Dark as Daylight Ch. 02

"I knew I should've stayed in bed today."

"Dear, we are just getting to the good part."

"Oh Joy, what is the good part?"

"Do you want to take the fire, the chips, or putting Zoey in the brig dad."

"Now I know I'm going back to bed. Why is Zoey in the brig?"

"She disobeyed a direct order."

"Oh no not another one. When are you letting her out?"

"I'm going to let Gordon do that. I'm not going near that woman, possibly forever."

"What did you do Even?"

"I am the captain of this vessel, I can do nothing wrong."

"Oh shit."

"There is another one we have to talk about dad; Teddy."

"What happened with Teddy?"

"Teddy will have to wait her turn. I believe the chips are first, no the fire is first then the chips."

"No dad it's the other way. I told you you're getting senile."

"Be kind to the elderly, they could put you back in the brig."

"Yes sir."

"I love those words. Tell your mother about the chips."

"I wanted the ruffled kind with sour cream and chives, but they only had the plain..."

"That's one Gordon, the next one you join your wife, but you'll be in the next cell."

"Dad, she will eat through the wall in less than 10 minutes."

"Continue.

"Callie and I disagreed on the amount of chips in a particular row for the medical suite. I knew there were 11, but she said there were 14. I disregarded it, believing there might have been an upgrade that I wasn't aware of. However, as I was installing the first part of the medical suite, Callie told me to stop because there was going to be a fault. I checked the diagram in front of me, and they all said .5 amps. I said that could not possibly lead to a fault. I asked her what is the problem? She responded that the lines had been rerouted, and it would cause a fire. I called dad, and he made the mistake of calling my sister."

"Why is calling Delicious a mistake?"

"Calling my sister is always a mistake. As soon as she got here she immediately said her work is infallible. I asked her if it was infallible if somebody tampered with it. She said bring him to me and I'll cut his balls off. I asked her what if it's a girl. She replied I'll cut your balls off and give them to her. Now you know why calling my sister was a mistake."

"We checked out a few points on the cards and they were all .5 A until we got to one that was 12 A. That was the one that was going to cause the fire. Delicious said whoever it was wired it backwards, because the card would have burnt out, but it would not have started the fire in the control room where he wanted it. Everyone would've gotten wet, instead of gotten dead."

"I guess we are up to you now dad."

"The three chips I inspected were from the National Security Council. Those are the boys and girls that advise the president every week about threats to the nation. I don't believe the president had anything to do with this, but some of the highest ranking members of that group got together and made a decision that we were a threat to the nation. If we are a threat to the nation, those two little boys we left behind are in danger. I'm going to make sure nothing happens to them. If I have to turn this ship around and crash it into the White House to make a point, I will do it."

"Are you finished installing the medical cards Gordon?"

"Yes sir."

"Security, this is the captain. I'm sending Gordon down to the brig to get his wife. Give him a 20-foot head start and then release her."

"It won't be enough captain."

"I don't believe that's our problem."

"Aye, aye captain."

"Good luck son."

"Gordon, do you remember when you were a little baby, and I tried to get you. You didn't run in a straight line; you ran like a jigsaw puzzle. If Zoey catches you, your next stop will be the infirmary."

"Any advice from you Newton?"

"No, I'm just taking notes for the future. Staying single, like your dad did, for a very long time, doesn't sound so terrible anymore."

"With the girls outnumbering the boys almost 2 ½ to 1 on this spacecraft, I thought you would want a harem."

"Do you remember my mother's name?"

"Yes, and on that note I'm going to the brig to pick up my wife."

"Look at the women we have to deal with."

Gray asked, "Were you talking about your mother Newton?"

"Absolutely dad, do you know you have some gray hair already?"

"I'm amazed I have any hair left. What did your mother do now?"

"Do you mean besides the usual or just the extraordinary?"

"Let's start with the usual, I'm not sure if I can take the extraordinary."

"I guess I'll start with this one dad; she got Teddy to say a bad word."

"Our Teddy said a bad word?"

"Mom was in rare form this morning, and I guess Teddy had enough and went after her. Mom was so shocked she said another bad word, which was worse than the first one. When she realized what she said the second time, she completely lost it, and did it a third time. She picked Teddy up and said, "Let's go to the room, I'll put my nose in the corner, and we will play Monopoly."

