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Ratiocinator
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Alika watched him leave. She loved watching his body move, the muscles flowing smoothly as he walked. She knew she should get up, get dinner started And she would in a minute or two. Lying back in the warm covers, she thought again about the girl in the market wanting to know how she and Graken had met.
It had happened the way Alika had told the girl, her literally falling into his arms. But, of course, there was more to the story. They had met again at dinner at her friend's home. It turned out that Graken and Kaliph, her friend Sunai's husband, had been to the wars together. At diinner the men did not talk about the war but rather took turns telling the women stories of people they had met or things other soldiers had said or done, that had everyone laughing around the table. Sunai shared stories growing up on her planet where everyone came from huge families so there was always something going on. Alika told a little about her life on her planet, but mostly she listened to the others, listened to Graken's deep voice and watched his eyes change colors, flashing with humor.
After dinner, when Kaliph and Sunai were in the kitchen, Graken had surprised Alika by asking her if she would meet with him for lunch the next day in the local watering hole. He said that he wouldn't be on the planet long, but would like to spend a little time with her. Alika couldn't believe that someone so handsome and virile would want to spend his limited, valuable time with her, but she agreed to the lunch. It would give her something to tell her friends about back home.
Lunch led to dinner, then another dinner and long walks holding hands. They talked about small things like their favorite foods and more complex things like their goals in life. Alika explained that on her planet she had been trained in cooking and gardening. She was an herbalist and people came to her when they has minor ailments. Her birthing mother had shown Alika how to grow and use different plants by mixing tonics that would ease muscle pains, stomach aches, and other maladies.
Graken talked about his desire to become a pacifist and then help bring peace to the war-torn universe. He talked about books he had read and places he had seen. And Alika soon found herself falling for him. Falling hard. He had such a giving spirit and her two hearts swelled with her love for him. She learned to tell his mood by the color of his eyes, and that his horns were sensitive to touch. She learned that he found humor in most things and could laugh at himself, though he rarely actually smiled or laughed, she could see it in his eyes.
The night she was due to leave to go back to her planet, she thought her hearts would break. She had known from the start that he would be going his way and she would be returning to her home planet. That the time they spent together was just his way of passing time while on the planet. She was totally surprised when, after a long walk, he asked her to stay with him, to marry him. Alika had quickly said yes, hugging him tightly in joy.
They had a quick ceremony and spent their wedding night on his ship. She had discovered the joys found in his bed, and become pregnant that very night. They had been together ever since, traveling on his ship, making love in his bed, and learning more about each other.
It had happened the way Alika had told the girl, her literally falling into his arms. But, of course, there was more to the story. They had met again at dinner at her friend's home. It turned out that Graken and Kaliph, her friend Sunai's husband, had been to the wars together. At diinner the men did not talk about the war but rather took turns telling the women stories of people they had met or things other soldiers had said or done, that had everyone laughing around the table. Sunai shared stories growing up on her planet where everyone came from huge families so there was always something going on. Alika told a little about her life on her planet, but mostly she listened to the others, listened to Graken's deep voice and watched his eyes change colors, flashing with humor.
After dinner, when Kaliph and Sunai were in the kitchen, Graken had surprised Alika by asking her if she would meet with him for lunch the next day in the local watering hole. He said that he wouldn't be on the planet long, but would like to spend a little time with her. Alika couldn't believe that someone so handsome and virile would want to spend his limited, valuable time with her, but she agreed to the lunch. It would give her something to tell her friends about back home.
Lunch led to dinner, then another dinner and long walks holding hands. They talked about small things like their favorite foods and more complex things like their goals in life. Alika explained that on her planet she had been trained in cooking and gardening. She was an herbalist and people came to her when they has minor ailments. Her birthing mother had shown Alika how to grow and use different plants by mixing tonics that would ease muscle pains, stomach aches, and other maladies.
Graken talked about his desire to become a pacifist and then help bring peace to the war-torn universe. He talked about books he had read and places he had seen. And Alika soon found herself falling for him. Falling hard. He had such a giving spirit and her two hearts swelled with her love for him. She learned to tell his mood by the color of his eyes, and that his horns were sensitive to touch. She learned that he found humor in most things and could laugh at himself, though he rarely actually smiled or laughed, she could see it in his eyes.
The night she was due to leave to go back to her planet, she thought her hearts would break. She had known from the start that he would be going his way and she would be returning to her home planet. That the time they spent together was just his way of passing time while on the planet. She was totally surprised when, after a long walk, he asked her to stay with him, to marry him. Alika had quickly said yes, hugging him tightly in joy.
They had a quick ceremony and spent their wedding night on his ship. She had discovered the joys found in his bed, and become pregnant that very night. They had been together ever since, traveling on his ship, making love in his bed, and learning more about each other.