did not try to speak with her again. She reminded herself that he was handsome, sexy, and completely out of her league. She was starting a new life for herself and her little girl. Her getting involved with a man who was so complicated, would not be the best thing for her. She wasn’t looking for a new boyfriend, but if a nice, gentle, easy-going Katieran man was good to her and her baby, she would be open to a relationship.
The Katierans were different from humans in many ways. Those differences became clear to Cassie early on during her journey.
The Katierans didn’t have first and last names because their names had been combined centuries ago. So, RendEL was a result of squishing his first name Rend together with his last name EL. Another difference was that the Katierans didn’t shake hands, they clasped forearms. Their living facilities were different as well. All the doors operated like pocket doors and they were usually kept open unless someone physically closed them. Despite the differences, or maybe because of the differences, the human women found the Katieran males enjoyable.
A week into the trip, Cassie was hurrying to get herself dressed so that she would not be late for the Katieran Culture classes that evening. There had been many misunderstandings due to the culture clash. There were many disputes between the Katieran males over the human females. Prime Leader RendEL and Prime Commander KydEL were puzzled over why some of the females would provoke such disputes.
In an attempt to prevent any further incidents, it was decided that the human doctors and educators on board, including Dr. Morris, would hold daily classes in order to educate the women on Katieran culture and to answer any questions they may have. The Katierans were planning to have their separate sessions for the males but they called them “strategy sessions”.
The strategy sessions were given by the medics on board with a consultation from Dr. Morris. Dr. Morris had attended a few of the strategy sessions and found that there were many misconceptions the Katierans had on humans. The most blatant misconceptions had derived from the recorded material that the Katierans observed demonstrating human sexual relationships. When Dr. Morris asked to view this material, she discovered that they were porn videos. She had to explain that normally, human women needed only one sexual partner. The Katierans were relieved because they did not like to share.
Cassie looked forward to the classes. She only knew 4 people on board the ship. Jaxon was busy training with her team, she hadn’t seen Prime Leader RendEL since their arrival, and Medic JadEN and Doctor Morris were giving the culture classes. She hoped to make some new friends by attending the classes. Dr. Morris was a friendly face, so Cassie made sure to go to the classes the human doctor conducted.
The classes were being held in the meal room which could hold 100 people at a time. Dr. Morris and a human teacher that Cassie had yet to meet were leading the class. She quickly took a seat near the back. She needed easy access in case she had to relieve herself. It was just another part of a normal pregnancy.
Dr. Morris cleared her throat to get everyone’s attention. “I want to thank everyone for coming tonight. In case this is your first class, my name is Dr. Katrina Morris. I am a surgical doctor with 10 years of experience in the ER.” She pointed to her right at a short, slightly chubby strawberry blond woman with sky blue eyes.
“This is Dr. Elizabeth Connell. She has a PhD in linguistics, a doctorate in social cultures, and a doctorate in foreign languages.” The short little woman waved shyly at everyone. “Hi ya’ll. You can call me Lizzie”. She was, also, from the South.
“We are going to open up the first 10 minutes for questions or requests for things you would like us to cover. If we don’t have the answers for you tonight, we will note to cover it with the next