Chapter 16

I needed to be able to think.

“Master?” Being very careful, I kissed his torso and wiggled as I opened my eyes. “Help me sit up, please? I want to really be able to see your face clearly when we communicate.”

Somehow I’d ended up in a baby carry in his limbs and my body was really confused about what we were doing.

“I promise not to get upset or worried.” Moaning as his tentacle tightened its lollipop grip on my erection, my eyes nearly rolled back in my head. “I just can’t think like this. It feels too good.”

His teasing slowed, but he didn’t let me up quite yet. “Your body loses its worries when you are…mentally busy.”

I shouldn’t find his manipulation adorable, but I did.

“Thank you for trying to help me not to worry, but I have questions and need to be able to…to think.” Damn it. “I can’t think when you fuck my slit, Master.”

That was definitely cheating.

But he was so good at it…

No.

Doing my best to think calming thoughts and radiate curiosity, I scrunched my eyes closed and tried to ignore how good he was making me feel.

He sighed.

“You are very stubborn.”

And he was still very worried.

“As your Master, I will not let you worry if my touch can alleviate your stress.” That seemed to be a warning that we’d go back to having sex if I started to stress him out by stressing myself out, so I nodded even though it was ridiculous.

And cute.

Ugh.

We were totally going to end up having sex.

Okay. New goal.

More information must be gained before we continue having sex.

Yes, that seemed doable, and whatever I was radiating must’ve gotten my point across to Jerker because he actually sat me up and stopped playing with my dick. He didn’t let go of it, but I wasn’t asking for miracles, so I didn’t argue about it.

I even gave him a bright smile and a kiss on the cheek when he relaxed his hold on me enough that I could move on my own.

We’d definitely made progress when I could straddle his lower body and sit up without feeling like he was going to help me destress at any second. But I wasn’t sure how long my freedom would last, so I went right to the point.

“Let me see if I understood this right.” Because the pieces had been hard to put together with how careful he’d been. “You guys have a pool and you want us to hang out at it.”

He nodded and did his best to make it a very decisive gesture that was adorable.

No getting distracted by how cute he was.

Repeating that over and over, I smiled again. “I like pools. That sounds like fun.”

He started to take a breath and his limbs tightened on me again, but before he could start explaining and worrying, I jumped in again. “But we both know that if we start swimming around in water together, we’ll do human sex stuff.”

I wasn’t sure either of us had enough restraint not to, honestly.

I liked having sex with him and he liked making me come, so yeah, nearly naked and water meant we were going to end up with me moaning at the very least.

Jerker shrugged. “You would enjoy floating and having your body caressed in water. You are happy when you are in a shower.”

Because he was training me to associate them with complete submission and orgasms.

But since we both knew that, I didn’t see a reason to point out the obvious. “Yes, I do.”

Okay, we’d narrowed down a few things and I hadn’t panicked him yet.

“I’m assuming that other people like you would be able to see us.” That was kind of the point, but I decided we could talk around that for the time being. “But would other humans see us?”

Could we get arrested?

“No.” Jerker’s answer was so quick I knew he was confident about it before he decided to explain more. “The shape of the enclosure prevents anyone else from being able to see in. The design was to protect our privacy.”

They didn’t really see the need for that.

I must’ve looked confused because Jerker smiled. “It was an assumption we have since corrected.”

Ah.

“Most humans think people want privacy. It’s our default assumption unless you tell us otherwise.” More knowledge gained and no freakout orgasms yet.

We were awesome.

“How do you feel about some of your people watching us?” I wasn’t sure how to label who they were because I wasn’t sure what English words he’d know. Subordinate was the first thing that came to mind but that wasn’t a word I’d ever heard him say.

“Please expound on your question.” He’d gone entirely too still for that to be a legit issue he’d gotten confused about…and it felt really weird when he was holding my dick, so we were going to fix the problem as fast as possible.

“Master?” Snuggling closer, I changed tactics and started running my hands over his limbs. “I’m not upset.”

I could, however, distract him since turnabout was definitely fair play.

Thinking about what I’d heard, gossip or facts, I kept caressing two of his larger tentacles as I caught a smaller one between my lips as he started moving again and it caressed along my jaw.

