Page 91 of I Accidentally Summoned a Demon Boyfriend

“Can’t blame me for trying.” He turned to leave and called over his shoulder. “Metice, get out of my house.”

Moments later, we were back in Metice’s home, which had been destroyed by Olian’s men. He flipped the couch over and sat down.

“Look at that: I saved you.” I flexed my muscles and gave my best superhero pose.

“Yeah, you did.” A slow smile lifted on his face as he watched me. “Thank you.”

“This calls for a celebration.” I turned and started twerking in his face, beat boxing to make my own music.

“Yeah, shake that ass,” Metice laughed. “Now strip for me.”

“Seriously? You’re covered in blood. You need to rest.” I planted my hands on my hips. “Is this really the time?”

His eyes darkened, and his horns sprouted from his forehead as he leaned forward.

“Woman, I said strip.”

23

A cute little cottage

One month later, I sat in my kitchen across from Keri. She’d finally come out of the relationship cubby long enough to have a meal with me. It wasn’t hard to convince her to show up for the meal. My life was changing, and that change meant spending extended periods away from Earth. We would have very few moments to spend with each other.

“So what you’re saying is you’re going to look like this forever while I get older?” Keri frowned over her drink. “How is that fair?”

“That’s what Likosa said. It’s one of the benefits of being soulmates with a demon, I guess. The good thing is, I’m not actually insane.” I held my drink up to toast her, but she rolled her eyes. “Come on! All that stuff I saw, the mental break I had before, it was all real Keri. I’ve been to those places. I’ve met those people. Do you know how much of a relief that is for me?”

“I’m sorry you went through years of everyone not believing you.” Keri shook her head. “All that time with everyone judging you.”

“I didn’t even believe it. How could I expect anyone else to?” I put my drink down. “There was so much I experienced, lives I lived, and to find out it was real? My mind is still whirling, but it’s reassuring. Just imagine the possibilities.”

“And the plan is to travel the universes, visiting new worlds?” Keri asked, her voice tinged with sadness.

“Yes. I mean, there’s nothing keeping me here. Thanks to being away so often, I lost all my clients, and after learning a lot of my art is depictions of places that actually exist, I want to see as many as I can. I’ll be back, though.” I reached out to touch her hand. “But I’m selling the house.”

Her face dropped. “What do you mean, you’re selling the house? You love this house.”

“True, but with no income to pay the mortgage…” I trailed off. “I figure the money can sit in an account somewhere and collect interest. Maybe when I’m old, I’ll return to Earth to retire.”

“Yeah, you’re right. Damn. I want this for you, but you’re basically telling me I’m going to lose my best friend. You’ll leave, and yes, you’ll visit, but what will feel like a couple of months to you will be years for me. Then, you get to come back here, tits and ass still firm, while I wither away lathering myself with wrinkle cream.”

“That sounds so morbid.” The thought of losing so much time with her made my stomach hurt, but it also sparked another idea. “I can take you with me sometimes.”

“What?” Her eyes widened as she leaned forward and whispered across the table. “Take me with you? Really?”

“There are worlds that are human compatible. If you want to see them, I can take you.”

“Human compatible.” She slapped the table. “Dammit, I didn’t think about that. This means my best friend is an alien, right? Or at least your ancestors were. There has to be a movie about that, right?” She laughed, and I joined her because I was sure there was at least one story written about it somewhere.

“What’s funny?” Metice appeared in the kitchen.

“And there he is.” Keri pointed at him. “The demon who's taking my best friend away from me.”

“Hello, Keri.” He nodded to her. “Should I come back later?”

“No, no. I should go anyway.” Keri stood and turned her stern expression to me. “Don’t poof away without saying goodbye.”

“You don’t have to go.” I stood. “Metice won’t bother you.”

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