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I... heh... in Iskara’s name
that was good.” He grinned at her, pressed one hand into her
shoulder and grabbed the inspection table with the other, hauling
himself onto his feet.

    His eyebrows rose when she
pulled his underwear and trousers up for him. His legs were jelly
and he was forced to lean against the table for support, unable to
trust himself to stand unaided. She straightened up, still
gloriously naked between the two sides of her dress. Her cheeks
were dark red, the colour of Koji.

    “ Does that
always happen?” he said again, his heart slowing to an almost
normal speed. It was a struggle, but after several attempts he
managed to fasten his trousers and did his belt up.

    She hesitated a moment and
then looked up at him. Embarrassment filled her eyes. He caught her
cheek with his left hand, unafraid of his arm now. It was a part of
him and it hadn’t stopped the most beautiful girl in the galaxy
from wanting him. A beautiful and very special girl. He wondered
what other tricks she had up her sleeve. Right now, he felt as
though he’d drunk a bottle of Koji and had chased it with a bottle
of Aquan.

    “ I don’t know,”
she whispered and then found her voice. “I’ve only ever been with
Dazkarans... it seemed perfectly normal.”

    He smiled, trying to chase
away her awkwardness.

    “ Why are you
embarrassed?” he said and she tried to look away. His hand held
her, keeping her eyes locked with his. “There’s no reason to be
ashamed. It was amazing... my mind’s still reeling. I don’t think
I’m going to come down again until we reach Varka Two.”

    The smile that had been
slowly appearing on her face disappeared at the mention of the
planet he was heading for.

    “ I promise I’ll
come back,” he whispered and drew her into his arms. Her warm body
pressed against his and he could feel her heart beating. He frowned
at the strange rhythm. Hearts. He could feel her hearts beating. He
pressed a kiss to her silvery hair, tame now that her emotions had
changed from positive to negative. “I’ll fight for you.”

    Hot tears wet his chest in
response to that and he held her tighter, his hand caressing her in
the hope that it would calm her. She’d been close to tears earlier
and had hidden it well. He didn’t have the heart to say he’d
noticed, or make her awkward again by making a fuss about her
crying now. He just held her close and pressed kisses to her hair,
savouring the feel of her in his arms.

    The alarm sounded. All
personnel were to report to the docks.

    “ I have to go,”
he whispered, his voice cracking and emotions making it impossible
to speak any louder.

    She took a deep breath and
shuffled in his arms. He presumed she was wiping her tears away
because when she emerged from his embrace, there wasn’t a trace of
them on her cheeks. Her grey eyes were red with them though. He
brushed his fingers across her cheek and sighed.

    Her eyes
closed.

    He leaned in and kissed
her slowly, a promise of things to come when he returned. He would
win her hearts completely. He would fight for her.

    Her lips left his and he
looked at her.

    “ I’ll be
waiting,” she said and tears filled her eyes.

    He pressed one last, long
kiss to her lips and then turned away, grabbing his shirt as he
passed it. He slipped it on before he reached the door. When he
turned back, she’d already buttoned most of her dress. She pressed
the button on the control panel to unlock the door for him and then
gave him a shaky smile.

    He smiled back at her, his
heart aching. Raising his hand in a silent goodbye, he sighed and
then walked away.

    He would fight for
her.

    He would come back to
her.

    ***

    Emmanuelle looked out of
the window, fear clenching her heart each time she saw a blast on
the planet below. It was never ending. The battle had been raging
for over three weeks now and she hadn’t heard a word from the
surface about how things were progressing. Casualties had been sent
up and each time