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Chapter Twelve

W e walk under falling autumn leaves to the park, and I find out right away that Timble is about as talkative as I am. I tell her about my trial marriage with Egorr, and she asks all sorts of questions about what life was like for me on the preserve.

“Boring,” I admit. “It’s so much more interesting out here in the world. Meeting a stranger on the street, for example.”

Timble laughs. “Normally I’m not out and about on a workday, but I just got laid off.” She sighs as we pass the playground. “So I’ve got some time on my hands until I can find something else.”

“I’m sorry. What do you do for a living?”

“Mental health. Counseling, mostly. It can be a little taxing emotionally, so I’m enjoying my break while I can before I find a new clinic.”

“I’d be happy to help you look,” I say. “I’m a whiz with a computer.”

Timble grins. “Thank you. I’d like that.”

We learn all about each other on our walk, and by the time we reach Egorr’s house, I think I’ve made a friend. There, Timble waves goodbye to me.

“Give me a call soon,” she says. “Egorr has my number. Maybe I could have you over for lunch.”

That sounds like the perfect thing to occupy my time, so I agree enthusiastically.

When I open the front door, I find the fire is lit inside. Egorr leaps out of his chair at the table the moment I step in, and his eyes are red around the edges.

“Maddie!” He rushes toward me and sweeps me up into his arms. “I was so worried! Where have you been?”

I gasp in his tight grip. “You’re home early.”

“I wanted to see you.” He sets me down, worry etched onto his face. “But you weren’t here when I got back.”

“I made a friend!” I’m still buzzing from my afternoon. “She was really nice.”

“A friend?” His frown deepens. “Who? A monster?”

“Yeah. Her name is Timble.”

“My neighbor, the troll?”

“Yep! That one.” I twirl in a circle. “We had a lot of fun getting to know each other after she found me out walking.”

His brow furrows. “You went out alone?”

“Yeah. I was bored.”

Egorr sits down on the couch and rubs his forehead.

“I guess it probably is boring being home all day.” He sighs. “But you shouldn’t go out by yourself.”

“Why not?” I’m a little incensed by his protectiveness. “I was fine.”

“This time.” He raises his eyes to mine, and I can’t mistake the hint of fear in his eyes. “But what about next time?”

Of course I understand his worry. This world isn’t friendly to a human like me. I saw that already with the rock giant. But I can’t stay inside all the time, either.

“Well, next time I’ll be with Timble,” I say, grinning as I sink onto the couch next to him, cuddling into his side. “She’s unemployed right now and says she has time to spend with me. We went on a long walk.”

Egorr chuckles. “That sounds fun.” Then he sits down on the couch with a serious look on his face. “But it frightened me, Maddie. I thought you might never come home.”

I lean into his shoulder. “I’m sorry for worrying you.”

Putting his arm around me, my ogre pulls me in close. “It’s all right. But maybe take your phone with you and text me when you go out?”

“Okay. I will.”

Egorr kisses my forehead, and I tilt up my chin so he can kiss my mouth, too. I love the way his big lower lip worries mine, gently teasing me open so his tongue can pass inside. I meet it head-on, and soon I’m in Egorr’s lap, my legs straddling his waist, his wonderful cock already alert for me. For a moment I wonder if ogre cum is addictive, because I just want to suck him off again.

Suddenly he pulls away, panting. “Wait. I brought home food. It’s on the counter.”

“Aww,” I say, sitting back on his thighs. “But you could feed me something else.”

His eyes go wide, and then a huge guffaw bursts out of him. He wraps his arms around me and squashes me against his big body.

“You’re wonderful, Maddie,” he says, voice full of emotion. “I’m so glad you came home with me.”

“And I’m glad you sent in your application,” I say, my voice muffled by his big chest.

Eventually we pull apart, and Egorr sets out the boxes of Chinese food he picked up on his way home. The moment we’re finished, I grab his hand in mine. Maybe I have to wait for my body to heal for some activities, but there’s still a lot we can do in the meantime, and I want to explore everything I can with Egorr.

He follows me to his bedroom, where once again I demand he take off his clothes, and then he takes off mine until we’re both naked on the bed—my favorite place to be. I spend time exploring him, kissing from his mouth down his chest to his big belly, and then finally to that huge, swollen cock. I suck him thoroughly, swallowing every drop he gives me.

“My turn,” Egorr says, his voice a low growl. “It’s all right as long as I don’t irritate the injury, right?”

“Um, it should be fine.” The doctor didn’t say anything about oral being off the table, and I sure wouldn’t mind Egorr’s face between my legs. “As long as you don’t, you know…”

He nods in understanding. “I’ll be careful. Now lie down, beautiful.”

