Page 121 of Carnal: The Beast Who Loved Me

The woman in the saffron-colored tunic, ambled over. “You eating?”

Carnal opened his mouth, but Rosie spoke first. “Yeah. That’s why we’re here.”

The woman’s eyes swept over Rosie, assessing the attitude. “Outside?”

Carnal looked at Rosie. “Outside okay?”

“Sure. It’s not too cold for outside.”

“Pick a table,” said the woman. “I don’t suppose you want wine.”

When Carnal looked at Rosie, she smiled. “No. Red ale is fine with me.”

“You?” she asked Carnal.

“Same. Red ale,” he said.

“Yeah. No wine. Just like I thought.”

As they sat down at a corner table, Rosie said, “So. Let’s talk about you.”

Rosie reveled in the look of pure delight on Carnal’s face.

“You want to talk about me?”

She smiled in appreciation of his beauty and the eagerness he projected to talk about himself. “I want to know everything about you. You’re fascinating, but you’re a mystery.”

“I’m fascinating?”

His cocky smile always tugged at the corners of her own mouth.

“You already know you are.”

“Why are you looking at me like that?”

“Like what?”

“Like you think I’m… wonderful.”

Rosie laughed. “I do think you’re wonderful.”

“Carnal?” Rosie looked up to see the Farsuitwailian girl approaching the table. “Haven’t seen you for a while.”

“I’ve been busy.” He looked at Rosie. “And I’m going to be busy from now on. Forever.” He glanced at the girl. “Pass the word along. Okay?”

The girl looked at Rosie. “Because of her? She doesn’t look that special.”

Carnal turned to face the intruder. “Are you blind? It doesn’t get any more special than this.” He said the last part looking back at Rosie.

After the hostess shooed the girl away, Rosie said, “Okay. Most important things first.”

“What’s most important?”

“Why me?”

“I’m not sure I know that myself. You just… fit. When I’m around you, I want you wrapped around me. When I’m not around you, all I can think about is having you wrapped around me.”

“Sounds like lust.”

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