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Cherry came into the room She&039;d slipped into a pair of jean shorts, and a white ainst the thin oing without a bra, but small or not, in that top she needed a bra I was a prude

Her short yellow hair was still da to look both slutty casual and unnaturally graceful

Just watching her walk into the room made me want to move Nathaniel&039;s head out ofaway fro But it bothered me

"Your turn," Cherry said "I&039;ll ith Nathaniel"

"Is Zane out yet?"

I caughtjean shorts, too, and nothing else The ever-present nipple ring was the only thing on his pale, thin chest

"Don&039;t you ever take that thing out of your chest?" I asked

He s out, the hole will close up and I&039;ll have to get it pierced all over again I et the other nipple pierced, but I don&039;t want to have to redo the first one"

"I thought you liked pain," I said

He shrugged "In so, pulling on it until the nipple stretched just a little "The actual piercing hurt like a son of a bitch"

I looked at the slender, too-thin chest, especially the part right next to his right arm There was a dark area where the shoulder attached to the chest, but that was all

"Is that all that&039;s left of the bullet wound?" I asked

Zane nodded and sat down at the foot of the bed, crawling onto the covers so he was beside Nathaniel and far too close to me "You can touch the wound if you want"

I frowned "No, thanks" I started to back off the bed on all fours, spilling Nathaniel&039;s head gently to the covers I stopped myself Marianne said that Raina fed on my embarrassment, my prudishness, that if I could be more comfortable around small stuff, Raina would lose some of her power over me Was it true?

I wasn&039;t attracted to Zane That ht had been pure Raina She see that had a pulse and soritted my teeth and reached out towards Zane

He went very still, face suddenly serious, as if he had soertips over the wound The skin was smooth, shiny like a scar but softer andely plastic, and at the same time soft, like baby&039;s skin

"This feelscool"

Zane grinned It reht relaxed a tension in my shoulders that I hadn&039;t even knoas there

Cherry caing the amazed at hoe heal"

I wanted to take my hand back, just because Cherry had touched him, too I forced myself to keepit, just touching it was all I could ht when it&039;s healing," Cherry said "You get spasms around it, like the body heals too fast for the muscles to keep up"

I took e Zane&039;s shoulders Nathaniel nuzzledhis eyes up to me I didn&039;t move away from him, and he seeh He nestled against h

Zane rolled onto his back on the other side ofme His eyes were very careful

Cherry stayed kneeling on the foot of the bed, watching my face They all watched s in obedience trials watch their owners that way In dogs it was a good thing In people it was unnerving I didn&039;t have a dog because I didn&039;t feel responsible enough to take care of one Now I suddenly had three wereleopards, and I kneasn&039;t responsible enough for them

I laid my hand on Nathaniel&039;s warers and toes straining, spine bowing like a big cat

I laughed "What am I supposed to do, rub your tuhed, even Nathaniel I realized with a shock that it was the first tih-schoolish Lying naked in , a full-throated, happy sound

I was happy to hear it, and nervous They were trying to make me their home Because that hat an Ulfric was supposed to be, and a Niely, there didn&039;t seem to be a olf equivalent of a queen wolf Sexism? Or some arcane shit I didn&039;t understand yet? I&039;d ask Richard later

"I&039;ve got to go take uys"

"We could help," Zane said He licked ravel dust"

Nathaniel raised his face enough to lick lide "I don&039;t mind the dust," he said, voice low and soft

I slid off the bed, calo yuck, or screa on the floor The bed had suddenly become crowded "Thanks, but the bath will be fine Don&039;t answer any phone but the one by the bed, and don&039;t open the door to anyone but Dr Patrick"

"Aye, aye, Captain," Zane said

I slid the Firestar down the front of lanced back at the three of them from the doorway Zane had lain down on the other side of Nathaniel, only propped on his elbow, one hand touching Nathaniel&039;s back Cherry had curled at the foot of the bed She was running her hand up and down his thigh Either the sheet had slid off or she&039;dsexual on their faces, nothing overt

They looked like the opening scene for a pornowould happen There was no anticipation between theone so they could be alone Their eyes still followed me They touched each other for comfort, not for sex The discomfort was mine, not theirs

"I&039;m sorry I ith Mira," Nathaniel said suddenly

That stoppedboy, Nathaniel You had every right to find someone It was just your choice of partners that was bad"

Zane began to rub his hand up and down Nathaniel&039;s back, like you&039;d pet a dog Nathaniel lowered his head so his hair slid around hi to beti ood I didn&039;t even touch myself"

I opened myto say

"When you finally gave ht vanilla It was the waiting, the build-up, the teasing that would have h"

I found my voice "I don&039;t knohat vanilla ht sex," Zane said, "normal stuff"

I shookwith you, Nathaniel I would never do that"