“Since we are talking, what was the situation with you and your sisters.None of you grew up together?”
She chuckled.“It is a strange story, our parents were a triad, and Zoey’s mother and Zaniah’s father wanted to have children in the polycule, but my mother didn’t want to have a baby.So my mother donated the eggs, which is why everyone looks like her, the father donated sperm, and Zoey’s mother carried us to term.The adoption for my mother and genetic testing for me went through, and my mother was forced to return to her home country with me.She was born far further north.Without her to hold them together, the other two argued constantly, and each took a child and lived separately.Zani went west coast, and Zoey went upper east coast.They had their twin link, and I could only touch their thoughts when we were all asleep.”
“And you were on opposite sides of continents and rarely synced up.”
“Correct.”
“But, you are all together now.”
“Maybe, but if they are dreaming about defenders, I don’t know if I want to dip my toe into that.”
He grinned.“Do you want to bring something to the psychic plane?”He lifted her right leg and draped it over his hip as he nudged into her.
He thrust into her, and she arched into him.They moved together, bodies colliding roughly until she gasped and called out when she came and then again.As she dozed off, she wondered if Hmrain could get fat from sex.
There was a low chuckle.“No, we just work harder to work it off.”
Zelda was on the psychic plane and saw Zoey and Zani, who were still bringing up the defenders and trying to figure out which one they wanted to court or let court them.
Zelda walked up.“So, ladies, any decisions?”
Zoey looked at her and burst into laughter.
Zelda looked down and sighed.She was covered with bite marks and hickeys.“He was busy tonight.”
Zani nodded.“Obviously.I saw his teeth.Does it hurt?”
“Nope.There is a hot rush, and then I am frantically trying to get into his skin.”
Zoey smiled.“Or get his skin into you.”
“That, too.So, what do you see in the files?”
She sat with them around the campfire that had the defender dossiers that were far more in-depth than what Orex had provided.They had skills when it came to data.
Zelda put in her two cents, and then Zoey said, “Why not this one?”
“He loves independence but also loves being a researcher.He will leave you alone all the time and praise you for your ability to be alone.That’s icky.You can meet with him if you like, but I am pretty sure that I am right on this one.Bobby loved that I was independent, and he had no interest in raising Aretta.But I was so independent, I could do it myself and do a great job of it.”
Zoey blinked.“I didn’t know.”
“We weren’t communicating on this level then.We are now.Orex is turning into a great stepparent.”
Zani smiled.“But will he still be if he’s a dad?”
“I think so.He has all the hallmarks of a girl’s dad.”
Zoey laughed and blinked.“Oh, wow.He is.”
Zani nodded.“Making sure she is safe, making sure she is comfortable...”
“Running to her when she has a nightmare.”
Zoey blinked.“Wow.”
“Hmrain deal with traumatized species all the time.He’s picked a bunch of therapists for her, and they will be there to speak to her as soon as we are settled so that we can begin our lives with him.I might be going for some sessions myself.”
Zani tensed.“What happened to her?”