Colony One by E. M. Peters

Author:E. M. Peters [Peters, E. M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2015-10-20T04:00:00+00:00

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Once Ndale was in his compartment safe and sound, it took all of Demetri’s self-control to not sprint back to the blue section. He walked as fast as possible without seeming out of the ordinary and was relieved to find Lucy where he had left her. He took a moment to stow the pipe he carried in his own bunk, and then crossed the compartment to where Lucinda slept.

“Hola bonita,” He said softly after he knelt by her side. She rolled towards him and instinctively took his hand, curling her knees up almost to her chest. He smiled at the gesture. It looked like she had every intention of remaining asleep, but he couldn’t wait another moment. “Wake up; we’re going to take a walk.”

“No,” she said defiantly, squeezing his hand, “I’m comfy.” She explained.

“I promise you will be glad you did.” He said softly with a smile in his voice. This made her open one eye. The supplements he had administered made her cheeks look a little more alive. She smiled because he was smiling.

“Alright,” she conceded. “Where are we going?”

“It’s a surprise,” Demetri answered, then glanced around to the other bunks to indicate he didn’t want anyone else to know. She picked up on the gesture quickly, nodded wordlessly and then worked to swing her legs out of the bunk. Demetri helped by putting the slippers she kept on the floor on her feet and pulled her up by her hands.

They walked hand in hand, entering the maze work of the interior of Colony One for some distance. Lucy worked hard not to question Demetri, but after so much walking and how weak she already felt, she finally broke down, “Where are you taking me?” she asked.

“Somewhere that we can be alone – just you and me.” He answered.

Lucy’s eyes narrowed, “I know we’ve been having a dry spell since the rationing, love, but I don’t think…” She started.

Demetri laughed, “Not for that,” he assured. “Right now, it’s even better than that. Which, you have to admit, is pretty impressive,” Demetri turned to look at her and wagged his eyebrows. She couldn’t help but laugh – and be intrigued.

“Something better than sex? This has to be good,” she said with a grin she hadn’t felt on her face in what seemed like ages.

Finally, he led them to a place he felt was safe and after leaving her so he could walk to the nearest cross sections to look for traffic, they hid away behind some a humming bank of batteries.

They sat on the floor and Demetri reached behind his back to pull out the ready to eat meal pouch. He presented it to her proudly.

It took a moment for Lucy to recognize what he was handing her. When it did finally register, she felt tears well in her eyes. She tentatively reached out to brush her fingers against the packaging, as if to check that it was real. “Is this what I think it is?” She asked with disbelief in her voice.

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