by Kord Stone
They were standing by the archway and Justin looked into Calia’s eyes and said, “If I recall right, I made a promise to you about picking up where we left off when we get back to the ship.”
Calia smiled back at him. “Yes you did, and you had better not forget it.” She closed her eyes and looked focused, but nothing happened. She did it again, then she looked up to Justin with a fearful expression and said, “Something is wrong. I cannot upload to your disk.”
Justin took ahold of her hand. “Try again,” he said nervously.
A moment later she shook her head.
“What will happen if you try to leave the ship?” He was worried at what her answer would be.
“This is the first time I have been off the ship, remember? If it is anything like before, the second this body exits the ship, it dies and my consciousness just remains in the ship, but we are not on our ship. I may end up stuck on this one.”
She closed her eyes a moment then she said, “It will not let me upload to this ship either. If I go through and die like before, I do not know how the ship will create a new body for me. I was in the disk but I am not anymore.”
Justin was getting a little panicked and he called out for Jason. A moment later they were all on the first level and Justin explained the situation to them.
Alise seemed to be the levelheaded one at the moment. The brothers had no idea what to do. “When did you upload to your ship last?” Alise had asked.
Calia sighed. “I was afraid you would ask that. It was about one hour before Lantis was destroyed.”
Justin thought he knew where this was going but had to ask, “Why?”
Alise answered, “If she cannot be uploaded and she is ejected from this body, then the only recourse is to re-initiate the AI on your ship. The latest version saved is the one you originally met. She will have lost all of the progression from when she was reactivated until now.”
Justin was afraid of that. He could restart with Calia but he thought what she was today with him is the result of everything they had done since he met her. He liked her the way she was and was afraid that if he started over he might screw it up. He took her in his arms and explained his fears to her.
Calia was not sure what to think. She knew Justin had a point that any one event done differently could change the outcome. They were proof of that with the abilities of the time ships and what their job was in preventing disasters, but she believed he would be able to make her come around the way he had before if he had to. She looked up into his smoldering blue eyes and said, “I need to be on that ship. If I cease to exist, then you need to reactivate me.” She took his face in her hands and said, “You can bring me around again.” She looked at the others. “We have to do something even if it is wrong.” Then she turned and stepped through the archway without another moment’s hesitation.
Chapter Sixteen
Justin was afraid to enter the master control room, afraid of what he might find on the other side of the archway. It took a bit of prodding but before he knew it he had stepped through, and he felt the dizziness associated with the time dilation wash over him. He had closed his eyes and was about to open them when he felt lips press against his. He opened his eyes and let out a moan as he deepened their kiss. A moment later, it seemed as if another bucket of cold water had been poured over him when he heard Jerren’s voice from behind him.
“Is this the time and place for that?” Jerren said with a chuckle.
Justin turned to Jerren and said, “As a matter of fact yes,” then proceeded to push him off balance and back through the archway into TDS 1.
Calia smirked and said, “That was not very nice of you.”
“It had to be done,” he said with what he hoped was a seductive smile.
She reached up and wiped a tear from his face. “It is not as if I would have been dead.”
Justin sighed. “I know that, but what if you didn’t like me again? I like you the way you are and I didn’t want that to change.”
“Well, it does not look like you will have to worry about that. The master control room must allow me to go through because it is connected to our ship. This is going to be nice. We need to get back to our ship before we are interrupted again though,” she said with an impish grin.
They approached the wall that connected to their ship, he called for the archway and they stepped through.
Justin and Calia had just entered their ship and Justin was about to propose they go to the upper level and pick up where they had left off when he was suddenly thrust up against the wall. He looked down and began to laugh at the sight before him. Calia had managed to throw him against the wall and get his shirt opened in a matter of seconds. That was saying something considering he was over six feet tall, one hundred and eightyish pounds and she was a mere five foot seven, and maybe a hundred twenty pounds soaking wet.
He took her in his arms and pulled her up for a kiss. The thoughts of the euphoric dream he had during dinner rushed back into his mind. His body was already prepared, but the memory forced an urgent need upon him. He pulled away from the kiss and said, “We need to get up to the bedroom.” He was about to lead her to the lift when a faster form of travel came to mind, and he closed his eyes. Focusing on arriving in the bedroom, he opened his eyes and they were there. The look of shock on Calia’s face was hysterical.
She only managed to get out, “How—?”
Before Justin bent down and silenced her with another kiss. His hands did not remain idle while he deepened the kiss. They seemed to have a mind of their own and before he knew it, she was in front of him in all her glory. He smirked down at her as if to say look what I did, only to peer down and see she had him undressed as well. With passion building, he said, “It looks like we are both a bit eager,” then he picked her up and took her to the bed.
Calia was surprised. She thought the AI was the only one who could materialize and dematerialize on the ship by having new bodies made and transferring the consciousness into them. The transport to the medical unit was kind of like pulling a body into the unit and she figured he must have found a way to do a site-to-site transport within the ship. But at that moment, she really did not care how he had accomplished it. All she wanted was to see if the pleasure she had experienced during the euphoric dream she had at dinner could be re-created.
