erection straining at his jeans.
She reached for a towel and stopped. The material in her hands was decadent. Eagerly she wrapped her body in the towel and savored the way the fabric felt. He may not have spent a lot of money on decorations, but he didn't skimp on towels. She stopped. His sheets and linens were just as warm and cozy. She had slept wonderfully despite being in an strange bed both nights.
So he was willing to spend the money on the things that made him feel good. She towel dried her hair, applied her normal bare minimal make-up and lotion regimen and got dressed. She looked down at her blue scrubs and wished she had something more feminine to wear. Maybe she could ask Beth to take her shopping later. Feeling better about the day she pulled her hair back in her normal ponytail, grabbed her utilitarian 'mom' bag and headed downstairs.
When she walked into the dining room, the men stood. Surprised, she stared at them; they had done this the day before, but she didn't know what it was for.
"It's a guy thing, from way back to whenever, come sit down," Meryn explained.
Rheia sat down next to Penny and the men sat back down. She felt Colton's warm arm stretch across her back. She leaned back rubbing her head back and forth on his arm and smiled at him. His answering smile reminded her of a sunrise. She leaned over and kissed Penny on the forehead. Penny looked up, both cheeks puffed out as she continued to cram chocolate chip pancakes into her white powder-rimmed mouth. Looked like someone had already gotten into her donuts. Rheia shrugged, as long as she was eating she could care less what it was.
"I ordered your coffee for you," Colton said.
She smiled at him. "Thank you and thank you for letting me sleep in. I can't remember waking up feeling so rested. I almost feel human," she joked.
Keelan frowned. "What else would you be?"
Rheia blinked at him, then realized what she said.
Meryn took the liberty of answering for her. "Human women have the capability to go for days without food or sleep before we have to rest. But in order to do so we need coffee. If we don't get it, we can get evil. Like, set you on fire evil."
Keelan gulped. "Is that a physical condition, like stretch marks?" he asked.
Meryn looked at Rheia nervously and nodded at Keelan.
Rheia looked between the two. "What about stretch marks?"
Keelan turned to her, eyes as wide as saucers. "Meryn said that when human women grow from child to woman, that their skin can sometimes rip causing tiny scar lines. She said things like that, make human women stronger than human men."
Rheia stared at Keelan and then swung her gaze to Meryn who fidgeted in her chair. Ryuu walked in and handed Rheia her coffee before he started to pick up empty platters. She took a sip and sighed happily. She turned to Keelan and nodded. "She's absolutely right. When I was at the hospital I would treat five to ten stretch mark cases a week; ghastly process." She took another sip of coffee before setting her cup down. She looked across the table at Meryn who was smiling wide at her. There was no telling what the nutty woman had told the men, but she knew one thing, she wouldn't be the one to tell them otherwise.
Colton turned to her looking a bit pale. "Does your womb turn inside out monthly as well?"
Inside out?
Rheia nodded without looking at Meryn. She put on a tragic expression before looking up at Colton. "It's a miracle we live through such pain." She had to quickly look away to keep from laughing when Colton swallowed hard.
"Don't worry, Rheia, Aiden and the guys bought practically every tampon the local store had for me last month, I can share," Meryn offered.
"Thanks, I'll probably have to take you up on that." Rheia looked at the assortment of pancakes Ryuu had made. She speared two blueberry ones and looked around for the syrup. Colton handed her a small bottle and she drenched her stack with the sweet amber liquid. She cut off a piece and took a bite.
She reached for a towel and stopped. The material in her hands was decadent. Eagerly she wrapped her body in the towel and savored the way the fabric felt. He may not have spent a lot of money on decorations, but he didn't skimp on towels. She stopped. His sheets and linens were just as warm and cozy. She had slept wonderfully despite being in an strange bed both nights.
So he was willing to spend the money on the things that made him feel good. She towel dried her hair, applied her normal bare minimal make-up and lotion regimen and got dressed. She looked down at her blue scrubs and wished she had something more feminine to wear. Maybe she could ask Beth to take her shopping later. Feeling better about the day she pulled her hair back in her normal ponytail, grabbed her utilitarian 'mom' bag and headed downstairs.
When she walked into the dining room, the men stood. Surprised, she stared at them; they had done this the day before, but she didn't know what it was for.
"It's a guy thing, from way back to whenever, come sit down," Meryn explained.
Rheia sat down next to Penny and the men sat back down. She felt Colton's warm arm stretch across her back. She leaned back rubbing her head back and forth on his arm and smiled at him. His answering smile reminded her of a sunrise. She leaned over and kissed Penny on the forehead. Penny looked up, both cheeks puffed out as she continued to cram chocolate chip pancakes into her white powder-rimmed mouth. Looked like someone had already gotten into her donuts. Rheia shrugged, as long as she was eating she could care less what it was.
"I ordered your coffee for you," Colton said.
She smiled at him. "Thank you and thank you for letting me sleep in. I can't remember waking up feeling so rested. I almost feel human," she joked.
Keelan frowned. "What else would you be?"
Rheia blinked at him, then realized what she said.
Meryn took the liberty of answering for her. "Human women have the capability to go for days without food or sleep before we have to rest. But in order to do so we need coffee. If we don't get it, we can get evil. Like, set you on fire evil."
Keelan gulped. "Is that a physical condition, like stretch marks?" he asked.
Meryn looked at Rheia nervously and nodded at Keelan.
Rheia looked between the two. "What about stretch marks?"
Keelan turned to her, eyes as wide as saucers. "Meryn said that when human women grow from child to woman, that their skin can sometimes rip causing tiny scar lines. She said things like that, make human women stronger than human men."
Rheia stared at Keelan and then swung her gaze to Meryn who fidgeted in her chair. Ryuu walked in and handed Rheia her coffee before he started to pick up empty platters. She took a sip and sighed happily. She turned to Keelan and nodded. "She's absolutely right. When I was at the hospital I would treat five to ten stretch mark cases a week; ghastly process." She took another sip of coffee before setting her cup down. She looked across the table at Meryn who was smiling wide at her. There was no telling what the nutty woman had told the men, but she knew one thing, she wouldn't be the one to tell them otherwise.
Colton turned to her looking a bit pale. "Does your womb turn inside out monthly as well?"
Inside out?
Rheia nodded without looking at Meryn. She put on a tragic expression before looking up at Colton. "It's a miracle we live through such pain." She had to quickly look away to keep from laughing when Colton swallowed hard.
"Don't worry, Rheia, Aiden and the guys bought practically every tampon the local store had for me last month, I can share," Meryn offered.
"Thanks, I'll probably have to take you up on that." Rheia looked at the assortment of pancakes Ryuu had made. She speared two blueberry ones and looked around for the syrup. Colton handed her a small bottle and she drenched her stack with the sweet amber liquid. She cut off a piece and took a bite.
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