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Authors: Jackie Ivie
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shifted, lifting onto her forearms atop his chest.
“Oh, boy. This is...not good. Um. Ethelstone? We really need to talk.”
“All right. Akron told me I could answer your questions.”
“All of them?”
“ Ja .”
Wow. That sounded like a major gift. If her mind would function, she’d be able to fathom the scope of it. Right now, that felt like work. And she really didn’t want to work.
“You’re honestly going to answer every question I have?”
“You wish honesty, elska ? Very well. I shall try. What I experienced was not pain, but it was more than I have dealt with for centuries. It probably should have hurt. Does that help?”
Stephanie smiled tightly. Without mirth. “I mean...about us. And...um. This .”
She glanced down at where they were still connected, and then back up. She blushed furiously and couldn’t meet his gaze. Dang! The view was unbelievable. She had toned abs, tight thighs, a really strong core...but he was champion body builder material. Joined, they looked like a really sexy ad for a porn flick.
“You mean munuo ? Physical love?”
He punctuated his translation with a slight shove of his hips. Steph’s eyes widened. She sucked in her cheeks. Pretended the blush hadn’t gotten worse. Hotter. Probably a lot brighter, too.
“Um. Yes. That’s exactly what I mean. Oh. This is so unlike me.”
“What?”
“Meeting a male and within hours falling into the sack with him. I mean...I’ve never even had a one-night stand.”
“I am glad to hear that.”
“I don’t know what to say. How to act.” She glanced toward him. He was watching her intently. She had to look away again. Watching the fire was a lot safer.
“There is a correct way?”
“We just met, Ethelstone.”
“And I thank Odin for that.”
Stephanie took a deep breath. Looked back at him. Almost managed to meet his gaze again. “Oh, heck, it’s not getting any easier if I procrastinate. I’ll just say it. We didn’t discuss...um, sexual history. Or contraception methods.”
“Contra-what?”
“Pregnancy prevention.”
He grinned, revealing a lot of white teeth. And not one fang. He had such a killer grin. It couldn’t be her fault that her heart felt like it swelled. It probably happened to every girl he smiled at. That thought sobered her, while something did the same to him.
His smile faded.
“Please don’t tell me you’ve got an STD. Okay? That’s all I’m asking here.”
“What is an STD?”
“Oh, come on. Everyone knows—. Brother. Okay. Fine. I’ll explain. It stands for sexually transmitted disease.”
“I am certain I do not have that.”
“You’ve been tested?”
His cheeks went a little ruddy. As if he blushed. But that was impossible. It must be a trick of the light. And it made him even more handsome.
“I have never had munuo.”
“You’ve never—?”
He shook his head. A huge dose of heat surged through Stephanie. It started in her chest and spread outward. Like a wash of absolute joy. She’d never felt anything like it. Tears stung her eyes. She blinked rapidly to clear them. And then the warmth receded to leave her shivering.
“You are cold?”
“I think...I’m in shock, Ethelstone.”
“Truly?”
“You were a virgin? That’s what you’re telling me?”
He nodded.
“Oh. Holy hell. How is that even possible? I mean, you are the most gorgeous thing I’ve ever seen. You are as masculine as men come. Your libido is off the charts. And you’ve been around...what? A thousand years? Plus? Were women blind? Or just crazy?”
“No. They were scarce.”
“All those years?”
“We were born and raised here in Iceland. Trust me. Women were scarce. And very few were pretty.”
“Oh. I see. You were picky.”
“Yes and no. We were young. We had time.”
“How young?”
“Twenty-three.”
“You’re twenty-three?”
“ Ja. ”
“Wow. I suddenly feel very old.”
“Stephanie, I was turned in the year 992 . ”
“992? Holy hell, yet
“Oh, boy. This is...not good. Um. Ethelstone? We really need to talk.”
“All right. Akron told me I could answer your questions.”
“All of them?”
“ Ja .”
Wow. That sounded like a major gift. If her mind would function, she’d be able to fathom the scope of it. Right now, that felt like work. And she really didn’t want to work.
“You’re honestly going to answer every question I have?”
“You wish honesty, elska ? Very well. I shall try. What I experienced was not pain, but it was more than I have dealt with for centuries. It probably should have hurt. Does that help?”
Stephanie smiled tightly. Without mirth. “I mean...about us. And...um. This .”
She glanced down at where they were still connected, and then back up. She blushed furiously and couldn’t meet his gaze. Dang! The view was unbelievable. She had toned abs, tight thighs, a really strong core...but he was champion body builder material. Joined, they looked like a really sexy ad for a porn flick.
“You mean munuo ? Physical love?”
He punctuated his translation with a slight shove of his hips. Steph’s eyes widened. She sucked in her cheeks. Pretended the blush hadn’t gotten worse. Hotter. Probably a lot brighter, too.
“Um. Yes. That’s exactly what I mean. Oh. This is so unlike me.”
“What?”
“Meeting a male and within hours falling into the sack with him. I mean...I’ve never even had a one-night stand.”
“I am glad to hear that.”
“I don’t know what to say. How to act.” She glanced toward him. He was watching her intently. She had to look away again. Watching the fire was a lot safer.
“There is a correct way?”
“We just met, Ethelstone.”
“And I thank Odin for that.”
Stephanie took a deep breath. Looked back at him. Almost managed to meet his gaze again. “Oh, heck, it’s not getting any easier if I procrastinate. I’ll just say it. We didn’t discuss...um, sexual history. Or contraception methods.”
“Contra-what?”
“Pregnancy prevention.”
He grinned, revealing a lot of white teeth. And not one fang. He had such a killer grin. It couldn’t be her fault that her heart felt like it swelled. It probably happened to every girl he smiled at. That thought sobered her, while something did the same to him.
His smile faded.
“Please don’t tell me you’ve got an STD. Okay? That’s all I’m asking here.”
“What is an STD?”
“Oh, come on. Everyone knows—. Brother. Okay. Fine. I’ll explain. It stands for sexually transmitted disease.”
“I am certain I do not have that.”
“You’ve been tested?”
His cheeks went a little ruddy. As if he blushed. But that was impossible. It must be a trick of the light. And it made him even more handsome.
“I have never had munuo.”
“You’ve never—?”
He shook his head. A huge dose of heat surged through Stephanie. It started in her chest and spread outward. Like a wash of absolute joy. She’d never felt anything like it. Tears stung her eyes. She blinked rapidly to clear them. And then the warmth receded to leave her shivering.
“You are cold?”
“I think...I’m in shock, Ethelstone.”
“Truly?”
“You were a virgin? That’s what you’re telling me?”
He nodded.
“Oh. Holy hell. How is that even possible? I mean, you are the most gorgeous thing I’ve ever seen. You are as masculine as men come. Your libido is off the charts. And you’ve been around...what? A thousand years? Plus? Were women blind? Or just crazy?”
“No. They were scarce.”
“All those years?”
“We were born and raised here in Iceland. Trust me. Women were scarce. And very few were pretty.”
“Oh. I see. You were picky.”
“Yes and no. We were young. We had time.”
“How young?”
“Twenty-three.”
“You’re twenty-three?”
“ Ja. ”
“Wow. I suddenly feel very old.”
“Stephanie, I was turned in the year 992 . ”
“992? Holy hell, yet
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