He picked her up and carried her to the bed, all the while kissing her senseless. He broke the kiss in order to join her on the bed and she almost let out a growl of displeasure, but a moment later he was lying beside her. He ran his hand along her side as he placed soft kisses on her neck, settling once again on her lips.
Justin kissed his way up the other side of her neck and suckled on her earlobe. The sensations caused a slight shiver of pleasure and a moment later he moved to capture her mouth. She could feel the passion building to a boiling point as Justin ran his fingers through her hair and he deepened the kiss. Meanwhile, his other hand explored the length of her body. Slowly he pulled away from her lips and began a gradual trek down her body. He made his way to her breasts, granting them equal measure.
Calia was pleased to find that the emotions and pleasure she had experienced during the euphoria were back and even better in reality. She loved the way Justin made her feel. He took a nipple into his warm mouth, sending tingling sensations throughout her body. Then he released it and slightly blew on it, causing it to pucker and tingle once again. He ran his tongue around it in warm, moist circles. When he sucked it back into his warm mouth she experienced a cold tingling to a hot pulse as he swapped between the left and right breast. The sensations were delightful, and her body seemed to gyrate and move of its own accord, and though the feelings were a bit overwhelming, deep down she knew there was still more to be had. He let up from the attention, her body screamed in protest, and to her surprise, she did as well. “Stop stopping!” she shouted.
Justin let out a chuckle and said, “Your wish is my command,” and he proceeded down the length of he
r. He took her breasts in his hands and gently caressed and kneaded them as he kissed her abdomen, then continued down to the junction of her thighs. He parted them and reached under her knees and around her hips, back to her breasts. He gave them a slight squeeze as he brought the warmth of his mouth into contact with her sex.
Calia was amazed. She had never felt sensations like these before. His warm mouth found the spot she didn’t know needed attention. She arched her back and ground her sex into his mouth, all the while gripping the bedding for support as if it would keep her grounded. She reached down, grasping his head and assisting him in finding the most pleasurable positions. Her body began to quiver and pulsate and she felt a great, heady desire overcome her.
Justin loved the way Calia responded to his touch; it was carnal and unrestrained. When she snapped and yelled at him to stop stopping he had to chuckle. He had never been with a woman who ordered him around in bed before, and he kind of got off on it.
He was fluttering his tongue over her nub, then brought a hand in to caress and delve into her. He rubbed her sex and inserted a finger. She bucked a bit, and he was surprised at the tightness he felt. She had told him this was the first time she had been a gendered escort, and it only just dawned on him that meant she was a virgin. He knew he would have to be gentle.
All of the women he had been with in the past had been experienced, and he didn’t wish to hurt her. He played with her a while longer, inserting one then two fingers, rubbing the sensitive points within her, trying to make this as pleasurable as possible for her. His shaft and balls were aching and growing tighter and tighter with the need to possess her. Deciding it was time, he worked his way back up her body.
Once settled he looked into her eyes and said, “This next part can be a little painful or so I have heard. It should pass however. Let me know if you want to stop.”
He had no clue how he would stop, even if she wanted him to, but he felt the need to comfort her anyway. She nodded and he bent down and kissed her.
Justin knew it was time and wanted to get the painful moment over with. He positioned himself and with a kiss, he pushed past the barrier that was her virginity. He stayed still for a while, waiting for her to signal she was ready to continue. He had almost lost total control in the warmth and tightness surrounding his cock, and he took that time to regain his composure.
Calia thought his mouth on her sex was the best feeling in the universe. That was until he began rubbing her as well, and when he inserted his fingers and rubbed an extremely sensitive location, she almost screamed in pure pleasure. He continued for what felt like hours with her body tingling all over. For a moment she thought he was done and she lay looking into his heavy-lidded eyes as he settled himself on top of her. With his stiff and pulsing manhood resting firmly on her pelvic bone, she realized with a rush of excitement that they were only just beginning.
Calia knew from her first host a little about what sex entailed. She just did not know the particulars about it and definitely not the emotions involved. When she heard, “next part” and “painful”, she hesitated a moment. The pleasure was still present and knowing he would stop if she asked him to, it had encouraged her to continue.
With a nod of understanding, she prepared herself for whatever pain might come with this pleasure. He kissed her once again and she got lost in the rekindled passion. A moment later she felt the stiffness of his arousal press against her sex. She did feel a momentary pain between her legs but it was nothing like she expected.
The kissing continued as she became accustomed to his size and girth. The pain had subsided and now an even more intense feeling began to build within her. It started with a tingling, then with the rubbing and gyrating it slowly progressed to pulsating. He slowly withdrew and drove his erection back into her with a grinding motion, and each stroke caused her nerves to send pleasure surging from her sex to all points of her body.
With every movement, his chest rubbed against her already sensitive nipples, sending tingling sensations back to her sex, and the muscles throughout her body began to flutter and spasm out of her control.
