Taurus (Galactic Cage Fighters (Book Three)) (3 page)

The GCFA had reserved a conference room at the local space station hotel for them to use to conduct their ‘interviews’. There wasn’t much interviewing going on. Zen was having the females parade around on top of the table. They had stripped down to their very skimpy bathing suits, though Taurus told them that it wasn’t necessary. Against Zen’s protests, he had to tell the females to put their clothing back on. It was embarrassing for him to watch, but Zen was in heaven. However, Taurus had had enough.

He was about to call an end to the whole fiasco when the door opened and a small figure tumbled through. The clumsy person straightened up and Taurus felt every breath in his body sucked out. He had never seen such a beautiful female in all his life. She had light brown hair with a widow’s peak that had natural curl despite her efforts to straighten it. Her eyes were light green and her facial features were delicate.

“Am I too late?” she asked breathlessly.

The sound of the female’s voice went straight to his groin. That did not please him at all. He grunted with disapproval. The sound carried to the young female who then pouted her lips. He knew in that one instance this female was going to be trouble for him. She was big trouble wrapped up in a small package.

“We were about to call it a day. But I think we can work a sweet thing like you in,” Zen told her using his sexy voice.

Taurus glared at him. “Zen.”

Zen looked at him with innocent eyes. “What? We do have at least five minutes to spare for the pretty girl.”

Taurus grunted. The girl wasn’t pretty, she was beautiful. It bothered him that she kept her gaze on him the whole time. Normally, all eyes would focus on Zen when he was in the room. His friend was male model beautiful and he had that sex inducing voice that seemed to make the females’ clothing fall right off.  Taurus preferred not to draw female attention. So it was a surprise and unwelcome when the female almost ignored Zen’s presence. He definitely did not like the girl being oblivious to Zen, and he did not like the way Zen was checking the girl out.

Maya shuffled from foot to foot. “What should I do first? Uh…I should first ask what I am auditioning for.”

Zen gave her a wink. “We are looking for new ring girls. Did you bring a bathing suit with you?”

Ring girls? Right. They were the ones that walked across the cage to announce the end or beginning of a round. They would wear really skimpy clothes, mostly bathing suits. She had not thought to bring one with her when she packed her bags.

“I don’t have a suit. But I have a sports bra and boy shorts on.”

“Perfect.”

“Zen, let the girl go. She doesn’t need to strip to her underwear.”

Maya saw her chances of getting the job dwindle right before her eyes as the two males were arguing. She quickly stripped out of her jeans and sweater. She came up to them and tapped both of them on their shoulders to get their attention.

“Is this okay?” she asked with a shaky voice.

Taurus felt his blood pressure go up. She was definitely not a girl. Not with that body. The dark green sweater she showed up in had been way too big and baggie. It had hid her petite but curvy figure. Taurus hated his body’s response to her and wished she would put her sweater back on.

With her so close to him, he felt like a giant before her. He was six foot eight inches tall, which towered over her five foot two inches.  He noticed she had goosebumps on her arms and shoulders. He had this strange desire to pull her into his arms and warm her.
What the hell was he thinking?
Maybe it had been too long since he had been with a female. He needed to call one of the Venetians to come and take care of his physical needs.

He looked up to see Zen eyeing the female like she was a sweet treat he wanted to taste. “Zen, stop eye fucking her. Let’s get this over with.”

Zen laughed and gave Maya another wink.  “Spoilsport.”

Maya hadn’t really been paying attention to the other fighter. Her body and mind were reacting to being so close to Taurus. She was disappointed that he didn’t seem to notice her like his friend had.

“Did you fill out an application?” Zen asked her.

“There weren’t any more out on the desk in the hallway.”

“That’s okay, you can fill one out later. We’ll ask a few brief questions. What’s your name, age, and species?”

“My name is Maya, I’m twenty-three years old. I am one-quarter Arian.”

“Are you married or have a boyfriend?”

She blushed as she gave Taurus a quick look. “No.”

