Aura moved to take a seat next to Ilian, awkwardly pulling the dark sheet up around that equally dark-colored robe she wore to bed most nights. Ilian mirrored her awkwardness as he also moved to pull the same sheet more snugly around himself as well.

They each tried to hide a slight sound of amusement, as if they simultaneously realized the absurdity of there being that sort of awkwardness between two souls who had engaged in intercourse with one another half a dozen or so times in the less than three months since their first meeting. That was including the most recent encounter, just a few nights prior, when they had participated in a threesome right there in the same bed: The first such encounter even, for at least the two of them, at that.

“We're being ridiculous, aren't we?” Aura asked in a self-effacing manner.

“Like I said earlier, I'm just not sure what you're still comfortable with, with me. And I don't want to make you feel--”

“How I feel is all on me, Ilian, not you. And besides, this could be... nice. I mean, as much as I love sleeping next to Adan,” a slight pause, “at least tonight I won't have to worry about causing my bed mate pain every time I roll over, or... want to wrap my arms around him,” her volume dropped to a whisper as she finished the thought.

Ilian took a breath, “Do you want to then? Wrap your arms around me, I mean. It's fine if you--”

Aura surprisingly managed a small laugh in regards to how truly considerate of her feelings he was still being since her, possibly somewhat unfair, verbal explosion that had been directed at him earlier.

“Just lay down,” she told him, sliding slightly closer, and still surprisingly, wearing a small, if somewhat nervous, smile.

To Ilian's continued surprise, and relief, Aura did snuggle closer to him under the sheet, wrapping her arms around his waist, and laying her head upon his shoulder.

“You're right. This is nice,” he whispered to her in the dim light of the room. He accented the words by placing the smallest of kisses atop her head; another gesture he had witnessed between she and Adan more than once since their time together had begun.

Aura swallowed a lump in her throat, but said nothing more just then. Instead, she opted to cuddle closer still to him, wrapping a leg around his then, just the way she did with Adan; as if terrified he'd disappear if she didn't hold him as close as she could each night.

That movement did cause Ilian to tense slightly, mainly due to worry that she would immediately pull away again. So he rushed to speak, “Sorry, I should have mentioned that... I still find clothes, well, rather strange. So I usually don't--”

Aura blushed and let out another small laugh as she finally looked back up at him in the near darkness. “Are you actually apologizing for sleeping naked now, Ilian?”

He then tried to find a response as he looked back down at her as well. “Well, more like apologizing for not warning you of that before you... discovered it yourself.”

“I suppose now you're going to apologize for this too,” she said a little breathily as she moved her leg, causing her thigh to come in contact with where his body was now having an obvious reaction to the nearness of hers.

“I probably should,” he whispered back, though couldn't manage to pull his eyes from her, despite the breathlessness of his tone.

“That's an involuntary reaction, Il'. Part of the fun of the body you're now living in. In other words, I don't think you can take the full blame for that one.”

“I just--”

“Besides, if anyone's to blame it's probably me, and Adan. We sort of conditioned you to respond that way to being close with us, considering, well, what we normally do with you anytime we are close.”

“So... I'm not sure if I should--” Ilian began, almost feeling at as much of a loss for how to communicate with her now as he did during their first few days together.

“Stop,” was all she said before moving to cover his mouth with hers.

Of course that action did nothing to disprove the theory she had just shared with him as to why he reacted so easily to her nearness. But right then, all she wanted to do was assuage his fears with her kisses, which was quite the role-reversal for her, but it was how she felt in that moment nonetheless.

The kiss also brought them into even closer bodily contact, causing his response to her to be that much stronger as he passionately returned her kiss, pulling her even more tightly against him.

As the dizzying kisses continued, and they clung even more tightly to one another throughout, the robe she wore worked it's way open. The feel of their bare, heated flesh against each other's only intensified what they were feeling in that moment.

It was only when his hardness brushed against her overwhelming wetness, that Ilian finally forced himself to break off the kiss before their passion took what was left of their wits.

