Free Brynin 3 by Thadd Evans

“I’ll take it off after the ceremony.”
    I smiled.
     
    We entered Room D.
    Boma looked at us. “Putting your fingertips on this tablet will sign the marriage certificate.”
    We placed them on the device, smiling as we did.
    He put the tablet away, removed two rings from his chest pocket, and handed both to me. He smiled. “Jason, Ieeb. These wedding rings are extraordinary. They’re made of nanites. Fi and Baaax created them especially for you. They’re gifts.”
    I raised both eyebrows, impressed. “Thank you.”
    Ieeb whispered, “Prox,”
    A recorded translation came out of my earplugs. Prox, short for the star Proxima Centauri, means a deep thanks from my heart.
    Boma grinned. “I’ll use an abbreviated Dseo wedding script.”
    Ieeb ran her fingers through her hair, preening. “That’s fine.”
    Boma cleared his throat. “In the mountains of Oraing, near the Nof valley, lonely souls wander without love. They sing of better times, when they were among friends. Despite the pain, they continue because Aaip, the Prophet, says that doing so will help them reach their goals.
    “Although the Doib, Aaip’s devotees, wish that he was less demanding, they know that searching enriches the soul.
    “Ieeb Pree, do you take this man, Jason Six-Sixty-Four, to be your lawfully wedded husband?”
    “I do.”
    “Jason Six-Sixty-four, do you take this woman, Ieeb Pree, to be your lawfully wedded wife?”
    “I do.”
    Boma raised his chin, a friendly gesture. “You may kiss the bride.”
    We pressed our lips together and pulled away.
    She smiled.
    I placed the oversized platinum-colored ring on her finger. It changed into a different color, azure, and shrank until it fit.
    I put on my huge bronze ring. Near the top, a gold flower spread out. Within moments, the entire ring was gold.
    Ieeb announced, an amazed expression on her face, “The lines on my ring keep moving. It’s alive!”
    Boma grinned. “The rings will help you. As time passes, you will understand them better. Think of them as friends.”
    “Boma, how do you know this?” I rubbed my chin, curious.
    “Fi told me a little about them, but he said it should be a secret. Think of it as a nice surprise.”
    “Can’t you tell me anything else?” I glanced at the ring.
    Boma shook his head. “Then it wouldn’t be a surprise.”
    Ieeb and I smiled and walked toward her room.
     
    Ieeb removed her dress and lay on her back. Her belly was somewhat swollen, the pregnancy more obvious.
    A tentacle came out of her vagina. Ieeb pointed at the tentacle and whispered, “This is my Eoos. Now that my body is more comfortable with you, it wants to provide comfort.” The Eoos slowly wrapped around my penis and balls and started massaging them. Soon it pulled my stiff organ inside her. She wrapped her legs around my waist and kissed me, then murmured, “I will love you until the day I die. No matter how far away you are, I’ll think of you.”
    “I love you so much.” Despite her promises, I knew that life was unpredictable. If I died, she would find someone else. Men wouldn’t leave her long alone, she was so beautiful.
     

Chapter Twenty-Three
     
     
    In the morning, I put on my clothes. Ieeb kissed me, climbed out of bed, and put on her work jumpsuit.
    Ieeb sighed. “I wish I could go back to Icir with you. The problem is that I can’t afford to lose my job.”
    “I want to spend another day or two with you, but I have to return to the hangar and inspect ST Seven’s hull. I’ll have to work around the clock to finish doing that.”
    Ieeb frowned. “I understand, though I don’t like it. I wish we could stay in bed all day and fool around.”
    The door opened. Boma entered. “Jason, are you ready to go?”
    I nodded and left the room, already feeling lonely.
    We went outside. Several Urus walked into the barrier. Arcs of electricity jumped out of a pole, hit them, and they collapsed.
    I paused for a moment. “Those dead Urus smell like burnt