of that adoring heart. Cara wished that those sad feelings could be transformed to blissful ones with her.
"I need to sleep," she whispered out loud to herself, commanding her obstinate thoughts and finally letting the darkness take over her vision.
Cara's Christmas dream came back to her again. The house was decorated as it had been the first time, and she sat between her parents as they happily waited for a guest. This time, she knew it would be Egrix, but she was just as excited. When the knock came and the three of them went running, Cara was the one to reach the door first. She opened it excitedly and jumped into Egrix's waiting arms on the other side. He whispered something in her ear that she couldn't understand, then the sky darkened with clouds suddenly. Egrix placed one of his hands against her chest and pushed her through the door and into the house, closing the door behind him. Cara looked around, not surprised to see her parents were no longer there, but she couldn't take her attention off of this Egrix for long, as he pressed her up against the wall.
Outside of the house rain began to pour, with sounds of thunder rumbling darkly. With her back pressed up against the wall, Egrix had her trapped. He leaned in again, his yellow eyes darkened and shining. His lips captured hers, but the kiss was rough. His hand curled in her hair, pressing her face to his as he snaked his tongue into her mouth. Cara was confused, but she was also completely enraptured by the moment, unable and not wanting to fight back. As they kissed, Egrix pulled his jacket off, then his shirt. His hands began to undress Cara as well, but she couldn't stop him. She didn't even try to stop him as he traced his fingers along her skin, leaving chills running through her body.
Egrix pressed her against the wall again, but as she leaned back into it lightning flashed and she suddenly fell into a bed with Egrix now poised over her. Both of them were naked and Egrix's face was a mask of desire. Lightning continued to strike around them as he leaned in to kiss her again, his cock hovering against the lips of her core. Just as he pushed into her, Cara's eyes snapped open to greet the morning sun.
"Not again!" Cara cried out, hiding her burning face in her hands.
Cara decided to leave the house early again the next morning. She was still tired after going to bed later than she had intended to and yawned animatedly as she drove into town. She had managed to process her negatives the day before after getting home and she had them with her. She took some pictures around town for Egrix's research then spent a few hours in her bathroom/ printshop working through her photo negatives to produce some workable photographs. She was proud of what she'd gotten over the course of a few days and couldn't wait to show them to Egrix.
A banging noise startled Egrix awake from a restless sleep. He was exhausted from dealing with the mixed cacophony of emotions he had been avoiding since landing on this planet. When Cara had been there, it was easy for him to take comfort in her and work through the difficult feelings, but after she had left, he spent hours wrestling with his own thoughts. He sat up on his bed, pressing the palms of his hands against his tired eyes, then it suddenly occurred to him that someone had knocked and woken him up. In a flash he jumped from the bed and sprinted across the room. Cara was there, on the other side, waiting for him.
Part of him was alarmed by how attached he had grown to her as his eyes took her in. The fast, anxious beating of his heart was a sure sign of how much power she had over him. Stronger than his worry, however, was his desire to be with Cara. Her sweet, genuine smile, frosty blue gaze, and pure compassion were intoxicating. He motioned for the door to open, an impatient energy building up within him.
"Cara," he said softly, acknowledging her arrival before suddenly, without warning stepping toward her and engulfing her in a hug.
Cara's heartbeat against his chest beat quickly as he held her close to him. She hugged him back, a lilting giggle escaping from her sweet lips.
"Good morning, Egrix." She pulled