Page 57 of No Strings Attached

Caussus smiled back, nodded, said, “Madam,” then turned toward the mirror to admire himself. He looked stunning, and it was a delight for Vi to watch him realize that slowly.

“You look beautiful and deadly, Caussus, in exactly the right combination.”

“I believe, Madam Vi, that your lover is a true artist. He has an artist’s eye and the talents needed to make what he sees in his mind real. What a gift.”

“It’s true,” she said, “and we’re lucky that we have him using that gift for us. I can’t wait to see what he’s dreamt up for me if you look this good!”

Caussus laughed and Vi looked toward the door, where Bobby stood leaning in the frame, hands in pockets and smiling at both of them. She was glad he had overheard them, and she watched his expression change dramatically as he took in her new, smooth look between the legs. His glowing eyes crawled over her body back up to hers, and she gave him a crooked grin tomatch the lopsided one forming on his face. His eyes went wide, then he straightened, turned, and went back to the sitting room, quickly.Fuck, she had forgotten that they were “hands off” for the time being.

Everyone back in the sitting room, though it had taken some effort to pull Caussus away from the mirror, Bobby pulled the box over to Vi and knelt in front of her. She didn’t think she was going to get the same treatment Caussus had, being casually handed things, and instructed to put them on.

Bobby pulled a length of gold mesh out that matched Caussus’s belt, then said, a little hoarsely, “Um, I need you to spread your legs a little, Vi.”

She did, then he wrapped the piece around the top of her thigh, pulled out a second one and wrapped it around her other thigh, then pulled out a gold piece that fit precisely over her vulva, cupping it. He attached that piece to the bands going around her thighs, giving in for just a moment to run a finger over the now smooth surface of her pussy and looking up at her with another lopsided grin. Then he pulled himself back to the present and told her to walk away, then back toward him. He watched carefully as she came back toward him, making sure there wasn’t any kind of movement from the little gold covering and nodding to himself in satisfaction.

Reaching down into the box, he pulled out two more wicked looking curved blades and attached them to the gold bands on the outside of her thighs. Then he brought out the last two pieces, two small, circular, gold starbursts that matched the pattern of the crown, but with little gold thimbles in the center instead of a green bauble. She realized what they were for and laughed.

Bobby stood, smiling, and said, “There’s a little bit of adhesive inside to keep them on, but it’s moisture activated.”

Before she could respond, he dipped his head, pulled her left nipple into his mouth, then released it and carefully slid the little thimble over the now hardened nub. A lightning bolt flashed through to her clit. She looked at Caussus, who was studiously looking somewhere else, then looked down in admiration at Bobby’s handiwork. The whole piece was only big enough to cover her nipple and areola, otherwise it would be too heavy and just pull her tits down. Bobby repeated his actions with the right nipple, giving Vi another lightning strike between her legs, then stood back to regard her. Caussus came back to them, grabbed the remaining crown from the sofa, and handed it to Bobby, who slid it on under her hair. Then they both stood back in silent wonder.

“Even more beautiful and more deadly, Madam Vi,” Caussus whispered, then turned to Bobby. “Your work is miraculous, sir, and it is an honor to wear it.”

Vi beamed at Bobby as he looked down and said, “Thank you, Caussus,” before she jumped into his arms and squeezed him, tightly.

She pulled away and looked up at his face, then said, “I’m dying to see. Let’s all go to the bathroom!”

Vi stood in front of the mirror next to Caussus, Bobby off to one side, and looked at them together in wonder. They were stunning together, intimidatingly gorgeous with their gold adornments, sharp blades, crowns, and black/white hair, and they somehow looked even more naked than if they were wearing nothing at all.

They all stood at the mirror for several minutes, admiring. Then Vi turned to Caussus and said, “Please wait for us at the door, Caussus. I’ll join you in a second, and we can practice our grand entrances and walking together.”

When Caussus was gone, Vi turned to Bobby, grabbed up fistfuls of his coveralls in both hands, and pulled his face downto hers. She growled, “I want to rip this off of you, lock the doors, and spend the next week showing you what I’m feeling right now.”

Bobby’s hands found her bare ass and his mouth met hers, their kiss urgent and not in the least bit tender. Then he firmly pushed her away, panting and placing a hand on the wall next to him as a brace. He growled back, “Vi,” warningly, and raised his other arm to ward her off.

She was feeling equally breathless, trying and failing to keep her arousal from growing. She wanted to do exactly what she had said to him. Fuck Steve’s parents, fuck the mission, fuck the galaxy, because all she wanted was to fuck Bobby, right fucking now, then spend the next week doing it again and again. Instead, she said, “OK, I’m sorry. Give me a minute. I’ll meet you out there.”

Bobby whipped around and out the door, tail swinging. She needed to control herself, or she was going to make this harder than necessary on him. And how could they already be at a point in their relationship where she couldn’t take her hands off of him for a few days? It was getting dangerously close to time for her to take stock of her feelings about Bobby. She kept making assumptions about him being with her now and in the future, but she wasn’t honestly addressing her own emotions or giving Bobby any consideration by sharing them or allowing him to share his. She was being a selfish bitch.

But still, she bundled all those thoughts up, cracked the lid of the pressure cooker and stuffed them in, then screwed the lid back in place and made her way out to the guys, waiting at the doorway.

Bobby ran back to the fabrication room while Vi and Caussus practiced walking arm-in-arm around the room, getting a feel for the right distance to keep from each other so they didn’t throw off each other’s gait. Caussus coached her on posture and bearing, telling her to hold her chin higher and back straighter while giving her hips a little more swing. When Bobby shouted, “OK!” from down below, they made their way to the door.

Below them, Bobby, Acken, Mister Beastly, Steve, Trak, and Friend were in the front with about 20 Trallians standing behind them. Caussus walked Vi to the head of the stairs and stopped them there, whispering, “Cool, disdainful regard, Madam Vi. Regal and aloof.” They walked down the stairs slowly, heads held high, with everyone watching them, agape.

Acken bellowed, “You’ve done it, Bobby!” and whacked him on the back, sending him two paces forward. Acken quickly grabbed his shoulder and apologized while everyone else offered him praise and congratulations on his work. Then all of their eyes quickly returned to Vi and Caussus, roaming up and down their bodies with various levels of amazement, fear, and hunger. Yep, Bobby had given her exactly what she’d asked for, hadn’t he?

Bobby picked up another box and turned his attention to Acken, holding a big gold starburst with a flat emerald center that matched the crowns and was at least as big. He ran a wet cloth over a spot in the middle of Acken’s chest, then instructed him. Acken then adhered the starburst to his chest, looked down at it, then looked back up, grinning.

Bobby repeated the effort with Steve, adhering it to Steve’schest?himself and standing back to admire his work. He had the same thing, on a gold chain this time, for Mister Beastly. Then he handed a smaller version on a chain to Trak and put one on himself. Vi guessed that the adhesive was good on skin or scales but didn’t go so good with fur.

The final thing in his box was an even smaller starburst on a chain for Friend. Bobby handed it to Caussus, who whistled for Friend. Friend came bounding over and Caussus removed his ruffled collar and attached the new medallion. Friend looked around at everyone, wagging his tail happily.

Vi walked over to Steve and asked, “Will this work? Are we naked enough?”

Steve looked over at Caussus, then looked her up and down before saying, “I think so. I will make sure they know you typically wear clothing but have chosen to appear thusly in their honor. They are very fond of pointless gestures in their honor.”

Vi laughed, then looked for Bobby. He was conferring with Acken, gesturing to Caussus’s belt and codpiece. She went over to them.

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