The Bond That Ties Us (2 page)

Shit.
She felt her pussy juices soak through the clothing between her legs, her nipples tightened into hardened buds as they rubbed against her undershirt. Haylie couldn’t control her breathing, the pants coming harder and faster. Her Briel took another step closer and she felt the tremor of an orgasm starting.
My god
!

“I can’t wait to meet this guy. I wonder what he…” Sara stopped mid-sentence. She quickly took Haylie by the shoulders and led her out of the line.

“What are you doing, Sara?”

“Hon, you’re scaring me. What’s wrong?”

“I…I think I need to sit down.”

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“Over here, lean against the bulkhead. Head between your knees and take nice deep breaths.”

Haylie felt warm, but her approaching orgasm dissipated as they moved away from the Briel. With her head in that position she could smell the strong scent of her desire.

Another minute, that’s all she’d needed.
What the hell is wrong with me?

“This is great. The administration is going to send my ass right back on the next shuttle to Earth. ‘Sorry, Ms. Bond, no wimps allowed’.”

The weight of her long ponytail lifted from her shoulders as Sara gathered it in her hands.

“Come on. Section four of our contract clearly stated they can’t fire us until after your ten-day probation period expires.”

“You’re making that up.”

“Damn right I am. So smarten up and show a little backbone, Bond.”

This time the laughter didn’t come. “Something’s wrong.” Haylie had difficulty making her voice work. It barely rose above a whisper.

“I’m not blind. What do you feel? Nauseous?”

“I’m…”

Wonderful
. How the hell to explain this one? Haylie inhaled deeply again, but her rising chest increased the pressure of her traveling suit against her tight nipples. Bad move. The sensation only drove her body closer to the edge. Two minutes alone with her fingers and she’d be better.

“Okay, that’s it. I’m hauling your ass into the med bay. They can debrief us later.”

Haylie grabbed Sara’s arm and yanked her back down hard. “I don’t need a medical. I’m fine.”

“Bullshit, you are. You just said something’s wrong. I’m talking now as your doctor. You need a full exam. God knows what kind of bug you picked up.”

“I’m not sick!”

“What then?”

“You can never make something easy can you?” Haylie groaned as she shifted her weight, and immediately regretted the movement as it pulled her jumpsuit tight against her clit. She tried to keep her voice as quiet as possible. “I’m horny. Okay? Happy?”

For the first time in the sixteen years they’d known each other, Sara was speechless.

Haylie wasn’t. “It started with me feeling really happy, but then I started to get really antsy. Now all I want to do is find some guy in that line.” She waved her hand around past Sara’s shoulder. “Throw him in bed and ride him ‘til I come about ten times.”

“Wow.” Sara’s whisper was barely audible.

“I don’t know what’s happening. I’m so, I don’t know. I never get like this.”

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Desire began to build in her, each beat of an unseen drum sending her closer to the edge. Close, something was so close.

“Excuse me.”

They both jumped at the sound of the deep male voice behind them.

“Is there a problem here?” The Briel had directed the question to both of them, but he was staring at Haylie. “I thought you beckoned me over.”

Haylie had the strange impression he wasn’t referring to her hands.

Without missing a beat, Sara nodded to the man. “No problem. My friend is just getting over a little space sickness.”

She shouldn’t stare, but he was so near. He was much more striking close up. The angles of his face reminded her of a Roman aristocrat from the pages of Earth history.

The centers of his eyes were as black as his hair, circled by a thin rim of silver. His body,
man
, he was a solid wall. The form-fitting tunic snugly covered his chest, leaving little to the imagination. Did Briel have to exercise to look like that or was it natural?

His gaze was fixed firmly upon her. Her body tingled where his eyes touched. Her cheeks, her neck, her breasts. She sighed as he lingered there. She moaned and the sound of her voice broke the moment.

Haylie felt the sensation leave her breasts and return to her face. She opened her eyes that she hadn’t realized were closed. So he was the reason for her arousal? That little tidbit wasn’t mentioned during the information session for the colony relocation.

“Do you need a physician?” His voice was full of concern.

Haylie couldn’t look away from his silver-rimmed eyes. Her body throbbed, aching for him to reach out and touch her. She watched him sway forward ever so slightly before he managed to pull himself back. Sara appeared completely oblivious to the little drama playing out in front of her.

“I’m a doctor and I don’t think her condition is serious. We’ll hop back in the line in a minute,” Sara said in a voice that was far too cheery.

He acknowledged Sara with a nod, but his eyes were fixed on Haylie. “Please do.

They are almost finished processing the new settlers.”

“I’ll be fine in a minute.” Haylie smiled to cover her distress.

The man nodded slowly, his lips turning down slightly in a frown. His eyes probed Haylie, inspecting her for—something. She’d never felt so vulnerable. Her back braced against a bulkhead in a shuttle station on a foreign planet, horny as hell, being given the once-over by an alien. Life was not ordinary on this colony.

“Please let me know if you require any assistance. I’m Kamran.”

Relief loosened the knots that had formed in her neck as his name etched firmly in her mind. “Thank you, Kamran. I’m sure I’ll be fine in a few minutes.”

Sara waited until he’d moved a few paces away before speaking. “Wow. I knew the Briel were a large race, but wow.”

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A chill ran though Haylie as Kamran turned back to stare right at her. The intensity of his eyes held her attention.
He knew
. He knew she was horny and it was because of him. But how the hell did
she
know that?

The world around her faded as he became her focus. He looked as confused as she, but nowhere near as disturbed. Maybe Briel didn’t get aroused like humans did. Haylie smiled again and hoped he only felt pity for the poor human.

