actually witness the other half of the relationship.
G’baena twisted in Kam’s embrace so that she leaned her back against his front.
“Please, Dev, I love you both. I need you both.”
“I know, honey, but we still haven’t spoken to Tee-ani yet.”
G’baena twisted out of Kam’s arms and marched over to the communications console. “Tee-ani,” she said as she was put through to the medical bay, “is there anything I need to know before making love to Devlin? Any precautions or diseases or side effects that we need to be aware of?”
Tee-ani sounded quite happy as she replied, “No, no side effects. Is Devlin with you?”
“I’m here,” he said, sounding a little shell-shocked.
“Excellent. Do I have your permission to release medical information to G’baena?”
“Of course,” he said without hesitation.
“And he can have mine,” G’baena said, smiling even harder.
“Okay then. Neither of you have any diseases. As for precautions, humans and G’trobians aren’t compatible in a reproductive sense, so there is no need for contraception. I have read, however, that it can be quite painful for a G’trobian woman to have the hymen broken unless it is done a particular way. I don’t know how that applies to the re-growth. Is there anything I can do in a medical sense to make that less painful?”
“Thanks, Tee-ani, but I should be fine. Kam knows what to do.”
“Kam is there, too?” Tee-ani asked, sounding just a little bit too interested. “Well, in that case, you will need to see me about contraception. Kam, can I release your medical records to these two?”
“Of course,” he said, trying to hide a smile. It still felt like a dream, and this conversation was making the whole experience surreal.
“Perfect. Kam is in excellent health also, so there should be no worries for the three of you together, but, Kam,” she said in a stern voice, “no vaginal penetration until G’baena has been to see me, okay? Unless, of course, you want younglings. Plenty of room on this ship.”
“Err…Yes,” he said, still trying to get his bearings. “We’ll come see you sometime tomorrow.” His knees were starting to feel like they weren’t going to hold him up. He sat heavily on the edge of the bed, his smile faltering just slightly as Tee-ani and G’baena finished the conversation. Tee-ani’s parting words still rang in his mind a few moments later: “Have fun.”
“Kam?” Devlin looked at him closely, genuine concern radiating from him. “Are you sure you’re okay with this? You can take some time—hell, maybe we should all take a step back and think this over a bit more.” He ran his hand through his hair in obvious agitation.
“Nope,” G’baena said quite deliberately. “No more talking. No more thinking. No more misunderstandings. I need both of you to make love to me, right now.”
“Was she always this demanding?” Devlin asked Kam in a conversational tone. “Or is it the human women’s influence that has made her this bossy?”
Kam was sure he looked like a G’trobian pout-fish out of fluid. He could feel his mouth opening and closing but no sound was coming out. Fuck, he must look pretty ridiculous about now.
Devlin’s tone got a little more serious as he stepped closer and lowered his voice. Kam was fairly certain G’baena could still hear Devlin when he said, “If we have a problem here, tell me now.”
“No, no problem,” Kam was quick to explain. “Just surprise.” He took a deep breath, trying to find his center, his emotional balance. “When Ky died, my future died with him. I never expected to have an opportunity to love anyone, let alone the woman who has held my heart for many years.”
With a soft sob, G’baena was in his arms. She kissed him tenderly as she slowly undid the fastenings on his shirt, and he held on to her like the lifeline she was. He smiled against her mouth as he felt Devlin step up behind G’baena, trapping her between
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