EMERGENCY
Warning: This story is full of mature content. Sex and violence are mentioned.
I repeat: Reader Discretion Is Advised!
As always for stories in this series, if you ignore the warnings and don't like it, that's on you. You were warned.
Is this a Caskett story? Well, sort of. More future than present day. Read and find out.
This is an alternate reality story.
One Chapter Only
Kate was in her dorm room at Stanford. It was time to start her dream. For that, it meant a lot of college. She had worked at various jobs, including a modeling job one summer. It sounded like a better idea than being a waitress. It wasn't really for her, but she had made money.
Fortunately, her parents were successful lawyers and made good money. They weren't rich-rich, but rich enough for college, thankfully. What she hadn't done was to try and figure out how to have her Harley shipped out here. So it was still in New York City.
She hadn't been here long and hadn't even had her first class yet. She had only just managed to unpack and move in. She even had her laptop sitting on her desk. It was brand new and was a gift from her parents even if it wasn't her birthday or even Christmas yet.
Not her birthday... She thought about her sixteenth birthday, the day everything changed for her. Her mother had a long talk with her that evening, revealing she was a Succubus and that her dad was an Incubus. She explained what it meant and that when she turned eighteen, she would display signs that she was also a Succubus.
Kate wasn't a virgin, but to say it was a shock to learn that she would need a male's Cum to live once she was eighteen years old was more than a little understated. However, with some training from her mother, she had learned how to hypnotize a male so he would never remember her or what they did. She just needed to find somewhere private to give him a blow job and get him to fuck her.
She needed to be fucked every two weeks to live. But she could extend that time by up to two weeks depending on how often she gave a guy a blowjob. Though no matter how many blowjobs she gave, four weeks between fucks was as good as it would ever get.
While Kate was uncomfortable with hearing it, her parents gave each other what they needed to live. He gave her his Cum while she gave him her Cum. Listening to her mother talk about sex with her dad was difficult. Still, if she got lucky, she might find an Incubus and never have another one-night stand again for life.
She was in college and in a dorm, meaning she had boys and men all around her. She could just pick one, make sure they never remembered anything, and she was good.
There was one major problem with being a Succubus. Most of America didn't know anything about them. It was why they lived in New York City. It was easier to hide there. If they lived in a small town, everyone there would know what they were doing. It also meant she would have fewer men to choose from for the Cum she needed.
That was also why Stanford was a good choice. There were lots of people, making it an excellent place to disappear in the crowd.
But that didn't mean they wouldn't be hunted if they got found out. Neither parent knew who was behind it and had only heard by word of mouth. If they got found out, it could be dangerous.
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Kate hadn't met her roommate yet. She knew she was getting one, meaning another girl. The room was small and unremarkable. She was only on the second floor, so she didn't have to use the elevator if she didn't want to.
At the moment, she was sitting at her chosen desk with her bed next to it and was making sure her brand new laptop had survived the trip. Then the room phone rang.
"Hello?"
"Katie! Your dad and I are on the run. Someone came for us," Johanna said in a rush.
"WHAT!?" That was impossible. It couldn't be happening.
"Plug in that flash drive I gave you and do what it tells you to do."
"Mom! What do you mean on the run?" Yes, she knew what it was because her mother had explained it. But she had never really thought this day would happen.
"DAMN IT, KATIE! For just once in your life do as you're told to do." Joanna yelled, "JIM! CAR!" Which was followed by the sound of another vehicle crashing into theirs.
"MOM! …MOM, answer me. MOM!" Kate heard one more sound but didn't know what that noise was. And then there was a dial tone; she'd been cut off.
"MOM?!" Kate tapped the phone several times, but all she got was a dial tone. She frantically searched for the cell phone number her parents had bought and dialed it. But all she got was voicemail. So she hung up and tried it again. Voicemail...
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It was nearly two hours later before Kate remembered to look for that flash drive and plug it in. Then go through it and access the files. There was a lot on it, including a video file, so she started there. Almost instantly, she saw her mother in the foreground.
