by Rachel Clark
“How did Joal take the news?” Kyle asked Rick in a soft voice. They were the only ones waiting for takeout in the restaurant foyer, but he had no intention of broadcasting personal family business to anyone else.
“Not well,” Rick said with a deep exhale. “It’s not Chloe. It’s the delay. We could be stuck here for several more years now.”
“Why?” he asked, feeling confused. The only thing that had been holding him here was Chloe. Now that she was coming with them too he had no more reason to delay.
Rick leaned back, obviously trying to see the expression on Kyle’s face. “Won’t Chloe need time to—how did you put it?—tie up loose ends?”
“Rick, Chloe was my loose end. She has no living family, her career makes her more miserable with each passing day—why she thought she’d be happy working in contract law, I have no idea—and her luck with dating totally sucks.”
“Do you think she’d be willing to leave soon then?”
Kyle smiled slightly when he realized that Chloe would be unlikely to want to leave her job without giving the proper four-weeks’ notice, but since they were leaving the planet maybe she wouldn’t mind breaking this one little contract. When he’d spoken to her this morning, he’d been thinking in terms of days, not months or years. Maybe it was arrogant, but now that the decision was made he’d been working on the assumption that Chloe would be happy to give up her unhappy life on Earth. Hell, he sincerely hoped that he hadn’t misread his lovely roommate.
Rick stepped away as the waitress approached them. She smiled as she handed over several huge bags of takeout meals, and Kyle reached for Rick’s free hand, nearly dragging him out of the restaurant and onto the street.
“The only way we’ll know for certain is if we ask her. Let’s go find out.”
* * * *
Rick practically held his breath all the way back to Kyle and Chloe’s apartment. It wasn’t that he doubted Kyle’s analysis of the situation. It was just that it seemed too good to be true. He’d steeled himself for more time on Earth, this time trying to coax Chloe into their arms, perhaps even being penalized, quite rightly, for rushing her the way he’d done.
But if there was even the smallest chance that he hadn’t fucked up as badly as he thought, then he really wanted to grab it.
The living area was deserted when they walked in. The kitchen was, too. Panic had already begun to drill through his hearts when they finally found Chloe and Joal lying on Kyle’s bed, Joal’s hands caressing softly over her partially clothed body as they kissed slowly.
Rick was almost surprised to find Joal naked. He’d known that as the yala-coldar in the family that his need to claim Chloe would be strongest, but he’d also believed his lover was very much in control of his own primitive instincts. The fact that Chloe seemed to be exploring him just as thoroughly as he explored her was, however, very encouraging.
Rick watched his oldest and his newest podmates kissing for a while longer before he heard a sound from the bathroom and turned to check on his missing family members. Noco and Varn were already drying each other down when Rick stepped into the room.
“Everything okay?” he asked, not really liking the feeling of not knowing what happened while he was gone.
“Of course,” Varn said, laughing as Noco pulled him closer. “Is breakfast ready?”
Rick smiled at their youngest podmate’s enthusiastic appetite. It would serve them well when their dal-sheras were carrying their offspring. He couldn’t help the tingle that thought gave him. He’d spent many years gathering his family around him. Hopefully soon they would have podlings.
“Breakfast is in the kitchen getting cold,” he said with a smile, feeling a slight relief that things really might turn out the way he hoped. Varn and Noco grinned, stopped to press a quick kiss each to Rick’s lips and then headed in the direction of food.
Rick turned to find Kyle stripping off his clothes and Joal helping Chloe to her feet and out of her robe. Chloe gave him a happy smile and then, completely naked, let their podmates lead her into the dining area. He followed, almost wanting to pinch himself—as humans suggested—when he thought he might be dreaming.
But the food was disappearing at a rapid rate and everything seemed calm. For the first time since claiming Chloe last night things started to feel normal.
Hopefully it would continue that way.
