The Ship Finder by John Bluck

Author:John Bluck [Bluck, John]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: John G. Bluck
Published: 2014-02-17T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 20 – Anticipating Triod

"You two cut it close," said Raven as Rachel and Wilson entered The Ghost Liner command deck. Yarnell stood near Raven and peered at a map of Sunev on the ship's navigation computer. The ship was to leave for Triod in a little more than an hour to start its mission to find more gold for the war effort.

"We had a good lunch at the spaceport cafeteria," said Rachel. "You should've come with us."

"Yarnell and I had to plan the route to fly to Sunevian Gold Country so when we land we'll be in the right spot to jump to Triod," Raven said. "You might as well relax while we fly to the dimensional jump point."

"Okay," Wilson said.

"Let's go to my room and practice English," Rachel whispered. "I want to be ready when we travel to Earth."

"All right," Wilson said, and he took her arm.

The two strolled to her cabin, she keyed in her entry code, and the door swung open. Then the lights came on, and bewitching Sunevian music began to play from an unseen device. Wilson followed her into the front room, staring at her soft hair that gleamed and swayed back and forth.

She was so much like Lena that he forgot for a moment she was another woman. He took hold of her shoulders and pulled her to him. Brushing her soft hair away from her right ear, he kissed her there. That's when he saw her tattoo, 214866, behind her ear.

Rachel's number is different than Lena's, Wilson noticed, and he concentrated on the number.

"Do you want to tell me something?" asked Rachel, interrupting his thoughts.

"I want to touch you," he said. I've got to play the part, he thought. "Let's put off the lesson and make love."

"Sounds very good," she said. She turned to Wilson, smiled in a flirty way, and tilted her head up. Then she kissed him with passion, but very softly, and for a long time. Again, he realized that Rachel was sweeter, and even sexier than Lena. He walked Rachel to the bedroom, and then he stripped her as she took off his clothes. Exploring her body with his hands, he discovered how soft and beautiful her skin was, and how perfectly the two of them fit together when they made love.

"You're so tender," she said as she snuggled next to him with her head on a pillow. "You might not believe it when I say that I care for you." She squinted and blinked.

"Maybe I'm drawn to you for other reasons besides your physical beauty," Wilson heard himself say. "You're different than Lena. Your personality is distinct from hers."

"I must admit that my task is to please you," she said, again squinting and blinking. "But there's more. You must have guessed that I'm supposed to listen to you and report to Officer Yarnell, if I hear you say anything disloyal."

"Have you heard me say anything like that?" Wilson asked. He questioned himself, where's she going? Why would

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