Chapter 17

Axon

Ashley couldn't be more beautiful if she tried. The tops of her breasts were visible through the water and my eyes drifted down in admiration of her exquisite body. Her breasts were bigger than most of the human females here and far bigger than any sirrets. She looked so damned soft. I wanted to lay my head on her chest and fall asleep listening to the beat of her heart. I wanted to lift her onto the ledge so I could take in every inch of her.

Instead, I tucked her hair behind her ear and pulled my hand away before the pleasant sensation of her skin turned overwhelming. Her breath hitched and she looked up at me expectantly as if she were waiting for me to do something, but what?"

She broke eye contact first and asked, "did you bring something to wash with?"

"Uh, yeah." I walked back to the ledge and grabbed a fresh wash rag out of my bag.

"May I wash your shoulders and back? It could be hard to reach those places on your own." I did my best to keep my tone even, but I knew I sounded eager.

Ashley gave me a knowing smile and nodded. "Sure." She was much better at sounding nonchalant than I was, but I could tell by her rising heart rate that she was just as pleased by the idea as me.

She turned around and stood up taller in the water, giving me full access to her back. Most of the clay had come off already, but there were a few spots that still needed tending to.

I gently brought the cloth to her skin and rubbed the clay off in a slow circular motion, imaging it was my hand touching her instead.

Ashley leaned into my touch and sighed as she relaxed her shoulders.

"That feels nice."

"I'm glad," I said with a grin.

"I'd like to wash you too if that's alright."

If that was alright? That was more than alright.

"Yeah, I'd…like that."

Ashley hummed her response and I kept rubbing gentle circles on her skin until all the clay was gone.

I reluctantly took a step back and she sank deeper into the water before she turned back around.

"Thank you. Is it my turn?" She held out her hand for the cloth.

"Yep," I said with a smile before giving her the washcloth and turning around.

She started at my top right shoulder first and made gentle circles with the cloth like I had done for her.

As she made her way to my other shoulder there were a few spots that must have been dirtier than the others since she rubbed much harder there.

"Oh sorry, does that hurt?" She asked.

"No," I chuckled. "It would take much more than that to hurt a sirret warrior like me."

I looked over my shoulder at her and smiled. I'd forgotten for a moment that she'd be naked and half out of the water and sucked in a breath as I took in the sight of her plump breasts and thick waist.

I quickly looked away but could not hide the smile on my face.

Ashley came to my side as she washed my right arm and asked, "Why are you smiling?"

"I caught a glimpse of you," I admitted.

"And?" her tone sounded tentative.

"And you're beautiful. Every time I get more of a glimpse of you than I should, it's better than the last. I'm smiling because I will carry these memories to my grave and be a happier male because of it."

"Oh," she sounded surprised.

"Oh? Was that not the answer you expected?"

"Not exactly," she sighed.

"The last man who smiled at me when I was naked made me the center of a cruel joke a moment later."

"I don't understand."

"My body type isn't exactly appreciated by the men of earth. No, that's a lie. There are a lot of men who like my body type on earth, but none of them publicly. The men who were willing to be seen with a fat girl like me, acted like they were doing me a favor."

I turned around, damning the consequences. I needed to see her face. Surely this was a joke she was playing on me. Who would treat this goddess in such a way?

From this angle, I got to see her fully naked from the waist up. Her perfect breasts rested heavily on her chest. Each was tipped with large pinkish-brown circles that culminated in a pointed tip.

Tarak said that the hu-mans found pleasure in being touched there and I itched to do so.

My eyes rose to her face and she looked surprised. There wasn't a trace of humor in her expression.

"You're telling the truth?"

"Yeah, why would I lie about a thing like that?"

"I don't know, it just sounded too inconceivable to be true."

"Well, it's the truth."

"I...I don't know what to say," I admitted. "How could anyone look at you and not see how beautiful you are? How could anyone walk beside you and feel like anything other than the luckiest male on the planet?"

I wished I could go to her home world and beat every male who had made her feel this way. What was it with earth males that made them so terrible? Every story I'd heard of them was worse than the last. It had gotten so bad that I thought they'd started to make things up, but looking at Ashley now and how serious her expression was, I could tell this was nothing but the truth. Damn them. Damn every last one of them.

"You're very kind, Axon." Ashley looked away as if she were embarrassed.

"I am not being kind," I growled. "I do not say these things to make you feel better. I say them because it is how I really feel."

"Oh. Umm thank you."

"You are not welcome. It is not a burden to speak the truth about your beauty and you do not need to thank me for it as if I were doing you a favor."

"Okay, I get it," she chuckled, but there was a sparkle in her eyes that wasn't there before.

"Good." I turned back around so Ashley could continue her cleansing of my skin.

