Hanna let her thoughts flow through her mind silently as Ethan cuddled her on the large bed. Eventually, she gave into her curiosity and wiggled out of his grasp. She didn't miss the barely audible huff he made as she sat up and she resisted the urge to laugh.125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlZPfcGYPJm
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Hanna moved so she was lying partway on top of him, her breasts on his stomach, her head resting on her arms on top of his chest. Her brown eyes were alight with curiosity. Almost if she saw him as a puzzle that needed solving.125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK7zttuEicG
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Ethan twisted a lock of her hair in his fingers, trying to avoid meeting her piercing gaze. "What?"125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyjty64V2gA
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"Can I ask you some questions?" Hanna asked gently.125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGJtQl07tmo
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"What kind of questions?" Ethan asked back tentatively.125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZePTxz3e7Q
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Hanna bit her bottom lip, as if she anticipated refusal. "Questions about you, about being Charax, about the heat."125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8VpfBncOLG
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Ethan bit back a sigh. That was a list of most of the things he preferred not to talk about. On the other hand, there were probably things she ought to know. "Go ahead. I'll try my best."125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX1H9im2PLl
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Hanna smiled back at him eagerly. "What was in the pill bottle, the ones you took on the way here?"125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIPDJZlCO6D
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Ethan relaxed a bit. This was a more straightforward question than he had been expecting. "Sleeping pills," he answered honestly.125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡExFDFL43rM
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"Special Charax sleeping pills?" Hanna asked.125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZAdi81qGCy
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Ethan smiled at that, slightly amused. "No, normal ones. Terran drugs work the same on us. I haven't been sleeping well this week."125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj7RIgMIGIs
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"Ever since the heat started?" Hanna suggested.125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsvkURHpuT9
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Ethan's smile vanished. "Yeah, it's one of the symptoms."125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC5AzonTVll
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"So does that mean there are other symptoms besides...?" Hanna gestured downwards vaguely.125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtc0boR2IWW
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"Besides the arousal?" Ethan sighed at the reminder. "Yes, and they get worse the longer it goes on."125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2JsTyS6lFg
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Hanna glanced down over his still nude body, brief but critically. "But it seems like you're doing better now than you were a couple days ago?"125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8M7Md7wPxj
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"I was talking about longer without sex," Ethan clarified.125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKEYlyl5R7a
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Hanna nodded back. "Right, what are the other symptoms then?"125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIevEk7Mnko
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The faint nagging sensation at the back of his mind returned. He'd known that the heat was supposed to push his sex drive to the maximum but that's all he'd been expecting. He didn't realize that it would make him sweat buckets or keep him from getting more than a couple hours of a sleep a night. The changes had caught him off guard and left him scrambling to get everything under control for the first few days.125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2SnKKcRDlS
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By now, he was well aware of the physical symptoms. The ones he'd experienced so far, that is. He didn't know if his body would keep changing, or it this was what he was going to have to deal with for the rest of his life. It was difficult to believe all the other Charax managed like this. Or maybe there was something wrong with him.125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnESl4KHpVd
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He still had no clue if this was normal, other than that the kidnappers seemed to think it was normal. Not that they were a good source of information. He couldn’t believe anything they said, just because they'd said he'd lose himself didn't mean it would happen. There was no point in even mentioning anything about that, no need to frighten her with what was likely just another lie.125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwTVD65DhUY
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"Insomnia, fever, mild tremors, restlessness." Ethan gave her the short list, the certain list.125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwEkWQMJkpL
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"That doesn't sound fun," Hanna replied sympathetically.125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvel9DeLWXd
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"It isn't," Ethan mumbled in agreement, before realizing he'd spoken aloud. "But it's not that bad," he added quickly.125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2GDHyG1qau
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Hanna nodded slowly. "So how do you usually deal with it?"125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYO0gFofQ3E
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Ethan paused hesitantly. "I haven't had to before."125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKJVUumgRl7
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"It's your first heat?" Hanna asked, surprised.125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ZuKWPebtl
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"Yeah, it usually starts about my age," Ethan answered.125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGO6zvYM8qP
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Hanna took a second to process that, she hadn't expected him to be so inexperienced but that fact also answered a lot of other questions. "Okay, then how do other Charax usually deal with it?"125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXoXWaGuqpg
