“Uh…what?” Kara’s head jerked up and she saw that J’orn was looking confused as well.

“Like this,” Nono said. Leaning over Gaela’s back, he placed a soft kiss at the base of her neck…then he kissed the right side of her neck and then the left. Continuing down, he kissed between her shoulder blades.

Kara didn’t see what else he was doing because J’orn was leaning over her, raising his eyebrows.

Biting her lip, she nodded her head. They couldn’t blow his cover now!

He nodded back and she put her face back down on the padded table, waiting tensely to see what would happen.

J’orn spent a moment longer running his warm hands up and down her spine and back and sides before finally leaning over her. He was so close that Kara could smell his warm, faintly spicy scent. And then she felt his lips landing, soft and hot, against the side of her neck.

She moaned softly and tried not to squirm. God, shelovedit when someone kissed her neck—especially if they did it the right way. And J’orn was most definitely doing it right. He was teasing the sensitive spot beneath her ear, kissing and licking gently before moving further down to where her neck met her shoulder.

“Does this feel good, baby?” Kara heard him murmur in her ear. “Do you like it when I kiss you here?”

“Mmmm…” she moaned softly in response. She could feel her nipples getting tight and her pussy getting wet but she couldn’t seem to help it. Her body was simply reacting to his—it was the same animal attraction she’d always felt between them when they worked together though she tried to ignore it. Now there was no ignoring it—not with J’orn kissing a trail down her bare back.

He placed soft, hot kisses between her shoulder blades and down her spine and then placed one kiss on each of her cheeks before continuing down to kiss the crease where her ass met her thighs.

Kara stiffened. Was he going to try and part her legs? Was he going to…

And that was when Nono spoke up again.

“Very good,” he said. “And now I think it’s time we turned our ladies over.”

20

KARA

Kara tried not to tense up all over again as she slowly turned over onto her back. Thanks to the float dots under her breasts, they stuck right up from her chest, the nipples pointing at the vaulted stone ceiling above.

She pressed her thighs together tightly and crossed her arms over her breasts…until she happened to turn her head and look at Gaela.

The pink alien woman was lying on her back looking perfectly relaxed. Her arms were at her sides and her hands were palm up, as though she was open to receiving whatever came to her.

It occurred to Kara that Gaela was full-figured too, but she didn’t seem to be embarrassed or ashamed of her body. Maybe her culture liked curvy women and didn’t make them feel bad for being themselves—that must be nice.

You know who else likes curvy women? The Kindred,whispered a little voice in her head.Remember that J’orn told you that you’re a “Mature Elite”—a woman with wisdom and experience that the Goddess has blessed with bountiful curves. So why feel ashamed of your body? Why not relax and revel in your nudity, like Gaela is doing?

Kara wasn’t sure she could exactlyrevelin being naked, but she decided that she could at least try to relax. After all, she didn’t look any worse than Gaela, who carried herself like a goddess and acted like a temptress. Would it be so bad to let loose for a little while?

“Are you all right, baby?” she heard J’orn ask. When she looked up, she saw that his eyes were half-lidded. “You’re so beautiful,” he murmured. “Why are you hiding yourself?”

The big Kindred’s words reinforced what Kara had already been thinking. Taking a deep breath, she relaxed, letting her arms fall to her sides and allowing her thighs to open slightly.

As she let her body loosen, she felt the massage table supporting her and molding to her back and body once more. She was glad that it was warm or she might have felt chilly, exposed as she was.

“Beautiful,” J’orn murmured hoarsely, his eyes sweeping over her body. “Gods, Kara—you’re so fucking gorgeous!”

“Thank you,” she whispered, looking up at him. Then she shut her eyes. It was easier to relax if she didn’t see him looking at her.

“Now if you’re ready, we’ll start at the head and work down,” she heard Nono tell J’orn. “We will begin with the non-sexual parts of the body first—start at the outside and move inward. Remember—treat every part of your Lady’s body like an erogenous zone because itis.”

Kara wondered where this was going and if there would be “kissing to show respect” on this side also, but first there was more massaging.

She sighed in mingled relief and relaxation when she felt J’orn’s long fingers start at her temples and begin to rub in warm, soothing circles.Mmm, that felt really nice! She could feel her tension and uncertainly melting away as he gave her a really good scalp and temple massage.

Then his big hands were moving lower. He pressed down on her shoulders, easing the tension there, and then slid his hands up and down her arms, rubbing and squeezing. But finally the moment she’d both been dreading and hoping for happened.