CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
ALEXANDRA
Ineq stood at the bottom of the tree that held his hut. He had a large grin on his face. Smears of dirt and grime covered his body. He was fresh from war. I felt my body grow aroused at the sight of my warrior.
“There is the mother of my child,” he said.
“And there is my warrior. Look at you. You are filthy,” I said.
“You have no idea just how filthy I am,” he smiled.
“I think I do know.”
“Where were we before I left? We were in the middle of celebrating the news that this is my child,” he said, putting his hand on my belly.
“Yes, we were interrupted by sirens,” I said.
“Then let us continue. I know how I want to celebrate,” he scooped me up into his arms. He flew straight up the tree and landed inside his hut. He put my feet on the floor.
“Let's get the war off of you,” I moved to the tub and ran the hot water.
“Mmmm, I like coming home from war and having my woman take care of me. This is a new experience for me,” he pulled off his boots and loincloth. I looked at his body, worn and scraped from battle. I touched the scrapes along his arm.
“It is nothing,” he said.
“I am just glad that you came back to me.” I leaned my head against his chest. He placed his hands on my back. The safety his hands filled me with relief. I loved feeling his hard and hot body against mine.
“Come,” I grabbed his hand and led him to the tub. He stepped inside of it and sank into the hot water. I grabbed a natural sea sponge and plunged it into the water. Then I began to rub it over his back, washing away the signs of war. I washed his long, lean, muscular arms. He sighed and moaned in relief. I washed his massive feet and long legs. Then I found myself at the center of his body, his hard cock. I could see the tip of his cock picking out from the water.
“Captain, you are supposed to be relaxing and letting me take care of you,” I said in response to seeing it.
“Yes, but you are touching me, and you know what you do to me.”
“Understood,” I smiled. He grabbed my hand and moved it away from him. He quickly stood up in the tub. He was a vision. His long black hair was dripping wet and stuck against his square jaw. Water dripped from his muscular body. I bit my lower lip as I looked at him. He was the most attractive creature I had ever seen. He stepped out of the tub and pulled me to him. My dress became instantly drenched in water. I ran my hands down his wet back and over his bottom. I loved feeling the water against his smooth skin. He groaned as he rubbed his cock against my belly. We could not hold out any longer. He picked me up from the ground and led me over to the bed.
“Take that wet clothing off now,” he ordered.
“Yes, Captain,” I said, standing up on the bed and obeying orders. I pulled off the wet dress and clothing underneath. I stood there naked, waiting for him.
“This is how I want you to be every night when I come home to you. I want you standing on the bed naked; is that understood?” he playfully ordered.
“Yes, Captain.”
“Now lay on your back at the edge of the bed and open yourself to me,” he ordered.
“Yes, Captain,” I said as I followed orders. He placed himself between my thighs as he stood at the edge of the bed. Then he pushed his thick cock inside of me. He grabbed my hips as I moaned in ecstasy. He moved his hips back and forth, sliding in and out of me as he looked down at me from his height. I twisted the sheets in my fists. Being able to watch his strong abs and strong shoulders and arms had me on the brink of exploding.
“You are so beautiful, Alexandra,” he whispered.
“So are you,” I said. He moved in and out of me for almost twenty minutes before I released into orgasmic pleasure. Then he tensed and released his warm fluid inside of me.
“That was just the beginning. Get some rest; we are going at this all night.”
“But are you not tired from battle?”
“No, my desire for you beats out any exhaustion I would ever feel. I want you, and I want you all night. You carry my child. It is official, and you are mine.”
Two days passed and Camilla still would not talk to me. I tried everything I could to apologize, but she just wouldn't listen to a word I had to say. What was worse was that I knew she was right. I had betrayed her, and I did not deserve her friendship or her trust.
“What is it? What is wrong?” Ineq asked as he rolled over and looked at me. We were in bed. We were spending a lot of time in bed. It was the middle of the afternoon, and we had just finished a delicious bout of lovemaking a few minutes before. But the glow was wearing off, and my thoughts once again turned to Camilla. I felt like I did not deserve to be having such a happy time when she was miserable.
There was so much that needed to be said between us, and she never gave me a chance to say it. I understood why. She had been through a lot, and I wanted to be there for her, and now I could not. I had robbed her of having her best friend to help her through the ordeal that she had been through. I was feeling such immense guilt over all of this.
I guess it was starting to show on my face for Ineq to ask me about it. He was sweet and supportive, but there was still some of that unemotional alien left inside of him. He would be monotone and look at me strangely when I had emotion on my face, as though to say, “Why so emotional, human?” This was one of those moments.
“Camilla. She still will not speak to me. It really bothers me. I wish we could just have a conversation about it at least, but she just won't see me.”
“I understand. That must be very hard for you to get your best friend back only to feel like she is not here at all,” he said as he put his hand on my chest. His hand was so big, the tips of his fingers were at my neck while the bottom of his palm was on my belly. He was massive.
“Yes, that is exactly how I feel. But also how can I fix it? Will I ever be able to fix it?”
