He jumped a little when he suddenly found himself accosted by warm and supple flesh, and a long lingering passionate kiss. He groaned in approval when his mind caught up to what was going on, and he kissed Amber back with equal passion.

  He smiled when they broke the kiss, “What was that for?”

  She shrugged helplessly, “I was just wondering what we’re doing for our date tonight, and had to kiss you when I saw you.”

  He said, “How about dancing, since you don’t get bored with that, and dinner. Saturn lounge?”

  She bit her lip and nodded cutely, “Sounds good, until tonight then?”

  He held her firmly when she tried to get off of his lap, and pulled her resolutely but gently by her raven black hair into another kiss that promised a lot more to come. Maybe it was time to take a quick break. He hadn’t seen much of his impulsive Amber the last few days, since their first family weekend. He found he’d missed her, more than he realized now that she was in his arms.

  He was pretty sure she’d been out in the city working a lot, and by her very enthusiastic reaction to his pass, he knew she didn’t mind the idea of a little pre-date quickie at all…

  He enjoyed a good beer as he waited in the tavern.

  Jennifer had messaged him and wanted to meet up this afternoon in game to spend some time together and talk, as well as other things.

  He also noticed she was getting up there in levels, she’d even catch up soon and he considered inviting her to join with him, Kara, and Nicci when she did. He wasn’t sure though, as far as commitments went she was the shakiest of the eight women he cared for, and he didn’t know how things would turn out. He wasn’t sure about Kara and Nicci as well, but at least he knew they didn’t have any hang ups about sharing and polyamory. If something went wrong there, it wouldn’t be because of his lifestyle, and most likely just those two changing.

  He shook his head and cleared his thoughts, and finished the beer. He waved over to the scantily clad wench, and she winked at him and went for the bar. It wasn’t long before he had his second beer, and he was about halfway through it before Jennifer walked into the tavern.

  He enjoyed the view as she walked over to the semi-private table for two he’d picked.

  She beamed at him as she sat down, “Hi Ted, been waiting long?”

  He shook his head, “Only my second beer. Do you want one?”

  She smiled coyly and nodded, and he waved at the wench and pointed at Jennifer, which seemed to work.

  “So how’re things since… Tuesday.”

  She snickered and then said rather bluntly, “Pretty much the same since we last talked. Half the time I’m disgusted with myself because I can’t stay away from you, and half the time I feel foolish about my hang-up and want to just… be with you. I bet you’re getting tired of that, but I am trying to work through it. In the meantime…” she trailed off as she grabbed her beer, and the wench strutted off.

  “In the meantime?” he prompted.

  She said, “We keep on as we have been? I’m just afraid that if it turns out I can’t get past it, the more time I spend with you the more it will hurt both of us when I can’t do it anymore.”

  He nodded slowly, he wasn’t going to get a better opening than that.

  “How about you come visit me for a weekend? On Mars I mean. Our weekends are kind of a family free for all, and stolen moments. I know that would be throwing you in the deep end, but it might help you decide faster. I care about you a lot Jen, and I won’t rush you, it’s just an invitation. If it doesn’t sound like a good idea… no pressure.”

  She giggled a bit nervously, “So a two-day trial of sorts?”

  He replied, “That’s the idea. It would also give you a chance to meet everyone face to face, and even talk to Silvia about how she sees it. I don’t even know where to start to help you figure this out, but I thought maybe…”

  She frowned and finished his sentence, “Another human woman would. Normally I’d say that idea is nuts and doomed to failure, women can be quite competitive when it comes to a man. But if she’s truly okay with it… maybe? It’s really hard for me to see. Still, even if it didn’t work that way, that would still tell me something.”

  She shook her head and said with an edge in her voice at first, “Okay, suppose I join your little harem… damn, sorry. That was a bit harsh. Suppose I go there and everything works out great, and I decide to join your family. What the hell am I going to do on Mars?”

  He smiled, “That one I can actually help with. Not only could we work together in a lab again, with Trudy, but you’d have the opportunity to advance your knowledge in our current field. I don’t know if going back to school appeals to you, but it would probably take you a year or so to catch up with focus. Right now that’s what I’m doing with my mornings, catching up on math and science in my field.”

  She frowned thoughtfully, “That actually… sounds good to me. I miss you around work, and the idea of expanding my knowledge is an exciting one. Of course, all that’s secondary to our first point. It isn’t easy you know, changing a lifetime of expectations. I’ve always wanted the faithful husband, white picket fence, and the two point five kids. I also understand I don’t really need those things to be happy and fulfilled but…” she shrugged helplessly.

  He had no idea what to say to that, or how to help her work through it. It did solidify for him though, just how much she must care for him. The whole friendship with benefits idea was a complete farce. If she didn’t care about him more than she’d admitted, she wouldn’t even bother going through the effort. She’d have just called him a pig and taken off.

  That went both ways, he knew he cared about her a great deal as well. He wouldn’t risk a broken heart otherwise, not when he already had more than a full life with seven other women. Jennifer held a special place in his heart, and he knew she was worth the risk. Failure would hurt, but the rewards far outweighed the risks in his opinion.

