Page 70 of Essa

"You wish to sleep in there?" Phial asks, his tongue sticking out to make his disgust known. "Think of how many fluids have been spilled in there. Tell them, Sloane, I'm sure it was many."

Jovi wraps his arm tight around his mate, whispering something in her ear that distracts her from answering. However, I'm sure she'd have no problem with it, considering some of the things Essa has told us that the women aboard the Jolly Folly talk about during girl's night.

"You act as though the room was never cleaned." Essa waves her hand in front of her, shooing away Phial's attempt to dampen our excitement for having the best room in the place. "We have use for the many things that can be done there."

"Ew!" Phial sticks his tongue out again, making a gagging sound to accompany it that has Adam tightening his fists by his sides. Essa reaches over and twines her fingers in one of his twisted fists. He might snarl at her when she does it, but his body also visibly relaxes with her contact. "No one here needs to know what you're doing in there."

"You don't want to know who's putting what where?" I ask, hiding my smile when his green scales seem to darken in color. Either revulsion or embarrassment. Either way, this is payback for when he asked if Adam and I were fucking. "You were so interested when we first got here to know if Adam was giving me that good dick."

"Enough, mercy!" Phial covers the sides of his head where I assume his ears are, even if they aren't external. Adam looks over at me, a confused furrow in his brow. I don't think I've ever once said anything about him giving me 'that good dick,' butthere's a first time for everything, especially when it puts us both on the offensive against an irritating lizard man.

"So, is anyone objecting to us using the room, or are we to let it sit unused forever?" Essa asks.

"No objections," Alik answers for everyone, looking around once to ensure his words are true. "There's also Holoth's room if you'd prefer a nonpleasure crew room."

"Does it have a swing?" Adam asks, his tone way too serious to be asking about a sex swing. When Alik's chest flushes a deep violet, and he shakes his head, Adam continues. "Then we'll take the pleasure crew room."

"Speaking of my room," Holoth pipes up. He's been busying himself by tucking various blankets and fur around the female Varon pregnant with his baby. This is the first time he's spoken since we've been on the ship. "Where's Helna?"

Essa lets out a loud cackle before covering her mouth quickly. Phial shoots her a nasty glare that has Adam stepping between them.

Before he can make the situation worse, though, Essa wraps her arm around him, whispering something in his ear he can't keep to himself even if he wants to because he's useless at closing his mind off when it comes to Essa.

Let's go try out that swing you're so interested in.Adam repeats the words over and over as he swallows hard. He's still debating fighting Phial for making a face at Essa, but her offer has him wavering in what he thinks is most important.

Essa decides for him, grabbing his leash in her fist as she raises her tail higher up on his thigh. She drags him backward toward the kitchen door.

"Phial lost your sister in less than a week!"

With those parting words, Essa steps out of the kitchen, and I follow her, all but skipping down the hall toward the pleasure crew room.

"Before we get Seth strapped down, we have something else to do," Adam's voice sends a thrill down my spine.

I thought we were putting Essa in the swing, but I'm not too picky if my partners want to spoil me instead.

"We have nothing else we need to do," Essa counters, opening the pleasure crew room and trying to drag Adam inside. He plants his feet, not budging.

If Essa wanted to, she could have him in that room without a fuss, but she's barely trying to pull on him. She's much more careful with his leash than mine.

"Get in here. I wish to do things to both of your bodies and would like to do it without venom."

I let out a long breath of air, trying to make it so I'm not a whimpering mess before we even start. I'll whimper and beg for them in a little bit, but I don't need them to know I'm so easy that them even thinking about wanting to do anything with me has me ready to beg.

"I want to see your whiteboard," Adam says, his lips pulling up in a smirk as Essa's eyes go wide. "Oh, now I really want to see the board."

Adam steps further into the hallway, angling his body like he's going to bolt for Essa's bedroom. She tightens her hold on his leash, and the tinge of worry in her eyes makes my chest pinch.

I don't like either of my partners worrying about anything, but I also know that whatever's on her whiteboard is the reason the crew of the Jolly Folly has agreed to let Adam stay on the ship.

I don't doubt that if he hadn't been welcome, Essa would've gone with us wherever we decided to make a home. Adam also would've done whatever he needed to if it would've allowed him to stay on the ship.

He was losing his mind at the idea of being separated from Essa, and he was about to lose it at the wedding reception. He would've done anything Alik asked at that moment if it meant hecould stay with Essa. Navigating through the crowd of dancing bodies took longer than we meant for it to when we went to go find him to calm him down, and when we found him, he was fine.

Essa doesn't look like she's going to let Adam go any time soon, so I use my freedom to run down the hall to her room and sneak inside before Essa realizes that it's two on one and not in the way she and Adam usually like.

It takes me a second to find the light sensor, not that there's too much stuff in the room. Based on the few times I've been in this room and the fact that there's only one place the whiteboard could be since her bed is up against the other long wall, I could probably find it in the dark.

There's a scuffle in the hallway. I can't help but laugh, but I keep it quiet so the two don't know I'm laughing at them and not with them.

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