"Katie, if you're seeing this, something has gone wrong, horribly wrong. What we know about whoeveris behind this is very little. I can't even begin tell you who to look out for.
"We do have someone for you to contact for help. He's a good family friend, but you've never met him. And to keep his secret safe, we've never mentioned him. But, it looks like that time has come.
"You'll find where you can locate him on another file on this drive. Put it to use, but there's one thing. Memorize what's on this file, and then destroy this flash drive. Smash it into pieces and go there.
"He'll take good care of you, he promised us. Pack up and go there. Since I don't know how much time you have, you'll need to do that immediately. The longer you delay, the easier it will be for them to find you. You're a Beckett. Show us that you're as smart as you think you are.
"Find him, Katie. Trust him. Now get off your ass and get moving. Knowing you, you've already wasted enough time, and time might not be something you have in abundance.
"Don't worry too much about us. We're Demons, just not evil Demons, and we're Becketts. …FILE!" Johanna pointed down, then blew a kiss to her, and was gone.
"Oh, Mom!" Kate had never felt so depressed in her life. Something was so seriously wrong with all of this. It shouldn't be happening. She had just started college…
Instead of opening the file, she watched the video again. This time she could spot her dad in the background. She couldn't tell what he was doing but could see he was concentrating on something.
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Kate did what her mother said. She memorized everything she could on that file, had crushed the flash drive under her heel, and then thrown it into the trash chute. Afterward, she packed up and dragged it all downstairs using the elevator this time.
Her town car was waiting for her. She gave him an address: 800 Wharf Street, Richmond, California 94804. It turned out to be over an hour north of here, through downtown San Francisco, across the bridge to Oakland, and then still north.
All she had was an address and a name. So watching the driver pull into a parking lot that said Sugardock and looked to be right next to the San Francisco Bay was interesting.
She got out and stood there, not knowing where to go or noticing that her car had left. To her left was a business with a decent number of loading docks. To her right was a parking lot. And directly in front of her were boats. One was even a tugboat.
Thinking there had to be something, she walked that way till she saw the word Sugardock again so she headed for that door. There was an elderly lady behind the desk. "Can I help you?" The office was small, but they had a good selection of things for sale.
"I'm looking for Luminosity." It was the only name Kate had. Not the name of a person unless that was his name, which sounded weird.
"That's easy, sweetie. Just go back outside, turn right, and keep walking. It's the biggest boat you might ever see in your life. You can't miss it. He ever leaves and our profit may sink." Granted, if that boat ever did leave it would open up over three hundred feet of dock space, but what he was paying to stay there was a heck of a lot.
"Thanks." Kate went back outside, turned right, and walked in that direction. She saw something huge in the distance. Except for a cruise ship, it was the largest damn boat she'd ever seen.
It was a long walk, but she finally saw the gangplank that went up to the boat itself. Since it was the biggest boat she'd ever been up close to and the woman had said she couldn't miss it, she walked up to it. Then she was stopped by someone in a uniform that said Luminosity on his shirt.
"May I help you?" He had stopped her from going up the gangplank and onto the boat, or maybe it was more ship given how big it was.
Kate looked at him nervously. "I was told to look for Luminosity. I'm sorry, but that's all the information I have." Suddenly, she noticed that he was wearing a shoulder holster with a handgun in it.
"Name, please?"
"Kate Beckett. Katherine Beckett." Kate watched him walk into a shed-type structure, where he opened a metal case attached to the wall and dialed a phone. He talked for a short time and waited. She could tell he was listening to someone. Then he hung up and came back to her.
"Someone will be here to escort you where you can wait. You'll need to leave your bags with me."
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Kate had followed the new man that had the same shirt and was also armed. They went into a foyer, and up a set of stairs that had a wall with a forest next to it. It glowed and didn't look like a mural or painting. She wasn't sure what it was.
"WOW!" Now, this room was impressive. There was dining for twelve, two seating areas, and a bar. Two walls were floor-to-ceiling glass.
"Please wait here. Feel free to order any drink you wish from the bar. Our bartender knows all the drinks. It may be a little while." He left her and exited through a door.
