Chapter 66: Epilogue

Maya quivered in anticipation as she set foot on her first alien planet, not the world she'd be living on yet but one Lex insisted she see. It had waving pink grass that tickled her ankles in a sensuous way. The trees in the distance appeared to be purple, and a babbling brook flowed with the colors of a rainbow, a pastel perfect planet made for pleasure.

Twirling around, she caught sight of Lex-her very own alien husband and lover. Smiling at him, she sent out a mental message to her departed parents. I wish you could have lived to see this, Mami and Papi, and to know you were right. There is other life out there, and it turns out, when it comes to love, we're not so different after all.