“What just happened?” I said. “Who was that bitch?”
Tanner slowly stood up from the witness box. He was frozen to look the same age. But the weight he was carrying on his shoulders made him look about 300 years old for second. He looked so defeated. “That was Princess Karima. The woman I was supposed to marry.”
Marry? What?A memory dropped back into place in my head.Princess Karima. Oh no.I remembered that name now. Back when I thought he was a vampire, he’d told me he was caught being unfaithful to Princess Karima. That’s why he was sentenced to be a genie. “But...” my voice trailed off. “How is she even still alive?!”
Tanner slowly closed the distance between us. “She convinced the council to turn her into a genie so she could personally ensure that my punishment was carried out.”
What kind of sick twisted fuckery was this?!“Okay, well...what happens now?”
Tanner pressed his lips together as he stared at me. The pain on his face was palpable. “I have to help you find true love.”
“But I’ve found true love,” I said. “With you.”
He shook his head. “You can’t love a genie.”
“Of course I can. I do. I love you.”
He shook his head again.
“Yes, I do. Check your lamp. Maybe I’m already on it. Where is it? Do you have it in your pocket?” I reached toward his suit pants.
“No.” He grabbed my hand to stop me. “I have to makemortalmatches. Your soulmate is out there, Ash. And it’s not me.”
“Of course it’s you.”
He pulled me into a hug.
No.I felt tears welling in my eyes.This can’t be happening.What had I done?
Tanner held me tighter. Like this was the last moment he ever could.
The tears quickly started pouring down my cheeks. “But I love you.”
“I love you too,” he whispered in my ear.
Hearing those words should have been amazing. But it felt like he’d stabbed my heart with a knife. So what did this mean? Did I have to give him up? I didn’t want to. I couldn’t.
“So let me get this straight,” said Chastity. “Ash has to bang tons of dudes until she happens to bang one who could be her true love?”
Noooo. That was my worst nightmare. Too many diseases. Too many cocks. Just too much everything. I knew she was trying to find a positive spin on this, but this was the worst fucking dayof my life! I was late, I had to speak in public, and I’d make my cursed boyfriend have to match me with someone else even though I loved him.
“Ah! This is gonna be so fun.” She clapped. “Where should we start? Should I go find that guard? I don’t want to spoil the surprise…but let’s just say that the rumors I’ve heard about Tuaregs are definitely true. And their clothes really do dye their skin blue. Check out the blue dye his cock left on my lips. #BigDickBlue.”
I don’t want blue lips!
“No,” said Tanner firmly.
I pulled back to look up at him.
No?What did he mean by that? Did I not have to sex the whole palace and stain my lips?
“No,” he said again. “We’re going back to New York.” He snapped his fingers and magically teleported us back to his apartment.
Too Much Sausage - Chapter 17 – Check Out My Dick!
Saturday – September 30, 2023
Ash