In the Traveler's Center, Lana went straight to the market system. Flipping to the page in her notebook, she typed in the name of the book.
[Item not found]
She typed in the author.
[Name not found.]
She checked the search function looked at new and used and tried again. Same result. "AAAArghhh" She cried out in frustration which made Olivia cry who was falling asleep in her arms.
Deep breaths, Lana. Deep breaths.
She looked around to see if there was a "looking for" tab while bouncing Olivia gently on her knee to relax her. It took some scrolling but there it was, all the way to the right. She clicked it. "HA!" She started rapidly typing, UserID, Item desired, price willing to pay: 2,000 credits, or best offer… Yeah, I should click that check box. Time frame desired? Why would anyone check anything other than ASAP?
A plate full of mouth-watering vegetables and such appeared on the table next to her. The aroma made her stomach growl, echoing off the walls of the mostly empty hall. Smelling food makes me hungry now? The cooking of these amazing women is going to make me fat! Lana thought. She looked up, "thank you" to the back already walking away.
Back to the terminal.
[Notify with each offer immediately.
Notify of offers once per day.
Notify of offers once per week.]
Immediately, of course!!!
Lana finished filling out the form and hit the submit button. She sat there staring at the terminal as if merely submitting the request would create an instant response. I guess that only happens in books and movies, she sighed.
Rather than move to the table like a polite person, Lana stayed where she was and ate. It was done so perfectly it practically melted in her mouth. It was almost as if the cooks were learning how everyone liked their food and were preparing food in accordance with that. Once her plate was empty, she noticed she still didn't receive any notifications. She logged back in and she noticed the same. Sighing, she cradled the sleeping Olivia and they all went back to her house. She noticed Owen was asleep in Shalt's arms as well.
They put the babies in their beds and left the room. "Thank you, Shalt for always being here. I really appreciate it."
Shalt smiled, "I wouldn't miss any of this. You have an interesting life. I'm honored to be a piece of it."
Lana smiled, "I'm going to sit here copying my notes again. Boring, I know…" she chuckled.
"You are changing those girls' lives with this. Do you know the positive impact you'll be able to have once you have enough people to help you? I'm happy every day I made the decision I did."
Lana smiled, "thank you!"
She finished the notebook she was working on, noticing it was getting late. Thinking of going to bed, she heard her door open and Sil walked in.
"My Love? You're back already? Is everything okay?"
"It's Quinn." Sil looked upset. "He woke up but after talking for a bit with Fex and a few others, he went into his Shadow Space. We've never seen him look so…. Hurt."
Lana pulled her husband into her arms. "The twins should be wa…." There was the sound of crying from the other room. Lana laughed, "right on cue!"
Sil was already heading in. He picked up Owen and handed him to Lana while he picked up Olivia. They had a race to see who could change a diaper faster.
Lana gasped, "did you .. cheat?"
Sil feigned innocence, "me?"
"You did! You used telekinesis to make it go quicker!"
Sil laughed, "Here, I'll help you go faster as well. Since the diaper is already changed, I'll do this."
Suddenly her shirt was unbuttoned and the nursing bra cup cover was removed so Owen could eat. Lana laughed and positioned her son to eat.
"I think if your circumstances were different, you'd have been a trouble-maker growing up," her face glowing with her smile.
"Innocent me?" Sil chuckled.
Lana was sitting in the chair she kept in the nursery. Sil sat on the bed meant for a nanny facing his wife. Both were lost in their thoughts, or maybe imaginations as their babies ate, their eyes feasting on each other.
"Not to damper the mood but has there been any news on Peter and Layla?"
Sil shook his head. He was starting to get to know those around Quinn but his forte was more listening and observing before deciding to talk. That unsettled a lot of people. Before long, Owen fell asleep at the boob. She made sure his diaper was clean and put him back in bed.
"What are your intentions for the night, My Love?"
"I want to sleep in your arms again. I was gone over a week and still have not made up for the time I was away before that. I don't know what the next move is going to be but I won't make it without Quinn."
Lana nodded, "in that case, how about you burp her then come to bed?"
Sil grinned and did as suggested. He walked in to find her in one of the dresses she bought at the tournament. She was just coming out of the bathroom. She was smoothing down her skirt and trying to make sure she looked okay and hadn't noticed him yet. Next thing she knew, her back was against the wall, legs around a familiar waist and a beautifully intense kiss was being offered. She hungrily accepted it.
She unbuttoned his shirt without the use of an ability, trailing her lips down his neck.
"Not yet. I need this first," as he touched her in various places filling the room with soft sounds of pleasure as the woman he loved tried to keep quiet to not wake the results of their love.
As his wife stood on legs of jello, he pulled back the covers and slid her in. He stripped then joined her. After another round, they both fell into a deep sleep with Caser taking care of the middle-of-the-night feeding and changing.
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