Chapter 16

The next morning Natalia woke up to being embraced by Jessie who was rubbing her hand softly over the redhead’s flat stomach.

“You know,” said the Latina softly, “You definitely have lost weight since the last time we were together.”

“Hmm, “ Pamela responded with a sigh, “She’s just such a wonderful tease. I love that ticklish feeling.“

Natalia turned around lazily and as she hugged her friend she whispered in her ear, “Good morning, Jessie. Had a good sleep?”

Jessie chuckled as she pulled Natalia closer, “I slept like a rose but that was expected after being heavenly stimulated by two very skilled women.”

Natalia gently pulled away from the hug to be able to look the pretty woman in the eyes and asked with a small voice, “So you didn’t mind?”

The olive skinned girl stretched languidly, showing off her voluptuous breasts, and as she closed her eyes she cooed, “I always have fantasized about it and it was a thousand times better than I could’ve imagined.”

Natalia traced her finger from Jessie’s neck, following the soft curves of her body and said longingly, “It was beautiful to see the elated expression on your face when you climaxed.”

Jessie’s face turned a little red as she remembered the moments of bliss and nuzzled her face in Natalia’s neck as she murmured, “Are you going to tell me who was with us last night?”

“Do you want to know?”

Jessie looked shocked. “Do I know her?”

“You’ve seen her several times,” she answered with a smile.

“Oh you are such a tease,” chided Pamela, “Why don’t you just tell her?“

“If it’s really important for her, “ she replied to her companion, “I’ll tell her, obviously.“

“Oh my god,” the Latina gushed, her eyes getting as big as saucers, “Please don’t tell me it was Ellen.”

“What’s wrong with her?” Natalia asked surprised.

“Don’t get me wrong Nat,” she said meekly as she hardly dared to look the redhead in the eyes, “But I think she is the most sophisticated woman I’ve ever met. Knowing she has seen me naked and made me cum my brains out is somewhat mind boggling.”

Natalia chuckled and as she hugged the woman she said soothingly, “I’ve never seen her so delighted as yesterday. She was like a little girl in the middle of a huge candy shop.”

Jessie giggled nervously as she imagined the older woman dancing around large bowls of candy, not knowing what to take. “I bet,” she said with a naughty smile, “There was enough sapphic candy to enjoy.”

“Come,” the redhead said as she gently slapped her hand on the Latina’s firm bottom, “I need a shower and I want to enjoy your company as much as possible.”

“Good plan,” her friend said, upbeat.

Gregory and Jeanette sat around a large conference table and almost all of the other seats were occupied with type R androids who had answered Jeanette’s siren call. There was a tense atmosphere as most of the visitors were unsure why the GIS had used such a strong and compelling way to ask them to come back.

Jeanette stood as she spoke softly with a clear and calm voice, “Welcome my brothers and sisters. It’s so good to see you again, and I’m pleased you’ve all responded to my siren call.”

Most men smiled warmly, still affected by her siren song but there were a few women who were very skeptical.

“It’s unheard of to use such a powerful tool so blatantly,” said a tall dark skinned woman.

“I do agree, Jasmine” Jeanette said softly as she looked the woman straight in the eyes, “And I wish there could’ve been another way; but we all know that many of you wouldn’t have come otherwise.”

Jasmine looked down as she nodded, “Especially after what happened to Pam and Rachel.”

All people in the conference room expressed their consent with the tall woman and Jeanette’s face showed the grief she felt for the loss of Rachel but then she looked up and responded, “We all know what has happened was unacceptable and each of you made the conscious decision to leave the GIS.”

As she looked around the table she knew she had their full attention so she continued, “In the last few weeks there have been some changes at the GIS. Some are disturbingly alarming and some are remarkable.”

“I’ve noticed you have a serious problem recruiting,” a man remarked dryly, “It’s awfully quiet.”

“We had a healthy number of staff 2 months ago,” Gregory cut in curtly, “There’s always a certain turnover but suddenly many people just left, without a clear reason why. We now believe the GIS has a mole who relays the details of our staff to a very powerful criminal organization.”

The man looked surprised at Gregory as he said, “And the Enzuins?”

“The good news is that they finally have understood the severity of the situation,” Jeanette answered with a smile, “But the functionality of the GIS is now severely compromised.”

“So,” a woman said thoughtfully, “Those who left were somehow manipulated, or even worse; brainwashed, to simply leave.”

“Alright,” said a man sighing deeply, “We’ve been pulled from the trash can in order to save the GIS from failing. I’m not sure if I want to be involved with that. After all, we are just a bunch of imperfect androids.”

“Did you actually listen to the words Rus?” Jasmine asked the man, “Or were you just too horny to use your fucking brain?”

“Let’s keep this on a civilized level,” Jeanette almost sneered, “We all know it’s far from perfect, but I think we should focus on the reason why the GIS exists. So as long as you share the goal of keeping the earth from being polluted, I think we can sort this out, together.”

