Page 11 of Tis the Season for Tentacles (Tinsel and Tentacles 2.0)

Chapter Eleven

Chronicles of Chaos: An Informal Record of Life Aboard the Sleigh Belle

Stardate: 78393.2

Origin: Glacius Major

Status: Still Grounded

Our first night on Glacius Major was… eventful. Providing full details would be both too embarrassing and too personal. I shall merely say that Felix and I have come to a new and mutually beneficial understanding.

— Najar Mezdel, First Lieutenant and Voice of Reason on the Sleigh Belle

NAJAR

A t first, I’m not sure how I should answer Felix’s question.

Part of me acknowledges that one of the reasons we’re both so aroused right now is likely due to the pheromone gas that still lingers in the room, marked by a cloying scent.

However, I also recognize that’s not the only reason. Our attraction to one another was instantaneous, but I’ve been trying to ignore it.

But after experiencing the unparalleled bliss that came with kissing Felix, I can hold back no longer.

I decide to take a chance and be honest with him.

“I wanted to kiss you,” I admit. “When you were being sucked down into the bed, I didn’t like seeing you so scared and not being able to help you right away. But when I freed you, I felt so much relief that you were safe. All I wanted was to be closer to you and prove to myself that you were fine.”

“And kissing me senseless is how you go about doing that?” he quips with a smirk.

I flush. “That wouldn’t be my response to just anyone, no.”

Felix studies me for a long moment. “So the attraction between us is mutual. Man, you have been sending me the most mixed signals.”

I hang my head. “I know, and I apologize. My attraction to you was unexpected and threw me off-balance. I tried to deny it because I know how foolish it would be for us to start up something in the short amount of time you’re going to be with us.”

“That’s why you’ve been hot and cold with me?”

“Mainly,” I admit. “But also because I probably can’t give you what you want.”

Felix crosses his arms and I find myself drawn to the steely glint in his eyes. He’s such an interesting man, one who can be tender one moment and strong and defiant the next.

“How do you know what I want?”

Okay, that’s fair.

I grimace. “Indeed. I am once again assuming when I shouldn’t. From various comments you’ve made, I thought you were looking for a committed partner to share your life with.”

Felix sighs. “I won’t lie and say I don’t want that, but I’m also a realist. Sometimes that doesn’t happen, and I’m not willing to settle for anything less than the kind of love my grandparents shared. But that doesn’t mean I plan on being celibate until I find true love. Are you opposed to a fun fling with me? A friends-with-benefits situation?”

I stare at him, more than a little flummoxed. “Honestly, I didn’t think that was something you would be interested in.”

Felix chuckles. “I’m a thirty-five-year-old man with plenty of needs. A no-strings arrangement with plenty of good sex sounds a-okay to me. And don’t worry. I’m not under any delusions that it would be anything more than that.”

I should feel relieved at his words, but for some reason, they make that ache in my chest return.

Felix continues, seemingly unaware of the unexpected conflict waging war inside me.

“If we keep things casual, we can both have fun and make some nice memories to remember our short time together.”

I frown. “Entering into a sexual union with you is problematic given the circumstances under which you found yourself among us.”

“My abduction, you mean?”

I nod.

Felix cups his chin in his hand and makes a humming noise. “I can see where your concern comes from, and I’m not going to suggest there isn’t a worrying power imbalance in this whole scenario that is totally skewed in your favor.” He steps closer, eliminating the distance I put between us. “But I want to trust you because I believe you to be an honorable man.”

His words send a wave of giddy warmth throughout my body and the tips of my tentacles tingle with pleasure.

“How can you know that?” I ask softly.

He smiles. “Your friends speak very highly of you. They trust you with their lives. And they’re not lying.” He chuckles. “Especially Khephren. I don’t think he could lie, even if he had to.”

It’s my turn to laugh. “You’re right about that. My best friend is foolishly open and honest with everyone.” I shake my head. “It gets him into a world of trouble sometimes, and I have to be there to pull him out of it.”

Felix’s features soften. “He’s lucky to have such a loyal and loving friend.”

