Free Delivered to the Aliens: Cosmic Connections by Nancey Cummings, Starr Huntress Page B

the windows open. The shields only allowed air through. No insects or little monsters could get through.
    Still, it sounded like something was climbing up the side of the stone house.
    Sophia inched toward the window. The men made sure one of them stayed close by during their nightly patrols. If a little monster was indeed climbing up the side of the house, they’d be back soon enough.
    She stood to the side and peered out.
    Nothing. Not a creature, a branch from a tree, or a stalk of a plant touched the wise of the house. She imagined the noise.
    Sighing with relief, Sophia collapsed back into bed.
     
     

Chapter Nine
     
     
    Sophia
     
    The next day, Sophia continued to wage her war against the bachelor-levels of grime in the house. She enlisted Alton to help her change the heavy curtains in the living room. Natural light illuminated the grubby walls in desperate need of a new coat of paint. She added that to a mental to-do list. She moved all the furniture and scrubbed the bare floors. Furniture fabric she cleaned as best as she could with a bottle of foaming cleanser and scrub brush and let dry in the sun. 
    Zan continued to work on the cooling unit for the house. The melody of a continuous stream of his cursing filled the air like a familiar song, sometimes punctuated with a clang of metal on metal and an angry shout. “Blazin’ obsolete pile of stubborn, worthless machinery. I cannot wait to melt you down for scrap.”
    With the windows open and a breeze moving through, the temperature strayed to the uncomfortable side of tolerable. The sun came out in full force in the afternoon. Sweat trickled down her back and her dark hair plastered against her forehead. Alton and Zan seemed immune to the heat. Alton led her to the saniroom and a cool bath.
    She soaked in the water, letting the heat dissipate from her body. The day had been exhausting but satisfying. No one mentioned the evening before but both males gave her plenty of space.
    Her thoughts drifted toward the easy-going, easy-to-love Alton and the arrogant, closed-off Zan. Sophia’s nipples tightened as she remembered Zan taking off his shirt as he worked, the beads of sweat on his golden-toned skin.  Or the ease with which Alton lifted and moved heavy furniture for her all day, the muscles moving and flexing in his broad shoulders. Both males were gorgeous and clearly desired her. And she desired them, too. It had been a long time since she had a lover. Even before the break up with Derek, they had not been intimate for quite some time.
    Would it be so crazy to take the next step in their relationship? They were married, after all.
    Her body was on board with that idea but sex complicated things. The last thing Sophia needed was another complication. She also needed relief. Fortunately, there was nothing complicated about easing her tension.
    Sophia stroked her clit, swollen and wet, circling the sensitive button. She spread her juices, careful not to disturb the water and splash. The last thing she needed was Alton and Zan bursting in because water leaked through the floorboards. But if they did burst in and found her with her fingers working her clit... Her back arched at the idea of being on display for them, spreading her thighs in the tub and showing them how hot they made her. Mmm.
    A knock on the door startled her. She jumped out of the tub, splashing water everywhere.
    “Chow’s on,” Alton said.
    “I’ll be right there,” she said, moving quickly for a towel. Nearly caught, her heart raced but the overwhelming need for release did not disappear. Her pussy ached as she dried off, swollen and sensitive. Her nipples stung in the air. Her time in the tub only made her arousal worse but she didn’t have the nerve to finish the job she started.
    Dinner with the two males was going to be hell.
     
     
    Alton
     
    Sophia arrived at the table with damp hair and scent of her desire clinging to her fingers. Alton’s nostrils flared as he took a deep