“Okay, how about we have you walk across the room. Stop midway and do a full circle with both arms raised up in the air as if you were holding a sign for everyone to read. Then finish walking to the other side. We will take a few digital shots of you and I’ll give you a piece of paper with a slogan on it. The ring girls participate in the advertising and promotion of the GCFA fights so if you can do great in promotional pictures and commercials, then you will be more valuable.”

She nodded her head and started to walk across the room. She had to make a great impression. So far, she didn’t think they were very impressed with her. She swung her hips more than she usually did when she walked. She held her shoulders back so her slightly smaller breasts thrust up and out. She had never felt more uncomfortable in her entire life.

“Okay, now spin slowly in a circle. Look out and flirt a little. It gets the crowd going,” Zen told her. He then turned to Taurus and made a low comment. “She’s got a nice round firm ass and those tits are smaller than Coco’s but still very luscious.”

“Shut the hell up and start taking the digital shots,” Taurus growled at him.

Zen laughed as he lifted the digital camera. As he took a picture images appeared on a television screen. Taurus stood there transfixed. Each picture of Maya was better than the last. She looked amazing and sexy. He felt his already stiff cock harden even more. When Zen had her read a commercial slogan, it was all he could do to not grab the female, throw her over his shoulder, and take her to his suite so he could fuck her all night long. The sound of her voice somehow caressed his whole body. It was warm and throaty.
Damn, the female was hot!

“We have enough,” he called out to get Zen to stop shooting Maya.

She watched as Zen walked over to the television to view the images that he had taken. This was one of those many moments she wished she was more Arian. Her hearing was more like a human’s so she couldn’t hear what they were saying to each other. Taurus was shaking his head, but it didn’t look like Zen was caving in.

She looked down and realized that she was still in her bra and boy shorts. She quickly got dressed and hoped that she would not be turned down. She didn’t have a backup plan. Her grandparents would be happy to have her come home, but that would be a last resort thing. She was a little startled when Taurus made a small outburst before storming out of the room.

“You’re hired,” Zen told her.

Chapter Three

She may not have made a good first impression with Taurus, but at least she was hired. She wished she knew what it was that made him storm out of the room like he did. She hoped it wasn’t something she had done or said.  She always looked to the bright side of things. Now that she had a job with the GCFA, she would have plenty of time to work with Taurus, getting to know him, and hopefully more if she had her own way.

Zen told her to check in with the GCFA coordinator at the front desk. The GCFA ship was getting ready to leave for the next spaceport on the tour. She had brought her bags with her to the auditions so she didn’t have to go anywhere to pack. The coordinator didn’t make any comments about that for which she was grateful. She spent about half an hour filling out paperwork and listening to the coordinator explain about the rules and regulations.

A helper took her bags to her suite while Maya was given a tour of the ship. It took about an hour. Then she was shown to a suite where she would share with another ring girl. The fighters were on higher levels of the ship. Maya wasn’t sure what to expect from the other girl.  She walked into the suite and called out.

“Hello!”

There was a pause and then a female a little older than her with bleached blond hair came tumbling out of one of the bedrooms. She was half-dressed and breathing hard. “I didn’t realize you would be here so soon.”

Maya smiled warmly. “I had all my things with me.”

The female laughed. “Were you that confident you would get the job?”

“No, I just had all my stuff packed already and with me.”

There was an awkward pause. “Did you run away from home? Because if you did, I am totally cool with that. I wanted to run away too many times to count.”

“I didn’t…I didn’t run away. I’m twenty-three years old and left to make a new start for myself.”

“Oh. Well, that’s cool, too. My name is Coco. I know, it sounds like a stripper right? But I swear that’s what my parents named me.” She walked over to shake hands with Maya.

Maya tried not to stare at the female’s barely covered cleavage. But her breasts were so large and bouncy. The tiny straps to her very short baby doll gown looked like they were straining against the weight. She blushed looking away before getting caught staring.

“I’m Maya.”

“Are you human?”

“I have some Arian in me. But yes, I am mostly human.”

“Oh. Just to warn you, a lot of the halfsies do not like humans. I would tell them that you are an Arian halfsie, leave out the rest of it.”

