Page 57 of Devil Bound
Lucifer
Movinghadtakenmostof the day, and the monotony of shifting furniture had exhausted me.Tiamat was driving, giving me time to imagine how the evening would go.
In an ideal scenario, a good boyfriend dedicated to our relationship would be waiting for me in bed, ready to ask me how my day had been and help me relax.
Well, maybe a good boyfriend in one of the more straightforward erotic romances would do that kind of thing.Nelly wasn’t that easy, not by a long shot.He was like a cute little hedgehog, only ever showing me spikes when I showed him my soft, soft belly…
Then again, maybe that was the issue right there.Maybe he needed to see more of me wearing less.It really was a shame Trony had let him slip away.
“What are you smirking about?”the Dragon Mother asked.She wasn’t even really looking at me, she had her eyes on the road.
“Nothing much, Dragon Mother.I was just thinking how much I miss my boyfriend.”
“Mm-hmm.Like most humans, I expect he has a hard limit on what he is willing to put up with.Do you know why that is?”
I straightened as the setting sun’s light hit me right in the face.“It’s because they don’t know the gloriousness of being with a god, Dragon Mother.”
She sighed.“Lucy, sometimes I wonder whether your shell was shattered and tossed away on the wind.Humans force their limits on us because unlike us, they are quite breakable.”
I froze.Cleared my throat.“There was no shell, Dragon Mother.But…well, I suppose he’s quite…delicate.I mean, his features are exquisite, and I can understand, just from his looks, why you might be worried, seeing as how I will—I’m generally the one who does the fucking.But, Dragon Mother, I’ve always made sure to prep my partners beforehand.”
She turned a corner, but took her eyes off the road, narrowing them at me.“That’s not what I mean.Being a giving lover is the absolute minimum of affection, didn’t I always tell you?”
“Yes, Dragon Mother.”
“Boundaries are for those who break easily, Lucifer.Kindly remember that.”
I frowned.Nelly wasn’t that breakable.He’d de-animated that zombie all by himself.Then again, if he was breakable, it followed that he’d do better with someone taking responsibility for him.Now there was a thought.
“Yes, Dragon Mother.”I could imagine it, my breakable boyfriend begging me to break him, just a little.Hmmm.
Tiamat continued looking at me as she drove.“Things will grow as they choose, and all I can do is water the life that is and nurture it.It’s not an easy task, Lucy.”
“It’s good advice, Dragon Mother.You know I cherish your advice.”
Turning her attention back to the road, she accelerated slightly, then let out a third, heavier sigh.
When we got home, Tiamat parked right in front of the house and went straight through to wash off in the lake and collect her things so she could move to her new house.I was going to shower, change, and make love to my boyfriend.Dusk was welling red against the horizon, and I hadn’t seen him all day.That wouldn’t do.
Trony and Soul were sitting on the couch, watching some ridiculous 3D action movie projected onto the white wall Trony had kept bare for that specific purpose.The poodle was growling at the screen on and off, though I wasn’t sure what exactly displeased her.
“Nelly?”I asked
Trony turned toward me and twisted one of her locks around her index finger.
“He looked like he was running away, you know.Wouldn’t it just be easier to tell him he owes you for keeping the poodle and explain what that means?Instead of going through all of this forced proximity and pretend relationship trope bullshit?”
Trony really was the best when it came to running the house, but true romance, she simply didn’t understand.And the appeal of doing it this way was beyond her.
“If I did easy, I wouldn’t be the Devil.”
She rolled her eyes, and Soul looked at me, then growled.If anyone else had been as obsessed as Trony with ironing jeans and socks and organizing the best orgies in town, I’d have replaced her a long time ago, but good help was so hard to come by, so I had to accept that she hadopinions.
I straightened.“I’ll take a shower and change, and then I’ll go find him.Maybe I’ll carry him to my bed fireman style.”
Trony gave me a level look, the kind she used to get humans to submit to her.“Lube is all stocked up, and I took the liberty of getting you a new set of butt plugs, because I care.”
I beamed at her and Soul, who was now drooling fondly.“You really are an angel.”
