Chapter 1
Gemini Taylor awoke to the pitter-patter of rain on the window. She slowly opened her eyes in the darkness and sleepily revelled in the peaceful, Earthly sound. She remembered a time when the sound had been real, back when she actually lived on a planet with an atmosphere. Now, the sounds and the weather were just digitally rendered patterns, designed in the hopes of making the ship feel more “homely” for the human passengers.
Groggily, Gemini emerged from her sleep pod and neatly braided her long auburn hair. She shimmied out of her sleep clothes, washed herself quickly with a wet towelette, and chewed a toothpaste capsule. Ever since they had picked up the extra cargo on the exoplanet AL-953 the other day, the crew had been forced to excise some of its water supplies and equalize the ship’s mass. To Gemini’s dismay, that meant that water usage was going to be limited. She desperately yearned for a long hot shower.
The water ban also meant that coffee would not be served in the galley. Nevertheless, the ship’s captain had requested that she get a super early start on her work today. Gemini yawned as she pulled on her uniform. Because the crew was currently in orbit of Planet AL-953, safety measures dictated that she wear her full suit; a full-coverage, green exoskin with deployable helmet (in case of an artificial atmosphere leak). Although the exoskin was full-coverage, Gemini always felt extremely exposed in it. The suit hugged her every curve and even accentuated her anti-gravity trained body. She blushed as the suit vacuumed itself closed.
Gemini had never really dreamt of joining the United Earth Force, or UEF. She had completed a degree in Exobiology in Washington, and had always assumed she would study materials that came to Earth from space, and not the other way around. However, when the UEF had approached her regarding a new opportunity arising at Planet AL-953, she couldn’t turn it down. As a young scientist, any study she published on new extraterrestrial life forms could be career-changing. She could finally leave the urban slums that most of the world’s population were forced to live in nowadays. Not only was the selection process exceedingly stringent, she had also needed to pass the required rigorous physical and psychological training just to be on this ship. Gemini felt lucky that she had finally made it to AL-953. After years of university and extreme student debt, a trip to space was exactly what Gemini needed.
After 258 days in space, the ship had finally reached the exoplanet. Gemini had been part of the landing team that had taken a small shuttle down to collect samples. AL-953 was an extraordinary planet in that its biosphere was almost a carbon-copy of Earth. Gemini had smiled at the phrase carbon-copy, since all of the lifeforms they had found were actually carbon-based. Nevertheless, they had only found several plant and fungal-based samples. Nothing overtly sentient.
This wasn’t unusual; Humans knew that sentient life existed outside of Earth. They had been in contact with silicon and nitrogen-based civilizations for years now. However, humans were still the only form of carbon-based sentient life known to the UEF. This was a driving factor in further space exploration; To know whether or not humans were unique in the universe in this way. That’s why AL-953 was so special — it really had the potential for carbon-based higher life forms. Although her team hadn’t found anything yet, she was hopeful that the samples they had collected could provide clues as to whether or not this planet could support higher life forms.
Gemini finished getting dressed and collected her belongings. She exited her cabin and made her way down the silver tubelike hallway towards the lab. The hallways were quiet; nobody was awake yet. There was no use in even attempting to get anything good to eat or drink in the galley; they would only be serving protein cubes from the dispenser at this early hour.
As she turned a corner, she heard footsteps coming behind her.
“Hello, Gem,” said a male voice.
Gemini didn’t need to turn around to know who was greeting her. “Aiden,” she curtly replied.
“Heading to the lab so early?” He asked. Gemini still didn’t turn around.
“Why, were you hoping you’d be the only one?” she retorted.
“Of course. The sooner I find anything of note, the sooner I’ll be able to run an in-depth study.”
At this, Gemini reeled around, and came face-to-face with Aiden Tanaka. He stood about six inches taller than her and his dark hair fell just above his dark, glinting eyes. His red exoskin skimmed over his lean body, highlighting some of his seriously impressive male attributes. It infuriated Gemini that Aiden was so objectively attractive. In fact, everything about Aiden infuriated Gemini. He was arrogant, condescending, and pig-headed. Sure, he was a brilliant biophysicist, but he was also a jerk. Gemini had heard rumors that his family had become wealthy mining asteroids, so he had probably never have had to work hard in life for anything. And, to top it off, he was trying to needle his way into getting all the best samples and scientific studies from AL-953. To Gemini, that meant that he was a threat.
