Seven
I released her and took her hand. We had two en suite toilet/shower combinations, king size beds and wall screens in the ceilings. I had to remember to duck under the doors; Rose dipped to be on the safe side.
We walked back into the lounge after we'd Ooh'd and Aah'd around enough, turning the sheets down and testing the bed, while Rose stood and laughed and evaded my grab. There was a three seater and I flopped down into the corner. Rose joined me, turning to lie, feet over the end and head in my lap.
"Well, this is better," I said.
"A home from home, it's just the right size." She looked up at me. "I want to go to an observation lounge and see Earth."
"Let's rest awhile yet, we'll go later," I complained.
"I want to be seduced later." She giggled.
"Wait a minute," I said, reaching for my pad. "Let's see when it's visible from the nearest one."
I queried our location and orientation with my fingers.
"It looks like it will come in view of the night side in forty-five minutes."
A few more finger taps. "There's one ten minutes' walk from the hotel."
I looked up at her. "Let's go cuddle on the bed for a while."
"I'm happy here," she said.
"Swap places then," I asked.
"Uh-ah, you make a good pillow."
"Come on, you can use my shoulder," I said, raising my hips.
"Oh," she complained.
"Come on, I'll carry you," I said, easing myself from under her.
I slid out and bent to pick her up. I managed but it was a strain on my protesting muscles. When I got to the bed I half dropped her and collapsed on top of her.
"Oi, you're supposed to be my pillow."
I pushed myself up and lied down next to her and shuffled myself into her back. As she wriggled into a comfortable position I curled my arm over her and cupped her breast.
"Comfortable?" I asked.
"Mm," she sighed her reply.
I lay spooning her, wondering what was going to happen next. If they had plans for Vincent they were going to have to rethink. I wondered how long we would be here. Sure, Vinnie could help answering their questions, but that could be done long distance with a little more inconvenience, what with the time lag and all.
I would be interested in seeing more of the capsule. I didn't know how far they'd gotten in dismantling it but I remembered Vinnie saying he had fault finding capabilities. That could be my in there. Maybe if we could salvage the working modules and get them up and running, it would go some way to appeasing them.
I must have drifted off because the next thing Rose was shaking me awake.
"Come on, you've rested long enough."
"Mm, what time is it?"
"Nearly twenty hours, you've had two hours sleep."
I sat up, feeling better, and scuttled to the edge of the bed.
"You want to go sightseeing still?" I asked
"Yes, then we can get something to eat."
"Sounds like a good idea."
"Well, come on and get ready then."
I got up and put my shoes on. Rose was by the door waiting and I went to follow her as she opened the door and stepped out. When we arrived there were one or two other sightseers waiting. I paid for tickets and joined the queue with Rose holding my arm.
I was amazed when the floor lifted and then swivelled to reveal a half dozen or so sightseers clamped into seats. The pneumatics hissed as the clamps released and they climbed out. We took our places and we found ourselves spinning upside down and seated looking out on a panorama of Earth's night side.
As I looked 'up' Vinnie was floating right-side up about thirty centimetres from my head. 'Move, Vincent,' I thought at him. 'You're blocking the view.'
He flipped over and came down to hover inches from the floor. The view above me was showing the west coast of the Americas, the northern part showing a glittering edge and spiderweb trails running inland to other bright spots.
I arched my neck back to see Hawaii like a sparkling diamond and the dotted lights of the Philippines. Beyond that was the haze of the atmosphere and the bright, unwinking stars. I was impressed but slightly disappointed. I'd seen it many times in films and photos and I expected more.
The viewing lasted five minutes and we found ourselves twisting around normal way up. As we dismounted she took my hand, leaving Vinnie to follow behind us. The next thing on my mind was food. I wanted to try a steak first. If we stayed long enough I wanted to sample the cuisine of as many different countries as possible, starting with the oriental dishes.
We wandered back onto the promenade discussing whether to find a restaurant or go back to the hotel. She was opining that unless we found one on the way back we'd eat in the hotel. We could use room service there.
A slow stroll saw us back at the hotel; all we'd seen were bars and tourist shops. I ordered an eight ounce peppered steak and Rose joined me, ordering a plain one; we had wine sent up as well, along with a pot of coffee in a vacuum flask.
We sat on cushions on the floor, backs to the settee, feeding each other titbits. By the time we'd finished and started on the coffee I was a happy man. Two glasses of wine and a full stomach saw me settled on the settee with Rose cuddled up to my side.
"That was good," she said, putting her coffee down. "I couldn't eat another thing."
"I'd like to try Japanese tomorrow."
"What's that like?"