I swallow thickly at his words of praise. “Thank you. Kheph is one of a kind, and I trust him with my life as well.” I hesitate. “I’m still not sure this thing between us is wise.”

My rock-hard cock silently screams at me in opposition. It’s fully on board for a friends-with-benefits fling with Felix.

“How about this?” Felix suggests. “Why don’t you swear one of your warrior oaths to me that you won’t do anything untoward and that you’ll uphold your earlier promise to see me home safely at the end of our journey?”

I brighten, hope blossoming deep within. “That would make me feel much better. Would it alleviate your concerns as well?”

He nods and then flashes an amused smile. “Besides, if you act like a jerk, I’ll just tattle on you to Luna and Khephren, and then you’ll have to deal with them.”

I give him a slow clap. “I never knew you were so devious. Well played.”

He winks at me and my foolish hearts flutter just a little.

I drop to one knee and hold my hand to my chest. “I do hereby swear to uphold my promises to you and to treat you fairly and equally during the time we are together.”

When I rise to my feet, Felix’s cheeks are flushed as he licks his lips. “Good. Now what do you say to making the most of this room tonight?”

My cock strains against my sleep pants, raring to go at Felix’s suggestion. Even my tentacles, which tend to be more restrained than most, begin undulating in the air with obvious approval.

I glance at the bed. “I suppose that might be too traumatizing right now.”

Felix shudders. “Good guess. Let’s avoid the bed for now, shall we?”

I grin, pulling him into my arms and savoring the feel of his body against mine.

Felix looks toward the corner and gets a mischievous gleam in his eyes. “How about we anoint the hot tub?”

“I like how you think, Earthling.”

He waggles his eyebrows at me. “You haven’t seen anything yet.”

I lean down and brush my nose along the sensitive line of his neck and up to his ear, inhaling deeply and memorizing Felix’s amazing scent. “Why don’t we get you out of these pesky sleep garments?” I suggest, tugging on the belt of his robe.

He pulls back a little, his cheeks flushing as he bites his bottom lip. “Can your tentacles do it?”

I still at his suggestion and study him while he gazes at me with longing. For some reason, I erroneously believed a human like Felix might find my tentacles off-putting, especially in the bedroom, but once again, I was woefully wrong.

Felix continues to surprise me in all the very best ways.

More than happy to oblige him, two of my tentacles reach out and peel off his bathrobe and sleep garments until he stands before me gloriously naked and fully erect.

He puts his hands on his lean hips. “I’ve shown you mine, now show me yours,” he taunts with good humor.

I don’t need any further encouragement and drop my sleep pants to the floor, hurriedly stepping out of them.

We share a long moment of mutual appreciation as we admire one another’s bodies.

“Wow,” Felix whispers. “You really are golden all over.” He gulps. “And big all over.”

I glance down at my erection and then back at him. “At least it isn’t as big as the dildo the room chose for us.”

Felix’s mouth drops open. “Did you just… make a joke?”

“I am quite funny.”

“I’ll take your word for it.”

With a playful growl, I pull him closer, our cocks brushing against each other.

His is certainly smaller than mine, but nothing to be ashamed of and proportionate to his build. But I’m most fascinated by the fact that his cock is smooth all over.

“You do not have pleasure nodules,” I observe.

Felix stares with fascination down at my erection. “Is that what those bumps are?”

“Yes, they are something all males among my species possess.”

“What do they do?”

“The name is rather obvious. During sexual stimulation, they vibrate to enhance my pleasure as well as my partner’s.”

“I’ve never even written about something like that before,” Felix mutters to himself.

I frown in confusion. “What?”

He startles out of his dazed stupor and waves his hands in the air. “Oh, nothing, nothing. Um, why don’t we get in the hot tub?”

Felix is quite handsome but also strange at times. I chalk it up to interspecies differences in communication.

Once we submerge ourselves in the water, the jets automatically turn on and the water bubbles around us.

Felix groans. “Damn, that feels good. I swear, I know I’m only thirty-five, but some days, my body feels ancient.”