  She smiled faintly and tilted her head, and he could see a little hunger in her eyes.

  “Enough of my drama, let’s go upstairs and get to the meantime part of things. Oh, and yes, I’ll consider coming out on some Saturday morning for a weekend. But I need to think about it first.”

  She shot him an apologetic glance, but he didn’t mind waiting. Another advantage to having eight lovers he supposed, it wasn’t like he’d suffer over it. It was better than a no.

  They finished their beers and went upstairs, and continued their conversation with their bodies, their touches, and the way they coupled. They didn’t quite make love, but they weren’t fucking either as they spent the rest of the afternoon together…

  Chapter Sixteen

  When he and Amber logged into virtual world, she took his breath away, and for a long moment all he could do was stare.

  Her long raven black hair was half up, the sides were pinned up revealing the soft curve of her neck, and the rest flowed down her back like liquid night. Her chocolate brown eyes framed with long sexy eyelashes looked at him adoringly from her beautiful face. Her dark creamy skin was flawless, and his fingers itched to touch the skin of her face, neck, or her legs.

  A strapless little black dress hugged every luscious curve of her sinfully sexy body, with her incredibly large breasts, a mouthwateringly thin waist, and sexy hips. The simply cut but sexy dress revealed just short of a scandalous amount of her generous cleavage in view. The bottom of the dress hugged every curve, and barely reached mid-thigh.

  It wasn’t just her incredible beauty, or sensual dress, it was that he found himself thrilled to be going on this date. More excited than he imagined he would be. It would be their first nighttime date, although they had shared a few lunches and more than one walk through the park.

  She bit her lip cutely and endearingly, as she so often did, and asked nervously, “Is something wrong?”

  He realized he’d been staring a bit too long, and had been completely lost in the vision of striking beauty before him. He also realized the truth he’d been denying the last few days. His anger had been gone for a long while now, he’d gotten over what she had done when she took it upon herself to read his full dossier, and had fallen in love with him.

  It hadn’t sat right with him for a while, because he’d felt compelled out of pity to date her and give her a chance. It wasn’t until he’d gotten over those feelings that he’d learned about the real Amber, and what an amazing creature she was. But his feelings had developed far past merely not being angry anymore.

  He walked over and reached out a hand, and caressed her face softly. She tilted her head into his hand and made a cute feminine sound of contentment, as if all she’d ever wanted was his touch.

  He said, “I love you Amber, and you look magnificently beautiful tonight.”

  Her breath hitched in her throat, and he found his arms full of soft nubile flesh as she jumped on him and kissed him thoroughly, and her body melted against his in surrender. A few moments into their kiss he tasted the saltiness of her tears, and almost laughed. Seemed he was four for four, did all women A.I.s cry when they were told that they were loved?

  He smiled slightly, and knew without a doubt that her wide eyes filled with love must be a reflection of his own, as they held each other and stared into each other’s eyes for a while. They just enjoyed each other’s presence, and savored the moment as their relationship reached a new level.

  She said softly, “I love you Ted. I never… I…” she seemed speechless.

  He kissed her softly, a mere light brush of their lips as he cupped both of her cheeks. When he broke the kiss, he wiped her tears away tenderly with his thumbs.

  “You are a treasure Amber, and I’m blessed to have you. Maybe we didn’t have the best start, but you awe me, and your impulsiveness just endears you to me more. You are so beautiful, and I don’t mean just the outside.”

  She looked stunned by his words, and his loving tone of voice. He kissed her softly, and then scooped her up into his arms. She leaned into him and wrapped her arms around his neck, as her body curled up in his arms, and he carried her to the bedroom.

  He put her down close to the bed, and caressed her face, her long sensual neck, and down to teasingly brush the top of her breasts. He wrapped his arms around her, and unzipped her dress. He kissed her softly, and then started to kiss his way down her body, slowly peeling the fabric of her dress, as if his lips were chasing it down.

  He paused for a moment, for teasing touches, kisses, and licks on her oversensitive breasts. Amber was the most sensitive woman he’d ever met, as far as skin sensitivity. There was no being rough with her at all, not that he minded, and that was the furthest thing from his mind right now. He treated her like precious glass as he worshipped her body with hands, lips, and tongue.

  He ended up on his knees, as he kissed her stomach, and then her pelvis. Once the dress was past her hips, it flowed down her legs in a pile around her feet. He sighed in approval at her silken black panties, and kissed the growing wet spot.

  She gasped at that slight pressure on her sensitive labia, and ran her fingers through his hair.

  He reached around her, and lifted her by her supple ass cheeks, and placed her on the bed.

  She still had a stunned look on her face, but it was mixed with the pleasure in her eyes at his touch, her quickened shallow breaths, and anticipation of what was to come.

  He reached down and slid her panties slowly down her legs, and took a moment to enjoy the heady aroma of her increasingly fevered arousal.

