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Gemsy:*exploding head emoji* You banged the gold guy with the ripped body and all the matching tentacles?!?!?!
Me:The very same one.
Gemsy:Wow. I’m kinda impressed, bro. You finally got to experience tentacle sex, not just write about it!
Me:Har-dee har-har.
Gemsy:So how was it? Spill the tea. Inquiring minds want to know.
Me:*heart emoji* It was, quite literally, out of this world.
Gemsy:*laughing face emoji* Pun intended!
Gemsy:So what’s going to happen now? Are you two an item? How will that even work?
Me:We’ve agreed to a no-strings FWB situation for the duration of my time on the ship.
Gemsy:And you’re cool with that?
Me:It’s not like I wouldn’t love something more, but I don’t know if the connection he and I have would even lead to that in the long term. We certainly won’t have enough time to find out. After all, I’ll be home in a few short weeks, and he’ll be sailing off to distant parts of the galaxy light-years away.
Typing those words is harder than I expect, and I rub at the ache in my chest, shoving aside foolish thoughts that want to infiltrate my mind.
Gemsy:Well, you should get as much pro-level fucking in as you can in the time you two have left together.
Me:Don’t worry. I fully intend to.
Gemsy:Good, or I was going to have to talk some sense into you. This is kind of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, you know?
Me:No kidding. And Gemsy, let me tell you, he has the Midas tentacle touch. You remember that old James Bond song, “Goldfinger?” I want to write a new one called “Goldtentacle.”
Gemsy:You crack me up.
Me:For real though. He’s next-level. He has skills that make me look like a damn virgin newbie in comparison.
Gemsy:Hmm, I can’t deny I’m intrigued by the whole tentacle experience. Luna’s told me some very interesting things about them. Did you know the tentacles on the females of their species are different from the males’?
Me:??? You’ve been talking to Luna?
Gemsy:Yeah, we text each other sometimes. We’re cool.
Me:Please tell me you’re not starting some kind of long-distance lesbian romance with her.
Gemsy:No comment.
Me:Gemsy!
Gemsy:Look at the time. I’ve got to get some shut-eye. TTYL!
I toss my phone aside and sigh.
Things might just be getting a bit more complicated than I anticipated.
Chapter Thirteen
Chronicles of Chaos: An Informal Record of Life Aboard the Sleigh Belle
Stardate: 78409.3
