entirely new appreciation for the work women did. The longer they were gone, the harder and easier it became. There was a reason why there were two sexes and he wanted his opposite sex with him. He was surprised when his personal communications station chimed late in the evening. He was even more surprised to see Malpha on the view screen.
“Malpha, are you calling to let me know you’re ready to come home?” he asked.
“As much as I miss you, we’re not ready. Within three months, roughly two billion babies are going to be born. We need to have a plan in place for when they arrive,” she explained.
“We’ve been working on the issue here as well. I look forward to comparing notes,” he said.
“I look forward to that also, but it’s not why I called. A faction still loyal to Duke LucenTio attempted an attack on the estate today. They were easily routed even before any of the women here could be made aware of the situation and become alarmed. I felt you should be kept informed,” she said in a calm voice.
“What? How in the hell did that happen? I want you and the rest of the women on the next shuttle back here!” he shouted.
“Ben, I knew something like this was bound to happen. We put a plan in place to make sure all the women would remain safe. I can assure you we are all fine and will remain fine. Thors has our protection well in hand,” she said, cutting through his tirade.
“Are you saying you knew some people would attack and you did not tell me?” he asked in a quiet, deadly voice.
“I presumed something like this would happen when word got out that a large group of women, including the Duchess of Clan LucenTio and the Queen of KowLer, were in one place at one time. It was practically an invitation. Of course, I put a plan in motion to make sure nothing happened. I didn’t know for certain something would happen. I just wanted to be prepared for any eventuality. These are my people now, too. Ben, you know I would never put your sister or your child in danger,” she explained clearly.
Ben didn’t say anything in response. He tried to get himself under control. He’d had a sudden revelation and was in shock.
I love her ! Nothing can happen to her!
“I will be contacting Thors immediately to ensure the estate is completely protected. If I’m not satisfied with the security arrangements, your women’s retreat will come to an end,” he said.
Malpha knew Ben was stressed, so she let him do whatever he wanted to do in order to feel in control. They talked for a little longer and then ended their communication.
Ben was having a hard time with the fact that he loved his wife and she wasn’t there for him to hold. He wanted her back in his arms and his bed, where she belonged. He went looking for her DRD. He’d completed the historical files she’d reviewed. Now he was going through all the files she had put together. Obviously, she had a long list of items she wanted to persuade him on, and fashion was the least of them. Her mind was endlessly fascinating, he wasn’t surprised to find out she was more intuitive than he was.
He placed a communication to Thors and discovered all the details of the attack. He was mollified to learn how easily the enemy had been routed. Thors promised to send him visual recordings of the entire event. In the morning, he’d go to work on getting his wife back where she belonged—in his bed.
The first thing Ben did, when he got up in the morning, was check his communicator to see if Thors had sent over information on the attack. He had, and Ben found his anger coming back t en-fold after seeing it. Malpha said Thors had protected them but he could see the twenty men armed with both sonic and pulse weapons had attempted to infiltrate the estate in the dark of the night. They were captured¯not by men, but by crude and effecti ve traps. Then some minutes after they were caught, Thors and a small team arrived to disentangle them and take them away.
He
“Malpha, are you calling to let me know you’re ready to come home?” he asked.
“As much as I miss you, we’re not ready. Within three months, roughly two billion babies are going to be born. We need to have a plan in place for when they arrive,” she explained.
“We’ve been working on the issue here as well. I look forward to comparing notes,” he said.
“I look forward to that also, but it’s not why I called. A faction still loyal to Duke LucenTio attempted an attack on the estate today. They were easily routed even before any of the women here could be made aware of the situation and become alarmed. I felt you should be kept informed,” she said in a calm voice.
“What? How in the hell did that happen? I want you and the rest of the women on the next shuttle back here!” he shouted.
“Ben, I knew something like this was bound to happen. We put a plan in place to make sure all the women would remain safe. I can assure you we are all fine and will remain fine. Thors has our protection well in hand,” she said, cutting through his tirade.
“Are you saying you knew some people would attack and you did not tell me?” he asked in a quiet, deadly voice.
“I presumed something like this would happen when word got out that a large group of women, including the Duchess of Clan LucenTio and the Queen of KowLer, were in one place at one time. It was practically an invitation. Of course, I put a plan in motion to make sure nothing happened. I didn’t know for certain something would happen. I just wanted to be prepared for any eventuality. These are my people now, too. Ben, you know I would never put your sister or your child in danger,” she explained clearly.
Ben didn’t say anything in response. He tried to get himself under control. He’d had a sudden revelation and was in shock.
I love her ! Nothing can happen to her!
“I will be contacting Thors immediately to ensure the estate is completely protected. If I’m not satisfied with the security arrangements, your women’s retreat will come to an end,” he said.
Malpha knew Ben was stressed, so she let him do whatever he wanted to do in order to feel in control. They talked for a little longer and then ended their communication.
Ben was having a hard time with the fact that he loved his wife and she wasn’t there for him to hold. He wanted her back in his arms and his bed, where she belonged. He went looking for her DRD. He’d completed the historical files she’d reviewed. Now he was going through all the files she had put together. Obviously, she had a long list of items she wanted to persuade him on, and fashion was the least of them. Her mind was endlessly fascinating, he wasn’t surprised to find out she was more intuitive than he was.
He placed a communication to Thors and discovered all the details of the attack. He was mollified to learn how easily the enemy had been routed. Thors promised to send him visual recordings of the entire event. In the morning, he’d go to work on getting his wife back where she belonged—in his bed.
The first thing Ben did, when he got up in the morning, was check his communicator to see if Thors had sent over information on the attack. He had, and Ben found his anger coming back t en-fold after seeing it. Malpha said Thors had protected them but he could see the twenty men armed with both sonic and pulse weapons had attempted to infiltrate the estate in the dark of the night. They were captured¯not by men, but by crude and effecti ve traps. Then some minutes after they were caught, Thors and a small team arrived to disentangle them and take them away.
He
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