by Brian Clark
She watched the scene and with a slight glint in her eye and whipped around and landed on Ray’s lap and dunked him as she was kissing him. Eventually they made it out of the tub and in bed.
As Ray was pleasuring Birdy Flitter was making sure that Breezy wasn’t feeling left out. He couldn’t help but smile slightly since this was so different than anything he had done before. Yes Flitter had been in bed the entire time he had been aboard the ship but she hadn’t actively participated.
When he finally got down to business and slid his unit into Birdy he spent some time stroking in and out before he activated the nanite modification. “Now for your surprise.” He pushed into her before it was fully activated and waited for it to finish and then started working her again.
Birdy was already enjoying what he was doing but when he growled in her ear and pushed the swelling in she froze for a moment. As the swelling finished it pressed on some nerves inside and her body responded by tensing muscles around the opening of her tunnel locking them together. When he started the short fast strokes her body definitely started reacting and it didn’t take very long before she came and hard.
Ray hadn’t been expecting her reaction but when her tunnel clenched down on his unit he almost blew a nut as well. When she finally did he did as well and ended up collapsing on his side and taking her down with since they were stuck together. At the time he hadn’t noticed Flitter pausing and resting her hands on them but afterwards he did.
All he could do was lay there and pant. The only sound that came out of his mouth was a sort of whining ‘nnnngggg’. As he was laying there a small message played on his interface. “Well I see you have used the modification. I ensured it works as close to our males as possible. You are going to be tied to her for a while. Relax and enjoy.” It was a canned message thank god.
Ray started laughing. “Oh man Spike is a stinker. I guess we are going to be here for a while Birdy.” His hand was stroking her side and abdomen. “I hope you are pregnant as well if you want.” That was a very quiet murmur in her ear. “If so you will have some lovely pups and I think you will be a great mother to our kids.”
Birdy snickered at him when he called Spike a stinker. “I think I could lay here and relax for a while.” Just to tease him she lightly rocked her hips back and forth. “Well if I am pregnant then I am sure I will have some darling babies. If you knock my girlfriend up I am sure she will have some darling babies as well.”
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The next morning they finally crawled out of bed and everyone was looking rather tired and worn. All of them had been very active last night and especially since both girls had seriously gotten off with the knot he now had.
In a way that night also seemed to seal the friendship of the four of them in stone. In an odd way it also firmed up his relationship with Flitter. He wasn’t sure why that happened but it did. What almost made it worse was he couldn’t put a finger on what had changed. Flitter still acted the same but something was different and as much as he wanted to know there was no way he was going to ask.
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Ray’s mother came back to the city. So far there hadn’t been any credible tip on what might have happened. There had been a number of crackpot callers who were calling in tips on where he was. One person insisted he was in Arizona on a vision quest. Another person swore he had been taken to Atlantis to learn new skills and bring enlightenment to the world.
Probably the wildest caller had said that he had been taken by aliens for medical experimentation purposes. To say that she was both annoyed and ticked off with the stupid callers was an understatement. She wanted her son back and not stupid calls with idiotic locations he might be.
When she exited the plane Gloria met her and gave her a good hug. “Hello Juanita. I would say welcome back but…” She had to grimace since all of them were still being impacted by his vanishing. It had been a month and nobody had any information on what might have happened to Ray. It was literally as if he had vanished from where he had been. There simply weren’t any traces of him anywhere.
Juanita shook her head as she returned the hug before stepping away. “I know what you mean Gloria. I just brought the carryon so we can just go.” She had a hotel room already reserved since she wasn’t going to even consider staying at his place. If he was gone too much longer then they would have to consider packing his belongings up and putting them in storage.
Gloria couldn’t say anything at the moment and simply led Juanita to her car and unlocked it. Once both were in she took her to dinner with Simon. “What are your plans Juanita? I know you came for another broadcast. Beyond that do you have any plans?”
Juanita lowered her head and looked at her cup of coffee before shaking her head. “Other than the broadcast I simply don’t know what else to do. As of now the police have given up on a quick resolution. They have been gentle yet blunt on not hoping too much for him to be found alive. We haven’t mentioned that to the children but Misty knows that even though she hasn’t spoken about it.” She finally took a sip of the coffee.
The next day she had spent some time wandering around the city before she finally went to the news station. Once there she was greeted by the anchor and they discussed how it would go. It wasn’t going to be all that long since there wasn’t much to say since there wasn’t much information.
By the time the recording was done Juanita was on edge again. She was going to go to the hotel and have several drinks and fall apart. Both she and Jared had fallen apart several times once the kids were asleep but now it was for her and her alone.
Chapter 8
One thing Ray had done was to get a pack of cards made since he wasn’t going to sit around his room all day and watch videos and listen to music. He wanted the crew to have access to him to talk and relax as well as set up appointments. It was only a few more weeks till his time was over and by god he was going to enjoy all the company he could get. At the moment Flitter was doing some reports she needed to do while he played.
