the morning, you won’t be tired.” “Just well -fucked?” “Yes. You are unique in this. I am made to run a lover ragged unto death.” “That makes me feel special.” “More than you know,” she grinned. “You know I can conceal myself. It can work for both of us if necessary. This takes a little effort on my part. The more I recover, the easier it will be for me. Yet even at my best, it is still wiser and more practical to find clothing than conjure it.” “Oh. Hrm. well , I could spare money for clothes, but I hadn’t really thought about finances.” She chuckled again, and reached down to place a finger over his lips. “I have resources of my own. I could elaborate,
but as I suggested, a few surprises for later might be nice.” He looked at her with a suspicious smile, and she simply added, “You need not live in your mother’s home much longer.” “Good. I think we’re gonna need a bigger bed,” Alex chuckled. “There is that. As I said, I have resources. You may not need the paycheck for much longer, but I think you’l find it worthwhile to stay on at your job for a short time.” “Guess I’l take your word for that,” Alex said. “Tomorrow’s not a work day, though. School day.” “Ah. Yes. You ask al this about me, but tel me so little about yourself.” “Well … I’m kind of a geek, I work as a file clerk in a law firm and I go to community college. I have plenty of friends, and some of them are dorks, but at our age that’s probably not a shock. My dating life sucks…or at least it did before now.” “Why?” “I don’t know,” Alex frowned. “A lot of girls I’ve liked already had boyfriends. Others just weren’t interested. I guess I’m not their type. I’ve been feeling pretty unattractive lately.” Lorelei frowned. “You won’t have that problem any longer, master. Yet even if we were not so bound, I would not say that you had reason to feel that way.” Alex just shrugged. “Anyway, what you see is pretty much what you get. What else do you want to know?” “I would very much like to know why you would not lay with me before now,” she said. “Was it really just your moral qualms with slavery? I thought my desires were clear enough.” “They were.”
“And you don’t have a girlfriend or lover to whom you owe monogamy.” “Not for lack of trying,” he admitted. “Then why?” “I guess,” Alex began, then trailed off. “This is kind of embarrassing.” He saw no judgment in her eyes, only curiosity. “I guess you could say I was saving myself for love? I thought that’s what you were supposed to do? I mean, unless you’re some brain-dead horndog guy with no respect for women, and I’d rather be more than that.” Lorelei inhaled deeply, a satisfied smile coming across her face. She nodded. “I see. You’re also ready to risk your life for the sake of strangers. Are you so idealistic in al things?” “Well , maybe not about every little thing, but this? Yeah.” “I hope this night hasn’t disappointed you, Alex.” “No. hell , no. I’m going to want a lot of nights like this.” She leaned in closely to kiss him again. Her lips were soft and soothing and her kiss went deep. “I also hope that you feel friendship is good enough for a first time.” “I’m not complaining,” he whispered back. She sat up against him. “A great respect for women, hm? And no father in the house. Has it always been just you and your mother?” “For a long while now, yeah. Dad cheated on Mom. A lot. When she found out about it, she found out that it’d been going on a long time. Co-workers, bar floosies, hookers. Married women. It hurt her a lot. They divorced when I was in grade school. Honestly, I don’t hear much from him anymore beyond a generic card at Christmas.”
“Ah. This explains much. You do not wish to become your father.” “No,” Alex admitted. “I’m terrified of it.” “You will not. Put that fear aside, Alex. If you
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