  Her legs spread at a light touch of his fingertips, and he stroked her inner thighs for a moment in anticipation, and then slid his hands underneath her and gently kneaded her ass as he pulled her slowly to the edge of the bed, and leaned his head in to softly tease the apex of her legs with his lips, and a light quick brush of his tongue. He moaned softly in approval at her taste, and took a moment with one hand to release his painfully straining cock from his pants.

  She sighed, and arched her back as he licked her a little more deeply, and started to explore every crease of her silken folds. She was so responsive to his every light touch, he’d discovered how sensitive she was during one two-hour session of exploration, and while he made love to her sex with his tongue, lips, and fingertips he avoided direct contact with her clit. Merely teasing her hood with a light lick, or a brush of his thumb was enough to make her gasp out and ramp the ledge of her orgasm up higher and higher.

  He kept her on the edge as he raised her higher and higher, and he was lost in her as he used her mewls of pleasure, the look in her eyes as he continued to stare into them, and her delightful squirms and shivers of pleasure to gauge just how close she was. He loved it, and he was lost in her body, and her reactions, and every shiver of delight and squirming motion she made increased his focus and desire to not only make her orgasm, but to explode powerfully under his eager tongue.

  She ran her hands through his hair, as her eyes got glassy and widened under his ministrations. She grabbed his hair and squirmed and started to buck a little, and he knew he needed to push her over now, or risk her crashing.

  He slipped two fingers inside of her and tapped her g-spot while he pushed down and ground over her clit hood lightly with his tongue.

  She whimpered, “I’m cumming Ted!” and arched her back and ground it against his face.

  He eagerly licked up her liquid satin offering as she gushed onto his face, and she made a low mewling and keening noise as she exploded. Her eyes were still open, and while she was lost in the pleasure, she still stared into his eyes with a vulnerability that took his breath away. He slowly licked her, cleaned her juices up lovingly, and brought her down gently.

  She laid there and trembled in the after pleasure, and he crawled up on the bed and caressed her sides and stomach as they shared soft kisses. Even her nipples would be too sensitive to touch right now.

  He patiently waited for her to recover, and then moved her to the center of the bed, and knelt between her legs.

  Her softness submitted to and enveloped his hardness, as he slowly stroked into her, stretching her out inch by inch, until he was fully buried in her yielding and loving body.

  He moaned softly as she tightened and pulsed around him, being inside of her was heaven. He almost came right there, pleasing her with his tongue had brought him right to the edge, and he wondered for a second if not reducing his urgency in her mouth was a mistake. But he held it back with an act of will as her soft warmth settled down and hugged him snuggly in her paradise.

  The fact that they were about to make love instead of fucking was the only reason he’d be able to hold out any amount of time.

  “I love you beautiful.”

  She smiled up at him sweetly, and squeezed him with her wet heat, her voice was rather breathless from the pleasure of having him inside of her.

  “Ted… I love you more than you’ll ever know, and I’m forever yours. I want to feel you cum in me, I want you to claim me.”

  He kissed her passionately, but not demandingly, as he started to slowly pull out, and push back into her welcoming body. It was beyond intense, as he got lost in her scent, her lips, and her nubile voluptuous body beneath his, all while he tried to suppress his orgasm. He already knew when he did finally explode it would be huge from putting it off.

  She started to rock her body slowly, in the same slow tempo he used as the deliciously slow intense liquid silken friction of her sex kept him constantly on the edge.

  He felt her quiver beneath him as her own orgasm started, and then he realized the flaw in his plan. There was no way he’d be able to handle riding out one of her orgasms.

  He broke their kiss and gasped as he looked into her eyes, “I can’t hold it.”

  That must have turned her on, because she exploded and bathed him in liquid satin as she threw her legs around him and pulled him into her tightly. He should have known it would, nothing got Amber off more than getting him off. Add in the new intense intimacy and confessions of love between them, and neither of them could hold back.

  Her soft silken walls gripped and milked him greedily for his seed. The pleasure of her body, and in the look of her beautiful chocolate brown eyes, made holding back impossible.

  He relaxed, gave in, and the pleasure hit him like a tidal wave without warning, and he drowned in the ecstasies of her body, and her scent, as he started to fill her with his seed.

  They kissed softly then, and he was in no real rush. Still, their declarations of love and the intensity of their connection had interrupted their date. He broke the kiss and helped her up.

  At her questioning look, he said, “Let’s shower, eat, and dance, anticipation for round two should be fun. I’m looking forward to seeing you back in that dress too.”

  She tilted her head with a naughty smile, “How about round two in the shower, and we can anticipate round three?”

  He grinned, “I love the way you think.”

  He caressed her ass lightly and kissed her rather possessively.

  She wrapped her arms around his neck, and hopped up and wrapped her legs around his waist. She kissed him back equally as possessively, and ground against his quickly recovering cock.

  He was so used to her impulsively jumping on him now, that he didn’t even lose his balance slightly. He supposed if they were going to make it into the shower at all, he’d be carrying her. So he did…

  Chapter Seventeen

  His eyes were going to glaze over, as he went through the syllabus Trudy designed for him. He was happy to do it of course, but it took a lot of focus, and he’d been studying for hours. He let his mind wander for a moment.