She'd arrived in a taxi, so he drove her to her apartment. They didn't say anything on the way; she was watching the scenery pass through the window and he concentrating on merging into the correct lanes to get to her ward.

He felt like he was floating outside of himself, that it was somebody else's hand she took, walking to the elevators from the parking structure, that it was somebody else that the elevator doors closed behind, that it was somebody else following her lead as she went down the hallway, stopping at her door.

She slid her keycard, opened the door and looked up at him.

"Will you come in?"

"Yeah."

He followed her in, the door sliding closed behind him. She was taking off her shoes by the door, before turning towards him.

"I really want to kiss you," she lifted her chin. "Is that okay?"

"Ah..."

"I have to ask because- because you haven't dated any other human before," Veronica blurted. "I asked around about you."

"You asked?"

Veronica tucked a lock of hair behind her ear.

"Yeah. I did."

Myrtus reached out for her, unable to stop a pleased croon at hearing that she'd been specifically interested back.

"That may be true, but here I am. Show me. I'll figure it out."

"Okay," she made a small giggle, at ease once again. "Then you'll have to get down here."

She lightly tugged on the front of his cowl.

"Just open up a little, let me in," her other hand made a light touch on a mandible.

He froze in place, not at all sure what else to do, as she moved closer. She started off with a puckered touch to his chin, before working her way up, at the edges of his lip plates, before pressing on. He startled when her tongue found his, a warm, wet sensation. She sighed through her nose, pulling him closer, another touch and slide of her tongue before she withdrew.

"Too strange?" she finally asked, looking at him through her lashes.

"... No. Not too strange. Are we going to do that some more?"

She licked her lips once.

"Yeah. Let's make out."

They made their way to her couch, with her coaxing him into reclining in a position comfortable for him before she joined him, making him shudder with the feeling of her body pressing against his. He couldn't get his gloves off fast enough, to finally feel her skin, marveling at the sheer smoothness of it on her arms. She was taking her earrings off and setting them aside, before leaning in again to resume kissing him.

Myrtus was a quick study. He found that it was more satisfactory all around when he followed her tongue into her mouth, discovering that the feelings he got were intensified as they pressed and slid together, unworried about the sharpness of his teeth, with shocks of pleasure when she occasionally sucked on his tongue.

She took to exploring, finding that she could make him sigh and rattle into a purr by licking and kissing at his neck. His ungloved hands were busy, sliding over the fabric of her dress, lingering at her waist before moving downwards. She pulled the skirt of her dress up, and he was passing his palms over her bare hips and thighs, smoothing with the pads of his fingers before cautiously cupping her buttocks in his palms, giving her a little squeeze, which made her giggle again.

"Do that some more. That's good," she murmured.

He did and they kissed some more, until she rose up suddenly.

"We are both way overdressed," she declared.

He swallowed as she reached back and unzipped her dress, getting up to step out of it, letting it drop to the floor.

"Come on," she pulled on one hand. "Let's move this to bed."

She pulled the blankets away as he worked on undressing. Unlike her, he simply didn't have need for underwear and he stood nude in her bedroom after he finished taking off his suit. She sat on the edge of her bed, looking at him.

"I've never been with a turian before, so we're pretty even," she said. "I'm learning just like you."

Myrtus' mandibles worked, taking that fact in.

"Veronica, how far... do you want to go?" he finally asked.

She shrugged.

"However far we can, I think. I do know that the party doesn't get started until you're hanging out, so why don't you come here and we work on that?"

She made room for him and they made a pile of pillows for him to rest on. She was feeling the texture of his pectoral plates, running her hand over his keel.

"Your shape is so cool," she murmured.

"... Thanks."

She laughed then, putting her head down on his shoulder.

"Okay, okay," she huffed. "Let's do this."

Her hand made its way downward, petting over his abdominal plates before getting to the seam between his legs.

"A little harder, do that-"

He pulled her close and she was kissing him again as his hips arched, a rolling undulation and he was out, unfurling under her fingers.

"Wow, you're slick," she broke their kiss to look down. "That's convenient."

She closed her hand on him and he trembled as she took an experimental stroke. Soft, soft, how was he going to last, it's just her hand-

She moved away, settling between his legs, watching his reactions as she stroked him. She was also looking at it in her hands, looking at how her fingers slid over the ridges. She put a finger to her mouth, licking the fluid off.

"...Hey..." she smiled.

"What?"

"You're actually sweet! Literally! Awesome!"

"Does that mean you're going to-" Myrtus cleared his throat. "Ah..."

"Give you head?" Veronica nodded.

He was completely unprepared to come when he did. How could he? It was so new, and the hot holding slide of her lips and tongue made him go to pieces before he was ready. He sat up, mortified, as she coughed.

"Sorry, I'm sorry!"

"Warn me next time, okay?"

"I will!" he nodded quickly, still embarrassed.

Veronica wiped at her mouth, watching as he retracted.

"I really want to kiss you. Down there. That okay?" she grinned at him.

Myrtus chuckled with relief.

"You need to wait a bit- Aaaah-"

His groin plates weren't completely closed and she was there, lips sliding and finding purchase, tilting her head to actually suck on an inner edge, making him writhe, making him spread his legs. It was delicious, delicious torment and his cock woke back up in a hurry. He fought to keep his eyes open, to see how she was dipping her tongue slow over the head, long, lingering licks all around the shaft, before starting that maddening slide of her lips, taking him in. It was too much, he couldn't, so he closed his eyes and panted, his hands clutching at his cowl because it wouldn't do to scratch up her sheets.

"Ver-Ver-" he stuttered out breathlessly. "Veronica-I-can't-"

The corners of her eyes crinkled into a smile and she kept on going, catching him as he surged forward, this time swallowing it down neatly.

She leaned her cheek on one of his thighs, smiling as he took time to regain composure.

"Having fun yet?" Veronica wagged her eyebrows.

Myrtus just made a gasping laugh.

tbc