Page 15 of I Married A Lizardman

“You mostly have sex standing up and from behind?” she asked, stunned.

I blinked, taken aback by that strange question. “Yes.”

“Wow, okay. Hmmm… But what do you do before you penetrate a female?” she asked.

The hope in her voice further increased my confusion. Susan needed to hear something from me to reassure her about our mating ritual, but I had no clue what it could be.

“Well, we ask the female if she consents to the coupling. If she’s agreeable, she assumes the position, and we penetrate her,” I said.

Judging by her dismayed expression, that wasnotthe response she had wanted to hear.

“That’s it? You guys go from yes to immediate penetration?” she insisted with disbelief.

“Yes,” I said, getting slightly annoyed. “What else would there be?”

“Well, foreplay,” she replied as if it was obvious. “Have you never heard of foreplay?” she asked when I tilted my head with a questioning look.

I shook my head. “No. What is that?”

“It’s… Damn, how do I describe that?” Susan whispered to herself, her eyes flicking from side to side as she pondered. “It’s pleasant and affectionate things a human couple does to each other to help the male get hard and the female get wet to make penetration easier.”

Wet? What a strange term for lubrication, but appropriate enough, I guess.

My eyes widened as I stared at her in shock. “You need help getting lubricated? Human females do not self-lubricate at will?”

Susan snorted and shook her head. “No, we don’t. We need to be stimulated and aroused by our partner to be ready. I mean, we can technically prepare ourselves,” she amended, her face reddening again, “but it’s more effective when done well by our partner. Some females can’t get natural lubrication at all.”

Spirits, why is everything so complicated with humans?

I stared at her, starting to feel overwhelmed again. How was I supposed to stimulate her? At the same time, it was nice of their females not to expect a male to be hard on demand but be willing to help him get there. That was undeniably intriguing.

“And how do you do four play?” I asked carefully.

The redness of her cheeks cranked up another notch.

“We caress each other’s bodies… and kiss,” Susan said in a small voice. “And our couplings are normally face to face, while lying in bed. Not standing up, and rarely from behind.”

I almost laughed at the sheepish way in which she had pronounced the word ‘kiss.’ I had not been too keen about this kissing thing the first time. But the feel of her mouth against mine had been unexpectedly pleasant. I didn’t mind doing it again. In fact, I’d been wondering when I’d have the opportunity to test it further. I welcomed this experiment. However, I couldn’t help wondering why it was calledfourplay when she only mentioned two things.

“I can do that,” I said, relieved it wasn’t anything more bizarre. Coupling face to face happens sometimes among my people, although quite rarely. “Do you wish to start now?”

“Uh, just a minute,” she said, a sliver of panic entering her voice. “There’s… there’s something else we need to discuss.”

I slightly recoiled, wondering what else there could be.

“I’m listening,” I replied.

“There’s something you need to know about human females, so that you do not panic later,” Susan said.

That immediately set all of my senses on alert. Something had to be pretty bad for her to assume I would panic.

“The very first time a human female has sex with a man, she will bleed a little,” Susan said.

“WHAT?! Bleed?” I exclaimed, panic indeed setting in. “Why would you bleed?”

“It’s okay! It’s okay!” she said, raising her palms in an appeasing gesture. “We have this thin veil of flesh inside. It’s like a seal that says no one has ever penetrated us before. So, the first time we have sex, the veil—called a hymen—will tear, which causes a bit of bleeding. But it’s normal and stops right away. The tear will sting a little, but no more.”

I looked at her in horror. I was already worried about lying with a female as tiny and fragile as she. Now, I was finding out that no matter how much care I handled her with, she would bleed the minute I joined with her.

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