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with overwhelming joy and she leapt into his arms and covered him in kisses.
    “Don't you ever scare me like that,” she said between kisses.
    “Great, but what about my ship?” Jason asked.
    Before anyone had a chance to respond to Jason's question, they heard the front doors to Landers HQ slide open. They all walked back to the briefing room to see who was visiting them. When they entered the room, they were surprised to see Captain Jackson standing there.
    “Well, I was coming to offer my condolences to Cassandra, but it seems like she doesn't need them,” the Captain said, seeing Dahl.
    “Dahl saved us all,” Lars said.
    “I saw that. It was very noble,” Captain Jackson replied. 
    “Also, Cassie was able to synthesize a terraforming serum from Dahl's DNA,” Jennifer added.
    Captain Jackson paused and took a look around the room as he processed all of the information. After a brief moment of silence, he said, “Well, in light of all this, I can't rightfully send him back to his planet now.” Captain Jackson walked up to Dahl and extended his hand. “Dahl, I would like to offer you citizenship on Solaris in honor of your heroism and sacrifice.”
    Dahl graciously accepted the Captain's handshake. “Thank you, Captain Jackson. I gladly accept your offer of citizenship.”
    “I suppose with this new serum, we could begin to colonize this planet. What do you call this planet anyway?” Captain Jackson asked.
    “Novus, sir,” Lars answered.
    “Like the hooker?” the Captain asked.
    “Yes, like the hooker,” Jason said with a laugh.
    “What do YOU call your planet, Dahl?” Captain Jackson asked.
    “I simply call it 'Home',” Dahl replied.
    Captain Jackson sighed and shook his head in resignation. “Fine, ‘Novus’ sticks as the name. Dahl, would you object to us living on your planet?”
    “Captain, my friends and family are all dead. I would be honored if my new friends would share my home with me,” Dahl replied.
    Cassie smiled and hugged Dahl. She didn't care what people thought about her hugging and kissing an alien. She was just happy he was back with her and they could now be together without worries.
    The rest of the day was a rush of excitement and celebrations as the ship was informed they would be settling down on Novus. Cassie and Dahl were paraded around in front of everyone and hailed as heroes for their efforts. Eventually, the parties and ceremonies came to a close and it was time to go to bed. Cassie was glad she could crawl back into her own bed. Her parents even allowed Dahl to come stay with them. As Cassie was ready to close her eyes and fall asleep after an exhausting day, she heard her door open and saw Dahl walk in.
    “What is it, Dahl?” Cassie asked sleepily.
    “I don't like sleeping alone,” Dahl admitted.
    “Well, come sleep with me,” Cassie said scooting over to make room for him. She was surprised by his confession, but was very happy he came to lay with her.
    “I'm very glad you came back to me today,” Cassie said to Dahl once he was in bed with her.
    “I'm very glad I came back as well,” he said.
    “I don't know how to describe it, but I have very strong feelings for you,” Cassie admitted.
    “I know,” Dahl said. “I feel the same way.  I would like to explore these feelings further and I know you would like to as well. If you would like to, I would like to have a relationship with you.”
    “I would like that very much,” Cassie said excitedly.
    “I know you would,” Dahl said with a smile.
    With that, Cassie gave Dahl a passionate kiss on the lips, curled into his arms and listened to the sound of his heart beating as they both drifted off to sleep…
     
    THE END

The war had lasted far longer than anyone could have ever imagined and Ester had grown long tired of it.
    As one of the best fighter pilots in the fleet, however, there was no escaping it for her. She would remain in the fight until the unlikely event the war ended or until the