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“Shouldn't we... wait?” he breathed the words heavily against her lips.

“Wait?” her volume matched his as she looked up into his eyes, thrown more than a little by his statement.

“You know, until we can give you one of those implant things I brought back?” he managed, using all of his will to form a logical argument in that moment.

“We're still in the two week grace period, aren't we? And you got those pills too. This is the least afraid I've ever been to do this with you, Ilian,” she breathed the words. “And right now, all I want is to feel something other than fear, for once. For at least a little while. And I know that you can definitely make me feel... something much more pleasant, even if it is temporary. It's what I need right now, please,” she whispered.

Taking in the sheer depth of feeling behind her words, Ilian simply nodded in understanding, covering her lips with his and pulling her toward him once more.

* * *

Later that night, they lay together wrapped around each other's sweat-soaked bodies and waiting for their breaths and heartbeats to return to normal. As Aura gave Ilian another soft squeeze, a small giggle escaped her lips.

Ilian looked down at her with a curious expression, “Yes?”

“I was just thinking, you really are incredible at reading body language.” She let out another small laugh as Ilian couldn't help smiling at her words either. “Especially considering I'm literally the only woman you've ever had sex with.”

“You sound shocked. I thought the main appeal of that activity was that it was supposed to feel that good?” he questioned.

Another chuckle from her, “Ideally, yes, but...”

“But?”

She looked up at him, biting her lip through another grin, “In our world, it was kind of, common knowledge that...”

“That what?”

“That well, sex was usually a lot more enjoyable for a man, well during male-female sex, anyway.” She blushed again.

“But isn't it the woman who has to carry, and then give birth to the children? Which she can only do as a result of male-female sex?”

“Well, yes, but...”

“And if it normally doesn't feel that good for her, then isn't that awfully unfair to the woman?”

Aura couldn't help another laugh, this one louder, which only caused another perplexed expression from Ilian. “Wow, you already understand Earth culture perfectly.”

“I do?” his confusion continued in the face of her sarcasm. He then shook his head as she chuckled and cuddled closer to him once more. “So why do the women continue to ma—be with the men like that? I was more correct than I thought when I said it was an inefficient way to reproduce if it normally doesn't even give them that much pleasure even.”

Aura laughed again, “Why do they continue to do it? I could be all sentimental and say 'love' but, I guess they also still do it in the hopes that they'll actually find a man who can make them feel... what you apparently have no trouble making me feel.” She blushed again.

“It still seems... unfair,” he repeated.

“Wow, it's a good thing there are barely any women left in the world. I'd have to fight them all off once they discovered your hidden... talents. I mean they already would be beating down the door to get to Adan as it is,” she scoffed slightly.

Then Ilian hesitated before asking his next question, “Does Adan not make you feel... that much pleasure either? He seemed like he did the other ni--”

“What?” Aura turned an even brighter red then. “No, believe me he does. He definitely does,” she assured. “But I think that could be due to the fact that he's literally known me my entire life. It makes it a lot easier for him to read me too. Just like you said before,” she added more quietly.

There were a few more moments of silence as they continued to hold each other into the night. Eventually, Ilian spoke up again, “I can see why you miss having him in your bed. This is really nice.”

“I'm not the expert by any means, but I'm pretty sure that's what they call afterglow.”

“Glow?” he looked down at her again.

“It's not literal,” she smirked. “It's just the term for the feeling of peace, and contentment that follows a really satisfying... encounter,” she settled on.

“I felt it the night all three of us fell asleep together too. But it was a bit overpowered by what I had to do the next day, I think,” Ilian shared quietly. “Even though I'm not really one of you, I think I'm really beginning to understand human emotions better. And how many you can have all at once. How quickly they can change from one moment to the next. It's amazing. And terrifying,” he couldn't help adding. “I guess even that sentence is an example of that,” he allowed a small smile at that.

“And your understanding of Earth culture continues to grow,” she told him with a wistful slant to her tone.

“All the more reason I want to help save it for you... us,” he whispered as he pressed his lips to hers once more.