That left her to stand at the glass and look out. The view itself wasn't anything memorable. If anything, it was industrial, bordering on ugly. Kate finally found herself sitting at the bar.
"Anything, huh?" Kate asked her while she was doing some cleaning.
"Yes, ma'am. You name it, I can make it." She was confident that she could make anything.
"All right… A Paris Sidecar, please." What Kate ordered was the most expensive drink she knew anything about.
"Yes, ma'am." She got to work and talked while she worked. "Rim of very fine sugar. Two ounces of twenty-five year old Cognac, one ounce of Cointreau, three-fourths of an ounce of fresh lemon juice. A touch of orange peel." She even squeezed the lemons to get the juice. "One Paris Sidecar. Enjoy." She placed it on the counter front of her with a flourish, then began to clean up.
Kate picked up her drink, sipped it, and was delighted. She absolutely loved it. Then instead of sitting down, she wandered around looking the room over. The floors were unusual, and the ceiling was unique. The light over the dining room table was even more unique. This entire ship screamed money.
A new man wearing a dress shirt, slacks, and dress shoes approached her. "You must be Kate. My name is Richard Castle." Rick reached out to shake her hand. "How can I help you?"
"I'm not entirely sure, Mr. Castle. My mother called and told me to run. She told me to read what was on my flash drive and do what it said to do. So here I am."
"Beckett." He thought for a moment. "Jim and Johanna Beckett, I presume?"
Kate nodded. "My parents. They said they were on the run, that I was to come here."
"And when was this exactly?" Rick questioned her.
"Well…" For several seconds, Kate had a distant look on her face. "I was in Stanford, and it took over an hour to get here. Mom called maybe a couple of hours before that. So at least that long."
"Three hours or more. Follow me, please. You can finish your drink or leave it. Someone will pick it up. Oh, and you can call me Castle or Rick. Your choice." Rick started to leave. Kate drank it down and hustled to catch up.
They stepped into an elevator that had a glass door. The space was very confined, and he was standing pretty close to her. He was tall, maybe 6'-2", broad-shouldered, clean-cut, very handsome, and older than her, but not nearly as much as she expected. She was expecting someone as old as her dad, at least. Richard Castle definitely wasn't that.
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Kate entered a room with him. It was tight, filled with screens, and held one woman sitting in a chair.
"Tori, meet Kate Beckett. She received a phone call from her parents, Jim and Johanna Beckett, three+ hours ago. I have a challenge for you. I want to hear that phone call." Rick waited for her response.
"Cell phone or landline?" Tori queried.
Kate saw Rick look at her. "Um, Mom would have been using a cell phone," Kate told her. "Mine was the phone in my dorm room at Stanford."
"Let's see what we can find." Tori's fingers danced across the keyboard.
"Where is this flash drive now?" Rick asked her.
"I memorized what I needed, crushed it, and then threw it into the trash chute just as Mom told me to."
"Good! Scared?" Rick watched closely to see her response.
"A little." She was scared about a lot of things: scared for her parents, about where she was now, and about what would happen to her. Save for one word, she knew nothing.
Rick nodded approvingly. "Good. I suggest you stay that way. That way you'll question everything and everyone, including me."
"Got it!" Tori announced and proceeded to play it.
"How can you do that?" Kate was amazed because it was word-for-word, including her mom yelling.
Tori smiled. "Easier than you think."
"Please see if you can place it on a map," Rick asked Tori.
Seconds later, Tori had it on one of her screens.
"Manhattan. Except they have a three-hour head start on us." Rick needed to think. "Play it again, only this time remove all the voices."
Rick listened closely. "Car. I guess Johanna is passenger while Jim drives." It ended.
He looked at Kate. "What make and model is the car?"
"It's a Toyota Camry."
"Play that again, please," Rick asked and listened intently. "Car crash. Can you isolate that crash and speculate the damage location?"
They heard it over and over again. "It sounds like engine damage. Based on her warning, I would say they were hit broadside. Maybe the driver's front quarter panel," Tori told them.
