Page 73 of The Fighter
Leo chuckled. “Only because we were stupid boys who threw rocks at it to provoke it.”
“Ahh, I think I’m on the wild boar’s side then.”
“Me too.” I squeezed her tighter. “We were jerks and I learned my lesson. That’s why I got a tattoo as a reminder. What about you? When did you get your tattoo?”
“The summer I turned eighteen. Do you like it?”
“Uh-huh. Who made it?”
“A tattoo artist in the Motherlands. I was going to have it done up here in the Northlands, but the tattoo artist I spoke to got so nervous from the thought of touching me in that place that his hands were shaking.”
“Yeah, I can imagine.” I let one of my fingers trail down her body to her hipbone where a nice thumb-sized P was tattooed.
“Why a P?”
“It stands for pioneer.”
“Oh, I see. I thought it was short for pestilence.”
“Ha-ha, very funny.” She pinched the skin on my arm.
“Ouch.” I retaliated by playfully biting her shoulder. “And why on your hipbone?”
“Because the hip is a place of movement. Pioneers move forward. Do you get it?”
“Yes, it makes sense – and talking about firsts, you’re definitely the best lover I ever had.”
She gave me a blinding smile. “Thank you. Knowing that sex is this amazing makes me feel a bit better about what Dina must have gone through after her marriage.”
“Good.” I stretched and yawned. “If Henry felt like I do right now, he would have made love to Dina morning, noon, and evening.”
“You think?”
“I guarantee it. And you know what else he would be doing?” I averted my eyes when I said it.
“What?”
“He would have been coming inside her.”
My heart beat fast waiting for her response. The fact that Raven was taking a chance with me knowing that she could get pregnant blew my mind. Yes, chances were slim, but it was possible, and she had to know that.
“You can’t know that.”
“Henry would be trying to impregnate Dina.”
Raven groaned. “Yeah, well, we can skip that part.”
“You sure?” I gave her my most charming grin and bit her earlobe. “Because I wouldn’t mind coming inside you if you need to really feel what Dina felt.”
“Are you crazy? I could get pregnant.”
“So?”
She raised her eyebrows and spoke in a tone of disbelief. “Do you want everyone to find out what we’ve done?”
“Is that another trick question?”
“No, seriously, Leo. We said this would be our secret.”
