“Don’t you need to set up some device?”

“No, the bed has always been recording, but the only difference is now we have access to take the data and can edit it as we would like.”

“Are the beds always recording? Everywhere in the Empire?”

“Yes, but no one has access to them or the bathrooms. They are only opened up for medical purposes. Like if I were to have a heart attack and die while having sex. The government would want to make sure you hadn’t murdered me.”

I let this sink in. Everything is recorded. “Axl, don’t take this the wrong way, but I never want to visit the Empire again.”

“You know everything is recorded on Earth too?”

“No it’s not.”

“It is. It’s not as sophisticated or organized as it is in the Empire but it is all recorded. I know because it was incredibly difficult for me to find a secluded area to block all the cameras and microphones.”

That reminds me. “My phone. What happened to it?”

“I don’t know. Can’t you get another?”

“Yes, but I dropped the pin of where that cabin was on that phone. I don’t know if it’ll still be on my account. And I didn’t even leave myself a message. I never counted on having my memory erased.”

“Oh well that’s easy. I can give you the address.”

I lie back relieved.

Axl lies down next to me. We are just here naked. Half aroused, half thinking about the details of life. Both of us are avoiding the thought of never seeing one another again. Am I strong enough to say goodbye?

I break the silence, “Aren’t you going to kiss me so that we can make this holo?”

“Now I feel like I’m paying you.”

I lean over. “You’re not. You paid me to pretend to be your wife. I did that for you. I thought it was a game and then ended up on the other side of the galaxy. But I’m in bed with you now because I love you and I know this isn’t a game. I only wish you were coming back to Earth with me.”

“I do too.”

I stare into his green eyes. Why won’t he kiss me? I lean forward and take his bottom lip in my mouth and I seductively pull back. “I want you inside of me, Axl.” After a few more kisses, he positions his body against mine and I can feel the tip of his penis at the entrance to my vagina. I have no idea what this is going to feel like. I’m bracing myself for pain.

He runs his fingers through my hair. “Relax,” he says softly and kisses my neck and décolletage. “I’m going to go very slowly.”

29

Axl

“I’m going to go very slowly.” I’ve never been any woman’s first lover and the fact that I’m doing this with Georgiana makes it all the more significant and emotional. Now might be the only time we are ever together in our lifetimes.

I look down at her below me. I run my hands through her long blonde hair and then kiss her lips as I slowly push myself into her. Her vagina walls are slick but barely accommodating. I stroke the side of her face and her hair. “Look at me.” Her brown eyes open and meet mine. “I want to see your eyes. I want to know if I’m hurting you.”

“I want this.”

I retreat and then enter her further with more force.

She closes her eyes and bites her lip.

“Does it feel good?”

“Yes.”

I don’t move. Is she lying? But I can hardly think she feels so divine. The way her body envelopes mine is heaven. I could be content never being with another woman ever again.