“Um…okay.” Mia took a step back and stumbled on the high heels she wasn’t used to wearing.
“I’ve got you!” Storn caught her before she could go over, slipping one muscular arm around her waist and pulling her close to him.
“Oh!” Mia was very aware of his soft brown fur brushing against her bare legs. It was warm and silky and it sent shivers through her when it touched her skin.
“Let’s talk some.” Storn set her gently on her feet and ushered her back inside. Once the door had slid shut, he went to stand in front of the fireplace, which was emitting a soft, golden glow.
One of the things Mia loved about her new suite was the fact that it had an automatic fireplace which was easy to control, because the flames weren’t real—they were a kind of cold plasma that only looked like flames—at least according to Kaylee, who had explained the fireplace to her.
Tonight, Mia had the flames and the heat both set on low, so the flickering “fire” only gave off a gentle warmth. In its golden glow, Storn looked even more wild—a creature out of mythology, she thought—a demigod maybe, or a half-monster.
“Please sit,” he said to Mia, gesturing to the plush loveseat across from the fireplace. “Maybe you’re wondering why I chose to reveal myself to you tonight,” he added, as Mia settled gingerly on the loveseat, trying to make sure her breasts didn’t spill out the top of the leather bustier.
“The thought had crossed my mind,” she admitted carefully. “I mean, we’ve been together all week and you kept putting me off. Why tonight?”
“I suppose because I thought you were finally ready,” he said quietly. “Was I wrong?”
“I don’t know,” Mia admitted. “I don’t think so. Can I, er…can I see you up close?”
“If you like.” Storn came forward obligingly, his hooves muted on the carpet. He had extremely strong, muscular thighs, Mia saw. And while his knees bent the same way a human’s did, his ankles were thicker and stiffer, leading down to the shiny black hooves, which were quite large.
His fur, which had felt so soft on her legs, covered his lower half quite completely, she thought. So completely, in fact, that she couldn’t see much of anything between his thighs.
“Um…Where is your…uh…” Mia didn’t know quite how to broach the subject but Storn seemed to know what she wanted to ask.
“Where is my shaft?” he finished for her.
“Well…yes.” Mia nodded and felt her cheeks getting hot with a blush. “I mean, I don’t mean to be nosey but…”
“It’s all right—I want you to feel you can ask any question you want to, lovely one,” Storn told her. “The reason you can’t see my shaft is because it is tucked away inside my sheath.”
“Your what, now?” Mia raised her eyebrows, now feeling thoroughly confused.
“In my sheath,” Storn repeated patiently. “It’s a kind of natural pouch between my legs that holds and hides my shaft until I have need of it.” He raised his eyebrows at her. “Would you like to see it?”
“Yes, I would,” Mia confessed. “Could you, er, point it out to me? Because I don’t see anything.”
“It’s just here.” He pointed to the area between his thighs, where a human man’s penis would have been.
Mia looked, but still didn’t see much. Maybe the fur was a little bit thicker there, but she couldn’t see anything else. Maybe Satyr Kindred equipment was smaller than the equipment of Kindred from this universe, she speculated. Which was a little disappointing, but not a deal breaker at all.
After all, Storn had given her more pleasure with just his fingers in the past week than Hank had given her their entire marriage. She certainly wasn’t going to throw him over now for having a smaller-than-average package.
“Um, it’s very nice,” she said politely, smiling up at him. “Thank you for showing me.”
“I haven’t shown you anything yet,” Storn murmured. “Mia, before we go any further towards bonding, I think I need to show you my shaft.”
“But…I thought you were,” Mia protested. “Is it hidden in the fur, there?” She pointed at the extra furry spot between his legs.
Storn blew out a breath that sounded half amused/ half impatient.
“I’ve shown you nothing yet. What you’re looking at is just the exterior of my sheath. Before we can go any further, I think I should show you my shaft. After all, if I bond you to me, it must go inside you. And I don’t want you surprised or upset on our bonding night.”
“You…you think I’ll be upset?” Mia asked, her mouth going dry.
“Well…I am shaped differently than the Kindred males of this universe,” Storn admitted. “Would you like to see now? Or do you prefer to wait for another time?” he asked.
Mia lifted her chin.
“Let me see now,” she decided. After all, Storn had never made her feel bad about her body, even though she wasn’t as young and firm as she once had been and she certainly had never been thin. He always told her she was beautiful, despite all that. She was determined to return the favor—no matter what his equipment looked like, she was going to love it, she told herself.