Caressa Moon (Princess X) Page 4

  “I have always loved sweets.” he admitted. “I would have syrup put on everything if I could.”

  Caressa smiled at the thought. He placed a plate on the table between them and cut a bite for her to try.

  “Open up.” he instructed and Caressa opened her mouth for the bite-sized morsel that he fed to her.

  She smiled at the tender explosion of sweet and creamy flavors that played in her mouth. “That is delicious.” She said, opening her mouth for more.

  As Michyle offered her another bite, Caressa put her hand on his. She guided the dessert to her mouth and ate it slowly. Michyle placed the fork down and pulled Caressa around the table and into his lap.

  “I want you.” he said.

  She leaned into him, placing her arms around his neck. She turned to straddle him in his chair. “I want you too.” She breathed against his neck.

  Michyle enjoyed the sensation of her breath against his skin. He placed a hand on her back and pulled her close. She tilted her head back and he lowered his lips onto hers.

  She enjoyed the feel of him. She enjoyed the smell of him. She enjoyed the taste of him.

  He sucked in her bottom lip as he kissed her, and stood to sit her on the table. He pushed her skirt up over her legs and stood between them.

  She pulled back a little, moving to pull her skirt up to her hips. Michyle unbuttoned the top of her dress, pulling it from her shoulders.

  Caressa felt her breath catch as his warm mouth nibbled one breast and then the other. She moaned as she placed her hands in his hair. He moved a hand over her knee and let it travel between her legs. He reached her panties and poked a finger inside. As her wetness covered his fingers, he felt her go stiff and stopped, pulling his hand back and lifting up to look into her face. She nibbled on her lower lip with her eyes closed.

  “Are you okay?” he asked. She opened her eyes and her mouth parted slightly.

  “I think so.” she said placing her hand over his and moving it back between her legs.

  He poked his finger inside of her panties again. She placed her arms around him moaning in response. He pushed a finger inside of her and felt himself rise at the tightness that closed over one finger and then two.

  Caressa’s hips moved in sync with his hand. He watched her face fluctuate in ecstasy as his hand worked to open her up for him. Another moan escaped her mouth and he moved his opposite hand to release his hardness from his pants.

  Caressa placed a hand on his shoulder as he lowered his head to kiss her softly. He placed his shaft at her entrance and began to push in. Caressa’s eyes opened as she felt him enter her. She held her breath as he took his time. She felt an electricity build as his flesh rubbed against hers.

  She wrapped her arms around him and pulled him close. He inched all the way inside and held still for several moments, allowing Caressa to adjust to the feel of him. He kissed her neck, cheeks, lips, chin, and eyes. Slowly, her body relaxed and her hands lowered to his hips.

  He began to kiss her deeply as he moved his hips, pulling out and pushing in, soft and slow. Caressa moaned with pleasure with every move. Her hands clung to his back as his rhythm increased and became more intense.

  “Oh!” Caressa could not control the cry that came from her. “Michyle.”

  The sound of his name on her lips at that moment drove him wild, but he was not ready for it to end. He pulled out and knelt between her legs.

  He kissed her there, sending a shock of pleasure through her. He licked her nub and her body convulsed. She put her hands in his hair and he began to devour her. He was pleased to feel her release against his mouth. Caressa was surprised by the release in her body, crying out with each wave of pleasure. Michyle licked her until she went limp on the table.

  As Caressa came down from the waves of pleasure, she realized she was laying naked on the table. “Wow.” She said.

  “That’s just the beginning.” Michyle scooped Caressa into his arms and carried her into the bedroom.

  Chapter Six

  Caressa was surprised to wake up one day and realize that she had been on the ship for nearly a month and had not left their suite in all of that time. She no longer felt the strangeness of the ship. Between making love, sleeping, and eating new and exotic foods with Michyle, it was hard to even think about the world beyond their door. She turned over to find Michyle awake next to her, reading his work tablet. She wondered where he found the energy to make endless love to her while she was awake, and still work while she slept.

