monitoring and teaching. Now, he’d upped his game to protecting the entire community, especially the submissives.
Excellent.
In a secluded nook out in the Capture Gardens—or what had been designated, the “Pleasure Planet”, Olivia nuzzled her submissive, then bent to give her another long kiss. Soft lips, warm body, big heart. “I love you, girl.”
Natalia wrapped her arms around Olivia’s neck as she kissed her answer.
It was a few more minutes before Olivia was ready to move again. “Come, love, it’s time to get back inside.”
“Yes, ma’am.”
The night was beautiful, the moon edging toward full. Scattered clouds sent shadows dancing across the grass. The fountain’s melodic splashes blended with the faint music from the club.
“Did I mention you are rocking my Star Trek world?” Olivia murmured. “Ever since I hit puberty, I’ve wanted to fuck Deanna Troi.”
Natalia burst out laughing. “That sounds so wrong.”
As Olivia helped her submissive back into the form-fitting long dress, she fondled the sweet breasts, still swollen and red, first from the lash, then from Olivia’s mouth.
Olivia tugged at the pretty nipples and smiled at Natalia’s squeaks.
What a brilliant night it had been. Especially the role-playing.
“Deanna Troi, I’m quite pleased you transferred to my ship.” Olivia pulled on her black pants. “I do hope you noticed my command is much more…hands-on than your former captain’s. I’m also far stricter than Captain Picard.”
“No kidding.” Natalia’s giggle held an adorable post-sex huskiness. “Mistress…Um, Captain Janeway, I promise to behave…um, obey all your orders.”
As if to emphasize her willingness, she helped Olivia don her turtleneck and then the red and black uniform top. “There. All dressed, Captain.”
Olivia shook her head and finger-combed her hair straight back. Janeway had no sense of style.
At least she wasn’t stuck with a Deanna Troi look.
Puffing up her hair in front, Natalia re-settled her jeweled hairband and fluffed out the long waves in back. “You know, I always wondered if Janeway wasn’t into girls.”
“Janeway is totally into girls.” Olivia pulled Natalia against her, curling her hands under the cute round ass. “Especially this one. Only this one.”
Natalia’s eyes filled with tears.
Olivia felt her world slow.
Because this was the right time. In the soft moonlight, outside of the club where they’d met, played, and fallen in love. Where their friends had helped them make up.
A breath brought her the scent of Natalia’s sweet spicy perfume—and she found some much-needed courage. Stepping back, she went down on one knee. With one hand, she pulled the box from her pocket and took Natalia’s hand with the other.
“I love you, Natalia Rosales. Those months without you were bloody awful. It felt as if I was living in a desert. But now, I know past any doubt, you’re the one I want to share my life with. I can’t promise you our life will always be roses, but I can promise no one will work harder than I will to make you happy.”
The hand in hers was trembling. Joy dawned in Natalia’s big brown eyes.
“Love, when I look into the future, I see us working together, raising children, growing old until there we are, in rocking chairs, with grandkids playing around us.” She managed to pull in a breath and then another one. “Natalia, will you live with me, grow old with me… Marry me?”
She opened the box and showed the ring. Held it out silently.
Natalia wasn’t the kind to play games, to draw out suspense. Sobbing, she dropped to her knees and latched on with both arms so she could bury her head in Olivia’s neck.
And the muffled words made Olivia’s world explode in happiness.
“Yes, yes, yes.”
Having dressed at her apartment to keep Ghost from seeing her in costume—although he’d bought her dress—Valerie parked her car in the parking lot. Stepping out, she studied the Shadowlands.
It remained an oversized stone mansion with glowing black-iron sconces. How disappointing.
“Valerie, don’t tell me you’re still worried about walking in alone?” Linda was approaching from a few cars away.
“It’s not that.” Valerie motioned toward the building. “Considering Sally’s enthusiasm in decorating, I expected the place to be a giant white starship.”
“Master Z would have a fit.” Laughing, Linda joined her.
“So, where’s Sam?”
“He was signed up for early dungeon monitoring and is already here. And I’m late, since a shipment came in for the store, and I wanted to shelve the stock before I left.”
“Ah, the joys of owning a business.”
Linda laughed. “Yet I love it.”
As they walked up the sidewalk, Valerie smoothed down her very tight dress, started to think about how it showed