DISCLAIMER: Outcast Season belongs to Rachel Caine.
A/N: This takes place during the scene in Undone when they're in the hallway outside Manny's office the morning after Cassiel has her first erotic dream.
~ Beautiful Dirt ~
"Something wrong, Cassiel?"
Her first impulse was to lie. She hesitated, though, thus discovering that her second impulse was to blurt out the uncensored truth. She tamped down on that impulse, and finally gave the vague and evasive answer of, "I am still not completely used to the reactions of my human body."
She expected that to settle the matter, but Manny gave her a confused look and asked, "Reaction to what?"
She wasn't particularly inclined to admit what the problem was, but she suspected she would be more embarrassed if Manny used his Earth Warden powers to sense the changes in her hormone levels that were causing her current physical and emotional unease.
She lowered her voice and explained quietly, "I had an erotic dream last night and am having trouble shaking off the effects."
Manny could tell that she was embarrassed at admitting something like that out loud. He sensed that she meant to keep the identity of the one who had sparked her sexual interest a secret, but her eyes had flicked toward Luis several times while she was speaking…
~end~
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