Tempting Tempest by Rena Marks

Author:Rena Marks [Marks, Rena]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Terran Publishing
Published: 2019-11-29T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

THEY FOUND TRANCE AND Leah standing outside of the mess hall. Leah looked a bit unsure as Trance tried to talk her into going inside.

Shawn joined in Trance’s battle. “Fancy meeting you two here. Tempest and I were going to grab something to eat, too. Maybe the ladies can grab us the table and we’ll get the plates?”

Trance looked relieved. “Sounds good.”

The two males walked toward the buffet, leaving her and the human standing awkwardly.

“I’m not sure if I introduced myself earlier. I am Tempest.”

“There was too much going on to remember,” Leah said. “But I think someone mentioned your name. Nice to meet you.”

“There is a table vacating over there.” Tempest pointed to it and hurried that way, leaving Leah to follow. She stretched out on one side of the table, making it clear that she was saving Shawn’s spot. She didn’t want the female to get any ideas about which man would be hers.

Leah sat a bit more timidly, leaving more than plenty of room for Trance to sit on her side.

“You can sit across from me, where you will not be staring at Shawn. He is mine. I will be your friend so it is okay for you to look at me while I eat.” She wasn’t sure where that possessiveness came from regarding Shawn, but for just this once, it might do to make the boundaries clear.

That was when Tempest remembered to be friendly. She forced a rather large smile to soften her demanding tone, but it felt more like an uncomfortable grimace. “You won’t have friends here in Xenia yet, so I will be your first. You can ask Trance to send me a message to get a hold of you, or you can have him write down my call number. I am not home frequently, but if you wish I can forward your calls to my comm unit.”

“Umm, that’s fine. If I need you I can always leave a message.”

The human didn’t sound convincing that she would bother to call her at all.

Tempest tried a new tactic. “You will enjoy the food here. It is the best.”

The human looked back at her with huge brown eyes. “I know. I help prepare it.”

Oh. Well, that was awkward. Maybe it had been a while she since she’d made friends because this wasn’t working out too well.

The human’s eyes softened. “I’ve never been on this side of the mess hall. I just don’t feel like I should be here, enjoying the food that was meant for Xeno Sapiens. That’s what Trance and I were arguing about in the hall before you two arrived.”

“Is it because you’re the hired help?”

The woman’s lips broke into the first genuine smile she’d seen since she met her. She was really quite lovely. “Hired help? I guess that’s true.”

“Well, we take care of our own and that includes the help.” To be fair, she patted the human’s hands where they rested on top of the table.

“You don’t have many friends, do you?” Leah asked, her voice wry.

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