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Chapter 8: So it's kinda like a period
"Yes, Pon Farr" he says slowly. He looks embarrassed at the same time as appearing completely calm.
"What is this Pon Farr?" Abigail asks after a long silence.
"Pon Farr is a mating cycle in which every seven years during adulthood a Vulcan suffers from a neurochemical imbalance for eight days and must mate during this time or else suffer fatal consequences." He studies his plate as he says this.
"What do you mean by fatal exactly?" She watches him concerned.
"I will die." Saren lifts his head and watches her carefully, she doesn't change her expression.
"Your not undergoing one of these imbalances now are you?" She somehow seems more calm than he is.
"No" Abigail's face lightens a little.
"When will you have your Pon Farr."
"I do not know, I have not experienced Pon Farr as of late."
"So this eight day deadly neurochemical imbalance can strike you at any time?" She knit's her brows together.
"Theoretically yes."
"Well okay then" Abigail says and goes back to her pancake. Saren watches her for a long moment. She notices and says "what" with a mouthful of food.
"I do not believe you understand the scope of this situation."
"Yeah I do, we have to have sex every seven years or else you die. Right?" He knits his brow together in contemplation.
"Yes that is correct, but that is an over simplification." He watches her take another bite.
"I want to be with you and if that is what it takes then so be it."
"If you are certain of your stance." He raises an eyebrow for emphasis.
"I am" she says again with pancake slices in her mouth.
"Alicia! What are you doing here?" Abigail looks at the tall blonde in front of her.
"Came for a visit remember? We discussed this seven months ago." Alicia smiles broadly at the taller girl.
"We did?" She pauses for a moment and looks in the corner to make sure Saren has stayed in his room like she informed him too before opening the door. "Oh yes I remember." She steps aside and lets her enter the house. She directs her into the kitchen and makes her a hot cup of tea.
"I will be back in like one minute."
"Sure, I'll just wait here" Alicia says to the empty room.
Abigail pretty much sprints into Sarens room. She shuts the door firmly behind her and locks it. "How would you like to sleep in my bed for awhile?"
He raises his left eyebrow and watches her catch her breath. When she does he kisses her hard. She pulls back after a moment and places her hand on his chest. "Not like that. Well kinda but I forgot I invited my friend here, just to stay a couple days. But I did promise her the spare room so how would you like to stay in my bed?"
He responds by kissing her, more gently and slowly than the first time. She moves away after a longer period of time. "I take that as a yes."
"Yes" he finally says, his eyes never leaving hers.
"It'll just be a couple days" she says as she walks to his closet. She takes out a suit case and tosses it to him. "Pack a bag and take it to our room quietly. Oh and we can't let her know your an alien."
"A logical assumption."
"So put on your cowboy hat and we'll figure something out." Saren does that thing were he sighs without really sighing and walks towards her. "I should probably go" she says quietly, her eyes dropping to his swollen lips.
"That would be logical" he holds her arm and kisses her sweetly before letting her go. She climbs onto her tippy toes and pecks his lips before abandoning the room and finding her way to Alicia dazed.
She takes a deep breath before opening the door and plasters a smile on her face. "So there's something I need to tell you."
"Yeah" Alicia looks up at her expectantly.
"So I kinda have a live in boyfriend. I mean he was my ranch hand starting out but now where dating so.." Abigail trails off slowly. "So yeah, I have a live in boyfriend."
"When were you planning on telling me this?"
"It all happened so fast and it's really complicated and I haven't really told anyone yet and.." she trails off again.
"Well okay then?" Alicia looks at her and slowly her face brightens up "I'm so excited for you, I didn't even know you were dating, everyone back home thinks your asexual. I can't wait to tell them about this. Wait I can't wait to meet him!" she heads over to the kitchen door and Abigail stands in front of it firmly. "Where is he, I wanna see the man that took your heart."
"He's getting dressed" Abigail says hurriedly "he'll be down in a moment so just enjoy your tea" she ushers her back into her chair, where she is practically jumping in her seat.
Saren walks in and Alicia rushes from the seat to meet him. She stops very close to him and cranes her neck to see his face "you are surprisingly very tall" she says and turns to Abigail "I thought you liked short guys. Like Bill remember?"
"Who is Bill?" Saren watches them both carefully.
Alicia looks at him excitedly "no one but Abigail's first boyfriend in high school."
"We went on one date, I don't think that constitutes a boyfriend."
"Well it's the closest you've gotten Mrs. Loner." She turns her attention back to Saren "well except until now that is." Alicia takes a step back and looks Saren up and down. She frowns a little "I like your hat" she finally says and sits back down and sips at her tea.
They somehow manage to eat their dinner in piece and get Alicia to bed without any incidences. Abigail sits on her side of the bed and looks over Saren. He is lying still on the bed next to her. She slowly lifts off her shirt and buttons up her pajama top. She stands up and shimmies out of her jeans and lays down next to him. Saren carefully watches her every movement out of the corner of his eye. "Saren?"
"Yes?" Abigail turns on her side and watches a muscle in his neck twitch.
"Can I kiss you?" She smiles at him. And he looks at her from the corner of his eyes.
"Slowly?" He asks and his lips twitch upwards slightly.
"Slowly" she repeats and kisses him with the same sentiment.
Disclaimer: It was either this short chapter or a full length one next week, so no complaining (whatever you can complain if you want). I just haven't been too inspired with this story and classes start next week. I'll try my best and try to get inspired, I'm not giving up yet so don't think I am. Thank you everyone for reading up this point and please leave me your feedback and what you want to see next, I'll do my best to update next Sunday.