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We end the call, and I wait for her to send her info over. My heart races and my arms twitch. I wriggle my fingers, trying to calm myself. Does this mean...?

I don’t even know why I want her. I’m not a guy for hangouts and hookups, but with her, everything feels natural, at least after the bumpy start. She’s not a bad being.

I know it is a thing for the males to withhold how we would want nothing more than solving problems for those we care about, so I should wait to ask her about that, but at the same time, I just want to be doing something for her.

Maybe part of that is just because of how I didn’t get to fuck her tight pussy enough. Maybe I just want that from her before I can think about something else.

I’m not a small being like her, so I won’t understand being intimidated by bigger beings. But I know enough about how appearances cause issues. Beings look at kot’olls and think that our strong arms and bodies are all we have.

My phone buzzes with her location. It’s not that far away from me, which is good for both of us. I switch the driving mode to manual and get started. I can’t wait to meet her.

Sometimes, I don’t hate my job, this may be the day.

Chapter fifteen

Chapter 15

Kendra

Istand inside the first door of the shopping mall, waiting for Grihul. When beings walk out of the mall, the door behind me opens to give warmth, but the door facing the streets threatens to freeze me.

It won’t make a difference if I wait inside the mall, but I want to meet him sooner rather than later.

Something has to be wrong with me for me to think about him all the time since we met. Maybe he grinds my gears on purpose.

Where is he?

The sky is still gray, but it isn’t snowing. It shouldn’t be hard to locate this place. This is one of the biggest shopping malls in the city. It looks like a castle from way back in history of Earth, at least that’s what my parents said when they read my stories from that time period. It felt like so far into the past that... Maybe it’s completely fiction, but maybe there are some bits that are real, not sure.

When the weather is nice, the mall will have an inflatable dragon on the outside of the castle. But that’s not there today and probably won’t be there for another while, not until the storm season is over.

Grihul has four hands, so driving his way here should be easy. He is taking his sweet time, for sure.

I tap my feet on the floor, trying my best to be patient. I don’t even remember the last time I was so eager to meet someone.

It takes a while, but he shows up. I can see those arms from afar. Kot’olls are also pretty rare on this planet, so it is easy to spot him.

He grins as he sees me. I go over and hug him. He chuckles. “Looks like someone misses me tons.”

My gut flutters. I suppose I do miss him, but I don’t want to let him think of himself a bit too highly. “I’m glad you managed to find your way here.”

He hugs me. I like it when his arms wrap all over me. With his strong arms taking up space, he almost covers my whole upper body with four arms. His warmth melts me. It will be great if this can happen every day. But that’s not very realistic.

I shiver when a cold breeze comes from the outside. He chuckles. “Let’s get into the mall first.”

Now that I take a step back and focus on something more than his face. “How are you wearing that and walking outside? Are you serious?”

He looks at himself. “What’s wrong with my hoodie?” He lifts his arms and looks around. “Are there holes in it?”

I roll my eyes, but can’t help snorting a laugh. “No, I mean, won’t you be cold?”

“Not at all. Now I see. You have a coat with you.”

I nod. “I don’t want to get sick even though it’s just a brief walk from the parking lot to here.”

“You look great in this.” His praise seems to be a bit tense, if not made up, but I suppose I should appreciate his attempt.

“Thank you. I still can’t figure out how you and some other beings don’t mind the cold. If you only need a hoodie for this weather, I suppose you’ll be running around naked in summer.”

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