“I’m not surprised you felt the need to come in early. You probably need all the head-starts you can muster, given who you’re competing against” Gemini hissed through a fake smile.
Aiden shrugged. “Say what you will, but you’re here just as early as I am.” With that, Aiden strode off confidently ahead of Gemini.
Gemini felt a ripple of hot anger wash over her body. “I’ll have you know,” she said authoritatively, catching up to Aiden, “that the Captain herself asked me to come into work early.”
Aiden stopped walking for a moment and looked at Gemini with a bemused expression. “How strange. She also requested the same of me.”
The pair reached the lab door at roughly the same time, and both briefly stared at each other and then at the door’s handle. Gemini grabbed the handle first and briskly pushed her way into the room, with Aiden hot on her heels. Gemini was startled that the lab lights were already turned on. Even more startling was the fact that the Captain and three Security personnel were also already in the room. Four sets of eyes looked up to meet the disheveled Gemini and Aiden.
“Doctor Taylor, Doctor Tanaka,” the Captain said, with a hint of professional disappointment. Gemini squirmed inwardly. “Thank you for coming in so early. As you can see,” she continued, flourishing her hands towards the three Security personnel, “we have encountered a bit of a situation.”
“What appears to be the problem?” Asked Aiden in a cool, collected tone. Gemini frowned at his innate ability to take control in precarious situations.
“First and foremost,” the Captain began, “I want to remind you that all of those non-disclosure forms you signed with us cover any and all sensitive information uncovered in the exploration of Al-953. Until we know what we are dealing with, you must not speak or write a word of any of this to anyone else.” It wasn’t until the Captain spoke these words that Gemini noticed how unkempt and tired the Captain looked. Her usual short and coiffed silver bob lay limply around her face, and large dark circles rimmed her eyes. Whatever was going on was serious. Gemini began to feel anxiety bubbling around in her stomach. Had something gone wrong on the ship? In the lab? At the collection site? Had she breached a security or biological protocol?
“Of course. I understand,” said Gemini softly. Aiden gave a curt nod of understanding.
The Captain cleared her throat. “At approximately 01:00, the security sensors at the collection site on Planet AL-953 alerted us of an infrared anomaly. Upon viewing the feed, it appeared to us that a humanoid form accessed the site. We assumed that this was one of the crewmembers we had left planetside, but upon further inspection, it was clear that all crewmembers were still at their posts, 3 kilometers outside of the collection site.” She looked pointedly at Gemini and Aiden. “Do you understand what I am telling you?”
Gemini could feel the tension in the room. Everyone was staring intently at Gemini and Aiden. “Are you saying,” Gemini began, the words almost catching in her throat, “That a potential extraterrestrial lifeform entered the collection site three hours ago?”
The Captain nodded. “We in this room are of the belief that a crewmember has fled the ship. Of course, there is a small possibility that this humanoid is, in fact, not human. Hence why I have called upon you two to meet us here.”
Gemini could feel Aiden’s body tighten next to her. “You want us to check on the anomaly,” he stated matter-of-factly.
“You two have the best physical attribute scores of any of the scientists aboard this ship, and are thus the most well-equipped to study any biological evidence or samples found in the terrain.” The Captain concluded. “We will of course be sending you with Security personnel to apprehend the errant crewmember.”
“And what if it’s not a crewmember?” Gemini asked darkly.
The Captain met Gemini’s gaze. “Then I suggest you run.”
Chapter 2
Aiden and Gemini collected their field kits from the lab and headed to the transport shuttle. From Aiden’s view, this was turning out to be an interesting morning. He had been pleasantly surprised when the Captain had specifically requested his early arrival at the lab, but seeing Gem there as well was an added bonus. He had liked her ever since the beginning of the exploratory voyage, or at the very least he had liked looking at her. She was extremely attractive: she had soft, tea-colored hair that fell to the curves of her bosom. She had bright green eyes that always glinted with cleverness. He could tell that underneath her emerald exoskin, she had extremely toned glutes. The thing about her that he liked best, however, was that she was wickedly smart. From what he could see from her work in the lab, she was definitely a talented scientist.
