stunning periwinkle suit back on as quick as I could. It was no joy to slip into, but once it was on? Total joy. It felt like water sliding across my skin. Like I was a dolphin carving through waves. And it hugged my generous form just right. A little extra support here. A little needed tone there.
It seriously made me question my dedication to cutting back on carbs. I hadn’t done it yet. I was just about to when I got the news of my condition. Now it seemed pointless. Carbs were delicious, especially Spaghetti Aglio, and I didn’t have the rest of time to enjoy them.
I slipped on my boots with the same appreciation for fit and form.
“You can turn around,” I said.
He turned and a smile crept across his face.
“What? You prefer me clothed?”
He thought I was too curvy. He thought I was fat. Great. He’d seen me nekkers and now anything that could have been was over. I wasn’t like the starving supermodels he dated back on Earth.
You wouldn’t catch me skimping on carbs. Especially if it over between us.
“I find you compelling with or without clothes, Ms. Gabarro. Exquisitely so.”
Okay, that was a good sign. I’d have to reconsider the carb thing. I hoped any extended carb diet wouldn’t take much from backside. It was a little too round for my tastes, but Noah had mentioned it several times. I could keep it for him. If it gave me some leverage.
Cora, you hyperactive rabbit, get back on track.
“Why did you invite me here? Was it really for an interview?”
“I wanted you here, Cora.”
“Did you want me here? Or did it want me here?”
His eyes dropped to the ground and his shook his head. “I can't be sure.”
“Great. How can I trust what you're saying to me now? How can I trust you at all, Noah?”
“I don't know that you can.”
CHAPTER FIVE
Noah met my eyes with tears in his own. “What did I, it, do to you?”
“It tried to rape me, Noah. Your body tried to take mine.”
“I’m so sorry.” He swept me into his embrace and hugged me tight. It was a wonder his touch didn't frighten me. This was my Noah. His strength was a reassuring foundation in an otherwise unbalanced world. Noah’s comfort was needed healing, but I couldn't help but wonder how long before the alien returned.
The confusion in my chest burst like an over-filled balloon. Tears splashed down my cheeks and trickled into my mouth.
Noah lifted my chin, his breath drawing in mine. The air between us a shared necessity. With infinite tenderness, he lowered his lips to mine. All the cares and fears of the world melted away. There was only his mouth on mine, his tongue on mine.
Home.
Nothing else mattered.
A rising need clawed in my belly. It swirled between my legs and danced up and down my spine. I was quickly transforming into a warm, wet puddle in his arms. Like a sea creature with no bones or hard edges. I simply drifted on his currents, being nursed by them.
After a time, his lips parted from mine. My lungs collapsed as the broken seal between us sucked the pressure out.
“I need you, Cora,” he said.
They were the four most beautiful words I’d ever heard.
“I’m yours, Noah. I want to give you everything.”
Thunder rolled through his eyes. His desire an obvious storm.
He gripped my arms and dropped back a step.
“We can't. Not yet, Cora. As much as I want you right now, how can I be sure it's not what the alien wants?”
I wasn't sure I cared just then. This was my Noah and so what if the alien was making him like me a little more. Even as I thought the words, I knew Noah was right. I wanted him to desire me because that's what he wanted, not because some alien wanted to mate me. Wanted to seed me with… what did that thing say?
“Cosmo, when alien was controlling Noah's body, what did it say to me?”
“Wretched human, I will seed you first. In time, you will all become hosts. Humans will serve their purpose and then pass into extinction.”
The weight of the world slammed down
It seriously made me question my dedication to cutting back on carbs. I hadn’t done it yet. I was just about to when I got the news of my condition. Now it seemed pointless. Carbs were delicious, especially Spaghetti Aglio, and I didn’t have the rest of time to enjoy them.
I slipped on my boots with the same appreciation for fit and form.
“You can turn around,” I said.
He turned and a smile crept across his face.
“What? You prefer me clothed?”
He thought I was too curvy. He thought I was fat. Great. He’d seen me nekkers and now anything that could have been was over. I wasn’t like the starving supermodels he dated back on Earth.
You wouldn’t catch me skimping on carbs. Especially if it over between us.
“I find you compelling with or without clothes, Ms. Gabarro. Exquisitely so.”
Okay, that was a good sign. I’d have to reconsider the carb thing. I hoped any extended carb diet wouldn’t take much from backside. It was a little too round for my tastes, but Noah had mentioned it several times. I could keep it for him. If it gave me some leverage.
Cora, you hyperactive rabbit, get back on track.
“Why did you invite me here? Was it really for an interview?”
“I wanted you here, Cora.”
“Did you want me here? Or did it want me here?”
His eyes dropped to the ground and his shook his head. “I can't be sure.”
“Great. How can I trust what you're saying to me now? How can I trust you at all, Noah?”
“I don't know that you can.”
CHAPTER FIVE
Noah met my eyes with tears in his own. “What did I, it, do to you?”
“It tried to rape me, Noah. Your body tried to take mine.”
“I’m so sorry.” He swept me into his embrace and hugged me tight. It was a wonder his touch didn't frighten me. This was my Noah. His strength was a reassuring foundation in an otherwise unbalanced world. Noah’s comfort was needed healing, but I couldn't help but wonder how long before the alien returned.
The confusion in my chest burst like an over-filled balloon. Tears splashed down my cheeks and trickled into my mouth.
Noah lifted my chin, his breath drawing in mine. The air between us a shared necessity. With infinite tenderness, he lowered his lips to mine. All the cares and fears of the world melted away. There was only his mouth on mine, his tongue on mine.
Home.
Nothing else mattered.
A rising need clawed in my belly. It swirled between my legs and danced up and down my spine. I was quickly transforming into a warm, wet puddle in his arms. Like a sea creature with no bones or hard edges. I simply drifted on his currents, being nursed by them.
After a time, his lips parted from mine. My lungs collapsed as the broken seal between us sucked the pressure out.
“I need you, Cora,” he said.
They were the four most beautiful words I’d ever heard.
“I’m yours, Noah. I want to give you everything.”
Thunder rolled through his eyes. His desire an obvious storm.
He gripped my arms and dropped back a step.
“We can't. Not yet, Cora. As much as I want you right now, how can I be sure it's not what the alien wants?”
I wasn't sure I cared just then. This was my Noah and so what if the alien was making him like me a little more. Even as I thought the words, I knew Noah was right. I wanted him to desire me because that's what he wanted, not because some alien wanted to mate me. Wanted to seed me with… what did that thing say?
“Cosmo, when alien was controlling Noah's body, what did it say to me?”
“Wretched human, I will seed you first. In time, you will all become hosts. Humans will serve their purpose and then pass into extinction.”
The weight of the world slammed down
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