Mairi and Knollig were as inseparable as Kniam and Amber. It was
only a matter of time before they too had moved into New Haven, declaring to
everyone their status as mates. Mairi had decorated her interior space with
greenery, since that was her favorite color, with a few splashes of red since
that was Knollig’s. He especially liked the Hu’lani flowers as they reminded
him of her hair. Their space was a square of four domes, just like the rest of
the units in New Haven. In the center of their private courtyard Mairi had
created a mini-county garden space for Knollig to relax. He had a lot of
pressure on him to get New Haven up and ready, since it was a month to go now
until the port pad would be active again. They were close to the hundred units
that would make up New Haven. They had about fifty more than they needed, but
still Knollig worked the men to achieve more.
Mairi moved around her living space, fluffing pillows and making sure the
sectional couch had been put back into place. She and Knollig had made use of a
holographic fireplace on the wall. He
was very inventive when it came to making love in the spaces of their dome.
She had a class with Amber and didn’t want to be late, Knollig was at a
Council meeting and would be returning to New Haven to work. If she made it
back in time, she might just surprise him. She had torn one of her dresses, and
she had an idea for the strips that involved Knollig and the posts of their
bed!
With a bounce in her step she hustled out of her dome onto her personal
balcony. There were men milling about in the walkways heading to the work sites
deeper into New Haven. Since she had chosen a home site right next to Amber and
Kniam, they were at the beginning of the residences. There was a common walkway
between properties, then personal fences and more landscaping before the
balconies. She met Amber in the common walkway and they headed toward the
industrial area for their scheduled class.
“How’s it
going this morning?” Mairi asked Amber. This was code between the two women,
Mairi was really asking if Amber had any luck in her attempts to get pregnant.
Amber and Kniam had requested and been approved by
the Council to attempt a pregnancy a few months ago. With the medical changes
to their bodies, Amber and Mairi had irregular cycles. Amber experienced the
cramps, the bloating, the crazy swings in hormones and mood. Then she had
evened out, and she could hardly tell there was a menstrual cycle. So it wasn’t
a surprise that she didn’t know if she was early or late. Mairi had been lucky.
She had a very light period, every three to four weeks that lasted for a couple
of days. She wasn’t bothered by any strange hormonal swings either. Maybe it
was the amount of healing she had required due to the cancer but she wasn’t
going to complain!
“Nothing.” Amber huffed dejectedly, “On Earth there would be symptoms I
could watch for. I don’t know what to look for here on Terraneu.”
“I just know that you will get pregnant soon Amber. Try not to worry.”
Mairi rubbed her friend on the shoulder, “With all of the men having “the
procedure” we don’t know how long it will take once it’s reversed to get
pregnant.”
The “procedure” was done in the medical unit so that the males of
Terraneu couldn’t inadvertently get a woman with child. That way the Earth
females coming to live here would know that any sexual encounter with the males
would not result in a pregnancy. To have the procedure reversed had to be
requested and approved by the majority of the Council. That way no male could
secretly have it reversed. Also, as long as their life cycles were, the
population was going to have to be highly monitored and regulated. Whether they
liked it or not, it was just something they had to learn to live with.
“I know that to expect to get pregnant right away isn’t rational. I just
want to have a baby with Kniam so badly.” Amber tried to laugh it off,
only a matter of time before they too had moved into New Haven, declaring to
everyone their status as mates. Mairi had decorated her interior space with
greenery, since that was her favorite color, with a few splashes of red since
that was Knollig’s. He especially liked the Hu’lani flowers as they reminded
him of her hair. Their space was a square of four domes, just like the rest of
the units in New Haven. In the center of their private courtyard Mairi had
created a mini-county garden space for Knollig to relax. He had a lot of
pressure on him to get New Haven up and ready, since it was a month to go now
until the port pad would be active again. They were close to the hundred units
that would make up New Haven. They had about fifty more than they needed, but
still Knollig worked the men to achieve more.
Mairi moved around her living space, fluffing pillows and making sure the
sectional couch had been put back into place. She and Knollig had made use of a
holographic fireplace on the wall. He
was very inventive when it came to making love in the spaces of their dome.
She had a class with Amber and didn’t want to be late, Knollig was at a
Council meeting and would be returning to New Haven to work. If she made it
back in time, she might just surprise him. She had torn one of her dresses, and
she had an idea for the strips that involved Knollig and the posts of their
bed!
With a bounce in her step she hustled out of her dome onto her personal
balcony. There were men milling about in the walkways heading to the work sites
deeper into New Haven. Since she had chosen a home site right next to Amber and
Kniam, they were at the beginning of the residences. There was a common walkway
between properties, then personal fences and more landscaping before the
balconies. She met Amber in the common walkway and they headed toward the
industrial area for their scheduled class.
“How’s it
going this morning?” Mairi asked Amber. This was code between the two women,
Mairi was really asking if Amber had any luck in her attempts to get pregnant.
Amber and Kniam had requested and been approved by
the Council to attempt a pregnancy a few months ago. With the medical changes
to their bodies, Amber and Mairi had irregular cycles. Amber experienced the
cramps, the bloating, the crazy swings in hormones and mood. Then she had
evened out, and she could hardly tell there was a menstrual cycle. So it wasn’t
a surprise that she didn’t know if she was early or late. Mairi had been lucky.
She had a very light period, every three to four weeks that lasted for a couple
of days. She wasn’t bothered by any strange hormonal swings either. Maybe it
was the amount of healing she had required due to the cancer but she wasn’t
going to complain!
“Nothing.” Amber huffed dejectedly, “On Earth there would be symptoms I
could watch for. I don’t know what to look for here on Terraneu.”
“I just know that you will get pregnant soon Amber. Try not to worry.”
Mairi rubbed her friend on the shoulder, “With all of the men having “the
procedure” we don’t know how long it will take once it’s reversed to get
pregnant.”
The “procedure” was done in the medical unit so that the males of
Terraneu couldn’t inadvertently get a woman with child. That way the Earth
females coming to live here would know that any sexual encounter with the males
would not result in a pregnancy. To have the procedure reversed had to be
requested and approved by the majority of the Council. That way no male could
secretly have it reversed. Also, as long as their life cycles were, the
population was going to have to be highly monitored and regulated. Whether they
liked it or not, it was just something they had to learn to live with.
“I know that to expect to get pregnant right away isn’t rational. I just
want to have a baby with Kniam so badly.” Amber tried to laugh it off,
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