ROMANCE: HIGHLANDER ROMANCE: Seduced by highlander (Historical Mail Order Bride Time Travel Romance) (Military Fantasy Romance Short Stories) (117 page)

They were happy and the only thing that mattered was their pleasure and the business that they conducted on a daily basis. Everybody was behind them and even those that weren’t decided that it was best not to rock the boat. They had awakened a new era of understanding and together they were going to abolish the old ways. They had everything they wanted and those children were going to be born from the love of a man and woman that cared enough for each other that they would sacrifice their lives to protect each other. There would be understanding and there would be no room for the barbaric acts that had been present in the past. The future would have new  leaders and their children would be born into a world that they could be proud to take over when the time came.

THE END

Chapter 1

Liz Form looked around the convention center.  She was one of hundreds of volunteers who agreed to work the Aliens Are Among Us expo.  This was her third year volunteering at the expo and she loved it.  She always met so many interesting people and aliens.  Yes she believed they were real, knew several of them personally, all thanks to these expo’s.

She looked around the room at the people milling around.  There were times it was hard to tell who was human and who was alien.  Some alien’s had features that were so close to humans, you didn’t even know, unless they told you they were one.

As a group of what she believed to be volunteers as well went by her she spotted one who caught her eyes.  He was tall and tinted in blue, or perhaps he was really that color, she wasn’t sure yet.  But she followed him with her eyes for a while, and suddenly he was back in front of her again.

“Hi, I couldn’t help but notice you staring at me.”  He held out his hand.  “My name is Allen Hasih, nice to meet you.  So tell me what your name is?”  He said.

Liz was shocked by his sudden appearance in front of her and embarrassed as well.  She wasn’t shy, but being caught in the act of just watching him wasn’t what she had wanted.  The truth was that he had continued to keep her eye; there was definitely something there, a connection between them.

“My name is Liz Form.  Sorry for staring, but I love the blue tint, it’s amazingly beautiful!”  She stated.

A slow smile spread over his face and he said.  “Thanks, I think they did a good job on it too!  I love your outfit.”  He said pointing to her long dress that had a low cut in front and accentuated her breasts.

She saw him spend a few extra moments on her assets and smiled to herself.  If she wanted him she could have him, he was within her grasp.  “So maybe you’d like to get some coffee after the expo closes?”  She asked.

“Sure, but why wait until then, don’t you get a break?”  He asked.

“Well yeah in about 20 minutes I’ll be on break.”  She stated.

“Okay, I’ll come and find you in 20 minutes.  I have to go before the rest of the group gets restless.”  He commented.

“See you in a little bit.”  She waved goodbye to him and smiled as he walked away, the whole way looking back at her.  Liz laughed when he ran into the people who were walking in front of him.  He quickly turned his gaze away from her and apologized to the people he had almost knocked over.

“He’s a big one there.”  She laughed as she looked at the blue tinted alien again.  When he had stood beside her she had to look up.  She was short, only 5’ 4”, but still he looked like a monster compared to her.

She looked at his black hair as he walked away, it was a nice short military cut, just like she liked on men.  Liz had also noticed his glowing amber eyes when he had stopped to talk to her.  She sighed knowing that this was the type of man who could also trap her, if she didn’t get control of her emotions quickly.  Liz had only one person in her past that had brought those feelings to her mind and heart before, that had been Jason.

Liz didn’t want to think about Jason though; it had taken her a couple of years to get over his betrayal.  She had caught him with her best friend, well not anymore, but at the time.  The sad thing is Liz should have known there was something going on between them.  She had seen them too close and laughing many times when she had entered a room.  But she had never thought that they would both betray her.  They had though, and she had lost two people in her life in the matter of one night.

Right now wasn’t the time to think about the past though.  Instead she focused on the people walking around.  “Excuse me ma’am are you looking for anything in particular?”  She asked one lady who looked a bit lost.” 

“No this is just my first time here, it’s amazing!”  The woman looked around the room wonder clearly showing in her eyes.