He stood back, watching the interactions of his podmates, awed by the easy familiarity with which they shared the meal. Chloe was sitting at the table naked, her beautiful breasts quivering as she laughed at something Kyle said, and Rick finally realized that things might even turn out better than he’d hoped.
* * * *
Chloe could barely believe that she was sitting naked at her kitchen table with four naked men. The only one still dressed was Rick, and if she’d interpreted things correctly, he was probably the one most uncomfortable in human-style clothing.
“It’s okay,” she said, reaching a hand out for him and urging him closer. “Or did you forget that I’ve already seen you naked?”
Rick grinned, the relief in his demeanor very nice to see, but it took a raised eyebrow before he got her hint and stripped his clothes off also. She grinned when he lifted her from her seat, sat down, and then pulled her onto his lap. Compared physically to the other men who were now her husbands, Rick was huge and very strong. Standing beside him she’d always felt rather petite and feminine. It was quite a novelty for a woman well above average height. Maybe it was just her perception but his looming presence had always made her feel safe and cared for, even when she’d believed him to be Kyle’s human boyfriend. She had no doubt in his ability as dria-coldar to protect his family.
She was still playing over in her mind the information that Noco and Joal had both given her. She had a million questions, of course, but she couldn’t deny the feeling that she somehow belonged here. Perhaps this was why she’d never found a man to satisfy her. She needed five of them, not one.
Chloe giggled at the silly thought that swirled through her head.
“What’s so funny, sugar?” Rick asked happily, his hand caressing her thighs and hips gently as they shared their first meal together as podmates.
“I was just thinking about some of the assholes I’ve dated over the years. If I’d known I had five gorgeous men in my future I wouldn’t have bothered dating at all.”
“Same here,” Kyle said, smiling at Varn as he touched the man lovingly. “I got everything I’ve ever wanted”—he winked at Chloe—“and more. I’m very glad you’re with us, Chloe.”
“Me, too,” she said honestly, “but won’t people start to talk if we all move in together?” She glanced around the modest apartment she’d shared with Kyle for several years now. “I’m hoping your place is bigger.”
The silence around the table was deafening. Dread flowed over her as she wondered what she’d said wrong. Did aliens not live in the same residence together? Was that how they stayed out of the public eye? Fuck, she really did have an awful lot to learn.
Finally Rick moved, lifting her onto the table so that she sat naked in front of him and was staring into his eyes. “Sugar,” he said in that guilt-filled tone he’d used earlier this morning when he’d explained how he’d claimed her, “we have a residence on Earth, but we were hoping to return to Jernodria now that our family is complete.” She glanced over at the smile on Kyle’s face, but Rick quickly reclaimed her attention. “We’ll give you as much time as you need to get used to the idea, but it would be far safer for any podlings—I believe humans call them children—we choose to create to grow up on our home planet.”
She’d read enough government-alien-conspiracy-theory stories to understand their concern. She had no idea how true the accounts were, but considering what they had to lose, she simply didn’t want to find out.
And truly, she had no wish to continue the boring, repetitive, directionless life she’d somehow found herself living. Her career, though important t
o her in some ways, had really been a means to earn money for her future family. Without a husband and children to share her life with, each day had become more meaningless.
“How soon can we leave?”
She grinned when she saw the stunned look on Rick’s face.
“You’re happy to come with us? Right now?” Joal asked with a wide smile on his face.
She tried to think rationally, but it all boiled down to her trust in Kyle and Rick. Kyle had always been a good judge of character. If he said their podmates were good men, she had no reason to disbelieve him. And Rick had proved over and over in the past year that he was an honorable guy and a loving man.
“Maybe not right now,” she said. Only Kyle picked up on the emphasis of the word “right,” but Rick, Joal, Noco, and Varn all breathed in a startled breath when she added, “Maybe in a couple of days, after you’ve all claimed me.”
Chapter Five
Complete silence followed Chloe’s unexpected announcement. Varn was very surprised to be the first one to recover.
“Chloe, there’s no need to rush. It’s taken Kyle nearly a year to…ah…tie up the ends he said were loose. We’re happy to wait while you do the same.”