Justin had regained control of himself and when her hips moved against his, he slowly matched her movements until they were in full motion, and he could feel her pleasure rising both physically and emotionally. At the peak of her pleasure, he felt her sex tighten on his shaft and when she called out, he found his release deep within her.
Her hands were running the length of his back and at the moment of her release, she dug her nails into him.
Justin bent down and kissed her then rolled to his side so he wouldn’t crush her by the weight of him, “DAMN!” he said between heavy breaths.
She looked over at him and between her breaths asked, “Is sex always like that?”
Justin had to chuckle. “It has never felt like that for me before. You were amazing.”
She got a serious look on her face and said, “I want to do that again.”
Justin just laughed and said, “We need to wait. You need time to recover.”
She didn’t seem to take his refusal well at all. The next thing Justin knew he was rolled on his back, she was straddling him, and she had his hands pinned above his head. He was surprised to find he still had an erection. An old memory came back to him about never wasting an erection, so he looked up at her with a grin and said, “If you insist.”
They spent the next few hours experimenting with new positions. Until this point in his life, Justin had thought he was being creative with his bed play. Calia seemed to crave new experiences and must have wanted to make up for lost time. At the end of what felt like the fifth or sixth hour, he had to take a break and with concern mounting he said, “Something’s not right, it’s not normal to have an erection lasting this long.”
Calia let out a laugh, which puzzled him, and she replied, “It is a side effect of the ambrose. Your brother did not mention it could last this long when he explained the other side effects. I knew the basics of it and have made ambrose in the past, but my ambrose never tasted nearly as good as Alise’s, or had the same results. Not that I am complaining. She must have had a different recipe than I have on this ship. I will just have to see what mine is missing.
“Hyais only ever knew rumors about ambrose, but Atlas actually experienced it on several occasions with the Imortum before the Lantins took over the running of these ships. On a couple of occasions, I made some but he was never impressed with the fare. But his original reaction was similar to what you are experiencing now, at least in his memories. The effects usually pass within six to twelve hours.”
She looked down and with a smile she said, “I do believe it would be a crime to waste such an impressive show of stamina.”
“I thought you said you were not going to be my sex slave?” Justin said with a grin.
To this, Calia smiled back at him wickedly and replied, “I am not your sex slave. You are mine.”
Justin laughed and said, “As you wish, Mistress Calia.”
Chapter Seventeen
Justin awoke the following morning and was not a bit surprised to find that his body ached all over. The night’s activities left him wondering just how he was going to make it out of bed. He looked over to find Calia in a restful deep sleep, recalled her saying she didn’t need a bedroom, and he had to stifle a laugh at that memory. He managed to find his way upright and he stretched a bit to work out his aches and pains, then he made his way to the wardrobe and ion shower. Afterward, he got dressed and went below to open communications with his brother. “Jason, are you up yet?”
He got no response and decided to try his other brother. “Jerren, are you up?”
A moment of silence passed then he heard Jerren’s voice. “Yes, I’m up. How are you doing this fine morning?”
He heard both amusement and frustration in his brother’s voice. “Truthfully a bit stiff and exhausted, but I’ll recover. How are you?”
“About the same, that ambrose did a number on m
e. I was unable to fall asleep after you went on your way. The master control room was too small, so I’ve spent the last twelve hours or so running around the lower level of Jason’s ship trying to flush it out of my system. I may just have to kick Jason’s ass for doing that to us.”
Justin laughed. He could just imagine Jerren’s problem. At least he and Calia had a release from the effects of the ambrose. If Alise was anything like Calia, he thought Jason might just be dead this morning from the increased sexual drive it seemed to bestow upon them, because Jason hadn’t eaten any ambrose last night.
“What is that laugh about?” Jerren asked sounding a little irritated.
“I was just thinking that the effects of the ambrose hit me and Calia hard. If it did the same to Alise, then Jason will be regretting his actions if and when he ever wakes up.”
To this Jerren grunted and replied, “He deserves it. I was feeling fine for a few hours after the euphoria let up, but after we all parted ways it hit me. That shit must give the same results as mixing Viagra and speed.”
Justin decided to defuse the situation. “I seriously doubt Jason intended to cause any of us discomfort. You know he would never intentionally cause us harm.”
Jerren sighed. “You’re right. He has always gone out of his way to protect us.”
Justin restrained another laugh then said, “I have a few things to check up on, and after Jason wakes up, we’ll be over to check the status of the probes. Then maybe we can come up with a plan of action. I’m uncomfortable with just sitting here…phased or not.”
Jerren chuckled and replied, “I understand wholeheartedly. I’ll see you when you get here…later.”
Justin had been familiarizing himself with some of the features of the ship for a little while, and wondered if Calia was awake yet. He decided to wait in bed with her until she woke, and if by some chance she needed a little encouragement in waking. Well, the ambrose may have worn off but his natural desire for her was still coursing quite strongly. He closed his eyes and concentrated to see if she was awake yet, and with puzzlement he headed to the bedchamber.