by Lisa Lace
"Well, this is a surprise."
The cone dropped between Thiago's feet. Eden clapped a hand over her mouth. Two baby alien arachnids the size of newborn puppies crawled out of the speaker opening. They each scooped one onto their lap. Thiago and Eden's heads hit each other as they peered into the radio opening. Two large broken eggs with purple polka-dots on their shells were nested deep inside the ship, incubated by the warmth.
"Hercules was a girl!" Eden said, gently crooning as she tickled the giggling creature in her lap.
"I suppose she was," said Thiago, his cheeks flushing with rosy affection at the baby animal burrowed in his lap. He glanced up at Eden. "This is amazing. I'm glad Hercules will live on, in a way, through her children. Why don't you take this one, too? These babies call for a proper celebration. You can't have any of the Pasquin ale, but I think there's some honeyberry champagne in the refrigerator that's safe for humans."
"No. I can't."
"Why not?"
Eden lowered her eyes meaningfully, rubbing one hand on her stomach. "Hercules wasn't the only mother on board."
Thiago smiled as Eden took his cold, clammy hand and warmed wrapped it between her palms. The pair leaned in close together. The tips of their noses touched as their lips locked in a long, passionate kiss. When they finally broke apart, their eyes stared out into the distance.
A new adventure awaited them beyond the fluffy formations of pink clouds on the horizon.
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