Oh yes.

All it took was one soft suck and running my tongue over some of the small nubs on the underside of his tentacle for his body to twitch and for him to let out a sigh. “My Theo, that is…”

Distracting.

But if he could cheat, so could I.

His body couldn’t seem to decide if it wanted to get more rigid or relax, but he made more soft, content sounds as I played with his tentacle. So I was counting it as a win. “That is…”

Cheating.

But it worked.

“We are not used to hiding our submissive mates, my Theo.” His low tone wasn’t giving me the same worries any longer but I wasn’t ready to stop playing with my new toy yet. Especially since it was making him feel so good. “We must guard them and protect them and caretake. They are not hidden. They are…important.”

So it wasn’t sexual in the same way most human BDSM relationships were but they liked showing off their mates.

And they really didn’t see sex in the same way we did.

Making a soft, approving sound, I licked over his nubs again, tracing the flexible bumps with my tongue. It got another sweet sound from Jerker and one of his smaller limbs started petting my back. “My mate is very smart.”

I thought devious might’ve been a better word, but we’d debate that later.

“Human pleasures are very beautiful and enjoyable to produce. You make sounds and submit so completely.” He seemed to be saying we were too cute to hide away, but I was patient and did my best to not influence him any more than I already was.

“Your list indicates you find additional pleasure in being watched and I find I am curious.” Limbs started trailing up my legs and sending shivers through me even though he hadn’t started jerking me off again. “I tried to explain the beauty of human pleasures, but they do not understand.”

It was different than what they were used to, so that made sense.

Jerker sighed as he seemed one deep breath away from floating he felt so good. “They must understand human domination-based relationships are special even when they are unique.”

So they needed to know different didn’t mean bad.

Hmm, and he probably wanted them out of temp housing and into the real world.

Living isolated like that wouldn’t be good for anybody, human or not, and they were stubborn fuckers. So it was going to take a push to make them decide to try the real world again.

“You…you will get the opportunity to feel different pleasures and I will be allowed to display my mate in a socially acceptable way.” He got even more relaxed as my hands found the tips of his tentacles and I started massaging them.

It looked like I was giving him a hand job but he felt more like I was giving him a really good massage. Either way, he was relaxed and it was making him chatty, so I wasn’t going to stop.

“Your pleasures are beautiful and so unique. Most television media and book stories do not provide accurate information.” He paused, letting out a quiet sound that was almost like waves crashing at the beach when you could barely hear them. “They see the videos of our mated pair that does erotic human-based pleasure videos, but then they are told porn is not real.”

Oh.

His tone as he repeated the words he’d probably heard over and over made me want to smile, but I could see why he was so frustrated.

“It is confusing.” Jerker let out a more human-sounding sigh as his limbs started caressing me more firmly. “The mated pair that does pleasures for work is real but they do the pornography. So it is said it is not real.”

Yeah, that would be confusing.

Finally releasing the tenacle between my lips, I nuzzled against it so he wouldn’t lose all the good feelings I’d been giving him. “As long as you’ll have fun showing off how good you make me feel, we can let them watch while we play in the water.”

It definitely wouldn’t be the same thing as letting human strangers watch.

Flicking my tongue over the end of his tentacle, I rocked and pushed my erection against his body. It had his tentacle reflexively tightening around me and seemed to remind him that I was hard and looking to get some human pleasure-based attention. “What are you going to do to me, Master?”

Jerker didn’t seem to understand the game right off the bat, so I gave him an example as I rocked into his touch and then pushed my ass out to encourage his attention there too. “Are you going to carry me around in the pool like you do in the kitchen?”

He cocked his head and looked adorably thoughtful as his limbs started caressing over me instead of just cuddling me. “Sexual verbalizations. Humans like those.”

Yes, most of us liked dirty talk in some way or another.

As I nodded, the tentacle around my dick tightened enough to finally be playing with me again and another came down across my ass in a spank that was just firm enough to have my eyes rolling back in my head. “You are stealing pleasure, my human. That is not acceptable. The first thing I will show them is how to administer physical reminders to use good manners.”

He was going to spank me.

