Page 65 of Dark Voyage Matters of the Heart

Still, it was kind of awkward to talk about sex when they hadn't even kissed yet. Well, Dagor had kissed her knuckles, but that didn't count.

"They are not so bad." She closed her eyes for a moment. "But perhaps it's a little premature to talk about condoms when you haven't kissed me yet. Besides, I have a three-date rule. I don't have sex with a guy until at least our third date."

Dagor's smile was predatory. "But it is our third date."

She laughed. "By what count?"

"The first one was this morning on the Lido deck."

"That doesn't count as a date."

"I beg to differ. We shared a drink, talked, and made plans for another date."

"What about the second one?"

"We've met in the dining hall, and when you fainted, I followed you here. Then I left and came back with a gift, and that counts as a third date."

"That's a very convoluted count, but I'll accept it because this is a cruise vacation, so regular rules don't apply."

If he would only stop talking and kiss her already, things would progress smoothly from there, but Dagor seemed hesitant to start anything. Should she take the initiative and kiss him?

He was obviously interested.

But maybe he wasn't sure?

He was a god, and she was a human, and maybe he was still undecided about wanting to slum it.

Nah. She could see the desire in his eyes but also the conflict.

She had two options. She could lift to her knees and straddle him, or she could pull him on top of her. Given her fainting spells, the second option seemed better.

Tugging on his hand, she signaled her intent and hoped he would follow because she doubted that she could actually pull him on top of her if he didn't cooperate.

He leaned over but remained seated, and as his eyes began glowing, Frankie tensed.

"Are your fangs elongating?"

He nodded.

"Would you be able to kiss me without hurting me?"

When he nodded again, she realized he didn't want to open his mouth.

"Show me. I want to see."

He shook his head.

"I promise that I will not freak out. I watched all fiveTwilightmovies five times, and I had a big crush on Edward."

"Who's Edward?"

"Got you." She pointed at his mouth. "I saw your fangs, and I didn't panic."

Shaking his head, Dagor smiled, showing her his fully extended fangs, which were indeed monstrous.

How was he even able to close his mouth?

"Is that as big as they get?" She reached with a finger.