What he found amusing was she was using a tablet and stylus for whatever she was doing instead of the comm. Since it didn’t concern him, he hoped, he was politely ignoring what she was doing and was muttering at a game of solitaire. He was quickly losing which was annoying since he had lost the last ten games as well. Normally he did better than that. “These damn cards are cursed Flitter. What did you do to them this morning?”
She snorted at him and kept doing what she was. Flitter did glance up at him with an amused expression as he muttered at her. With another grin she looked back at the tablet. What he didn’t realize was she was sketching and he was her subject at the moment. It was something she enjoyed doing and it gave her a better feel for her clients when she could sketch when they weren’t looking. In this case it was so she would have more memories of Ray when he was gone.
Ray finally growled at the game and pulled all the cards towards him and started flipping them same side up. As he was doing that he felt a presence and looked up. When he looked up he kept looking up and realized he was looking at one of the tallest women he had seen on board. It was all he could do not to gawk at her. She was good looking but extremely ripped. His first reaction was Doberman since that was what her coloration and build looked like.
“Hello there, would you like to sit down? I think I have seen you around but haven’t had a chance to say hello.” He gave her a good smile when he sensed she was about to turn and leave. “Please do join us. I am about ready to play a game of toss the cards away or 52 card pickup.” He ignored the wry look Flitter gave him.
Dark Song hesitated when he invited her to sit down. To be honest she wasn’t sure why she had come over other than she had been really curious as to what he was doing with the little flat pieces of paper. She had guessed it was a game but had never seen anything like that before. His muttering had been sort of cute as well as when he was cussing at the cards. “Um, I just was curious as to what you were doing. I didn’t mean to intrude.”
/> Ray snorted. “I am glad you did or I might have started tearing these into little pieces which would have been annoying. I would have lasted maybe two days before I had to order a new set.” He waved to the seat across from him. “Seriously have a seat and relax. Would you like something to drink?” He took a sip of his coffee as he contemplated the woman.
To be honest she made him feel tiny since she was easily a foot taller than he was and far more massive. She wasn’t the type he would normally get into but she was attractive and well proportioned for her size. When she finally sat down he could sense the hesitation in her and wondered what the cause was. “I am sure you know but my name is Ray and this is my Liraque Flitter.”
Flitter looked up from the new sketch she was doing and gave her a warm smile. “I am glad you finally decided to come over and say hello.” She had been getting some distressing feelings from the girl. Being a Liraque she had to stay back and let people come to her except in extreme cases.
“I am pleased to meet you Pack Father Ray and Liraque Flitter.” She honestly wasn’t sure how to address them though others seemed to use their use names. Dark Song had been raised differently and her mother was very formal and distant.
Ray snorted again. “Please, if you are going to give me a title sex slave is more appropriate.” He ducked the swat that Flitter aimed at him for that. As he was looking up at her he was evaluating her body language and then shook his head.
“Actually I think I am hungry and going to head to the chow hall. Why don’t you come with?” He stood and pressed the cards against the suit and a pocket formed around them. “Flitter?” Ray glanced down at her and raised an eyebrow since now he could see what she was doing. She had only been sketching for a short period but had caught the woman in just a few lines. He hadn’t realized she drew or that she was so good at it.
“I am sorry but I need to go. I apologize for disturbing you.” Dark Song started to turn away. It had been a bad decision to come over. She figured he was being nice simply because he was in public or his Liraque was there. All her life she had been teased for her size and the bright blue eyes she had. Everyone said that showed that she was a throwback.
Ray didn’t change his expression but he did reach out and lightly grasped her arm. “Before you go may I please get your name? At the very least I like to have the name of those I am talking to.” When he touched her arm he could feel the tension in her and in a way some of her feelings. That was different since normally when he did feel others emotions it was when Flitter was touching him and his partner.
Flitter saved the sketch and tucked the tablet away before standing up. She caught Ray’s surprise at feeling Dark Song’s emotions and had to blink herself. That was definitely different and she had to wonder when that happened. “Please Dark Song join us. I am sure you are hungry as well and you might as well eat before you have to report for duty.” She was going to let Ray deal with her and watch him for the moment.
Ray glance at Flitter when she used the woman’s name and felt her flinch when she did. *Flitter check her schedule and cancel any duty or appointments she has. If needed run it past the Captain. She needs our help and not just in bed.* As he was messaging Flitter he moved forward and wrapped an arm around Dark Song’s waist. “We are going to dinner and I am not going to accept no for an answer.”
He glanced up at her with a slight smile. “I would say I am bigger and meaner but I am pretty sure the bigger isn’t right. I am more stubborn though and eventually you will come with us.” When he wrapped his arm around her he felt her tense up and leaned against her some more. Just for good measure he smiled up at her. “You can wrap your arm around me silly. I don’t bite very hard.”