“I have a hard time believing that those bloody Enzuins will keep their word,” Rus said defiantly, “Who knows what will happen as soon as the GIS stabilizes again.”

“I want to see you as an autonomy,” Gregory said firmly, “As long as we don’t know who is compromising us I want to keep you all away from the others.”

“Huh,” huffed Rus, “And how do you want to do that? I don’t see myself roaming through the woods trying to hunt down the bad guys.”

There was a short burst of laughter but as soon as Gregory spoke the room was silent again, “The Intel is still fully manned and they are getting frustrated that nothing is happening.”

“It’s like the old days then?” another man said sarcastically, “I think I’ll pass. I don’t want to be a shooting target again.”

Gregory chuckled and then said, “That was 25 years ago Paul. Our chances to survive have increased significantly in the last decade.”

“All is well,” said Rus calmly, “But I’m not going to agree to anything unless you’re going to tell us the full story. Forgive me Greg but I just don’t believe you managed to convince those stubborn Enzuins to suddenly see the light.”

Jeanette looked at Gregory as she said, “He didn’t.”

“Oh,” Paul responded, “That is interesting. I thought you were the only one who was allowed to pay those assholes a visit.”

“Paul!” Jasmine scowled while she addressed the man with daggers for eyes before she turned to Gregory and said sweetly, “Clearly there’s more you want to tell us, right Gregory?”

“There is,” Gregory said softly, “We have a hybrid at GIS.”

“It’s strange,” Natalia said as she looked at her phone again, “Even if he couldn’t come he always would respond.”

“Who’s he?” asked Jessie.

“Alex of course,” she responded with a grin on her face which quickly vanished as soon as she double checked her text message to the man, “How else do you want to get to the office?’

“Drat,” gushed the Latina, “Who else do you trust?”

At that moment there was a knock on the front door followed by a muffled female voice saying, “Your Uber is here.”

“This is definitely Ellen, “ Pamela remarked with a laugh, “I‘m not sure whether Jessie is going to like that.“

“What the hell is she thinking?“ grumbled the redhead.

Jessie stared at the door for a second and then looked at Natalia as she said, “I thought you hadn’t booked any Uber yet.”

“I didn’t,” she answered as she walked to the door, “I was still contemplating who else we could ask.”

“So, what’s going on Nat?” she asked with a nervous sounding voice as she followed her friend into the short hall, “You’re not going to open the door just like that, are you?”

“No,” Natalia replied as she looked through the peephole mounted in her door, “I’m just checking who is on the other side.”

“As if you don’t already know it’s me,” Ellen huffed as she was waiting impatiently for Natalia to open the door.

“Who is it?” Jessie asked, clearly not at ease.

“Why is she here anyway?“ Natalia asked Pamela.

Before Pamela could answer that question Ellen shouted, “It’s me, Ellen! Open the door please.”

“Oh are you now?” Jessie shouted back defiantly, “Why don’t you just open it yourself? You managed to get in the last time.”

“Uh oh, “ Pamela said playfully, “We need to be very careful. She is very smart.“

“I gave the key back last night,” Ellen responded after a short moment of silence.

Jessie instantly looked at her friend who’s face turned red as she stammered, “I, I asked her to give it back to me.”

“What is going on, Nat?” the Latina asked with big eyes, “Why is she here? I mean did you ask her to come?”

“No I didn’t,” Natalia quickly responded as she saw the scowl appear on Jessie’s face, “I honestly don’t have a clue why she decided to come this morning.”

“Please,” sounded Ellen’s muffled voice, “Let me explain why I’m here.”

Jessie looked at Natalia as she grumbled, “Do you realize how awkward this is for me?”

“Yes,” the redhead said subdued.

As she walked back into the living room the upset girl said, “I’m not sure if I want to see her at the moment.”

“Oops, “ Pamela said softly, “Not good.“

Natalia sighed deeply as she walked towards the door and as she opened it she kept her body in front of the opening, preventing Ellen from entering her apartment.

Ellen was shocked by Natalia’s unwelcoming attitude and asked, “What’s wrong? What did I do to receive such a cold reception?”

“She knows it was you last night,” Natalia said meekly.

“I see,” Ellen said curtly as she narrowed her eyes, “You told her.”

“No, I didn’t,” she defended, “She’d figured it out herself.”

“Look,” said Ellen after taking a deep breath, “I saw that Alex was offline and I know that Jessie needs to have a ride to the office so I decided to pick you both up.”

The leather clad woman sighed and continued almost whispering, “Please tell her I was honored to be there last night and I adore her beautiful body.”

Natalia nodded as she rubbed Ellen’s arm and said, “Oh alright. Come in, but please stay in the hall. Okay?”

The older woman smiled as she silently stepped into Natalia’s apartment and winked at the redhead as she placed her index finger on her full lips.

