Knollig: A Terraneu Novel ( Book 2) (12 page)

Five Months Later

Amber, Mairi and Jen were leaning against the fence
between properties chatting. They were waiting for Kniam, Knollig and Thian to
come back from their Council meeting. There had been a few more requests for
living quarters in New Haven, Fortem being one of those who had found a mate.
The days after the dance had been a blur of activity. Some of the women had
requested an industrial dome to practice different kinds of crafts. There were
ceramics, paintings, yoga classes, one was practicing horticulture, and was
trying for some very impressive new flowers. There was even a hair salon and it
was fun to experiment with a crazy hairstyle. It grew so fast, that if you
didn’t like it short, it was long again in no time.

Mairi was given the honor of naming the community to
the North, she had chosen McPhersonville in honor of her grandfather. He was
going to be so surprised when he heard that part of Terraneu was named after
him!

“Do you think Knollig is going to freak out when he
sees the guest room?” Jen teased Mairi.

“Yeah Mairi, what do you think Knollig will do
first?” Amber jumped in, “Rip your clothes off and have his way with you…or get
so excited he passes out?” Amber and Jen laughed.

Mairi had told the women of her plan to “surprise”
Knollig, and they had helped her work over one of their guest rooms. They were
her best friends and were as excited as she was to find out what Knollig would
do.

Before anyone could say anything else, they spotted
the men coming up the pathway.

“Good-luck Mairi!” Jen ran back down the path to her
living space, which was behind Amber and Kniam’s.

“Yeah, good-luck Mairi…don’t let him hit his head on
the way down!” Amber teased, then waddled slowly toward her home. She was seven
months along now give or take, and was complaining that she was the size of a
house.
 
Mairi watched her go and was
glad that there had been a doctor in the last group. A really nice one named
Gwen. She had been watching over Amber these past five months, and everyone was
happy that things were going smoothly. As long as Amber got plenty of sunshine,
and drank her extra vitamin water.

Mairi turned back to her home, and raced inside,
excitement making butterflies dance in her stomach.

She double-checked to make sure everything was
ready. When she looked out the window that had been installed next to the door,
she could see Knollig, Kniam and Thian were saying their good-byes. Knollig was
coming across the common walkway, he would be here any second.

Mairi hurriedly went into the guest space between the great room and the
master bedroom. They had changed this dome, so that there were two additional
bedrooms, and a small washroom with bidet for guests. The surprise she had for Knollig
was in one of the guest rooms.

“Sweet Mairi, I am home!” Knollig called from the living room.

“In here…” Mairi yelled, her voice shaky. She was sitting completely
still in the rocking chair.

“Where Mairi?” Knollig suddenly appeared in the doorway, “There you are.
What…?” his voice faltered then stopped. His eyes sweeping around the room to
take in the changes she had made. “Mairi,” his voice got very thick. “Does this
mean what I am hoping it does?”

Mairi just smiled weakly. She had asked the fabricators to create her an
adjustable crib, a changing table and rocking chair. They had used the same
template to create her things, as Amber had used for her nursery. She wasn’t
going to go with Earth stereotypes about colors. She had already decorated this
room to match the rest of the house. With reds and greens. She had added a dash
of yellow to the mix for the sunny effect. She had also gotten the wood workers
to make the letters “Welcome Baby”. She had painted them and attached them in a
waving pattern above the wall that the crib was against.

“I figured we can add the babies name when it arrives.” Mairi gestured to
the wording on the wall, when she turned around Knollig was stiff as a board.
“Well what do you think?”

Knollig just stood there for the longest time then he launched himself at
her, throwing her over his shoulder. He ran from their home, toward the nearest
medical dome. New Haven had five of them placed in strategic locations. She
wasn’t sure which one he had headed for because she was bouncing against his
back. A few seconds later he skidded to a stop. Kniam was right behind them as
equally out of breath as Knollig.

“Do you agree Mairi? “ Kniam asked, grabbing his side as if there was a
stitch in it. He was taking great deep breaths. “I will report your answer to
all the Council members.”

Knollig looked at her expectantly. His eyes were shining in his face.