"Play that last sound again for me." Rick was able to listen to the final sound repeatedly. "Groaning, so alive. But what's that final sound?"
Tori did a search and soon they heard what she found and the sound from the crash. Tori blinked then glanced at Rick. "It's a stunner."
"They want them alive." Rick looked at the floor for almost a minute, thinking. "We can work with this. Tori, I need to talk with Joanne. She's in Manhattan."
Tori made the connection. A young woman came up on one of her screens. "Richard Castle! You handsome Demon. You must want something." Joanne could think of no other reason, though she wouldn't mind if he took a fancy to her. But she doubted that would happen.
"Joanne, meet Katherine Beckett. Her parents were taken; I want you to find them." He glanced over at Tori. "Send her the data we have." Tori's fingers flew over the keyboard again.
"Manhattan, so that's good. Sounds like a car crash. Location suggests they were headed for Jersey to get out of the city," Joanne said.
"The final sound has been identified as a stunner," Rick advised her.
"They want them alive. That suggests they know something and want whatever it is." Joanne focused on him. "How badly do you want them?" What she meant was, what was Rick willing to pay her?
"One point five per person alive. Five hundred K for death verification combined. One other offer. If you want, you can come here with them, to stay. I have room." Then Rick warned her, "It's possible this might blow your cover."
"Three, and possibly come to you, and get out of Manhattan. Where do I find you?" Joanne inquired.
"San Francisco for now. But that will change starting today. As to where that's yet to be determined. You have a satellite phone. Use it. You have a jet; put it to use. I'll compensate you for the loss," Rick assured her.
"Three, and my plane, and you? You have a deal. I'll find them. Stay safe out there, Richard. If this is who my money's on, he'll be after you if he knows you're involved," Joanne warned him.
"He concerns me a little, but I think I can handle him. Call when you can." Rick nodded at Tori, and she closed the connection.
"You think they're still alive?" Kate asked him. They were talking about her parents here. "And who was she?"
"They were taken alive. As for Joanne, she has skills. No one wants to meet her in a dark alley, hell, even one well-lit one for that matter. Joanne can take care of herself.
"Give me the Bridge, please," Rick asked, and a new face popped up on a screen.
"Bridge, Ryan here."
"Kev, we're leaving. Inform the office and take us out to sea. We can discuss where we go later. I want some maneuvering room. And put someone on the radar screen and defensive systems twenty-four/seven until told otherwise."
"You got it, Boss!" He vanished.
"Eyes and ears, Tori." Rick smiled at her then said, "The Becketts have given us a challenge, and you know how I hate to lose."
"Both ears and both eyes," Tori confirmed.
"Let's see if we can find where they took your luggage, Kate. Let you rest, get some sleep if you like. Dinner is at six. Go anywhere you like. Go get lost, then try and find your way back to your room." Rick's smile was sort of crooked. "I'll be on the Bridge after your room." And they left to find her room.
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Her room wasn't any bigger than her parents' bedroom back home, but it was much nicer. She had a closet that had a dresser built into it. She even had her own bathroom. It was just that being on this ship presented her with a new problem: how to get the male Cum she was going to need.
Leaving a little bit of unpacking behind, she went out to take a self-guided tour. Kate found a lot. There was outdoor dining, an outdoor Jacuzzi, and an indoor pool in the shape of a horseshoe, just more square. And a round conference room that had nothing but TV screens on one wall.
So far, everywhere she went, she saw people that dressed normally. And some that dressed in shorts or skirts with a top that said Luminosity on it. In every case, those that were asked her if she needed help.
"Castle told me to rest before dinner, but I'm out taking a tour," Kate told every one of them. They all told her to enjoy herself and go anywhere she wished to go.
Kate found an exercise room filled with a weight machine, bicycle, treadmill, balls, punching bag. Just about everything they needed.
She saw a helicopter on a deck at the back of the boat. It appeared to be tied down.
Then eventually she found the Bridge. "Kate Beckett, welcome to the Bridge. I take it you're not tired?" She saw Rick sitting in a chair with two others on the Bridge. One was front and center behind seven screens, while the other was just to Rick's right.