She made her way back down my arms and when she was nearly done she slipped her hand into mine. It was a joyful relief like it had been the other times we touched. Every time her fingers intertwined with mine, I was flooded with a feeling of calm grounded pleasure. I prayed this feeling would never go away.

I took the cloth from her hand and tossed it on the ledge so I could hold both her hands freely.

"Do you think you could hold me like you did before without the clay covering our skin? "

"I think it's worth trying." I agreed excitedly as I walked behind Ashley.

I hesitated for a moment as I took in the sight of her round ass peeking up through the water. To think any male felt anything other than blessed to be with her is beyond me.

"I'm ready when you are," Ashley assured me with a smile over her shoulder.

I nodded and took a step closer, slowly wrapping my arms around hers while keeping the rest of my body angled away from her.

"How does that feel?"

"It feels wonderful," I sighed with relief. There was no pain, no overwhelming sensations, just the pleasant warmth of Ashley's skin against mine.

"Do you mind if I try to press more of my skin against yours, just to see how far this goes?"

"Yeah, go ahead." Her words sounded breathy and I wondered if she was as excited about this as I was.

I took a deep breath and pressed my naked chest to Ashley's back. A tingling sensation filled my body but quickly dissipated into a pleasant warmth.

"You feel as wonderful as you look," I whispered into her ear.

"You feel good too. I...I like being held by you."

"Is that so hard to admit?" I teased.

"No, it's not hard at all, which scares me."

"Why? "

"Because it'll be you I'll be thinking of, your smile and your touch, if I end up with someone else."

Her words made my heart sink. There would be no one else. I felt it in my soul, but I had no proof. The best I could do was keep working on touching Ashley in hopes that it might trigger a luminescence for us. I had no evidence for that either, but I was a desperate male willing to do anything to make sure Ashley would be mine and no one else's.

"Let's not think about that right now. Let's just live in this moment and not let the future taint it."

"Okay," she whispered.

"May I keep going? I want to see if I can touch more of you at once."

"Yes, please do."

I straightened my hips from the uncomfortable angle I'd been holding them at and pressed myself into Ashley's backside.

I had not accounted for the fact that we were naked and that my hard cock would be pressed against her perfect ass.

I let out a grunt and Ashley started to move away.

"NO! Please," I begged as I held her tightly against my chest.

"It doesn't hurt?"

"Not at all." It felt amazing. It felt right. My heart was racing so fast I could hardly think, but I could feel. I could feel her warmth, her curves, and her dizzying softness. I imagined how easy it would be to press my cock into her from this angle if she wanted that. I could wait years for her to give me permission for such a thing and be satisfied with the waiting. It would be easy to wait for Ashley to want to have sex with me. Spending time with her was about as pleasant and fulfilling a life could get.

My cock was uncomfortably hard now and the pleasant sensations that had been flooding me had turned a bit overwhelming.

I backed away slightly but kept my arms around Ashley.

"Do you think it would work the other way around, like a hug?" she asked.

Goddess above I wanted that.

"We could try it." My voice cracked as if I were a nervous young hunter and not a grown male.

I walked to her front with my eyes closed. She had given me permission to hug her, not look at her naked chest.

Ashley let out a giggle. "You're such a gentleman."

"Do you like that?" I asked.

"What would you do if I said no?"

I opened my eyes but kept my vision locked on her face. "I will be whatever you want me to be. Whatever would please you most."

She smiled again. "I like you as a gentleman."

"Good, that is what comes most naturally for me."

"I noticed," she laughed.

"May I?" I asked while gesturing toward her.

"Go ahead," she nodded.

I took a step closer and let my arms rest on hers. This we'd done before, this was safe. It was what would come next that would be less so.

I stepped slightly closer and let Ashley's full chest press against mine. Her softness was exquisite, unlike anything I'd ever experienced before.

I let out a gasp as I leaned down and wrapped my arms around her. Tears pricked my eyes, for this time it was not the feeling of her skin against mine that was overwhelming, it was the emotion behind it.

"I never thought..."

I let my words trail off, not trusting my own voice in this moment.

"I know, but look at us now." She knew. She'd seen my struggles.

Ashley rested her head against my chest and all felt right in the world.

"I never want to let you go," I whispered.

"I don't want to let go either."

We stood there for a long while until my heart beat finally calmed and something strange happened. Her touch didn't just feel pleasant anymore, it felt grounding, as if she had the ability to keep me calm and my sensory issues at bay. That couldn't be true though. Not even my parents had that ability .

"Do you think we should head back?" she asked, looking up at me.

"Yeah, it's probably getting late. I'll get dressed in the next cave over so you can stay here."

"Okay."

My hard cock demanded attention and relief, and I'd be able to give it both in the next cave over.

I turned and hopped out of the water and grabbed my clothes. It wouldn't take me long to come with Ashley's naked body and soft touch running through my mind.