Page 76 of Earth-Bound

As soon as we were past the first line of trees, I reached out to the earth below me and felt the large trees surrounding me, all vibrating with energy. They were more aware than usual because they’d been touched by an earth spirit recently and because I was still nearby, still feeding energy into them. It wasn’t much, at the moment, but it would grow over time.

The trees knew exactly what was about to happen and I felt the deep well of excitement that their earth spirit was about to claim his mate, the satisfaction that Joe and I would be tied together, and amusement at my embarrassment.

I couldn’t help feeling like that, I just hadn’t expected Joe to suggest I claim him right out in the open.

Considering I had very little in the way of shyness or modesty about my body, I couldn’t work out what had made me so reluctant. Perhaps it was because it wasn’t simply me in a state of undress, it was us both. And we weren’t just going to be naked, either, we were going to be making love.

Joe enveloped me from behind and I felt his body press the length of mine. One of his hands went straight for my chest and found my nipple, pinching and rubbing it, and the other went down over my hip and across my groin, palming my erection.

He murmured in my ear. “You’re so sexy, Terrund.”

I could barely speak coherently, with the way his hands moved over my body and the way his fingers worked at my most sensitive areas. I managed to gasp, “Glad you think so,” and then lost the ability to speak at all as Joe lowered his lips to my ear and licked and nibbled at it.

“Can we get off first?”

When I didn’t answer, Joe stopped the movement of his fingers and my body writhed against him, attempting to get him to continue. He had to ask again. “Can we get off first? Before you claim me?”

Ah.

I twisted around to face him.

“I thought I’d explained but apparently I did a poor job of it. We must share our bodies in order for the claiming to work.”

“You mean we have to have sex?”

“Yes.”

“What kind of sex?”

“Well, my understanding is that penetrative sex is best.”

He snorted. “No wonder you didn’t want to do that out in the open. I don’t mind a quick blowie behind a wall but that’s pushing it.”

His comment reminded me and I sent some magic out to the trees and shrubs and grass around us, encouraging them to create a barrier. I wasn’t yet strong enough to create a literal barrier – though I would be in time – but my friends would discourage people from entering this place while my mate and I coupled.

Joe took hold of my neck and dragged me forward for another kiss. His tongue working in my mouth sent my body spiralling into ecstasy and I moaned, wanting more. I could have found my release from his kiss alone but he broke it off and asked, “Which way do you want it?”

I hesitated. Perhaps he would wish me to be the penetrative partner.

He pressed kisses to my mouth as though he couldn’t keep his lips off me. “I want you, Terrund. I’ve been dreaming of your ass since the first time I saw you. I almost think you wear those blasted leggings just to torment me with how your ass and thighs look in them.”

Somehow, I managed to chuckle into our kiss and nod at the same time.

“Yeah?” he asked. “Can I top you?”

“Yes. You’re my mate – my body is yours. I want to become yours.”

“Fuck, yes.”

He began yanking at his shirt and stripped it from his shoulders, throwing it to the ground. Then he started on his jeans and I worked off my own clothes, revealing my body to him. Joe was everything I’d ever wanted. His broad shoulders were exactly the right amount of muscled – strong from work,not strength for the sake of it – and his chest was toned and tanned. I ran my hands over his body as he bared himself to me, and revelled in the feel of it beneath my fingers.

We kissed and touched, learning the planes of each other’s bodies, and Joe’s hands felt along my chest and back and hips and thighs and ass, touching me wherever he wanted, laying claim to my body.

At last, he stepped back and said, “Is kneeling down here doing to hurt your knees?”

“The ground cannot harm me. I’m an earth spirit.”

“Good. Get on your hands and knees.”

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