"This is an enormous ship! I wanted to see as much as I could," Kate told him.
Rick got up. "Please sit. This isn't the Starship Enterprise. There are no controls connected to my chair. I only get to look over all the monitors. Please." Rick motioned for her to take his seat. And watched her wiggle around and get comfortable.
"That's a lot of screens," Kate commented. Yes, it was a big ship, but there were so many of them.
"Each serves its purpose. Monitor the engines, fire control, navigation, radar, weapons systems, monitor all the tanks we have onboard. We aren't just a yacht. We can take care of ourselves.
"Where are my manners." He introduced the Ryans. "This is Kevin Ryan. He's a primary Bridge officer. And this is his wife, Jenny. I find that married members are best. A husband and wife tend to be able to talk to each other almost silently or with just a glance.
"Save for myself and my daughter, everyone on the Luminosity is married," Rick told her.
Kate blinked. "Daughter?" She was surprised that he wasn't married and had a daughter.
"Her name is Alexis, she's in school at the moment. Sadly, she's the only child on this ship. But that won't last long. …Will it?" Rick looked at Jenny who smiled at him. She got up for a closer look at her radar and defensive systems screens before sitting down again.
"We can accommodate twenty-seven guests plus a crew of eighteen. Engineering, maintenance, communications, we even have a doctor and a nurse for the hospital."
"Hospital?" Kate hadn't found that room yet.
"We have nearly every drug any pharmacy would have, an operating room, and an X-ray machine. Granted, a Succubus and Incubus shouldn't normally need a hospital, but I prefer not to over look anything," Rick told her.
"Don't look so surprised. Your parents are Demons, so you're a Demon. Everyone on this ship is a Demon. Even Joanne, who will be looking for your parents soon, is also a Succubus.
"This ship isn't just a civilian yacht, though it is that. Make no mistake. We are also a warship. We can defend ourselves."
"Who are you, and why are you helping me?" Kate didn't get why he would bother. She wasn't anyone special.
"Richard Castle," Rick said again. And then he saw the look she was giving him.
"She's got you pegged, Rick," Jenny told him and laughed at the look he gave her.
"A man, just one man, has decided that every one of us must die. We'll be interrogated first before being killed. He's just a US Senator for now, but most believe he'll be the next President of the United States. When that happens, the entire government will be after us.
"I took it upon myself to help all Demons. Fortunately for me, I'm rich. However, I'm not an evil Demon, so I don't send out teams to kill like he does. What happens in the future? We'll see.
"If you mean, why you, it's because you're Jim and Johanna's daughter. You're a Succubus just like your mother. They're our lawyers that serve all Demons. They happen to live in New York City while I'm in the Pacific," Rick told her.
"Mom and Dad didn't tell me anything." Kate didn't know about any of it.
Rick shrugged. "I don't have an answer for that. You said you came from Stanford. Perhaps they were waiting for something. I don't know what to tell you, Kate. You can ask them when you see them again."
"You think I really will?" Kate wasn't so sure.
"Never underestimate Joanne. She has more than enough skill to accomplish the task. If she finds them and they're alive, she will get them out." Rick had faith. "She could take this ship single-handedly, most likely. I would hate to have to test that."
Rick turned his attention to Kevin and Jenny. "We need to talk after dinner. We have to be within the range of the helicopter as we discuss where we go next. Joanne will fly them and herself out to us, so we need an airport.
"I'm going to go find Alexis. I feel like a hug. You can stay if you wish, Kate. Nothing's likely to happen." Rick ended up with her next to him all the way.
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Rick leaned in close to her to whisper into her ear. "Our chef is a genius. Just remember, always call him Chef. Never, ever call him a cook."
Kate grinned at him. "Speaking from experience, are we?"
"I have no idea what you are talking about." Rick pleaded the fifth. And he did get Kate to laugh finally.
Kate also met Alexis, an adorable redhead who was all of five years old. She needed a booster seat, and she got to sit next to her dad.
Dinner was amazing, and much to her surprise, Kate found herself getting hugged by Alexis. Then she got to spend time with her till it was her bedtime.