"That's your mother, and her mouth. I would almost wager that she has a tumor as large as Gordon's in her head, because she cannot control her speech either. If I had a needle and thread, I would sew her mouth closed."

"You wouldn't know what to do with yourself if she wasn't yelling at you Gray."

"You're probably right Even, but it sure would be interesting to find out."

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"Hi Gordon, how are you feeling?"

"I'm good, what's with the reception committee Monty?"

"Nobody wanted to miss out on a good thing. This mark is 20 feet. Every other mark going towards the stairs is 20 feet. We all have bets to see when Zoey catches you. I have 37'9."

"I have a 20-foot head start, and you think my wife is going to make up that 20 feet, and catch me in 18 more. Do you remember who trained me?"

"Yes, I do. However, you have never seen, or been around a pregnant woman, who has been denied sex. Then your father put her in jail, which meant he knew where you were, and wouldn't tell her. She is like a caged tiger, and you don't have a prayer. You will stand on this line until I say go. Two of my agents will hold Zoey on her line until I say go. I'm not going to wish you good luck, because you're not going to have any."

"Bullshit Monty, I'll be in our room before she touches me."

"You won't make it to the steps. Gentlemen take Zoey out of her cell. Ladies hold Gordon on the line."

They opened the door to Zoey's cell, and she walked out meekly. They grabbed her by both arms and put her on the line. She was positively docile, until she picked up her head, and yelled 'GORDON.'

Her eyes turned to flame. She struggled with the guards so fiercely she nearly got away. She screamed his name, and it sounded like nails being dragged down a chalkboard.

Gordon tried to back away from her, but was held still, on the line. Monty asked, "Are you a little afraid now?"

"I've never seen her like that. Can I go now?"

"Are you ready Zoey?"

"I want my husband, I need my husband, let me go."

"5,4,3,2,1, GO!"

Gordon was off like a shot, but it seemed like Zoey had eaten up half the distance between them before he took his second step. She was yelling, "Gordon get back here," while they were running. As he made the turn towards the stairs thinking that he was free, Zoey tackled him.

People were yelling, "Mark that spot; Mark that spot. We have to know who won."

Zoey could care less who won; she had her husband back. She turned him over and asked, "Where the hell have you been all day?"

"I've been on the bridge, under the computer, trying to keep us from blowing up."

"Your dad put me into the brig to keep me away from you so you could concentrate on saving the ship?"

"Yes baby, that's about it."

"Your dad is a very smart man."

"Make sure you tell him that the next time we see him."

"The measurement is 38'2."

"Monty told me you would catch me before the stairwell. I had a 20-foot head start, and not only did you make that up, but you caught me in 17 feet. I will never race a pregnant woman again."

"It had nothing to do with being pregnant, it had everything to do with being horny as hell."

"Why are we on the floor instead of in our room?"

"I just caught you remember?"

"That was two minutes ago, look at all the fun you are missing."

"Would you believe I'm tired from running?"

"Come on you, stand up and I'll carry you."

"You said I was fat."

"No you said you were fat, I said you were pregnant. Stand up and I'll carry you."

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"The winner is Monty by 1 ¾"."

Zoey said, "Did you really expect anyone else to win?"

"I was hoping, but I knew I didn't have a prayer."

"Little Turd do you need some help with that woman?"

"No Master, you trained me well. Congratulations on your win. There was no doubt in either one of our minds. How far was Janet off?"

"She was off by ½"."

"I can't wait for you two to start training on the bridge. I am going to be so happy I'm in stasis."

"Have you ever heard of a drive-by shooting?"

"There were no cars on this vessel."

"How about a run by shooting?"

"Baby, if I die while I am in stasis, you know who to look for."

"Naturally, your sister."

"Excellent choice, I would've chosen her also. Later Monty, I have some organs to attend to."

"If you kill him Zoey, I will rig the defibrillator afterwards to show it didn't work properly."

"I can't do that Monty, because there is one part of him that constantly works properly, and I love it. Him not so much, but it, with all my heart."

"Do you know little woman, you could slip out of my hands, and bounce down the stairway."

"Do you realize Gordon that one morning you could wake up and see your baby making equipment hanging from the ceiling."

"I believe that might hurt. Would you at least give me an anesthetic?"

"I may even get you laid the night before."

