My thoughts became verbal without any choice on my part. “You’re so beautiful.” I almost choked after the last word came out. “Oh, GAWD,” ..... the panic grabbed me by the throat, “I’M SORRY.”Fern turned her head and looked at me with a bit of disbelief, a kind of “What the fuck!?” look. I was focused on Branch and Fern started speeding up our intercourse I assumed just because I wasn’t paying correct attention to her. I was trying to remain seriously earnest with Branch as Fern revved up out. ”“Why me?”“Honestly, it could have been anyone, though you are the only one so far who has made it thus far.”“There were others?”“Kobolds can be useful.”Alec should have been paying attention. When his leg went out from underneath him, he was left trying to gather himself. He lost his sword and barely have enough of a chance to see a flash of red heading his way. His fist connected with the red and but it was not enough to stop the momentum of whatever was headed his way. Yellow eyes glowed. Tom inhaled her scent and began to kiss along the small of her back, just above the waistband of her skirt. Lexi bent over, pushing her butt up into his face, and put her hands on her knees as she gyrated. She was murmuring to herself, making little cooing sounds. Tom was desperate to touch her now. He wanted to rip her skirt off and bury his nose between those two globes. He wanted to grab her hips and pull her back against his face as he bit and nibbled at her cheeks. He wanted to slide a. I’m right.“We know you are special to each other, Julian, Harper,” Mom’s voice is soft, not quite a whisper. She looks each of us in the eye and she pauses to kiss Julian, then me. “We’ve known that for a long time and we are happy for you.”Evidently Julian and I have not been as discreet as we thought we were.“Fred knows, too.”Julian blinks at this.“Honor your love,” Dad adds, and he repeats Mom’s look and her kisses.Mom leans close to Julian and Dad does the same with me. I feel his hand hot.