I giggled and collapsed over his chest. “You’re awesome.”
His chest rose and fell against me. Deep, fast, like he was controlling his breath. Controlling himself. “Are you not getting off?”
“You can get me off yourself,” I said too tired and elated to move. He didn’t get me off. “What are your legs made of? Steroids?”
Without touching me, he picked a strand of my hair off his chest and rolled it in his gloved fingers. “We’re internally structured to be quick and jump high. Our heels and toes can shift to produce bumps that give us a boost. Our spines can spike up for more support and flexibility.”
“Whoa. Do you have any other parts that are different from humans?”
“Not different but for enhanced functionality.”
I lifted with my hands on the ground, looking down at him. “What about th
