Chapter 33: Love at first fight
I finally found an editor, so hopefully you all won't need to put up with my typos and poor/dyslexic editing skills anymore.
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Rachel could feel the change in the air at Alana's suggestion that they 'try out' the new bed, and it was almost a palpable change. Selene had already excused herself, and the redhead could see Nalatia starting to fade into the distance through the enormous bay window that covered the rear of the captain's cabin.
Standing near the door, the teen mage was in a perfect position to observe just how interested her fellow wives were, especially Alana and Beth. It occurred to her that besides the night that Ethan had returned to the Argo, Alana and Beth hadn't slept with him in well over a week. Her one experience in bed with him had been amazing, but she had no idea what it would be like with his other wives there. She bit her lip, not exactly sure how one does something like this.
"Problem beautiful?" Ethan asked while Alana gently kissed his neck, Beth slipped her arms around one of his biceps, and Taloni slid onto his lap.
She felt her cheeks grow warm as she looked down. "Um, no?"
Alana stopped her kissing to chuckle and the rest of his wives also stopped, all looking amused and somewhat sympathetic. Rachel suddenly felt like she had just been pushed onto a stage and expected to know her part perfectly, despite only having found out that she would be an actress a few seconds ago. She glanced up to see that Alana had slipped down to sit next to Ethan, Beth was on his other side leaning on him, and Taloni was sitting across his lap. All looked cozy, but the sexual tension in the room seemed to have dissipated slightly.
"Sorry." She said, leaning against the closed door.
"Sorry for what?" Alana asked.
"For um... I mean you all were so..." She looked at them, then down again. "...and now you're more... uh..."
Taloni chuckled, then her wings became a blur as she hopped off of Ethan's lap. Her feet never touched the ground as she floated over to the redhead to give her a big hug. "Don't worry Rachel, I used to be super nervous in bed too. I promise we won't do anything that would make you uncomfortable." She let go of the redhead as she lowered herself to the floor and turned to Ethan. "Right master?"
He nodded. "We wouldn't dream of it."
The newest bride noticed that Beth's cheeks had gone slightly pink, and Rachel glanced at her. "What?"
"I was just thinking about the first time that Alana and I... Um..." The blonde's cheeks went a bit pinker. "You know, I'm not really sure how say it."
"Had smokin' hot sex?" Ethan suggested grinning ear-to-ear.
"Yeah." The wood elf's cheeks were red, but she was also smiling as if at a fond memory. "We'll go slowly and you'll be fine."
"I'm just not sure..." Rachel hesitated. "I um, I just feel like..."
She paused, not sure what she felt like. For some reason, the idea of being naked with anyone other than Ethan and Alana just felt too... too... Something. She wasn't sure what though. She looked at the wood elf for help, silently pleading with her eyes.
"Don't worry; we won't push." Alana hopped off the bed and stood next to her, slipping her hand into the redhead's and giving it a comforting squeeze.
"It's just, I mean, I never really..." She took a deep breath. "I'm not used to being, um, naked around anyone. I never even let my handmaids help me bathe, so..." She bit her lip. "And it was nerve-wracking with just Ethan and Alana, so now..." She glanced at the bed.
"Ah." Ethan nodded, then cocked his head to one side. "You woke up naked with everyone the past couple mornings." He pointed out.
"The first morning was the one that you ordered us to put our clothes back on after that airship's shadow." Rachel pointed out. "We were all scrambling so much I didn't really think about it. And the second..."
"...and the second you were clutching the sheet to cover yourself the whole time." Ethan nodded. "Okay, I didn't realize that would make you uncomfortable."
"It doesn't." Rachel said hastily. "I love it, I really do. It'll just take me a little while to get used to it, that's all." She looked down. "I hope that's okay."
"Perfectly okay." He said kindly.
"Master, I have an idea that wouldn't require Rachel to take her clothes off." The Fey teen smiled slyly. "Do you remember the trip back to the Argo? Rachel said something about the tongue..."
"Oh?" Alana looked at the redhead and raised her eyebrow.
"Um, yes?" The redhead felt her cheeks grow downright hot.
"What did you say?" Beth asked, sitting on the edge of the bed.
"I said, um..." She gulped.
"You glanced at his hips, and then you said..." The Fey prompted.
"Um... I said, um..." She hesitated until Alana gave her hand another gentle, comforting squeeze. "I said that... that 'great communication requires the proper use of the tongue'."
Ethan whistled.
Rachel blushed.
She also couldn't help but notice that his very large... 'thing' was out and erect. In fact, it was pointing in her direction and seemed to stiffen even more after she'd repeated what she'd said on that trip.
"I think someone likes that idea." Alana said.
