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He understood her point. The house was located on a slight rise, looking out over the surrounding land and it had a certain peaceful dignity.
“I’m sure it will seem smaller inside,” he said as she tucked Raja into her skirt pocket. He helped her down from the wagon and she rolled her eyes at him.
“I’m sure it will. Now, do I look all right?”
He’d told her that the nearest town of Wainwright was based on Old Earth principles and most women wore long dresses. She didn’t have any of those, but she’d pulled on a long cotton skirt in a pretty flowered pattern and a short-sleeved lace blouse.
“You look beautiful,” he said honestly, but she gave him a doubtful look.
“Really.” No one had emerged from the house so he stepped slower, trapping her between the wagon and his body. “Beautiful. Sweet. Tempting.”
He punctuated each word with a small, sucking kiss to her pretty neck, and noted with satisfaction that her nipples had beaded beneath her blouse.
“Celenk,” she whispered, her hands sliding up around his neck, and what could he do but kiss her.
She gasped into his mouth as he grabbed her delectable ass and pulled her closer, close enough so she could feel his codix bulging beneath his slit. She wiggled eagerly and he groaned, his kiss growing more demanding and -
“I see you found us.”
A cool, amused voice interrupted his lustful haze and he whirled, automatically thrusting Lottie behind him. How could he have let himself be so distracted?
An older Kemberian warrior stood behind him, horns glinting in the sunlight. He was dressed in casual, human-style clothing but nothing could disguise that air of command.
“Commander Temel?”
“Just Temel now. And you must be Celenk.”
‘Yes, sir.” The title emerged automatically. “And this is my wife, Lottie.”
Frek, that sounded good, right. Even he could hear the pride in his voice as he took her hand and pulled her out from behind him.
“I’m pleased to meet you, Lottie,” Temel said courteously.
“It’s nice to meet you too. I was just telling my husband that your farm is beautiful.”
He liked the sound of that even more.
“Thank you. We’ve come a long way, but of course most of the work that needs to be done is on the outer farms.” Temel smiled at her. “It’s somewhat of a challenge balancing that with working the existing farm, which is why I’m very glad that your husband accepted our offer. We could use some experienced help.”
Ignoring an unexpected feeling of guilt, he nodded.
“I’m looking forward to it. However, I did warn the representative in Port Cantor that my experience was some years ago.”
“I understand. The war interrupted many of our lives. Would you-”
“Like to come into the house for a cup of tea?” A plump, attractive older woman interrupted, her hands on her hips. “Honestly. Are you just going to keep them standing out here talking all day after that long journey?”
“No, my sweet,” Temel said meekly, his face softening. “Celenk, Lottie, this is my mate, Ida. Ida, this is Celenk and his wife Lottie.”
“I’m very glad to meet you both, but please come into the house.”
“Yes, ma’am,” Lottie said, smiling, just as Raja poked his head out of her pocket inquisitively.
“Oh my goodness. Who’s that?” Ida asked, a delighted look on her face.
“His name is Raja. Would you like to meet him?”
Lottie held out her hand and Ida bent over it, gently stroking Raja’s head as he squeaked happily.
