Lost Era 2355-2357 - Deny Thy Father (c), The by Star Trek
Author:Star Trek [Star Trek]
Language: deu
Format: epub
Publisher: Pocket Books
Published: 2011-02-06T10:07:10.747000+00:00
Michelleâs apartment, like the others in this building of illegal squatters, wasnât luxurious, but she had made it as comfortable as possible. She had brought in what seemed like tons of fabrics and covered the windows, the walls, the furniture, with loose, draped fabric that made the place at once intimate and inviting. Her bed was mounded with mismatched pillows, most of which had ended up on the floor over the space of the last forty minutes or so. Kyle lay back with his head against one of them, his arms behind his head, and Michelleâs head rested in the crook of his right arm. One hand trailed across his stomach and chest as they talked, toying with the small hairs there. Candles burned on a nearby table, adding their aromas to the mingled scents of man and woman.
âSo I hope this wasnât just a ploy to win me over to your cause,â Kyle said softly, stroking Michelleâs long, soft hair.
She playfully punched his solar plexus. âHow can you even say that?â
âYou have to admit the timing is a little suspect. Weâve both lived here for ages, but nothing like this ever happened until tonight.â
âStrong passions run deep in me,â Michelle told him. âThey get mixed up sometimes. Politics and fear stir things up.â
âAnd I just happened to be available?â
She laughed and slapped him again. âAre you trying to be a jerk, or does it really come that naturally to you?â
âIâm just trying to figure out why Iâm here,â he said.
âYouâre here because I find you attractive. Because I thought we could bring each other pleasure, and once again, I was right. I told you I trust in my own judgment. Is that too complicated for you?â
âMaybe too simple,â Kyle replied. âIâm a pretty complicated guy.â
Michelle turned and boosted herself up on her elbows, looking at him. Her lips were soft and pink and the way they felt beneath his was one of his very favorite recent memories. âNone of us are here because weâre easy cases,â she said. âIn The End, I mean. The ones who can just go along and get along donât wind up here. Only the interesting ones do. The ones with stories to tell. Youâve got a story, donât you?â
He chuckled and shook his head. âIâve got a story, all right. Itâs a doozy. But Iâm not telling it, not here, not tonight. Some of us have to go to work in the morning.â
âWhy do you live here? You work pretty regularly, you must get paid okay.â
âI guess because Iâm not an easy case either,â he answered.
âMust be a good story, then.â
âOh, it is.â
âFull of love and hate and betrayal and passion? Those are the best stories.â
âI think itâs safe to say all those elements are present in mine,â he said. âWhat about yours?â
âI donât have a story,â Michelle said, closing her eyes. Her lashes were long and thick and, like the rest of her face, perfectly formed. âIâm the exception that proves the rule.â
Kyle reached out and touched her perfect chin.
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