Another chapter to appease you!

Iason found himself pacing outside of Jupiter's door fifteen minutes before he was scheduled to enter. He had to think of something to say, anything that would sound good enough to make her leave Riki alone. But he couldn't think of anything convincing. Finally his watch beeped and he knew it was time.

The door slid open smoothly as Iason approached it, and the Blondie tried to give off the air of confidence that he usually had. But it was hard to not seem nervous. The hologram of Jupiter stared down at him and he gulped, finding the image unnerving. Then he sat in his chair, facing the AI and waiting for her to start.

"Iason Mink." The electronic voice said loudly. "You've broken one of my laws. Explain yourself."

The Blondie didn't want to incriminate himself for something that Jupiter might not have known about yet, so he played innocent. "Which law did I break, Jupiter?" He asked, frowning and looking genuinely confused.

The AI didn't buy it. "Don't play stupid with me. You know what you did wrong." Iason winced at her tone, knowing she really wasn't happy. "That mongrel pet of yours had seduced you and made you turn against reason. You need to get rid of him right away."

Iason was hoping that it wouldn't come to this. "With all due respect, Jupiter, I don't think that what I do in the privacy of my own home has anything to do with-"

He was cut off. "You missed a few days of work. And you've been tired more often. This mongrel is affecting you more than you admit. I've found out about the little child he's carrying. The genetic samples I've ordered the doctors to gather have indicated that you're the father. Is this correct?"

Iason looked down like a kid that was being berated by his mother. "Yes, it is."

"Then in order to protect you and for the good of this planet, I order you to get rid of the mongrel."

The Blondie looked down and felt a rage towards Jupiter that he'd never felt before. "I… I can't." He nearly whispered. "I love him; I can't just throw him away like that. And he's carrying my baby. My son. I won't do it."

It was the first time he had ever refused Jupiter something, and the emotionless AI felt a little of what could be shock. She was silent for a moment, and then loud voice boomed throughout the room. "You get rid of that mongrel before the baby is born or I will have you mind wiped and the mongrel and your baby killed. Leave me now."

Iason hurried out of the room, his heart torn in two.

By the time he got home, Riki was growing impatient. He wanted to be near his Blondie lover, and was a little worried when he didn't show up for hours after he was usually home.

"Where have you been?" The mongrel asked, looking absolutely adorable in his black robe. His belly was obvious, but it was still hard to tell if he was just fat or pregnant. And his hair was messy as usual, making his pout look like one of a small child's.

"Just work." He lied. Iason bent to kiss Riki on the lips, then he got on one knee to press his lips against his pet's belly. He nuzzled into it for a second before standing up. "How have my boys been today?" The Blondie smiled, trying to mask his emotions.

"Sick as a dog. But compared to every day fine, I suppose." He went and poured a glass of wine for his master while the Blondie went to sit in his chair. Riki brought it to him and sat on his lap, glad to finally be close to him.

"Only a few more months." Iason said with a smile, taking the wine gratefully. He put his free arm around Riki and then sipped at his drink. "Only a few more months…"

"Four and a half!" The pet replied happily. "Halfway done. And then I can have my sexy body back." He poked at his own stomach and then spoke to the baby. "Hear that, you little bastard? You're ruining my figure! Now nobody's gonna want to pair with me."

Iason laughed, now used to Riki's curses. "I'll want you still. In fact, knowing that I did something like this is… hot." He smiled at his use of his mongrel's word. "This is like claiming you another way, making sure that a small part of me is always inside you."

Riki rolled his eyes. "Nice going, Mr. Romantic." He rested his head on Iason's shoulder and closed his eyes. "But I'm really sore from walking around and stuff, my back is killing me! I'll give you an amazing blowjob if you'll rub my lower back for me." He winked at the Blondie.

Iason chuckled. "You know, I could just order you to suck me without having to do anything to you first." He wouldn't do things like that to his pet anymore, but it was still fun to tease him.

Riki pouted and then he glared. "You know, I could also bite your dick off if you try something like that." The Blondie gulped and patted his mongrel's shoulder.

"That's okay, you know I wouldn't do that." Iason chuckled nervously.

Riki turned and positioned himself so that the Blondie could run his back. He smiled when he felt strong hands move and work out all the little knots he had from the extra weight. They stayed like that for a long time, Iason too lost in thought and Riki too lost in sensation to speak.

Finally the mongrel leaned back against his master, smiling. "Thank you." He said softly. Iason kissed his temple and sighed. Riki could tell something was wrong so he turned and frowned. "Why are you so quiet? Is something wrong?"

The Blondie debated for a while whether or not he should say anything. Then he figured that it couldn't hurt to let Riki know, in fact it might help their situation if he didn't keep secrets. "I was summoned by Jupiter today." The mongrel turned around so he was straddling Iason's lap, facing him. "She gave me an ultimatum. Either I release you or I'm mind wiped and you two are killed."

Riki was silent for a moment, shocked that something like this had happened. He didn't know how to react, so he just squeaked out, "How long… do we have?"

"Until the baby is born. So four and a half months. But it's still too short a time. I'm not sure what to do."

The pet rested his forehead on his master's shoulder and closed his eyes, feeling on the verge of tears again. "Well.. is there anywhere else we can go? Off world somewhere?"

"If I were to leave Jupiter would put a watch out for me. And just walking into a transport would set off signals to her telling her that I'm leaving the planet. It wouldn't work."

"What can we do? Obviously it'd be better for me to leave but… I don't want to!" He sobbed and leaned forward, throwing his arms around Iason's neck.

The Blondie nodded. If he could cry he would be bawling right now. "I know." He whispered, rubbing the pet's back. "I know." This was some mess they were in.

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