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"Ask perher what she needs, as Jo-see said

"Absolutely ask perive you a safe word, too, but that's a conversation you should have with her"

I consider this It still feels wrong, the thought of har my mate But if it is as Jo-see says, if it is what she needs, why can I not be the one to give it to her? "May I ask you so, Jo-see?"

"Sure"

"What if I do not like it?"

She smiles "If you don’t want to do it, you don’t have to Nora wouldn’t want you doing sooes both ways”

I nod

“And think about it How do you know you won't? Frohtening e the crap out of you A little pain—or a little do"

I envision putting my hands on No-rah's soft skin I remember the bruises I left before and feel sick "I do not know if I can do this"

"You didn't know you liked kissing until you tried it," Jo-see points out "It's not a sa-khui thing, right? But everyone's kissing everywhere I turn nowadays, so it can't be that bad"

I stare at her Jo-see is right When Vektal first told us of s, I did not knohat to think It seeues into each other's s to do now MaybeNo-rah in the way she wants will be one of s, too

The feain "It's just sex, buddy"

It is more than that I worry if I do not please my No-rah, I will not be able to keep her And I worry that if I do as she asks, I will no longer be —a male that beats his mate "I do not knohat to do"

"I knohat you should do," Jo-see says briskly "Quit talking to o in there and talk to your mate Have an open conversation about what she needs and how to establish consent Isn't she worth at least trying it out?"