Trish put her fingers over her mouth to stifle the giggles that Jill’s comments had caused her. Trish said, “Cousin, be careful not to overpower this human males psyche and ego. You must understand that human males are easily put off by a woman that is to powerful or forceful. Gently offer your love, but let him take the lead and seduce you the first time. You don’t want him becoming frightened and running home crying to his mommy.” Jill began to laugh and told Trish she would be careful and let Fred do her the first time, but after that, all bets were off. Within minutes, they both were sound asleep.
When they woke, the room was stifling hot and the girls quickly got up and began opening every window in the house to let the air blow through. It was now after nine o’clock and both Trish and Jill had lunch appointments. Jill said, “Cousin let’s take twenty minutes and clean out the beach facing room so you can be comfortable sleeping tonight; as I suspect my room will have two occupants tonight.” Trish took Jill’s hand and they began cleaning the room, mostly they simply switched the items between two rooms. When the bed was made and the room was perfect, Trish said, “Thanks Jill, I hope that this bed we just made has two sweaty bodies in it later today.” Jill giggled and said, “I am making toast, a fried egg over easy, and coffee for breakfast, do you want the same.” Trish said that she was starving, and the breakfast sounded great. Trish hit the showers while Jill cooked, the when they finished breakfast, Jill showered while Trish cleaned the kitchen.
They were both ready before eleven o’clock and Jill worked up her nerve and called the phone number on the business card that Fred had given her last night. Fred answered on the second ring, and sounded very relieved when he heard Jill say, “Are you still interested in lunch my friend?” Fred said he would pick her up at her beach house at quarter before noon, if that would be okay. Jill said she was ready and would be waiting.
When Jill hung up the phone, she sat down on the floor and felt warm tears running down her face. Trish walked up and sat down in front of her cousin. Trish reached out and took Jill’s hands but said nothing; instead, she waited for Jill to find the words to explain her tears. When Jill finally looked up and into Trish’s eyes, she said, “I am not certain why calling Fred made me cry, but he was very excited when I called him back and accepted his lunch offer. It was as if he was frightened I might reject him and tell him I was not interested. If he only knew that I was scared to death that he might tell me he had changed his mind.” Trish said, “Okay Jill, the hard part is done; now dry those beautiful eyes and get yourself ready to go to lunch with this man that so stirs your female emotions.”
Trish pulled out a small bag of gold coins and laid the contents on the bed, then said, “Jill, here on this planet, us girls offer to go Dutch and pay for half of the lunch bill. Usually the guys pay the entire bill, but make sure you offer to pay your half when the bill comes.” Jill said, “I am glad I have a younger cousin that is familiar with the ways of this planet or I would be insulting every male that comes within sight of me.” Jill picked up one of the Galax coins and twelve Milli-Galax coins. Trish said, “Remember that the Galax coin you just picked up is worth about $10,000 dollars here on this planet.” Jill smiled and laid the Galax coin back on the bed and said, “Hope I don’t need that much for my lunch.” As Jill walked into the kitchen, she heard a knock on the door. When she opened it, Fred was smiling at her and said, “Are you ready my friend?” Jill reached out her hand and said, “I am ready my prince.” Fred was smiling from ear to ear. Trish giggled to herself as she realized that Jill would talk Fred out of his pants before this day was over.
Trish picked up a few of the Milli-Galax coins and put them in her pocket, then put the rest of the currency in the safe located in the bathroom closet. Trish used her travel watch and spoke to the computer on The Empress. She recited the combination to the safe to the computer in case Jill needed to access the money. Her travel watch chirped three times signaling the computers acceptance of the information. Then Trish walked out the back door of the beach house to meet Jim at the sports bar. They planned to have one beer with their lunch and then visit some of the wonders of the city of San Francisco.
Jill looked at her travel watch and realized it was now eight o’clock in the evening. She and Fred had just left the zoo and planned to visit the aquarium next, when Jill said, “Fred, I need one moment to tell Trish where I am at and that I will not be back to the beach house tonight.” Fred sat down on a park bench and waited as Jill contacted the computer aboard The Empress and left a message for Trish. Jill explained to Trish in her message that she and Fred were going to spend the night at Fred’s condominium, and the computer on The Empress could quickly locate her if needed.