“The waters here are said to have healing properties.”

“What, like a hot spring?”

“Yes, there are many underground thermal hot springs on this planet. They supply much of the heated water to the town’s residents.”

Felix sniffs at the water. “I can smell the minerals. Very cool.”

I gently pull Felix onto my lap so he faces me with his legs bracketing mine. Our cocks make contact once again and we both groan in unison.

Drawing him in for a leisurely kiss, I take my time savoring his delicious moans and whimpers that are all for me. Felix’s responsiveness excites me even more with every passing minute.

When he’s panting with need, I reach between us and begin to stroke our cocks together. The water helps with the glide, but I soon make use of the oil from one of the vials along the shelf by the tub.

Using my now slick hand, I jack us together under the water. When my pleasure nodules begin to vibrate, Felix throws his head back with a gasp. “Oh, damn. That’s amazing.”

My naturally self-lubricating tentacle pushes forward, swaying hopefully in the air.

Felix opens his eyes and stares at it with a mix of hunger and uncertainty.

“Would you allow me to pleasure you internally with my tentacle?”

Felix chuckles. “Wow, you can be adorably formal at the most amusing moments. I totally had a second there where I imagined an extraterrestrial version of Bridgerton involving polite tentacle sex.”

I blink several times. “Ah, I see. Now you are making a joke.”

He wraps his arms around my neck. “I am. But I only do that with people I like.”

My tentacle waves at him, not wanting to be forgotten, the tip glistening with clear

natural lubricant.

“What do you say?”

He starts to nibble on my earlobe, which is unexpectedly distracting.

“I’d be delighted to give your tentacle the honor of fucking me,” he says.

I growl.

He giggles, and it’s a sweet sound I haven’t heard from him before.

“Just be gentle and take it slow. It’s been a while since I’ve had anything in my ass besides my favorite dildo at home.”

Fucking galactic gods. The thought of Felix using a dildo on himself is even more distracting—and arousing.

“I will take it slow and keep the penetration shallow until you get more comfortable. Then we’ll see if you’d like me to go farther.”

Felix licks his lips and nods eagerly. “I’m eager to ride your tentacle to O-Town.”

I let out a startled laugh. “You are surprisingly naughty when you shed your inhibitions.”

“Sex should be fun and feel good. What’s the point in not being honest about what you want?”

I nod appreciatively. “On that point, we entirely agree.”

My tentacle lunges forward and curves around Felix’s back. In his current position, his legs are spread wide enough to make his entrance easily accessible to my flexible appendage.

It dives under the water and explores the crevice between his supple ass cheeks until it finds the sensitive rim around his entrance.

To my supreme satisfaction, Felix jolts and cries out, “Oh, God!”

“Easy,” I soothe him. “Relax. I must make you ready for my tentacle.”

The eager tip of my appendage continues to swirl against his rim before I feel him loosen just enough that the slick tip is able to enter as far as a finger might.

Felix moans as the tip of my tentacle moves in slow clockwise and then counterclockwise directions.

His entrance clutches tightly around me, and I rub soothing circles on his naked back. “There’s no rush,” I remind him. “We have all night. Relax and let yourself enjoy this.”

Felix’s eyes flutter shut. “This is so much better than I even imagined.”

“So you imagined this, did you?” I ask, my voice going husky.

His cheeks, already flushed, darken. “Maybe a little.”

I like the sound of that.

I concentrate on jacking us together as my tentacle works on loosening Felix up. When I feel the subtle hint of the muscle relaxing, I press farther inside. His tight, hot heat is almost more than I can bear, and I moan at the exquisite sensation around my sensitive tip.

Felix blinks his eyes open again. “Does that feel good to you?”

“This tentacle is sexually sensitive, so yes. But not all my appendages are.”

He deliberately squeezes his channel around me again, and I inhale sharply.

“Oh yeah, you like that,” he purrs.

My tentacle pushes a little further inside.

That’s when I hit the jackpot, and Felix screams in pleasure.