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Kate was in her room, already wearing her sleepshirt and a pair of panties when someone knocked on her door. She peered through the peep hole then opened the door. "Castle?" She wasn't expecting him. Though honestly, she wasn't expecting anyone.
"May I come in?"
"Sure." Kate closed the door behind him then turned to see him sitting on the edge of the bed, patting the space next to him. So Kate sat there and waited to see what he wanted.
"We both know that you need Cum, and I need Cum. We need it to live, so I'm proposing that we have sex and become lovers. Keep in mind that everyone else on this ship is married, that we're out in the Pacific, and haven't yet decided where to go. So finding someone will be a challenge." Rick waited for her reaction.
"I don't need anyone yet, but I see your point." Kate knew she was going to at least give someone a blow job to delay needing him inside her. "I'm only eighteen, you know."
Rick's eyebrows went up. "Are you trying to tell me that you're a virgin?"
Kate rolled her eyes, and then she shook her head. "No, I'm not a virgin. I'm just not telling you when I lost my virginity or to who."
"Are you sure? I can be very persuasive." Rick grinned at her. However, all she did was glare at him in response. "Challenge accepted."
With that, Rick was up and taking off his clothes. Kate knew she needed someone's Cum eventually, and she didn't have a plan. Then once he was naked, he shifted into his Incubus form. For her, that was a first. She had never actually seen an Incubus with or without clothes. Save for her dad clothed naturally.
To say he was handsome as a human was like saying water was wet. But as an Incubus, he was magnificent, downright stunning. His skin color, wings, and horns were to be expected. But even soft, his Cock looked incredible.
Kate stood and pulled her sleepshirt over her head. Then she shimmied out of her panties, exposing herself. If they were going to do this, he was going to see everything anyway.
Then she smelled something. It was utterly astounding and she quickly found herself getting wet. The second her pheromones hit him she watched in awe as his Cock got harder and more substantial. His Cock was magnificent, and she had to have her hands on it and in her mouth.
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Kate had tasted his Cum and found it to be equally incredible. He had fucked her and filled her with his Cum. Then he had done what no one else had ever done. His head was between her spread legs, and the first touch of his tongue had her eyes rolling into the back of her head.
She had lost track of the number of orgasms she'd had as he licked her pussy.
Then she had found herself on her hands and knees and couldn't stop herself.
"FUCK ME! FUCK MY PUSSY!"She didn't even question how a Cock as big as his would fit inside her. She just knew she had to have it inside her and have him fill her pussy with his Cum.
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It was two days later. She finally caught up with him in the exercise room, running on the treadmill. Now that was one thing about this room. They only had one of each machine.
"Hi, can we talk?" Kate almost couldn't believe she was going to ask this of him. But she missed him.
"Sure, what's on your mind? If it's about where we're going, we're on our way to San Diego. While this ship might be amazing, there are only just so many marinas that can handle us. Even that marina in San Francisco had a limit of three hundred feet, and we're a fraction over that at three hundred three feet, but they let us stay," Rick told her. She was a guest, not a member of the crew, so she didn't have a say.
"No, not that, but I don't have a problem with San Diego. I want to know… I want to know if you're interested in making love to me again?" Kate asked him and watched him turn off the treadmill.
"Tonight? Your bedroom or mine?" Rick smiled at her. Yes, eighteen years old was a little young for him, perhaps, but she was mature enough.
"Can we use yours? I've never seen that room." Kate bit her lower lip and blushed, feeling the heat rush up to her face.
"Kate, I didn't save you so you could become my lover or that we could become involved sexually or emotionally. I did it because of Jim and Johanna. I also did it because they and you are Demons."
"I know. ...This is so embarrassing, but I want your Cock. I've never seen anything like it before. I want to taste you. Yes, I know I need Cum regularly. But I like yours," Kate said. All of it was so very awkward and made her feel self-conscious.
"So I'm a sex object?" Rick teased her.
Kate smacked his arm. "Will you stop!" This was difficult enough without him being a jackass. "There's something I don't understand. You're alone, but you have Alexis, and she's five."
