Hi everyone! I'm so sorry for taking so long on these chapters, I promise I'm working on getting better with time management and writer's block. Life does what it does, but I hope you're enjoying the story and you enjoy this chapter too! Thanks again for the support, and feel free to message me or comment below with suggestions, questions, or thoughts.
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"Hmm, I'm surprised you're still able to keep up."
"Me? You're the one that's always asleep in the pod. Ready for another nap?"
"You know I would but I really think you need me. After all, only one of us has designed and built a drone with functioning cloaking capabilities."
The playful, sarcastic banter of Kodi and Ethan went back and forth like a ping pong ball across the room, bouncing between them. In the past seven days, the production process for the Phantom Link prototypes was in full swing, with each of them committing to finishing their part so that the experiment could begin. After many conversations about the theories and concepts surrounding the project, they both decided that it was time to stop mulling over the potential for their new invention, and time to take action and get to work. They were determined to finish it soon.
In order to make the workflow easier and more seamless, Ethan was in charge of working on the hardware for the device, while Kodi was in charge of the software, A.I., and the cloaking function. This made sense, considering that Ethan was used to having more tools available to him, and Kodi was more familiar with the cloaking and software, after the incredible programming she'd done for her Koko drone. She was glad to see it again after so much time, since Ethan had taken it for examination following her capture. It reminded her of how much she enjoyed creating, building incredible technologies from almost nothing. The process she was enamored with. And it gave her just the right amount of motivation to fuel her fire.
"No, I think I know what's slowing you down. You're too busy looking at me, when you should be focused on getting that cloaking down pat."
"Trust me, I am focused, no one is looking at you." Kodi responded with a smirk, softly nibbling on her bottom lip.
In reality, the process could have been expedited even further, but their desires for each other had become even more rampant and led to frequent "breaks" while they worked. Sometimes all it took was a slightly sensual gaze at each other to get them going. Even though they'd been in very close quarters for quite a while now, this seemed different. Knowing how strong Ethan was and seeing him pound, screw, pull, and push away at the nuts and bolts of the device, looking through all of that hardware gave her an erotic jolt up through her body.
While usually in his button-down shirt, over the past week he'd been stripped down while they worked, only wearing a t-shirt and some comfortable pants. With him wearing that, Kodi was able to see the muscles in his arms, the tattoos that traversed down them, and a better outline of his overall physique. He looked hot, and she couldn't help but have her hands all over him.
She wasn't the only one, however. Kodi noticed that Ethan was intensely enticed by her as well, frequently catching him gazing at her body for long periods of time when he should have been working. His gaze would hover around her thick luscious thighs, traveling up and down her soft mahogany legs. It would peek around to her round ass, watching as how it was in motion as she moved around the room while working. His eyes were often fixated on her soft bosom, lost in the way her breasts moved in her shirt, his desire for them made obvious and clear. He seemed titillated in the motion of her body, the way everything bounced and jiggled. Her movement seemed fluid, like water flowing down a jagged cliff. Dancing down a stream. These moments were incredibly intense, though subtle, and would usually end in them having their way with each other on the bed in the sleeping area, or sometimes even in the work area.
There were impulsive moments, like the one time a few days ago, when they were in the middle of sifting through some of Ethan's older inventions to use as comparisons for reverse engineering or just extra information. This was an important part of the process, since the Phantom Link would be a mixture of the best qualities from many different devices. Ethan was lifting some of the heavier items out of the way, grunting as he placed them down next to him, and Kodi took notice. The strength, sweat, it all coalesced to make her horny, as she felt the moisture slowly begin to build in between her legs.
He had now given her back the pants and underwear she had when she arrived on the space station, but while they were working, Kodi was bypassing the jeans and only wearing the panties and shirt around now. She was happy to cover up more, but felt more comfortable leaving the jeans off. With her legs and ass in view still, Ethan found himself occasionally distracted, caught in his staring spells at her. He suddenly stopped looking through the devices after picking one up and putting it down in front of him, looking at it with intent. It was the sensory drone.
"Well, what do we have here? This is a blast from the past."
"The past? It wasn't even that long ago." Kodi replied, confused by his statement.
"Okay, let's see then. Do you even remember what this does?"
"Of course, this is the sensory drone, a device that utilizes special infrared beams to analyze the sensory receptors around the body, and locate the most sensitive parts of the body. After my additions, it also can pinpoint and acquire other data, including heart rate, breathing, and other ailments. It's actually very important to our project, so I'm glad you found it now. Soooo, I'll just take it back here with me and..."
"Wait, I want to see it first." Ethan said as he grabbed her hand before she could take it herself.
He picked it up again, rotated it around his palms, looking closely at the device. He looked at the design, the material, everything, and then sat it back down again. Kodi wondered what the point was. He should already know about the device, since he created it. And if he really wanted to take a look, he could easily use his tools and take it apart. It would be better to look at the inner machinations that fueled the device, to see how they could be incorporated into the Phantom Link. But he merely sat it back down and looked back at her.
"Do you remember the last time it was used on you?" He asked.
She was surprised at his question, but it returned her to those memories. She did remember, vividly. It was right when they were deciding on building a new invention together, when he'd first put the collar around Kodi's neck, used to keep tabs on her while he was away. He ordered her on the metal table, filling her with immense fear. She thought that he was going to punish her, but he ended up using the drone on her naked body, scanning her.
Kodi thought back to the warmth of the infrared beams, how it tingled right around her breasts and nipples with just the right intensity. After the drone's analysis ended, Ethan then showed Kodi just how sensitive her nipples were, sucking them so hard that her body exploded in orgasm...
"Well yea, I-I mean barely, you know we've done so much since then, you know." Kodi nervously replied, trying to understate the memory.
"Right. I think we should try it again."