The Amazing Tales of Wildcat Arrows (15 page)

"
Oh, my gawd
!!" Pause. "
Oh, my gawd
!!" Pause. "
Oh. My. GAWD
!"

Kerreth wasted no time.

Indeed he had no time to waste.

"IMPACT IS IN FOURTEEN MINUTES."

"I wish she'd stop with that! This is hard enough," he muttered to himself.

"It is?" came the small voice under him.

He looked down to see Lucky staring wide-eyed at his jutting erection.

He had always heard that he was well endowed but her awestruck reaction made him kind of uneasy. It was almost as if she… Nah. Couldn't be.

He was ready. She seemed more than ready. Flickerin' right; she was dripping all over him and it was heating him up fast. Maybe he was a sex android after all? She was sure makin him act like one.

He was thick and hard and howling for release.

He ran the tip of his erection along the moistened cleft. She was slick with dew. All he had to do was slip inside. The rest would take care of itself.

But she was probably not going to respect him in the morning.

Lucky knew he was close to completing the act with her. She swallowed and braced herself for the impact of his thrust.

He paused for an instant just before he entered her. "I'm sorry we have to do it like this, sweet Red."

Then he thrust.

Lucky screamed.

Stunned, Kerreth yelled out a garbled expletive. "
What the
—?"

He exhaled, horrified at what he had just discovered. Still buried inside her, he was hesitant to even move.

Lucky shut her eyes as tight as she could to stop the tears from falling. She didn't think it would hurt so much!

Kerreth began to sweat. He had been holding back more than she would ever know. After what he had just discovered, he wasn't sure he could continue on.

"I am sorry, Red; why didn't you say something?" His low-pitched voice was hushed. "I can't do this…"

"YOU HAVE LESS THAN TWELVE MINUTES TO ACHIEVE SHUT DOWN, SLOWHAND-SAN. PERHAPS I SHOULD SAY BUHBYE, SPACE COWBOYS?"

"We don't have time for cold feet! Hurry!" Lucky urged him on before Minmei blew them all to kingdom come.

"You're right; but I am going to make it up to you later."

"Let's hope there is a later." She smiled faintly at him.

"Now get on with it!"

He started to move in her. Very carefully and very gently. "Let me know if I'm hurting you."

Hurting her? He was perfect.

The initial stinging started to subside, leaving her to realize that Slick fit her like a glove and filled her to perfection. The sensation of him stroking inside was something she could get addicted to.

No wonder the Masterstrokes were so popular.

Who wouldn't want one of these guys stored under their beds?

She sighed blissfully.

Each stroke lengthened and quickened. Kerreth set up his rhythm and tried to bring her along with him. He covered her mouth with his kisses; he scraped her collarbone with little sweeps of his tongue; he captured the tips of her crested breasts with his teeth and pressed and suckled on them—all the while he never ceased his rhythmic thrusting.

The part of him that was inside her was trembling.

She could probably feel that.

He had to keep control to get this just right. He could not let her… He had to protect her; especially now.

Like most rogues, Kerreth had done many questionable things in his past. But on this day—for a woman he was just getting to know—he became a hero.

He swelled inside that velvety, wet canal. Swelled to bursting.

Still, he held himself back.

From what he understood, this had to be timed exactly right or Minmei would take it upon herself to blast them into space dust.

Odd timing, but the outrageous humor of the situation got to him once again. Regardless of what transpired
something
was going to explode on the Sugarbabe. The next few seconds would determine what it would be: him or the entire ship.

He responded to the situation with raspy chuckle.

He thrust faster; ripples of pleasure filling both of them.

"
EXPLOSION IN TEN… NINE… EIGHT.
. ."

Kerreth took his cue. He stroked harder and swifter. Lucky began writhing under him. Moaning something about how good machines were. He started groaning in pleasure.

"…
SEVEN… SIX… FIVE.
. ."

Losing just a bit of his control, he flexed inside her, hitting a secret erogenous zone. Lucky skyrocketed.

Her pulsing began at once. She screamed his name.

Well, the name she thought was his.

Kerreth huskily corrected her. "
Kerreth
, sweet." He ground his hips into her. "Kerreth."

"
FOUR… THREE
.. ."

He threw back his head and with a roar of pleasure, sank into the canal as deep as he could go.

"TWO…"

"Oh no!" Lucky wailed. "We're going to be too la—" Kerreth hit critical mass. The explosion rocked Lucky-He gushed into her endlessly. A long, steady stream of a release. Like a hot shot of rapid fiery tingles.

Lucky shivered and thought she would start coming all over again. If the entire ship didn't explore first. Her insides quivered deliciously in response to him.

Following his valiant effort, Kerreth collapsed over her.
Were they dead
?