The thing was, Gemini seemed to genuinely dislike him. This was a new sensation for Aiden. Since he had always maintained a boyish charm, he made and kept friends easily. He was popular at school, in clubs, and he had been popular thus far on the ship. Albeit, even Aiden could admit that he had an atrocious dating record. Women may have liked him at first, but he had never found anything sincere or concrete. Instead of dates, he had dalliances. But, Aiden wasn’t really bothered by his love life. He justified his lack of emotional investment as a symptom of his ambition. After his twin brother had died in an asteroid mining accident, he was determined to put all of his thoughts and efforts into his work. He wanted to find new ways to help people, and he thought that he could do that with space exploration.
He respected Gemini. He could see that she had the same drive and passion as he did. The problem was, he had never quite figured out how to talk to her. They were colleagues, but also crewmembers. Peers but competitors. Thus far he had opted towards professional curtness, but every once in a while he would subconsciously push her buttons her attention. He didn’t understand why her approval of him was something he needed, but he yearned for it all the same.
Gemini reached the shuttle door first. She hesitated before she opening it. “It’s a bit strange,” she muttered quietly to Aiden, warily eyeing the two Security personnel behind them.
“What’s strange?” Aiden asked, meeting her fleeting green gaze.
“Why she’s sending us,” continued Gemini. “Surely if it’s a rogue crewmember, they wouldn’t need scientists.”
Aiden leaned in more closely towards Gemini, careful not to get too close and cross any professional boundaries. Even so, up close he could see her where her skin glistened with sweat under her suit’s collar. He could smell her. Ever since the water ban, everyone had been smelling a bit more human. Gemini smelled sweet and almost flowery. “Yes, it’s strange,” he agreed. “But we would come in handy if it’s not a crewmember.”
Gemini pursed her lips. “Even so,” she whispered, “Do you really think we can handle pursuing an actual extraterrestrial on an alien planet?”
Aiden looked at her and answered earnestly, “Yes. We can.”
Aiden watched at a slow blush crept over Gemini’s cheeks. She was so beautiful. Before he could say anything else, she cleared her throat. “Well then!” she exclaimed with a hint of exasperation. “Let’s get a move on! The sooner we find the crewmember, the sooner we can get back to our individual work.” Gemini pushed a button on her exoskin, causing her helmet to unfold from the back of her neck to over her glowing face. She grabbed her field kit, opened the hatch, and headed to a shuttle seat. Aiden lumbered in after her, at little disheartedly, and picked the seat across from her. He deployed his helmet, and Gemini could see her reflection in his visor. She wondered if he was looking back at her, but mentally kicked herself as the thought crossed her mind. The Security personnel filtered in next. One headed to the control room to pilot the shuttle, and the other headed to sit next to Aiden. Everyone strapped themselves in.
“Heading to the collection site now,” said the pilot’s voice over the intercom.
The shuttle departed from the main spaceship and descended into Planet AL-953’s atmosphere. The passengers watched as AL-953’s star was just beginning to peek over the horizon. Even the orbital pattern of this exoplanet was like Earth’s. The terrain wasn’t too different either. It was a rocky planet with a nitrogen and oxygen rich atmosphere, so the plants samples looked like they could have come from Earth. Gemini marvelled at the exoplanet’s seemingly untouched beauty. Earth may have looked like this once upon a time, but definitely not anymore. Not since the rise of civilization and the global warming catastrophe. The shuttle ride down seemed to be going smoothly… until it wasn’t. As the clouds cleared and the ground came into view, the crew members felt an enormous impact and were thrown roughly against their restraints. Warning lights began flickering and alarms started blaring. Black smoke was starting to spew in from under the door to the control room.
“What the hell is going on?” yelled Gemini over the chaos, her ribcage searing with pain
where it had been bruised by her restraints.
“I’m not sure. Are you okay?” Aiden yelled back. He too had been bruised by the restraints. He turned painfully to his left to check on the guard next to him, but noticed the Security personnel was unconscious. He must have hit his head during the impact.
“I’m okay!” Gemini called out as the shuttle shook violently again. Suddenly, her stomach lurched to her throat as the shuttle began to rapidly lose altitude.
