Once the crabs covered the counter like the world's most flavorable table cloth, I set the pot down in exchange for several bowls of lted butter that I placed along the boil.
"So how exactly are you supposed to eat these things?" Sumr asked as she gingerly picked up one of the boiled crabs by its claw, as if afraid it would suddenly spring back to life.
"Well, first you wanna take off the claws and save them for later," Ashe advised as she picked up her own crab without a shred of hesitation and proceeded to violently snap off the crab's limbs at the joints, each punctuated by a sharp crack of the carapace, "Now here's the fun part, getting at the at."
"This is fun for you?" Sumr muttered under her breath, but Ashe either didn't hear her or didn't care to reply, "Flip it over, lift the apron, and snap it off. Then right side up again and take off that top shell."
With another crunch, Ashe tore off the top half of her crab, exposing the various organs inside, as well as a dark golden paste floating in the shell.
"Ew, what are those things?!" Tricia said squeamishly as she glanced over and stared at the grey feathery clusters along either side of the shell.
Ashe rolled her eyes. "They're just gills, girl, relax. You don't eat them anyway, just scoop them out and toss 'em."
"What about that mush?" Sumr asked, referring to the gold broth, "Do you dump that out as well?"
"If you do, set it aside for to eat," Ashe grinned, "That there's carb mustard, so people, myself included, consider that the best part."
"But what is it?" Tricia asked, still with a dubious look on her face, only for Ashe to pause, "I'm not entirely sure."
"It's part of the crab's hepatopancreas, which serves the sa function as a liver and a pancreas," Patty chid in absently, even as she focused on dissecting her own crab. "It contains a lot of the flavor people find desirable in crab at, and the rich golden color is caused by the crab's diet, which is rich in carotenoid pignts."
"Huh, you learn sothing new every day," Ashe remarked before holding the shell up to her lips and sipping the mustard with a loud slurp, much to Tricia and Sumr's horror.
"Ah!" Ashe let out a loud sigh as she wiped her lips clean, "That hit the spot, now onto the next step."
Without any further warning, Ashe grabbed the body of her crab with both hands and broke it in half, exposing the lumps of at inside. "Simple as that, now all that's left to do is just pick and enjoy."
With a pair of dexterous fingers, Ashe plucked out a large piece of crab at before dunking it in butter and tossing it into her open mouth.
"I don't think I can do this," Tricia muttered, "My hands are gonna get ssy and sticky."
"For fucks sakes, stop complaining and pick up a crab already," Beth shook her head and rolled her eyes, "I know for a fact that ssy and sticky isn't end all be all for you, considering you're fucking Mr. centaur over here."
"Oh my god, Mom, what is wrong with you?" Sumr glared at her mother with a disapproving look that had little to no effect.
"Please, everyone else here is banging him, no need to get your panties in a bunch," Beth grunted before wrapping her lips around a crab claw and sucking out the at with a loud slurp.
"That still doesn't make it any better," Sumr hissed, but nonetheless started breaking apart her crab. No matter how apprehensive she was about the tactile process, the sll coming off the shellfish was too good to resist, even if she wanted to.
A couple of minutes later, Sumr and Tricia had completely forgotten about their reservations about cleanliness and now boasted small piles of discarded shells and claws.
"Not so bad, is it?" Ashe asked with a victorious smile, but Sumr and Tricia were too engrossed with their newfound love of seafood to reply.
"They're gonna eat themselves into a coma at this rate," I observed as I threw a towel over my shoulder, having cleaned up the kitchen while the girl ate.
"Well, maybe don't make such good food next ti," Ashe replied with a teasing smirk before looking up and down, "Aren't you gonna grab a crab for yourself?"
I shook my head, "Not that hungry, besides, I had my own earlier when I was taste testing."
"Really? I can't believe I missed that," Ashe blinked in slight disbelief.
"Well, most of your attention was on the food if I rember correctly," I said teasingly, making Ashe shrug shalessly, "Like I said, damn good food…real good."
There was a slight shift in Ashe's tone, but the look in her eyes was one of the most intuitive expressions that could be conveyed by the human visage.
"Tiger, could you show where the bathroom is?" Ashe asked, projecting her voice a little bit more than was necessary as she stood up from her seat, all while continuing to stare down.
"Absolutely, right this way," I replied smoothly as I stepped out from behind the counter and started to walk away from the dining room, having absolutely no idea where the bathroom was, but more than happy enough to play along.
Luckily for , once we were out of view, Ashe took the lead, grabbing my hand and pulling along until we were outside walking alongside the main cabin, "Just where are you taking us?"
"Sowhere private," Ashe replied coyly as she glanced back over her shoulder with a hungry expression on her face, even though I had just fed her a five-course al, "Captain said that there would be a boat to take back to the mainland after dinner, but I'd be damn if I leave without my favorite dessert."
---[3rd POV]---
"Here we are," Ashe announced with a grin as she crested the stairs leading to the observatory deck that provided an unobstructed view of the ocean that shimred with the evening sun reflecting off its surface. Despite its small size, the deck featured a decent-sized cabana with sheer black fabric surrounding a large square mat big enough for several people to lounge on at once. But most importantly, the deck offered absolute privacy.
Ramon couldn't get a word in edgewise as Ashe threw herself at him, wrapping her legs around his waist and her arms around his neck. Seeing that Ashe wanted to waste no ti, Ramon leaned in for a kiss, but before he could, Ashe suddenly pulled back with a small shake of her head, "Mhmn, Tiger, I didn't give my soul to you for the rest of eternity to not have vanilla sex with a human."
Ramon scoffed and shook his head, "There is nothing vanilla about the way you fuck, darling."
"True," Ashe admitted before she leaned in to whisper in Ramon's ear, "But you'll at least humor , won't you?"
Ramon's only response was to shift, growing taller and gaining his demonic features, including his tail that coiled around Ashe's thigh, and stroked the inside of her leg.
Ashe shivered as she felt the power radiating from Ramon through the bond that they shared, "Now, that's more like it."
Ramon grinned before walking over to the cabana and laying Ashe down on the cushion. With her arms still wrapped around him, Ramon stared down at Ashe, completely caging her in, "Looks like I'll get sothing to eat after all."
Leaning down, Ramon pressed his lips against the nape of Ashe's neck, making her gasp as she felt her sensitive skin being sucked, kissed, and licked, "T-that's it, tiger, eat I-I'm all yours."
"Mmmh," Ramon let out a growl of content as he moved his lips up and down Ashe's neck, eventually kissing along her jawline as he tasted her skin, drinking in the warm spiced apple flavor.
Unwrapping one of her hands from around Ramon's neck, Ashe moved her fingers down Ramon's chest and across his stomach before settling on his crotch, where she could feel the heat pouring off his manhood as it swelled with blood, "Hmm, am I getting you all hot and bothered?"
Before Ramon could reply, Ashe's hand slipped beneath his waistband and wrapped around his cock, "Mhhh, my favorite."
The feeling of Ashe's soft but firm grip around his shaft made Ramon groan as his hips involuntarily moved, pressing his cock against Ashe's hand, desperate for more. Eager to return the favor, Ramon moved his tail even further up Ashe's thigh, slipping under her shorts, aiming to find Ashe's own pleasure center.
But just as Ramon's tail grazed the front of Ashe's underwear, they were suddenly interrupted by the sound of shattering glass.
Ramon's eyes widened, and he looked over to see Lois staring at him from the top of the stairs, her hand still outstretched from where she had dropped her glass.
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