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Beautiful blue eyes flared as she held his gaze while tingles ran down her spine from his touch. “No, not just her.”
The sweet honesty of her response made him instantly regret his teasing. He’d moved out of his old condo two weeks ago. It was true; Sandy had enjoyed his attentions most nights in the months leading up to his departure as she’d moved in with him after vacating her unit on the fourth floor.
With the demands of moving into his new place and the extra duties he had at work, writing a new firewall application for a contract Camila made with the US Government, he’d been rather preoccupied lately.
He moved forward and took her face between his hands, her eyes lashes fluttering from the tingles he was sending through her skin. Then his mouth found hers, and she wrapped her arms around his hard body, crushing herself against him. They were both covered by Kesini’s golden locks.
Henry slid his right hand around to the back of Sandy’s head, deep in her hair, as his left slid down her back to her ass, pulling her sensitive bits tight against his growing erection. She gasped against his mouth and kissed him harder. The kiss went on as Sandy ground her body against his, her hands clinging to his ass. Kesini was beginning to tremble from the sensation feedback from Sandy. He pulled her tighter to him as his hips rocked sensually, strumming her body.
Suddenly, Sandy’s moans became a short squeak as her pleasure tripped over the edge into a delicious release. Her body vibrated against his as she clung to him. She pulled back from the kiss to rest her forehead against his cheek as she panted. Kesini released her grip on them both and completely relaxed.
“God, I’ve missed that,” Sandy sighed.
“I’m so sorry, Sandy. I never meant to neglect you. It just got so busy–” He stopped when she pressed a fingertip to his lips.
“Don’t apologize. I get it. You’ve got your new place, and you’re settling in with Tish, who’s carrying your baby. Something on the side is the last thing on your mind.”
A voice came from behind Henry. “Whoa there, girlfriend! Don’t be forcing Human pre-conceived notions on us like that!” Sandy peered around Henry, who turned to see Tish standing next to them, frowning at her friend in annoyance. “Henry’s a Satyr, and he’s got a big heart with plenty of love for all of his friends. He has two Succubi, a Valkyrie and a Vampire, all sharing intimacy with him as well as us. He and I aren’t a couple in traditional Human terms. Sex is sex, and love is love. He’s just been really busy with work lately.”
“Oh! I’m sorry, I just thought–” Sandy began.
“Yeah, I know, but you’re wrong. I have no issues with Henry being intimate with his friends. He’s not my property. I love being with him, and he loves being with me. That’s good enough. We’re not some hokey TV family; life is far more interesting than that.” She sniffed and frowned. “Now, my Faun sense of smell is much stronger than my Human one was, so maybe you can use the extra time before the party to freshen up from your sexy time?”
Sandy’s face flushed with embarrassment, and she squeaked before engaging her glamor and rushing out the door.
When it was closed again, Tish looked at Henry with a raised eyebrow. “You couldn’t have led her into the bedroom to do that? Now we’re going to have to light a candle to burn off the scent of sex. We don’t want to give our guests the wrong impression, now do we.” She made shooing gestures again. “Go get the matches and the candle in the top left cupboard in the kitchen.”
Henry gave Tish a quick kiss and hustled away to follow her instructions. She was right. He really did love being with her, as he’d enjoyed living with Sandy. He realized living alone was not for him. He needed someone in his life to keep him from falling into his old solitary patterns.
She went back to the kitchen and carried the snack tray over to the wide coffee table while he collected the candle and matches. He carried them back to the front entrance and set the pretty candle in the candle stand on the narrow table in the hall. The candle was a light yellow-gold color, roughly six inches tall and two inches wide. He lit it and lowered the stand’s glass chimney over it. After a few moments, he was surprised to pick up the subtle scent of fresh mountain air and wildflowers. He looked closer at it.
“Where did you get this candle?” he called out.C0ntent © 2024 (N/ô)velDrama.Org.
She walked up next to him and smiled with her eyes closed as she inhaled the lovely scent. “That’s much better!” She opened her eyes to grin at him. “It’s a new business that opened up a small shop near my hospital. They sell products with all-natural scents. The candle wax is beeswax. The scent comes from the wax, which is collected from the hives of bees in different locations. This one was from a hive in the mountains of Colorado.”
Henry inhaled deeply, and with his eyes closed, he would swear he was standing in that meadow. Then he felt his body resonating with the scent. His eyes opened, and he stared at the candle. Wild Magic. He was sure of it. The wax was subtly emitting Wild Magic. He looked to the smile on Tish’s face. “How-how do you think they make the candles do that?”
She gave him a silly grin. “Do what? It’s just a candle. Honey picks up the flavor of the flowers the bees feed on; why shouldn’t their wax? Don’t overthink it. Just enjoy it!” She walked back to the kitchen to check on the wine. “By the way, only one drink for you tonight! We don’t need you going on a mental walkabout!”
He gave the candle another troubled look but put it out of his mind. If Tish couldn’t detect the magic in its scent, then it was probably nothing to worry about. The strength of her connection to the realm of Wild Magic was second only to his own, and her sense of smell was stronger than his. Her hearing and eyesight were better than his too.
He sighed. Magic was stupid.
He went back to preparing for the party. Aside from their odd collection of furniture, he was delighted with how their new apartment turned out. Maybe it was because of the mix of styles that he felt so much at home here. It felt like him and Tish.
When the next knock came from the door, it was only a few minutes before the party was to begin. Henry opened it and smiled at Sandy, who was in a lovely red party dress now. Behind her was Dayshia dressed in her favorite color, gold, and Michelle in her favorites, black and red. All three were wearing their inside slippers as they came directly from their apartments. He stepped back and let them in.
Sandy gave him a kiss on the lips with an invisible stroke across the front of his pants from Kesini. That made Sandy blush, but she was smiling as she walked into the living room.
Michelle stepped up to Henry with a nervous yet excited smile, and he leaned forward to let her press her lips against his. She was much more comfortable with these intimate gestures now, as long as he made no moves she might interpret as an attempt to restrain her. She could grab his shoulders and kiss him deeply as she was currently doing, but he kept his hands at his side.
She ended the kiss when Dayshia gently made a throat-clearing noise behind her. Blushing prettily, Michelle smiled at Henry and followed Sandy.
Dayshia closed the door behind herself and gave Henry a hungry smile. She was letting her hair grow and, tonight, wore it like a huge mane of dense curls. He itched to sink his fingers into the luxurious mass, but Dayshia’s entire body was a severe distraction for his hands. She grinned as she saw his need for her and suddenly pulled Henry against her chest to kiss him. Her large breasts were squeezed between their bodies, and Henry’s libido was waking up fast. He felt the heat in his body beginning to tingle, likely caused by kissing so many women so close together. But this was supposed to be a house warming party, not an orgy. He focused on Dayshia’s lips’ soft texture and how good they felt when he stroked them with his lips. By concentrating on her alone, he felt the heat dissipate as tender, one on one sex didn’t trigger it. Dayshia’s heat, on the other hand, rocketed from his sensual kissing and his hard body pressing on all the right places. She finally pushed him back and watched his mouth with wide eyes. The tip of her tongue touched her plumped lips quickly as she caught her breath.