“I…” My brain skipped a few beats as he held me tight and brought his tentacle down on me again. “I want to be good, Master.”

And if people got to watch me remembering how to be his good boy, well, that couldn’t be helped.

He gave me another spank as he made a low approving sound. “That is right. I will administer your reminder and you will show obedience and submission.”

Oh yeah.

Giving me another spank to help me remember the plan, he rubbed over the tender spots and started rocking me against his body. “What follows obedience, my Theo?”

“Rewards, Master.” Burying my face against him, I imagined a rooftop pool and feeling the sun beating down on my naked body. “I get rewards when I’m your good boy.”

“That is right, my submissive human.” His limbs started rippling around me in my favorite familiar caress and he chuckled when I moaned. “They will see how human submissives react to punishments and praise. They will see how much you love my touch and how much you crave domination-based pleasures from your mate.”

Nodding against him as his tentacle came down on my ass again, I moaned as the painful pleasure hit me and he rubbed my dick against his body again. “Please…yes…yes, I crave you.”

His proud hum vibrated through me and went right to my dick, making me even harder. “You will show them that human pleasures are different but equally special. More so because you chose to give yourself to me.”

One slender tentacle slipped inside me as he spanked me again, sending waves of incredible sensations through me and my body couldn’t decide if it was pain or pleasure. “You submit as completely as a human can. You crave my caretaking and my touch. You walk into our home and I am the first thing you need.”

Our home.

Yes, he was the first thing I thought of as soon as I walked in the door.

It didn’t matter how many times I’d told myself we’d go slow and I wouldn’t throw myself at him. Somehow, he’d just become part of my life and it didn’t feel like home any longer unless I was wrapped up in his arms as soon as I walked in the door.

Nodding against him again, I didn’t even try to hide how much I needed him. He already knew it. “You’re always at the front of my mind, Master. You’re the first thing I think of when I get off work and nothing feels right when you’re not around.”

His quiet, proud hum vibrated through my body again, and I could feel his very visceral reaction to my words. “Because I am your caretaker and the protector of your submission, my Theo.”

The tentacle inside me thickened until I was shaking, trapped in his hold and leaving me completely helpless. He knew exactly what he was doing to me and I could feel how much he loved it as he slowly began fucking me. “Submit and show my people how beautiful you are, my Theo.”

Because they were watching.

As his tentacle moved faster, he spread my legs wider and left me feeling wonderfully open and exposed. “Feel the water teasing your body. Feel the heat of the sun and their gazes on you, my Theo. They cannot look away. They want to see your pleasures and hear your sounds.”

Just knowing how curious they were made it even easier to imagine everyone watching as he touched me…as he showed off his submissive human and showed them how incredible he thought I was.

His thick tentacle pulsed in me as a smaller limb came down low on my ass. Master arched it up, letting me hide my face against him as he offered me up for everyone to see. “They do not understand how wonderful painful pleasures are, my Theo, but they will learn.”

By watching me.

I was shaking when he spanked me again, a thuddy swat that went right across the seat of my ass and sent sparks flying through me. I cried out. I couldn’t help it, but he knew what it meant. I was so close I could feel my orgasm right under the surface and ready to break.

“Show them your desire, my human mate.” A slender tentacle wrapped around my balls and one tug was all it took to send me flying.

Half the building probably heard me come, but it was so perfect I couldn’t hold back. Pain and sensations so good I didn’t have a name for it flooded through me and all I could do was let it overwhelm me as he kept my orgasm going until I was as boneless as he was.

When he finally let me come back down and was just gently running his limbs over me, he nuzzled against me and made a pleased sound. “Your pleasures were extraordinary, my Theo. You enjoyed our verbal exchange.”

And he was so fucking proud of himself he was nearly vibrating with it.

I found enough energy to nod and kiss the closest skin to me which made him chuckle. “Yeah. That was…you did…”

Okay, I had enough energy for a handful of words but not enough for a sentence. That was good to know, so I just gave up and kissed him again.

“You will take a short sleep, my Theo. Then you may tell me about my wonders.”

The last thought that flickered through my head before I gladly obeyed him was that I couldn’t wait to tell him how wonderful he was.