Minmei's voice wafted over them. "WE ARE NOW CLEAR OF THE SLIDE CRITICAL RADIUS. CONGRATULATIONS. YOU ARE A FREE ANDROID, SLOWHAND-SAN. SELF-DESTRUCT ABORTED."

"I am not an android, you wonky computer," he murmured against Lucky's damp neck.

"Don't be silly, Slick. No one but an android could come at will like that. Don't deny what you are—be proud!" Lucky stroked his dark golden hair. "You timed that perfectly—for which we are all eternally grateful."

Lucky liked him as an android?

He grinned against her neck. They had survived the impending explosion, his cover was apparently
still
good, and they were on their way to retrieve the Heart of the Merchandiser.

Not bad.

Best of all, he had just had truly incredible sex with a beautiful woman he had recently met. For a rogue like him, it simply didn't get any better than this.

He thought he'd store this memory away for one of those stormy nights when he thought of retiring from his present occupation.

On top of that, he was kind of wild about this woman.

He nibbled her satiny earlobe. "Mmmm, Red… now that the danger is over, we could do this again—only without the outside interference and pressure."

"Can't. Sorry." Lucky pushed Kerreth off her and sat up.

He was stunned. It was as if someone had given him a taste of his favorite sweet, then taken the plate away permanently. "Why not?"

Lucky viewed him through half-lowered lids.

The man was gorgeously tousled—and he definitely had that sleepy, satisfied look that was altogether sexy as hell.

She didn't know whether to kill him or kiss him.

"
If
I do this with you again,
Slick
, I'd be tempted to
boss
you around a bit. I'm not sure you're
programmed
for that." She threw him a flippant look.

Lucky would boss him around? Kerreth immediately got hard again. "Ah, Red, you can boss me around in bed all you like. I'm aiming to please you, sweet." He winked at her.

She bit her lip. Okay, she was leaning towards kissing.

"You'd have to obey my every command; fulfill every one of my desires. What do you say to that?"

He tried not to groan aloud. Sounded like prime time to him. "I could do it."

"Hmmm…" She tapped her chin. "I suppose I
might
consider it—if you agree to
behave
."

His heartbeat kicked up a notch. "Let me show you how well I can behave," he whispered huskily.

"Hmpf." Lucky crossed her arms over her chest. "Well, be quick about then! I haven't got all day."

"We'll see."

He smiled mysteriously as he covered her body with his own.

Lucky soon learned that certain Masterstrokes were not always
nice
.

But they were always
good
.

Onboard the Zoltarian pirate ship

As soon as Wildcat returned to Kokol's cabin, he realized that he had not underestimated his captor's potential.

She was already in contact with his ship.

The pirate was comfortably seated in front of her private communications console. No doubt pirate captains had some communications that they preferred to keep secret from their crew.

Wildcat had actually counted on that.

She glanced at him over her shoulder. "The plans have changed, my handsome tracker."

"How's that?"

"I have discovered that you operate from a ship known as the Sugarbabe. Using some undercorp contacts I have, I was able to obtain your ship's discreet call numbers."

"Why do I see what's coming?" he drawled with a tight smile.

"Tsk-tsk. Don't be upset, lover. Surely you didn't think I'd turn my back on the Heart of the Merchandiser simply because of our special friendship?"

"The thought tried to cross my mind but was quickly beaten to rational death."

She snickered. "Sensible
and
sexy. Who could ask for more?"

"I'm going to make a wild conjecture here and say. .
you
?"

"Clever, too. How can I bring myself to toss you back?"

"Ah, let me see…" Wildcat crossed his arms over his chest. "A ransom should do it."

"Precisely."

"Mmm. So I reckon we're through over there?" He nodded towards the mussed up bed.

"For the time being."

"And here I cleaned up all nice and pretty for you."

She sniffed at him. "The disinfectant has not eradicated your glorious natural scent. It makes me hungry just sampling it! Perhaps I will make use of you once more after all." She rested her chin in her palm.

Wildcat was not so amenable. "Perhaps
not
. We had a deal, Captain. Can't have it both ways."

She laughed. "Of course I can. I am a pirate—that is what pirates do. We have it both ways… to our liking."

Wildcat shrugged. "Gotta admire the attitude if not the fair play."

"Be a good captive—come and stand by me so your crew can see I actually have the goods."

He smoothly moseyed over to where she was seated.

"Perfect. Simply grin and bear it, my Wildcat. It should all be over in a few moments."

"I'll just think of England," he murmured wryly.

"What was that?"

"I said I'll just relax." He gave her a sexy grin. "They say it makes it easier."

She snorted. "Don't be so dramatic! Remember what the corporations say: it's not personal."

"Well, that makes me feel a whole lot better."

Ignoring his sarcasm, she punched in the Sugarbabe's discreet call numbers.

Onboard the Sugarbabe

"Incoming!!!"

SpinDrift's not so soothing voice flickered into Lucky's consciousness.