10. Cyrus

10

CYRUS

I had little time to prepare for Nico’s arrival once I got home from work. I’d wanted to shower and wash my hair, change into something more comfortable, tidy up the house a bit, and maybe even fix something simple for dinner, but all I had time for was a quick rinse and a pot of tea. I hoped Nico liked tea.

I had only just put the tea tray in the living room when a persistent knock sounded at the door, drumming away until I called:

“Come in, the door’s unlocked.”

Nico burst through the door carrying a plastic grocery bag with the handles tied together. “I come bearing gifts.” He thrust the bag into my hands. “I brought some stuff from the restaurant I work at. You didn’t mention having any allergies or dietary preferences, so I hope you can eat everything.” He paused. “Orcs don’t do the vampire thing, do they?”

“What, drink blood?” I laughed. “No, certainly not.”

“Then you do eat regular food?”

“Yes, what else would you expect?”

Nico shrugged. “I don’t know. Some monsters have some pretty strict dietary needs. The restaurant I work at has a lot of specific dishes on the menu and we make accommodations for different monsters all the time. I also dated a guy once who only ate root vegetables, but he was human and I think that was a choice that he made.” He furrowed his brow. “It’s kind of strange now that I think about it. I didn’t question it back then, but the sex was so good, I think I was blinded by that.”

I took a deep breath, waiting for Nico to stop rambling. “Well,” I said after a few blessed seconds of silence, “we orcs eat the same food humans do, only a little more due to our size.” I held up the bag. “Thank you for this; it’s very kind. I take it you’ve already eaten, then?”

“I had a quick bite in my car before I left work. Oh, by the way, I’m parked on the side of the street a couple of spots down. I hope that’s okay.”

“It should be fine. Please, sit down and make yourself comfortable. I’m just going to put this in the refrigerator and I’ll be right out.”

I left Nico alone in the living room. There wasn’t much he could do in there to get into trouble, yet somehow when I back out of the kitchen, he was sifting through the drawers of a little cabinet sitting by the window.

“You are a curious one, aren’t you?” I asked.

Nico started. “Oh, sorry. I thought I would hear you walk in. I guess I got caught up in my snooping.”

“I would say so. Did you find anything interesting?”

“Not really. Why do you keep your batteries in the same drawer as your first aid kit?” He walked over to the couch and sat down, pouring two cups of tea for us.

“Because I had an empty drawer and both those things fit in there together. I’m a practical man, Nico. If I have a space I can utilize, I will.”

Nico shrugged. “That makes sense, I guess. Now, you told me you had a plan for us tonight. I’ve been thinking about it the whole day, so you’d better not hold out on me now.”

A smile crept across my face. “I do indeed. Let’s finish our tea, and then you can come with me to the bedroom.”

Nico gulped down his cup, still piping hot, and set it back on the tray with a worrying clink . I had no interest in guzzling down the drink like a pig, so I took my time much to the impatience of the silly little man next to me.

“I hope you didn’t chip that cup,” I said, taking a little sip of my tea.

“It’s fine.” Nico checked it and set it back down, a little more carefully this time. “Yeah, it’s fine.”

I had to admit, it was fun dragging things out for Nico. He could hardly stay sitting on the couch, he was so eager to head to the bedroom, and I would be lying if I said I didn’t find it hot for a man to want my body this much. There was something off about his attitude that I still couldn’t shake, however, and it made me hesitant to allow him fully into my heart. We didn’t love each other, that was clear enough. But where I was capable of loving him, I couldn’t envision a world where he loved me back nearly as much.

“All right, shall we take a trip back to the bedroom?”

Nico jumped up and started off toward the bedroom, but I made a detour into the kitchen to put the tea tray away. When I entered the bedroom, I found Nico standing in the middle of it with his shirt already off, and working on his jeans next.

“Slow down,” I told him. “It’s not a race and my plans for tonight are going to take some time.”

“I just want to be ready,” he insisted.

I ignored him, instead making my way to the closet door. I opened it, ducked inside for a moment, and emerged with a long, plain cardboard box. I lifted the lid and set it atop the dresser, bringing the open box over to where Nico sat on the bed.

“This is new, never used,” I told him. “It was a gift from someone…special, but I’m not really into toys so I put it in the closet and forgot about it. I only remembered it after you mentioned toys last night.”

Nico straightened his back, peering over my forearm into the box. “That’s huge,” he said, his eyes widening. He pulled the unnaturally bright green dildo out and turned it over in his hands, squeezing it in his grasp and sliding his hand along the shaft. “It doesn’t feel like yours.”

“Nor should it. It’s about half the size of my cock when fully erect, so it will be a perfect starting point for someone with little experience like you.”

Nico bristled. “I have plenty of experience.”

“Experience with an orc,” I corrected myself. “Now, lie back, relax, and let me do most of the work.”

He didn’t have to be told twice and, with a long sigh, he sank into the bed, spread his legs, and waited for me to begin.