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animals doing it, but it was hard to reconcile the harsh reality of the act with the rush of pleasure he’d learned could be coaxed and prolonged, or hard and fast. “And I can only guess what it’s like for a woman, but for me, it’s…amazing.”
Callie watched the yearling gallop closer. “I want to try it, but…”
Harry tucked her under his arm and hugged her to his side. “It’s okay to wait. In fact, I think you should.
I know that’s old-fashioned of me, but you’re my sister. I love you and I want you to share it with someone who loves you and who you love back. Without love, it’s just sex, Cal. It feels great, but a little empty.”
“Well it’s not like there’s a bunch of men courting me, so I’ll probably never do it. The only men I really know are members of my family.”
“And Davin.” Harry nodded toward the purple crystal still in her hand.
Her breath caught. “I only met him once.”
“But he gave you a tuned communication crystal, Cal. You can talk to him through it, if you want, and get to know him.”
She turned the crystal in her hand. “This is a communication device?”
“Among other things.” Harry reached out one finger to touch the surface, pulling away quickly. “It’s a powerful emitter, and tuned perfectly. It’s probably a direct link to Davin, and totally untraceable because of the way he’s tuned it. The other crystals he left aren’t like this one, Cal. I think he gave it to you, hoping you’d talk to him.”
“You mean it’s like an old-world telephone? I can just call him and talk back and forth?” She seemed fascinated by the idea.
Harry nodded. “I think so, Cal. I’ve seen crystals similar to this in the city, but nothing this small or fine.
Davin’s reputed to be the best of the best when it comes to crystals, so I’m not surprised he gave you some of his best work. It tells me he really is serious about you—or at least wants to learn more about Page 33
you.”
“Really?”
Harry squeezed her shoulder once more. “Really. And Cal, think about it. He’s the only Alvian with emotions I’ve heard about. His work keeps him separate and apart from everyone—even most other Alvians. I think he’s probably a pretty lonely guy.”
“Are you trying to convince me to talk to him?” She eyed him suspiciously. “I don’t think our parents would want me to.”
Harry sighed. “You’re probably right, but I can’t help but think maybe this was meant to be. I get this feeling…” His eyes took on a faraway look that she’d come to recognize a bit from Papa Caleb. Harry’s amazing gifts were still manifesting as he matured and it wouldn’t surprise her at all to learn he’d somehow gotten the clairvoyant gift as well as all the other things he could do with his powerful mind.
“Did you see something?”
But Harry shook his head. “It’s more a feeling. I don’t know, Cal, but this feels right. Davin is important to the Alvians and I think he’s important to this family too. I think he’s going to be important to you, but I can’t say just how. But I can say this—he needs you, Cal. He needs a friend.” His eyes turned serious as he focused solely on her. “Even if it never amounts to more, he needs to know there is someone out there who can feel¾who can commiserate and talk with him about his day. He has no one. Absolutely no one he can talk to. You could be his friend, Callie.”
She seemed to consider his words. Her empathic gift was no doubt making her feel sympathy for the lonely Chief Engineer. Harry couldn’t say why this was so important, but he’d been waiting for something to give over the past few weeks and he thought this had to be it. There had been a feeling of waiting about the ranch and about Callie in particular since she’d started carrying that amethyst crystal. It was as if the universe were waiting for her to call on the massive power stored within the small shard, waiting for her to
Callie watched the yearling gallop closer. “I want to try it, but…”
Harry tucked her under his arm and hugged her to his side. “It’s okay to wait. In fact, I think you should.
I know that’s old-fashioned of me, but you’re my sister. I love you and I want you to share it with someone who loves you and who you love back. Without love, it’s just sex, Cal. It feels great, but a little empty.”
“Well it’s not like there’s a bunch of men courting me, so I’ll probably never do it. The only men I really know are members of my family.”
“And Davin.” Harry nodded toward the purple crystal still in her hand.
Her breath caught. “I only met him once.”
“But he gave you a tuned communication crystal, Cal. You can talk to him through it, if you want, and get to know him.”
She turned the crystal in her hand. “This is a communication device?”
“Among other things.” Harry reached out one finger to touch the surface, pulling away quickly. “It’s a powerful emitter, and tuned perfectly. It’s probably a direct link to Davin, and totally untraceable because of the way he’s tuned it. The other crystals he left aren’t like this one, Cal. I think he gave it to you, hoping you’d talk to him.”
“You mean it’s like an old-world telephone? I can just call him and talk back and forth?” She seemed fascinated by the idea.
Harry nodded. “I think so, Cal. I’ve seen crystals similar to this in the city, but nothing this small or fine.
Davin’s reputed to be the best of the best when it comes to crystals, so I’m not surprised he gave you some of his best work. It tells me he really is serious about you—or at least wants to learn more about Page 33
you.”
“Really?”
Harry squeezed her shoulder once more. “Really. And Cal, think about it. He’s the only Alvian with emotions I’ve heard about. His work keeps him separate and apart from everyone—even most other Alvians. I think he’s probably a pretty lonely guy.”
“Are you trying to convince me to talk to him?” She eyed him suspiciously. “I don’t think our parents would want me to.”
Harry sighed. “You’re probably right, but I can’t help but think maybe this was meant to be. I get this feeling…” His eyes took on a faraway look that she’d come to recognize a bit from Papa Caleb. Harry’s amazing gifts were still manifesting as he matured and it wouldn’t surprise her at all to learn he’d somehow gotten the clairvoyant gift as well as all the other things he could do with his powerful mind.
“Did you see something?”
But Harry shook his head. “It’s more a feeling. I don’t know, Cal, but this feels right. Davin is important to the Alvians and I think he’s important to this family too. I think he’s going to be important to you, but I can’t say just how. But I can say this—he needs you, Cal. He needs a friend.” His eyes turned serious as he focused solely on her. “Even if it never amounts to more, he needs to know there is someone out there who can feel¾who can commiserate and talk with him about his day. He has no one. Absolutely no one he can talk to. You could be his friend, Callie.”
She seemed to consider his words. Her empathic gift was no doubt making her feel sympathy for the lonely Chief Engineer. Harry couldn’t say why this was so important, but he’d been waiting for something to give over the past few weeks and he thought this had to be it. There had been a feeling of waiting about the ranch and about Callie in particular since she’d started carrying that amethyst crystal. It was as if the universe were waiting for her to call on the massive power stored within the small shard, waiting for her to
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