“We have to jump!” cried Aiden. He hastily ran his fingers underneath his seat to find a reserve parachute. Did he remember the basic training he had received from the UEF? He of course knew how to jump in theory, knew all of the aerodynamic forces, but actually doing it…
“Are you crazy?” yelled Gemini. “Do you even know what you’re doing?”
“Not really, no! But if we don’t do anything, we’re going to die anyway! Come on, Gem!” Aiden replied. He had freed the reserve parachute from under his seat and had unbuckled his restraints.
Gemini could feel herself begin to panic, and she forced herself to remember her psychological training. She could do this. She had to do this. Aiden was right — The shuttle was heading straight towards a crash landing. She pulled on the buckle on her restraint belt. They were locked in place.
“Shit! I’m stuck!” she cried, desperately trying to free herself from the buckle. “They must have jammed when the shuttle got hit!”
Aiden threw the reserve parachute under one arm and dug in the pocket of his exoskin. He pulled old an old Swiss army knife and tossed it to Gemini. “Catch!”
“You carry around a knife?” she asked, as she flipped it open and began sawing through the restraint’s thick fabric.
“Will you just hurry up?” He responded. He watched as the ground was hurtling towards them. They needed to jump soon.
Just as Gemini cut the last strip, the release of tension caused the knife to jump backwards in her hands and cut her in the abdomen. “Shit,” she expelled quietly, realizing she had probably torn her exoskin.
Aiden held out his hand and pulled her up from the seat. “You’re going to have to hold onto me. Tightly.”
Too panicked to argue logistics, Gemini linked their exoskins at the hips, slung her field kit over her shoulder, and threw her arms around Aiden’s waist. They thrust open the shuttle door and looked at each other. “You ready?” he asked over the sounds of alarms and the whooshing of the wind. She nodded hastily and they jumped.
Chapter 3
As they plummeted down towards the ground, Aiden deployed the parachute. Since AL-953’s atmosphere and gravitational acceleration was so similar to that of Earth’s, the drag force hit quickly and the pair jerked upwards. Gemini clung more tightly onto Aiden, and he could feel her trembling. They both watched as the ground seemingly came forward to meet them. They were drifting towards what on Earth would look like forest clearing.
Once their feet hit rock and the parachute deflated around them, Gemini unlinked their exoskins and sat down with her head between her knees. She pressed a button on her sleeve, and her helmet receded. Gemini took several greedy gulps of fresh air, happy that this planet had so much oxygen.
“Holy fuck, what just happened?” She murmured from between her legs.
Aiden sat down next to her, retracted his helmet, and slumped with exhaustion. “I have no idea. I think something hit the shuttle.”
Gemini lifted her head and peered at the man beside her. He was covered in bits of debris. For some reason, Gemini felt an urge to reach up and brush the dust away from his shoulders. It’s probably because of the trauma of everything that has just happened, she reasoned with herself. Nevertheless, she began to lift her hand up to him. As she did so, she felt a sharp pain in her abdomen and winced. Gemini moved her hand to her over the wound she had accidentally given herself on the ship. The area was sticky and warm.
Aiden followed her gaze to her abdomen and saw that her hand was coated with fresh blood. “Gem! You’re bleeding!”
“Great observation, genius,” she said sarcastically, grimacing through a weak chuckle.
Aiden looked at her with concern. “Let me see it,” he demanded.
Gemini shook her head and started to stand up shakily. “I think we have bigger things to be worrying about right now than a small scratch.”
Aiden grabbed her free hand to stop her from walking off. “That looks a bit more serious than just a scratch. Will you please just let me look at it? I want to make sure you’re not going to die before we go setting off on an alien planet.”
“No. I want to figure out where we are and how to get back to the ship.” Gemini stated stubbornly, pulling her hand free from his grasp.
“Jesus Christ, Gem, just sit down and let me at least clean the wound!” yelled Aiden exasperatedly.
His disquieted tone took Gemini aback, and she silently sat back down next to him. “Why do you even care so much?” she muttered.
“Because,” Aiden began, rummaging through the field kit for first aid supplies, “I don’t want anyone else I care about to get hurt so far away from home!”
Gemini looked at him in surprise. “What do you mean?” she asked, softly.
