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Story: Royal Alien Mate
“Starving, actually. It’s been a whole two hours since I’ve eaten anything.”
He opened the door and waited for Carmen and Lilly to run ahead of them into the cabin, then he guided Esmay into the dining room, where the delicious aroma of vegetable stew made her mouth water. Her stomach growled, and just before she sat down, she swiped a peanut butter cookie off the dessert tray that was resting on a hutch. Though she attempted to be as discreet as possible, Krakk and Naxx soon began makingtskingnoises at her.
“Mommy!” Naxx said, using the most indignant tone she’d ever heard him use. “You always tell us it’s naughty to eat cookies before dinner!”
Esmay stuffed the cookie into her mouth. “Yes, darling,” she said, chewing, “but it’s okay ifIhave my dessert first.” She patted her stomach again. “I have a medical condition.”
Krakk sat taller in his seat as he eyed the tray of cookies. “Can I have a medical condition too?”
Everyone erupted into laughter. As she clutched her belly, still laughing, Esmay gazed around the table, her spirits soaring. She was surrounded by those she loved most, including the big blue Martian at her side.
They visited her family on Earth frequently, and sometimes Vaath sent a spacecraft to pick her parents and sisters up so they could visit Mars and stay in the palace, which her sisters absolutely enjoyed.
Earth was also a cleaner and safer place than when she’d left to become Vaath’s mail order bride. The Martians had recently begun using their terraforming technology to help her home planet heal, and humans were starting to move back into previously uninhabitable areas.
Now that the governors of each zone were appointed by Vaath, rather than his corrupt father, most places on Earth had become more peaceful as well. All debtors’ prisons had been abolished, and both taxes and rent had been vastly lowered.
Human females still signed up to become brides to the Martians; however, they no longer did so out of desperation. The mail order bride program had recently undergone a complete overhaul, and Martian males now posted their own personal advertisements for human brides on a website Vivian had helped design.
During her four years as Queen of Mars, Esmay had worked hard to bring about change on both Mars and Earth, as well as to improve relations between Martians and humans. While Vaath didn’t always agree with her, he never failed to listen to her and attempt to understand her perspective. Some Martians were already calling him the greatest king their people had ever seen. Esmay was proud of him and delighted in telling him so on a regular basis—if only to witness his cheeks flushing a darker shade of blue.
Vaath grasped her hand under the table and gave it a firm squeeze. “Are you all right, sunshine? You look as though you’re deep in thought.”
“Oh, I’m fine.” She peered around the table, glancing from her parents to her sisters to her sons, before returning her gaze to Vaath. “In fact, everything is perfect.”
THE END
He opened the door and waited for Carmen and Lilly to run ahead of them into the cabin, then he guided Esmay into the dining room, where the delicious aroma of vegetable stew made her mouth water. Her stomach growled, and just before she sat down, she swiped a peanut butter cookie off the dessert tray that was resting on a hutch. Though she attempted to be as discreet as possible, Krakk and Naxx soon began makingtskingnoises at her.
“Mommy!” Naxx said, using the most indignant tone she’d ever heard him use. “You always tell us it’s naughty to eat cookies before dinner!”
Esmay stuffed the cookie into her mouth. “Yes, darling,” she said, chewing, “but it’s okay ifIhave my dessert first.” She patted her stomach again. “I have a medical condition.”
Krakk sat taller in his seat as he eyed the tray of cookies. “Can I have a medical condition too?”
Everyone erupted into laughter. As she clutched her belly, still laughing, Esmay gazed around the table, her spirits soaring. She was surrounded by those she loved most, including the big blue Martian at her side.
They visited her family on Earth frequently, and sometimes Vaath sent a spacecraft to pick her parents and sisters up so they could visit Mars and stay in the palace, which her sisters absolutely enjoyed.
Earth was also a cleaner and safer place than when she’d left to become Vaath’s mail order bride. The Martians had recently begun using their terraforming technology to help her home planet heal, and humans were starting to move back into previously uninhabitable areas.
Now that the governors of each zone were appointed by Vaath, rather than his corrupt father, most places on Earth had become more peaceful as well. All debtors’ prisons had been abolished, and both taxes and rent had been vastly lowered.
Human females still signed up to become brides to the Martians; however, they no longer did so out of desperation. The mail order bride program had recently undergone a complete overhaul, and Martian males now posted their own personal advertisements for human brides on a website Vivian had helped design.
During her four years as Queen of Mars, Esmay had worked hard to bring about change on both Mars and Earth, as well as to improve relations between Martians and humans. While Vaath didn’t always agree with her, he never failed to listen to her and attempt to understand her perspective. Some Martians were already calling him the greatest king their people had ever seen. Esmay was proud of him and delighted in telling him so on a regular basis—if only to witness his cheeks flushing a darker shade of blue.
Vaath grasped her hand under the table and gave it a firm squeeze. “Are you all right, sunshine? You look as though you’re deep in thought.”
“Oh, I’m fine.” She peered around the table, glancing from her parents to her sisters to her sons, before returning her gaze to Vaath. “In fact, everything is perfect.”
THE END