“Ambassador?” Someone called from behind.

Ambassador?
Her face warmed, knowing she’d blushed when Sara pressed her hand against her forehead. Why would an ambassador be interested in her? A human joined him and spoke. Still, he didn’t take his eyes off her. They stayed like that forever. Or was it only a minute? She wasn’t sure anymore.

When the human touched his arm, the spell was broken. He turned his eyes away to speak to his companion and she was able to breathe again. Her body relaxed enough that her impending orgasm began to ebb away.
If only he’d been able to touch me.

“I know you’re not going to believe me, but I think I’m okay now,” Haylie said with as much confidence as she could muster.

Sara looked her straight in the eyes, “You’re right, I don’t believe you. I have
never
seen you get horny to the point where you can’t breathe for absolutely no reason. It’s not normal.”

“You’re not going to make this an official report are you?”

“You know I’m obligated to put this in your files. What if it persists?”

“It won’t. Please, nothing in my records. You went through the physical requirements too. You know they’ll send me home in a heartbeat if they think there’s something wrong.”

“If you’re sick, you need to get to med bay. I can’t treat you here.”

“Sara Fergus, I mean it. Not a word to anyone.” Haylie stared her friend down, until Sara looked away.

“All right. But promise me, that if this happens again, you’ll at least tell me.”

“I promise. Now, I think we should get in that line. The sooner we can pass through customs, the sooner I can change my underwear.” Haylie chuckled.

“You know. If this does keep happening to you, it may not be that bad.” A devilish smirk slid onto Sara’s face.

Haylie felt like she was twelve again, her co-conspirator firmly at her side. Things wouldn’t be bad as long as they stuck together.

“You’d just get jealous and leave the station. ‘Why does Haylie get to have the walking orgasms?’”

The two women laughed and Haylie rose slowly to her feet with Sara’s assistance.

Taking their place at the back of the line, Haylie hoped this really was an isolated occurrence. She wouldn’t have been able to take care of a raging sex drive back on Earth or Luna. Now that she was on a colony with a limited number of men available, she’d 12

be dead in the water. The men she’d dated in the past claimed she was too overbearing.

And it’s not like she would be allowed to date a Briel. That was one thing they’d made clear in the information sessions.

Sara brushed a stubborn lock of blonde hair away from her eyes and nodded her head in the direction of Kamran. “Man, I can’t get over the size of that one.”

Haylie didn’t need to see Kamran to be aware of him. She felt his movements, like sunlight over skin. Every inch of her body hummed in time with the steady rhythm of his heartbeat. When she did look, her breath slowly left her lungs, one air molecule at a time. He was staring at her again, an unreadable expression on his face. They were closer now than earlier. She swayed slightly toward him this time, the pull of his body almost unbearable.

“May I see your travel identification, please?”

The voice of the human official jolted Haylie, her eyes still fixed on Kamran. How did they get to the front of the line so fast?

“Ambassador, we will be ready to begin shortly.”

Haylie’s gaze flicked to the human who spoke. He seemed vaguely familiar, but, for once in her life, she couldn’t pull his picture or personnel file from memory.

“Thank you, Administrator. I want to begin the debriefing soon. I will wait for you inside,” Kamran said. Even though he spoke to the administrator, Haylie knew he meant the last for her.

“Everything appears to be in order, Chief. I need you to stand still while the scanner collects a sample of DNA and checks you for unauthorized weapons.”

Haylie nodded and waited as the scanning beam silently passed over her body, bathing her in a dark blue hue. She should have been impressed by the scanning device, which clearly wasn’t of human origin. It was too sleek and elegant, an almost organic design. A far cry from the bulky Earth designs. At that moment, the security tool was the last thing on her mind. She really wanted to see the ambassador naked.

“That’s it—you’re all clear. The system now has your DNA on file and keyed into the system. Welcome to the colony.”

The security guard shoved the papers into Haylie’s hands and Sara dragged her through the anti-bacterial scanner to the other side.

“Come on, Chief. I think you need to rest after the cryo sleep,” Sara said dramatically.

“Yes, that silly space sickness.” Haylie threw a thank you over her shoulder for the official as Sara led her away.

Her body felt awkward and foreign to her as she tried to navigate through the small space provided amongst the device, the people and the bags. Haylie stumbled and tripped trying to skirt around her own baggage, and blindly she reached out to grab the nearest object. Her eyes flew open at the electric touch that greeted her hand—

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generated by another person. She looked into the shocked face of Kamran. His eyes were wide and Haylie could see his pulse beating in his neck.

Strange images flooded her head. People, places, conversations she’d never had were being stuffed into nooks and crannies of her mind. The room around her began to spin, colors that weren’t present bled into her vision. Smells that were strange yet surprisingly familiar assaulted her senses.

As quickly as the sensation was there, it was broken when Sara pulled Haylie’s hand away.

“Are you okay, Haylie? Ambassador?” Sara didn’t release Haylie, her grip vise-like.

Haylie found herself staring at him a moment longer than she should, before Kamran finally gave his head a sharp shake.

“I’m fine. You should let your friend take you to med bay. Space travel can make some humans quite ill.” The ambassador tried to keep his tone light and smiled at her.

She tried, but Haylie’s voice didn’t work. She nodded her agreement. Thankfully, Sara spoke up again.

“That’s our first stop after induction.”

Kamran hesitated, but then turned and made his way down the hall with the administrator. Haylie kept her eyes on him as Sara led her to where the rest of the new colonists stood. They were quite a distance behind him, but Haylie could still feel where he’d touched her, smell his scent as if he were with her now.