Chloe turned her attention to Kyle. “You had loose ends?” she asked, concern very clear in her voice.
“Only you, sweetie,” Kyle said with a grin, “and since that’s no longer an issue I’m ready to go whenever you are.”
“It’s probably best if we concoct a cover story for you both leaving and never coming back,” Noco said seriously. “It’ll make it easier for the Jernodrian pods that follow us if there aren’t wild stories of people disappearing without a trace.”
“No problem,” Kyle said with a wide grin. “I’m sure one of our podmates will volunteer to play the part of besotted lover as you explain to your boss that you need to resign urgently for family reasons.”
“I will,” Varn said quickly. He’d found the idea of learning more about Chloe—even if it was only a brief visit to her workplace to resign—very appealing. He knew that part of his attraction to the human female was the result of Rick claiming her, but even on such a short acquaintance he knew that she would be easy to love. The human men she’d mentioned dating must have been very stupid to let such a treasure slip through their fingers.
Chloe gave him a beautiful smile and then leaned over awkwardly to press a kiss to his lips. “Thank you, Varn. You’ll make many of my workmates green with envy.”
“In that case, maybe we should all come with you to resign,” Noco said with a human-style wink.
Chloe laughed but shook her head. “That would turn the whole building green, but it might lend credence to an abducted by aliens theory. I’m already acting out of character as it is.”
Varn watched her closely, concerned that she really was acting out of character. What if they got her home and she realized she’d made a mistake? He felt Noco place a warm hand on his thigh in comfort, but it was Chloe’s reassurance that soothed his mind.
“My work friends don’t really know me. They see a hard-working, dedicated professional. I doubt any of them even realize I leave the office.” She nodded, perhaps prompted by Rick as she carefully moved off the table and climbed onto Varn’s lap. She spread her legs wide over his thighs, her arms around his neck, her lips close enough to kiss. “I’m making the right decision for me this time.”
He kissed her then, loving the feel of her soft breasts against his chest. He’d studied female human anatomy ever since arriving on this planet, but a part of him had never expected to experience mating with one. His cock twitched excitedly when he realized that her pussy was wet, that her body was already preparing itself for him. He dropped his fingers lower, caressing over her mound and seeking the little bud that he’d read about. She gasped when he found it, lifting up in reaction, shivering slightly as he caressed her clit with his fingers and then moved her slightly so that he could lower her onto his aching cock.
Chloe moaned, her kisses growing more desperate as he gripped her thighs tightly and started lifting his hips up again and again, thrusting into her warm pussy like a man possessed. It was so different from what he’d expected. Varn felt the familiar touch of Rick’s telekinesis. He moved to lift them both up, helping to steady Varn as he placed his feet on the ground and held Chloe pressed hard against him. He broke their kiss, smiling when he realized what Rick intended.
Kyle stood behind Chloe, kissing the back of her neck, holding and caressing her as she and Varn mated frantically. No longer needing to use his hands to hold Chloe up, Varn couldn’t resist the urge to caress Kyle’s balls and cock. He’d been surprised to learn that human males had testes that carried their genetic seed instead of barbs, but he’d learned with Kyle long ago that they were just as sensitive to touch. Kyle groaned, pulling both him and Chloe closer.
Rick slid a hand between Kyle’s and Chloe’s bodies, moving lower until Chloe was writhing in Varn’s embrace. She was panting, gasping, moving faster, wriggling uncontrollably a moment before she tensed up completely. His heart almost stopped when he thought that he might have hurt her, but her deep, gasping moan combined with her pussy squeezing around his cock and Kyle’s wide smile assured him all was well.
She shook in his arms as he held her close for a moment, his own need less frantic as he enjoyed the simple feeling of being intimately connected to his newest podmate. Kyle groaned as Varn continued to stroke the man’s balls.
