Page 40 of Slavic

Idon’t know ifIshould be angry or turned on, so insteadIdecide to fight fire with fire.Turningaround,Ilook back over my shoulder and with a small smile,Ileisurely slide the gownIhave on down my shoulders.Hiseyes devouring every inch of my skin as it’s revealed to him,Iwatch as he clenches his hands, fighting the urge to grab me whenIstop the material right above my butt cheeks.WhenIfinally let the material fall to the floor, it’s likeIcan feel his eyes burning my flesh.Hestarts to reach out only to hesitate asIturn fully toward him.

“Youare perfect.”

“Notreally, but we can pretend.”

“Hey, are you both almost ready in there?ThatVelgriddixship is getting too close for comfort out here.”

“Iam just sizing her up now.”

“Ibet you are, brother”, isBikar’sresponse and there is no missing his humor.

Slavicwalks up to me with a huge pair of pants, opening them for me to step into.Hiseyes drifting over me and the desire in them has me squirming.Myown need suddenly slicks my thighs, as he pulls the pants up slowly, forcing me to grab hold of his large shoulders as he runs his nose up my inner thigh.

“Godsthat smell!Ican’t wait to lay you down and feast upon your nectar.”

Ican’t take my eyes off him as he fastens the pants, then hits a series of buttons on their side. “Wow, would you look at that, they’re magic pants.”Turningslightly,Iwatch them shrink as they snug up against my skin.Ican’t help but teaseSlavicasIstand here half naked, ready to jump out into space to fix a hatch likeIknow whatI’mdoing. “Dothese make my butt look good?Ithink this material is revolutionary, and convenient.Canwe get these in other colors?”

“Armsup.”

Wego through the same process, andIswear before he pulls the shirt over my head, he licks my nipple.Standingwith my arms out, he goes through the process again, tightening the shirt all around me.Healmost tips me over when he lifts my foot up for the boots andIcan’t help but laugh at his horrified expression right as he catches me from landing hard on my bottom. “Turnthose gun’s down, big guy!”

“Frack, this is never going to work.ThemomentIopen that door your insubstantial weight is going to float away like a feather in the wind.”

Soberingup fast,Irealize he’s truly scared for me. “Slavic, honey,Itrust you.Iknow you’re not going to allow anything to happen to me out there.”

Helowers his head, “Icannot bear the thought of something taking you away from me,Starshine.Whenthis is over, we will discuss my dislike of you putting yourself in danger for others.”

“Yeah, you’re growing on me, too.”Beforehe can say anything else, the door slides open asFalonwalks toward us with a canister and a few tools in his hand. “Slavic, this is the lightest container we have, but you will need to carry it until both of you are free of the airlock.Whyare you not dressed yet?”

“Iwas double checking her seams.”

Inever imagined what a smile would look like with an accessory like tusks, but it completely transformsFalon’sface, making him look a lot younger. “Oncewe clear this sector, you can inspect them further, if need be, but right now we are outnumbered.Getyour head out of your crotch and get in the game.”

WhileSlavicis getting dressed,Falongoes over how to operate the canister in zero atmosphere, making me miss the strip show thatI’dbeen looking forward to.Thingshappen quickly after that, and whenSlavicslides that helmet over my head, shit gets real, fast.Falonmakes his way out of the room, andIhear a loud hiss when he seals one of the doors behind him.

“Ruby, can you hear me?”

“Whichone is this?”

“ThisisBikar.Iwill be walking you through each part.Ifat any point somethingIsay confuses you, make sure to stop me before going further.Weonly have one shot at getting this right.Slaviccan hear both of us, but his mic isn’t working correctly, soIwill be the voice between you two.Rightnow, all you need to do is focus on staying attached toSlavic, and we will worry about the rest.Iam initiating the outer seal to release, and it will be really loud in there.”

“Ok, let’s do this.”Itry to turn so thatIcan seeSlavic, but once this helmet sealed the whole outfit became cumbersome.Aloud bang, then a hissing noise echoes all around me.Iclose my eyes for a second, praying we make it out of this in one piece.Somethingnudging me forward has me stepping up a level as the huge ass door swings open.Fora second,Ijust stand here looking at the scene in front of me, amazed and overwhelmed by how smallIfeel in the midst of all this.

IseeSlavicjump forward and just asIstart to panic, he throws some sort of magnet rope out that instantly attaches him to the hull of the ship.Floatingtoward me, he hooks a smaller one onto my side, connecting it to himself.Hemotions for me to come to him and with a leap of faith,Ileave the security of the ship and head out into space with my grumpy assOrc.Ibet no one ever read this event in their fortune cookie.

Slavic’shelmet bumps up against mine and just seeing his face helps me focus on what we need to do.Hepoints back toward the ship, then somehow maneuvers both of us to where he wants us to be.Iwas a lot braver on the ship thanIam right now.EspeciallywhenIsee the piece of metal hanging loose under the belly of this big ol’ ship.Itreminds me of those homes you see, and your first thoughts are, ‘wow that’s got to be huge on the inside’, only to find out the rooms are so small you can’t even geta couch in any of them.Becausethis bastard is massive, looming over my tiny ass out here swirling around on a floating rock, headed nowhere.

“Ruby, your heart rate is elevating, are you in distress?”

“Fuckyes,I’mstressed.Iam two seconds from flipping the hell out, but don’t worry,I’llsuper glue that massive piece of metal together one way or another.Justhope your stuff doesn’t stick to your fingers like the glue back home does, orI’mtruly screwed, and not in the wayIwas looking forward to.”

Slaviccomes back in view, going as far as he can under the ship.Awkwardly, he hands me the canister, making sureIhave it aimed the correct way then backs away.Isee him letting out some of the rope so thatIcan go on without him.

“Timeto earn your keep, girl”,Iwhisper to myself.

“Ruby, can you see the fuel hatch?”

“Yes, if that’s the big piece of metal hanging down.”

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