“It is overwhelming the first time you see it.”  Liz nodded her head in agreement.

“There are so many things here.  Hey can I ask you something?”  The woman looked at her.

“Sure anything.”  Liz said.

“Are aliens real? I mean have you ever seen one?”  The woman asked shyly.

Liz knew this type; they were the semi-believers in aliens on Earth.  They weren’t sure and wanted to find answers out.  The good thing is she had come to the right place to learn all there was to know about aliens.

“Actually I have many friends who are aliens.”  Liz answered.

“Really, do they look like us?”  The woman asked her eyes wide.

“Well most of them you can’t even tell they are alien, while others might have something that is a little different from us, but you have to really look!”  Liz explained.  “I’ve met plenty who I wasn’t sure were alien until they told me.”  She added.

“So are there any aliens here?  Can you point one out to me?”  The woman whispered to Liz.

“You don’t have to whisper honey.  You’ll find them all over the place.  See that booth over there, go and talk to them, I’m pretty sure there are at least a couple of real aliens.”  Liz said pointing to a stand that was just across the room from them.

“Oh thank you so much!  It was nice to meet you, my name is Mary.”  The woman said and quickly went off to the stand.

Liz laughed for a bit after the woman left; she watched her talking to the group of people.  One of them Liz knew for sure was an alien; he was a friend of hers she’d met a few years back at one of her first expos.

“Hey beautiful are you ready to go for that coffee?”  A voice said from behind her.

Liz spun around to find Allen standing behind her.  He was silent; she hadn’t even heard him come up from behind her.  “Sure I am.”  She smiled and they walked outside to the coffee shop that was next door to the convention center.

“I hope you don’t mind coming out here.  It gives us a bit more privacy to talk.”  Allen stated.

“No I don’t mind at all!”  Liz commented.  “Plus you know people come up and bother you if you drink inside the building, especially you with that look!”  Liz laughed.

“Yeah I’ve gotten a ton of comments already today!”  Allen admitted.

“So are you alien?”  Liz asked.  It didn’t matter she was still very attracted to him no matter if he was human or alien.

“Actually I am alien, but I’m not blue under this paint if that’s what you’re wondering!”  He laughed.

“Well I was kind of wondering.  It’s a blue like I’ve never seen before.”  Liz admitted.

“This color is from our home planet, I don’t think you would have seen it before, unless you’d met one of our people before.”  Allen stated.

“What planet are you from?”  Liz asked.

“Hasastasha, have you heard of it before?”  Allen asked.

“No I haven’t, are you new coming to Earth?”  She asked.

He sat and thought for a few minutes.  “Well not really this is my second trip in 10 years.  We come for a while, some of us stay, but I’ve never found any reason to stay for long before I travel back home.  Well that is up until now!”  Allen said, his eyes probing her green eyes.

She turned a bright red.  “Oh you like the expo do you?”  Liz asked, trying to get him to stop staring at her.  She felt naked in front of him.

“The expo is nice, but what I really like is you.  Your beautiful Liz, I think I might stick around and get to know you better.”  Allen said.

“I think I would like that.”  Liz admitted.

“I have a job to do though, so I’ll have to possibly go back home for a few days.  Finish my job up and then I can see about getting time off.”  Allen explained.

“What do you do?”  Liz probed.

“I recruit women who would like to visit my planet and find love.”  Allen said slowly.

“Wow, do you get a lot of women who want to visit Hasastasha?  I wouldn’t mind seeing it, if it’s where you’re from.  I’ve never been off Earth yet.”  Liz said.

“We have some women who like the sound of it.  Well maybe you can visit, but not this trip.  I don’t think my co-workers would appreciate me bringing along another person.”  Allen stated.

“Well you could just tell them I’m one of the women who are going along looking for love, right?”  She pushed.

“I don’t know I’ll see if I can do anything.”  Allen said.

Liz noticed he seemed to not want her to go along.  Perhaps he wasn’t really interested in her after all, or maybe he had a wife or girlfriend on his home planet.  How odd could that be showing up with an Earth girl and showing her around, while your wife looks on.  There was definitely a warning bell that was sounding in her head.

