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each adjustment as though waiting for her to stop him. She watched him intently, admiring how handsome he was. Unable to keep from smiling when she noticed the tips of his ears turning the tiniest bit pink.
    Was he blushing?
    “There will be a pulse of light.” his voice was a bit hoarse, “Images will flow across the screen and I anticipate that it might feel strange. The download will begin almost immediately. Afterward, you will be exhausted. Your mind will need several hours of sleep to reboot and accept the download. I vow, you will wake in our bed, in our quarters. I will be at your side the entire time.”
    Andi stopped him from settling the goggles on her eyes with a touch of her hand. Immediately he removed them, frowning at her when she sat up. They were shoulder to shoulder now and she didn’t think. She just went with her instinct.
    She cupped his hard jaw in her palm. Feling not an ounce of scratchy stubble there that would chafe or abrade. Only smooth skin stretched tight over hard bone. The barest of pressure of her fingers and he tilted his head, her name on his lips. A careful question. She tasted the sound of it as she brushed her lips boldly across his. Felt his breath catch. She wasn’t an expert, but he followed her lead. Kept his kisses light and gentle despite how she could feel him quivering. She pulled back just far enough to see the violet of his eyes.
    “I’m safe with you. I believe that. I trust you. ” The breath chuffed out of him .
    “My one,” he murmured huskily.
    His body followed her when she lay back down. Jolting when she giggled, his ears turning an even darker pink. He gave himself a little shake before carefully settling the goggles over her head. At his questioning look, she nodded. Steadied to let him pull the alien device over her eyes. Nerves jangled, more from excitement than uncertainty. She blew out a deep breath, her cheeks warming when he took her hand in both of his and brought it to his mouth.
    “You may startle at the beginning of the program. Squeeze my hand if at any point you are frightened or uncomfortable.”
    Before she could properly process the feeling of his lips brushing against her skin, there was indeed a flash of light. Just like he said. It was bright enough to make her jump. A barrage of images followed the flash at an alarmingly dizzying rate.
     
    She blinked when she opened her eyes again. Expecting the sterile white room, or to have been surrounded by holographic trees. Not the familiar surroundings of Ohlen’s quarters. He was right there again. Sitting in a chair beside the bed with a tablet in his hands, frowning at whatever he was reading.
    The second she shifted under the sheets, his eyes were on her. His frown evaporated in favor of a stunning smile, “How are you feeling?”
    Andi licked her lips while she looked around the room. Her mouth so dry, she could feel her taste buds screaming at her for water.
    “Fine, what happened? Did it not work?”
    He chuckled and moved to sit beside her on the bed. He must have read her mind as he handed her a tall glass of water.
    “The download was completed, my one. Yesterday.”
    “What? Yesterday? But I just lay down!”
    She reached up to touch her head. Instinctively searching for the goggles. She found nothing but her hair.
    “It was completed within three of your earth hours. You managed to smile at me when I took the goggles off, but then promptly fainted. I took you to medical to assure myself of your health and then brought you here. I had not anticipated such a reaction. I apologize.”
     
    She realized the reason he’d been telling her every step of the process wasn’t just to explain. It was to put her at ease. So she wouldn’t be surprised by anything. Andi stretched as she sat up, not flinching or cringing when he moved closer,
    “I take it since we’re back in your quarters, everything was within normal limits?”
    It took him a second to answer.
    “There were no