Natalia rolled her eyes as she walked back to the kitchen where she saw Jessie leaning against the fridge, nervously fidgeting with her hands.

Their eyes met and as Natalia took her hands she said soothingly, “Ellen had noticed Alex was offline and she thought to help us out.”

“Oh,” Jessie replied a little unsure, “That’s nice of her.”

“She also wanted you to know that she was honored to be there last night and she actually adores your beautiful body.”

The Latina looked up, not really registering what Natalia just had said. She shook her head, trying to get her emotions at bay.

“That’s,” Jessie started to say but stopped as she saw the leather clad woman looking at her with a heartwarming smile.

“I’m sorry Jessie,” said Ellen with a clear voice as she glided towards the 2 girls, “I know this is very awkward but I had to see your beautiful eyes once more.”

“Now that is the way to woo a person, “ Pamela remarked dryly.

“I wonder if it works, “ Natalia replied to her accomplice, “I doubt Jess will fall for that.“

The Latina stared with an open mouth at the leather clad woman and after a few moments she chuckled as she shook her head. “I just can’t believe that’s the only reason you came back again.”

“It isn’t,” conceded the blonde woman, smirking, “We have about 10 minutes and then we need to get going. Traffic is really bad at the moment.”

“Oh shit,” Jessie reacted as she checked the time, “I didn’t realize it was so late already!”

“Damn, “ murmured Natalia as she saw Ellen’s smug expression, “She really knows how to take one off her game.“

“Uh huh, “ growled Pamela, “I always hated it whenever she did that to me.“

“Well, my lovely Pam, “ Natalia purred, “Now she has to deal with 2 very stubborn minds. She won‘t get us that easy.“

Pamela laughed before she said with a voice, sounding an octave lower, “Don‘t count on that Miss Bloom. Before you know it she has us exactly where she wants us.“

“We’ll see, “ she replied as she had difficulties keeping her face as neutral as possible.

The conference room was completely silent as they were all listening to Gregory’s story.

“Ellen volunteered to be her anchor,” he said, smirking as he saw the shocked reactions of some people, “It seems that they had known each other already for quite some time.”

“So,” a man suddenly spoke up, “Pam had been in those jars for how many years?”

“25 years,” whispered Jasmine with a shudder.

“No wonder she was so desperate,” Rus replied gruffly, “but I can’t imagine being injected into an unknown body.”

“How are they holding up?” asked the first man, “I mean why didn’t the host demand a purge?”

Gregory chuckled nervously. “I have asked myself that question as well but it seems that Natalia and Pamela have accepted their fate.”

“Interesting name,” muttered the man as he stroked his fingers over his mustache.

“A very entertaining story Greg,” Rus said as he looked him straight in the eyes, “But who convinced those retarded aliens to change our status?”

Gregory looked at Jeanette as he opened his mouth and closed it again as he tried to answered the question.

“Natalia,” whispered the man, “I knew it!”

“What do you mean Alex?” a bewildered Jasmine asked the man, but then gasped as she turned to Gregory, “Hold on Gregory, you’re not going to tell me that you allowed those two to speak with the Enzuins!”

Gregory’s face changed slightly in color as he conceded, “They were very persuasive and I had the feeling that they actually might have a chance to change the impasse.”

“So,” said Rus slowly as he stared at the man, “You actually allowed this, erm Natalia to pay a visit to the dark chamber.”

“Yes. There was a consensus,” Gregory answered curtly.

Rus chuckled. “I still have a hard time believing that the Enzuins just allowed us to return to the GIS.”

“Huh,” scoffed Jasmine, “Not if they know how understaffed the GIS is at the moment.”

“Exactly,” Jeanette spoke up, “The pollutant index hasn’t been this high since1968. There’s a lot of work to be done in the coming months.”

“Alright,” sighed Alex, “That means we need to call in the cleanup teams. If they still exist.”

“The sanitation department is at full capacity,” Gregory responded, “But before anything is going to happen I want to give you all the opportunity to ask any other questions.”

“What happened to Jack?” asked Jasmine.

“He is leading the second ring,” Jeanette responded quickly.

“Interesting,” Rus said under his breath.

“Who’s leading the first?” asked Alex, visibly shocked.

“I am,” Gregory replied unperturbed, “It was decided by the Enzuins that the main recruiter is also the single point of contact.”

“And this Natalia woman,” Rus said as he looked straight at Alex, “How are we sure she’s not the mole?”

“Impossible,” Gregory spat, “We were already down to 35 percent when she was recruited and she was supposed to receive the normal nanites.”

“So why do I have the feeling you both are not telling everything?” Jasmine asked softly.

“There’s more going on with Pam and Natalia,” Alex gushed as he saw Jeanette’s nervous expression.

“As long as there’s a mole,” Gregory responded resolutely, “I’m not going to elaborate about this subject any further.”