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disappointment in the energy flowing off of him. “Yes, of course . . . if that’s what you want.” What else could he say? If she wasn’t ready to share a room with him, he had to accept it.
“Thank you. Wesley . . . I. . .” She began, feeling and sounding nervous.
“Ava, it’s okay ,” he took her hand gently. “I understand. I cannot imagine what you are going through right now. You don’t have to do anything that you aren’t comfortable with,” he said reassuringly, leading her down the hall to the closest nearby room, which had its own private bathroom.
“This will be great ,” Ava remarked as she moved about and inspected what would be her new bedroom. She noted a large comfortable looking bed, not as big as the one in Wesley’s room, a dresser, side dresser tables flanking the bed, and a small sitting area with a chaise lounge. Everything had been neutrally decorated, with a slight feminine touch. “I can see Naomi has been at work here as well,” she said casually to Wesley.
“Yes, she has. Actually the last time we were here she had the furnitur e brought in for you. We suspected that after you found out about us that you might want your own space for a while.”
“You all know me so well ,” she said thoughtfully. Ava walked over to the large walk in closet, which contained a few new items of clothing Naomi must have put there and started unpacking her backpack. She turned as she heard Wesley’s PCD beep. He looked down at it and pressed a few buttons, then looked up at her.
“Well, Justin and Rowan haven’t wasted any time, looks like we’ve been invited to dinner.”
“Do I have time for a quick shower?”
“Absolutely, it’s not like we have to make a launch ,” he chuckled, referring to the strict rules of the space stations, and started for the door to give Ava some privacy.
“Wesley?” She called to him.
“Yes?” He stopped and turned, looking back at her.
“Thank you. . .”
“You are very welcome Ava. I love you.” He turned slowly and walked back towards the master bedroom to take his own shower and change into lighter clothing for the evening.
Chapter 7 : The Tour
Ava, wrapped in a towel, perused the few new clothes hanging in her closet, along with a couple sets of the skimpy looking shoes called sandals. Although the room felt nice and cool due to the air conditioning, she knew how hot it would be outside. She chose a sleeveless raspberry pink cotton shirt called a “tank top” and some cropped tan cotton pants with cargo pockets. Naomi has good taste, she thought as she dressed, then rolling her hair up in a loose coiled bun on the back of her head, securing it with a clip she found in the bathroom. Next she chose a pair of dark brown sandals to complete her look. She sat down on the bed, slipped them on and secured the buckle around her ankle. How naked my feet look, she thought. She grabbed her small purse with her PCD out of habit and walked down the staircase towards Wesley, who was waiting for her. He gazed up at her with a look of longing that she always felt so flattered by, it almost made her heart skip a beat again. His energy engulfed her as he took her hand and led her back outside down the steps to the courier and the short journey to visit Rowan and Justin.
After a quick trip to the other side of the compound, Wesley pulled up at the back entrance near the terrace of another large gray stone hom e. The two suns shone a little lower in the sky as the pair walked casually up the steps to the terrace where a large heated metal contraption called a “grill” sat within the stone wall. Justin, who was attending the grill, nodded as Wesley and Ava approached. She could not keep herself from glancing all around her, in awe of the beautiful landscape, flowers, and sky.
“Hello you
“Thank you. Wesley . . . I. . .” She began, feeling and sounding nervous.
“Ava, it’s okay ,” he took her hand gently. “I understand. I cannot imagine what you are going through right now. You don’t have to do anything that you aren’t comfortable with,” he said reassuringly, leading her down the hall to the closest nearby room, which had its own private bathroom.
“This will be great ,” Ava remarked as she moved about and inspected what would be her new bedroom. She noted a large comfortable looking bed, not as big as the one in Wesley’s room, a dresser, side dresser tables flanking the bed, and a small sitting area with a chaise lounge. Everything had been neutrally decorated, with a slight feminine touch. “I can see Naomi has been at work here as well,” she said casually to Wesley.
“Yes, she has. Actually the last time we were here she had the furnitur e brought in for you. We suspected that after you found out about us that you might want your own space for a while.”
“You all know me so well ,” she said thoughtfully. Ava walked over to the large walk in closet, which contained a few new items of clothing Naomi must have put there and started unpacking her backpack. She turned as she heard Wesley’s PCD beep. He looked down at it and pressed a few buttons, then looked up at her.
“Well, Justin and Rowan haven’t wasted any time, looks like we’ve been invited to dinner.”
“Do I have time for a quick shower?”
“Absolutely, it’s not like we have to make a launch ,” he chuckled, referring to the strict rules of the space stations, and started for the door to give Ava some privacy.
“Wesley?” She called to him.
“Yes?” He stopped and turned, looking back at her.
“Thank you. . .”
“You are very welcome Ava. I love you.” He turned slowly and walked back towards the master bedroom to take his own shower and change into lighter clothing for the evening.
Chapter 7 : The Tour
Ava, wrapped in a towel, perused the few new clothes hanging in her closet, along with a couple sets of the skimpy looking shoes called sandals. Although the room felt nice and cool due to the air conditioning, she knew how hot it would be outside. She chose a sleeveless raspberry pink cotton shirt called a “tank top” and some cropped tan cotton pants with cargo pockets. Naomi has good taste, she thought as she dressed, then rolling her hair up in a loose coiled bun on the back of her head, securing it with a clip she found in the bathroom. Next she chose a pair of dark brown sandals to complete her look. She sat down on the bed, slipped them on and secured the buckle around her ankle. How naked my feet look, she thought. She grabbed her small purse with her PCD out of habit and walked down the staircase towards Wesley, who was waiting for her. He gazed up at her with a look of longing that she always felt so flattered by, it almost made her heart skip a beat again. His energy engulfed her as he took her hand and led her back outside down the steps to the courier and the short journey to visit Rowan and Justin.
After a quick trip to the other side of the compound, Wesley pulled up at the back entrance near the terrace of another large gray stone hom e. The two suns shone a little lower in the sky as the pair walked casually up the steps to the terrace where a large heated metal contraption called a “grill” sat within the stone wall. Justin, who was attending the grill, nodded as Wesley and Ava approached. She could not keep herself from glancing all around her, in awe of the beautiful landscape, flowers, and sky.
“Hello you
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