Chapter Twenty
Raevion
“Are you sure about this, Baby girl?” I ask Sara as we lean over the counter, staring at the five ametrine stones that have been set and prepared for her. “You don’t have to be superhuman, Little one. There’s no reason you need to do your clit today. It can wait.”
I know Ekert set the stone just in case, but Sara is under no obligation to get the hood of her clit pierced today. She only started walking yesterday.
“I’m sure, Papi.” She lifts her gaze toward Ekert. “But, uh, will we still be able to uh… I mean does it need to heal for a while before we can…have sex?”
It’s adorable how embarrassed she gets talking about sex.
Ekert smiles. “I’ll want your Papi to keep a close eye on the piercing for several days, but you’ll learn that you will heal faster on Eleadia than you did on Earth.”
Her eyes shoot wide. “I will?” She glances at me.
I nod. “It would seem so. Our doctors are still studying the human reaction to various injuries, but they have noticed thatcuts heal much faster, and a few Littles have broken bones since arriving. Apparently on Earth, the normal time it takes for human bones to mend is six weeks. It takes far less than that here.”
“Oh. Wow. So…” She leans in closer to my ear, “…we can still have sex?”
I cup her face. “Yes, Little one. I’ll just be gentler for a few days.”
“I’ll send you home with a protective salve that will keep urine from getting in the piercing and irritating the skin. If there’s any pain, your Papi can numb it easily. There’s no harm in numbing it often. There’s no reason for you to ever experience pain, Little one.”
Sara’s wide eyes grow wider. “That’s so weird. There is nothing like that on Earth. Not over-the-counter anyway. It would take a prescription from a doctor.”
I hug her against me. “See? Check out all the benefits of living on Eleadia,” I tease her.
She pushes her bottom lip out in a fake pout. “No live singing from women anywhere, but my Papi can pierce my skin with his alien quill and make all my problems disappear.”
Sophie covers her mouth as she giggles. “You’re funny.”
Ekert squats down next to Sara. “Your Papi is right. You don’t have to get an extra piercing today, Little one. It can wait until you’re ready.”
I lower her to her feet and set a hand on her shoulder. It’s so strange for her to be standing on her own, but even stranger is that she’s two and a half feet shorter than me. I forget that when she’s lying down or in my arms.
My Little songbird may be small, but she’s brave. She stands her tallest and pulls her shoulders back. “I want to do it today. I know I’ll eventually do it, so there’s no sense thinking about it all the time.”
“Okay, Little one.” Ekert stands and leads all of us to the piercing room.
I lift Sara up and settle her on the huge chair before helping Ekert secure her. She doesn’t argue about the restraints. In fact, she lifts her arms above her head all by herself. She’s so brave and adjusting faster than anyone I’ve ever heard about.
She tenses slightly and bites her lip while Ekert examines her nipples once again.
When he glances at me, I lean over, cup her pretty breast, and pull her nipple into my mouth. I quickly inject her erect bud with my serum, numbing it. As I lean back, I give it a pinch. “Can you feel anything, Little one?”
She shakes her head and squeezes her eyes closed.
Sophie stands next to her, rubbing her arm. It occurs to me that Sophie is a super brave Little girl also. I get the impression she holds the hand of everyone who comes in to get their piercings. A lot of them are probably scared out of their minds. Not only does Sophie have a great eye for gemstones, but she’s kind and does her best to make everyone feel at ease.
Ekert is fast. He pierces the first nipple in seconds, not giving Sara time to fret.
“That’s it?” Sara asks as she lifts her head up to look down at her nipple.
“Yep.” I pat her tummy. The ametrine is perfect. It’s so gorgeous dangling from her small bud.
She blows out a relieved breath. “I didn’t feel it at all.”
“That’s the idea.” I lean over and numb the other nipple, giving it a pinch to make sure she can’t feel it either, and moments later, it’s done.