He shook his head, causing his black hair to cascade over his face. Gemini could still see his solemn expression. “Nevermind that now. You’re going to have to take off your exoskin for me to see the wound.”
Gemini blushed deeply and instinctively wrapped her arms around her body defensively. “Absolutely not!”
Aiden stared at her and a flicker of amusement played along his lips. “Oh? You worried what I’ll think?”
Gemini’s face was now beet red. “We’re on an alien planet! If you think I’ll take off my exoskin, you’re absolutely nuts.”
Aiden smirked. “You know as well as I do that the human body can thrive in this planet’s atmosphere and gravity. We’re not even wearing out helmets. Plus,” he continued, “that gash has already compromised your suit. You need to take it off so we can mend it and you.”
He was right. At this point, Gemini’s exoskin would no longer be able to protect her from any environmental dangers. She would need to apply a new skingraph to the suit, and allowing the new exoskin to grow into the rip would take time.
“Fine,” grumbled Gemini. “But look away.”
Aiden threw up his hands in an accepting motion and turned away from Gemini. Once she could no longer see his eyes, she began undoing her suit. The vacuum seal had already been compromised, so she simply began ripping at the velcro seam that covered the thin zipper in the middle front of the suit. She started tugging at the zipper, but it jammed in place. She tugged at it, flustered, but the exertion was making her dizzy.
“Would you like some help?” Aiden called to her without looking up.
“No, I’ll figure it out. The damn zipper is stuck, is all” she said, defensively.
“Yeah, these exoskins get all jammy if the vacuum seal isn’t properly depressurized. They don’t give us scientists the expensive combat suits. We’re not really expected to rip our skins. Can you please just let me help you?”
Gemini tugged at her zipper again, with no success. “Alright, fine, okay,” she sighed defeatedly.
Aiden turned around to face Gemini. Her cheeks were pink with exertion and embarrassment, wisps of auburn hair fell messily from braid and framed her face, and her green exoskin was halfway unzipped between her breasts. Aiden has never seen her look so wild and vulnerable. He sucked in his breath. Now was not the time. He had to think straight.
Looking at his feet, he walked over to Gemini. “I’m going to grab the zipper now, okay?”
“Okay,” she said quietly.
He reached up between her breasts and took hold of the zipper toggle. He pulled it towards him slightly, trying to lodge it downwards. He could feel it hitch. He pulled harder, and finally the zipper gave way. Aiden slowly slid the zipper down past her ribcage to where it ended just under her bellybutton, exposing Gemini’s smooth alabaster skin. “All done,” he breathed.
When Gemini didn’t respond. Aiden looked up at her and saw that she was staring at him with a quiet perplexity. “That’s it?” she questioned.
“Well, you still need to take off the rest of the exoskin. I just assumed you’d want to do that on your own,” he responded, still trying to avoid looking at her.
She nodded, and began awkwardly slipping her hands under the green fabric on her shoulders, freeing herself of the sleeves. As the top part of the suit began to fall away at her waist, she grimaced. “The suit is sticking to the wound, I think,” she murmured.
Aiden cleared his throat. “Let me grab you a swab.”
Gemini wrapped her arms shyly around her naked upper body, as Aiden produced an alcohol wipe from the field kit. He thrust it at her, keeping his eyes cast downwards.
“Thank you,” Gemini said. She painfully peeled back her suit, and sucked in her breath between gritted teeth. The alcohol stung badly. “It’s not too deep. I think it will hold out until we get back on the ship. Is there a bandage in the kit?”
Aiden found a bandage in the bag and held it out in her direction.
“Can you do it for me?” she asked. “It’s kind of a difficult angle for me.”
Aiden gave her a wry grin. “Oh, now you want my help?”
Despite herself, she smiled. “Well, you have proven yourself at least halfway useful over the past hour! And, I don’t dislike you so much when you’re actually acting decently.” The last sentence slipped out without her thinking. She blushed, and glanced at Aiden. He was looking at her now, his dark eyes glinting playfully. He had an angular, clean-shaved face. One of his dark eyebrows lifted questioningly.
“Oh, you think I’m nice now, too?” he asked in almost a whisper. He had gotten up and stood close to her. His face was only inches away from hers.
