Cutlass Sharpened (53 page)

“
Steph!” Jessica flushed
almost as auburn as her hair.

“
Then tell the children the
plot of the story.” Stephanie smirked as her love found her feet
suddenly the most interesting thing of her whole life. “Thought
so.”

Beside them Rose and Sparky hissed, their
version of a laugh.

“
Hello, Mammary Mary.” Renee
acknowledged the busty broad behind the counter and slapped the
topaz on the counter. “Travel visa renewed. Do it.”

“
Of course.” The blue haired
woman was completely oblivious. She took the marble sized gemstone
and placed it in a small recess of her desk. As it touched down a
screen popped up showing a two dimensional view of the massive
starship. The high, paint peeling voice of Mary said “The Dorgenox,
crew manifest numbering four hundred and sixty two. Number
PCT-0483107. A Free-sailing Freighter Class sailboat. Age, eight
hundred and seventeen years. Captioned by Jake Dorgen and First
Mate Abdul Krabble. One full time medic to care for crew health.
Name Renee Dorgen…” she went silent as she typed for a few seconds
and the topaz flashed. “All done. Have a wonderful day and thank
you for using Galicom.”

“
That’s it?” Oliver asked in
surprise as Renee took the visa back. “All that work for thirteen
seconds?”

“
Pretty sad, huh.” Renee
rolled her eyes. “Now let’s get the hell out of here before I get
arrested again if I hear fake tits say anything else.”

They laughed and left.

Chapter 12

“
Renee’s ship is coming to
dock, Abdul.” Said a crewwoman at her desk in the
bridge.

The first mate contacted her directly “Renee,
did you get it done?”

“
In my pocket as we speak.”
She replied.

“
Then bring it to me as soon
as you finish docking. You should also bring Oliver
too.”

“
What for?” She said with
mild trepidation as the dock opened to let them in.

“
Jake’s orders. Apparently
he wishes to finally meet your boyfriend.”

“
Please tell me Papa is in a
good mood. If not I’m coming alone to tell him of my decision to
take him as mine.”

“
Not to fear, he seems
rather cheerful considering. I promise to let you know if he loses
it between now and when you get your sweet little ass up
here.”

“
Fine.” She huffed as the
communicator ended the conversation and turned in Oliver’s lap.
“Papa wants to meet you.”

“
I would like to at last
meet the father of my woman. It would be nice not to imagine what
he looks like anymore.”

“
Let me do most of the
talking. If you think I’ve got a temper, Papa’s is
worse.”

“
Really?” doubt accompanied
the tone.
No one can be more temperamental
than her.

“
Really.” Jessica and
Stephanie chorused simultaneously in a serious way that left no
doubt to the meaning of Jake Dorgen’s short fuse and explosive
nature.

“
Any signs I should watch
out for?” He asked after realizing he wasn’t being played for a
fool. Renee got off his lap.

It was Stone who said “Brother, I’ve been the
Hunter for the Dorgenox for three decades before Mr. Dorgen
received Deegen and Steven six months prior and still the captain
is volatile. But I’ve noticed the vein in his left temple will
pulse and grow as his anger rises. If you see it change, say not
another word and politely excuse yourself from his presence. And do
not just turn your back on him or you will find yourself in pain.
Usually he is a kind and intelligent individual, but be mindful, he
is as powerful as his appearance seems.”

“
By appearance you mean…?”
Oliver rolled his hand for more information.

Renee stood in front of him.
“Papa is a
big
man.
He’s had splicing done centuries before we discovered the reversal
and resetting proteins. Before it was mandatory for all splicing
operations in event of a negative reaction. Papa is stuck looking
like he does, even though he likes how he looks. Think of Wrangler,
only less grotesque. You’ll see soon enough.”

He stood and followed out the ship and into
the starship’s belly, watching the hangar door drop closed, barely
making a sound.

On the way to the elevators
Sparky told them all
“I’m going to rest
after wiping down my armor.”
His large paw
touched the bag he placed across his back.

