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She bore the brunt of his strokes, digging her nails into his back, holding him close, tight. He broke away
from her mouth, releasing a hoarse cry that reverberated through her bones. She followed him with her
moans, soaking up the milk of his body until he collapsed weakly on top of her, his body shuddering and
jerking with the force of his climax.
She trembled beneath him, barely breathing, loving the weight of his body on top of her, the press of his
muscles against her skin, and the ragged movement of his chest dragging in shuddering breaths.
She sighed, stroking his back, soothing the madness that had claimed them both.
After the raging beats of their hearts had tempered to a normal rhythm, Hauk lifted his head and looked
down at her. You are more trouble "
"Than I'm worth? she murmured lazily.
"You're worth every moment, he whispered, kissing her softly.
Cole smiled against his lips, stretching beneath him. She could almost forget about all he'd done if he
would continue talking like that.
Cole was still luxuriating in the aftermath of their torrid love making when Luna's voice abruptly broke
the silence of the intercom unit. Hey, kid. Earth off the port bow. You should come have a look!"
Chapter Fourteen
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A jolt went through Cole.
Earth.
God, how had they reached it so soon?
She sat bolt upright, clutching the covers to her. The wave of joy that washed through her lapsed like a
quick adrenaline rush, though, followed almost instantly with a wave of ... what?
She glanced at Hauk. Without looking at her, he rolled off the bunk and began dressing. Cole stared at
his back for a few moments and finally got up and dressed and left the cabin.
She felt like crying when she saw Earth. It was beautiful. She was so happy to be home!
Grinning from ear to ear, Luna turned to look at her. Her expression faltered. You're crying?"
Cole sniffed. I'm just so happy, she sobbed. I'd begun to think I would never see it again."
Luna climbed out of her seat and put her arms around her and Cole cried harder. Finally, however, she
managed to get herself under control. When she looked around, she discovered that Hauk hadn't
followed her ... either that or one look at her tears had been enough to drive him back into hiding.
"We'll be entering the atmosphere in about five minutes, Kerel reminded them. You'll need to strap
yourselves in."
Nodding, Cole moved to a seat and strapped her belt on. After a few moments, Hauk appeared from
the companionway and, without a word, strapped his belt on, as well.
The sudden bucking and jolting of the ship heralded their piercing of the earth's atmosphere. Cole closed
her eyes and gripped the arm rests tightly. She would never get used to this. Space flight wasn't really all
that bad, but take offs and landings were the pits.
To her surprise, she felt a warm hand cover hers. Opening her eyes a crack, she saw that Hauk had
settled his hand comfortingly over hers. A sense of peace settled over her, easing her fear.
It was dark when they landed, naturally enough. Kerel hadn't dared enter American airspace until he had
a chance to sneak in and sneak out again without having missiles launched at them, but then he threw
caution to the wind and landed the thing in their backyard.
When they emerged from the hatch, the first thing Cole noticed was the neighborhood dogs barking their
heads off. The second thing she noticed was the homey smell of smog. God! She was crazy to have
missed something like that! It was amazing the stupid things that one missed about home.
Hauk and Kerel escorted them halfway down the gangplank, but neither of them stepped off it. Cole,
acutely aware of Hauk despite her joy at being home, stopped when he did. She turned to look at him,
feeling a sudden desire to burst into tears again.
What was wrong with her?
Must be some sort of hormonal imbalance! And, now that she thought about it, she should be just about
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due for her menstrual cycle.
That had to be it.
Who was she kidding? Now that it came right down to it, she knew she didn't want to leave Hauk.
Hauk cleared his throat awkwardly. Guess this is it."
Cole nodded. Guess so. She licked her lips, trying to think of something to say. You guys could come
in for coffee ... or something."
Hauk glanced at Kerel. We should be going. I didn't want to set you down in the woods, but it's a risk
bringing you here. The sooner we take off, the less chance we'll have of getting shot down on our way
out."
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