"That's mighty kind of you dear, mighty kind."

They entered their unit, locked the door, and were not seen until breakfast two days later. Gordon was beginning to look a little gaunt, and his eyes were sunken into his head.

Zoey on the other hand, was prancing like a princess. She did not have a care in the world, and her endorphin level had reached heights never seen in a human body before. Everyone who saw her believe she was walking on air. Since she knocked the air out of Gordon, I was sure she was.

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4. Jupiter

"What is our speed Newton?"

"As close as I can figure it uncle even, it is .82 light speed."

"How close is he Callie?"

"Our current speed is .839 light speed Doctor Luck."

"You did well Newton. Attention everyone on board The Good Luck 1, that means you to Zoey and Gordon. Look at your monitors quickly, and don't blink. For one quarter of the second, you will see Jupiter and its rings live as we approach it, and pass it at .839 lightspeed. Here it comes, and there it goes. Naturally we have it on disk format, where you can see us approaching it from several hundred thousand miles away, and for several hundred thousand miles away as we pass it. You may return to your positions now, that includes the both of you children."

The following morning Gordon was subjected to his final round of tests. They took x-rays from the bottom of his chin up through his brain, and from every conceivable angle afterwards. CAT scans, with him lying on his face, side, and back were repeated for accuracy. MRIs were repeated only for the section of his head Doctor Finch would have to open to get to the tumor. When 2:30 in the afternoon arrived, all four of them were exhausted. Gordon, Hannah, Doctor Finch, and Zoey, who had been sleeping or sitting on the bench, watching what was going on.

Doctor Finch called and said he was finished with Gordon's tests. I could put him in stasis whenever I pleased.

I asked him if he had a long acting sedative.

"Aren't you feeling well Even?"

"It's not from me your idiot. It's to put Zoey out."

"I have one, but I can't give it to her, because she's pregnant."

"Joe, she is going to be hysterical when we put him into that box. What can you do for her?"

"I have a mild sleeping pill I can give her every other day, for two weeks."

"How are we going to get her to take it?"

"I guess I'm going to have all the pregnant ladies come in for a blood test."

"Gynecologist; you are so wrapped up in pussy that's all you ever think about. Do you think you can still give me a good facelift?"

"Please tell me you're not yanking my chain. You really want me to give you a facelift? You want me to do something that I was trained for? Please Even, I'll make you look like anyone you want, just tell me it's true?"

"Please tell me you are a real doctor Joe."

"I am a real Doctor Even. I can show you my certificates and everything."

"I'm going to ask you a very serious question Joseph. What can't a patient who has had pancreatic cancer do?"

"I hate your guts Even. Just because they took a piece of your pancreas out, filled you with God knows what evil drugs, shot you full of radiation, and had Hannah stick hat pins in you for nearly a year, doesn't mean you are supposed to raise my spirits, and dash them at my feet."

"It seemed like fun to me Joe."

"If I'm walking around with a scalpel one day and I cut your femoral artery accidentally, it will be fun for me too Even."

"Maybe we could convince Hannah to have a facelift."

"Who's going to ask her, you or me?"

"I was going to have Jack do it."

"I'll have the polyester casts ready."

"Don't bother, by the time Jack finishes asking her, he'll be taking her out to dinner afterwards, and bed later."

"No one is that smooth."

"You don't have to be smooth when you're lonesome."

"Do we have a sign maker on board?"

"What am I being accused of now?"

"I can think of a number of things "Even Luck: Captain, Psychiatrist, Dating Service Advisor, Matchmaker, Marriage Counseling, and Justice of the Peace."

"You're giving me a lot of hats to wear, I hope my head doesn't swell."

"You've been those things, since we left the Earth, and it hasn't swelled yet. I think you'll be fine. Let's put Gordon in stasis the day after tomorrow, late in the evening. I'll speak with Laura later today about it."

"Joe, take your time with this, I don't want to lose this boy's mind. He's much too important to this expedition. If it takes you six months, or six years to get ready, I don't give a shit. He is more important than time is."

"I give you my word Even, I won't operate on him until I am sure I can do it."

"Thanks Joe, that's all I wanted to hear."

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When Zoey got the word about Gordon going into stasis, the sex stopped, and the waterworks started. She was inconsolable. It didn't matter who stopped by to help, all that happened was Zoey cried harder, and louder.