  Caressa turned over to see the warmth of Michyle’s smile as she reached up to give him a kiss and a hug.

  “So, what else is on this ship?” Caressa asked.

  “Are you bored with me already?” he teased.

  “No. I just think I may need to stretch my legs.” She smiled.

  “I understand.” He kissed her. “I have to stick close to the office today.”

  “Oh.” Caressa didn’t hide her disappointment.

  “How about I call Chara to spend the day with you showing you around the ship?” Michyle suggested. “We have an excellent recreational area with holo-tech trainers.”

  “Holo-tech?” Caressa asked.

  “Yes. Technology based on three-dimensional hologram technology.” Michyle explained.

  “What?” Caressa was confused.

  “You can think of it as artificial intelligence housed in bodies of lights and air instead of metals and wires.” Michyle continued to explain.

  “Oh.” She thought about it for a moment. “So, they are holograms you can touch?”

  “Yes.” Michyle smiled. “You will like it. I wish I could take you myself but...”

  “It’s okay.” Caressa slid out of bed and walked towards the bathroom. “We can miss each other during the day and make up for it tonight.”

  Before she could close the door to the bathroom, she heard Michyle place his tablet down and get out of bed. He hurried over to her and kissed her neck.

  “Let’s make up for it right now.” He said.

  Later that morning, Caressa opened the door for the petite Chara and was stunned that she hadn’t noticed how small, almost child size, she was.

  “Hey, Chara. I will need to hold your shoulder for guidance. Okay?” Caressa asked.

  “Of course.” Caressa heard a hint of annoyance. “Where are we headed?”

  “Michyle said there is a recreation room.” Caressa said. “Have you been there?”

  “Oh, yeah. The crew spends down time there.”

  “Oh.” Caressa paused. “Will they be there now?”

  “No, downtime is usually in the late evenings, if at all, ma’am.” Caressa heard even more annoyance in Chara’s voice.

  “I’m sorry. I don’t mean to be difficult. I’m just…” Caressa trailed off. “I could go back…” Caressa dropped her hand from Chara’s shoulder and felt for the wall.

  The ship’s humming that had begun to fade into her subconscious suddenly filled her ears as a little panic crept into her chest.

  “I’m sorry.” Chara said. “I should not be so abrupt. It’s been a long morning and it’s just hard being the smallest woman on the crew and then having to explain a day off with the wife of the ship’s owner.”

  “I understand.” Caressa assured her. “I promise this will not happen often. Just until I am used to things.”

  Chara nodded. “It’s fine. I can take a little heat from the crew. I’ll just have to be sure and get the best massage possible to make it worth it.”

  Caressa nodded and reached for Chara’s shoulder. Chara took her hand and put it back in place.

  “I promise to be patient from now on.” Chara said.

  “If the rest of the crew gives you a hard time, you can tell them that I am forcing you.”

  Chara laughed. “It won’t matter.”

  “I thank you for helping me.” Caressa said and felt the last of the tension in Chara’s shoulders ease off.

  “You’re welcome.” Chara sa
id as they stepped onto the lift.

  When they arrived at the rec-room, an engineer named Justun, tall and lean with baby blonde hair and large dark eyes, was just finishing some maintenance.

  “Oh, hey. I just needed to give the tech a little juice.” Justun explained as he gathered his things.

  “No problem, Justun.” Chara said stiffly. “This is Caressa, Michyle’s wife.”

  “Of course. I am glad to see that you are feeling better, ma’am.”

  “Thank you.” Caressa said, taking a small step closer to Chara.

  “Well, I have a few other spots to tweak. You ladies enjoy. I will put the lock on so you won’t be disturbed.” Justun offered.

  “Okay.” Caressa took her hand from Chara’s shoulder when she heard the door close. “So, what do you normally do in here?”

