Chapter 6

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On the following morning, before she was even ready to meet him to go to breakfast, her door opened and closed and he was suddenly in bed with her. She was in her usual, minimal, nightgown and he snuggled up against her. They kissed, but she could tell he wasn't serious......he had his shorts on. Cuddling with her, he asked, "Can we talk?" Her head lying on his chest she responded, "Of course, sweetheart. We have to be able to talk with each other about anything." He nodded, his cheek against the top of her head.

"Yesterday was wonderful, like a dream......and I believe everything you tell me, but, Keika, darling, I find it hard to believe that I made love to a virgin. I was not a virgin, by a long shot, and you did things with me that no other woman has come close too. (Take THAT Selena!! she thought gleefully.) What happened yesterday?" She was silent for a moment. "It was the serum, Eric. Starting to make love with you triggered something within me, physically and mentally. I....I suddenly knew things yesterday that I have never actually experienced in my life.....much of it I found disgusting....people can be so......weird, but some of it was what I was comfortable with and what I thought you might like. I wanted so badly to please you." He kissed the top of her head. "That is the way I feel about you....and you please me like no other woman. Ok, so, let me get this straight....I know that you have, essentially, a regular non-combat mode and a combat mode....does this mean you have, like, a sexual mode as well?" She sighed. "Apparently so.....and I've been thinking about this. The only thing I can figure is that, whoever this serum was intended for, engaging in sex was potentially part of the job. They were spies, I guess. People who would do anything to gain information, or complete a mission. Normally, I have to constantly be aware of my strength, speed and voice. They always have to be under very careful control. It is automatic to me now, but, yesterday I thought of nothing but making love to you. My strength and the power of my voice seem to be dampened automatically. Believe me, if I had fully voiced what I felt, you would be deaf and people would have come from the nearest village to see what had happened." He laughed. "Well, I'm ok with this mode. I'll consider it the Eric mode." She pinched him and he jumped. "You are such a bad, bad boy." she said. "Yes I am." he replied, as he turned her head up to receive his lips, "Your bad boy. I hope you know what you gotten yourself into." She laughed and kissed him.

Her head returned to its place on his chest. "Ok," she said, "now I have a question for you." "Ask away." he responded. "What is your full name?" He groaned and said, "My full name is Reginald Eric Sheridan......and yes, I hate my first name." She shook her head. "I don't understand, what is wrong with the name Reginald?" "Are you kidding me?" he replied, "It so stuffy and formal sounding....and 'Reggie' just doesn't suit me. They are the first names of my grandfathers combined. Everyone calls me Eric.......except Devin when he is teasing me or angry with me. He really knows how to push my buttons."

She hugged him and said, "Well, I prefer Eric also, so it's ok with me. I was just curious. By the way, what has happened to Devin? I haven't seen him since the first day in the courtyard." It took Eric a moment to answer her. "I talked with him. He said he didn't want to be in Mercedium for a while and went back to duty with 1st Army on the northern border with the Empire of Paradise. He left with his unit on the very next day after you got here." Keika said nothing, but knew why he had left the city. She felt guilty. Causing Devin pain was not something she wanted to do, but it seemed unavoidable. "Your mother told me what happened.......about your sister. I feel sorry for Devin and I'm so sorry for your loss." Eric lay against her silent for a long time. "Yes," he finally said, "It was a very bad day. Her death will haunt me for the rest of my life and seems to have destroyed my brother. He was never able to forgive himself. I feel sorry for him also. It is why I put up with so much from him. Stephanie was a wonderful person. We all still miss her terribly."

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