Dark Song flinched slightly and looked down at the floor. When she tried to move away she found that he was stronger than he looked. When she looked down at him his eyes were gentle and showed his understanding. “I have duty soon and have to go and get ready for that.” She did lightly wrap one arm around him since she didn’t know what else to do with her arm.
“Not a problem and I have taken care of that. You are off duty till the morning. You are coming with Flitter and me. You are going to get pampered this evening, maybe a good soak in the tub, a good massage and a bit of attention.” He gave her a hug with the one arm and reached up with his other hand and stroked her cheek. “Now let’s go.”
Dark Song tensed when he informed her that she had been removed from the schedule for the evening and night. Her department head was going to flip out and scream at her for screwing up the schedule. “No, I have to go to duty or someone else will have to deal with it, I can’t not go.” She was starting to shake a bit.
Ray’s expression hardened a bit. “No you are not Dark Song and I have already received approval from the Captain for the changes. I have carefully reviewed the rules and regulations that deal with heat. You can be excused from duty to deal with it. You have not made use of this for this heat or the one before though you had every right.” His communicator dinged for his attention. “It has also been listed as a medical absence. Are you going to argue with both the Captain and the doctor?”
As he was talking Flitter had moved to her other side and they were walking out of the lounge. The air of authority both were projecting was having an impact and her instincts were to obey them. In his case it was because he was coming across as a Pack Father and Flitter since she was a Liraque. She didn’t realize it but she was also getting a sense that he was a Liraque as well which was also impacting on her.
She finally gave up and would deal with her department head in the morning. It wasn’t going to be pretty but it would be over soon enough and she could get back to work. “Yes Pack Father as you command.” Dark Song lowered her ears and head in acceptance.
*Why do I get the feeling she didn’t have a happy childhood? I feel like going and having a discussion with her mother.* There was a definite growl in his tone when he contacted Flitter via the comm.. He didn’t say anything else as they headed towards their room. He knew that Flitter would order food and whatever else she felt was needed.
When they reached his room Ray opened the door and led her in. “Welcome to my room Dark Song and we are going to pamper you more than you can imagine.” Once they were inside he turned to her and reached up and touched her face before stroking the skin. “Please allow us to treat you to a night of personal attention. It doesn’t have to include sex if you aren’t ready. I want to do this for you since you are a wonderful lady.”
Dark Song looked down again and his eyes showed that he meant what he was saying. His scent did as well and she had to close her eyes. “I… I am scared Pack Father. I don’t know what to do.” That was a whisper and it hurt to say that. At least she wasn’t crying yet.
“Sit down please and we will talk about this.” He urged her down on the couch and with a slight smile settled down in her lap. It was about the only way he could look her in the eyes. In this case he was straddling her lap so he was looking directly at her.
Before saying anything he started using his fingertips and was stroking her skin on her face and neck. “What are you scared about, personal attention? That is something I have been learning myself while I am here. There is nothing wrong with wanting a bit of personal attention.” His hands kept touching and stroking her face, neck, and hair.
When he urged her down in a chair and straddled her lap she blushed and lowered her ears since that was almost too intimate. When he started stroking her face she closed her eyes and let him do what he wanted. His questions also scared her in a way since any answer she would give would expose even more of her fears and feelings to him. Instead of answering she settled for gently resting her hands on his waist and leaned into his touch.
“I understand lovie and you don’t have to talk about it if you don’t want to.” He leaned forward and gently kissed her before bumping her muzzle with his nose. “I am going to spoil you rotten this evening no matter what. Food will be here
soon and it is small things that we can nibble on as we see fit. I also have some good wine or beer to drink as well if you would like some.” As he was talking he sent a command to her suit to draw back some and expose her shoulders and upper arms.
Flitter was moving around the room making sure they had everything they needed to spoil her. “I think a good massage either before or after a warm bath would be enjoyable as well.” She flipped the heavy sheet over the bed before pulling the various oils out. “Would you like something to drink, coffee, tea, or something else?”
As they were paying attention to her and getting the room ready for a serious pampering session the two of them, Flitter and Ray, were hailed from outside the door. *Open the door and let me in.* The voice was hard and impatient.
Ray instantly stiffened at the tone. “I need to step out for a minute hun but Flitter will take care of you till I come back.” He pressed another kiss on her lips before moving away. He was most definitely not pleased at the peremptory tone of the communication. He stalked over to the door and as soon as it opened for him he pushed his way out and closed it.
“Who are you and who the hell are you to come to my rooms and demand entrance?” His voice was low and angry sounding. Ray was not pleased and if needed he was going to take it to the Captain. One thing that had been made clear to him was that his quarters were off limits to everyone. Having someone demand access while he was spending time with someone seriously pissed him off.
“I am here because my schedule was screwed with by you without my permission. Crew member Dark Song is supposed to be reporting to duty shortly. I expect her to be there and I do not appreciate you randomly making changes.” She was rather heavy set and obviously older based on her hair and wrinkles. At the moment she looked like an angry bulldog.