The day had been hot and sticky, Overton Tory swung his personal land vehicle onto the street of his destination. Ominous looking clouds were coming in off of the large body of water that bordered the city. Overton eyed them apprehensively. Not that he cared anything about storms, but somehow this one seemed like foreshadowing. He had an agreement with Echo Gilchrest, yet Overton had a feeling that the storm was not going to be the only thing raging.
He parked outside a native ten story apartment building and crossed the steaming street. It occurred to him that the orbit of this planet (Aleana) was at its closest point to its star. No wonder it was so uncomfortably hot.
Overton showed his credentials to the security robot guarding the building. He informed the unit that he was going to visit Echo, and waited for the door to unlock. He entered and the door shut silently behind him. His footsteps sounded loud as he walked across the uncarpeted lobby, towards the elevator.
Echo was waiting for him in the doorway of her place on the tenth floor. She was wearing a thin, semi-transparent, short negligee. It ran from her mid-chest to mid-thigh. It was held up with tiny straps over her shoulders and was open at the bottom. The sunlight was behind her, Overton could see that was all she was wearing. Which was going to make it worse.
"Hello, Echo," Overton said.
"Hello. Hot enough for you?"
Overton did not answer and just walked in. Echo followed him into the sun drenched apartment and closed the door.
"How about a widow's fang?"
Overton smiled. "Sounds excellent." He removed his armor lined, leather trench coat and hung it by the door. Next he took off his weapons belt and placed it on the small desk he always did. Finally, with a bit of a grunt he kicked off his boots. "You're not wearing very much, are you?"
Echo glanced down at herself. Her full, purple lips parted in a wicked little smile. "I never wear much when it's this hot."
She came to him, draped her soft, lavender colored arms around his neck and held him close. Overton felt his pulse quickening. His hands moved to rub the small of her back and squeeze her ass. The perfume she was wearing was in his nostrils, and he could feel her large, lush tits flattening against his chest.
"Kiss me," Echo whispered. Her eyes fluttered shut in the diagonal direction common for her species. Overton pressed his lips to hers. His hands started running over her sexy body. Echo was close against him and reciprocated by rubbing his six-three, 225 pound, muscle covered frame.
After a minute, she twisted out of his arms. She tilted her head to one side, bit down on her lower lip and said, "How's about that widow's fang?"
"I could get drunk on you alone." Overton said.
"Sure but then what's in it for me."
Overton watched while she mixed the drinks in a tiny kitchenette. It was one part indigenous rum, one part Mequon brandy and three parts frozen juice from a locally grown fruit.
Through the thin light grey material, he could see the outline of her large, full breasts. The negligee clung tight to her hips, accentuating their width and showing off her sexy legs. Echo was five-eleven and weighed about 125 pounds. The females of her species were all tall and curvy. They also had an efficient metabolism and a dense muscle structure that made them fit and strong.
Both sat down on the couch in front of the open panoramic window. It was an incredible view of the lake churning from the storm that was almost upon them. The sky was a sickly dark green, and the wind blew the curtains around.
Overton sighed and breathed in the cooler air. "Going to be a hard storm," he said. "The miners have started making a mess of this planet, and it is trying to compensate."
"It'll clear the air of all the soot" Echo commented. She said it in a strange tone, Overton glanced at her. Her golden eyes were fixed with an unusual serious tone. Did she know what was coming?
Overton took a long, slow swallow of widow's fang. Echo continued to stare at him. Huge drops of rain splattered on the window sill. Over the lake now was visible lighting, followed by loud claps of thunder. This was the perfect lead in for the next conversation.
Overton said, "Remember, Echo, when we first teamed up, we agreed that when the end time came there was to be no strings, it would be a clean cut?"
"I remember," Echo said slowly. "Has that time come?"
"I'm afraid so." Overton said.
Torrential rain swept in. A massive crack of lightning shot across the sky, and the building shook from the impact of the thunder. Echo sipped her drink.
"Details?" she asked coolly.
"My unit's job here is done. We have over a ninety percent collection rate. We have eliminated all of the local resistance. The planet is being turned over to the miners and harvesters. There is a new target, which means we have a new assignment and we are mobilizing out."
"How soon?"
"Very soon." Overton said simply.
Echo sneered openly and theatrically twisted her lip over tiny rounded teeth. "And you have to go?"
Overton finished his drink before replying. Outside the storm raged with increased violence. He shut the window. "This is who I am," he said. "I am a professional. I do the job that is assigned to me and move on."
Echo had to agree with that. In the year she spent with him she was impressed with his work ethic, dedication and loyalty. He was intelligent and skilled, very good at everything he did. This was not limited to his profession but his downtime activities and his ability to give her physical pleasure.
Overton furthered his comments. "When we met we both agreed on a simple plan. I would put you up here and we would be together for as long as the assignment lasted. You could live without responsibly. I would provide for everything and you were welcome to whatever plunder you wanted. That plunder could have set you up for life. I don't know why you did nothing, but that's on you. I have always said I would only be here for the length of the mission. Once the mission is over and a new one begins, then I move on."
"Yes I remember all of those things. You've got the guts to stick to the plan." Echo conceded. "And you don't want to make a new plan?" she was surprisingly calm.
"It doesn't work like that. Look, the place is paid up till the end of the month. Stay if you want to. You can keep, sell or throw out any of my stuff." Overton told her frankly.
"What an eek you turned out to be," Echo said scornfully.
"No. Not at all. I don't love you Echo, and you don't love me. This has been a relationship of convenience. We both know it."
Echo said nothing. She stood, picked up the empty glasses and walked into the kitchenette. Overton watched her. Whether or not she had done it deliberately, he did not know, but her negligee had ridden up showing bottom of her perfect ass and just a glimpse of her womanhood. With refilled drinks, she returned to the couch.
"Okay," she said calmly. "I'll be a sport about it. I'll stick to the agreement. You have been good to me. I am the only woman you have kept during the assignment. You have treated me right. And you have a big dick that you know how to use."
Overton grinned with a combination of relief and humor.
Echo nestled close against him. "We've had fun, haven't we?" she asked.
Overton dropped a heavy arm to her naked shoulders. "We sure have." he answered enthusiastically. Her head rested to his chest. Overton savored the smell of her perfume and the great view of her incredible body.