“
As will I.”
Rose stayed behind and helped him keep it from
being dragged.

They all fit in the elevator aside from the
Drakes. Stone and Satellite got off first on level seven where
personal quarters were for most of the crew and both Jessica and
Stephanie left on eight.

Renee and Oliver were alone and she smiled as
she looked at his hand twitching in anxiousness. Her gloved hand
took his to say “Relax, Oliver. Papa won’t be too hard on you after
he sees how happy you make me. He’ll likely threaten you, but will
be alright with you as my match eventually. He’s my overbearing
father, but he loves me and does what any good father would to see
his little girl happy.”

“
Red, I like it when you
call me Olly. Not Oliver.”

“
I’ll call you whatever I
damn well please in the current situation.” She elbowed his ribs
playfully. “Just try not to piss Papa off. I can put you back
together in many pieces, but if he vaporizes you I can’t. And don’t
you die without coming back to me and let me kill you
again.”

He chuckled and wrapped his arms around her
lower back to stare longingly into her bottomless green pools.
“I’ll promise if you do the same.”

“
Deal.” She rose to the
balls of her feet to press her wet lips to his and swooned as her
passion was stoked into a roaring blaze again. She broke it off and
smirked. “I don’t know if I should be embarrassed or aroused you
can smell my pussy getting wet every time we get this
close.”

“
I find it makes me proud
you respond so strongly to me as I do you.”

“
Good
answer. Who taught you how to charm the ladies?”

“
I’ve read thousands of
romance and erotic data files, but none can apply to you. You want
honesty in a relationship, not cheap one liners. I’m just being
careful.”

“
What for?” she said as they
were halfway circled to the destination.

“
I know a few things which
would make you angry, such as stupid questions when what I would
rather want to have your legs wrapped around me as I fill you to
make those loud moans. I want to do that and walk in front of every
male to show them once and for all you are mine.”

One strawberry eyebrow
lifted. “Kinky. Your right, that would make it a ball kicking
suggestion. I might be obnoxious and outspoken, but I’m still a
girl who wants private intimacy. I’m not into being an
exhibitionist. And don’t worry, the men on this ship are all afraid
of me and especially Papa. I want a strong man worthy of his liking
and approval. You’re one of the rare few either too stupid to know
when to give up or one who is sure in his skin. Now remember what I
told you. Let
me
talk to Papa mostly.”

“
Alright. I trust
you.”

Those last three words deeply touched Renee
and as a reward she gave him a quick peck on the cheek. “That means
a lot for all I’ve done to you since discovering you. And I trust
you too. Just don’t fuck my trust up.”

He showed off those dimples that had her
rubbing her thighs together.

The elevator chimed as they reached the
bridge.

A spacious design could allow a good hundred
in and still be comfortable to walk around. It was mostly empty,
but a few personnel sat at stations watching holo-screens for
mostly entertainment. A massive gilded throne sat dead center on
the bridge. Gold, silver, platinum and natural precious gemstones
covered most of the frame of the throne in artful designs. The gems
were cut so tiny that they were used more like paint to make the
throne a true work of art. The wide back alone tricked the eye into
believing the rendition of a galaxy disc swirled. It was both
overly ostentatious and pleasing at the same time. From the seat
one could see a hundred and eight degrees as the bridge windshield
was curved in a half circle. From the bridge you can see the entire
deck of the Dorgenox and beyond was the empty star port, the curved
edge of Verard, one of its two moons and the sprawling view of
space further out.

Five meters in front of the throne was an
antique steering wheel as tall as a man and Abdul stood behind it.
One arm on one of the eight handle grips and another sipping on a
steaming mug of coffee. Beside the steering wheel was a small
screen which would allow the driver to speed up and move the ship
as needed. Right now it was shut down while docked.

The bridge had steps to a lower level just
enough to let the driver and captain see over anyone’s heads. A
dozen stations were evenly spread around the lower section and only
two people were kicked back watching some program. And like much of
the starship, the floorboards were planked with planks, rustic wood
to remember a long past civilization’s ultimate means of travel
over great distances.