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I'd love to know that too, Ethan thought wistfully. Except there's nobody I can ask. He only had one older brother, who'd never even had a heat before they all split up, and no way to contact him, or any of his family on Earth. Plus, it took months to get messages back from Manina so he hadn't bothered trying anyone over there.125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKrWvwppxAM
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He'd never seen his father during one of his heats either. His parents had always been away... and it was suddenly apparent to him why he had so many siblings.125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjkHmzzY7ck
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"My parents always went on vacations together to isolated places," Ethan offered finally.125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDskZM8Nbi7
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Hanna glanced around the room, noticing how old the place looked. She suddenly had the disturbing idea that they might be lying in the room he was conceived in. "So, um, is this— Did they...?"125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBsJsDI0xBj
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"No, not here, I set this place up a few years for an emergency," Ethan explained quickly. "But places like this, yes."125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJzjT15HnO1
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"We've got that part sorted at least," Hanna said optimistically. "So how long have you been in heat and how long does it usually last?"125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl5zmr9k4jL
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Ethan's breath caught in his throat, he wasn't entirely sure how long it would take to end on it's own, or what would happen to him in the meantime. "About nine days and I don't know."125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgwoDp9qUh0
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Hanna looked at him curiously, wondering if he wasn't being honest with her, this seemed like very basic information. He didn't seem to know much about Charax biology at all. On the other hand, it wasn't uncommon for Terrans to get a poor sexual education either. "What about an estimate then? Two weeks? Three weeks?"125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrRK6dpFdlU
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"I really don't know. My parents' vacations always varied." Ethan's mouth felt dry. "If you need to go... I'll understand." He gripped her arm tight in contrast to his words.125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqNh7fpHLqn
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Hanna glanced at his hand. "Let's not jump to any conclusions just yet. How long did your parents' trips last?"125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgg47CVJzL7
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Ethan consciously released her arm, slightly embarrassed. "The memories aren't very clear. Maybe a week, maybe a month, but..."125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE3TOSPXq9q
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"But what?" Hanna prompted.125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrf8FxBkfKv
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Ethan shifted uncomfortably. "Those trips they went on. My mom always came back pregnant."125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡleXfrIo2Jm
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"Always?" Hanna raised a skeptical eyebrow.125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLKUBaN98pN
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"Always," Ethan confirmed.125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv5yDTBO7IH
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Hanna tilted her head slightly. "That seems odd."125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB2BHMvYndj
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"Not for us. The more a Charax woman is... stimulated, the more likely it is, and the men are more virile in heat," Ethan explained.125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAjSOHrM5OQ
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Hanna wondered what he meant by 'stimulated' exactly, but she wasn't sure she wanted to know. "The time varied but there was always... so do you think that triggers the end of the cycle?"125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZVo7FyHjah
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Ethan looked at her skeptically. "What trigger?"125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5PApcSgU6l
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"Do you think pregnancy triggers the end to the heat?" Hanna clarified.125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV0iRDouNHj
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The pregnancy pheromones causing the heat to end early... Ethan didn't know if that was true, he didn't want to think about it. He'd realized it was likely inevitable considering what they'd been doing with zero protection. Or had already started.125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzXNzZiR8B2
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He mentally kicked himself for not thinking about it sooner. It wasn't only that he didn't feel like himself, he was missing things that should have been obvious. Not considering pregnancy when he didn't want a child, that was a significant lapse. Part of him wanted it, a very primal part, but he knew he shouldn't, for so many reasons. Even though he wanted the heat to end, he didn't want it to end that way.125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5DvgqBZQ6Y
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Which meant he needed to stop this, stop fucking her, but he wasn’t even sure that was possible. Even if he knew that was what he wanted now... in the moment he might completely change his mind. Her being here, so close to him, it was risky.125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfUMN2zqtl1
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That meant he'd have to ask her to leave. His stomach twisted at the idea. He'd tried isolating himself here at the start and it had been torturous, worse than struggling to hide the symptoms all day. Just a bit of human contact had been worth all the risk of going back to the city at the time. Now he regretted the decision, but he still didn’t want to do that ever again.125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBbi9zaOUPb
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He didn't know what staying here on his own for a prolonged period would do to him. Except that the dealers thought he'd go insane.125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzugBipixRi
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He couldn't help thinking of the possibility. Without a partner, would he start to lose his mind? Was waiting it out on his own not an option? That didn't seem right... yet it was starting to make a twisted kind of sense.125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ejo2ofMb1