Gemini’s thighs shuddered softly. Here was this unfairly attractive man, who had literally just pulled her to safety from a crashing space shuttle, and who had offered to heal her wound, and who, in the midst of all of this, was flirting with her? The same attractive man who usually infuriated her and constantly challenged her? Why did she feel the overwhelming need for him to touch her right then and there? To hold and comfort her? She was stranded on an exoplanet for god’s sake, with potentially hostile alien lifeforms running amuck, and an unusable exoskin for protection. Adrenaline and conflicting emotions were coursing through her. It was too much. She felt exposed, and utterly too human.
“I’m sorry I said anything, okay? Can you please just help me bandage this?” Her voice was quiet and pleading.
Sensing her change in attitude, Aiden dropped the playful act instantly. What was he doing right now? Gemini didn’t even like him — she just admitted that herself. The two of them needed to pack up and find a way back to the ship. “Of course,” he replied plainly.
Aiden opened the bandage and placed it gingerly over Gemini’s wound. Her skin tensed at his touch. “You’re right, it’s mostly just a surface wound. I think the exoskin took most of the damage. Should be fine with the bandage, at least until we can get you properly examined on the ship.”
“Aiden,” Gemini stated gently. She placed one hand over his, applying more pressure on the bandaged wound. “Thank you.”
“You’re welcome, Gem.” He went to move his hand, but she held onto it tighter.
“Aiden,” she said again with a bit more urgency. He looked at her. Their bodies were close now, almost touching, and her fingers were gripping tightly onto his. His eyes met her gaze and she softly bit her lip. “I don’t know what we’re going to do.”
And with that, she closed the distance between them and kissed him.
Chapter 4
None of this made sense. This whole situation was chaotic and frightening. But Aiden… Aiden symbolized comfort and familiarity and… Gemini had needed him. She had needed to taste him and everything he represented in that moment.
So she had leaned forward and pressed her lips against his. She had never been so bold before with a man, but these were strange times afterall, and this was a strange place.
Aiden pulled back with surprise. “What are you doing, Gem?’ His voice came out in a husky whisper, like he hadn’t talked in days.
She flushed deeply. “I’m so sorry, I don’t know what came over me.” She looked absolutely mortified at his rejection, and hugged her arms tightly around her half-naked body.
Aiden ran his fingers through his hair. “Gem…” he began tenderly.
“No, it’s okay! It was silly, probably just shock and adrenaline and…” she trailed off.
“Gem,” Aiden said again, still quietly. “Do you know how long I have wanted to kiss you?”
She stopped her muttering and looked up. “Pardon?”
“Do you know how long I have wanted to kiss you, Gem?” Aiden said again, more clearly and firmly this time.
Gemini’s green eyes opened wide with surprise. “Aiden, what are you talking about?”
“I want to kiss you, dammit! I’ve wanted to ever since I met you! I think you’re the most beautiful, smart, sexy, talented, challenging woman in this whole damn universe, and just the thought of you makes me lose myself! I would do more than just kiss you if you’d let me, but please at least let me patch your exoskin first!” Aiden bellowed. He was blushing too now, with redness blending into the olive skin of his cheeks. He couldn’t meet her gaze.
Gemini was dumbfounded. She had no idea that this was how Aiden had thought of her. “If you wanted me out of the suit, you only had to ask nicely,” she whispered.
Aiden turned away and held out his hands, still feeling embarrassed and vulnerable. “May I please have the exoskin?”
He felt her grabbing his hands again, and placed them on her hips. She used her hands to slide his fingers underneath the fabric of her suit, and pushed them downwards. Aiden could feel her smooth skin as his hands glided down her legs, pulling the suit down with it. She put her hands on his shoulders as she stepped out of the suit with one foot, shifted her weight, and stepped out of it with the other. She was now completely bare, with the exception of the bandage on her abdomen.
“I want you to stand up and look at me,” she murmured.
Aiden obliged. His facade of arrogance was replaced with wanton desire. “Oh fuck,” was all he could manage to say.
Gemini stood before him, almost glowing in the early morning light. Her green eyes sparkled like dewy grass, and her pink cheeks were adorned with faint freckles. Her messy auburn braid hung to one side of her full, teardrop breasts, and her light pink nipples were puckered. Aiden could make out the soft ab muscles on her well-defined stomach. The mound between her athletically-shaped legs was perfectly smooth, as waxing was a necessity of wearing the exoskins. His groin began to swell and ache urgently.
