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“That is why you kissed Nicky hello and not Ethan?”

“Yeah”

“So, the women are not your lovers either?”

I sighed and so wanted out of this conversation, but truth was truth I wasn’t ashamed of my female lovers, but these were not the women in my life I was the most comfortable with They were two of the newest, and we hadn’t worked out all the kinks in things yet Angel slept with Jean-Claude and Richard, Ulfric of the local olves, ether more than sex with just each other She was cheerfully bisexual, just like her brother The only other person I kneas as truly bisexual as the twins, without a strong preference for either sex, was Nathaniel

“It’s okay, Anita You don’t have to stake a clai or ser eyes, because they were the eyes of a tiger caught in her huers were born with aniht her eyes were exotic human eyes People see what they expect to see

I looked at her unhappy face, and I didn’t want her unhappy I closed the distance between us and slid ly slender for someone so much taller than I was I was stillmen She smiled down at me and put her arms around my shoulders

“The kiss has to be gentle,” I said, “or your lipstick will be all over me”

She wrapped herselfher breasts into my face so I had to turn my chin up more not to touch my mouth to any of her That mischievous smile was back on her face, and it h the hips, which was usually an invitation to move my hands from waist to her ass, but Iand firers in, because I knee’d both enjoy it Thejust how gentle the kiss was going to be

“I el The locals are already weirded out about the whole wereani the heterosexual insecurity bell, too”

“Proot once we’re in private?”

“Better kisses in private, I pro up at her

“Deal,” she whispered, and leaned over me

I went up on tiptoe like I did for the tall est difference was that there were breasts to brush h with me in body armor, it wasn’t nearly as fun as usual Her lips were soft and full, and because I wasn’t wearing my own lipstick, I could taste hers She wrapped her arether, and I returned the favor She opened her lips, and I slid ot about being careful and started to kiss her like I wanted to, with teeth ainstinto her back Her hands responded toover my body armor like she was t

rying to find me underneath it When her hands touchedand a little breathless

“Enough for now,” I said