you two been up to in here?”
Ali’s laugh was exactly the response he was hoping for. Whatever the serious issue was that had brought those tears to her eyes, he hoped Tannen had fixed, because the sight of her distress did uncomfortable things to him.
“Oh you know, just a lot of tests…” she answered with a wink and a smile as Tannen kissed her quickly once more and began to get dressed.
“Oooo, I hope there was probing. Probing is my favorite! You know, Tannen, you’ve always led me to believe that your work was rather boring,” Kal teased as he ran his hand along the chiseled chest of his bond mate before hopping up onto the bed beside Ali, “but clearly you weren’t being honest. Shall I undress so you can test me as well?”
That comment had both Ali and Tannen laughing at him as he waggled his eyebrows at them.
“Oh, I’m certain you’ve been tested here more than anyone else, love,” Tannen said as he helped Ali find her shirt in the wrecked pile of bedding. “Now, have you come to entertain Alison while I get these tests sent off to Dolak? I got quite distracted, and now the results will barely beat us home.”
“Oh, are we that close already?” Alison asked, sounding a little nervous about reaching the planet.
Kal could understand her hesitancy. It was a rather significant leap to learn that your planet isn’t the only one with intelligent life to exist in the universe. But to be forging your way on a new world less than two days after finding out? Well, Ali was taking it all like a champ. Her bravery was to be admired, and Kal would just add it to the growing list of things about this female which held his fascination.
“We are, love. I thought I would steal you away so that we could have lunch in the observatory and that way we’ll have the best view of Dolak as we enter our solar system. Our home may be darker than what you are used to, but the other planets closer to our sun are quite striking in their colors. I thought you might like to see them all from afar.” Kal offered her his hand to help her down from the table.
“That sounds lovely, Kal.” Ali looked towards Tannen. “Are you sure you don’t want to come have some lunch, Tannen?”
“I’ve work to do, beautiful, but you two enjoy yourselves,” he answered, giving her a quick kiss and then doing the same to Kal.
“Should we stop and grab the food?” Alison asked, as they walked down the corridor towards the observatory.
“I’ve already prepared everything for us.” Kal ushered her into the room, where he’d laid out a luncheon of various finger foods they favored on Dolak.
“Oh! A picnic,” Alison squealed as she saw what Kal had set up in front of the large picture windows. “This is so nice. No one’s ever done anything like this for me before.”
He was puzzled when she stopped smiling and a small frown came over her face.
“Do you not like picnics, Ali?”
“No, it’s not that.” She gave him a small smile. “I love it, and it’s just that I think I’ve grown rather attached to the three of you, and I’m nervous about what will happen when we land, that’s all.”
“Ah, all will be well, Alison.” Kal wrapped his arms around her and pulled her close. “We aren’t scheduled to leave planet-side again for at least a month, and we’ll make sure you get settled just fine.”
Chapter Fifteen
Alison was excited as they came out of hyper-drive and she could finally see the beauty of space in detail out the windows. Kal had been right. The planets they were passing were all the colors of the rainbow and incredibly striking.
As they prepared to exit the ship, she admired the men in their Trade Corps uniforms. They looked very handsome in the grey and red material. Ali was so used to seeing them in plain black or grey clothes. They even managed to find her a jumpsuit to wear, so she wasn’t running around half dressed, even though they had to roll up all the legs and arms, but she
Ali’s laugh was exactly the response he was hoping for. Whatever the serious issue was that had brought those tears to her eyes, he hoped Tannen had fixed, because the sight of her distress did uncomfortable things to him.
“Oh you know, just a lot of tests…” she answered with a wink and a smile as Tannen kissed her quickly once more and began to get dressed.
“Oooo, I hope there was probing. Probing is my favorite! You know, Tannen, you’ve always led me to believe that your work was rather boring,” Kal teased as he ran his hand along the chiseled chest of his bond mate before hopping up onto the bed beside Ali, “but clearly you weren’t being honest. Shall I undress so you can test me as well?”
That comment had both Ali and Tannen laughing at him as he waggled his eyebrows at them.
“Oh, I’m certain you’ve been tested here more than anyone else, love,” Tannen said as he helped Ali find her shirt in the wrecked pile of bedding. “Now, have you come to entertain Alison while I get these tests sent off to Dolak? I got quite distracted, and now the results will barely beat us home.”
“Oh, are we that close already?” Alison asked, sounding a little nervous about reaching the planet.
Kal could understand her hesitancy. It was a rather significant leap to learn that your planet isn’t the only one with intelligent life to exist in the universe. But to be forging your way on a new world less than two days after finding out? Well, Ali was taking it all like a champ. Her bravery was to be admired, and Kal would just add it to the growing list of things about this female which held his fascination.
“We are, love. I thought I would steal you away so that we could have lunch in the observatory and that way we’ll have the best view of Dolak as we enter our solar system. Our home may be darker than what you are used to, but the other planets closer to our sun are quite striking in their colors. I thought you might like to see them all from afar.” Kal offered her his hand to help her down from the table.
“That sounds lovely, Kal.” Ali looked towards Tannen. “Are you sure you don’t want to come have some lunch, Tannen?”
“I’ve work to do, beautiful, but you two enjoy yourselves,” he answered, giving her a quick kiss and then doing the same to Kal.
“Should we stop and grab the food?” Alison asked, as they walked down the corridor towards the observatory.
“I’ve already prepared everything for us.” Kal ushered her into the room, where he’d laid out a luncheon of various finger foods they favored on Dolak.
“Oh! A picnic,” Alison squealed as she saw what Kal had set up in front of the large picture windows. “This is so nice. No one’s ever done anything like this for me before.”
He was puzzled when she stopped smiling and a small frown came over her face.
“Do you not like picnics, Ali?”
“No, it’s not that.” She gave him a small smile. “I love it, and it’s just that I think I’ve grown rather attached to the three of you, and I’m nervous about what will happen when we land, that’s all.”
“Ah, all will be well, Alison.” Kal wrapped his arms around her and pulled her close. “We aren’t scheduled to leave planet-side again for at least a month, and we’ll make sure you get settled just fine.”
Chapter Fifteen
Alison was excited as they came out of hyper-drive and she could finally see the beauty of space in detail out the windows. Kal had been right. The planets they were passing were all the colors of the rainbow and incredibly striking.
As they prepared to exit the ship, she admired the men in their Trade Corps uniforms. They looked very handsome in the grey and red material. Ali was so used to seeing them in plain black or grey clothes. They even managed to find her a jumpsuit to wear, so she wasn’t running around half dressed, even though they had to roll up all the legs and arms, but she
Similar Books
