“Wicked,” he said with a glint in his eye. “I’ll just have to think of new ways of driving you wild.”
And he did. For the rest of the day and night they adhered to the no clothes suggestion, reveling in the glory of their naked bodies and the incandescent passion that bound them.
***
UNBEKNOWNST TO THEblissful occupants of the pool house, they had been followed, and their fate was now being discussed.
“Truth, that is an unforeseen twist,” said Kalli.
“For real. What are we going to do now?” replied Dariux.
“Nothing for now. It has to do with our mission. Let’s observe, study. It’s not time to intervene yet.”
“You said that before. When do you think it will be time to intervene, then?”
“When our mission is complete. When it’s time to go back.”
“How are we going to do it? Are we to reveal ourselves or simply snatch the woman and take her with us?”
“I don’t know, Dariux! This entanglement changes everything. Before we could have done that. Transport her and just leave her to wonder what had happened. But if they fell in love, that would be cruel now.”
“Would it? They both will find someone else to attach themselves to. They are both premium specimens and shouldn’t have any problems finding another mate.”
“It doesn’t work that way. Have you learned nothing from all the studies we have done?”
“I have read about love. But I don’t understand the emotion. I think the literature exaggerates.”
“I don’t think so. You have seen their brain scans readings. Testosterone and estrogen are super high. So are serotonin and dopamine. All those speak of a great attraction, but the one that’s really interesting is oxytocin. Dariux, that’s the elusive love hormone. We have never gotten a high reading. We thought that might be the key. In them, its levels are off the chart. Like nothing we have seen before. I think we found the real deal.”
“Then that’s a complication indeed. Because they don’t belong together. They should’ve never met. It was an accident.”
“Sometimes the best science happens by accident.”
“Kalli, you are becoming a romantic.” It was not a compliment. “Are you too under the influence of the hormones you are studying?”
“Not at all, Dariux.” She replied coolly. “I’m merely excited about my research. This could be a breakthrough.”
“If you say so. What do we do, then?”
“For now, keep observing and gathering information. We still have some time. We’ll see later.”
Dariux nodded without enthusiasm. He knew Kalli had good intentions, but this mission was not going as planned, and he suspected it would be up to him to make the hard decisions.
