Mara dressed, Chloe combed and then braided Mara’s hair before asking, “Are you hungry?”
“A little,” she replied.
“Do you want to eat here, or in the Dining Hall?” Mara just shrugged. “Okay, let’s eat in the Dining Hall. The food will be warmer than if we have it delivered. It’s not that far, do you think you can walk?” Mara just nodded.
When Chloe opened the door, there was still no guard outside, and after what had happened the day before, she wasn’t taking any chances.
“Let me see if I can get someone here to accompany us.”
She spotted the com-unit on the wall. She had seen Dazz use one several times, so she decided to try it. When she taped the button, a male voice asked, “May I help you?”
“Yes, can you send Sakku here, please?” she asked.
“Uh…I’ll send someone up.”
“No, only Sakku.” She waited, but he didn’t say anything else.
Chloe faced Mara and shrugged, “I guess we’ll wait and see if he comes. If not, then I’ll wake Dazz up.”
They two of them sat down at the small round table and waited. After an uncomfortable silence, Chloe finally asked, “How long were you held captive by the Tureis?”
She didn’t think Mara would answer, but the young girl finally said, “I don’t know. A long time.”
“How far along are you?” Chloe wanted to know.
“I don’t know. I’d just found out I was pregnant when those aliens kidnapped me.”
Chloe was about to ask another question when the door chimed. “Hopefully, that’s Sakku. He’s a good guy.” They both stood and Mara watched as Chloe answered the door. When it slid open; Sakku stood in the entrance.
With confusion on his face, he asked, “Chloe, where’s Dazz?”
“He’s asleep and I didn’t want to wake him. He’s been working a lot of long hours.”
“I see. What can I help you with?”
“Mara and I are hungry and want to eat in the Dining Hall. Can you escort us?”
“I’m not sure I should. You should really let the Commander know.”
“I don’t want to wake him. Please, Sakku?” Chloe asked, sweetly.
“Very well,” he said reluctantly.
Sitting in the Dining Hall with Mara and Sakku, she could tell that Mara felt scared and nervous. “Just ignore them. They looked at me the same way, and I still get plenty of stares. They just haven’t seen humans before.”
“I’ll try,” Mara whispered.
“How’s your food?”
“It’s good, a lot better than I’m used to.”
Chloe smiled and kept eating. She wanted to know about Mara’s life, her baby, but the Dining Hall was not the place to talk to her about it.
They were almost finished eating when Chloe felt a strong hand on her shoulder. When she looked up, Dazz was standing there and he didn’t look very happy.
He slid into a chair beside her and gave her a peck on the lips. “Good morning, mate.”
She grinned, “Good morning, grumpy.” He smiled a little.
“I just didn’t like waking up alone. You should have woken me.”
“Ah, that’s sweet, but you needed rest. Mara was up and ready to eat, so I called for Sakku and he escorted us.”
Dazz looked to his friend, and said, “Thank you, Sakku.”
The four of them had first meal together, but only three talked. When they had finished, Dazz escorted Chloe and Mara back to the Mara’s quarters, “I’ll be back later, and we’ll have second meal together,” Dazz said before giving her a goodbye kiss.
“That sounds good to me,” Chloe replied, giving him a loving look.
“Sakku will be right outside if you need anything,” he added. Chloe nodded, and after one more kiss, Dazz turned and walked away.
“Is he like your husband or something?” Mara’s question surprised Chloe.
She smiled before saying, “He is. He is very gentle and loving.”
“I can tell by the way he treats you. Are we going home?”
Chloe thought carefully about what she wanted to say. “The
“A little,” she replied.
“Do you want to eat here, or in the Dining Hall?” Mara just shrugged. “Okay, let’s eat in the Dining Hall. The food will be warmer than if we have it delivered. It’s not that far, do you think you can walk?” Mara just nodded.
When Chloe opened the door, there was still no guard outside, and after what had happened the day before, she wasn’t taking any chances.
“Let me see if I can get someone here to accompany us.”
She spotted the com-unit on the wall. She had seen Dazz use one several times, so she decided to try it. When she taped the button, a male voice asked, “May I help you?”
“Yes, can you send Sakku here, please?” she asked.
“Uh…I’ll send someone up.”
“No, only Sakku.” She waited, but he didn’t say anything else.
Chloe faced Mara and shrugged, “I guess we’ll wait and see if he comes. If not, then I’ll wake Dazz up.”
They two of them sat down at the small round table and waited. After an uncomfortable silence, Chloe finally asked, “How long were you held captive by the Tureis?”
She didn’t think Mara would answer, but the young girl finally said, “I don’t know. A long time.”
“How far along are you?” Chloe wanted to know.
“I don’t know. I’d just found out I was pregnant when those aliens kidnapped me.”
Chloe was about to ask another question when the door chimed. “Hopefully, that’s Sakku. He’s a good guy.” They both stood and Mara watched as Chloe answered the door. When it slid open; Sakku stood in the entrance.
With confusion on his face, he asked, “Chloe, where’s Dazz?”
“He’s asleep and I didn’t want to wake him. He’s been working a lot of long hours.”
“I see. What can I help you with?”
“Mara and I are hungry and want to eat in the Dining Hall. Can you escort us?”
“I’m not sure I should. You should really let the Commander know.”
“I don’t want to wake him. Please, Sakku?” Chloe asked, sweetly.
“Very well,” he said reluctantly.
Sitting in the Dining Hall with Mara and Sakku, she could tell that Mara felt scared and nervous. “Just ignore them. They looked at me the same way, and I still get plenty of stares. They just haven’t seen humans before.”
“I’ll try,” Mara whispered.
“How’s your food?”
“It’s good, a lot better than I’m used to.”
Chloe smiled and kept eating. She wanted to know about Mara’s life, her baby, but the Dining Hall was not the place to talk to her about it.
They were almost finished eating when Chloe felt a strong hand on her shoulder. When she looked up, Dazz was standing there and he didn’t look very happy.
He slid into a chair beside her and gave her a peck on the lips. “Good morning, mate.”
She grinned, “Good morning, grumpy.” He smiled a little.
“I just didn’t like waking up alone. You should have woken me.”
“Ah, that’s sweet, but you needed rest. Mara was up and ready to eat, so I called for Sakku and he escorted us.”
Dazz looked to his friend, and said, “Thank you, Sakku.”
The four of them had first meal together, but only three talked. When they had finished, Dazz escorted Chloe and Mara back to the Mara’s quarters, “I’ll be back later, and we’ll have second meal together,” Dazz said before giving her a goodbye kiss.
“That sounds good to me,” Chloe replied, giving him a loving look.
“Sakku will be right outside if you need anything,” he added. Chloe nodded, and after one more kiss, Dazz turned and walked away.
“Is he like your husband or something?” Mara’s question surprised Chloe.
She smiled before saying, “He is. He is very gentle and loving.”
“I can tell by the way he treats you. Are we going home?”
Chloe thought carefully about what she wanted to say. “The
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