayved asked as casually as if he were offering her more coffee.
She felt that heated blush cover her cheeks again but brazened out the feeling. “Yes.”
Both men seemed a little stunned by her answer, but she wasn’t really sure why. The fact that she hadn’t masturbated before coming to live with them surely suggested her lack of experience.
“Would that help protect you if you went back to Earth?”
Disappointed by the turn in the conversation, Kimberley nevertheless shook her head. “Even if I can prove my virginity to the authorities, just the fact that I’ve visited Descon will be enough to make life difficult.” She tried to smile even as painful memories crowded her thoughts. “When my boss on Earth learned that I was conversing with Juna and Hollank, he fired me. I wasn’t able to find employment after that. I pretty much sold everything I had to stay alive long enough to catch the transport to Descon.”
“Goddess,” Dayved said as he hurried around the table, lifted her out of her chair, and gathered in his arms. “And you were willing to go back when those people abandoned you? Fuck, Kimberley, promise me you won’t even think of going back there ever again.”
Kimberley nodded, willing to promise him and Ewin anything. She nearly cried with relief when Ewin stood up and wrapped his arms around her and Dayved. She clung to both men, shaking with reaction to their nearness even though she tried to tell herself it wasn’t appropriate. She knew from the instructional videos that most Desconians watched others have sex but kept the physical touching within their own relationship. She shouldn’t be letting Dayved and Ewin comfort her this way.
But she couldn’t help wishing for things she had no right to ask for.
* * * *
Ewin couldn’t believe how right it felt to hold both of them in his arms. He pressed a kiss to his husband’s neck, squeezing them both tighter when Dayved placed the same sort of affectionate kiss on Kimberley’s
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