I had only limited knowledge of the dishes themselves and told her about how they prepared food bringing in Chinese and Thai cooking as well. We talked on of our likes and dislikes of our limited ingredients at home and onto drinks.
We'd finished the coffee and were sitting with her leaning back on me, my one arm hanging loosely draped over her shoulder.
"Are you ready for bed?" she asked, leaning her head back.
As she moved my arm dropped over and my hand fell with the heel of my hand coming to rest on her breast.
She gave a little laugh. "I think the answer to that is yes," she said.
I smiled back. "Would you believe that wasn't deliberate? Fate must be saying yes."
She put her hand over mine. "I am, too. It's 'later' and I want you to seduce me."
She held my hand as she leant forward and stood. I pushed myself up and let her lead me to the bedroom. She dropped my hand and lay on the bed. I sat then lay next to her. As I turned to face her she slipped her hand under me.
I put my hand to her waist and leant in and kissed her as she turned to me. My arm circled to her back as I pulled her close, pressing her lips to mine and letting her tongue slip in. She put her hands on my head, fingers plunging into my hair.
The glow of the wine sweetened the kiss, our heads twisting and turning as our lips moved together. I wanted her with all my being. She consumed all other thoughts as the kiss became the centre of existence, holding her in my arms as the world shrank to just the two of us.
I started kissing down her cheek, my hands on the buttons of her blouse. I undid it as I kissed down, hooking her bra straps as I pulled it wide over her shoulders. I turned her and lay her on her back, while I drew myself to my knees.
I looked down at her joyful face as my hands pulled the cups down and bent to suck a nipple into my mouth. She put her hands in my hair again, holding my lips to her nipple as she gave a little moan. I sucked and teased it, playing my tongue over it as I stretched it out.
I switched to the other nipple while my finger and thumb took the wet one. It was hard between my fingers as I rolled it, squeezing and tugging at it as I sucked at the other. I had her trembling as I slid a hand down over her belly and to the waistband.
She sucked in as I undid the button, raising her hips as I unzipped her and reaching down to push them down to her thighs. She was wearing her red panties again and I could see stray pubic hairs poking through.
I slipped back off the bed and stood at her feet, slipping her shoes off and pulling the slacks off from the bottom. I caught her legs as the slacks slipped off, letting her lower them as I knelt and pulled them apart.
Her glistening pussy opened and I pulled her forward to the edge of the bed. Her red panties outlined the pink flush of her lips and I leant in for my first taste of her nectar. I felt her flop back onto the bed as I started, her hips pushing against me.
My tongue skimmed her crack, pushing the lips apart as I gathered the dewy drops. As I moved back down I ran my hands up her thighs, pushing her legs wide as I dipped into her tunnel. She reached down and touched my head, rubbing her fingers over it.
I slipped my hands up and brought my thumbs in to start massaging her outer lips through her pubes, moving athwart her nub while my tongue played down in the valley. I let her wiggle and rock a bit before moving my tongue to her nub.
I used my thumbs to pull her lips wide, my lips seizing it as they pressed in, my tongue lapping over the tip of the stiff little pearl. Her hips thrust again and I moved one of my hands to press my thumb on her tunnel entrance, massaging it in circles.
Her fingers pressed down on my head as her hips jerked, her scream coming as her back arched and her thighs closed on me. I waited as the shudders passed, pushing her legs open again and leaning back to bring a single fingertip to brush lightly around her plush lips.
I stopped when she sat up, getting to my feet as she helped me up and then started undoing my trousers. My cock sprang out, rock hard and waiting for her lips to take it. She let my trousers slip down and took hold of it with two hands.
"Sit down," she said softly as she looked up at me and stood. She knelt between my legs as I sat. I opened wide as she leant in and started licking at my helmet. It was my turn to let the pleasure lay me back.
One hand slipped down and she began to pull on the loose skin on my balls. Her lips slipped over my head and I waited in anticipation for the surge of pleasure when she started with her customary deep throat.
When she was back to licking and sucking I had to lean up to watch and touch her, laying one hand over her ear and feeling her soft hair while the other propped me up. She flicked her eyes up to mine and swallowed me again, giving a few jerks while it was deep inside.
I lay my head back and groaned, my eyes screwed tight. She went back to sucking on just the head, her hand starting to stroke my shaft. I felt my body quiver and my hips thrust as I looked back down. She had a smile in her eyes as they met mine, pulling back to just lick my eye with the tip of her tongue then sliding it down over my frenulum.
With her continued stroking I started to twitch and thrust, making her suck my head in as I erupted. I fell back, feeling the pleasure wash through me, feeling her still holding and sucking at my tingling head.