He’s never called me that before, and it makes me blush a little as I fall back into his pillows. Egorr crouches over me, leaning down on his elbows to kiss the tip of my nose, then my lips. I hungrily kiss him back, always eager for his lips on mine. But before it can turn into one of those deep kisses I enjoy, he pulls away. Instead, he trails kisses down my throat to my collarbone, then between the valley of my breasts. He cups both of them in his hands, his lids falling low over his eyes.

“These are amazing,” he murmurs, kissing the tip of each of my nipples. My back arches up, seeking even more, and Egorr relents, sucking one up into his mouth. He tugs on it with his lips, plucking it until I’m gasping.

Then he continues on, down my belly to the hidden place between my legs. There, I open them for him, eager for what comes next.

Egorr is gentle at first, gusting his breath over my clit, before he swipes his tongue across it. Ah, that’s what I needed. While he licks at his own slow pace, he reaches up to squeeze one of my breasts, fondling the nipple.

Without vaginal penetration, it takes longer for him to whip me up into a storm, but soon Egorr is licking and sucking my clit with his full attention, driving tendrils of heat all across my body. Moans stream from my mouth, filling up Egorr’s bedroom as he lavishes his affection on my pussy.

Then, very abruptly, I hit my crest. I cry out, grabbing Egorr’s bare head to steady myself as a massive orgasm rushes through me. I clench up all over, even my legs, which traps him between my thighs.

“Maddie,” Egorr groans, his tongue still tormenting me, still demanding more. “You taste so good, I’ll never get enough.”

Once I’ve come down, I sit up to kiss him, to tell him how much I appreciate him, but Egorr has a wicked glint in his eye. Staying on his knees, he pushes me down to the bed.

“No.” He licks his lips. “I’m going to make you come until you can’t anymore.”

Oh, don’t mind if I do.

Three orgasms later, I’m wrung out like a limp rag. Egorr lies down next to me, kissing my cheek with his adorably wet mouth.

“I could listen to you moan all day,” he murmurs to me, bringing me into the circle of his arms. “Maybe this weekend I’ll try it out.”

I giggle against his chest. “You’re going to make me hoarse.”

Egorr nuzzles the top of my head. “Then I’ll know I’ve done my job.”

* * *

As promised, Timble invites me over for lunch the next day. It seems like a good idea until I realize almost everything she eats is some kind of raw plant.

“Oh, sorry,” she says, stuffing a dandelion in her mouth. “I honestly didn’t know what humans ate.”

“That’s all right.” I watch her suck up a few sprouts. “I wouldn’t expect you to.”

Even if she doesn’t eat the same kind of food that I do, it’s good to have a friend, at least. I feel much less alone.

I help her look for jobs that afternoon, but there’s not much on the market. Eventually I get a text from Egorr that he’s gotten home, and Timble escorts me back to his house.

When I see my ogre again, I jump up and wrap my arms around his neck. With a laugh, he catches me by the butt, my lips crashing into his.

Oh, how I want to try again. I want Egorr in all ways, and as much as sucking his dick has been a lovely distraction in the meantime, I am, frankly, hornier than a billy goat.

I can’t stop thinking about it as we cook dinner together, and I wonder if Egorr’s thinking the same thing, because he finds every opportunity to touch me as he busies about the kitchen. We eat quietly, but the whole time I’m observing him, admiring his big tusks, his bright eyes, and his big lips.

Fuck. I’m definitely down for the count. Fallen, head over heels. It’s been less than a week and I’m beyond infatuated with this big, beefy green guy.

Finally I set my fork down on my plate, a little too hard, and it fills the quiet room with a metallic clang! Egorr glances up at me, surprised.

“Maddie? What’s up?”

“I…” I swallow hard. “I really like it here, Egorr. And, um… I really like you .”

There. I’ve said it. It’s not quite as strong of a word as how I feel, but I’m not quite sure if it’s love yet, either.

His smile brings his tusks up past his eyes.

“I really like you, too,” he says, his hand drifting across the table toward mine. He twines our fingers together, and I grip his tightly. “I’ve loved having you here.”

“And we survived our first fight!” I quip.

Egorr blushes, but nods in agreement. “We did.”

“Will you…” I rub my cheek surreptitiously. “Do you want to take a bath with me tonight?” If I have to sit in the water for a while anyway, I’d love not to do it alone.

A wide smile crosses his face. “Of course.”

He fills the tub with warm water, then we both climb in together. I sit in the nest of his legs, my butt against his crotch. Though his cock grows thick and hard behind me, Egorr simply holds me, occasionally pouring warm water over my shoulders. As I relax and sink deeper into the bath, he washes my hair, and it’s heaven to be under his hands.

Maybe we can’t do all the things I’m dying to do, but at least we’re together—and I’ll relish it so much more when I can finally have my ogre in all the ways I want.