Lost Era 5 by Jeff Mariotte

Author:Jeff Mariotte [Mariotte, Jeff]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: General, Fiction, Science Fiction, Space Opera, Adventure
ISBN: 9780743464109
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2003-08-30T23:00:00+00:00

Michelle's apartment, like the others in this building of illegal squatters, wasn't 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 Michelle's 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.

"So I hope this wasn't just a ploy to win me over to your cause," Kyle said softly, stroking Michelle's long, soft hair.

She playfully punched his solar plexus. "How can you even say that?"

"You have to admit the timing is a little suspect. We've both lived here for ages, but nothing like this ever happened until tonight."

"Strong passions run deep in me," Michelle told him. "They get mixed up sometimes. Politics and fear stir things up."

"And I just happened to be available?"

She laughed and slapped him again. "Are you trying to be a jerk, or does it really come that naturally to you?"

"I'm just trying to figure out why I'm here," he said.

"You're 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?"

"Maybe too simple," Kyle replied. "I'm a pretty complicated guy."

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. "None of us are here because we're easy cases," she said. "In The End, I mean. The ones who can just go along and get along don't wind up here. Only the interesting ones do. The ones with stories to tell. You've got a story, don't you?"

He chuckled and shook his head. "I've got a story, all right. It's a doozy. But I'm not telling it, not here, not tonight. Some of us have to go to work in the morning."

"Why do you live here? You work pretty regularly, you must get paid okay."

"I guess because I'm not an easy case either," he answered.

"Must be a good story, then."

"Oh, it is."

"Full of love and hate and betrayal and passion? Those are the best stories."

"I think it's safe to say all those elements are present in mine," he said. "What about yours?"

"I don't have a story," Michelle said, closing her eyes. Her lashes were long and thick and, like the rest of her face, perfectly formed. "I'm the exception that proves the rule."

Kyle reached out and touched her perfect chin.

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