Page 7 of Argen Mate
Chapter Four
Zoey
“What’s going to happen to us when we get back to Farseek? Our home was destroyed. Where are we going to live? How am I going to get food for my children?” the young woman asked. “I’m grateful to be off that horrible prison planet, but I’m worried.”
“I understand,” I told her. “But homes are being built. Many are already finished. We have been promised that there will be food and supplies waiting for everyone returning to Farseek---even those of us who aren’t from there. Meanwhile, it’s going to be a few months before you get there, and we have more than enough supplies to take care of everyone aboard.”
We still had the people rescued from Breskaa and Teglia station aboardKurellisalmost ten thousand people, so occasionally we were able to reunite loved ones. It didn’t happen often enough, though. Most often, we had no information and were unable to give them any closure.
It went on like that for the next two days. Different people kept asking the same questions. Would their new house be as nice as big or as good as the old one? Were there still people left alive there---was there a list? Then there were requests for information on specific people. We were busy for many hours answering questions troubleshooting problems for the passengers on theKurellis. Most of them were minor, and many just needed reassurance. They wanted to know what was happening on Farseek and how they would live when they got there.
I hardly got to see Nora or Scarlet, but I did get a couple minutes to chat with Harper and tell her about Argen.
“Are you going to accept?” Harper asked excitedly after we hugged.
“I am,” I told her. “It’s just a matter of when. We’ve got two more days before we go back to our Dread. We are bonding.”
“Well, I’m happy for you, sweetie. I know you were starting to feel left out. But he’s the one—the one that jumped onto your line?”
“Yes, Argen Trametu. He’s coming to Dread One with us. He declaredsolmatu.I wanted to take things slow, but as soon as we touch…”
“I know exactly what you mean. Say no more,” Harper said and laughed.
It was late when I got to finally eat third meal. I commed Argen, but he wasn’t in his cabin, so I went to the mess hall by myself feeling a little disappointed. A few minutes after I sat down at the back-corner table, he came and sat down across from me.
“Hello, darlin’,” he said and smiled warmly at me.
“Hi there.” My mood was suddenly lighter now that he was there across from me. He had gotten a drink for himself.
“I figured you were still working the conferences, and I was too hungry to wait. While you were busy, I went to check out the bridge and talk with the pilot team. This is one nice ship, considering it was made by the Sargans.”
“Yes, and it was a real steal,” I said with a straight face.
He looked at me for a moment then chuckled. “That’s probably why they tried to take it back.”
“When?”
“Just before we blinked out of the system. We weren’t in any danger, and the Dreads took out the Sargan ships after we left. They didn’t seem like they wanted to damage this ship.”
“After what they did on Farseek this ship is a small price for them to pay,” I said. “I saw the pictures.”
“Me too. But the new pictures are encouraging. By the time this group gets to Farseek, housing should be available for everyone. The pilot team brought me up to date on what the Brigade has been doing while I was out of touch.”
“A lot has happened in the last two years. Sometimes, it seems like a long time ago, and sometimes it seems like yesterday.” I murmured, picking at my food. I had been hungry when I came to the mess hall, but my appetite for food seemed to have gone when Argen sat down across from me.”
My whole body went on alert---nipples tightened, pussy clenched, and my lips tingled. I wanted him like I have never wanted anyone before. By the look in his eyes, Argen knew it, too.
He reached across the table, offering his hand to me. I looked at his hand then looked into his eyes, taking my hand off my lap and placing it in his.
“Zoe, stay with me tonight,” he said so only I could hear. “If you’re not ready to commit, share sex with me?”
While the Uatu made the distinction, we didn’t. Scarlet had told us what that meant. Sharing sex either indicated they used a condom or they pulled out before they came inside a woman. They would only risk pregnancy with their bonded lifemate. Of course, we all had gotten implants on Halor, so we didn’t have to worry about pregnancy. But that wasn’t even the point.
Just the thought of Argen on top of me and inside me was nearly orgasmic. All of the reasons I was trying to take things slow and get to know him better escaped me as I saw the longing need in his eyes. He wasn’t just asking for sex, he wanted my heart as well. I can’t even say how I knew that I just did.
I already knew what I wanted. I wanted Argen and only him.
“Why, don’t you come stay with me? Staff cabins are a little nicer.”