“Yes, I agree.” Mairi told Kniam.

“It is so noted, that Mairi has hereby agreed.” Kniam got a distant look
on his face, then stated, “It has been unanimously approved.” Giving them a
huge smile, he opened the medical dome and they entered.

Mairi hurried to follow as Knollig ran to the unit and pushed some
buttons. Kniam gave the computer the Council permission code. Knollig proceeded
to jump in and close the machine around him. A few seconds later there was a
beep, and Knollig jumped out. Ran over to where she was standing, picked her up
over his shoulder again. Then ran full out for home. Not even bothering to say
good-bye or thank his brother. Mairi had managed a quick, “Thank-you” to Kniam,
but at the speed Knollig was running, she didn’t think he heard her.

Once they were back in their dome, Mairi was put on her feet in the
living room. He stood there panting. Holding up his hand he gasped,
“One…second…”

Mairi moved to go take a shower while Knollig composed himself and
figured what he wanted to say. She didn’t make it. One second she was on her
feet, moving through the bedroom. The next she was tossed across the room to
land with a bounce on the bed.

She let out a startled scream, “Knollig! Of all the…” she had landed on
her back, then bounced to her stomach and was in the process of rolling over,
when he was suddenly pressing over her. She looked over her shoulder at him,
“You are…” she gasped suddenly when he ripped her dress down the middle. “That
was my favorite, you are replacing that you know!” She ended on a groan. He had
slipped his fingers around her thong, and was using them to stimulate her sex.
Making her forget about the dress.

“You are not mad about the dress…” He rubbed his fingers against her
wetness, his thumb swirling around and around at her most sensitive spot.
Pressing more firmly, he said, “I know because if you were angry, you would be
asking me to stop. Wouldn’t you my little vixen.” He was right, she wasn’t
angry. She was excited by the suddenness of his desire. It was thrilling that
he was so strong, yet so gentle at the same time. With one deft tug, she felt
her thong ripped off too.

She pressed her hips back and against his fingers. He answered her silent
plea by thrusting first one, then two digits deep into her welcoming warmth.
She moaned at how good that felt. She pushed her hips back in rhythm with his
fingers. Suddenly he stopped, and she was left wanting. He placed both hands on
either side of her head, whispered in her ear, “Do you want me to stop?” He was
rubbing his steely shaft against her, soaking him as well as turning her on
more. “Do you?” He gave her shoulder a playful nip, and she gasped.

“You know I don’t…stop being a tease…” Mairi grunted as he thrust forward
suddenly. Giving her no warning, and because of her anticipation the feeling
was almost painful. She squeezed his shaft with her inner muscles, and he
groaned in response. Knollig moved his hips thrusting, and then grinding. Mairi
was flexing her inner muscles, and hips to find release.

“We need to change this position…I want to play…” with that he flipped
them over. Now Knollig was on his back, still fully sheathed. Mairi was lying
on top, her back against his chest. He bent his knees, drawing her legs onto
either side of his hips and thrust deeper. Mairi thought he had gone as deep as
possible before. She was wrong. In this position he was deeper than she had
ever felt, or she was just hyper sensitive right now because he was hitting
nerves that had her seeing stars.

He used his hands on her hips to pull her up his body and slam her back
down to his thighs. Their sweat glistened bodies added to the slip and slide
motion. Up to the tip, then slam down, his hips thrusting to meet her when her
ass hit his lower stomach. She knew she wouldn’t last long, “Knollig, I won’t
last...” She moaned and grabbed his hips, grasping at him. Knollig responded by
thrusting deep, and holding her impaled, ground his hips against her. Then
taking a hold of her breasts, he pinched and tweaked her nipples. His hips
still flexing, she was grinding down on him. Mairi shrieked as her body
spasmed. Shaking her with its intensity, her climax left her shuddering on top
of Knollig. She felt warm spurts of his release filling her. They lay joined
together, Knollig still semi-hard their breathing returned to normal. Still
Knollig just fondled her breasts, or gently rubbed her abdomen and thighs.