  “Me?” Chara picked up the programming tablet. “I usually work out in here. But, I think you will enjoy a spa day.”

  “Okay.” Caressa smiled. “What is a spa day?”

  “Oh, the holo-tech will project two trainers. They will give us the frilly, rich people, treatment.” Chara pressed a few buttons on the tablet and two female technicians popped up.

  Caressa saw them appear and jumped back. “What is that?”

  Chara turned to Caressa. “They are the trainers.”

  Caressa walked up to them. They both stood on pause. She walked around them taking in every detail. She looked at the top of the image and reached out to touch it.

  “This is hair. This is how hair feels.” Caressa breathed. “I can see the hair.”

  Caressa touched the eyes of the trainer. “These are the eyes.” Caressa breathed. “I can see them.”

  “You see them clearly?” Chara asked.

  “I think so.” Caressa shook her head and touched the trainer’s lips. “This is what lips look like.”

  She turned to Chara. “Can you make a trainer look like a real person?”

  “Well, yeah.” Chara seemed slightly confused by the question.

  “Can we make one look like Michyle?” Caressa asked quickly.

  “I can’t. But Justun, the guy who just left, can.” Chara said.

  “I want to know what he looks like.” Caressa said.

  “It may take him a while.” Chara said. “Do you want to enjoy the spa day first? We can catch up with him afterwards.”

  “Okay.” Caressa said, still awestruck.

  Michyle sat at his desk looking over a police notice alerting him to a break-in at his city dwelling. A suspect named Leado was being held until his arrival. Michyle normally would not have taken a break-in seriously. The city was full of less fortunate people looking for their next meal. He’d been away long enough, and his staff was given time off, it was only to be expected that the dwelling would become a target.

  Leado looked to be a teenager. The image was clear enough to show the fear in his eyes. The police alert noted that the kitchen was raided of food and his office seemed to be ransacked. Over time, Leado confessed to looting the food, but he would not confess to even being in the office.

  Michyle sent a message to feed Leado and his family well until he was able to question him in person. Michyle knew there was a chance the young man had ransacked his office in order to steal his work. But, it was unlikely. He left a message for Sovereign Benhot and requested a new dwelling in a more secure location.

  Michyle felt a strange nervous edginess enter him as he closed his files and realized that Caressa had been away for more than twelve hours. He forced himself to stay away from the rec-room and went to the upper deck swimming pool. He stripped to his shorts, jumped into the cold water feet first, and began to swim. He let his thoughts drift as he swam. He did not want to think of the months that lay ahead after his return home. He thought of Caressa. Even if her eyes never fully focused on him, he could see the growing affection in the entirety of her face. He could see that she loved him.

  He had never before felt so lonely as he did now, being briefly separated from his new wife. How fortunate he was to have her. How fortunate, he kept thinking, as he swam up and down the length of the pool. He was not sure how much time had passed before he dragged himself out of the pool and dried off.

  Caressa invited Chara into the suite after their spa day.

  “I have no idea how to cook anything, but please help yourself to whatever you like.” Caressa said.

  “You can order service, Caressa.” Chara told her.

  “How?” Caressa took a seat on the couch.

  “If you want I can help you program your voice into the tablet.” Chara offered.

  “Okay.” Caressa smiled.

  Half an hour later they were at the table eating and talking.

  “So, can I ask?” Chara began.

  “Sure.” Caressa said.

  “I know Michyle is super smart and connected to a lot of technology. Do you love him?” Chara dared.

  “Not as much as I hate what my colony had turned into.” Caressa said, not sure if she could say it out loud. “I heard stories about my parents that seemed to be legends. My father started the colony. My mother made it better. Then my parents had a blind child that took their attention away. Then my father lost his wife. Then I lost my father.” Caressa sighed. “Most Sovereign’s children take over and improve what their parents started. But, I couldn’t. I couldn’t do anything for anyone. I couldn’t even do anything for myself. And I know no one expects me to live up to what they had done but… I want to at least try. Michyle is willing to help me do that.”

