There were two males on a boat similar to theirs. They held long rods that Jenna had explained were for catching fish. There were also two longer thinner vessels that moved swiftly through the water. It looked as if the males in the longer vessels were exercising. As they moved swiftly from one side of the large expanse of water and then back again. Stopping to talk with one another from time to time.
Gideon held the oars, he pulled them through the water. A breeze blew Jenna’s hair about her face and she dipped a hand into the cool, blue depths every so often. There were sounds of water lapping on the sides of the row boat and the creak of wood as he worked the oars.
“It’s so peaceful out here.” Jenna sighed, leaning back in her seat. They faced one another. Their legs in a tangle somewhere in the middle. Her small feet were bare, her blue nails stark against her porcelain skin.
She wriggled them when she caught him staring. “Don’t vampire females use nail polish?”
He shook his head. “No. There are definite differences between our two species.”
She smiled. “What kind of differences?”
“Coloring on your toes…” He frowned. “I do like it.” Then he looked her in the eye. “I tried not to look but I noticed that you have fur on your pussy.”
She turned a darker shade of red, her eyes flashing away from him. “Oh god, that’s so embarrassing.”
“Do not be embarrassed. I had to remove everything. You did a really good job of it when you vomited.”
She waved her hand. “Please don’t remind me.”
“I promise I didn’t touch you in anyway. I removed your clothes as quickly as possible and pulled the sheet over you.” His chest rose as he pulled in a breath. “Do not misunderstand, I could’ve stared at you until sunrise, fuck, longer than that but it would not have been right.”
She shivered and he caught a nose full of her arousal. This female was not as timid as he had expected humans to be. Maybe it was just her. Maybe the rumors about humans weren’t all that true. Either way, he was intrigued.
“What else is different?” Jenna asked, a small smile played with the corners of her lips.
She was a sucker for punishment. He couldn’t help but to grin, forcing himself to keep his eyes on hers. “Are you sure you want to know the answer to that?”
She chewed on her lip for a few seconds. “Maybe not,” she huffed out.
He shrugged, continuing to row. “It is a beautiful day.” He pretended to breathe in the fragrant air. To lean back for a few seconds so that he could soak up the sun.
When he looked at her once again, her jaw had tensed and her shoulders were not much better. “Yes, it certainly is,” was her flat reply.
Gideon had to hold back a laugh, she was dying inside. Jenna wanted to know what the differences were. She wanted to know badly. He didn’t try to make any further small talk, just continued to row, allowing the boat to drift slowly through the water.
“Fine,” she huffed. “I want to know.” It looked like the words had pained her. “What else is different?”
Gideon put a leash on the wide grin that threatened. His mouth gave a little twitch of protest. He nodded once. “You asked for it.”
She rolled her eyes. “Out with it already. I’m a big girl, I can take it.”
His eyes dropped to her chest and she squirmed under the scrutiny. “Vampire females don’t have breasts that look like that.”
She immediately hunched her shoulders. Her cheeks turned red. It looked as if she wanted to fold her hands across herself.
“Don’t do that,” he growled.
“Do what?” She all but whispered.
“Don’t hide yourself like that. Fuck, Jenna, you have magnificent breasts. I would say that you should walk around naked but strangely enough I don’t like the idea of other males seeing you like that.”
She narrowed her eyes at him. “Please don’t tell me that you are the jealous type.”
Gideon found himself frowning. He shook his head. “I’ve never been jealous before yet the thought of others eyeballing you, touching you…” The wooden oars creaked under his hands and he forced himself to release his hold. “I guess I am experiencing it for the first time. Odd since we haven’t even rutted yet.”
“How does it work then with vampires? How do things work if there is no dating?” She smiled. “It’s weird to me.”
“If two vampires are attracted to one another, they rut. If they find that they are compatible they rut…a lot. Don’t get me wrong, we also talk and find out things about each other. It is normally clear very early on if the other person is a possible mate. These feelings are sometimes one sided but on the rare occasion where both parties feel the same, it normally ends in a mating. There is no long drawn out affair. It all happens pretty quickly.”