GRAY
I don't think I've ever noticed how short Charlie's legs are. She's an average height for a human female, but demons are naturally taller, so she still seems small. I hold my hand next to the back of her head. Her skull would be easy to palm.
"Come on," I urge, patting her butt and hoping she'll get a move on and walk faster.
When she said she wanted to do one last thing before bed, I thought it'd be quick. I should've known better. Sometimes I think she moves at a snail's pace to piss me off.
"Don't rush me," Charlie snaps, spinning to poke at my chest. I frown and lift my hands in surrender. "Nobody asked you to follow me around like an oversized poodle all day," she continues.
I frown, unsure what a poodle is and whether or not I should be offended. At least she used the word "oversized." I like that she thinks of me as being large.
"I follow you because I like you," I say.
Charlie grins as she spins back around, her scent transforming into one I love to smell. My female is happy.
She doesn't need to know I'm lingering because I'm scared of Shay hurting her. Aziel seems to think he's got the woman wrapped around his finger and she's going to listen to his every command, but he fails to realize demons from Envy don't play house with the competition.
Shay is sneaky, and I don't trust her not to hurt Charlie when our backs are turned. If that means following my female around, then so be it. Aziel will be forced to scramble and complete all the work I'm unable to get done, but that's on him.
Plus, this allows me to keep her so distracted, she doesn't think about the females.
I've come to regret the part I played in encouraging Silas and Aziel to keep the information we learned a secret. I'd just gotten back from a dinner with my family and was feeling wildly insecure after listening to them rant about how Aziel had made a mistake with me.
I thought it'd impress him if I gave additional support to Wrath, and I pushed him to keep the findings a secret. How fucking stupid of me. Charlie's not going to be happy to learn I condemned her entire gender just because I felt self-conscious.
It was only supposed to be for ten years. Just long enough to give Aziel's people a head start in upping their population numbers, but then ten turned to twenty, and twenty turned into fifty. Dozens, if not hundreds of breeds have gone extinct in that time.
Humans are next in line. They've already lasted longer than anticipated, and they've produced just enough females to keep them afloat.
I have to tell her. She's bound to find out eventually, and I'd rather it be from me. I can't change what's already happened, but I can work to fix it now. We can do what we initially should've and share the findings. Charlie can spearhead it if it makes her happy.
Charlie continues her slow walking until she reaches the back patio doors, and I eagerly rush to open them. Rock told me it's considered polite for human men to open things for their females, and even though he laughed as he shared the information, he seemed to have been telling the truth.
A demon woman would probably punch me in the balls if I tried to open a door for her, but Charlie flushes and nods her head in thanks.
I grin and flick on the patio light so she can see. We don't spend much time out here, so it's scarcely decorated, and Charlie walks right past the small sitting area and down the few steps that lead into the yard.
It's a bit chilly out tonight, and I watch small bumps rise on Charlie's arm as we approach the small garden bed where she planted her human seeds. I'm not surprised to see nothing's growing, but I refrain from making any comments as she bends to inspect the soil.