"Meredith was her mother, and yes, she was a Succubus. She was caught and murdered by the same man that has your parents. And who's after the rest of us as well. One of the reasons why I'm doing this.
"But that leads me to a warning. If we do this, eventually, we'll become emotionally involved. I'm not sure either of us can stop that. But for me, at least right now, Alexis comes first. By and by, she might become attached to you. We'll be together often enough for her to notice," Rick cautioned her.
"Yeah, I thought about that. I never did any babysitting, but Alexis isn't a baby. I think I can handle that. I won't know until I try." What Kate told him was what she had already told herself.
"So, was that a yes?" Kate tried to make herself smaller because she was the one doing the asking instead of him. She was being forward, and that was new for her. She even thought that if the sex hadn't been so amazing and his Cock spectacular…
Rick nodded. "My bedroom, nine o'clock tonight. If you're late, I'll know you changed your mind. Then we'll move on."
"I'll be there." Kate felt giddy like she was a teenager again, forgetting that eighteen was still a teenager. She began to turn and run away, to find somewhere else to be. This ship was so damn big it was easy to get lost.
She stopped, turned around, and kissed him. Then she ran off, smiling the entire way and leaving a grinning Rick behind her.
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Kate walked into his bedroom, and her jaw dropped. It was huge, and the bed, as big as it was, looked a little small.
His room was way aft. "WOW!" The wood floor was in some strange stripe pattern. The ceiling was rather spaceship-looking. And from floor-to-ceiling were three walls of glass.
Two doors led to his private covered deck with seating and dining areas. "You have a hot tub?" Incredulous, Kate turned and looked at him. She had found the Jacuzzi and the pool, of course. She hadn't used either of them yet, but she did have a couple of bikinis to wear.
Rick grinned at her. "Fancy skinny-dipping in my hot tub?"
Kate bit her lower lip. "You can twist my arm after you make love to me."
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Sex this time was just as sublime as it was last time. Now she was in his arms, naked in the hot tub in her human form. They'd had sex while Demons. She was thinking maybe as humans next time.
Kate liked right where she was. Naked in his arms and she felt safe. She shifted positions a little and asked, "Is there anything on my parents?"
Rick shook his head. "Not yet. Give Joanne a chance. If she does what I think she'll do, she has to recon the area first before she can begin to find exactly where they are. I would. This operation could take weeks unless she has to increase her timetable."
"Is she really that good?" Kate didn't precisely understand what she was up against, but she had an imagination.
"Better than anyone I have on the Luminosity. I'm betting she could take this ship. Maybe." He hoped his crew was better than that, but he knew how good she was.
Kate was quiet for a few minutes. Rick could almost see her gathering her courage to ask him something. She looked up at him. "What's his name?"
"We call him Mr. X," Rick replied. "We don't want to give him a name. We want to think of him as just another piece of scum. But to answer your question, it's New York Senator William H. Bracken. Perhaps someday, President Bracken."
"Bracken? I don't think I've ever heard that name before. Why does he hate us? Did we do something to him for him to hate us?" Kate asked, looking for a reason.
Rick shrugged. "Not that I know of. We're thinking that being a Demon is enough. Keep in mind that the vast majority think Demons are evil and only want to kill them. So, no."
"What happens if he's elected President?" Kate asked him.
"We have space for twenty-seven guests plus our crew of eighteen. The idea is to fill all those beds with Demons. If he makes it to President, I'm thinking Barcelona or Monte Carlo since marinas big enough to handle us are limited." Then without warning, he kissed her, which had her kissing him back.
Kate asked about options. "Not Hawaii or the Caribbean? What about Mexico?"
"Caribbean, no. As for Hawaii, it's a no as well since it's part of the US. Mexico will be one of our stops on the way to the Panama Canal to get into the Atlantic," Rick responded.
"That doesn't sound so bad. You really have defenses?" Kate had never heard of such a thing.