Aiden picked up the discarded exoskin and numbly rummaged in the field kit for a skingraph. The exoskins were designed to act like human skin, so they could heal themselves on a cellular level with the right equipment. A skingraph was like a scab for the exosuit. Aiden gently opened the skingraph, and smoothed it over the rip in the suit. “All done, just needs time to reattach,” he muttered.
Gemini was watching him. “Wow, you figured that out pretty quickly. Most people would be confused by synthetic biology. It’s almost like you’re a real scientist.”
“Almost like one,” he concurred. He stood up to face Gemini, and strode towards her. “But,” he said, closing the space between them so they stood only inches apart, “there is still one mystery I don’t have a single theory to explain away.”
“And what’s that?” she asked breathlessly.
“Why it is you want me to kiss you,” he lowered his lips towards her but didn’t touch them yet.
“I just do. Do you need the supporting data right away?” she asked. He could just feel the movement of her lips.
“Yes,” he replied, resting his forehead against hers. Their noses and the sides of their cheeks were touching.
Gemini ran a gentle hand through his dark hair. “You infuriate me. I hate the way you think you’re better than everyone else, and I hate that you always think you’re right.”
Aiden chuckled quietly. “That doesn’t sound like corroborating evidence. That sounds like you want to disprove my theory.”
Gemini smiled. “I know. It doesn’t make any rational sense. Deal with it.”
She kissed him again and this time he didn’t pull back. Instead, he deepened the kiss and pulled her body tightly against his. Gemini could feel his body tensing and the hard desire.
Aiden pulled on her lips with his and nipped gently on her lower lip. She slid her tongue over his, tasting him. She could feel herself tingling, and a hot slickness forming between her thighs. All of the complex anxiety and uncertainty from the chaotic early morning flooded out of her, replaced with simple, hedonistic hunger. She relished in it.
Gemini broke free of the kiss and moved her lips to Aiden’s right ear. She slowly slid her tongue down the outside of his ear until she reached his earlobe where she bit and sucked gently. Aiden shuddered and let escape a small moan.
He moved his hands to her full bosom, and ran his fingers teasingly across her smooth skin. When he reached a pert nipple, he squeezed it. She gasped, the sound muffled by the earlobe between her lips. He began licking and kissing her breasts, swirling his tongue over the sensitive pink centers.
Gemini’s hips unconsciously bucked against Aiden’s, and she dragged her lips, just barely brushing his skin, from his ear, down his jawline, over his Adam’s apple, and to the left. She kissed his neck deeply. Teasingly, she ran her fingers down the length of Aiden’s exoskin, stopping just barely above his now-jutting manhood. Then, she moved her hand back up, raking her fingertips against him. She played at the velcro covering his zipper toggle.
“Hold on,” he said, and in an extreme sense of urgency, pressed the button on his exoskin to undo the vacuum seal. He captured Gemini’s lips again with his own and kissed her deeply as he undid the velcro covering. Still kissing him, Gemini knocked his hands out of the way and found the zipper toggle with her fingers. She moved her lips from his mouth, and kissed down his chest as she slowly unzipped his exosuit. His skin was so smooth and she licked the outlines of every exposed well-defined abdominal muscle. He grunted. “Fuck, Gem.”
She giggled as she circled the outside of his bellybutton with her tongue. Her fingers slipped under the leg portion of the exoskin and she slid it down. She had to pull a little extra to get the skin down and over his extended shaft. Of course Aiden Tanaka would have an amazing cock on top of everything else. She smiled to herself as she thought this, and almost rolled her eyes. As the suit puddled around his ankles, she stopped looked up at him.
“How are you feeling? Is your cut okay?” he asked with genuine concern, running his fingers along the side of her face and pushing the loose tendrils of hair behind her ears.
Instead of answering, she knelt, wrapped her hands around his thighs, and kissed the tip of his cock. He took a sharp intake of air. “I’ll take that as a yes,” he mused shakily.