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He couldn't forget how the dealers had been completely right that he'd had sex with the first woman he could. She had appeared and... he'd done exactly what they said he would. All his earlier intentions had been utterly discarded, and he was still doing it.125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcczlh7MYfP
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"So?" Hanna prompted abruptly. "Could it stop the heat?"125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBuCWcib8wi
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Ethan saw her, lying on his chest, waiting patiently for his answer. "...it could," he answered reluctantly. "Charax release and react to pheromones. It's possible."125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcD1GQkvoAc
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Hanna shrugged slightly. "I guess it doesn't matter, that isn't going to happen anyways."125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5x07n3yTCi
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"What?" Ethan lifted his head up to get a better look at her.125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkcM4Fd6wLV
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"Let's just say it'll be a while before my birth control wears off," Hanna answered dismissively, distracted by her own thoughts.125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWEt02qMORE
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"Oh," Ethan uttered in a small voice, her answer driving home how idiotic he'd been.125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDg1YUFmjP2
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Ethan realized just then that he'd never actually asked her about birth control. Another thing he missed. He threw his head back against the pillow. He should have asked. He looked up at the blank ceiling. How had this not been on his list of priorities?125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5b9YdQu9hH
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Hanna noticed his troubled expression. "Ethan? Is that a problem?"125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJTsx3scLpZ
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"No. No, it's not. Sorry." Ethan tried to focus on the present. That was one thing he didn't have to worry about, he should be happy about that. "I should have asked about that sooner. Sorry."125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm0loVA56aM
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Hanna shook her head, concern on her face. "No need to apologize. I know the heat is messing with your head." She saw he was about to protest. "Listen, I knew this would likely happen. It's taken care of." She tried to give him a reassuring smile. "Believe me, I know how it easy it can be to forget things in the moment."125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdmcWw9HSAM
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Ethan still looked troubled. "You're sure?"125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfU2y0GNtTa
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"I'm certain," Hanna reassured him confidently.125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAMCeSCo8w8
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"Okay," Ethan said quietly, his frown not leaving entirely. "It'll got away on it's own. We can wait it out." He paused, watching her uncertainly. "Is that alright?"125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr3phOZy6Ha
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Hanna smiled suggestively. "I don't mind."125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPWZh5DYFnR
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At least one of us is enjoying this, Ethan thought tiredly, smiling inwardly. He was starting to feel the strain of everything their activity on his body, the soreness bleeding through his turbulent emotions. "Any more questions?"125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGwDUIZcyHr
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Hanna thought for a moment. "Wait, what happened when your father went into heat and your mother was pregnant? Because don't Charax pregnancies last a long time? Years or something?"125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcj6qNJI9uA
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"Twenty to twenty three months usually," Ethan corrected her.125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqyaRlv2Ixe
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"And aren't the heat cycles a lot shorter?" Hanna asked.125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy3kFkrrj3F
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"Four to six months," Ethan added. He frowned as he understood Hanna's point. "I don't know. The timing of it doesn't make sense." He yawned. "Got your next question yet?"125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6loxSnIGs6
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Hanna wanted to ask him more but she was getting the feeling that she was pushing her luck. She needed to think about this for a while. "Just thinking. I'll let you know if I have any ideas."125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡth5FteFh7t
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"Okay?" Ethan replied uncertainly.125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJX3UbbuWV2
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Hanna sat up and stretched out her arms. "I'm going to go clean up."125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpFg6DoHtJl
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"Okay," Ethan mumbled, pulling to blanket over himself.125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1n51s6TPzW
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Hanna went to get her clothes from the bathroom. He'd given her a lot to think about, as even the basic information she had known about Charax heats was so wrong. That itself wasn't much of a revelation, he had been acting nothing like the sex monster she'd been prepared for.125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfpAukvRp6W
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The whole conversation had left her feeling more worried than before. She thought the heats usually didn't last more than a week, but Ethan's had already been nine days and didn't show any sign of letting up. He already seemed drained, another two weeks in heat sounded incredibly taxing.125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe1AW2dFqCd
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He doesn't enjoy it, even now, she thought sadly. How's he going to be in a week?125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgQrFOnlphJ
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She'd never heard the heats could be dangerous, for the Charax at least. She hoped she wasn't wrong about that.125Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB8zVL4PPfO
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