passed right by her, his hand brushed her arm sending a tingling through her. Geena leaned on the wall because her knees went weak.
There was no way he could feel something this strong and not react. It seemed she was in this alone. Another male from the crew moved past her. “Stevr.” He yelled and the big guy stopped to talk to him. Now she had a name for her weakness.
There was no point in standing around mooning over an alien. She was sure some of the females had been headed to the dining room. It was best to get familiar with the ship and to eat something decent. The space station food was awful and they weren’t giving enough food to keep a baby alive. When she had asked for more food she’d been told the aliens would give her all the food and sex she could handle. The males might treat space station occupants badly, but those same occupants felt superior to alien brides. Earth was really fucked up. There had been a time in history where people had been divided by classes but that wasn’t supposed to be the case now. Yet from everything she saw, nothing had changed it had just moved to space.
Why the men of Earth felt superior to Mazlans she couldn’t say. The Mazlans were excellent physical specimens. They had created wealth from their resources and they seemed intelligent. It was her firm belief that the women of the planet needed to wrest control back from the men before they fell into ruin. The level of selfishness they practiced would bring them all to the point there was nothing left for the future. Maybe leaving Earth would be the best thing that ever happened to her after all. She had skills that the Mazlans could use even if she didn’t end up mating. Deep down she knew that she could accept no one but Stevr for a mate.
Before she continued to the dining room she couldn’t help but take one final look as Stevr’s broad shoulders disappeared down the hall with his friend at his side. It was almost as if everyone had stood silent and unmoving until he was gone. Now there was a buzz if conversation and the movement of females walking down the hall. She walked behind them listening as they discussed the Mazlans and Stevr in particular. It shouldn’t surprise her that she wasn’t the only one who had noticed him.
“Gee, he’s so big. I wonder if he’s that big everywhere. You think if I make him and offer he’d take it?”
“Sandy you damn ho. Leave the poor guy alone. I think he might be in charge and he’s got plenty to do without banging you.”
“You’re just jealous because you think he would.”
The other female snorted. “Only if he had you tested for diseases first.”
“Didn’t you say she was your sister?” A third female asked.
“Doesn’t make her less of a slut.” A fourth one contributed.
“They’re always like this.” A woman whispered from where she stood behind her. “I’m not sure if they love each other enough to talk plainly or hate each other.”
Geena could see how a person might be confused. “I can’t believe they are sisters.”
“I know! They have the same coloring but they are so mean to each other. My name is Karen. Earth’s government picked me to come.”
“Yeah. Me too. I’m Geena by the way. They decided they wanted to hit the number the Mazlans ordered and they wanted to pick who to get rid of. I’m not sure who made the choices though.”
“I heard it was the ambassador’s assistant who is also his nephew. I’ve gotten to know some of these females and there are doctors, lawyers, mechanics, and a rocket scientist. Someone is going to be in trouble if Earth’s government finds out. What do you do?”
“Computer systems analyst. What about you?”
“I’m the rocket scientist.”
They both broke out laughing drawing the attention of everyone nearby. “Yup, there’s going to be some trouble down the line. So many educated females being sent away is bound to catch someone’s attention.” They continued into the dining room
Maurizio de Giovanni, Antony Shugaar