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“You’re making lots of sense. Please, continue.”
And she did. Once she started on the subject of stories, she couldn’t stop.
I loved hearing about her culture. She even shared some of her favorite stories and histories.
She didn’t stop talking. And I didn’t stop listening.
Each time she tore her eyes from mine, I secretly ran my eyes over her, memorizing every line and curve.
She grew more relaxed the more she spoke and I got the sense she missed talking with someone since she got here.
I was glad it turned out to be me.
I began to see why my instinct told me to choose her. I owed it a debt of gratitude. For the first time in many years, I had a conversation partner I looked forward to spending time with.
I only felt sad that our time would run out at seven o’clock the following morning.
3
IVY
I slept like a baby. The bed was as comfortable as the one back home.
Back home…
Not a day went by when I didn’t think about my friends and family, my old job (okay, less about that), and the local barista I had a crush on.
He smiled at me every morning as he handed me my cappuccino, but then again, he probably smiled at everyone that way.
I could feel his arms on me now, stroking my skin and making the hairs stand on end. The electricity made a crackling sound.
Could Pablo be the one? I thought. I’d never thought of him as someone I might actually fall in love with but maybe…
I opened my eyes and for a moment, I thought my dream had come true.
An arm was draped around me and I used his broad chest as a pillow, my body was curled up alongside his and—
But his skin was as grey as granite.
Pablo didn’t have grey skin!
I bolted upright and immediately recalled my surroundings.
I lay in an alien bed with alien sheets… and with an alien!
Kren lay sound asleep.
I thumbed through my memories from the previous night.
Had we… done anything?
I pressed my head into my palms and massaged my temples, a sudden headache striking hard.
No. We didn’t do anything.
We stayed up all night talking. We must have fallen asleep during the night and automatically curled in each other’s arms.
I peered at the thick protrusion poking at the blankets around his groin area.
