And he decided to bother me with his sympathetic visits... and where could I go? I opened the door for him and poured out my to him over endless shots of expensive whiskey in the cool evening air by the window before the sunset, silvered by the white sun hanging over the vast city. Miru tried his best to console me...
- I made inquiries through my contacts... - my former first mate said mysteriously, trying to immerse himself in my eyes.
- Wha-at? - I asked absentmindedly, squeezing the fogged glass of the shot.
- I'm sorry to upset you, but Akhala is still at this base and hasn't left it yet…
- What a bastard! This Darto! He fooled me like that... like a little boy!
... My rage was deeply hopeless... well, it's clear what he did with she there and how could I interfere?
— You know, we should get back to work... I'm more worried about that, — after a long pause, Miru carefully noted. — All these love affairs... why worry so much about a woman you don't really know? And officials is still silent about our future expeditions, and I'm also tired of wandering around the employees' apartments... comforting them. Everyone is so depressed after what happened.
— So don't come! — I snapped and everything swam before my eyes...
... In the semi-darkness of the bedroom, I woke up naked with a wild headache, feeling the warmth of a body lying next to me on the bed.
... Shit! No! Could it be that he and I... no! I tried to remember at least something, rubbing my temples swollen with pain. How could this have happened! My essence let out a pitiful groan.
— Miru! What the fuck!?
— What? — He instantly jumped up under the thick coverlet with an apologetic look. — You didn't mind...
— What do you mean... didn't mind? — I cried out in a daze, realizing how far our intimacy had gone.
… Scraps of memory of languid sighs... fingers sliding over my body and greedy kisses flashed through my foggy mind.
— Well... but... you know how much I love you... and forgive me... I couldn't stop...
— To hell with all this... Miru!? And how am I supposed to live with this now? What have you done? Why all this? — I threw up my hands helplessly.
— It wasn't as deep as you might think... just a little something there... but it's all passion... hard to control.
… I didn't want to listen to his guilty excuses anymore... I was simply crushed...
— You took advantage of my helpless state and I was in despair! So… you consoled me so well! Get lost!
He quickly got dressed and left my flat while I was preparing the painkiller fizzing in a glass.
And how could I not go on a drinking booze after that? But my strange reaction to alcohol did not allow me to empty my bar. But how could I forget everything, everything that happened?
In fact, I was most angry at Darto... that he deprived me of the opportunity to communicate with Akhala. Will I ever be able to meet her again?
How can I get rid of her sweet fem image, looming in my head for many months... I would kill this General!
Only military training helped, where our crew was prepared for new missions and where I stubbornly ignored Miru, who was unsuccessfully trying to establish contact with me. In a tense tone, the instructor noted that we all need to acquire skills in fighting in outer space, because the starship will be equipped with more serious defence technology.
- Let's talk! - someone pinned me against the wall in the locker room and hissed barely audibly. - Stop avoiding me!
- Stop it! They might see us! It will be awkward! I don't need this relationship… at all! - I blurted out in quiet rage, pushing Miru away.
- Ok… Taen, - he pulled back with a dull look. - But know that I got awesome pleasure from our intimacy … huge delight! So marvellous! I will never forget… and I want more!
- Oh… well… - I was speechless from such a confession. - Don't say it again! This will never happen!
- Why? - the icy sparkles of his eyes flashed desperately. - I have never felt so sweet feelings with anyone before!
- Oh… what nonsense are you talking? Stop it! Someone will hear!
- I came to you so many times… stood at the door and waited for you came out but you didn't…
- You shouldn't have! You are so obsessed with me!
- And you aren't? So in love with Akhala! You think about her all the time! You could understand what I feel! Jealousy and terrible despair that you despise me so much, for what I did... took advantage of you, because I saw no more chances to somehow interest you...
- We could have remained just as friends... and that's all!
... His passion fell upon me again and his burning lips fettered my mouth... pressed me against the cool wall, I, like a marshmallow, melted in his hot embrace.
Miru... what a hornless monster you are!