“Don’t worry,” I whispered. “We can keep trying. We’ll have more chances.”
As soon as the words left my mouth, though, I realized we might not be able to. Even though we had just taken an incredible roll in the hay, we were still in the middle of a life or death mission. Neither of us knew if we would make it out alive, let alone if we’d ever have another chance to make love again.
“I hope there will be,” Natalie finally broke the silence. “I really do.”
“Does that mean you’ll come with me?” I asked. “If we make it through this whole thing? We are both Wayfarers, and my world is much more relaxed than this one. If you really want to have a baby with me, it will be nicer in my dimension.”
The blonde Scavenger began to circle my chest with her finger as she mulled over my proposal.
“Let’s make it through this first,” she conceded. “But I will say… you’ve given me a very good argument. On one hand, if what you say is correct, this world will need healthy babies, but then again… I can’t imagine not making love to you over and over again for the rest of my life.”
“You can say that again,” I chuckled. “I could just lay there in bed with you for ages… ”
The two of us cuddled together for a few more minutes, but then Natale let out a loud sigh.
“I suppose our clothes are dry by now,” she mused as she sat up on the bed. “We should probably put them back on. I don’t know about you, but if something comes along, I don’t want to be literally caught with my pants down.”
Natalie stood up and walked over to the pile of clothes in the sand. Her firm ass jiggled with each step that she took, and I saw a drop of my cum drip out of her pussy and trail down her leg. She let out a small gasp when it did, and then she reached down, scooped it up with her finger, and slid it back into her pussy with a small gasp of pleasure.
“I can’t waste any,” she stated as she caught me looking at her.
“Uhhh, I guess not,” I laughed.
The scene was incredibly erotic, and I started to wonder if we could go back for another round of lovemaking.
She pulled her body suit back over her naked figure, and then she slid the daisy dukes up her legs. The blonde woman let out a soft “ahhh” as she put her denim jacket over her shoulders.
“They’re so warm.” She grinned and picked up my clothes. “Check it out.”
Natalie tossed my shirt and pants to me, and I instantly noticed how hot they were to the touch. As I got dressed, my eyes nearly rolled back in my head.
It was like tossing on a pair of clothes that had just come fresh out of the dryer. Only ten times better.
“I’ll take the first watch,” I offered as I pulled myself up to my feet. “You could use some sleep after the kind of day you just had.”
“Are you sure?” Natalie asked with a coy smile. “Because you’re the one who just did most of the work here.”
“I’m sure,” I promised her as I headed down the beach. “I’ve got to pick up my boots, anyways.”
I wandered down to my boots, pulled them back onto my feet, and then returned back to the fire.
When I got back to our makeshift camp, Natalie was already passed out on the bed.
Man… I really did wear her out.
I picked up the shotgun from beside her, checked to make sure it was loaded, and slid a few more shells into my pocket just in case. Then I walked over, sat down on my bed, and began to watch the tree line for any movements.
Surely, if anything had been out there, it would have come for us already. Right?
As I kept watch, I couldn’t help but think about all the possibilities that awaited.
It seemed like Natalie was seriously considering coming back to Dimension One with me. As much as I wanted that to happen, though, I also didn’t want her to feel like she was obligated, just because we had slept together. On the other hand, if Marcus was as much of a stubborn jackass as Natalie claimed he was, she wasn’t going to have a place in this dimension, anyways.
Have a good time? Karla’s voice suddenly cut through my thoughts.
“Uh, what do you mean?” I grumbled. “I’m just sitting here on guard duty.”
Don’t take me for a fool, Hunter, Miss Nash replied. We saw your heart rate a few minutes ago. I suppose that’s one way to get the Wayfarer to come back home with you.
“That’s not—That’s not the reason we did that,” I muttered as my cheeks burned. “And also? Totally not cool. That wasn’t something I wanted you guys to know about.”
How could we not? the voice chuckled. We both honestly thought you were going into cardiac arrest until we saw the muscle spasms.
“Can we talk about something else?” I sighed. “Like just how impossible this mission is?”
It’s not impossible, Karla reminded me. If it was impossible, my father never would have sent you on it.
“Maybe impossible is the wrong word,” I noted. “‘Improbable’ is more like it.”
If you pull this off, the chance of the human race’s survival is—
“Ninety percent,” I grumbled. “Yeah, yeah, I remember. But what are my chances of pulling it off, exactly?”
There was a brief silence on the other side, and I knew that meant nothing but trouble.
Do you really want to hear it? Karla asked.
“Yes!” I spat.
Fifty-two percent, she responded. There is a fifty-two percent chance that you will successfully complete this mission.
Wow. I pursed my lips as I tried to think of a snarky comeback, but I was too upset to think of one.
My odds of survival were almost fifty-fifty and, to make matters worse, I’d now dragged Natalie into this mess, too.
“I guess those are the odds I have to take,” I grunted. “Because I’m not going to fail. I won’t let Natalie die for my foolish mistake.”
Don’t be so dramatic, Karla tried to reassure me. The odds are in your favor, even if it’s just barely.
Yeah, right.
I sat there keeping guard for another hour, all with no incident. Then I walked over to the sleeping Natalie, nudged her gently, and woke her from her slumber.
“My turn?” She smacked her lips as she sat up in bed and rubbed at her eyes.
“Unfortunately,” I sighed. “I’m about to fall asleep on the job, and that wouldn’t be good for anybody.”
Natalie got up, loaded her AK-47, and then nodded to let me know I could finally rest.
I went over to my bed, set the shotgun down beside me, and then laid back and stared up at the stars. Within seconds, I was out like a light.
Too bad the peace didn’t last very long.
“Hunter!” I heard Natalie’s voice hiss. “Hunter, you need to wake up, right now!”
My eyes slowly fluttered open, and I instantly noticed there was no more light from the fire.
“Wh—What’s going on?” I mumbled sleepily, but Natalie slammed her hand over my mouth.
“Quiet,” she demanded. “We’ve got company.”
I grabbed my shotgun from my side as I tried to make sense of her words.
“What do you mean ‘company?’” I whispered.
“The Rubberface kind,” Natalie explained, and her face was cold and serious. “There are a bunch of them out in the Forest of Fallout.”
Chapter 13