got off two floors
later, and one even gave her a wave. “I ’ ll need to have a word with that young man later. Flirting with
my soul-bond mate right in front of me. I think he needs some horribly menial
task for a few shifts.”
“I seriously doubt that he was
flirting with me, ”
she told him with a shake of her head. “So you can rest assured he was just friendly.” Besides, it wasn’t
as if anyone could ever compare to Chevon. No one would take his place in her
life, ever.
“Hmm.” He slid his arm around
her waist and hugged her tight. The
doors opened on their floor, and he guided her out. Chevon kept her close to his side
during their walk to the hydroponics bay, only letting her loose once they were
inside.
She slipped her shoes off when she entered the room and
looked back at him. “Come on, take off your boots and come play in the grass
with me? Can you lock the doors?”
Giving her
a nod, he went to the control panel. A couple moments later she
heard the metallic clank that indicated the locks had been engaged. Once
that was done Chevon sat down on a bench to remove his boots and socks before
following her up onto the grass of one of the larger sections.
Laura turned around so that she could look at Chevon and
smiled. “See, it’s lovely to feel the grass under your feet, isn’t it?” She
wiggled her toes in the thick, lush grass. “Do you know if there is anyone else
in here with us?”
Chevon gave her a look before glancing around. “I have no idea. It wasn’t a
requirement to check before sealing the doors. If there is someone else in here, I hope they announce themselves before you give in to that look in your eye. Maybe
you should check first,” he suggested.
“You do know me so well, don’t
you?” She laughed. She moved away from him and called out, “Is there anyone in
here with us? If so, you should show yourself here now before Chevon beats you black and blue.”
“Why am I the one who has to beat them? I came in here to
watch you walk through the grass and got talked into joining you. Now you ’ re saying that I will be beating
up Petr’s crew?” He paused as if to consider this. “I don’t know, Laura, Petr
might also have something to say about his crew showing up looking roughed up.”
“Right, so don’t rough them up so much as show them the way
to the door?”
“I don’t know if that is much
of an incentive for them to leave. They now know they will not get roughed up,
just shoved out the door. Whoever is in here, should there be anyone, no longer feels the need to leave. If they
are caught, they know my soft-hearted little mate will not allow me to break bones or even
bruise them.”
She heard some rustling, then
snorted when two crewmen suddenly appeared and headed for the door with their
heads down.
She nearly burst out laughing when they couldn’t get through
the door. Which made sense, given Chevon would have used his command codes to
lock it. Both crew members appeared to be getting mildly frantic. One even
seemed to be looking for another way out, when Chevon finally muttered
something she didn’t understand under his breath and moved to let them out.
He was so cute when he was
frustrated. Once they were finally alone, she grinned. “Well, what do you think? Do you believe that they were the last
two or do you think we have more prying eyes in here watching us?”
Chevon put a hand on the controls but didn’t lock the doors yet. “If there is someone
else in here then they will not be getting out alive. They will become part of the landscape. I
am sure they will not be the first bodies used to fertilize this place.” Four
more crewmen bolted for the doors, nearly trampling over each other in their
haste. Then Chevon shut and locked the doors. “Now we are alone.”
She had to laugh. “Now, can we
get naked?”
“Soon,” he told her. He was
doing something else with the control panel. After a moment or two, he came back toward her. “The
later, and one even gave her a wave. “I ’ ll need to have a word with that young man later. Flirting with
my soul-bond mate right in front of me. I think he needs some horribly menial
task for a few shifts.”
“I seriously doubt that he was
flirting with me, ”
she told him with a shake of her head. “So you can rest assured he was just friendly.” Besides, it wasn’t
as if anyone could ever compare to Chevon. No one would take his place in her
life, ever.
“Hmm.” He slid his arm around
her waist and hugged her tight. The
doors opened on their floor, and he guided her out. Chevon kept her close to his side
during their walk to the hydroponics bay, only letting her loose once they were
inside.
She slipped her shoes off when she entered the room and
looked back at him. “Come on, take off your boots and come play in the grass
with me? Can you lock the doors?”
Giving her
a nod, he went to the control panel. A couple moments later she
heard the metallic clank that indicated the locks had been engaged. Once
that was done Chevon sat down on a bench to remove his boots and socks before
following her up onto the grass of one of the larger sections.
Laura turned around so that she could look at Chevon and
smiled. “See, it’s lovely to feel the grass under your feet, isn’t it?” She
wiggled her toes in the thick, lush grass. “Do you know if there is anyone else
in here with us?”
Chevon gave her a look before glancing around. “I have no idea. It wasn’t a
requirement to check before sealing the doors. If there is someone else in here, I hope they announce themselves before you give in to that look in your eye. Maybe
you should check first,” he suggested.
“You do know me so well, don’t
you?” She laughed. She moved away from him and called out, “Is there anyone in
here with us? If so, you should show yourself here now before Chevon beats you black and blue.”
“Why am I the one who has to beat them? I came in here to
watch you walk through the grass and got talked into joining you. Now you ’ re saying that I will be beating
up Petr’s crew?” He paused as if to consider this. “I don’t know, Laura, Petr
might also have something to say about his crew showing up looking roughed up.”
“Right, so don’t rough them up so much as show them the way
to the door?”
“I don’t know if that is much
of an incentive for them to leave. They now know they will not get roughed up,
just shoved out the door. Whoever is in here, should there be anyone, no longer feels the need to leave. If they
are caught, they know my soft-hearted little mate will not allow me to break bones or even
bruise them.”
She heard some rustling, then
snorted when two crewmen suddenly appeared and headed for the door with their
heads down.
She nearly burst out laughing when they couldn’t get through
the door. Which made sense, given Chevon would have used his command codes to
lock it. Both crew members appeared to be getting mildly frantic. One even
seemed to be looking for another way out, when Chevon finally muttered
something she didn’t understand under his breath and moved to let them out.
He was so cute when he was
frustrated. Once they were finally alone, she grinned. “Well, what do you think? Do you believe that they were the last
two or do you think we have more prying eyes in here watching us?”
Chevon put a hand on the controls but didn’t lock the doors yet. “If there is someone
else in here then they will not be getting out alive. They will become part of the landscape. I
am sure they will not be the first bodies used to fertilize this place.” Four
more crewmen bolted for the doors, nearly trampling over each other in their
haste. Then Chevon shut and locked the doors. “Now we are alone.”
She had to laugh. “Now, can we
get naked?”
“Soon,” he told her. He was
doing something else with the control panel. After a moment or two, he came back toward her. “The
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