"Yup. Radar for missiles, sonar for submarines, automated guns that pop up to shoot down said missiles, countermeasures for torpedoes, missiles to shoot down planes. What we don't have is a lot of ammunition. If there are too many planes or torpedoes, we're all dead. So cross your fingers." Rick crossed his and grinned as Kate did the same.
"I've done my best to plan ahead, Kate."
"It sounds like it." She was impressed. "So… Tell me if I'm being too forward or you're not ready. But if you need my room for someone new, can I move in? Into your bedroom." Kate bit her lower lip again since she was being forward…again.
"I would love it," Rick told her. Kate moved to sit on his legs to face him, and she kissed him. "BUT!" Rick needed to tone down her enthusiasm. "Not before Alexis accepts you."
Kate looked at him and didn't bat an eye. "I can do that. You just watch me. By the way, is there a school on board for me? I hope to be a lawyer."
He pointed out a flaw in her plan. "A lawyer for US laws when we're going to end up in Barcelona or Monte Carlo eventually?"
"Oh! You would blow up my dream, wouldn't you. Meanie!" Kate pouted and made a face at him.
"Let's ask. Grab a towel unless you want to be seen naked," Rick told her. In seconds, she was wrapped in a towel and standing behind him as he sat at a terminal.
"Tori, do a search for me, please. Kate will be staying, but she was at Stanford to study pre-law. Since we may not be staying in the US, is there something called international law, and how does she do that?" Rick inquired.
"Give me a minute." They could hear her typing furiously. "There are international lawyers. 'To become an international lawyer. In your home country and another jurisdiction. Focus on international law: it includes courses in comparative law, comparative legal cultures, International sales and trade, foreign policy, and multinational business law.
'Besides this, find a specialization. Examples: international business law, arbitration of international disputes, international human rights, et cetera.
'While in Law School, don't forget to get experience through internships and other activities.'
"Kate can do all this online much like Alexis is doing. We just need to find the right college for it and be in range. However, depending on where we stop, if it's for a long enough time, she might be able to take classes in person. I need to research where we stop long enough and find a way for her to get to the school from the marina.
"There are challenges, but it's doable. Any ideas as to where we might stop?" Tori queried. "Give me some time, and I'll have her something in the morning."
"Barcelona or Monte Carlo is what I'm thinking," Rick told her.
Tori nodded. "That will work. I'll have something by morning. Nice towels, by the way." She grinned, gave them a wolf whistle, and then cut the connection before Rick could say something.
"I hope you're ready. You being in my bedroom in only a towel will be all over the ship by breakfast," Rick warned her.
"It sounds like my luck is still holding." Kate closed her eyes and shook her head for a moment. "Can we make love while humans?" She wanted to compare.
"Ready when you are." Rick turned to face her and then ripped the towel off to expose her. He picked her up and carried her to bed to make love to her again.
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Kate was with Rick at breakfast when Tori put a printout on the table in front of them.
"Monaco has nothing for International Law. For Spain, it's Madrid or nothing," Tori reported. Rick nodded, and she went over to get breakfast and sit down.
"Madrid, huh?" Rick looked over the printout. "Sounds like more research. I'm sure Madrid is dead center of Spain. Probably an hour and a half from Barcelona by plane." They needed a new plan.
Kate had just lost her appetite. "Well, shit!"
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Rick read the new list to Kate while sitting at the pool, dangling their feet in the water. "Lille, France, London, England, Bristol, England, Rotterdam or Amsterdam, Netherlands, Brussels, Belgium, or Lisbon, Portugal."
Kate sighed. "Bristol is out. Too far inland. The same for Brussels and Lille, France. But Rotterdam, Amsterdam, and Lisbon sound possible, assuming you can find a marina that's big enough." She was hopeful.
"We'll find something. London is out, too. We're too big," Rick reminded her. "I'm thinking Amsterdam. It's a college city. A little research, and we might find something.
"We need your parents and Joanne first, and then work on filling all our rooms. I don't know how long that will take us." Rick didn't have a time frame for that.
"I'll survive." Kate kissed him.
"Kissy!"Alexis had spotted them and was standing there beaming with a wide smile on her sweet little face.