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an invitation for more.” The Council
members and other males all laughed, since they had been interrupted more times
than they could count by the couples displays of affection. Mairi felt
something brush against her hand, and when she looked down she saw Fortem offer
his hand to her. He leaned in and whispered, “I think there was some problem
you needed help with? You were going to ask me about it after the class. We
might have a few minutes.” He teased.
“Yes I do have something to ask you. If you wouldn’t
mind.” She grabbed his hand in hers. “Amber, can you finish this class without
me? I have to talk with Fortem about something.” Mairi smiled at the males and
with a small wave she weaved her way to get outside.
She had to pause at the door a moment because all of
the Council members were in the way.
“Mairi, I would like a word with you please.”
Knollig was standing in front of her, she craned her neck up to see his face.
“Can you stop by my dome later Knollig, I have to
speak with Fortem about something.” She asked in all innocence. She knew
Knollig wasn’t happy with her holding Fortem’s hand, since he kept glancing
there and scowling. It wasn’t her fault, she had already told him she wasn’t
interested in other males! She wasn’t going to let him intimidate her with his
attitude though. It was his choice to have her be “friendly” with the other
men. Let him stew over what she took that to mean.
“It is really important Mairi…” Knollig started, but
Mairi cut him off.
“What I have to ask Fortem is equally important
Knollig. I will see you later.” She moved around him, dragging Fortem with her.
When they had walked along the pathway enough to find a few benches, Mairi
figured that was a good place to sit.
“Does this work for you?” She asked Fortem waving a
hand at a bench.
“Yes, this is a good place to sit and talk.” Fortem
motioned for her to sit first, then he placed himself next her, careful not to
touch her as he sat. He was sitting on one side of the bench and she was on the
other. Fortem really was an expert on giving females personal space. She had
almost laughed, but didn’t want to hurt his feelings.
“So Fortem, first let me thank you for walking us to
the meeting, and then offering to help me. Without even knowing what the
problem is.” Mairi gave him a big smile.
“I will try to help in any way I can.” Fortem vowed,
“What is the problem, little Earth female?”
Mairi pondered how to state her feelings for Knollig
without offending the other male. She decided to be truthful, “Well I am deeply
attracted to Knollig, and he is honor bound to let me discover if I could have
feelings for other males.”
Mairi looked
over at him sitting all proper on the bench, and wondered if he had desire for
her would he be that far away? She decided to ask him, “Fortem, if you felt
desire for me, would you be able to stay away from me? Would you still be
sitting over there on the bench? Or would you throw out the rules of private
space and sit closer?” He seemed confused by the question, then he asked.
“Do you want me to be honest?”
Mairi hesitated, when a male asked if you wanted
honesty it usually went badly, but she answered with a laugh, “Yes, honesty is
usually the best policy.”
Fortem looked deeply at her, “I find you a very
beautiful woman, everything about you is appealing. Your hair, your skin, your
laugh…your body.” His gaze roamed over her, “I would be proud if I felt that
you had an attraction to me. That I don’t feel sexual desire for you is a sign
that you are not putting off a sexual pheromone toward me. That is the only way
we can break through the genetic block that the original fathers had done to
us.” Fortem leaned toward her, “When I find my mate, I would like to think that
I will desire her as much as she desires me. That I will break all barriers to
make her mine.” He reached over and gently touched her
members and other males all laughed, since they had been interrupted more times
than they could count by the couples displays of affection. Mairi felt
something brush against her hand, and when she looked down she saw Fortem offer
his hand to her. He leaned in and whispered, “I think there was some problem
you needed help with? You were going to ask me about it after the class. We
might have a few minutes.” He teased.
“Yes I do have something to ask you. If you wouldn’t
mind.” She grabbed his hand in hers. “Amber, can you finish this class without
me? I have to talk with Fortem about something.” Mairi smiled at the males and
with a small wave she weaved her way to get outside.
She had to pause at the door a moment because all of
the Council members were in the way.
“Mairi, I would like a word with you please.”
Knollig was standing in front of her, she craned her neck up to see his face.
“Can you stop by my dome later Knollig, I have to
speak with Fortem about something.” She asked in all innocence. She knew
Knollig wasn’t happy with her holding Fortem’s hand, since he kept glancing
there and scowling. It wasn’t her fault, she had already told him she wasn’t
interested in other males! She wasn’t going to let him intimidate her with his
attitude though. It was his choice to have her be “friendly” with the other
men. Let him stew over what she took that to mean.
“It is really important Mairi…” Knollig started, but
Mairi cut him off.
“What I have to ask Fortem is equally important
Knollig. I will see you later.” She moved around him, dragging Fortem with her.
When they had walked along the pathway enough to find a few benches, Mairi
figured that was a good place to sit.
“Does this work for you?” She asked Fortem waving a
hand at a bench.
“Yes, this is a good place to sit and talk.” Fortem
motioned for her to sit first, then he placed himself next her, careful not to
touch her as he sat. He was sitting on one side of the bench and she was on the
other. Fortem really was an expert on giving females personal space. She had
almost laughed, but didn’t want to hurt his feelings.
“So Fortem, first let me thank you for walking us to
the meeting, and then offering to help me. Without even knowing what the
problem is.” Mairi gave him a big smile.
“I will try to help in any way I can.” Fortem vowed,
“What is the problem, little Earth female?”
Mairi pondered how to state her feelings for Knollig
without offending the other male. She decided to be truthful, “Well I am deeply
attracted to Knollig, and he is honor bound to let me discover if I could have
feelings for other males.”
Mairi looked
over at him sitting all proper on the bench, and wondered if he had desire for
her would he be that far away? She decided to ask him, “Fortem, if you felt
desire for me, would you be able to stay away from me? Would you still be
sitting over there on the bench? Or would you throw out the rules of private
space and sit closer?” He seemed confused by the question, then he asked.
“Do you want me to be honest?”
Mairi hesitated, when a male asked if you wanted
honesty it usually went badly, but she answered with a laugh, “Yes, honesty is
usually the best policy.”
Fortem looked deeply at her, “I find you a very
beautiful woman, everything about you is appealing. Your hair, your skin, your
laugh…your body.” His gaze roamed over her, “I would be proud if I felt that
you had an attraction to me. That I don’t feel sexual desire for you is a sign
that you are not putting off a sexual pheromone toward me. That is the only way
we can break through the genetic block that the original fathers had done to
us.” Fortem leaned toward her, “When I find my mate, I would like to think that
I will desire her as much as she desires me. That I will break all barriers to
make her mine.” He reached over and gently touched her
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