Page 29 of Touch the Stars
There was also the unresolved ache between her legs for the badass alien warrior sitting in the command chair.She shifted her butt from side to side in her seat.What she’d give for some time alone to relieve herself of that ache, since Baatar had too much honor to help her with it.
“What do ‘fuck’ mean?”His voice broke the silence.
A small jolt shot through her, and heat crept up her neck.It was great and all that he attempted to speak English to her, but where’dthatquestion come from?If she had to talk about sex with him right now, she’d probably orgasm.
She glanced over at him and gave her shoulders a shrug.“It’s, uh, just a random descriptive word we use to emphasize our feelings.”
Sort of.
“I comprehend.”He jutted his chin forward.
No, you really don’t.
This topic needed to go away, fast.“So, what about your family?I guess you have sisters, too?”
If he did the talking, she could focus on his words rather than her unsatisfied lust.And the yawns.
Baatar smiled, and his gaze drifted to the distant stars displayed on the main view screen.“Three sisters.One older and two younger.Ulaani, Naari, and Zaali.”
“Those are beautiful names.”She turned her attention back to her viewer.“Tell me about them.What are they like?”
“Ulaani achieved warrior class with me.Naari be a gentle soul.Education of younglings be a natural choice for her.”
“And Zaali?”
Baatar barked a laugh.“Hard to tell.She be a youngling, still.Too soon for her to commit to a life-path.My parents be wise enough not to try.”
A lump rose in her throat.Did he have any idea how lucky he was to have had such a normal life?A family?
She swallowed.“What about your parents?”
Silence.
“Baatar?”She turned her head to meet his gaze.
“Does it bother you to hear?”His words were gentle, full of caring and concern.
She stared at him with her mouth open.No one had ever asked her that before, yet here was this alien from God-only-knew how many light-years away, giving enough shits to find out.Something in her heart shifted, flooding it with a delicious emotion she hadn’t experienced enough of in her life.
Fucking hell, she was falling for him.No question about it.The kicker was that, no matter which way things went, there couldn’t be a happily ever after for them.
Bing.
Whew.Saved by the ship’s AI.
“Bajiki freighter statis change,” the disembodied voice announced.
Baatar squared his shoulders but did not look away from her.“Report.”
“Freighter location: six-hundred-seventy-four million galactic leagues.Freighter speed: stationery.Power level: zero.”
He frowned.“They are dead in space.”
“That’s a good thing, right?”She caught her lower lip between her teeth.
If they weren’t moving, it’d make catching up with them—and Kris—easier.
“It depends.Cruiser, are there any other ships in the area?”
