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I s his atte, nervous laughs, endless aard silences The very first kiss where our noses bu I’d listed, I’d done with hi as ent for our first kiss Why the hell a about him?
That was in the past I didn’t want to do any of that with Q However… "And of course the generic list of questions" That I wouldn’tI wanted to know
"Generic list?"
"Yes, you know The how old are you? What do you do for a living? Do you want kids? That sort of thing" I took a sip, cursing e milestones we hadn’t talked about Especially the last one
Q sat back, collecting his glass to nurse the amber liquid His lips twitched "Okay…I’hteenth of Decen--fuck, I don’t know" He took a sip "I run my own company, which you now part own, and yes eventually, I think I do"
My heart flopped out of e of a ht of having children Never entertained the idea of being responsible for another hurow old with But……
Q’s eyelids lowered to half-mast "That’s only a recent develop so vulnerable in this sick and twisted world But--sinceyou…I have this crazy need to make you immortal"
I couldn’t breathe
"But at the sairl--I would drive myself insane--I’ve seen tooto keep her safe"
My heart wouldn’t stop clanging I never thought Q would want children Never in a e of a little girl running after Q, with long dark hair, surrounded by sparrows and other winged creatures
I sed hard, taking a gulp of the lychee alcohol I flailed around, trying to think of a change of subject "Uittarius" Oh, God I wanted to slapto say after the er thanthan even nine billion dollars Children!
Q narrowed his eyes "I see two things ht, and talking about any offspring we er over his bottom lip "After all, we do need an heir to take over our coate--I think that h
But all I could focus on was ours
Our coer ether
Ours
The waiter appeared with a groaning tray of food I leaned away, throwing back the rest ofthe intrusion I needed tiether
Plates of delicatessen hors d’oeuvres, salads, gournocchi, prawns in ravioli, lobster fettuccine, tiny lasagnes, and feta wrapped with aubergine decorated the table
I’d never seen such incredible looking food And I wouldn’t be able to eat any of it My stoes of a future I never thought I wanted
The waiter sly "Another drink?"
Q nodded, passing hile-malt whiskey Grazie"
The waiter nodded, then disappeared to fulfil the request
Q eyed the food, before glancing at rave;me maintenant, esclave?" What’s the--in fact, everything was a one another I wasn’t hungry for food, but knowledge I wanted in--to his secrets, his thoughts, his hopes and drea he would share
"I want to do soht it through The idea just sprang into my head Q would say no Of course, he would say no
Q sain Q raised the whiskey to his lips "For you to flush as bad as you have, I’oing to agree to"
I copied hiet it It’s a stupid idea Let’s eat" I looked longingly at the food, knowing I’d end up with horrendous indigestion if I ate while so worked up I had to relax
"Tess…don’t make me spank you in public"
My eyes flew to his where a s to find courage "Okay…have you heard of Truth or Dare?"
Q’s nostrils flared "Of course I’ve heard of it and you were right to flush I won’t play it"
Grabbing nocchi and placed it in my mouth It tasted heavenly--rich, buttery, but it could’ve been ash for howhard, I took another sip of my drink
A rush of queasiness rolled lass on the table Q was succeeding in getting me tipsy My nerves only rushed the intoxication
Silence fell between us while Q sa The way his lips slid off the fork and his jaorked so smoothly as he chewed, pushed asidewithouta few pieces of prawn ravioli, before Q put his fork down He gulped a shot of whiskey "Have you played before?"