Total pages in book: 60
Estimated words: 57876 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 289(@200wpm)___ 232(@250wpm)___ 193(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 57876 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 289(@200wpm)___ 232(@250wpm)___ 193(@300wpm)
I wanted to clear a few things up, though.
“I don’t think you could ever be a burden even if you didn’t find a job anytime soon.” He’d be a pain in the ass if I was his only focus in life, though.
Just imagining that had me picturing my Pop-Tarts going up in flames.
“I think you need to find something to fill up your day that makes you happy, though.” Yes. Bored Type-A Doms were not a good thing. “I make enough to pay bills and that kind of stuff.”
There wasn’t a whole lot left over and my food budget wasn’t as big as I’d like sometimes, but we could make do. If he moved in? Was that what he was talking about? Ugh.
Mentally adding that question to the list, I focused on the important part…having a happy Dom.
“I just want you to feel like you…I just want you to be happy no matter what that ends up looking like.” Wondering if that made sense, I tried again. “Humans don’t do well when we’re bored. We…we create chaos. It’s probably why we’ve had so many wars and why we’ve ended up doing stupid shit.”
Jerker’s quiet, understanding sound made it seem like he was too polite to agree with me…but he agreed with me. “Human brains are interestingly structured.”
Yep.
“I know you guys are different, but you’ve been so busy for so long that I’m not sure just sitting around would be good for you.” Or for us. “There are lots of ways to have a purpose in the community, though.”
What could he do?
“There are a lot of organizations that need volunteers and there are a lot of different kinds of jobs that need different skills. We’ll figure out human stuff that you like to do.” I’d never thought about all the jobs they’d have had that didn’t translate to human ones.
To say they were lightyears ahead of us technologically would’ve been an understatement. They were slowly improving our technology in ways that they decided we couldn’t use to kill each other with, but it was a wait and see as far as everything else went.
Politicians on every side had pouted about that decision, but with a whole society full of Doms, they’d just ignored the brats who’d wanted to get their way.
Looking back…the whole Doms thing had a lot of stuff making more sense.
“Those are very interesting alternatives, my Theo.” Patting my head, he seemed pleased but didn’t latch on to anything specific. “However, nothing has jumped out at me as humans say.”
Coming out of his mouth, the expression made me chuckle. He gave a liquidy shrug and looked like he wanted to laugh. “Human expressions are delightful.”
Yep, we were creative little fuckers.
“I like it when you use those human phrases. It… I don’t know how to explain it but I think it’s cute.” Hoping I hadn’t offended him, I almost held my breath until he let out a low, happy sound.
“Humans are the ones with soft, single-color skin and who require so much attention. Humans should be classified as cute but dangerous.” The last part made me laugh and he shrugged again. “I do feel that description is apt.”
“I agree.” We were also adorably nuts but he probably knew that too. “I’m glad you found us cute enough to play with, though.”
I was having a hard time remembering what life had been like before they’d shown up, and I really didn’t want to go back to a point where my new friends weren’t in my life.
“Yes, the decision to approach Earth was well-founded.” His proud tone said he felt some pride at that decision and I couldn’t help getting distracted.
“Did you make that decision?” There were other more practical things that we should’ve been talking about, plans for dinner for one thing, but this was much more fun.
“I had…input. Yes, that is the word.” Looking excited, Jerker puffed up in his seat. “The list of options was extensive. However, human civilization was at the most exciting point.”
“There were other inhabited planets?” Had I heard that right?
“Yes.”
Jerker’s answer made me wonder if I should’ve been paying more attention to the news.
“Most were very simple. No.” Frowning, he got his thinking face on but didn’t let the word issue distract him too long. “New. There is another word but they were not developed and would have not been…”
Cocking his head in a very human way, his limbs finally all twitched like he was throwing up his hands. “Humans are much more interesting. You also sent out highly curious media into space.”
They’d come to us because we were more fun…yep, humans were the frat boys of the galaxy and had definitely needed more supervision than we had before they’d arrived.
“I’m personally very glad you ended up picking us, but I really don’t remember the whole other inhabited planets thing coming up.” How had I missed that?