Total pages in book: 80
Estimated words: 77812 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 389(@200wpm)___ 311(@250wpm)___ 259(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 77812 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 389(@200wpm)___ 311(@250wpm)___ 259(@300wpm)
Kenzie seemed to like not being told to be nice to the confused UPS guy, but he focused on something I wasn’t expecting. “You’ve got a good bond? Words and conversations right away?”
I wasn’t sure if he was leading us somewhere or not, but Daddy spoke up faster than I could decide what to say. “Yes, I’m not sure if our bond is unique because of our differences or similar to others, however. The portal opening also seems to have changed the bonds.”
Since he was right, I nodded. “I don’t even know how we’d begin to figure that out, though. Has anyone started doing a survey or anything about bonds over time? A research project?”
Kenzie and the deputy both cocked their heads, but it was the deputy who spoke up. “We’ve got an extensive library of old diaries. Could someone use those to put together the information?”
Who could do something like that?
“Do we have any dragons or mages in any of the university research programs?” I wasn’t sure it was the right angle, but it was the only one that came to mind right off the bat. “They might know how to compile the data more clearly.”
“University?”
Daddy’s question made me think he’d never heard the word, so I sent him over more info.
“I have a question.” Before the deputy could stop him, Kenzie smiled at his Daddy. “Everyone said I could ask questions.”
Technically yes…so he charged right back in. “What part of that didn’t you know? I don’t always understand what you’re confused about and what made sense.”
“Originally we were told to use a specific spell to help us acquire the local language.” Daddy was still frustrated about how that had gone and I was pretty sure they could hear it as well. “There seems to have been some problems with how the spell worked and because the woman we initially scanned did not have an up-to-date vocabulary.”
When Kenzie nodded and waited for more information, Daddy was polite and kept going. “The fact that your language has a variety of words for very similar or even the same thing makes it harder for the spell.”
“Oh.” Kenzie’s slow nod was mirrored by his mate’s, so it seemed like they’d both had questions. “That makes sense.”
“Bonding with my mate has helped it a great deal and we think when the information is transferred to a completely unfamiliar person it will be passed more accurately. For now, when I do not understand a word right away my mate is very helpful and sends me images from your dictionary book.”
They had matching head cocks that time.
“Daddy?” Kenzie’s question was clearly about us but we had to be patient until they’d finished speaking privately or until his Daddy just figured it out on his own.
“Okay, I’ll ask this one.” The deputy frowned. “Full dictionary pages?”
Ah.
Um.
Yeah.
Daddy was very confused about what everyone else was confused about, so I knew it was my turn. “I have a photographic memory and when I was in middle school there was an issue. It wasn’t my fault but that asshole lost his front tooth, so I was grounded for a month and reading the dictionary was part of my punishment.”
For some reason my mother thought I could be bored into being better behaved…and straight…I couldn’t, but it’d come in handy for Daddy, though.
“Some people are just rude and don’t need all their teeth.” Kenzie shrugged and reached out to take my hand. As he pulled me out into the hallway, he smiled sweetly. “What other books have you read? What’s your opinion on human forms…are they crunchy or not?”
As I tried to decide which answer wouldn’t get me arrested by his mate, Daddy let us head out toward the cars and turned to the deputy. “I thought it was a skill my people here on Earth had developed.”
“Nope. That’s just a Wren thing.” The deputy sounded like he wasn’t sure if he could find the situation funny or not. He probably ran into that a lot, but I was just glad Daddy wasn’t considered a fucking alien. “I bet it’s been a big help, though.”
Maybe because Daddy Manny was too polite?
Was it a leadership thing?
A Daddy could keep his naughty side to himself thing?
Kenzie wasn’t the only one with questions, but manners probably meant his got to come first.
“So…has he told you what his mating customs are like? How do we get you married so his family accepts it? That’s always a thing in books. What about sex? Is that the same? Do we have all the same parts?” No, he got to go first because he never stopped talking. “I’m pretty sure the men at the diner are going to want to know if they have kinks too or is that just an Earth thing?”
That would be a good question they’d immediately want answers to…and we hadn’t really mentioned that in the meeting, so even eavesdropping wouldn’t have helped.