Abdul’s feline and furry jaguar ears perked
as the elevator hissed open quietly and turned. Filed teeth showed
off as he smiled. “Ah, good to see you again, Oliver. I see our
little girl has been pulling you into another escapade of
trouble.”

He chuckled. “She has made my life rather
exciting though… much better than the more timid women I’ve
met.”

The first mate shook his furry head. “You’ll
learn one day there is no such thing as a timid woman. Ask my mate.
Those who do not advertize as Renee does are simply more devious,
tactful and cunning. They can tell us something so kind and later
we discover they told us to go fuck ourselves. Believe me, my mate
of thirty six years is like that. You need to be certain you are
not caught in a woman’s trap. Men may be stronger, but on average a
woman’s reasoning skills surpass ours. We are all at their
mercy.”

“
Ha! That is because ye need
a woman who won’t hide who she is and can fight with the best of
us, Lad.”

Heads snapped to a booming voice that shook
the very air itself as well as a person’s breast. In walked a true
giant of a man two hundred and thirty centimeters tall and
proportioned thickly with corded muscle and a healthy amount of
fat. A thick rusty beard lay perfectly brushed over a barreled
chest covered in a plaid shirt of red, green and yellow. Covering
from the waist to below the knees were a dark green kilt with a
tasseled sporran over the groin area. Calf high boots were matched
by leggings that disappeared under the kilt. Hung from his hip was
a hatchet that made Stone’s seem miniature and pitiful. And on a
baldric slung across the redheaded man’s back was a claymore more
than two meters long with a hilt long enough for two hands or one
if necessary. The man’s hair was long and braided down to the
middle of his spine. Then there were the eyes of a forest after a
rain. Eyes more clear and harder than Renee’s. Ageless eyes that
have seen centuries blink by.

“
Papa!” Renee shouted and
jumped right at him.

Lesser men would have been tackled to the
floor, but Jake Dorgen spread his long arms and crushed her to his
breast. “Ah, me darling daughter. It is good to see ye cheery
again, Lass.” His accent was Scottish brogue. Beneath the beard
showed bright teeth.

“
Papa, there is someone I
want you to officially meet if you let me down.” Even though Renee
was far from tiny, she was in comparison to her father.

“
Aye, Lass.” Jake’s ageless
gage narrowed and Oliver felt completely exposed, but he didn’t
cower slightly. He held the stare.

Jake sat his only child down and Renee took
his hand and waved her man over. “Papa, I’d like to officially
introduce you to Oliver Void. The man we rescued from that planet
you led us to.”

“
Greetings, Laddie.” Jake
stiffly held his other free hand out.

“
It is a pleasure to meet
you, Captain Dorgen.” Oliver clasped his hand and bit back a yelp
as Jake intentionally squeezed too hard, but didn’t let go. Oliver
returned the favor after remembering how some fathers test the
right to be with their daughters by seeing how strong a handshake
he could give.

There was a loud crack and it wasn’t from
Oliver. “Damn, Lad, quite a grip ye have there.” Jake grabbed his
finger and barely winced as he popped the bone back in place. “Now
let’s get it out there. What are yer intentions with me
daughter?”

“
Papa!” Renee’s voice jumped
a dozen octaves till it was more a squeaking screech. Behind them
Abdul hid a laugh in a cough. The other two down below turned from
their screens to watch the more interesting show.

“
It’s quite alright.” Oliver
said. “My intentions are for Renee the same as yours were for her
late mother.”

The vein Stone warned about showed itself and
the three onlookers all decided to get back and out of dodge. In a
severely cold voice Jake asked “And what do ye mean by that,
Lad?”

“
You may intimidate others,
but not me concerning my woman. She is mine and mine alone. I am
hers. She is mine to love and defend, even if it mean my death at
even your hands. And she knows she is mine and is aroused by no
other.”