Wrex returned about twenty minutes later, even if I was a little surprised that Matty’s sudden arrival hadn’t scared him off from returning in the first place. I was delighted when he’d knocked on the front door with a bag of food from a local place down the street from me.

I directed him to my little breakfast nook within the kitchen, right by one of the floor to ceiling windows that covered most of my condo.

I’d resigned to getting dressed for the day, opting for a pair of black basketball shorts and a sky blue tank top.

Wrex being back in his teal crop top and cut off shorts only enticed me more, but I kept my reservations while Wrex took a seat opposite me.

“I didn’t know what you’d like, so I got a bit of everything.” He explained, emptying the bag to reveal an assortment of biscuits with varying innards, three different types of doughnuts, two orders of hashbrowns and two orders of home fries.

“This is great,” I smiled, grabbing a labeled sausage biscuit, a strawberry glazed doughnut, and an order of the hashbrowns. “Thanks for getting this. ”

“No problem” He beamed, taking a bacon and egg biscuit, a chocolate glazed doughnut, and the last order of hashbrowns.

We didn’t address the obvious, instead settling into a quiet mix of discussing how good the food was and Wrex asking about certain things we could see from the condo.

I pointed out the Capitol building in the distance, where ORBIT conducted our meetings, as well as a few places of note around the city.

When we were finished eating, an oddness slithered on the table and hissed at us.

I tried dismissing it by getting rid of our trash and accepting Wrex’s offer for me to box the leftovers for myself, but it was crystal clear. We had things to address.

I sauntered back to the breakfast nook just as Wrex was standing up.

“Wrex—”

“Wallace—”

Laughter consumed us as we’d spoken in unison, being of the same mind. After breaking the tension with light hysterics, I put my hands on my hips to forge through with my needed focus.

“Firstly, I’m sorry about Matty running in here.”

“He’s your former husband?” Wrex inquired. “I think that’s what divorce means but I’m not positive. It’s a very human thing.”

“That’s right,” I nodded. I had no idea what the Orb equivalent was, or if they even cared to have a term for it. But I could learn about that at a later time. “Matty’s my ex-husband. And we finalized our divorce last week, even though we’ve been broken up and separated for two years.”

“Ahh,” Wrex tilted his head knowingly. “So you’ve been done for a while.”

“Yes.” I continued to affirm. “It’s not like what we did last night was some type of betrayal.”

“I’m glad I’m not, I believe the term is, a homewrecker.” He chuckled .

Shaking my head, I grinned. “Definitely not a homewrecker.”

Needing him to feel my next words as much as he would hear them, I closed the space between us and caressed his arm. “Secondly, I absolutely loved last night. I haven’t topped in almost nine years and you’re the first one I’ve been with in that way.”

“And you want to reiterate that what we did was nothing more than a one time thing.”

His response was less of a question and more of a statement.

Truthfully, I wasn’t sure what I wanted this to be in the end.

I’d gladly have sex with him again, that wasn’t even a question.

Now that the moment had cleared customs in my head, I meant every word I was telling him.

Last night had been fucking awesome. But now, in the light of day, I’d barely shaken my relationship with Matty.

I’d yet to fully experience my new life as a single man again, as a man who could do whatever he wanted when he wanted.

And while Wrex was incredible and I would love to get to know him more, I wanted to get to know myself just a little bit more before committing to something with someone else.

“Honestly, I don’t know anything other than I’m single again for the first time in almost ten years, and I’d like to get reacquainted with who I am now and who I want to be without factoring in another person.”

“That is such a relief to hear,” Wrex chuckled, running a hand over his buzzed black hair, blue eyes glistening with reassurance. “Because I’m not ready for anything serious either. Least of all with a human. I know we said this last night, but I wanted to make sure nothing had changed.”

“Really?”

“Really.” He nodded. “I’ve never had a relationship with a human, but I’ve hooked up with plenty. I’m just not ready for that sort of thing right now.”

I wondered if there was more to it on his end.

For me, my divorce held a lot of the reason why I wasn’t sure I was ready for anything more than fun with someone.

A blaze of yearning to ask him cooled over me, but I kept it to myself.

If Wrex wanted me to know those extra details, he was free to give them but I wasn’t going to pry.

“That being said, I’d love to do it again.” I smiled. “That is, if you’d be up for it.”

“Didn’t I already prove to you how up to it I am?” Wrex snickered wildly, pulling me close to him. “I really enjoyed last night too, if it wasn’t obvious.”

He surprised me with a kiss, my hands going to his hips of their own accord. It was a sweet kiss, with hints of heat behind it, but Wrex didn’t let it escalate.

“Maybe it would be best if we took a few days to think things over before we have sex again, though.” When I felt my eyebrows buckle in confusion, he clarified. “To think about whether both of us are okay with a casual fling with a different species and such.”

I had no hang ups about it currently, but maybe mulling it over wasn’t such a bad idea.

It was a brand new phenomenon to my life, especially my sex life, and taking the time to properly run it through my mind didn’t sound like the worst idea in the world.

Plus, if Wrex was needing or wanting to do the same, I wanted him to be just as sure.

“Yeah, that sounds great.” I finally stated.

He still had his arms wrapped around my neck. “You’re not mad?”

“Of course not,” I shrugged with the hint of a laugh. “We’re on the same page, don’t worry.”

“Great.”

Unfurling from each other, Wrex gave me one last nod and started walking toward the front door. I followed him out, feeling a weird mix of glad that he was leaving but also wishing he’d stay .

I really did need to sort out what I was feeling.

As he opened up the door, he paused to turn back to me.

He looked me up and down in one swift motion before cutting through the absence between us and crashing his lips against mine.

I moaned into the action, my hand caressing a place against his jaw as he kissed me.

Wrex pulled back and started shaking his head.

“Damn my weakness for redheads,” He said, shaking his head further as we shared a smile. “I’ll call or text you when I’ve thought things over. You wanna do the same?”

“Sure.” I smiled back.

“Thanks for last night, Wallace.” He winked. He fucking winked at me.

I felt my knees wanting to wobble. “Likewise, Wrex.”

Wrex slid through the doorway and closed the door behind him. And just like that, I wished he was back in my bed.