  Caressa was amazed at her own honesty. Caressa saw the warm trail of Chara’s tears.

  “What is it?” Caressa asked

  “You remind me of myself. So helpless to be more than what we are. I’ve been away from home for more than three years now, surviving as best I can. I tried to play the system’s game, but it was not for me.”

  “Then what did you do, Chara?” Caressa asked.

  “Then I tried to fight the system, live outside of it. I nearly starved to death.”

  “And now?” Caressa asked.

  “Now, I work on this ship and wait for a miracle.” Chara said.

  “Is that enough?” Caressa asked.

  “I suppose it will have to be.” She said as she took a bite of food. “It pays me enough to send money to my sisters back home.”

  “At least you are helping them.” Caressa said.

  “I guess everyone in this world is only doomed to play out their own fate.”

  “Why doom?” Caressa asked.

  “That’s just the way it feels.” Chara sighed. “This has been a great day. But, time to get back to the rest of the crew. Do you need anything before I go?”

  “No, I am good. How long do you think it will take Justun to tinker with the trainer, and make one look like Michyle?” Caressa asked.

  “He’s a show off, so I wouldn’t be surprised if he didn’t work on it all night and have it ready for you in the morning. You want me to take you back when it’s ready?” Chara offered.

  “Yes, thank you.” Caressa answered.

  Michyle returned to the suite an hour later. He opened the door to hear soft music trickling from the bedroom. He smiled as he walked towards their room, not sure what to expect. He stepped in and Caressa lay there sleeping.

  He smiled, walked to the bathroom and programmed a hot shower for himself. He took his time, thinking of how sweet it was to come home to her. When he stepped from the bathroom, he walked to her side of the bed and kissed her forehead. He listened to the calm inward and outward direction of her breathing and exhaled himself.

  He entered the bed as softly as possible and pulled the covers up to his waist. He lay on his back, with his hands behind his head and looked up at the ceiling. He exhaled once again and Caressa turned over in a half sleepy haze. She found the nook between his neck and shoulder. The sweetness of her soaps and perfumes washed over him almost breaking his resolve not to wake her up. Her hair was loose
, falling over his arm and chest in thick, soft curls. He pulled the covers higher, and put his arm around her, falling asleep, happy to just have her with him.

  Chapter Seven

  Caressa woke up the following morning alone for the first time since boarding the ship. She’d managed to program the shower, get dressed, order food service, and call Chara on her own before she made her way to find Michyle working in his office.

  “Hey, Caressa.” Michyle said. She knew that he was surprised to see her there. “I meant to come back to bed before you woke up, but…”

  “Is something wrong?” Caressa heard a weariness in his voice that was strange.

  “Oh, there are some problems at home. But, I don’t want you to worry about it. Do I smell food?”

  She listened to the sound of Michyle closing his files and coming towards her.

  “Yeah, Chara programmed my voice in the tablet yesterday, so I ordered a breakfast.” Caressa informed him. “She’s coming in about an hour to help me in the rec-room again.”

  “Oh.” Michyle could not hide his disappointment as he came closer to her.

  “Is that… okay?” Caressa asked, not sure if that was the right question.

  “Of course.” Michyle hugged her as they made their way to the dining room table. “I should focus on work.”

  “I wish I could help.” Caressa admitted.

  “Yeah? How about tomorrow you spend the day in the office with me and I can teach you a little about what I do?”

  “Really?” Caressa was surprised by the suggestion.

  “Of course. You are now the First Lady of my technology. You should at least know what it does.”

  “Wow.” Caressa breathed. “Okay.”

  Caressa hugged and kissed him. They went to the dining room to eat and make small talk. Then, Chara arrived to take Caressa back to the recreation room.

  When they arrived, Chara turned on the holo-tech image of Michyle. As Caressa looked at the hologram image of her husband, she smiled.