But it was the forceful entry of several fingers up his own ass that had Varn crying out in shock. He recognized Rick’s embrace a moment before his orgasm claimed him, the climax going on and on as he filled Chloe’s pussy with his cum. He shivered as she pulled him closer, her pussy still squeezing and releasing around his cock.
She kissed him, her movements more languid this time as he caressed her ass and spine with his hands and they both slowly recovered.
* * * *
Kyle groaned as Rick pushed a finger into his ass. He’d been tempted to thrust his cock into Chloe’s ass as she’d kissed Varn, but without the lubrication his alien podmates naturally produced, he would likely have caused her serious pain. It was probably a bit silly, especially considering the amazing quality of his sex life with aliens, but he wanted his first time with Chloe to be vaginal sex anyway.
She seemed almost asleep as she and Varn finally stopped kissing and she rested her head on his chest, but after a few moments she groped a hand behind her and pulled Kyle closer. Varn must have understood what she wanted because he lifted her easily and then turned her around, her back now pressed to his front. She quickly wrapped her legs around Kyle’s hips and gave him a smile.
“Hello, roomy,” she said, smiling as she deliberately echoed his words of the night before. “Please make love to me.”
He nodded, noticing the smile on Varn’s face as he held her tight and Kyle lined up his cock. He pushed carefully into her pussy as the muscles rippled around him, her soft moan music to his ears. “I love you,” he whispered, truly meaning the word in its purest sense. He loved his podmates as well, of course, but it felt wonderful to finally be able to say it and know that Chloe understood that he meant that he loved her more than just a friend.
She nodded, biting her lip as she glanced at their podmates.
“Love will come,” Rick assured her as his telekinesis wound around both of them, easily relieving Kyle and Varn of holding her up as Kyle slowly fucked her pussy. It was clear that Rick read her reaction correctly. She hadn’t known Varn, Noco, or Joal long enough for the emotions to grow, but she loved Kyle and perhaps even Rick already. For now that was enough.
Kyle jolted as Rick wickedly twisted the finger in his ass, adding more before starting to plunge them into and out of his body faster. Kyle started moving his cock into Chloe again, moaning uncontrollably as he felt Varn move away and someone else slowly slide into her ass, the soft friction against his own cock combining with the grip of Chloe’s pussy muscl
es and the fingers up his ass taking his breath away, stealing his control, overwhelming him with emotion.
He moved faster, fucking Chloe harder as his need grew exponentially.
“Come for me,” Rick ordered in a happy voice, his fingers wriggling wickedly inside him, the sensations too much. Kyle screamed as he came, his seed pouring out of his cock to mix with Varn’s inside Chloe’s body. Chloe was writhing again, her pussy throbbing around him, her groans breathless as Kyle finally realized Joal fucked her ass almost violently. She shook uncontrollably, her eyes closing as orgasm exploded through her again and again and again.
* * * *
Noco held Varn close as they watched Chloe and Kyle make love. It was such a lovely expression. Make love. Of course he liked Chloe’s description—fucking—too.
But as Rick plowed Kyle’s ass with thick fingers and Joal fucked Chloe’s ass with his cock and three of the four of them groaned in orgasm, he knew that he’d have to wait a little time before he would get a chance to claim their newest podmate.
Yet it seemed Chloe had other ideas.
Rick caressed her with his hands, holding her up with his telekinesis as Kyle and Joal carefully moved away. She reached a hand toward Noco, the happy smile on her face drawing him closer even as Rick wrapped his arm around his hips and urged him to lie on the table on his back. Rick lifted Chloe over him, carefully lowering her onto his cock. He groaned as her soft, wet heat surrounded him, so different from the sensation of being inside his other mates. His cock twitched in reaction as he caressed his hands down her spine.
She leaned over and kissed him, her tongue dancing with his as they found a rhythm together. She broke the kiss when her lower body stopped moving, her hips suspended in midair as she gave him a wicked grin. He wasn’t surprised to feel his own body lifted, a combination of Rick’s telekinesis and Joal’s hands caressing him all over, gently pressing against his ass.