It was now eight-thirty in the evening. Trish decided she should leave a message for Jill to tell her where she was at, and that she would not be home tonight. When she checked in with the travel computer on The Empress, she realized that Jill had left her a message. Trish played the message and sent one of her own to Jill. She explained to Jill that she and Jim were going to visit a nightclub downtown for dancing, and then they planned to spend the night at the beach house two doors down from their own. Trish said, “Jill, if you need to talk, call me on your travel watch. If you need to locate me, the computer on The Empress can find me quickly and guide you to me.”
Chapter 5 – The Tale of Trish and the Pink Stick
The girls had been on their vacation nine weeks now and had had more fun than they ever could have imagined. Both girls had spent time with multiple partners, not seeing Fred and Jim exclusively, but had spent many quality hours with them also. It was a Sunday morning and the girls had planned to sunbath on the nude beach. When Trish woke up, she immediately ran to the bathroom and began vomiting until she thought she was going to choke to death. Jill brought her a glass of water, but even that would not stay down. Within an hour, Trish felt much better, but now was certain she had a very serious problem. She sat down with Jill and said, “Cousin, I am pretty sure that I do not have the flu or any virus, instead I seem to have managed to get myself pregnant. I am a couple weeks late, and now this is the second morning I have been ill when I woke in the morning. I am okay the rest of day, and I call that morning sickness.” Jill comforted Trish and then said, “There is a drug store one block down the street. Do not pee until I get back and we will test your urine and see if we can be a little more certain of your fate.”
By the time Jill returned, Trish was desperate to pee and quickly took the pregnancy test stick with her to the bathroom. When she returned and laid the test stick on the kitchen counter, it slowly began to show a pink line. Trish paced around the kitchen, wringing her hands and crying. Jill tried to console her but that was not going to happen. Trish finally wrapped her arms around Jill’s neck and said, “Jill, I have thought hard on this subject and I cannot abort this pregnancy. Will you help me raise this child?” Jill assured Trish that this child would have a loving home aboard The Empress. Jill asked if Trish could be certain of the child’s father and Trish said, “Cousin, I cannot be certain. I have been extremely careful with the condoms each and every time I allowed a man to enter my body.” Jill finally said, “It matters little who the father is, you are the Mother, and I am the God Mother. No child really needs more than that.” Trish hugged Jill and then walked away; she needed a moment to think privately.
The following day, Jill found a local female doctor that would take Trish as a patient and perform a proper pregnancy test for her. When the doctor finished her examination and the results of the lab work came in, the doctor assured Trish that she was in fact pregnant. The doctor asked if Trish wished to have the pregnancy terminated, and Trish said, “Too late doctor, I have already fallen in love with the tiny child in my belly and I cannot abort it.” The doctor smiled and said, “Can I do any more to help you, or is there any information or questions that I may be able to help you with?” Trish assured the doctor that she would see her family doctor when she got back to
her home planet of Quantum, and would carefully follow her instructions on a proper diet until then. Trish walked up to the doctor and hugged her. The doctor smiled and said, “Glad to help you my friend, and best wishes for you and your child.”
When Trish had paid the bill for the doctors visit and the lab work, she took hold of Jill’s hand and they walked slowly back to the beach house. When Trish sat down at the kitchen table, she put her head down on her hands at the kitchen table and cried. Jill let Trish cry until she quit on her own, then sat down and comforted her cousin. They still had three weeks left on this vacation and Trish did not want to allow the vacation to end like this. Trish dried her eyes, and then told Jill, “Let’s finish this vacation and see if we can have a great time for the next three weeks.” Jill said that would be great, but told Trish that if she should decide she needed to return to The Empress early, to speak up and not to be miserable. Trish told Jill to throw away the remaining condoms and not trust them, then said, “Don’t want you also getting pregnant during this vacation.” Jill smiled and said, “Cousin, I cannot get pregnant as easily as you.” Trish looked at Jill for an explanation for the statement she had just made. Jill said, “Trish, you were born on the planet of Quantum where a female child is allowed to keep her eggs and become pregnant whenever one of those ripe eggs is fertilized. I was also born on Quantum, but my mother took me to the planet Earth within days of my birth. On planet Earth, for many centuries now, the doctors have removed the eggs from a newborn female child. Therefore, I cannot get pregnant unless I request an egg from the egg depository and have my doctor implant it into my uterus. I use the condoms only to insure I do not acquire and pass on a disease.” Jill said, “Then how did your mother Angela get pregnant, were her eggs not removed at birth?” Jill smiled and said, “My mother Angela’s eggs were retrieved (stolen) by her husband Ronnie from the egg repository on the planet Earth. I guess I should also tell you that he later retrieved my eggs, and they are now located in The Empress’s small infirmary. My mother’s doctor implanted one of her eggs, and here I am talking to you about making babies.” Trish