“I do not know the answer to that. She will not give the commander a chance to speak either,” he said.
“The commander? You have talked to him? You two are talking?”
“Yes, we have bridged the gap. It took a lot of restraint for me to not want to kill him, of course, but I understand that I was as much at fault about all of this too. If I had not neglected you, it would not have happened,” he said.
“You are too good to me. I'm very happy with you. I'm happy to lie here with you in your hut.”
“Our hut. If you’d like?”
“Are you asking me to move in?”
“I am ordering you to,” he said playfully.
“Then I guess I must obey that order, Captain,” I said, kissing him on the cheek.
“You might as well. There is no point in waiting until after we are married. I petitioned the king for a ceremony and who knows how long it will take him to grant it. It might take a long time, and there are no rules against us living together, especially since you carry my offspring anyway.”
“Yes, this place could use a woman's touch anyway,” I said.
“You don't like the way I have decorated?”
“It could use more flowers,” I joked.
“Then I shall bring you flowers every day,” he said, kissing me. But as soon as he kissed me ,a frown came upon my face again.
“There it is again. There is that frown. We are going to have to fix this. I can't have you moping around all the time,” he said.
“I know. I know, I am sorry. I will try.”
“Give Camilla some time. She has been through a lot. It has only been a few days since she has arrived here. Give it more time and then maybe try again. In time, wounds heal. I know that for a fact.”
“You are right. I will wait,” I said.
And so I did. I waited another full week. Then I came across Camilla. She was walking along the beach by herself. I saw her at a distance and made my way toward her. Her back was turned to me, and that was good. It meant she could not run away. I finally caught up with her.
“Camilla,” I said.
“Alexandra, I told you I don't want to talk to you. Leave me alone. Why did you follow me out here?”
“Please, Camilla. It has been long enough. Will you talk to me, please? At least hear me out. Or if you won't, at least listen to Commander Roan. He loves you so much. He risked his life to go get you. No one else would do that for you unless they loved you.”
“I don't want to hear this nonsense. You are not a good friend. You are a horrible friend. I can never trust you. I want to go home. I want to go back to Earth. I have put in a petition to the king. It is said that he might consider it simply because of what I have been through with Aeriwanas. So you can keep whatever lies you are about to tell me. I won't be here much longer anyway.”
“Earth? But you love V, don't you? Don't you want to stay here and be with him?”
“I thought I did. I thought I felt love at first sight. But it was just a stupid schoolgirl crush. Now that I know he is a betrayer, I don't love him.”
“I don't believe that. I think you are just hurt and angry. What happens if you return to Earth and realize how much you love him? You won't be able to find your way back here. You would have given it all up out of spite. What then?”
She was quiet. I knew what that meant. Anytime Camilla was quiet after listening to me, it was because she knew I was right and she didn't have anything to say about it. She was quiet because she was thinking of a response. So I kept on digging.
“What did you feel when you first saw him again? When he to rescue you from the Aeriwanas, what did you feel? Did you feel extreme relief and love for him? Because those are your true feelings for him, no matter what.”
“I did. But I was relieved that I was being rescued. That wasn't love,” she said, kicking the sand with her bare feet.
“Fine, if that is what you want to believe. But don't let your own happiness get away simply because of what I did. The mistake I made. If you want to stay here and be with the commander, then you will never have to speak to me if you don't want to. I will leave you alone, and you too can live happily together. The island is big, and there are many living here. You can just ignore me. But don't leave to Earth because of me. You deserve to know if it would work out with the commander; he really is a good warrior. He was in complete despair the entire time you were gone.”
“Oh yeah, it sounds like despair. Despair straight into your panties,” she said, narrowing her eyes at me.
“It wasn't like that. We were drunk and sad and vulnerable and missing you and… I am not going to explain anymore. I am sure that he has as well. It was a mistake. One that I feel guilty and ashamed of. I have no feelings for the commander at all. It happened in a moment I thought the captain had decided he didn't want me anymore. I felt alone on an alien planet.”
“Yes, I know that feeling.”
“Then ask yourself, if the captain were with you when you were in a cage held by the Aeriwanas and you two became drunk and in despair, wouldn't something happen between the two of you?”
She was quiet again. She knew that I was right. She knew that she would indulge if she had the opportunity in a scenario like that simply because they despair would be too great, and she would not know if she was going to live through being captured or not. I could tell it was all going through her head. I had known her for a long time.
“You don't know me, Alexandra. Now leave me alone. I don't want to talk to you anymore,” she stomped off in the direction toward the village. I did not follow her. I’d said what I needed to say. All that I could hope for was that she would think it through.
I slowly made my way back to the village. As I walked through, I saw something very pleasing. Camilla had taken it upon herself to help in the communal kitchens. She had a smile on her face, and she looked like she was having fun. Good. This was a good thing. I did not want her to go back to Earth because I did not think she really wanted to. She was the one that was very excited about having this adventure and the opportunity to see these amazing things that no one else could see. So I did not want her to give it up because of me. Taking part in the community would be good for her, and perhaps it would persuade her to stay.