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)
Tell me about them, huh?
Not sure if I wanted to shake my head or laugh, I couldn’t hold back a grin. “How about you just hold me tight here and tell me about them now? We’re already mates after all.”
I really should’ve taken Nicholas more seriously when he said what that word meant to them.
Making one of his cute thinking sounds, Jerker cocked his head and looked adorably thoughtful and slightly skeptical. “Humans do things differently.”
I had a feeling he’d practiced his expression in front of the mirror but I wasn’t going to point that out. “But you’re not human and I know that.”
Instead of agreeing with me, he made another soft thinking hum and stroked one tentacle over my head as he walked us into the bedroom. “What do you know, my Theo?”
I had a feeling that wasn’t just a simple question to him, so I cuddled into him and took it very seriously. “I’m going to think for a moment, Master.”
He liked that answer, making a pleased sound as he settled us onto the bed, with me straddling several of his limbs as he snuggled me against his torso. “I will be patient, my Theo. Thank you for explaining your silence.”
Being patient seemed to mean not pushing for words, but it didn’t mean keeping his limbs to himself because they kept caressing over me. It was wonderfully distracting, but I did my best to think about what he’d meant and not what I wanted him to do to me.
What did I know?
Letting the ideas and images float around in my head, I closed my eyes and let out a deep breath as his tentacles massaged and loved on me.
He was good at taking care of me like that.
He was good at taking care of me in a lot of different ways.
“I know that you show me how special I am by doing things for me and giving me lots of hugs and physical affection.” Sure, he was fabulous at giving me orgasms, but it was more than that. “You always know when I want hugs and to be carried, and you’re amazing when you carry me around when you’re making dinner.”
That might not have been the most human place to start, but his limbs tightened around me and he made a quiet, happy sound.
Hearing that I was on the right track made it easier to keep going and not feel stupid.
“I know that you were worried about upsetting me when we first met but you took very good care of me and you made sure I wasn’t scared.” It was probably all his leadership training but he was very good in those kinds of situations.
He never made anything worse and I wasn’t sure I had too many people in my life I could say that about.
“I know that you’re always looking for different ways to take care of me. Just things like learning to cook and going grocery shopping are ways you take care of me.” Rubbing my cheek against him, I sighed as his limbs started tightening around me in a wavy, massage-like motion.
“You took over all the hard things and made them easier. I get more sleep and you make sure I’m not worn out at the end of the day.” He even made sure I was clean every night because he’d read an article online that said humans slept better when they were clean and had a routine.
So he’d made sure I had one.
“You make me feel happy.” That might’ve been what it really boiled down to. “Most people in my life haven’t made me happy and I’m very grateful that you do, Master.”
Yeah, that was what I knew…but what about him?
“What do you know, Master?” My question didn’t seem to surprise him but his limbs moved faster over me and he made his thinking sounds, so I was very good and was patient too.
I didn’t have the right limbs to give him wavy hugs or the range of motion to do much since he had me pinned against him. However, I could take deep breaths and aim happy thoughts at my mate. That was definitely a good option, though, because it made his sounds go deeper and his tentacles hugged me tighter again.
Yeah, that’d definitely been the right way to be patient.
“I know that you have given me a purpose I craved, my Theo.” A smaller tentacle stroked over my head almost absentmindedly and his nubs combed through my hair sending shivers through me.
He made a quiet, happy sound but didn’t get distracted. “I know you have made me complete in a way that humans cannot understand. I am…I am me now and you have given me that.”
Humming softly, he kept teasing my hair and massaging my scalp. “We are a species that is apart but is not meant to be alone. It is…there is a word that means emotional pain but I cannot find a human word that is right. You have taken that away and have given me the purpose I have long wanted.”