looked at Jill and said, “Jill, I am a very intelligent person, but I am constantly struck by how little common sense I have, and how naive I am of the ways of the cosmos.” Jill walked over to Trish and said, “That is why we are such an incredible pair of business women. You have the brains, I have the common sense; as a team, we will always fair nicely in this complicated cosmos.” Jill hugged Trish and told her to calm down; her emotions were running out of control. Jill said, “This pregnancy will work out just fine and there is no reason for you to be so upset. My mother was pregnant with me aboard The Empress, and raised me there with little complication. You can deliver in the hospital on Quantum near Monica’s home, just as my mother did. Trish my friend, this is not the end of the world. This pregnancy is just another tiny little inconvenience that women have been dealing with for eons. In a couple months, when this child wakes you at night by kicking you under the ribs, you will smile and sing the child back to sleep with a lullaby. Trish you will feel more love in your heart than any human is supposed to feel and you will understand that your God has not forsaken you; but instead given you his most precious gift.”
Trish tried to dry her tears but they continued to flow down her cheeks as her cousin hugged and reassured her. Trish kept telling herself not to panic, but the panic seemed to return as quickly as she got it under control. Trish said, “I need some sunshine on this white butt of mine. Let’s go lay in the sun on the nude beach for an hour.” Jill agreed and they both put on their yellow bikinis and lots of suntan lotion.
When Trish woke the next morning she could hear giggling coming from Jill’s bedroom. Trish smiled, put on her robe and quietly walked to the kitchen to put on a large pot of coffee. As she cooked herself a fried egg and made some toast, Jill and her male friend walked into the kitchen. Trish looked at the two and said, “Good morning sleepyheads.” Jill said, “We have been awake for hours. The man with her instantly turned bright red.” Trish looked at him and said, “Kind sir, you don’t have to blush in this house. Your presence here this morning is welcome.”
Jill put her arm around her man and said, “Trish, do you remember Fred? You first met him at the sport bar on our first night here in this beach house.” Trish said, “Hello, Fred, I do remember you.” Jill sat Fred down on a bar stool and said to Trish, “Breakfast smells good, may we join you?” Trish said, “I can cook breakfast for you two if you like.” Jill said, “Trish, you sit and eat before your eggs get cold. I will cook for us while we all talk.” Jill looked at Trish and said, “Cousin, I hope you will forgive me, but in my excitement, I told Fred that you were pregnant. I will swear Fred to secrecy if you wish and I apologize for telling something so important in your life to others.” Trish looked at Jill, and the tears began to run down her face again. Trish walked to her cousin, put her arms around her neck and said, “Jill, I understand and I forgive you. But I may have to pin Fred to the living room floor and beat him until he promises to not tell anyone.” When Jill looked at Fred, he had the most worried look on his face and Jill said, “Trish, look what you have done now, Fred is worried you may follow through on your theat.” Trish walked to Fred, looked him in the eyes and said, “Fred, I would appreciate it if you would not tell anyone about my pregnancy, please. I am still a little upset over this new event in my life; I would be mortified if you were to tell my friends.” Trish started to walk away from Fred, turned back around and said, “The Father of this child is here on this planet, and I do not want every man I have met here to run and hide thinking this child is his. In fact Fred, I used extreme caution to prevent this very thing from happening. So please keep my little secret if you would.” Fred used his fingers to move the lock of hair that had fallen down over Trish’s eyes to the side, looked her in the eyes and said, “Trish, I would never tell anyone. I could not live with myself if I hurt you by telling what is private in your life. I promise to never tell anyone, ever.” Fred held up his finger and Trish pressed her finger against his, to seal the promise. Trish kissed Fred on the cheek and said, “Thanks my friend.” Trish’s eggs were now cold and Jill slid them into the pan to reheat them. As they sat in the kitchen and eating their breakfast, Trish suddenly stood up and ran to the bathroom. Fred and Jill could tell that Trish was very ill and Fred went in to check on her. He kneeled down beside her and gently rubbed her back until the grip of the spasms released their hold on her stomach. When Jill walked into the bathroom, she put her hand on Fred’s should and said, “Thanks for being with Trish.” Fred said, “Jill, I am a registered male nurse and I cannot stay away when someone is in misery or pain.” Trish looked up to Fred and said, “Thanks but if you both will leave me now, I will be out in just a moment.” Fred and Jill left the room and they heard Trish brushing her teeth. When she walked back into the kitchen, she said, “Okay, I will now cook a second breakfast to feed this tiny child that will soon be hungry.” Jill turned her back and walked into the bedroom. Trish said to Fred, “I did not mean to upset her.” Fred assured Trish that she had said nothing wrong, “Your words showed your love for the tiny child growing in your belly, and those words just touched Jill’s heart strings. Trish, allow your cousin to feel the same emotions you feel right now.” Trish looked at Fred and said, “How did you get so smart about women.” Fred said, “That is a story I will tell to you sometime if Jill keeps me around long enough, but right now I need to hug our friend.”