“Okay, well I didn’t want to push it.  I just thought it would be neat to see the Earth from outer space and see another planet!  I’ve always dreamed of something like that!  Liz commented.

He shrugged his shoulders.  “I guess it’s just normal for me.”  But she noticed he didn’t say much else about his planet or her comments.

“Oh no, I’m late going back.”  She said as she looked down at the time.  “I know I only volunteer, but I like to make sure I offer good customer service during the day.  Plus I love seeing the looks of people who’ve come for their first time.”  Liz said.

“I’d like to see you again, maybe later tonight?”  He asked.

“Sure what time?”  Liz responded.

“Well I have to work late, so can I have your number to call you?”  Allen said.

“Okay, its 333-5647, call me when you are done.”  Liz answered.

He kissed her on the forehead and said.  “I look forward to seeing you later on.” 

She smiled.  “Me too, maybe I’ll see you inside once in a while the rest of the day too!”  Liz stated.

“You will never know when I’ll show up!”  He laughed.

He walked her back inside and disappeared into the crowd quickly.  Liz tried to spot him, but it was like he had vanished just as quickly as he appeared.  Her day went by quickly as she helped many new visitors get their bearings and even answered several questions. 

Later on in the day she thought she spotted Allen he was talking to a group of three women, or girls from their looks.  The girls all seemed to be laughing and having a good time. 

“Excuse me ma’am, can you please help me?”  Liz heard from behind her.

She turned to see a little old man; he had to be in his 80’s he was so wrinkled up.  “Yes sir, how can I help you?”  She asked.

“I was looking for the restrooms but can’t seem to find them.”  He said.

“Oh, that’s fine I can direct you to those.  Simply go through that doorway over there.”  She pointed to the East.  “Then you have to walk about 100 yards and take a left down a long hallway.  You’ll find the bathroom at the end of that hall.”  She explained.

“Thank you so much, you’re very kind.  I love that dress on you.”  He smiled and walked away.

She turned back around to see if she could find Allen again and the girls, but she didn’t spot them.  “Maybe he got some possible women to go to his planet and marry other men.”  She thought.  Then her mind wondered if he slept with these women on their trip back to the planet?  How long did it take to get there?  These were things she could ask him later.  Though she wasn’t sure if she wanted to know if he slept with any of the women he met.  He was a good looking man, so she was sure he would get hit on by a lot of women.

Jealousy was something that had plagued her in the past, but she had been working on it.  She thought she had it beat when she was with Jason.  She hadn’t cared when Sara, her best friend then, had hung out with them.  She hadn’t even expected that they were sleeping together behind her back. 

Liz’s eyes grew dark as she remembered the night she caught them in a passionate embrace.  “At least I didn’t have to find them naked together.”  She stated.

“Hey, how are you?”  Liz was shook out of her thoughts.  She turned to see Allen standing by her.

“Oh I’m sorry I was thinking of something else.”  Liz apologized.

“So I asked and they said that you are welcome to come on the trip if you want, but you need to stay out of the way.”  Allen told her.

“Okay, I’ll stay wherever you tell me to stay.”  Liz said.

“Great, so we will be leaving tonight, be ready around midnight.”  Allen said and turned to leave.

She stood with her mouth open, not sure if she believed what just took place.  Then it hit her, she was going to be in space, on a ship and going to another planet.  Her body throbbed with an excitement like she’d never felt before.  Oh I hope I get to see the ship, she thought, I mean really look around in it!

All her thoughts for the rest of the day were on the adventure that was going to take place that night.  Liz could barely focus the rest of the day.  Then she thought about it, the convention was still on the next day, would they be back in time?  She looked around for Allen again.

It took a while but she spotted him and headed towards him.

“Hey Allen, I forgot we have another day of the convention tomorrow, will we be back in time?”  She asked.

“Sure, we will be back in plenty of time for it, don’t worry.”  He said.