“Thanks for the warning. I’ve dealt with that most of my life.” Her family had mixed circles of friends back home. The full species look down on her for being mostly human, and the humans looked down on her for having alien DNA.

“Come on, Coco, I need to come so bad I hurt,” a sexy male voice called out from Coco’s bedroom door.

Maya turned toward the source of the voice and had to quickly look away. It was not quick enough though. She got an eyeful of Zen the Sin. He sure did live up to his name. Every perfect, naked inch of him was sinfully delicious. But he wasn’t the one she was interested in.

“Hello again,” Zen greeted her with a sexy smile.

Don’t look…don’t look…don’t look.
She kept telling herself that as she answered him.

“Yes, you too.”

“Coco, come back to bed. You left me hanging like this and my cock feels like it’s going to fall off,” Zen complained, winking at Maya.

Maya saw the wink.
She looked, okay. She couldn’t help it.
He was a beautiful piece of art, with a full arousal waving in the air.
Oh shit!

“Okay, okay, I’m coming!” Coco yelled at him.

“Not yet, but you will be when I’m done with you,” Zen said sexily as he walked back into the bedroom.

“Men, they only have one thing on their minds. The closed door is to your bedroom. Someone came earlier and dropped off your bags in there.” Cocoa went to her bedroom and waved goodbye to Maya.

“See ya in a couple of hours. I’ll walk you down to the banquet room for dinner.”

“Sure. See ya later,” Maya called out.

She was suddenly all alone. She went to her bedroom and sat on the bed. She grabbed her cell phone and hit the speed dial button.

“Maya?”

“Hi, Grandma.”

“Oh my dear, I am so glad you called. We were worried about you being so far away,” her grandmother said.

She smiled into the phone. It was so good to hear her grandmother’s voice. “I’m find, Grandma. I promise. I got a job.”

“Tay, she’s on the phone right now!” her grandmother yelled to her grandfather.

Maya waited until she heard the familiar click of her grandfather picking up his own phone. She closed her eyes and pictured her grandparents sitting on their couch. There was a phone on either side of the couch so her grandparents could both be on the phone at the same time.

“Hi, Grandpa.”

“Baby girl, are you coming home?” her grandfather Tay asked.

She laughed. “No, Grandpa. I have a job now.”

“That’s wonderful!” her grandmother said.

“A job? With who?” her grandfather asked.

“I am working with the GCFA. I am leaving today to go on the circuit tour with them.”

“You’re not going to be a fighter are you?” her grandmother asked worriedly.

“No, Grandma, you know I have two left feet and no strength at all.”

“Then what are you going to be doing?” her grandfather asked suspiciously.

Oh crap!
They were not going to be happy about this. What should she say? Should she even tell them? Maybe she could change the subject and…

“Maya! Answer your grandfather.”

Oops.
She must have waited too long to respond. “Well…it’s an entrance level position. But I have great benefits.”

“Maya!”

“I’ve been hired as a ring girl,” she finally admitted.

“A what?” her grandmother asked.

“A ring girl. You know, the girls that walk through the cage to signal the beginning and ending of matches.”

“Oh, well that’s nice,” her grandmother responded, clearly unfamiliar with what the job entailed.

Her grandfather was very quiet. “Grandpa?”

“You can come back home. I have friends that will give you a job.”

“I have a job. One I got all on my own.”

“At what cost? What other services are you expected to perform?” her grandfather demanded angrily.

“Nothing, I swear! The ring girls do wear…short outfits. But it is mostly for publicity and promotion of the circuit. I might have to do some commercials.”

“Commercials? You will be televised?” her grandmother sounded excited.

“Mary, do not encourage her!”

“Hush, Tay. We raised our girl right. She is grown now and has her life ahead of her. Let her live it.”

She was on the verge of tears. Never had she argued with her grandparents before. So at her grandmother’s acceptance and support, she half cried and half laughed. “Thanks, Grandma. I promise both of you that I will make you proud. I won’t let anyone take advantage of me.”

She could hear her grandfather as he sighed. “If anyone gives you a hard time, you call me. I have some friends at different spaceports that will be there if you need them.”