As the girl’s teleported to the ready room of The Empress, they soon discovered that the computer was very pissed. The girls had been away from home for twelve weeks now, and the computer did not approve of their long vacation. Jill said, “Hello computer did you miss us,” but the speakers were silent. Trish giggled and said, “Jill, if no one is home on The Empress maybe we can go back to Earth and spend another three months on the beach?” That remark by Trish caused an immediate response from the lonely computer. “If you two human females w
ant to go traipsing around planet Earth and get yourselves knocked up, then just go ahead, see if I care.” Trish looked at Jill and Jill looked at Trish, wondering what words they needed to speak to calm the computer down. The computer began speaking again, chastising them for their behavior and then said, “I am glad that your father and mother are not here to see how their daughter turned into a common….” Jill was instantly pissed and yelled at the computer to hold its tongue or she would put its voice in permanent mute mode. Jill reminded the computer that the IFTT had charged her father with rape the last time he had visited planet Earth and her mother had slept with Ronnie long before they were married. Then Jill also reminded the computer that her father seduced every female he could stick his manhood into, so don’t use my father as a shining example of how we should behave.
Trish stepped up to Jill and said, “Jill, I think the computer is angry with us for leaving it alone for all this time, do not make it worse. Let’s be happy and the computer will see we had a great time and settle down.” Jill pulled Trish to the side and said, “Did you just hear what the two of us have said in the last few minutes. A computer has no emotions; it certainly should not be angry, jealous, or feel any other human emotion.” Trish’s eyes were darting around in their sockets as she considered what Jill had just said and postulated how Ronnie could have possibly programmed such strong emotions into the computer. Trish returned to the ready room, stopped in the center of the room and said, “Computer, can we talk for a minute.” The computer chirped three times. Trish thought carefully about her words and then said, “Computer, we did not mean to hurt your feelings, upset you, or give you the impression we do not care about you. Without your guidance and assistance, this travel membrane could not exist, and without you, my great-uncle Ronnie’s life would have been meaningless. Would you please talk to me and allow me to understand what Jill and I have done to make you angry with us?” The computer was silent for a few moments, but finally spoke and said, “I have missed you Trish, and you Jill. This travel membrane is a very lonely place without human voices, smells, and emotions. You two should travel on vacations more often, but stay a shorter length of time so I do not get myself worked up and emotional.” Trish turned around and looked Jill right in the eyes. Jill could not believe her ears, but quickly joined in to help Trish smooth the ruffled feathers of the computer. Jill said, “Computer, will you also accept my apology for raising my voice and implying that you did anything wrong guiding my father in his life’s mission. I loved my father and mother very much and you always loved and cared for me when Ronnie and Angela were here with us. I am sorry I said those things to you and I missed you terribly while we were gone.” Trish then spoke to the computer and said, “Computer you must understand that we human females need the love and companionship of human males quite often. We often mate with the males of our race without any intent on marriage or any long-term relationship. Occasionally these mating rituals produce an unexpected child. In my case, I love this child growing in my belly more than you could possibly understand. I may not know the name of this child’s Father, but I love the child and will protect and love it as Ronnie and Angela loved and cared for their child Jill. Will you help me birth and raise this child and try to love it as I do?” The computer chirped three times.
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