My Alien Boyfriend

My New Piggu

"Hey Simon, did you have fun with the pigs?" I groan, not lifting my head up from the table. "I'm guessing that's a yes," He laughs.

I lift my head up from the table, hearing a chair creak as Lewis settles into it. "They were adorable!" I squeal, Lewis shaking his head and laughing.

"Oh that's lovely, Simon."

I nod my head. "Yea! How is whatever it is you're working on going?" His eyes shift and he gets a faraway look in his eye.

"Oh, uh, fine. Everything's fine. There are a few calculation errors but nothing that can't be fixed."

"You sound unsure." Lewis has been working on something that he refuses to talk about since we got here. He shows up in random places at random times, always ready to show me something else that I will find interesting and get distracted by while he makes an excuse to leave and continue working.

"What? No, I don't sound unsure. What are you talking about?" He nervously laughs.

"Oh come on Lewis, I'm not that stupid. What are you working on? Is it something with the clones?"

He shakes his head, grabbing my hands. "Look, don't worry about it. It will be fine. Let's go see what else Dr. Srivaramen has in store for us."

I hesitate, Lewis standing up and tugging at my hand. Finally I oblige, swinging our hands as we leave the break room and head to the Genetic and Mutant Division.

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"Oh Lewis! Look!" Another baby pig has just appeared, this one tiny-er than the rest by far. "He's so tiny! Isn't he adorable?"

I resist the urge to squeal when it walks into my waiting hands, the thing the size of my palm. I coo and make kissy faces at it, the small pig staring up at me with its big blue eyes. "Ah yes. Very cute."

Lewis and Dr. Srivaramen stand on the other side of the fence, the former not wanting to get dirty and the latter saying it wouldn't be wise for him to get close to the pigs. So I went in by myself and sat down in the mud, my once white labcoat now covered in a mixture of poo and mud and grass.

"Come hold him Lewis. Please?" I ask, making big eyes at him. He debates for a moment before finally nodding. "Yay! Did you hear that piggy? Lewis is going to come in and see you!"

The pig responds by snorting, my grin widening. I turn to look at Lewis and see Dr. Srivaramen trying not to smile. "Are you smiling, Srivaramen? I didn't know you could smile."

He quickly wipes the smile off his face, Lewis chuckling as he slips on a pair of waders. "Simon! Don't be rude."

"Oh it's fine Lewis. Now hurry up and get over here." The man walks slowly over to me, trying not to slip in the muck.

"I'm coming, Jesus."

"I beg your pardon?"