Chapter 9
After a while Starlight spoke to the ship. “Our Friend, I want to transfer to a ship that will be in need of my services. What options do we have?”
“I am not aware that any of the Friends in my rendezvous pattern are currently in need of a fleet controller.”
“I was told that my skills were in high demand. Are there transfers I can make that will bring me to one that needs me?”
“Not to my knowledge.”
I put my hand on his shoulder. “It’s fine. Something will come up. Look at it this way: We can spend more time together. This way you won’t be distracted from me!” I gave him a kiss, licking between two of his lipfingers. I grinned mischievously. Even after all the time we had spent together, he still fascinated me.
“Reassured.” He pulled me onto his lap, straddling him, and leaned down to kiss my lips. “Will you go back into the adaptation pod to recover your original body?”
“I’ll worry about that when my waiting period is up. After having switched things around so much, I’m not even sure I’ll be comfortable that way.” There was a twitch underneath me. Starlight was getting aroused again. “Another go? So soon?”
“The earlier encounter was instinct. This is desire. ”
I cocked an eyebrow. “It wasn’t desire before?”
“I was not entirely in control of my actions. My body wanted you because it thought you were a member of my...