“We need to get cleaned up.” Mairi started to roll to the side, when
Knollig just lifted her up and carried her to the bathroom. After running a
shower, they both got under the water. Soaping each other leisurely, whispering
words of love between passionate kisses.

Toweling off they headed to the bedroom, Knollig walked her into the
edge, lifted her up, and followed until his chest was pressing into hers. “I
want to go all night Mairi. I want to make love to you again and again…” his
voice held a new urgency. She felt him lax against her stomach, and reached up
to cradle his face.

“You are going to need time to rebuild your strength.” Mairi whispered.
Suddenly his velvet shaft shifted against her stomach and he proved her wrong
about needing more time. “Or maybe not.” She laughed. She was still wet from
their previous love play. She wrapped her legs around his back and shifted her
hips until he was trapped against her stomach.

Knollig groaned and leaned down to kiss her fiercely. She responded,
instantly aroused again. He kept his weight on his elbows, rubbing her chest
with his. Her nipples responded to the friction, his tongue flicked at them.
When they were hard nubs, he took them into his mouth and gently used his teeth
on them.

Mairi shifted her hips, and raised her knees. With one quick thrust
Knollig was again fully encased in her body. She wasn’t sure if she could go
“all night” like Knollig wanted, but she would pass out trying.

Pushing his upper body up, Knollig ground his lower body into hers. “Hold
on…” Mairi gasped out. She had never been flexible enough, but there was
something she wanted to try. She had Knollig hold still while she pulled her
legs through, and draped them against his shoulders. This put her at a whole
different angle, and Knollig took advantage and slowly worked his shaft in and
out. Mairi grabbed a hold of his arms to keep from being pounded off the bed.
Knollig was in a frenzy, sweat was glistening over his chest and shoulders. He
was wildly pounding into her, the friction of their bodies sliding and slapping
against each other. With an agonized groan, he found release and she followed
him to fulfillment. Shuddering against him, she brought her legs back down and
wrapped them around his hips to hold herself against him, making her climax
last as long as possible.

“That was amazing Knollig.” She gasped, turning into his side. “What has
gotten into you?”

“You decorated the room for our baby. I had the procedure reversed so we
could make one.” Knollig stated sleepily. “So we are making one.”

“What?” It all became clear now. She knew he was getting the procedure
reversed when Knollig had raced to the medical dome. When Kniam had asked her
if she agreed, she knew it what without even asking what she was there for.
That is why she said ‘yes’ so quickly. But Knollig thought they were making a
baby right now?! Mairi had to laugh softly. He figured it was just that easy.
Have sex a few times, and then viola, she would get pregnant. She would have to
explain that it wasn’t that simple. It was going to take time, and making lots
of attempts at getting pregnant wasn’t going to hurt her feelings!

~*~*~*

A few weeks later, she woke up with a zit…A
ZIT!
 
She was so tired she was in the
sun all day long and drinking twice as much water…with minerals added! Knollig
had laughingly said all puffed up with pride, “See sweet Mairi it is that
simple!” At her groan, all of their friends and family had laughed.

Knaleg couldn’t miss the opportunity to dig at
Kniam, “We have to hope that Knollig has a stronger constitution than you when
it comes to finding out the sex of the baby.”

Everyone laughed at the reminder that their
illustrious leader had hit the floor upon learning he was having not only a
daughter, but also twin sons.

Kniam just laughed with the others, he had taken a
lot of ribbing from the men. The fact that he was going to be a father was
worth a little teasing.

“Well, Mairi is not going to Antilles in a week.”
Knollig had stated. “We will have to change the plans again.”

“Maybe we should take Jen. What do you think Thian?”
All eyes moved to the couple.

“I think it’s a great idea.” Jen gushed with
enthusiasm.

“I agree with Jen, it is a great idea.” Thian leaned
closer to his mate and whispered something that had Jen blushing.

“Just remember Thian, as a member of the Council it
is important that you act in a professional manner at all times.” Knaleg joked.

“Like Amber and Kniam did during their trip…and
Knollig and Mairi did during theirs.” Thian teased, “I plan to follow the exact
same example.”