After 14 hours of nonstop crying, Gordon had enough. He sympathized with her, because she was going to be without him for a long time. However, she was not going to be alone. She had friends and family on board who would keep her company, and help her through her pregnancy. The nice guy in him didn't work. It was time to bring out the demon, so we went into their bedroom, kicked his athletic bag, and pulled it out.

He sat on the edge of the bed, and called out, "Get your ass in here Zoey."

She walked into the room still crying, asking him what he wanted.

He pointed, "Stand here, don't make a sound. It will be worse for you if you do."

"What are you doing Gordon?"

"What did I just say Zoey?"

"You didn't want me to make a sound."

"Why are you talking?"

She got the message, shrugged her shoulders, and moved to the spot he pointed to.

"I am tired of you crying. You are a grown up. You are my wife. You have a choice, I can stay with you and die, or I can go into stasis for six months and have the possibility of living? Raise one finger if you want me to die. Raise two fingers if you want me to live."

She raised two fingers.

"Thank you for allowing me the chance to live. Now drop your pants and don't say a fucking word."

She reached for her belt, as he brought his hand forward and showed her the paddle.

She froze.

"Don't stop on my account. Take them off, I want your ass bare."

She couldn't keep quiet, she had to say this, it wasn't for herself.

"I'm pregnant Gordon."

"I'm the father of that child. Do you think I would dare hurt it?"

She smiled at him. "No, but I think the baby's mother is in trouble."

"You bet your ass she is."

"It is my ass Gordon, please don't hurt me."

"It's too late to beg. I begged you to stop crying all day, and you wouldn't listen to me. Now it's my turn not to listen to you. Lay across my lap, hold onto my legs. I was going to go to 20, but since you are pregnant, I will only go to 12. If you forget to count, we will go to 24, and then to 36. Do you understand?"

"I understand Gordon."

He warned her, "Begin. He swung the panel hard, but his hand was loose on the pommel. So when it hit her bottom there was a loud slap, with very little force behind it.

Zoey screamed as if she had been hit by a bullet. Then she shouted out 'one.'

He hit her again quickly, and she screamed two.

When he reached six her right cheek was pink and he switched to the left, and hit her hard. She screamed, and he waited but no number came he waited and then swung again. She screamed again and said eight.

Gordon said, "You are correct, but why are we starting all over again?"

"You can't start over again, I was in the middle of an orgasm and couldn't speak before you hit me again."

"Why is that supposed to be my problem and not yours?"

"Because you would never be that unfair to anyone."

"I'm punishing you for being a bitch all day. I didn't tell you to enjoy the pain I was inflicting on you."

"You didn't honey, but it was exactly what I needed to get my head out of my ass."

Without warning he struck her again.

"Bastard nine.

"I believe I told you to keep quiet."

He hit her again.

"10. Are you getting tired dear?"

When the sound echoed of her bottom this time, it was an echo caused by the fast movement of air.

When she said 11, there was a crack in her voice.

"No I think my arm is okay."

"This is your last one Gordon; you better make it good."

"Okay, get off my lap get onto the bed on all fours. I need a place to wind up."

"I was only kidding Gordon."

"I told you to keep quiet before I started. You disobeyed me, and now you insulted me. I'm going to enjoy this one more than you are."

As she moved off him, he put the paddle on his end table, and helped her up onto the bed. What she didn't notice was him unzipping his flight suit and kicking it off him. He made a lot of noise pulling his racket off the end table while pulling the drawer open. He pulled out a bottle of lubricant, and put it liberally onto his cock.

"How do you want this one Zoey; forehand or backhand. I was never a tennis played, I never had time to learn the game."

"If you never played tennis, I'll take it back and please."

"Your wish is my command dear." He climbed on the bed on her right side, letting her feel the racket as he approached her. He patted her ass a few times with the racket, making believing he was taking back swings. On the next one, he feigned dropping the racket on her left side.

"Shit, I'll get it."

"Clumsy my dear?"

"In your position my dear, I would be very careful who you work tormenting."

As he moved behind her, into position, he said, "I like the look of this. Maybe I should just continue on by hand."

"Make sure you don't hurt yourself."

As he made a quick deep penetration into her ass he said, "Nope, didn't hurt me one bit."