Ral's Woman (11 page)

“My family made a mess of our life.”

Ariel snorted. “There’s something humans and Zorn have in
common. Families can screw up big-time when they think they are doing the right
thing by putting their nose in someone’s business.”

He frowned. He opened his mouth.

She laughed. “I know. I lost you. It’s a universal family
thing to try to protect who they love and making a bigger mess of it.”

He grinned. “Humans do this as well?”

“Oh yes.” She grinned back at him. Her smile fell with a
thought. “How many of your people do you think saw us have sex?”

He shrugged. “I am sorry the monitoring was put on the
conis
but it is done. We have no way of changing that.”

“At least your father accepted us.”

“If I knew that was all it would take I would have invited
him to watch us have sex. Since we returned he has been shoving females at me
while I was at work to try to lure me from you. It has really angered me.”

“You never said anything.”

“Would you have wanted me to leave? I have a job to do.”

“You don’t have a job for a few weeks. You heard your father.
He’s making your brother cover your duties.”

A grin split Ral’s face. “That means we can be alone and you
will stay naked for me.” He stood up swinging her into his arms and started to
walk for the bedroom. He froze. Rage crossed his features. “Our room has been
violated.”

“The guestroom.”

He nodded. “Tomorrow I will have the room stripped of
everything and made whole. We will make it our room again.”

She wrapped her arms tight around his neck. “I love you,
Ral.”

He tilted his head to kiss her. His eyes sparkled. “I love
you, Ariel. I am about to love you for many hours.”

Ariel was nervous. She didn’t know what anyone could really
do for her. She eyed Ral. He actually looked frightened for her. He gripped her
hand.

“If they have no help for you we can have you back on your
planet in a week. I contacted my father. He had someone study the Anzons charts
with the description you gave me of your world. We think we have found Earth.
It would be a week of fast travel but I would get you there so your medical can
look at you. I won’t allow you die, Ariel. You are everything to me.”

Ariel fought tears. She felt ugly. She had a fever. She was a
blotchy red, like she’d gotten a mild sunburn. She was also experiencing
swelling. It was like PMS symptoms but worse. Her stomach was bloated, her
breasts ached and her fingers were swollen.

“I don’t think this is going to kill me. I think I’m having
some kind of allergic reaction. I probably ate something that caused it.”

He softly growled. “You are suffering. I hate this. You do
not feel well. Your skin is hot like mine. Your skin is usually cooler. You
have redness to your skin. I know your breasts hurt. You keep moving your shift
from them and you get an irritated look on your features.”

She smiled at him. “Do you usually watch me that closely?”

He smiled back. “You always have my full attention when you
play with your clothing or remove it.”

Ahhu was the medical personnel assigned to Ariel. She was
the top in her field and took care of the entire Berrr family. She walked in
smiling. Ariel relaxed on the exam table. If Ahhu was smiling after running all
those tests on her then it must be something they had a cure for.

“Lean back and go flat,” Ahhu ordered Ariel. “I have found
the cause of your discomfort. This is a first so we have to watch you very
closely but I think you will be fine.”

Ariel eased down on her back. Ahhu turned on a screen on the
wall and opened up a cabinet under the exam table. She held some kind of wand.
She smiled as she lifted Ariel’s shift. Ariel almost protested as the woman
shoved up her dress revealing the naked lower half of her body. Ahhu waved the
wand over Ariel’s revealed skin.

“Look.” Ahhu pointed at the screen.

Ariel stared at the shadows on the colors on the screen. It
looked like green mist with a darker shape. She heard Ahhu chuckle.

“Do you see what I see?”

“Green. That’s what I see.” Ariel shot Ral a look. “Do you
know what she’s talking about?”

He shook his head and growled at Ahhu. “What is it?”

Ahhu chuckled clicking something on the wand. She set it
down and walked to the frozen screen. “See this dark mass here? There is the
head. Here is the body. There is an arm and there are the bent legs.” She grinned
at them. “You are successful at breeding.”

Shock hit Ariel. She stared at the screen and saw the shape
of a baby there once it was pointed out. Tears fill her eyes. She had cried
last week when they’d implanted a working set of translators in her ears. She
thought that was the best news she’d ever get from medical. Her eyes flew to
Ral.

He was staring at the screen in shock. She saw that his
mouth had dropped open. He swallowed hard and then threw his head back and let
out a roar that made Ariel jump. It startled her that much. She stared at Ral
as his head dropped down. His grin was almost painfully wide. Excitement and
happiness were crystal clear in his eyes as they locked with Ariel’s.

“We have made an offspring together.”

She laughed. “We have. Oh, Ral. I love you.”

Ral kissed her. He lifted his head and his smile died. He
growled as his eyes flew to Ahhu. “Is she in danger? She isn’t well. If the
offspring risks her life you must save Ariel. She is the most important thing
to me.”

Shock hit Ariel. She hadn’t thought of that. She turned her
head and met Ahhu’s eyes. The woman smiled.

“Do not worry, Argis Ral. I have run tests. The offspring is
healthy and strong. I believe that she is feverish because our bodies run
hotter so the baby is running her body hotter. She is in no danger. We will
cool her body down a little. It will help her color and body heat return to a
more normal temperature. We will monitor her very closely. The bloating is
normal with our women. It is the body’s way of making sure it has plenty of
fluids. Your offspring-carrying women do the same?”

Ariel frowned. “I don’t think so. I’ve heard of swelling
late in pregnancy. Uh, carrying offspring. How far along am I? Can you tell?”

Ahhu nodded. “Two moon cycles.”

Two months. Ariel smiled. “And how many moon cycles do your
females carry offspring inside them? On my planet it is nine.”

“Eight.”

Ral sighed in relief. “So it is not that different?”

Ahhu smiled. “I’m sure it will be fine. You breed. That
means we are compatible. This is good news. Your father will be thrilled, Argis
Ral.”

Ral chuckled. He grinned at Ariel. “He’s always wanted one
of his sons to have offspring. You will be very spoiled by him. Be prepared.”

Ariel laughed. “We’ll make a list of things he can give us.”

Ral laughed. “Ask for me to have more time from work.”

Ahhu laughed. “I will leave you alone. I must make your
father aware. This means that human women are breeding compatible. For any
males who would like to bound with humans this will be a joyous occasion as
well.” She fled.

Ral lifted Ariel into his arms from the table and sat down
on the table she’d just been lying on so she was sitting on his lap. He eyed
the screen with their baby still displayed there. He grinned as his eyes lowered
to her stomach.

“We have it all now, Ariel. I am the happiest man on Zorn.”

Ariel wrapped her arms around his neck and wiggled on his
lap. Ral’s cock hardened under her ass. Ral always wanted her. “We do have it
all. I am the happiest woman on Zorn.”

Ral stood holding her to his chest. “Let’s go home. I want
to show you my love.”

She chuckled. “Walk fast.”

I’m a full time “in-house supervisor” (sounds
much
better than plain ol’ housewife), mother and writer. I’m addicted to caramel
iced coffee, the occasional candy bar (or two) and trying to get at least five
hours of sleep at night.

I love to write all kinds of stories. I think the best part
about writing is the fact that real life is always uncertain, always tossing
things at us that we have no control over, but when your write, you can make
sure there’s always a happy ending. I
love
that about writing. I love it
when I sit down at my computer desk and put on my headphones to listen to loud
music to block out the world around me, so I can create worlds in front of me.

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