She planted gentle kisses down his shaft, to his balls, up along the other side of his member, and finally back on his tip. Then she flicked her tongue on the point underneath where the head of his cock met the shaft. He groaned in response. She grinned wickedly. She now licked his package in the same order she had kissed it, teasing him, making him yearn to be fully inside her mouth. She could feel every muscle in his body tense, and his cock involuntarily jerked in her direction. “How are you feeling, Aiden?” she purred, lips hovering over his tip.
“Like I need you,” he gasped breathlessly.
“I may need more supporting evidence towards that theory,” she mewed mercilessly.
A pearl of precum escaped from his cock, and she bent forward to lick it off. “That will have to do,” she said, running her tongue over her bottom lip. Then, she swiftly took Aiden’s cock in her mouth. His whole body shuddered, and his knees felt weak.
Gemini sucked on the salty tip and drew little circles over it with her tongue. She wrapped both hands around his shaft and moved them up and down in rhythm with her lips. Gemini could feel Aiden’s fingers digging into her hair. Ever so gently, Gemini ran the tips of her her teeth across his tip, followed by another flourish of her tongue. Then, one swift motion, she removed her hands, and moved her lips all the way down his cock, fitting his member down the back of her mouth and his throat. Just as quickly as she had deep-throated him once, she did it again. Finally Aiden pulled her head back and off his cock.
“You have to stop,” he said gruffly. “I need more of you before I’m finished.”
Aiden knelt down beside Gemini and gently pushed her back, so she was laying on the soft ground. He positioned himself between her legs, grabbed her legs just above the knees, and pulled her towards him. He licked the fingers on his right hand and ran them gently up from her knees and her inner thighs until they reached her center.
“Can I touch you?” he asked, staring into her eyes intently. She nodded, aching to feel him.
Aiden tenderly moved a finger down between her soft, slick folds until he reached her pussy. She was so wet. As his finger entered her, she arched into hand and moaned. Aiden slid his finger in and out of her in a quick rocking motion. He watched as she bit her lip and threw her head back. Her hands grabbed her breasts, steadying them as she writhed against his hand. He slipped in another finger and she moaned again. She felt hot and tightened around his fingers. Aiden couldn’t hold back any longer. He needed to be in her now.
“Can I have you?” he asked huskily. She sat up, and pulling his fingers out of her, licked off her own wetness. Then, she kissed him again. Aiden could taste the saltiness and sweetness from the two of them. Gemini lowered herself over his lap, and brought herself down on him.
She was so wet that his cock slid right into her tight, sweet center. They both moaned simultaneously. Aiden grabbed Gemini’s hips, and, careful to avoid her wound, lifted her body up and down. She could feel every inch of him as she took him inside her.
In a fluid motion, Aiden pushed Gemini on her back and lifted her left leg over his shoulder. He plowed into her deeply and hard, and she gasped loudly. He did it again and she dug her nails into his shoulder blades. Aiden watched as his cock, glistening with her slickness, slid in and out of her light pink pussy, and her breasts bounced with the movements of his thrusts. He felt her body tighten.
“Aiden, I’m going to cum,” she mewed between small moans.
“Oh, fuck Gem, me too,” cried Aiden, his voice straining.
Gemini’s whole body shuddered violently, and she felt a tingle rush from her toes up towards her pussy. She moaned loudly and tightened over Aiden’s cock. He let go and released everything inside of him, thrusting deeply and meaningfully into Gemini. Panting, he pulled out of Gemini and rolled over next to her.
“Am I slightly less disagreeable now?” he joked, out of breath.
“I might need more convincing later,” she smirked.
Aiden gave her a genuine smile. “Well, just because I already like you, I’m happy to figure something out. We are both top scientists in our fields, you know, so we can probably come up with a solution.” This time, Gemini smiled at him.
“How’s the exoskin healing?” she asked.
“Let me check,” Aiden replied, slowly getting to his feet. He picked up Gemini’s green exoskin and examined the damaged area. The new skingraph was a shinier, lighter green, but it seemed to have attached completely. “Looks good as new!” he called back to her.
Just then, a loud, metallic thud thundered in the distance.
Source: reddit.com/r/eroticliterature/comments/clcg3j/sexoplanet_al953_ch14_mfscifiblowjob
That was awesome! When is chapter 5 coming? Haha
I can’t wait to read more! You are very talented!