Rachel had already licked her lips before she'd realized that she'd done it.
"How about this?" Alana whispered into her ear. "How about you take care of him with your tongue, and the rest of us will take care of the rest of him?"
The wood elf pulled back and looked into the mage's eyes. Rachel couldn't help but notice that she had the prettiest eyes; a rich hazel color that seemed deep and passionate, but also warm and sensual. Her eyes were so captivating and so wonderful enough to get lost in that she could see someone -- not her of course, she wouldn't want to get lost in the wood elf's gorgeous, incomparable eyes -- but someone else might never want to be found.
"Do you want to try?" The brunette asked after several seconds, her grin becoming slightly lopsided.
"Sure." Rachel replied almost automatically, without really thinking about it.
Then she realized what she agreed to.
She swallowed hard.
Alana bit her lip, then leaned forward to whisper into her ear again. "Yeah, he likes it when we swallow."
"I've never done anything like this before." She whispered back.
"I know, and I'll bet you a thousand gold that he loves that."
"Do you?" Rachel looked at him.
He had been tenderly kissing Beth while Taloni was gently massaging his shoulders. The look of tender devotion on the Fey's face was heartwarming, as was the bliss on the blonde's.
"Do I... what?" He asked after breaking his kiss with Beth.
Alana smiled slyly. "Like that she's never had her lips around another man?"
"I wouldn't have it any other way." He said firmly, and there was a strong note of draconic possessiveness in his voice.
"Come here." Alana gently took the redhead's hand and led her over to Ethan.
Rachel had an image flash through her head of how she wanted to do this, and she felt her loins grow warm as she thought about it. It would be so... so submissive; subservient; a show of deference that at once shocked her in its abject admission of subjection... yet at the same time it also made her yearn to feel that with him. To have him literally standing over her as she...
She blushed.
"Speak." Ethan -- or maybe the dragon -- instructed.
"Um, my lord could you please..." She faltered. "I mean, can I... with my lips and tongue?" Her cheeks felt almost hot and she couldn't meet his gaze.
"You may. Any other requests?" The dragon replied, as if he knew there was more.
"Please my lord, could you..." She took a deep breath and let it out slowly. "Could you please stand while I do?"
"Stand?" The dragon replied impassively.
"Yes my lord, stand... stand over me while I do... it."
Out of the corner of her eye, she saw his other wives give each other looks of both surprise and intrigue. The dragon regarded her for a moment, then Beth hopped off his lap and he stood. He was taller than she was. Not by much, but by an inch or two. She could've easily looked into his eyes, but didn't.
Despite the room being warm, she could feel herself start to shiver slightly.
"What's wrong?" Ethan's caring voice came; the draconic element receded, but didn't disappear altogether.
Rachel crossed her arms over her chest, holding herself slightly as she bit her lip. "I..." She looked into his green, cat-like eyes. There was warmth there, and love, and caring.
Still...
"Are...?" She hesitated, then looked. "Are you still okay with me? Am I still...?" She trailed off, not exactly sure what she was asking.
"Still a wonderful woman who I love deeply? Yes." Ethan said, pulled her gently into a hug, and then thought directly to her. *I promised I would never intentionally betray your trust Rachel, and I meant it; I still mean it. I'm pretty sure I know what you have in mind, and I'd love it. But I won't push.*
*Thank you.* She thought back, then bit her lip. *I know you won't push, and honestly the fact that you won't makes me want to do it even more. But I'm nervous, and sometimes I could use a push though...*
He let go of her, smiled, and then spoke firmly but gently. "Rachel, kneel down."
"Yes my lord." She breathed a sigh of relief. It was sometimes easier to let someone else take the lead because it gave her brain a break, and usually a desperately needed one. She'd never been able to do that before because she hadn't trusted anyone enough. But here and now with Ethan, she felt safe enough to let her guard down like that.
Alana dropped a pillow right in front of the redhead and she slowly sank to her knees, putting her face about level with his... his 'equipment'. She was vaguely aware that both Beth and Taloni were in the room and could see her, which made her cheeks feel hot. She was sure her cheeks were approaching the shade of her hair roots, instead of resembling the tips like normal.
"How do I...?" She asked, looking at the enormous thing in front of her. She had really never seen it this close before, since she'd been so nervous on her wedding night and been distracted.
"It won't bite." Beth said from the bed behind Ethan. "Just be gentle and no teeth."
"Yes, please no teeth." Ethan nodded with a grin.
The redhead nodded.
Taloni hopped off the bed and gave the redhead a dazzling smile. "You can do this Rachel. Maybe try just touching it first."
"May I my lord?" She looked up at him.
