Filling the Time

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~~~(POV: Scott Autumn)~~~

Jess continues to stare at the hologram of her ship, and it does make my pride swell. I have to be careful of that. Pride can be my downfall, and when pride causes your fall.

You're not getting back up. Her choice of the ship's color is unique, but if that's the color she wants, I'm not going to tell her no.

Umbral Blue was a color I didn't think Jess would like, but she ended up picking it. I feel a little weak and parched, a hollow feeling in my stomach too. That means I've got to get some food and water. Jess came in here with food, but she's finished it already.

I start walking towards the office doors that lead to the apartments, and Jess manages to pull herself away from the hologram. "Wait for me!" I intentionally speed up as she says that.

Eventually reaching a run, we're both laughing as she chases me through the doors and towards the apartment. I run through the sliding door as it quickly opens, and I turn around to try and close it.

Jess is already halfway through and leaping into my arms. I catch her, and we both fall to the ground. "I got you now!" She's on top of me, looking down with a toothy smile.

I chuckle, and she stands up after a second. She helps me up, and I look towards the kitchen. "I know you've already had something to eat, but do you want anything. I'm pretty hungry myself." She quickly nods her head, and I walk over to the countertop.

I get out certain noodles and sauces. There are lots of foods in The Aeternus Universe. Alien and human alike. I'm going to make some spaghetti and meatballs. Well, more like I'm going to watch. There are multiple machines in here that'll prepare the food for you.

The machines take the ingredients, and I input the commands for them to make spaghetti and meatballs. "This is almost as convenient as those machines at the restaurants on the way here." Jess comes by my side and watches the machines prepare the food with me.

While not as fast as instant preparation and delivery, the result will be the same. "It already smells good..." We both take deep whiffs of the aroma coming off. It's wonderful and almost as good as moms. I'll always favor her food over any game's food. No matter the taste.

After a couple of minutes, the food is ready, and the machines prepare the food on plates and take them to the small dining table. We follow to the table and sit down across from each other. "You know, many would consider this a date." Jess looks at me with confidence and expectation.

She gently rolls the noodles up with her fork and puts them in her mouth. I do the same. I look at her with a calm neutral expression and think about multiple responses. She wants to do more after this, likely activities that require the removal of our clothes.

We made a deal, though. We're not going to do the nasty that often, and we've already done it twice since she's changed into an Arn Zael genetically in the real world. Technically, we're no longer related, not to each other or our parents.

That isn't an excuse, though. "Jess... we've made a deal. We're not going to be having a relationship like that. Not one where every time we're together, we fuck." She looks at me with a sly look and continues eating her food.

I take the same silence and eat my food too. Suddenly, I feel her foot running up and down my leg.

I look at her in annoyance. "I wasn't talking anything remotely close to having sex, little bro... Whatever could be going through your head?" She's teasing me, and I'm not going to let it affect me.

She can try and try, but I'm not folding. She stops after a couple of seconds, seeing it has no effect. "You're really stubborn little bro... That's something I really love about..." She pulls a fast one on me and drops the L-word.

I take a second to recompose myself, but she saw the effect it had on me. She smiles and sips on some water in victory at this little game.