Page 26 of The Dragon's Surprise
Ignoring his beast, he moved behind Lexi and placed his hands on her hips. He stroked her side, and she leaned back against him. For a few seconds, he merely enjoyed the warm, soft female in his arms. “So? Is it good?”
“Almost as good as my Baa-chan’s, but not quite.”
“Baa-chan?”
“Oh, I forget sometimes that not everyone understands. My great-grandmother emigrated from Japan, and while my grandmother was born here, Japanese was her first language, not that anyone could tell since she didn’t have an accent. And in Japanese, Obaa-chan means grandma, and Baa-chan is the more cutesy version, sort of like granny or nana.” She turned her head and glanced up at him. “Make sure to tell me if I over-explain and you get bored. It’s hard, sometimes, when something is second nature to me but others don’t understand.”
“I’m a dragon-shifter, Lexi. I understand more than you think.”
Her smile shot straight to his cock. “That’s true. Which means the both of us should just explain away, right?”
He tightened his grip on her hips. “Always. Don’t hold back with me, Lexi. Ever. I need someone who isn’t afraid to be honest with me, even knowing I might be a grumpy asshole about it.”
“What, does no one hold the clan doctor to account?”
“You’d be surprised. Oh, my aunt and clan leader have no trouble telling me the truth. But even with dragon-shifters, some of them are afraid of doctors. And then there are those who think that if they get me mad, I won’t help them, which is bullshit, of course. But when it comes to being sick or in pain, not everyone is rational.”
She turned in his arms and placed her hands on his chest. He nuzzled her cheek, loving how she arched more against him. “So, will you be honest and possibly face the wrath of the clan doctor?”
“Wrath is a rather strong word.” He ran a hand down to her ass and squeezed. She squeaked and then playfully hit his chest. “It’s hard to think when you’re touching me.”
He quirked an eyebrow. “Do you want me to stop?”
“No.”
He smiled and squeezed her again. “Good. Because I’ve been thinking of holding you and teasing you since the barbeque.”
“Hmm, me, too. And turnabout’s fair play.”
She ran a hand down his chest, down some more, but stopped at the waistband of his jeans. She traced just above them, each caress shooting to his cock and making him harder.
His dragon hummed.Forget about dinner. Let’s eat her instead.
While Kyle was tempted to worship her with his mouth and have dessert first, this was more than a quick fuck. No, he wanted her to be his mate. And that meant more than sex, no matter how much man and beast wanted it.
So he kissed her cheek. “More of that later. First, the food’s getting cold, and you’re going to need your strength, given the way things are going.”
“Someone’s cocky.”
“Have you ever been intimate with a dragonman?”
“Er, no.”
He grinned. “Then you’ll see.”
She rolled her eyes, but allowed him to guide her to the table.
After he helped her into her seat, Kyle retrieved the plates and then the small bowls to grind the sesame seeds. He sat down and gestured. “Dig in.”
“Or, as we used to say at my grandma’s house,itadakimasu! It’s a kind of thank you for the meal, although it literally means to humbly receive, but that’s stuffy.”
“Er, maybe you can teach me later. Right now, it sounds like I Eat Docky Moss, or something.”
She laughed. “If she were still alive, Baa-chan would’ve laughed too.” She dipped a piece into the sauce, took a bite, and moaned. “This is good, though. Especially since you’ve never made it before.”
A thrill of pleasure shot through him at her praise. “I’m glad. Although I wish I could’ve met your grandmother, and not just because she sounds like a good cook.”
Lexi’s eyes filled with wistfulness. “She was an amazing woman. Barely five feet tall, but had a will of iron, for sure. However, I think she was always sad about not being able to help her daughter more. You see, my mom was an alcoholic. She managed to get her act together after meeting my father, but once my dad died in a car accident, she fell back into old habits and never regained control of her addiction again.”
