Chapter 2

Lunn knew he had to be careful not to upset Danette too much. Even though she acknowledged him as the leader, she was his right-hand woman, and she had proven to be very loyal. The discovery of their mutual hunger for sex was unexpected. It had happened on a mission that had gone pear-shaped and they had to dash into a cupboard where there was hardly space for them to hide. They were in there for several hours and when they finally made it out of the cupboard they tumbled onto the sofa and spent a long time satisfying their pent-up physical desires. They both used sex as a means to unwind: something which Lunn craved on a daily basis. They had established a routine whereby Danette would come most evenings into his office to enjoy his company in numerous ways. Lunn’s face broke into a smile as he remembered the time spent in that cupboard, and was visibly shocked when Danette slapped him without warning across the face.

She scowled, “Were you thinking about that red-haired slut again?”

She moved her hand to slap his cheek again but this time, he grabbed her wrist and pulled her onto his lap. He held an arm around her middle and said with a dark voice, “Miss Cupboard needs to calm down a bit.”

Danette groaned, “Oh Lunn, stop calling me that name. I hate it!”

“Come on Danette; it used to calm you down and bring a smile to your pretty face.”

She blew some air out forcefully and said, “Yes Lunn, we had a great time then.”

Lunn was taken aback by her answer and asked, “What is different? I thought last night was mind-blowing.”

“Hmm, it was okay.”

He shook his head in disbelief and mumbled, “It was okay?”

Danette got up from his lap and straightened her skirt. She turned to him and said, “It’s rather off-putting when you call me different names when you come.”

Lunn raised his eyebrow.

He had learned very early in his life never to call out a name when he had sex with a woman for precisely this reason. He knew she was playing a game and for now he was happy to go along with it. It was clear that she was attempting to manoeuvre him carefully into one of her dainty little traps. He decided to play along, and said evenly, “I don’t believe that I said someone else’s name.”

She had unbuttoned her blouse revealing her voluptuous cleavage, and she murmured, “You nearly passed out when I gave you that blow-job and it was then that you whispered her name.”

He had to admit that Danette was incredibly skilled in the art of deception. There was little doubt in his mind though that she was making this up. He mimicked her soft tone and asked, “Whose name did I call out?”

“The slut who just left.”

Lunn sighed because he was convinced that she didn’t know her name and asked, “What is her name, Danette?”

Her smile was cunning when she said, “Andena. You practically chanted her name after you came that hard.”

Lunn knew he had lost the game, and he said glumly, “Oh dear. That’s why you don’t like her.”

Knowing that she had won her little game, she crawled onto his lap again and purred, “Yes, and I have a perfect solution to our problem.”

Lunn couldn’t help that he adored Danette’s body. He had been ready for action the moment she had walked into his office. He smiled and asked, “And what would that be?”

“Tell her that you’re sorry and let her go.”

Lunn was shocked by that answer. Andena was a natural talent, and it would be such a waste to let her go just like that. He chuckled and said firmly, “No.”

Danette’s smile disappeared in an instant and growled, “I don’t like her.”

“I know, but we need people like her. Don’t forget that we have lost Pedro and Hunta.”

Danette snarled, and Lunn continued with his charm offensive. “I need to send her out into the field. I have taken all reasonable precautions this time around and I am prepared. I need to find out what the fuck is going on out there; and she is my best chance of doing that.”

Danette knew that Lunn had overruled her; the only consolation was the fact that she didn’t expect Andena to survive the mission. Those fields were a mystery to everybody. No-one seemed to have a clue as to what was happening behind that thick gorse. Even flying drones over the field hadn’t revealed anything. The only thing that was clear was that anyone who got too close never returned. The strangest part of it all was that those particular fields were the only ones in the area not to be guarded by the Archon and the fields had appeared overnight.

Danette sighed and conceded, “All right. But.”

Lunn was very pleased that she had given in, and he asked with a smile, “What my lady?”

She huffed before saying venomously, “If I ever find out that you had sex with the slut, she will have to go.”

He laughed and grabbed her hips to pull her closer. As he caressed her firm bottom, he murmured, “The only one I want right now is you.”

She bit him softly in his neck. “I take that as a yes?”

Lunn moved his hands to her breasts evoking a soft gasp from her. He tried to distract her from her line of questioning, but she grabbed his wrists and said firmly, “Lunn, I want an answer. Do we have a deal?”

He thought about it, and while he knew that Andena had the hots for him. He also knew that he could control himself if he really wanted to and so he confirmed, “All right, all right. But I tell you: it ain’t gonna happen.”

Danette started to kiss him passionately, and he had the urge to rip the clothes off her gorgeous body. Her smile was mesmerising when she climbed off his lap. She patted his chest and said with a funny smile. “Behave little boy. Mama is going to sleep now.”

Lunn couldn’t believe his eyes when Danette started to button up her blouse. She picked her jacket from the floor and put it on. With a devilish smile, she slowly zipped it close. Lunn was so shocked that he was speechless as he watched her dress. Her heels sounded snappy on the wooden floor, and she wiggled her hips in a sexy manner as she deliberately walked next to the rugs. She winked at him when she was at the door and said happily, “Night night.”

He heard her giggling in the hall, and he was dumbfounded: the bitch had left him just like that, and he knew exactly why. He got up from his chair and mumbled to himself, “Fucking bitch! I’ll get you for this.”

It was going to take a freezing cold shower to cool himself down.

Andena checked her watch again and was frustrated to see it was still way too early to go to Lunn’s quarters. Because she had time on her hands in which to think, Andena began to question whether she could justifiably walk into his office dressed like she was. Her ultra-short latex skirt barely covered her bottom, and her lace crop top only just covered the see-through bra. The thong was just a small triangle of fabric on a few strings. She looked appraisingly at herself in the mirror, and she recalled Danette’s words, “Why is this little slut more important than me?”

She sighed and muttered to herself, “Look at you! You little slut!”

She realised that maybe it hadn’t been the smartest of moves to turn up at the office like that and hastily disposed of her flimsy clothes. She decided to go for her favourite and most comfortable outfit. If Lunn really wanted her, it shouldn’t matter what she was wearing.

As she stepped out into the cold afternoon, she was pleased she had chosen her leggings and her carbon boots. Her sports top together with her long sweater protected her from the biting wind. Every minute she neared his office, she became increasingly anxious as to whether or not she could live up to Lunn’s expectations. Not knowing what he had planned for her made her fidgety: a fact which she hated. As she walked tentatively into his office, she was surprised at just how bad he looked.