in. “Supper about ready?” “Yeah, come on in and sit down. Where’s Greg?” “He’ll be right here. He wanted to get something from the office.” Steven took a seat at the table and a few seconds later, Greg joined them. They discussed the garden and how far Steven had managed to get. “Should be able to row it up in the morning. Then we can get down to planting,” Steven said. “I’ll get to planting. You two have done enough. You can see about your supplies and such for work.” “Baby, we’ll help you while we can. You won’t have us once we start working. You’ll have to harvest by yourself,” Greg said. “Fine, you can help. I’ll tell you where to plant, though. You have to follow my directions. I’ve been planning this for six months now.” “Yes, ma’am,” Greg and Steven both agreed. Somehow, Janet didn’t believe they would listen to her if they took a notion to override her directions. She would be fighting with them for sure before the day was over with. Still, she would welcome their help. It was backbreaking work to bend over and seed the ground. She still couldn’t get over the rich, red color of the dirt. It didn’t seem real. Of course, a lot of things didn’t seem real on this planet. “What are you thinking about over there, love?” Steven asked. “Just that there is so much about Alpha that we don’t know and so much that is weird, like the different color trees and the lack of birds.” “That’s why we have to be so careful here. We don’t know anything about the planet. I don’t care what they tried to teach us on the shuttle. It’s obvious that they didn’t know that much about it either. I’m beginning to think that all they checked was to see if it was inhabitable and that was it.” Greg stood up and carried his empty dishes to the sink. “I’m with you on that one.” Steven followed suit. “We haven’t seen that dog-looking thing again since yesterday. Maybe it won’t be back.” Janet started washing the dishes. “I wouldn’t count on that. It was curious. It will be back. I don’t want you anywhere around it.” Greg squeezed her shoulders, and then turned and followed Steven into the living room. She could hear them continue their conversation in the other room but couldn’t make out the words. It irked her that they assumed she didn’t need to know anything other than what they told her. She hurried up with the dishes so that she could join them. Then she walked in the room and they went quiet with smiles on their faces. “What?” she asked. “Nothing. We were just talking about work.” Greg reached out a hand for her. She walked over to where he sat in his recliner and climbed up in the chair with him. He held her close to him, smoothing his hand down her arm. “Don’t stop just because I’m here. I want to know what you’re talking about, too.” “Just going over the plans for building the house. We hope that the others will want to start the same way we do so that it will be easier for the four of us to work together,” Steven said. “Do you know them very well?” “We spent a good bit of time on the shuttle with them in classes, but other than that, we’d never met them before. They’re nice enough guys from what I could tell.” “I liked their wife, Carmen. She was really nice. I can’t wait to see her again. When are we having them over?” “In two days. I figure that gives us all time to get the garden in and relax some before we visit. I thought having them over here would be a good idea.” Greg shifted her on his lap. Janet could feel his cock long and thick against her hip. He was obviously aroused once again. She couldn’t believe it. How could he be ready for sex again so soon? Well, it had been more than three hours. Most men she knew couldn’t go more than once or twice in a twelve-hour period. She was impressed and quite happy to have them as her husbands. “What are you